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[NipplesAndToes23]

I didn't realize Unown cannot learn any moves with TMs, HMs or as it evolves. It went straight off my team for that reason and apparently just having one makes the game glitch occasionally where all the characters look like Missing No.s

 

[JoeM86]

I didn't realize Unown cannot learn any moves with TMs, HMs or as it evolves. It went straight off my team for that reason and apparently just having one makes the game glitch occasionally where all the characters look like Missing No.s

Erm what?

 

[Boss Doggie]

Everything is going for ZETTO

Also I wonder what Squishy does in Tretta, since it has a tretta tile.

 

[JoeM86]

Everything is going for ZETTO

Also I wonder what Squishy does in Tretta, since it has a tretta tile.

Where'd you see that? There's no Tretta for it in the CoroCoro image

 

[ash_ag]

We are officially entering the Z period, which has Zygarde star across the several Pokémon media. By the time the next Game Freak games release, this is going to be old news, and you guys will feel silly for standing by 'Pokémon Z'.

 

[unknownstranger]

Started playing Alpha Sapphire again today. Somehow I only just found out you can get a lot of older legendaries in it so I've been working on that. Also still trying to complete my Pokedex in X. At around 640 right now. I'll post a full list of legendaries I still need and what I have for trade when I wake up.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Where'd you see that? There's no Tretta for it in the CoroCoro image

Not there, but I distinctly remember seeing a Puni-chan tretta tile before.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

Erm what?

I should have took a screenshot. Hold on, I'll get one for you.

Edit: Nevermind I couldn't duplicate the glitch. I'm not sure if it only activates if I catch a C Unown because I tried to catch another one, but I couldn't find anymore. I also caught it at night and it went directly into my party, those could also be factors, but the glitch stopped occurring when I released the unown into the wild.

Edit: Nevermind again it just showed up when I gave up on it. Game is trolling me.

 

[Boss Doggie]

So apparently the legendary shinies are in Tretta Z and are anime tie-ins

>To be installed starting November 19th: The start of a potent new series!!: Pokémon Tretta Ultimate Z
>"U" turns into "UZ"! A world exclusive scoop on the new "Tretta"! A series of startling news items follow!!

>New feature 1: The explosive birth of a new tretta! Its name is... "Z Tretta"!!
>The "UZ" series will introduce an all new type of tretta. These Z Tretta will have special abilities unlike anything you've seen before! They also have a "Z" mark branded onto their surface!!

>The Z Tretta Zygarde's ability activates once a certain condition is met.
>Zygarde starts to... Just what is going on here!?
>Will the Perfect Forme appear!?

>New feature 2: You definitely want these! An extravagant collaboration with the anime!!
>The Z Tretta aren't all we have for you: We'll also release powerful anime tie-in tretta!!

>Legend-class Alternate-colored Xerneas: The Alternate-colored Xerneas makes its Tretta debut.
>Legend-class Alternate-colored Yveltal: Yveltal comes it its alternate color too! It's double legends.
>Master-class Satoshi's Pikachu: Satoshi's Pikachu comes as a Z Tretta!!

>Also, 100 of those of you watching the anime will win these!
>Master-class Daigo's Alternate-colored Metagross
>Master-class Alan's Lizardon
>These will be given out though a lottery to those who watch the anime October 22nd! Here's your chance to get them before anyone else!

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

I didn't realize Unown cannot learn any moves with TMs, HMs or as it evolves. It went straight off my team for that reason and apparently just having one makes the game glitch occasionally where all the characters look like Missing No.s

The only way you could really use Unown is making a team of them each with a different Hidden Power-type.

That'd actually be a very cool challenge come to think of it.

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

Erm what?

 

[Muku]

That's not normal. I've had Unown on a team before and that didn't happen.

 

[PreyingShark]

That's not normal. I've had Unown on a team before and that didn't happen.

Going by earlier comments he or she has made in this thread, they seem to be playing it on a PC via an emulator instead of on an actual (3)DS with an actual cart. So that could have something to do with it.

 

[unknownstranger]

Now that I'm more awake, some of the legendaries I need to complete my Pokedex are:

Articuno
Zapdos
Moltres
Raikou
Dialga
Shaymin
Tornadus
Landorus
Genesect (may actually have on another version)

Legendaries I have for trade:

Mewtwo x 2
Suicune
Lugia
Groudon
Rayquaza x 2
Cresselia
Cobalion x 2
Terrakion
Virizion
Reshiram
Kyurem

Friend code is 2062-9351-1313.

 

[Boss Doggie]

say, how many episodes does the pokemon anime have - this is we assume we don't count the specials (i.e. christmas specials, the non-Ash special eps, the strongest mega evolutions, that legend of lightning, and Mewtwo Returns)

 

[Hegarol]

say, how many episodes does the pokemon anime have - this is we assume we don't count the specials (i.e. christmas specials, the non-Ash special eps, the strongest mega evolutions, that legend of lightning, and Mewtwo Returns)

Almost 900.

http://www.serebii.net/anime/epiguide/

 

[Boss Doggie]

Almost 900.

http://www.serebii.net/anime/epiguide/

Wow, just nearing 900 eh?

Also I'm surprised that the dub skipped a lot of non-special eps that aren't really controversial.

 

[ash_ag]

"Around 900" is a good answer, but an accurate number is a bit hard to get, since there are episodes that may or may not count.

For example:

• PM038, PM052, PM053, PM065, PM066 -- 38 is the Porygon episode, while the following ones were originally scheduled to be broadcast on special dates (Christmas, girls' day, children's day), but moved to rather random dates following the incident. Now they aren't included in official listings.

Officially these are the numbers:

• Pocket Monsters: 77 episodes (+1 banned, +4 ambiguous)
• Orange Islands: 36 episodes
• Gold Silver: 158 episodes
• Advance Generation: 192 episodes (+1 unaired)
• Diamond & Pearl: 191 episodes
• Best Wishes!: 87 episodes (+2 unaired, -2 DP specials officially in the listing, -1 Pikachu short (Deoxys) also listed)
• Best Wishes! 2: 38 episodes (Episode N combined)
• Decolora Adventure: 21 episodes (-1 Cilan/Brock special listed)
• XY: 97 episodes (-3 Mega specials, -1 BW special)*

*XY don't have a listing in Pokemon.co.jp yet, and the TV Tokyo site just mentions the weekly episodes. However, like with BW, the final listing will probably include the Iris special and the Mega Evolutions specials, but not the movie prequels/shorts.

That means that by official listings, up to XY's conclusion there are 897 episodes. Counting the two announced XY & Z episodes and Mega Evolution Act IV (probably part of XY & Z), the number is exactly 900 officially listed episodes.

As for "normal" episodes featuring Ash and an opening/ending, there are 900 episodes - 4 Mega - 2 BW specials - 2 DP specials - 1 Pikachu short = 891 officially listed normal episodes. 896 including delisted, 899 including unaired.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Pikachu short with Deoxys? First time hearing about that.

An unaured AG ep? Was that the one involving an earthquake? And didn't it have specials which were eventually called Chronicles in the dub?

 

[JoeM86]

Pikachu short with Deoxys? First time hearing about that.

It was one tied with the Zoroark movie, Pikachu's Really Mysterious Adventure, which was then aired on TV randomly.

An unaured AG ep? Was that the one involving an earthquake? And didn't it have specials which were eventually called Chronicles in the dub?

Yeah it was

The specials in Chronicles were Pokémon Hoso episodes. They aired as part of that show on Tuesdays, not taking slots from standard episodes like the rest.

 

[Boss Doggie]

It was one tied with the Zoroark movie, Pikachu's Really Mysterious Adventure, which was then aired on TV randomly.

Yeah it was

The specials in Chronicles were Pokémon Hoso episodes. They aired as part of that show on Tuesdays, not taking slots from standard episodes like the rest.

Gonna check out on that special, first time hearing about that deoxys special.

And didn't know they aired at a different date.

 

[JoeM86]

Gonna check out on that special, first time hearing about that deoxys special.

And didn't know they aired at a different date.

It wasn't a special. It was a movie short that got aired randomly one week on TV Tokyo

 

[Boss Doggie]

It wasn't a special. It was a movie short that got aired randomly one week on TV Tokyo

Ahh I see. Still I'll check that out.

 

[ash_ag]

I was trying to figure out why Serebii is one episode behind. Turns out that EP448 'Pokémon Ranger! Deoxys Crisis!' is listed as a single episode. It was broadcast as a one-hour special, but it is considered two episodes in official listings. PocketMonsters.net's count is indeed at 899 (including the delisted and unaired episodes, much like Serebii).

Dogasu seems to be doing his own thing, counting some (but not all) delisted episodes, some (but not all) specials, and some (but not all) unaired episodes. He has a point in some cases, but his method doesn't seem completely consistent.

Meanwhile, Bulbapedia's count is at 893 (a different page mentions 896), and some rather arbitrary reasoning is behind some episodes that don't have a code. Most recently, an episode was named a special because someone didn't think a regular one could have a name like that.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Bulbapedia is stupid like that. And that playerking guy is always so dubious and spreading lies I'm surprised he still isn't banned in the forums he belongs to.

Anyway~

>The Hyakkoku Gym match is finally here, and it's a 2-on-2 double battle! Satoshi counters Gym Leader Gojika's perfectly synced combination of two Nyaonix with his Gekogashira and Fiarrow! But Gekogashira and Fiarrow are struggling badly against the Nyaonix' move "Future Sight"! But then Satoshi comes up with an idea! What could this idea be!?

looks like no evolution in fight

 

[dakkumauji]

Bulbapedia is stupid like that. And that playerking guy is always so dubious and spreading lies I'm surprised he still isn't banned in the forums he belongs to.

Anyway~



looks like no evolution in fight

he's going to define destiny and destroy the future sight of course!

 

[Boss Doggie]

But Ash doesn't have the monado

 

[JoeM86]

I was trying to figure out why Serebii is one episode behind. Turns out that EP448 'Pokémon Ranger! Deoxys Crisis!' is listed as a single episode. It was broadcast as a one-hour special, but it is considered two episodes in official listings. PocketMonsters.net's count is indeed at 899 (including the delisted and unaired episodes, much like Serebii).

Dogasu seems to be doing his own thing, counting some (but not all) delisted episodes, some (but not all) specials, and some (but not all) unaired episodes. He has a point in some cases, but his method doesn't seem completely consistent.

Meanwhile, Bulbapedia's count is at 893 (a different page mentions 896), and some rather arbitrary reasoning is behind some episodes that don't have a code. Most recently, an episode was named a special because someone didn't think a regular one could have a name like that.

Yeah. By the time the official listings came out and listed it as two episodes, it was way too late for me to change

Bulbapedia is stupid like that. And that playerking guy is always so dubious and spreading lies I'm surprised he still isn't banned in the forums he belongs to.

Anyway~



looks like no evolution in fight

The last time Ash had "an idea" in a double battle with Psychic-type Pokémon in a gym ended with this:

 

[Boss Doggie]

Well both Frogadier and Talonflame know Double Team so we might see Ninja Falcon shenanigans.

Also, XYZ info 3 hours and 30 mins from now it seems.

 

[BatDan]

My copy of Explorers of Sky came in. Holy shit it's so much faster than Gates, it's like a cheetah outrunning a tortoise.
Why was Gates so slow to begin with?

 

[Nightbird]

The last time Ash had "an idea" in a double battle with Psychic-type Pokémon in a gym ended with this:

Looks like that new TCG expansion

 

[PreyingShark]

The last time Ash had "an idea" in a double battle with Psychic-type Pokémon in a gym ended with this:

...How the fuck does that work?

 

[Not75Drops]

...How the fuck does that work?

Thunder Armour doesn't need any logic.

 

[Man God]

.

 

[Mr-Joker]

Bulbapedia is stupid like that. And that playerking guy is always so dubious and spreading lies I'm surprised he still isn't banned in the forums he belongs to.

Anyway~



looks like no evolution in fight

2-on-2 double battle... I guess they want to rush Olympia's battle so they move on to XY & Z.

Then again not like Olympia stood out in the game either.

My copy of Explorers of Sky came in. Holy shit it's so much faster than Gates, it's like a cheetah outrunning a tortoise.
Why was Gates so slow to begin with?

No idea, I have actually stop playing Gates, again, due to how slow the game flow.

 

[Boss Doggie]

heh looks like Alain is gonna go full edge

Also Pokemon Center is going to have an XYZ guidebook, not sure if it will contain spoilers or stuff.

 

[Watch Da Birdie]

Yeah, I read the talk page for the recent Cosplay Pikachu episode which was divided into parts, but otherwise was structured like a regular episode with the usual OP, ED, and next-time segment, and it was all Playerking arguing against it counting as a regular episode and messing up the count for all future episodes.

 

[HawthorneKitty]

How many minutes until someone makes a thread about Ronda Rousey dressing up as Pikachu and saying the Pokemon Company is going to sue her/SC?

 

[JoeM86]

Holy crap the anime is deep this week

 

[Boss Doggie]

Yeah just finished.

HOLY FUCKING SHIT THIS IS AWESOME. EARLY MALVA CAMEO. DAT GRENINJA SAGE MODE HINT. OLYMPIA BEING SO AMAZING THAT SHE TRUMPS HER GAME APPEARANCE. AND THAT FROAKIE FLASHBACK.

Man I was in the edge of my seat and there barely was action outside of that FUTURE SIGHT DESTROYING TR EVEN THOUGH OLYMPIA DIDN'T LEAVE HER GYM. And Ash soloing a Sigilyph with Pikachu and going FROGADIER RENDAN on Sableye.

Can't wait for next ep!

Next ep preview we ninja bird

 

[Not75Drops]

Not sure if this is really thread-worthy but Nintendo, The Pokemon Company and Google have invested $20 million into Niantic (Pokemon GO dev) and are eligible for another $10 million.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/niantic-raises-series-financing-20-113000733.html

 

[Hegarol]

Not sure if this is really thread-worthy but Nintendo, The Pokemon Company and Google have invested $20 million into Niantic (Pokemon GO dev) and are eligible for another $10 million.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/niantic-raises-series-financing-20-113000733.html

We have a thread now:
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1124901

 

[Boss Doggie]

lmao he really is narutoad

So apparently Froakie likes to train and is battleready, but his fellow Froakie want him to join the "merryment" but because he wasn't hanging out with them they beat him up and shit, and so he is longing for a trainer who would return him love, something he didn't find with other trainers outside of Ash.

 

[dakkumauji]

Yeah just finished.

HOLY FUCKING SHIT THIS IS AWESOME. EARLY MALVA CAMEO. DAT GRENINJA SAGE MODE HINT. OLYMPIA BEING SO AMAZING THAT SHE TRUMPS HER GAME APPEARANCE. AND THAT FROAKIE FLASHBACK.

Man I was in the edge of my seat and there barely was action outside of that FUTURE SIGHT DESTROYING TR EVEN THOUGH OLYMPIA DIDN'T LEAVE HER GYM. And Ash soloing a Sigilyph with Pikachu and going FROGADIER RENDAN on Sableye.

Can't wait for next ep!

Next ep preview we ninja bird

that sounds like the most amazing thing ever

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

I definitely see the issue with small exp output for Soul Silver. The last two gyms I beat my pokemon were under level of the gym leader's. This game also feels a lot harder this time around vs the original Silver probably because I'm choosing to stick with a few pokemon I like rather than having at least two pokemon with type advantages over the current gym leader.

Jasmine was the hardest one yet for me to beat with my team of Noctowl, Staryu, Flaffy, Haunter, Bayleef, and Drowzee. I taught my Drowzee of Level 30 Focus Punch and managed to beat all three of Jasmine's Pokemon by a combination of Hypnosis and Focus Punch. I used Haunter's Curse to weaken Steelix.

Before I gave my Drowzee that TM I went around with my new Surf ability exploring the Union Cave and leveled up there, but all that leveling didn't matter because I still got my ass handed to me with a magnemite. Now I have to find the Whirlpool HM and find the last gym. I can only imagine how hard it will be. If Jasmine's Steelix was at Level 35 then this next one will probably have pokemon in the upper 30's while my highest level pokemon is still at 30. Is there a rare candy cheat code or glitch in this like in Red/Blue?

 

[JoeM86]

More badges added to Badge Center

 

[Hegarol]

More badges added to Badge Center

Every time you post this it hurts we still don't have badge center in the west.

 

[JoeM86]

Every time you post this it hurts we still don't have badge center in the west.

Hurts that I have to pay up the wazoo for this

 

[lupinko]

I actually considered wanting another NA B2W2 but those prices are insane nowadays.

I think I'll just settle for another B2W2 but in Japanese, since it's considerably cheaper. I'm going to pick up AR Searcher today and start that Dream Radar backup for Japanese games.

 

[Busaiku]

Trick Room is so worthless in the cartoon.