…Weird Al concert in Madison where I’m from that weekend. I hope they can get the song ironed out at some point for the digital services.

I had seen a similar comment somewhere else. Thanks for the link. The Go launch in 2016 really did drain the company’s resources. It really messed with that year’s World Championships, which I was planning on going to until it was closed to the general public. Ironically, that let me go to the…

I’ve heard the rumor about the song being omitted from Medium Rarities due to a licensing freeze in the wake of Go, but I’d like to know if you have something beyond word-of-mouth. It’s definitely plausible, but any sort of confirmation would be great.

One theory is that due to vacancies mentioned by some NPCs, he’s been “kicked upstairs” and is now part of the elite four.

It would totally fit in if he showed up with an invention you can use in the Mega Dimension.

X & Y, sorry.

Given Mega Raichu X & W have been revealed, perhaps the DLC has something to do with the Kalos Power Plant just north of Lumiose.

“Poison in the very air we breathe…” Sorry, probably not the Randy Newman song you were thinking of.

Was this the switch 1 or 2 version?

The word itself means “root” in French.

Though “Ruh-seen” might be closer.

It’s honestly similar to the “Tallest Poppy” phenomenon seen in places like Australia. While some of the criticisms are valid, they seem to be given more weight than is merited.

2000 was the last Pokemon movie to be treated as a “Big Deal” until Detective Pikachu came around. That said, there are a number of takes that haven’t aged well from that time. I also get the feeling that there was some (conscious and unconscious) resentment towards the franchise from the media.

Personally I was hoping for a Dua Lipa/Elemental Monkeys/Don’t Change cover tie-in, but nobody gets everything they want.

Fair warning: Many of these deficiencies will be reduced or eliminated as the systems improve. Also, if you’re a musician trying to find an audience, looking at what kinds of music are commonly generated should give you an idea what markets are underserved.

Japan didn’t really get to experience it until it got added to NSO Expansion Pack in 2022. It’s a bit surprising they went through all the effort to clear the music and such, but used the Japanese version of Panel De Pon on SNES to (presumably) not pay for the Tetris name.