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Pokémon Black/White |OT2| International Edition
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ThatObviousUser
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Just got to Accumula Town. Some thoughts:
- This game oozes polish. Even from the boot-up, where the main menu has a splash of design now instead of looking like MS-DOS crossed with the blue screen of death. The X menu is slick, and being able to drag and drop items and moves make the game feel like it was made for the DS (finally?) I was even surprised by the foot tapping that Cheren did. Just lots of attention to detail all around. The menus in past games have been a sticking point for me just because as a website designer, I know good and bad UX. HG/SS helped some but it was mostly inconsistent -- B/W feel completely consistent in comparison.
- The animations are awesome. The idle animations really liven things up, as do the numerous camera transitions. I said wow. Even the animations in the battle menu... It's like comparing Android 1.0 to Android 3.0, the difference is really stark.
- Everything is blazing fast omg.
- Some things missed from HG/SS: L to A option and the main menu always being present on the bottom screen. Also, tapping the touchscreen acting as A for dialogue. These games seem to go back to the Platinum mindset of "touch screen for a few things, buttons for everything else." HG/SS were designed so you could just play with the d-pad and touch screen, this is no longer the case unfortunately.
Fantasy Final
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MacGurcules
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It appears Dwebble/Crustle could do it, provided you first breed Spikes on to it. Perhaps through Pineco/Forretress.Neiteio said:Excellent, thank you.
Also, anyone know a parent for Ferroseed that could pass on both Spikes and Stealth Rock? And can both Spikes and Stealh Rock be on the field at the same time?
You can, in fact, have Spikes and Stealth Rock and Poison Spikes all in effect at the same time. Or you could in Gen4. I haven't read anything that says different this time around.
CrunchinJelly
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Nobody got the DSi bundle? What's the case like?
Android18a
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Merovin said:
Yes, that's new. It also works in reverse.
I traded a Scyther level 1 to my White from HeartGold, and it gained over 10,000 EXP from its first battle with an EXP Share against a trainer with a level 60 Pokemon. It hit like level 20 or something in one go. After that, the EXP steadily levelled out.
Try giving a level 1 an EXP share later in the game and see how much it gets from some of the later battles
MidnightScott
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The final main story battle will make yall shit bricks
Android18a said:Yes, that's new. It also works in reverse.
I traded a Scyther level 1 to my White from HeartGold, and it gained over 10,000 EXP from its first battle with an EXP Share against a trainer with a level 60 Pokemon. It hit like level 20 or something in one go. After that, the EXP steadily levelled out.
Try giving a level 1 an EXP share later in the game and see how much it gets from some of the later battles
Awesome.
Electivirus
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D-Pad said:
Until the Dream World site is up, you won't have access to berry patches, IIRC.
ThatObviousUser
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I knew about it before, but still, daaamn at the new Pokemon center.
Holy Order Sol
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Andrex said:
Just what took them so long to think of merging them with shops, really...
Sorry if I'm just missing something obvious, but does this make it take even longer to grind to high levels (like L100 which I never did)? In previous games you always gained less EXP if you fought enemies of lower level, so once you were like L60 and there weren't many wild pokemon of equal or higher level, it took forever to gain EXP. In previous games you always required more EXP to get to each higher level though. Exactly what is different and how does it affect endgame/training grinding?Android18a said:Yes, that's new. It also works in reverse.
I traded a Scyther level 1 to my White from HeartGold, and it gained over 10,000 EXP from its first battle with an EXP Share against a trainer with a level 60 Pokemon. It hit like level 20 or something in one go. After that, the EXP steadily levelled out.
Try giving a level 1 an EXP share later in the game and see how much it gets from some of the later battles
What you got was the standard amount of EXP. Pokémon at each level had a set amount of EXP they would drop upon defeat. It didn't matter if you faced them with a level 5 or a level 85, you'd receive the same amount. As you got further into the game, it seemed like Pokémon were dropping less EXP if you were higher level, because Pokémon of your level dropped so much more as standard. Now EXP dropped is proportional, so you get wildly different amounts depending on what level your own Pokémon are.Blizzard said:
You're as OCD as me about such things. But yeah, a moment of legacy thinking for GameFreak. Don't worry, I'm sure they'll let you patch it a year from now for an extra $50.Merovin said:
ThatObviousUser
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btkadams said:
The games do have a bit flag to determine if it has been nicknamed or not. (Started employing it in Gen 4 I believe for like Japanese Pokemon that evolve, their name becomes the English evolution's name.) So it's probable that traded Pokemon from past games will be de-caps'd.
ThatObviousUser
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Lol I love the Zelda-like pose the trainer does when he picks up an item. Should have just put in the Zelda jingle to match.
Just got past the first gym. I'm enjoying this so far.
My team:
Naso/Snivy - lvl 13
Fluffy/Lillipup - lvl 12
Jones/Panpour - lvl 11
Then I have two more that just take up space for now.
I do have a question though, I heard something about shaking grass/water/dirt? What is this?
My team:
Naso/Snivy - lvl 13
Fluffy/Lillipup - lvl 12
Jones/Panpour - lvl 11
Then I have two more that just take up space for now.
I do have a question though, I heard something about shaking grass/water/dirt? What is this?
MidnightScott
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MidnightScott is here to help. Although I can't breed anything yet in this game since I'm not at Nimbasa City yet. >_>;
DragonKnight
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Fantasy Final said:
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TenaciousNorth
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shahkur said:
Depends on which starter you picked.
Android18a
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Kave_Man said:
The OP needs some FAQs that can be updated for all the repeated questions here
What is the shaking grass/dirt/water?
Generally indicators of rare Pokemon that can only be caught in those specific points. They're always worth giving a go, because at worst you'll find an Audino and get a nice EXP bonus from it. At best, it could be an Emolga, or a Pansear/Panpour/Pansage.
When can I trade?
When you've got the Pal Pad. Beat the first gym and clear Team Plasma out of the Dreamyard. Then you'll get the Pal Pad and C-Gear and be all set.
Whoooaa. I just had an idea.shahkur said:
What if instead of special circumstances drawing out different Pokemon, they would also have a chance to draw the same Pokemon, but with a rare move.
It would increase the timesink by x100, but damn if I wouldn't flail in the grass all day trying to find a Pokemon with a 1% chance for a rare move. I totally would.
And I would also bonk my head on the wall when I see someone in the thread claim that he not only got the Pokemon with the rare move, but also shiny.
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