tiggerkiddo
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Leafeon is the best Eeveelution. They should let Eevee evolve into every other type, he/she can be the Swiss army knife of the Pokemon world.
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Pokémon Community Thread: Gotta Catch 'Em All!
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ThatObviousUser
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I failed at the Gen 1 one.
*commits seppuku*
I'm more of a visual learner anyways.
83
I'm more of a visual learner anyways.
Oh, sorry. I'm talking about looks. Even if I manage to use a Glaceon semi-effectively. Pure Ice type just sucks
Chet Rippo
Member
First three comments on Andriasang.
isotrex22 min. ago
Please let it be on 3DS.
anoop42 min. ago
It is so going to be for 3DS.
HatsuneMiku1hr 9m ago
Please don't be for 3DS.
All of those are from you aren't they?
Dr.Palutena
Member
You know , eevee used to be cool but now I just dislike it. Cause every next gen pokemon discussion just devolves into what new evos it should get, when really I wouldn't mind if they did nothing with the first 493 ever again.
Exterminieren
Banned
They are not leaving the first 493 alone until they give me my Farfetch'd evo, dammit.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
I wonder if the Pokemon trainers of tomorrow could—*gasp*—inherit some pro-slavery genes!
The horror. Personally-speaking, I think that the relationship between Pokemon and trainer is utterly mutual. All Pokemon have something of a subordinate instinct that can be activated via a Pokeball and can benefit both a power-seeking Pokemon, and a needy human trainer. And if that means elaborate, ritualized cock-fighting as the solution to the world's problems, then so be it!
The horror. Personally-speaking, I think that the relationship between Pokemon and trainer is utterly mutual. All Pokemon have something of a subordinate instinct that can be activated via a Pokeball and can benefit both a power-seeking Pokemon, and a needy human trainer. And if that means elaborate, ritualized cock-fighting as the solution to the world's problems, then so be it!
Dr.Palutena
Member
No fuck it, THEY HAD 3 CHANCES MAN 3 , before they spoiled me by making a gen devoid of any past gen babies ,alt evos and new evos.
132 from the First Gen. I'm for too afraid to try any of the other generations.
Hand in your membership card on the way out.
I failed at the Gen 1 one.*commits seppuku*83
I'm more of a visual learner anyways.
Hand in your membership card on the way out.
Gen I: 127 (Was trying to spell Gyarados as Gyrados, and I somehow managed to forget the Pikachu line)
Gen II: 72 (Somehow forgot the Togepi line, as well as bafflingly remembering Tyrogue but not Hitmontop)
Gen III: 78
Gen IV: 72 (Forgot Lucario)
Gen V: 56 (That was way worse than it should have been.)
Exterminieren
Banned
Man, I hate the spelling of Exeggcute and Exeggutor so much. Ruined my Gen I test.
Dr.Palutena
Member
gen 1 : 118...i feel so ashamed, i'm not even gonna try the rest.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
I'm a visual guy, so that quiz would most likely be a bit too hard to do well on using an iPad and some rusty memories. Oh well.
In the meantime: Route 11's music from the original game is simply orgasmic. This is still my favorite version simply because of the way Junichi layered those wave chords over one another, creating really-rich chiptune sound that accentuates the whole adventure feel of the theme. The definition of nostalgia.
In the meantime: Route 11's music from the original game is simply orgasmic. This is still my favorite version simply because of the way Junichi layered those wave chords over one another, creating really-rich chiptune sound that accentuates the whole adventure feel of the theme. The definition of nostalgia.
FR/LG version is still the best version overall, though.
Panthalassic
Member
I would fail those tests so badly.
I think I've decided to work on my Pokedex in SS though. I've never completed one before. Wow I'm doing worse than I thought; 233 seen/ 159 obtained for the Johto Dex and 335 seen/ 202 obtained for National Dex.
This is gonna be fun.
Edit: What's the best way to level Pokemon up in SS?
I think I've decided to work on my Pokedex in SS though. I've never completed one before. Wow I'm doing worse than I thought; 233 seen/ 159 obtained for the Johto Dex and 335 seen/ 202 obtained for National Dex.
This is gonna be fun.
Edit: What's the best way to level Pokemon up in SS?
Nocturnowl
Member
Dragoon's post made me ponder what my favourite route theme for each gen is, i'm thinking...
Gen1: Route 4
Gen2: Route 29
Gen3: Route 110
Gen4: Route 201
Gen5: Route 6
Gen 4 gave me a bit of trouble, there's a bunch of good themes but I never had any one in particular jump out at me, though going through them was pretty nostalgic for a game that isn't even that old.
Gen1: Route 4
Gen2: Route 29
Gen3: Route 110
Gen4: Route 201
Gen5: Route 6
Gen 4 gave me a bit of trouble, there's a bunch of good themes but I never had any one in particular jump out at me, though going through them was pretty nostalgic for a game that isn't even that old.
other than the elite 4?
Panthalassic
Member
Ugh. I guess that's the only way to go. Lucky Eggs sure are handy.
Or should I say
eggcelent?
Today's topic: Best Elite Four
We've argued about Gym Leaders and Champions until we were blue in the face multiple times, but I don't think we've touched on this one before. I don't think there are any obvious fan favourites, so the lists should be interesting.
By Region:
Hoenn > Sinnoh > Unova > Kanto > Johto.
Individually
Phoebe > Drake > Aaron > Bertha > Glacia > Lance > Bruno > *
Also, E4 Lance >>>>> Champion Lance.
We've argued about Gym Leaders and Champions until we were blue in the face multiple times, but I don't think we've touched on this one before. I don't think there are any obvious fan favourites, so the lists should be interesting.
By Region:
Hoenn > Sinnoh > Unova > Kanto > Johto.
Individually
Phoebe > Drake > Aaron > Bertha > Glacia > Lance > Bruno > *
Also, E4 Lance >>>>> Champion Lance.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Good stuff, overall.
Dr.Palutena
Member
Exterminieren
Banned
Ooh, list wars.
Sinnoh(Platinum)>Kanto>Unova>Hoenn>Sinnoh(D/P)>Johto.
Sinnoh(Platinum)>Kanto>Unova>Hoenn>Sinnoh(D/P)>Johto.
I love this quiz. I wonder if I can get all of gen 1. I'll try the other 4 just for the lols...without pictures it's tough.
edit: 125/151 on first try. brutal.
second try: 136/151. Missed: paras, parasect, slowpoke, slowbro, doduo, dodrio, seel, dewgong, drowzee, hypno, exeggcute, executor (I couldn't spell these two, wtf!), rhyhorn, rhydon, ditto. What a bunch of forgettable fucks.
Nocturnowl
Member
Dragoon knows his music that's for sure.
Looking through the lineups I realize that I don't really care for any of the groups.
Johto>Unova>Kanto>Sinnoh>Hoenn
Don't really know why I like the Johto lineup, maybe i'm entertained by the fact that Koga was apparently so damn good at his gym leading job that he got the call up to the big time.
Unova are the most fun to fight since you have choice in the order to tackle them, plus they get some swanky themed rooms.
Looking through the lineups I realize that I don't really care for any of the groups.
Johto>Unova>Kanto>Sinnoh>Hoenn
Don't really know why I like the Johto lineup, maybe i'm entertained by the fact that Koga was apparently so damn good at his gym leading job that he got the call up to the big time.
Unova are the most fun to fight since you have choice in the order to tackle them, plus they get some swanky themed rooms.
To be fair on flint, it's not his fault. Infernape and Rapidash were the only fire types available at the time. that said, the fact that Game Freak then decided on a Fire type Elite four member boggles the mind.
ThatObviousUser
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Fighting Dojo + Gym Leader Phone Numbers
Dr.Palutena
Member
how do you get starters wrong those are basically freebies same with the legendaries and psuedo legendaries .
Spelling :/
And memories of broken pronunciation of the anime because of the foreign language.
ThatObviousUser
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ARKEUS
let's not have that discussion again.
Dr.Palutena
Member
I bet dr house wouldnt get an 83 on a gen 1 pokemon quiz.
Hmm...I'll give this a shot.
Gen 1: Route 4
Gen 2: Route 38/39
Gen 3: Route 111 - The Desert (I'm not really partial to most of R/S/E's tracks.)
Gen 4: Route 206
Gen 5: Route 10
Nocturnowl
Member
Can't say i'm much of a fan of the R/S/E soundtracks either, but that's mainly down to the GBA having pretty bad sound quality for the most part, even Fire Red didn't leave unscathed. But the battle themes were pretty solid for Hoenn.
Route 10 from the 5th gen is like Professor Layton in my Pokemon, it's my runner up choice.
Exterminieren
Banned
Gen I: Mainly because of the anime version, but whatever; Route 4.
Gen II: Nothing will ever quite replace Route 29 in my heart.
Gen III: Route 119
Gen IV: Route 209
Gen V: Route 4, Summer. And yeah, Route 10 is close behind.
Gen II: Nothing will ever quite replace Route 29 in my heart.
Gen III: Route 119
Gen IV: Route 209
Gen V: Route 4, Summer. And yeah, Route 10 is close behind.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
All of that "pretty bad sound quality" is the reason why the battle themes from Gen 3 are so memorable to begin with, I say. Adding in more clarity to the sound samples really took away the raw edge of those tracks, and even from the rest of the music as well. Treasures like "Dewford Town" and "Fallarbor Town" dot R/S/E's soundtrack, in addition to some amazing route themes and great event BGM. IMO, FR/LG actually suffered more due to the reliance on high-pitched samples that felt more like chiptune-like sound waves than actual mock instruments. R/S/E, on the other hand, had an audiovisual experience that had a mutual symbiosis with the music and sound quality of the soundtrackthe adventure enhanced it, and the music enhanced the adventure. FR/LG did suffer musically, for the most part, but only because the instrumental variation and some of the rearrangement was just lackluster to start!
ThatObviousUser
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Nocturnowl
Member
It certainly is
How much I enjoy GBA music seems to wildly vary for me, it certainly did give R/S/E a unique musical flavour but i'm kind of hoping for remakes to give the soundtrack a boost, well a boost for me at any rate, each to their own and all.
Exterminieren
Banned
Now; Town Music.
Gen I: Viridian City
Gen II: Ecruteak City
Gen III: Slateport City
Gen IV: Sunyshore City
Gen V: Opelucid City- White
Including the original movie tracks...
Very.
Very indeed.
Which reminds me; the current anime theme needs to be changed. The dub's nicely updated, the original's lagging now.
Gen I: Viridian City
Gen II: Ecruteak City
Gen III: Slateport City
Gen IV: Sunyshore City
Gen V: Opelucid City- White
Yes.
Including the original movie tracks...
Very.
Very indeed.
Which reminds me; the current anime theme needs to be changed. The dub's nicely updated, the original's lagging now.
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
I guess so. The benefits of better sample quality, better sound composition, and better arrangement are definitely helping the series to catch up to that musical zenith, I think. B/W was just this close from being my favorite score, and I bet the remade R/S/E soundtrack might just impress me enough for me to reconsider. Seeing that GF is doing a better job of developing their games and in-game concepts, I can only hope that Go Ichinose can do the same for his first big-time soundtrack in the franchise (which was R/S/E, in which he a lot of the major themes while Junichi directed and had less time to lead).
Now: that Shinji Miyazaki arrangement of Route 4 is pretty darn good. Simple, to the point, and effective.