Giygas

Specifically ones from August 2012 or earlier. I miss you guys.

Rest in Pepperoni Pizza

Nope. My Sister and I are both out, have been for years now.

Won't get into specifics, but my parents raised me in a doomsday cult. (No, It wasn't scientology. Yes, it was a cult.) Probably did and believed some cringe-worthy stuff. For fun, I'm gonna strike off all the points on this list of B.I.T.E. method cult traits it fit: (Green = yes, Blue = Partial) [spoiler] Behavior Control 1. Regulate individual’s physical reality 2. Dictate where, how, and with whom the member lives and associates or isolates 3. When, how and with whom the member has sex 4. Control types of clothing and hairstyles 5. Regulate diet - food and drink, hunger and/or fasting 6. Manipulation and deprivation of sleep 7. Financial exploitation, manipulation or dependence 8. Restrict leisure, entertainment, vacation time 9. Major time spent with group indoctrination and rituals and/or self indoctrination including the Internet 10. Permission required for major decisions 11. Thoughts, feelings, and activities (of self and others) reported to superiors 12. Rewards and punishments used to modify behaviors, both positive and negative 13. Discourage individualism, encourage group-think 14. Impose rigid rules and regulations 15. Instill dependency and obedience Information Control 1. Deception: a. Deliberately withhold information b. Distort information to make it more acceptable c. Systematically lie to the cult member 2. Minimize or discourage access to non-cult sources of information, including: a. Internet, TV, radio, books, articles, newspapers, magazines, other media b.Critical information c. Former members d. Keep members busy so they don’t have time to think and investigate e. Control through cell phone with texting, calls, internet tracking 3. Compartmentalize information into Outsider vs. Insider doctrines a. Ensure that information is not freely accessible b.Control information at different levels and missions within group c. Allow only leadership to decide who needs to know what and when 4. Encourage spying on other members a. Impose a buddy system to monitor and control member b.Report deviant thoughts, feelings and actions to leadership c. Ensure that individual behavior is monitored by group 5. Extensive use of cult-generated information and propaganda, including: a. Newsletters, magazines, journals, audiotapes, videotapes, YouTube, movies and other media b.Misquoting statements or using them out of context from non-cult sources 6. Unethical use of confession a. Information about sins used to disrupt and/or dissolve identity boundaries b. Withholding forgiveness or absolution c. Manipulation of memory, possible false memories Thought Control 1. Require members to internalize the group’s doctrine as truth a. Adopting the group's ‘map of reality’ as reality b. Instill black and white thinking c. Decide between good vs. evil d. Organize people into us vs. them (insiders vs. outsiders) 2.Change person’s name and identity 3. Use of loaded language and clichés which constrict knowledge, stop critical thoughts and reduce complexities into platitudinous buzz words 4. Encourage only ‘good and proper’ thoughts 5. Hypnotic techniques are used to alter mental states, undermine critical thinking and even to age regress the member 6. Memories are manipulated and false memories are created 7. Teaching thought-stopping techniques which shut down reality testing by stopping negative thoughts and allowing only positive thoughts, including: a. Denial, rationalization, justification, wishful thinking b. Chanting c. Meditating d. Praying e. Speaking in tongues f. Singing or humming 8. Rejection of rational analysis, critical thinking, constructive criticism 9. Forbid critical questions about leader, doctrine, or policy allowed 10. Labeling alternative belief systems as illegitimate, evil, or not useful Emotional Control 1. Manipulate and narrow the range of feelings – some emotions and/or needs are deemed as evil, wrong or selfish 2. Teach emotion-stopping techniques to block feelings of homesickness, anger, doubt 3. Make the person feel that problems are always their own fault, never the leader’s or the group’s fault 4. Promote feelings of guilt or unworthiness, such as a. Identity guilt b. You are not living up to your potential c. Your family is deficient d. Your past is suspect e. Your affiliations are unwise f. Your thoughts, feelings, actions are irrelevant or selfish g. Social guilt h. Historical guilt 5. Instill fear, such as fear of: a. Thinking independently b. The outside world c. Enemies d. Losing one’s salvation e. Leaving or being shunned by the group f. Other’s disapproval 6. Extremes of emotional highs and lows – love bombing and praise one moment and then declaring you are horrible sinner 7. Ritualistic and sometimes public confession of sins 8. Phobia indoctrination: inculcating irrational fears about leaving the group or questioning the leader’s authority a. No happiness or fulfillment possible outside of the group b. Terrible consequences if you leave: hell, demon possession, incurable diseases, accidents, suicide, insanity, 10,000 reincarnations, etc. c. Shunning of those who leave; fear of being rejected by friends, peers, and family d. Never a legitimate reason to leave; those who leave are weak, undisciplined, unspiritual, worldly, brainwashed by family or counselor, or seduced by money, sex, or rock and roll e. Threats of harm to ex-member and family [/spoiler]

But I'm already doing tha- heeeeeeeey wait a minute were you referring to us?

I traded 1m worth of vitamins to Metalkon for a shiny rat i fished and got a adamant dratini all (revelant) 31 IVs and traded it for I think like a shiny tentacool or something Pretty sure I then traded the two for a shiny staryu

I like pancakes and bacon. Thread of the year 2014

Lurking and checking in on this thread like 5x a day is too much work already

With hoenn confirmed I wonder if we'll finally get those 2 frames of animation that Emerald has, and if so animated moemon pls

Are you by any chance using resources from here? http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=267728

I went to high school with KoreanDJ and we used to smash like... 5 days a week with some other people.

Or even right click -> Block

Pressing the hotkey just opens and closes the map, I'm talking about when the map is open, you have to press enter to flip between the pages (kanto, islands 1 2 3, islands 4 5, etc)

That would also be an acceptable solution for me.

This is actually something that has bothered me for a while, having to get up to press enter to fly back and forth around the sevii islands. Doesn't seem like it's asking too much either +1 support

This sounds an awful lot like features the already confirmed mail system would have (At least to me anyway)

Nah if it had a pedometer this never would have happened.

I was going to suggest this, glad I searched first. Full support, it would make trading soooo much easier.

Voldemort was taken.

At least it would probably answer the question of graphics and follower sprites

In some ways I'm happy, but a little disappointed with them for wording it that way.

Also for everyone trying to figure out what the titles mean: Alpha Sapphire will be a buggy and incomplete prequel, released through Steam Early Access and bug tested by Bethesda. Omega Ruby will take place billions of years after the events of the original- just after the heat death of the Universe. Only Groudon and Magcargo (Way hotter than the surface of the sun) will still exist. It's a barren wasteland- the remains of a fallen empire devoid of life and energy. No I'm not talking about the pokemon universe I'm talking about Gamefreak.