#neo destiny

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illus. Kagemaru Himeno "Light Vaporeon" from Neo Destiny

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Light & Dark Pokémon from Pokémon TCG Neo Destiny (2002) illustrations by Tomokazu Komiya ⭐️

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Pokemon Card of the Day #3148: Counterattack Claws (Neo Destiny)

Counterattack Claws was another new Tool in Neo Destiny, and it brought another potential coin flip. If the Pokemon this was attached to was your Active Pokemon and was damaged by an opponent's attack, you flipped a coin. A heads flip put 2 damage counters on the Defending Pokemon, then Counterattack Claws got discarded. You were using something for a 50% chance to get a bit of chip damage, and there was some argument for sing this in a few decks that commonly fell just short of KO numbers. Kingdra liked it against common Fire-types, for example. It was almost never better than just using Gold Berry or Focus Band for their stronger overall impacts, as a flip for an entire free turn was bigger than a flip for 20 damage and a big heal could also buy a turn pretty often. It was still decent enough when it worked in the right spot, but the one chance then discard thing was hard to overcome.

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A few of my Favorite Mareeps (in no particular order) #2

Neo Destiny 75/105 ~ Kagemaru Himeno

Best Quality: da big city, baaabyyyy!

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Shining Magikarp

Neo Revelation 66/64

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Light Jolteon Neo Destiny

Jolteon Undaunted

If requests are still open, could you do a nonbinary jolteon or seviper?

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Black History Month Astro Observations:

Art, Music & Dance shown in the Natal Chart

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I've collected a sample of black female artists and their placements that I enjoy listening to from the Neo-Soul, Rap, Afro-beats, R&B, and Alternative genres.

Amber Mark

Photo by Nelson Huang

Birth Number 2: Balance, communication, romantic, justice, Moon, Lover girl Life Path Number 9: Mars, Jupiter, expansion, connection to the masses/foreign cultures, humanity, teacher & student Amber's Sun, Venus, Mars, Mercury in Capricorn: Amber's music has a detailed structure and her voice is earthy and intentional. The visuals for her album and music videos are ethereal and reflect the spiritual expansion & trust within. Amber's Cancer moon explains her strong connection with her maternal roots and raw emotional depth. North Node in Sagittarius: Her childhood of being raised in Europe, Asia, and New York has influenced her connection to various cultures in her music.

Chaka Khan

*Photo courtesy of Ridgefield Playhouse

Birth Number 5: Sun, Solo artists, Music, Dance, Art, Children, Self Expression, Mercury Life Path Number 8: Saturn, Karmic duty, Wealth, Legacy, and becoming a Household name, Powerhouse. Aries Sun in 6th House: Chaka's Martian persona is heavily prominent in the service to her community & amongst her audience. She was a former Black Panther and was the sole female singer in her former band, Rufus. Her music will continue to stand the test of time for generations to come. Pluto conjunct Leo MC 17th°: Brought synergy in her art making her stand out in her career and the music industry. She was a member of the funk band, Rufus in the early 70's that brought amazing hits from that era. Pisces Mercury in 5th House: The way she expresses herself in music is romantic, soulful, and passionate. Taurus Jupiter , Mars & Venus : All ruled by Venus. Chaka is a lover girl that embodies romance and sensuality.

Doechii

*Photo source: Michael Buckner / Getty

Birth Number 5: Music, dance, theater, sports, creativity ( She participated in gymnastics, dance, cheerleading, and tap dance in school) Life Path Number 8: Wealth, Saturn, karmic lessons, discipline, powerhouse. Ambitious. Leo Sun, Mercury, Venus: Made a name for herself with her boisterous, humorous nature. Sexual, cat-like features. Drive & hunger to succeed. Also known as " The Swamp Princess". Cancer MC & Mars: Healthy expression of anger, emotions, and self reflection in her art. Listen to "Wait" Her new album "Denial is a River" is a reflection of the shadow work and the reality of being an artist drumming to her own beat. Jupiter in Pisces: Music is her sanctuary and religion. She writes empowering music that can be used as affirmations & mantras. Spiritual liberation and relatable storytelling.

Hemlocke Springs

*Photo by Angella Choe

Life Path Number 9: Mars, Jupiter, expansion, connection to the masses/foreign cultures, humanity, teacher & student Birth Number 7: mystery, intuition, healing, and wisdom. I discovered in an article, her stage name "Hemlocke" came from a name generator and she added the "e" at the end to pay homage to Lorde. Hemlock is a plant and tree used for medicinal purposes. Scorpio Sun & Venus: Her music is centered around processing her intense emotions dealing with awkward phases, growth, love & heartbreak, depression, and lack of control. She places those feelings on upbeat, quirky, synth-pop melodies, adding depth from a playful and humorous space in her music. Jupiter in Pisces: Connecting to music is also a spiritual & emotional release for her. The lyrics of her song "pos" verse, "I was made for the war, fix eternal scars, But here I am rockin' with my flimsy camisole". I associated these lyrics with her plutonian/martian nature. Online Source: https://nbhap.com/blog/hemlocke-springs-parallel-universe

Lion Babe/Jillian Hervey

*Photo Source: Wikipedia/ photographer Ralph Arvesen

Birth Number 1: Natural leader, Sun, Leo, solo artist, ambitious, creativity, independent. Life Path Number 7: Mystery, intuition, knowledge, wisdom. Gemini Sun & Jupiter in the 11th House: Versatile, able to cross over into the Neo-soul & Dance/House genres. Taurus MC: Child artist, ballet, modern dance, and singer. Vanessa Williams introduced Jillian and her siblings to music & dance at two years old. Venus in Cancer in 12th house: Private family and love live. Her pregnancy & partnership with her bandmate, Lucas Goodman were a secret to the public until she announced it a month after giving birth to her son. Generational gifts passed from maternal lineage. Motherhood brought her closer to her mother. Jillian's Mars is 1° Leo and AS 29°: Critical degree. Her vitality is dedicated to the creation of music and family. Her voice is unique, like a lioness's roar. Known for her signature golden mane and melodic voice.

Noname/Fatimah Warner

*Photo sourced from genius.com

Birth Number 9: connection to humanity, global reach, spiritual, social issues, education. Jupiter, Mars. She uses her platform to bring awareness to social issues that include the injustice and exploitation within the black community. Life Path Number 2: Voice, collaboration, harmony, justice, Moon Mars in Libra in 11°, Sun & Mercury in Virgo: Witty storytelling with blunt lyrics. Her music reminds me of spoken word. I feel like Fatimah's lyrics are love letters to the community.

Ravyn Lenae

*Photo sourced from FADER/ photographer Brendan George Ko

Birth Number 4 : Stability, Saturn, hardworking, disciplined, attention-to-detail. Life Path Number 6: Venus, HARMONY, care, protection, collaboration, art, music, dance. Aries Moon & Jupiter in Pisces: Her beautiful red hair is very Arian. She tends to have hairstyles with red hair. Ravyn has no problem expressing her true and raw emotions. She repackages her experiences in a soft symphony of fluid, whimsical, soul touching melodies. She is classically trained in opera and a singer-song writer. She grew up with a church background singing as a soloist in her church choir. Pisces is comfortable in Jupiter which focuses on the expansion of spiritual wisdom and connection to authentic self. NN in Leo, Mars in Libra: Ravyn gracefully switches between various genres and collaborate with various black artists from the alternative/indie, electronic, and hip-hop scene. Online source: https://www.thefader.com/2024/05/15/cover-story-interview-getting-lost-with-ravyn-lenae-birds-eye-2024

Shay Lia

*Photo sourced from FADER/ photographer Cary Tauben/Press

Birth Number 8: Wealth, Saturn, karmic lessons, disciplined, ambitious. Life Path 3: Mercury, communication, intellectual, creation with hands, childhood fulfillment Virgo Sun & Mercury - naturally uses hands to express themselves when they dance, sing, or talk. Her debut demo is "Virgo" which caught the eye of fellow Virgo DJ, Kaytranada who reached out to collaborate. Jupiter & Mars in Libra, Venus in Leo- Playful, cat-like, bold movements, wears colorful vibrant patterns. Her natural hair is a statement to embrace her roots. Shay's as an artist is sultry, flashy, and chic. She is a skilled dancer and her native language is Djiboutian French. France just so happens to be ruled by the signs Libra(Venus)&Leo( Sun).

Tems

*Photo sourced from GQ/ photographer Danny Kasirye

Birth Number 2: Collaboration, balance, intuition, Moon, going with the flow, compromise. Life Path 5: - Art, Music, Dance, creative self expression, play, children, adventure. Gemini Sun, Venus, MC, and Mercury RX:- She mentioned in her GQ interview that she was shy when she was young and didn't speak until later in her childhood. Her playful, sensual, coy nature is heard in her music when she sings. She comes out of her introverted shell and embodies her twin personality as a confident performer, similar to Beyonce & Sasha Fierce(Virgo sun/ruled by Mercury). NN & Scorpio moon: Her Sultry tones come from an origin of rich cultural & religious background (Nigerian & Christian). Pluto rules transformation, power, and isolation in a planet ruling her emotions.

Stay tuned for part II!

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illus. Naoyo Kimura "Light Wigglytuff" from Neo Destiny

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Pokémon TCG Neo Destiny (2002) Dark Pokémon illustrations by Mitsuhiro Arita 🤩 (I removed the holographics)

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Pokemon Card of the Day #3154: Mantine (Neo Destiny)

Mantine dealt decent damage for the cost of its attack, which was nice on a Basic Pokemon. It couldn't do it on back to back turns, which prevented it from being a reliable Pokemon to build around. Didn't seem too promising unless there was a common Pokemon that had a Weakness to it that often needed dealing with... Okay, so that existed, and Mantine suddenly looked pretty cool at a time where one of the best decks really wanted a Water-type to help it out.

60 HP wasn't amazing by any means, but this was a Basic Pokemon so it was rather expected. At least Magcargo had to discard 1 Energy to KO here, which was notable considering Mantine's role. The Lightning Weakness tended to only matter against Electabuzz or Elekid due to it really only seeing use in Neo-On, while a Fighting Resistance was always nice to block Tyrogue. The Retreat Cost was 2, so if you could fit some Switch or Balloon Berry it was a pretty good idea to do so.

Giant Wave was the only attack here. 2 Water Energy got you a very respectable 40 damage, but Mantine couldn't attack during your next turn. 40 was just enough to KO an Entei or Magcargo on a Water Weakness, and that in itself was a role for Metal-type decks like Scizor. It could be hard to deal with Fire-types otherwise.

Mantine was pretty common alongside Scizor, as it was the most reliable way to get a KO on a Magcargo or Entei at the time. Other things like Suicune and even Vaporeon were tried for different effects, but Mantine needed 2 Energy and was a Basic Pokemon so it was generally the best choice. It was only going to be good in those spots, but they came up often enough that Mantine was an important Pokemon in the Neo-On format.

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The BiG A

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Shining Noctowl

Neo Destiny 110/105

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