Irregular Crossword (August 2006)

Across:

3: Needle? Two times? Ballerina? (8)
4: Tri Attack, please! (8)
5: Its Japanese name makes me think of household objects. (9)
6: At first glance, one would expect it to calm the other one. (7)
12: It appears to have entered Hariyama's field of profession. (10)
14: Oddly powerful for an attack learned so early by a Pokémon obtained so early. (9)
15: The name is rather misleading, considering what it really guards you against. (9)
17: Oh, boy, are Bug Catchers and Bug Maniacs going to love this one. (7)
20: Aww, it was so much more depressing before. (12)
21: Strangely neglected by Pokémarts, considering how useful it is. (6)
22: Funny how despite being of a very common type, its pathetic attack power still managed to make it one of the second most powerful attacks of its type that any non-legendaries could learn naturally back in the day. (4)
23: Apparently this attack can be performed whether you have one, two, not-quite-even-any or very strangely shaped versions of its namesake. (10)
25: Most of the Pokémon that learn it really don't make sense considering the name. Mareep? Cacnea? (11)

Down:

1: All but three lose their purity through evolution, but the other two would perhaps be better liked impure. (6)
2: And you thought only our sworn enemies could steal... (9)
3: Bittersweet is the fruit of its oh so very hard effort... (5)
7: I don't think it's laughing. (5)
8: If it worked on humans and were permanent, it would give the childhood horror stories of getting stuck making a face a whole new meaning. (10)
9: There may be debate on 16 across in January, but this one definitely does see red. (6)
10: Is it wearing primitive human clothing or does it just have very odd patterns? (8)
11: Replaces an item from R/B/Y that, annoyingly enough for in-game players, was missing altogether in G/S/C. (9)
13: Ooh, I can walk behind lampposts. (12)
16: The only way to save the future of the battle - unless all the Pokémon you have left can fly, of course. (9)
18: Come on, who would pick the root of all evil? (10)
19: Get rid of those annoying things blocking your way to victory. (10)
24: Ash's most recent catch. (5)