WORD OF THE DAY! 10/25/13!

substitute [sub-stuh-toot]
noun
1. A replacement for a person or thing.
2. Pokémon. A Normal-type move, normally taught through TM 50 in Gen I & TM 90 in IV, V, VI, that takes 25% of the HP of the user to create a dummy with that HP and 1 additionally HP that blocks all incoming damage for the user until it is destroyed.
verb
2. To replace a person or thing with an alternative.
adjective
3. Describing something that replaced a person or thing.

EX. On days like these, where I'm trying to type up a few articles in the few hours I have before going to bed early to prepare for overnight shift, I really wish I could find a substitute blogger. Much like the use of the move Substitute, it might be very effective in making me more competitive.

In fact, Substitute users are some of the most frustrating opponents in the metagame. You just need a Pokémon with a move that heals it's own health and/or Leftovers to set up a rather annoying situation for your opponent. Combined with status effects and effective moves to damage your foes, a Pokémon using Substitute can become an annoying roadblock and/or sweeper for your team.

For example, a Gengar with Substitute can switch in, put down a blocking doll, and the proceed to Focus Punch, Thunderbolt, and Ice Punch its way to victory.

What do you think? Would it be wrong of me to use a substitute writer on my blog? Would it still be the same blog? Would it taste like real blog butter?

WORD OF THE DAY! 10/24/13!

METAL GEAR SOLID 5: THE PHANTOM PAIN TRAILER!

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER TRAILER! 

commando [kuh-man-doh]
noun

1.a. Any of the specially trained Allied military units used for surprise, hit-and-run raids against Axis forces.

b. A member of any of these units.

2. Any military unit organized for operations similar to those of the commandos of World War II.

3. A member of a military assault unit or team trained to operate quickly and aggressively in especially urgent, threatening situations, as against terrorists holding hostages.

adverb

4. To wear no underpants. 

 

EX. Captain America teamed up with the Howling Commandos in WW2, Solid Snake is the most infamous commando in video games, and 1/4 members of Ron Burgundy's news team is probably going commando.

ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES OFFICIAL TRAILER!

WORD OF THE DAY! 10/23/13! POKÉBLOG X #2

EXP share [ee-ex-pee-shehr]
noun
1. Pokémon. a) This item, when held by a Pokémon, allows it to earn half the experience gained from defeating a Pokémon, regardless of if it was used in battle or not.

b) In Pokémon X & Y, the item is now a Key Item and can be turned on or off. Doing so results in all Pokémon receiving the experience. They receive 100% of the experience if in battle, and 50% of the experience if they were not in battle.

EX. I've always been a big proponent of EXP share because it made training up lower level Pokémon much easier. As a hold item, it allowed you a small boost to training up a Pokémon without having to swap it out and, if you did throw it out first, it got even more experience. When I first heard they were changing EXP share, I must admit... I was a tad nervous.

Heck, when they change any item in Pokémon, it's a little worrying but, and I gotta hand it to them, they usually change things for the best.

In X & Y, the EXP share gives all Pokémon in your party half the experience they would've earned battling. This means all Pokémon battling get 100% experience and all not battling get 50%. This is a substantial boon to those wanting to level a team quickly and makes the game far less of a grind. In fact, with EXP share on, it won't take long for your Pokémon to be ten or more levels above everything you're fighting and, somewhat curiously, your only options to get around this issue is to either turn it off, which seems to just waste your time, and to constantly rotate your team out. The latter solution is what I went with in how to deal with the change.

And I really do have some mixed feelings about the situation: on one hand, the negatives are that you wind up having less of a strong relationship with the usually small team you would run but, on the other hand, it has made the game a lot easier and forced me to use a lot more Pokémon. The fact that I have like a dozen rotating Pokémon gives an experience much more like Ash Ketchum in the anime, except I have no staple like Pikachu. It's a mixed bag, but ultimately a good inclusion in the latest games.

WTF WED! DARTH VADER VS. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER VS. BEARS!

LIL' ORPHAN ANAKIN AS DARTH VADER

Let's start with the sour, move onto the sweet, and finish with the super sweet and sour formula brought to you by Austria and lots of bodybuilding.

Darth Vader is the coolest villain of all time. Then, they made him an annoying little kid in the prequels and ruined everything. So, correction, Darth Vader WAS the coolest villain of all time before George Lucas created some of the worst dialogue of all time and made Jake Lloyd the most unlucky kid in the galaxy. And now... a pallet cleanser!

BEARS BEARS BEARS BEARS BEARS BEARS!

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AS DARTH VADER

Star Wars is my favorite film franchise. Then, they made the prequels. So, correction, Star Wars WAS my favorite film franchise. Arnold Schwarzenegger is my favorite action movie star of all time. Then, he got caught in an embarrassing sex scandal. Yet, corrections are not needed, cuz he is still my favorite action movie star of all time.

Combining Schwarzenegger's one-liners with the prescence of Darth Vader? Genius.

 GATTORADA: CAT-TOAST