Update 01: BeginningsIt wouldn’t be a Pokemon game without Game Freak and their weird symbol!
An expansive plain far from civilizationMy pokemon and I have been on the run for daysBehind us, behemoths tear up the landscapeWhile leviathans lurk in the abyssStormclouds gatherI see something on the horizonDeath approachesIs this heaven?No, it’s hell.So, opening screen ahoy!
Even with text speed at fast, it still goes pretty slow.
A man appears in the voidWait, am I being reincarnated?Zzz..Zzz..A boy!Yes.Wait, what?Huh?Where am I?
An exit!
Why couldn’t I ride up front instead of in the back, huh!?
In other words, it’s a backwoods village in the exact middle of nowhere
Well, thanks.
Let me see… No, not at all.
In other words, I live in the attic
You mean I didn’t have a clock before?
Here, we see a good example of the Perfectly Average Room.
Well, minus the blatant self advertising
It wouldn’t be the same without the PC Potion!
Note:In Emerald, the only thing that the time of day affects is the happiness evolution of EeveeEverything was already “put away neatly” before I arrived!
Indeed
What, did you blow up the stove already?
I feel like I’ve heard that name somewhere…
Time to set out on what will be a life-changing journey, across the wilds of the worlds, battling evil and helping humanity!
Or just to the (only) neighbor in the town. Yeah, that works too.
I didn’t say anything!
Score!
Upstairs doing
stuffHey, free stuff to
steal obtain through questionable means!
OHSHI-
Nothing happened here miss, please move along.
My charisma makes me instantly recognizable!
You mean enslaving them to follow your every command? Because that’s my dream too!
My fame spreads!
Yes, yes it is.
Nooo…opportunity missed!
The third building in this town of … three buildings.
Wow, what a nice laboratory![/sarcasm]
I know what fieldwork is already, jeez!
Little girl, would you kindly stop interrupting my odyssey within the great unknown?
Ominous indeed
For god’s sake, it’s a Zigzagoon. Not Zigzagdoom. It’s a freaking raccoon, just kick it away or something!
But anyway, free stuff!
Decisions, decisions. Which one do I take?
Prof. Birch: AHHHH! THIS THING JUST BIT ME!
Ah yes, can’t go wrong with the power of Mudkipz
The Zigzagoon turns its attention to a worthy threat!
But it dies from the awesomeness that is Tackle!
Thanks, but I don’t give out signed photos yet. Maybe later?
Prof Birch:"...while observing the hunting behavior of wild Zigzagoon!"
Hmmm….
Note to self: Prof. Birch knows too much. He must be eliminated.
Sensing opportunity, Big Stu grabbed Mudkip and ran for it!
Big Stu escapes into the wilds of Route 101!
And suddenly, the fabric of reality itself split and tore!
Oh wait, it was just a Wurmple
Boy: “They might also latch onto your face and eat it off!”
Big Stu: …
Thankfully, Big Stu reaches Oldale Town with getting his face bitten off
I don’t think the Pokemon Center can identify a stolen Pokemon, can they?
Inside, a boy expounds his view on universal Pokecare
OH GOD IT’S THE POLICE!
I’d say this is classified under “aggressive advertising”
It appears that the poor people of this town are completely and utterly insane
Big Stu attempts to hightail it out of town…
…but is accosted by a nerd who has never used a camera in his life.
He continues on his illicit adventure!
I missed the "Esteban grew to level 6!" screenshotLittle known fact: Mudkips thrive on the spirit of adventure
Errr, hi? Nice to meet you again!
Well, I suppose you could call it an involuntary gift, yes.
And suddenly Pokeball-shaped meteors came flaming down from the heavens
Oh man, a Treecko. Guess we should have gone for that Torchic, eh?
Esteban doesn’t give a shit about such things as “disadvantageous type matchups”
Better than you at least
When May isn’t looking, Esteban pickpockets her for 300 bucks of profit!
Maybe because I stole his pokemon?
I prefer “enslave”
Oh god how did I end up here?
I smell a retcon!
Well, okay. I’m not one to say no to free stuff!
The important thing is, can this thing play Minesweeper?
Man, people sure are generous!
In Generation II, this was known as the “BALLS Pocket”. Hilarity ensuedNot again!
Well, I guess you could put it that way…
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Why do shoes need to have instructions?
Well that was abrupt
Esteban grows ever more powerful from beating up others!
Now we know why shoes need instruction manuals, so that people like him know how to use them
Oh hey, a new route. Who knows what adventures await?
Gosh, what a helpful sign!
Zigzagoon sighted!
Zigzagoon weakened!
Capture device engaged!
Capture successful!
Information gathering device activated!
Information gained!
Name given!
Big Stu is on his way to becoming a
Pokemon master!