Pokemon Yellow Flashback: My Pikachu

Hello! I thought I would blog again (about Pokemon, again), since the past two days I have taken back up to play Pokemon LeafGreen (tm). I have taken it back up again just for fun , but now the game has brought meaning back for me, and for one reason at that.

When I was younger and started playing the games (Blue Version), I didn't really know what I was doing. All I knew was that my Pokemon had to be a high level, and moves that said "super effective" were the pick. Now I base things based on levels, stats, natures, the Level I catch them at (remember, I refuse to train anything above 17. If I catch anything above it, I will breed it so I can start fresh), and the type of Pokeball I catch them in. It may seem odd and yes, it does complicate things, but it makes me happy. The only downside is taht it takes me longer to finish games then most.

Playing LeafGreen, though, has been rather retro; I put my name in as 'Steven' (as opposed to Stevie or De Vil now), the name I used when I did first get those games (with the exception of Silver version, it was DANNY when I first got that game, then Stevie with Gold), since I didn't go by Stevie at the time.

Doing so has led to something spectacular, a missing component; I caught a Pikachu again! Of which, I will explain.

I have never, ever really cared for Pikachu. Really. When I first played Blue I avoided catching one for like EVER. Then came Yellow, of which I had to use a Pikachu. Stupid, at first, but eventually the little critter grew on me; always happy when I won, sad when poisoned, there when I needed it. It knew cool moves, too, like Pay Day and Mega Punch; man could my Pikachu kick ass! Eventually I left it in my party and got the rest, keeping Yo-Yo! - the name for it, which I don't remember why- at the highest priority of battle. I don't think there was a battle that Yo-Yo! lost.

Then came Gold/Silver, of which I still didn't care for Pikachu. Actually, to this day, I don't still, due the fact that I've moved on. The last time I did raise one was in Gold/Silver, but that was the same Yo-Yo! of which I raised in Yellow. I transferred Yo-Yo! over so I could travel along with him; only, to my shock, when I did transfer, my Pikachu was a girl! Who would of imagined? Normally, I would have raged since I don't care for female Pokemon unless it's a certain one, but since we shared so many memories, I totally imagined her as a girl and loved her still.

Trading her to Crystal when it came out to keep her by me, Yo-Yo! was super strong and evil. She kept the money rolling in and the punches and bolts flying. Damn she was good! Sadly, after, the battery died, and I lost her, along with my Kingdra I worked so hard for (another I need to raise again someday), Feraligatr and Meganium, and Aerodactyl, not to mention my oh so loving Ninetales I was given by an old friend. I was furious.

Years later, I have never forgotten my dear Yo-Yo! ... and have even tried to raise another Pikachu in her place, kind of like a ghost; super cool moves and the like. Only, I couldn't do it, despite it knowing Volt Tackle (a super cool move, and hard to get), Iron Tail or the like. It all felt wrong and I never knew why. I just scrapped them all and traded them away. I mean, c'mon, a fucking Pikachu with Mega Punch! After multiple Pichu and Pikachu, I have given up. Or, so I thought.

Now play LeafGreen again (for fun), I have selected a Squirtle. I may prefer Bulbasaur, but Squirtle was my first Pokemon to ACTUALLY choose, so I went with him and named him Chance. The trip has gone great and I have made good progress, and even so, a miracle happened; I was walking and I ran into a Pikachu! Now, I would still catch it for Pokedex data, and store it away (still hated them), but this one was different. It spoke to me. So, I caught it and I named her: Yo-Yo! :D

Then I realized what I was doing wrong! All the other Pikachu I raised to be her ghost were BOYS! My Yo-Yo! was a girl! And as strange as it may seem, this Pikachu now seems to me
like it is the same one, coming back to stay with me for good this time <3
Sure, she can't learn Pay Day again, but she can learn other kick ass moves. Like a re-birth. I may sound crazy, but I firmly believe this is my Yo-Yo! from before. Only now, when I beat LeafGreen I can transfer her to my White Version now, keeping her with me so she doesn't vanish anymore.

In conclusion, I have decide that this game of LeafGreen I will treat like I did Yellow version, even if unintentionally I have done so so far; I will keep my old name, I will not worry about Pokeballs or levels, or anything stupid. I will just catch, train and bond, as hard as that will be for me. I will even not worry about super strong moves or egg moves or combos. They will just be awesome. Hey, who knows, maybe I'll even train something at Level 25! Gasp, how stupidly exciting!

All that matters now, though, is that I take Yo-Yo far! Woo!
De Vil, signing out