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Pokémon Black/White |OT2| International Edition
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Woffls
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So, I'm on route 9 trying to get over this patch of grass, and here's my encounter pattern while on a bike. First 23 steps are in short grass, rest is long grass. It looks like you get a break then loads at once :s
2 steps - Duosion (caught it ;D)
21 steps - Liepard (ran)
3 steps - Minccino (ran)
13 steps - Garbador & Liepard (Caught Garbador ;D)
4 steps - Garbador & Minccino (ran)
4 steps - Garbador (ran)
15 steps - Duosion x2 (ran)
2 steps - Duosion (caught it ;D)
21 steps - Liepard (ran)
3 steps - Minccino (ran)
13 steps - Garbador & Liepard (Caught Garbador ;D)
4 steps - Garbador & Minccino (ran)
4 steps - Garbador (ran)
15 steps - Duosion x2 (ran)
My team. I'm taking it at a snail's pace, as per usual:
Throh, Level 23
Munna, Level 23
Servine, Level 24
Sandile, Level 20
Herdier, Level 21
Darumaka, Level 19
Unusually for me, basic strategy has usurped brute force. I destroyed the first three gyms, as I suppose is to be expected, and have only been troubled by N so far. I love watching Bianca break down after I rip her apart. What?
Throh, Level 23
Munna, Level 23
Servine, Level 24
Sandile, Level 20
Herdier, Level 21
Darumaka, Level 19
Unusually for me, basic strategy has usurped brute force. I destroyed the first three gyms, as I suppose is to be expected, and have only been troubled by N so far. I love watching Bianca break down after I rip her apart. What?
Hot Coldman
Banned
Gravijah said:
You mean Route 2? There's the cat dudes on Route 2, like what N has. Checking Serebii, I think I'll save my Pokeballs for Route 3. Don't fancy carrying around Ratata imitators.
Roto13 said:I want a Munna. They're in that dream forest place next to the town with the first gym, right? I wandered around there for like half an hour last night but I didn't find one.
Look for shaking grass. Just keep running back and forth. It's basically guaranteed to be one.
Roto13 said:I want a Munna. They're in that dream forest place next to the town with the first gym, right? I wandered around there for like half an hour last night but I didn't find one.
20% chance for a Munna and 5% chance for the evolved version, I believe. You're not doing anything wrong, it's just bad luck.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
My Elgyem with Psychic as a starting move is so broken...pretty much kills off everyone at this point, bar Purloin and Sandile.
Anyway, I've mentioned this before, but I LOVE the NPCs who hang out around training spots (the path to Pinwheel Forest, for example) and heal you for free. They're in the later dungeons as well and it really made grinding easier.
Anyway, I've mentioned this before, but I LOVE the NPCs who hang out around training spots (the path to Pinwheel Forest, for example) and heal you for free. They're in the later dungeons as well and it really made grinding easier.
MetalGuardian
Banned
Wow this thread is moving fast
I put in a solid 8 hours yesterday, just got to the city with the 4th gym
Now, I don't usually like making grand claims when a game is so new and when I've barely put any time into it at all (and for Pokemon, 8 hours is nothing) but if the game keeps up the way it has this will undoubtedly end up being my favorite in the series. I never thought any Pokemon game could surpass Gold/Silver, but almost everything about Gen V so far is utterly fantastic.
There are so many little things that are making it so enjoyable.
at the very beginning after your first pokemon battle, the gateway buildings into new towns, the dynamic camera angles, the animated pokemon sprites, the freshness that comes along with having no idea which new pokemon you are going to see at any given moment, being able to reuse TMs, not needing HMs to get through the main quest, Pokemon centers and Pokemarts being in the same building, and the list could go on and on and on.
Also, some of the Pokedex entries are delightfully disturbing. My favorite so far is Yamask's...
I have to give a shout out to the music too. By far the best in the series up to this point. Almost every new tune I've heard so far is exceptional.
My main complaint so far is probably the text. Early in the game there is a ton of talking, and a lot of it feels cumbersome and unnecessary. Of course, I've been playing since Blue version so obviously having the basics drilled into me for the tenth time is going to make me slightly bored. The writing in general though also seems to be almost dumbed down with how simple main story points are expressed. Maybe it was just as bad in previous iterations though and I'm not remembering (probably because it's such a minor thing in the overall package)
A coupe of random questions... is there any point in having the C-Gear on if you aren't going to be walking around outside and potentially passing other people with their C-Gear activated? Seems like a total battery sink to have it on at all times, so it's weird that the game wants you to turn it on from the very second you turn on the game each time
Did anybody else have a lot of trouble figuring out the puzzle in the second gym to get to the gym leader?
Hope everyone else is enjoying it as much as I am!
I put in a solid 8 hours yesterday, just got to the city with the 4th gym
Now, I don't usually like making grand claims when a game is so new and when I've barely put any time into it at all (and for Pokemon, 8 hours is nothing) but if the game keeps up the way it has this will undoubtedly end up being my favorite in the series. I never thought any Pokemon game could surpass Gold/Silver, but almost everything about Gen V so far is utterly fantastic.
There are so many little things that are making it so enjoyable.
Your room getting destroyed
Also, some of the Pokedex entries are delightfully disturbing. My favorite so far is Yamask's...
"Each of them carries a mask that used to be its face when it was human. Sometimes they look at it and cry."
I have to give a shout out to the music too. By far the best in the series up to this point. Almost every new tune I've heard so far is exceptional.
My main complaint so far is probably the text. Early in the game there is a ton of talking, and a lot of it feels cumbersome and unnecessary. Of course, I've been playing since Blue version so obviously having the basics drilled into me for the tenth time is going to make me slightly bored. The writing in general though also seems to be almost dumbed down with how simple main story points are expressed. Maybe it was just as bad in previous iterations though and I'm not remembering (probably because it's such a minor thing in the overall package)
A coupe of random questions... is there any point in having the C-Gear on if you aren't going to be walking around outside and potentially passing other people with their C-Gear activated? Seems like a total battery sink to have it on at all times, so it's weird that the game wants you to turn it on from the very second you turn on the game each time
Did anybody else have a lot of trouble figuring out the puzzle in the second gym to get to the gym leader?
All of the book clues were easy until the very final one... Move back two, left one, up two, right one, and back one. Somehow the answer ended up being talking to that girl by the bookcase in front of you, but I can't for the life of me figure out how that clue would lead somebody to talk to her. I just got frustrated trying and decided to talk to everyone in the room again, but up until then I had spent about 20 minutes trying to figure out what to do.
Hope everyone else is enjoying it as much as I am!
Hot Coldman
Banned
Mr. Sam said:
Surf? Surf's pretty cool. Decent option for a powerful Water move.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Yeah, Surf is like the #1 Water move...well, Aqua Tail and Waterfall are better for Physical Water Pokemon like Kingler and the like, but Surf is ace.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Gravijah said:
I'm not sure whether you disagree with me or feel I am underestimating Surf's usefulness. I'll assume the latter
EDIT: AWESOME, some woman gave me a Panpour.
Woffls
Member
Surf is ridiculous, it's what, 95 power 100 accuracy and damages every Pokémon in play? Very powerful.
Does the Black version say this? If so, Emolga knows charge when you find it, usually, I think? Or does this mean we need a Black exclusive that knows Charge? Interested to see what this does.some bro in Opelucid City said:
Evolving unless you have to is for chumps. Until a Pokémon has learnt all the moves it needs to carry itself through the main story, I don't let them evolve. I'd rather have better moves sooner than slightly better stats.Regulus Tera said:
Now on the drawbridge. A new type of shaking ground! This time, birds above cause shadows on the bridge and when you touch the shadow you either get a type of feather which acts like a vitamin as a permanent stat boost, or an encounter with a rare (lol) Pokémon.
So yeay for vitamin farming!
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
You should find an Eviolite then...it's a new hold item (I think you can get one in Castelia) which boosts unevolved Pokemon's defense and sp. def by 50%.
When the game came out in Japan, people thought the character who says that was Buck's (the guy from DPt) son since the character mentioned his dad's name was Back, which has a very similar katakana spelling.
I remember hearing it's actually a Blitzle you need from the opposite version...and you just get an item for it, the Cell Battery...
When the game came out in Japan, people thought the character who says that was Buck's (the guy from DPt) son since the character mentioned his dad's name was Back, which has a very similar katakana spelling.
DrForester
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I usually let my starters get their first evolution out of the way, then hold off the final evolution till they get the moves.
RepairmanJack
Member
Wiseblade said:
That's awesome and how it should be. I think the HM's should be completely used just for the exploration aspect.
Loving it so far. This is the first one I've really played since yellow. I played a little bit of HG/SS but not very much. All the little improvements in the game make it so much better.
Reading everyones comments make me realize I really don't know much about the game of pokemon. :lol
MatthewB92
Member
Zorua evolve and I got the 4th badge.Damn gym leader used Volt switch like 20 times though.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
I believe one of the Pokedex entries actually mentions that Throh (or maybe it's Sawk) make their clothing out of vines...even though it doesn't look anything like vines. :X
darkpaladinmfc
Member
It's great, it would still be better if we could just get a chainsaw/surfboard/whatever.Wiseblade said:
Roto13 said:You jerk.
Ahaha. Even funnier because I'm picturing a Raichu with a surfer 'cha, bra' accent saying all this.Gravijah said:
Just had my first triple battle! Very interesting, strategy wise. Pokémon on the left can only attack the left and centre opponent, Pokémon on the right the right and centre, Pokémon on the centre can attack all three. Will be a nice mix up to regular battles, despite being horrifically rare occurrences.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
How many pokemon are actually found along route 1 and 2?
I'm up to route 3 and I swear I must have missed one or two.
I'm up to route 3 and I swear I must have missed one or two.
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