No, having access to unique Pokemon to encourage trading is. This one specifically stops you from doing so.
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Pokémon Community Thread 2: "This is the Real Power of Johto..."
- Thread starter ThatObviousUser
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Eh, that's a core part of the underlying gameplay, but in theory, people purchase new Pokemon games in order to get access to the new Pokemon therein.
Buy game -> get Pokemon.
Trade -> get other Pokemon.
lazybones18
Banned
I'll be sure to never face Ash in the ring when his cap is backwards
I'll be sure to never face Ash in the ring when his cap is backwards
Ash Peaked during the first few pokemon movies
strangedopamine
Member
I'll be sure to never face Ash in the ring when his cap is backwards
Why not? He's not that tough no matter how his hat is positioned!
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Doubt they'd do "Buy Meloetta for $0.99" but they already have a paid application as the only way of getting formes of some Pokemon and went so far as to make both the formes and item untradeable.
Apart from the whole "making it untradeable" thing there's a whole lotta precedent for this though. Jirachi in Channel, Mew in Ranch, Manaphy in Ranger etc. Dream Radar is just that at a micro level.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Hell, at least Dream Radar adds more than just one Pokemon. Not only do you get the Kami trio for BW2, but also other Pokemon with their dream world abilities. Like Regenerator Ho-oh.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
What about when you have to pay extra money for a movie ticket, or pre-order tickets, to get Event Legendaries and such.
When Ash puts his hack back these days stuff gets real and he takes down legendary Pokemon.
He does it so rarely now that when it does happen it's a "holy cow" moment
REMOVE THIS MOVE FROM THE GAME
Professor Renegade
Banned
When you really think about it though, Ash is a loser.
Hear me out, most of his gym badges were obtained without properly defeating the gym leaders (for example: Brock gave his badge out of pity, saving the Celadon gym from a fire, etc.), he doesn't take chances to catch powerful pokemon in the wild or legendaries for that matter, and when his pokemon do become powerful he either releases them (Charizard, Pidgeot, Lapras). The most important thing to note however is that he has never won/completed a pokemon league, ever. He can turn his cap backwards all he wants, that's no going to help him win any matches or, dare I say, become a pokemon master.
I think how easily we can become a Pokemon master in the game makes Ash seem like an even bigger loser as well.
Cute Dragon Here
Member
What about when you have to pay extra money for a movie ticket, or pre-order tickets, to get Event Legendaries and such.
You also get the main feature in these cases. Doesn't count.
SenorArdilla
Member
Never! All physically defensive water Pokemon need a special-based move that can half an opponent's attack. It's not like people would use Scald just to burn your opponent.
Watch Gamefreak gives it to a Pokemon with Serene Grace.
On the topic of Ash, he's just suffering from overexposure. Any plot holes can be blamed on the writers trying to make up reasons for the character to stay relevant. It's just getting ridiculous that after the 786 episodes and 16 movies, he never succeeded.
So, I finally picked up White 2 as part of that Best Buy deal a week ago and I have to say...this may be the best Pokemon ever. Or at least, better than the Diamond, Gold, Red gens. I've only played Red/Blue, Gold/Silver, and a little bit of Diamond (15 hours), but this seems leagues beyond those. Am I wrong in thinking this?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Scald is awesome. Sometimes I even prefer it over Surf or Hydro Pump because lolburns
Not at all mah boy
Not at all mah boy
IllumiNate
Member
Will u be able to transfer Pokes to X/Y? If so I'll buy White 2 tomorrrow
Cute Dragon Here
Member
This one is still an unknown, but I think they won't do it again - the last time a road block happened, it's because of fundamental incompatibilities between the hardware.
Regarding 3DS from DS, there are several points, hardware side, in favour of a possible transfer:
Downloaded 3DS apps have read and write access to the SLOT-1, even for a Nintendo DS game.
It's possible for a 3DS application to directly communicate with another different kind of device directly through wireless (to Wii is one example), and now Wii U and the like. What's not to say that we can do the same for the DS, without even bothering to run in BC mode?
And don't forget the data structure should still remain fairly similar. We're with this 3 gens in...
Box of Bunnies
Banned
A little wrong. Diamond/Pearl/Platinum are better than Black/White which are better than Black 2/White 2 but yeah B2/W2 are better than RBY and GSC (and RSE for that matter).
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Gen V is already better than DPPt by virtue of being faster and more streamlined with better mon distribution.
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Gen V is already better than DPPt by virtue of being faster and more streamlined with better mon distribution.
Faster/streamlined gameplay systems doesn't mean much when they're just placed on a big circle. Sinnoh is much more interesting to adventure in than Unova. Black/White's narrative focus was interesting, though.
Nocturnowl
Member
Gen V is already better than DPPt by virtue of being faster and more streamlined with better mon distribution.
Very much this and that's just the tip of the superiority iceberg.
edit: But yeah, Sinnoh's map is pretty sweet, I mean aside from the constant blocked off points making the whole place more linear than it should be based on its appearance.
Cute Dragon Here
Member
Gen V is already better than DPPt by virtue of being faster and more streamlined with better mon distribution.
So true. At least if you want to play the real Gen IV, play Platinum. Don't bother with DP - it's old, and it shows.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Eh, it's a "faux" unlinearity though. What's the point of being unlinear if the gyms are all too similar?
What about when you have to pay extra money for a movie ticket, or pre-order tickets, to get Event Legendaries and such.
Those are special bonuses. You get them as a gift for seeing the movie. It's not seen as you HAVE to see the movie to get them
Doubt they'd do "Buy Meloetta for $0.99" but they already have a paid application as the only way of getting formes of some Pokemon and went so far as to make both the formes and item untradeable.
It's its own game, albeit not a very good one. The only reason they did it was to give 3DS users something to whet their appetite
That was true in Kanto, but since then he has earned EVERY one of his badges. He even wanted to refuse a badge because he won due to extenuating circumstances (Pikachu got superpowered by one of Wattson's roboRaikous and he whitewashed Wattson's team) and even recently, a Gym Leader was wanting to give up because of Ash's good strategy, but decided to stay on. Yes, there have been instances, even recently, of the Gym Leaders showing pity, Elesa allowing Ash to exit and change his strategy half way through and Roxie being cocky and saying she'll battle Ash 3 VS 6 and still win, but Ash has shown strategy countless times. Remember, leagues aren't like in the games.
People keep taking aspects of the original series (Ash never evolving Pokémon, releasing Pokémon, never earning Gym Badges himself) and assume it's true now.
Look at the Pokémon Ash has and has in reserves
Pikachu
Tauros
Muk
Heracross
Kingler
Charizard (Yes it's in reserves, it's even coming back in Japan in two weeks)
Squirtle
Bulbasaur
Snorlax
Bayleef
Quilava
Totodile
Donphan
Noctowl
Torkoal
Glalie
Sceptile
Swellow
Corphish
Gliscor
Torterra
Infernape
Buizel
Gible
Staraptor
Snivy
Oshawott
Scraggy (The last three annoyingly have yet to evolve)
Pignite
Boldore
Palpitoad
Leavanny
Unfezant
Krookodile
So tell me, how many of those Pokémon are not evolved? Now, let's look at Pokémon he has released
Butterfree
Pidgeot
Primeape (though according to the recent opening, that's being classed as in training to be called upon)
Lapras
He hasn't released a Pokémon since 1999.
You've been Serebii'd
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
If you count Primeape, then Gliscor is also "released". Sorta. Same with Charizard.
Charizard and Gliscor (as well as Squirtle) have both been called upon after being "released". Primeape has not
Traded to Dawn. Doesn't count
So I've just started my first Nuzlocke challenge, and it's not going well. I'm playing Soul Silver, but I've activated a randomizer cheat code so that every wild Pokemon is random...I could get anything!
Anyway, the very first Pokemon I encountered (that I was allowed to catch) was an Articuno. My first thought was 'fantastic' until I realized (three Pokeballs in) that I probably wasn't going to be able to catch him. He ended up killing me. Restart.
Second time around I ran into an Entei. Didn't even bother trying to catch him and just ran away. In the next area I managed to catch a Squirtle, so my team at that point (after a little training) was:
Squirtle Lv. 8
Cyndaquil Lv.7
Enter Dark Cave looking for my third Pokemon...a wild Garchomp appears. I have Squirtle out and believe I can take it. It uses Dragon Rage. Squirtle dead. I try and run away with Cyndaquil, but couldn't escape. Dragon Raaaaagggee. Restart.
Anyway, the very first Pokemon I encountered (that I was allowed to catch) was an Articuno. My first thought was 'fantastic' until I realized (three Pokeballs in) that I probably wasn't going to be able to catch him. He ended up killing me. Restart.
Second time around I ran into an Entei. Didn't even bother trying to catch him and just ran away. In the next area I managed to catch a Squirtle, so my team at that point (after a little training) was:
Squirtle Lv. 8
Cyndaquil Lv.7
Enter Dark Cave looking for my third Pokemon...a wild Garchomp appears. I have Squirtle out and believe I can take it. It uses Dragon Rage. Squirtle dead. I try and run away with Cyndaquil, but couldn't escape. Dragon Raaaaagggee. Restart.
Cute Dragon Here
Member
You've been Serebii'd
Looking forward to more instances of this. Maybe you'll even get to Serebii me.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
That sounds like some sort of weird innuendo.
Oh, and if we're on the topic of BW2's superiority, that statement is absolutely correct. I slightly prefer the original BW myself, but at the very, absolute least, BW2 are the best games mechanically and have by far the most content.
Cute Dragon Here
Member
Aggrotek
Member
Junior Member?
Cute Dragon Here
Member
You may have made an error in judgement with that randomizer.
SenorArdilla
Member
I swear. Everyone keeps on ignoring his Raticate. I know he only had it for one episode, but that thing had freaking Jump Kick.
I really want Raticate to get Jump Kick.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Yikes
Ash probably forgot him.
Anyway, creepy/gross/"oh god" Pokedex entries?
Out of my head, Heatmor comes to my mind. Why did they have to be descriptive on how they eat Durants?
Ash probably forgot him.
Anyway, creepy/gross/"oh god" Pokedex entries?
Out of my head, Heatmor comes to my mind. Why did they have to be descriptive on how they eat Durants?
He had it for all of five minutes.
Technically we forgot his Beedrill too. He also had that for a limited time, then gave it to Casey
ScraftyDevil
Banned
Drowzee and Alakazam's are horrifying.
Drowzee (Emerald):
Alakazam (Silver):
Both of those mental images squick me out way too much :s
Drowzee (Emerald):
Alakazam (Silver):
Both of those mental images squick me out way too much :s
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Oh yeah, Yamask too.
Cute Dragon Here
Member
:3
This is what happens when you get inane-thread-happy.
Never knew bags of trash could be this cute
Aaaaaaah I want plushies of them now
Don't forget Haunter, his undefeated Pokemon.
He technically never really owned that but true enough
Chet Rippo
Member
Of course they can. You just haven't been looking at them right.
Never knew bags of trash could be this cute
ThatObviousUser
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haha thats hilarious.
ps, anyone getting the new pokemon mystery dungeon? I might, but I don't know anything about it.
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