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nuva-kal is a member of Bulbapedia who likes to focus on aspects of the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Profile
nuva-kal’s real name has been lost to the ages, as it has been so long since anyone has uttered it, although some prefer to call him Glenn. Some say he roamed the earth millennia ago and was recently resurrected from the remains of a mysterious fossil found in an expedition in the Cumbrian mountains – others say he was born sometime in 1986… in Newcastle. Coincidentally, both sources say this happened on a Tuesday.
nuva-kal first got into the Pokémon phenomenon after watching the Anime when it was first aired in the UK. At first he thought nothing of it, but his interest gradually increased over the coming weeks, fuelled further by the release of the TCG and Game Boy games.
While his love for the Anime is still strong, he rarely gets the opportunity to enjoy new episodes, as they all now air on satellite TV. His love for the TCG goes on, now being the only member of his friends who still collects the cards. This was also the main reason why he joined Bulbapedia, to better the organisation of the TCG categories. He also still enjoys the games very much, but only has enough time to play them thoroughly during the holidays. He is currently in the middle of his Pokémon Diamond adventure and enjoying every second of it, along with his brother who is in the middle of playing Pokémon Pearl.
Trivia
- nuva-kal hates it when you spell his real name with one ‘n’.
- nuva-kal’s pseudonym originates from the words “Nuva” and “Kal”, two words associated with Bionicle; a Lego franchise, to which he holds an immense interest.
- nuva-kal was 2 when he received his first Lego set, to which he has continued to collect over the years. He was 13 when first exposed to Pokémon.
- nuva-kal is currently in his final year at the University of Sunderland, studying Design: Multimedia & Graphics.
- In his spare time, nuva-kal likes to assemble models and play video games. He considers his gaming interests rather diverse but is particularly fond of Star Wars titles, Resident Evil, Metroid, Metal Gear Solid, Ace Combat, Tekken, Mario and of course, Pokémon.
- He is quite passive in other areas; he likes any kind of music that makes you want to go with the beat (within suitable tasteful boundaries – none of this rap or chav music nonsense). He previously had little interest in sport, but has branched out to becoming fond of several over time; namely motor racing, tennis, cricket and rugby.
Pokémon Trivia
- nuva-kal first got into the TCG after his friend flashed his new Overgrowth Theme Deck and challenged him to a battle. nuva-kal lost spectacularly. Intrigued by the aesthetic qualities of the cards, he later received his first deck (a 2 Player Starter Set) and vowed to “Catch ‘em all!”.
- nuva-kal is primarily a collector of the TCG, though is partial to the odd battle now and then.
- nuva-kal owns the majority of cards from every set released in the TCG. Due to lack of funds and the diminishment of Pokémon in his local area, there are few sets he has fully completed.
- His first holographic-rare from a booster pack was Chansey, from Base Set.
- In the games, he is quite fond of using Dragon-type Pokémon. His favourite Pokémon is Milotic due to it’s beautiful appearance and satisfaction of obtaining it after spending several days trying to find a Feebas and then maxing out it’s beauty level.
Random Stuff
- Prediction for the English DP4 set release -->.