POKÉMON SPECIAL (AKA POKÉSPE)

Is the official Pokémon Manga series, and it follows the story of the games.
Red and Green (Blue in America) are two trainers from Pallet Town, they work together to destroy Team Rocket's organization, and also they both participate in the Pokémon Kanto League. However, they also meet Blue (Green in America) a girl who stole Professor Oak's Squirtle who will help them.

These guys will travel around the world in each serie (based in games series) so they visit Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh and Unova, meeting with new characters.

GRAND THEFT POKÉMON VIRIDIAN CITY

This is just a parody I made. You can comment what would you like to see in a game similiar like this one, if it is made someday :)

THE SECRET OF HYPNO

There's some creepy stories about Hypno, the "hypnosis" Pokémon, numbered the 97th on the pokédex.

Once of the most famous episodes is on Pokémon Fire Red where you get the Second Island at Sevy Islands, you find a man looking for his little daughter. It seems she went to the forest and didn't come yet. She also used go her so she must know the path way.

In a forest plenty of Drowzee, the preevolution of Hypno, finally you find it, just when you find the girl.

This is curious, knowing that pokédex in Fired Red says: 'It carries a pendulum-like device. There once was an incident in which it took away a child it hypnotized'.

This is the image of a t-shirt line for adults. The image just is well... I think it explains it all.

Hypno's Lullaby:

Come little children, come with me
Safe and happy, you will be
Away from you’re homes, now let us run
With Hypno, you’ll have so much fun

Oh, little children, please don’t cry
Hypno wouldn’t hurt a fly
Be free, be free, be free, to play
Come down in my cave with me to stay

Oh little children, please don’t squirm
Those ropes, I know, will hold you firm
Hypno tells you this is true
But sadly, Hypno lied to you

Oh little children, you musn’t leave
Your families for you will grieve
Their minds will unravel at the seams
Allowing me to haunt their dreams

But surely, all of you must know
That it is time for you to go
Oh little children, you weren’t clever
Now you shall stay with me forever.”

KANTO'S WAR

This is an old legend that says that there was a war in Kanto. Games argument have a bit to do with this subject. You're a 10 years old kid. The world is plenty of old people and kids. Adults are a kind of mafia mans (Team Rocket) or Gym Leaders.
 There are hospitals everywhere and also gyms, there are no roads, no freeways, even vehicles. At games, you have no father, your rival too. This can be they died at war. Lt. Surge says that Electric Pokémon saved him at war and he is maybe one of the only adults at game.
So this may be true, we role play the first generation after a war. Pokémon 1st Generation was  the darkest one so this is obvious all these stuff can be true.

YOUR RIVAL'S RATICATE REALLY DIED

 This is another Pokémon Legend, anyway this one can be a true legend.
Did his Raticate really die? It is really obvious that in the first generation of Pokémon (Red/Blue/Yellow) and the 3rd Generation. (Fire Red, Leaf Green) your rival used a Rattata that evolves into Raticate in your firsts battles against him.

After the SS Anne battle, next time you find him, he is in Lavender Town's Pokémon Tower. This means that his Raticate died after the battle against you. He never blamed you about it, but you have part of it. So later, he beat the Pokémon League, and then you get him and challenge him as Champion. You beat him, even, your rival's grandfather, Professor Oak, congrats you instead of him.
 

THE SECRET OF MEW AND THE CURSED CARTRIDGES

POKÉMON LEGENDS

Let's talk about some Pokémon urban legends and I already know this post is going to be long but it worths it, the knowledge, even if these stories are true or just coincidences are quite rare. Anyway they are really scary and all we known that is true that during an episode at anime, of the first season, a lot of kids in Japan ran into epileptic attacks. So we can think these stories should have a part of true. First I going to post the most misteryous one, which is still being mysterious after 15 years.

In March 1996, almost two weeks after the release of Pokémon Red and Green 1.0, there were 104 deaths among children aged 10-15 years. All these deaths were suicides. The major part of the children jumped from attics of buildings, or hanged. However, there was shocking cases of victims who began to cut their limbs, others jumped the tracks in place, including some that forced their arms around their throat, choking and with their own hand. It can be counted with the fingers of one hand the cases of children who were saved. These behaviors showed colorful. All patients had to tie their arms and feet to avoid that they began to tear their eyes from their sockets or tear the flesh. And everyone was shouting in a strange language messages unrecognizable. 

Since all suicide cases were in children who recently acquired their editions of Pokémon, they were put a a Game Boy under their noses. Seeing it, calmed. But when lit, the children began to scream hysterically and bite their tongue when they heard the startup issue. Could not do anything.Few survivors died from swallowing too much blood.Authorities confirmed the suspicion that the cartridges of children were the root cause of such behavior. But what about the other thousands of children who bought the game? There were no further cases after those first weeks.Detective Nagaraki Sataoba, in charge of the case with his group, picked up all the cartridges of the dead and saved as evidence.  

 The first thing I did was question the franchise creator, Satoshi Tajiri.-I assure you I have not engaged in the game programming - Tajiri responded, surprised by the information that was provided to Sataoba.Yes I have a secret element, but it has nothing to do. Follow me.The detectives knew Oota Takenori, a lead programmer. He assured them that it was impossible that a game could be causing so many deaths, and probably it was a case of hysteria. What I heard was a rumor that spoke of a case of children who fell ill when listening to music from Lavender, but that was just a rumor.The detectives decided to try the games. Continued the game that the children stopped.Starting 15 minutes approximately, 1 Pokémon in their inventory in all cases.It was impossible that they had heard the music from Lavender. had not even arrived at Silver Town.There was music, neither the title nor the start menu. It must be something to happen at the start of game.Researching the organization of Game Freak, discovered that one of the game programmers committed suicide shortly before the game to market. Chiro Miura, 25.Apparently a man was locked and dark, which provided some final details to the game. 

Investigating the case, found some pages that Chiro Tacker wrote these sentences:"FIND THE ORIGIN". "GO BACK NOW." "COME AND FOLLOW ME."It had to be related to the game, but did not make sense.There were two tracks. A co-programmer named Nishino. They went to question him, had closed 1 whole month at home. He did not answer any questions. He just said:-Leave me alone! I am not the origin of all this ...He took a pistol from his desk and shot himself in the temple.They went to look at the other. Sousuke Tamada. Chiro apparently sent a letter out the sentences that he wrote before his death, and spoke of a revolutionary element was introduced into the game.The conversation began fluid:'Good morning. It allows us to ask some questions?-Certainly.'You're a game programmer?-Indeed. I gave way to ideas of Satoshi Tajiri. That's it.'So you're good.-Say yes.-Were working on computers, right?Sousuke was silent a moment. -You're right ... - Said hesitantly.-You had a partner named ...-Chiro Miura. 

The atmosphere became tense.I knew of his behavior, then.'I do not know well, we are only about 4 times to exchange data. But I can say it was a closed and eccentric uncle, had to drag some childhood trauma.He was always looking for opportunities to get any gratitude. I ...-What? Do you think? ...Sousuke took a while.-I think it was a very weak man. He had big ideas, but ... you know, hehe.-What are those laughs?It was not anyone special. You can not change the world only with an idea. You must be someone to receive recognition. And I think it was consicente.Detectives were silent, not knowing how to direct the conversation. Soon, responded:Chiro-What part of the game played?-Nothing ... I say, nothing special. A few initial details almost irrelevant.Sousuke looked like it would say more, but he was silent. Hiding something.-What else, Mr. Tamada? Do you know about the deaths of children, right? And Chiro was involved in garlic, right?He wrote part of speech of Professor Oak! That's it!-More things! Not the street! You worked with him! Sure is responsible for the deaths.'You can not prove it!-WHAT THE HELL DID CHIRO TO THE GAME?!-DID WHAT WE SAID HIM TO DO.Silence.-How?-Want to know what this is? Look. Chiro was a brilliant mind, but it was a useless programming, and it was a fucking clown. Would do anything to turn heads. If you were in the project was for his brilliant idea. And it was sad, of course. He said "Do this!" and he did! Neither is what I thought! How could I not take advantage of a wimp as Chiro? The ideas are mine. He won the game. With its philosophy and my influence, we would get to reveal a secret that the world needs to discover!Sousuke went to the window. The detectives drew their weapons.-Stay away from the window! Let us not hear? Stay away! Burn Notice!-When starting the game, you walk north of Pallet Town, and when you touch the grass, Oak comes to tell you that is very dangerous, no? Well, we changed. Imagine that you venture alone ...-Do you mean?-We were going to put this change to all the cartridges, but a custom error only allowed to change to a first print run of games. Exactly 151. Only 104 have died, that's what surprises me. Maybe they walked and they have not found yet ...-Remove from the window! Do not make us shoot!-Shoot me? Ha! You are even more idiots who Chiro! Realized that they rolled, and could start a chain of chaos, because the world does not seem ready for this revolution, and see, has skyrocketed! Want to know what made Chiro in the game? Iniciad new game. Rediscover this for you. Try luck and may you discover the secret ...In a moment of weakness, Sousuke reacted and disarmed one of the detectives. He took his gun. Detectives were stunned by what she told Sousuke.A shot rang out. And another. And another. Up to 15 shots. It seemed incredible, but detectives did not move, encountering death. What Sousuke Sataoba not know is that he was still alive, and wore a hidden microphone on his shirt. Everything was recorded.After the shooting could be heard:
 
'A final shot rang out. The reinforcements entered the apartment and witnessed a situation Dantesca 4 men dead and one in serious condition.Sataoba recovered, and decided to close the case, did not remember the secret.'Year 2001. March 15. Sataoba 5 months had already retired, the work could with him. Just that day was celebrated with great media attention the 5th Anniversary of Pokémon and commercial success that resulted. Sataoba again remember the famous 104 deaths for which no one seemed to remember.He remembered their dead comrades. Nishino, who killed himself before him. Chiro and his posthumous messages. Even Tamada, the brain of such brutality, committed suicide.'It's time to resolve this case myself - was said.He was retired, but still had access to police files. He removed the letters that a woman gave the authority to hear the case. It would be the mother of Chiro? Or Sousuke? Although it did not matter.He closed the file. Beside him was another reading "Test # 2104A".  

He opened it. It was one of the cartridges of Pokémon Red Chuck cursed. There were 150 more, and dispersed. And one of them stood before him. His heart was going to thousand. He pulled one of the Game Boy that were used in experiments with children 5 years ago.He turned on the Game Boy. The sequence of Pokémon Red was ringing. He put on his helmet. I was shaking.He started a new game. She got name and began his adventure. He talked to his mother, and went to the northern route.For their helmets heard a whisper: At every step he took, was closer to the grass. And thus was closer to that Professor Oak at stop. Or not. Perhaps it would meet Chiro put in the game.He took a step. Oak did not come. Sataoba was paralyzed.The screen faded to black. You could not believe my eyes."A wild Mew has appeared!"Sataoba was exactly the same situation that 104 children experienced. The wild Mew spoke:"I AM THE ORIGIN OF ALL EXISTING. ALL THAT YOU SEE YOU AROUND YOUR WORLD IS A PRODUCT OF MY CREATION."Sataoba began writing down what he said. Until he could no more. He picked up his old pistol and shot himself through the mouth, straight to the brain. Upon hearing, the authorities recovered the cartridge and the Game Boy. In his book appeared again the famous phrases, the same as Chiro wrote.
 
Sataoba's body, along with the 104 cartridges that retained, were incinerated. It was decided not to close, but to remove the case. They could not tolerate any more deaths.The following year, the Pokémon events held throughout the world link cable Mew distributed to all players who so desire. Tajiri is Swedish and has never claimed that there was no relationship between Mew and suicide.

His secret came to light:'My plan was to include special Pokémon Mew as achievable only by Pokémon events. In the script of the game, Mew should appear at the beginning of all, as a wish of good luck (I was not aware of the terrible change that Chiro and Sousuke gave the idea), before Oak came to find you (just as in the first episode of the anime where Ash sees Ho-Oh.) At the end we left it be. It's a shame, but there is no cartridge where you can witness this.Satoshi is wrong.Only been cremated 104 of 151 cartridges. The police seized.This means that still haunt 47 UNITS IN THE WORLD THAT ISSUE.If you someday You give an original cartridge Japanese Pokémon Red or Green, and you can cross your fingers. Pray that not one of the remaining 47, which can be anywhere. Probably not podais with the terrible secret hidden Mew and the only solution to this torment is going to a better life.

  I tried to find the rest of Mew's monologue but I couldn't find it. I think this episode could be related into an international or even japanese conspiration. Anyway there ain't more proves about it. Maybe Mew explains a real truth that a lot governments keep in secret. Conspiration theroies are expanded but not one can affirm they are true. 

What do you think, it is the real secret of Mew? 

I would love to think it is that Pokémon even Humans are really created by some one, a kind of God, so Pokémon would be a kind of aliens that would come soon (Maybe the famous 2012) Let's think we talk about the first generation and the first edition of Pokémon. Maybe there is some of truth on this story.

HOW TO START TRAINING POKÉMON

Before to start knowing what amazing cities we will find in the world-known region of Kanto, we have to learn the basics of Pokémon training.

WHAT IS A POKEMON?

A lot of noob trainers will think in this question. A Pokémon is a strange creature, used as pets or to battle alike a sport. There are 17 different types of Pokémon, each one with advantatge and disadvantage against others. Now a days there are more than 600 different Pokémon species but originally there was only 151. 


 
FEATURES

Each Pokémon have the same features but in different level. The highest they are the better.

*Attack: It's used for physical attacks.
* Defense: Defense againts physical attacks.
* Special Attack: It's used for special attacks.
* Special Defense: It's is used againts special attacks.
* Speed: Pokémon with higher speed will attack first.


* HABILITY: This is a special feature, each Pokémon has one different, they can help increasing defense or changing the status, belong other types. 


MOVES AND TYPES

Each Pokémon can learn a set of moves (also called attacks or defense movements). Each attack belongs to one of the different Pokémon types and have one category (specially in the new versions) that can be Support, Special Attack or Physical Attack.

For example, the famous move "Tackle" is a move of Normal type and it is a physical attack.
Each attack, also have a different power and some of them can change the status of the rival Pokémon.

A Pokémon can belong to two different types: like Charizard that is Fire-Flying type.

This is a chart about the different advantages and disadvantages that each type has:

   
SUPPORT,  SPECIAL AND PHYSICAL ATTACKS


Special Attacks uses the "Special Attack" feature while physical attacks do same with "attack". There is another kind, called Support moves. This increase the features of the pokémon, lows the rival ones or change their status.


Some special attacks: Ice Beam , Fire Blast, Flamethrower, Thunderbolt
Some physical attacks: Tackle, Giga-Impact, Mega Punch

Some support attacks: Sing, Stun Spore, Sleep Powder, Harden.


STATUS CHANGES

A Pokémon starts with a "normal" status, this means there is no problem. But it can change, this can make the battle going in the other direction. Often, this attacks belong to the special category but others, even Pokémon habilities, can make it change. Let's see what changes we can find:

* Sleeping: A Pokémon can be sleeping after using a "sleep" move. The most common are Hypnosis of Gengar or Sing of Jigglypuff. While sleeping, your Pokémon won't attack till it gets up again. But there are moves that can attack while sleeping, like Snore.
* Burnt: A Pokémon can be burnt specially after a Fire type attack. Pokémon will low it attack and lose health till it faint. The famous moves that can make this state are: Flamethrower, ember or Fire Blast among others, specially Fire type Pokémon learn them during trainning.
* Paralized: Electrick type attacks and others, can paralize the rival Pokémon. In this state, Pokémon will have the half of their total speed, and sometimes they even won't attack. Famous move that can make this status: Thunderbolt, Thunder, Thundershock, Thunder Wave.
* Frozen: Ice attacks can freeze a Pokémon. Then they won't attack after some time. Frozen status can get out if the Pokémon is hit by a Fire type attack. Famous moves causing this status are: Ice Beam and Blizzard.
* Poisoned:  During this state, your Pokémon will lose health till it get faint. This can be awful specially for beginners. There are some poison Attacks that increse the damage if the battle goes long. Some of these moves are: Poison Sting or Pollution.

* Confused: This is a special status, because a Pokémon can't have more of one status change, like above, so a Pokémon already paralyzed cannot be burnt. But a Pokémon can be confused and paralyzed or whatever from above. 

All this status can be cured using special items or going to the Pokémon Center.

EVOLUTION IS THE SOLUTION IF YOU WANNA BE THE CHAMPION

 Pokémon can evolve. Using some special items, trading, because they are happy, they trained at night or day, or they level up, they can evolve to stronghest creatures. A Pokémon evolved is pretty stronger than their preevolution specie. But they learn move slowly. Anyway a Pokémon evolved later, after knowing their main moves, can be also weaker than other that evolved when it was ready for. When a Pokémon evolves, this is for ever, they can change the type or even get a new one. Also, there are some species of Pokémon that can evolve in different species like Eevee or Slowpoke.

After reading this you already know what to do when you get your Pokémon. The objective: Catch them all! and also win the Pokémon League.

POKÉBALL

 A Pokéball is an item where Pokémon "live" inside. Are comfortable to transport them along the world and to call and retire them from battle. Only trainners uses pokéballs to keep their Pokémon.  So you have to use a pokéball to catch a wild Pokémon.
 Like Pokémon, there are different types of pokéball, each one has a different catching ratio, so it is easy to catch pokémon and of higher level with a better pokéball. Anyway, there are also special pokéball that works better if you already have the same pokémon, if the level is lower, or if the rival to catch belongs to a specific type or you are inside a cave. But the most common  is the "normal" pokéball.

MY FIRST POKÉMON

Your first Pokémon will be different up to the version or region you are playing. In Kanto, the first Pokémon can be Squirtle, Charmander or Bulbasur. Maybe this is the hardest decision of your live. It was mine. If you are not a noob trainner, you will remmember what of them you should choose. The strategy is different, starting in this point, so if you got Squirtle, forget to get another Water type Pokémon to battle, same if you do with Charmander and Fire type or Bulbasaur with Poison and Grass, unless you want to specialize in some type of them.

They three are great Pokémon for beginners and specially pretty loved by experts ones. These Pokémon will help you to win the badges to beat the Pokémon League and to catch another ones.


* Charmander: A Fire-type Pokémon. Charmander can learn a lot of fire-type attacks and it is pretty powerful at beginning, and even later, specially after evolving into faboulous Charizard. Specially for trainners that prefer total power.

* Bulbasaur: This is a Grass-Poison Pokémon. Bulbasaur can learn powerful grass attacks and some that make change the status. Specially recommended for trainners that prefers a good strategy or a balanced team.

* Squirtle: This turtle Pokémon has a great defense. Squirtle can learn a set of ice and water type attacks.
This Pokémon is specially recommended for trainers that prefers a good defense.

POKÉMON FOR NOOBS

Some of the first wild Pokémon you will find, specially in the Kanto region are really easy to beat, to catch and to train.
* Pidgey: Pidgey is a Normal-Flying pokémon type. It is really useful againts plant and bug type. Pidgey evolves soon into the famous Pidgeotto and their most known attacks are Gust and Sand-Attack. Quick attack is also used by these species. Pidgey is really strong at beginning specially because a lot of beginners uses bug type Pokémon.

* Rattata: It is a Normal type Pokémon, fast and strong, evolves quickly into Raticate and it Hyper-Fang attack is pretty hard for their rivals. 

* Caterpie: This is a weak Pokémon at beginning, but it can grow fast if also battles against Pokémon of lower level. It evolves quickly into Metapod and then to Butterfly. And Butterfly is really awesome for beginners, their attacks like Stun Spore, Sleep Powder, Poison Powder, Gust and Confusion can be pretty helpful for beginners.

* Magicarp: This is maybe the stupidest Pokémon for a trainner, it is hard to level up, you have to change it from the battle becuase it is really weak. But let's think in the future: Magicarp evolves soon into the famous Gyarados a Water-Flying type with Dragon powers.

* Weedle: Like Caterpie, this bug Pokémon is weak but at less, this is a poison type and can beat easily caterpie and other bugs Pokémon.Weedle evolves soon into Kakuna and then into Beedrill. Bedrill in wildness, can be hard to beat for beginners (except if you chose Charmander or you have Flying type).

* Spearow: Spearow, like Pidegey is a Normal-Flying Pokémon. It evolves soon into Fearow, and this is a Pokémon with better characteristics than Pidgeotto, anyway Pidgeot is better.

* Pikachu: It is the most famous electric Pokémon. Pikachu is easy to level up and its attack and speed are quite high. Specially powerful againts flying and water type.

THE ANIME AND KANTO REGION

Although it is not named, Kanto is the region of the original videogames and of course, the first region to be seen at anime series. The original anime series were based in the games story, although there are places that never had been seen on the games. Gym leaders also looked different.

The main plot of the games was to "catch them all!" but you also had to beat the gym leaders, get the eight badges and then challenge the Elite Four, and defeat Team Rocket plans.

ANIME SERIES

The anime series has a different argument. Ash Ketchum, a 10 years old boy from Pallet Town, gets a Pikachu as his first Pokémon. He wanna be a Pokémon Master, and to get his objective he had to start a long trip around Kanto region beating the gym leaders. The Team Rocket, as they do on the games, is a criminal organization. But only two of them, Jessie and James and their speaking Meowth, appears in the first episodes. Later, it is shown that Team Rocket is a more complex organization with a lot of members.

Ash meets during his trip new friends, and he gets some journey partners, like Misty or Brock, who help him to get their aims and teaching him to train better. 

 KANTO REGION

The name region comes from the original Kanto name, a real region in Japan. This is a modern area, and as well in the games, Kanto is the most modern region, specially in comparision with the traditional Johto region. In the anime series, Kanto is really large, the main characters cross this region and it took like a year for them. At games, Kanto is simplified with 2 main towns: Pallet Town and Lavender Town. 7 cities, Viridian City, Pewter City, Celurean City, Vermillion City, Saffron City, Celadon City and Fuchsia City, there is also a big island, Cinnabar Island and an archipelago, Seafoms Island. The Indigo Plateau is the place where Pokémon League is celebrated and where in games, you have to defeat the Elite Four. Besides it, Kanto is pleny of natural caves and places where there are wild Pokémon.

LANDMARKS OF KANTO

As a real country, Kanto also have it own landmarks. 

In the beginning, in Pallet Town we can see the Pokémon Laboratory of Professor Oak. Here you get your first Pokémon. 

Then we can continue till Viridian City, where there is a school for beginners. 

In Pewter City we can  find the Pokémon Museum. In Celurean City we can see a Bike Shop and outside we find Bill's home. 

Later in Vermillion, we find the Pokémon Fan Club and the seaport, where the luxurious liner S.S. Anne is waiting. 

In Lavender Town is located the Pokémon Tower, a cemetery, outside there is the Power Plant. 

In Celadon City there is a Casino owned by Team Rocket, a great Mall, and an hotel. Outside, there's the Cycling Road.

In Saffron City there is the Silph Corporation and also a Dojo, which was the original Pokémon gym.   

In Fuchsia City there is the Safari Zone.
Cinnabar Island has a volcano (although it is not seen at games). There is also the Pokémon Laboratory and the Pokémon Mansion.

Due to the anime series' success, Pikachu became Pokémon's pet and pokéball the main item. The influence of Pokémon is pretty high, it has been parodied lots of times in different media.

Old players and fans will always prefer the original series and games though the games have improved in graphics, there is no one like the first. 

 

POKÉMON BLUE & RED

Pokémon was called originally Pocket Monsters.
It was created in 1996 by Satoji Tajiri as a videogame made by Game Freak for the old Game Boy of Nintendo. The game was compatible with the Game Link Cable, and was made in two original versions, Red & Green. It was released in Japan in 1996.

In the beginning, it was not a success but in 1997 it was sold about a million of copies. Then Nintendo decided send this to occident. Pokémon Red and Blue versions arrived to the United States of America and this fact was the beginning of a continous expansion.

Satoji Tajiri created a RPG game, where the monsters could evolve and become better, simple and easy, and you needed the Game Link Cable to complete the game. This item actually sensitized, videogames became a social game. 

 People started playing Pokémon and they need to get new friends. I can remember when I was 10, asking people I didn't know if they could send me some special Pokémon or help me to evolve Kadabra. And this not everything. You could challenge a friend, to know who of you both was the best. This multiplayer part ended creating Pokémon Tournaments worldwide.

Pokémon changed my life as I am sure that it also changed the life of a lot of people around the world. This was the first game I played for Game Boy. And made me to watch the anime series. And of course, the hardest decision ever made: Charmander, Squirtle or Bulbasaur?