Pokémon Sun & Moon |OT| Ultra Beasts and where to find them
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For me, the only issue is that it's really linear, but still after each plot, you are free to explore the entire island and there are a lot of things you can find
Why's that? Does it slow down the game?
balladofwindfishes
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My fight, Lurantis never even got to use Solar Blade. I don't remember what she did turn one. It wasn't Solar Blade. Probably because it was 1/4 effective to Dartrix. The rest of the fight, she had to synthesis, as my Dartrix was doing 75% damage every turn with Pluck.
It was actually the sun powered Weather Ball from the helped Castform that gave me the most trouble. That attack did a ton of damage.
It was actually the sun powered Weather Ball from the helped Castform that gave me the most trouble. That attack did a ton of damage.
Askherserenity
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I've been having the same problem. Way too many I want to have in my party. It's great!
First time this has really happened to me in a Pokemon game this early on.
ScientificPizza
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dreamboat :')
MrCookiepants
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The overworld is beautiful and packed with charm and detail. It is quite linear and disconnected, but it's not lacking exploration and the sense of adventure is there. There are next to no annoying caves or surfing routes to be found and progression isn't as rigidly structured as in past games.
And I think the new Pokemon are the most unique and fun batch in ages. So many cool new typings, abilities and moves to play around with. The game is cutscene heavy but I find them entertaining. The first few hours are just really slow, things should pick up soon and the story becomes interesting.
panthapanda
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Totally forgot Blaze was a thing. Smeargle was doing work on my Litten lol
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Save, fish, reset.
If mine had used Synthesis I would have been eaten alive. On the other hand the allies barely did anything.
The trick to Totem fights seems to be to
kill the Totem first because the second ally is almost always worst than the first.
papertoonz
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so where do i fund alola vulpix
i'm on the 3rd island and just beat the first trail so i'm wondering when i can catch it?
i'm on the 3rd island and just beat the first trail so i'm wondering when i can catch it?
No need for that with Dhelmise specifically. The spot is right next to a door, you just walk inside and back out haha.
everyday math
Banned
Faba's Hypno and its hypnosis
I love how the AI has literally no idea how to handle Komala when it comes to status moves, lol. It's practically game-breaking.
base of ice mountain, named Tapu Village i think. Kind of close to next trail location.
For what it's worth, I'm a decent way into the second island, and it's starting to give me some side areas to check along the routes. The cutscenes have been less frequent too. It's still not exactly as open as I'd like it, but I'm hoping the trend continues into the other islands. The aggressive railroading from Point A to Point B has probably been my biggest complaint with the game so far
FlaygletheBagel
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papertoonz
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thx
Spiritreaver
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Just finished the third island, talk about a doozy. Also apparently I completely missed an entire area. Gotta go back now.
It slows down connecting to the internet for GTS and stuff. Especially if there's an error.
I'm a little bit past the Ghost trial.
I like the idea of the Totem Pokemon battles, but when you one or two hit them it kind of takes out the thrill of the battle. Would be cool if some trainers would have that buffed effect to them.
Also been deliberately avoiding trainers and running away from wild battles for a while to stay slightly under leveled or about the same level as the Pokemon in the area, but it doesn't feel like it's enough. Taking advantage of type weaknesses and defenses is still pretty strong especially if you have a well balanced spread of types/move types on your team.
Still enjoying the ride through the world, but yeah the difficulty doesn't really feel all that different from past games for me. Ah well.
I like the idea of the Totem Pokemon battles, but when you one or two hit them it kind of takes out the thrill of the battle. Would be cool if some trainers would have that buffed effect to them.
Also been deliberately avoiding trainers and running away from wild battles for a while to stay slightly under leveled or about the same level as the Pokemon in the area, but it doesn't feel like it's enough. Taking advantage of type weaknesses and defenses is still pretty strong especially if you have a well balanced spread of types/move types on your team.
Still enjoying the ride through the world, but yeah the difficulty doesn't really feel all that different from past games for me. Ah well.
Lil'DigiOp
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Same, the third kahuna is a complete chump. I totally skipped the desert too.
Yes, those are both in there.
Lil'DigiOp
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Finally
turned evil!!
I was on to these lames from the jump!
aether
I was on to these lames from the jump!
panthapanda
Member
Easier to breed without going through the hassle of getting a ditto
Doesn't matter. After 50 turns maybe make sure you knock out the original because it might start to use Struggle.
I actually got Sun so it would mostly be dark. Reminds me of Playing Silver as a kid, which was mostly at night.
Finished the second grand trial. My team is Dartrix, Bewear, Diglett, Araquanid, Pikachu, and Salandit. Some quick updated impressions:
+Island 2 has some nice diversity when it comes to Pokemon. You can fill out the grass/fire/water gap in your team and there are some other types mixed in there as well.
+The island trials a good, but not a huge step above gym leaders.
+Totem Pokemon are really well utilized. Totem Lurantis was one of the hardest battles I've had in a Pokemon game. I can easily see kids getting frustrated since you have to go into the battle with a specific plan if you want to survive.
+The game is actually relatively challenging. I'm sure you can still starter nuke everything if you want, but the Totem Pokemon and SOS summoning can really push you to the limit.
+Z-moves are a nice way to make weaker Pokemon more powerful and genuinely do help out in Totem battles.
+/- Poke Pelago is... a thing. A thing that you do. These daily timer things are murder. I swore in the cave area you could use beans to speed up the process, and I did, but it didn't seem to go any faster. Like Festival Plaza I assume it will have some big payoffs, but you gotta grind up to see it.
-Both islands are really linear. I could understand the first one being linear since it was basically a tutorial area, but this one makes you go in a loop as well. Even if you want to explore, there are arbitrary blocks in place. In XY when you got to Lumiose City, you had a big city to explore and could venture to different routes. Obviously there were eventually obstacles to guide you in the right direction, but you still had more freedom.
-So many trainers have just one or two Pokemon. Hau still has two. TWO.
+Island 2 has some nice diversity when it comes to Pokemon. You can fill out the grass/fire/water gap in your team and there are some other types mixed in there as well.
+The island trials a good, but not a huge step above gym leaders.
+Totem Pokemon are really well utilized. Totem Lurantis was one of the hardest battles I've had in a Pokemon game. I can easily see kids getting frustrated since you have to go into the battle with a specific plan if you want to survive.
+The game is actually relatively challenging. I'm sure you can still starter nuke everything if you want, but the Totem Pokemon and SOS summoning can really push you to the limit.
+Z-moves are a nice way to make weaker Pokemon more powerful and genuinely do help out in Totem battles.
+/- Poke Pelago is... a thing. A thing that you do. These daily timer things are murder. I swore in the cave area you could use beans to speed up the process, and I did, but it didn't seem to go any faster. Like Festival Plaza I assume it will have some big payoffs, but you gotta grind up to see it.
-Both islands are really linear. I could understand the first one being linear since it was basically a tutorial area, but this one makes you go in a loop as well. Even if you want to explore, there are arbitrary blocks in place. In XY when you got to Lumiose City, you had a big city to explore and could venture to different routes. Obviously there were eventually obstacles to guide you in the right direction, but you still had more freedom.
-So many trainers have just one or two Pokemon. Hau still has two. TWO.
Doesn't really matter to my knowledge, except in special instances (like Carbink calling in a Sableye, or a baby calling in a Happiny/Chansey - Sableye, Mareanie, Happiny/Chansey etc won't call for help).
I got a female Rowlet I was pretty upset I always like my male starters, but breeding will be a breeze!
You can breed them sooner, which means getting some neat stuff on GTS.
panthapanda
Member
SOS?
That means you can get the super rare Shiny Gyarados!
No lol. Straight up random battle.
I was just trying to fish for a Feebas in the 2nd Trial totem area.
Found this guy while looking for a magby
Sadly it's a male so it will never evolve
Truly tragic.
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