The 'Shroom:Issue 134/Strategy Wing

Director Notes
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Hello, 'Shroom readers! Like with Fake News, here I am, claiming temporary dominion over Strategy Wing... not that there's much Strategy Wing this month, unfortunately. I don't have much to say, other than remember this goes back to Meta Knight next month. Someday you'll stop seeing me every month in a team's notes, I promise.

Someday.

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Mario Calendar
Written by: Heyo, what's up! GPM here with another Mario Calendar! This section lists all the games that have come out in history during the month of publication. This means that today, I'll be listing the Mario games that have come out in May. Let's just get into it!

Region Abbreviations Console Abbreviations


 * May 1
 * 1984 (JP): Golf (NES)
 * 2009 (AU): Dr. Mario Express (DSiWare)
 * 2014 (JP): Mario Golf: World Tour (3DS)


 * May 2
 * 2014 (NA/EU): Mario Golf: World Tour (3DS)


 * May 3
 * 2002 (EU): Luigi's Mansion (GC)
 * 2014 (AU): Mario Golf: World Tour (3DS)
 * 2018 (JP): Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Switch)


 * May 4
 * 2009 (NA): New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (Wii)
 * 2018 (NA/EU/AU): Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Switch)


 * May 6
 * 2005 (EU): Yoshi Touch & Go (DS)


 * May 7
 * 2001 (NA): Mario Party 3 (N64)


 * May 8
 * 2009 (EU): Dr. Mario Express (DSiWare)
 * 2015 (EU): Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (3DS)


 * May 9
 * 2005 (NA): Donkey Konga 2 (NA)
 * 2013 (NA/EU): Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (3DS eShop)
 * 2015 (AU): Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (3DS)


 * May 10
 * 1998 (EU/AU): Yoshi's Story (N64)
 * 2013 (AU): Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move (3DS eShop)

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 * May 11
 * 2001 (JP): Mobile Golf (GBC)
 * 2017 (NA): [[Minecraft: Nintendo Switch


 * May 12
 * 2017 (JP/EU/AU): Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition (Switch eShop)


 * May 13
 * 1994 (EU): Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (GB)
 * 1996 (NA): Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES)


 * May 15
 * 1987 (EU): Super Mario Bros. (NES)
 * 2006 (NA): New Super Mario Bros. (DS)


 * May 17
 * 2002 (AU): Luigi's Mansion (GC)
 * 2007 (AU): Wario: Master of Disguise (DS)
 * 2017 (NA): Luigi's Mansion Arcade (Arcade)


 * May 18
 * 2009 (NA): Punch-Out!! (Wii)
 * 2014 (NA): Photos with Mario (3DS eShop)


 * May 19
 * 2005
 * (JP): DK: King of Swing (GBA)
 * (AU):
 * WarioWare: Twisted! (GBA)
 * Yoshi Touch & Go (DS)


 * May 20
 * 2008 (EU/AU): Dr. Mario Online Rx (WiiWare)
 * 2010 (AU):
 * WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase (WiiWare)
 * WarioWare: D.I.Y. (DS)
 * 2012 (NA): Mario Tennis Open (3DS)


 * May 21
 * 2004 (JP):
 * Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario (port) (GBA)
 * Famicom Mini: Wrecking Crew (port) (GBA)
 * |Famicom Mini: Mario Bros. (port) (GBA)


 * May 22
 * 2009 (EU): Punch-Out!! (Wii)
 * 2015 (NA): Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition (3DS)


 * May 23
 * 2003 (EU): WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (GBA)
 * 2005 (NA): WarioWare: Twisted! (GBA)
 * 2010 (NA): Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)


 * May 24
 * 2002 (EU): Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC)
 * 2004 (NA): Mario vs. Donkey Kong (GBA)
 * 2012 (JP/AU): Mario Tennis Open (3DS)
 * 2013 (NA/EU): Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (3DS)


 * May 25
 * 2006 (JP): New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
 * 2007 (EU): Mario Strikers Charged (Wii)
 * 2012 (EU): Mario Tennis Open (3DS)
 * 2013 (AU): Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D (3DS)


 * May 26
 * 2003 (NA): WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (GBA)
 * 2005 (JP): NBA Street V3 (GC)
 * 2006 (EU): Super Princess Peach (DS)
 * 2008 (NA): Dr. Mario Online Rx (WiiWare)


 * May 27
 * 2004 (JP): Wario World (GC)
 * 2010 (JP): Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)


 * May 28
 * 1982 (NA): Oil Panic (G&W)


 * May 29
 * 1989 (JP): Tennis (GB)
 * 2007 (NA): Mario Party 8 (Wii)
 * 2014 (JP): Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)


 * May 30
 * 2014 (NA/EU): Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)


 * May 31
 * 2002 (AU): Super Smash Bros. Melee (GC)
 * 2014 (AU): Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
 * 2015 (JP): Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure (3DS eShop)

Pokédex Power
Written by: Hello everyone, it's me, Yoshi876 again with a new edition of Pokédex Power, the section written by the person who was recently training a Pokémon that had the ability Hustle. Now Hustle is quite possibly one of the worst Pokémon abilities out there, the only worse one I can think of is Truant, but as I haven't gotten to Generation VII yet there might be a worse one than these.

What Hustle does is boost your attack, which is good, but lowers your accuracy which is of course bad. Especially because as any Pokémon fan knows, if your accuracy is lower than 100% most of the time your attack will miss, and if you have an ability that lowers your accuracy it's near impossible to hit with a move that has an accuracy rating lower than 90%.

But we're not going to be looking at a Pokémon that has the ability Hustle, thankfully, instead we're. looking at one that has much better abilities, although Generation VII seems to have slightly lowered the usefulness of Rivalry. But anyway, it's Shinx, a cute little electric creature… I want to say a fox, but I'm not certain. I think Shinx is absolutely adorable, and I think that it's a travesty that none of the main characters caught one during the Gen IV anime. Obviously Pikachu negates the need for another Electric-type on Ash's team, and Dawn had Pachirisu, but come on Brock, it's not like you even train mostly Rock-types anymore anyway.

Generation IV

We learn a decent amount about Shinx from this Pokédex entries, especially about how it generates electricity, a common theme with other Electric-type Pokémon. And the way that they generate electricity ties in with its design, the little rings above its feet could be part of the generation system. I also like how the Pokédex entries have tied in with its typing, that of it being a Flash Pokémon. The entries mention how its fur dazzles, before unleashing a blinding blast, or as it might otherwise me called: Flash. But other than this, there isn't anything else to mention, which is a shame because the existing entries were stellar.

Generation V

So long as you've seen the Platinum Pokédex entry, you've seen all of the existing entries for Generation V.

Generation VI

Like on many other occasions, Generation VI doesn't offer any new insights into Shinx.

Conclusion We might as well have only looked at Shinx for Generation IV, considering that this is the only time that it actually got new Pokédex entries. The facts that Generation IV present are interesting enough, but where the future generations fail to expand on anything, Shinx itself is still pretty much a blank slate of a Pokémon in this regard. It would be nice to know whether they live in packs, or whether like other Stage 1 Electric-type Pokémon, they struggle to control their electricity in their youthfulness. All in all, a good set of entries for its introduction, but other than that, there's nothing else to add.