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Team Galactic Attacks!

  • Oct. 2nd, 2008 at 4:53 PM
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I'll update this entry with link to a torrent, as well as icons, later. For now, you can go look on Bulbagarden for screenshots. I'll just give a basic Galactic-focused runthrough.

OCTOBER 5TH UPDATE:
Am currently uploading icons, go to:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v139/zasi17/Team%20Galactic%20icons/

OCTOBER 4TH UPDATE:
Torrent located!
http://www.nyaatorrents.org/?page=torrentinfo&tid=34932
Uploaded 79 screenshots. Check my profile, then go to the Pictures link!

Galactic points of interest:
- Saturn, Mars, and Jupiter, along with Cyrus, appear in the opening.
- The episode starts with a jet containing the Adamant Orb flying along, but a bunch of Golbats come, then a Galactic helicopter, then oh hi Saturn. With your woman's voice. And hello Toxicroak.
- Later, the plane has landed, and it's on the news and there's a lot of police around (then again, there's a lot of police around in both of these episodes), Nurse Joy mentions Cynthia, and we focus on her a bit. 30 feet of forest away, Saturn and his grunts lurk and spy with binoculars. Saturn talks to Mars using that Bluetooth thing he had before. Mars sounds almost exactly like I thought she would. Young.
- Cyrus' first words are "Hahahaha!"
- "Phase 1! Contacto!" sounds a grunt over at Saturn's lurky roof place.
- Saturn's female lackey pal is apparently an adept hacker.
- I think Cyrus' voice is fitting, though a bit too deep.
- Mars' grunts are setting up dynamite around the ruins.
- Cyrus gets all "argh!" and Ash and Dawn DX-ing at the Lustrous Orb. He has an awesome funny expression while explaining Mt. Coronet, or something along those lines. No subtitles, see. And he wears a little stopwatch on his wrist. 15 seconds and counting...
- Mars blows stuff up.
- Helicopters come to the museum place. Saturn's here. D’awws, one grunt was like :D when he tossed this...exploding light ball at all the police...on the roof...
- I laughed at the little sideways headnod Cyrus did at Saturn, who nodded back. Aww. Saturn doesn't have his female lackey pal with him...
- In comes Mars the museum place. Burst in and pose, dear. Croagunk falls through the glass roof and is stabbed in the gut by Toxicroak.

Next episode:
- Cynthia, Dawn and Ash are all -deFEND-. Mars sounds out Purugly, Shadow Ball. Saturn, Toxicroak, Dark Pulse.
- Pikachu gears up for a Volt Tackle against Saturn (or Toxicroak), but Chimchar knocks it out of the way of Toxicroak's Dark Pulse, and is slashed by its knuckle claw.
- Saturn steps aside (after consent from Cyrus) and lets Team Rocket leave (they have the Lustrous Orb, I believe) and he snaps his fingers and the Golbats all crash out of windows. Then they all disappear like magic and everyone else is confused.
- Jupiter's voice is higher than I expected. They're on a hill of some sort, I think. Her Skuntank is resting at her feet. The male grunt accompaning her has the Spear Key.
- Cyrus and Cynthia’s grandmother go to some ruins place, the place the Mars blew up, or mostly, anyway. Team Rocket’s hiding in there. Cyrus knows it, calls them out. Mars confronts…everyone.
- LOL at Purugly expressions.
- Oh crud Cyrus is pissed. WTF ARE HIS PUPILS GLOWING!?!?!?!!!! Team Rocket is rightfully D:-ing. I am too.
- Golbats by the thousands! They're invading the ruins place.
- SKUNTANK YES! It bounced off of Carnivine’s head.
- At the end Saturn is all head-bowed sad at something and Mars giggles. At the end Cyrus laughs all crazy-like.

Overall, I thought these episodes were very good. There were lots of character moments for Cynthia, good character moment for Mars at the end, that little giggle. I hope they have more Galactic-focused moments like that later on, and that they return soon.

It's been a while...

  • Sep. 26th, 2008 at 3:01 PM
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So there's all this stuff goin' on with "Team Galactic Attacks!" on the way and "Galactic's Conquest" translations and I've made icons and all that.

Basically, to keep it short:
http://community.livejournal.com/tgcomm/9880.html
The icons I made. Arg YouTube picture quality!
http://www.pokebeach.com/
For any card-related information, go there.

Next, me and DA16 had a doodle fest on MSN. These were the results:
http://pics.livejournal.com/eversti/gallery/00007xfx
Hope they were amusing. But hey, Mars' glasses grunts got fanart. Fastest recognition ever, I'd say. :P

Cyrus is what?

  • Sep. 14th, 2008 at 10:28 AM
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Platinum spoilers! Kind of.
http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?p=8646559&highlight=cyrus#post8646559



How the heck is Cyrus 27 years old? And when did Jupiter and Mars become fangirls?

-short stupid entry of info I missed first time around-
 

CYRUS HOLY ****!

  • Sep. 12th, 2008 at 5:55 AM
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http://pokemopolis.net/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1200987664/1480#1480
YYEEEESSSSSSS!!!1
DRAMATIC ORDER STANCE ahoy!

Waking up at 5-something a.m. IS awesome. :D :D :D!!1

And....Pluto art, found here:
http://pkmnsz.blog59.fc2.com/blog-entry-98.html
Full art:
http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/9366/plutoartfulljd6.png

Pokémon Platinum, card and a quiz

  • Sep. 11th, 2008 at 6:55 PM
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Alright, so just about everyone knows Platinum is out in Japan and everyone's writing lots of information and typing down their own guides and recording their findings. I'm not going to do that. I am, however, going to link you to a site to watch for sprites.

http://pokemon-project.com/
The Galactic box wallpaper is awesome (how short is Pluto, seriously?), as is the red Origin Giratina. Keep a close watch on that site, folks.

I'm no longer going to keep track of all the fanart spewing about, because I search on DeviantArt and that's easy. I am, however, going to link you to the Japanese Tegaki site. Lots of Ginga there.

http://pipa.jp/tegaki/VSearchBlogByTag.jsp?GD=186&PG=1

Lastly, I took a little quiz the members of Ginga 411 already know about:
http://www.quiztron.com/tests/team_galactic_member_quiz_108564.htm
All of us are grunts. Silly that.

EDIT:
All of the Pokémon Platinum sprites have been ripped, and are located here:
http://sfc.pokemon-inside.net/platinum.php
Lol at Skuntank.

EDIT:
http://pokebeach.com/ updated with information on "Galactic's Conquest".

Thanks to Coronis

  • Aug. 28th, 2008 at 4:24 PM
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Recently Coronis, a member of Serebiiforums, returned with a chapter summary of PokéSpecial. He has also provided some scans, including the whole Cyrus-pinching-Saturn ordeal. You can view the scans here:
http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=347120&page=2

Next, a piano version of Cyrus' battle music:
http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=347120&page=2
Plus a Mario Paint Composer version of the Galactic Commander battle theme:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQLT3TfkPXA

Next, art.
http://www.unowen.net/tegaki/dblog.php?u=15265&e=253915
http://vsyoravno.deviantart.com/art/The-Epic-Showdown-95937175
http://riokshte.deviantart.com/art/B-but-95001812
http://pixelkirby.deviantart.com/art/Cyrus-says-Thank-You-96223153
http://cow-demon.deviantart.com/art/Sketchbook-001-96112102

DP Adventure volume 3 can be pre-ordered here:
http://www.amazon.com/Pok%C3%A9mon-Diamond-Pearl-Adventure-3/dp/1421525747/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1219185670&sr=8-1

Yeah, not much...I also have uploaded a few userpics, of Cyrus and Saturn and Mars.

DP Adventure! volume 2

  • Aug. 25th, 2008 at 11:49 AM
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The manga came today!

SUMMARY AND QUOTES:



SCANS:



Also, there are summaries over at Serebii for PokéSpecial. Saturn plays online games and Cyrus' punishment is pinching, as seen here:
http://www.serebii.net/manga/dp/029.shtml
I didn't look at what else there was, though. Too excited for DP Ad. Vol 2!

Little bit of a few things

  • Aug. 16th, 2008 at 12:41 PM
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Galactic songs remixes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxkzyLVfz1U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5zr6RiokHg
Hey they used one of my icons.

There's going to be a new trading card pack called "Galactic's Conquest" released sometime. Just as a heads up. Info on PokéBeach. Thus, I have made a new tag; card.

A little bit of fanart too:
http://vsyoravno.deviantart.com/art/Tea-Party-94890713
http://windraizou.deviantart.com/art/Neuwerld-94914015
http://crystal124.deviantart.com/art/Saturn-94788660

Also, I have made a few icons from the DP Adventure, volume 1, located here:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v139/zasi17/Team%20Galactic%20icons/Community%20icons/
I also have made a few icons bases if anyone wants to look at those and mess around with them. I'll probably be posting my icons on the Team Galactic community,

[info]tgcomm, from now on. Granted, I did edit some of the icon panels a bit, but whatever.

School starts in a week and three days for me, so I might not update as often.

 

Art and a question

  • Aug. 13th, 2008 at 3:01 PM
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So, not much today. A few pieces of Cyrus art:
http://mario21a.deviantart.com/art/Youth-Cyrus-94387492
http://mario21a.deviantart.com/art/Youth-Cyrus-94590720 (the one above, colored)
http://starlexus.deviantart.com/art/Cyrus-94740672
http://crystal124.deviantart.com/art/Saturn-94788660
And I colored a friend's Galactic art.
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/3396/pkmngalacticscolored2gj6.png
I think I did the best job coloring Jupiter. There's a little fixed up version here:
http://saisu.deviantart.com/art/TEAM-GALACTIC-94805435
More 10-second MSN doodles:
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9576/msncyrususedsingfz1.png
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/1219/msncyrususedflyzm7.png

Next, a meme I filled out, originally found here: http://arceus.livejournal.com/42293.html



Now, the question.
Would it be worth it if I made a Team Galactic-focused community here on LiveJournal? That way it would be a lot easier to share art, fiction, discuss our different characterizations, but the main problem with that is that I'm not a very good leader. I'm more of a follower. Plus, I'm kind of new and don't know much about coding or anything, so it won't have an awesome layout, and I'm terrible at coming up with, like, competitions and such. So...I don't know if I should or not. Leaning towards not, but...


A few spur-of-the-moment icons.

   

Get it, with the red? Akagi? Red future? :D -lame-

Enter Galactic!, 80th entry

  • Aug. 9th, 2008 at 12:11 PM
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First off: exactly what you don't want.
Fanart.
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/2262/marsbatff6.png
Remember that Marsbat picture of Saturn Artist's I linked to earlier?
I colored it for her.
The uniform just about killed me.
Quick MSN doodle,
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/2628/msnsaturnfingesfpl0.png
Doodles on paper done in about, oh, eight seconds each:
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/8804/doodlescombosmallrf8.png
A few arts from DragonArtist16. Not all of them.
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/1589/da16doodle1zp9.png
http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/8956/da16doodle5zn4.png
http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/9445/da16marsstairs2fr9.png

A little Tegaki entry from someone:
http://www.unowen.net/tegaki/dblog.php?u=14152&e=227153
Commander comic:
http://phoelion.deviantart.com/art/Sisters-93593676
Mars:
http://hye-su.deviantart.com/art/commander-mars-93065459
Next, there seems to be an odd somewhat-crossover of Saturn and Mars girl, here:
http://homepage.mac.com/ken_ksg/emami3.jpg
Drawn by Sugimori, one of his sketches I found here:
http://homepage.mac.com/ken_ksg/enookiba.html
Whew!

Platinum updates!
A trailer!
http://www.pokemonplatinum.net/2008/08/09/new-2-minute-trailer-shown-at-pokemon-festa/
Why hi Cyrus, that pan is badass!
Scans!
http://raim2005.blog18.fc2.com/
http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/2402/955189122336loyc6.jpg
Yes, I saved it for that one picture of the new HQ.
Videos you've probably already seen!
http://pokemon.kids.yahoo.co.jp/platinum/library/
You can also watch the trailer here:
http://www.filb.de/
As well as see pictures of the while Porygon Return TM thing.
Keep watching http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/platinum/special/index.html for a new video.

Next, manga!
Chapter 4 of "Pokémon 7" has been released and contains a shadowy cloaked figure with the Galactic symbol. You can download  the chapter here:
http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=28303
And I also found the next cover for DP Adventures! and it's kind of...
That's it?-like.
http://www.simonsays.com/content/destination.cfm?tab=1&pid=637427#see_all_books

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/8466/dpmba404jp1.png
Is anyone else reminded of Mars? I couldn't be the only person who's noticed this.

Now, what you've been waiting for! Yes, this is a long entry! You LIKE entries with lots of content! :P

Here goes my quote relay.



Overall I thought this episode was great. Saturn sounded a bit shaky at the "begin jamming" line, and Saturn's female lackey pal has a much stronger voice then in the Japanese version. So, I may as well conclude by saying it is very likely anime updates will come to a standstill with the submission of this entry - no sign of them for 20 episodes and more. I'll be praying for Cyrus at Celestic.

Pokémon Platinum videos

  • Aug. 1st, 2008 at 6:14 AM
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Three new videos about Platinum:
http://pokemon.kids.yahoo.co.jp/platinum/library/
The first seems to concern everything we already know, about HP and leveling and such - note the snow on the ground and trees. The second appears to be an interview of some sort. The third video is about Wi-Fi. Personally I'd get a bit worried if there were rose pulses radiating from my feet, but whatever. :P Apparently only "important" trainers get animations. Here's to hoping that includes Galactic and not just Gym Leaders. I expect translations to be provided soon.

Next, a bit of art.
http://www.unowen.net/tegaki/dblog.php?u=15265&e=221390
Don't look, kids.
http://riokshte.deviantart.com/art/TG-lost-93295942
I am awed. This was done entirely with a computer mouse.
http://aranoki.deviantart.com/art/pokemono-A-World-of-His-Own-93336075
Cyrus' new world comes in three colors: red, blue, and green.

Lastly, DragonArtist16 and I were chatting on MSN last night and our conversation somehow concerned Halloween and the commanders dressing up as their respective planets. This is the result:
http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/9828/msnplutocleancroppedwm0.png
http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/8921/msnsaturnringsminecroppsq0.png
http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/9807/msnseethroughdesksda16cvt2.png
http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/6610/msnsaturnringsda16croppym7.png

By the way, I've decided not to spoil myself for Platinum. That meaning, once the game is released in Japan I might stop giving you guys information. There's bound to be a "Discoveries" thread on Serebii.net - and I'll link to it, read a few posts, but other then that I'll wait until it's released in North America. I want the experience to be...well, refreshing. Just a headsup.

Also, http://pokemon.kids.yahoo.co.jp/platinum/ seems to have updated with...Pokémon Sky Tower. I'm just as clueless as you, but I don't think it has to do with the actual game.

Plus, Vsyora updated her journal, and has art:
http://vsyoravno.deviantart.com/art/Pluto-93478836 

If you go to http://www.pokeplus.net/ you can get a look at an anime poster relating to Platinum's release. Maybe they WILL follow that game's plot? I think that gigantic glowing shape is the Key to Spear thing Saturn got. Or Giratina in some mid-dimension warp freeze.

Oi, irony.

  • Jul. 29th, 2008 at 9:38 AM
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I say there won't be any updates for a while and I find things. Oi.

First off, two short Cyrus fictions:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3811826/1/My_World
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4431147/1/Lullaby

Short and powerful.

Next, even more icons from me, including my 100th one.
   
 
The text on the Cyrus one says "everything's alright," but I cut it off. Saturn's is "sometimes." Backgrounds from [info]icon_textures .

Next, Pokémon Pearl rough translated Japanese script, located here:
http://www.gamebrink.com/nintendo-ds/4305-pokemon-pearl-guide-1

Points of interest:
Cyrus: You should travel the world so that you can see things from a greater level.
Read it.
 
Saturn: My team mate Mars should have caught the next Pokemon...
I just smiled at that, don't really know why. Nice he's calling her his team mate and not something more...distant.
 
Mars: I'm from Team Galaxy's HQ, Mars! Strong and beautiful!
Oh please...
 
Jupiter: Anyway, this place is too cold. I’m going back to the HQ.
I just noted this because she doesn’t actually tell you that it’s Veilstone. Good job for not handing every answer to us on a platter, Japanese script. She seems a lot more mellow then in the English version.
 
Cyrus: If it'll get you leave of this place then, feel free to dispose of them from my HQ. But before that...I want you to show me the power you used to stand up against Team Galaxy.
Show me the power! Okay, um, I'd really like to know the definition of "power", please. Energy, as slightly hinted at the English version? Spirit, as seemingly implied here? Help?
 
Cyrus: So you say that the source of your power comes from the kindness you have towards your Pokemon? ...It's all such a waste and so pointless. It’s all just lies. All things you can't see waver and disappear. They die and go.
Now, see, reading this, his whole emotions issue makes more sense. But the lies. Now I’m interested. Why do you think that, Mr. Cyrus? Why is it all a waste?
 
Saturn: Besides, I have to get my revenge for what happened at the lake.
Didn’t he have like the exact opposite mindset in the English version?
 
Cyrus: That is our new galaxy! Our new universe!
Our universe. Our universe.

Is it just me or do they say a lot less? Though I believe I have linked to this before, this is the characters, the script in the actual Japanese characters, alongside the English dialogue. No translations though. I ran it through Google and got mainly a bunch of mess, but also stuff such as Cyrus saying he "designates the power of the Pokémon" as his own. WorldLingo worked a bit better. Saturn talked about how "Team Galactic is taking all the necessary things, to eliminate the bells and whistles only."
http://imuzat10.tuzigiri.com/script/script_menu.html

Next, fanart of Mars:
http://www.unowen.net/tegaki/dblog.php?u=15265&e=218885
All in grey/gray.

Then, some Saturn art, a uniform and ponderings from Vsyora, located here:
http://vsyoravno.livejournal.com/14245.html

I Wish I Could Give you More

  • Jul. 27th, 2008 at 3:16 PM
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Four more icons from me:
   
If you like these I might as well say I take icon requests.

J's debut in Spanish:
http://www.jatohost.com/~poke1000/
It's in the lower half of the news page. I rather like J's voice.

DP 69's dub title is "Enter Galactic!" which I rather like and has to be the most straightforward title ever.


I really wish I could say I had more for you guys, but unless there's an explosion of art, the second volume of DP Adventure arrives quicker then expected, and the CoroCoro magazine comes out early August I think all there is to look forward to in the next few weeks is the airing of "Enter Galactic."

Oh yeah, I finished the third chapter of "Blue." I'm waiting for a few friends of mine to look it over and see if they find anything confusing. I may re-write it.

Many little things

  • Jul. 25th, 2008 at 8:03 AM
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Okay, new tag, again: icons.
I decided to tag it otherwise because I have no clue if people actually look at those due to no one commenting on those entries, so they'll have their own little tag.

Now [info]vsyoravno has updated her journal with more game quotes and discussion, here:
http://vsyoravno.livejournal.com/13990.html
Someone managed to get Saturn's hairstyle to look moderately sane!

Next, there's this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdy3FZy_sKs
with sheet music for the Galactic grunt battle.

http://pixelkirby.deviantart.com/art/Pokemon-Meme-Part-2-92701122
Why are people suddenly attracted  to Cyrus? I've seen like eight people total. Or maybe they're all the same person and I see them different places but can't tell. That's very me.

http://rentoraa-the-luxray.deviantart.com/art/Yeah-Can-I-be-a-deity-now-92712397
Then there's that. I don't get it, but it has Cyrus in it, so might as well post, ya?

http://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet?all_comments&v=Ll3MPBXxqpQ&fromurl=/watch%3Fv%3DLl3MPBXxqpQ
I just wanted to point out that Jupiter fans actually exist, but  can we stop uploading the music tracks, please? There's like 20,000 SSBB (Super Smash Bros. Brawl...oh my. Long title.) Galactic tracks and 31,000 game tracks and it's just jeez, stop, okay? We have enough of those.

Next, or lastly (or maybe not) is some art by Saturn Artist of Bulbagarden, who's parents apparently like to restrict things, so...she can't go there anymore. I decided to share her art.
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/612/callymarsbatdi3.jpg
Mars is a bat.
http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/5227/callyhuhng2.jpg
This was for a card for her grandpa. Rather cute.

Team Galactic icon set 5

  • Jul. 22nd, 2008 at 9:03 AM
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Remember when I said I'd be gone? I'm leaving in an hour. I just wanted to update. So here we go with the iconage.

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Read more... )

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#8 is a remake. #4 is a bit of an inside joke between a friend of mine and me. #1 scares me.
Mars, why do you have to haunt me both IN, and OUTSIDE my dreams? D:

Pokémon Platinum trailer

  • Jul. 20th, 2008 at 10:24 AM
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JULY 21 UPDATE:
Yep, they updated with information. The trailer, Shaymin details...no text box translations. :\ Guess they ignored/missed/forgot/whatnot my post (yes, I am Noose and I am omnipresent). In other worlds (yes I do mean that), Cyruskrow has now been colored. Check in the same topic, http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=30107

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Platinum trailer released:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diP0qXJE2VE
Holy crud do want! Animations for everyone (apparently)! Dude I can't wait to see what Galactic's look like! As expected. A better-quality version will most likely be released soon. Just as a reminder, the official Japanese Platinum site is:
http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/platinum/index02.html
And the sprites of Giratina's Another Forme are different, I mean, in the wings.


Um...to make this entry seem more worth while, here's two sketches I found:
http://gm000.deviantart.com/art/OC-with-tablet-yey-92194573
http://gm000.deviantart.com/art/even-more-OC-with-J-enni-92198527
Both random craziness of tablet fury.

By the way, I'm going to be gone until Friday, starting tomorrow. I'll be without electricity. Be sure to keep an eye out for the update they're working on on http://www.pokemonplatinum.net/ - more translations, translations of the text boxes and such, are supposed to come soon, but I don't know how soon. I decided to give you guys the headsup just in case I'm not here for it.

Little art

  • Jul. 18th, 2008 at 3:58 PM
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This is a very small update consisting of a few icons I made today and a little...what, gigantic icon set thing?

First, the piece I can't figure out a name for:
http://yomigaere.deviantart.com/art/PKMN-Request-Dump-oo4-61044637
Cyrus and a grunt, plus a few other people. Oekaki drawings.

Then there's a bit of what I did. 


Look behind the cut )
Backgrounds, textures, whatever they're called came from [info]icon_textures .
If you use these, please credit them and me.
Yep, not much. For the first five I had a bit of knowledge theme going on. Brighter the icons were, the more they knew, and it's only now I realize that Jupiter's is bri---oh well. I did two versions of Cyrus because I didn't know which I liked more. For some reason I enjoy not showing his face. I think, of the first five, the Saturn icon is my favorite, though.

Am I the only one who makes Team Galactic avatars/icons/etc.? It seems like it. I've found a few on Photobucket, but other then that...

I had a dream where all of the Galactics (minus Saturn because he wasn't in the dream) were animals. Mars was a fish, Jupiter was a serval, Pluto was a wolverine otter (something like that, I actually drew it because he had rather neat markings), a female grunt was a burrowing owl, a male grunt was an aye-aye - I have no clue where that came from - and Cyrus was a goddamn phoenix no I'm not kidding but really dude bursting into flames and melting the walls plus half of the capture people you were trying to sneakily escape is totally uncalled for.

Lastly is a Cyrus sketch by DragonArtist16 of Bulbagarden, located in this thread: http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/showthread.php?t=30107.

Pokémon Platinum site translations

  • Jul. 17th, 2008 at 5:48 AM
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Here, http://www.pokemonplatinum.net/2008/07/16/july-official-site-update-fully-translated/, you'll find that the official Platinum subsite has been translated, everything but the captions, which is the thing I'm most interested in. All in all, nothing much is news. On the forum, one person said, "The boss is talking about the energy to change the world, about having attained the power of dreams and also about causing the birth of the universe." I don't know if there's any truth to this, but Masiki-chan of serebii forums has roughly translated some parts too, including the romanji. You can view the post here:
http://www.serebiiforums.com/showpost.php?p=8376206&postcount=600
Since Serebiiforums seems to go offline quite a bit, here's the text relating to Cyrus:
"The Cyrus/third Reich one says, in romaji:
'Sekai o kaeru enerugii o! Yume no chikara o te ni ireta no da!'
In English:
'[I will?] change the world with the energy. The force of [a? the?] dream was put in my hands, you know?!'
Incidentally, that is a damn strange way to pronounce energy... Then again, I'm confused as to why he referred to it as enerugii in one sentence and chikara in the second one, so I interpreted chikara as force."
Where that question mark came from I don't know. I thought I'd give you readers Platinum updates immediately, but give how early it is here (5:58 AM), this entry is very likely to be updated later in the day. 

Does anyone else find it a bit odd that Pluto's overworld sprite has lavender hair, whereas his battle sprite has pink?

Fanart time.
http://itoefujiwara.deviantart.com/
Linking to her profile because she seems to draw a lot of Cyrus.
http://thedarkenedelf.deviantart.com/art/Character-Design-Jen-Galaxy-89017616
I may have linked to this before. Character design.
http://itachi-roxas.deviantart.com/art/chibi-Saturn-82434533
As the link says, chibi Saturn. Blue, no less.
http://rommie-angel.deviantart.com/art/P-OD-Galaxy-Grunts-80703709
Galactic grunts that are -gasp!- individual?!
And finally a sketch of Connectshipping (Reiji and Saturn), who's supporters seem to stem from a single journal.
http://avegaille.deviantart.com/art/Alicia-s-Request-91352529
Yey drunk?
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JULY 15TH UPDATE:
http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/platinum/story/index.html
Pluto sprite! Platinum update! Not much, but hey, clearer pictures! 
Felt like adding this now because I didn't want to wait until I had more then four things to share.
I've also made my contact information public, just in case you want to contact me for any reason. View my profile for my AIM and MSN messenger names.

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First, a bit of art, seeing as I'm lacking on actual updates to everything:
http://hatchi101.deviantart.com/art/pokemon-trianer-2-91429763
Another Sugimori Mars art trace typea thing, but I thought the shadows on this one looked interesting enough.
http://www.unowen.net/tegaki/dblog.php?u=15265&e=196302
A Tegaki sketch from massivepanda. Bad Mars, smoking will turn your lungs black and you'll die.
http://vsyoravno.livejournal.com/12926.html
Then there's this little discussion going on at vsyora's journal. I dunno, I thought the grunts being clones was an interesting concept at least...
http://imuzat10.tuzigiri.com/top.html
Click on 'Pict.' A lot of those are new to me. Lawls andslightlycreepedout at fancy pants Cyrus.

A one-shot of Cyrus:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4333574/1/ 
....Why hasn't "Blue" been added to the fanfiction.net Team Galactic community again? Did you guys miss it or something?

New tag; pluto. Just because this whole thing is rather weird and I feel like talking about it. We know nothing about him yet but I've already drawn a fansketch, written a short story about him, a friend and I have made him into a character (what with the whole "four forces of the universe" concept I have yet to explain to you all) all our own....it's weird because I've never done that for anyone else. Heck, I'm even thinking of formally role-playing him on Coffee Bean (http://www.acornrack.com/coffeebean/), incomplete at the moment though the site is.

So there's also this big update on The Sims 3. Trailer, lots of screen shots...it got me all excited about the game again, but I won't go into it here.

Lastly, "We Are" by Ana Johnsson reminds me of Team Galactic a bit, almost told from a grunt's point of view.
Uh. A smart one.

...Or maybe not. Saturn tribute:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xOXDuHYEjE
'Bout time. I wasn't really expecting that song, though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw7rPiWbD_8
Cyrus battle theme done in Mario Paint Composer. Snappy.

Pokémon Platinum update, features

  • Jul. 10th, 2008 at 2:40 AM
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Check the blue skY blog at:
http://raim2005.blog18.fc2.com/ 
Two and a half pages of scans!

I ran the new entry through a few translators (yes, it would have been better for me to wait, but given the BIG BOLDED TEXT and ALTERNATING FONT COLORS of emphasis something kind of special was being brought up I thought I might as well just tell you anyway), and the Google and World Lingo translations say that Cyrus is going make a non-philosophy speech to Team Galactic or something, as visually suggested by this little scan:
http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8863/20080802yz4.jpg
Look down at the bottom left. Damn Cyrus just loves plastering that logo everywhere, doesn't he?
And, that person with Mars, in front of the smelly father...is that Pluto? Arg scan taunts me!

They also mention a battle recorder, something about the three legendary birds and dogs...
Damn Giratina looks fierce. I'm hoping someone will translate the text on the screens too.

Yeah...maybe I should wait, but hey, it's 3:13 AM so jeez I need sleep.

The release date is confirmed to be September 13th, 2008

Elsewhere, http://www.pokebeach.com/ has this to say, a summary of all the new information:

Wi-Fi

  • The Global Trade Station building is gone, replaced with the "Global Terminal" building, since you won't only be trading now
  • There is a new "Wi-Fi Club" where you can play new mini-games with up to 20 friends
  • One of the games involves a Swalot and berries, presumably to make Poffin
  • You can play in the Underground with your friends over Wi-Fi
  • The basements of each Pokemon Center are completely revamped

Game Mechanics

  • A new feature is the "Battle Recorder," which records your battles and broadcasts them around the world
  • There is a new "Battle Frontier" with many different areas, and it is located where the Fight Area in D/P was
  • Pokemon will have new battle sprites
  • The back sprites of Pokémon will be animated

Pokemon

  • Giratina Origin Forme's ability is Levitate
  • Giratina is only in its Origin Forme in the Reverse/Torn World, but there is a way of inducing its Origin Forme outside that is not known yet
  • Shaymin Sky Forme's ability is Serene Grace
  • Shaymin will transform into its Sky Forme when exposed to the key item "Glacidia's Flower"

Story

  • Team Galactic is stronger (YES!) and plays a larger role in the story (YES!!)
  • Cyrus summons/confronts Palkia and Dialga, and then apparently Giratina right after
  • An international police team is hunting Team Galactic - the detective guy from those first Platinum images is one of them
  • Team Galactic has a new executive, the other old man from the first Platinum images

So...Pluto really is a commander? Or is "executive" really his rank? D'awws, he looks more like a master scientist or something.
"That's the head of our research and development faculties, Pluto."
I wonder what Pokémon he's going to have...maybe an Abomasnow, given the colder climate? And...hmm, maybe Saturn isn't the manager after all.

http://www.pokemonplatinum.net/ says that there will be Battle Points to exchange at various faculties - they're related to the Battle Frontier. If that's really "all there was," I'm guessing the online translator screwed up with the information on the legendary bird and dogs. Not surprising, since online translators hardly produce anything useful, but that was what was in bolded dark gold font. Hmm...well, new information will be released next month.
I'll still waiting for a  "these are what the hell these two new characters are about" scan. :\ One's a TG member, one's an international policeman/dectective/whathaveyou...okay, anything else they're going to tell us?

This morning, I also direct you to vsyora's journal entry, (this, I suppose, counts for fan art), where she has made back sprites of the commanders:
http://vsyoravno.livejournal.com/12663.html
Don't deny her awesome. Team Galactic ROM hack plz?