Also, I’m not going to be looking at my feed for a while because I want to avoid ORAS spoilers and experience everything first-hand before seeing pics and posts about it! That’s part of why I’m holding off and being careful about what I say about the game for now. ^u^
Hey all, I recently exceeded 600 followers, so it’s time for a contest/giveaway!
I’m starting a new file on Emerald, so this is the contest: I want you all to nickname my Pokemon! There will be six winners, one for each party member. Each winner will get $20-$25 worth of merch for the respective Pokemon they nicknamed.
Here are the Rules: -You must be following me, please.~ -You can only suggest one name for each Pokemon. -If two people suggest the same name, the person who suggested it first will get credit. -Submit your answer via ask or submit box. ouo -You must live in the US. -You must be willing to give me your address. -Winners must respond within 48 hours of being notified or the prize will go to the runner-up. -You must reblog this, so it can get spread around!
The Pokemon are: Swampert, Manectric, Weezing, Wigglytuff, Chimecho, and Bellossom
The deadline is October 31st, So now that you know all the details, get cracking!
Trying to reboot this! The contest is still open, and I’ve extended the deadline. ^-^ Deadline is now Halloween, with winners announced on November 5th ((that’s when I get my paycheck and can buy the prizes lol)). Signal boost this, por favor!
I am so excited for ORAS it’s unbelievable. ;u; Like, I just want it out now! >n< I don’t want to wait until after my birthday!
I’ve pre-ordered Alpha Sapphire already, but I probably won’t get Omega Ruby until Christmas because as of November I’m going to stop buying things for me and saving my money for the giveaway prizes ((that’s still going, BTW!)) and Christmas shopping. c:
Quick not about the giveaway: Definitely extending it a bit longer! I’ll try reblogging it more again, but otherwise the few submissions I’ve gotten will probably be autowins since only four people have responded. XD
Okay so today I went to Gamestop because I wanted to pick up SSB and the shiny Gengar code. Well, I’ve already read some posts about GameStop insisting you need to have pre-ordered ORAS from them to get the code when the post says in large font “NO PURCHASE NECESSARY”. So here’s my firsthand account from today to attest to Gamestop’s terrible business practices.
So I went in, got SSB and went to the counter and began checking out as normal. I asked to get the shiny Gengar code, and the cashier instantaneously asked “Well, have you preordered Pokemon Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire here?” which was kind of odd given that it was supposed to be, y'know, a free promo.
I’d actually pre-ordered Alpha Sapphire from them a month earlier, but that’s beside the point. Before mentioning that, I pointed to the sign and mentioned how it said “no purchase necessary”. I was just told “Sorry, but I was told we can only hand them out to people who pre-order Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire through us.”
I didn’t want to press it further since he was just an employee and had no control over it; he was just doing what he was told. So I then brought up I had pre-ordered AS from them, and they looked up my account and saw that I had, so I got the Gengar card. o3o;
Though it’s kind of sketchy, considering every piece of advertising for the shiny Gengar promo says “no purchase necessary”, but it seems most people are running into the same issue when they try to go get it….
I already Gamestop has awful business practices, but this is one of the first times I’ve really seen it in action. .-.
If you all read my previous post, you’ll know that I’m starting an Emerald playthrough while I wait for Pokemon OR/AS to come out. That being said, I exceeded 600 followers about two weeks ago. That’s a hell of a lot of people, if you ask me!
So, to celebrate, I’d like to hold a contest/giveaway. c:
I want you guys to nickname my team. If you read the previous post, you’ll know that my team was chosen by a randomizer to spice things up and make me use Pokemon I normally wouldn’t. And to further make things interesting, I want you all to nickname my Pokemon.
There will be 6 winners, one for each Pokemon that gets names. Of course, the winner will be the one whose name I choose. You can submit any name that fits with the R/S/E character limit for Pokemon names. It can be any theme, or whatnot!
If I’m really torn, I may put my favorite names to a vote for you all to help me decide between the best names.
Here are the Rules: -You must be following me. I want my followers to participate, and I want to give back to my lovely followers. I don’t care if you follow me because of this giveaway; if you’re following me at the time the winners are chosen, you will be counted. -You can only suggest one name for each Pokemon. Even if I like many of the names you suggest, I will pick a different winner for each Pokemon on my team. -If two people suggest the same name, the person who suggested it first will get credit. -You must submit your suggestion via my submit box or ask box, along with an explanation as to why you are picking that name. ((i.e. if you were suggesting a name for an Absol, you could say “I reccommend Shadow because it is a dark-type and it looks vaguely like Shadow the Hedgehog!”)) The more deep or clever the nickname is, the better! -You must live in the US. I’m really sorry, but I can’t pay for out of country shipping! ;o; -You must be willing to give me your address so I can have it sent directly to you! -Once the winners are announced, I will contact them. If the winners to do not respond to me within 48 hours, I will pick the second place as the new winner. So keep an eye out for the results!
-You must also reblog this, so it can get spread around! I will check when I pick the winner. ;o
This isn’t required, but I highly suggest the winners upload pics with their prizes when they get them. ;)
Now what ARE the prizes, you ask? Well, let me tell you! For each winner, they will get $15-$20 worth of merch of that Pokemon! If you have a favorite Pokemon in the evolutionary line, you can request merch of the pre-evolution instead, of course. Now, plushies are my primary goal to give out, but not every Pokemon has a plush for them! I’ll do my best to find some, but in the event that I can’t, I’ll use other merch like figurines, clothing, Pokemon cards, and whatever other cool things I can find of that Pokemon!
So, now that this long winded speech is out of the way, let’s announce who the Pokemon are!
As for the deadline, I’m unsure. I want to start my playthrough tonight or tomorrow, and I don’t want to wait too long to nickname them. So here’s what I propose: I will accept submissions up until I reach Slateport, where the Name Rater lives. However, if I reach Slateport before October 15th, I will put my playthrough on hold and wait until October 15th to pick the winners. Given that I won’t play much during the weekdays, I will take a while to make it to Slateport anyways. Follow the tag “emerald grump” to check and see my progress if you don’t want to search through all my other posts every day. c:
So now that you know all the details, get cracking! Signal boost this to high heaven, and I can’t wait to see what you all come up with.~
