Pokemon Colosseum

POKEMON COLOSSEUM

When I was a kid, I though Colosseum was just the next step in the Stadium series. That was a very incorrect assumption. Actually, it is much more of a grittier, edgier RPG set in the Pokemon universe, with an edgy protagonist who used to be a member of a gang that steals Pokemon from other people, and still uses that ability to steal Pokemon from the "bad guys."

The game follows Wes, our protagonist, who functions more or less like your usual Pokemon trainer, starting out with an Espeon and an Umbreon, but who can steal Pokemon using a technique called snagging, and who rides around the desert landscape of the Orre region on a big Mad Max-looking bike. He is accompanied on his adventure by a girl named Rui who can see when a Pokemon has "had its heart closed," making it a Shadow Pokemon. Basically, she's the one who tells you it's okay to steal that one. Wes and Rui also learn how to purify Pokemon from being Shadow Pokemon.

The most notable named characters who can battle you include the main members of Cipher, the evil organization, including the apparent leader Nascour, the admins Miror B, Dakim, Venus, and Ein, and the true leader Evice, who had been presenting himself to you as your ally Mayor Es Cade. There's also Rider Willie, a friend of yours, and Gonzap, the leader of Team Snagem, the team of Pokemon thieves Wes betrayed at the beginning. Other notable figures include Duking, an authority figure in Pyrite Town; the Kids Grid, a group of kids running an underground information network against Cipher; and Eagun and Beluh, Rui's grandparents.

The region of Orre where the game takes place is a flat barren wasteland with quite a few iconic locations around the area. These include: Outskirt Stand, the starting location; Phenac City, a city that is a fountain; Pyrite Town, a broken down old town that looks like it's built out of junk; The Under, which exists underneath Pyrite; Agate Village, a retirement community; Team Snagem's hideout; and Realgam Tower, Team Cipher's headquarters. Most of the cities have a colosseum somewhere in them where you can compete in battles. There is also Mt. Battle, a series of a hundred continuous battles that work their way up a volcano. I think I've got it all from there.

Here's what we've got:

Characters:

All new Pokemon

Wes (& Rui?): Pokemon, snagging, vehicle, Rui's sight, purification

Trainer System:

Brendan

May

Wally

Professor Birch

Roxanne

Brawly

Wattson

Flannery

Norman

Winona

Tate & Liza

Wallace

Sidney

Phoebe

Glacia

Drake

Steven Stone

Archie

Maxie

Matt

Shelly

Tabitha

Courtney

Wes

Nascour

Miror B

Dakim

Venus

Ein

Evice

Willie

Gonzap

Eagun

Stages:

Littleroot Town

Oldale Town

Petalburg City

Rustboro City

Dewford Town

Slateport City

Mauville City

Verdanturf City

Fallarbor Town

Lavaridge Town

Fortree City

Lilycove City

Mossdeep City

Sootopolis City

Pacifidlog Town

Evergrande City

Petalburg Woods

New Mauville

Mt. Chimney

Cave of Origin

Safari Zone

Seafloor Cavern

Abandoned Ship

Meteor Falls

Mt. Pyre

Sky Pillar

Desert Ruins

Pokemon Box

Pokemon Channel

Ruby Table

Sapphire Table

Outskirt Stand

Phenac City

Pyrite Town

The Under

Agate Village

Team Snagem's hideout

Realgam Tower

Mt. Battle

Thanks for reading! Next, you can either get FireRed up, or you can make like a tree and LeafGreen.