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[Illucio]

went exploring around the mini mall and saw this

God, I love the little details GF put in this game

I blame you euros for getting the game corner removed

There were so many ways around this.... Why couldn't we just buy coins and win tickets instead?

I think this is just GameFreak cutting corners here... I've been noticing this a lot through this game. I'm actually very disappointed with this game so far because of it.

 

[Corgi]

If you raised 6 Pokemon evenly in past Pokemon games then the games were generally a good difficulty, not too easy but not too hard as long as you didn't skip a lot of battles.

Otherwise yeah, the games are really easy if you raise even 5 instead of 6.

true. Although I felt like black 2 gave me a pretty decent challenge when i approached that with lvling 6 pokeman.


Have they at least given gym leaders and elite 4 a bigger party than xy?

 

[Kinsei]

went exploring around the mini mall and saw this

God, I love the little details GF put in this game

I blame you euros for getting the game corner removed

I was hoping they'd give us Voltorb Flip or something new instead of cutting it altogether.

 

[backlot]

There were so many ways around this.... Why couldn't we just buy coins and win tickets instead?

I think this is just GameFreak cutting corners here... I've been noticing this a lot through this game. I'm actually very disappointed with this game so far because of it.

It kinda seems like a meta commentary or something.

 

[MaximumSpider]

Cool, you can find Pikachi's holding a light ball in the Safari Zone using the DexNav.

 

[PreyingShark]

true. Although I felt like black 2 gave me a pretty decent challenge when i approached that with lvling 6 pokeman.


Have they at least given gym leaders and elite 4 a bigger party than xy?

Yeah, they use RS's parties as a base, before they got obsessed with small parties. Towards the end of the game the teams are actually a little bit tougher than in the originals.

 

[ohlawd]

so I tried out Bank. This is cool. I transferred all my Ditto and Talonflame from X to AS right away. I guess if I had carts, it'd ask me to switch every time, right?

Actually, all mons that you know you won't touch in like forever should be in the bank to increase the rate of BP gain. Bank gives you a lot of BP if you have a lot of mons stored in it and that eventually saves a lot of time grinding.

I dumped a few boxes of stuff on Bank

that's it to get BP? how will I acquire my BP?

 

[Antiwhippy]

You did some Pokemon Amie, so it gets some benefits in-battle I think.

Good to know.

 

[MasterSheen]

Haha, the player sits down when talking to the dude in the rest house near Rustboro

 

[PreyingShark]

so I tried out Bank. This is cool. I transferred all my Ditto and Talonflame from X to AS right away. I guess if I had carts, it'd ask me to switch every time, right?



I dumped a few boxes of stuff on Bank

that's it to get BP? how will I acquire my BP?

You just wait a bit, though depositing more stuff always helps.

 

[MegaKungFuRadio]

Haha, the player sits down when talking to the dude in the rest house near Rustboro

I like that and how you squat to talk to kids.

 

[spiritfox]

Cool, you can find Pikachi's holding a light ball in the Safari Zone using the DexNav.

They give you a free Light Ball in the Route before the Safari Zone.

 

[Brawly Likes to Brawl]

The Mount Chimney remix is amazing

 

[Takashi]

So do Pokemon not get ribbons for each contest rank anymore or am I just missing something?

 

[MaximumSpider]

They give you a free Light Ball in the Route before the Safari Zone.

Must have missed it. Whoops

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Is anyone running this game with a shiny?

 

[DNAbro]

Beat the 6th gym and got my Grovyle to Sceptile so I can finally mega evolve. Absolutely love this game.

 

[Wyndstryker]

Is anyone running this game with a shiny?

I'm guessing Shiny Beldum/Metang/Metagross doesn't count?

 

[kAZuhira42]

Is anyone running this game with a shiny?

shiny beldum

 

[Dark Orchid]

Just filling out some national dex spots in the safari zone. See my second ever Kakuna in this game pop up, think "why not", and decide to get closer. Turns out to be level 40, I find that funny for some reason and go for it. What's the harm, right? Not doing anything else tonight.

It's a shiny.

Kakuna - #014 (Naive)
HP: 31
Att: 31
Def: 25 - 27
SpA: 13 - 14
SpD: 0 - 2
Speed: 20 - 22

I don't even care about the speed, I have a somewhat viable green Beedrill for Battle Spot and I'm going to use it.

 

[Solid Samus]

Is anyone running this game with a shiny?

Half my roster (of like 20+ pokemon, thank god for EXP share) are IV breeding babies from X/Y. among them are my shiny poison heal set Shroomish (Strawhat bc Breloom's head shape and stretchy arms ), my shiny Croagunk (Vergo), shiny Noibat (Valentine), and shiny Vaporeon (Kuruk)

 

[HawthorneKitty]

I'm guessing Shiny Beldum/Metang/Metagross doesn't count?

It does.

shiny beldum

Half my roster (of like 20+ pokemon, thank god for EXP share) are IV breeding babies from X/Y. among them are my shiny poison heal set Shroomish (Strawhat ), my shiny Croagunk (Vergo), shiny Noibat (Valentine), and shiny Vaporeon (Kuruk)

Has there been a gym battle where you've primarily/only used the shiny?

 

[Busaiku]

So I think I like Pikachu Libre the best.
Her animations are awesome, as is Flying Press.

 

[Hyunashi]

Last Brendan battle is a joke after the Elite 4. Easy sweep.

 

[ohlawd]

You just wait a bit, though depositing more stuff always helps.

ah ok

gonna do a lot of breeding eventually. Will stuff my Bank then.

 

[Wyndstryker]

It does.

Has there been a gym battle where you've primarily/only used it?

Havn't really used my Shiny Beldum for gyms. Mostly as a false swiper using Hold Back and a Team Aqua killer lol. Although the team aqua killer is now my Roserade.

I have a shiny golem that I caught back in Pearl (First shiny ever) on standby once I clear the game. I'll be using my old pokemon in post-game.

 

[Crayolan]

They got rid of the "white grass turns green as you run through it" effect in route 113.

On the bright side the music here is fantastic.

 

[Sesuadra]

i just found a new friend!

 

[tookhster]

I'm not liking the new Mauville City. It's hurting my brain. Seems like the game just got boring for me, but I'm sure it'll pick up again once I get deep into the Team Magma stuff.

 

[Busaiku]

I dunno about the old Mauville, but this Mauville's not that complicated.
Really, there are only 2 explorable floors, so it's not that much of a maze or anything.

 

[Solid Samus]

It does.



Has there been a gym battle where you've primarily/only used the shiny?

Yeah, Vaporeon was my crutch for the first gym leader. I haven't used the others yet though because they're a higher level than the rest of my Pokemon ATM

 

[Kinsei]

To everyone in this topic that's found a shiny: I hate you.

I've been playing since Red/Blue (Yes, I know shinies weren't introduced until G/S) and I've never found one in the wild. All of mine come from events, or from Pokemon that are guaranteed to be shiny like the Gyardos in the Lake of Rage.

 

[Vena]

To everyone in this topic that's found a shiny: I hate you.

I've been playing since Red/Blue (Yes, I know shinies weren't introduced until G/S) and I've never found one in the wild. All of mine come from events, or from Pokemon that are guaranteed to be shiny like the Gyardos in the Lake of Rage.

My luck with shinies is so bad that even that Gyarados wasn't shiny!

 

[Wyndstryker]

To everyone in this topic that's found a shiny: I hate you.

*hides the bunch of shinies gotten from wonder trade, including shiny legendaries*

 

[Antiwhippy]

Wait, how the hell do I use the acro bike?

 

[Styles]

Just bred a shiny Taillow. HOLD ME..

 

[NormalFish]

Wait, how the hell do I use the acro bike?

if it's like the originals, try holding B, or tapping b+direction perpendicular to your orientation.

 

[Antiwhippy]

if it's like the originals, try holding B, or tapping b+direction perpendicular to your orientation.

Oh, so I have to hold it longer.

Thanks man.

 

[DXLelouch153]

To everyone in this topic that's found a shiny: I hate you.

I've been playing since Red/Blue (Yes, I know shinies weren't introduced until G/S) and I've never found one in the wild. All of mine come from events, or from Pokemon that are guaranteed to be shiny like the Gyardos in the Lake of Rage.

breeding helps
ALOT
also shiny charm

 

[Sesuadra]

To everyone in this topic that's found a shiny: I hate you.

I play the games since..1999. Never found a shiny until yesterday! be happy for me!

 

[NormalFish]

To everyone in this topic that's found a shiny: I hate you.

I've been playing since Red/Blue (Yes, I know shinies weren't introduced until G/S) and I've never found one in the wild. All of mine come from events, or from Pokemon that are guaranteed to be shiny like the Gyardos in the Lake of Rage.

Statistically, it's very likely you've found a couple and not noticed. I know that's happened to me in RSE and GSC

 

[Dark Orchid]

To everyone in this topic that's found a shiny: I hate you.

I've been playing since Red/Blue (Yes, I know shinies weren't introduced until G/S) and I've never found one in the wild. All of mine come from events, or from Pokemon that are guaranteed to be shiny like the Gyardos in the Lake of Rage.

...Probably shouldn't mention the almost 40 I found in Y alone, then.

Stick to chain fishing, Friend Safari (or DexNav in ORAS, if that turns out to effect the rate at all), horde battles, and Masuda Method if you really want one. Got most of my early ones from the Friend Safari during level grinding to get the national dex, but once I got the Shiny Charm they mostly started to pour in from horde battles while I was doing some EV training. Most were Whismur when I was trying to do some speed training.

 

[dakkumauji]

I dunno about the old Mauville, but this Mauville's not that complicated.
Really, there are only 2 explorable floors, so it's not that much of a maze or anything.

Old Mauville was your basic city. Nothing complicated about it.

It did have a nice pathway for breeding.

 

[one_kill]

To everyone in this topic that's found a shiny: I hate you.

I've been playing since Red/Blue (Yes, I know shinies weren't introduced until G/S) and I've never found one in the wild. All of mine come from events, or from Pokemon that are guaranteed to be shiny like the Gyardos in the Lake of Rage.

You could do chain fishing in XY

 

[Kinsei]

...Probably shouldn't mention the almost 40 I found in Y alone, then.

Stick to chain fishing, Friend Safari (or DexNav in ORAS, if that turns out to effect the rate at all), horde battles, and Masuda Method if you really want one. Got most of my early ones from the Friend Safari during level grinding to get the national dex, but once I got the Shiny Charm they mostly started to pour in from horde battles while I was doing some EV training. Most were Whismur when I was trying to do some speed training.

I spent about 20 hours in the friend safari trying to get a shiny Pumpkaboo. I must have really terrible luck.

 

[HawthorneKitty]

Yeah, Vaporeon was my crutch for the first gym leader. I haven't used the others yet though because they're a higher level than the rest of my Pokemon ATM

Cool, when you beat the champion, can you tell me if something cool happens?

 

[ArcaneFreeze]

I'm not liking the new Mauville City. It's hurting my brain. Seems like the game just got boring for me, but I'm sure it'll pick up again once I get deep into the Team Magma stuff.

Said it earlier in this thread, new Mauville City just doesn't fit in with the theme of the rest of the game, ORAS is all about nature and the towns are usually a part of the environment around it. new Mauville just sticks out like a sore thumb and breaks the immersion when you just have a giant building in the middle of the map.

Also, does anyone know where to catch Tropius? Is it still on Route 119 cause the DexNav is showing nothing.

 

[Wyndstryker]

Ok, just got my National Dex. Time to break the game by inserting my livingdex

 

[Kinsei]

Said it earlier in this thread, new Mauville City just doesn't fit in with the theme of the rest of the game, ORAS is all about nature and the towns are usually a part of the environment around it. new Mauville just sticks out like a sore thumb and breaks the immersion when you just have a giant building in the middle of the map.

Also, does anyone know where to catch Tropius? Is it still on Route 119 cause the DexNav is showing nothing.

According to Serebii it has a 15% encounter rate there.

 

[Infinite Stars]

Since this thread seems to be the hub of activity for the game, I thought it would be best to ask here:

Now that it's been 3 days(Roughly), what would everyone say if you're someone who bought X and kind of disappointed by the way the series is going but is still interested in it? I'm interested in getting it no doubt, but It's between buying it now/waiting for it as a Christmas/Birthday Gift. With that in mind, should I pick it up or just wait?