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Pokémon: The Last Jedi (pre-production)

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I’ve still got the rest of my TLJ: Stoic Edition and TROS novelisation edits to finish first, but I wanted to make a post for this because it keeps bouncing around in my brain and I want other people’s ideas.

Based on these posts in the Worst Edit Ideas thread, Pokémon: The Last Jedi is an (obviously) not-too-serious edit of TLJ, replacing the John Williams soundtrack with appropriate music from the Pokémon games, replacing all of the fight scenes with Pokémon battles, and adding a few Pokémon into the regular TLJ footage. I can’t stop thinking about it.

This is the kind of edit that I figure is probably more fun to let everyone have a say in, rather than just me running the show. Right now, I wanna figure out:

  • Which Pokémon do different characters have? I’d like to give each of the main cast a “walking Pokémon” that follows them around, which I’ll add to the actual TLJ footage.
  • Which music tracks from Pokémon fit each scene?

Maybe Rose has an Aipom riding on her shoulder all the time. Maybe BB-8 is replaced with an Electrode that rolls around, and his beeps and whistles are replaced with “ELECTRODE!” from the cartoon. Maybe BB-9E is a Gastly. I have no idea what Pokémon Rey would have - Trapinch?

I know Luke at the start has got to have the “…” text at the bottom of the screen, and have Red’s team from the top of Mount Silver. And when Rey smashes the Ahch-To fish nun’s wheelbarrow it initiates a battle where the fish nun has six Magikarp.

Right now the only boring technical thing worth thinking about is how I’ll remove the music from TLJ; the only 5.1 channel version I have is Hal’s edit, and I’d prefer to use the theatrical cut for this.

“It’s like rhymetry. They poem.” - Leorge Gucas

TROS Novelisation: The Faraday Edit, TLJ: Stoic Edition, ROTS: The Faraday Nudge, ROTS Ultracut: Order 66, Kenobi: Faraday Cut, Godzilla Vs Megalon, Godzilla Vs Gigan, Godzilla: Final Wars, The Light Rises, Faraday Jr.'s Star Wars

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To emphasize how powerful Rey is you could always give her a… Reyquaza. I’ll see myself out.

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Jar Jar Bricks said:

To emphasize how powerful Rey is you could always give her a… Reyquaza. I’ll see myself out.

She can ride one into battle on Crait and it’s what blows up the three TIE Fighters.

“It’s like rhymetry. They poem.” - Leorge Gucas

TROS Novelisation: The Faraday Edit, TLJ: Stoic Edition, ROTS: The Faraday Nudge, ROTS Ultracut: Order 66, Kenobi: Faraday Cut, Godzilla Vs Megalon, Godzilla Vs Gigan, Godzilla: Final Wars, The Light Rises, Faraday Jr.'s Star Wars

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Jar Jar Bricks said:

Finn: “Oh, they hate that Pokemon!”

If that can be sentence mixed then it’s going in. “Poe” is an easy syllable to get, at least.

“It’s like rhymetry. They poem.” - Leorge Gucas

TROS Novelisation: The Faraday Edit, TLJ: Stoic Edition, ROTS: The Faraday Nudge, ROTS Ultracut: Order 66, Kenobi: Faraday Cut, Godzilla Vs Megalon, Godzilla Vs Gigan, Godzilla: Final Wars, The Light Rises, Faraday Jr.'s Star Wars

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Will the First Order be Team Rocket? Would be funny to see some "R"s superimposed over all First Order banners.

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Perhaps the world’s largest Snorlax could be in the background (or foreground) of a particular location, perhaps Snoke’s throne room.

I feel like Luke should have a raggedy old Pikachu. And maybe, idk, when Luke dies maybe it evolves into Raichu.

Rey should see a Ditto in the Force mirror.

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Ray needs to start with an Aron or Larvitar. The former has the metal connection (a scrapper) and the latter is a desert dweller (Jakku). They both have dark connotations, and they’re final stages are awesome dinosaurs who deserve plenty of screen time. They can both even mega evolve suitable for facing off against grandpa who clearly uses a Genesect / Mewtwo / or Deoxys.

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Fucking Pokémon, dude?!? 😱

“The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural.”
-Sheev Palpatine, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

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Jar Jar Bricks said:

Will the First Order be Team Rocket? Would be funny to see some "R"s superimposed over all First Order banners.

I was going to leave the Star Wars narrative basically as it is but that’s pretty funny, so, yes.

Hal 9000 said:

Perhaps the world’s largest Snorlax could be in the background (or foreground) of a particular location, perhaps Snoke’s throne room.

I was thinking Snorlax would replace the pile of rocks that blocks the Resistance’s escape on Crait, and Rey plays the Pokeflute to move it.

I feel like Luke should have a raggedy old Pikachu. And maybe, idk, when Luke dies maybe it evolves into Raichu.

  • Cape blows off into the breeze
  • Pause
  • “Doodle-oodle! What’s this? Pikachu is evolving!”

Maybe Pikachu is dynamaxing during the Force projection, and Luke is absorbing the Galar Particles. Or maybe the Force projection is something to do with Ultra Wormholes?

Rey should see a Ditto in the Force mirror.

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Artan42 said:

Ray needs to start with an Aron or Larvitar. The former has the metal connection (a scrapper) and the latter is a desert dweller (Jakku). They both have dark connotations, and they’re final stages are awesome dinosaurs who deserve plenty of screen time. They can both even mega evolve suitable for facing off against grandpa who clearly uses a Genesect / Mewtwo / or Deoxys.

Those are both really good suggestions for Rey to have. I personally really like Tyranitar, so it would have my vote. What would Kylo have? Maybe Sneasel, and it evolves to Weaville when he declares himself Supreme Leader?

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CamSMurph said:

Fucking Pokémon, dude?!? 😱

No. That would not be family friendly.

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Hal 9000 said:

Snoke could be Mewtwo.

Idea: Snoke has Mewtwo in the armour from the First Movie. Instead of showing Rey the Resistance fleet, he shows her Mewtwo defeating powerful Pokémon. Mewtwo has his revelation from the First Movie, and uses Telekinesis to cut Snoke in half instead of Kylo.

There’s also a Persian on Snoke’s lap.

“It’s like rhymetry. They poem.” - Leorge Gucas

TROS Novelisation: The Faraday Edit, TLJ: Stoic Edition, ROTS: The Faraday Nudge, ROTS Ultracut: Order 66, Kenobi: Faraday Cut, Godzilla Vs Megalon, Godzilla Vs Gigan, Godzilla: Final Wars, The Light Rises, Faraday Jr.'s Star Wars

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Snorlax blocking the path is a better use for him.

Idk what fever dream brought this idea on. And I don’t know much beyond gen 2, personally. Pikachu doesn’t just use a thunderstone anymore, eh?

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Chase Adams said:

Exquisite.

Hal 9000 said:

Snorlax blocking the path is a better use for him.

Idk what fever dream brought this idea on. And I don’t know much beyond gen 2, personally. Pikachu doesn’t just use a thunderstone anymore, eh?

Gen 2 is always going to be my favourite and I could probably write a hundred page essay explaining why I think it’s the best one. I haven’t played Gen 8 yet, but I’ve been watching the show with my son recently and it’s sold me on Gen 8 as a whole.

TestingOutTheTest said:

Where can I find the dewbacks only version?

There’s a thread for it probably half a dozen pages back, but it’s still a WIP at this stage.

“It’s like rhymetry. They poem.” - Leorge Gucas

TROS Novelisation: The Faraday Edit, TLJ: Stoic Edition, ROTS: The Faraday Nudge, ROTS Ultracut: Order 66, Kenobi: Faraday Cut, Godzilla Vs Megalon, Godzilla Vs Gigan, Godzilla: Final Wars, The Light Rises, Faraday Jr.'s Star Wars

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CaptainFaraday said:
Those are both really good suggestions for Rey to have. I personally really like Tyranitar, so it would have my vote. What would Kylo have? Maybe Sneasel, and it evolves to Weaville when he declares himself Supreme Leader?

I’m thinking Cubone for Kylo. It’s got the helmet, it’s constantly moping, it’s holding a lightsabre, there’s the dead parents thing, and the Alolan Marowak looks a bit Sith-y.

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EddieDean said:

Should the lightspeed ramming instead be Holdo’s pokemon using Hyperbeam? Possibly she’s got a magikarp up until the evacuation, at which point it evolves into Gyarados, and then she can blast the flagship.

That could work! The other idea I had was “(Holdo’s Pokémon) used cut! It’s super-effective!”

“It’s like rhymetry. They poem.” - Leorge Gucas

TROS Novelisation: The Faraday Edit, TLJ: Stoic Edition, ROTS: The Faraday Nudge, ROTS Ultracut: Order 66, Kenobi: Faraday Cut, Godzilla Vs Megalon, Godzilla Vs Gigan, Godzilla: Final Wars, The Light Rises, Faraday Jr.'s Star Wars

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Jar Jar Bricks said:

Finn: “Oh, they hate that Pokemon!”

If that can be sentence mixed then it’s going in. “Poe” is an easy syllable to get, at least.

Finn says “Come on” a few times in TLJ. I think if you mixed it with a “Poe”, you could get “Poe-come-on” = Pokémon.

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This is all making me laugh like crazy. Yes please!

Would Finn by a Luxray since half his dialogue is shouting Rey?

“Because you are a PalpaWalker?”

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I feel like Cubone fits an ex-stormtrooper for some reason.

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Could R2 speak in gameboy Pokémon cries?

This joke might not land, but maybe instead of Leia R2 projects a Hypno. Y’know, to ‘make Luke change his mind’? (Or Drowsee from that episode of the anime where he’s hooked up to a broadcast thing.)

I presume the bombs at the start of the movie could be voltorbs or electrodes?

Jesus. Can’t wait to get really drunk or high and watch this.

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