u/MineOSaurus_Rex

was listening to Linus’ woes about turning the 115” TCL TV on and off through CEC - I think I have a solution that could be implemented in a few minutes

I had an issue where one of My TVs was behind another so the remote could not see the IR receiver.

My solution was simply an iOS Shortcut that sends the PowerOn button via https

Something similar could be done with a script running on the PC when it wakes and sleeps.

TL;DR video version of this post: https://youtu.be/qxwS4Gwowfk

In 2017 I joined the Pokémon Ribbons Community. Over the past 9 years here I have made some of my dearest friends & learned so much about the wonderful world of Pokémon.

That was how I met u/Regiultima115, a trainer whose bottomless pool of Pokémon knowledge was something they shared with the community as a beloved moderator. Unfortunately, the world tragically lost Regi in February 2026, at the far too young age of 29. Their kindness, their thoughtfulness, and their dedication has been dearly missed. Their love of Pokémon was contagious, and their love for their friends was obvious.

Over the years Regi shared so many special moments with us & became a close friend to myself and the other moderators of the Pokémon Ribbon Mastering community.

The Drilbur they gifted me for Christmas in 2023 may be one many of you are familiar with - Aquifer, my very special Safari Ball Hydro Pump mole. It is a Pokémon I cherished dearly while Regi was with us, and now, even more so that they are gone.

So in August I will be teaming up with fellow Ribbon Collectors /u/1venty79 venty, u/CannedWolfMeat, /u/K1K1-333, and Shiny Ado to bring you “Rising Stars Week”. Throughout the week we will be travelling across the franchise to collect as many ribbons as we can, tackling Mt. Battle, Contest Halls, and Battle Facilities far and wide.

I’ve thought long & hard about the question “How do you honor the memory of a Pokémon fan who was so passionate about helping others?”

Then it hit me. There is a charity organization that brings gaming to people when they truly need it the most. The Starlight Children’s Foundation, who have been working alongside Nintendo for over 30 years to install gaming systems in hospitals to bring smiles to faces at times when smiles come at a premium.

So, I reached out to Starlight Canada & spoke with one of their organizers.

Thankfully, when Starlight Canada’s Director of Communications heard about our story she was extremely quick to respond & has been able to give us a huge amount of information about the charity, the work that they do, and even invited us to their head offices to meet them in person.

Right out of the gates they offered me something that felt perfect. Kristina has told me that if our community is able to raise the funds to deploy a Starlight Kiosk, they will prepare one adorned with a special decal in honor of Regiultima.

Over their tenure Regi completed over 45 ribbon masters who got their start in games ranging from Heartgold, to Scarlet. Regi found ways to make special connections with Pokémon from across the series & with trainers from around the world. In their honor we invite you to set out to find a Pokémon whose story will deepen your connection to Pokémon and the fans who make it so special.

The most important thing I want to promote for this event if you are thinking of collecting ribbons is to find a special Pokemon and make new memories that you’ll remember. That could be your first Pokemon, first shiny, or any Pokemon with a cherished story attached to it!

Even if you decide not to chase every ribbon, just collecting a few might be enough to strengthen the bond between you and your Pokemon.

Our friend had so much passion for the ribbon master journey & we hope that in his honour the event might give a few people an experience he would be proud of.

To commemorate Regi’s dedication and all the help he gave to everyone in the Pokemon Ribbons community I’m just so excited to see his name immortalized on a piece of gaming history.

We have already started collecting donations and there are some really exciting goals set and rewards available! Donations over $20 are eligible to get a Pokémon caught directly on one of these systems, some of which have already been sent out to their Forever homes. Donations can also be used to earn raffle entries to prizes donated by members of the community like a special colourway of the Drewworks GC Force Adapter that allows one gamecube controller to be split across 4 systems.

With over weeks before the actual event dates we have already raised over $2,300 so I am hopeful that we can blow past our goals.

In the event that we exceed the goal, Kristina has confirmed we can arrange to have Regi’s kiosk set up with more Pokémon titles pre-installed than any other Starlight system out there.

And for the sticker on the side of the console we are going to make it the only Fun Center Ribbon master in the world. On one side, a ribbon designed by the Rising Stars Organizers, and on the other, a ribbon designed and voted on by the community. More information about how you can submit a ribbon design can be found here: https://forms.gle/Y1f668EStxo9jxpu9

There is a lot planned for the event. Every day we will be tackling different shiny hunts or ribbon challenges live on stream.

To end off the event we will be hosting an IRL event on August 30th in Canada - if you would like to arrange to come PLEASE fill out the RSVP form: https://forms.gle/NKXXiuA9r6rbWaBS9

Wednesday, August 19th - Kick-off Shiny Hunting Stream (67??x Gen 3 Shiny Hunting) Thursday, August 20th - Contest Ribbons Day (RSE/DPPt/ORAS/BDSP) Friday, August 21st - Paldea Fight Night (Pokémon Scarlet Ranked) & Pokemon XD Mt. Battle Saturday, August 22nd - Pokémon Emerald Battle Tower Attempts Sunday, August 23rd - Yveltal Community Dynamax Adventures (Sword/Shield Shiny Hunting) Monday, August 24th - Contest Ribbons Day 2 (RSE/DPPt/ORAS/BDSP) Tuesday, August 25th - Pokémon Battle Tower Attempts (Emerald/DPPt/SuMo/BDSP) Wednesday, August 26th - End of event Shiny Hunting Hot-Tub Stream Sunday, August 30th - IRL LAN Party & WCS Watch Party @ DenThreeSixty in Markham, Ontario, Canada

Since some of you never got to know Regi, I wanted to give them a chance to share their memories of Regi with you as well.

Shiny Ado: Regi was one of the first friends I’ve made in the Ribbon community dating back to 2020 and has been very supportive the whole way through. There would often be days where we would go up to one another for any question or insight about any of the main line Pokémon games. At some point in the later years, they had traded me some Pokémons including a Landorus from the Dream Radar, a Lapras and Salamence from Gales of Darkness and some more. Those Pokémon in a way are a part of Regi that will always treasure them. They were one of the main reasons why I stuck with the community for so long and we all miss him dearly.

/u/cannedwolfmeat: I knew Regi for several years, we would speak regularly in a group chat with some other friends from the ribbon community and connect over our love of Pokemon. Something that I will always remember about Regi is how he was always looking for ways to help other people. Shortly after Scarlet and Violet came out and people were theorycrafting ways to defeat raid den bosses, Regi went out of his way to raise a group of Purrserkers for everyone to use together, as that was considered the ultimate strategy at the time. I think coming together to help others in need is exactly what he would have wanted.

/u/1venty79: I’ve known Regi ever since I first joined the Pokemon Ribbons Community back in 2018. He was an endless encyclopedia of knowledge and would never hesitate to assist anyone in need of help on their ribbon journeys. In 2020, both Regi and I became mods in the community together, and that same dedication and passion to helping others only grew more and more as the years went on. Some of my favorite memories with him were from the hundreds of hours we spent together theorycrafting new battle teams to help make people’s ribbon journeys easier. He was nothing short of a teambuilding savant, crafting the most ingenious and fun strategies for people to help make their ribbon challenges easier, and he was a terrifying opponent to face off against in our community’s draft leagues and tournaments. Whenever I had a question about ANYTHING Pokémon related, he was the person I’d always go to first. He was one of the most faithful and caring friends one could have.

His passing still doesn’t feel real, and it has left a profound wound in my heart that may never fully heal, but the same can also be said for thousands of other members of our community who were devastated to hear that one of the greatest Pokemon masters we’d ever known was no longer with us. With this event, I wanted to do right by his memory and assist us all in our healing journeys by embodying his spirit of endlessly helping those in need. Regi may be gone, but his legacy will live on, and with this event, we hope that every time one of these hospitalized kids sees the name “Regiultima”, their eyes will light up the same way ours did whenever we got to see Regi’s endless knowledge and passion firsthand.

/u/K1K1-333: In 2020, my life was changed by finding a home in the Pokemon ribbons community - the first place my seriously traumatized and socially anxious 20 year old self felt safe to express herself and her passion for Pokemon. That is where I met Regi.

From the moment I joined the ribbons Discord, I was aware of Regi as a dependable moderator and overwhelmingly knowledgeable Pokemon player. However, as I got to know him better over the years, I was also honored to learn of his kindness, generosity, and patience as a friend. From being an incredible listener no matter how long I rambled about whatever to him late into the night, to always being willing to help with any Pokemon related matter, Regi was a beloved friend that I talked to almost every single day for years up until his passing. His presence was so integral to my daily life that I still find myself thinking “oh, let me message Regi about this” when I run into a problem with a Pokemon game that he would have known to answer to or when I see something that makes me think of him, only to feel grief wash over me again when I remember that he can’t respond anymore. I wish I could talk to him again and I wish I could introduce him to all of you because he was just such a wonderful person.

Pokemon has always been about connection first and foremost and I can think of no better example than the way that Pokemon has allowed me to feel connected to my friend even after his death. When Regi and I met in real life for the first time, he traded me a Shadow Articuno from XD: Gale of Darkness via link cable on the GBA named Chillwing. As was characteristic of his kindness, he had gone to the effort of catching the Articuno in a Luxury Ball, and he had even attached a legitimately acquired Liechi Berry to the legendary. In honor of meeting my close friend for the first time and as a testament to our friendship, I decided to go to the effort to ribbon master Chillwing. That legendary bird embodies the joy of meeting Regi in person, his selflessness and passion, and the memories of all the conversations we had as I excitedly updated him on my ribboning progress. I remember all of those things every time I see Chillwing or send them into battle. I hope that during Rising Stars Week, other people are able to connect with their friends via Pokemon and later remember that joy when they see that Pokemon in their PC.

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Regi wasn’t just an avid Pokémon fan but someone who was dedicated to helping his friends and communities succeed. He spent countless hours coming up with thoughtful gifts, helping strangers, and even helping me struggle to grasp the concepts of battling…

We miss him…

I hope this August you can join us for this special event & help us turn the loss of a friend into something magical.

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Donation & Campaign Link: https://tilt.fyi/vJfGt2AEgM

Starlight Canada: https://starlightcanada.org/

AUGUST 30th Party @ DenThreeSixty Please RSVP: https://forms.gle/NKXXiuA9r6rbWaBS9

Community Ribbon Design Contest Rules & Submission: https://forms.gle/Y1f668EStxo9jxpu9

Pokemon Ribbons Discord: https://discord.gg/Tb7Bb6Vuxe

Would I be correct in assuming this card is missing the yellow ink layer?

Live reaction: https://youtube.com/shorts/Y2TEcsa2vhA?si=c6yusGdplO6cwByC

Showed up in my home arcade… the men in black suits and sunglasses said i could keep the quarters if they could *maintain* the machine every now and then.

Feel kinda dizzy after playing though. Need to play more!