Pikachu and Squirtle (InstanceTopic, 21)
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Part or all of this page is not relevant to Kawachan.
After the transition to Kawachan2, it will ultimately be moved to another domain{{#if|Project Nanako|" (Project Nanako)"}} where it is more relevant.
Pikachu & Squirtle, codenamed Neon, is a Project Nanako engine. It began as a hoax Nintendo DS game by Chao and Son-X, but was recently transformed into a plan for a real PC game.
The prolouge begins with an injured Pikachu being carried away to a Poké Center. He is healed up, and rests there during the night. He decides to escape out of the window, and uses a large floating object to drift out to sea. By morning, he wakes up at the edge of Poké Island, where his adventure is about to begin. He is "royally" greeted by the Queen (more specifically with a smack in the face). Queen Jigglypuff is then captured by Mewtwo. Pikachu then meets Squirtle. From there, his soon-to-be friends are introduced one by one, and they agree to venture forth and save Jigglypuff from her ill fate.
Everything below is copypasted from the Google Doc, so we can abandon that and just use the wiki now.
Story
Episode 1
Pikachu floats onto Poke Island(Pokemon Island in Japanese versions) and stumbles upon Queen Jigglypuff(Purin). Pikachu gets a crush on her and becomes flustered, which leads Jigglypuff to smack him. Jigglypuff, is then however, kidnapped by Mewtwo. Mewtwo proceeds to take Jigglypuff to Lord Meowth(Lord/God Nyaasu), whom wishes to seize control of the island. By either marrying Jiggly or usurping the throne from her. Meanwhile, Pikachu meets Squirtle, and the two become friends, and begin taking down Mewtwo and Meowth's minions, rescuing other Island inhabitants to join them. When they arrive at Lord Meowth's tower on the western side of the Island, they rescue Jigglypuff. Then they go to Mewtwo's castle, where we learn that Meowth had been manipulating Mewtwo the whole time to keep Pikachu at bay and capture Jiggly. Meowth also reveals he is the Big bad, and introduces Deoxys, one of his highest subordinates. While they chase around Meowth's minions again, Deoxys takes control of Mewtwo's Castle, which is then warped into the sick perverted Castle Deoxys. They defeat Deoxys in an epic battle atop the castle. After their victory, Mewtwo and Pikachu go their separate ways, and Mewtwo goes on his own adventure.
Episode 2
Pikachu spends his second episode dealing with Lord Meowth and some of his new recruits, as well as another group, calling themselves the Order. The Order basically want to be like a Poke Island FBI. But they need to know who's side they're on first. So Meowth attempts to fool them into thinking he's the good guy. And he succeeds in this for a while, but ultimately, The Order realizes who the true heroes are by sending in Misdreavus as a spy. Pikachu fights the epic battle with Meowth in his new tower, and Meowth escapes...again =P
Episode 3
In Episode 3 of Pikachu's story, we learn that Pokemon Island isn't terribly far away from Kanto...So Meowth goes there and takes advantage of human earnest to recruit some more minions, and take on Pikachu for the third time. By stealing their Pokemon and brainwashing them. After Pikachu beats them up, Meowth claims Pikachu as the one who stole their Pokemon, and leads an Angry mob to the island to go and take down Pikachu with. This too fails, because they are only human(Not to mention Brock and Misty don't trust Meowth anyway). However, instead of battling Meowth, Pikachu finds Gary(Shigeru), who's been doing some behind the scenes action for sometime now. Gary was an alter ego of Green/Blue, banished to the Dark Realm(Essentially PAS's version of limbo) for he contained the essence of darkness within. In the Dark Realm, Gary formed a deal with the now dead Deoxys and Wigglytuff, both once Meowth's minions; their revival in exchange for helping him bring the outside world to the Dark Realm. After a battle with Gary, he proceeds to show Pikachu and co just what he has done. Wigglytuff, being the mechanical genius she is, has created a large machine called RiboNucleicAcid. Deoxys fuses with it to become DeoxysRiboNucleicAcid. Gary mounts DNA, and demonstrates it's power by opening a portal to the Dark Realm and killing Wigglytuff with it. Pikachu and Gary engage in an epic fight, where Gary ultimately loses. Meowth finally catches up to Pikachu. They are about to fight again, but then Gary uses the last of his powers for the moment to kill Lord Meowth as an act of redemption. Gary collapses, and vanishes back to the Dark Realm. The humans in Meowth's mob leave, now knowing no reason to be there, and Pikachu thinks it's time to sit back and relax...
Episode 4
After a long while, Jigglypuff finally ask Pikachu to marry her, but before any further plans can be made, Jigglypuff must greet Gardevoir, the official Hoenn ambassador. Gardevoir, however, turns out to be a Sneasel in disguise, who kidnaps Jigglypuff and makes off into a shady place beyond a dark portal. Pikachu and friends give chase. Meanwhile, a Meteor crashes on the Island, and a Rayquaza named Ry-Kuza eventually comes from it. Pikachu and Friends have been lead into the Negative world, a hellish, nightmare-like parallel of Poke Island. They see a large palace, where Sneasel is seen running off to. As they follow him, they learned Lord Meowth was very prepared for his death. In his will, he left behind that Weavile, a close friend of his, would take his place. He leads his own group of evil Sinnoh and Hoenn Pokemon, Including Mismagius and Honchkrow of Honchkrow Enterprises, as well as any persistent death defying minions Meowth left behind (Koffing and Jynx come to mind =P). They quickly begin making their way up the large palace, and save Jigglypuff from Weavile, whom flees, never to return again. Before the party can leave though, they must deal with the Negatives in the Negative world. The Negatives are shadowy, perverted evil doppelgangers of the heroes themselves, whom seem to seek mass expansion of the Negative world beyond their dimensional barriers, but first, they must kill their Poke Island counter parts. Meanwhile, Jirachi has been attacked and transformed into a monstrous being named Chiraji (Jirachi spelled backwards), who grants only evil wishes. During these events, Ry-Kuza, a Pokemon who fell from the sky onto the Island, begins his quest to find answers: how did he get here? What is his purpose on the Island? So, he builds a grand metropolis over Pokémon Island, causing even more disarray for Pikachu and friends. Pikachu and co return to the Island from the Negative world to find the Metropolis and Chiraji, and so they must deal with those threats, in that order.
Episode 5 (Mewtwo)
(This episode is unlocked by completing Episode 2. It is completely optional, but contains vast amounts of story info.)
Episode 6 (Humans)
(This episode is unlocked by completing Episode 3. It is completely optional, but it also contains some story information post Episode 4 events. Both unlockable episodes feature hoards of extra content for Pas, as well as possibly some of the other engines.)
This episode picks up almost right after where Episode 3 leaves off. In the Dark Realm, Gary is taunted and tormented by Mismagius and Weavile, whom are villains of episode 4. After revealing their plans to Gary, Gary decides he must stop them. Donning a cloak, he leads Ash(Satoshi), Brock(Takeshi), Dawn(Hikairi), and Pearl(Jun) to Poke Island, and begins training them in the art of combat on the Island, which they are granted temporary elements for this reason(Ash for example, is given 'Ice'). Gary then leads them all over the island, weakening or knocking off many of Weavile's minions in the process. Weavile then flees from Pikachu, when it's just down to him and Pikachu. However, Mismagius won't accept defeat. So Gary leads them to the Negative World portal, where he finally reveals himself to the others. He then, after settling a small score with Ash( and maybe some slight Dawn crush), tests them to see if they can take on Mismagius. They defeat Gary in the test. Gary escorts them to Mismagius in Weavile's abandon palace, who has now become delirious. In one final attempt to snatch victory from defeat, Mismagius fakes her death and sends them to the void, where the humans fight her yet again, this time, as a giant. Mismagius loses again, and dies in the void. The Humans head home, while Gary's actions finally free him from the Dark Realm's grip. He decides to make residence on Poke Island, despite missing his friends heading home, and decides to make new friends.
Gameplay/Controls
The screen can display one of the following modes:
- Overworld
- Battle screen (zooms in a bit further than the overworld mode but otherwise the same)
- First Person overworld
- Status screen
Note that the mouse can act as buttons. The d-pad is moving the mouse. A is the left button and B is the right button. Beyond that, there are several configurations:
- Two-button mouse
- No D, C or Start
- Three-button mouse with no wheel
- D = single middle click, C = double middle click, no Start
- Three-button mouse with wheel
- D = single middle click, C = double middle click, Start = scroll down to pause, scroll up to unpause
- Five-button mouse
- D = thumb button, C = pinky button, Start = middle button
Menus
- D-pad: Select
- A: Accept
- B: Cancel
Overworld
The overworld play occurs in real-time. You control one character in your party and the others will follow. You can switch the character you control. You can also tell characters to stay in one place.
- D-pad: Move horizontally
- A: Interact (usually opens a menu)
- B + A: Shove
- C tap: Jump/dive/surface
- C + Up/Down: Move vertically (when flying or swimming)
- C + B: Enter Battle
- D + D-pad: Pan camera
- D + A/B: Rotate camera horizontally
- D + C: Switch to First Person mode
- Start: Pause and show status screen, which contains menus
Battles
Battles are done in Chrono Trigger style, except with more characters, and in 3D. Only the selected character's stats will display on-screen unless you press a button which pauses the battle and shows all character's stats on the entire screen. The character limit starts at 4, and increases by one with each episode cleared (episodes 1 to 4), giving a limit of 8 when you complete the game. You enter commands for each character at the same time as animations occur; they are carried out in a queue, with AI actions being done as soon as their ready bar is full. Each move a character can make will take a different amount of (real) time before you can use the character again.
- D-pad: Move cursor horizontally
- C: Snap cursor to surface
- C + D-pad: Move cursor vertically
- C + B: Exit battle
- D + D-pad: Pan camera
- D + A/B: Rotate camera horizontally
- Start: Pause and show status screen, which contains menus
- When subject not selected
- A: (when pointing to friend) Select subject
- B: (when pointing to friend) Cancel the last command issued to that Pokémon (otherwise) move cursor to most recent subject
- When subject selected
- A: (when pointing to friend) Open team actions menu, (when pointing to enemy) Open attacks/moves menu (otherwise) Command subject to move here
- B: Cancel
First Person
You may prefer to play in first person mode, for overworld only. In this mode camera and controls work like a racer but interaction is still the same.
- D-pad: Turn (up and down only work if you're flying/swimming, where appropriate)
- A: Accelerate or shove
- B: Brake
- C + A: Interact
- C + B: Jump/dive/surface
- D + C: Switch between Overworld and First Person mode
- Start: Pause and show status screen, which contains menus
Recruiting
You can recruit wild Pokémon in various ways:
- Cast some kind of charm spell. This will definitely recruit them, but puts them in a foul mood. If you haven't made them happier (e.g. by using them in battles) by the time the charm wears off, they'll leave you again.
- Use some combination of non-offensive moves in "battle". If this succeeds, they won't leave you afterwards.
- You may find wild Pokémon fighting amongst themselves outside of Pokémon Island. If you do, you can join the battle. Pokémon on the side you joined may join you when you win.
Of course, several main characters are given to you throughout the course of the game story. It is possible but more difficult to beat the game without ever recruiting.
If you have more Pokémon than you can keep in your party, they'll have to stay at your base somewhere, where you can switch characters.
Bosses
This list contains data on each boss, separated by the Episode in which they appear. Each boss section contains the Area of the island they are fought on, any battle quirks, if there are any battle quirks, a short character summary, and a possible list of attacks. The bosses are listed in the order they are fought in starting with the first and ending with the last. Attacks are always subject to change.
Koffing
He is the most loyal minion to Lord Meowth and Mewtwo. He is also, as to be expected, the weakest. He goes down pretty easily, and attacks very slowly.
- Location: Junkyard.
- Quirks: This boss has no quirks. It is a standard battle.
- Attacks: Poison Gas, Tackle, Toxic, Smog
Garydos
Garydos is the hideous beast that guards the Dungeon of No Return. Some say Garydos eats the victims trapped in the cells when it floods.
- Location: Dungeon of No Return
- Quirks: During one attack, Garydos spends an entire turn underwater. Only Electric attacks directed at the water can damage it and make it come back out.
- Attacks: Bite, Headbutt, Ceiling Rocks(Dives underwater, then hits the ceiling to make rocks fall), Dragon Rage, Hydro Pump
Lord Meowth/Nyaasu
Meowth is a major foe, but he seems too modest and humble. He plans on marrying Jigglypuff. He somehow has learned Psychic attacks.
- Location: Lord Meowth's Tower (Tower of Nyaasu)
- Quirks: Meowth has a force field. The force field must be shattered before Meowth can be damaged. Meowth will occasionally revive the force field, and the cycle loops.
- Attacks: Scratch, Fury Swipes(Low HP only), Tackle, Pay Day, Thunder, Psybeam, Meditate, Reenact(Revives/Heals Force field(s))
Mewtwo
Mewtwo is the perceived big bad of the story. He's not going to let Pikachu win that easily, but he may be holding back...?
- Location: Mewtwo's Castle (first visit)
- Quirks: There are no quirks. It is a standard battle.
- Attacks: Swift, Sword Slashes, Psyballs, Psychic, Psybeam, Shadow ball, Thunder
Lord Meowth (second time)
So, Meowth has been the real Big Bad all along! That jerk! However, this time, he's going full force on Pikachu, so don't let your guard down!
- Location: Mewtwo's Castle (first visit)
- Quirks: The Force Field from the first battle still remains. This time, However, there is a second force field protecting his weak spot, his Charm. It is weaker than the outer one, though.
- Attacks: Scratch, Fury Swipes, Bite, Tackle, Thief, Pay Day, Thunder, Psybeam, Meditate, Calm Mind, Reenact
Gastly
Gastly is a spirit that haunts the light house. Gastly has hindered progress because it's shut down the Lighthouse.
- Location: Lighthouse
- Quirks: There are no quirks. This is a standard battle.
- Attacks: Energy balls, Curse, Nightshade, Smog
Haunter
Haunter is another spirit haunting the light house. It, too has turned off the lights inside.
- Location: Lighthouse
- Quirks: There are no quirks. This is a standard battle.
- Attacks: Energy balls, Nightshade, Shadow Punch, Scratch
Gengar
In addition to shutting off the lighthouse, Gengar has done so on orders of Meowth. He has also kidnapped the Pokémon trainer Red from Kanto!
- Location: Lighthouse
- Quirks: Red joins you in the fight. If Red dies, the game ends, regardless of whether anyone else is alive. If Hypnosis is successful, Gengar will retract into the wall and use Dream Eater to suck the HP of the sleeping party members. Dream Eater ends when a successful attack is dealt to him.
- Attacks: Night Shade, Shadow Punch, Thief, Hypnosis, Shadow Ball, Psychic, Thunder.
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Profiles
- Queen Jigglypuff (Purin): "Jigglypuff is the kind ruler of Poke Island. She has been abducted by Mewtwo (Myutsu) to have the throne taken away from her. What is that jewel on her crown?"
- Misdreavus (Muuma): "Misdreavus is a mysterious figure among the bad guys. She seems to be a bit of a "sloppy woman", and also has her own agenda..."
- Lord Meowth (Nyasu/God Nyasu): "Lord Meowth is a cloaked character. He appears to be quite modest and somewhat nice. Meowth wants to marry the queen..."
Header crap
Pikachu and Squirtle appears again to tantalize our public with more interesting screenshots and innovative gameplay features!
The Story unfolds
We discovered that later in the game, a mysterious character called 'Lord Nyasu' is one of the enemies. He wants to marry the Queen Purin, who has been kidnapped by Myutsu. Meowth and Myutsu apparently have a close connection. It appears that Pikachu's objective is to rescue Purin from Mystsu and Nyasu.
More Gameplay features!
The overworld appears to have an appealing isometric platformer based situation. Pikachu jumps from ledge to ledge as he avoids many dangerous Pokemon. The Battles appear to be quite frantic, compared to the enjoyable overworld. Pikachu and his friends jump, run, use tag team moves, and even swing swords to accomplish their goals. Running away is as simple as running towards the screens edge. The top screen displays the status of your friends. It is most important not to let Pikachu die.
Last time, we were shown a gimmick called the "Giant Pocket Transformation". seen being performed by Pikachu and Zenigame. This gimmick is available via a special ray gun within certian dungeons, such as Lord Nyasu's tower, or by building up energy levels.
This time, we also previewed a new transformations: The "Pika Pocket Transformation". In this transformation, Pikachu changed into a startaling Raichu-like form. It is not known yet what purpose this transformation shall serve.
It was also revealed the game would be split into separate episodes, each with a unique save files. The two episodes revealed were Episode II and The Human Episode!
The Human Episode
We were wondering what would happen to the Humans, and this is what happened. Not much has been revealed, but so far, they seem to be involved with a mysterious hodded boy, whom leads the to fight Musashi and Kojiro (Jessie and James).
Most of what was shown to us was the humans using a reverse version of the "Giant Pocket Transformation". While it has /not/ been said what this trasformation is to be called, we will call it the "Chibi Pocket Transformation". Pikachu can also use this transformation. In this mode, they appear to transform into chibis, which can then shrink down in size.
In the human episode, it appears you play as Satoshi (Ash)! My what a surprise! Satoshi also is bringing his friends from Diamond and Pearl. The Chibi Satoshi, as picture here, resembles his original clothing from the very first Pokemon episodes! How nostalgic and adorable.
