[nyttyn]

Originally Posted by Fat bugmaniacbob

Nope

I think some of you are slightly missing the point of this exercise

There is a particular style of dex entry that I'd like these to be modelled on - as I have already demonstrated - and one that has been neglected in CAP basically ever since we started taking this stage seriously. Go back and look at some of Syclant's Dex Entries, for example.

So yes, I'd like to see something that makes me chuckle. More to the point, I'm ONLY slating things that make an effort to do that. You can provide information at the same time as amusement, remember. Just note that I'm not even remotely inclined to slate anything that has been posted thus far, with the exception of Quanyails', which is at least trying.

I honestly don't think Aurumoth is the time or the place for suddenly having amusing dex entries, especially as amusing really isn't the 'precedent' for a proper dex entry anymore.

Exhibit 1: Chandelure.

Creepy pokemon. Serious pokemon.

Originally Posted by Fat Dex Entries

Black
It absorbs a spirit, which it then burns. By waving the flames on its arms, it puts its foes into a hypnotic trance.
White
Being consumed in Chandelure's flame burns up the spirit, leaving the body behind.
Black 2/White 2
The spirits burned up in its ominous flame lose their way and wander this world forever.

Its dex entry is very morbid and far from humorous.


Exhibit 2:

Stunfisk, supposedly a "joke" pokemon.

Originally Posted by Fat Dex Entries

Black
Its skin is very hard, so it is unhurt even if stepped on by sumo wrestlers. It smiles when transmitting electricity.
White
It conceals itself in the mud of the seashore. Then it waits. When prey touch it, it delivers a jolt of electricity.
Black 2/White 2
When its opponent can't be paralyzed, it contorts itself with unexpected speed and flops away.

Not only does it directly mention prey, but it kills its meals with a smile on its face.

Exhibit 3:

Yamask, a example of a 'cute' pokemon.

Originally Posted by Fat Dex Entires

Each of them carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes they look at it and cry.
White
These Pokémon arose from the spirits of people interred in graves in past ages. Each retains memories of its former life.
Black 2/White 2
These Pokémon arose from the spirits of people interred in graves. Each retains memories of its former life.

Every single time you breed one, you are enslaving someone's soul. Befriending it if you catch it in the wild, sure, but where do you think those Yamask you breed come from?



So while I can understand your desire to break free from all the serious entries that typically litter CAP...

Yeah so I'm tired of the same old dull-as-ditchwater, very occasionally morbid dex entries that perpetually seem to be cropping up. So, I'm going to be asking for Dex Entries that are a lot more in line with what I consider to be "proper" Dex Entries - namely, those with humour as their main modus operandi.

This statement is personal bias, as 'proper' dex entries more then infrequently include morbidness as their modus operandi. Even on supposedly 'funny' pokemon. Not to mention all the entries that are just plain-out serious. And Aurumoth's measurements as well as intimidating gaze and the fact that we've been building up/hyping 'seraph' flavor this entire CAP don't lend themselves to a dex entry that is primarily written with humor in mind. Sure, it can be witty or dry humor, but funny for the sake of being funny? That's just forcing a funny entry simply because CAP dex entries are usually not in your favor.