John's Team
Tyrant - Slaking
Vordt - Ursaluna
Smough - Snorlax
Klee - Blissey
Port - Mantine
Zephyr - Pidgeot
Klaus - Wyrdeer
Luna - Clefable
Pixel - Porygon
The New Normal – 2-19 – INTERLUDE: Pokénet Reactions
[DEVON CORP TO SET UP NEW INDIGO BRANCH IN VIRIDIAN CITY! Is this the start of something special?] by The Indigo Post
Dear readers, just moments ago, Devon Corp and Gym Leader Giovanni of Viridian City have made joint announcements announcing the establishment of a new Devon Corp branch office that will be set up in Viridian City! Interesting enough, they both openly thanked our newest Elite Four member, Elite John, for being a vital intermediary to facilitate and approve the cooperation between the two. Gym Leader Giovanni especially stressed how this new branch would create new jobs for the residents of Viridian, and he hopes that this is one big step into helping out those who remain unemployed despite their best efforts.
Although some initially feared that the establishment of the new offices would be met with hostility from our local Silph Co., it appears that the two rival businesses have somehow managed to resolve their differences and there appears to be no signs of protest coming from Silph Co.
Not only that, but the two have also reported that, with the help of Elite John, they will also be sending their scientists to cooperate on a joint research project to discover the potential evolutions for a recently created Pokémon, Porygon. This new research facility will be built in Petalburg City, with the blessing of their Gym Leader Norman.
This writer believes that this newfound cooperation between Devon Corp and Viridian City will be the beginning of a series of foreign cooperation and investment from both regions, which this writer hopes should prove prosperous for both regions. What do our readers think? Let us know in the comments!
Comments
KantoRepresent
Interesting to see Viridian City cooperating with Hoenn's Devon Corp. On the one hand, I'm concerned that this expansion from Devon Corp into Kanto may eventually be revealed to be exploitative and hurt Kanto's economy. On the other hand, I'm cautiously optimistic that Gym Leader Giovanni knows what he's doing and won't allow Devon Corp to just take advantage of us.
Hope this will all turn out well! I'm staying hopeful.
ILoveGoldenRod
…can't you just be happy that Indigo will have more access to Devon Corp products instead of being paranoid over every little thing? Also, when is Johto going to get a Devon Corp branch?! It's unfair that only Kanto gets one.
ANormalFan
Hell yeah! John's doing work while he's in Hoenn!
TangelaThoughts
Huh. I admit to being very surprised that this newfound cooperation was facilitated by Elite John. Never thought that he had the political maturity and skills to pull something like this off. Colour me pleasantly surprised.
ANormalFan
Hah! That's what you get for looking down on Elite John! Just you wait! He's going to do something even more amazing while he's there, I'm sure of it.
NotTooMuchWater
About time we got some foreign investment and cooperation into Hoenn! Despite having integrated with Indigo all those years ago, it did seem like Hoenn wasn't really attracting much foreign cooperation. Glad to see that's no longer true though, and I agree with the article that I hope to see more inter-regional cooperation in the future!
AreYouSlowBro
You know, this is probably what happened. Elite John beat Norman, and then used his victory to get Norman to agree to the proposal! Like, they must have bet before their match that the winner could order the loser to do anything!
Gardevoir34
OMA that's so romantic! I need to write this down!
NotTooMuchWater
…it probably wasn't as dramatic as that. But I do agree that Elite John probably met up with Gym Leader Norman after their match to discuss this. Proud of the both of them for being able to work together despite not coming from the same regions!
[AN ELECTRIFYING BATTLE! AGATHA'S APPRENTICE DEFEATS GYM LEADER WATTSON IN AWE-INSPIRING DISPLAY OF SKILL AND POWER!] by BattleCast
[Edited video of the fight]
Today we were blessed with an unexpected fight between Agatha's apprentice, Karen, and the Mauville Gym Leader Wattson! What was supposed to be a relatively mundane 8-badge fight between the two ended up transforming into an all-out match filled with excitement and skill!
In their final round, Wattson's Magnezone really showed off why it deserved to be called his Ace as it unleashed a blistering fast onslaught of attacks that would have overwhelmed and devastated most Pokémon. But to the surprise and cheers of many, Karen showed the world why she was Agatha's chosen apprentice as her Houndoom managed to not only endure through Magnezone's barrage but also fight back and even secure a decisive knockout against it.
This is Karen's second Gym badge at the time of writing that she has won in Hoenn, on top of the full roster of badges that she has already earned from Indigo. Is Karen going to be challenging the remaining Hoenn Gyms? This writer is excited to see more from Karen in the future!
Thanks once again to our many dear readers for providing us their video clips for us to compile together. We at BattleCast are always grateful for your support.
Comments
SlugmaBalls
Holy shit! That final round was so coooool! Never thought that Wattson had it in him to be so strong! Since when could his Magnezone do that? Why has he never done it before?!
NotTooMuchWater
Agreed. That was a surprising performance by Wattson even if he did end up losing. But I'm honestly more surprised at the power of Karen's Pokémon. After reading through this article, I went back and looked over her performance against Gym Leader Roy, and she completely dominated him. Makes me think about how strong Karen truly is.
FightClub
Another fanboy of a type weak to Fighting…it's like you guys never learn. Watch, Karen is going to get it in her head that her Dark types will be able to take out the mighty Fighting type Gym in Dewford before her Pokémon gets smashed to the ground where they belong.
GeneralistGeneral
Although I wouldn't put it as harshly as FightClub, I do wonder why more people don't use generalist teams with multiple types to prevent their Pokémon from all being weak to a single type. Surely that would make more sense?
FearTheRat
It's because it's easier to train more Pokémon together and to maintain cohesion within your team if they all share a type. Referring to Karen's match against Wattson, even though her Pupitar wasn't a Dark type, she obviously trained it well to prepare for its evolution into a Tyranitar, as you can see her Dark Pulses are very much well-trained and powerful.
That's why a huge majority of our Gym Leaders, Elite Four, and Champion, all specialize in one type. It's not only easier to just have all or most of your Pokémon sharing a type, but also because it allows you to pass and share training techniques between your Pokémon. It's just much more efficient that way.
GeneralistGeneral
FearTheRat - Sure, I get that. But, in theory, wouldn't a trainer who could train up a full Elite level team with Pokémon of different types be the strongest trainer we've ever seen? I mean, that way their Pokémon could cover each other's weaknesses and they'd be unstoppable. That's what Samuel Oak did, and he became Champion. Just curious why we don't see more generalist trainers at the Elite level.
FearTheRat
GeneralistGeneral – In theory, yes, but that's MUCH easier said than done. In the history of Indigo and Hoenn, besides the Legend that is Samuel Oak, I don't think we've ever seen a generalist trainer rise high and become a member of the Elite Four or higher. It's just too difficult.
But Ex-Champion Oak definitely proves that if you can manage to train a generalist team to that level, then yes, you'd be likely one of the strongest trainers in the world. Heh, now that you mention it, maybe one day there will be another generalist trainer that rises to be the Champion.
BeautyIsFree
OMA yesssss we need some girls getting in on that Champion position! Hope one day we get a hot blondie to be Champ!
ANormalFan
Ok enough with the tangent. Didn't everyone forget that Karen was travelling with Elite John? Does that mean John saw Karen's potential and is now trying to train her up as well to join the Elite Four!? How exciting! And did you see Elite John in the stands holding up that new Pokémon of his?! I think he's training it up to add to his team!
EDIT: Why do I hear piano?
FightClub
Hah! Weaklings training weaklings. Couldn't be a better pair.
TangelaThoughts
Just looked up the Pokémon that John was seen carrying during the match – it's a newly created Pokémon by the Viridian City scientists called a Porygon. It's also what the newly created joint research project in Petalburg is going to be researching. Exciting news!
And pleasantly surprised to see John carrying one around – probably means that he's cooperating or involved with the research project too! Good to see an Elite Four member taking such initiative.
Topic: [ELITE JOHN SPOTTED TRAVELLING AROUND HOENN WITH AGATHA'S APPRENTICE! ROMANTIC GETAWAY TO HOENN AND THE START OF SOMETHING SPECIAL?!] by Baby Doll Eyes
[Collection of photos of Karen and John]
Look at this! They've been travelling around Hoenn together and spending time together! They even trained their Pokémon together and they both watched each other during their Gym battles. It's so romantic! I'm pretty sure they've already gotten together. What do you guys think?!
Comments
BeautyIsFree
OMA They look so cute together! I hope they both get into the Elite Four together – they'd be such a power couple! 3 3 3
Gardevoir34
NOooooo I was hoping John would get together with Norman after he defeated him…They would have made such a good BL relationship….
AttractIsNotConsent
Anyone think they're getting together too quickly? Feels unrealistic…Their relationship needs more build-up…
[HOENN INDIGO LEAGUE ANNOUNCES SHOW MATCH BETWEEN ELITE DRAKE AND ELITE JOHN! HOSTED NEXT WEEK!] by BattleCast
The Hoenn League has just made an exciting surprise announcement declaring that they will be hosting a show match next week between the Indigo Elite Four member, John, and the Hoenn Elite Four member, Drake. This is guaranteed to be a fantastic opportunity for trainers all over the world to witness the techniques and strengths of the most highly trained Pokémon in the world – an absolutely must-watch match.
For those among us that are unfamiliar with either of their teams, here is a nice graphic that displays the Pokémon that the two of them have used in their previous matches.
[Graphic that lists John's and Drake's Pokémon]
As for our predictions regarding the match, as an Indigo-based newspaper, of course we will remain supportive of Elite John's chances. As many of you should remember, we had recently witnessed the power of John's Slaking and Snorlax, and hope that we can see another strong repeat performance from the two of them.
Of course, Drake's mix of Dragon and Water Pokémon are no slouches either, and each of his Pokémon are proven powerhouses of their own. Drake is rumoured to be the strongest of the Hoenn Elite Four, and we at BattleCast are certain that this will be an uphill battle for our youngest Elite Four member, but we hope he can prevail regardless! Go John!
Comments
FutureAce
HOLY SHITTTTT! THIS IS GOING TO BE SO COOOOL! I'M SO MAD THAT IT'S IN HOENN WHY CAN'T THEY HOST IT IN INDIGO SO I COULD BE THERE IN PERSON?!
ANormalFan
OMA JOHN IS GOING TO FIGHT AGAINST DRAKE!? HELL YESSSS, it's about time that John gets the opportunity to show the world just how strong his Normal Types are! GO JOHN!
DragonPower
HAH! Can't wait to see Drake's Dragons stomp John's puny Normal type team into the ground. Everyone knows that Dragon types are the best type! Too bad that Drake has a few Pokémon that aren't Dragon type – waste of team space if you ask me. He could be so much stronger if he just had a full roster of Dragons…
NotTooMuchWater
Oh wow! Drake's widely considered to be the overall strongest amongst the Hoenn Elite Four despite his losses to Glacia. Wonder how Elite John is going to match up against him? I know John is a strong trainer in his own right, but Drake might just be on another level. Very excited to see what happens!
DragonPower
You're delusional if you think that John has a chance. Just get ready to see Drake sweep his whole team.
SlugmaBalls
HELL YEAH DRAKE IS HERE! The coolest of the Hoenn Elite Four is here to battle! LETS GO DRAKE KICK HIS ASS!
FightClub
YEAH can't wait to see your Normal fanboys cope and seethe as Drake crushes your favourite poster boy.
FearTheRat
So…what do people think about Elite John's chances are against Elite Drake? I personally think that there's a lot we haven't seen from John yet and we might be pleasantly surprised in the upcoming battle.
TangelaThoughts
I've been mistaken about my thoughts about John over the past few days – so I'm definitely curious to see how John measures up against a tried and tested member of the Elite Four. He hasn't really been in many high-level battles yet, so this would be a true test of his power.
[ELITE JOHN BEATS ELITE DRAKE 6-3! AN UNEXPECTED VICTORY FROM THE UNDERDOG! ELITE JOHN PROVES HIMSELF WORTHY OF THE TITLE OF ELITE!] by BattleCast
As any loyal reader of BattleCast should know, we were blessed with a surprise announcement last week that there would be a show match between Indigo's Elite John and Hoenn's Elite Drake. Although many of us were supportive of Elite John, it was within the common consensus that Elite Drake would be the ultimate victor because of his longer experience and powerful Pokémon.
But the result shocked us all! After a devastating and shocking final exchange of attacks between Drake's Salamence and John's Ursaluna, John walked away with a 6-3 victory! John's team managed to catch Drake's Pokémon off-guard twice, leading to very decisive knockouts for Drake's Kingdra and Flygon.
This time, we have managed to compile our own highlight reel of the event here:
[Highlight reel of their match]
And now, moving on to a more detailed analysis of the fight, we'll be starting with the first round where Drake's Blastoise went against John's Wyrdeer…(Click here to continue reading)
Comments
FearTheRat
R.I.P all those keyboard warriors saying that Drake would sweep John. See you in the next life!
ANormalFan
HAHAHAHAHHA SUCK IT HATERS! I TOLD YOU ALL THAT JOHN'S TEAM WOULD BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TAKE ON DRAKE! AND JOHN ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED DRAKE 6-3! WHO'S LAUGHING NOW HAHAHAHA!
DragonPower
This is why I said that Drake was wasting spots on team by not filling them with Dragon Types! If Drake had a full team of Dragon types instead of wasting 3 team slots for stupid Water types, then Drake would have won! I demand a refight with a team full of Dragons!
FearTheRat
To be fair, the final result was more like 6-4 than 6-3 since I think everyone could see that John's Ursaluna was in no condition to continue fighting after knocking out Drake's Salamence. Not that winning 6-4 lessens John's achievement here, this really was an incredible match, and I was really surprised (but in a good way) to see just how strong John's team was.
He's definitely earned my support at this point – keep it up John!
FightClub
Can't believe that a team so weak to Fighting types would manage to beat a team of Dragons. WTF is Drake even doing?! Is he starting to lose it? Absolutely fucking shameful from Drake.
TangelaThoughts
With John's recent victory and his previous efforts at facilitating cooperation between Devon Corp and Viridian City, I'm really turning around on my initial scepticism on having John appointed to the Elite Four. I used to think he was unsuitable and too young – but I'm now starting to be cautiously optimistic about him.
I hope that he's able to keep up his good work, because if he does, I'll think he'll be one of the staple members of the Elite Four in the years to come.
SlugmaBalls
…Drake Lost?...I mean I watched the battle like everyone else, and even though the situation looked bad when Drake was down to his Salamence I still held on to hope that he would win…but it didn't happen.
Honestly still shook by Drake's defeat, never thought that he would lose to someone outside of Glacia. John didn't even have a type advantage on him…
NotTooMuchWater
A very surprising defeat by Drake – but I'm confident that this loss wouldn't negatively affect Drake's reputation too much. Besides, I don't even think that Drake cares that much about this loss, I've always seen him as someone who was secure about his position in the world and wouldn't allow himself to be affected by this.
[AD: Exchange your Smith farm MooMoo milk bottle caps for exclusive posters at your nearby Pokéshop!]
Starting today, all future purchase of MooMoo milk produced by the Smith family will come with a small sticker on the inside of the bottle caps. Next month, if you managed to accumulate 10 stickers of the same type, you can trade them in at the nearest Pokéshop to acquire an exclusive poster!
Each sticker can be traded for a different poster, currently consisting of specially taken photos of the Pokémon on Elite John's team! Start collecting those bottle caps today!
[CRIME WAVE IN INDIGO! REPORTS SHOW A HUGE SPIKE IN POKEMON THEFT AROUND MANY MAJOR CITIES OF INDIGO!] by The Indigo Post
Dear readers, we have been alerted by the Indigo Police and by our hardworking Officer Jennys that there has been a huge spike in Pokémon theft throughout the entirety of Indigo. Many suspicious individuals have been spotted banding together to engage in criminal activities, normally targeting weaker trainers and stealing their Pokémon after overwhelming them with superior numbers. Beyond that, the reports show that these individuals have been targeting people indiscriminately and seem to be solely concerned with the theft of Pokémon.
The Officer Jennys are issuing a warning to all individuals to keep a lookout for any suspicious individual wearing a black shirt with the letter R being displayed on them, as this seems to be a symbol that connects the many criminals together. Is this shared symbol a sign that the spike in Pokémon thefts is related to organized crime? If so, what is their purpose of stealing all these Pokémon? Why have they just appeared now?
This writer is filled with questions, and he hopes that the Indigo Police can provide answers to soon and is curious to see what the readers think. Please comment down below!
Comments
ILoveGoldenRod
WTF are the Jennys even doing!? How could they even let this happen! We spend so much of our taxes to fund the Indigo Police and they still let this happen?! Disgraceful!
KantoRepresent
Can't believe I'm agreeing with ILoveGoldenRod but yes, wtf are the Indigo Police even doing to allow these thugs to continue their criminal activities like this. Shame!
TangelaThoughts
Anyone have any idea what that 'R' symbol is supposed to stand for? I understand that it is highly likely that these criminals are linked to organized crime, so perhaps understanding the symbol on their shirts would be a clue in identifying them?
RockGetGrunt
Hi all! Just thought I would finally show myself after years of lurking around in the shadows. Hope you guys are all well off!
[ELITE LANCE SLAMS CHAMPION PRYCE FOR NEPOTISM! CALLS OUT INAPPROPRIATE APPOINTMENT OF NIECE TO MAHOGANY GYM LEADER!] by The Indigo Post
Elite Lance recently called out Champion Pryce for acts of nepotism for appointing his niece as the Mahogany Gym Leader! Elite Lance is quoted to have said, "This type of behaviour is unbecoming of the Champion of Indigo. Gym Leaders are titles with much honour and responsibility, and they must be carefully selected for their positions! Appointing one based on familial relations is irresponsible and disgraceful!"
When one reporter asked what the difference was between Pryce's appointment of his niece and the appointment of his cousin, Clair, as the Blackthorn Gym Leader, Lance answered,
"For one thing, I did not choose to appoint Clair as the Blackthorn Gym Leader. Nor did I use my position as a member of the Elite Four to influence the decision. The elders of the Blackthorn clan decided that Clair was the best candidate available to take up the position, and I had nothing to do with the decision. However, Champion Pryce has directly intervened in the selection process, which is a blatant display of nepotism."
Lance refused to talk anymore about it, but this writer is speculating that…(Click here to continue reading)
Comments
IceColdSimp
Lance should go and mind his own business! Why does he have to stick his stupid head into matters that don't concern him! Besides, everyone know that Lorelei would be able to handle the job of being a Gym Leader! You just need to look at her performance in the Indigo Conference!
GO LORELEI! YOU'LL BE A GREAT GYM LEADER!
FlyingHigh
…The point isn't whether Lorelei is going to be a good Gym Leader or not (though I have my doubts as she's definitely unproven), the problem is that Champion Pryce deliberately disregarded the common methods of appointing a Gym Leader and directly appointed his niece. That's just not done.
KantoRepresent
Absolutely horrid behaviour coming from Pryce. Can't believe our Champion is condoning and engaging in this blatant act of nepotism. Lance was right to call him out for it!
ILoveGoldenRod
Not that I'm against Lance's actions here, but why couldn't Lance have confronted Pryce privately about it instead of announcing it on the news? Now it's going to look like there's discord between the high rank members of Johto. Like, why couldn't Lance just have kept silent about it…
KantoRepresent
Hope this is going to force Pryce to step down as Champion, he's been Champion for too long and Indigo needs some change! I wouldn't even mind Lance stepping up to replace him – I feel like he'd be a much better candidate, even for a Johtonian!
A.N This Pokenet interlude is less meme-y than the last one to reflect the more serious subject matter. As per previous comments, it's also a lot plot-heavier, so I hope you can forgive me for making this slightly longer than the previous Pokenet interlude because I had more to cover. Huge thanks to all your comments from the last interlude.
This is also the final chapter of the Hoenn Arc, next chapter is going to be the start of the Indigo Politics Arc. And to anyone who wants to support me, please check out my p atreon at CartecTNN where you can read 8 advanced chapters! Thanks to those who have supported me already!