There are somewhere around 450 Pokémon, each one with special powers and evolved forms - each of which Seg and especially Primo can tell you about in detail. I can name about twelve. Invariably pronounced incorrectly. Even so, I do have my favorites.
Of course, everyone’s favorite is little yellow Pikachu.
I also happen to enjoy Tentacool
who evolves into Tentacruel.
Mewtwo is a catty little pistol (pun intended), cloned from the more innocuous Mew Pokémon, who hangs out with the “bad guys” and cracks me up.
Jigglypuff is so unthreatening as to be laughable. He sings his opponents to sleep.
Psyduck just makes me laugh. His special powers are initiated via headaches.
As does the description of Golduck, his evolved form:
“a stronger, larger, faster and more intelligent evolution of Psyduck.”
Um, my GOLDFISH is a larger, faster, and more intelligent evolution of Psyduck, for God’s sake.
The game itself actually appears to be a lot of fun, and requires some serious strategy and planning. The rules are fairly complicated, but the two oldest seem to have them down pat. (Terzo merely contents himself with wandering around and shouting, “Pikachu!” every so often, at the top of his lungs.)
A trip to the grocery store to purchase another starter deck so that they all have enough energy cards to play a decent game has resulted in QUIET in my house – for hours at a time.
Turns out, though, that Pokemon is "The Yellow Peril."
Even so, I wish I had discovered Pokémon in June.
Maybe next summer I can try some "crack-cocaine."
