User:Ariano

About me/us/something like that

Hi there. I'm Ariano. Or should I say we are Ariano, as there are identical twin brothers behind this truly marvelous username. We've been fans of Pokémon since... well, for a long time. The story of how we got know Pokémon is somewhat embarrassing and we still feel bad for most of it (please don't hate us): During our first days in a new kindergarten, we teased a boy. After a chat with nurses and parents we settled the thing with him. We (oddly) became friends and we still are. He introduced us to Pokémon, first by bringing some TCG cards. We were astounded by the new world and after some time we saw our first anime episode, The Ghost of Maiden's Peak. Our first games were Gold and Crystal, some time after we both got Sapphire, followed by FireRed and LeafGreen. Then there came the time when our Pokémon experience got to a totally new level when we got Diamond and Pearl, later Platinum and HeartGold and SoulSilver, all of which make the fourth generation the best one for both of us. Now we are playing Black and White versions and itching to play Black and White versions 2. We got Blue version few weeks ago (better late than never!).

We started reading Pokémon manga about two and a half years ago, first Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! and then Pokémon Adventures. We mainly have access to Viz Media's translations as no Chuang Yi editions are sold in Finland (Viz versions are only sold in some specialist comic stores). We trust both, though possibly Viz is more reliable (hang us if you must).

In Bulbapedia we have been doing some this and that, mainly adding useless trivia... Or useful, depending on how you look at it.

Bulbapedia stuff

	This user is a member of Project Manga.

Stuff common to both

	This user identifies as male.

	This user's birthday is April 26.

	This user has brown hair.

	This user comes from Finland.

	This user is liberal.

	This user is an advocate of gay rights.

	This user's favorite region is Sinnoh.

	This user's favorite manga is Pokémon Adventures.

	This user has Pokémon games from every generation.

	This user is a player of Pokémon Blue Version.

	This user is a player of Pokémon Platinum Version.

	This user has too many usertags.

WAY too many, to be honest...

Stuff about older twin

Personal:

en-3	This user is able to contribute with an advanced level of English.

de-2	Dieser Benutzer hat fortgeschrittene Deutschkenntnisse.

sv-2	Den här användaren talar svenska på en ganska bra nivå.

	This user's favorite color is green.

	This user loves spring.

	This user is an atheist.

	This user's favorite subject is Geography.

	This user's favorite subject is Psychology.

	This user's favorite subject is English.

	This user's favorite subject is German.

	This user's favorite subject is Swedish.

Pokémon:

	☆ This user's favorite Pokémon is Torterra. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Ground-type Pokémon is Hippowdon. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Psychic-type Pokémon is Reuniclus. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Ghost-type Pokémon is Gengar. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Water-type Pokémon is Kabutops. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Ice-type Pokémon is Mamoswine. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Poison-type Pokémon is Crobat. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Rock-type Pokémon is Aggron. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Fire-type Pokémon is Camerupt. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Electric-type Pokémon is Ampharos. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Flying-type Pokémon is Staraptor. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Dragon-type Pokémon is Dragonite. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Normal-type Pokémon is Snorlax. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Fighting-type Pokémon is Toxicroak. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Dark-type Pokémon is Murkrow. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Steel-type Pokémon is Bisharp. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Grass-type Pokémon is Leafeon. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Bug-type Pokémon is Yanmega. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite legendary Pokémon is Shaymin. ☆

	This user's first partner Pokémon is Bulbasaur.

	This user's first partner Pokémon is Cyndaquil.

	This user's first partner Pokémon is Mudkip.

	This user's first partner Pokémon is Turtwig.

	This user's first partner Pokémon is Tepig.

Always the quadrupedal one for some reason.

Games:

	This user is a player of Pokémon Crystal Version.

	This user is a player of Pokémon Sapphire Version.

	This user is a player of Pokémon FireRed Version.

	This user is a player of Pokémon Diamond Version.

	This user is a player of Pokémon SoulSilver Version.

	This user is a player of Pokémon White Version.

Stuff about younger twin

Personal:

en-2	This user is able to contribute with an intermediate level of English.

de-2	Dieser Benutzer hat fortgeschrittene Deutschkenntnisse.

sv-2	Den här användaren talar svenska på en ganska bra nivå.

	This user's favorite color is blue.

	This user loves autumn.

	This user is agnostic.

	This user's favorite subject is History.

	This user's favorite subject is Geography.

	This user's favorite subject is Swedish.

	This user's favorite subject is Religion.

Pokémon:

	☆ This user's favorite Pokémon is Buizel. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Ground-type Pokémon is Donphan. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Psychic-type Pokémon is Gardevoir. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Ghost-type Pokémon is Drifblim. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Water-type Pokémon is Politoed. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Ice-type Pokémon is Abomasnow. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Poison-type Pokémon is Croagunk. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Rock-type Pokémon is Aron. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Fire-type Pokémon is Chandelure. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Electric-type Pokémon is Mareep. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Flying-type Pokémon is Staraptor. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Dragon-type Pokémon is Garchomp. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Normal-type Pokémon is Snorlax. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Fighting-type Pokémon is Scrafty. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Dark-type Pokémon is Drapion. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Steel-type Pokémon is Bronzong. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Grass-type Pokémon is Roserade. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite Bug-type Pokémon is Galvantula. ☆

	☆ This user's favorite legendary Pokémon is Articuno. ☆

	This user's first partner Pokémon is Bulbasaur.

	This user's first partner Pokémon is Cyndaquil.

	This user's first partner Pokémon is Mudkip.

	This user's first partner Pokémon is Chimchar.

	This user's first partner Pokémon is Oshawott.

(He hates me because of these three)

	This user has a Shiny Blitzle.

	This user has a Shiny Gulpin.

	This user has a Shiny Gulpin.

Yes. I've got two (identical) Shiny Gulpin, believe it or not. And I honestly don't like it. They're so identical it's creepy. Both were caught on route 110, were at level 13, have the relaxed nature, have the same ability (Liquid Ooze) and were possibly caught on the same patch of grass...

Games:

	This user is a player of Pokémon Gold Version.

	This user is a player of Pokémon Sapphire Version.

	This user is a player of Pokémon LeafGreen Version.

	This user is a player of Pokémon Pearl Version.

	This user is a player of Pokémon HeartGold Version.

	This user is a player of Pokémon Black Version.

Trivia

• We share our birthdate with Game Freak, though we were born in 1995.
• We only recently found out that we are identical.
• One of the best things about being twins is the fact that we can always trade with each other if we need something trading-related.

Name origin

Ariano is possibly derived from Hidan no Aria. Also sounds similar to Ariana. Ari is also a common male given name in Finland, although neither of us have it.