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Jelly Omelet
Sep 2, 2011

Kelp Plankton posted:

do people breed sawk and throh and skin them for their gi? thats what i want to know

all these karate themed trainers wearing pokemon-skin gi outfits

Are all the black belts secretly just cosplayers?

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White Light
Dec 19, 2012

I wonder which side of Sesame Street each one came from

My money's on Sawk coming from the West end with belt tied round his head Tupac style. Throh hails from East side with the belt draped in Notorious B.I.
G. fashion, the Don of poke-Judo walking the block collecting protection money from Big Bird

less laughter
May 7, 2012

Accelerock & Roll

Theta Zero posted:

You do realize that Pokemon are supposed to be like animals that are normally not intelligent enough to have this sort of self introspection, right?

Alakazam has an IQ of 5,000

Dabir
Nov 10, 2012

It's using all 5000 to move its weedy little arms because its muscles have atrophied

Manatee Cannon
Aug 26, 2010



who would win in an arm wrestling contest, alakazam or tyrantrum

Raar_Im_A_Dinosaur
Mar 16, 2006

GOOD LUCK!!
Holy poo poo, I gotta say I'm pretty proud of my Togekiss...it's pretty much sealed itself a spot in my Battle Box forever. I think the person I'm playing against has learned to loving hate my beautiful shiny troll machine.

M4LG-WWWW-WW3U-AVRQ

Is there an easier way to post these without a capture card?

Dabir
Nov 10, 2012

I'm sure it's technically possible to convert a battle video into a showdown replay since it's the same kind of data, but I've not heard of it being done.

Space Cadet Omoly
Jan 15, 2014

~Groovy~


Diet Poison posted:

Please sign my petition to end sex-selective garbaging of Raltses and Gothitas everywhere.
For real I'd love for them to remodel male Gardevoir with an Aladdin Sane haircut. That's all it needs.

I disagree, male Gardevoirs are perfect the way they are.

PSWII60
Jan 7, 2007

All the best octopodes shoot fire and ice.

Raar_Im_A_Dinosaur posted:

Intelligent enough to understand human speech and sometimes speak back but not be sentient? Someone has to go visit the Canalave library!

This could describe my dogs and cats, or parrots.

Geostomp
Oct 22, 2008

Unite: MASH!!
~They've got the bad guys on the run!~

Theta Zero posted:

You do realize that Pokemon are supposed to be like animals that are normally not intelligent enough to have this sort of self introspection, right?

The dumbest Pokemon seem to be about only a little lower than dog-level when trained. The series has shown that some like Psychics are human level intelligent, if more instinctive than humans.

White Light
Dec 19, 2012

Then you've got Rhydon, who is so dense he'll begin to charge and forget why it's running in the first place during mid-step

Raar_Im_A_Dinosaur
Mar 16, 2006

GOOD LUCK!!

Parrotine posted:

Then you've got Rhydon, who is so dense he'll begin to charge and forget why it's running in the first place during mid-step

Pretty accurate depiction of real life rhinos, who are the dumbest motherfuckers. They're basically stegosauruses, but of course I think of everything in dinosaur terms.

mandatory lesbian
Dec 18, 2012
you ever talked to a stegosaurus, you think you know how dumb they were huh, you're a fraud!!!

Raar_Im_A_Dinosaur
Mar 16, 2006

GOOD LUCK!!

mandatory lesbian posted:

you ever talked to a stegosaurus, you think you know how dumb they were huh, you're a fraud!!!

Don't think for a second that I can't spot a lobbiest for Big Stego. You're made, so cheese it!

Space Cadet Omoly
Jan 15, 2014

~Groovy~


Raar_Im_A_Dinosaur posted:

Pretty accurate depiction of real life rhinos, who are the dumbest motherfuckers. They're basically stegosauruses, but of course I think of everything in dinosaur terms.

They're really sweet though, people who've worked with them describe them as big leathery puppies.

oddium
Feb 21, 2006

end of the 4.5 tatami age

actually stegosaurus had two brains

corn in the bible
Jun 5, 2004

Oh no oh god it's all true!
raichu is cooler

Ms. Unsmiley
Feb 13, 2012

i still think raichu should have gotten part fairy typing in gen 6

Nessa
Dec 15, 2008

sharrrk posted:

i still think raichu should have gotten part fairy typing in gen 6

It does make sense, given that it's in the fairy egg group.

Instead, they made Dedenne.

I wish more old Pokemon got Fairy typing.

Vandar
Sep 14, 2007

Isn't That Right, Chairman?



sharrrk posted:

i still think raichu should have gotten part fairy typing in gen 6

Then Raichu would be good, and we can't have that.

:(

Countblanc
Apr 20, 2005

Help a hero out!
Raichu should become a dark type

oddium
Feb 21, 2006

end of the 4.5 tatami age

dedenne is extremely cute, and my friend

Ostentatious
Sep 29, 2010

it's crazy to think starmie and slowbro, for the past 20 years, have remained extremely good

Vandar
Sep 14, 2007

Isn't That Right, Chairman?



Gengar too.

Super No Vacancy
Jul 26, 2012

hey everybody i picked up pokes yellow again and just made it to lavender town

Ostentatious
Sep 29, 2010

Super No Vacancy posted:

hey everybody i picked up pokes yellow again and just made it to lavender town

nice what's your party friend?

I have

pikachu 20
sandshrew 20
pidgeotto 20
ivysaur 20
chameleon 20
butterfree 20

Super No Vacancy
Jul 26, 2012

Ostentatious posted:

nice what's your party friend?

I have

pikachu 20
sandshrew 20
pidgeotto 20
ivysaur 20
chameleon 20
butterfree 20

i only use three dudes really but my top guys are

charmeleon 35 (gonna be my hm slave cut/fly/strength/dig)
nidorina 32
pikachu 24
machop 19
drowzee 17
bellsprout 14

Pretzel Rod Serling
Aug 6, 2008



You're welcome for my Pokémon tweets bringing you back into the fold

Ostentatious
Sep 29, 2010

Super No Vacancy posted:

i only use three dudes really but my top guys are

charmeleon 35 (gonna be my hm slave cut/fly/strength/dig)
nidorina 32
pikachu 24
machop 19
drowzee 17
bellsprout 14

real talk I didn't know drowzee was an original 150 until like last year

mabels big day
Feb 25, 2012

Ostentatious posted:

real talk I didn't know drowzee was an original 150 until like last year

Dafuq?

mandatory lesbian
Dec 18, 2012

Ostentatious posted:

nice what's your party friend?

I have

pikachu 20
sandshrew 20
pidgeotto 20
ivysaur 20
chameleon 20
butterfree 20

whoa didn't realize 8 year old me had time traveled to the now

mandatory lesbian
Dec 18, 2012

Ostentatious posted:

real talk I didn't know drowzee was an original 150 until like last year

i have been able to name all original 150 by memory from the age of 8

Zuzie
Jun 30, 2005

I got this for a Ratatta on GTS.


Ostentatious posted:

real talk I didn't know drowzee was an original 150 until like last year

Well to be fair, it is generally pretty forgettable since its greatly overshadowed by the Abra family.

Space Cadet Omoly
Jan 15, 2014

~Groovy~


sharrrk posted:

i still think raichu should have gotten part fairy typing in gen 6

I agree. Or at least get a mega evolution.

Vandar
Sep 14, 2007

Isn't That Right, Chairman?



Space Cadet Omoly posted:

I agree. Or at least get a mega evolution.

You know drat good and well they'll break the rules and give a Mega Evo to Pikachu so that Ash can use it in the anime.

Super No Vacancy
Jul 26, 2012

pikachu should have a mega-evolution but swerve its just raichu

Raar_Im_A_Dinosaur
Mar 16, 2006

GOOD LUCK!!

Dexie posted:

You know drat good and well they'll break the rules and give a Mega Evo to Pikachu so that Ash can use it in the anime.

#ImWithRaichu

corn in the bible
Jun 5, 2004

Oh no oh god it's all true!

mandatory lesbian posted:

i have been able to name all original 150 by memory from the age of 8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMk8wuw7nek

Crosspeice
Aug 9, 2013

Drowzee is a pretty good choice in Gen 1 if you don't want to use Abra, since it has a pretty respectable 90 Special and learns Confusion at level 17. Unlike Abra, you can just catch it and use it immediately instead of waiting for it to evolve.

Exeggcute is also an option, though you need TMs to make it learn... any STAB moves and the earliest you can ever catch it is in the Safari Zone. But that does mean you can get an Exeggutor with Psychic and Mega Drain almost immediately.

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Alxprit
Feb 7, 2015

<click> <click> What is it with this dancing?! Bouncing around like fools... I would have thought my own kind at least would understand the seriousness of our Adventurer's Guild!

Dexie posted:

You know drat good and well they'll break the rules and give a Mega Evo to Pikachu so that Ash can use it in the anime.

They already broke the rules enough to give him a special Greninja, what more do you want

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