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God of Pokemon DLC coming next month to Toys R Us photo

No, its not Bidoof, though I could see why some may worship that cute/ugly little mongrel. It's the other guy, Arceus; he's the God of all Pokemon. I still think he looks more like a bad cross between a Yu Gi Oh monster and the spirit of the forest from The Princess Mononoke, but who am I to judge? I'm a Pokemon atheist at heart anyway.

All Poke-religion aside, I'll be heading out to Toys R Us sometime between November 7th and November 15th to download this, the last Pokemon in the Diamond/Pearl/Platinum Pokedex. Why not, right? Regardless of your level of Poke-faith, free DLC is always awesome, even for a two year old game like Pokemon Pearl. Besides, this is Pokemon we're talking about. How can you not want to catch 'em all?

Don't answer that.

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Segasonicdude's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/20/2009 15:35
Segasonicdude
So There!......Yeah, Im a Loser Arent I?
Segasonicdude's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/20/2009 15:36
Segasonicdude
Wait...I was The Only to post in this?
Segasonicdude's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/20/2009 15:39
Segasonicdude
what kind of Award do I get for this new low point of Pokefandom?
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/20/2009 20:36
Jonathan Holmes
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 03:22
Dexter345
Man. I might have to do this. Even though I haven't played in over a year, not counting my battle with Qalamari at PAX.
Bigmoose85's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 03:26
Bigmoose85
Mewtwo > Arceus
pl0x kthanxbai's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 04:11
pl0x kthanxbai
no mudkipz no deal
Victor Stillwater's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 05:07
Victor Stillwater
Dagnabbit, I'm in the wrong country for that blasted Arceus.
The Silent Protagonist's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 05:09
The Silent Protagonist
Always kind of thought this was a dirty way to distribute content, but at least its getting around to all TRU stores now instead of select retailers in a particular region on one day. And I guess it makes sense that its done that way, Nintendo still sees Pokemon as a social game instead of one for the internet hermit, I suppose.
Calleh's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 05:47
Calleh
You should make a bet on if you'll be the oldest there.
Also I like how you can catch and tame a god in pokemon.
bloodylip's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 06:18
bloodylip
So nobody has mentioned Pokemon slashfic yet? I'm very disappointed in you, Internet.
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 06:50
Jonathan Holmes
@ Segasonicdude- You're not going mad, this was accidentally posted back in time yesterday, so I posted it again, forward in time, last night.

I love that you went through an entire day of news to find this. You are the coolest, dude.

@ Calleh- I might not even go in. You can get TRU's wireless Pokemon transmission from outside the store.

I have been to other, non-wireless Pokemon give-a-ways where I was clearly the oldest, and there for creepiest, man in attendance. It was a pretty interesting feeling.
Hcapt's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 06:57
Hcapt
I really hate the route Nintendo/gamefreak/pokemon company/whoever is taking with these legendaries. Whenever pokemon has "free downloadable content," it usually means that an element of the game was strpped away specifically so that it could be given to players at an unspecified later date; if ever. Arceus already has his own Hall of Origin in the original code, and Shaymin and Darkrai have their own special, deliberately mysterious places as well; but I can't just go to the places because gamefreak decided to make the items that unlock those places be downloadable only via a chain of stores that is no where near where I live, often skipping the location that ought to come with the pokemon by instead giving away the pokemon directly. Of course, this may all just be preaching to the choir.
FFreak's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 06:58
FFreak
Every time I go I'm the only one, granted I go when school has yet to let out as to ease the pain.
Nic128's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 07:37
Nic128
Yeah, US only. F**** you Nintendo. Make it wifi for god sake. I don't understand why they made the shaymin event only for platinum.
Magnalon's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 07:42
Magnalon
IS this the thing Ash sees in the first episode? Because it's not one of the three legendary birds.

If so, amazing!
The Silent Protagonist's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 07:50
The Silent Protagonist
@Calleh: I'm not terribly worried about being the oldest there. Also, given games like Shin Megami Tensei and Final Fantasy let you subdue and summon gods, what Pokemon does shouldn't be that strange.

@Hcapt: "Stripping a game of content" is common practice for a lot of "download content," unless people seriously think those mere kilobytes of data they download on Live are anything other than unlocking what was already on a disc.
MCChampaignMillionaire's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 08:59
MCChampaignMillionaire
I hate these mystical pokemon they all look stupid...I prefer the normal ones...
X-angwin8r's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 10:38
X-angwin8r
They keep making up all these legendaries who are tantamount to "god of something". I wonder how Ash feels about his creator looking like a mutated pony.
Crimsondramon's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 10:46
Crimsondramon
Sure sure releae Arceus at TRU.

But I get screwed over since these events never come here :(
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 10:52
Necros
The problem with Arceus is that there is nowhere to go from here. Dialga and Palkia are the rulers of time and space, Darkrai is the ruler of dimension, and now Arceus is the god who created those three and everything else. There is nothing else they could introduce, theoretically, that's stronger than that. They wrote themselves into a corner here.

@ Magnalon

The pokemon Ash sees in the first episode is Ho-oh, which was eventually found in Pokemon Gold/Silver.
Arianol's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 11:04
Arianol
I think that at some later date, all of these events should be permanently made available, since there are undoubtedly those who missed them the first time 'round. It won't happen, but it would sure be nice, no?

I think it should also be noted that by transferring this Arceus from your D/P/Pt cart to Heart Gold/Soul Silver, you can unlock a new area (Shinto Ruins) giving you access to either a Lv1 Dialga, Palkia, or Giratina.
Cadtalfryn's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 11:10
Cadtalfryn
Holmes feels like a pedo at Toys R Us, eh?
kingtobo's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 11:17
kingtobo
I've never done one of these things so I might go if I get some free time one of those days.

And for those of you who couldn't or didn't go to any of the previous events: Pokesav + .PKM files (pkmdb.com) will solve your problem.
Modest Thunder's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 12:02
Modest Thunder
@Bigmoose85 So is that an argument for science over religion?
Vanilla Gorilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 12:27
Vanilla Gorilla
I played the hell out of Red/Blue. Then they started targeting the brand at children, and I quit at Yellow.

I'm kind of intrigued, though. I've always kind of been a Red Mage player, scouring every RPG for every item, no matter how powerful or rare or useless it was. So obsessive collection is something I enjoy...

Platinum is the creme de la creme of the post Red/Blue ones, ja?
Char Aznable's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 13:02
Char Aznable
Although I've been obsessing over Pokemon Platinum for the last two weeks, I'm not going to sink to these depths in the name of Pokemon.
Bigmoose85's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 13:14
Bigmoose85
@ Modest Thunder

No but now that you say it sure it is :)
WarZombie's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 13:26
WarZombie
Yay.

I was wondering when this was going to happen. I don't care if I'm the oldest one there, I want a legit Arceus dammit!
allisonaxe's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 13:30
allisonaxe
What Kingtobo said. also, if you have an R4, you can implant the wondercard file into a leaked transmitter program that was meant for gamestop stores to distribute deoxys, which makes it so that you don't have to have a hacked game, you can just receive the wondercard from another ds running the distribution program off of the R4.

if you manage to get "the deoxys distribution 2008" program, there's a way to modify that so it'll work at any date, and ten there's a "Pokemon Wonder Card Distribution Patcher" program somewhere... google can show the way...

if you're crazy, you can make your own wondercards using pokesav, and distribute them. Some jerk went to the pokemon store in new york and distributed a caterpie named after male genitalia at one of the special events they hold on occasion...
GEMPadre036's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 17:27
GEMPadre036
I either go to these things with friends who are older than me so that I look less out of place by comparison, or drive up to just outside the store and download while idling. I think the only event Pokemon I've missed so far is the generation is Darkrai.
TJF588's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/21/2009 18:51
TJF588
HHHHHNGH.

Don't have Platinum, and I prolly couldn't [bring myself to] beat it fast enough to get Arcy anyway.

Wait, you don't need the National Dex? HHHHHNGH. Need monies, and I already sunk some on We Love Katamari and The Dracula X Chronicles. DAMMIT, DESTRUCTOID, TELL ME SOONER!
Electrium's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 14:29
Electrium
Sweet yo. But where's my Celebi?!
Segasonicdude's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/22/2009 19:40
Segasonicdude
@Jonathan Holmes

I missed a Day because my Brothers had Surgery (Deviated Septum for both of them) (im The only Dude in the Family who can Breathe Fine)

But I commented without reading any of the Comments and then Saw that there were no Others.....
allisonaxe's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/24/2009 17:08
allisonaxe
@electrium: they'll probably do a Celebi with heart gold and soul silver, considering that is where he originated anyway.
Segasonicdude's Avatar - Comment posted on 11/17/2009 01:29
Segasonicdude
Anybody else get it?
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