Pokemon Fanfic: Legend of the Exile Chapter 4 – Jailbreak!

The Madman abused his machinery skill Binding the innocent Pokemon to his will Victims united by fate against his scheme Together, they end his heinous regime ——– Smooth and silent, draped in fetid dark robes, the Black Prince slipped out onto the shadowed banks of Sendoff Springs with dark wispy claws. Disease and filth came … Read more

Pokemon Fanfic: Legend of the Exile Chapter 3 – Chains of Darkness

On a day to mark the end of times forevermore The lord of darkness returns to start a new war The Exile is destined to gather the shards of earth Bringing upon us a wave of destruction and death ——– High atop the shadowed summit of Mount Coronet, looming amongst the descrated stones of the … Read more

Pokemon Fanfic: Legend of the Exile Chapter 2 – Wave of Chaos

The Exile takes up his rightful throne His other self dead and himself alone Darkness unites two worlds together And all the earth is changed forever ——– “All right guys, we’d better go and see what they were talking about,” said Rush, padding forward towards the entrance of the Cave of Origin nearby, the muscles … Read more

Pokemon Fanfic: Legend of the Exile Chapter 1 – Run and Survive

Fire and water and earth and sky Time and space and darkened eye At the ancient hero’s mythic call By light and life the shadows fall ——– The sky was shadowed with dusk in Hoenn as five Pokemon stood before the shrine of the ghostly mountain, alone on the hallowed peak of spirits stirred by … Read more

Pokemon Fanfic: Legend of the Exile Introduction

An End of Times In the swirling winds of pale-white snow, the Eevee padded up the icy slopes of Mount Coronet, his eyes filled with determination with every pawstep. With the will of the spirits he ascended the snowbound trail and scaled icy ledges, padding straight into the heart of the rising chaos. The crux … Read more

Writing Guide: Making a Well-Rounded Protagonist

So you’re trying to write a Pokemon or non-Pokemon fan fiction, but you can’t get the character just right? Fair enough: it’s hard making realistic fictitious people. But throughout this guide, I’ll walk you through virtually everything you’ll need to know about making fan fiction characters realistic and well-rounded. Step One: Assess the Situation What … Read more

Competitive Pokemon Battling: Guide to Volt-Turn

Scizor

Thanks to Celery (#72) and CrazyWearsPJs (#64) for contributing Volt-Turn is an offensively oriented strategy that emphasizes holding offensive momentum in battle by constantly spamming the opponent with the moves Volt Switch and U-turn. Both of these moves enable you to switch to a new Pokemon after attacking, thus allowing you to bring in a … Read more

The Legendary Pokemon of Black & White Version 2

Cobalion

As with every Pokemon game, there are a number of legendary Pokemon for one to catch. Black & White 2 are no different; however, the Kami trio (Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus) are not available in BW2. Cobalion – Route 13 Cobalion will jump out, and then stand in the middle of the route, welcoming you … Read more

Move Tutors in Pokemon Black & White Version 2

In Black 2 and White 2, tutor moves were brought back and some new tutors were added. However, instead of the HGSS format, they follow Platinum and use the Shards, and the tutors are scattered about Unova. Each tutor corresponds to a certain color Shard, and takes 2-12 Shards depending on the move. Locations Driftveil … Read more

Guide to using Pokemon Online

If you’ve been around Pokemon fansites long enough, you’ve likely heard of Pokemon Online. It is currently the most popular battling simulator out there due to its easy use. This guide is to help people who’ve just decided to download it (or those who haven’t adapted to 2.0). Downloading the Program Hopefully you know how … Read more

Competitive Pokemon Battling: Tiers and Metagames

Koffing

Created by group effort of the PokeDS Battling Community The main metagames descend as follows (according to Smogon): Ubers OU BL UU BL2 RU NU NFE LC Alternatively, there are also VGCs, which are divided by year (each year has a new set of rules and new Pokemon or moves, generally). Ubers Ubers serves as … Read more

Competitive Pokemon Battling: Guide to Hyper Offense

Dragonite

Offense as a playstyle is easy to learn, but somewhat more difficult to master. Since offensive teams generally do not have the defensive abilities of balanced or stall teams, they rely much more on correctly anticipating the actions of the opponent and maintaining momentum and pressure. This means that offensive teams have a significantly lower … Read more

Competitive Pokemon Battling: Guide to Teambuilding 2

Rotom

While Hyouki covers a lot of the fundamentals of teambuilding, this is an extension to that guide mainly because I don’t want to mess with his content too much and because I’m lazy, and a hypocrite for writing something this long. That said and done, let’s get started. The Team “There is no ‘I’ in … Read more

Competitive Pokemon Battling: Moving from Gen V to Gen IV

Terrakion

If you’ve played Gen IV enough, you’ve probably gotten tired of all the weather and sky-high stats in OU. However, you probably started in Gen V. That said, you don’t know how to adapt to changes between generations. If you try to play Gen IV right after Gen V, you’ll find difficulty trying to use … Read more

Competitive Pokemon Battling: A Guide to Predicting

Predictions, predictions… How can one person know every move you will make? Predicting is one of the most game-changing actions in battling. Catching your opponent’s counter right as it switches in gives you a huge advantage in a match. But how do you do it? They’re not going to make the same moves you would. … Read more