Thanks!
But I also just remembered another thing...there's no "mass trade" sort of option, is there? It might be easiest just to pay up the $5.
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Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |OT| Hoenn Finally Confirmed
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Thanks!
But I also just remembered another thing...there's no "mass trade" sort of option, is there? It might be easiest just to pay up the $5.
Also, if this is the case, can I still bring up Pokemon from earlier games and have them show up specifically still in Safari Balls? I spent WAAYYY to much time grinding in HG/SS safari zone catching rare females... :-(
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Wait, guys, when should I save before SRing for Lati@s? Steven just surprised me by taking me to the island, so should I reset and save before this?
Still a Metang? Git gud Steven.
I'm having more fun with this than X and Y, probably because it's just an infinitely better adventure. X and Y had horrid pacing, was saturated with trainers that only carried one Pokémon, and some absurdly long stretches between destinations.
Hoenn is such a wonderful region.
Hoenn is such a wonderful region.
Hoenn is full of trainers using the same crap. I fought countless Numels, Carvahna, Camerupts, Poochyena and Mightyenas.
Not until victory road is there some variance.
Hard to say which I like more at this point.
The E4 teams are ridiculous too. Two Glalie and two Froslass? Really?
Wyndstryker
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DexNav and Secret Bases really make this game way better than XY. DexNav needs to be a staple in all pokemon games.
Aren't half of those pokemons you name above used by team magma/aqua?
These are pretty much straight remakes of R/S, for better or worse.
WrenchNinja
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Hoenn is exactly the same.
Absolutely for worse. Emerald fixed a lot of the issues with R/S. Why they didn't use Emerald as the basis is beyond me. All they had to do was keep the R/S exclusive pokemon the same. That's literally it.
That doesn't make it okay. It was ridiculous thrn too
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I have spent so much time just by trying to get evrything in every route,a s well as trying to get decent pokemon with HA
but let's be honest, its gamefreak, they will probably erase it and make some other thing..
Spinosaurus
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I can't think of a Pokemon game that doesn't have a monotonous selection for NPC trainers.
Maybe gen 5 but only because I really don't remember anything from those games.
Maybe gen 5 but only because I really don't remember anything from those games.
Wyndstryker
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No need to get ready, I already expect it.
WrenchNinja
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Gen 5 B2/W2 Challenge Mode. So fucking good.
dakkumauji
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Obviously the theme of the Elite 4 is to have two of the same Pokemon on your team.
Expect for Sidney cause he's a rebel.
And Steven's too fabulous for that.
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This, man that was awesome.
Forget about that bullshit Pokemon MMO that people talk about, I want one, just one game with all the previous features that GF did, combined.
Secret bases, Contests, Battle Frontier, Battle Maison, Pokemon World Championship, Challenge mode, those minigames in B/W (in that stadium, can't remember the name), pokemons out of pokeballs, character customization, cool gadgets to show on the bottom screen, and many others that I'm forgetting right now.
NickWright
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It's a bit disappointing to see that we didn't get any kind of Safari Zone in this game (it's more of a normal route now) while HGSS got an amazing one.
The devs really want to make clear which region is master
The devs really want to make clear which region is master
race.
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yeah it's definitely the one where the level curve is such that by the sixth gym Wild Pokemon will still faint against the might of a mild breeze
damn, bro, open me a portal to this bizarro hoenn you keep talking about where trainers are varied and the roster of wild pokemon is best in class
Good, but damn... really annoying that it's the only one you have to like GRIND for literally several weeks/months to actually get the good stuff.
(See just above)
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podracer35
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Now I'm combining this with my mental image of a open-world (like Xenoblade) Pokémon game... The result is more depressing than I could have ever imagined... Please develop this for the Wii U. Done right, it'd be without a doubt the best Pokémon game ever. (In my opinion, of course)
Wyndstryker
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Would probably be Game Freaks last game cause who would ever buy another pokemon game after that lol.
Yeah and since that is half the battles you do, it gets old fast.
I get it, and I'm not complaining, just saying that I thought X/Y had better variance in trainer pokemon.
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Yes, it could be.
From a business standpoint it is a bad decision, I understand that. But that doesn't mean I can't imagine.
SparksterMeta0
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What about the Pokathelon from HG/SS?
theprodigy
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just one of many things on the list of "cool things that never showed up beyond the game they debuted in"
Gamefreak pls
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Yes, I mentioned that I would forget many, my memory sucks. There are many things that they did and just vanished.
That's why a larger regional dex like the one in XY is the best. It was so nice seeing Team Flare using different dark and poison Pokemon from all regions.
Seriously
If I could choose just one feature to return it would be the challenge mode.NormalFish
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The dowsing machine in this game is adorable :O
PreyingShark
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Version exclusive mega stones seem to also be on that list.
Then again that's a good thing.
This is why I powersave.
Not surprised given they just ripped the movesets from the Battle Subway in Gen 5 for all the older Pokémon in XY as well. Game Freak has really just been phoning it in with some of their stuff
Okay the trainers aren't much better but the pacing and region is so much better. X and Ys shitty trainers were a blemish that were blown up by the fact the region and cities and gym-to-gym pacing was so bad.
And I never even said the wild Pokémon were best in class...
Also, we will never see a game with all of the optional features together. Gamefreak doesn't want to give you an ultimate Pokémon game, because they would never be able to one up it in features next year or keep that level of content consistent every year. So they just do something new every year instead. That still pisses me off, though.
starwarsfan541
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Not surprised given they just ripped the movesets from the Battle Subway in Gen 5 for all the older Pokémon in XY as well. Game Freak has really just been phoning it in with some of their stuff
I dont think their big enough is part of the problem, their pretty small studio wise.
ReplacementPelican
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Hey guys, love and play all the games but I never really get ultra-deep into the mechanics, I heard today that held items don't transfer over Pokemon bank, does this mean I can't send any of the Mega Stones, EXP All or anything such as that to Omega Ruby?
Through bank yes. You get those items in the game already though.
You can trough normal trades.
In some ways the forced downgrades are really irritating, but in others I can almost understand the "That's what this region does" type logic. Like, I really don't need Pokethelon or Contests or movie-making in every region. And I can even understand giving some variation in the postgame challenges from game to game, though I do think some are a lot better than others.
But man, challenge mode, trainer customization, and secret bases just seem to have so much utility for continuity. Crazy that they don't keep that around from game to game. It is really surprising how weak the postgames in XY and ORAS are after B2W2. Challenge mode, lots of new routes, PWC, join avenue, and those great dungeon crawls. All we can reliably expect at this point is a battle tower (or subway or maison) and a daily cycle of challenging trainers to loop through.
My hope is that in Gamefreak's continued interest in defying expectations, we get an "Emerald Z" as final game this generation. With a battle frontier. And a Kalos postgame. And the good features from B2W2. And Voltorb Flip.
Elaugaufein
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You can still send any item holdable by pokemon to ORAS by normal Wifi / Infrared trading if you have access to 2 3DSs (and at least one of XYORAS on each of them obviously).
You can't transfer any items that you can't have a pokemon hold.
And if you only have one 3DS and you use Pokebank to transfer between, then yes that means you can't send Megastones/etc over.
Wyndstryker
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Ok, champion beat. Forget this AS team and time to swap to my old team from past gens.
My Empoleon / Milotic / Shiny Golem are staple. Rest might be swapped out depending on needed HM's.
My Empoleon / Milotic / Shiny Golem are staple. Rest might be swapped out depending on needed HM's.
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I guess I'll try to watch something while SRing for this Latios, I have a feeling it will take a while.