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A giant meteor was spotted over the region recently....

For those unaware, Pokémon GO has all but taken over the planet at this point. Phone batteries everywhere have taken a devastating hit. People wander the streets with lifeless eyes, tired legs (still getting used to the whole walking everywhere thing) on the hunt for another Magikarp (cause you need like 500 of those to get a damn Gyarados).

Seriously. Go outside, look around, and catch at least a dozen folks committed to leveling up, catching 'em all, and hitting every f**king Poké Stop between here and Narnia, while on their way to a potentially perpetual state of unemployment. Like some of us really should be getting back to work at this point...

And now to the hot topic of the day: when you first start up with this game, you've the option to side with Team Instinct, Valor, or Mystic:





Well, an inspired piece of banner artwork from DeviantArt’s Seoxys6 is serving as the rallying point for players out there that have grown tired of the senseless hostility between players on different teams. Team Harmony's message goes:

“Disturb not the harmony of Fire, Ice, or Lightning lest these three Titans wreck destruction upon the world in which they clash. Though the water’s Great Guardian shall arise to quell the fighting alone its song will fail. Thus the Earth shall turn to ash. O, Chosen One, into thine hands bring together all three.”

Can this new, 'unofficial' team put an end to all the animosity, or nah? I appreciate the nod to the pokémon storyline -- in the movie Ash and friends have to do something with Lugia in order to restore order between the three legendary birds, Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres.



I don't know though; these reactions suggest we might yet be on an endless quest to attain peace between competing factions....

All hail shiny Charizard!

Starting on February 27th, an identical re-print of the original set of Pokémon trading cards will go on sale in Japan. The cards will come in a pack of sixty with a coin and player's manual for 1,300 yen. 

Unluckily for the rest of us, this release is so far only planned for Japan, as it coincides with the anniversary of the original card game's release in Japan in 1996.

1. Goronda, the Aggressive Pokémon. Goronda is the evolution of Pancham and is Fighting/Dark-type. It has the ability Iron Fist. It knows Hammer Arm.
   
   
2. Maika, the Rotation Pokémon, is Dark/Psychic-type. It has the abilities Contrary or Suction Cup. Its evolution is called Karamanero.
   
   
3. The pink bird is called Shushupu and is Fairy-type. It is the Perfume Pokémon and has the ability Healer. It knows the move AromaTherapy. It is exclusive to Pokémon Y, along with Skrelp.
   
   
4. Peropuff, the Cotton Candy Pokémon, is Fairy type. It has the new ability Sweet Bell which prevents it from falling asleep. Peropuff also knows a new move called Drain Kiss. It's exclusive to Pokémon X, along with Clauncher.
   
   
5. Yveltal is Dark/Flying and Xerneas is Fairy. Yveltal has the ability Dark Aura, which powers up Dark type moves and Xerneas has Fairy Aura, which powers up Fairy Type moves. Yveltal's Signature Move is called Death Wing and Xernears' is called Geo Control.
   
   Misc: There's a new Gym leader, with the robot arms, called Shitoron while the other Gym Leader is called Zakuro. Prof. Platane is the new Professor, and he may battle you. Team Flare/Flair are the new antagonists, they aim to steal money. There is a new mechanic called "O-Power" which can help you throughout the game, similar to Pass Powers.

I guess he did age.