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[Joqu]

Turns out the Flareon used in the anime and cards is actually based off the original official artwork.

There are bigger pics on the net, but this is the best quality image I've seen. It's on an unreleased TCG card, however, but it uses the artwork from the original Pokemon games.

Kind of makes you wonder why they took away it's yellow coat in the games.

Once in a year on February 27 everyone at Gamefreak meets up to decide how they can make Flareon even more miserable. This was one of these decisions.

 

[qq more]

Why are they ruining Flareon

 

[Boss Doggie]

Team Flare would suck if they use Flareon.

And not even Flare swag would save Flareon.

 

[qq more]

Team Flare would suck if they use Flareon.

And not even Flare swag would save Flareon.

Flareon is better than Chespin!

oh


ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[Boss Doggie]

Flareon is better than Chespin!

oh


ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Not if I Rollout!

But I want to see an attempt of Flareon trying out Team Flare swag, with clothes and orange dye

 

[Exterminieren]

omg you think they'll fix all the compound names and add spaces?

SolarBeam to Solar Beam and whatnot

Well, we've seen Thunder Stone rather than ThunderStone already. The sky's the limit!

Personally, with the increase in the amount of characters in a Pokèmon's name, I want to see Feraligator and Victreebell.

 

[Frost_Ace]

Actually that isn't how it works, apparently one type is what the stab is decided from and the other is what the damage is decided from, so say a move is part psychic and water, the psychic is what the stab is based on and the water the damage. Let's say Mewtwo used it it would get a stab but the damage to the other Pokemon would be like it was a water type attack being used by a water type.

That is pretty cool.

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

Well, we've seen Thunder Stone rather that ThunderStone already. The sky's the limit!

Personally, with the increase in the amount of characters in a Pokèmon's name, I want to see Feraligator and Victreebell.

There's always the option of keeping the old name for some reason, though.

(I can't wait for Rage Candy Bar.)

 

[Busaiku]

Did Rage Candy Bar ever do anything.

 

[MikeMyers]

Did Rage Candy Bar ever do anything.

I heard it restores your health by like 20HP.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Did Rage Candy Bar ever do anything.

Every ten you feed to a Gyrados, it powers up it's various Rage attacks just a little.

 

[Exterminieren]

Did Rage Candy Bar ever do anything.

It revives the Zen Mode Darmanitan outside the Relic Castle in Black and White, IIRC.

 

[PK Gaming]

Did Rage Candy Bar ever do anything.

You can sell it for a lot of money in BW2.

 

[Kokonoe]

You can sell it for a lot of money in BW2.

That's how Hugh unleashed his rage.

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

I wonder about the candy bar's purpose in X and Y. Hope it's related to a Pokémon.

 

[backlot]

I wonder about the candy bar's purpose in X and Y. Hope it's related to a Pokémon.

Cotton Candy Pokemon evolves by feeding it candy bars.

 

[ArchedThunder]

I wonder about the candy bar's purpose in X and Y. Hope it's related to a Pokémon.

Clearly there will be a really skinny Pokemon and you give it 20 rage candy bars and it becomes the new Snorlax, lol.

 

[ufo0272]

Did Rage Candy Bar ever do anything.

In HGSS you were supposed to give it to some dude in an underground path in Kanto. He gave you something special but not sure what.

EDIT: he gives you the TM for Explosion

 

[ufo0272]

Clearly there will be a really skinny Pokemon and you give it 20 rage candy bars and it becomes the new Snorlax, lol.

A skinny version of Munchlax?

 

[PreyingShark]

Actually that isn't how it works, apparently one type is what the stab is decided from and the other is what the damage is decided from, so say a move is part psychic and water, the psychic is what the stab is based on and the water the damage. Let's say Mewtwo used it it would get a stab but the damage to the other Pokemon would be like it was a water type attack being used by a water type.

Nah, that was just what a fraud pretending to be the leaker said. The real leaker has not elaborated on "dual-type moves" at all.

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

Nah, that was just what a fraud pretending to be the leaker said. The real leaker has not elaborated on "dual-type moves" at all.

Hmm, frauds.

Looks like it's going to be a very interesting period ahead.

 

[Zeroth]

Nah, that was just what a fraud pretending to be the leaker said. The real leaker has not elaborated on "dual-type moves" at all.

Are you sure? The set of rumors that had dual-type also had confirmed stuff.

 

[PreyingShark]

Are you sure? The set of rumors that had dual-type also had confirmed stuff.

What I meant was that while the leaker said there were dual-type moves he didn't say anything more than that. It was a fraud on 4chan that said what I quoted.

 

[Qurupeke]

Dual types would be a really nice addition. But I just can't see this happening. :'(

 

[entremet]

I notice that Flareon is a popular topic at PokeGAF lol.

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

I notice that Flareon is a popular topic at PokeGAF lol.

...and it's all about Flareon being the butt monkey, of all things.

I kind of want to love Flareon.

 

[ArchedThunder]

...and it's all about Flareon being the butt monkey, of all things.

I kind of want to love Flareon.

Flareon was my favorite Eeveelution as a kid before I cared about stats and attacks. Even then it was replaced by Umbreon when Gen II came out.

 

[zroid]

Umbreon, cool as it is, will forever be shackled by its turrible Japanese name. ;C

 

[Refyref]

Umbreon, cool as it is, will forever be shackled by its turrible Japanese name. ;C

Nothing is worse than the Japanese names for the first 3 Eeveelutions.

 

[iirate]

Flareon was my favorite Eeveelution as a kid before I cared about stats and attacks. Even then it was replaced by Umbreon when Gen II came out.

I actually sorta love Flareon, but it'll never top Vaporeon for me.

 

[Aggrotek]

Nothing is worse than the Japanese names for the first 3 Eeveelutions.

Why is that?

 

[entremet]

Umbreon, cool as it is, will forever be shackled by its turrible Japanese name. ;C

lol. i looked it up. funnily enough that was my childhood dog's name.

 

[ColtraineGF]

Why is that?

Showers, Thunders, and Booster.

Interestingly, Jolteon's name is one character away from Zapdos's name (Thunder)

 

[tiggerkiddo]

They should have buffed Flareon before never giving us the fairy eevee

 

[ScraftyDevil]

They should have buffed Flareon before giving us the fairy eevee

Flareon's beyond help. Its stat spread is just not ideal in the slightest, considering its Defense is poor and two of its three weaknesses are predominantly physical-based.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Flareon can be rebuilt, we have the technology.

Perhaps an inherent problem is that there aren't enough powerful physical based fire attacks, some of the strongest ones are exclusive to legendaries. Kind of a gyp when fire should have plenty of physical based attacks. I think it could also learn a few physical ground attacks too.

 

[Kokonoe]

I notice that Flareon is a popular topic at PokeGAF lol.

Yeah, it's stats are poor for competitive play, doesn't stop me from loving it, though.

...and it's all about Flareon being the butt monkey, of all things.

I kind of want to love Flareon.

It's never too late~

Flareon was my favorite Eeveelution as a kid before I cared about stats and attacks. Even then it was replaced by Umbreon when Gen II came out.

I actually went from

Gen I: Flareon
Gen II: Espeon
Gen III: Undecided
Gen IV and now: Flareon

Gen IV was where I finally came to grasp with how I felt about each Pokemon for the most part.

Flareon can be rebuilt, we have the technology.

Perhaps an inherent problem is that there aren't enough powerful physical based fire attacks, some of the strongest ones are exclusive to legendaries. Kind of a gyp when fire should have plenty of physical based attacks. I think it could also learn a few physical ground attacks too.

It's more than that, they would need to tweak it's stats to make it for OU play. Giving it a physical STAB would bump it up a tad, at least maybe out of NU, but the only thing I can see letting Flareon go to OU would either be getting Groudon's ability, or Gamefreak for the first time changes a stat of a Pokemon to balance it. It's kind ointeresting all the Pokemon from previous games still have their exact stats.

Funnily enough, you can actually 'fix' Flareon with hacks, although, you wouldn't be able to battle people competitively. lol

Actually, that sounds like a neat idea, making patches to balance certain Pokemon for niche competitive play.

 

[MikeMyers]

Flareon's beyond help. Its stat spread is just not ideal in the slightest, considering its Defense is poor and two of its three weaknesses are predominantly physical-based.

V-Create & Contrary is the only way to buff him.

#BUFFFLAREON

 

[ScraftyDevil]

V-Create & Contrary is the only way to buff him.

#BUFFFLAREON

BUFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFLAREON

I should hack you a Flareon with that combination as a birthday present ;P

 

[tiggerkiddo]

It's more than that, they would need to tweak it's stats to make it for OU play. Giving ita physical STAB would bump it up a tad, at least maybe out of NU, but the only thing I can see letting Flareon go to OU would either be getting Groudon's ability, or Gamefreak for the first time changes a stat of a Pokemon to balance it. It's kind ointeresting all the Pokemon from previous games still have their exact stats.

Funnily enough, you can actually 'fix' Flareon with hacks, although, you wouldn't be able to battle people competitively. lol

Actually, that sounds like a neat idea, making patches to balance certain Pokemon for niche competitive play.

Ahhhh yes Drought, that would go a long way toward helping Flareon out. It'd also allow him to use Solarbeam without waiting around to get hit and would take care of any pesky water or ground pokemon trying to hate on his game.

 

[entremet]

With that great attack stat, I'm surprised it doesn't have the STAB Flare Blitz.

 

[MikeMyers]

BUFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFLAREON

I should hack you a Flareon with that combination as a birthday present ;P

Birthday is on March 2nd.

Ahhhh yes Drought, that would go a long way toward helping Flareon out. It'd also allow him to use Solarbeam without waiting around to get hit and would take care of any pesky water or ground pokemon trying to hate on his game.

Flareon doesn't learn SolarBeam, I think the only fully-evolved Fire type to not learn it.

 

[entremet]

Birthday is on March 2nd.



Flareon doesn't learn SolarBeam, I think the only fully-evolved Fire type to not learn it.

Plus it's so slow.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

Birthday is on March 2nd.



Flareon doesn't learn SolarBeam, I think the only fully-evolved Fire type to not learn it.

Then it should learn it, they need to stop gimping him.

Plus it's so slow.

When Sunny Day/Drought are active, there is no charge time on Solarbeam, it will hit instantly.

 

[MikeMyers]

Then it should learn it, they need to stop gimping him.



When Sunny Day/Drought are active, there is no charge time on Solarbeam, it will hit instantly.

Don't worry, hacked Contrary Flareon will have Leaf Storm. 140 Base Power and raises SpA two stages.

 

[entremet]

Then it should learn it, they need to stop gimping him.



When Sunny Day/Drought are active, there is no charge time on Solarbeam, it will hit instantly.

I know. I meant that water types will most likely outspeed first turn it and do some damage beforehand.

 

[tiggerkiddo]

I know. I meant that water types will most likely outspeed first turn it and do some damage beforehand.

We need a fire equivalent of Aqua Jet, at least something that might cause a flinch or two

 

[Kokonoe]

It amazes me Serperior's contrary has never been released in the Dream World, and with it being eventually shutdown, it may never get it.

Leaf Storm + Contrary on Serperior would be gdlk.

 

[ScraftyDevil]

Fire Fang has a flinch chance.

 

[Sigismundo]

It amazes me Serperior's contrary has never been released in the Dream World, and with it being eventually shutdown, it may never get it.

Leaf Storm + Contrary on Serperior would be gdlk.

Shadow Tag Chandelure was never released either.