User blog:Gumball2/Pokemon Emerald: Let's Play

For Omega Ultra

Lincoln adjusts the camera in his room. He sits at the edge of his bed with an old Gameboy in hand and Bun Bun by his side.

Lincoln: Is this thing on? Okay.

Lincoln smiles and snatches the Gameboy.

Lincoln: Hey Loud Crowd, Lincoln here! And you're here today to witness history. I've spent the last two days playing Pokemon Emerald and I'm about to face the Champion! I've gotten four hours of sleep and I haven't left my room once! I've been peeing in a bottle and my only sustenance has been brought to me from Mom. (shouts) Thanks Mom!

Lincoln turns to Bun Bun.

Lincoln: And of course, who could forget my trusty pal Bun Bun? This has been a long journey. Laughs have been had, tears have been shed, but through it all, this little guy has been by my side every step of the way. And now, without further ado, here. We. Go.

WALLACE: Welcome, LINCOLN. That incident in SOOTOPOLIS CITY...That was superb work, putting an end to that crisis all by yourself. Oops! It wouldn't be fair to say that you alone ended the crisis. You overcame that difficult situation by working as one with your POKEMON. We TRAINERS raise POKeMON by giving them items and by teaching them new techniques for battle. But we ourselves also learn many things from POKeMON. And this is where your achievements are put to the test against what others like you have achieved. Now! Who can most elegantly dance with their POKeMON in HOENN? Show me right here and now!

Lincoln: Alright! You are on!

CHAMPION WALLACE would like to battle! CHAMPION WALLACE sent out WAILORD!

Go! SWELLOW!

Lincoln: Now I know what you're thinking. Why stick with the normal bird type when I could have gotten one of the cooler flying types later, like Tropius or Skarmory? Well, it simply came down to bonding. I caught this guy when he was a teeny, tiny Taillow. I leveled him up and won me some tough matches. I had to keep him.

SWELLOW used ENDEAVOR! Health drains to yellow.

Foe WAILORD used BLIZZARD! Miss.

Lincoln: Ha!

SWELLOW used FACADE! Health drains a little, but is still yellow.

Foe WAILORD used BLIZZARD. It's super effective. SWELLOW faints.

Lincoln: Dang it.

Go! SCEPTILE!

Lincoln: Again, I know what you're thinking. Why pick Treecko as my starter when Torchic evolves into Blaziken? Well two reasons. One, I didn't wanna grind just to get the first badge. Rock beats fire! But second, I just thought Treecko looked cooler. Torchic and Mudkip were kinda sissy Pokemon. And besides, Sceptile is still a cool evolution.

SCEPTILE used THUNDERPUNCH! It's super effective. Foe WAILORD fainted.

Lincoln: There we go.

CHAMPION WALLACE sent out MILOTIC!

SCEPTILE, that's enough. Come back. Go! TENTACRUEL!

Foe MILOTIC used ICE BEAM! It's not very effective. TENTACRUEL loses little health.

TENTACRUEL used ACID! MILOTIC's health drains little.

Lincoln: Y'know, Milotic is one of the Pokemon I wish I had. She looks really pretty, kinda reminds me of Lola. Only problem is that they're next to impossible to find. Gotta go to one tiny spot of water and fish for a Feebas and then you gotta evolve it. I thought Tentacruel had me covered for water type anyway. Maybe I'll go back later and get one. Very nice.

Foe MILOTIC used SURF! It's not very effective. TENTACRUEL's health chips away a little.

TENTACRUEL used ACID! MILOTIC's health drains little.

Foe MILOTIC used SURF! It's not very effective.

TENTACRUEL used ACID! MILOTIC's health drains little.

Lincoln: Got 'em where I want 'em.

Foe MILOTIC used RECOVER! Foe MILOTIC regained health.

Lincoln: Seriously?!

TENTACRUEL used GIGA DRAIN! MILOTIC's health drains a little and TENTACRUEL gained a little back.

Foe MILOTIC used ICE BEAM! A critical hit! TENTACRUEL faints.

Lincoln: What?!...I can't believe that...Okay, no more Mr. Nice Guy.

Do it! FLYGON!

FLYGON used EARTHQUAKE! MILOTIC faints.

Lincoln: How'ya like that!

CHAMPION WALLACE sent out TENTACRUEL!

FLYGON used EARTHQUAKE! It's super effective! TENTACRUEL faints.

Lincoln: Got 'em.

CHAMPION WALLACE sent out GYARADOS!

Lincoln: Now some of you might be wondering why I picked up this old game instead of one of the newer ones. Well about a month ago, I was really excited to pick up Sword and Shield. I was gonna get one and Clyde was gonna get the other and we would play it together. But then we bumped into some big kids and we kinda got into a heated argument.

FLYGON used DRAGON CLAW! GYARADOS's health cips away a little.

Lincoln: They started talking about the good ol' days of Red and Blue, back when Pokemon was just a simple adventure on the black and white screen. They were old enough to be there when those games first came out.

Foe GYARADOS used EARTHQUAKE! FLYGON makes GROUND moves miss with LEVITATE.

Lincoln: Not to mention the TV Show. They followed Ash and Misty and Brock and followed the series from the very start. They must be all grown up now. And they were showin' off all their memorabilia and memories of the good ol' days. Meanwhile, Clyde and I never even picked up a game before Sword and Shield came out. I tried telling them it wasn't our fault we weren't even alive when those first games came out.

FLYGON used DRAGON CLAW! GYARADOS's health cips away a little.

Lincoln: They hurt us deep. They said we couldn't be real Pokemon fans unless we were old enough to remember the originals. We weren't worthy of Sword and Shield...or the toys...or the show...or anything that could get us into it.

Foe GYARADOS used HYPER BEAM! FLYGON faints.

Lincoln: Sigh.

Go for it, SCEPTILE!

Foe GYARADOS must recharge.

Lincoln: So now, I've been doing my homework. Instead of getting Sword, I got Red and I've been going through each generation from the beginning. After this, I've got Diamond cued up...who knows how long I'll be at that one...but Emerald's been fun. Hoenn is such a cool region! Besides, playing all these games have made me super good.

SCEPTILE used THUNDERPUNCH! It's super effective! GYARADOS faints.

Lincoln: Sorry about that. I didn't mean for this to be a downer. I really am having a good time. Those guys were right...I didn't know the first thing about Pokemon until they set me straight. I would have been such a fool going into Sword like a total noob...Yeah...

Lincoln nervously chuckles.

CHAMPION WALLACE sent out LUDICOLO!

SCEPTILE used LEAF BLADE! Its health drains a little.

Foe LUDICOLO used SURF! It's not very effective.

Ok, SCEPTILE. Come back. Go for it, AGGRON!

Foe LUDICOLO used SURF! It's super effective. AGGRON faints.

Lincoln sighs.

Lincoln: It's alright. I can still win this...

Go for it, MIGHTYENA!

MIGHTYENA used DOUBLE-EDGE! MIGHTYENA is hit by recoil, but LUDICOLO faints.

Lincoln: See, I bet those dorks took ten tries to do this when they played it!

CHAMPION WALLACE sent out WHISCASH!

MIGHTYENA used DOUBLE-EDGE! MIGHTYENA is hit by recoil, but it doesn't hit WHISCASH as hard.

Foe WHISCASH used SURF! MIGHTYENA's health dips into the yellow.

MIGHTYENA used DOUBLE-EDGE! MIGHTYENA is hit by recoil, but WHISCASH's health dips into the yellow.

Foe WHISCASH used EARTHQUAKE! MIGHTYENA faints.

Lincoln: Okay, last chance. Here. We. Go.

Go for it, SCEPTILE!

SCEPTILE used LEAF BLADE! A critical hit! It's super effective! WHISCASH faints.

Lincoln: Yes! I did it!

Player defeated CHAMPION WALLACE.

Lincoln: I did it, I did it, I did it!

WALLACE: I, the CHAMPION, fall in defeat...That was wonderful work. You were elegant, infuriatingly so. And yet, it was utterly glorious! Kudos to you, LINCOLN! You area truly noble POKeMON TRAINER!

Lincoln nervously chuckles.

Lincoln: I sure am...that'll show 'em...and now...

Lincoln holds up the case for Pokemon Diamond.

Lincoln: Gotta start the process...

Lincoln's eye widen.

Lincoln: All...over...what am I doing here?

Lincoln nervously stares at the screen. His eyes gaze back and forth slowly. Finally, he chuckles again and scratches the back of his head.

Lincoln: Uhhhh, tune in next time, where we will finally get to Pokemon Shield...those dorks can't force me not to.

Lincoln smiles confidently.

Lincoln: Yeah, I deserve it.