PHB Specials, Pop-over

PHB Pop-over Special: Gotta Catch ā€˜Em All, PokĆ©mon!

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Oh yes, we went there.

Welcome to PopĆ©mon Go, whereĀ PokĆ©mon look like Poptropicans and Poptropicans look likeĀ PokĆ©mon! In this weird crossover universe, we’re going to try to catch ā€˜em all. Are you ready?

First, we’ve gotta by our favoriteĀ PokĆ©stop… the prize wheel on Home Island! Let’s spin that circle! Awesome, we got just enough credits to stock up on some much neededĀ PokĆ©balls. It’s time to hunt down those pocket monsters!

Look who’s hiding in these bushes… it’s Bulbasaur! How cute.Ā PoptropicanizedĀ PokĆ©mon sure look interesting, eh? By the way, you can look up the usernames given above to view the accounts, but unfortunately these are not ASGs. However, you can find all these clothing parts on our Avatar Studio Gift page – and some parts are customizable!

Oh great, three Zubats just popped up. Let’s add them to our collection of twenty other Zubats we’ve already captured… or not. Are they even worth wastingĀ PokĆ©balls on if they’re too stubborn to be caught?

Moving on… hey, that Arcade over there happens to be a gym, currently dominated by Team Mystic! Blue for Poptropica, right, DJ Saturday Nite? There’s a Charmander screaming ā€œfight meā€ in there, but it looks tough to beat… then again, if your Poptropican can handle the likes of Mordred from Astro-Knights or Myron Van Buren from Survival, perhaps the challenge is one we can tackle.

Hm, now we’re thinking maybe we could change up our trainer’s look a little. Let’s head over to that New You shop for a makeover. Perhaps a red cap will bring out that Ash Ketchum look that’ll make us look the part of a trueĀ PokĆ©mon master. After all, you want to be the very best. Like no one ever was.

Let’s keep looking… oh! Awesome, someone put out a lure on the Photo Booth! Bet we can find some cool creatures here – oh look, it’s Squirtle! Just… let me tap on it… no, stop opening theĀ PokĆ©stop, I want theĀ PokĆ©mon… ah. Gotcha. Wonder what else is around?

Hey! It’s – hold on a second, gotta sneeze – Pik-achuuuuu! I was wondering when this little guy would show up! I choose you, Pikachu! Ah, this is great. We can go on adventures to Mythology Island together and train those lightning bolt attacks with Zeus!

Well, that was a funĀ PokĆ©mon hunting spree. What was that? Poptropicans should never be dressed up asĀ PokĆ©mon because that looks ridiculous? Sorry, too late for that! šŸ˜‚

Oh, and as if the recent PHB Tribal Tournament wasn’t enough (friendly) rivalry… pick your team wisely when you’re on the Go!

Let us know in the comments what you think of Pokémon Go and the costumes we made! Stay popping, Poké-tropicans, and keep poking around!

~/🐠

PMFM (Poptropican Meme Face Mondays)

Poptropican Meme Face Mondays: Round 40

Heyyo Poptropicans, it’s Ultimate iPad Expert here.

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Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the memeing, memeing. Charley and Harvey, his dad!
Barley and parsley, how rad! One, none, pun, son. Lookin’ forward to the memeing! Welcome to round fortyĀ ofĀ PMFMĀ (Poptropican Meme Face Mondays)!

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The lucky meme-faced Poptropicans this week areĀ Ezdeath, our very ownĀ Lucky Joker,Ā and EnricFP! And here are the memes:

Feel free to click on the images to view them in their full glory. šŸ˜›

 

Want your own meme face?

Well, it’s simple. Comment on the most recent PMFM post (just choose the top one of the list, here). Be sure to follow the criteria below:

  • Very crucial: Wear the outfit you want to have in the meme face on Poptropica and keep it on for at least a week.
  • As mentioned, find the most recent PMFM post (it will be at the top of this list)
  • Include your Poptropican username in a comment.
  • Include the meme face you would like on your Poptropican in your comment (a link to an image of the meme is very preferred).
  • Post your comment and wait! (PMFM is operated on a first come-first serve basis, so your meme face will come after all of the ones before are released).
  • Just a note: You do not need to re-comment on newer posts if you haven’t gotten yours yet. Once I reply to your comment mentioning “You being added to the list,” then I have seen your comment and added it to my literal list, so yours will be made after each one before is made.

This completes round forty of meme faces. Tune in next Monday for the next Poptropican Meme Face Mondays!

What do you think about this week’s meme faces? Comment below.

Meme King out. šŸ‘‘

• Ultimate iPad Expert •

Contests, Stolen Snapshots

Error 904: Snapshot not found (Search Party September!)

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Smile! Hey guys, Slip here.

Are you ready?Ā Man, it’s already Snap-tember! We’re on ourĀ way down to the end of 2016! I hope there are more surprises for us to discover!

Speaking of surprises –Ā Stolen Snapshots is back! I’ve got a crazy awesome announcement for all of you. There won’t be any snapshots in this post. Wait, what? Yep, no snapshots in this post.

I know you’re wondering there, but let me introduce you this month’s PHB event… by postingĀ it in the GIF below!

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Continue reading “Error 904: Snapshot not found (Search Party September!)”

My Place in Poptropica

My Place in Poptropica: Big Crumb

This is theĀ MyĀ Place in Poptropica story of Big Crumb, a Poptropican who learned to appreciate Poptropica’s progress and still loves the game. See belowĀ for details on sending in your own MPIP!

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Hello, fellow Poptropicans! This is Big Crumb, and my username is lazylady19. I wrote this MPIP because I thought it was fun to do! Hope you enjoy!

2011-2012 | An Amazing Discovery!

I made myĀ amazing discovery of PoptropicaĀ back when I was in third grade, and it wasĀ the teacher who suggested it. Since I didn’t know how to spell it back then, I was quiet about it for a while. Until one day, while I was on Funbrain, I saw a Poptropica advertisement and I thought it would be fun to take a look, because of my teacher’s suggestion.

Of course, being the little stupid kid I was back then, I was very uncreative with usernames and I made a really random one like “lazylady19” [cringes] But I loved Poptropica. I played with my best friend at the time, who helped me solve islands. She also playedĀ a little part inĀ my finding of Poptropica.

Like I said before, I LOVED Poptropica. Every day I would make myself a Poptropica goal and say “I’m going to complete this island today!” and sometimes I did… thoughĀ most of the time I didn’t.

One year in, byĀ 2012, I was literally obsessed with Poptropica! I had about 18 medallions (with the help of my friend of course) and I went on every day to see what was different and what new features had beenĀ added.

2013 | PHB Discovery

The islands seemed to get harder as I progressed through the game. I needed a walkthrough (especially for *cough cough* Skullduggery *cough*) I searched up some walkthroughs, but really wasn’t interested because it was all in video format.

But then I discovered a written walkthrough here on the Poptropica Help Blog, which gave me all the details on how to beat the islands! (I also made a WordPress account for this website!) I loved it a LOT. ā¤ Love you PHB!

2014 | The Golden Age

Poptropica reallyĀ improvedĀ around this time, and I was very, very interested. I didn’t play as much, but when I did, I cherished it. That was because there were many new islands that I thought were amazing and drastically better than before! The new islands also hadĀ demos for non-members, which made me want them to be released sooner, since I couldn’t play the full island as a non-member until after the members’ Early Access period.

2015 | Loss of Interest

Many more upgrades have caught my interest in Poptropica, but in 2015, I barely noticed those changes because I never played. Sometimes, I completely forgot about it. I didn’tĀ play for 4 months since school started, since I was occupied with that.

I checked Poptropica to answer those pop quizzes, but I never actually played. ThenĀ one day, I decided to check Poptropica again, and noticed that some of the islands had gotten quiteĀ upgraded, plus there were new episodic islands! After all that time, I really didn’t think about how PoptropicaĀ could have progressed, but it sure proved that it had!

2016 | Starting to grow on me again!

Yes, Poptropica is starting to grow on me again. Probably not as much as when I started 5 years ago, but it is definitely growing on me again. I’m going into 9th grade and I love checking the PHB, going on Poptropica to complete islands again and again, and I love Poptropica! ā¤ It’s been a very interesting trip for me, and I probably left out many, many details, but this is all I can remember for now. After all, it has been five years!

–Big Crumb
(lazylady19) <—– friend meh!

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Hope you enjoyed this ā€œMy Place in Poptropicaā€ story! Feel free to send in your ownĀ (please include a minimum of 550 words, type with good spelling and grammar, divide it into labeled sections, and include your username). Look out for more community MPIPs in the future!

~the PHB

Books, Contests

#PoptropicaArt Instagram finalists and Mitch Krpata meetup!

Hello, everyone!

It’s Lucky Joker,Ā with more art to showcase. This time, from the Poptropica community!

The #PoptropicaArt contest will soon be ending, but it’s not over yet! The third selection of finalists have been announced – this time, coming from Instagram.

Here we see the pieces ofĀ aquaticaquarius (two pieces),Ā ccashew4,Ā copicsandcupcakes, giuli_checkers,Ā ii_tamcat_ii,Ā katyainthemoonlight, neat_comet,Ā smileyfaceorg andĀ the.blue.vulpix! Great job to the artists of Instagram!

If you want to submit art, you still have a little time left.Ā The contest closes Monday, September 5th, 12:00 am (midnight) EST. They’ll be featuring pieces fromĀ Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Find out how to enter by reading this post on the Creators’ blog.

Also, check out the first and second group ofĀ finalists’ creations!

Further news:Ā Mitch Krpata, author of Poptropica graphic novelĀ The Lost Expedition, will be in Dedham, MA on September 24 from 2:00-3:00 pm, available for meetup! Talk with Mitch at Blue Bunny Books and Toys.

As announced earlier, he’ll also be in Plainville, MA on September 14 at 4pm to promote the PoptropicaĀ book. That event will be at Jeff Kinney’s bookstore, An Unlikely Story.

Well, that about wraps everythingĀ up for current events!Ā Pop on folks!

– Lucky JokerĀ :luckyjoker~1: