Glitches Get Stitches! (Glitches old and new, and how to fix them)

Hey Trainers!

Today I’ll be going over glitches that have been found so far in Pokémon X and Y, and some cool Pokémon merchandise I recently got!

The first glitch I’d like to talk about, is actually one from the first Pokémon games Red and Blue. This is because there is actually a reoccurrence of the glitch in Pokémon X and Y!

The Games That Started It All!

Back in 1996 when Red and Blue first came out, many found a special Pokémon no Pokedex has ever recorded, a mysterious glitch referred to as Missingno or Missing Number, no. for short. This “Pokémon” took extreme effort to find, requiring you to speak to certain characters and surf on the exact right spot of Cinnabar Island. This glitch, while having the power to multiply your rare candies and Master Ball, could also destroy your save file!

No Rare Candies For You!

When all this was done you could find all sorts of things such as starter Pokémon, Pokémon over level 100, and of course Missingno! Missingno could be found at several different level caps, ranging from 8 to over 100. If caught the summary would reveal it to be a flying type with Peck, Water Gun, and Sky Attack. Not only was he a totally new Pokémon, but after encountering it the sixth item in your bag increased to insane numbers. If you saved your Master Ball you could use Missingno to make hundreds of them and easily fill the Pokedex!

Spamming Rare Candy Since 1996

Unfortunately Missingno also came with negative effects. If caught, Missingno could possibly corrupt your save file and force you to restart the game! Luckily in X and Y Missingno is much less threatening. In a screenshot found by a fellow Pokémon Trainer, it shows Missingno in the shadows of a building entrance in Lumiose 

Missingno Returns!

By now you may have heard that if you save in certain areas of the game, it can corrupt your save file! Like Missingno, this could force you to start your adventure over or break your game cartridge completely! Fortunately, Nintendo has addressed the problem and released an update to fix this issue. If you are unable to update your system, then Nintendo has also released images of where saving would cause this problem.

Save At Your own Risk

Another Glitch that is leaving many Pokémon fans upset, is a software issue that fill up your boxes and can delete Pokémon after Wonder Trading. While at first thought to be hackers, it now is speculated that this is a very rare glitch in the game that when Wonder Trading, you can receive what is being called a “Bad Egg.”

Look Out For Bad Eggs

If you receive an egg through Wonder Trade, know that there is a possibility it is a serious threat to your game file. Reports show that the egg when placed in the PC will multiply, occupying all PC slots. If allowed to fill all the spots, the egg can actually replace Pokémon in the PC with more “Bad Eggs.” This has only been reported by a small amount of players, but is still something to watch out for when Wonder Trading.

Lastly, I recently bought a Play-mat for the Pokémon Trading Card Game from one of my favorite organizations of Pokémon players! This organization is known as The Top Cut, all the members are experience PTCG players and do a lot to support the Pokémon community. They’ve helped organize and create the first Pokémon TCG tournament not licensed by Play Pokémon, Called the Klaczynski Open.

First Independent Tournament!

As of now they are having a sale of Play-mats for 25$ which is pretty cheap considering the quality and size of the mat! I’d like to mention that I’m in no way affiliated with the group, but support their input to the Pokémon community and think helping them out is great, especially if you get an awesome play-mat out of it! Not to mention my mat came with a Pokémon card signed by the group leader Kyle “Pooka” Sucevich himself! So if you’re interested, check out The Top Cut for the mat and all kinds of other Pokémon Information!

Spinda Card Signed by Pooka Himself!

That’s it for today Trainers, To Be continued!

 

Mega Blastoise, and Spooky Swords!

Hey Trainers!

Another Mega Pokémon has been revealed, along with the Aegislash evolution line, from the upcoming X and Y set. So I’ll be giving you guys a quick look at them, and my opinions on their use!

New Cards!

First up is Mega Blastoise, the first water Mega Pokémon! Like his counterpart Mega Venusaur, he has an absurd HP of 220 and has only one attack. Blastoise’s attack Hydro Bombard, deals 120 base damage for a cost of (W)(W)(W), and does 30 damage to two bench Pokémon. The mega turtle also has a Grass weakness, and a heavy three retreat cost.

Mega Cannon Now Included!

 Not only is this a reasonable attack cost, but the bench damage makes it essentially a Darkrai EX, with boosts in both base attack and snipe damage! If put in a Blastoise deck, it could be easily powered up and function similar to Darkrai decks, rearranging the space to function similarly. Hypothetically, Blastoise BCR acts as your energy acceleration rather than dark patch and energy switch. Keldeo is used as your way to switch in and out of the active spot like Darkrai’s Ability Dark Cloak. Finally, you do not require cards like Hypnotoxiclaser and Dark Claw to increase damage output, because Blastoise already deals more damage! However, if space could be made you could still use Hypnotoxiclaser to increase the damage even more.

Which is Better?

Next I’ll be looking at Aegislash!

The King's Sword and Shield

Aegislash is a Metal stage two with 140 HP. It has one attack Buster Swing, costing a hefty (M)(M)(C)(C) and dealing 120 damage ignoring resistance. However, what makes this card special is its Ability! The name of its Ability is the same as in the game, Stance Change. This allows you to place an Aegislash from your hand on top of your active one. This essentially lets you utilize both cards, being able to switch between the two if you have multiple copies in your hand.

Flexible Evolutions

The second print of Aegislash also has 140 HP and the Ability stance change. The ghostly blade has an attack as well, called King’s shield. This attack functions similar to the video game attack and prevents any damage dealt to Aegislash on the following turn. King’s shield has the same cost as Buster Swing, but with the added affect only deals 50 base damage. This move is quite useful, while being hard to set up a stage three Pokémon it would be well worth it, if it weren’t for the fact that King’s Shield can only be used consecutively.

Can't Use King's Shield Two Turns in A Row

Overall, The XY set looks pretty impressive! I’m excited to see all the Kalos Pokémon printed and carried into battle TCG style!

That’s it for today trainers, To be Continued!  

Welcome To The Jungle! (Mega Pokémon EX enter the Fray!)

Hey Trainers!

Major announcements were just leaked on WWW.Pokebeach.com, another website dedicated to news on all things Pokémon! Their scan revealed the first ever Mega Pokémon card! So today I’ll be sharing all the news revealed about the card and my thoughts on the card itself, and how Mega Pokémon cards themselves will affect the game.

Before I go into detail about the new Mega Pokémon, I’d first like to explain how Mega Pokémon will work.

As of now we know that like non EX Pokémon, the basic must be in play a whole turn before it can evolve. Past that the only main difference is that by Mega evolving one of your Pokémon your turn ends. This can be problematic; however once you see the Mega you’ll understand why.

 

Will We Need Mega Pokemon To Get One Of These?

  So without further ado, the first ever Pokémon EX to receive an evolution is everyone’s favorite green mean frenzy planting machine Venusaur EX!

Make One Wrong Move And He'll Kick Your Grass!

 In a previous post I mentioned how Blastoise and Venusaur EX being released was very interesting, seeing how they had just gotten Mega evolutions in Pokémon X and Y. I predicted that we would see an introduction to Mega Pokémon cards, much like Lv X cards in a previous format. If you’d like to know more about Lv X cards click here! http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pokémon_LV.X_(TCG)

Popular LV. X Cards

While the scan is blurry and this can not be said for certain, it is believed that unlike Lv X cards, you do not need to have the Pokemon in the active spot to Mega Evolve it.

Mega Venusaur EX has a whopping 230 HP, that’s the highest HP on a Pokémon card I’ve ever seen! The creature is expectedly Grass type, has a weakness to fire and a heavy four-retreat cost. His attack Crisis Vine not only sounds awesome but also has power to back it up. Crisis Vine costs (G)(G)(G)(C) and hits for 120 damage. Now this may seem lackluster, but in addition to the base damage it paralyzes and poisons your opponent!

 

Crisis Vine For The Win!

This can make Venusaur incredibly powerful when combining him with the stadium card Virbank City Gym.

 

Winning Games Since Plasma Storm!

 One Crisis Vine then, will hit for 150 after poison and paralyzes your opponent. This will require them to either use a switching card or rely on abilities like Keldeo EX’s Rush In, or they will simply have to pass knocking out any basic EX car in the format.

So clearly the card while hard to set up, is incredibly powerful and will be a force to be reckoned with as he leads the way for all Mega Pokémon to come!  

That’s it for today trainers, To Be Continued!

 

New Event Legendaries!

Hey Trainers!

Recently some leaked screenshots have been revealed, showing possible new Pokémon! So today I’ll explain why these creatures are most likely real, and my thoughts on them.

    New Pokémon! 

These new Pokémon were revealed to us by a man who claims to have hacked the hardware of the game, came across their codes and managed to spawn them in the actual game. While this may sound sketchy at first, several factors support the images credibility. For starters all Pokémon names are trademarked by Nintendo and will appear in the credits to avoid copyright, also the names of the Pokémon Diancie, Hoppa, and Volcanion all briefly were displayed on www.Serebii.net, a very credible source for Pokémon information. For these reasons I believe these leaks to be real, as well as other information he revealed. However I will save that for a later post.

Serebii Said So!

First up is Diancie, a Rock/Fairy Pokémon that has a strikingly similar appearance to Carbink. 

Just Coincidence? 

The leaker referred to these three Pokémon as event legendaries, however the resemblance is so strong I feel it may actually be an added evolution, or the first evolving legendary!

Can't Wait To Get To The Rock Bottom Of This!

Next is Hoopa, The first ever Ghost/Psychic type Pokémon that like the next Pokémon shown, seems to have a different overall theme compared to the rest of the Kalos Pokémon. It appears to have characteristics of Indian culture, which seems oddly placed in the France like environment. However I’ll explain more on that in just a moment!

Jewelry And Hair Resemble Indian Culture

First I’d like to show you Volcanion, a Pokémon also with a completely original typing of Fire/Water. Volcanion is significantly larger than either Hoopa or Diancie, and is very interesting in design. Like Hoopa he has characteristics of Indian culture, and has distinct features like the large ring on its back.

 

Awesome Design And Type!

A second image of the creature shows the ring separating into two parts and being used as cannons, much like Blastoise. Overall it’s a very cool design, and some have even speculated it will have a second form swapping between red and blue coloring to symbolize its unique typing.

The Ring Isn't Just For Show!

Now regarding the origin of Hoopa and Volcanion. While what I’m about to say has in no way been confirmed, the game itself has plenty of evidence supporting it.

Many players such as myself have found several in game characters talking about other regions, such as the lady who references the hot spring in Hoen, or the man by Geosenge Town who mentions Colress from the Unova region. 

Finally Left The Hot Spring 

Along with this an item can be obtained called the Strange Souvenir, its description stating it is from a region far away from Kalos. While we don’t necessarily know the exact geography of the Pokémon universe, it could merely reference an already known region, however many speculate that is not the case!

Where Did It Come From?

With the train accessible post Elite Four that can take you to Kiloude city, people now wonder if future DLC will come out allowing us to travel to another region this souvenir, and new Pokémon are from! If you ask me it’s a very logical assumption, and I’m extremely excited to see if it’s true. 

 

Our Ticket To A New Region!

That’s it for today trainers, To Be Continued!