PotW: Reuniclus

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As the Pokedex can attest, the world of science and the world of Pokemon do not always go hand in hand. Whether it be Magcargo’s body being twice the temperature of the sun, or Wartortles living up to ten thousand years, quite a few of the Pokedex’s entries contain scientific absurdities. This is not to say that I expect Pokemon to be realistic. Where’s the fun in that? But one Pokemon’s origin that is of a very scientific nature is that of Solosis, Duosion, and Reuniclus. 

 

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Team Tactics: Trick Room Bronzong

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Last week we discussed the tentacled rage bucket of madness known as Trick Room Octillery.  Unfortunately, Octillery needs a set-up for Trick Room as he cannot learn it himself.  This is where the defensive monster bell from Pokéhell known as Bronzong steps in.  Slow as molasses and tough as nails, he is perfect to set-up Trick Room as it's move priority forces it to go last, regardless of speed.

Abilities

Bronzong's Dream World ability is Heavy Metal.  While it sounds like it should be accompanied by an amazing hair metal guitar solo, the ability is a mess.  It doubles Bronzong's weight.  Which means that moves like Low Kick and Grass Knot will do twice the damage.  It also has the nice effect of increasing the power of Heavy Slam.  Unfortunately, Heavy Slam is a variable attack power move depending on the opponent's weight, so it isn't really worth it.  Avoid this one.

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040 F.E.A.T.U.R.E.D.T.E.A.M.

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Happy Easter!

SBJ and crew runs down FIVE different Featured Teams. Not only that, but we cover some news and Pokemon of the Week. On top of all that, SBJ reveals what this #June1st thing is about. This two hour epic has a ton of new guest as well. SBJ, Kenny, Wil, Don, and Scott all talk about Pokémon for YOU for Easter. How sweet! Hope you like your Teams reviewed!

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Host: Steve ||Guests: Kenny, Wil, Don, Scott

 

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AOTW: Guts

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What’s up, pokémaniacs? Ability of the Week is back this week, and back to mixing it up between all the generations of the franchise we know and love that featured the passive pokémon powers! Today we’re heading back to the heyday of the GBA, with one of the Abilities that debuted in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. We’re finding an excuse for inducing all that ails you, because this is Ability of the Week: Guts!
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IOTW: Macho Brace

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An odd item to focus on in terms of battle uses, I know, but stick with me. We're going to look at the advantages of the Macho Brace, and not even the ones regarding EV training ones.

Macho Brace's most common use is for speeding up EV training, because it doubles the EVs that the holder earns. What I'm going to focus on in this article is what most consider its negative side effect, that it halves the holder's speed.

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Do you have a Microphone?

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Do you have a microphone and want to be a part of something cool for the Pokémon Podcast? Great! PKMNcast is starting something new, and well... we want you to help us build hype for this. So here is what you can do it help. If you have a microphone, say any or all of these words. Now remember, leave a good pause in between the phrases so it will be easy for me to cut and edit. Here are the phrases:
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MOTW: Heal Pulse

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Having a super powerful team is great, but when you don’t have any defense built into it you’re only going to be able to pull of a couple moves per battle on your opponent. At that point you’re relying on OHKO’s and pure power to take care of your opponent every time, nearly without fail. We’re going to look at a way to keep yourself alive more than anything else today. Feel better! Heal Pulse, Go!
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2011 Video Game Championship

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The 2011 Pokémon Video Game Championship Series is the test of Pokémon Trainers throughout the United States and Europe! The competitors at  this year's tournaments will battle with Pokémon from the new Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version games exclusively.


In the United States, the Regional tournaments are open events, meaning you

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