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==Sunday January 15, 2012: == | ==Sunday January 15, 2012: Koga== | ||
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===Character of the day: Koga=== | |||
* '''Koga''' (Japanese: '''キョウ''' ''Kyō'') is the [[Gym Leader]] of the [[Fuchsia Gym]]. His gym specializes in {{type|Poison}} Pokémon and he awards the player with the {{badge|Soul}} upon defeat. Koga awaits challengers in the center of a maze made of invisible walls in Fuchsia Gym. He eventually joined the [[Elite Four]] of [[Johto]], leaving the Gym at the hands of his daughter [[Janine]], who trained under him. | |||
* Known as "The Poisonous Ninja Master," Koga likes the despair and horror that Poison-type Pokémon can inflict on others. Still, Koga has studied medicine and makes his own potions to heal his Pokémon. | |||
* Koga patrols the grounds of the [[Kanto Safari Zone]] every so often to ensure the safety of those playing the Safari Game. | |||
* Koga also serves as a teacher for both the ways of ninjutsu and Pokémon. | |||
* Koga made his only appearance in the anime in ''[[EP032|The Ninja Poké-Showdown]]'', wherein {{Ash}}'s initial battle with Koga and his newly-evolved {{p|Venomoth}} was interrupted by [[Team Rocket]]. After help from [[Misty's Psyduck]], the battle continued, with Koga and his {{TP|Koga|Golbat}} losing to Ash and his {{TP|Ash|Charmander|Charizard}}. | |||
* In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Koga was one of the three heads of Team Rocket. He has customized [[Poké Balls]] that can be thrown like shuriken. Both his {{p|Arbok}} and {{p|Golbat}} have unusual capabilities. | |||
* Koga has his own [[Koga (TCG)|theme deck]] and [[Koga (Gym Challenge 19)|card]] in the {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} expansion of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. Out of the original [[Generation I]] Gym Leaders, Koga has the fewest Trainer cards in the Gym Leader sets of the TCG. | |||
* Koga is the second Trainer whose in-game [[:a:File:KogaHGSS.gif|animated sprite]] has an irregular entrance, coming from the right side of the screen. The first one was {{EF|Aaron}} in {{v2|Platinum}}, coming from the top of the screen. | |||
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==Monday January 16, 2012: == | ==Monday January 16, 2012: Advance Adventure== | ||
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===Musical Monday: Advance Adventure=== | |||
* '''Advance Adventure''' (Japanese: '''アドバンス・アドベンチャー''') is a song by <span lang=ja>[[GARDEN]]</span>. It was both arranged and composed by Hirokazu Tanaka. | |||
* ''Advance Adventure'' served as the first opening of ''[[Advanced Generation series|Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation]]'' and was subsequently replaced by ''[[Challenger!!]]''. | |||
* [[Advance Adventure (CD)|The single]] for the song was released January 29, 2003. | |||
* Being the first opening of ''Advanced Generation'', it has been used often as background music in both the said series and the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}. | |||
* ''Advance Adventure'' is the only Japanese theme song that is sung by mainly by a male. | |||
* Scenes from the opening sequence were used in ''[[I Wanna Be a Hero]]''. | |||
* ''Advance Adventure'' is one of the songs featured in the Japanese version of {{dk|Donkey Konga}}. | |||
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==Tuesday January 17, 2012: == | ==Tuesday January 17, 2012: Where in the World!? (Nimbasa Gym)== | ||
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===Where in the World!?=== | |||
* I'll give you both a challenge and amusement. | |||
* The colorful lights will attract your attention. | |||
* You'll find something that can shock you, but at the same time, you may get bored seeing the same things again and again. | |||
* Be careful not to go through anything. | |||
* Before the end of your trip, you may get woozy from the blood going to your head. | |||
* In the end, you'll be able to take some sort of a u-turn. | |||
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| align="center" | Care to help?<br/>[[Nimbasa Gym|Give up?]] | |||
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==Wednesday January 18, 2012: == | ==Wednesday January 18, 2012: Latios and Latias== | ||
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===Dynamic duo: Latias and Latios=== | |||
* Latias (Japanese: '''ラティアス''') and Latios (Japanese: '''ラティオス''') are both {{2t|Dragon|Psychic}}-type [[legendary Pokémon]] introduced in [[Generation III]] as [[Version-exclusive Pokémon|version-exclusive]] [[roaming Pokémon]]. | |||
* Latias is female and has higher defensive stats, while Latios is male and has higher offensive stats. Their [[signature move]]s are {{m|Mist Ball}} and {{m|Luster Purge}}, respectively. They are the first legendary Pokémon to have specified [[gender]]s. | |||
* In the games, Latias and Latios can hold the [[Soul Dew]] to raise their Special Attack and Special Defense stats by 50%. Rather than banning the duo, this item has been banned from official tournaments since Generation III. | |||
* Latias and Latios made their anime debut as the starts of ''[[M05|Pokémon Heroes]]'', wherein they were shown to be siblings who lived in [[Alto Mare]]. The duo were guardians of the Soul Dew, which was itself contained the soul of a deceased Latios. | |||
* In ''[[Pokémon Adventures]]'', Latias and Latios are befriended by {{adv|Emerald}}, and they take him to the {{OBP|Battle Frontier|Generation III}}. In the end, they return to the [[Southern Island]]. | |||
* A card of [[Latias and Latios (J Promo 2)|both Latias and Latios]] was released when ''Pokémon Heroes'' premiered in Japanese theaters. The card also featured stars of the previous movies: {{p|Mewtwo}}, {{p|Lugia}}, {{p|Entei}}, and {{p|Celebi}}. | |||
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==Thursday January 19, 2012: == | ==Thursday January 19, 2012: Flash Fire== | ||
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===Know your ability: Flash Fire=== | |||
* '''Flash Fire''' makes the Pokémon immune to {{type2|Fire}} damage. Fire-type moves instead increase subsequent damage dealt by the user's own Fire-type moves. | |||
* The {{status|burn}} status condition does not activate Flash Fire. However the majority of moves that cause the burn status ailment are Fire-type. | |||
* Until [[Generation V]], Flash Fire ceases to have an effect while the user is {{status|frozen}}. | |||
* All Pokémon with Flash Fire are Fire-type. | |||
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==Friday January 20, 2012: == | ==Friday January 20, 2012: Wilma== | ||
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===Character of the day: Wilma=== | |||
* '''Grandma Wilma''' (Japanese: '''タツばあさん''' ''Grandma Tatsu'') is a [[move tutor]] in {{5v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, who can be found either on the northern, foggy stretch of {{rt|210|Sinnoh}} or in [[Blackthorn City]]. | |||
* Prior to moving to [[Sinnoh]], Wilma lived in a famous city of {{tc|Dragon Tamer}}s. This allowed her to teach {{m|Draco Meteor}} to {{type2|Dragon}} Pokémon with maxed-out happiness. | |||
* In the anime, she appeared in ''[[DP156|A Meteoric Rise to Excellence!]]''. She was teaching an {{p|Altaria}}, a Pokémon left under her, Draco Meteor when {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} encountered her. Wilma befriended a wild {{p|Gible}} that showed up frequently, trying to learn Draco Meteor itself. Even though Gible can be savage, Wilma is able to tame this wild Pokémon with massages. This {{AP|Gible}} later joined Ash, leaving Wilma and the Altaria. Grandma Wilma then showed the group the way to [[Daybreak Town]]. | |||
*Wilma is not present in any manga or the TCG. | |||
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==Saturday January 21, 2012: == | ==Saturday January 21, 2012: Palkia (anime)== | ||
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===Who's that Pokémon: Palkia=== | |||
* '''Palkia''' (Japanese: '''パルキア''' ''Palkia'') is a major character who first appeared in ''[[M10|The Rise of Darkrai]]''. | |||
* Palkia engaged in a massive battle with {{an|Dialga}} in [[Alternate dimension|another dimension]], where it got injured by Dialga's {{m|Roar of Time}}. It fled to [[Pokémon world|the dimension]] of {{Ash}} and {{ashfr|the rest}}. Palkia's presence caused the other dimension to be disintegrated into the Ash's dimension little by little. | |||
* Palkia was followed by Dialga, and the two started to fight in [[Alamos Town]]. Only magnifying the volume of the song "[[Oración]]" was able to soothe both Pokémon and cause them to stop fighting. After the insisting of Ash and {{an|Dawn}}, Palkia returned things to the way they were. | |||
* Palkia was only mentioned in a flashback of its battle with Dialga in [[Alamos Town]] in ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]''. | |||
* In ''[[M12|Arceus and the Jewel of Life]]'', it was revealed that Palkia and Dialga's fight was caused by their dimensions intersecting due to {{an|Arceus}}'s awakening. To prevent the two from fighting again, [[Sheena]] used her powers to touch a Pokémon's heart to reach Palkia and explain, ending the feud with Dialga once and for all. | |||
* Palkia helped protect Ash and friends from Arceus's attacks, but it was seriously injured alongside Dialga and {{an|Giratina}}. When Ash and the others successfully changed the timeline, Arceus healed Palkia and the other two, and Palkia returned to its own dimension to live peacefully once more. | |||
* Palkia was shown to know {{m|Spacial Rend}}, {{m|Aura Sphere}}, {{m|Hyper Beam}}, and {{m|Protect}}, which it all used first in ''The Rise of Darkrai''. | |||
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==Sunday January 22, 2012: == | ==Sunday January 22, 2012: == | ||