I don’t really know anything about video games, but you want more video game-related hoddles, so here ya go. (Also yes I know very well the film whose picture is featured as today’s main image. Yes I know. Please let’s not talk about it. Please please please. We know. We know. You’re crying looking at […]
I don’t really know anything about video games, but you want more video game-related hoddles, so here ya go.
(Also yes I know very well the film whose picture is featured as today’s main image. Yes I know. Please let’s not talk about it. Please please please. We know. We know. You’re crying looking at it. I’m crying looking at it. Let’s just move on and get straight to the hoddle. Don’t know what I’m talking about? Look up Pokemon: The First Movie and watch it during a rainy night. And when you cry your heart out, don’t say fitzie didn’t warn ya!).
The last time I did a video game hoddle I talked about Super Smash Bros because that’s when video games peaked.
Today, I’m going to talk about pokemon. It’s gonna be a short one. Essentially, I’m just going to list my favourite starters from each version of the game. But please use this space to talk about your favourite games.
- Red/Blue: Bulbasaur. Ivysaur is such a boss.
- Yellow: Pikachu. That’s not fair, though.
- Gold/Silver/Crystal: Cyndaquil. This was a really tough one because I think all three starter pokemon are S-Tier. I first chose the Cyndaquil because it was so freaking cute, and its final evolution Typhlosion was awesome. When this game got a makeover several years later I went with Totodile, which also very cute. And Feraligator is awesome.
- Ruby/Sapphire: Mudkip. I thought this guy was pretty cute, but it eventually evolves into Swampert, one of my all-time favourite pokemon and an absolute TANK!.
- Diamond/Pearl: Chimchar. I don’t like these ones, but Chimchar is a cool monkey. And it evolves enough to look like a pokemon I wanna take to the Elite 4. It’s no Girafarig though.
- Black and White: Oshawott. This is a pretty cool otter, but why didn’t their two evolutions look more like otters? I’ll never get over it. And it reaffirms my belief that starters went downhill after Ruby/Sapphire.
- X/Y: Froakie. A pokemon whose final evolution, Greninja, is befitting of the Smash Bros series.
- Sun/Moon: Rowlet. This was the final pokemon game I played, but I liked this one’s final evolution. An even cooler owl.
- Sword and Shield: Grookey. These all look pretty bad, but at least this one’s final evolution has got some meat on its bones. It also looks less like a grass type and more like a normal type.
- Scarlet/Violet: Quaxly. This one looks hilarious. But all three final evolutions look awful. They can’t all be from the Silver/Gold/Crystal era.
NB: Can someone please explain to me what Pokemon: Z-A is?
Fitzie’s track of the day: Larking, by Flur
And now for your links:
Matt Law: “Fabio Paratici keeps Tottenham role after accepting suspended prison sentence”
The Athletic ($$): “Fabio Paratici, Andrea Agnelli get suspended sentences after entering plea bargain in Prisma case”
BBC: “Are Aberdeen at ‘rock bottom’ or can it get worse?”
The Guardian: “Slot hits out at ‘stupid’ Ekitiké after red card for celebrating Liverpool winner”
Category: General Sports
