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Pokémon Community Thread 3: "Soon, All of Hoenn Will Be Under Its Withering Glare "
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ColtraineGF
Member
Technically true, since it's a distro Pokemon right now - it would be like saying Arceus was available in DPPt when it was actually only made available only as a distro at TRU.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Also
Jeff Vader
Member
Oh great, now I need a Pawniard.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
How much are TCG packs in the States?
5 USD for blisters
13 USD for theme decks
35 USD for the elite trainer boxes
90 USD for booster boxes.
User 73706
Banned
You guys know Smogon's whole Create-A-Pokemon project? It'd be neat to see a GAF version - that is, fakemons that are created with the intent of filling in gameplay roles rather than just making neat designs for the hell of it (but that'd be fun too).
Adorable, first part reminds me of Toradora for some reason.
Deified Data
Banned
With absolutely no nostalgia goggles on, I can honestly say that Scyther has never had a better sprite than in R/B:
With absolutely no nostalgia goggles on, I can honestly say that Scyther has never had a better sprite than in R/B:
Tentacruel as well!
User 73706
Banned
Shamelessly crossposting alongside the XY thread: I whipped up a theoretical analysis for an old fakemon of mine known as Isulven, which is designed as a speedy (but durable) pseudolegendary supporter. Click the pic to go to the full article.
And here's a preview if you need motivation in the form of its Special Sweeper set, which is probably the most interesting from a gameplay perspective.
Credit to Neiteio for the ability idea - Slipstream kicks up a five-turn Tailwind (doubles speed of all party members) in a similar vein to weather effect abilities.
And here's a preview if you need motivation in the form of its Special Sweeper set, which is probably the most interesting from a gameplay perspective.
Credit to Neiteio for the ability idea - Slipstream kicks up a five-turn Tailwind (doubles speed of all party members) in a similar vein to weather effect abilities.
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
Almost every friend I know says booster packs are $3 in the US. Do not buy from Toys R Us or something. Buy from card shops. Even in Canada packs are $4. $5 is overpaying for sure.
With absolutely no nostalgia goggles on, I can honestly say that Scyther has never had a better sprite than in R/B:
Dat Aerodactyl head lol
Tentacruel as well!
It's-it's crossing its tentacles o.0
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
I can never find them for cheaper than 4.90 :/
Ah. Gonna look for some now then. Thanks
It's significantly faster-paced. Competitive setups nowadays can get their main strategies setup within a turn or two. Even in casual play momentum turns on a dime due to the high-risk, high reward play style of a lot of cards.
The main difference is the addition of special cards (pokemon EX) that are very powerful but cost 2 prize cards if KO'd, and are stalled completely by a select few pokemon that are made specifically to counter them. If you're careless with them things turn very sour very quickly, but they can ruin people's day if they're used right. They've also added 3 (soon to be 4, Dark, Steel,Dragon,Fairy) extra energy types, meaning type matchups aren't quite as likely to cripple any particular deck as they were before.
The cards are also much prettier.
Sigismundo
Member
Exploud
So, uh, what would cause someone to use Hyper Voice over Boomburst?
Code:
Ice Beam 75.791%
Boomburst 71.455%
Surf 51.237%
Focus Blast 49.918%
Shadow Ball 31.686%
Fire Blast 28.753%
Hyper Voice 26.960%
Overheat 23.673%
Flamethrower 22.467%
Other 18.060%ColtraineGF
Member
Maybe if they are unaware Exploud gets Boomburst, or are running old sets =_=
Where do you live? I know at least 3 different places here in Vancouver that do it for $4 each taxes in though I don't normally buy packs individually. Even pre-release events are $35 for 8 packs in Canada (4.38 a pack).
Probably not as deep as what many seem to consider the peak of the game a few years back but still plenty fun with strategy to be found. Check out http://thetopcut.net for videos and articles and stuff!
ArchedThunder
Banned
Off topic
Baby is being born!
Baby is being born!
ColtraineGF
Member
ScraftyDevil
Banned
IceDoesntHelp
Banned
GTA, Newmarket
We have one card shop that sells them for 4.98
We have one comic store that USE to sell them for 4.93
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
So I listened to the samples. Holy shit they're very great in quality!
strangedopamine
Member
There's my moveset. I would've thought Fire Blast would be over Focus Blast as it's great for countering Aegislash. I'm thinking of changing Shadow Ball to Surf as I hardly use it.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Really nice sounding album, I bet. But this has never been an issue for Game Freak: their soundtrack releases all have quality production.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Oh I know the game OSTs are magnificent, I'm talking about the difference. Like how the hardware really held back the actual sound and hearing them here sounding so pure is so delightful.
Congrats!
ArchedThunder
Banned
His name is Riot(I didn't name him).
Congraturation! Best of luck and get'cho baby a propeller hat!
ArchedThunder
Banned
I should probably clear this up, It isn't my baby, but the baby's father is in prison and will be for a long time and the mother lives with me, so I'm stepping in to be a "father figure".
What makes shit crazier is that the father is my half brother.
Soap opera plots, am I right?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
ArchedThunder
Banned
Congrats
What's his IVs and Nature
EDIT: Ah... still what's the IVs and nature!
Only time will tell....
ColtraineGF
Member
*_* Congratulations
Sounds like Christmas time at my aunt's household. The most dangerous people are usually relatives, as I have come to learn.
Still.
Propeller cap is mandatory.
ArchedThunder
Banned
What if he flies away with it? I dunno man, dat shit sounds dangerous.
Get your Rare Candies ready.
Congrats! Time to EV/IV train him lol.
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
I actually had fun with Gen 5's metagame, yet I am finding everything about Gen 6 to be profoundly convoluted and unfun.
fredrancour
Member
What's so different?
Snacks the sober sea lion
Member
Basically just a metric fuckton of new shit being dumped into the metagame, rather than anything being done to make sense of it. Pokemon can transform mid-battle into basically legendaries with stupidly-good abilities, two new Prankster Pokemon, one of whom has great typing (Klefki), weather (already one of the biggest complaints about Gen 5) is now even easier to summon than ever, absurd new abilities like Gale Wings turning Brave Bird into a priority attack. It's basically just an endless cycle of trying to patch up weaknesses in your team only for a dozen more to pop up, to the point that most battles are settled before you even start, and I feel like the metagame is eventually going to just revolve around very simple cores of the strongest new Pokemon, like Mega Kangskhan.
Professor Beef
Banned
The complaint about weather last gen was that it lasted forever, not that it was easy to summon. With the nerfs to permanent weather, rain stall is all but dead.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Only few megamons are useful so far actually.
Also this is preview of next ep
Also this is preview of next ep
Cute Dragon Here
Member
I think I just realised that I practically stopped posting in the thread.