Dark Orchid
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It was R/S, but even some early versions of that had problems surrounding foreign Pokemon evolving.
You should be able to get everything into S/M when they come out, as you said.
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You should be able to get everything into S/M when they come out, as you said.
thetrin
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It was soooo worth it, considering how cheap it was. I actually have original boxed versions of both Red and Green, and I'm tempted to pick up a boxed Pikachu version one of these days to contrast with the physical rerelease.
pock3tmonster
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Is Mew still available with purchases of the Japanese versions?
Abra line is godlike and I want to get a Mew early so I can use it as a HM slave. :v
The Shadow Knight
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Oh man I forgot how awful some (most) of the back sprites were. Nidoran looks like he was born with a birth defect.
I always thought it was weird that they used double sized pixels for the back sprites. I guess it has something to do with compression and cartridge space.
I finished the E4 last night, with a team of:
Mew 54
Blastoise 45
Dugtrio 48
Mew wrecked just about everything, with duggy sniping some of Agatha's ghosts. Blastoise was there for emotional support...
I nominate Vulpix for worst back sprite.
I find it really hard to reconcile that sprite with the actual Pokemon - it's truly terrible, lol:
Yo, I got a Nidoking by Cerulean City and i had no idea how powerful this thing is. Also if we're talking bad back sprites, i'd like to give a shout out to Charmeleon
It looks like a sad camel
It looks like an orange dugong with a white spike on top of its head.
AnkiRendan
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Growlithe is much worse than Vulpix. I couldn't believe it when I first used it.
BrawlPurist
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Well, just got Surf. Think I'll screw around with my remaining steps and see if I catch anyth--
Hey, wanna hear a joke?
Oh no... That wasn't funny at all...
Bonus:
Good grief these sprites. Vulpix what did they do to you? (Or, uh, what did they already have done to you?)
RainbowIslands
Member
They did the same thing up until black and white, so I'm pretty sure it's a design choice/intentional more than anything. They look the worst pixelated mess in black and white.
Cjdamon042
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Nah they stopped using double sized pixels in Gold and Silver. I always assumed it was to make them appear like they were closer to you, but who knows.
The Shadow Knight
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In gen 5 they appear bigger due to scaling. From gen 2 onwards backsprites use "regular" pixels:
RainbowIslands
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In gen 5 they appear bigger due to scaling. From gen 2 onwards backsprites use "regular" pixels:
Ah. Good to learn something new.
Just started Yellow, and I decided to go for a Nuzlocke with SET rules.
So far, my team is just Pikachu and a Rattata. I feel like Brock is going to destroy me if I don't get a Mankey or at least a Nidoran.
On that note, it always amuses me that nobody brings up Switch/Set modes when people complain about the games' difficulty.
So far, my team is just Pikachu and a Rattata. I feel like Brock is going to destroy me if I don't get a Mankey or at least a Nidoran.
I think it's to make you think it's closer to you, but way looks better in GSC
I ended up jumping on the train yesterday and picked Yellow since I have never played it all the way through, while I have already completed Red in the past.
I currently have 2 medals and my team is composed of Spearow and Nidorina, I'm going to evolve the latter before fighting Surge, but I'm really evolving her early because bodyslam > bite.
I'm also planning to complete the pokedex without trading by abusing the ditto glitch, I'll have to use it to get Weedle, Ekans, Meowth, Koffing, Magmar, Jynx, Electabuzz, Raichu, Omanyte, Hitmonlee/Hitmonchan, Gengar, Golem, Alakazam, 2 Eevee and Mew.
It's going to be fun
Edit: I forgot to list Mew...
I currently have 2 medals and my team is composed of Spearow and Nidorina, I'm going to evolve the latter before fighting Surge, but I'm really evolving her early because bodyslam > bite.
I'm also planning to complete the pokedex without trading by abusing the ditto glitch, I'll have to use it to get Weedle, Ekans, Meowth, Koffing, Magmar, Jynx, Electabuzz, Raichu, Omanyte, Hitmonlee/Hitmonchan, Gengar, Golem, Alakazam, 2 Eevee and Mew.
It's going to be fun
Edit: I forgot to list Mew...
Phenomenal Flea
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Right, that's my plan too! I have PAL Yellow and Japanese everything else, but I've only started Red so far, so I haven't actually tested to see for myself.
I can't remember where I read it, but apparently when you search, they can't find each other. Maybe it was bulbapedia? As people have said, I believe it was technically possible with the older games, but it results in a corrupted save file.
AdventureRacing
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I know the back sprites were awful but man I miss the old art style Pokemon had.
I'm playing with ko'smean they're benched, but not limiting to only catch the first Pokemon. Battles on set of course
KojiKnight
Member
It was a late design decision on the original games. They were originally going to be the smaller size (no double pixels), but they didn't feel like that gave them a proper sense of distance between your and your opponents pokemon.
At that point, instead of redesigning all 151 back sprites, they just doubled them up... Making them big, but ugly.
The Shadow Knight
Member
Oh, so that's the reason. Interesting bit of information.
damn straight
Awww shit, it's Magikarp time!
http://i.imgur.com/EUC2Vcx.jpg
Edit: removed the picture. only link now, just to big lol.
they don't ship games to us :/
Phenomenal Flea
Member
Unfortunately not. For that you'll need to have it delivered to a Japanese forwarding service, such as Tenso, who will then send it on to you.
balladofwindfishes
Member
Crits are almost a reliable mechanic. Some Pokemon are basically guaranteed at least a few crits per battle, so they can be planned on.
Of all the things I'm having trouble unlearning, Magnemite being steel type is the hardest. It just feels so wrong to quick attack them.
Current team is Pikachu, Charmeleon, Bellsprout and Nidoking. I've mew glitched my way into both Mew and Magmar so far, but don't intend to use them.
Edit: By the way, is anyone else finding themselves reflexively holding the run button? I can't be the only one.
Current team is Pikachu, Charmeleon, Bellsprout and Nidoking. I've mew glitched my way into both Mew and Magmar so far, but don't intend to use them.
Edit: By the way, is anyone else finding themselves reflexively holding the run button? I can't be the only one.
thisisalan
Member
Attempts to buy some Super Potions...
"You can't carry any more items."
I don't remember having to use the item storage as a kid haha.
This, exactly. I remember being able to carry everything around with me as a kid and now I'm constantly running up against the pack limit. Storing all unused TMs helps quite a bit, though.
balladofwindfishes
Member
Yea, the Magnemite thing I'm just never going to get used to. Keep using Fire moves on it, expecting it to work.
Also afraid to use Ground moves on Koffing.
And Bite not being Super Effective on Drowzee also messed me up.
It's hard to unlearn all this stuff.
This game really needs a run button. I understand it's basically impossible, since the game seems to be at the absolute limits of the number of sprites on screen (since NPCs often seem to just pop in), but even the bike is paintfully slow.
Waluigilicious
Member
Looking at this game completely differently now that I'm older. It's actually more playable than I thought it would be!
Beedrill and Butterfree are really really good in game. Beedrill with that Twineedle rips through all the grass and poison types and even does well against psychic types. Butterfree is also great with Sleep Power and Confusion ripping through the poison types!
Beedrill and Butterfree are really really good in game. Beedrill with that Twineedle rips through all the grass and poison types and even does well against psychic types. Butterfree is also great with Sleep Power and Confusion ripping through the poison types!
You don't have to beat Misty before getting Abra in Yellow. One you get the ticket from Bill the police officer moves, allowing you to get to Abra without worrying about Misty first.
NeonZ
Member
Aren't they the same back sprites from Japanese Red & Green? They revamped the front sprites for Blue and the localized games, but kept the same back ones.
It probably isn't going to work until Sun/Moon release as there's not really any point to it until then.
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