The Creature Quorum

So far, the Pokemon Tourism Committee has taken you on a few tours. Unova, Alola, Kanto. But one thing all those locations have in common? We've been there before. Which will be true for most of the tours, I expect- but not this one. No, this time we're headed to the frosty Borrius region of the Pokemon world: the setting of Pokemon Unbound, a romhack we've never played before. Please join us for a journey into the unknown, and let's hope they have a Burger King in case we need a taste of home.

On this episode, we're heading from the tiny town of Frozen Heights down Route 1 to quiet Bellin Town. From there we'll take Icicle Cave to Route 2, then arrive in the bright and sunny Dresco Town, which is where we'll stop for now.

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The original Victory Road, the original Elite Four, the original Champion. We roll into Kanto's finale across four different games: Let's Go Pikachu, Let's Go Eevee, LeafGreen, and PureGreen. The teams are widely varied. The challenges are surprisingly different. But the end result is the same- victory over the Pokemon League. This is the end of our Kanto Tourism Committee. We'll see you for the next tour before too long, I'm sure.

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Six has finally caught up on all three versions of the game they're playing, and so while the trip from Cinnabar Island back to Viridian City is relatively short and uneventful, there's plenty to talk about as we discuss the Power Plant, the Sevii Islands from LeafGreen, and PureRGB's numerous extra dungeons and side quests! Yo Giovanni, you ever seen an ICE DRAGONAIR before?

We have all our badges. Victory Road, the Elite Four, and the Champion await... plus any other clean-up we decide to do. That's next episode!

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Surf boards, boulder-pushing, and burglars?! Aw yeah, it's time for badge number 7, baby. Enjoy the groovin' beats of one of the best songs in the game as we head to the tiny town on the sea, and learn about a tragic scientist with a heartwarming origin, a terrible secret, and a disarming fondness for really easy trivia.

We get our last badge next episode: it's back to Vermilion City to see Giovanni.

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Well, we did it one way, now we do it the other. A bit of a shorter episode as we check out the other side of our branching paths- Six goes to Saffron City, Allen goes to Fuchsia City, and they both leave ready to move on with their lives. It's good to close the loop, though.

Next episode, we're headed to the sea: the Seafoam Islands, Cinnabar Island, the Pokemon Mansion, and finally the Cinnabar Island Gym!

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Ok. Get the Silph Scope. No problem. Head back to Lavender Town, fight your way through Pokemon Tower. Rescue Mr. Fuji. And then what? Two different answers from our two different hosts lead to a split pod, because Kanto isn't always straightforward. But wherever you go... prepare for a jarring jump in difficulty.

On this episode, I went to Fuchsia City while Allen went to Saffron City, so for next time, we're swapping!

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Nick was always nagging us about it. "Obviously, you're just going to do another round of the Quorum, and another, cutting until there's only one pokemon left." No. That's not the point. It's about pruning, not a battle royale.

Hmm.

But, y'know... what if?

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It's time for a long, looooong stretch of game! Looping all around Kanto as try to make our way to Celadon City! And once we get there? Game Corner! Team Rocket Headquarters! Erika's Gym! A weirdly creepy old man (who is weirdly NOT creepy in one version of the game)! How can we survive all of this? Thank god Magellan is here to help us along.

Check out Magellan's blog, Not That Magellan, and listen to Chatz: A Television Podcast with them and Allen anywhere you catch pods!

Bit of a shorter segment for our next episode, because we'll be playing through Saffron City... which is right next door! There will be some side stuff to talk about, though.

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Tunnels and ships, here we come! Bit of a short segment of game this time, but that's ok because we have tons of news to talk about for Pokémon's 30th Anniversary! It's... kind of underwhelming stuff, but at least there's a lot of it!

For next time, we're doing a really roundabout run- Diglett Cave, Route 11, back to Cerulean City, to Route 9, to Rock Tunnel, and Celadon City. And a few little Routes in the middle of that too. It's a long chunk!

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With our first badge behind us, we now face the challenge of our first dungeon. And boy, across three iterations of the game, this dungeon is a wildly different experience! Once we exit Mt. Moon, it's Nugget Bridge, Bill's House, and closing it out with a challenge to the Cerulean City Gym, and the iconic/gender goals Misty. As cool as she is, she's possibly the easiest gym leader in the game. Oh well, cool isn't always about skill.

Next episode, we're swinging south to the S.S. Anne and Vermillion City!

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