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Made so I could say I had one. This predates the chibi plushies, and the official Nidorina objects I had weren't good enough (none of them can step to Mama Nidorina anyway). It looks better live, I wish I was better at taking pictures.

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I get what I want... when I make it, that is. The first of the chibi plushies. This isn't the first doll I've ever made, but the first with a sheer amount of details. Made from a velour blend and felt, with a polyester bow. She stands about 8 inches tall. Being the first doll, there was still some kinks to work out for later dolls.

The chibi series dolls are based from the Chibi-Chibi Nido dolls of Crane Crazy, although the eyes are more like Riri's. My sister arranged the doll and took the pictures. That explains why it looks better.

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The somber experiment has finally arrived! The deadpan look and the hair make this doll cute. My sister has one as well, but so do a few others around the world. Just how many times was Seven* duplicated? World chaos is afoot.

*Charlotte's real name.

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You can tell this was written in promotion of the show. Dexter? Since Nidos didn't have an episode at the time, they had to resort to the in game information. But the way this card goes about it you would think Nidos were darn near legendary. Also, the lineart is kinda shakey on all these.

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Do you see that? Her head is huge. Maybe it's the placement of the ears, but it's just so disproportionate compared to Sugimori's art. And that's considering the old cute fat version and the recent revision.

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Here's the big head again. This is the worst Nidorina design ever, and this is the one they chose to market? My figurine is based off of the anime design and even it's created proportionately. Fire this artist.

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If the Pokedex is such a wealth of knowledge, how come it's still giving the same tired Nido family information more than a decade later?

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Nidoran's pretty ill proportioned too. Just like in Pokemon Stadium, except it was his arms, there.

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Oh great. The ear bit again. Even Nidoran's tired of hearing that one (see what I did there?).

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I dunno if it's intentional, or if even the official artists can't remember how to draw Nidos right, but there's been a lot of inconsistancy with the ears on the old art, and even in the show. Maybe in real life, all Nidos are unique, by spot count and ear-thorns. That's pretty cool, actually, but I doubt they were thinking about that (and if I asked, they'd just pull a "oh...oh yeah. Yeah. That's the thing we did").

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You know your source material is paper thin when whoever wrote these had to pad them out with theories. Though, here's a highly interesting revelation. I dunno the credibility of the editorial, but read look at the "spikes shed" quip. Unless they were some kind of idiot who couldn't see the spikes on Nidoking's back, maybe they could put two (Nidoran's design) and two (final form's biology) together just by educated guess.

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Gary has one. And he decided to become a Pokemon researcher. What now?

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Very old pokemon cards. The Nidoqueen and Nidorino are especially interesting.

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Sound off, it's a cavalcade of counterfeit collectables. Sadly, this is probably the best looking photo I've ever taken, though I learned that my camera is pretty subpar.

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A different angle.

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I'd give the stink eye too if I was designed with less than half the effort.

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The figurine design is strange enough as it is (I tend to use the Burger King one for reference, a much better shaped head for one), but these do Nidoran no favors. The middle one clearly sold his soul to the dark side.

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The backside of the middle one is so poorly constructed, you can still see where the pieces where supposed to fit together, and now it just looks like he's got air vents.

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This unfortunate sod. I mean... yikes.

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The Nido females get down and dirty. More like grody, they must've dropped them before the plastic cooled or didn't give them a coating of some sort. They came like this, and frankly, I don't wanna know where they've been. And the colors are pretty off, Nidoran's coming close.

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See that yellow stuff around Nidoran's neck. Yes, you can actually still see the wonderful glue job they've done. Nice work, guys. I'll also tell you this, plastic figurines should not have a gritty texture. Like, ever.

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Either tired of male oppression or one who unsoberingly stumbles around in indecent behavior, Nidoqueen decides it's off with her knickers. She also doesn't believe in fingers or eating, and has webbed feet.

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Looks more like an alien cretaure that just happens to resemble Nidoqueen, or like she was constructed with playdoh. Actually, I'd be impressed with that.

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I ask you. Have you ever seen a Nidoran melt before?

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Wipe your feet before you come in. Honestly.

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You know, when Nidorina is just one shade of blue across like this, it's a little jarring.

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Look at this eye.

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Now this one.

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His ears are bent funny, the wrong color, they feel heavier than they're the supposed to, and they're too fat. And they looked like they were assembled wrong. And I'm just talking about the ears.

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Proof that even toys that should've come from the same slipshod mold...

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...don't always come out alike.

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I like this one, it looks like he's in a permanent state of shock.

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Well, now I know what happened to the females' glossy coating.

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Either Nidoking's horn has the gout, or there's a build up of poison swelling up like a nasty, juicy pimple waiting to burst.

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I'm appalled they had the cojones to print copyright Nintendo. Well, maybe they're giving credit where credit is due (not likely), but you don't see me touting around anything I make here as an official Nintendo product (or worse, your standard "fan character is copyright me").

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Don't look at me!

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No.

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Yeah...no.

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Yeesh, lay off the carnage, Nidoking.

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The LIGHT!!!

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Nidoran F Line Pokedoll-style figures. Because they are too awesome not to make into Pokedoll Style. Nidorina is my favorite :D

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Got these in Chinatown. Of course, anyone could've made these, and they just filched artwork from an image search I'm sure (Nidoran Female isn't even the same quality as the rest of her evolutions for goodness sake), but they were cheap, and Nido, which equalled "gotta have". The cool thing about the store was that the magnets they were selling leaned towards Nido (like) favoritism, as they were only selling Nidos, Ratta fmaily, and Rhyhorn family magnets (with a one off Hypno, Golem, and Oak/Jenny/Joy/somebody else magnet). That coupled with the fact that most Chinatown wares cater to the first generation, and it's a shopping spree.

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Hey look! Tomy finally made a new Nidorina figure that isn't modeled after the terrible anime art!... Just kidding! I made this because I really wanted to make a Tomy-style Nidorina figure modeled after the official Ken Sugimori art. She even balances perfectly in her stance ^^ Actual Tomy for comparison.

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Double Kick action Nidoran Female! Done as a commission.

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Grumpy Nidoqueen is grumpy. Done as a commission ^^

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First, I did NOT make this. However, I do now own it from a trade I did with Tara Billinger a.k.a. nosleepjinx on DA. However, she is modeled after a Nidorina Pokedoll figure that I made. As the image says, she is 6 inches tall, made of soft, minky fabric, and has embroidered features. I love her so much and she tags along with me just about everywhere ;D

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Made another Nidoran Female Pokedoll Figure (as a commission) but this time used the older coloring they gave her. I swear Pokemon can't make up their minds what color she really is :/

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I was bored during physics lesson so I decided to create these sculptures with the rubber gasket :D

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I had acquired these during the fall, or summer, in 2010 but was too lazy to get them up (more like I dislike using cameras, but I figured out I can scan these). Probably the most recent Nido product in years not including the cards. Man, the poor Pokemon. There's something off model about these, though, and I'll save that for the male set's description.

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While I appreciate the new poses (finally), these keychains are rather off model for an official corporation's non stylized design. Remember, off model isn't always a bad thing, depending on the context, but these are more like out of proportion to be more precise. For example, Nidoran male's large head reappears, it's a bit too angular and the rest of his body seems puny. It just looks more like he's underfed than anything. Sheesh, they could have at least erred on the cute side (in other words, making them look more cuddly than necessary). Tokidoki products make a fortune on that concept.

Still, I'm not going to complain. They look cool anyway, and what with five generations of Pokemon (meaning more to choose from as well as more to neglect), we'll probably never see another new Nido product again (barring the cards). I'm not being absolutely literal about "never", but Nidos aren't that big in Japan (less so than anywhere else, at any rate).

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These figurines are ultra cool. If I'm not mistaken, I think these were originally gashapon, so that makes these pretty rare. But it's not that I'm concerned about. It's the fact that these may be the only Nido toys worth a darn in design. I believe these are circa 2000, but their design is heavily based on the old Sugimori designs, which should make every Nido fan jump up for joy. I'll go through each of them and point these design touches out. For starters, Nidoran here has thighs, as opposed to feet attached to nothing. The compromise is that the rest of her design is what the anime has standardized (two spikes, etc). I find her smile to be adorable. :3 Also, love the "leaping to the left" shot. So cute.

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Here's one you'll just love (AHAHAHAHA). This may very well be the only piece of official Nidorina merchandise worth having if she's one of your favorites, but can't be bothered into becoming a general collector of all things Nidorina. As far as I'm concerned, it's the only figurine based off of Sugimori's design. Specifically "Fat-Cute" Nidorina. That's all that needs to be said. As you can see, her face is rounder and smoother than anime based figurine (which is how it should be). I can't believe a gashapon toy turned out the be one of the best. The hearts are a really neat touch. She must be using Charm, and it's working, darn it. >:U And depending on the shot, like where it looks like she's looking over her shoulder? Augh! I can't stop gushing! Best pose, best toy, best everything. Nuff said. It makes me wonder if they were planning on doing more with Nidos back then, but no one took notice so they stopped trying.

Because of her pose, I had to take more photos than necessary to get the right angles. Therefore, I made a gif using these and the unused photos to show her spinning around "on display". Full size and smaller. Hooray for stop motion animation! :D

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This one's pretty cute. Sleeping Nidoran looks like he's dreaming about something he doesn't like, though. I suppose because Nidoran has so many ear points (and back in those days, they didn't really have a consistant number per ear), they seemed to have just haphazardly dotted them around his ear. But that aside, it's a nice figurine to have. I'll admit, sleeping or not, I wish he'd've been given a different pose. It's a little to close to that generic overused one for comfort.

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Remember when Nidorino used to look menacing? If your first Pokemon experience started with the Game Boy Advance era and beyond, of course you don't. But this site's here to inform you with all kinds of source material that yes, Nidorino used to look like he could tear you a new one with great ease. And this figurine's based on it. Check out that look in his eyes first and foremost. Nidorino's pupils got bigger later on, but here he's not playing around. Notice that he also has six spikes instead of five, in two sets of three! But the most attention to detail is that the ears are asymmetric insofar as the points that rest on them, just like the old design. I'm just lovin' the craftsmanship they put into these little things. I don't place "fearsome Nidorino" over what we have today, but it's nice to have an official figure of it. Growing up, I did say that Anime Nidorino looked like a girl (kinda) compared to "the one in the book".

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I bought these back when I visited the Pokemon Center in New York the first time, as evidenced by the copyright date. It only now occured to me that I should scan it. I regret not buying the mug or other pieces that had Nidoqueen on them. I know I was a Nido fan back then based off of the fact that I remember I was doing Poppistar Universe and Poke Legends around that time (it's sad that the only way I can recall when I liked a Pokemon was how I utilized it). But I was a kid with no money back then, too. Nidoqueen is playing a cute role, sure, but I get more nostalgic just looking at this overall than anything. I guess in my case, it carries a memory for me. Back when the Pokemon Center was good, and I could still (care to) keep track of the amount of Pokemon in existance. :P

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Nidoqueen sculpted from clay. She is 4" tall.

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This is my custom Nidorina plush!

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This is a Nidorina plush that I made. Took me two days of constant, hard work.

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Plush of AquaBunny's Charlotte aka Seven. The flash did make her mouth look a little different, though. Picture taken from my balcony.

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So for someone who doesn't play any official Pokemon games anymore and doesn't pay a whole lot of attention to Nintendo's first party titles on top of that, you might wonder what games I get excited about. Jet Set Radio is one of those, and you can bet I was on top of that as soon as it hit the Xbox Live marketplace. The funny thing is that the overly cute or cartoony Nido tags fit in with the game's style (and Tokyo-To in the general sense). Looks like Chibi-Chibi crashed Sega's party, and brought her beloved bubbles with her. Is there any game she won't be in? If it has customizable features and I'm playing it, no.

Ewww... I didn't realize the capture quality was so horrid. I promise I'll get better pics next time, probably when I make some new tags. You can bet there'll be a several more, seeing as the setting of the game fits some characters all too perfectly.

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Rhythmic Pop'n borrows a lot of music and aesthetics from Jet Set Radio, so it's only fair do sort of a mutual shoutout. Rey in particular borrows a lot from JSR, considering the skates, his stage BG and stage music. In fact, when I got to this area, Electric Tooth Brush started playing. Feels good, man. As a amusing anecdote, I've actually gotten so used to JSR music being in Rhythmic Pop'n that it sounds weird to hear it in the source game, now (Let Mom Sleep feels so out of place to me in JSR it's not even funny). Same thing happened with Crane Crazy. It's a sad day when you hear a tune and go "hey, it's that character's theme from that fan game!"

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Or just Nakamura, the "-chan" only emphasizes the chibiness, no one calls her that (I don't want another Nido-san, thanks). As with the others, I'll replace this picture with a higher quality version later. Given that JSR doesn't even pretend to take place outside of Japan, I felt a tag that reads "Nakamura" was extremely fitting, despite being spelled out in English/romanji. Nidoqueen's from Kyoto City, so using her feels at home here. It's funny, but not completely impossible, to think the GG's go around painting super deformed cartoon characters. Obviously the effort put into Nakamura-chan is greater than that of the others so far, and let me tell you, it's no simple task, but it's worth it to see this stuff in game.

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It's finally happened Bar-uh...Patrick. You've lost your mind~. Yeah, just about. For some reason we tend to bake way more cookies than necessary on Christmas. Even though we give most of them out, we're still stuck with cookies for days. Sometimes we make character cookies (2006 had Kirby, Cool Spot and Pac Man characters), and in 2007, it was Pokemon.

Chikorita, Pikachu, and Pichu came from a Pokemon bread cutter bought at the now non-existant Pokemon Center in NYC (which is now a place to shill more Mario or LoZ stuff), Nido and Vulpix patterns created by me. I spent way too much time on these, regretfully. And you know what? We never did make those Bomberman cookies in 2008.

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Nidorina and Furret themed cake for the wedding of Jim and Mistie Newman!

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Is it on sale?

A front pic of the Love and Peace CD case. It's looks authentic when placed with a bunch of other CDs, but it lacks an actual CD. Any aspiring musicians who want to create original but inspired works wanna make it happen? My mom and sister said it would make a neat Valentines gift, if there was a chocolate CD in it. Uh huh. Either the receiver would have to have a great sense of humor or is one of the top 10 most awesome people in existance.

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Behind the Nido family we see the Westminster Abbey and the Big Ben. It's not a straight on shot of the abbey because those pictures didn't turn out as well, but this'll do unless someone can provide something better.

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This is a rather calm and lovely area across the bridge from the Big Ben and near St. Thomas's Hospital. The Nidos decide to relax here. Maybe get a sip of water. If they can muscle past the pigeons, that is!

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A bit of a photo op for our Nido family. Nidoking and queen may have worked better here, but wouldn't that also be a little on the nose?

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Nidorino looks in to get a closer look at the guard. Perhaps he's wondering if they're looking to fill a position. Or he's thankful that he's only on the outside looking in, and not the vice versa.

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The fountain in front of the Buckingham Palace. On this side, Nidorino stands.

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And on this side, Nidorina stands.

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Nidoran decides to stand in the middle along one of the sides.

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I've got no good comments here.

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A great photo op for our Nido family. Still, I feel like something here sticks out like a sore thumb, and it ain't the pastel rabbits.

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She grins real big, but she doesn't have all her teeth in yet.

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Oh, geez Nidorino. You've got a wife and kid, and don't tell me you're just admiring the art. By the way, that's my sister's arm Nidorino's on. :P

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Just a lovely walk.

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There's just something scenic about this...

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And from a different point of view, Nidoran looks on down the Seine River.

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Nidorina can only stare in sheer amazement.

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Oh stop it, Nidorino. Besides, they'd never let you in. No shirt, no shoes, no service.

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Nidoqueen standing at the base of Bridalveil Fall in Yosemite National park.

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Nidorina admires the view of Yosemite Valley from Mist trail.

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Nido gals in time square. Most of the NYC photos were taken with a better camera, however, the trade off is that it focuses on one thing at a time, so in this set you'll see a lot of "doubles".

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This picture makes me all giddy. With the rain drops and big city surrounding the subject matter, it feels like a scene in a movie or something. The out of focus Times Square makes me nostalgic over nothing in particular, but I just love cities so much. It's no wonder I use this setting a lot.

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I thought this shot was kind of neat, too.

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Just proof that this is Times Square and not somewhere else.

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Nidoran laying low near the Nintendo store. It's not that great. :\

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Nidoran seeing "Pokemon" in the window and looking back at what once was. I hear ya, Nidoran. I think the Pokemon Center was a way better store, too.

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Nidorino near The Trump Building, Trump Building in focus.

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Nidorino near The Trump Building, Nidorino in focus. Well, at least this camera takes crisp shots.

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What street are you on, Nidorino?

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Why Wall Street, of course. Why do I get the feeling a Sentret would've appreciated The Trump Building and Wall Street a lot more?

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The Statue of Liberty, standing tall. Freedom means a lot of things to a lot of people, and I'm pretty sure for these guys it means not have to serve to the whim of some kid. Nidorino, always one to be aware of the surroundings, is either keeping a lookout for pickpockets or feels lost.

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A different shot. I like how Nidoran is more focused on getting her picture taken. What I do think is weird is that none of these people seem to notice there's Pokemon on the grounds. You'd think someone would attempt to catch them, or since we don't quite have that technology yet, freak the heck out.

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The Lady of Liberty...

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...with the Lady in Blue.

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The most historical spot in NYC, hands down.

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[mouth popping sounds]

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Taking a stroll together along California's beautiful shoreline.

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Getting some sun and enjoying the great weather!

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Nidoking relaxes on the beach after exploring the boardwalk. It was extremely crowded; Spring break was in full swing.

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Nidoqueen and Nidoking visit Vegas! The lighting conditions here were tricky; most of the pictures came out dark or with a glare.

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One end of the strip. Sorry for the quality of these pictures, the lighting conditions were pretty tricky.

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Another view of the strip; Paris, Las Vegas is in the background.

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This is inside the egyptian themed casino, the Luxor. Nidoqueen would love to see the real thing someday.

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Had a nice view of the (miniature) Eiffel Tower from the hotel room.

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This place is aptly named. It was way over 100 degrees (F) and a dry wind was constantly blasting through the area. What makes it famous (other than the harsh environment I guess) is that it is the lowest point in the United States.

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It just kind of occured to me that as long as I've been living in Chicago, I don't really take any pictures of it (with or without Nidos). Don't get me wrong, it's a lovely city (when you ignore the people living in it), I just sort of take it for granted that I'll always be here. I do love the sights, though, Michigan Avenue is one of my favorite avenues. Anyway, decided to take some pics, so for starters...

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Here's another shot of the Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain, facing south.

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And the fountain shall pierce the heavens. Didn't really expect overcast, but it unintentionally sorta-kinda works here.

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And then this happens. I just happened to be out here the day before Lollapalooza, totally forgot about it (something I do every year). These photos were taken on August 2, 2012 for reference. Anyway, seeing all the golf carts buzzing around and people getting set up was interesting to say the least. At least it made crossing the streets to get to this area a lot easier with the road blocks. Anyway, Nidorino's excited and it seems his priorities have changed completely.

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And like a bunch of slack-jawed gawkers, the Nidos can't help but think about what's to come. All except Nidoqueen, she doesn't really care. She came for Chicago, afterall. The worst thing about taking these pictures is that people will easily, easily get in your way, so you have to take your shots fast. That's the problem with taking photos with toys as your subject. It took me forever to get this shot right.

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It's a little lopsided, but there was nowhere to sit these young'ns. I heard some music blaring down the street, obviously to check the system, so naturally I walked over to the source like a sailor drawn to the song of the siren. That was my first mistake, it was WAY too loud. And not my type of music, either, which I guess made it worse. :P I'm not much of a follower of modern pop. Truth be told, the real reason I was out there was to hang out at jazz concert later that night. Kind of the Anti-Lolla, I guess. Anyway, the light display was neat.

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The absolute worst thing about me showing up the day before Lolla is that it was a distraction. Trying to get shots of the "event before the event" like some tourist cost me time in getting shots of the city itself. And yet I had to, because I would never get this close to Lollapalooza otherwise. I love that I can get stage shots without the crowd and the shouting of said crowd. It's kind of lame without the band, though, but you gotta take the good with the bad. The Moai with glasses on the banner more than makes up for the lack of a band. I guess you could say that I was at Lollapalloza before it was cool. A-ha. A-ha.

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This stage brought to you by PlayStation. That's certainly enough to get the attention of these young ones. I kind of wish it were a gaming stage, not that you'd be able to hear anything, seeing as it was right next to the other stage in the previous photo. "Oh yeah. Test 1 2. 1 2. Oh yeah. Oh Yeah."

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A little north of the Buckingham Fountain is this fountain statue. I don't know the name of it, but on one side is a man, and on another is a woman. Now, I'm not one who's usually into sophomoric humor (unless it fits a character), but I couldn't see this statue as anything less than dodgy, especially where all the jets are splashing the guy. I would burst into laughter every time I looked directly at it. It's funnier in person, you get the full effect of the wrongness in question (along with the movement of the streams). Maybe that's why Nidoran and Nidorina are just staring at it. Nidoqueen has too much dignity. Actually, she'd just fall off the rail.

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The jets on this one are positioned a lot more tastefully. Doesn't make the male Nidos any less intrested. Clearly Nidoking isn't on the same level as Nidoqueen. And yet I wonder why these guys would care.

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Hey look, an ocean liner!

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Just a southern look out onto Lake Michigan. It's time for the Nidos to go home (and time for me to head over to the concert), perhaps a little underwhelmed that so much time was spent at the Lollapalooza that Never Really Was. Oh well, there'll be another opportunity to tour Chicago soon enough.

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The Nidos visit San Francisco! Started off at Pier 39.

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It's a chain restaurant in every major city, but I thought the entrance made for a cool picture opportunity.

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It was the day after Thanksgiving, and everything was all set up for the Christmas shoppers.

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Pier 39's famous "double decker" carousel. Several people watched while I took my pictures throughout the day.

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Pier 39 has a bunch of eateries and "touristy" shops, where you can buy all sorts of stuff.

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The infamous Alcatraz Island prison in San Francisco Bay (directly between Nidoqueen and Nidoking). Fortunately, the weather was great; the bay is often shrouded in fog and it's impossible to see anything.

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I don't really know why this caught my eye. I think it's kind of a neat street corner, a whole bunch of stuff just seems mashed together.

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The wax museum, where you can pay to see wax likenesses of famous people, both modern and historical. I dunno, not really my thing, but the ammount of detail put into them is impressive. It's right next to the Rainforest Cafe, part of another themed restaurant chain.

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Another famous San Francisco landmark. This picture gives you a pretty good idea of how crowded the city was on that day.

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It's not used as a factory anymore, but it has a restaraunt, gift shop, and all that stuff. There is a park nearby where I took this shot.

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I am still blown away by how great the weather was that day. In the background, you can see one of California's most famous landmarks, the Golden Gate Bridge. More on that later...

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Some of San Francisco's famous slopes (it's a little hard to see from the angle I took the shot). All I can say is I would hate to live in this area. Just getting out of your garage would be a challenge.

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Lombard Street - Wow, this street is wacky. Just look at it. I really feel sorry for the people that live in those houses; tourists drive through constantly. I don't really see the appeal of driving through anyway, they were moving at 5 mph, tops. It's more fun to watch.

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Found a neat balcony area that looked out over part of the city. You can see the bay and Coit Tower in the background. And speaking of which...

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I bet I could've gotten a great shot of the skyline from the top of the tower, but there was a long wait to get to the observatory and I just didn't have time.

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Well, there's honestly not much "skyline" in this shot. The trees and shrubs were too tall. I really like how this picture turned out anyway.

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How many films has this bridge been in? The one that always pops into my head is "A View to a Kill", the old James Bond movie. I'm a fan of James Bond, despite how goofy the old ones can be.

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And here we are on the other side of the bay, with San Francisco in the background. Nidoking wanted to pose in one of those optical illusion shots, to make it look like he was huge and attacking the bridge. It didn't come out, sadly.

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The skyline is quite blurry, but I like this shot. Looking back over the city at the end of the day.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Am I the only one who thinks the positioning of the forearm is all wrong? If used as a drawing reference, apply better anatomy.

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Am I the only one who thinks the positioning of the forearm is all wrong? If used as a drawing reference, apply better anatomy.

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Am I the only one who thinks the positioning of the forearm is all wrong? If used as a drawing reference, apply better anatomy.

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Am I the only one who thinks the positioning of the forearm is all wrong? If used as a drawing reference, apply better anatomy.

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Am I the only one who thinks the positioning of the forearm is all wrong? If used as a drawing reference, apply better anatomy.

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Am I the only one who thinks the positioning of the forearm is all wrong? If used as a drawing reference, apply better anatomy.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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Snapshots of Nidos on different angles. Good for drawing reference.

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If you ever wondered why Charlotte has green eyes, this is the source. It's the only thing I remembered aside from her being purple. Her name appears as "Charlette" because I didn't know it was spelled with an 'o' at the time.

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If you ever wondered why Charlotte has green eyes, this is the source. It's the only thing I remembered aside from her being purple. Her name appears as "Charlette" because I didn't know it was spelled with an 'o' at the time.