AVoCADo GamesCast

Episode #12: The Pokémon Extravaganza

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Featuring:

Merve
Lord Stoneheart
Operetta
Wolfman Jew

Editor:

TheKappa

Timestamps:

0:15 – Introductions
3:05 – Yay! Commercialism!
7:35 – What Got Us into Pokémon
20:05 – Pokémon that Merve Hasn’t Heard of
22:30 – Pokémon Sun and Moon
54:30 – Pokémon Sun and Moon… With Spoilers!
1:20:35 – Where Does Pokémon Go Next?

Download Link: https://archive.org/details/avocadogamescast_ep12

Linkdump after the jump. This one contains a few pieces by our very own Wolfman Jew!

Introductions (0:15)

  • Butterfree and Beedrill. (Source: Bulbapedia)
  • Bunnelby, Buneary, and Lopunny. (Source: Bulbapedia)
  • The Rabbit video chat app.
  • Jigglypuff. (Source: Bulbapedia)
  • Emboar. (Source: Bulbapedia)
  • Cubone and Marowak. (Source: Bulbapedia)

    • Yay! Commercialism! (3:05)

    • Gears of War 4 launch trailer. (Source: Xbox on YouTube)
    • Announcement trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask on 3DS (Source: Nintendo on YouTube)
    • Steam store page for Dishonored 2.

      • What Got Us into Pokémon (7:35)

      • Wikipedia entry on the cancelled-before-its-time 1990s drama EZ Streets.
      • The Shrek fighting game Operetta mentioned is called Shrek: Hassle at the Castle. Good Lord. (Source: Wikipedia)
      • The infrared port on Nintendo handhelds has been used in a variety of ways in the
        • Pokémon franchise, not just for trading mystery gifts. (Source: Bulbapedia)

        Pokémon that Merve Hasn’t Heard of (20:05)

        • Klefki is a fucking ring of keys. Come on, Pokémon. (Source: Bulbapedia)
        • Carbink is a rock fairy, I think? (Source: Bulbapedia)
        • Meganium, the final form of Chikorita. (Source: Bulbapedia)
        • The theme for Magnum Force, by Lalo Schifrin. (Source: lethalpanther2’s channel on YouTube)
        • Pidove and Staraptor. (Source: Bulbapedia)
        • Zapdos, one of the Legendary birds of Kanto. (Source: Bulbapedia)
        • Fletchling. (Source: Bulbapedia)

          • Pokémon Sun and Moon (22:30)

          • Alolan Exeggutor. Look at his neck! (Source: Pokémon Sun and Moon official website)
          • Clarification: Cubone doesn’t have an Alolan form. However, Marowak does. (Sources: GameFAQs and Pokémon Sun and Moon official website)
          • Mimikyu, the weird Pikachu imitator. (Source: Bulbapedia)
          • Marill, the water-type Pikaclone. (Source: Bulbapedia)
          • Mimikyu is actually terrifying in the anime. (Source: Kotaku)
          • The oddly disturbing Mimikyu song. (Source: Tobias on YouTube)
          • Samson Oak, Professor Samuel Oak’s cousin. (Source: Bulbapedia)
          • Professor Kukui, the main professor in Sun and Moon. (Source: Bulbapedia)
          • Golisopod. (Source: Bulbapedia)
          • The Rotom Pokédex, which is inhabited by the Pokémon Rotom. (Source: Bulbapedia)
          • Climate data for Hilo, Hawaii. (Source: Wikipedia)
          • Wishiwashi, the crappiest Pokémon, at least until level 20. (Source: Bulbapedia)

            • Pokémon Sun and Moon… With Spoilers! (54:30)

            • Guzma, the leader of Team Skull. (Source: Bulbapedia)
            • The religious cult that Merve referenced was the Peoples Temple. (Source: Wikipedia)
            • Ultra Beasts. (Source: Bulbapedia)
            • Digimon Tamers is the third season of the Digimon anime, widely regarded for its Lovecraftian themes and imagery. (Source: Wikipedia)
            • Lusamine, the head of the Aether Foundation. (Source: Bulbapedia)
            • Plot summary of The Fly. (Source: Wikipedia)
            • Drampa. (Source: Bulbapedia)
            • Cosmog, the adorable little nebula. (Source: Bulbapedia)
            • Looker, the International Police officer. (Source: Bulbapedia)
            • Gumshoos, the Trumpian Pokémon. (Source: Bulbapedia)
            • As far as I can tell, Alolan Ninetales still has nine tails. (Source: Bulbapedia)

              • Where Does Pokémon Go Next? (1:20:35)

              • Pokémon Stars is rumoured to be coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2017. (Source: IGN)
              • A change.org petition to get Danny DeVito to voice Pikachu in the English
                • version of Great Detective Pikachu. (Signing it is probably a waste of time.)
              • A Mimikyu plushie will be coming in March 2017 (Source: Siliconera)
              • There is no Subreddit for Greninja in general, but there is a Subreddit for people who use Greninja in Super Smash Bros.
              • The main Goomy Subreddit is kinda culty.

                • Additional Links

                For further reading, check out these articles by Wolfman Jew for Source Gaming:

                • Holism: Pokémon and Choice
                • The Forgotten, the Maligned: Pokémon Colosseum
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