He tried to quit. He hit the power button. The screen flickered, but the game didn't close. Instead, a text box appeared, spoken by his own character sprite:
By the time he reached Veilstone City, his entire team was wrong. His starter, Infernape, had grown black fur and flaming shackles on its wrists. (Scorched Monkey). Fire/Psychic. It would occasionally use a move Leo didn't select, staring directly at the screen as if waiting for an answer.
“No hay vuelta atrás. Has roto la regla del intercambio. Ahora eres el único comerciante. Y el único cliente.” --- Pokemon Platino Rom Espanol Evolucionar Sin Intercambiar
He turned the DS off at the wall socket. The screen died. But as he lay in bed, he heard it—a faint, 8-bit whisper from the device on his nightstand.
He tried to ignore the unease and evolved his Machoke next. Instead of a standard Machamp, it grew four arms… then two more. Six arms, each one wrapped in chains. . Fighting/Steel. Its move: Golpe de Soledad (Lonely Strike). He tried to quit
Leo looked away from the screen. For a moment, he could have sworn he saw a faint, shadowy shape reflected in the dark glass of his bedroom window. It had too many arms. And it was smiling.
“There is no turning back. You have broken the rule of trade. Now you are the only merchant. And the only customer.” Instead, a text box appeared, spoken by his
Leo adjusted the brightness on his Nintendo DS, the soft glow illuminating his face in the pre-dawn quiet of his room. On the screen, the title screen for Pokémon Platino shimmered, but not the standard one. This was the ROM his older cousin had sent him from Spain — Pokémon Platino Edición Completa .
The main feature, written in bold red across the forum post, was: (Evolve Without Trading).
“…sin amigos.”