The new school year!

Hello, everyone, and welcome back. I'm sure many of you are excited for the upcoming school year and most of you are pissed off. I know I am!

Anyway, let me get straight to the point: Pokémon Club... is dying [insert gasps of horror]. I have been left as your leading - and only - officer, with Kqdtli (your former president), thomas (your former vice president), Patrick (your former treasurer and current fatty), and, regretfully, our gracious host, Mr Lang, having left the school, but being forever in our memories... and in our hearts.

Now, a decision needs to be made. Anyone who is still interested in continuing the Pokémon club under its new management must contact me immediately if not sooner. We need to recruit new members, elect new officers, and, most importantly, find a new host. I need a minimum of 3 people to help me out, with a preference of 5 people or more. I will take the initiative of contacting all of our old members (that means a whopping 7 e-mails, but I think I can handle it) to find out who is still interested in keeping the legend alive. I will need 3 (three) people to be my vice president, treasurer, and secretary. However, if there are 4 (four) people that give me an answer and if these four can work together well, they can be the new Elite Four, and I will step down from the post of president. However, there can be no Pokémon club (and consequently no officers) if we do not have a host for our new club. The people who contact me will also need to provide suggestions for said host.

In lieu of all this, if we do not find at least 5 people total (including officers) who wish to be in Pokémon club, it will be eliminated. That is to say, I will not think it a worthy enough cause to put forth the effort needed. If there are four, though, who believe strongly enough in our mission to continue it in the coming school year, they may take the wheel.

That being said, our poor website is severely outdated. With new leadership (if it comes) there will be progress, but until that time, I shall leave all of the original Elite Four's e-mail addresses up here. Patrick and thomas are available for any Pokémon-related questions you may have (not to mention a pretty damn good knowledge of the la-dies). Unfortunately, I cannot speak for Kqdtli at this time, but if he would like also to put forth his invitation of confidant, he may do so here. You can contact any of the o.g. individually with the e-mail addresses linked to their names, or email thspokemonclub@gmail.com to send an e-mail to all of us.

Patrick, thomas, and Kqdtli will always be welcome as honorary guests whenever they would like to stop by, obviously only in the case of Pokémon club resuming.

If I have left anything out, get over it.

Love, your temporary president (really, just call me Your Majesty, that'll do nicely),
-ellie.

Quick summary of Final Tournament

Here's a quick outline of the rules of the "Legends Clash, Regions Crumble" tournament.

• Eligable Pokémon: Legendaries up to lv. 100. (Pre-Generation IV only. *See Below for list)
• Each Trainer will use up to 6 Pokémon and battle one other trainer at a time in a double battle. The winner will move on to the next level of the tournament, until one trainer is left, who will be declared the Champion of the Tournament.
• The Grand Prize is Pokémon Pearl for the Nintendo DS. The second place prize is the guide to Pokemon Diamond and Pearl.
• There will also be prizes that each participant will receive. They will be badges that we will make before the date of the tournament.
• The entrance fee for this tournament is 7 dollars, which must be paid by the the 10th of May. If you have not paid yet, do so before the due date.

Participants and payment status are as follows.

Manny
Patrick
Lang [$1 Remaining]
Chris [$3 Remaining]
tommy [paid]
Bryan [paid]
Rex (Participation pending)
Lauren (Participation pending)
Leo (Participation pending)

• *The only Pokémon that may be used in this tournament are Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo, Mew, Entei, Raikou, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-oh, Celebi, Regirock, Regice, Registeel, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Latios, Latias, Deoxys, and Jirachi.

(Note: I made this entry just to have a slightly more organised list of the rules.)
-Vice President TJ

Spring Tournament results

This is just a brief overview of what happened on Tuesday.
Frankie, Manny, Mr. Lang, Ramesh, and tommy were all in the tournament. Ramesh beat tommy, and Frankie beat Mr. Lang. In the next round, Manny beat Frankie. In the finals, Ramesh was declared champion after defeating Manny. He won a gift card to GameStop for $25.
I just felt I should log that.

-vp tj

"Legends Clash, Regions Crumble" - Final Tournament Plans [Tentative]

Okay, here's what I have in mind.

Each Trainer uses 6 pokémon each. Double Battle.
Levels: Any, up to lv100.
Eligible Pokémon: Legendary Pokémon only. (This makes sense, as the prize is essentially being able to catch a Pokémon which controls either space or time, so legendary pokémon should be used to fight for that right. This battle should be as massively epic as possible.)
For those who need it, eligible pokémon are as follows:
Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo, Mew, Entei, Raikou, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-oh, Celebi, Regirock, Regice, Registeel, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Latios, Latias, Deoxys, and Jirachi.

These are my thoughts on the matter. Any ideas?

-vp yj tj

[changes]
Just thought I'd add in the title for this tourney. Also, I figure I'd say this should be a Double Battle if we're going for an epic effect.
That is all...
~Pres. KL

7 dollars per 8 people, ellie, Frankie, Manny, Patrick, Lang, tommy, Chris, Bryan

Champion prize: The new Pearl Pokémon game.
Semi-finalist prize: The handbook to Diamond and Pearl.
Consolation prize/Entry prize: Homemade badges! n_n

More like: Legends Clash, Regions BRUMBLE. [coach z laugh]

...That... that wasn't even a joke. You... I can't... whataryu... I'm buyin' you, a pizza.

-The Elite Four

Spring Tournament rules

The Spring Tournament is fast approaching! It shall be on April 3rd of 2007 [04.03.07], which is a Tuesday, at 15:00.

Every trainer shall use 3 Pokémon. 3 is the number of Pokémon that shall be used, and the number of Pokémon that shall be used will be 3. 4 is not the number of Pokémon that shall be used; neither is 2. 5 is right out!

NO LEGENDARIES! EVER NEVER EVER OHLWAYS! STUPID ENGRISH WOMAN!
[1337 translation: /\/0 1363/\/)4235! 3\/42 /\/3\/32 3\/32 0-1\/\/4`/5! 57_>1) 3/\/6215- \/\/0/\/\4/\/!]

Level requirements: lv30-lv50

Any woodland creature-type pokémon (mice, rats, rabbits, foxes, squirrels, etc.). Any bird pokémon. Any egg-related pokémon. Any grass, grass/poison, or any grass/flying type. Any pure bug type, Any bug type with wings.

Participantés:

Raméesh [paid]
Manny [will pay]
Laoshi Lang [will pay]
tommy [paid]
Frankie?
Brian?

Entrance fee: 5 dollars and a Pokémon egg
Prize: Gift certificate to GameStop
(BUT everybody wins! [an egg])

It will be a single battle, and the tournament battle tree will be set up by Présidént Raméesh.

We'll see you all then!

-Elite Four.

PS: And here's the document we used to brainstorm: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfcp95cv_0p684j8

Member Bios

Gracious Host:
Mr. Lang/BILLLLL
Trainer ID: 38155
Game: LeafGreen
Interests: coffee drinking, golf playing (but he never gets to), reading poetry
Favorite Pokémon (types): Krabby, Graveler, Ghost, Snorlax
Heroes: All short story and poetry writers who suffered greatly in their lives and got no recognition until after death
Bio: Mr. Lang is a bad teacher with a small classroom. Cutting edge technology befuddles him but he tries to keep up. He tries to be blunt in conversations but frequently talks in circles. He likes a good pokémon exhibition tournament though.

President:
Ramesh/Kqdtli/MRoy
Trainer ID: Kqdtli (Ldozi), Oxaan, [MRoy]. Lü Feng & Ming Ying
Interests: writing, gaming, balance, &... cleaning.
Favourite Pokémon: Scizor & Gardevoir. (and Dragon, Flying, Ice, & Steel. Even Psychic & Dark. Pretty much likes anything hardcore to the max)
Favourite Thing to Say: "scuip filk!"
Heroes: Detective Adrian Monk, Dr. Gregory House, Link, Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Bio: Kqdtli is known to be witty and short tempered, so he doesn't hesitate to take a fine needle to the neck of any that agitate him. Though he appears dangerous, really, Ramesh can be lighthearted, kind and caring, and extremely devoted! This makes him a well-rounded Trainer; a vicious contender.
Other Special Features: Mostly, he remains invisible. He's also known to freely control the Winds.
Owned Pokémon Games: Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, LeafGreen, Box, Colosseum, XD:Gale of Darkness, Silver(x2), Yellow, Blue, Red(x2).

Vice President:
tommy/TJ/Lan
Trainer IDs: Diamond Lan 60907 (FriendCode 0774 0735 1559), FireRed TJ 01191, Ruby TJ 23948, Colosseum Tj 20080
Games: Diamond, FireRed, Ruby, Colosseum, Silver, Red
Interests: philosophy, learning, time travel, religion, spirituality, intelligent video games, dreams, evolution, revolution, the Internet, trying to figure out how to change the world.
Favourite things in Pokémon: Psychic, Dark, Ghost, and the Pokémon of those types; clever battling tactics.
Heroes: John Lennon, Ghandi, Jesus, the Dalai Lama, Quang Duc, anyone who stands up for what is right.
Bio: thomas is constantly trying to find his purpose in life, and even what this "life" thing is all about. The philosophical type, to say the least. He has a small group of very close friends. In the world of Pokémon, he strives to become a better Pokémon trainer all the time. His ultimate goal in Pokémon, other than obviously catching 'em all, is to beat his rival in a match.

Treasurer:
Patrick/Pathareek/Jorg/Pangzi
Trainer ID: 25919
Game: FireRed
Interests: Eating
Favourite Pokémon(/types): Snorlax, normal types
Heroes: Anyone > 300 lbs, Rosie O'donnel, Chuck Norris
Bio: Patrick is a rotund fellow. He enjoys eating, pinacoladas, getting caught in the rain, and getting grounded for any reason he can. He also enjoys getting Mr. Rubin to say "Ptrck! Aryuawke?!" tommy could 0wn him in a battle.

Secretary:
ellie/diye.
Trainer ID: 10628.
Game: Sapphire.
Interests: Yoga, reading, learning, talking, Yoga, listening, art, music, Love, Yoga, movies, drama, Zelda, philosophy, Yoga, the true Elite Four, and, of course, Pokémon. :] [Oh, and Yoga.]
Favourite Pokémon(/types): My Mew, Swampert, and Kyogre.
Heroes: John Lennon, Ghandi, Jesus, Yoko Ono, the Dalai Lama, Quang Duc, Geshe Michael and Lama Christie, Martin Luther King, Jr., Hypatia, Michael Franti, Hala Faisal, Ani DiFranco, my lovely friends.
Bio: ellie is a child of the revolution; you won't fool her.
[see also: tommy's interests, Ramesh's heroes].

Upcoming: Spring Tournament planning

Next week, we will be starting some basic planning regarding the spring/easter tournament. As St. Patrick's day is too close for reasonable planning, we've decided that an all-encompassing spring tournament would be better. Acceptable Pokémon types may be some like: Pastel colours, plant type, anything egg-related, anything chick-related, etc.
None of this is concrete, though. It's like... not even liquid concrete, ready to dry. It's like watered-down liquid concrete. Not ready to go at all.
Anyway, the meeting this Thursday has been cancelled, and we are meeting next Thursday.

-Vice President tommy

P.S. Think about what kind of Pokémon types you'd like to see go at it that are reasonably related [ooh, what fantastic alliteration!] to Spring. Also, if you're not altogether happy with the current tournament format we've been using, or if you'd like to see something different go on, feel free to bring it up at the next meeting [March 15th], or contact the Elite Four [Ramesh, Patrick, tommy, ellie] at thspokemonclub@gmail.com. Furthermore, the rewards for the winners of the last two tournaments [other than uber 1337 points] have been giftcards; if you'd like to donate something for the winner or have another idea, don't forget to bring that up, too. [My, what a long post script!]

-Secretary diye.

Quick update

The meeting on Thursday has been cancelled, and we will have a quick meeting on Wednesday in its stead.

I also would like to get the email of all regularly attending members sometime in the next few weeks. This will enable us to send updates and schedules to all members at any given time.

-Vice President TJ

Tucson High Pokémon site up-and-running!

So far, these are the results of the tournaments we've had up to this point:
(Please not that these are to the best of my memory; they may not be fully accurate)

Halloween:
Eligible Pokémon: Dark, Ghost, and Poison.
Battle Type: Single Battle Tournament
Won by Patrick - Cake

Christmas:
Eligible Pokémon: Red, Green, or Ice.
Battle Type: Single Battle Tournament
Won by Ramesh- Gift Card to Gamestop

Valentine's day:
Eligible Pokémon: "Cute" Pokémon
Battle Type: Double Battle Tournament
Won by tommy and ellie- $35 Gift Card to Gamestop

Coming soon is a spring/St. Patrick's day Tournament. More details this Thursday, the 8th of March.

--Vice President TJ