Pokemon Megathread 6.0: You'd have to have mega stones to not play this.

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Jarogue: Nov 3, 2012

In what hell would you picked Flareon.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 02:52

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# ? Jun 9, 2024 05:24

How Ingratiating!: Sep 7, 2011; Infinite ammo vs. CYBER PUNCH!!

Jarogue posted:

In what hell would you picked Flareon.

The hell I walk backwards into while staring into the face of Sylveon.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 03:10

WrightOfWay: Jul 24, 2010

Flareon was slightly less terrible when it had 110 special and almost everything else also had trash movepools.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 03:31

Dunban: Jul 4, 2012; OH MY GOD GLOVER

I mean, that's a pretty decent team for Gen 1.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 03:37

Houle: Oct 21, 2010

Flareon was basically Fire Blast or Body Slam once before you die/ get walled by a water type.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 03:57

Geostomp: Oct 22, 2008; Unite: MASH!!
~They've got the bad guys on the run!~

Flareon's bad for an eeveelution and not worth considering for competitive, but it's far from the worst Fire type you could have. Especially now with losers like Magcargo around. It gets a terrible rap.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 05:36

Tumblr of scotch: Mar 13, 2006; Please, don't be my neighbor.

Houle posted:

I remember a few official guides erroneously saying that Normal types don't get a stab boost and that dual types get a smaller stab boost. I think it was a Prima one... no idea where they got that from. Looking back those guides were pretty terrible. An advance team was like Blastoise, Pidgeot, Flareon, Alakazam, Machamp, and I think Gengar?

Prima guides are (were? are they even still around?) pretty much always terrible, no matter the game. They seem to be based on a weird combination of the game as it actually is, the game as it might have been at some point in beta testing, and baseless speculation.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 05:38

SilverSupernova: Feb 1, 2013

Houle posted:

Found it, I still had the guide. While it is teaching type coverage telling a poor kid to get Machamp, Flareon, and Raichu as half your team is just setting them up for disappointment.

I think they're there to illustrate just how overpowered Dugrio was in Gen 1 and that he can do the work of 4 Pokemon.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 07:25

Countblanc: Apr 20, 2005; _{Help a hero out!}

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwlm5vNa9Ts

It's, uh, much cuter than i expected it to be???

# ? Jan 31, 2016 09:58

wilbur.walsh: Jan 3, 2008; Whoaaaat?

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# ? Jan 31, 2016 10:41

PSWII60: Jan 7, 2007; All the best octopodes shoot fire and ice.

Countblanc posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwlm5vNa9Ts

It's, uh, much cuter than i expected it to be???

I'm getting some odd Hsien-Ko vibes from that ghost. If I had a WiiU, this would make me buy the game.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 12:05

Kinu Nishimura: Apr 24, 2008; SICK LOOT!

Geostomp posted:

Especially now with losers like Magcargo around.

Shut the gently caress up, you drat fucker! *waves shotgun*

# ? Jan 31, 2016 15:19

Houle: Oct 21, 2010

I have to defend Marcargo too. Easily my favourite gen 2 pokemon. He's absolutely terrible to battle with but drat it he's the little engine that could (one of these days).

# ? Jan 31, 2016 17:09

Tardigrade: Jul 13, 2012; Half arthropod, half marshmallow, all cute.

Houle posted:

I have to defend Marcargo too. Easily my favourite gen 2 pokemon. He's absolutely terrible to battle with but drat it he's the little engine that could (one of these days).

Magcargo is my favorite fire-type. It holds its own pretty well in-game too. Rock-type + Flame Body makes short work of the many, many physical/normal-attacking NPCs.

# ? Jan 31, 2016 17:21

Space Cadet Omoly: Jan 15, 2014; ~Groovy~

Countblanc posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwlm5vNa9Ts

It's, uh, much cuter than i expected it to be???

Oh gee, I didn't think the ghost that burns souls with hellfire would be precious but it is :3:

# ? Feb 1, 2016 02:03

Carlosologist: Oct 13, 2013; Revelry in the Dark

I'm starting a replay of White 2, and man I forgot how big the Pokedex was in this game, really has a strong collection of types

# ? Feb 1, 2016 02:10

Houle: Oct 21, 2010

It also has a lot of fun places to explore. If I had a place to dump my stock pile of items I'd replay that game in a heart beat.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 02:13

Jithendra: May 23, 2009

Countblanc posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwlm5vNa9Ts

It's, uh, much cuter than i expected it to be???

Wow, I'm normally not into fighting games at all, but this makes me want to play it. Chandelure is so great.

Too bad I don't have a Wii U.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 03:05

SyntheticPolygon: Dec 20, 2013

Countblanc posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwlm5vNa9Ts

It's, uh, much cuter than i expected it to be???

# ? Feb 1, 2016 03:16

Blaze Dragon: Aug 28, 2013; LOWTAX'S SPINE FUND

It turns out that Chandelure was the most anime of Pokemon all along.

It (she?) also has Luigi's dash attack, and overall looks cute and fun. Even when it is sending Lucario to hell.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 04:06

Geostomp: Oct 22, 2008; Unite: MASH!!
~They've got the bad guys on the run!~

Space Cadet Omoly posted:

Oh gee, I didn't think the ghost that burns souls with hellfire would be precious but it is

It is just the most precious little soul sucking haunted ceiling fixture ever.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 04:45

Complexcalibur: Mar 11, 2007; NUOOOOAAAGH

Houle posted:

I remember a few official guides erroneously saying that Normal types don't get a stab boost and that dual types get a smaller stab boost. I think it was a Prima one... no idea where they got that from. Looking back those guides were pretty terrible. An advance team was like Blastoise, Pidgeot, Flareon, Alakazam, Machamp, and I think Gengar?

I think the best official guide from that era is probably Earl's Pokemon Academy from Pokemon Stadium 2. It's pretty in depth, and it even goes over all the changes from RBY to GSC, like move type changes. It also mentions in casual passing that RBY defending Pokemon of the same type as they attack they're getting hit by are immune to secondary status effects, which I remember was something missing from the RBY Battle Simulator that caused a minor crisis a couple years ago:

Earl does get kind of weird sometimes, though.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 05:30

Houle: Oct 21, 2010

I remember reading that quite extensively. Also it makes sense, don't let a free hit on a fresh pokemon at times. I think I got through most of that game by raising my attack then using Explosion/Self Destruct.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 05:52

Vandar: Sep 14, 2007; Isn't That Right, Chairman?

On the subject of birds I still want to know what idiot came up with Mega Pidgeot's stats.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 05:59

Bongo Bill: Jan 17, 2012

Dexie posted:

On the subject of birds I still want to know what idiot came up with Mega Pidgeot's stats.

Somebody who noticed it learns Hurricane.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 06:01

Futaba Anzu: May 6, 2011; GROSS BOY

Disargeria posted:

You don't need anything special but if you can plug the SD card into your computer it makes it way easier I think.

I think the last version it works with is... 9.3? But I'm pretty sure November is too late.

ah yeah poo poo, that refers to 3ds version right? I have version 9.7 damnit

# ? Feb 1, 2016 10:33

Futaba Anzu: May 6, 2011; GROSS BOY

pandaK posted:

ah yeah poo poo, that refers to 3ds version right? I have version 9.7 damnit

I guess I could still bug someone who does have the requirements to do so, is it anymore of a hassle to gen up like a full box of pokemon this way?

# ? Feb 1, 2016 10:36

Dabir: Nov 10, 2012

Dexie posted:

On the subject of birds I still want to know what idiot came up with Mega Pidgeot's stats.

Perfect accuracy Hurricane and Heat Wave, sounds like a pretty good niche to me.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 13:23

No Dignity: Oct 15, 2007

If Mega Pidgeot got a few more coverage moves to round out its movepool I wouldn't complain, Thunder or Blizzard would fit in well with its windy weather theme too

# ? Feb 1, 2016 13:43

Houle: Oct 21, 2010

Pidgeot the wind God.

I don't think I've ran with a special set before since its special was pretty eh. But I guess perfect hit hurricane with 252ev would make up for it.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 14:06

dungeon cousin: Nov 26, 2012; woop woop
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Dexie posted:

On the subject of birds I still want to know what idiot came up with Mega Pidgeot's stats.

They just wanted it to be something special.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 14:23

Thwack!: Aug 14, 2010; Ability: Shadow Tag

Give Mega Pidgeot Zap Cannon

# ? Feb 1, 2016 14:39

mabels big day: Feb 25, 2012

Thwack! posted:

Give Mega Pidgeot Zap Cannon

Definitely this.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 14:46

WrightOfWay: Jul 24, 2010

Houle posted:

Pidgeot the wind God.

I don't think I've ran with a special set before since its special was pretty eh. But I guess perfect hit hurricane with 252ev would make up for it.

135 special is kind of low for a Mega but that's partially made up for by Pidgeot spamming a 110 power STAB of the best offensive type in the game. It does have terrible coverage, though. Focus Blast would do wonders.

# ? Feb 1, 2016 15:18