NERCDULTURE SMACKDOWN! POKÉMON OF THE WEEK! AUG. 17-23/2013!

#538 THROH & #539 SAWK

This week we're looking at Hitmonchan & Hitmonlee 2.0 with the Fighting fellas from Generation 5's Black & White games. This is a real marker for the nostalgia seeking attempts to have similarities to the original 150 in the newest generation. The question that comes to mind whenever they're compared? Does it work?

LAST WEEK'S POKÉMON: #127 PINSIR & #214 HERACROSS

NERDCULTURE SMACKDOWN! POKÉMON OF THE WEEK! MAY 7- MAY 10/13!

#387 TURTWIG, #388 GROTLE, #389 TORTERRA

Frickin' groovy! Today, we were talking about tons of turtle fun with the 4th Generation starter, Turtwig (my favorite grass starter) and it's evolutions, Grotle and Torterra.There are a lot of fun things to talk about with these guys designs that tie into why I like 4th Generation so much.

LAST WEEK'S POKÉMON OF THE WEEK: #48 VENONAT & #49 VENOMOTH

NERDCULTURE SMACKDOWN! POKÉMON OF THE WEEK! MAR 23-MAR 29/13!

#519 PIDOVE, #520 TRANQUILL, #521 UNFEZANT

Time for me to take a look at some Pokémon from Generation 5 that, because of their dull normal/flying for like the fifth time or more pigeon design, I've mostly ignored. Oddly enough, I actually knew the names of these Pokémon (mostly cuz I just started playing Black 2 again) and I hope I can glean something compelling from these feathered fellows.

LAST WEEK'S POKÉMON OF THE WEEK: #434 STUNKY & #435 SKUNTANK

NERDCULTURE SMACKDOWN! POKÉMON OF THE WEEK! MAR 2-MAR 8/13!

#618 STUNFISK

Technically, this wasn't completely random (I usually use a number generator) and was more determined by my stumbling across some cute fanart of this pugly Pokémon, Stunfisk. Wait, did I describe him as being pugly-- cuz Stunfisk is more like PUGNIFICIENT!

LAST WEEK'S POKÉMONS OF THE WEEK: #317 GULPIN & #318 SWALOT

WORD OF THE DAY! 2/7/13.

bounce [bouns]
noun
1. A Pokemon Move.  The user bounces up high on the first turn, avoiding most moves (except Gust, Twister, Thunder, and Sky Uppercut, or if affected by Lock-On or Mind-Reader, or if attacked by a Pokemon holding No-Guard without holding one itself). On the second turn, the use slams down onto the target with a 30% chance of paralyzing its target if it hits. It can hit non-adjacent opponents in Triple Battle.

EX. Did you know that when Magikarp uses the attack Bounce, which it can learn from a move tutor in Gen IV & V, it can be... a viable threat? Or so the legends say.