Bringing it back Hoenn

Look, there's no point dancing around it, let's just get this out in the open. I play Pokémon. I don't care that it's a merchandising cash-cow that's squeezing it's engorged teats all over the pre- and primary school market, I don't care that on the surface it's 2 steps removed from making two teddies wrestle. Pokémon is not a kids game. I should know, I saw Empire Strikes Back in the cinema the first time it was released. No, not the special edition with the extra bits of Wampa in it, the old-school one. It is *not* a kids game. It's the new chess, except now the Queen and King can be left in daycare to get it on and beget as many pawns as you need.

I'm confident that Nintendo share my views, because they've added in network functionality for those of us who can no longer get away with hanging around playgrounds and schoolyards looking for trades. There's only so many times you can whisper "Wanna see my Bulbasaur?" from a bush beside Toys-R-Us before you start getting a reputation. Those days are gone though, now we can put away our trenchcoats and trade the way god intended - from the couch, drinking a beer and watching reruns of the Outer Limits.

Now, with that in mind, I'll be using this post as a record of which of those adorably violent creatures I need for my collection.

037 Vulpix
038 Ninetales
045 Vileplume
048 Venonat
049 Venomoth
088 Grimer
089 Muk
090 Shellder
091 Cloyster
114 Tangela
144 Articuno
145 Zapdos
146 Moltres
182 Bellossom
186 Politoed
191 Sunkern
192 Sunflora
204 Pineco
205 Forretress
207 Gligar
211 Qwilfish
213 Shuckle
243 Raikou
244 Entei
245 Suicune
249 Lugia
250 Ho-oh
251 Celebi
290 Nincada
291 Ninjask
292 Shedinja
304 Aron
305 Lairon
306 Aggron
320 Wailmer
321 Wailord
343 Baltoy
344 Claydol
361 Snorunt
362 Glalie
369 Relicanth
380 Latias
381 Latios
382 Kyogre
384 Rayquaza
385 Jirachi
485 Heatran
486 Regigigas
487 Giratina
491 Darkrai
492 Shaymin
493 Arceus

T-52 and counting....
I'm currently breeding Charmander, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Totodile, Torchic, Treecko, Cyndaquil, Phione, Growlithe, Turtwig, Duskull and Eevee. PM me on www.wiffy.ie or www.serebiiforums.com (under the name of Nunberry) if you want to save all those unwanted lovechildren from going into the mincing machine round the back of the day-care centre. Duskull burgers FTW!