Aggrotek
Member
Latios would be too cool to fight and laugh it all off.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Pokémon Community Thread 2: "This is the Real Power of Johto..."
- Thread starter ThatObviousUser
- Start date
Imagine a Uber metagame without Stealth Rock, Ho-Oh would be too awesome. Two great STABs in Sacred Fire and Brave Bird (Earthquake covers Zekrom and Heatran). Also with Sacred Fire's 50% chance to burn, massive Special Defense, Roost, and Regeneratior, this thing would like never die.
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
I have a level 24 Lucario in Black 2 and I don't even know what to do with it. Guy doesn't learn any damage moves until his 40's and all he has right now is Force Palm which only has 10 pp. I'm at Nimbasa City.
Doesn't someone in Nimbasa City PokeCenter give you 10 free Red Shards? With that you can give Lucario Ice Punch, which is helpful against Dragons.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Nah. Auto rain automatically puts Kyogre above most mons save for probably Zekrom. Arceus is the only thing it can't beat.
The perfect plot for a legendary battle royal movie.
Man if only we where the writers for the anime. We'd do a better job then the real writers do at any rate
Cute Dragon Here
Member
What if the reason they are writing is because it has to be just like that?
252 SpA Life Orb Zapdos Thunder vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Kyogre: 374-439 (109.35 - 128.36%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252 SpA Life Orb Raikou Thunder vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Kyogre: 351-413 (102.63 - 120.76%) -- guaranteed OHKO
252+ SpA Life Orb Celebi Leaf Storm vs. 4 HP / 0 SpD Kyogre: 408-484 (119.29 - 141.52%) -- guaranteed OHKO
All Pokemon naturally faster than Kyogre too.
entremet
Member
You sure about the wild Eevee? Eevees aren't found in the wild 'cept for Hidden Grottos, and then they're very, very rare at that.
You do get a gift Eevee at the same city later in the game.
I saw an eevee there too but missed it. They're definitely there.
entremet
Member
Ah, I see. Wow. It's mega rare.
I refuse to accept that. The anime has been better written in the past so it should at least be able to match that quality.
Most of the manga versions have decent writing as well so it's not like it can't be done.
The design isn't so bad. It's a classic design. As a certified website designer, I don't like the current trend in websites of having massive text, blocky navigation or just a search for navigation. As such, I stick with a classic three columned design. Unfortunately, several old pages still lack the style I've been implementing the last few years, but they're being redone, as seen with the recent Gen 1 & Gen 2 overhauls. However, newer stuff takes priority; I fully expect to do a few more over the summer, should take the quality up to the same for all games, but not necessarily with the same style yet. In addition to that, I noticed people had trouble working out the organisation scheme, so I started adding headers into the bars (without reorganising anything) to help people find things easier.
I have been fiddling and testing other layouts and no other style can work for a site of this size. All I can do is fine tune the current layout and people may not work well with that. Finally, as for splash pages, I agree. However, search engines and bookmarks are all tied to the second page, and as such, me removing it and shifting it would be detrimental to scores of hundreds of thousands of people each day
I'm always welcome to constructive criticism though so feel free to provide some should it seem fit
It actually is. Our minds are just clouded by nostalgia. Besides, don't forget, the anime is actually aimed at 8-12 year olds
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
3 more weeks til another corocoro info blowout. 3 more weeks til another corocoro info blowout.
water. water. water.
water. water. water.
UltimateIke
Member
Audio is much improved! You almost sound like a different person.
Exterminieren
Banned
Nah, I don't think so. It's never been within touching distance of well written, no matter how we remember it.
Cute Dragon Here
Member
Well, I gave the anime a try (beginning with the BW season). It's... Enjoyable, I guess? There's no doubts that it's aimed at 8-12 years old kids, but I'm rather "OK" with that. It's nice to see the Team Rocket becoming somewhat competent. Aside from that, I'm a big fan of Ash's Oshawott (he's ridiculously cute and hilarious).
... But I really want to slap Ash/Satori repeatidly in the face. Urrrg, he's acting so moronic in his pokemon battles. Hasn't he faced numerous tournaments already? Yes, I know, the anime isn't about the pokemon types, but rather about the trust between a pokemon and their trainer, but come on, aside from a few good ideas his skills as a trainer are rather mediocre.
Also, take a sip each time you hear "Pikachu" !
... But I really want to slap Ash/Satori repeatidly in the face. Urrrg, he's acting so moronic in his pokemon battles. Hasn't he faced numerous tournaments already? Yes, I know, the anime isn't about the pokemon types, but rather about the trust between a pokemon and their trainer, but come on, aside from a few good ideas his skills as a trainer are rather mediocre.
Also, take a sip each time you hear "Pikachu" !
For the start of the series, they regressed him a little just for the viewers, but he comes back to his usual competence soon enough
EDIT: UK PEOPLE - GAME to distribute Meloetta from March 22nd to April 19th
Well, I can't say I actually care for the anime's writing, or that I have actually watched it in a long while, but I really doubt Capcom (level) writing would be perfect.
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
I have no idea when the last time I watched the show was. I remember seeing it and being incredibly bothered that they used the exact same "cut to black and then animated white lines" anime cliche every single time anybody did anything. Incredibly lazy.
The original series had the advantage of being "Pokemon, but on TV!" Seeing Ho-oh years before anyone had any idea what it was, seeing all the cities and Pokemons animated instead of the (actually pretty bad) Game Boy sprites, backstories and personalities for all of the Gym Leaders. Plus Ash getting mauled by Spearows.
The original series had the advantage of being "Pokemon, but on TV!" Seeing Ho-oh years before anyone had any idea what it was, seeing all the cities and Pokemons animated instead of the (actually pretty bad) Game Boy sprites, backstories and personalities for all of the Gym Leaders. Plus Ash getting mauled by Spearows.
ShmeebAlina
Member
Say what you will about the quality of the anime's writing, but the actual approach taken to the writing of the show has definitely changed over the years and that's nothing to do with nostalgia. If there's anything I miss from the current show it's Team Rocket's shenanigans. They've made otherwise boring episodes at least a little more entertaining in the past.
BW has been mostly dull... now I only watch it now and again to see my fave pokemon or characters in action. Not that there haven't been bland episodes in the past though, I remember the Johto seasons having a lot of lame episodes, even if it had some entertaining ones now and then. I dunno, I guess I just prefer goofy pokemon with the cross-dressing and over-the-top anime faces and incompetent fathers dropping kids out of helicopters, lol.
BW has been mostly dull... now I only watch it now and again to see my fave pokemon or characters in action. Not that there haven't been bland episodes in the past though, I remember the Johto seasons having a lot of lame episodes, even if it had some entertaining ones now and then. I dunno, I guess I just prefer goofy pokemon with the cross-dressing and over-the-top anime faces and incompetent fathers dropping kids out of helicopters, lol.
Cute Dragon Here
Member
Maybe I want to see it go back to the old days.
The other part of me wants it to stay fresh, though.
On another topic: that Serperior looks ADORABLE!
I dunno. I got fed up with TR interrupting the plot every single episode. It was getting ridiculous which is why I support the serious TR.
Now, in Japan, they're sort of serious (they're wanting to take out Plasma), but they still appear randomly to cause Ash & Co. trouble (Giovanni recently got impressed by Pikachu's power first hand). They don't appear in every episode anymore still, so it's all good. Best of both worlds
ShmeebAlina
Member
Yeah I've been watching the Japanese version since DP. The recent ones where N and Team Plasma appear have been worth the watch, been skipping the others though. I guess it's natural the show's not going to stay fresh after all these hundreds of episodes and having to churn them out every week.
@Cuteness Overload, the Serperior is from Pokemon Conquest, awesome game imo.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Fuck Cynthia and that cheating Garchomp.
Cute Dragon Here
Member
But it's Cynthia.
User 73706
Banned
Yeah, the Champions can be brutal. I managed to defeat it, but I got lucky. They have like max IVs, full EVs and the toughest AI to feature in the games
Cute Dragon Here
Member
Makes you wonder why I have a love/not-really-hate relationship with Cynthia.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
Speaking of which, is your avatar a Chespinized Libra? That's pretty cool.
If I had a Scraftified Gaius or Donnel, I'd probably wear it around for a while.
Today is a GOOD DAY! Source?
Okay I'm this close to giving up. Why can't I find a Lotad in the DW? It's been a week now, I've maxed out encounters every day and still saw no Lotads. Am I doing something wrong? I've seen almost every other Pokemon on the Pleasant Forest chart. Doing it from White.
For the record, Lotad is the one Pokemon I have left to get before completing the Pokedex. What the hell, man. This is not cool.
For the record, Lotad is the one Pokemon I have left to get before completing the Pokedex. What the hell, man. This is not cool.
Seems to be on the main UK Pokemon site. http://www.pokemonblackwhite.com/po...okemon/meloetta/details-meloetta-distribution
EDIT:
Behold, an awful and ugly version I made out of boredom and my lack of image manipulation skills trying out a new image manipulator!
Professor Beef
Banned
I just noticed that Cuteness Overload got Junior'd.
Sucks, I liked his threads. They're always interesting in some way, haha.
The AI isn't that good... It doesn't switch unless it can't hurt you at all, for one. Lance's Dragonite is really easy to set up on with a physically defensive Pokémon; as Dragonite's only special move is Draco Meteor, you can take a hit or two, healing off the damage, and render it harmless. Cynthia's Garchomp is a pain due to its Focus Sash, though. If I use a reasonably good team (i.e. not mono-Bidoof), then I think I can beat the Champions Tournament more often than not.
I'm still trying to do a mono-Bidoof run of the Champions Tournament, after my successful mono-Bidoof run of the Elite Four. It's quite a lot harder; with the Elite Four, I had a significant level advantage (mono-Bidoof team is level 100), and they don't have full IVs/EVs. Species Clause doesn't help either.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
Behold, an awful and ugly version I made out of boredom and my lack of image manipulation skills trying out a new image manipulator!
Thanks for at least giving it a shot
entremet
Member
Yep. No EV training either.
I used the following:
Samurrot, Ampharos, and Cressalia. Cressalia is the MVP definitely, followed by Samurott--sweeping after Sword Dancing with Waterfall and Aquajet. Ampharos provides great coverage and bulk.
Aggrotek
Member
ScraftyDevil
Banned
NooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooOoOoooOOoOoOoOOoOoooooooooooIdjwkxbsosjjrkrjpebeowbdlfbelfnfkebrke dow dmd fkendkenfjendienndbedjebdjene
K
I
L
L
K
I
L
L
Aggrotek
Member
ScraftyDevil
Banned
Professor Beef
Banned
Poor ScraftyD.
I haven't been in one of the episodes, have I?
I haven't been in one of the episodes, have I?
Aggrotek
Member
I know that feel.
Poor ScraftyD.
I haven't been in one of the episodes, have I?
No.
I think I forgot you wanted to be in it... I feel bad now...Professor Beef
Banned
Don't feel bad, I never even asked. :lol I was just curious.No.