Any Pokemon fans?

[Donnie]

I used to play Pokemon as a kid but never really followed the franchise. My friend just asked me to play Gary in his live-action Pokemon short. Anything you could tell me about the character? I looked up some stuff on wiki, but I know some people here, like Powder, have Pokemon references in their sig's and thought I'd see what you all had to say!

[Powder]

F*ck yeah. Me & Samhain are huge fans & there are a few others here who like it a good deal.
Gary, he's an egotistical jerk. He's the main character Ash's rival and always wants to steal the spotlight.
Later in the series he has a change of heart & becomes a good dude.
For better info just go here- http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gary_Oak

[deadpoolRKO]

also if that live action short gets video'd , i'm sure we'd all love to see it.

[chad]

I am a major fan of pokemon. It's so awesome

[The Stryker]

There's a video game section you know. Also a pokemon thread.

[Donnie]

Thanks Powder! Cool link. I'm definitely gonna take the part, and I'll share the finished product with you guys when it's complete!

There's a video game section you know. Also a pokemon thread.

Um, well, Pokemon isn't just a video game. Thanks though!

[Voltron]

Moved this to tv, since it's concerning the show and making a video.

Everyone can thank and worship me later.

[TheCanadiandrome]

i dig Pokemon. haven't watched any episodes in ages though.

[Peanut]

The one and only thing needed to sum up Gary Oak.

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ldfcufmQcN1qzdpbfo1_500.png

[Samhain]

Huge Pokemon fan. Ever since 98 I have been into it. I mainly play the video game. I still buy the cards, but dont play the TCG anymore. I watch the anime on occasion but not as much as I used to. I've recently gotten into the manga aswell and I gotta admit I enjoy it 10x more than the anime.

[Peanut]

Yeah, the manga is pretty cool. Everything based on Red/Blue is great, but the Yellow saga is...awful. It picks up again after that, but I admit to having my patience worn incredibly thin by just how dumb everything to do with Yellow was.

[Powder]

Bah, I lost on a huge lot of manga last night on ebay. Such a bummer. I'm definitely gonna get some in the future.

[TheCanadiandrome]

i'd like to look into gettin some. hard to find in stores

[deadpoolRKO]

you guys aren't talking about this



http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/bestselling-comics-2006/826-1.jpg



type of manga / comics are you?



because if so i have a few of these i could def. part with.

[TheCanadiandrome]

i'm talkin Pokemon manga in general

[PizzaPower]

love pokemon, play the games still, but love the original first season the best.

[Donnie]

I'm excited to show you guys the finished product in some months time!

[Peanut]

i'd like to look into gettin some. hard to find in stores

They're not hard to find at all. Go to an Indigo or Chapters and I guarantee you that you'll find every single volume of the manga currently available in North America. They've been released a few times in different ways, but the current line will be up to volume 12 in early April and is in the middle of the Gold/Silver storyline.

Bah, I lost on a huge lot of manga last night on ebay. Such a bummer. I'm definitely gonna get some in the future.

Just go to Amazon and buy the current run. They're not expensive.

Anyways, as far as the manga itself, it's definitely the most faithful take on the world from the games. It can also be pretty sinister, what with Pokemon constantly being maimed or, in some cases, killed entirely. It's worth checking out if you're into the games.

[Leogeddon]

I like the games, I don't like the anime. Here's a rant I posted at another forum about it:
I'm sorry, I have to rant this off, I just watched the episode for the first time against the 3 on 3 pokemon gym battle in the new region, here's some things that pissed me off and please excuse the language:
1) Who the hell does Iris think she is? I understand she's the 8th gym leader but still, she doesn't know Ash, so by pointing out things that "So he actually thought this thing through", just because he is a dunce here and there HE HAS ****ING EXPERIENCE!

2) Pikachu is a little bitch, he manages to knock out Brock in his re-match when he shouldn't even be ABLE to ON HIS OWN then he dominates so many enemies, then in each region, he still proves to be a weak little **** by losing to each ****ing gym?! He lost to Roark when by now he should've just wiped the floor with him, he's THE FIRST ****ING GYM LEADER! I understand, bring out the challenge, BUT HE'S STILL THE FIRST ****ING GYM LEADER, think about if the games had that level of a gym leader as your first, he'd be up in the level 80s, you wouldn't be able to beat him, so if two experienced trainers can barely beat him what hope is there for the beginners?! I understand, challenge the bastard but ****, he starts off with only Pikachu in each region, at least have him believe to use ONLY THOSE HE CAUGHT in that region, then it's more believable but to put Pikachu to lose by a simple series of water guns in this new region?! COME ON! If you refuse to let the main character go on without his original pokemon, use a new guy!

But yeah, RIP the guy who started the Animé

[Peanut]

I fully agree with your complaints. Those are, undoubtedly some of the most annoying aspects of the anime. As far as the new B/W story is concerned, Iris is already insanely annoying with her horrible "catch phrase" that wore itself out the moment she said it and Team Rocket is already as boring as ever.

In more general terms, if they insist on keeping Pikachu around, make it Ash's ringer, not some weak sh*t that gets its ass kicked when it can add some forced tension to a battle and becomes an unstoppable force the next time the story requires it. I also don't get why Ash is STILL so f*cking retarded. He's been through how many leagues and battles and what not and he still comes off as a moronic little kid without a clue to what he's doing? Grow the f*cking character or get rid of him!

I honestly think the best course of action would just be to scrap Ash, Pikachu and Team Rocket. Everything that keeps them connected to the series only brings it down as a whole.

But honestly my biggest gripe? The commands everyone give their Pokemon. "Dodge it!" or "Dodge it and use *move*" shouldn't be portrayed as some kind of f*cking tactic! Why doesn't everyone just yell "Dodge it!" constantly? It seems to work 100% of the time, so why not?

I guess this is all a moot point, considering the show is aimed at children and kids (apparently) don't know any better.

[TheCanadiandrome]

They're not hard to find at all. Go to an Indigo or Chapters and I guarantee you that you'll find every single volume of the manga currently available in North America. They've been released a few times in different ways, but the current line will be up to volume 12 in early April and is in the middle of the Gold/Silver storyline.


cool. i'll look next time i'm in Chapters or Indigo

[Powder]

I just snagged two volumes of the manga tonight. 1 & 2 of the original stuff with Red & blue. Should be a good read!

[TheCanadiandrome]

I just snagged two volumes of the manga tonight. 1 & 2 of the original stuff with Red & blue. Should be a good read!
congrats dude

[TheCanadiandrome]

where's a good list of all the manga?

[Samhain]

where's a good list of all the manga?

This should help you out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Adventures

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Adventures

[TheCanadiandrome]

This should help you out.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Adventures

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Adventures
eeck! damn that's allot