Pokemon Acanthite

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Pokemon Acanthite is a fan-game created by the infamous Fangking Omega, master card faker and mapper. It uses the advance style graphics, or more specifically, Fire Red and Leaf Green style (Fr/Lg). Although it may use this style for the overworld, the map of the region uses the style of the newest Pokemon handheld games, Diamond and Pearl versions (D/P). It is often considered a very revolutionary game in the world of fan-games. It is reffered to many times, by the name, "The greatest thing in fan-game history".

Merto

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The game takes place in the extensive region of Merto. Merto has much variety, including a large metropollis, an oriental city, a large lake, a snow-capped mountain, many islands, and a mid-sized forest.

This is the older Fr/Lg style map.

Pokemon

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Many Pokemon are original and exclusive to the region of Merto. They include designs like Frondilo, Kindlejou, and Reptide.

Storyline

The storyline revolves around the three main legendary Pokemon, Anjewl, Diavil, and Geminine, and the evil team, Team Rocket, returning from their Game Boy escapades. The following is the official storyline, written by Fangking Omega.

Pokémon has never been huge on story. It’s always had that same basic principle; become a Pokémon master and randomly stop Team Rocket/Magma/Aqua along the way. This time, it’s inverse. Your main priority is set on the destruction of Team Rocket (yes, they’re back again…) and their evil goal (less random because it’s coming from the offset) while you become a Pokémon master along the way.

Pokémon Acanthite chronologically takes place just before the events of GSC, just under 3 years since RBY (the time period is irrelevant in dictating which Pokémon appear in the Merto region). It is played from the perspective of Kamon (GSC’s rival) and seeks to create a back-story justifying Kamon’s seemingly evil intentions in GSC, and particularly to understand why he hates Team Rocket so much. Acanthite will explain in due course why Kamon goes to Johto for GSC era, and will attempt to justify why he has his thirst to create strong Pokémon rather than to “love” them properly. It will not, however, explain where all the Pokémon caught and raised in Acanthite disappear to in that transition We do however see the human face of Kamon as he is first catapulted into his feud with the Rockets. We see a boy who is interested in Pokémon and wants to protect his family.

So, let us begin the story of Acanthite.

Almost 3 years ago, Team Rocket were defeated by a young boy who later became the Pokémon Champion (see RBY/FRLG). They were leaderless and had apparently disbanded. But in truth, they were planning their return to power, operating in secret under the temporary administration of the mysterious and elusive Pokémon Trainer Argus. They had at last drawn up their plan and were ready to move out into the open, beginning their operation in the region of Merto.

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Young Kamon* was with his Dad’s old friend and neighbour, Professor Willow (who happens to be one of the leading authorities of the Science Union of Merto, S.U.M.). With Kamon’s help, Willow had sought out and caught 3 rare Pokémon that she wished to study. Kamon was not a Pokémon Trainer, but he had always enjoyed going out into the fields with Professor Willow and seeing the Pokémon in the wild.

Having returned to his hometown of Olbranch, Kamon left Willow’s lab and headed back home, but just as he was about to unbolt the front door, it burst open and out walked a man dressed all in black, accompanied by two others who had large red “R”s emblazoned on their uniforms. The man introduces himself as Argus, and when questioned what he was doing at the house, he answered by saying that he was looking for Kamon’s father, who at the time was away on business. He muttered something about Kamon’s sister being highly uncooperative in the matter, and that he hoped he had taught her a lesson.

“Oh, you’re thinking of taking me on too?” Argus laughed maliciously. “But how could you possibly do that when you don’t even have Pokémon of your own, you foolish boy? Now my brothers,” he added to his companions, “let us leave. Oh,” and he turned back to Kamon, “and if you should see your father before we find him, kindly let him know that Team Rocket are looking for him. I promise you boy, once we have him, Team Rocket will rise again, more powerful than ever before.”

With that, Argus and his fellows walked off, leaving Kamon confused and angry. He hurried into the house, where he found his sister Kiren crouched over her Sympholy, administering it with potions, and clearly quite shaken by what had just happened. When Kamon asked what Argus had done, she explained that the Rockets had come looking for their father, saying something about how important he was to their plans, and when she wouldn’t tell them where he was, Argus attacked with his Pokémon. Her own Pokémon Sympholy hadn’t been anywhere near strong enough to deal with Argus’, and had been horribly hurt in the battle.

Kiren was worried for their father. He had always warned them about Team Rocket, proclaiming them as evil. He, unlike everybody else, had not been convinced that they were gone for good, prophesying that they would attempt to rise again. Now they were apparently active once more, and searching for him. Kiren decided that she and Kamon should call him using her Pokégear. They got through to him and hurriedly explained about Argus and his apparent desire to find him. Their father decided that he should go into hiding at once, and that Kamon and Kiren should raise themselves some strong Pokémon to protect themselves for their own safety, just in case Team Rocket returned to waylay them. He told them to see Professor Willow about getting their own Pokémon.

At once Kamon and Kiren headed over to Willow’s lab and told her what their father had said. At once she offered them a choice between the 3 rare Pokémon that she had just caught with Kamon; Shootree, a seedlike grass type; Striktoil, the fire snake, and Squink, a water type squid. Willow bestows Kamon with his own Pokégear and also takes Kiren’s Sympholy, promising to look after it for her. Armed with their new Pokémon, Kamon and Kiren decide that it is unsafe to stay in Olbranch Town and at once split up as they head down the path of Route 47. They believe that they should help their dad by taking on Team Rocket head on, so they understand that they’ll need to train their Pokémon. As a result of this, they decide that it would be worth attempting the Merto Gym Challenge.

The road not only leads them onto the tough Gym Challenge, but also into a number of scuffles with the Rockets as they continue scouring the Merto region for signs of their father.

But why are Team Rocket looking for their father in the first place? Well, the man had always been closely involved with S.U.M., and in particular had his own expertise from researching the mysteries of Merto. And 3 years ago, he had almost lead Team Rocket onto the mysterious Project GEMININE. When the Rockets had been defeated however, he fled and took the plans for Project GEMININE with him, seeking solace in the peaceful town of Olbranch.

He did realise that there would come a time when Team Rocket would come looking for him, as he knew they would believe that if they succeeded with Project GEMININE, Team Rocket would once again be a dominant force in the Pokémon world, this time even more powerful than last time. He had no desire to associate himself with the Rockets ever again, and knew the steps he would have to take when the time came. Once he was in hiding, the plans for Project GEMININE would be safe from Team Rocket, which was the priority.

However, as they crossed Merto, Team Rocket discovered a place called Bambotta City, a little south of the enigmatic Novene Temple, and home to two warring factions, the Koki and Shuyo clans who were fighting for ownership of the Sword of GEMININE. Each clan possessed half of the sword respectively and believed that they had the right to have the other half. Stopping Team Rocket becomes even more crucial as they forge an alliance with the Shuyo clan and begin to solve the mystery of Project GEMININE for themselves… with potentially cataclysmic consequences.