#pokémon black and white: rival destinies

[wevelocityteampresents-blog]

SEPTEMBER 12th

Today was my birthday. I would have gone out somewhere to eat if it weren't for the terribly polluted air. It was rotten a year ago, but things have only gotten worse. (No thanks to those wildfires earlier in July.) I'm sick of this unbreathable air, and the only birthday present I really want is for the air to become clean again.

I was finally able to redesign certain characters. The new designs are far from finished. So you'll have to wait to see which characters got the facelift they needed.

While playing Pokémon Violet, I battled against a few people online and tried to earn marks for some of my newer Pokémon.

If he's that big, why didn't you give him a Jumbo Mark?

After I failed to give my Pokémon any marks, I went to the Pokémon Center to see Nurse Joy congratulate me on my birthday.

The banner was a nice touch.

After studying for a bit, I returned to Pokémon Violet to catch a Pokémon with a Destiny Mark. There were a lot of great candidates. But I eventually chose a Tinkatink.

She's not shiny. But she's good enough for me.

SEPTEMBER 13th

Aside from all the gifts I received yesterday, one of my later ones was a ticket to Kitakami.

Later in the afternoon, I first went to Pokémon HOME to update Umbre's moveset after I heard that Umbreon was able to learn Toxic again. Thankfully, Umbre already knew that move, so I helped him remember it.

Now he can actually stand a chance against Paldea's worst.

I got caught up in battling others with my newly improved Pokémon. It wasn't until after my second match that I remembered to dash off to Uva Academy.

I wouldn't say it was THAT soon. I've only been in this country for half a year.

Jacq tells me that going to Kitakami will allow me to see new Pokémon (who aren't that new as I've already seen them all before) and that I should have fun with it. Another thing he told me was that he already got my mom's permission to come along.

How they never told me about this, I have no idea.

Also, Blueberry Academy has roots in Unova.

There's also a lot of Unova Pokémon in Kitakami too. If that's not a hint at remakes for Black and White, I don't know what is.

Briar presents herself as the descendant of the Violet Book author and shares the completed versions of the pages we saw in Professor Turo's research facilities, proving that my hypothesis was correct.

Sadly, we won't get to see Terapogos for another few months.

Before I knew it, I was finally in Kitakami County.

And I've already made some progress on the new Pokédex. (I'll fill it up some more later.)

Not all was well in this country, as this one girl didn't want me on her turf.

Naturally, I taught her a lesson through a Pokémon battle. (While also learning that, yes, Poltchageist is part-Grass.)

Like every other rival, she acted like a sore loser.

But then again, I was the one who had 5 Pokémon that were at a higher level than hers.

Sometime after I was settled in at the community center, I was given my first assignment while learning abroad.

I wanted to get to the first one. But I was too busy exploring the town for treasure.

This might be the most unenthusiastic Joy I've ever seen. She's like one of those people who act poorly while on the job because they're stuck with it and have nowhere better to look for a paycheck. Which would be reasonable if this weren't a Pokémon Center.

At least she has the courtesy to stay off her cell phone while operating the machine. Speaking of which...

Why didn't they have a feature like this from the beginning? The TM Machine also had new TMs available for creation. But I didn't need them at the moment.

I eventually met this woman named Perrin.

I was going to wonder why someone like her has a Hisuian Growlithe. But considering everyone else fights with Ursaluna and Hisuian Arcanine, I'm just going to forget it and move on.

I'm more careful in real life.

A goal I'm sure will probably take months to complete. (If I didn't have any of those Pokémon in other games.)

SEPTEMBER 15th

I was worried about my performance in school. But my friends told me I was doing a great job and I needed to calm down. I didn't have any school today, which meant I could focus on celebrating the 5th anniversary of Pokémon Pocket Web Comics before getting some sleep.

The air was getting a bit chilly today. It was the perfect sign fall was right around the corner. In a few days, all of my current problems will be no more. (For a while, anyway.)

In Pokémon Violet, I finally made my way to the first signboard. Surprisingly, despite only taking me two days to reach, Kieran didn't beat me to it.

It's almost as if it could be a Pokémon.

It's too bad I didn't get a badge for this photo. This screen feels incomplete without one.

I'm hoping that Miraidon will learn a new technique soon. Also, I haven't heard Pokémon be referred to as Kaiju since the first games were still in development.

[cafalla]

Pokémon BW Rival Destinies: Battle for the Bolt Badge (2012) Comic Storybook Scans

I've got a couple of scanned Pokemon books for today! Mainly because tumblr only allows 30 images per post, and if I combined both posts it'd be too long! Here is a link to the post about the second book!

Both books are from the Black & White anime era of Pokémon, titled BW Rival Destinies. They are “adapted” from episodes of the Black & White anime. By adapted, I mean they simply retell the story of the episodes with screenshots and a comic-like layout and style. 

The first book is titled “Battle for the Bolt Badge”, and retells the anime episode “Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!” This book and episode cover Ash’s gym battle with Elesa.

They have a three count Pokemon battle, and *spoilers* Ash wins in the end and gets his gym badge. But you probably already guessed that outcome.

Here’s some of my favorite parts of the book!

Elesa sends out Zebstrika, and Ash sends out Palpitoad. I’m crying over the way Palpitoad is just staring down the barrel of a flaming zebra gun three inches away from his face with a smile, unbothered, head completely empty.

Palpitoad just has so many great expressions. He's the star of this book for me.

What a goofy guy.

By this point Zebstika is eliminated and Elesa has sent out Emolga. Who, by the way, says “Emo, Emo!”

I know it’s common for Pokémon to use abbreviations of their own names in the anime, but this one is SO funny. Emo, Emo!

Emolga casts attract on Palpitoad and looks cute doing it.

Palpitoad gets knocked out, and Ash sends out…Snivy? Against an Emolga? Even Ash’s crew is confused at this move.

Snivy eventually falls, and Pikachu joins in as Ash’s last Pokemon. He takes down Emolga, and the final fight is Pikachu v. Tynamo.

Tynamo proceeds to beat the sh*t out of Pikachu.

Is it just me, or is Tynamo HUGE? I looked up their heights, and Tynamo is canonically eight inches tall, while Pikachu is one foot four inches.

It's so funny when creatures in games are portrayed bigger or smaller than they actually are. I understand it in a Pokémon game, given the limited framing of battles, but even in the game Tynamo is portrayed as quite small. Definitely smaller than a Pikachu.

Maybe this Tynamo is larger than most. Or maybe it's normal size and everything in the Pokémon universe, including people, are tiny. That'd be kind of funny considering the size of Tynamo in comparison to both Pikachu AND Ash in the above frames.

Anyways, I'm thinking too hard about this, I know it's not that deep. Lol.

Pikachu picks himself up and defeats Tynamo, earning Ash the Nimbasa badge.

The End!

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Here is the link again to the second book!

As always, you can read the whole book(s) and view higher quality scans on my Internet Archive account.

Thanks for reading!

[fernikart57]

Have, you ever heard of Team Rocket, Team Aqua, Team Magma, Team Galactic, Team Plasma, Team Flare, Team Skull and the Aether Corporation, but now, get ready for.... TEAM VANILLITE!!!

[jaunun]

Cilan using food analogies in Pokémon battles as a critique is his equivalent of “that wasn’t very cash money of you”

[eternalstargazer]

SatoGou AMV #3

It's Our Destiny

Song: Rival Destinies (from Pokémon The Series: Black & White Rival Destinies)

Lyrics: John Loeffler & David Wolfert

Artist: Alex Nackman & Kathryn Raio

Not only do I like this song a lot, but boy are the lyrics ever fitting for the type of relationship Ash & Goh have (whether you just want to see it as friendship or something more, the lyrics work both ways). Rival is in the title, but the song itself is all about friendship, overcoming challenges together & being there for each other.

We all know Goh is not Ash's rival - he outright states that he isn't to Kiawe in the Alola episode - but rival can mean other things, such as striving to become one's equal. Ash learns/benefits from Goh's extensive knowledge of Pokémon & Goh learns/benefits from Ash's skills as a battler but also his ability to connect with Pokémon on a deeper, emotional level. They make each other stronger as they take on each other's qualities/aptitudes.

This, in turn, brings them one step closer to their destinies.

My Other SatoGou AMVs:

The Journey Starts Today

This Side of Paradise

[pokedreamrrpg]

Fresia Arctavia Frostbite

Pokémon: Froslass

National #: 478

Title: Snow Land Pokémon

Type of Pokémon: Ice/Ghost

Held Item: Nevermelt Ice (Necklace)

Ability: Snow Cloak (Increases evasion to 1.25× during hail.)

Nature: Naïve (+Speed, -Sp. Defense, Favors Sweet, Dislikes Bitter)

Weak Against: Fire, Rock, Ghost, Dark, Steel

Attacks

Blizzard (Ice): Has a 10% chance to freeze the target.

Confuse Ray (Ghost): Confuses the target.

Destiny Bond (Ghost): If the user faints this turn, the target automatically will, too.

Hail (Ice): Changes the weather to a hailstorm for five turns.

Icy Wind (Ice): Has a 100% chance to lower the target’s Speed by one stage.

Name: Fresia Arctavia Frostbite

Nick Names: Arctavia, Tavia, Tavy (She doesn't bother to tell others her nick names unless she feels close to them)

Gender: Female

Age: 23

Birthday: February 28th

Birthstone: Amethyst

Sign: Pisces

Element: Water

Height: 5' 10"

Weight: 152 lbs

Chest: 34C

Hair Color: Black

Hair Length: To her waist

Eye Color: Ice Blue

Skin Tone: Light/Pale

Build: Thin/Tall/Lithe

Markings/Scars: None

Tattoos: None

Piercings: Ears

Looks: Elegant, Poised, Regal (almost), hints of Japanese traditional

Full Outfit: Variations of silken dresses made in the style of a Kimono. Generally, in white or blues and usually with a red Obiage.

Persona: Elegant, Quiet, Mysterious, Nervous/Shy, Gets overwhelmed easily if there are too many people around, When happy she gets somewhat hyper

Orient: Bi

S/O: None

Rival: None

Siblings: Only child

Relationships: None

Hometown: Snowpoint City

Grade: College (Online classes for now)

Job: Traditional Tea Shop in Snowpoint

Song Name: On Most Surfaces

Song Artist: The Gathering

Likes:

I much prefer the cold. It is my life and I love how the ice looks on the sunny winters day in the afternoon. I also love a good cup of Oolong tea, cold preferably but warm is fine as well. I have listed a few more of my favorite things below in case you were interested.

Dislikes:

I do so dislike the heat. I don't mind if it's mildly warm but too much heat bothers me. I also disapprove of rudeness, disrespect, and spicy foods.

Fears:

I fear... I don't want to be alone... I know that I will always have my family and I have always been by them, but I am afraid that one day something will happen and I will end up alone...

Strengths:

My favorite strength is the ability to stay calm no matter the situation. In battle, most take me lightly, but I am very calculating. I have bested several opponents with precision and proper timing.

Weaknesses:

I would have to say that my weaknesses, besides the ones I have posted above (attack type weaknesses) is my emotional detachment from most others. I find it hard sometimes to connect with others and it has been said that the way I carry myself has been known to put others off. I suppose "cold" is the right term, as I am but I am not uncaring.

Favorite-

Food: Taiyaki or Tempura shrimp

Drink: Oolong tea, iced/Boba (Bubble Tea)

Color: Cerulean or Lilac

Flower: Hellebore or Winter Iris

Tree: Sakura or Witch Hazel

Season: Winter

Activity: Conversing with friends, learning new things about others, strolling along the water’s edge on a brisk morning, playing the Biwa my mother passed down to me.

Background:

My name is Fresia Arctavia Frostbite. I was born and raised in Snowpoint city. I have lived there all of my life and have chosen not to move elsewhere. I love the cold and the snow; this place is perfect for me. I detest the heat and since the rest of Sinnoh is a much warmer climate I do not wish to visit anywhere else. I may one day decide to visit Mt. Coronet in hopes of seeing the Spear Pillar, but that may wait for some time when I really wish to venture out.

I am an only child and though I do get lonely at times, I relish in the peace and quiet where I can enjoy playing the Biwa. I do so love music, poetry, and arts of the soul. My family has always seen the fine arts in life as the best way to calm your soul and find your inner peace. With this, one can accomplish any challenge and when I do battle, I am highly underestimated. I have trained with my father for many years since I was a young girl. Galihleo, my father, was a fierce fighter in tournaments and that is how he met my mother. That story is saved for another day. *politely laughs*

I am sure there will be other things that I can think of to explain to you, in due time. I apologize for my shyness; I am not so used to telling so much about myself. *hides a light blush*

Parent Pokemon:

Father: Glalie

Mother: Mismagius

[gokuchulainn]

WAAAAAH thanks for the tag!!! In a truly particular order, my top 10:

1. Captain Benjamin Sisko (DS9)

2. Rival Silver (Pokémon HGSS/GSC)

3. Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

4. Dr. Dana Scully (X-Files)

5. Will Graham (Hannibal)

6. Lon'qu (Fire Emblem: Awakening)

7. Dedue "It's Deduesday!!!!" Molinaro (Fire Emblem: Three Houses)

8. Data (TNG)

9. Jadzia Dax (DS9)

10. Team Rocket (inseparable trio DO NOT @ ME) (Pokémon anime)

Honorable mentions!

1. Literally the entire main cast of DS9 can go here, plus Elim Garak, like holy shit I love all of them <3

2. Pretty much all the ladies from Fire Emblem Three Houses, esp Dorothea, Annette, and Mercedes???

3. Dream (The Sandman)

4. JB and Kyle (do they count as characters or is it a documentary...?) (Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny)

5. N Harmonia (Pokémon Black and White)

Uhhhhhh gonna tag @northstqr @theparanoidpachyderm @silverbuttercups @michaelas-pyre @creativebystander and basically anyone else who would wanna do this. Like if we follow each other and you see this, go off, baby!!!!!!!

TAG GAME!! TAG PEOPLE AND HAVE THEM TELL YOU YOUR TOP TEN FAVORITE CHARACTERS OF ALL TIME (doesn’t have to be in order).

[recentanimenews]

K-ON!'s Yoko Hikasa to Voice Bea in Japanese Dub of Pokémon Journeys TV Anime

  The popular fighting type gym leader Bea (known as Saito in Japanese) from Galar is set to appear in an upcoming episode of Pokémon Journeys, and with her appearance, Yoko Hikasa was announced on August 3 to be Bea's voice actor. The announcement came alongside from preview images of the upcoming episode featuring the gym leader and her Pokémon pal. The images can be seen above and below.

    Yoko Hikasa is most well known for being the voice of Mio Akiyama in K-ON! and Rias Gremory in High School DxD. Hikasa returns to the Pokémon TV anime franchise after voicing Amelia in an episode of Pokémon XY & Z, Nami in Pokémon XY, and Ellie in Pokémon: Black & White: Rival Destinies. Bea in Pokémon: Twilight Wings is voiced in Japanese by Eri Kitamura and in English by Laura Stahl.

  Pokémon Journeys is currently broadcasting on TV Tokyo every Sunday night. In the United States, the TV anime series is being streamed on Netflix with the first 12 episodes already release and no word on when the next batch will be released.

  Source: Comic Natalie

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram. 

By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

[redd-version]

Pokemon Anime Intros Ranked

Season 1: Indigo League, "Pokémon Theme 

Season 2: Adventures in the Orange Islands, "Pokémon World"

Season 4: Johto League Champions, "Born to Be a Winner"

Season 19: Pokemon XYZ, “Stand Tall”

Season 3: The Johto Journeys, "Pokémon Johto"

Season 17: Pokémon the Series: XY, "Pokémon Theme (Version XY)

Season 8: Advanced Battle, "Unbeatable"

Season 18: Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest, "Be a Hero"

Season 20: Pokemon Sun & Moon, “Under the Alolan Sun”

Season 9: Battle Frontier, "Battle Frontier"

Season 6: Advanced, "I Wanna Be a Hero"

Season 5: Master Quest, "Believe in Me"

Season 7: Advanced Challenge, "This Dream"

Season 11: Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension, "We Will Be Heroes"

Season 12: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles, "Battle Cry” v 1 and 2

Season 10: Diamond and Pearl, "Diamond and Pearl"

Season 13: Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors: "We Will Carry On!"

Season 16: Pokémon Black & White: Adventures in Unova, "It's Always You and Me" v1 and 2

Season 15: Pokémon Black & White: Rival Destinies, "Rival Destinies"

Season 14: Pokémon Black & White, "Black and White"

[theintrovision-blog]

Pokémon: Black & White: Rival Destinies New foes, new friends, and dozens of never-before-seen Pokémon await Ash and Pikachu in Pokémon: BW Rival Destinies, the new season of the Pokémon animated series.

[fernikart57]

Somebody that never saw Pokémon. (It can be… a) You see/played the game, but never watched the anime or b) You watched the anime, but you never have played the game, or c) You simply you know nothing about Pokémon, preferible the last option.) explain this picture.

[blogtintonghop24h]

"Thiên thần" Nhật Bản đột tử ở tuổi 18

Báo chí Nhật Bản đưa tin,  có thể nữ ca sĩ  đã kiệt sức vì làm việc quá nhiều, mỗi ngày chỉ được ngủ ba tiếng.

Cụ thể vào tối 7/2, Rina than mệt và không thể tham gia đêm nhạc chung với các thành viên trong nhóm. Cô trở về nhà nghỉ ngơi và tình hình trở nên tồi tệ hơn chỉ trong vài tiếng đồng hồ. Cô rơi vào trạng thái bất tỉnh, gia đình phải gọi cấp cứu lúc 5h sáng. Tuy nhiên, nữ ca sĩ đã tắt thở trên đường đưa tới viện.5

Nữ ca sĩ xinh đẹp qua đời khi mới 18 tuổi.

Truyền thông và khán giả Nhật Bản tỏ ra đau xót cho nữ ca sĩ tài năng nhưng xấu số. Cô mất khi vừa mới tròn 18 tuổi.

Nguồn tin từ bạn bè Rina cho hay, trước đó, cô vẫn khá khỏe mạnh và lạc quan. Nữ ca sĩ còn đăng tải ảnh bên gia đình trong dịp Tết. Tuy nhiên, bạn bè Rina cũng từng nghe về việc cô thường xuyên bị ép làm việc quá tải, m��t ngày ngủ khoảng 3 tiếng đồng hồ.

Vị đại diện gia đình của Rina cho hay, họ đang chờ kết luận cuối cùng về cái chết của con em mình.

Rina được cho là đã quá tải vì công việc.

Rina Matsuno khởi nghiệp với vai trò ca sĩ thần tượng từ năm 2009, khi cô là thành viên Minitia Bears. Ngay sau đó, cô được chú ý nhờ gương mặt đẹp, chất giọng tốt. Bên cạnh việc ca hát, cô còn là người mẫu cho tạp chí ăn khách và tham gia diễn xuất.

Một đêm nhạc của Rina cùng các thành viên vào năm 2016. Ảnh: Tokyo Post.

Năm 2010, Rina Matsuno chính thức là thành viên của Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku - nhóm nhạc thần tượng gồm 8 người đều là học sinh trung học có khả năng ca hát và vũ đạo. Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku được miêu tả là "King of School Play" trong làng Jpop.

Nhóm khá nổi tiếng với các bản nhạc trong phim hoạt hình như Naruto Spin Off, Pokémon: Black and White: Rival Destinies, Pikachu to Eevee Friends, Nanana's Buried Treasure.

Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku có kế hoạch tới Đài Loan biểu diễn vào ngày 18/2. Phía đơn vị tổ chức đang chờ phản hồi của công ty quản lý về hướng xử lý. Hiện trang web của nhóm nhạc tạm thời bị đóng.

Nguồn http://ift.tt/2kK3o1Z

[fernikart57]

Reblog if you love Elesa, the Electric-Type Gym Leader, from Unova.

[fernikart57]

Why people should Generation V? Or give it a chance.

Generation V, is my second favourite generation and the first who attempted to change Pokémon, but is so underrated by everyone. Why?

In the Anime:

Ash, Jessie and James, receive a redesign in this series, they look more detalied.

Sadly, since Brock made his mind, he’s no longer traveling with Ash, but Cilan and Iris are good protagonist too.

First series, Cassidy, Butch and Professor Namba are absent, which in my general opinion is good, because honestly I didn’t like them anyway and I’m not gonna to miss them.

Jessie, James and Meowth got promoted, so starting from season 14, they do more chores, rather than just kidnap Pikachu and con people.

Since Jessie, James and Meowth appear less often in the anime, the mechanic of the series changes a bit.

This season is full of heart-warming moments, (some of them even made me cry) people should pay it more attention.

The “Who’s That Pokémon?” section returns in this season.

Cilan’s evaluation hour.

Cilan and Iris are awesome!

Pikachu learns a new move in this season.

Ash’s Charizard returns in this season.

This is the Pokémon series with the most quantity of Rivals and some of them need to receive love, for example we got: Trip, Ash’s main rival in Unova, Stephan a tactic fighter, that often people get his name wrong, Bianca, who is very much, like her game counterpart and she loves her Pokémon very much, Burgundy, Cilan’s Rival, a girl who wishes to be better somnelier/conosseiour than Cilan, because she misunderstood Cilan’s conosseiour hour, Georgia, Iris’ Rival, a girl who wants to be a Dragon Hunter and defeat her, Cameron, a rushed and forgetfull guy, who wants to be the best Champion of all times and Virgil, the youngest son of a Pokémon rescue squad, who wants to prove himself to his dad and older brother.

Starting from this Season, some Pokémon start to do what their Pokédex says about them. An example Litwick and Lampet, suck the soul of human and Pokémon, like their Pokédex says.

Seeing N interacting with other trainers, is very heart-warming.

I love the Pokédex of this season.

This is the first time, we got a Legendary Pokémon following Ash and friends in this season, in this time: Meloetta, she’ll be succeded by Zygarde (Squishy) in the XY Series.

The Japanese Openings and Endings, are just awesome!

This is the series Ash captured the most quantity of Pokémon in a region, Ash captured: Unfezant, Oshawott, Pignite, Snivy, Scraggy, Leavanny, Palpitoad and Krookodile.

After a long time, this is the third series (Original Series and Advanced Genration), where a Pokémon that will debut in the next generation has major roles: (Helioptile, Gogoat and Noivern) 

In the Videogames:

You have three rivals this time, Cheren a 10 year old kid, Bianca a 14 year old girl, who her parents, doesn’t let her out and N a 14 year old guy, who talks so fast and thinks Pokémon are “slaved” by humans.

This is the second time a rival of yours, is linked/related with a criminal organization, Silver was linked to Team Rocked, since he is Giovanni’s son. In this time is N, who is son of Ghetsis, leader of Team Plasma.

This is the first time, we have a female professor.

This is the second time you can actually add the information of all regional starters, since your rivals have the starters.

There’s a plot twist at the end of the game, about Team Plasma’s ambitions.

One of your rival captures a Legendary, prompting you to catch that legendary counterpart as well.

Instead of fighting with the Champion, you fight with your Rival, if you challenge the league a second time, you fight the champion.

This is the second region visited after a time, with a different protagonist. The first was Kanto.

Unova is the region, with the most quantity of Gym Leaders, we have Cilan, Chilli, Cress, Lenora, Burgh, Elesa, Clay, Skyla, Brycen, Iris, Drayden, Roxie, Marlon and Cheren. 14 GYM LEADERS!!!

You actually explore the entire Unova region in Pokémon Black and White 2.

Some Gym Leaders change in Pokémon Black and White 2.

Team Plasma returns more powerful than ever in this sequel.

The second time, a rival from the prequel is a Gym Leader and the second, we have different Champions.

This generation, deserves more love!

[fernikart57]

Somebody that never saw Pokémon. (It can be… a) You see/played the game, but never watched the anime or b) You watched the anime, but you never have played the game, or c) You simply you know nothing about Pokémon, preferible the last option.) explain this picture.

[fernikart57]

This is the Pokémon cheerleading squad!

Reblog and a Meloetta, Pikachu and a Riolu, will cheer up for you in every battle!