Game: Pokémon Hangman v. 40 (M.A)

[mr_pikachu]

ANNOUNCEMENT: mr_pikachu has created a Pokémon randomizer that will help you pick a Pokémon when it is your turn to post a puzzle. This will help make sure that every Pokémon will have an equal oppourtunity of coming up. Here is the link to it: The Official Pokémon Hangman Randomizer (http://www.angelfire.com/pokemon2/mr_pikachu/index.html)


Pokémon Hangman v.40
Little_Pikachu approved :025:

Game Founder / Rules Creator: Jay
Rules Editor For This Version: mr_pikachu
Hosts: mr_pikachu, Knight of Time, Number1ChanseyFan

I'm sure we've all played hangman when you're bored, or at least heard of it. Pokemon Hangman
was first created by Mist who is associated with the Charmander Central Club in giving out
"plushies" as prizes for people who guessed correctly. People began big collections of these
"plushies" when this game was first introduced to PCG, and I hope that people will extend
their big collections, or even start them, today.

Rules
Newest rules in Light Yellow

The rules of Hangman are fairly straight-forward. If you don't know them, then watch a few
people post and we're sure you'll get the hang of it. *sigh*

But we do have specific rules that we need to follow to make the game slightly trickier. You
may only post a maximum of THREE single letter guesses
per person before you must guess the name of the Pokemon. This rule is subject to change. But
for now it's THREE and only THREE single letter guesses per
person, per round. This shouldn't be too hard to follow. If you notice someone that has made
more than three single letter guesses then you should be smart and tell them so. :rolleyes:

When someone guesses the word correctly it is their turn to think of a Pokemon for others to
guess. Please make sure you don't mess up for other people's sake - Double check to see if a
letter is present in the Pokemon's name you're doing before you post to avoid mistakes. Also,
if it's your turn, try and pick a Pokemon that hasn't already been done. You don't need to
always pick evolved forms. The rarity of each plushie should remain the same so we have a
nice mix. You may only win a maximum of three plushies per day - This is to prevent a certain
group of people called plushie hogs grabbing all the stuff
every second turn. If you win three plushies you may still play, however if you win after
you've exceded the limit you must either A) Give the plushie to someone else who is less
fortunate or B) Do not take the plushie as a prize. Just make sure everyone has a fair go
too!

The 24 hour, three plushie rule takes effect at the start of every day (12:00 a.m.) depending on your time zone. Let's say you won three plushies on a given day. If you win another one at or after 12:00 a.m. GMT of the next day (give or take at least one hour depending on your time zone), this rule doesn't apply. But, if you win any plushies between 12:00 a.m. of one day and 11.59 p.m. of the same day, then this rule does apply.

Legendaries can be won here, but only a worker may give them out. Anyone else may not. If
this were possible we'd have legendaries popping up everywhere, and they deserve a rarity.
Specialized plushies may also be won here, like a Shiny Claydol, or a Pikachu with a Blue
Scarf... the list continues, and only the workers may give them out. You won't know if you've
won one of these very rare plushies until you win the plushie.

The only pokemon that aren't allowed to be done by the players here are: Zapdos, Articuno,
Moltres, Mew, Mewtwo, Lugia, Ho-oh, Celebi, Raikou, Suicune, Entei, Regirock, Regice, Registeel,
Jirachi, Deoxys, Groudon, Kyogre, Latios and Latias. All others are fine.
Oh, and please don't do any Pokemon from the upcoming Diamond and Pearl games yet, either.

You are allowed a maximum of NINE incorrect guesses before it's Game
Over, not per person, that includes everyone's incorrect guesses. Usually people guess the name before the nine incorrect guesses so don't worry. If no one guesses the Pokemon correctly by the quota then no one receives a plushie, and one of the workers must do the next puzzle. You don't get two turns in a row at it.
You may only post one guess until the person posts an update of the current Pokemon.

Try and not be too idle, the workers would like the game to be fast moving. If you guess the
Pokemon correctly and then you're going to be away for 2 weeks then don't wait until you get
back because you'll most likely forget about the game. Give someone else a turn.

Right now, an incorrect letter is counted as 1 incorrect guess and incorrect Pokemon are also
counted as 2 incorrect guesses. This is also subject to change later on to improve/decrease
the difficulty, if any of the workers think it's needed.

Absolutely no editing your guess at the name or a letter. If you plan to edit your post and
notice a late spelling mistake and want to change it then specify so. Don't use this as an
excuse to change your guess because you might have someone who witnessed you with your
previous guess. You'll be in big trouble then.

The scores are no longer being updated - if a worker wishes to spare the time to restart the
scores and keep track of everyone then they may do so.


If it is your turn to post a puzzle, you have 24 hours to post or update the puzzle. In the
case of updating, this applies to four situations:

1. When someone makes a letter guess, and it is in (or not in) the puzzle (this also applies
to letter guesses in advance).

2. When someone makes a Pokemon guess, and it is wrong/right

3. When so many guesses are made that the man might hang (this also applies to letter guesses
in advance as well)

4. When you have yet to post after winning a plushie

If you don't post 24 hours after any situation above, you will lose your turn, and one of the
workers will start the next puzzle. (note: the 24 hour rule doesn't apply to the workers).

If you make an incorrect Pokemon guess by accident, you aren't allowed to delete it and make
a new guess before the person whose turn it is updates.

Plushies

What is a Plushie?

Plushies are soft toys. In this game, if you guess a Pokemon correctly you receive a soft toy
of the Pokemon you guessed correctly.

What do I do with a Plushie?

Umm... look at them? They aren't really used for anything, mainly just a fun collecting sort
of thing. That's all. Maybe one day they might be used for something, but that's a doubtful
possibility. If you have a site it might be wise to put them on there to keep track of what
you have. Or keep them on a word document.

I don't like my plushie! Can I trade with someone else?

Yes, you may as long as the other person agrees. If they don't want to trade with you then
you should respect that. There are many others that may want to trade. Since this game was
created long ago some people may already have a decent amount of plushies they might like to
trade. You could try sending a PM/IM to one of them if you would like to trade or ask for a
list of their plushies. Most people who play Expedia have plushies, so try trading with one
of them, or you could start playing the game to extend your collection a different way.

Can I sell my plushies? Or buy one off someone?

No, you may not sell your plushies for CCPs or Stamps.

How many plushies am I allowed to own?

As many as you can win here. Just remember you can only win a maximum of three every day!

Final Words

ONLY post the names of Pokemon. No dictionary words! That is if you haven't been bothered to
read the rules, which I recommend reading. There are well over 300 Pokemon to choose from so
good luck! (And again, please don’t do any Pokemon from the upcoming Diamond
and Pearl games yet.)

If there's something you don't understand then ask Knight of Time, Number1ChanseyFan or me - we bite but we'll still help. Or maybe someone else can help. Have fun! Your hosts and hostess- mr_pikachu, Knight of Time, Number1ChanseyFan

The man has been hung a total of thirty times
Hangman makes up approximately 1/5 of the total posts in PCG since last year; considering
this game began in very late April


Kyle, I believe it's your turn to post the next puzzle!

[Knight of Time]

Okay, thanks for posting the new version, mr_pikachu.

Whoa, I'm surprised we're at version 40 already. Who knows if we reach version 50 sometime in 2006, it just might happen...

Time for a new puzzle:

Pokemon: ------

Incorrect Guesses: n/a

Guesses Remaining: 9

[mr_pikachu]

Yeah, it just might. Who knows? :)

Six letters, eh? Let's shoot for an R.

[Knight of Time]

The R you guessed would have raced past this puzzle maybe on another time, but it stopped just on time to fill in the last spot.

Pokemon: -----r

Incorrect Guesses: n/a

Guesses Remaining: 9

[Number1ChanseyFan]

A G is a somewhat uncommon letter to guess... but it could be helpful in this situation.

[Knight of Time]

One helpful letter, coming up. Or should I say two helpful letters? You guessed it, there are two G's Christen!

Pokemon: G--g-r

Incorrect Guesses: n/a

Guesses Remaining: 9

[Chris Watarimono]

I wanna Gilgar!

-Chris R.

[Lady Vulpix]

In case it isn't, I'll guess Gengar.

[Knight of Time]

I wanna Gilgar!

-Chris R.



In case it isn't, I'll guess Gengar.


Only one of you has a correct guess, as well as the right to do the next puzzle!

But who will it be?

'drumroll'

It's...
.
.
.
.
.
It's...
.
.
.
.
.
Chris Watarimono, who has won this one! Good job Chris W.

'hands you a Gligar plushie'

Sorry Gabi, but there's always next time.

Anyway, take it away Chris W., and I'd like an A in advance please!

[Chris Watarimono]

Hurrah! Thanks for the plushie! :3

_ a _ _ _ _ a [7]

Errors Made:
Errors Left: 9

-Chris R.

[Knight of Time]

I'll bet that's a Tangela.

[Chris Watarimono]

That sure is the tangelous Pokemon! Here you go!

*Tangela...rolls in from the side!*

-Chris R.

[mr_pikachu]

Nice work, Kyle! I'll take an R in advance.

[Knight of Time]

Heh, thanks Chris W., that's yet another new plushie in my collection. :)

Okay, next up:

Pokemon: --------

Incorrect Guesses: R

Guesses Remaining: 8

[mr_pikachu]

No R? Then how about an O?

[Knight of Time]

I hate to double your disappointment mr_pikachu, but there's no O here either.

Pokemon: --------

Incorrect Guesses: R, O

Guesses Remaining: 7

This is it for me until I get home tomorrow evening. As usual, tomorrow afternoon I'm going to be with my dad.

[mr_pikachu]

Urgh... okay, then I'll guess an A here.

[Knight of Time]

Well, you got yourself an A mr_pikachu.

Pokemon: -------a

Incorrect Guesses: R, O

Guesses Remaining: 7

[Lady Vulpix]

Shedinja is the only pokemon I can think of that fits.

[Knight of Time]

Shedinja is the only pokemon I can think of that fits.


Yes indeed Gabi, it's a Shedinja.

'hands you a Shedinja plushie'

Take it away, and I'd like an E in advance please.

[Lady Vulpix]

Hehe. The randomizer gave me a 7-letter pokemon I wasn't expecting.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7)
Wrong guesses: E.


http://www.geocities.com/gsteren/H1.txt

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, let's see if an A is present here.

[Lady Vulpix]

More than one, actually.
_ _ _ _ A _ A (7)
Wrong guesses: E.


http://www.geocities.com/gsteren/H1.txt

[Knight of Time]

I'm sure there must be an I here somewhere.

[mr_pikachu]

I'll take a wild shot with Nincada.

[Lady Vulpix]

You got it, Brian! Enjoy your Nincada Plushie!

Nincada right after Shedinja, that's curious.

[mr_pikachu]

Hey, thanks, Gabi! All right, another new plushie! :)

Here's the next one.


_ _ _ _ _ (5)

Incorrect Guesses: N/A
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 9


Good luck!

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, is there an A?

[mr_pikachu]

Not this time.


_ _ _ _ _ (5)

Incorrect Guesses: A
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 8

[Knight of Time]

Ouch, how about an E?

[mr_pikachu]

I'm afraid this will hurt even more.


_ _ _ _ _ (5)

Incorrect Guesses: A, E
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 7

[Knight of Time]

Double ouch. How about an I?

[mr_pikachu]

This won't be nearly as painful.


_ I _ _ _ (5)

Incorrect Guesses: A, E
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 7

[Knight of Time]

Well, regardless of what this is, I think I have a plushie of two of the three possibilities.

Pichu?

[mr_pikachu]

Nope. Sorry.


_ I _ _ _ (5)

Incorrect Guesses: A, E, Pichu
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 5

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, well how about Ditto?

[mr_pikachu]

Unless the Ditto Transforms, it won't be the right Pokemon here.


_ I _ _ _ (5)

Incorrect Guesses: A, E, Pichu, Ditto
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 3

[Knight of Time]

Ha ha, very funny.

This must be a Minun then.

[mr_pikachu]

And so it must! The Minun plushie is yours!

[Knight of Time]

Ah, thanks mr_pikachu, that's yet another double on my plushie list. :)

Man, I really have to update my sig...

Okay, next up:

Pokemon: --------

Incorrect Guesses: n/a

Guesses Remaining: 9

[mr_pikachu]

Let's kick it off with an R!

[Knight of Time]

Let's not.

Pokemon: --------

Incorrect Guesses: R

Guesses Remaining: 8

[mr_pikachu]

No? Then what about an O?

[darktyranitar]

I'll add a T.

[Chris Watarimono]

I'm going for an E!

-Chris R.

[Knight of Time]

I hate to quadruple the previous disappointment guys, but there's no O, T nor E in this one.

Pokemon: --------

Incorrect Guesses: R, O, T, E

Guesses Remaining: 5

[Chris Watarimono]

How about an A then?

-Chris R.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Is this Pokémon Jumpluff?

[Knight of Time]

I'm afraid this isn't Jumpluff. However, I'm happy to say there's not one, two or three, but four A's!

Pokemon: A-a-a-a-

Incorrect Guesses: R, O, T, E, Jumpluff

Guesses Remaining: 3

I think this one is going to "magically" appear in someone's collection shortly...

[mr_pikachu]

Hocus pocus, is it Alakazam?

[Knight of Time]

Hocus pocus, is it Alakazam?


'pretends to sound like a magician for just a minute'

Abracadabra alakazam, now you have a new plushie!

'makes an Alakazam plushie appear in your hands'

That ends my little magician act. Take it away mr_pikachu, and I'd like an E in advance please!

[mr_pikachu]

Splendid! Another new plushie for the collection. Thanks, Kyle!

Here's the next one!


_ _ E _ _ _ _ E (8)

Incorrect Guesses: N/A
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 9


Good luck!

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, could that possibly be Sceptile?

[mr_pikachu]

Just like the Pokemon in question, you're very fast! You've won a Sceptile plushie, Kyle!

[Knight of Time]

Excellent, not only is this yet another starter family plushie in my collection, but it's really among the top of all my favourites overall! Thanks mr_pikachu! :)

Okay, next up:

Pokemon: -------

Incorrect Guesses: n/a

Guesses Remaining: 9

[mr_pikachu]

Shall we begin the puzzle with an R?

[Knight of Time]

Yes indeed mr_pikachu, there are two R's here as a matter of fact.

Pokemon: --r-r--

Incorrect Guesses: n/a

Guesses Remaining: 9

[Lady Vulpix]

That looks a lot like Murkrow.

[Knight of Time]

That looks a lot like Murkrow.


Yes indeed Gabi, that's a Murkrow!

'hands you a Murkrow plushie'

Take it away, and I'd like an E in advance please!

[Lady Vulpix]

Thanks.
_ _ _ _ _ _
Wrong guesses: E


http://www.geocities.com/gsteren/H1.txt

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, could there be an A here?

[mr_pikachu]

I'll try an R, myself.

[Lady Vulpix]

Thanks.
R _ _ _ _ _
Wrong guesses: E,A


http://www.geocities.com/gsteren/H2.txt

[Knight of Time]

I'm betting that's a Rhydon.

[Lady Vulpix]

Yes, it is. One more plushie for you.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Ok, I will take a C in advance.

[Knight of Time]

Excellent, a Rhydon plushie, thanks Gabi. :)

Okay, next up:

Pokemon: -------

Incorrect Guesses: C

Guesses Remaining: 8

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Ok then, I will try an R.

[darktyranitar]

I'll try a T.

[Knight of Time]

Sorry, no R nor T are here either.

Pokemon: -------

Incorrect Guesses: C, R, T

Guesses Remaining: 6

[Lady Vulpix]

There may be an N or two.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

I will try an A.

[mr_pikachu]

*exhaustedly throws an E into the mix*

I'll explain why I've been gone for awhile another time. Right now I''m too busy and, more importantly, too tired to type it out.

[Knight of Time]

Hi, sorry it took me so long to post here, Christmas went very well for me, and despite TPM being down for the last day or two, I've virtually been tied up with building a big Lego set I got for Christmas called the Mobile Crane (it's in the Technic theme, and there's over 1800 pieces!).

Remind me to always mark down what plushie I might award someone, as my forgetfulness seems to be taking a big bite out of me.

There are no N's, but the two vowels will help, I'm sure.

Pokemon: -a--e-e

Incorrect Guesses: C, R, T, N

Guesses Remaining: 5

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Could this be the only Dark/Ghost Pokémon, Sableye?

Have fun with your lego set, Kyle!!

[Knight of Time]

Could this be the only Dark/Ghost Pokémon, Sableye?

Have fun with your lego set, Kyle!!


Thanks for the Lego kudos, Christen.

I've already gotten the last step of the first instruction booklet completed (the applying of the 8 wheels), so now, it's onto the second half of my work there. Pneumatics and a new kind of electric motor I'm unfamiliar with are make up part of the second half of my work.

BTW, congrats, you just won a Sableye plushie!

'hands you the plushie'

Take it away, and I'd like an A in advance please!

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Yay!! Thanks for the Sableye plushie!! And good luck with the second half of your Lego set!!

I am sorry, but there are no A's in this puzzle

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8)

Incorrect Guesses: A

Guesses Remaining: 8

[mr_pikachu]

How about an R, then?

And on a side note, it's good to have this game up and running again.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Yes, it is good that the game is up and running!! Unfortunately, there are no R's running around this puzzle.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8)

Incorrect Guesses: A, R.

Guesses Remaining: 7

[Lady Vulpix]

Hmm... interesting. Maybe guessing an O would help.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

An O will definitely help!!

_ _ o _ _ _ _ _

Incorrect Guesses: A, R.

Guesses Remaining: 7

[Lady Vulpix]

Wow, now I can only think of one pokemon that fits! Is it Slowking?

[Number1ChanseyFan]

[color=magenta]Congrats Gabi, the Pokémon is Slowking!! *Gives you a Slowking plushie.* Your turn!!

[Lady Vulpix]

Thanks! :)
7 letters now.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7)


http://www.geocities.com/gsteren/H0.txt

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, might there be an A here somewhere?

[mr_pikachu]

I'll try the old standby: R, por favor?

[Lady Vulpix]

Lo siento, ninguna de esas letras es correcta.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7)
Wrong guesses: A, R.


http://www.geocities.com/gsteren/H2.txt

[mr_pikachu]

The sad thing is that I know exactly what you said, and yet I don't have the Spanish skills to make a witty reply. So I'll just try an O and be on my way.

[Lady Vulpix]

No problem. :)
_ _ _ _ O O _ (7)
Wrong guesses: A, R.


http://www.geocities.com/gsteren/H2.txt

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Is this the cacoon Pokémon, Silcoon?

BTW Gabi, I added your AIM name on my AIM list, and I also put you on my MSN!!

[Lady Vulpix]

Thanks, Christen! Now let's see when we can find each other online. Have fun with your Silcoon plushie!

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Thank you for the Silcoon plushie, Gabi!! BTW, what time are you usually online?

Next up, a 9-letter Pokémon!!

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (9)

Incorrect Guesses:

Guesses Remaining: 9

[mr_pikachu]

I'll fire away with an R.

[firepokemon]

An e

[Lady Vulpix]

Thank you for the Silcoon plushie, Gabi!! BTW, what time are you usually online?
I'm online from 7:25 AM to 8:25 AM, and then in the afternoon... around 4 or 5 , for a few hours until I have to go (except for Wednesdays, I can'tseem to get online on Wednesdays for some reason or another). All times are GMT -3.

Is there an I in this puzzle?

[Number1ChanseyFan]

There are no R's, E's, or I's in this Pokémon's name!!

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (9)

Incorrect Guesses: R, E, I.

Guesses Remaining: 6.

Gabi: The afternoon time is when I would be most likely to be online, I am usually not awake when you are on in the morning!! I live in EST. (which is GMT -5)

Friday or sometime this weekend will probably work out the best then, because I am not able to get online as much on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and you can't get online on Wednesdays!! Or else I could try to get on early on Thursday morning.

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, would there be an S here?

[Lady Vulpix]

I'm sure there is. And there's probably a D as well.

Ok, Friday, then. I leave for work at 6:30 AM your time, so I'm not going to ask you to wake up just to talk to me.

[firepokemon]

And omg there must be a T

[sesshomaru]

And an F!

[Number1ChanseyFan]

No T's or F's are to be found in this puzzle, but there is an S and there are some D's!!

S _ d _ _ _ _ d _ (9)

Incorrect Guesses: R, E, I, T, F

Guesses Remaining: 4.

[Magmar]

Sudowoodo?

The edit is because I can't spell. There's no such thing as Sudowooooodo.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Yes, Sudowoodo is the correct answer!! Congrats!! *Hands you a Sudowoodo plushie* Your turn!!

[Magmar]

Awesome! Well, here goes! This is my first time, and I used the randomizer and checked the rest of the thread. It goes. So!

8 letters!

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Incorrect Guesses: None yet
# Guesses Remaining: 9

[mr_pikachu]

How about we kick things off with an R?

And congrats on your first plushie, Magmar!

[Magmar]

Sorry, but no R. And thanks! :( Spin agian!

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Incorrect Guesses: R
# Guesses Remaining: 8

[firepokemon]

Is there a B.

[Magmar]

Why, yes, there are 2 B's.

_ _ _ B B _ _ _
Incorrect Guesses: R
Guesses Remaining: 8

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, might that be Snubbull?

[Magmar]

Why, yes it is!

*looks around*

*sneaks into walmart and steals a Snubbull plushie*

You get a Snubbull plushie! If you push the little button, it bites.

PS



[color=hotpink]Lo siento, ninguna de esas letras es correcta.



Ahh, I love understanding Spanish. (It's my major.) :)

[mr_pikachu]

Nice one, Kyle! I'll take an R in advance.

[firepokemon]

E in advance thank you.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

I will take an S in advance, please!!

[Knight of Time]

XD, thanks for the plushie Magmar, that's my first for 2006! :)

Okay, next up:

Pokemon: S---s-re-

Incorrect Guesses: n/a

Guesses Remaining: 9

I think you'll all agree this one will be going...going...gone in a short time!

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Is this the Ground type mouse Pokémon, Sandshrew?

[Knight of Time]

Is this the Ground type mouse Pokémon, Sandshrew?


And this one is going...going...gone! You got it Christen, this is indeed Sandshrew!

'gives you a Sandshrew plushie'

Take it away, and I'd like an E in advance please!

[Number1ChanseyFan]

[color=magenta]Thank you!!

Unfortunately, there are no E's in this Pokémon's six-letter name.

_ _ _ _ _ _ (6)

Incorrect Guesses: E.

Guesses Remaining: 8.

[Knight of Time]

No E's eh?

Hmm, is there any R's here?

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Yes, there is an R!!

_ _ _ r _ _ (6)

Incorrect Guesses: E.

Guesses Remaining: 8.

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, is there an A in this one?

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Nope, no A's here!!

_ _ _ r _ _ (6)

Incorrect Guesses: E, A.

Guesses Remaining: 7.

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, I'm betting only Dodrio can fit here?

[Number1ChanseyFan]

You are correct!! Congrats, you have won a 3-headed bird plushie!! *Hands you a Dodrio plushie*

[Skye]

I'd like to take an E in advance, please.

[firepokemon]

T for me in advance please.

[darktyranitar]

I'll take an S in advance.

[Knight of Time]

Ah, thanks Christen. That's another new plushie on my list.

Just one more plushie, and then I'll be 9/10 of the way to 150 plushies!

Okay, next up:

Pokemon: ------

Incorrect Guesses: E, T, S

Guesses Remaining: 6

[Magmar]

I'll take a G.

Hey, if the answer was "Mr. Mime" how would you space the letters??

[Number1ChanseyFan]

I will take an A.

Magmar: Actually, I am not 100% sure, but I am guessing that Mr. Mime would just be 6 letters put together with no spaces or periods. If there was a space in there, it would kind of give away the answer, and if the space or period was counted as an extra character, then it would make the puzzle pretty confusing.

[mr_pikachu]

I'll shoot for an R.

The way that we've done it in the past (and the way in which is it presented in the randomizer program) would be to only count the letters - that is, it would be "MRMIME". The same would go for Ho-oh ("HOOH"), Farfetch'd ("FARFETCHD"), and any other Pokemon I may be forgetting.

The only exceptions to the "letters only" rule are the two Nidorans. The female would be "NIDORANF" and the male would be "NIDORANM". Basically, you would just replace the gender symbol with the first letter that the gender symbolized, whether it be male (M) or female (F).

Of course, this could be a point for worker discussion, now that I think about it...


EDIT: Almost forgot another exception. Porygon2 includes the "2" at the end, thus making the puzzle eight characters long. To summarize, unusual characters are only included when they are needed to distinguish one Pokemon from another. Name-wise, the two Nidorans are different only by the gender symbol at the end (which becomes an "M" or an "F", respectively), and Porygon is only different from Porygon2 because of the "2" at the end of the evolution's name. That is why those are exceptions to the normal "letters only" rule.

[Lady Vulpix]

Why not call them both Nidoran? Why is there a need to distinguish them?

[mr_pikachu]

Well, because in the games, anime, TCG, etc., they are actually two different species of Pokemon with separate evolution chains. For pretty much any other Pokemon, gender doesn't much matter; for instance, I wouldn't need to say what gender a Pikachu is for someone to know what species I was talking about. But for whatever reason, the creators of Pokemon decided to make two Pokemon whose names were only different by the gender symbol that followed them. It was more important when everyone would put images of all their Hangman plushies in their sigs, but even though it's not as common now, it's still nice to know exactly what species you've won whenever you win a plushie.

It's confusing, yes, but it'd be a lot more complicated if people had to say, "Okay, uh, my next guess will be the male/female symbol." This way, with the letters, it's at least somewhat discernable.

...I blame Nintendo. ;)

[Knight of Time]

Okay, about the Ho-oh/Mr. Mime/Farfetch'd/Porygon2/NidoranF/NidoranM case, I strongly believe they should fit under the categories that have the same amount of letters for each (aka 4 for Ho-oh, 6 for Mr. Mime, 8 for Porygon2 and both Nidoran, and 9 for Farfetch'd). Basically, I think it would be pointless to guess a hyphen, a period, a 2, either gender symbol or an apostrophe. Since they aren't letters after all, it would leave the right number of letters for each Pokemon, but with the exceptions of Porygon2 (where a 2 is added to Porygon) and the two Nidorans (where you add a M or F depending on which one you're doing). Simple as that.

Pokemon: -a-r--

Incorrect Guesses: E, T, S, G

Guesses Remaining: 5

[pokemon4eva]

Lairon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(pantpant) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(Faint)

[Magmar]

Whaaaat? Calm down!

Thank you for all the elaboration! I'm glad you took the time to discuss the occasional issue that comes up in this game. Although TECHNICALLY, Wurmple has two separate chains of evolution, but for some reason, Nintendo chose not to change the names based on that.

[pokemon4eva]

It depends on gender.



P.S. I have a list of every single pokemon and special things like the Wrumple thing

[Magmar]

I do too. It's called a Pokedex. ;)

Well, back to the game, then! It's getting rather late here... 2 AM or so. *yawns* I know about the Wurmple thing. I was just commenting that they don't distinguish, but since they did with the Nidorans, they could have also with the Wurmples.

[Lady Vulpix]

I thought the evolution of Wurmple depended on the time of day when it evolved. pokemon4eva, only one guess, please, and don't double-post.
I'm taking away your first post, since it was SPAM.

[Knight of Time]

I'm very sure Wurmple's evolution is always random (I know that's the case in R/S/E, but despite the fact I can trade to R/S/E from both my FR/LG games now, I've never attempted to evolve a Wurmple in FR/LG so I don't know if the evolution there is random as well (there's no clock feature in FR/LG unlike R/S/E))...

Anyway, yes Pokemon4eva, the Pokemon in question I was looking for was Lairon.

'hands you a Lairon plushie'

Take it away, and please, the next time you make a post when it isn't your turn, don't make it scroll. I'd also like an E in advance please.

[Chris Watarimono]

I'm also shooting out an A in advance too.

-Chris R.

[pokemon4eva]

Ok the one im looking for --a--e-e--

[Knight of Time]

That looks like Charmeleon.

[pokemon4eva]

your right here's a charmeleon plushie
'hands you a charmeleon plushie

[mr_pikachu]

Nice one, Kyle! Think you could slip an R into the puzzle?

[Knight of Time]

Nice, a Charmeleon plushie, thanks Pokemon4eva! :)

I wish I could slip your advanced guess into this new puzzle mr_pikachu, but there's no R to be found. Sorry!

Pokemon: -----

Incorrect Guesses: R

Guesses Remaining: 8

[Lady Vulpix]

I wonder if this pokemon has an O in its name.

[mr_pikachu]

I'll toss in an E as well.

[Ace64]

L? That should help my guess..

[Knight of Time]

Only one of the new three guesses made it in the puzzle. There's an O, but I'm afraid there's no E or L.

Pokemon: ---o-

Incorrect Guesses: R, E, L

Guesses Remaining: 6

[Chris Watarimono]

Aipom ftw.

-Chris R.

[Lady Vulpix]

It could also be Bagon.

[Knight of Time]

Aipom ftw.

-Chris R.


Hey Chris W., wanna buy a monkey?

jk, you got yourself an Aipom plushie!

'hands you a plushie of the monkey-like Pokemon'

Take it away, and I'll have an A in advance please!

[Magmar]

Give me an R in advance, because I may not be around when you put the puzzle up.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

I will take a C in advance please!!

[mr_pikachu]

Hey, Magmar took my guess! *sighs* I'll... take an S in advance, I suppose... ;_;

[Chris Watarimono]

Oh, of course Kyle! I wanna buy a monkey! XD jk. Thx for the plushie.

That and everyone's guesses all missed the mark.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [8]

Errors Made: A, R, C, S
Errors Left: 5

O
+
/

-Chris R.

[Knight of Time]

Better go for an E here!

[mr_pikachu]

An O may also be helpful.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

How about a T?

[Chris Watarimono]

Oh my lawwd! Milkshake brings teh boys to the...ahem. XD We might have something!

_ o o t _ o o t [8]

Errors Made: A, R, C, S, E
Errors Left: 4

O
+
^

-Chris R.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

May I have an H?

Nevermind, I think I will try and guess this one...

Hoothoot?

[Chris Watarimono]

*A HootHoot plushie divebombs into you ^*

Score!

I'll also take an advance R.

-Chris R.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Thanks Chris!!

And I am happy to say that there is an R in this puzzle!!

_ _ _ _ _ _ r _ (8)

Incorrect Guesses: None.

Guesses Remaining: 9.

[mr_pikachu]

I'll bet we can find an A somewhere in there.

[Magmar]

A T, verdad?

[Ace64]

S?

[Number1ChanseyFan]

There is an S, there is an A... However, there are no T's!! 2 out of 3 ain't bad!!

S _ _ _ _ _ r a (8)

Incorrect Guesses: T.

Guesses Remaining: 8.

[Chris Watarimono]

Sunflora ftw again!

-Chris R.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Sunshine and happiness is in your future, for you have won a Sunflora plushie!!

*Gives you a Sunkern plushie and a Sun Stone that causes the Sunkern plushie to evolve into a Sunflora plushie*

Your turn!!

[Knight of Time]

XD Christen, plushies can't evolve.

I'd like an E in advance please Chris W.!

[mr_pikachu]

XD Christen, plushies can't evolve.

Maybe your plushies can't...

Good job, Chris! I'd like an R in advance.

[Chris Watarimono]

Wahahaha! I have an evolving plushie! Thankies Christen!

_ _ _ _ _ _ [6]

Errors Made: E, R
Errors Left: 7

O
|

-Chris R.

[Ace64]

Might as well try S, again.

[Knight of Time]

I'll go for an A myself.

[Chris Watarimono]

Two mark the spot. :cool2:

_ a s _ _ _ [6]

Errors Made: E, R
Errors Left: 7

O
|

-Chris R.

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, might that be Gastly?

[Chris Watarimono]

Of course its the gaseous Pokeman!

*gassy stuff vanishes for a moment, and the round plushie thing falls on head*

-Chris R.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

I'll try something a little different than my usual initial guesses... N in advance please!!

[Ace64]

S, for the third time.

[Magmar]

Gastly? Hehe.
Edit by Lady Vulpix: have you seen the small button above your post with the word 'Modify' in it? Use it, instead of double-posting to fix your latest post.

Here's what the following post had.

Oh, look, another page... LOL so much for that Gastly... I'll just umm... be going now... and I'll take an F in advance, just for the hell of it. We never use all 9 letters, really, so it's something different.

[Knight of Time]

Ah, thanks Chris W., that plushie is yet another one on the doubles list now.

Okay, next up:

--n------

Incorrect Guesses: S, F

Guesses Remaining: 7

[Number1ChanseyFan]

I will try an R this time.

BTW Kyle, did you get my PM reply?

[Knight of Time]

Yeah, I got your PM Christen.

Unfortunately, there's no R in the puzzle.

Pokemon: --n------

Incorrect Guesses: S, F, R

Guesses Remaining: 6

[Lady Vulpix]

Let's see... where's the C?

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Is there a T in this puzzle?

[Knight of Time]

Good news ladies, there is a C and a T (two T's to be exact) in the puzzle.

Pokemon: T-nt-c---

Incorrect Guesses: S, F, R

Guesses Remaining: 6

This is a virtual giveaway now.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

[color=magenta]Is this the jellyfish-like Pokémon, Tentacool?

[Knight of Time]

[color=magenta]Is this the jellyfish-like Pokémon, Tentacool?


Sure is, Christen!

'hands you a Tentacool plushie'

Take it away, and I'll have an A in advance please!

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Thank you!!

We have a 6-letter Pokémon next, and an A in advance is a good choice!!

_ _ _ _ a _ (6)

Incorrect Guesses: None.

Guesses Remaining:9.

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, might there be an R here?

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Another good guess!!

_ _ _ _ a r (6)

Incorrect Guesses: None.

Guesses Remaining: 9.

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, just a guess, but might that be Gengar?

[Lady Vulpix]

Interesting. I can think of 2 options, so I'll throw in a guess. Is it Gligar?

[Number1ChanseyFan]

One of you two made the correct guess. The only question is... which one of you made it?

The plushie goes to...

Gabi!!

*Hands over a Gligar plushie* Congrats!!

[Knight of Time]

Ack, that last one didn't turn out to be Gengar. Oh well...

I'll take an A in advance please Gabi!

[mr_pikachu]

I'll try an R in advance, myself.

[Chris Watarimono]

How about a T?

-Chris R.

[Magmar]

Ahh! Sorry, Gabi, I thought I'd deleted that response and then went on to post the 2nd one. I'll be sure to be more careful of that in the future...

And when the puzzle is posted, I'll take an O.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Gabi is going to have a lot of advance guesses for this puzzle!! I will take a C.

[Lady Vulpix]

Alright, alright, easy with the advanced guesses. I haven't even chosen the pokemon yet. Let's randomize... Aha. I wouldn't have chosen this one on my own, but let's go with what the randomizer chose.

_ R A _ _ _ _ R (8)
Wrong guesses: C, O, T.


http://www.geocities.com/gsteren/H3.txt

[mr_pikachu]

Hmm. Might this Pokemon be a Graveler?

[Lady Vulpix]

Indeed it is.
*Hands Brian a Graveler plushie.*

Your turn!

[Knight of Time]

Nice work mr_pikachu!

I'll take an A in advance please.

[Magmar]

I'll have the R.

How do you people manage to catch each other within 20 minutes of the post? Am I in some whacked-out time zone?

[mr_pikachu]

Heh, well, actually I was lucky enough to have just logged on. That and I was up the entire night anyway. Thanks for the plushie, Gabi! :)

Here's the next one!


_ _ _ _ _ _ (6)

Incorrect Guesses: A, R
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 7


Good luck!

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, is there an E here?

[mr_pikachu]

Yes, there certainly is.


_ _ _ _ E _ (6)

Incorrect Guesses: A, R
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 7

[Magmar]

'Tis it Pidgey?

[Knight of Time]

I'll bet this is Pidgey.

Edit: Oh darn... Just my luck.

[mr_pikachu]

Looks like Magmar reached the finish line first. Congratulations, Magmar! Your prize is a Pidgey plushie! And it's your turn. :)

[Chris Watarimono]

I'll buy an E!

-Chris R.

[Magmar]

Awesome! Although I'm not a fan of birds... lol. It's still cute.

Sorry, no E.

_ _ _ _ _ _ (6)
Incorrect Guesses: E
Guesses Remaining: 8


o

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Is there a C here?

[Magmar]

Why, yes there is! I'll get back to you on any more guesses in the morning for me (Eastern time), I'm very tired and am going to bed.

But, back to the puzzle!

_ _ _ C _ _ (6)
Incorrect Guesses: E
Incorrect Guesses Remaining: 8

[Lady Vulpix]

That sounds like Raichu to me.

[Magmar]

And it certainly smells like a Raichu... *shakes box* sounds like a Raichu..... and when you open your gift... it IS a Raichu...
...plushie. ^_^ Well done :D

[Lady Vulpix]

Thanks! Let's see what comes up next...
_ _ _ _ _ (5)

http://www.geocities.com/gsteren/H0.txt

[Knight of Time]

Is there an A here?

[Skye]

May I have an E?

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Ok, let's start out with an N.

[Lady Vulpix]

A _ _ _ _ (5)
Wrong guesses: E, N.

http://www.geocities.com/gsteren/H2.txt

[Skye]

Going out on a limb and guessing Absol?

[Lady Vulpix]

A _ _ _ _ (5)
Wrong guesses: E, N, Absol.

http://www.geocities.com/gsteren/H4.txt

[Knight of Time]

Hmm, maybe that is Aipom?

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Could this be an Arbok?

[Lady Vulpix]

Heh. You people take chances quite early. It was Aipom, so Kyle gets the plushie.

[mr_pikachu]

I'm glad to see that somebody got it before the man hanged. Good job, Kyle.

I'll take an R in advance, please.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

C in advance please!!

[Knight of Time]

Ah, now I've got myself an Aipom plushie, just days after I awarded Chris W. one, thanks Gabi! :)

Okay, next up:

Pokemon: R----

Incorrect Guesses: C

Guesses Remaining: 8

[Lady Vulpix]

Ralts is the only pokemon I can think of that fits.

[Knight of Time]

Don't worry about your mistake Gabi, this one is still in good shape.

Pokemon: R----

Incorrect Guesses: C, Rhydon

Guesses Remaining: 6

[Lady Vulpix]

What about Ralts?

[Knight of Time]

What about Ralts?


Well, you got it this time Gabi.

'hands you a Ralts plushie'

Take it away, and I'll have an A in advance please.

[Lady Vulpix]

Wow, my 100th plushie!
I have to go now, but I'll post the puzzle first.

_ A _ _ _ _ (6)


http://www.geocities.com/gsteren/H0.txt

[Knight of Time]

Time to throw in an R!

[Number1ChanseyFan]

I am going to take a wild guess here, I took one look at the puzzle and a Pokémon whose name would fit the puzzle came to mind. I am going to guess...

Raichu!!

[darktyranitar]

ANd I'll make another wild guess... Mareep!

[Lady Vulpix]

_ A _ _ _ _ (6)
Wrong guesses: R, Raichu, Mareep.


http://www.geocities.com/gsteren/H5.txt

[darktyranitar]

Wow, can't believe the reply are so fast...

Another shot! Zapdos!

[Lady Vulpix]

I just happened to be online. I'm not a worker, by the way.
_ A _ _ _ _ (6)
Wrong guesses: R, Raichu, Mareep, Zapdos.


http://www.geocities.com/gsteren/H7.txt

[darktyranitar]

Hm, there are a feo other possibilities.

How about a Mawile?

[Magmar]

Why not Baltoy?

[Lady Vulpix]

It was Baltoy, but since Mawile was guessed first and exhausted the last 2 guesses, I'm afraid the man hung this time.

Sorry, hopefully next time people won't rush to make wild guesses.


http://www.geocities.com/gsteren/H9.txt

[Knight of Time]

Ouch, I had a hunch this was going to happen.

Well, I might as well post the next puzzle. Hopefully the man won't hang in this one (after all, nobody would want consecutive hangings, eh?).

Pokemon: ------

Incorrect Guesses: n/a

Guesses Remaining: 9

[Arina Arono]

Any A's?

[mr_pikachu]

Ack, he hung! No! :eek:

...Well, I'll try an R for this one.

[Knight of Time]

Good news, bad news here.

The A belongs in the former news, the R belongs in the latter news. IOW, there is an A, but there's no R's here. Sorry.

Pokemon: -a----

Incorrect Guesses: R

Guesses Remaining: 8

Whoa, this puzzle is already starting to look like the last one...

[Arina Arono]

S?

[mr_pikachu]

What about a T, then?

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Lol, at least somebody incorrectly guessed an R already, so I won't be tempted to blurt out Raichu again!! I didn't think everybody was going to follow me and make wild guesses too, I was just trying to get lucky and swipe a plushie!! ^_^

I will try an N this time.