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The New Normal - 4-6 - INTERLUDE - Pokenet Reactions
🕑 Added 2023-06-26 14:15:02 +0000 UTCThe New Normal – 4-6 – INTERLUDE – POKENET REACTIONS
[GYM LEADER GIOVANNI OF VIRIDIAN CITY ANNOUNCES UPCOMING CHARITY SHOW MATCH AGAINST ELITE JOHN! ALL DONATIONS WILL GO TO THOSE INJURED AT OLIVINE AND THE REBUILDING OF THE PORT!] by The Indigo Post
Just moments ago, Gym Leader Giovanni made the exciting and very much welcome announcement that he will be hosting a charity match to raise donations for those who have been injured by the dastardly attack by Team Rocket at Olivine City, and to help fund the necessary repairs of the historical trading port. The event will be hosted next week at Viridian City, and you can buy tickets right now!
Gym Leader Giovanni has also promised his own contribution to this cause and has promised to give away free tickets to the event to a few lucky guests. In the press conference hosted by Giovanni, he had this to say:
“…I could not sit back after I had seen the devastation and the heartbreak that had occurred in our great city of Olivine. The ports of Olivine are the lifeline between Kanto and Johto, and it is the duty of every good Kantonian to help repair and improve the future of our region. Thus, I quickly reached out to Elite John, who easily agreed to help out with this charity event. We both sincerely hope that those interested will donate their money towards a good cause.”
This is just another item in a long list of charitable actions that Gym Leader Giovanni has sponsored or proposed over the past few weeks. Already, his Viridian Public Works Venture has seen significant numbers of people join up. When questioned by our interviewers, many of these volunteers expressed their happiness and thankfulness to Gym Leader Giovanni for providing them with a stable income and productive work where they are also able to help out their communities.
This writer finds it inspiring and remarkable that a Gym Leader and businessman like Giovanni is so willing and eager to sponsor charitable programs like this, and hopes that other leaders of Indigo will take note and emulate his heroic actions.
Comments
FutureAce
Already bought the ticket as soon as I heard the announcement and thank Arceus that I did because these live tickets are running out quick! Honestly not sure how we’re all going to fit inside the Viridian Gym, but I missed out on watching John’s match against Drake live in Hoenn, and I’m definitely not going to miss this one!
ANormalFan
Hi all! In light of the recent explosion in popularity regarding Elite John, I’ve decided to set up an unofficial fanclub for him. You can find it here. Please check it out if you’re interested, we’ll be discussing and following events regarding Elite John, and we might even have giveaways and stuff to matches like this one!
Of course, I bought my own ticket!
KantoRepresent
Also bought a ticket. Remember that if the tickets are sold out, you can still donate to the cause. People have been harmed by the foul terrorists of Team Rocket, and we should do our bit to ensure that they are well-compensated for their injuries!
DragonPower
…but are the trainer’s Dragon-type Pokémon going to receive compensation? I’m still donating on the off-chance that my money could be used to help a poor Dragon-type recover more quickly from their injuries and become a majestic beast once again.
FearTheRat
Also bought a ticket! Excited to see a match against one of the more powerful Gym Leaders against a member of the Elite Four. Anyone have any predictions about how they’d match up?
My money’s still on Elite John, the guy beat Drake!
SlugmaBalls
Definitely going to place my vote on Elite John here. Don’t know much about Giovanni besides his reputation as a good Gym Leader, but yeah, John beat Drake. Not going to top that in my mind.
And, do people remember John crushing all those mooks in Olivine? No way he’s losing.
FightClub
We literally have a Fighting Gym here in Indigo and we chose to match the Normal guy against the Ground type Gym Leader? Whoever hosted this event clearly wasn’t thinking.
RockGetGrunt
How are people receiving the compensation? Can anyone receive the compensation if they were injured in the event? Some of my friends were injured but they don’t know how to receive it.
FlyingHigh
If your friends were there and injured during the attack, their names should have been registered by the Indigo Police so that they could interview you and check on up you. Your friends should be on that list.
RockGetGrunt
@FlyingHigh …that’s disappointing. I don’t think my friends want to be on any kind of list, so thanks anyways.
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[AN EXCITING SHOW MATCH BETWEEN GYM LEADER GIOVANNI AND ELITE JOHN! ELITE JOHN WINS 3:2!] By BattleCast
[Edited highlight video of the fight, speeches edited out] [Picture of Giovanni and John shaking hands at the end]
Although we here at BattleCast don’t usually focus on the political aspects of our fights, we feel like we should make an exception for this match and announce that the donations to charity from the show match have exceeded Giovanni’s initial goals for the event. Thank you to all those who donated, we here at BattleCast are certain that it’ll make a difference.
But, returning to the battle itself, we got a very unusual match from Elite John! While it looks like Giovanni went with his expected team of a Rhydon, Nidoqueen, and Nidoking, Elite John seems to have chosen a much more uncommon trio of Clefable, Blissey, and Wyrdeer.
And when we got to the battle itself, things got even weirder from our Elite Four member. We saw a Belly Drum punching Clefable, who somehow hit hard enough to knock out Giovanni’s Rhydon! Then, even more crazily, we saw a flying Blissey by making use of Gravity to lift herself up into the air! This writer has certainly never seen something like that before, and even though Blissey did eventually lose to Giovanni’s Nidoqueen in a nail-biting display of willpower, I think that memory of a flying Blissey will forever etch itself into the minds of many.
Ultimately, Elite John proved himself to be the victor by showing off his famed Wyrdeer, battering aside Giovanni’s Nidoking with practiced ease. Perhaps this was why he chose to hold back on his more powerful Pokémon to make the match fairer between the two of them. This writer certainly isn’t going to complain; the match was plenty interesting enough!
We here at BattleCast will be releasing a more detailed analysis of their fight soon, so please stay tuned for that, dear readers!
Comments
SlugmaBalls
I was hoping to see some more cool and badass moments from John’s team, but all we got was his Clefable and Blissey. I thought they were pretty weak stuff at first, but then Clefable Giga-Impacted Rhydon into the wall and I thought that was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.
Flying Blissey was cool too, though she lost. Then Wyrdeer came up and destroyed Nidoking. Was still one of the COOLER matches between Gym Leader and Elite Four.
ANormalFan
WOOOOOOOO John won! As expected, but he won with STYLE!
FutureAce
@SlugmaBalls It was WAYYYYY cooler if you were actually there at the event. Everyone was so hyped and stuff; it was great! And then John and Giovanni gave these really inspirational speeches and it really fired everyone up. They are such cool people!
Yeah, it was no John v Drake, but ARCEUS was it still COOOOOOOL!!!! Never thought I would see a Clefable actually dominate a match before!
FightClub
I don’t know what John was thinking trying to get his weak Clefable to imitate what its Fighting type betters are able to do so easily. If he wanted to get a Pokémon that could throw hands, why not choose an actually good Pokémon??
And what’s worse, can’t believe Giovanni actually lost to that weak thing. Really shaking my head at the weakness of our current Gym Leaders. I TOLD YOU ALL we should have gotten Gym Leader Chuck to fight.
TangelaThoughts
I was VERY surprised to see Clefable beating down on Rhydon. I have absolutely no idea how she managed to do that after tanking what should have been one very powerful Dragon Rush and a supereffective Hammer Arm.
If you look at the video, it really looks like Clefable just shrugs off both attacks! Did it form a Protect shield like the commentator said?! Very confused.
EDIT: Got too absorbed into the battle, but huge props to both of them for stepping up and continuing their charitable efforts. These two are becoming real heroes nowadays!
FearTheRat
@TangelaThoughts It was probably just from very good training from John. He was good enough to train his Normal types, Pokémon that are seen as traditionally average, to beat Drake’s combination of powerful Water types and Dragons. I don’t think seeing his Clefable being able to shrug off two attacks like that is a big surprise.
GeneralistGeneral
Yeah, I agree with @FearTheRat, definitely just some good training on John’s part. Probably some kind of defensive move that we just didn’t see.
ILoveGoldenRod
Thanks to everyone who donated! Hope that the League can rebuild Olivine Port to be even bigger and better than it used to be! Big thanks to Gym Leader Giovanni for hosting everything! What a great Gym Leader!
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[ELITE JOHN MAKES HUGE NEW DISCOVERY ABOUT POKEMON FORMS? NEW WAY OF CREATING NEW POKEMON?!] By The Indigo Post
A new scientific paper has just been released by our beloved Elite John! In it, he described how he had worked with Agatha’s apprentice, Karen, to carefully create a new, previously undiscovered form for a Zigzagoon that is Dark/Normal type! This has been verified by a team of scientists who have checked up on the now named ‘D-Zigzagoon’, and they confirm that it is a truly genuine new form of Pokémon with no defects or abnormal mutations.
Previously, we had all thought that the common consensus was that Pokémon could have different forms and evolutions based on their gender, but we have never seen a completely different form like the way Elite John has presented.
Elite John has repeatedly claimed, both in his article and in interviews, that he doubts that he has created a completely new form of Pokémon, but rather he has just rediscovered a form that has been either lost to time or from the war. He also insists that recognition should rightfully be shared with his research partner, Karen, who he says was instrumental in making the discovery. Gym Leader Norman from Hoenn’s Petalburg City was also credited for providing the egg used in the experiment.
More importantly, John has also frequently warned any aspiring scientists to please be careful when trying to replicate his methods. He cautioned those without the right scientific knowledge to not attempt the experiment and reminded everyone who wanted to experiment on their own to remember to have safety measures in place to not accidentally harm the Pokémon egg.
However, this writer is more than excited to see what kinds of new Pokémon forms are going to be discovered through the use of Elite John’s methods, which has now been colloquially coined as the “Parent, Intent, Type (PIT) Technique”. With John’s method being verified by scientists from all over Indigo, this writer hopes that we can see a boom of new Pokémon discoveries in the near future!
Comments
ResearchMagnet
I have read through John’s published article, and I can say that despite how crude and haphazard John’s process was, he seemed to have lucked out with this admittedly fascinating discovery. This will open up new horizons for the discovery of new Pokémon! I cannot even begin to imagine what kind of discoveries would make now that actual professionals will be doing the researching.
Leave the intellectual work to us and stick to battling.
VeryBalanced (Verified POG)
I would like to take this time to thank Elite John for crediting me with providing the egg, though I saw it as an unnecessary display of thanks. However, I would also like to repeat the same warning that I told Elite John when he first informed me of his plans to infuse the egg with Dark energy.
Please be careful – make sure the egg is safe after each infusion and take things slowly, do not get overly excited and infuse too much energy in one instance. It may end poorly for you and the Pokémon within the egg. Please stay cautious, thank you.
DragonLady (Verified POG)
The Blackthorn Clan are looking to hire some scientists to work and explore the PIT Technique on various Dragon eggs. Rest assured that all safety protocols will be scrutinizingly followed to ensure no harm comes to these valuable eggs.
If you would like to apply, please click here. We would like to also extend our thanks to Elite John for discovering this technique and wish him the best on any future experiments he may embark on.
ANormalFan
WHAT A THING TO READ IN THE MORNING!! How did John find the time to do this between all of the political stuff and events he’s been participating in?!? He’s built different for sure.
FightClub
So, the guy has finally discovered something useful after all. Why aren’t the scientists immediately infusing every egg they find with Fighting type energy? Imagine something like a Fighting type Donphan or something! Would probably be the most used Pokémon ever!
NotTooMuchWater
As my username implies, I really hope we don’t discover even MORE Water types. I don’t hate Water types, but we already have enough, don’t we?
FearTheRat
I’m just really excited to see how this is going to affect the battling scene. Will there be a huge boom of discoveries forcing everyone to adapt to new Pokémon quickly? Very interested to see how this goes.
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[INDIGO LEAGUE WARNS: DO NOT ATTEMPT THE PIT TECHNIQUE UNLESS YOU ARE A QUALIFIED EXPERT OPERATING UNDER STRINGEST SAFETY PROCEDURES!] by The Indigo Post
The Indigo League has just issued a warning and a ban against any and all trainer and scientists who attempt to make use of the PIT Technique without the necessary safety procedures in place. The Indigo League have also announced that the technique must only be performed in certain pre-approved research facilities that have been verified by them. Anyone caught doing so illegally will be subjected to a heavy fine and possible imprisonment time.
This new policy was created after there has been widespread tragedy regarding amateur and ultimately reckless attempts at the PIT Technique without following safety protocols. Reports indicated that an estimated three hundred Pokémon eggs have been irreversibly damaged or destroyed by individuals who have improperly attempted the experiment.
The Indigo League spokesperson had this to say when asked about why they were implementing such a policy:
“It is the unfortunate reality that, with every new discovery, many will believe themselves the next one to find the next big thing. With John’s discovery of the new D-Zigzagoon, and sharing how he had done so, this had unsurprisingly caused many to try their hand in hopes of discovering a new form of Pokémon in their own right. However, most of these attempts were not done by professionals, but by overeager trainers who hope to get famous off of a lucky break, and inadvertently damage or even destroy their eggs when they don’t get lucky. This policy is to target those reckless trainers, in hopes of ensuring that more eggs don’t get damaged in the future.”
When they were asked if Elite John was to blame, the spokesperson had this to say. “While Champion Pryce has not commented on this issue, I can say that the committee have mostly been supportive of Elite John and do not blame him for this turn of events. They refer to the fact that John has given numerous warnings, and yet the people still did not heed them. Thus, the committee hopes that this new policy will serve to discourage future trainers from experimenting like this on their own.”
We at the Indigo Post share our hopes that future trainers will not carelessly experiment on their Pokémon eggs and sincerely hopes that our readers will absorb this message and spread it on our behalf. If you would like to see which facilities have been verified and approved by the League to undergo these experiments, click here.
Comments
ResearchMagnet
I hope none of you fools were dumb enough to experiment on your Pokémon eggs. Who am I kidding? Of course, you were. And you probably broke your egg while doing so too. Idiots. This is why I said to leave it to the professionals. You can’t all get lucky like John did.
Gardevoir34
OMA I’m so glad that my friend got me to stop before I could accidentally harm my Meowth egg. I was trying to infuse it with Dark energy because I’ve always said that cats were evil and wanted to do it as a joke. But I never knew they could harm the egg like that!!! OMA!!!
ResearchMagnet
@Gardevoir34 You’re very lucky that your friend isn’t nearly as foolish as you were. Experimenting on a Meowth egg and infusing it with Dark energy just because you thought they were evil is beyond idiotic.
AttractIsNotConsent
WHY ARE PEOPLE NOT POINTING FINGERS AT JOHN FOR CAUSING ALL THIS?! Pokémon have died just because he wanted to publish his ‘theories’ to make himself more famous!! I don’t know why you’re all so willing to forgive him for causing so many deaths! He’s a murderer!
ResearchMagnet
@AttractIsNotConsent I can feel my IQ dropping to the level of a Slowpoke the more that you type, so I will only deign to respond to you just the once. It is the DUTY of every reasonable citizen to share their scientific knowledge to the wider world for the greater good. To hide it is to withhold progress from society, and that is a far greater crime than all of these deaths combined.
TangelaThoughts
Ok, I’m not about to support what @ResearchMagnet just said, because honestly that’s an inhumane perspective, but I also am not about to cast blame onto Elite John just for publishing his article as he did.
He gave ample warnings; many just chose to ignore them. The way I see it, it may actually be the responsibility of the League for not implementing this proposal sooner to prevent such tragedies from happening in the first place.
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[THE NEW LEAGUE CIRCUIT IS STARTING! HAS EVERYONE PACKED THEIR BAGS AND RECEIVED THEIR POKEMON!?] by The Indigo Post
It is that time of the year again to celebrate the restarting of the League Circuit! Trainers above the age of 11 may register as trainers at their nearest Pokécenter to enter into this year’s circuit.
Please remember that certain Gym Leaders only accept challengers that have a certain number of badges or above. Please double check that you meet those requirements before issuing a challenge to those Gyms as to not waste time. For any returning trainers from previous circuits, those requirements and Gyms have not changed for the upcoming circuit.
As always, the recommended traditional routes regarding the Gyms of Kanto and Johto are as follows:
[Graphic to show the order of Gyms that the Gyms should be challenged in for Kanto and Johto respectively, which is the same as the games]
A reminder for anyone who has yet to receive a Pokémon, but who would like to enter into the circuit, to apply to your nearest Pokémon laboratory or Gym to receive a starter Pokémon! Your starter Pokémon selections may vary based on which Gym you choose to visit, so decide wisely!
As always, please treat your fellow trainers with dignity and respect, and to report any signs of improper and/or abusive behaviour from any trainer towards their Pokémon. Thank you! And we wish to see you the best among you at the Indigo Conference!
Comments
TheRealBoss (Verified POG)
As the final Gym of the Kanto Circuit, I would like to remind any prospective challengers on behalf of myself and Gym Leader Clair that receiving your final 8th badge is both an achievement, and a responsibility. Receiving your 8th badge means that you are technically qualified to join the upper ranks of the Indigo League, and thus you will be held to a much higher standard than others.
Please ensure that you are content with these heavier responsibilities before you make the challenge.
DragonLady (Verified POG)
Following on from Gym Leader Giovanni’s statement, the 8th badge challenge is always the most stringent and toughest to collect out of all of the badges. Therefore, please do not feel discouraged if it takes multiple tries before you can earn your 8thbadge.
It is MEANT to be tough. It is MEANT to challenge you. It is MEANT to prove to the Indigo League and the wider world that you have what it takes to win the Indigo Conference and make it into the upper echelons of the Indigo League.
So, prove to us that you can take those defeats and power through. We will be waiting.
FutureAce
I always get so excited every time a new circuit rolls around! I’ve spent the entire off-circuit training up my Pokémon, and I’m definitely going to get my 8th badge this time around, just you wait!
GroundedForLife
WE LOVE YOU GIOVANNI! <3 <3 YOU’RE THE GREATEST GYM LEADER IN KANTO! CAN’T WAIT TO FIGHT AGAINST YOU FOR MY 8TH BADGE!
TangelaThoughts
With all of the changes happening in the leadership of the Indigo League, I hope that it won’t have a direct impact on the circuit. However, so long as the Gym Leaders aren’t affected, there should be no problems.
The start of the circuit is going to be wild with Lance vs Pryce battling for the title of Champion.
FearTheRat
OH man, I can’t wait for the Indigo Conference from this year’s circuit. With all those changes up top in the League, we’re bound to see some interesting people entering the conference for a chance to make it into the Elite Four or even as Champion. That’s going to be SICK!
SlugmaBalls
Mannnnn I wish we had some cool action like that in Hoenn, but I guess we don’t have all that political infighting that you guys have. Wallace is pretty cool, and I would like him to stay.
ILoveGoldenRod
Wishing everyone luck! Hope to see you at the Indigo Conference! Hope a Johtonian wins this time!
KantoRepresent
Wishing everyone luck! Hope to see you at the Indigo Conference! Hope a Kantonian wins again!
EDIT: Lost to a Johtonian because Kanto has poorer connection speed, just another example of how Kantonians are structurally disadvantaged because of our poor infrastructure.
ILoveGoldenRod
@KantoRepresent Cope and seethe.
AreYouSlowBro
…Wait the circuit is starting already?! Where did all the time go?
A.N. Just to remind everyone that we won’t be seeing any Fakemons. The ‘PIT Technique’ only works if there is a canon alternate form and a) that pokemon’s parent is the right type, b) you are infusing the right type of energy, c) if the alternate form has different emotions/personality to the original, that emotion needs to be infused too.
And yes, the circuit is starting! Meaning that Whitney is finally going to go on her journey with her way-too-powerful Miltank. Whoops!
Comments
Thomas Hendrix
anyone else wanna see "fightclub" Challenge john and his "weak" normals and get utterly washed?
