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Shrimpy
08-01-2013, 07:55 PM
To copy/paste!

Well, it's that time of year again. In a little bit the TPPC clock will strike midnight on August 2nd, meaning it's time for the TPPC Shrimpy's Golden Promo! For those of you who are unfamiliar with today, here's how it works:

On August 2nd, certain Golden Pokemon can be unlocked by taking 3 specific Pokemon and 3 specific items to Evolution Gym and defeating Evolva. When you beat her, your starting Pokemon will transform into a Golden version of itself. In just a bit, I'll be releasing clues to help you figure out which 3 Pokemon and which 3 items you'll need in order to unlock a Golden. Even though this year there are two Golden Pokemon obtainable, you are only able to get one per account, so you will have to choose wisely.

Now a few rules, you can discuss the clues we give you in the Official Golden Promo Discussion thread that will be popping up shortly as well as the chat room. This is supposed to be a community effort, so it's not cheating to solve it with others. You can get a Golden Pokemon in any of your accounts that have existed for a decent amount of time. You may not create an account for the sole purpose of getting a Golden Pokemon. If you do so, not only will you lose your account's original Golden as well as any others you created, but your main account will also be banned. Remember, moderators have a tool now that makes it a lot easier to find where newly created Golden Pokemon are. It is highly advised that you do not trade any of your Golden Pokemon within the next week since we consider doing so to be very questionable. If you create more than 5 Goldens, you will also likely be at risk of losing them all.

With all that said, here's a bit of forewarning. Both the main site and the forums will be sluggish/unresponsive during parts of August 2nd, just because our traffic practically doubles during Golden Day. It's going to happen and there's little I'm going to be able to do about it. Sorry in advance. Also, since my birthday falls on a weekday this year and I enjoy getting a full night's sleep during the week, I'll be giving out a whole bunch of vague clues early and then (as the moderators and I see fit) we'll give more specific clues to help narrow things down.

Hope everyone enjoys the day as much as I plan to!

but here's the twist

One of the Golden Promos is a bit more special and give trainers to receive a Golden Pokémon that will be (much) rarer than any Golden in recent history!

Shrimpy
08-01-2013, 11:01 PM
Golden Riddle #1
Pokémon 1:
Item 1:
Pokémon 2:
Item 2:
Pokémon 3: Count on me during blackouts.
Item 3:

Golden Riddle #2
Pokémon 1:
Item 1: I started my life underground, but I'm cleaned up and ready to be shiny and fashionable.
Pokémon 2:
Item 2:
Pokémon 3:
Item 3:

Shrimpy
08-01-2013, 11:54 PM
Golden Riddle #1
Pokémon 1: I may take flight, but I'm not a bird. / When I take off, it's not from land. / I'm the top of my evolutionary chain -- not the bottom.
Item 1: A piece of generation past of the firey variety.
Pokémon 2: I could put on a concert, but my audience doesn't make it through the show.
Item 2: In a battle of fast hands, I'm king.
Pokémon 3: Count on me during blackouts. / I especially like holidays.
Item 3: I may not be magic or lead to giants, but I can still come through in a pinch.

Golden Riddle #2
Pokémon 1: There's a song by Nelly about me.
Item 1: I started my life underground, but I'm cleaned up and ready to be shiny and fashionable.
Pokémon 2: You don't have to shovel me.
Item 2: You can use me in an arcade.
Pokémon 3: You could confuse my name with a type of music.
Item 3: A smaller piece of the past, I'm more watery than anything.

Shrimpy
08-01-2013, 11:56 PM
A few more clues for these last 5 minutes.

Deimos
08-02-2013, 12:09 AM
Remember to wish Shrimpy a happy birthday!
I know I just did: Why TPPC has downtime. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/YamiPV/ShrimpyBDay_zps48e38ff7.jpg)

Shrimpy
08-02-2013, 02:25 AM
Second Pokémon unlocked, but the special action didn't happen. I'll be fixing the first person's Pokémon and it'll work from then on. In the meantime, you can get the Pokémon without issue!

All fixed!

Shrimpy
08-03-2013, 12:28 AM
Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone! I hope you all had fun with this year's twist on the Birthday promo!

Piggachew
08-04-2013, 06:30 AM
[NEW WR strats]

You may now trade your new Golden Pokémon!

[/NEW WR strats]