Six Pokémon all at once!?  What could be happening?  Well, just sit still for a minute and allow me to introduce you to the three elemental monkeys of Black and White.  I’ve decided to do these Pokémon as a group, for three reasons: first, they’re strongly associated as a group, second, my major grievances against them are shared by the whole trio, and third, they’re just so unforgivably bland I don’t think I could possibly come up with enough material if I took on each one separately.  So, without further ado: the elemental monkey Pokémon!

I appreciate the thought behind these Pokémon; I really do.  For a bit of context, let’s all think back to Red and Blue.  A big chunk of a Pokémon game’s storyline is, and always has been, travelling the countryside to obtain shiny bits of metal from trainers who have far more self esteem than you do in order to make yourself feel better about the fact that you are, in essence, an extremely violent prepubescent hobo.  Continue reading “Pansage, Pansear, Panpour, Simisage, Simisear and Simipour” →