OMG THE POKEMON SHORT I GOT TO STORYBOARD ON GOT ANNIE NOMINATED! So proud of everyone who worked on this series. I'm so honored to have been a little part of it
Hi sorry I need to do some more Pokemon posting bc this is the funniest shit. the cute-looking Pokèmon TCG series is making "TM10" part of its branding. Like, TM10 from the games - its the TM for the move Hidden Power, thats cute! Its reflecting the main character discovering herself in the same way the move works in the game, what a cute little detail!
Except uh. Just one problem.
Game Freak in all their brilliance removed Hidden Power from the franchise four years ago in Generation 8* and its still not able to be used in Scarlet and Violet. Its not just that you cant teach it to Pokèmon anymore, you straight up cannot use the attack even if you trade in Pokèmon from older games who know it. Its like a banned technique.
So then that begs the question – if the TCG show is gonna be referencing TM10 this much, but TM10 *isn't* Hidden Power anymore, surely that means TM10 is another similarly inspiring attack - Stored Power, or Calm Mind, or Smart Strike?
Well, depending on if its Gen 8 or 9, I hope the kids will have fun Discovering Their Own Magical Leaf and/or Discovering Their Own Ice Fang. Truly inspiring words. love how well managed this franchise is
I was story lead on Pokémon: Path to the Peak with an insanely talented crew!! New episodes every week (ep2 on Aug 16th!) so go check it out and look forward to more!
I'm by no means a Pokémon fan but the visual/animation style of Bidoof's Big Stand and Pokémon: Path to the Peak is just simply excellent! It goes for a more stylized approach to 3D. Having more simpler textures, backgrounds, and shaders. It all looks so good! And the lighting! The rim lighting! Especially in BBS where it looks very pencil-like. Hats off to Taiko Studios for these works.
The final episode of Path to the Peak is out now!! Take a load off and watch all four episodes on YouTube! If you watched all of them already, THANKS YOU ROCK