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[C.Olimar788]

Pokemon Trainer was always a neat idea, but it just didn't work very well in practice. At all. If he comes back I hope it's with significant changes to how the "team" mechanic works so that it is more functional for a game like Smash Bros.

 

[ffdgh]

I did appreciate that hidden "Type Advantage" knock-back that Sakurai sneaked into Pokemon Trainer, even though it made Ivysaur kind of meh due to the overabundance of Fire moves in the game and the lack of Water and Grass moves.

Which in hindsight is funny since lucario should have had the fire issue too.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

What if they expand the Pokemon trainer to actually have 6 pokemon this time around?

Give him Red's team from GSC: Charizard, Blastoise, Venasaur, Snorlax, and both Espeon and Lapras (to split the difference between GSC & HGSS and allow Pikachu to remain separate).

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

I honestly wouldn't be opposed to them just making Charizard his own character.

 

[Letterbomb]

I've always thought that it would have been better for Red to fight with his Pokemon, rather than just command the Pokemon from afar. What I mean is something, perhaps, like calling out Pidgeot for his up-special, which would carry him upward as Brave Bird is performed; calling out Diglett/Sandshrew for his down-special, which causes two traveling burrows in either direction that entrap other fighters (Dig); and et cetera... Too lazy/tired to come up with the rest of that potential moveset.

The way Pokemon Trainer is in Brawl just doesn't feel right. It's kind of off-putting to just see Red standing there in the background, especially when he's on some random floating island.

 

[Drago]

Kinda worried that we haven't seen Ness re-appear yet.

Don't be. He is as safe as safe can be.

I'm sure he'll appear out of nowhere in a daily pic sometime before release

 

[SenorArdilla]

What if they expand the Pokemon trainer to actually have 6 pokemon this time around?

Would it be like Battle Spot where you bring a team of six but can only choose up to three of them to actually use?

 

[theprodigy]

Would it be like Battle Spot where you bring a team of six but can only choose three to actually use?

what is this, mini-Marvel vs Capcom?

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

what is this, mini-Marvel vs Capcom?

Melee's nickname was Mahvel Jr...

...but yeah, a Marvel-esque team mode would be awesome.

 

[FalconSabre]

I still personally like the idea of having Pokemon Trainer and Pokemon Trainer Rival. Then there are a starter from each generation split over the 6 spots total, if they keep each at three. Someone else mentioned something similar, but with a male and female trainer instead, which would work too.

 

[Neiteio]

I've always thought that it would have been better for Red to fight with his Pokemon, rather than just command the Pokemon from afar. What I mean is something, perhaps, like calling out Pidgeot for his up-special, which would carry him upward as Brave Bird is performed; calling out Diglett/Sandshrew for his down-special, which causes two traveling burrows in either direction that entrap other fighters (Dig); and et cetera... Too lazy/tired to come up with the rest of that potential moveset.

The way Pokemon Trainer is in Brawl just doesn't feel right. It's kind of off-putting to just see Red standing there in the background, especially when he's on some random floating island.

I think it would feel weird to see Pokémon Trainer punching Pikachu... or Pikachu directly attacking Pokémon Trainer. Even though Pikachu and other Pokémon can fight humans from other series, it feels wrong to have humans from the Pokémon world directly attacking (and being attacked by) Pokémon.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Lots of pokemon trainer talk tonight, good fun that character is.

 

[Neiteio]

Lots of pokemon trainer talk tonight, good fun that character is.

Even though I think Sakurai will probably bring everyone back from Brawl, Pokémon Trainer is the one I'm most eager to see him confirm. On the one hand, it's an extremely clever idea and Sakurai no doubt worked really hard on it, but on the other hand, the paranoid side of me worries that something about it might prove complicated for whatever reason this time around. I'm inclined to think he'll come back, but I just want him confirmed already.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

I still personally like the idea of having Pokemon Trainer and Pokemon Trainer Rival. Then there are a starter from each generation split over the 6 spots total, if they keep each at three. Someone else mentioned something similar, but with a male and female trainer instead, which would work too.

I'd rather have the Female Trainer be an alternate skin, with her Pokemon's pallets based on their shiny versions.

 

[SkullHydra]

I'd rather have the Female Trainer be an alternate skin, with her Pokemon's pallets based on their shiny versions.

That could be awesome!

 

[TheLegendOfCap]

I'd rather have the Female Trainer be an alternate skin, with her Pokemon's pallets based on their shiny versions.

Which reminds me. One of these update days we're going to hopefully see a female alt for Villager which I'm pretty excited for.

Even different shirt designs hopefully!

 

[foxuzamaki]

Man, still no picture yet.

 

[Masked Man]

Man, still no picture yet.

The later the picture becomes, the more I start expecting something substantial.

 

[Mariolee]

The later the picture becomes, the more I start expecting something substantial.

The more disappointed you'll be.

 

[Loco4Coco]

It's Lucario!!

 

[SkullHydra]

The later the picture becomes, the more I start expecting something substantial.

We got something big last update. Don't expect a thing more than a pic of Lucario doing something random

Spoiler

with Ridley in the background

.

 

[theprodigy]

Ness to absorb Lucario's Aura Sphere
j/k

 

[ffdgh]

Hmm probably gonna be another adventure mode tease like last time....or rosalina.

 

[Red Arremer]

The later the picture becomes, the more I start expecting something substantial.

Funnily enough, updates that take longer usually are those that have no content at all. It's the ones that are on time that always have new exciting reveals.

 

[SkullHydra]

Lucas to absorb Lucario's Aura Sphere.

Fixed that for you.

 

[Village]

Expecting late pic due to development

Hoping late pic is because surprise direct.

 

[Mariolee]

Funnily enough, updates that take longer usually are those that have no content at all. It's the ones that are on time that always have new exciting reveals.

Either on time or early even.

Which means it should be nothing tonight.

 

[C.Olimar788]

Fixed that for you.

Why not have Lucas on one side absorbing Lucario's Aura Sphere and Ness on the other absorbing Samus' Charge Shot?

 

[Flowmoney]

Fixed that for you.

Your fixing it so wrong , it should be Ninten.

 

[foxuzamaki]

Either on time or early even.

Which means it should be nothing tonight.

sakurai alwasy switching it up.

 

[ffdgh]

It really is Aura Bomb Sized .

 

[SkullHydra]

Sakurai is late. ;_;

 

[Fiktion]

Surely the delay means that a megaton is coming.

 

[SenorArdilla]

Why not have Lucas on one side absorbing Lucario's Aura Sphere and Ness on the other absorbing Mewtwo's Shadow Ball?

I want to believe.

EDIT:
That's a really large ball.

 

[Onesimos]

Pic of the day:

"A size comparison of Lucario's standard special attack, Aura Sphere, in its weakest and strongest states. The attack is faster and more powerful when the Aura Sphere is bigger."

 

[foxuzamaki]

Pic of the day:

nice!

 

[Fandangox]

Shit son.

 

[voltronbadA]

Wow, was it really that much larger in brawl? If not he does seem to be getting quite the buff

 

[Boss Doggie]

I must say the Aura Sphere looks better now

 

[J-Tier]

Pic of the day:

"A size comparison of Lucario's standard special attack, Aura Sphere, in its weakest and strongest states. The attack is faster and more powerful when the Aura Sphere is bigger."

Top of page...

 

[FlynnCL]

...woah. They've seriously increased the size of that.

 

[oreomunsta]

Why not have Lucas on one side absorbing Lucario's Aura Sphere and Ness on the other absorbing Samus' Charge Shot?

Because that would be a nice thing to do. Sakurai loves to not be nice with reveals

 

[J@hranimo]

It's an aura sphere comparison pic. I don't remember a stronger aura sphere being faster than a normal sized one.

 

[solomon]

Pic of the day:

"A size comparison of Lucario's standard special attack, Aura Sphere, in its weakest and strongest states. The attack is faster and more powerful when the Aura Sphere is bigger."

Wow its similar to project m's giant aura ball, but yeah we all called it being a lucario pic.

 

[SmithnCo]

The aura sphere looks really cool now.

 

[ffdgh]

Wow, was it really that much larger in brawl? If not he does seem to be getting quite the buff

Even at full power it wasn't that big.

 

[EulaCapra]

Funnily enough, updates that take longer usually are those that have no content at all. It's the ones that are on time that always have new exciting reveals.

Did not even think of that.

And on that note... it's nothing. Goodnight.

 

[Village]

Pic of the day:

"A size comparison of Lucario's standard special attack, Aura Sphere, in its weakest and strongest states. The attack is faster and more powerful when the Aura Sphere is bigger."

Dat Down right feirce

 

["D"]

Loving dat Aura Sphere visual upgrade

 

[voltronbadA]

Dat Down right feirce

Ha ha ha you got a laugh out of me for that one