June 2022 – Page 2 – The Daily SPUF

Medic Plays A Real Pokemon Game for the First Time – Part 3 – Off-screen Catching

June 21, 2022July 19, 2022 Medic 0 Comments grind, Medic Plays A Real Pokemon Game for the First Time, pokemon, pokemon shield

I’m supposed to be going to Motostoke Stadium to do some more competitive stuff, but frankly, I wasn’t particularly happy with my team. Not having any idea of what is coming up, I decided to do some off-screen catching of Pokemon. I mean, all I had were a handful of Pokemon from the starter area, all of whom needed leveling up. So I felt like I needed to catch and level up some stronger Pokemon. The difference between level 10 and level 15 feels huge. Turns out, those 5 levels make a huge difference. To the point that my poor… [Continue Reading]

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Medic Plays A Real Pokemon Game for the First Time – Part 2

June 20, 2022July 19, 2022 Medic 0 Comments Medic Plays A Real Pokemon Game for the First Time, pokemon, pokemon shield

Hiya and welcome back to the idiot who’s never played a Pokemon game before. Last time round, we saw route 1, went to a pokecenter and picked up a pokedex. This time round, we need to go and visit the Professor, who is at the end of Route 2. While I thought this would be a quick visit, it turned out to be way longer than I expected. A trip to the Professor On our way to the Professor’s house though, we run into our first few actual Pokemon trainers that aren’t Hop. these guys all have 1-2 Pokemon each… [Continue Reading]

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Not a Fan of the Drifter

June 19, 2022June 12, 2022 Medic 0 Comments drifter, lore, new war, operator, spoiler, warframe

Please note that this article is very spoiler-heavy. If you haven’t played the New War, I recommend going and doing that before reading this article, so you can avoid the biggest spoiler of the quest. It’s also probably worth playing the Angels of the Zariman quest too, since I’ll be mentioning that.

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Medic Plays A Real Pokemon Game for the First Time – Part 1

June 18, 2022July 19, 2022 Medic 0 Comments Medic Plays A Real Pokemon Game for the First Time, pokemon, pokemon shield, series

Today, I am playing Pokemon Shield. This is my first time, and I’ve got a massive adventure ahead of me. One that I actually don’t know much about. In today’s article, I’ll be going to meet the Champion and hopefully choose my first Pokemon. Here we go! I’ve chosen my character. She’s a small girl with blonde hair. She just needs a name, because I’m not going to use her actual name. So for now her name is Retvik. I know that’s a name I normally use and it doesn’t fit at all, but it doesn’t matter. And it’s better… [Continue Reading]

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Medic Plays A Real Pokemon Game for the First Time – Part 0

June 17, 2022July 19, 2022 Medic 0 Comments Medic Plays A Real Pokemon Game for the First Time, pokemon, pokemon shield, series

I’ve never played an actual Pokemon game before. Sure, I play Pokemon GO, but that game has half the battling and a very different combat system. I’ve also played Pixelmon Reforged, which does have the correct combat system but is a chore to play. The most I’ve ever done is briefly play on other people’s games. And that’s it. However, I think it’s time to change that. After all these years, I’m going to play an actual Pokemon game. “What took you so long?” Well, it’s mostly because I never had the right device. The consoles I had while growing… [Continue Reading]

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Fight or Flee in the Sea of Thieves

June 16, 2022June 10, 2022 Medic 0 Comments sea of thieves

The Sea of Thieves is just that: a sea of thieves. We’re all pirates roaming across a special, pirate-only part of the sea, trying to make ourselves as rich and powerful as possible. But not everyone has the same ideas in Sea of Thieves. Some people just want to be overly friendly and look for treasure. Others prefer the more standard pirate life, which involves murder and pillaging anyone they see. What makes people stand out though is how they deal with conflict. Fighting or Fleeing The question is, do you stay and fight and hold your ground, or do… [Continue Reading]

A Noivern surrounded by Kanto starters. Because this event is more Kanto-based than Kalos based. Despite being a Kalos event.

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Does Anyone Actually Like Needing 400 Candy To Evolve A Pokemon?

June 15, 2022June 9, 2022 Medic 1 Comment magikarp, meltan, noibat, pokemon, pokemon go

There are a few Pokemon in the Pokemon universe that start off as small and weak, then evolve into something amazing. Magikarp is probably the most famous for this*. It’s a weak fish that only knows Tackle and Splash, and if you have the patience, you can evolve it into a massive sea not-a-dragon. Normally, in the main Pokemon games, you need to level the Pokemon despite it having awful moves. But the grind is worth it because you get a cool new badass Pokemon. In Pokemon GO however, you can evolve these Pokemon without having them in battle. It… [Continue Reading]

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So Many 3* Pokemon

June 14, 2022June 8, 2022 Medic 0 Comments machamp, pokemon go, rhyperior

This Pokemon season is called the Season of GO. Yes, it’s a stupid name, but June – August are generally when Pokemon GO has its biggest events. But a new season also brings with it some new Pokemon, and a slight change in one’s local spawns. The changes aren’t amazing, however it does mean I get to see Rhyhorn again. Rhyhorn is one of my favourites, and it’s good to see it back. What does Rhyhorn have to do with anything? Because its final evolution, Rhyperior, is an insanely useful Pokemon. It does well in both raids and the GBL… [Continue Reading]

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Ultra Research Day and a Lack of Pokestops

June 13, 2022June 12, 2022 Medic 0 Comments

Last week, at the time of writing, was Adventure Week. Adventure Week tends to focus on fossil and rock type Pokemon, and, this year, Archen and Tirtouga were released with shiny forms. We also got two new Pokemon: Tyrunt and Amaura. However, at the end of Adventure Week, we got a Ultra Research Day. In this event, we focused on two older fossil types: Shieldon and Cranidos. Now, Cranidos is actually one of my highly liked Pokemon. It’s very obviously a cool dinosaur with a rock-hard head. Cranidos also has a great shiny, turning red instead of blue. And throughout… [Continue Reading]

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Eternalism is a bit of a cop-out

June 12, 2022June 7, 2022 Medic 0 Comments lore, new war, not quite lore, warframe

Eternalism is the idea that every choice we make creates new realities, one where you make one choice and one where you make another choice. Both choices now exist in two different realities and carry on as new, separate timelines. For example, during the New War, we are showed a cut scene of our space kid in a classroom, trying to keep everyone calm until we meet the Man in the Wall. This entity makes you an offer: take the Man in the Wall’s power and save yourselves; or remain where you are, refusing the demon’s assistance. In this moment,… [Continue Reading]