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Pokemon Game Appreciation Thread
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ThatObviousUser
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upandaway said:
Exactly, you got it!btw. even though i got sick of the stale formula, i intend to re-join the fun once soul silver is released. would one of you poke-nuts care to give a short list of all the stuff you can do in that pokemon-game?
I read people saying how much there is to do, but honestly, all i always did was to fight and proceed towards the top4.
So theres fighting. There´s breeding. There´s the, what´s it english name, beauty competition...what else? I´d like to approach the game differently when I start it
I read people saying how much there is to do, but honestly, all i always did was to fight and proceed towards the top4.
So theres fighting. There´s breeding. There´s the, what´s it english name, beauty competition...what else? I´d like to approach the game differently when I start it
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
I actually think that the beauty contests are one thing that isn't coming back for HGSS. No big loss.
The Battle Frontier is the main post-game attraction. It's basically "moar fighting," but more on the level of what you'd get from actual versus play and not stupid NPC quest trainers.
The biggest changes that come with each generation are more under-the-hood, and you wouldn't really appreciate them if you've never tried competitive play.
The Battle Frontier is the main post-game attraction. It's basically "moar fighting," but more on the level of what you'd get from actual versus play and not stupid NPC quest trainers.
The biggest changes that come with each generation are more under-the-hood, and you wouldn't really appreciate them if you've never tried competitive play.
The Librarian
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Chikorita is pretty cool.Gravijah said:
ThatObviousUser
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selig said:btw. even though i got sick of the stale formula, i intend to re-join the fun once soul silver is released. would one of you poke-nuts care to give a short list of all the stuff you can do in that pokemon-game?
I read people saying how much there is to do, but honestly, all i always did was to fight and proceed towards the top4.
So theres fighting. There´s breeding. There´s the, what´s it english name, beauty competition...what else? I´d like to approach the game differently when I start it
EVs and IVs if you want to drive yourself insane.
The Librarian
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I dunno. I was just saying I liked Chikorita, not that I was agreeing with that person. I think what he was trying to say that, in general, the first 151 are A LOT better than the rest.Gravijah said:
Dabookerman
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So, who's the hottest Pokemon? I know people will say Gardevoir, but I am a Jynx man myself.
The Librarian
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No. Leaf>>>water.Gravijah said:
The Librarian
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Don't hate me. I'm looking forward to BioShock 2.Firestorm said:
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
I went grass for Gen IV. Torterra > Infernape because Torterra has a Bonsai tree on his back and monkeys are stupid.
Dabookerman said:
Second time in one thread.
Two more points i´d like to mention:
1.) I hate the high number of legendary Pokemon. Whats most annoying: They are taboo for many ingame-competitions, and many of them are considered cheap when playing against human opponents (at least back in the days, noone within my circle of friends was allowed to use Mewtu, too powerful). Either lower the number of legendaries drastically, OR dont limit their usage.
2.) Of course I ve heard about EV and such, these number and stats, and how you raise them through breeding. But I dont like that. Consider it being part of me growing up with the anime, but in my mind the Pokemon you get are your partners...and not your tools to create stronger breeds. Of course it was super stupid, but my favorite Pokemon always was Glurak/Charizard; and guess what I did? I used it whenever I had to fight rock-type Pokemon...thinking that by fighting its weakness, it´ll get stronger. The game didnt work like that, but the hell, it should. Let me actually train my Pokemon in unique ways instead of relying on breeding and pure, cold-hearted stats.
1.) I hate the high number of legendary Pokemon. Whats most annoying: They are taboo for many ingame-competitions, and many of them are considered cheap when playing against human opponents (at least back in the days, noone within my circle of friends was allowed to use Mewtu, too powerful). Either lower the number of legendaries drastically, OR dont limit their usage.
2.) Of course I ve heard about EV and such, these number and stats, and how you raise them through breeding. But I dont like that. Consider it being part of me growing up with the anime, but in my mind the Pokemon you get are your partners...and not your tools to create stronger breeds. Of course it was super stupid, but my favorite Pokemon always was Glurak/Charizard; and guess what I did? I used it whenever I had to fight rock-type Pokemon...thinking that by fighting its weakness, it´ll get stronger. The game didnt work like that, but the hell, it should. Let me actually train my Pokemon in unique ways instead of relying on breeding and pure, cold-hearted stats.
selig said:Two more points i´d like to mention:
1.) I hate the high number of legendary Pokemon. Whats most annoying: They are taboo for many ingame-competitions, and many of them are considered cheap when playing against human opponents (at least back in the days, noone within my circle of friends was allowed to use Mewtu, too powerful). Either lower the number of legendaries drastically, OR dont limit their usage.
2.) Of course I ve heard about EV and such, these number and stats, and how you raise them through breeding. But I dont like that. Consider it being part of me growing up with the anime, but in my mind the Pokemon you get are your partners...and not your tools to create stronger breeds. Of course it was super stupid, but my favorite Pokemon always was Glurak/Charizard; and guess what I did? I used it whenever I had to fight rock-type Pokemon...thinking that by fighting its weakness, it´ll get stronger. The game didnt work like that, but the hell, it should. Let me actually train my Pokemon in unique ways instead of relying on breeding and pure, cold-hearted stats.
What the hell is a Glurak? There's 486 Pokemon, it's hard enough to keep track... Use the ENGLISH names.
hemtae
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selig said:Two more points i´d like to mention:
1.) I hate the high number of legendary Pokemon. Whats most annoying: They are taboo for many ingame-competitions, and many of them are considered cheap when playing against human opponents (at least back in the days, noone within my circle of friends was allowed to use Mewtu, too powerful). Either lower the number of legendaries drastically, OR dont limit their usage.
2.) Of course I ve heard about EV and such, these number and stats, and how you raise them through breeding. But I dont like that. Consider it being part of me growing up with the anime, but in my mind the Pokemon you get are your partners...and not your tools to create stronger breeds. Of course it was super stupid, but my favorite Pokemon always was Glurak/Charizard; and guess what I did? I used it whenever I had to fight rock-type Pokemon...thinking that by fighting its weakness, it´ll get stronger. The game didnt work like that, but the hell, it should. Let me actually train my Pokemon in unique ways instead of relying on breeding and pure, cold-hearted stats.
1. They aren't restricted in their tier level, and most of the legendary trio pokemon aren't that good anyways (*cough*Entei*cough*)
2. You're thinking of IV for breeding, and they don't make *that* much of a difference, only 31 stat points at max, I really only breed for a good nature. Also every pokemon you fight gives you different EV points so you can seek out what pokemon you want to fight and train them that way
Funny, that Charizard example is exactly what EVs come to materialize. By fighting rock types Charizard's defense went up because rock types usually have really high defense.selig said:2.) Of course I ve heard about EV and such, these number and stats, and how you raise them through breeding. But I dont like that. Consider it being part of me growing up with the anime, but in my mind the Pokemon you get are your partners...and not your tools to create stronger breeds. Of course it was super stupid, but my favorite Pokemon always was Glurak/Charizard; and guess what I did? I used it whenever I had to fight rock-type Pokemon...thinking that by fighting its weakness, it´ll get stronger. The game didnt work like that, but the hell, it should. Let me actually train my Pokemon in unique ways instead of relying on breeding and pure, cold-hearted stats.
lordfroakie
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I'm currently training my Rhydon at Iron Island and wondering what its movelist should be before I evovle it.
Current Movelist: flamethrower, hammer arm, rock blast, scary face( its still at 42
)
Current Movelist: flamethrower, hammer arm, rock blast, scary face( its still at 42
)Flamethrower will suck because he has horrible Sp. Atk (like, less than base 50 I think). He's got insane attack, defense and HP, but stuff like Grass Knot will kill him. Also bunch of horrible weaknesses because of bad typing.vectorman06 said:I'm currently training my Rhydon at Iron Island and wondering what its movelist should be before I evovle it.
Current Movelist: flamethrower, hammer arm, rock blast, scary face( its still at 42
Rhyperior is just about the same, isn't he? Just a little better with base stats.
Hell I don't know, just make sure he learns Earthquake, and the rest doesn't matter.
Edit: Bulba says he learns Poison Jab? There you go. That covers Grass, as long as you survive the first move.
WanderingWind
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I've never played a Pokemon game.
Is this something I should change? Seriously. Not trolling. I was a year or two too old to play it when it first came out, and I never really had the urge to try it after the initial Poke-craze.
Should I try one? If yes, which DS version is a good starting point?
Is this something I should change? Seriously. Not trolling. I was a year or two too old to play it when it first came out, and I never really had the urge to try it after the initial Poke-craze.
Should I try one? If yes, which DS version is a good starting point?
Platinum.WanderingWind said:
If you enjoy OCD-inducing RPGs with tons and tons of content and customization, really cool (in my opinion, it's hilarious how much social commentary is in those games) NPC dialogue, there you go in game terms. Just beware that it's a time sink, and a serious time sink. As of this moment I'm trying to find a Croagunk in the wild and I'm at about 95 hours in.
lordfroakie
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JSnake said:
Didn't know special attacks were that bad for Rhydon <.<
Crumpet Trumpet
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I love the music in the games but I hate how it's always interrupted when a wild Pokemon appears. They really need to make the Pokemon appear in the overworld so I can avoid the fuckers and just enjoys the music.
WanderingWind
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upandaway said:
Sweet. I'm driving cross country with the missus, so that sounds like a good use of all that empty time.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
I assume that this is just for in-game quest stuff and not competitive?vectorman06 said:I'm currently training my Rhydon at Iron Island and wondering what its movelist should be before I evovle it.
Current Movelist: flamethrower, hammer arm, rock blast, scary face( its still at 42
Flamethrower -> replace with Earthquake at level 49
Hammer Arm
Rock Blast -> replace with Stone Edge at level 45
Scary Face
Replace one of the other two with Megahorn at level 57.
Basically what Upandaway said. Either Platinum or HGSS would be a fine start.WanderingWind said:
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Look at the colored bars.vectorman06 said:
im about to buy a black GameBoy Pocket out of nostalgia reasons, but question: Is it somehow possible to transfer your Pokemon from Red/Blue to the latest version of the NDS-games? By transferring them through the whole of all the games, until you reach the NDS? Or is there a missing link at some point?
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Can't transfer anything from RBYGSC to RSEDPPt. They redid a bunch of the game mechanics between GBC and GBA so there's no way to bridge that gap. It's possible to transfer from GBA to DS, but not the other way around.selig said:
upandaway post followed by selig post followed by firestorm post please. You've managed the first two a couple of times, and an upandaway > firestorm combo, but not the whole line yet, and I wanna see it.
...even though the Charmander evolution line is for losers, and the Squirtle evolution line is the best set of Pokemon ever.
...even though the Charmander evolution line is for losers, and the Squirtle evolution line is the best set of Pokemon ever.
