Eelamstylez77

name=EelamStyleZ |

jname=<small>Known in the games as</small> |

hometown=[[New Bark Town]] |

generation=[[Generation II]]—present |

'''EelamStyleZ''' is a retired [[Pokémon Champion]] who has religiously played the handheld [[core series]] [[Pokémon games]] for fourteen years since 2000. Debuting with [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Pokémon Silver Version]] for the [[Game Boy Color]], he has fully played at least one game in each generation.  

EelamStyleZ returned home in 2014 from his adventure following the completion of [[Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|Pokémon Omega Ruby]], putting an indefinite end to his gameplay of the Pokémon series.

EelamStyleZ's debut in the [[Pokémon world]] coincided with the ownership of his very first Game Boy. However, both the world of Pokémon or video gaming were not new to him at that time.

EelamStyleZ was well aware of the growing nature of the [[wp:Pokémon franchise|Pokémon franchise]] during the late 90s; the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]] was the fad in his elementary school at the time. After finding an abandoned pack of Pokémon trading cards in 1999 in his school, he decided to keep them and later won many more trading cards in duels with schoolmates, with the help of an older student who was proficient in the trading card game. The exact cards that were contained in the set could not be remembered, but it is believed that a [[Poliwag (TCG)|Poliwag]] card was used to succeed in duels, one after another, winning many additional cards for EelamStyleZ. The pack of Pokémon cards was later lost, but EelamStyleZ would purchase cards during later years. Thanks to his association with the cards, he was familiar with a few Pokémon characters.  

=== Generations II, I, and III ===

In 2000, EelamStyleZ was presented with a [[Game Boy Color]] along with a copy of [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Pokémon Silver Version]]. He began the game choosing {{p|Totodile}} as his [[starter Pokémon]]. After restarting the game many times (due to frustration when he did not know where to find the next [[gym leader]] after [[Falkner]] or often having his Pokémon faint from poisoning in [[Ilex Forest]]), he finally progressed in the game and through a few struggles (especially at the [[Pokémon  League]]), he completed the game (defeated [[Red (game)|Red]]) in 2001. One of his most memorable moments during the gameplay of Silver was when he hummed along with the [[Lance|Champion Lance]]/Red battle theme and the theme played in [[Saffron City]].

EelamStyleZ began to own a [[Nintendo 64]] in 2001 and purchased [[Pokémon Stadium 2]] for it, which came with a [[Transfer Pak]]. His growing addiction to the games prompted him to purchase {{v2|Crystal}}. He purchased an extra [[Transfer Pak]] later, which helped him trade Pokémon between Silver and Crystal via Pokémon Stadium 2, and after making his first step into [[Generation I]] with the purchase of {{v2|Blue}}, he was able use the two Transfer Paks and the three versions to reach his highest number of Pokémon caught yet in a single game, just over 220, recorded in his [[Pokédex]] in Crystal. He also purchased [[Pokémon Stadium (English)|Pokémon Stadium]] and enjoyed playing a friend's copy of [[Pokémon Snap]].

Two years later, EelamStyleZ was surprised to learn about the release of the successors of the Generation II games, {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}}, bringing with them the [[Generation III|third generation]]. Since he had not owned a [[Game Boy Advance]], yet had the urge to see the changes from Generation II in the new games, he downloaded the [[wp:VisualBoyAdvance|VisualBoyAdvance]] [[wp:emulator|emulation software]] on his computer, along with a [[wp:ROM image|ROM image]] of Ruby and ultimately played the entire game on his computer. He continued to use the emulator to play {{v2|LeafGreen}} and {{v2|Emerald}} as well. In 2004, he was able to purchase a [[Game Boy Advance SP]] and the following year, he purchased Emerald and played it again.

With the opening of [[Generation IV]] and release of {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, he continued to rely on emulators. He used [[wp:NO$GBA|NO$GBA]] to play Pearl. Later on, he was able to borrow a friend's [[Nintendo DS]] that came with Pearl and Ruby versions. Along with many other die-hard Pokémon fans, EelamStyleZ also widely speculated Generation II-remakes, and his dream became a reality with the official announcement of {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} in 2009. Since the Japanese release, he enjoyed listening to the games' remade themes posted by fans on YouTube and followed up on new information reported about the games on Bulbapedia. Initially insisting on playing the games via emulator, he instead purchased SoulSilver after its North American release in 2010 (marking his first Pokémon purchase since 2005) and relived his past adventures using his friend's Nintendo DS.

After enjoying rigorous gameplay of SoulSilver, EelamStyleZ sold it later that year and also returned Ruby and Pearl. Like other Pokémon fans, he eagerly awaited the North American release of the [[Generation V]] main series games, {{2v2|Black|White}}, and finally began playing the latter version. As life with university got tougher, it took about a year for him to finish the game. He later continued his adventures in {{game|Black 2}} and finished it before returning the Nintendo DS to his friend.

The decision to step into {{gen|VI}} after EelamStyleZ graduated from university and had begun his career. Despite the lack of time, he figured this generation would be his final journey in the [[Pokémon world]]. He purchased a [[Nintendo 3DS]] and immediately became impressed with the dramatic aesthetic changes in {{game|X}}, however found the game's storyline to be not as good as previous games. In the midst of the disappointment, the announcement of {{2v2|Omega Ruby|Alpha Sapphire}} brought him profound excitement, just as how he felt when he heard about the Generation II remakes a few years back. EelamStyleZ figured Omega Ruby was the right game to end his 14 year memorable adventure. The nostalgia elicited exploring through [[Hoenn]], hearing the recomposed tunes, battling with the same party he used in Ruby, and enjoying the thrilling and emotional cut scenes between the characters in the game was both moving and heartwarming. Totally impressed with playing the best Pokémon game ever made yet, EelamStyleZ signed off with two final rounds of battles with the [[Elite Four]] using {{p|Feraligatr}}, {{p|Charizard}}, {{p|Blaziken}}, {{p|Samurott}}, {{p|Empoleon}}, and {{p|Delphox}}; and {{p|Typhlosion}}, {{p|Blastoise}}, {{p|Swampert}}, {{p|Infernape}}, {{p|Emboar}}, and {{p|Greninja}}, respectively.

EelamStyleZ has kept a party six unique Pokémon in each region. Each party includes a [[Starter Pokémon|starter]] and five other non-[[legendary Pokémon]]. Each Pokémon is raised to its final evolution in a timely manner. For instance, the goal is often to raise each party Pokémon by five [[level]]s after obtaining each [[gym badge]] or after crossing a couple [[route]]s during the journey. This often depends on the average level of the Pokémon used by [[Pokémon trainer|trainers]] that are located on the route being explored; EelamStyleZ trains his party Pokémon ideally about 5-10 levels above that average level.

Each party contains Pokémon that are native to the [[region]] being explored and mostly consists of the newly introduced Pokémon of that region. A maximum of one Pokémon in some parties are native to a previously-explored region (for example, {{p|Rapidash}} in the [[Sinnoh]] crew). This is often due to type-availability, a special feature of that certain Pokémon, or the need for using certain [[HM]]s. Apart from the obviousness that starter Pokémon are also part of his party and that none of the Pokémon are legendaries, other similarities between each party is the presence of a region's local "bird" Pokémon, the presence of just one starter Pokémon, and the fact that no parties share the same Pokémon. One deviation to these general rules occurred in [[Kalos]], where EelamStyleZ was offered the chose of a [[Kanto]] starter and officially included {{p|Blastoise}} in his Kalos squad.

 

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! colspan="2" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|<small>The</small> <big>'''[[Johto]]'''</big> <small>Team</small>

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| [[File:160.png]]<br>'''{{p|Feraligatr}}'''

| [[File:164.png]]<br>'''{{p|Noctowl}}'''

| [[File:181.png]]<br>'''{{p|Ampharos}}'''

| [[File:Spr 5b 130 m s.png]]<br>'''{{p|Gyarados}}'''

| [[File:248.png]]<br>'''{{p|Tyranitar}}'''

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! colspan="2" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|<small>The</small> <big>'''[[Kanto]]'''</big> <small>Party</small>

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| [[File:006.png]]<br>'''{{p|Charizard}}'''

| [[File:018.png]]<br>'''{{p|Pidgeot}}'''

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| [[File:143.png]]<br>'''{{p|Snorlax}}'''

| [[File:131.png]]<br>'''{{p|Lapras}}'''

| [[File:034.png]]<br>'''{{p|Nidoking}}'''

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! colspan="2" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|<small>The</small> <big>'''[[Sinnoh]]'''</big> <small>Crew</small>

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| [[File:395.png]]<br>'''{{p|Empoleon}}'''

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! colspan="2" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|<small>The</small> <big>'''[[Kalos]]'''</big> <small>Squad</small>

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| [[File:655Delphox.png|96px]]<br>'''{{p|Delphox}}'''

| [[File:009.png]]<br>'''{{p|Blastoise}}'''

| [[File:663Talonflame.png|96px]]<br>'''{{p|Talonflame}}'''

| [[File:673Gogoat.png|96px]]<br>'''{{p|Gogoat}}'''

* Since he chose {{p|Totodile}} as his [[starter]] when he first played [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Silver]], EelamStyleZ has a convention of choosing a [[Water (type)|Water]] type starter whenever he plays a main series game for the first time and has done so for every new main series game he played.

* Because he played Silver first, EelamStyleZ choses to play the "second" of the paired versions in each generation rather than the "first" (for example, [[Pokémon Red and Blue|Blue]] in [[Generation I]]). This was not the case in [[Generation III]] however, because of the unavailability of a working English-language [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|Sapphire]] [[wp:ROM image|ROM]] at the time.

* EelamStyleZ has never completed a game with a [[Grass (type)|Grass]] type starter.

* Due to the lack of [[Nintendo]] events in [[Pokémon in Canada|Canada]], EelamStyleZ has never attended a Nintendo event, and as a result, never owned an [[Event Pokémon]] (not even using cheats).

** On that note, he has never used a cheating device like [[GameShark]] or [[Action Replay]], but that's not to say that he has never [[cheating|cheated]]. The only cheat he has ever performed in a Pokémon game was [[Pokémon cloning|cloning]] in [[Generation II]], which was very popular at the time.

* EelamStyleZ performs a ritual while capturing Pokémon: he presses ''Up'' and ''B'' simultaneously immediately when the Poké Ball closes. Nonetheless, he does understand that pressing those buttons has no effect on catch rates.

* In the games, he is known as Kamon, despite it being another name for [[Silver (game)|Silver]], the rival. This is due to the rival's names being listed as alternate player names in [[Pokémon Gold and Silver|Pokémon Silver Version]] and it is very important that one does not consider him a rival!

* If you read his history carefully, it does not mention EelamStyleZ watching the [[Pokémon anime]]. Actually, he's only seen a couple episodes (sadly). Furthermore, he has never read the Pokémon manga.

* EelamStyleZ does not [[nickname]] his [[party]] Pokémon. Of course he's tried it before.

* He finds [[List of cross-generational references|this article]] especially interesting.