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Pokémon Community Thread 4: "Your Portal to What's Hip and Happening in Sinnoh!"

Billyman

Neo Member
Yeah Lumiose City is so bad and Game Freak knew this but chose not to fix it and offer a measly suggestion of going inside to recentre the camera.
I'm very confident that they'll include a mini map, maybe on the bottom screen, to help make lumiose city more easy to traverse. Hopefully it'll be redesigned too.
 

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
it just needs a camera fix

I have no idea why people need to bring up Origins in the other thread, and when you try to talk about it, people get defensive about it

and the thread was going smooth too
 

Watch Da Birdie

I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
it just needs a camera fix

I have no idea why people need to bring up Origins in the other thread, and when you try to talk about it, people get defensive about it

and the thread was going smooth too

Have you ever thought you're trying too hard to change people's minds, and come across as too defensive and argumentative that you give folks such as myself who do enjoy the new stuff but can understand why someone might prefer the classic stuff a bad name and make it hard for us to try and explain why we enjoy the new stuff in a much more reasoned, calm manner?

Because that might be an issue.
 

harmonize

Member
The way Mega and the special form is handled just makes it seem really dumb with Pikachu around.
Or Charizard, and even Infernape. What are the chances Greninja will get Oak'd until the end days at the end of XY, while Charizard will continue making sporadic appearances in future series? Approaching 100% I'd imagine.

It's a little too late in his journey to convincingly sell the notion that he formed a bond with a completely new Pokemon that he met sixteen years into the run of the show that's implied to be stronger than anything before. It's such a weird narrative to go with at this point.
 

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Have you ever thought you're trying too hard to change people's minds, and come across as too defensive and argumentative that you give folks such as myself who do enjoy the new stuff but can understand why someone might prefer the classic stuff a bad name and make it hard for us to try and explain why we enjoy the new stuff in a much more reasoned, calm manner?

Because that might be an issue.

not trying to change minds, just find it annoying that they seep unnecessarily into the discussion for no reason. I mean, the first few pages had them but they're neglible.

And honestly it's not that that bothers me, people can like what they like, but when they present it, they should be prepared to face discussion. And when they are in the face of scrutiny, they shouldn't go "baw vocal minority" or some shit.
 

JoeM86

Member
Yep, more badges

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LiQuid!

I proudly and openly admit to wishing death upon the mothers of people I don't like
Just ran into a shiny geodude in an outbreak. The rest of the geodudes spammed magnitude and killed it...
 

Kyzer

Banned
it just needs a camera fix

I have no idea why people need to bring up Origins in the other thread, and when you try to talk about it, people get defensive about it

and the thread was going smooth too

I didn't get this from the tone of the discussion at all. Me and dude were incredulous that people were relegating liking origins to genwunning, guy assured me im not alone. I think you're defending your points from a non attack, we don't necessarily think origins is invincible to criticism, we were specifically responding to the genwunning. Everythings cool man I respect your opinion and I don't think origins was any kind of masterpiece I just vastly prefer it to the current series and even then the argument was really just a specific response to the person saying it was awful and was just a pander to genwunners.

You're not the vocal minority that was being referenced, you're a knowledgeable fan with a reasonable opinion . He wasn't wrong about the vocal minority thing either, he was just explaining to me (because I was responding to the genwunning thing) that there are some people that are so anti genwunners that theyre anti-gen1 in general, and that the opinion i was responding to wasnt really the consensus among fans. You know?

I would agree that it seemed a little defensive on your part, we weren't talking about you, and your opinions on origins are totally valid. It was like we were talking about someone else's opinion and you inserted yourself to defend your own because it was slightly related, and then proceeded to talk about how we can't handle the criticisms.

I think me you and the other guy were all reasonable, even the genwunning person is probably not so bad, and maybe made a rash comment. The only absurd thing in that thread is saying origins was awful and basically genwunning trash.

But yeah you responded to my response to the genwunning comment by defending yourself, and then took it a little over the edge by implying I said you can't criticize origins, (honestly this is where the thread would become not so smooth?) and then did the same exact thing with the other guy lol. We weren't talking about you, or saying there's some vocal minority about origins being negative at all in general, it was all relative to the "awful pander genwun" shit. THAT is the vocal minority. You actually have valid complaints and criticisms. But yeah if you're taking out of that thread that me and the other guy made the thread not smooth or got defensive over origins...idk...we each tried to meet on common ground with you because we both weren't talking about you at all, or even people criticizing origins.

And I'm the last guy you can complain about not being ready to face a discussion. I'll get banned before I back out of an argument because of how obliviously dedicated I am to talking things through.

Also the thread is hardly a disaster.
 

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Admittedly it was when I was rushing to leave so I had to type something like that. And I've already got lowered expectations and expected Gaming to have those usual drive-by posts anyway and they did appear but neglible enough to be ignored.

And it's more to do with how some GAF users like to throw stuff like opinions but not really back on them so I made a point like that. My bad if it sounded like I was harsh there.
 
I don't know the strongest per se, but...

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Tobias is definitely the most BS.

edit: I've complained about this before, lol
No Darkrai should've be able to tank a Guts-boosted Megahorn from a Heracross.

And of course Ash knocks out his Darkrai - notably the only one in his entire bracket to do so - and Tobias takes out a Latios with 5 Pokemon left. Who else would he have had to face off against had Pikachu not been his last? Cresselia? Zapdos? Regigigas? And after the battle you never hear from this super trainer again.

At least Ash had the consolation that Tobias pretty much steamrolled everyone else. vvv Who knows what happened to the Heatran guy, you never hear about him again either...
 
So with the Nintendo Zone event for Hoopa do I need to go into McDonald's or can I just get it in the parking lot? I haven't eaten at or even stepped foot in a McDonald's in 4 years and really don't want to again and it'd be weird as fuck to go into a fast food joint, stand there and pull out my 3DS for a bit, put it away and then leave. It's not like gamestop where I'd walk in and talk to the cashier while getting my Pokémon and maybe grab a 5 dollar game or something.
 

-Horizon-

Member
So with the Nintendo Zone event for Hoopa do I need to go into McDonald's or can I just get it in the parking lot? I haven't eaten at or even stepped foot in a McDonald's in 4 years and really don't want to again and it'd be weird as fuck to go into a fast food joint, stand there and pull out my 3DS for a bit, put it away and then leave. It's not like gamestop where I'd walk in and talk to the cashier while getting my Pokémon and maybe grab a 5 dollar game or something.

I'm gonna try outside the McD once the event starts. I would think that you just need to be close enough.
 

Weebos

Banned
So with the Nintendo Zone event for Hoopa do I need to go into McDonald's or can I just get it in the parking lot? I haven't eaten at or even stepped foot in a McDonald's in 4 years and really don't want to again and it'd be weird as fuck to go into a fast food joint, stand there and pull out my 3DS for a bit, put it away and then leave. It's not like gamestop where I'd walk in and talk to the cashier while getting my Pokémon and maybe grab a 5 dollar game or something.
There is one near me and I can access the relay from the parking lot, might depend on the location though.
 

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I wonder if Mewtwo is gonna be the Akuma of Pokken

that is to say, the one who will get bajillion versions of the character while keeping certain trademark moves :p
 

jnWake

Member
How do people feel about Wonder Trades?

My luck today there has been ridiculous. Plenty starters and some Pokémon with 5 perfect IVs. Also, thousands of Magikarp, but at least one of them had 31 in everything but Sp. Att.
 

LiQuid!

I proudly and openly admit to wishing death upon the mothers of people I don't like
I was just going to post about how much I love Wonder Trade. My copy of Pearl with the closest I've gotten to a complete pokedex got corrupted a couple years ago, so I'm getting back into catching em all again from scratch so it's super fun to be able to trade away breeding results and just get random pokes back. I don't even care if they're not good pokes. I don't check for IVs and stuff, just filling up the dex little by little.

I dunno if it's a common thing for people to send shinies over it (are there a lot of hacked or duped shinies out there in the system? I know that was a problem in Gens 4-5) but I got a shiny pancham whose name was the same as the bear from that anime game where all the high school kids get murdered. It was from a trainer with the message "Trick or BEAR?!" and I thought that was kind of neat.
 

jnWake

Member
I was just going to post about how much I love Wonder Trade. My copy of Pearl with the closest I've gotten to a complete pokedex got corrupted a couple years ago, so I'm getting back into catching em all again from scratch so it's super fun to be able to trade away breeding results and just get random pokes back. I don't even care if they're not good pokes. I don't check for IVs and stuff, just filling up the dex little by little.

I dunno if it's a common thing for people to send shinies over it (are there a lot of hacked or duped shinies out there in the system? I know that was a problem in Gens 4-5) but I got a shiny pancham whose name was the same as the bear from that anime game where all the high school kids get murdered. It was from a trainer with the message "Trick or BEAR?!" and I thought that was kind of neat.

Haha I'm doing the same. Sending my breeding "residuals" through Wonder Trade. I check out the IVs in Lvl 1 Pokémon since I imagine they are failed attempts from someone else's breeding so they could be useful for me in the future.

One particularly funny (and sad) Pokémon I got today was a Poochyena named "Trade Me". I guess I'll send him back through Wonder Trade later lol.
 

lupinko

Member
My red 2011 XL is getting long in the tooth, should I eventually get Pikanips XL or Red XY XL? They're still available surprisingly enough on Amazon and not as obscene as I thought they'd be.
 

Vorheez

Member
I know it's ridiculous to ask, but does anyone have a shiny koffing or beldum they'd be willing to trade? I have some decent stuff.

I want koffing because weezing is my favorite Pokemon, and I want beldum because... Well, shiny metagross looks sweet.
 

Seil

Member
I know it's ridiculous to ask, but does anyone have a shiny koffing or beldum they'd be willing to trade? I have some decent stuff.

I want koffing because weezing is my favorite Pokemon, and I want beldum because... Well, shiny metagross looks sweet.

Beldum may not be that crazy, there may be some people that farmed the ORAS launch event. I, however, did not lol.
 

Vorheez

Member
Beldum may not be that crazy, there may be some people that farmed the ORAS launch event. I, however, did not lol.
Oh really? I figured beldum would be the more scarce of the two. I guess, now that I think about it, I've only ever seen one shiny koffing :/
 

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
with hilarious twisting of meaning it sounds like Olympia is telling them not to cheat each other behind their backs
 

Sealtest

Member
Not sure if this has been posted but I contacted Pokemon Company about the Hoopa event for Canadians and got this back.


Hello Bryce,

Thank you for contacting us.

Please note that this is the official information and if Canada would not be included it would explicitly stay that this promotion is only being held in the US. So please look forward to this event.

Sincerely,
The Pokémon Support Team


Maybe Nintendo is bringing back Nintendo Zones to Mcdonalds in Canada. I really hope so because I have none left in my city.
 

Mr-Joker

Banned
Who's the strongest trainer in the series?

MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

My Charizard can beat everyone up.

How do people feel about Wonder Trades?

My luck today there has been ridiculous. Plenty starters and some Pokémon with 5 perfect IVs. Also, thousands of Magikarp, but at least one of them had 31 in everything but Sp. Att.

Wonder Trade is fun, though I don't use it often and any Pokémon I get from wonder trade I either box them or retrade them.

Eeeh, I'm not sure.
I can see the resemblances, but I'm not entirely sold that they designed the cave after the 100% form

This is Game Freak, they totally did that on purpose.

I never realized that room was shaped like that.

Neither did I.

Bonnie befriends a dragon legendary

Why is Iris even a thing?

At least Iris has a cool champion music.

I still don't get why Iris is the champion in Black and White 2, Marshall totally should have been Champion.

Ah well not that it matters as Cynthia is the best Champion ever, all hail the queen. <(^_^)>
 
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