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Pokémon Community Thread 2: "This is the Real Power of Johto..."
- Thread starter ThatObviousUser
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Anyone partecipating in the spring friendly next week? It's the first time I'm gonna use Genesect and Keldeo, I'm pretty stocked about it!
Is it too late to sign up for that now? I didn't know it was going to allow Genesect and Keldeo.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Leavanny makes a good working mom
UltimateIke
Member
First mother's day without my mom, so yeah:
I have talked to my mom in HeartGold though, so the day hasn't been lost :lol
Oh man, sorry to hear that.
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
I caught Virizion, Cobalion, and Zekrom in one Ultra Ball each.
Finals are over after Monday so maybe I will. It'll be cool to use some legends for once.
Zekrom isn't supposed to be that hard to catch, but Virizion and Cobalion? That's.... extremely lucky. Iirc, even under best possible conditions (1 HP, sleep), the probability of catching Virizion or Cobalion with an Ultra Ball is like ~5%.
Well, at least they make for good exp.
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
Yeah, Virizion hopped off a cliff, I went back to town, healed my Pokemons, saved, and then caught it in one throw. I was wrong about Cobalion in one. He wasn't too bad though.
I can't decide between HP or Defense for my Swampert.
I can't decide between HP or Defense for my Swampert.
What gets me is that it's not like Virizion and Cobalion are at the depths of a labyrinthine dungeon, but are instead put literally in the middle of the path with a sub-5% catch rate in optimal conditions.
I wish.
I wish.
dakkumauji
Member
So Shift Gear/Extremespeed Genesect.
I want one.
I want one.
Too bad his physical movepool is kinda meh, maybe a possible set would be:
Shift Gear/iron head/blaze kick/x-scissor ?
So going through my first playthrough of Black 2 now and I never thought about this in previous the games, but I'd embrace a 'Hard Mode' or whatever in this game.
I mean, just have the normal game like it is, but also add a more challenging mode where eg. All the opposing pokemon/trainers will go for the best move or try to do maximum damage and not use rest when their healthbar is full, use helping hand in a single battle or moves that "don't affect me".
Or more random trainers actually have revives, potions and stuff. Not only the Gymleaders or your rival with the occasional Hyper potion.
I know, you can have those battles online, but I'd like a real challenge again in storymode just like when I was a lil' kid I playing the 1st gen games for a 1st time.
I mean, just have the normal game like it is, but also add a more challenging mode where eg. All the opposing pokemon/trainers will go for the best move or try to do maximum damage and not use rest when their healthbar is full, use helping hand in a single battle or moves that "don't affect me".
Or more random trainers actually have revives, potions and stuff. Not only the Gymleaders or your rival with the occasional Hyper potion.
I know, you can have those battles online, but I'd like a real challenge again in storymode just like when I was a lil' kid I playing the 1st gen games for a 1st time.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Weird, never had trouble catching them.
Chet Rippo
Member
It's not like the other choices are any better.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Jolteon and Umbreon laughs at your proposition.
entremet
Member
Espeon got awesomer with Magic Bounce and Vaporeon has always been a nice bulky water type.
ScraftyDevil
Banned
Nice choice. Espeon was my first shiny, back in OG Silver
Lucky
I've never seen a legit (non-Red Gyarados I mean) shiny. My fiancee once ran into one luckily and my brother years ago found a shiny Entei while playing Gold in his GBA Player (the GC add-on) so I saw that pretty clearly (damn he was lucky with that, first time and all) but I've never seen a proper legit shiny
.Damn you RNG/odds
ScraftyDevil
Banned
Lucky
I've never seen a legit (non-Red Gyarados I mean) shiny. My fiancee once ran into one luckily and my brother years ago found a shiny Entei while playing Gold in his GBA Player (the GC add-on) so I saw that pretty clearly (damn he was lucky with that, first time and all) but I've never seen a proper legit shiny
Damn you RNG/odds
If it makes you feel any better, it doesn't exist anymore since my Silver's battery died
I have a feeling you'll encounter one by the time you're through with X & Y. Just keep at it.
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
You can hatch shinies, though.
entremet
Member
I know. Don't do much breeding with foreign Pokemon either, tho.
entremet
Member
For fun's sake
Design ranking:
Espeon>Umbreon>Glaceon>Jolteon>Vaporeon>Leafeon>Flareon>Sylveon
Battle ranking:
Espeon>Jolteon (My Mewtwo Killer in the Stadium games-TWave, plus Thunderbold and Pin Missile)>Umbreon>Vaporeon>Glaceon>Leafon>Flareon
It does have a hard mode the problem is you need to unlock it by clearing the game first or having someone who's already beaten the game give you the key. Very very annoying.
I hope X and Y let you select hard mode right from the bat.
Cute Dragon Here
Member
And perhaps, after that, allow the player to backpedal hard on their choice of difficulty.
Something about playing as Axew makes me want an Axew plushie.
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
Who wouldn't want an Axew?
Cute Dragon Here
Member
Not cute enough?
Then again, Axew is plenty cute with its mouth open.
Intelligent A.I, if your breezing through the game make it alot toughter. That'd be cool.
dakkumauji
Member
I wouldn't want an Axew that's as stupid as the one in the anime.
Cute Dragon Here
Member
I want that to happen, too. There's a big possibility of GF messing things up though.
Sometimes being stupid does make that Axew cuter.
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
Tell her to get her own Pokemons.
And BW2 especially was sort of a joke as far as difficulty goes. Marlon didn't even get to fight back, and I breezed right through the Elite Four. The only time I was ever a little worried was when I fought Colress, because my best Pokemon at the time were Crobat, Lucario, and Samurott. But since BW2 locked the vast majority of content for after the Elite Four, it would have been way too tedious to make you fight the Gym Leaders in a competitive format.
And BW2 especially was sort of a joke as far as difficulty goes. Marlon didn't even get to fight back, and I breezed right through the Elite Four. The only time I was ever a little worried was when I fought Colress, because my best Pokemon at the time were Crobat, Lucario, and Samurott. But since BW2 locked the vast majority of content for after the Elite Four, it would have been way too tedious to make you fight the Gym Leaders in a competitive format.
UltimateIke
Member
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Yeah let Charmeleon die.