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Keldeo reared up on his hind legs, his expression serious and his Secret Sword raised and glowing brightly.
Keldeo the Critic
Editorial 10- Is It Right To Hand Out Legendary Pokemon?
Title Card tinyurl: gw6rn3a
Deep in Mystery Jungle, on the Grass Continent, Mew was relaxing in a hot spring with his eyes closed. Suddenly, there came the sound of the Naruto theme-song GO! Mew groaned and said, "Oh come on, now?"
Mew opened his eyes, floated out of the hot spring, and wrapped a blue towel around himself as he flew over to where he had put his phone. He answered it, held it up to his ear, and said, "Hello? . . . . Huh? . . . . What!? . . . . Are you kidding me? Where did you even get this number? . . . From Gamestop!? Well I. . . ugh! I'm gonna sue their pants off!" Mew hung up and dropped the phone to the ground. Then he looked down at the towel he was wearing and said, "Speaking of pants, why am even wearing this? I don't normally wear clothes!"
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away. . . and in another dimension. . .
Keldeo sighed as he looked down at his smartphone. He set it down and said, "In case you haven't heard, Nintendo is going to be giving out 11 Legendary Pokemon throughout 2016 via special codes you can get from Gamestop or through Nintendo Network downloads. This is all to celebrate Pokemon's 20th anniversary. Now, special Pokemon events are nothing new, but with a series of 11 Pokemon being handed out like this in a row, it begs the question. . ."
Keldeo tapped his chin with his left forehoof and said, "Is it right for Nintendo to be handing out so many Legendary Pokemon?"
Keldeo put his hoof back down and said, "Well, let's start slow. How did people get Legendary Pokemon in the early days of Pokemon? By searching the game for them of course, or by trading. Let's take a more modern example: in Pokemon X and Y, the Legendary Bird you're able to catch depends on the starter you pick, so if you want all three, you have to trade."
"But then came Special Event Pokemon. These Pokemon can't be caught in the game, and can only be acquired through an outside event."
Keldeo smiled sheepishly, "I should know. I'm actually one of them!"
"Me too!" Victini said as he flew in and floated besides Keldeo.
Keldeo nodded, "Right. . . and come to think of it, many of the Pokemon scheduled to be given out are Event Only Pokemon. Me, Victini, Meloetta, Genesect, Celebi, Jirachi, Arceus, Shaymin, Darkrai, Mew- HEY, THEY'RE ALL EVENT POKEMON!" Keldeo exclaimed in shock.
Victini blinked, and then chuckled, "Ooooh man! You goofed up, Keldeo!"
Looking very embarrassed and flustered, Keldeo looked around nervously and said, "Um. . . so yeah. . . I guess in celebration of 20 years of Pokemon, Nintendo is giving everyone another chance to get those impossible-to-get Legendary Pokemon without having to go through with a painful trade."
Keldeo then became thoughtful and said, "However. . . I'm sure a lot of people like trading the old original Legendaries they got from past events. And the whole trading process is one of the cornerstones of the Pokemon franchise. . ."
Keldeo then dropped his thoughtful expression and smiled, "Aw, who am I kidding! Not everyone is so lucky enough to be able to have gotten to an event, and not everyone is able to get someone to trade them their Arceus for a Moltress! Plus, this is clearly a direct thank you to all the Pokemon fans out there! Pokemon lasted 20 years for one reason: people bought the games and the merchandise, and watched the Anime too, of course. Nintendo got the money they needed to keep it going, which also showed them that it was popular enough to keep going if people kept throwing money at it. Yeah, I know it sounds kinda cold to say it like, and I'm sure Nintendo does care about putting out quality games and entertainment that makes people smile, but come on, they are a corporation, after all. They're a nice corporation, but still a corporation. So it's nice to see that they're rewarding all their Pokemon fans for their support by allowing people who missed past events or already traded away their Event Pokemon to experience to joy of not only battling with these Legendaries, but interacting with them through Pokemon-Amie!"
Keldeo nodded and said with a smile, "So, Happy 20th Anniversary Pokemon, and may you have INFINITE more! Cause why the hay not?!"
Keldeo grinned and said, "I'm Keldeo the Critic and I-"
Keldeo was suddenly warped away in a flash of light.
Victini stared at where Keldeo once was, then he snickered and said, "Okay, I've always wanted to do this. I'm Victini the Critic, and I'm better than Keldeo! Ha-ha-ha!"
Keldeo gasped as he reappeared in an open grassy filed with the Sun shining down on him. There was even a distant rainbow in the sky. Keldeo also noticed that he was in his Resolute Form.
"Finally. . ." a voice said.
Keldeo turned fast and his jaw dropped when he saw Matthais Unidostres approach him, flanked by the other three Swords of Justice.
"You're finally on my team, Keldeo," Matthais said with a smile, "The Swords of Justice are complete."
Keldeo finally managed to close his mouth, then he said, "But, how?"
"I traded my Moltress, it seemed like a fair deal," Matthais replied.
"You what!? Oh no! Didn't you know about the 20th Anniversary Events?" Keldeo exclaimed in shock and dismay.
Looking confused, Matthais replied, "You mean the Mew event? I already got him with the code-."
"Mew's the tip of the iceberg!" Keldeo exclaimed, "Nintendo's giving out 11 Legendaries throughout 2016 to celebrate their 20th anniversary! Victini, Arceus, Meloetta, ME!"
Matthais was taken completely by surprise, but then nodded and shrugged calmly and said, "Oh well. No big deal."
Keldeo's jaw dropped again, "But-but-but your Moltress!"
Matthais shrugged again and said, "I never really used Philomeena, and I never really liked the Legendary Birds that much, if I'm honest. Don't really like the Lake Trio either. Anyway, at least now someone else can enjoy her. Whoever it was clearly didn't like you all that much."
As Keldeo stared at Matthais in shock, the trainer approached him and began to gently run his hand through Keldeo's hair. Keldeo closed his eyes and smiled blissfully. "Ooooh, that feels good. . ." he thought to himself.
"Besides, it's better this way," Matthais said with a smile, "For one thing, you're in your Resolute Form. Nintendo's probably giving you out in your Normal Form."
Matthais stopped his petting and Keldeo opened his eyes and looked up at the trainer, returning the smile.
"And for another thing," Matthais went on, "You're so important to me, that it wouldn't feel right to have you handed to me like an object. I'd give up a whole lot for you, Keldeo. Honest."
Matthais then took out Fancy Mocha Pokepuff and held it out the Keldeo, whose eyes lit up the moment he saw it, and he quickly leaned forwards and tore into it, pure bliss and enjoyment evident throughout his entire body as he ate the treat.
Virizion gave a soft chuckle and Terrakion looked on with a big smile.
"Hmm. . ." Cobalion said.
"Don't pretend you don't have spots you like being scratched and a taste for a certain flavor of confection," Terrakion teased.
Cobalion ignored Terrakion and turned to Matthais. "So," Cobalion said in a level tone, "What now?"
Matthais turned to Cobalion and said, "We wait for Victini and Meloetta to arrive so that our team can be complete." Matthais then turned back to Keldeo, who was prancing about with joy from the taste of the wonderful Pokepuff.
"And, Keldeo," Matthais called out.
Keldeo calmed down and walked over to Matthais. "Yeah?" he asked.
Matthais became very serious, and he said gravely, "We need to talk. . . about the Legendary Beasts."
KELDEO THE CRITIC- SEASON 4 FINALE
SUPER MYSTERY DUNGEON REVIEW
CO-STARRING THE LEGENDARY BEASTS!
FEBRUARY 29TH
The End
Credits
Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged
Special Thanks
Bulbapedia
ProtoMario for his video that informed me about this
