Bill you were talking about people using legendaries in league battles…A while back there was a guy in the Sinnoh league who used TWO of them! Everyone was talking about him! But there was someone else with a Heatran competing too and nobody gave him any press. Does Sinnoh not consider Heatran to be legendary?

They consider it a minor legendary, much in the same way Hoennians see the titans (or golems) or Johtonians see the legendary birds.

Of course, either way, it’s somewhat less impressive than having two legendaries, one of whom is considered to be the god of nightmares…

Speaking of Conferences, have you heard of the one year at Sinnoh’s Lily of the Valley Conference where the winner was a rather gloomy looking young man who had a Darkrai and Latios on his Team? Did that seem Controversial to you, given your stance on leaving Legendaries and Mythicals alone?

Oh, are you referring to that time a trainer recklessly endangered the lives of an entire stadium full of spectators by exposing thousands of people to the powers of Darkrai, lord of nightmares?

I have no opinion.

More like he’s been asked not to share it anymore because no one else should be subjected to two and a half hours of Bill McKenzie’s righteous fury. —LH

You say that as if it’s not justified (for once)! —Bill

Darkrai

Darkrai
The Pitch-Black Pokémon
Type: Dark
Official Registration #: 491
Entry: According to Sinnohan myth, Darkrai is the lord of the new moon and of dreams, as well as a companion to Cresselia. As such, its mere presence can induce terrifying nightmares in even the strongest-willed creatures. To protect itself and conceal its true domain, it consciously uses its powers to inflict a deep slumber full of horrific nightmares on all those around it, an act which it does for the sole purpose of driving intruders away. Yet also according to Sinnohan myth, it actually means no harm. Incidentally, yes, the author is aware of just how contradictory most of this entry is, and yes, he does indeed think this is highly appropriate for a pokémon that looks very much like the embodiment of the scene phase he certainly never had.