chambalam says:

Pokemon Medal
- For the best 3 posts
- For anyone that enters
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How do i get it?

In less then 100 words write an interesting fact about Pokemon, whether it is 'a Pokemon', 'something about the games' 'Some other fact'. Anything really.

Something simple will be ignored like 'Pokemon can attack'. Write something interesting, and make sure that it is interesting!

Remember if you post the same thing as someone else, it will just be deleted.

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50 to be given out.

The 3 best will get a special medal (posted tonight)

Opens Friday 27/7/07
6:30pm - NSW,QLD,VIC,TAS
6:00pm - NT,SA
4:30pm - WA

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Sorry for late opening, Eversuns fixed that for me Thanks

07/26/2007 Ballina, the land of....nowhere

elgoonties says:

Pokemon is a game series (solely Nintendo based) that consists of numerous generations of Pokemon. Currently, we are in the 4th generation of Pokemon and have 493 Pokemon to use in our dream teams. The games may seem simple to an inexperienced player, however there is much to gain from learning the mechanics of the games such as DV training stats, Pokemon natures, special abilities and so on.

Pokemon natures are an important aspect of creating the perfect team. They are what determine your Pokemon’s stat strengths but also weaknesses. For instance, a Pokemon with TIMID nature has increased SPEED, however its ATTACK stat is reduced. These stat alterations are permanent; therefore it is beneficial to catch Pokemon with a desired nature before training it. For each stat (Attack, SP. Attack, Defense, SP. Defense and Speed) there are four natures that can raise the strength of the stat, but at the expense of another stat. There are also 5 particular natures that will have no affect whatsoever on your stats, so your Pokemon will grow up with no special influences on any stats. This can be advantageous, however in some (many) cases, increasing particular stats can turn a good Pokemon, into a great Pokemon.

Here is a briefing of what each Pokemon stat refers to:
Attack: The power of moves that (in theory) physically damage the opponent. Such move types that are consider to be affect by the ATTACK stat, are; Fighting, Steel, Normal, Rock, Poison, Bug

07/27/2007 South Australia

elgoonties says:

Ghost and Flying.
Special Attack: The power of moves that are considered to attack the opponent through the use of a move that is based on a special type. Move types considered to be special are: Fire, Water, Electric, Ice, Grass, Dragon, Psychic and Dark. Although some special moves will make physical contact with the opponent, they are still affected by the SPECIAL ATTACK stat of a Pokemon. Examples of such moves are: Thunder Fang and Ice Punch.
Defense: This stat determines how much the damage of a physical attack is resisted.
Special Defense: This stat determines how much the damage of a special attack is resisted.
Speed: This stat determines the haste nature of the Pokemon and often decides which Pokemon will attack first. For example, a Snorlax(lvl 100) with 159 SPEED will not attack before a Ho-Oh(lvl 76) with 234 SPEED.

Thank you for reading ^_^
By Giles Sheppard


(Thats right, my write-up is 2 posts long, so don't delete either post... I worked hard on this~!!)

07/27/2007 South Australia

Rell says:

There was an episode of the Pokemon tv show that caused seizures for over 700 Japanese kids.

In the episode, missles were exploding and created bright flashing of red and blue. Bright flashing lights can cause seizures.

The episode was edited to slow the flashing but it was never aired after the incident. To this day, no country except Japan has shown this.

07/27/2007 Adelaide, Australia

wii4life says:

Did you no that there is a parents guide to Pokemon for all them little kids mums and dads here take a look

www.geocities.com/


Pokemon was originally a Game Boy video game (and like most video games was from Japan) in which you play a Pokemon trainer whose job has several elements: 1) catch all 150+ Pokemon, 2) train/evolve all your Pokemon, and 3) use your Pokemon to defeat other trainers' Pokemon. The Pokemon TV show started in Japan and was no doubt to help promote the game. A plethora of toys and merchandise, including the Pokemon trading card game, came out in Japan to capitalize on this whole thing. And now most (but not all) of this stuff is being brought over to the U.S. and many other countries!

07/27/2007 Brisbane

pbear says:

It was 1995 when Satoshi Tajiri created Pokemon.It was originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy RPG's. It has gone on to become the second most successful video game-based media franchise behind another Nintendo giant Mario. In February last year it celebrated its tenth anniversary and by the first of December 2006 cumulative sales of the game and special version consoles such as the 'Pikachu' N64 have exceeded 155 million.

07/27/2007 Melbourne

flatbattery says:

Pokemon continues to be an outstanding entertainment and retail property in today’s international market. Its success can be attributed to Pokemon’s incredible appeal to children from diverse cultures and across sex and age barriers. Although originally designed for adolescent boys, Pokemon’s popularity quickly spread to include girls, elementary age school children and even preschoolers. As summarized by Galil Tilden, Nintendo’s Vice President, “Pokemon is much more than a phenomenon – It’s now a children’s entertainment staple here in America and globally… From the video games, to the toys, to the TV series, Pokemon Is here to stay

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Bennyboy says:

Pokemon is a great game that can be enjoyed by any aged child or adult in the world.The great thing about the games is pokemon is continually updated by releasing games of pokemon regulary.Pokemon is a great game altogether and the game has gotten more exciting as the game continues and wifi is enabled to enhance the gameplay.

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chambalam says:

Did you know that Pokemon episode no. 35, "The Legendary Dratini", got banned from the U.S.A because too many guns were shown in the episode. Also Ash Ketchum's voice is done by a women! And that same women that plays Ash plays Ash's mother! When pikachues meet eachother, instead of shaking hands like people would they interlock their tales together. And last, when a poliwag turns into a poliwhirl, it's spiral changes direction.

07/27/2007 Ballina, the land of....nowhere

ShuffleZ says:

Have you ever heard about an episode of the Pokemon television show that gave seizures? Well, if you like Pokemon, then you should know. What's the story behind it? Read on...
The episode was titled Electric Soldier Porygon, aired during 1997, and it's obviously about Pokemon. It came before Pikachu's Goodbye, and after Ditto's Mysterious Mansion. It would have been episode number 38 if this and another episode before it weren't banned. In this episode, there was a scene were Ash and gang were inside a computer with Porygon, and missles exploded. The explosion of the missles created a bright flashing of red and blue. This caused seizures for over 700 Japanese kids who were watching the episode. This was a really serious issue, and Pokemon stopped airing for a few months. The simpsons also parodied this when they went to Japan.

07/27/2007 Narre Warren! Melbourne, Victoria! also a Melbournian!

Shadow523x says:

A difference between Japanese version and English is that Ash Ketchum is infact called Satoshi and his voice is played by a women; there have been 10 movies and many specials such as Mewtwo returns which is based on the after math of the first movie. But on this website it would be most well know for the games in total there have been 18, with most on Game boys. Many games have been made by fans including Pokemon Naranja and Shiny Gold.

07/27/2007 Land of Darkness

Guyver says:

Pikachu, being the most famous of the Pokémon mascots, has made multiple appearances in popular culture. A "got milk?" advertisement featured Pikachu in 1999. In addition, a Pikachu balloon has been featured in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade since 2001.[24] Its appearance on May 22, 2006 during the morning rush hour was as part of a test examining parade balloon handling procedures.[25] The original balloon was retired following an appearance at the Pokémon Tenth Anniversary "Party of the Decade" on August 8 in Bryant Park in New York City, and a new Pikachu Balloon that chases a Poké Ball and has light-up cheeks debuted at the 2006 Parade.

A picture of Pikachu has also been featured on the ANA Boeing 747-400 (JA8962), landing at London Heathrow Airport.

07/27/2007 Keysborough, Melbourne, Victoria

shiversul says:

there are 2 really famous banned episodes of pokemon which were banned here and in the us
1= was the one where james got a breast implant and had big boobies
2= pikachu attacked and it hospityilised like 8 thousand japanese children ahving serizures

07/27/2007 melbourne,victoria

Nighty666 says:

Pokemon Battle Revolution is the first game onto the Wii. Pokemon Battle Revolution(or PBR)you will be able to hook your DS up to the Wii, so that you can copy your Pokemon off your DS Pokemon Games so that you can use them in PBR. When playing in Story Mode in PBR, there will be 10 different Colosseums for you to go to and battle the Colosseum Leader. The 10 Different Colosseums are the Gate Way Colosseum, Main Street Colosseum, Waterfall Colosseum, Neon Colosseum, Crystal Colosseum, Sunny Park Colosseum, Magma Colosseum, Sunset Colosseum, Courtyard Colosseum and the Stargazer Colosseum.

07/27/2007 Geelong, Victoria

MrWiiman says:

Well heres a few
1)That when pikachus meet, instead of shaking hands or rubbing noses, they interlock their tails.
2) That the pokemon Hitmonchan is named after jackie chan
3) In Japan, Umbreon's name is Blacky
Okay theres my facts, just so you know guys I'll be in Kentuky for 3 days, so I'll be off this site for 3 days. I'll miss ya.

07/27/2007 USA

jimjamroks says:

1. donuts in the pokemon t.v. show r acctually rice balls

2.pokemone comic books outsell any comic book

3. when poliwag evolves into poliwhirl it swirl changes directions

4.ash ketchums voice is acctually played by a woman the same acctress plays the voice of his mom.

5. the pokemon tcg has a typo ninetales is spelled ninetails

07/27/2007 usa

Drhobo says:

theres 2 pokemon planes in japan, a 747 and a 767. the outsides are decorated with pictures of pokemon. inside, everything is pokemon. you rest your head on pokemon headrests, drink from Pokemon glass's, even the flght attendance wear pokemon aprons.

im writing this on my wii, so ill post pictures and ad on later.
EDIT: www.tokyotales.com/

07/28/2007 michigan

DANisCOOL says:

In the Pokemon TV series, the villians Jessie and James were named after a notorious bank robber, named Jessie James.

07/28/2007 Wisconsin

the-o says:

heres a fact. i have a lugui! no kidding japanes holo but that probably dont count... um ashs voice over is done by a lady and she does ash's mom to! or ah That Pokemon episode number 35, The Ledgendary Dratini, got banned in the U.S. because too many guns were shown in the episode!
and this is the last one That the maximum amount of points you can receive in Pokemon Snap is 17,378,000! holy crap huh? mewtwo come to me!

07/28/2007 My happy place! ; ) ok ok wisconsin

K-Man says:

The original design of the Pokémon Jynx strikingly resembles entertainers in blackface. A strong case can be made for Jynx being a parody of or homage to the Japanese Ganguro and Yamanba fashion trends, which were extremely popular when Pokémon was first released. Blackface-influenced characters have appeared elsewhere in anime. it also can be found with DBZ's Mr. Popo.

As Pokémon became more popular in the United States, this perceived similarity to a racist image from the United States' past offended some. In particular, it offended children's book author Carole Boston Weatherford, who accused Jynx of being a racist stereotype in an article titled "Politically Incorrect Pokémon" in the magazine Black World Today, shortly after the anime episode Holiday Hi-Jynx aired. As a result, later episodes of the anime which feature Jynx were either banned or edited in the United States.

In 2002, in response to this controversy, Nintendo changed Jynx's face from black to purple and its hands from blue to purple in the video game series, a change which would be reflected in the anime three years later.

07/28/2007 California, U.S

the-o says:

chambalam said: Did you know that Pokemon episode no. 35, "The Legendary Dratini", got banned from the U.S.A because too many guns were shown in the episode. Also Ash Ketchum's voice is done by a women! And that same women that plays Ash plays Ash's mother! When pikachues meet eachother, instead of shaking hands like people would they interlock their tales together. And last, when a poliwag turns into a poliwhirl, it's spiral changes direction.

07/28/2007 My happy place! ; ) ok ok wisconsin

slimed says:

hitmonchan and hitmonlee were named after Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan.
Pokemon was banned in Saudi Arabia due to the government thinking that the show shows "Symbols of Israel" and religious signs like the star of david.

07/28/2007 33º58'10 S, 151º02'02 E

beralj says:

1) Nintendo and Gamefreak actually put the gliches into the games (e.g. MISSINGNO cheat, duplication cheat, elite four door glitch) for fun
2) The Pokemon episode "Computer Soldier Porygon" has not been shown anywhere since its first screening in Japan. The worldwide ban was institued after 685 Japanese children were admitted to hospital suffering epileptic siezures, triggered by a sequence of bright blue and red flashes during an explosion scene. It was featured in Japan on December 16, 1997.

07/28/2007 Werribee, Victoria

Dante_10 says:  

Apparently There was an Episode of Pokemon which Caused Multiple Seizures which took Wide Spread Around Japan And the Studio Nearly got the boot for it, Lucky it was only shown in Japan till this day.

Ash Ketchums Voice is actually played by a female which also takes the Roll of Ash's Mother Which Shocked Fans worldwide...

07/28/2007 Sydney, NSW

Shadow523x says:

Missingo is a pokemon that is 2 big question marks ??
and if u try to look at his data on pokedex ur game is deleted i think

07/28/2007 Land of Darkness