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here's some pokemon drawings from last year ^^

Hello, I draw and paint Sugimori inspired fanart with actual watercolours. It's challenging to work with, but I think the results are worth it.

hi, everyone! i wasnt on the old MMC, but i thought it seemed pretty interesting when i got the ping in the discord, so i wanted to check it out. my name is ash (i will also answer to umbreon) and ive been a pokémon fan siiiiiince the 6-8 age range, i wanna say? im 20 now, so its been awhile! my favorite pokémon, as you can probably tell, is umbreon! shiny umbreon, to be specific. i dont really remember why that is, ive just been attached to it for years! my second favorite pokémon is pikachu, mostly because ive always been a HUGE fan of the pokémon anime! ash and pikachu were my favorite characters growing up, and they still mean a lot to me now. my favorite type is electric, with dark and fairy coming in at second and third. i honestly love every type and all of the pokémon within them... ive always loved the idea of every pokémon being someones favorite! the first pokémon game i played was soul silver on my older brothers blue DSI, i would always take it from him to play it even though i had no idea what was going on. the starter he chose was cyndaquil, so its one of my favorite starters now along with oshawott! my first game that was actually mine was pokémon platinum. gen 4 is super nostalgic to me thanks to those games being my introduction to the franchise! my favorite games now are explorers of sky and moon! the characters and story in both of those games really mean a lot to me. for gameplay alone, i had the most fun with legends arceus. i expect to have a lot of fun with legends Z-A, too! im going to end this here before i ramble too much, it can be pretty hard for me to stop talking about pokémon once i get started since its my biggest interest ever. im looking forward to talking about it more with you all!

Hi Everyone, Super excited MMC is back! I was on the old one (I went by my middle name Barry back then) I started playing pokemon at 4 and have been catching 'em all since! :) Not sure what else to say so I'll go over some fun facts about me and my love for pokemon / nintendo My favorite pokemon is sewaddle My favorite types are grass, fairy, water My favorite legendaries are suicune, ogrepon, rayquaza My first game console was a green Gameboy color My switch model is the splatoon with the cool gradient joycons I own 5 different GBAs and 6 DS systems (overboard???) When I was 13 I won a regional tournament have never won anything since LOL At my university I once found a lefeon doll on the ground (fate???) and took it home, washed it, and have loved it since.

I very excited and happy to be able to welcome Pokémon fans back to the official forum of the PokéJungle website, Mt. Moon Community! First started way back in 2006, we ultimately closed it and transitioned to a forum that was simply "PokéJungle Forums". But I think we lost a lot of uniqueness in that move and, ultimately, our forums closed with the continued popularity of social media sites which hosted discussions that would have previously taken place on forums. Over the years, I had really wanted to bring back Mt. Moon but I had let the domain lapse and it got taken by domain squatters. I would still periodically check if it had been released though, and, to my great happiness, I could reclaim mountmoon.net. Yes, I know I could have found a similar domain, but this feels like reclaiming a piece of the forum's 10-year history. Is this 2005? Why do we need a Pokémon forum?It seemed like social media was really the evolution of the forum — you could make friends across the platforms and weren't confined to primarily interest-based websites, didn't have to register for a gazillion forums, could easily share short-form content and images and they were ultimately just very convenient. But I think it is getting clearer and clearer that platforms controlled by some of the world's wealthiest people are ultimately not making the internet a better place. Whether that's through the spread of misinformation, the pushing of controversial content to generate engagement or arbitrary enforcement of rules on their users, no social media platform has really come out looking good. Today, some seem extremely detrimental. That's why I believe that forums are a good option for people to use to discuss Pokémon or anything else. Mt. Moon Community is still evolvingJust like a Clefairy, Mt. Moon still has room to grow and evolve. Please have fun, be respectful and let us know any feedback you have so we can continue to improve! Much love, PokéJungle

Thanks very much for the warm welcome, and your kind words about the newsletter. While it's a very kind offer, I would feel like I was exploiting your community to promote my words, and right now the focus is to help to grow this forum and its audience! In the future, if I share something relevant, then I may consider it :) Keep up the great work! Thanks for your kind words also, and the warm welcome! I don't think we can expect forums to replace social media, and we should try to make those platforms work for us to help grow our small forums. Show people that there is an alternative out there to the norm, and how it can be beneficial! Even then, a small, close-knit community is far better than a large and overwhelming one.

Hey, I'm berry! My favorite Pokémon is a three-way-tie between Wartortle, Walking Wake, and Dragonite. My favorite egg group is the monster egg group and if I were a gym leader I would have a Kaiju themed gym with a bunch of different teams referencing Kaiju and Kaiju-esque creatures. I like playing the Pokémon TCG, I play pocket, and enjoy learning Pokémon lore. I think Legends ZA looks interesting, but I'm not completely convinced. I like the 3 starter options and would likely choose Totodile. I have not caught up with the new Pokémon anime. I am around episode 30 and it feels like a slog at this point, but I'm looking forward to catching up since I heard it gets better. What are your thoughts about these different topics? I like that the franchise has so many different ways to engage in the hobbies. I look forward to being part of the community and appreciate this step taken by Poké Jungle. Thanks for reading! PS- here's a Gastly I made

Hi i'm Tatsuscarda! My name's based on Tatsugiri and Meowscarada [with a minor typo] Been an avid pokemon fan for about 3 years and still counting I have alot of favorite pokemon but here's my top 3! Tatsugiri Floragato Froslass

I like the idea of the Discord & Forums working closely together. Is there a way for a bot to notify the discord when someone creates a new topic? There could be a specific channel for it. No worries if this is a bad idea. I think it'll be cool for people to understand this isn't replacing the discord, but working with it.

I want to ride dino-jesus into an ocean sunset (⁠✷⁠‿⁠✷⁠)

Hello everyone! I've been a Pokemon fan since 2000, when they started broadcasting anime in my country. I used to collect TAZO back then. Then came the games: FireRed, Ruby, Silver. I also played everything up to and including the 6th generation. My favourite Pokemon games were probably Crystal, Emerald and Platinum. I pre-ordered Pokemon Sun, but went down the route 3 and threw the console a corner. I also stopped watching anime during the Sun & Moon broadcast period. I recently got back into Pokemon after a few years and am intensively catching up. I've watched Pokemon Journeys and Pokemon Horizons as well as the backlog of 5 cinema movies. I'm also playing Pokemon White again. Maybe after that it will be time for the abandoned Pokemon Sun. On top of that, I'm thinking about buying a Switch 2. In the previous decade I wrote a lot on various Polish Pokemon sites as an editor or editor-in-chief. Now I've set up my own site, Poketto.pl (it's a week old). I am very excited about the return of the Mt. Moon Community! Hi again!

welcome to the community! :) Pokemon white is a good one to pick up, post your team at some point.

I miss my phone with the pull out keyboard!! They should make it to where you can use two phones on one number because I'd totally rock an old phone too. I had a Samsung intensity (not sure which model) and I could type so fast on that thing. I hope "retro" becomes cool soon because i'd love a smart phone with a pull out keyboard. You and I have the same misses :)

Heya! I'm Hal Kozak, or HalKozy, and I've been a Pokémon fan since 1999. I started with Pokémon Blue and was hooked on the series like many fellow 90s kids were. I got out of Pokémon for a bit after beating Sapphire in 2003, then got back in with SoulSilver in 2010 and have stayed a fan ever since. I'm so glad forums seem to be making a comeback online. When certain social media platforms began to collapse, I made the prediction we'd see a rise in forums again, so I hope this will be a continued trend across fandoms. Nice to meet you!

These are sooooo cute omg

That Charizard looks powerful. A 150 attack with no drawbacks + the acceleration makes a strong attacker. Probably too strong, I can defintely see where the criticism about power creep is coming from. We will have to wait and see how much those cards will affect the meta.

The watercolor gives it such a nostalgic feel! So cool!! 😁

If you have any quick suggestions, feel free to make them in this thread! You can also make a separate post if you'd like to get opinions from other members or have a lengthier post. Please keep in mind: The forum purposefully has only a few categories and that is because we are a small community. We probably won't be adding one for a specific game or topic at this time.

Hello everyone, I came from Bsky and am now entering Mt. Akagi Moon as well. I do agree that centralized social media platforms create an uncomfortable enviroment and am glad that forums get another chance. As for myself I played Pokémon since 2003, but got started with Pokémon Red. Used games were cheaper back then so I got that instead of the GBA games. Eventually though I got my hands at Leafgreen and Emerald and really got to see how much quality of life improvements were made through the generations. Suddenly everthing looked so clean and colourful and the music had so much more depth. I still adore the GB games though, they're classics for a reason. Of course I got to see Ken Sugimori's watercolour illustrations and since then he is a big inspiration to me. I'll try to upload some of my fanarts more or less frequently here in the forum. See you around.

Welcome Corylus! Appreciate you coming! I feel like there was really something special about Gen III... even just from the opening animation. World really felt alive with the colors and sound. I hope we eventually see RSE and FRLG on the Switch/2 (and ideally as an actual release, not just the Switch Online membership which can add and remove games or eventually shut down). Love your artwork and look forward to seeing more!

Lovely! Watercolor is a tough medium. Thoughtful Bulbasaur is my favorite

Hey, Mt Moon! This is my concept for a regional variant of Geninja that leans more into the bandit style of ninja, with inspiration from Naruto frogs. This Geninja keeps the bubble motif from the previous stages and forms a club, and well as bubble clones and bombs. I'm not sure if it stays pure water type or if it gains the fighting type. For the sprite, I went with the GSC style. What do y'all think?

wow these are amazing! I've been trying on and off again to try sugimori style but have never been able to make it look right. these are absolutely fantastic ! great work! ^^

Any forum opening up in 2025 deserves so much praise! It's going to be a lot of work to keep it maintained and active, but hopefully people will rally around and make it a home! Best of luck with the relaunch of Mount Moon!

Welcome to the forum @Palamon I hope you stick around and have a nice time here!

As a player of Pokémon GO from day one, this has concerned me greatly. Not just the purchase, but everyting leading up to it. Despite it being a temporary measure during COVID-19, it was hard to forgive Niantic for reversing their stance on remote raid passes. A lot of people who couldn't normally play due to their health, whether that be a disability or mental health reasons, an opportunity to play remotely and be a part of the wider community. My PERSONAL opinion, is that they are happy with the data they collected from their users, and can earn more with that, than video games. https://nianticlabs.com/news/largegeospatialmodel As for the game itself? How would YOU want to get a return on your $3.5 billion investment? Personally I can see a lot more monetisation. I absolutely loved Pokémon GO, it was an opportunity to make new friends locally, it improved my mental health, and it rejuvinated my love for Pokémon However, I am prepared to pull my Pokémon from the game if I don't like what I see in the future.

Hello everyone! Johto Times here. I have been a Pokémon fan since it was first released here in the UK back in 1999. I have a fondness for the earliest era of the franchise, and express that with a weekly newsletter. I am extremely happy to see a returning forum from the past! @pokejungle has been extremely supportive towards my project since it's infancy, and I am proud to call our two projects friends. When the conversation moved from close-knit forum communities, to social media, we lost a lot of the uniqueness and charm that passion projects brought with them. Likes, retweets, being seen, going viral, it was all about being popular and being better than others. Suddenly, our messages were reaching far beyond their intended circle, and now the world was our stage. In return, we were exposed to many unsavoury types, and gave the billionaire social media companies our time and data. The conversation was dictated by the people making the initial post, and the ability to create our own topics in a shared space disappeared. While forum software didn't move as quickly to accomodate the tech, they were genuine and heartfelt. They were a source of creativity, a place where we could share fanfiction, artwork, and our excitement and passion. I miss them, and I hope this can be the start of a resurgence within the community to create our own space, express ourselves, and enjoy each other's company. Forums absolutely deserve to return, and I am pleased to see an older community return. I look forward to making new friends here, whether that be returning users from the past, or brand-new contributors who are using the forum for the first time. Best of luck to the team, and I hope this will be a huge success! With Mt. Moon, we have an opportunity to shape it in an image that we can be proud of.

Hello, I'm Hal! ^^ Nice to meet you! I hopped right on here as soon as I saw the post on bsky. I've been sorely missing forums (im so sick of social media lol) I started playing pokemon with Gen 2, when Gen 3 released (i was a gen behind haha). My favorite pokemon has been Typhlosion for a long time, but there's so many good pokemon now its hard to decide. Some other general faves are Metagross, Goodra, Hydrapple, Dragonite, Gliscor, Walking Wake, Slither Wing, Centiskorch, Eiscue, 10% Zygarde, and Giratina. Despite liking so many dragon-types, my favorite type is Steel! One of my big goals are getting an original DS/DS Lite, or getting a fancy modded GBA/GBASP, since I don't have any of my childhood consoles, I'm primarily an artist- I mostly draw LGBT stuff (""ship art"") and stickers for my etsy shop! I'm getting back into drawing more pokemon stuff tho, after pokemon (and everything else) was on the backburner for a few years during my 5 year FFXIV Fever. Anyway, getting back into doing more pokemon art and shiny hunting primarily. I'm dipping my toes into making shiny hunting videos and stuff, but I like all kinds of pokemon content, not just shiny hunting. Hope to make some connections here, and really hoping forums pick up again just like how analog and physical media is also making its comeback ^^

Really happy you're here, thanks for joining! Hope we get to see some of your 3D printing stuff! I do not do any, but my husband does so we have two resin printers :)

Love the art! Gotta say, the Larvesta and Applin are my favorites but they're all great pieces!

He's so cool!!!!! I also like that he looks a bit retro in his design. I would catch him and add him to my team. :)

I think pokemon Go was already going down hill, but now I think it is going to get worse. Like Tatsuscarda mentioned, Monopoly go is a nightmare. I hate being negative, but I don't have a lot of hope. :(

Thanks for joining the forum! I am a big Meowscarada fan, but Floragato is very cute too :)

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Welcome!! Hope that Legends: Z-A is as fun as it looks, will be fun to hear your thoughts after it releases :) Since Legends: Arceus had both Cyndaquil and Oshawott as starters, which did you pick?

Welcome to the community!!!!!!!!!! Super cool Ghastly :)

Ooo!! Those are one of my favorites too! Walking wake's such a good puppy (ФωФ)

I found this little blue nosed cutie yesterday! Such a great shiny.

I am picking the Diva herself. (Apologies, I dunno who the artist is)

I'm really excited MMC is back! Congrats on the launch. I think there will always be a place for forums.

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That's why i'm transferring all my shiny pogo pkmn to home and requesting my account to be deleted