Jenta News: Sinnoh Special! (5)

[Nyaa-Neko]

Lydia: Hi there, everybody! Tonight we bring you news of something great - Sinnoh Pokemon! That's right - Professor Cherry teamed up with the gym leaders, Elite Trio, and Champion Lenmana to introduce Sinnoh Pokemon to Jenta! Here's Dale, reporting from Professor Cherry's laboratory, to bring you the news of the first Sinnoh Pokemon in Jenta.

Dale: Um, yes, thank you Lydia. Professor Cherry recently signed up to received the standard Sinnoh starters from breeders to supply new Jenta trainers. The three new Pokemon, Piplup, Turtwig, and Chimchar, are now available to new trainers as Group 1 starters. And, uh, Professor Cherry also stated in an interview that he was exploring other Pokemon to offer as Group 1 starters.

Lydia: Awesome! Now, Dale, I know preparations are also underway as a joint effort between Professor Cherry and Gym Leader Arisa to introduce Sinnoh-native Pokemon to Route 1. What can you tell us about that?

Dale: Well, uh, they haven't released a final list of Pokemon to introduce to Route 1, but they figured that since Route 1 has a similar environment to the early routes of Sinnoh, they'd go for a lot of early-catch Pokemon from the region. They stated the benifits of having not one, but two early electric-types, and plan to introduce one or both of them to Route 1.

Lydia: Great! I can't wait to see trainers with those new Sinnoh Pokemon. Well, that's all for now...tune in later to get the fastest news on new Sinnoh Pokemon in all of Jenta. See ya!

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((So yeah...I'm going to start introducing Sinnoh Pokemon, since we have about two weeks left until Diamond and Pearl are releasted in North America. As of right now, anybody who hasn't already chosen their Group 1 starter may also choose between the Sinnoh starters - Piplup, Turtwig, and Chimchar.

I'm going to reply to this thread when I add more Sinnoh Pokemon, so keep an eye out!))

[Nyaa-Neko]

Lydia: Hey there, everybody! This is a short news-break to tell you about something great happening in Li Jing. There is an item giveaway - Sinnoh-style. Let's go to Arianna in Li Jing!

Arianna: Thanks, Lydia. Right now I'm here at the Li Jing convention center, where all trainers are flocking to receive a free item from Sinnoh. Already we're seeing Sinnoh Pokemon, since a lot of trainers are taking advantage of this to receive an item to evolve. We've seen male kirlia evolve into gallade, snorunt evolve into froslass, and misdreavus evolve into mismagius. I've also seen Pokemon learn new moves from TMs, or get their attacks powered up by new held items.

Lydia: Sounds exciting! Better make sure all trainers go over there! The giveaway ends in three days, so act fast. The giveaway is happening in the the Li Jing convention center. So...that's it, and until next time, see ya!

((Part two is up! Go to the thread here: banette.proboards51.com/index.cgi?board=giveaway&action=display&thread=1176576346 to get an item from Sinnoh!

So, to recap:
- Turtwig, Piplup, and Chimchar are now Group 1 starters
- You can get Sinnoh items in the giveaways board until the end of Monday.))

[Nyaa-Neko]

((I don't think this is really RP-like worthy (plus, I'm lazy), but there is another giveaway going on...you can either get three rare candies, 3000 pyen, three Ultra Balls, a combination of one rare candy/1000 pyen/one Ultra Ball and two rare candies/2000 pyen/two Ultra Balls, or one of each.

Go here to get them (the giveaway ends on Sunday, but I'll be really lenient...I may even post on people's adventure threads for one week after the giveaway ends): banette.proboards51.com/index.cgi?board=giveaway&action=display&thread=1176861325&page=1 ))

[Nyaa-Neko]

Lydia: Hey there, this is Lydia. We have some exciting news for you! Aside from the "Pre-Sinnoh Non-Sinnoh Giveaway" going on, we have a super Sinnoh giveaway! Gabrielle is there right now, Gabrielle, what can you tell us about this?

Gabrielle: Well, there's a humongous giveaway going on, hosted by the Monochrome Gym leader, Takahiro Ueda. There are two parts to it, one for his birthday, and one to promote the coming of Sinnoh Pokemon.

Lydia: Cool. So, what is the first part about? I hear it's this package deal.

Gabrielle: Yes, it's the part to promote Sinnoh called the "celebrating four generations" package. You get a standard set of 4 rare candies, 3 assorted capture devices - like Heal Balls or Quick Balls, 2000 pyen, and one Pokemon. For the Pokemon, you can either choose the species or the gender, personality, and group, so there's still some randomness standing beside control. So far I've seen a gible, luxio, and drifloon go out to excited trainers. Also, if you do not want a Pokemon, you can work out a deal to get something else. One such example was a trainer with a dusclops who got an evolution to dusknoir instead of another Pokemon.

Lydia: Sounds awesome! You said there was another part to the giveaway, Gabrielle, can you tell us about that, too?

Gabrielle: Sure thing, Lydia. This is the "partner challenge" part of the giveaway, celebrating the Flipside Gym battle style and Takahiro's birthday.
First, he either tells you if your name has been chosen or if it hasn't. If it hasn't, you have to tell him the name of another trainer in Jenta. Then he gives you two Pokemon that you would have to battle against in a hypothetical double battle. You have to pick one of your Pokemon and one of your partner's Pokemon to fight against them. If he thinks you picked well, then you get an item from Sinnoh and two additional rare candies.
If your name has been called, then he will tell you the simulated battle your partner set up. He will then ask you to simulate one round of the battle - he will tell you the attacks the opposing Pokemon are using, then you have to come up with a counter-strategy involving minimizing the damage, then picking the two attacks you would send back. If he thinks your strategy is sound, then you also get a Sinnoh item and two more rare candies.
If you choose not to participate in this, then you only get one rare candy.

Lydia: Sounds fun! How long does this giveaway run for?

Gabrielle: It technically ends at the end of Sunday, April 22, however, the deadline is extended for those whose names have been called. The only people allowed to participate after the 22nd are ones who have had a kind member tell Takahiro their name to be their partner. So this is a chance to do a good deed - tell Takahiro the name of somebody you don't think will be able to go online, so they can have an extended deadline!

Lydia: That would be very kind, trainers! Also, there's another bit of Sinnoh fun going on in the Altering Mansion! Our very own Dale is there right now, checking it out. Dale, what can you tell me about the new crew in the Altering Mansion?

Dale: Um, yes. Well, independently of the gym leaders' attempts to recruit some Sinnoh Pokemon for the routes, it seems some standard "early-bird" Pokemon from Sinnoh have taken up the Altering Mansion as their new headquarters. We have a lot of the bidoof line running around, um, some of the starly line roosting a little higher up, and a smaller population of the shinx line. So, um, it's a good chance to get some normal-water types, normal-flying types, and electric types that are native to Sinnoh.

Lydia: Wow, I bet those would be helpful to get. Well, everybody, that about wraps it up for today. Happy Sinnoh launch day, and good luck with your training! See you next time!

((So yeah! Have fun.

Link to the giveaway (though it shouldn't be hard to find - it's an announcement): banette.proboards51.com/index.cgi?board=giveaway&action=display&thread=1177224318

Link to the Altering Mansion: banette.proboards51.com/index.cgi?board=brickthrowerhq ))

[Nyaa-Neko]

Lydia: Hey there, everybody! We have some more news for you about Sinnoh Pokemon. In fact, we have a lot of news. Today, all the Sinnoh Pokemon have been introduced into the routes. Some old Pokemon have left, some new oldies have come in, and there's a lot to see out there! Already we've seen reports of wild shinx and bidoof on Route 1, pachirisu and burmy in the Mushroom Forest, buizel and shellos on Route 2, bonsly and buneary on Route 3, chatot and drifloon on Route 4, skorupi and purugly on Route 5, bronzor and gible in the Sunstone Tunnel, and snover and mamoswine on Route 6. I'm sure there are more out there...so get catching, trainers!

((Yeah, too lazy to make this elaborate. ^_^;; But I redid all the route lists...just not the Locations Dex yet...so yeah. Check 'em out. I'll edit/bump this when I redo the Locations Dex to match it.))