Between three games of LeafGreen, one of FireRed, and two of Emerald (while at the same time trying to play SoulSilver), I really wore out my Pokefandom for a while there.
And then, well, there was also Minecraft -- but that could be a whole other blog of its own, and shall therefore be off-topic here.
But I've finally gotten the itch to dive into Pokemon White. Maybe it was the show that did it -- I'm getting slowly used to some of the Gen V designs as we watch through the episodes.
So the plan is to have my lovely sister breed me up a Rufflet and a Litwick, so that I can have a Braviary (pre-release name Wargle) and one of those chandelier ghosts on my team from the get-go. I picked my Unova starter months ago -- a Tepig, whose name will probably have something to do with barbeque or bacon.
Then, of course, I'll have to get hold of a cartridge. Given the money to do so -- and all that, too, is a whole other story -- I need to decide whether to buy new or used.
A new cartridge gives me all the packaging and manuals, and a cartridge that is pristine and wholly mine. But I never really do much with the packaging except look it over and put it aside somewhere, and while there's always some risk in condition and functionality with a used cartridge, I could perhaps salvage some Pokemon off of it -- maybe some max evo's, or a legendary, or their starter?
I guess it'll depend on what they've got in stock, and I should charge up ye olde DS and bring it along.
That leads to another question. I really shouldn't spend the money at the moment, but if it's cheap enough, it'd be really nice to have a second DS to use for trading to myself. Guess that one will depend on how much they're going for, how much I'm willing to spend, and perhaps how much I can get for trading in other stuff.
Like FireRed, for example. Or the second Emerald game. Or Platinum -- which I kind of don't really care about, as long as I've caught all the important stuff. Possibly also Terrence's Sapphire game, though the batteries might be failing on that one.
Which brings me to, what the heck was I doing in all those games??
FireRed, as far as I know, is a wrap except possibly for Mewtwo, if I even feel like going for yet another one. That cartridge should definitely be cleared out for resale. Might check first to make sure that I've got all the exclusives traded over.
I believe I've got two LeafGreens? There's the Rue one, which is the primary cartridge I've been trading everything over to, and that one I'm keeping. Should check the Pokedex in that one to see if there's anything I need from FireRed.
I know I've got two Emeralds, and the Sapphire cartridge. These are a little more tricky. Long-term, I'll be wanting to keep the primary Rue game. But first I need to complete both 'Dexes and pick up my two Hoenn starters -- a Chikorita, and a Totodile (since I've got Cynder in SS).
After that's done, though, I'll want to clear out the second Emerald cartridge for resale. As for the Sapphire cartridge, I should Pal Park anything off that I want to keep, and throw them in the Ranch. Then I can resell that one too, if they'll take it without a working battery.
I can probably clear out Platinum, too; trade things into SS or Pearl. Pearl's the important one, since that's the one that lets me put stuff in the Ranch. I will be keeping Pearl for a loooong time.
When clearing I should probably put emphasis on max evo's, regional exclusives, and legendaries; along with TMs and other rare items. But that should give me one FR, one LG, one Emerald, one Sapphire, and possibly one Platinum to trade in, and Pearl, SS, LG, and Emerald to keep.
Guess that means that I've got a bit to do before I can begin White, then. Too bad I'm too much of a packrat to simply ditch the cartridges without worrying about what's on them!
