User talk:Unown Lord

In contrast, perhaps, in PokéSpe, Birch does seem to recognise Ruby after a while. Though the running shoes were a big hint, he later recalls that he has met Ruby before as a younger boy. This is, of course, later expanded upon in the backstory of Ruby and Sapphire... - 振霖_T 04:00, 9 January 2006 (CST)

For the record, Prof. Birch does recognize May after she chases the attacking Zigzagoon away. It can be inferred that her battle style reminded him of Norman's spirit, although Norman made it appear she was not that strong a character. At any rate, Prof. Birch only makes the connection after the battle, suggesting he has never seen her before. In early Pokémon Special, it is Ruby who would rather seem as a less than spectacular trainer (while Norman disapproves of that), thus refusing to battle Mightyena. Prof. Birch identifies Ruby judging by a combination of seeing the running shoes (which, in the games, are acquired later on) and a memory of his visage as a younger boy.

If to be clear, the point is that the conversation does not take place, or at least not in the same way as any other piece of dialogue in the games. In the two game series, the professor begins with a presentation of himself, moving onto explaining just what Pokémon are. He then asks for the player's gender and name, going as far as to refer to a certain fact about the character (Red's rivalry with Green; May's moving to Littleroot Town). In both cases, though for different reasons, the latter part of the conversation does not logically flow with the former. I am proposing what most may find to be tautological--the conversation begins with the player, and by the time it ends, the player has essentially "merged" with the canon character. This makes way to a "player perspective" throughout the entirety of the games.

Interestingly, this notion has not been completely ignored in Pokémon Special. Included in Vol. 15, where the aforementioned chapter with Ruby is found, is the final scene to the Gold/Silver/Crystal saga. It remarkably depicts the introduction of the respective game series: Prof. Oak's being woken up by Crys; his speech on his radio show and asking for the name of an unseen boy asking to receive a Pokédex. As much as I appreciate this attempt at being true to the games, I find it to be a mere plot device whose sole purpose was to elegantly wrap up the storyline. By being reserved for the end, as opposed to the beginning, the meaningful concept is reduced in my eyes.

As a last note, the speech from the Generation II games is not brought here as I feel it is different in nature. It will be provided once comparisons to Diamond and Pearl can be made, presumably after the Japanese release.

Flower Paradise

I meant that Shaymin will probably be involved, but you removed that too, so I undid your edit to add back the part about Shaymin. --Shiny Noctowl^{Talk|Trivia quiz}File:224MS.gif 20:58, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

But now the paragraph is not even relevant to the article, is it? Feel free to add the part about Shaymin to the Pokémon page, but you would clearly not have thought of putting it on the other page had you not had Flower Paradise in mind for the movie, as well. --Unown Lord

A favor?

Template:Welcome is apparently protected. I've noticed that a lot of users spell "Poké Ball" incorrectly, so I'd appreciate it if you'd add something about that to the template. --ニョロトノ666 19:40, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

I have made the necessary changes. Thanks for pointing that out, and feel free to contact me regarding other protected pages as the case may be. --Unown Lord 13:09, 20 January 2008 (UTC)

I've got another admin job for you relating to another protected page. Could you please edit the links so as to reflect my recent moves of all game-boy titles (i.e. changing Pokémon Blue (Japanese) to Pokémon Blue Version (Japanese))? Thanks. --ニョロトノ666 01:57, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Silly me. The page I need edited is Version-exclusive Pokémon. Thanks again! --ニョロトノ666 02:00, 7 February 2008 (UTC)

Questions From A Self-Proclaimed, and Others on Other Sites Proclaimed, N00B/An Edit Read On Serebii.net to Pokémon Platinum

Dear Unown Lord, I just registered on Bulbapedia, and so far, I am happy I did. There is just one problem. I have tried to make my user page about 10 times, and it always says that,"You do not have permission to do that, for the following reason:

You do not have permission to edit pages in the User namespace."

How do I get permission? Thanks! Also, can you please edit the Platinum article to say that Volkner won't be Sunyshore Gym Leader anymore? I read it on Serebii.net.

Purpleknowitall 03:16, 19 May 2008 (UTC)Purpleknowitall

Well, right now, none of us can edit the usernamespace, due to the sad fact that most users signed up just to make a userpage. So, the admins protected the entire usernamespace...Posted by the Θρtιmαtum♏^Talk|Links07:04 19 May 2008

Regigigas

...Oh. I reverted it to having no date. That was really more of an oversight, yeah I meant to have the 20th...

The sarcastic tone was totally necessary, though. Good way to encourage respect for ranks on a wiki! If it makes you feel justified, would you like me to revert it on Thursday for the international date line?--Ｌｏｖｅはドコ？ (talk • contribs) 16:07, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Spanish Wiki

Sorry to bother at 2:26 AM(My Time PST) but there's a user(User:Anthony) who says there's a Spanish Wiki(Bulbapedia) called Raltsapedia and is wondering with it should belong to the Encyclopaediae Pokémonis‎?--CoolPikachu! 09:26, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

Hi

Hi! I only just now realized (after being here for so long...) that there's a user other than me listed in the User he-N category, and an admin, no less... So I thought I'd say hi... Are you Israeli too? --electAbuzzzz 14:51, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I am. Reading your user page, I believe that congratulations are in order for your finishing three years of service in the IDF, correct? --Unown Lord 21:24, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, thanx, I was released last week, actually... :) So far it's fun, but I guess I'll have to find a job eventually, lol... What about you? --electAbuzzzz ^(TALK) 10:30, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

I am currently studying for my university exams, working on a Mathematics degree. My enrollment to IDF was delayed by a year, and even now I still don't know where exactly my service will be.

That's all I feel comfortable sharing on this page. We can correspond via E-mail, if you would like. --Unown Lord 15:34, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Gen V

1. No new Pokémon: What are the five mystery Pokémon then? I personally find it hard to believe that they will all five be new formes. And we all know that there will be at least one new Pokémon in the Arceus movie next year, and there was one in Movie 11 that apparently got cut (Judging from the fact that 2 new Pokémon were to be revealed and only one of them was Sky forme). 2. 4-5 years is long enough for the generation: Gen Three, the largest to date, lasted about 4 years. Gen II lasted about three years, and Gen I, 2 years. While yes, the pattern would suggest that Gen IV can last us another three years, there are no known games for sure after Platinum. GSDS would soak up about a year, but then we have 2 more years of few Pokémon games. Gen III was masterfully orchestrated, and really, the side games helped to prolong it. However, in Gen IV, all of the side games (that are successful) have already been done. that's not to say we won't see more side games, but unless there is a massive game for the Wii (doubtfully, considering PBR's sales), Gen IV doesn't have enough steam to last another three years. 3. New system in 2011: Previously it was 2010, before that 08, and so on. Nintendo loves the DS, and is really procrastinating when it comes to that elusive new system. Beyond that, its hard to say how Nintendo could improve upon the DS, other than give it some more power, and stronger overall graphics, sound, mic etc. With the Gameboy line, there was a clear direction to go, but now, although the DS is most assuredly not perfect, it is easily one of the best portable systems ever. 4. Older games: Nintendo really doesn't see a need to support games beyond a couple systems ago. With the new system, GBA connectivity would likely be lost, which makes some features of Diamond and Pearl unavailable, unless they make another Generation division, which would irritate most long term fans. 5. Speculation: Gold and Silver were designed originally for the Gameboy and are still compatible with it. And really, any guesses on when Nintendo will release the next system are speculation, which is bad. There's honestly no telling when Gen V and a new system could come, although 2012 would be a good outside estimate for the system.

Believe me, I want a new system and generation already, but we have to look at the data objectively, not subjectively. Aura-Knight 15:29, 1 September 2008 (UTC)