And lo, KC looked to the sky and it was a broken sky. Darkness tore it asunder and he knew the time of renewal was at hand. Thus, KC herded the pokémon two by two onto the ark so they might weather the storm and find a brighter future when the storm subsided.

Okay, enough of that bible talk. What happened last week had me worried about the safety of quite a few of my mons. For about six months now, my Wii has had a problem where bright backgrounds broke up and made black splotches in games. This had an effect similar to black pixelated vortexes tering open the sky, just like the contaminated fields in .hack.

I used to think this was caused by my old TV, but since recently buying a new one, the problem persisted and I knew the Wii was at fault.

Luckily, I bought my Wii less than a year ago, so it was still under warrantee. Nintendo is very accommodating in how easily you can set up a repair on their website. I didn’t have to pay shipping, just box it up and slap on a sticker. But when it came time to actually pack the old girl up, I suddenly thought in a panic, “What’s going to happen to My Pokémon Ranch? And what about my Miis other saved data?”

A while ago I sent Nintendo a faulty DS and they simply exchanged it for a new one. The same thing happened with my busted PSP. So I did the only reasonable thing: I unloaded all my ranch pokémon back onto my DS (I barely had enough space). I couldn’t get the ones Haley brought there, or the ones I had traded her, but I guess they could be considered acceptable losses should anything happen. I also stored a bunch of Miis on my controllers (10 can be saved on each, no memory card needed).

The biggest problem, however, was the fact that you cannot copy your Battle Revolution data onto a memory card. Neither could I copy my Mario Kart data for that matter. This ticked me off, but I couldn’t help it. So then I packed up the Wii and sent it off wondering if I would ever see my ranch again…

While Nintendo says the process may take 2–6 weeks, I actually got my Wii back within five days. Nice work guys! I was also grateful that instead of just replacing the Wii, they fixed the problem and sent it back with all the data in tact. The ranch survived the storm, and now my pokémon are all back in Haley’s gentle care.

I didn’t think much of it at the time, but at one point the Nintendo site asks you if you are concerned about keeping your data. That may be the only reason I didn’t get a brand new Wii and my ranch was spared. So while my caution was not necessary in the end, it is still feasible to lose everything due to some simple carelessness. Hence…

KC’s rule #3 : A trainer always knows where his pokémon are.

Do you know where your pokémon are?

[Nintendo.com ]

It was the first time I’ve tried to get my DS online since I moved, and apparently my wireless router’s security settings aren’t compatible with the game. I had to jump a few hoops to get it to work with all my different laptops, so I didn’t want to mess with it in the spur of the moment. So, I whipped out the old dongle after having spent a year in the bleakest corners of my junk drawer for about a year. After dusting it off and popping it in I was honestly surprised to see the green light still came on. But that was the only good sign, as my DS told me something about not being able to acquire an IP address. So, with frustrated indignation, I resigned to my opponent.

It’s only fair to mention that I wasn’t the only one who had troubles. Looking through the forums, several people had similar problems to me (even in the 3rd round), some had battery issues, others just couldn’t make the time to battle. While these glitches weren’t the norm, they were enough to frustrate a few people who I hope will come back to the arena and try again.

Overall, the people seemed to be very competitive, but in the friendly kind of way that I like to see; plenty respect with just a touch of trash talk. I really liked one comment someone made that their opponent just gave them a great idea for a new strategy. ‘Atta boy! (Pats him several times on the back)

I may try to organize a Battle Revolution tournament one day, since I have no problems getting my Wii online, and there are generally fewer problems that can occur with the console.  And how else am I going to show off my spiffy avatar?

So, with this I want to try starting a new tradition where I’ll end each of my blogs with a “KC Rule”. So…

KC Rule #1: Don’t accept a challenge if you don’t have a ride to the arena.

By Jowy

Pokemon.com has announced a second secret code for Pokémon Battle Revolution owners. This code will allow trainers to get a level 50 magmortar and a special silver Battle Pass. Follow the steps below to get your own.

1. In the PBR menu go to “Profile”
In that menu click on “Profile”
Then click on “Self-Introduction”
Enter the following code with hyphens: B416-X4HT-VTWF
Click “Confirm” then “OK” on the next menu.
If you entered the code correctly the receptionist will tell you about a mystery gift waiting for you in the “Shop” menu
Enter the shop and buy the “Heated Secret Gift” (it costs 0 pts)
Turn on your DS to the Pokémon Diamond or Pearl main menu
Select “Mystery Gift”
Select “Receive Gift”
Select “Get Via Wireless”
On the next screen choose “Yes”
After transfer is done, go into your game and go to the nearest Pokémart
Make sure you have one spot free in your party, then talk to the delivery man
Check your party and your new magmortar will be there

Remember to save your game after this process.

By Jowy

Pokemon.com has announced a secret code for Pokémon Battle Revolution owners to get a level 50 electivire and a special gold Battle Pass. Follow the steps below to get your own.

1. In the PBR menu go to “Profile”
In that menu click on “Profile”
Then click on “Self-Introduction”
Enter the following code with hyphens: BA16-X4SH-E2AT
Click “Confirm” then “OK” on the next menu.
If you entered the code correctly the receptionist will tell you about a mystery gift waiting for you in the “Shop” menu
Enter the shop and buy the “Shocking Secret Gift” (it costs 0 pts)
Turn on your DS to the Pokémon Diamond or Pearl main menu
Select “Mystery Gift”
Select “Receive Gift”
Select “Get Via Wireless”
On the next screen choose “Yes”
After transfer is done, go into your game and go to the nearest Pokémart
Make sure you have one spot free in your party, then talk to the delivery man
Check your party and your new electivire will be there

Remember to save your game after this process and stay tuned next month as Pokemon.com releases another code!

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