Irregular Crossword (June 2006)

Across:

4: Funnily enough, its height and stats are the exact same as those of its Kanto counterpart. (10)
5: Another Pokémon that must be constantly on the move to survive - but curiously, it's not particularly good at moving either. (6)
7: It is likely that many players of the game got their first taste of the move Endure through battling this Pokémon in the wild. (6)
9: One of those Pokémon whose typing is a little bit awkward considering where it lives - although admittedly its Ability in the Advance games explains a lot. (7)
10: Such proud, unique status it had in Johto, never had before and never would again until it made somewhat of a return in Emerald, although without its number, thirty-one. (7)
14: I guess one of the characters in Power of One can owe his existence, or at least his appearance, to this. (9)
15: An unfortunate guy here owned a Shuckle and a Sneasel, but lost them both... (12)
16: A sort of upgrade of a rather less useful item from Kanto, which admittedly could be made to essentially function like this one with some sacrifices. (8)
18: An attack on a card could be mistaken for a misspelling of this one. (11)
19: The heaviest of all its counterparts, but curiously one of the shorter ones in height despite that. (8)
20: A service exclusive to Johto is found here, to be replaced with some mass-produced junk in the Advanced generation. (10)

Down:

1: Oh, just stop whining and give it to me already. (7)
2: Specializes in a move that was bizarrely glitched. (8)
3: Holds the dubious honour of being the weakest Pokémon stat-wise in Johto, only to be beaten by one very special case in Hoenn. (7)
6: Was in Johto the only Pokémon that could learn the strongest move of its Type 1, but later the secret spread out. (9)
8: A mountain town of legendary creatures. (14)
10: Six enslaved Electrode were buried deep under this place... (12)
11: I got both a game AND a movie cameo, nyah nyah. (7)
12: It sounds like something Unown would learn, but guess not. (12)
13: This one is from Monica. (9)
17: A very good place to practice for the nearby Gym, considering the types of Pokémon found there. (10)