Elite Four Beatdown
Well, I managed to beat the Elite Four’s first manifestation in Pokémon Leaf Green tonight. I had no right to beat the game, having team of monsters that were lower than level fifty, and I essentially won the game on strategy. My team?
Ness (Lapras). Ice Beam, Surf, Thunderbolt, and Confuse Ray.
Bunny (Slowbro). Surf, Psychic, Amnesia, and Strength (absolute filler move, that).
Hemlock (Venusaur). Synthesis, Leech Seed, Sleep Powder, and Razor Leaf.
Pinku (Clefable). Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Cosmic Power, and Moonlight.
Firefox (Ninetales). Will-o-Wisp, Flamethrower, Roar, and Confuse Ray.
Ryu (Machamp). Cross Chop, Rock Slide, Earthquake, and Seismic Toss.
I’m especially amazed by how they managed to take out my rival Garth’s Charizard that had a fifteen-level advantage. Next step: unlock the ability to trade with Ruby/Sapphire/Colosseum.
Last night, being sad and boring people, Allyson and I watched a replay of the 1992 town hall debate between Perot, Bush, and Clinton on CSPAN. I was thinking to myself that I was being overly critical of the first presidential debate between Bush and Kerry, but the comparison to the previous debate proved that assumption entirely untrue. All of the participants in the 1992 debates seemed completely on top of their game. Scarcely a word was out of place in each of their responses. For all their vaunted debating skills, Bush and Kerry both put on an extremely lackluster yawnfest this week. Hopefully the next two will have a little more zing and poignant repartee—or at least a few cogent points wrapped in coherent thought.