Pokémon 101: February 2015

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Friday, February 20, 2015

Pokémon Report: Week Of 2/20/2015

1st & 2nd Grade (Yellow Version)

PLAYER                              ASH
BADGES                                   1
POKéDEX                                14

Current Team:
PIKA (Pikachu) :L13
LUCKY (Nidoran ♂) :L13
MUNCHIE (Rattata) :L12
KAYLA (Nidoran ♀) :L13
EEVEE :L13
sOnIc (Sandshrew) :L8

3rd & 4th Grade (Blue Version)

PLAYER                      BRUINS
BADGES                                   1
POKéDEX                                11

Current Team:
SQUIRT (Squirtle) :L15
WIGGLER (Butterfree) :L11
DEADMAU (Rattata) :L10
MONEYMAKER (Pidgey) :L14
SCYTHER :L6
))))))))HH (Spearow) :L9

5th & 6th Grade (Red Version)

PLAYER                    MR. BOSS
BADGES                                   1
POKéDEX                                17

Current Team:
JR. BOSS (Charmeleon) :L18
SQUIRTLE :L11
BULBASAUR :L10
MAGMAR :L13
LAPRAS :L8

NIDORAN ♂ :L4

Staff ("Green Version")

PLAYER                      TACO!
BADGES                                   1
POKéDEX                                22

Current Team:
r/trees (Ivysaur) :L17
Lord Helix (Omanyte) :L12
BLUE (Magikarp) :L14
BrdJssuss (Pidgey) :L15
CHURRO (Beedrill) :L10
STaYPuFT (Jigglypuff) :L8

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Pokémon Origins (Episode 2)

Dark Type

Dark Type Pokémon are introduced in Generation 2. Dark Type Pokémon characteristics are as follows:

DARK
-Super Effective Against: Psychic & Ghost
-Weakness: Fighting & Bug
-Resistance: Ghost & Dark
-Not Very Effective Against: Fighting, Dark, & Steel
-Immunity: Psychic

There are 6 brand new Dark Type Pokémon added in Generation 2. None of the Generation 1 Pokémon had their type switched to Dark:

Umbreon

Dark

(Evolves From Eevee)

Murkrow

Dark/Flying

Sneasel

Dark/Ice

Houndour

Dark/Fire

Houndoom

Dark/Fire

(Evolves from Houndour)

Tyranitar

Rock/Dark

(Final Evolution in the Larvitar-Pupitar chain)

Steel Type

Steel Type Pokémon are introduced in Generation 2. Steel Type Pokémon characteristics are as follows:

STEEL
-Super Effective Against: Ice & Rock
-Weakness: Fire, Fighting, & Ground
-Resistance: Normal, Grass, Ice, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, & Steel
-Immunity: Poison

There is only one set of Pokémon in Second Generation that changes it's type. Magnemite and Magneton still keep Electric as their first type, but gain the Steel type as their secondary type.

There are 4 brand new Steel Type Pokémon that are introduced in Generation 2:

Forretress

Bug/Steel

(Evolves from Pineco)

Skarmory

Steel/Flying

Scizor

Bug/Steel

(Evolves from Scyther)

Steelix

Steel/Ground

(Evolves from Onix)

Generation 2: Pros & Cons

Pokémon Type Chart (Generations 2-5)

Pokémon: 2nd Generation

Continuing on with our journey we will be heading into new games, also known as the 2nd Generation of Pokémon. The next three options are as follows:

Pokémon Gold Version

Pokémon Silver Version

Pokémon Crystal Version

Each grade group will get a different version respectively. The journey will be completely different than that in Pokémon Red, Blue, or Yellow Version. The player will start off in a completely new land with completely new Pokémon.

Just like Red, Blue, & Yellow Versions there are certain Pokémon that aren't available in each game.

Pokémon not available in Gold Version:
Vulpix, Ninetales, Meowth, Persian, Phanpy, Donphan, Skarmory, Ledyba, Ledian, & Delibird.

Pokémon not available in Silver Version:
Mankey, Primeape, Growlithe, Arcanine, Teddiursa, Ursaring, Gligar, Spinarak, Ariados, & Mantine.

Pokémon not available in Crystal Version:
Vulpix, Ninetales, Mankey, Primeape, Mareep, Flaaffy, Ampharos, Girafarig, Remoraid, & Octillery.

All 3 Games will need the following Pokémon traded to them from Generation 1 games (i.e. Red, Blue, & Yellow Versions): Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Omanyte, Omastar, Kabuto, Kabutops, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo, & Mew.

Along with new Pokémon in Generation 2 there are also 2 new types:

Dark Type Steel Type

We will go over type match-ups for Dark & Steel Types at a later date.

Just like Generation 1 the player will be able to choose one of three Pokémon as their starter. These three Pokémon change with each generation. For Generation 2 the player may choose from the following: