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Let's take a look at how the popular game of Pokemon lines up with God's word.
Um… no. It's weird to just force a religion on a fantasy world incompatible with it.
Pokemon teaches children to depend on "psychic powers"
Actually, no one in Pokemon ever does that.
and to trust in their "Pokemon" or "pocket monsters".
Isn't that good?
The "good" creatures in the game use their occult powers (which are forbidden by God),
What God? There's no equivalent of "God" in this world. (unless you count Arceus's role as a creator) And in this world, there's nothing wrong about their powers.
to overcome "evil" Pokemon.
WHAT??? DID YOU EVEN WATCH THE ISLAND OF THE GIANT POKEMON EPISODE!???? Besides, most trainers are "good," anyway.
Pokemon creatures show a power that is of a supernatural and spiritual source. Creatures such as Hypno, Mewter, and Haunter all display psychic powers.
Supernatural? No… Spiritual? No…
(unless you count the psychic type) NOT MEWTER
Just because these popular creatures are labeled "good" in the Pokemon game, does not mean they measure up in God's word.
Okay, so animals don't measure up in God's word…
To achieve your goals in Pokemon you begin to believe it's OK to cast spells,
As far as I know, no one has ever cast a spell in a Pokemon game (besides that channeler that made a space that heals your party) and no one can do it anyway.
use psychic powers,
No, the PEOPLE don't do that, the POKEMON do. At least some, but I don't even know if psychic powers are REAL anyway.
magic,
There's no magic. (unless you count the extreme wonderfulness of Pokemon's existence)
poison,
The poison used in the game isn't even fatal!
cheat, steal, deceive or kill others.
Okay, this is going over the line here…
You begin to believe these things, because many of the people who control our entertainment have lied to you, and have told you to believe that it is OK to take part in them.
Those people have NOT told us that. Who's the liar now?
Another false promise that the game of Pokemon teaches is that you can become your own "master".
Last time I checked, being a master meant being really good at it.
Did you know that all other religions around the world (except for Christianity), were brought into existence by Satan?
LIAR.
Most all of these religions teach that you can become a god (master).
ERNT. WRONG.
Remember the first big lie that Satan told in the Garden of Eden? The lie "ye shall be as gods". The Bible tells us, no one can become a "god" or a "master". This is a false promise. Satan, Adam and Eve all suffered terrible consequences for believing this lie and disobeying God.
That's different.
The New Age Movement theme can be detected once again throughout Pokemon. It is good to use your mind, but your mind should concentrate on good things, not evil things (see Philippians 4:8-9). When children play this game, many begin to get mixed-up between what is real and what is make-believe. The game becomes reality to them and pulls them into the story like they were really there. This is what the game was meant to do.
This would also be so for books, and every other video game in the world.
It is dangerous, because your mind is busy focusing on things that God hates, rather than on things God loves.
So apparently, God hates one man's imaginative dream.
Many children believe they have power at their fingertips, the power to give commands. This is magic
No. Many normal people can do that.
and it is a very destructive power that will lead only into Satan's trap.
So, being a leader is bad…
Did you know that those who call themselves "Wizards of the Coast" created the Pokemon game?
No, Nintendo did.
These wizards are calling themselves something that God has forbidden. Let me make it clear that God loves the person, but hates the practice of a wizard.
BUT THEY'RE NOT REALLY WIZARDS!!! Nor could they ever be.
These "Wizards of the Coast" are also the creators of "Dungeon's and Dragon's" and "Magic:The Gathering". These games also have many occult forbidden practices in them, that need to be avoided.
You just thought that because of the words "magic" and "dragons."
Overall, Pokemon is teaching you how to practice witchcraft and sorcery. It is teaching you to put your trust in Satan's occult forces which are in reality "demonic spirits".
Yeah right, as if. DEMONIC!??
Satan wants to attract you to these things by making them fun for you to play or watch on TV, while in a sneaky way, he draws you away from the true God who loves you.
Yeah, like every single cartoon on the planet! What are these guys on, (insert drug here)
Just remember, these things are not pleasing to a God that truly loves you!
Yeah, like fun, imagination, and happiness.
I pray that all of you who are addicted to Pokemon will decide that your Pokemon game just is not worth it!
I pray that your prayer doesn't come true.
Nothing is worth getting between you and God. If you are already a Christian, you must ask God's forgiveness from being involved in these forbidden practices.
FORBIDDEN???
Christians must separate themselves from these things.
If this is what being a Christian means, then I won't be one.
The Bible says in 1 Thessalonians 5:22 very clearly to; "Abstain from all appearance of evil".
Exactly my point. Where is this "appearance" of evil?
You see, God did not put verses in the Bible to disallow us from doing fun things, but to protect us from evil.
I don't think this is what God had in mind…
You must decide who you would rather follow; God, your loving creator or Satan, the master deceiver?
Well, God, but I don't see how this whole thing's message is "follow Satan."
Do you want to learn how to follow Jesus Christ the one who loves you and made you?
WRONG!!! According to Christians like you, GOD made us, not Jesus.
As a side note, I got the Johto and Kanto starters by a trade arranged at that previously-mentioned site.
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I never actually completed one, unfortunately! I should get around to that sometime; there wouldn't be that much to it. The biggest thing it would get into is to sort of consider the individual segments of the outline and broadly try to transition from segments of all black (outline shadow) to segments of mostly black but a pixel of outline base color on the inside of the outline to segments of the outline base color only to segments of the outline base color with a pixel of outline highlight color on the inside to potentially a segment or two of the outline highlight color.
I only just stumbled on this goldmine. I have 0 artistic experience but have started spriting for fun, and I actually have been doing pixel-overs thinking I was cheating lol. So happy to know it's a known accepted strategy and there's so many things here for me to try now.
Was there ever a detailed outling-shading guide made? It's something I struggle with the most. Thanks!
That doesn't appear to have been a shiny, unfortunately! Sometimes I do a double-take too but the Home renders are just like that sometimes, I think.
A majority of Icelanders want to boycott, me included.
I did see the film; it was actually extremely popular in Iceland, despite being a very inaccurate depiction of Iceland for the most part. The worries that having to host Eurovision would bankrupt Iceland are one of the more accurate bits, though. We could proooobably make it work, but it would have to involve, like, converting an old aircraft hangar into a temporary stadium, and really trying to fleece the tourists.
How do you feel about Iceland potentially boycotting Eurovision next year? If they do how will Icelanders likely react to this news?
Speaking of Eurovision, if Iceland ever won it would they be able to host it? (There was a film about Eurovision and Iceland (not sure if you've seen it) and they said it would bankrupt the country) Would it likely bankrupt Iceland?
I'm just commenting because I think I got a shiny and almost didn't notice.
This is even the old odds, I'm always playing pokémon and I never find one, and now I find one in a website? Thank you, for your features. I love it, specially the design, which remembers me of old websites.
Nice!
that is sad
Hi, first time on this site, I have a shalpha guess what it is
Got Vanilluxe for June 15th :D
Found a shiny Vanillite yesterday :)
cool
I like greninja
First off, great job with writing this up. I was under the impression that the 2ch thread was the original but it seems it doesn't match up timeline wise. It's unknown if they saw that 2002 cheats page in English, but I highly doubt it. I think they might have discovered it on their own, and they didn't even write it up as a method to get Mew.
I think it's just incredibly strange that it got discovered in 2002, considering that at the time Crystal was the newest game out in the US, and Japan was about to get Ruby and Sapphire. Think about how often old games would get played back then, and it's even stranger it wouldn't have been found around 1999, and 2000 when it's popularity was at its peak. Pokemon definitely felt like it had a decline in interest after Crystal in my opinion.
However, despite all of that, I read there was another person in Japan that discovered the glitch on their own and called it the special encounter glitch. I think it eventually would have been found out, and it was only matter of time. It's just a shame that Gen 3 blocked off any connectivity with Gen 1 and Gen 2 which put a big damper on the impact of this discovery.
Love this!
Sep 27: The Day of Ampharos in the Reign of Tapu Koko, Season of the Air
Nice! Electric is my favourite type. I’m a libra, and Tapu Koko and really fits the vibe of an air sign like me. ⚡️
Had just what I needed for the rate of catching a machop in a dive ball! Amazing!
Overall a decent guide. Thumbs up. Although I did have to walk to the Dotted Hole twice…..
Thanks!
I haven't played Rescue Team DX myself, but have been told that it does!
Do you know if the Rescue Team DX remake fixes the Friend Area issue in the last paragraph?
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