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In the first video game review of YouChewPoop News, MAZZ0Murder brings us a review of the latest round of Pokemon games.

With the addition of these Pokemon games, there are now 493 Pokemon you can obtain. They are the first to be featured on the Nintendo DS, allowing better graphics, easy linking communication, and better storyline. Pokemon has never been a plot driven game. It was a simple idea of obtaining all the Pokemon, beat gym leaders, and become the champion. Yet it was enough to gain a huge following.

PROS:

Plot:
However, what makes this version better is that there is a small plot in the game. Like any other game, there is always a team of villains dedicated to doing whatever their heinous acts may be. Team Galaxy differs slightly, as what they want to obtain is control over the entire universe and the key to achieving this goal is to use the power of the legendary Pokemon (the one featured in the specific version). Also, in the games before only you and your rival get a starter Pokemon, but this time around Professor Rowan’s assistant (Lucas or Dawn, depending on the gender you choose) has the third.

Battle System:
The battling system is as simple as always, and double battles are much more numerous than in the previous versions. There are even times when you team up with someone else in the game to complete a task or to get through a point in the game, including your rival and Professor Rowan’s assistant.

Obtaining Pokemon:
Trading Pokemon can only be done from Diamond and Pearl games, not the previous versions. However, if you have the Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Fir Red, or Leaf Green versions of the game you can use the new migration option. This allows you to move Pokemon from a box in a PC from the versions just mentioned and bring them into your Daimond/Pearl game. Once you’ve done this though there is no way you can send the Pokemon back. You then re-catch them in the Park Pal game, where your catching rate is 100%, meaning you can send a legendary over and not have to worry about not being able to catch it. This makes it faster to complete you Pokedex.

Real Time Clock:
This game reintroduces the real time clock feature, so that some events will only happen at certain times.

CONS:

Touch Screen:
The touch screen is almost useless in the game, as you can select pages, moves, or items with the regular buttons. The only exception is the PokeTch (Poke-Watch for short). As the game goes on you can receive up to 23 applications for it, yet the only ones that are of any use seem to by the Berry Indicator (allows you to see where you planted berries in the overworld), the Item Finder, and the Map Marker. Otherwise the only real use for the Touch Screen is Pokemon Contest related events.

Pokedex:
This time around your main task is too see all 150 Pokemon found in Sinnoh. Not catch them, but see them. Once you have done that you obtain the National Dex, which allows you to view all 493 Pokemon, but you’re most likely chance of receiving it is after defeating the Elite Four. Until then most of the Pokemon you encounter are the same, and not really a good mix of all 493. Also, several of the newer ones are just evolved forms of the previous 386, and look ridiculous in the opinion of this writer. Once you have the National Dex, finding the previous 386 Pokemon will become more available.

Real Time Clock:
If there is one event that ruins the fun of this feature, it would have to be the Pokemon that can only be obtained in a tree. You need to slather honey on the bark of maple colored trees in the game to obtain some of the Pokemon like Aipom, Burmy, and Combee. The only problem is that you need to wait 12 to 24 hours before you have a chance of finding a Pokemon on the tree. It can be a long wait for nothing if you’re unlucky.

Overall the game is enjoyable, especially when you can battle and trade with anyone over WiFi connection. If you have never been into Pokemon then this game isn’t for you, as it may be frustrating or boring.

My overall rating of the game is a 7/10.

Article by MAZZ0Murder.