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 are university students from Finland who consume loads of manga and other comics, light novels and video games on their spare time. We mostly read manga in English and (in the case of the older twin) German.

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. Even though this was one of our first contacs with the world of Pokémon, sadly(?) we never grew to like the anime as much as games, although we started playing games later... This is not to say that we hate the anime, it's just not that... good, at least when comparing the conveying of the world seen in the games with other canons such as Pokémon Adventures. Although we love the movies. 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. Generation V is the first Gen we followed from the start and for us it truly began when Black and White versions were released in Europe. We got Blue version some time ago (better late than never!). Generation VI arrived on our 3DSs on October 12th, 2013.

We started reading Pokémon manga about two and a half years ago, first Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! and then Pokémon Adventures. Before buying the first four volumes of VIZ Media's reprints in January 2010, we didn't have anything we truly loved about the franchise (besides the games). We've mainly got 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 information about manga (especially Pokémon Adventures) and useless trivia... Or useful, depending on how you look at it.

We use British spelling instead of American (eg. colour instead of color) or at least we try to do so. And we say "have got" instead of just using "have" (the sentence just feels a bit incomplete without it and our English teachers were really fascist about using it). Or at least try to.

Bulbapedia stuff

	This user is a member of Project Manga.

	This user is a member of Project Locations.

	This user is a member of Project Cities and Towns.

	This user is a member of Project Games.

	This user is a WikiGnome.

Stuff common to both

As twins, we share some of our interests and favourites with one another. You know, the "logi-typical" twin-twiney-twiney-twin-stuff. The games in this section are ones we've got only one copy of and share with each other. 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. In video games this user often picks the player character of opposite gender. Female characters have often got much more character than the male ones. The names we usually give to the characters are Nanna for the older twin and Meaghan for the younger one. It's not because of some sort of gender confusion, if you thought of that. ^<^' This user is not cool. This user's favorite region is Sinnoh. This user's favorite manga is Black Butler. This user's favorite manga is Shoulder-A-Coffin Kuro. This user's favorite manga is Tegami Bachi. This user's favorite manga is Yotsubato&!. This user's favorite manga is Pokémon Adventures. ☆ This user's favorite character is Diamond. ☆ ☆ This user's favorite character is Green. ☆ This user's favourite chapter is Diamond & Pearl. This user trusts VIZ Media. This user trusts Chuang Yi. This user has Pokémon games from every generation. This user is a player of Pokémon Blue Version. This user is a player of Pokémon Emerald Version. This user is a player of Pokémon Ranger. This user is a player of Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia. This user is a player of Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs. This user is a player of Pokémon Conquest. This user knows nothing about the anime. This user's favorite TV show is Doctor Who. Ten is our definite favourite, although Three, Seven and Eleven are also great. Who's yours? This user's favorite TV show is Torchwood. This user's favorite TV show is Bones. This user's favorite TV show is Skins. This user's favorite TV show is The Good Wife. This user's favorite TV show is Ancient Aliens. It's possibly even funnier than Little Britain. This user plays Professor Layton (series).

	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. it-1 Questo utente è in grado di contribuire con un livello di base della lingua italiana. This user's favorite color is green. This user loves spring. This user is an atheist. ♪ This user's favorite band is Nightwish. ♪ This user's favorite band is Nirvana. ♪ This user's favorite band is Dinosaur Jr. ♪ This user's favorite band is Alice in Chains. ♪ This user's favorite band is Mew. ♪ This user's favorite band is Husky Rescue. 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. This user's favorite subject is Italian. I love languages as you can propably see. ☆ This user's favorite Gym Leader is Elesa. ☆ I'm not a fan of Electric-types but oddly enough she's my favourite Gym leader.

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 Fairy-type Pokémon is Spritzee. ☆ ☆ 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. This user's first partner Pokémon is Chespin. Quite often the quadrupedal one for some reason. FINALLY! This user has a Shiny Tentacool. This user has a Shiny Spoink.

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 Platinum Version. This user is a player of Pokémon SoulSilver Version. This user is a player of Pokémon White Version. This user is a player of Pokémon White Version 2. This user is a player of Pokémon Y.

Stuff about younger 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 blue. This user loves autumn. This user is agnostic. ♪ This user's favorite band is Asobi Seksu. ♪ This user's favorite band is Nightwish. Basically I'm a musical omnivore. I like and listen to almost every genre out there. Except rap. 『_』 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 English. This user's favorite subject is Religion. ☆ This user's favorite Gym Leader is Fantina. ☆ This user's favourite illustrator is Satoshi Yamamoto. This user's favourite manga character is Dr. Footstep. This user's favourite anime character is Molly Hale.

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 Sewaddle. ☆ ☆ This user's favorite Fairy-type Pokémon is Spritzee. ☆ ☆ 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. This user's first partner Pokémon is Froakie. (He hates me because of these five) This user has a Shiny Blitzle. This user has a Shiny Gulpin. This user has a Shiny Swalot. This user has a Shiny Manectric. This user has a Shiny Sandile. Yes. I've got two (identical) Shiny Gulpin (or now, one Gulpin and one Swalot), believe it or not. And I honestly don't like it. They're so identical it's creepy. Both are male, were caught on Route 110, were at level 13, have the relaxed nature (they had identical stats due to that), have the same ability (Liquid Ooze) and were possibly caught on the same patch of grass (the eight northernmost patches)...

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 Platinum Version. This user is a player of Pokémon HeartGold Version. This user is a player of Pokémon Black Version. This user is a player of Pokémon Black Version 2. This user is a player of Pokémon X.

Trivia

• We share our birthdate with Game Freak, though we were born in 1995.
• We only recently found out that we are identical. (Don't ask how. We haven't got a clue ourselves)
• 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.
• Manchmal sprechen wir Deutsch mit einander. Och vi också talar svenska då och då med varandra. Emme ole hulluja... Just a weird habit of ours.

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 has got it. -o is a masculine suffix in Romance languages.