Golbat’s Colosseum animations are a beautiful thing to behold.
Down the Rabbit Hole of Huge Power
Huge Power is a notoriously busted Pokémon Ability — it doubles the entire Attack Stat, which is a stratospheric power boost. Diggersby and Azumarill go up ≥3 tiers by having it.
It doesn’t make much sense, though. I initially wrote it off as something given to Azumarill to make it unterrible (and then Azumarill kept getting buffed). But there is a next-level pun and story behind Huge Power.
Dajare is a Japanese wordplay tradition kind of like a pun and homophone rolled together. And it is everywhere; Japan, as it turns out, is infested with dad jokes.
And boy is this ever a dad joke.
Huge Power’s Japanese name is strictly translated as “Muscleman”. That’s all Bulbapedia explains, because Bulbapedia and nuance are mutually exclusive. But if you paste the characters into a more sophisticated translator, you get two results:
力持ちちからも — Noun
- muscleman; strong man
力餅ちからもち — Noun
- fortifying mochi; mochi that improves one’s strength
- mochi received from one’s parents after giving birth
- mochi given to a toddler on its first birthday
It’s one of them Dajares. But what does mochi have to do with anything?
We speak of “the man in the moon” in the West, but Japanese mythology considers the patterns on the moon’s visible face to instead be a rabbit making rice cake — that is, mochi.
And who gets Huge Power?
Azumarill, the Aqua Rabbit Pokémon; Diggersby, a bunny with big beefy arms for ears; and Mega Mawile, which looks rabbitish with the second giant alligator mouth coming out of the back of its head.
I told you this pun was next-level.
pokémon creeper
A shuckle whose trainer uses it to brew beverages. You can see me push for simplicity with the first two iterations (the upper ones).
The Game As She is Played
Rapport- This refers to the feeling of familiarity or “closeness” with another person. Examples: You can build rapport by mirroring a girl’s body language, maintaining eye contact, talking about commonalities, and empathizing with her.
Friendship (Japanese: なつき度 degree of emotional attachment), also often referred to by fans as happiness, is a measurement of how much a Pokémon loves its Trainer and enjoys being in their care. […] Certain events increase a Pokémon’s friendship (gaining a level, walking 256 steps)…
Group Theory- This is the idea that attractive women- especially at night- will most likely be found in groups. So, if you want to interact with a girl, you’ll probably also have to interact with the group.
Pokémon outbreaks (Japanese: 大量発生 mass outbreak), also known as swarms and—in Generation IV—Mass Outbreaks, are a feature introduced in Generation II that allows the player to catch Pokémon that are usually rare or otherwise unobtainable.
Buying Temperature- This is basically how the woman feels about you (and especially, how horny she is) at a given time. It’s a good idea to make a move when the buying temperature is really high, and generally not a good idea to do it when it’s low.
Each species of Pokémon has a catch rate that applies to all its members. Higher catch rates mean that the Pokémon is easier to catch, up to a maximum of 255. When a Poké Ball is thrown at a wild Pokémon, the game uses that Pokémon’s catch rate in a formula to determine the chances of catching that Pokémon. The formula also takes into account the Pokémon’s current health, any status effect it may have, and the type of Ball being used.
“Push/Pull”- This is when you give IOIs followed by IODs, followed by more IOIs. It can take any number of forms, and the ratio of IOIs to IODs can be 70:30, 50:50, or even 30:70 (or any other ratio), depending on how you want to approach it. If you’re new to it, you should be using 70-90% IOIs.
