October Archive


halloween....
(last update: the witching hour)


• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)



hope you all have a safe and happy halloween.... however you choose to celebrate it. pure has been busy working on costumes... hopefully she'll be able to get hers done too. hmmm... i still have 12 hours left... maybe i can whip up something using my old lab coat and ketchup.... hmmm.... if any of you are dressing up pokemonwise, feel free to
send us pictures. we love pictures!

oh.... and if you are still at a loss as to what to dress up your pumpkin as... well, our favorite samurai mole (whom i still have a hard time beleiving went to the qt..) marsguo has made a followup to last year's oddish pattern (which can be found at
sugarshock if i recall...) with a more halloweenish pokemon.. umbreon! now you too carve that squash into a baying fox-type thing. :D



well... the sts qualifier tournament is now over... and we got quite a number of people sending us in qt reports.

today we have reports from master marril from boston.. including pictures! you can see what mm2k has been up to lately including the promo he handed out and the 'zeo edition' binder he assembled... and i thought WE had the only zeo edition binder :D

the last of the qt's.. sniff

we also have a report from boston from firefighter095 as well... looks like this qt was better than the one that he went to a couple weeks ago...

more from boston!



[looks at his project zeo inbox. the five project zeo staff watch nervously]

....these are all HAPPY POKEMON!.... its the night of demons... we need something scary....

[poinko] um... like what?
[kyatt] we used up all the ghosts before
[esp] well... not misdreavus
[poinko] no one has GIVEN us a misdreavus yet...
[mt hands ech a submission] ...what about this one?
[eric] yeah... that voltorb looks pretty scary....
[ech glowers] ...THATS THE VOLTORB I DREW!
[project zeo crew] um....
[ech grabs a card and uses it]

okay.... this is kinda scary... scary in the fact that this mewtwo could really be hard to defeat. still not quite as cheap as pure's cheapass mewtwo... but then again, i don't think ANYTHING could be that cheap :D

the TRUE mewtwo



hope you all have a safe and happy halloween!

UPDATES
halloween madness!



tuesday, oct 30th 2001
(last update: 3:00 am est)


• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)



victreebells, victreebells... victory will be ours...

the new pokemon cd, "pokemon christmas bash" is now shipping... and has a lot of interesting pokemon themed christmas songs. or is that christmas themed pokemon songs....
like this one here... christmas and rock together... defintaly unique. you can pick yours up today @ amaon for $14.99/cd. (sorry.. doesn't look like this one is cassette too... guess that means that 8track and lp are out too, huh? ;) )



wow.... that is one mean attack on that totodile....

roll out is something that you would expect to see on a donphan... not that it doesn't suit totodile as well... and hydro cannon.... while it may seem confusing its really not. i mean it can do 60 damage to all your opponents pokemon that have 70 or more hp..... pretty nice.

whats, that? oh.. you want to SEE this totodile....

don't touch that dile

....ok... so i'm using some lines from the anime.... sue me! ;)

UPDATES
christmas bash! • roll along little 'dile



monday, oct 29th 2001
(last update: 1:00 am est)


• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)

• dugtrio has his qualifier report from the cleveland qualifier over in the
atelier... it wasn't the BEST qt experiance, but through nothing that he did. guess some events are just more organized than others.

• might be a bit late, but not forgotten. megs has done up this week's
fan fake showcase and its now available for YOUR viewing pleasure. :D



cat 'o nine tails

hmmm...... curse seems fairly evil enough. i mean sure, curse a pokemon and cause it to be hurt when adding energy.... but then to FORCE them to put energy on... OUCH. thats just CRUEL. >:D


curses! foiled again!




coming soon!

purity spent today scanning the pages of the latest coro coro magazine... so we should see this months coro coro update within the next couple days.

UPDATES
cyndaquil



sunday, oct 28th 2001
(last update: 3:00 am est... or is it 2am? @_@)


• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)

• well.... today houses the last of the sts tour.... boston, new york, and albequerque are all today.... mastermarril will be attending boston, and pure herself will most likely be at the new york one. if you're at either make sure to stop in and say hi :D also we should be getting a qt report from dug soon... i hope, or else he's fired. ;)



good quil hunting

heres an interesting idea that has seen some light with arbok before... making a status effect on your pokemon in order to make an attack do increased damage... this time its a 'quil that gets burnt, as by adding a charcounter, you can make this attack more devistating.


they live in caves, huh?




ooooh yeah.....

pure got coro coro yesterday... so expect an update on that soon... and from what i hear there are more 'lawyer ech' screenshots.... too bad its not pokemon related tho :D

UPDATES
cyndaquil



saturday, oct 27th 2001
(last update: 3:00 am est.)


• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)

• speaking of the sts... the LAST of the qualifiers are this weekend! Cleveland, Albequerque, New York, Boston, and Montreal are all this weekend.... so if you can attend them do so and send us a report! :D if you are in celeveland, amke sure to stop by and say hello to the
atelier, dugtrio, who will be in attendance.... and if you're in the new york area, say hello to pure who will be at neutral grounds tomorrow!

• speaking of the
atelier, dug updated again... getting ready for sts, huh? :D

• hey hey! look at that... we have scans of all 48 pokemon web cards now, over in the
pokemon web section!



nothing soft and fluffy...

ouch.... i don't know much about harry potter, but i know what cards are evil, and that fluffy card from the quidditch cup is just something else... pure and i really have to learn how to play this :D incase you didn't see... here are all the scans that pure had for us yesterday.

fluffy!
halloween feast
practice match
professor mcgonagall

 



duo of cards

okay... this should be dark xatu... i mean this thing looks just EVIL.... i love it >:D its hard to say if its a good attack or not.... one never knows. :D seems like 10 for [Rb] is a bit of overkill...

xatu matchu's
odd little weed




man... there was something else i was supposed to put in the update, but i forgot.... :/ sorry.

tell you what.. if i remember what it was, i'll post it... if not then iwon't ;)

UPDATES
xatu • oddish • FLUFFY!!!!




friday, oct 26th 2001
(last update: 1:00 pm est.)


• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)

• speaking of the sts... the LAST of the qualifiers are this weekend! Cleveland, Albequerque, New York, Boston, and Montreal are all this weekend.... so if you can attend them do so and send us a report! :D

• dug is on a roll! he updated the
atelier again making it two days in a row! :D if you're headed to a qt this weekend, make one last atelier stop before you go!

• out of the total 48 pokemon web cards, there are 8 holos... and we have pics of about 34 of them.... not bad... not bad at all... we'll have to update the
pokemon web section later



hey! bonus midday update! got to love those.....

anyways, maybe you remember a while back when i got some harry potter cards early....well, i have four cards from the quidditch expansion that those of you who like the harry potter game might be interested to see....anyone play a hagrid/creature deck? you'll like the following 2 cards a lot....

fluffy!

halloween feast

hmm....and fluffy might help you out with this one...a new type of card, a match card. it looks like an adventure card, but you compete to see who can complete it first....

practice match

and about time dr. mcgonagall got her own card. some of the adventure cards are really pesky and she can help you get rid of one.....

professor mcgonagall



well, that's all i have...only four....but at least i have FLUFFY!! with a big thank you to my 'sources' :D

oh yeah! set info....well, there are 80 cards in the set (barring any hidden ones) and the expansion symbol is the quidditch cup. there will be some league promos as well, i beleive those will start up in january. there will be 3 promo cards for the movie coming out next month. you have to buy a kid's movie popcorn and drink combo to get them, or you can do what everyone else does and get em off ebay. anyways, those are bluebell flames, snape's question, and strategy session. the first 2 are from the first set, the strategy session one is from the new expansion....

strategy session

this card is cool cause you can see the new quidditch lessons!


horizontality

well... we've gotten a fair bit of email asking about the horizontal trainer blanks that we used on last week's primordis card so then... for your horizontal pleasure... here it is! :D

ooooh.... slanty



tortle soup

okay... i think he's holding a sign... and i think the sign says zeo.... which is pretty cool. i mean for a wartortle to be carrying a sign to begin with is cool... seeing as how it lacks all those opposable thumbs and everything.... however for it to be a zeo sign is even cooler... i think

promote this


UPDATES
wartortle • atelier • horizontal blanks




thursday, oct 25th 2001
(last update: 2:30 am est.)


• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)

• dug said he'd have another update to the
atelier today at some point.... but at WHAT point.... [looks around shiftily] could it be point blank? ...or perhaps those ever useful boiling and melting points... maybe the funloving wacky point of no return... eh... i don't mean to point fingers, but at this point in time... double points to those who get the reference... [ech thinks it might be the point to go to bed] where were we... oh yeah! atelier update today! (...at some point....¬_¬)



quick trip about the *web

hmmm... have a couple more images that we have to prepare for you... as well as a fairly conclusive idea of the number of cards. on these newer scans we can see that the set size is either 48 or 49 i beleive... of course this isn't official until validated ;)

pokemon*web.com



esper

blame mars.... he roped me into this game about guessing his pokemon's halloween names.... that means not much of a chance to talk about the project zeo espeon. so go and blame him.... and help me try to figure how what pokemon could be named jack [as in 'o lantern] .....and its NOT a lanturn

two tails are better than one


UPDATES
more web info • epseon



tuesday, oct 23rd 2001
(last update: 12:30 pm est.)


• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one) ....that reminds me... i still have to get my plane schedule finalized. ^_^'

• dugtrio has been practicing with some modified formats (he assures me he WILL be at the cleveland qt this weekend) and in preparation for that, he has been fixing up some decks in the
atelier to make use of new formats. check it out later today (when he finishes it up and ul's it)



well... a 'surprise' set was released over the weekend in japan. pokemon web 'hit the shelves' so to speak... since you can only really get it online (hence the name web) i guess it can't really 'hit' and 'shelves' can it?

pokemon web info is still fairly scare, but we have managed to get some bits of info about it and started creating a pokemon web web page.

this is by no means anywhere near official or complete... but its a start.

pokemon*web.com


pokemon * web packs!

bonus midday update for you.....here are some picks of the packs. nothing flash, nothing gaudy...i guess they don't need to worry about point of purchase appeal since they're all sold online. anyways, take a look....





well anyways, there's your lot.....we'll add more cards as we see them.



rainbow wings

todays project zeo card is none other than that bird o fate, ho-oh! using that legend that if you see if you will be given good luck and a safe voyage... makes you wonder how come ash got to see it...

any anyway, whats the deal with ho-oh? i mean... lugia comes when the three birds are brought together.... but what's ho-oh's story? it can't just 'be there' can it?

what is my cause?


UPDATES
ho-oh • pokemon web info



monday, oct 22nd 2001
(last update: 4:00 am est.)


• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)



man.... its going to be a loooooong week, and to start it off we have two new fakes for you! :D

first one is from the project zeo crew who are rapidly ripping their way through all 251 pokemon... and it just so happens to be another 'eon'....this time an umbreon to be exact!

darkness prevails

 



new kind of fake

well... we've shown you a couple new ideas so far in the primordis set... and here's another one. the first 'epoch' card from which the set's name is derived. now then, the era card is played similar to a stadium card, however you are only allowed one of any given era in a deck (ala, shining pokemon) and also the era only effects you.

...and yeah.... and see if you can see anything else new about it. ;) pure did a really great job on the blank for this.

basic instincts




both pure and i are really busy this week, so we'll have to see what kinda of update fodder we can come up with. don't worry tho... we' should still have a fake a day at least. :D

 

UPDATES
aging well • shadow lurker



sunday, oct 21st 2001
(last update: 3:00 am est.)


• before zeo had forums, there were the
sugarshock forums... however once zeo forums came into the picture ss kinda dwindled... well anyway pure has spent some time back there sprucing them up and adding new forums. while zeo is geared towards pokemon, the ss forums are a lot more diverse. there is a song parody forum, (yes.. i've posted a few songs in there) a new webmaster's tools forum, one specifically for digital comics.... just to name a few. go check out the ss forums to see what you're missing.

• pure also put up a quick update to
sugarshock with a very good article about chemical warfare that you should check out.

• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)



back with ole echy updating again.... my updates aren't nearly as exciting as pure's, huh? she has cool baby lugias and pokemon web cards... and i have..... um.... [looks around then grabs something off the desk] i have this potato! it's kinda interesting!

[crickets chirp]

okay..... seriously tho, i have a bit of cool stuffs for you. first up we have the return of the fan fake section. we tricke... i mean blackma... i mean asked megs to do it... and after the initial screaming of added work died down, (as well as the sedative kicking in...) he agreed! :D

actually megs was more than happy to take over the fan fake showcase, and every weekend (or there abouts) from now until eternity (whichever comes first) he will be updating with a fake card taken from the forums.

so this week, we have our first fan fake showcase of the '
mega x' regime.

seems like an eon [sic] since the last one

and remember... do NOT email your cards to myself, pure or megs.... the only way to get them spotlighted is topost them in the forums.... (read the faq for more info)



nothing to be gloomy about

O_o'

that gloom looks very bloody gloomy.... in fact i think this puts dark gloom to shame, and should be called 'possessed gloom' :D wedow did a really great job on the card as well as sj guthrie on the attack. great work all!

what's not to be gloomy about?




well... the weekend is over and i didn't get the next primordis card up. i'm sorry. don't worry... its pretty much done except for a couple rulings, so with all hope that should be up for tomorrow! ...and yes, it DOES have art done by moi... you have been warned.

i've also been working on a secret project™ recently... and if it works out, it should be up later this week or so... if not, i'll disavow all knowledge of it. ;)

 

UPDATES
gloomy gloom • new forums! • fan fake of the week is back



saturday, oct 20th 2001
(last update: 3:00 am est.)


•thanks for putting that faq logo up top, ech...i'm hoping that will give me a chance to catch up on my email :D

• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)



hey! i'm updating instead of ech! why? cause i found all todays news! what would you like first...cards, or anime? well, how about anime? thanks sharkdog for giving me the link....here is a screenshot of a new episode showing in japan....wow....look...it's...a.....baby lugia?!

aaawwww...

good gracious....anyways, it doesn't look happy. here's a plot summary (i think) .....this cranky looking scientist guy here (he looks like the school custodian from the simpsons, a bit....don't you think?) and team rocket capture the baby lugia. this makes parent lugia very angry, and it proceeds to go on a rampage. attempts to pacify it don't work, only the return of the baby (presumably by ash and company) calm it down. er, there you go...hey, let's all look at that cute baby lugia some more. aaaaaw....


new pokemon * web!

got a few more cards for you to look at.....let's see....2 trainers!


she looks familiar

it's real?!

haha!! look, there really is a promo bill! :D i wonder what he does....anyways, you get this card in pokemon trainers mag issue #13.




card e online!

well, while i was looking for pokemon * web info, i came across this...card e online. i put together a little page on it, why not go take a look? there's some cool stuff on there!

wow! i must know more about card e online!!



more project zeo cards!

i need to get back on the ball and work on some more primordis art....it's nice to have some other sets going on to bring you new cards to look at while i get the pics done for our set. let's see what we have here....oooo....its a cute little abra!

cute little abra

and another psy type....well, ghost type....here's gastly! gosh, he's even cuter than abra.....

cuter little gastly

 

thanks, project zeo team!



well, time to head to bed....what do we have in store for you this weekend? well, perhaps a new primordis card....featuring art by ech for a change, and if it is there in the store i plan to pick up coro coro tomorrow. hopefully there will be some cool info in there. hope you all have an enjoyable weekend, and we'll see you all 'bout later!

 

UPDATES
aaw...baby lugia • pokemon*web• card e online • fake cards!



friday, oct 19th 2001
(last update: 4:00 am est.)


• like our new logo up top? one of the most commonly used links is that to the forums... so we've simplified and put it up top... as well as an easy to spot, easy to find link to the frequently asked questions. make sure to check out the faq before you ask us a question that's covered in there... trust us, you'll get a quicker reply if your answer is in the faq.

• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)

• pure brought the
sts index up to date with all the old qt reports that we've been given over the past couple weeks.... if you haven't taken a look at them all, should go do so.... hurry! before the sts! :D



i've been clipped!

been a while since we've added some more clip back, but we have another half dozen or so new ones for you today that pure has done for some of the newer cards and desktops in the primordis series. hmmm.... i think the total is around 150 or so now? not sure... there should be a few there to use for your cards tho.

copy-paste-instant card... almost

...and dispite all the problems with the wotc chat servers (not to mention their ubb...) we were able to get into the chat, and log it, and thanks to purity now we also have it recorded in the site for all eternity! ...or at least until we run out of space and have to delete it. :D

mmm... minty maple freshness



double card coolness!

we have a duo of deceptivly detailed cards to end off your week.... or to start your weekend. ....and somehow they even snuck one of them onyo a custom blank.... are they allowed to DO that?!? you check out the cards while i read their contract.

suicune
venonat

[reads the contract of project zeo] ...hmmmm.... says here they have to wear both ties and pants 90% of the time......


UPDATES
more clip backs! • more chat transcripts! • more cards! • more pants!



thursday, oct 18th 2001
(last update: 4:30 am est.)


• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)



iiiiiiiiiiiiiits... picture day!

we seem to have a lot of non fake card type things for you today.... so let's get the card done first. ;)

bulbacious!

and now..... we also have a theme deck and two more boosters to boot! ..or is that two more booters to boost?

eeveelution mania!
choose a starter
BLAST!!!

remember that if you want to submit for project z.e.o. make sure to check out the project z.e.o. website for all the info.



tough choice

okay... its always relativly been easy for me to pick a new desktop picture because we release them one at a time usually.... not this time!

pure made up three new desktop pics depicting the three new primordis pokemon, parduseye, noxous, and trinicon... the thing is, they all look really cool and i'm really not sure which one i want to use on my desktop! :D

jungle cat
night eyes
hooven warrior

thats about all right now..... sorry we don't have more for you. :/


UPDATES
3 new desktops! • more project zeo goodies



wednesday, oct 16th 2001
(last update: 4:30 am est.)


• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)

• good old dug is back in the swing of things.... fixing up decks for the sts left and right. 2 new decks in the
atelier

• ...and speaking of sts, we have yet another sts report.. this time from dug's friend Warlord, who when to the colombus qt a couple weekends ago.
go read about it now.... i STILL wonder why dug wasn't there... [narrows his eyes]



lets see here.... we have a couple more project zeo cards for you today... jynx has 30 damage and a gaurenteed status effect.... and vaporeon... @_@ spreading sprey is just... um..... whats the word i'm looking for.... oh yeah.. BROKEN! :P rain dance on a bunch of energy and you can do 100 damage to the bench with ease.... ouch. thats one vaporeon i want in my deck!

don't jynx it
vapor trail

remember that if you want to submit for project z.e.o. make sure to check out the project z.e.o. website for all the info.



direct to web release!

well... pokemon*web is coming out in a few days, and
pokemon center has started taking preorders for it as well.

as we can see.... there is the vending set gengar... promo dugtrio.... and a dark charizard as well. man... this set seems to have everything. hmmm... odd how the borders arne't dark on the vs card.... ooooh... and look at that pokemon power logo. woah!

i still think the coolest thing about this set, is the fact that you can actually see what cards you get when you order them online. they have a little display with the 10 cards... you click on one and it'll show you what it is. heh.... talk about taking out ALL the suspence.

hmmmm..... i wonder how they'll handle returns.... "oh... i'm sorry... this pack doesn't suit my pack buying needs.... can i exchange it?" ;)



ancient prophecy

we got a new primordis card! we got a new primordis card! ....and in a few minutes so will you. :D

trinicon here is modeled after old chinese writings of dragons... as is the style of the art. pure actually inked this one with ink (as opposed to a regular pen) to give it the rich black outlines that it has. hmmm... offhand i'm not even sure how long it ended up taking inking it.... maybe if you ask pure nicely she'll give you a better time frame than i can. :D

tri-force


hmmm..... i wonder if we should make a desktop pic of noxous, parduseye, and trinicon..... its kinda really hard to see the detail in trinicon from that small pic.


UPDATES
TRINICON • more sts reports • jynx the vaporeon



tuesday, oct 16th 2001
(last update: 3:30 am est.)


• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)

• dugtrio updated the atelier TWICE yesterday.... with an article on revelation (lucky guy got a box....) as well as more deck fixes.
go take a look



wow... pure sure did great with the updates yesterday. :D in case you missed them we had two midday updates, one with more
sts qt reports, and another with a cool preview of pokemon mini! watch for us to update the mini page as we get more information and specifications on it.

also, lance and pokemom have sent in some more tourist information on the san diego zoo... if you're trying to convince your family to take a trip down there and need some more persuasion. ;) if you haven't checked out our sts section recently, what better time to do it than now. its been growing quite rapidly lately.

all the sts info you can handle

...and speaking of reports.... here's a fun little thing sent in by moltres ssc... its his review of last summer's Celebi Celebration.

all the fun you can have involving a hyper green gnome




what do you all think of those theme decks and booster blanks? well... we couldn't exactly just let you have all the fun and not make some demos, so pure made up a theme deck and booster pack for primordis!

theme deck: ad noctum

booster: parduseye

and just a small note for those of you that downloaded the templates yesterday... we have now upgraded them, and they include the '11 addition game cards' tag, as well as a '1st edition' logo. get the new ones

if you have questions about using them, try posting in the fake card 911 section of the
forums before emailing... it'll probably get answered a lot quicker there than through email.




good old project zeo.... not to be out done by us, they have a booster as well. COPYCATS! :P

booster shot

and since both eric and poinko went to bed before telling us what the card was... we seem to not have one right now. ¬_¬ anyway, we'll either update midday again with the card, or post more tommorrow~

have a good day everyone.

UPDATES
boosters! • more sts coolness • decked out dug • pokemon fun fest



monday, oct 15th 2001
(last update: 2:45 pm est.)


• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)


yet ANOTHER midday update....don't expect a lot tonight! anyways, i got it finished and i figured i may as well put it up as not....here is a page on pokemon mini, with some news and screenshots of the different game cartridges. worth a look. it has some nice .gifs and everything. :D poor ech won't have anything left to update with tonight.....

pokemon mini




got an update in the
sts section...i added a section for the qualifier reports we've been receiving, and put up 2 new reports on the syracuse qualifiers. go check those out if you'd like.


we'd love reports from any of the qualifiers people go to....if you write one for us, it would be great if you could give some details on the actual qualifier itself--such as what side events there were, what the overall turnout was like, and what was there for people to do; in addition to telling us what you did. it helps people who are debating going or not if they can see what sort of events will be there. thanks!

lumaga1 at the syracuse qt

firefighter 095 at the syracuse qt



i'm hoping you all like the booster pack/theme deck blanks. took me a while to get them finished and posted, sorry about that..... i plan on doing a tutorial about them as soon as i can, but october is pretty busy for me so don't expect them to appear quickly. if you have questions about using them, try posting in the fake card 911 section of the forums before emailing me....i've been getting a LOT of 'give me instructions on how to use/make/do (fill in the blank with various things)' email lately and i just can't stay on top of it. you'll probably get your questions answered quicker there.....sorry. :/

anyways, hope you enjoy the blanks! make stuff! post it! come on! :D



more new stuff!

so... you have fake card sets, right? well... don't you need theme decks and booster packs too? :D

pure worked hard to bring us some cool theme deck blanks and booster packs. not only do we have the basic templates, but also all the logos and symbols to go with them.

hmm... maybe with these we should make up some packs for the zeo edition or primordis...

pre-packaged mania!




there's that pesky 'shrew!

...okay.. lets see if we have that sandshrew now ;) anyway, this is a cool drawing by jolt and the attacks were thought up purity.

sand....shreeeew

and if you are looking to submit art or attacks for project z.e.o. make sure to check out the project z.e.o. website for all the info.

UPDATES
cool new blanks! • sandshrew... at last!



sundat, oct 14th 2001
(last update: 5:30 am est.)


thanks to everyone that took the time to wish the site a happy birthday yesterday.... whether it be a card, picture, poem.. whatever, we really appreaciated it. watch for a page soon with all the presents people made the site.



hmmm.... i STILL don't know what happened to that sandshrew.... it looks like it'll be the missing card.... [insert ominous music here] ...however, even tho we have a lack of shrew... we do have 3 other cards from 3 different artists tonight.

lugia..... yanma... and larvitar... they're all... um.. green? ...hmmm.... they all have legs... they all evolve into tyranitar.... um.... [thinks] they're all pokemon! there we go! a connection! woooo!

ruler of the seas!
ruler of the mountains!
um.... ruler of dragonfly type things?


UPDATES
lugias and yanmas and larvitars, oh my!



saturday the thirteenth...
(last update: 5:30 am est.)


evening of october 12th, 2000

purity:as soon as i finish alakazam, the pic is done
ech:
oooh, good
purity:
what are you doing?
echi:
relinking all the neo blanks
ech:
I totally redid the section
ech:
looks better I think

ech:yes
ech:
the site works
ech:
:D
purity:
yay!
ech:
once we're done than main page i'll start to UL
ech:
it shouldn't take long

purity:ok im getting the page
purity:
but the image is broken
ech:
hmmm
ech:
let me check
purity:
ok
ech:
ok
ech:
try again
purity:
ok
purity:
:D
purity:
it works!!
ech:
:D
ech:
yaaaaay!!!!
ech:
it's about time!!!
ech:
so, should I UL more then?
purity:
:D
purity:
yeah!!!

a year ago today pure and i officially opened zeo, and in that year it has grown emmencly. we have managed to bring you various arrays of news, information, cards, and strategies, all with a certain zeo twist. i think pure must have thought i was crazy when we came up with the idea of the zeo edition... making all 251 pokemon into cards... hehe... i think she KNEW i was crazy when we did all 26 unowns in one day. :D

pure, i would really like to thank you for everything you've done towards the site in the past year. all the zeo edition and other art, the coro coro, blanks, wotc chats... it all takes up a lot of resources and you show endless dedication to the site that i really can't just express in words. thank you for putting up with me and all the hardships of the site for the past year.... i'm glad to call you my friend.

now even tho it is really only purity and myself that you see in these updates on the main page, so many others put work into the site... and have right from day one too.

vash has always been there trying out new ideas and making some of the cool extras that you see around the site, such as the search engine and the new shine animation on the forums. vash also does a lot of work that you don't see... maintaining the ss.net server is a big thing... and its no easy job either.

hack and dug have been dedicated and even tho sometimes their schedules conflict, they still manage to put time into helping out the site. even tho they aren't mentioned much, mystery thing and mastermarril2k both spend a lot of time doing various things too. anything from blanks, to errors on pages, these two find them, and help us fix them. members of the blanks workshop also do a lot of work on the blanks for the site... but never really get in the spotlight too often... even tho it would make our lives a lot more difficult without them ;)

you might not hear much about him, but qasic has really helped zeo as well. he often posted on the old pokegym when we had information here, such as the live updates from ecsts2000... and even after the gym closed, qasic still has been helping us with various aspects of the server and site... just wish he'd get to an sts so we can thank him in PERSON! :P

anguris and kajio.... the two admins on the forums. both of them knew that it would be 10x the work and problems, and yet they still helped pure and i out by assisting with the forums... and they're not alone either... miles, mars, megax, mt, ryle, dune, dug, hack, mecha, duisuke, elroy, sharkdog, and jolt all volunteer their time to take on the vigors of the forums as moderators, and pure and i are thankful for all of them as well as the free rangers and also the members that make up the community... nearly 1,000 strong.

also the people whom visit the site all the time.... whether you have been with us from the start, or if you are just recently joining the zeo community.... we also thank you. the growing number of people that visit zeo also inspire us to make the site stronger and better. pure and i have had a great time meeting a number of you at the two previous sts's... and we also look forward to doing so in san diego this winter.

....so then. 365 days that the site has been around. a lot has happened in the past year, more than i can even really remember. i think we've had some cool things in the past... and i'm also sure that we'll have cool things coming up too. (hmmm.... i better be sure, i'm helping work on them :D)

once again.... thanks. and i hope that this past year is the start of many many more years to come.


pokemon*web?!

thats right.... there's another new set of cards to collect.... and its NOT revelation this time!

next saturday the pokemon centers in japan, as well as pokemon center online will be selling pokemon*web.... a set comprised of all thecards from the game boy games that never made it into actual cards...


hmmm.... not sure how many cards it is, but i know that it will come out on oct 20th.... only through pokemon centers... the cost is 300¥ (instead of the usual 390¥) and it appears that there are 10 cards per pack... oh yeah! and the 'web' part? well... i'm not entiredly sure, but i do know that if you order the cards online, you can find out what cards you get! hmm.. sound at all like a new vending set or sorts?

...and while you're over at pokemon center online trying to figure out how to order some pokemon*web... make sure to reserve your copy of pokemon mini! it costs 4,800¥ (roughly $50 US) and with it you get the pokemon party game. additional titles available at launch are pokemon pinball, pokemon card (no, not tcg) and pokemon puzzles. each one retails for 1,200¥. the unit comes out november 27th in japan... may 15th in europe.... and in north america? well... they haven't announced a stateside release... yet. ;)



alrighty.... just one more note here... seeing as how i STILL can't find that sandslash that i'm supposed to have.... but we have more revelation!

big thanks goes out to Gym Leader Blaine from the wotc chat who sent us in the last five revelation cards we needed to complete the
set spoiler! now you can see how badly you need blissey, crobat, houndoom, raikou, and porygon2. :D



alright..... its late... i'm tired.... and i spent too much time working on stuff. :D we'll get a few hours sleep and hopefully i can find sandslash... and i know pure has been working on some new things as well that should be done soon. oh yeah... and i also gotta put up promo bill. ;)

check back later for a midday update including two new promos, a fake, and more pokemon mini stuff. ...and if you get really bored you can read the main archive which as every update we've done for zeo in the past year. ;)

UPDATES
happy birthday zeo! • last of the revelation • pokemon*web!


friday oct. 12th 2001
(last update: 3:30 am est.)


• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)

• we have added a text spoiler for all the cards in revelation (minus the few we're missing) since the scans aren't the best. just dl it and away you go! :D
neo revelation and remember.... revelation IS LEGAL at all qt's starting tomorrow.... so if you can get it, use it! :D

• speaking of revelation.... thats what everyone seemed to be asking about yesterday at the wotc chat. ah... so many questions.... and also so many unsolved ones too, as the mt's hadn't gotten too much hands on with it... but anyway, they answered what they could, and its all in this week's
chat report



cards cards cards

hmmm.... i can't remember what i did with the url's of the new project zeo cards... they're around here somewhere.... [roots around on his desk]

well... i remember two of them... but i'm pretty sure there were 4... ah well. c'est la vie. :D

today we have two kawaii starters.... charmander and squirtle!

charmander!
squirtle!


UPDATES
rev spoiler • wotc chat report • charmander! squirtle! bulba forgotten as usual



thursday oct. 11th 2001
(last update: 4:30 am est.)

 

FOR THOSE THAT MISSED IT...

we have some REVELATION for you!

thanks as always to our sources, we have neo revelation cards for everyone to enjoy. out of the box we were able to get all but 6 cards... so we have a pretty complete checklist as well asscans of almost all the cards.

...and yes, shining magicarp and gyarados are in the set, for those of you that wondered ;)

the revelation revolution

...and heres a quick little bit of trivia for you... out of the box we got 16 remoraids... one out of every two packs had one of the suckers. conversly... octillery was the rarest of the uncommons and we only got 4 of them... which is just one short of the number of starmies and lugias we got. this really has no bearing other than random useless trivia... 1 out of every 3 people know that. ;)



• not to take a sideline to the revelation.... but remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)



puff jiggly

well well well.... we have a puffly little pink poke from a fluffy little green bird ;)

the project zeo card du jour was drawn and created by natu trainer. check it out.

floating away like balloons tend to do

well then.... seemed to get so caught up in revelation fever that we didn't get the sts section updated ^_^' anyway, we have some more stuff from lance and sd_pokemom to put up there, so we should have it up for you later... eh heh... if you haven't yet go look at the revelation cards again. :D

UPDATES
REVELATION! • puffjiggly



wednesday oct. 10th 2001
(last update: 7:00 pm est.)

 

EXCITING UPDATE!!! YEAH!!!!

well what do you think!!!?? guess who's got some.....REVELATION!

yup! zeo's got some cards....do you want to take a look? of course you do. start clicking! the pics aren't the greatest, cause ech is having scanner problems. he had to do the best he could with his digital camera.....after he's had a chance to get the scanner fixed we'll have better ones.

ho-oh!!

balloon berry

smoochum

check back later on tonight....i'll bet we'll have even more.... :D

[ech] there we go..... got the box all opened, as well as a fairly complete set list. :D i think we only missed about 5 cards in the whole set. anyway, while i'm figuring out how to scan these, here is the fairly accuarte set list for you all. :D

neo: revelation - list



• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)

• dugtrio updated teh atelier last night with a couple more deck fixes. he has a couple more to do to finish off all the new ones, and then he'll work his way through to the older ones, so if you've sent him something in resently, just wait, he'll get to it. :D
check out the atelier



very char-ming....

lets see what we have in the old project zeo box....

oooh... look at that, we have a charizard done by doodlebug and rocky r. hmmm... once again, interesting attacks, although i'm not sure if the second attack is worded right or not... seems confusing @_@

flight patterns

we have more in store for you later on... including more on the STS section for tourists.... and perhaps something else... hmmmm

UPDATES
more deck updates • charizard!



tuesday oct. 9th 2001
(last update: 5:00 am est.)


• remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)



side of cards

wotc updated with a loooooooot of good stuff yesterday.

first off, mtm has giving us an overview of the neo revelation set that's coming out later this month. mike takes a look at a lot of the cards in the set, and points out a few that could see some game play. hmm... i think that parasect will be abused to no end... spawning a generation of arcanine/typhlosion decks... which means that feraligatr will have to come back, forcing parasect back.. @_@ anyway, to get a brief look at the new revelation set, check out
mtm's akimbo

...and thats not all that wotc has updated on.

they also have a ton of sts info for us to gaze up. times, forms, places, costs.... yup, they have put a prize on the side events, and they are really reasonable for what you get:

11:00 A.M. Unlimited Constructed Tournament (Swiss)
Entry fee: $2
Description: Sixty-four players maximum (six rounds maximum), with a cut to the Top 8.
Prizes: One Neo Revelation booster per participant. The Top 8 players each win additional prizes.

Noon Theme Deck Challenge (Swiss)
Entry fee: $3
Description: Sixty-four players maximum (six rounds maximum), with a cut to the Top 8. Each participant will be given a random theme deck to play with (unmodified).
Prizes: One Neo Revelation booster per participant. The Top 8 players each win additional prizes.

• 2:00 P.M. Modified Team Rocket Constructed Tournament (Swiss)
Entry fee: $2
Sixty-four players maximum (six rounds maximum), with a cut to the Top 8.
Prizes: One Neo Revelation booster per participant. The Top 8 players each win additional prizes.

• All Day Gym Booster Drafts (Single Elimination)
Entry fee: $5
Description: Eight players per draft (three-round tournaments)
Each player will be given two Gym Heroes boosters and three Gym Challenge boosters. After drafting, players will construct 40-card decks and play for prizes.
Prizes: The Top 4 players each win prizes.

• All Day Modified Team Rocket Constructed Tournaments (Single Elimination)
Entry fee: $1
Description: Eight players per tournament (three-round tournaments)
Prizes: The Top 4 players each win prizes.
 

so the most expensive side event is $5... and for that $5 you get 5 packs of cards.. and not crappy base2 either, but gym block. thats pretty good if you ask me. booster drafts and preconstructed decks will definatly be a BIG draw for parents and siblings because then you don't have to bring your own stuff... it's all supplied. this sts is just going to rock!

anyway, pure spent a lot of time fixing up the sts section of the site. she added all the side event info, some information about finding cheap air fares (ny to sd for under $200... @_@) as well as add in some tourist information sent in by pokeparent lance and sd pokemom.

...like i said, this is shaping up to be one wicked event. :D

super trainer fever




decking skills tested.

well... we've heard from our other resident mole... the one that KNOWS what a qualifier is.... [looks significantly at mars]

yup, after catching up on school, dugtrio is back to work on the atelier. he has posted a number of deck reviews and fixes for you all to look at... so what are you waiting for! look at them. :D

fix me up



how vile

and last but not least... we have another project zeo card for you. today we have javi ditto and rocky's rendition of... vileplume! as usual, the attacks are really unique... man.. there's some things i didn't even think you could do in the card game ;)

no-so-dense foliage

UPDATES
vileplume • deck updates • tons of sts news and info! • look at a revelation



monday oct. 8th 2001
(last update: 4:00 am est.)


happy columbus day to those of you in the united states, and for the canadians in the crowd, have a happy thanksgiving.

remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts on december 1 and 2, you MUST preregister this time. starting on tomorrow, the number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM. make sure to have you dci number handy (if you have one)



answer please!

we get a lot of email about a wide array of topics, and it seems like a few of the things we reply to seem to pop up more frequently than others.

thus, pure and i have compiled a list of the most commonly asked questions and arranged them into a site faq. everything from submissions, card help, and program recommendations are in here, so why not take a look and see if your burning questions are answered in there...

....presents the speaker with question #1903...

and also, just so this page isn't lost all the time... it has a handy little spot down on the sidebar under zeo stuff so you'll always be able to find it when needed.



and the exciting conclusion to mars vs the qt!

[ech] so mars... where is it?
[mars] ...erm.... where's what?
[ech] your qt report.
[mars] uhm... did you know that the q stands for QUALIFIER?!
[ech] ....mars did you go?
[mars] erm.... i have this 'report'
[ech] good enough! [ech quickly takes it and puts it on the site.]
[mars] O_O'''''

mars "at the qt"

O_o' um.... bill clinton? martha stewart?! ....man, that must have been SOME tournement! ;)



card madness!

hmmm..... how many cards do we have today.... [counts] ...two... three.... five? hmmm.... not bad.

looks like we have five new cards for everyone today, 4 project z.e.o. cards, and another gym islands card as well. all the sets are moving along really nicely :D

rudy's staryu
scyther
scizor
aerodactyl
girafarig

wow... all of these cards are really great and have so many uses. staryu is a nice buildup to rudy's starmie... scizor can be deadly with more metal energy than needed... and that dactyl.... wow! can you say the new hunter?

UPDATES
five more cards • faq! • mars "at the qt"



sunday oct. 7th 2001
(last update: 5:30 am est.)


first off we'd like to congratulate PKMNX on his win at the columbus ohio qualifier yesterday which earned him a spot in the sts in december. way to go!

and remember, if you're planning on going to the wcsts, you MUST preregister this time. starting on tuesday, then number to call is 1-800-ECHOGYM.



major forum revision!

well, tis been a while in the making, but the zeo forums have a fresh new feel, look, and also an actual set of rules. while the loose 'be nice' rules that we had before were good when there were a couple hundred... with a forum inching closer to 1,000 we had to have something set.

so then, everyone should make sure to read the new forum rules and understand them... there will be a test later ;)

forum of change



pucker up!

quilavax is the artist of feature today... and he also did the attack for this lovely smoochum. man.... just think... a smoochum with 4 steel energy.... not only impossible to kill, but it'll also build up your bench quite nicely.

kissey faces

UPDATES
smooch! • forums rule!



saturday oct. 6th 2001
(last update: 5:30 am est.)


wow... this weekened is a busy one for the Pokemon League STS Qualifying Tour with 5 stops scheduled this weekend.

today we have the qualifier in Columbus, Las Vegas, Honolulu, Ottawa, and then in Pittsberg on Sunday.

if you're going to the las vegas one, take a look for honor guard MarsGuo... he'll be the one that looks like he has no clue whats going on...
[ech] mars.... the qt is in vegas tomorrow...
[mars] ...qt? O_o
[ech] yeah... go and get pictures
[mars] qt?! O_o'''
[ech] we need you to cover it for us.
[mars] um...... qt?

....and if you're lucky enough to go to the columbus ohio one, you could get a chance to meet a bunch of people that help out on the site. i know that Deck Atelier Dugtrio is planning on going, along with his friend Warlord. PKMNX, is continuing his sts rounds by appearing in columbus this weekend. Phatgnome is also planning on being there, as well as AngurisNeo. man.... i wish i could go to columbus.
[mars] ...um.. qt?

details, details

and don't forget... those of you that are planning on attending the sts this year... CALL AND REGISTER. there will NOT bewalkups this year, so you HAVE to register by phone beforehand. Call wotc customer service starting on tuesday (since monday is a holiday...) at 1-800-ECHOGYM to save your spot. make sure to ahve your dci number handy if you have it!



the pokemon inspired by dogbert

project zeo is moving along... we have another couple cards for you tonight. now someone says that skiploom looks like dogbert... however i don't see it.
[mars] its the ears... now will you PLEASE tell me what a qt is?!

hmmm... perhaps the ears DO look dogbert-like.... i dunno. anyway, bury is a VERY unique attack.... i didn't even realize that skiplooms could bury themselves...

bury the hatchet

and wel also have a VERY dark gengar that will wreak havok on your opponent. havok is just a deadly attack.... "hmmm... i think i'll attack this professor elm to your cleffa...."

shadow monger

have a good weekend, and good luck at the qt's if you're attending!
[mars] ....eckh.... whats a qt and qhy do i need to cover it?!?

UPDATES
qt madness • more cards!



friday oct. 5th 2001
(last update: 3:30 am est.)


so.... what came out of the wotc chat this week?

well, it looks like a lot of people are going to get coal in their stockings, especially ones like chrisbo whom ask too hard of questions ;)

pure spent a few hours editing, formating and grouping the info so that we have...

COAL FOR YOU!



more fan based fun!

got another coulple cards from the makers of project zeo.

first up is a happy little chikorita playing with a baloon. awwwww :D spice would work great with erika's kindness... and you don't even have to give the advantage to your opponent either.

baloonagram

and we also have a fairly decent charmeleon as well. the picture os great and the attack is nothing to be overlooked... it can either char of damage the bench, assuming you get two of a kind on the flip tho.

do the char-elton

and, if you want to take a look at the project zeo page, as well as submission informatin, check it out. eric did a really nice job on the layout. :D

UPDATES
a lump of coal i say! • charmeleon chars chika



thursday oct. 4th 2001
(last update: 5:00 am est.)


:)

isn't pure the best? she really went out of her way to make sure i had a great birthday. she made me a picture, and had a chatroom party and got me a really nice gift. i couldn't ask for a better friend than pure, and i'd like to thank her for being my friend and being there for me.

also thanks to all of you that sent me email and posted well wishing on the forums. :)



zeo forum member trevor of sim went to the chicago qt last weekened, and he has given us a writeup.... with pictures! go on over and take a look!



best idea i ever had...

mwahahahaha

[ech's log] my evil plan worked.... by directly pitting the Gym: Islands and Project Z.E.O. teams against eachother, both have increased prduction 10fold and are now turning out cards left and right.... brilliant i say.....

today we have a bunch of fakes.... two now, and perhaps we'll come back later on to do two more.

the first one is another fan-based fake from the project zeo team. we have another very vile eevee family picture from kupe and a cool power by card maker

eeveelicious

and secondly, we have the first of the orange crew's cards. this was totall a team effort here too. :D the leader pic was drawn by ryle and colored by pure. the badge was done by hack, the blank by myself, (loooong time ago... :P) and the card was made by anguris.

bulbtacular!

anyway, check back later today as we may have some more up for you. :D

UPDATES
trevor report • project zeo and oi card • THANKS PURE! :)



wednesday oct. 3rd 2001
(last update: 4:00 am est.)

 

happy birthday ech!

yup...my co webmaster is another year older today. a lot has happened in the past year. zeo wasn't even up last year at this time, we won't be celebrating its birthday for another week or so. but, i'd like to thank ech for being one of my best friends ever and for talking me into opening this site. this place never would have opened if it wasn't for him, so, today might be a nice day to send him an email, wish him a happy birthday and thank him for all the work he puts in around here. thanks for being my friend, ech....i'm going to do what i can to make this year's birthday really nice. i couldn't get your birthday graphic to turn out the way i wanted....sorry. happy birthday!

i'll now return you to ech's regularly scheduled update.




coro coro correlation, take 2

well as promised, we have the other half of corocoro for you. this time we have all the cool toys and such that find their way into corocoro each month.

gameshow?! O-o



revelation station

well
wotc has updated their pokemon page with revlation info... and much to some people's surprise it's due out on october 15th. hmmm... it says it brings 68 new game cards to the enviroment, but it doesn't say that the SET is 68 cards... hmmm....

also, word has it that the name of neo4 is...... Neo: Destiny. Pretty cool name, huh? (thanks to mechagyver for this tidbit)



another project zeo card!

oooooh..... scary lookin' haunter. ;) we definatly see a large array of attacks and art coming out of this set...

also, don't forget to send any art or attacks to the project zeo team--and you could see your work featured here soon.
projectzeo@sugarshock.net

hmmm... they'd better come up with a webpage soon tho..... or else
Gym: Islands will beat them.... :D

Hauntingly Frightful

UPDATES
more coro coro • revelation set •



tuesday oct. 2nd 2001
(last update: 6:00 am est.)


coro coro correlation

pure spent a lot of time and effort working to finish up the october coro coro section.... to scan, watermark, and comment takes roughly around 4 or 5 hours.... and thats if its a slow month. a majority of it is up now, and we're just fixing some problems with images for the rest. so for now you can gaze upon all the awesome tcg and ecard info in the jumbo japanese periodical, and then come back later for all the cool new toys and gcn stuff. what a deal!

lookit all the ecard extras!