Let's Go to the Pokemon Thready Thread

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mandatory lesbian: Dec 18, 2012

i play the games multiple times with different starters

except gen one of course, i always pick electric that gen

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Kurtofan: Feb 16, 2011; hon hon hon

mandatory lesbian posted:

except gen one of course, i always pick electric that gen

f*cked up if true

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:06

corn in the bible: Jun 5, 2004; Oh no oh god it's all true!

its hecked up that u cant get that eevee

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:07

mandatory lesbian: Dec 18, 2012

corn in the bible posted:

its hecked up that u cant get that eevee

one day im gonna beat gary to it

one day...

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:09

McDragon: Sep 11, 2007

nice typings there.

also I guess I will be using at least one of those tapus so I can smite my foes with the fist of god

and actually seeing it in motion and doing stuff, Incineroar is pretty great.

and zydog was there

if blue does not tell anyone he will smell them later then I will be sad

Blooming Brilliant posted:

I wonder if Psychic Terrain either prevents Dark attacks from going through (which would be neat) or it's even more priority hate and prevents priority attacks?

it blocks priority moves from hitting apparently

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Tired Moritz: Mar 25, 2012; wish Lowtax would get tired of YOUR POSTS

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AAAAAAA, POKEMON, STOP BEING SO GOOD, IM POOR.

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:11

Neo_Crimson: Aug 15, 2011; "Is that your final dandy?"

I was all in on the Green Arrow Owl until I saw El Tigre in action.

Help guys, I don't know anymore. :ohdear:

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:13

Blooming Brilliant: Jul 12, 2010

McDragon posted:

it blocks priority moves from hitting apparently

I get the feeling they don't like priority moves any more.

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:12

MorningMoon: Dec 29, 2013; He's been tapping into Aunt May's bank account!
Didn't I kill him with a HELICOPTER?

It's a minor thing, but I really like how the first totem pokemon you fight is a bulky-ish normal type that's getting a boost to its special defense. No matter which starter you pick, you'll be in a disadvantage even without type resistance coming into play so you're highly encouraged to get a fighting type since they'd be super effective and use physical ttacks.

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Ruggington: Apr 21, 2012

I pick a different starter type every generation because my tastes evolve and change as i grow as a person

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Ruggington: Apr 21, 2012

im picking the one that can do The Darkest Lariat

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:15

MorningMoon: Dec 29, 2013; He's been tapping into Aunt May's bank account!
Didn't I kill him with a HELICOPTER?

Neo_Crimson posted:

I was all in on the Green Arrow Owl until I saw El Tigre in action.

Help guys, I don't know anymore.

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:15

Ruggington: Apr 21, 2012

primarina is probably going to be a massive pain in the rear end in ou

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:15

TriffTshngo: Mar 28, 2010; Don't get it twisted who your enemies are.

I was actually on a bit of a streak with grass starters, I really liked Serperior and Chesnaught. If Litten and its evos weren't The Best I'd probably got for a grass starter hat trick because dang I like robin hoot too. Gens 1-4 I typically defaulted to fire but on multiple playthroughs I'd mess around with Squirtle, Totodile, Treecko, and Piplup, but there's not exactly a shortage of grass and water type pokemon in any given region so it didn't actually stick until gen 5 when I was sick of fire/fighting and thought Tepig was kinda lame.

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:17

oddium: Feb 21, 2006; end of the 4.5 tatami age

Ruggington posted:

primarina is probably going to be a massive pain in the rear end in ou

i've got a sticky note ready to cover up that side of the screen, shouldn't be too bad

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:16

Pentaro: May 5, 2013

Neo_Crimson posted:

I was all in on the Green Arrow Owl until I saw El Tigre in action.

Help guys, I don't know anymore.

Pick the cat and then trade me an egg for an owl one.

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:17

corn in the bible: Jun 5, 2004; Oh no oh god it's all true!

oddium posted:

hello swampert, third best starter overall

which are 1 and 2 then

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:19

Ruggington: Apr 21, 2012

oddium posted:

i've got a sticky note ready to cover up that side of the screen, shouldn't be too bad

please be nice to him

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:18

Tired Moritz: Mar 25, 2012; wish Lowtax would get tired of YOUR POSTS

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I wish Red smiles a bit.

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:20

mabels big day: Feb 25, 2012

Ruggington posted:

primarina is probably going to be a massive pain in the rear end in ou

Shhh

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:19

Fellblade: Apr 28, 2009

Blooming Brilliant posted:

I wonder if Psychic Terrain either prevents Dark attacks from going through (which would be neat) or it's even more priority hate and prevents priority attacks?

Tikis having terrain as a gimmick is alright enough, but I had to remind myself what they did and they're meh:

Electric means no grounded pokemon can fall asleep which could be kinda useful in singles maybe.

Grass gives everything leftovers basically. Maybe Bull Tiki could be some kind of super stall, that gets destroyed by Poison.

Misty prevents all status conditions which is funny cause it's a straight upgrade from Electric, unless you want to status the opponent.

We've already seen Surge Surfer on Alolan Raichu, I would be really surprised if there aren't a bunch more terrain using abilities introduced.

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:20

Classtoise: Feb 11, 2008; THINKS CON-AIR WAS A GOOD MOVIE

Kerrrrrrr posted:

god drat if i wasn't 100% set on Decidueye (FUCKIN GRASS/GHOST??? ) i would pick up incineroar in a heartbeat

his animations are great, his description is great

fuckin red and blue are back

red looks like a stone cold motherfucker who will end you with no hesitation

god drat what a gen

this is confusing to me also

It's either like Smelling Salts (does more damage if they're burned), or it's a strategic kind of move.

Let's say your opponent has Guts Conkeldurr with a Flame Orb. You knock off the Flame Orb, but he's still burned and running a train on your team. Sparkling Aria gets rid of his burn and now he has to either be Toxic'd (giving him a serious timer), or Paralyzed (halving his speed) to have any hope of a Guts boost that won't be wiped away.

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oddium: Feb 21, 2006; end of the 4.5 tatami age

corn in the bible posted:

which are 1 and 2 then

torterra and charizard

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:21

Sea Lily: Aug 5, 2007; Everything changes, Pit.
Even gods.

I want to see Red's Pikachu use that Z move where you throw it

Also I really like his new look

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Ruggington: Apr 21, 2012

red is a very handsome man now and I'm happy for him

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Pyroi: Aug 17, 2013; gay elf noises

What are the chances of one of the members of New Day dressing up as Nyandre the Giant at some point?

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:26

MinionOfCthulhu: Oct 28, 2005; I got this title for free due to my proximity to an idiot who wanted to save $5 on an avatar by having someone else spend $9.95 instead.

Red and Blue are on a gaycation together! :swoon:

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:27

Twelve by Pies: May 4, 2012; Again a very likpatous story

Classtoise posted:

It's either like Smelling Salts (does more damage if they're burned), or it's a strategic kind of move.

Let's say your opponent has Guts Conkeldurr with a Flame Orb. You knock off the Flame Orb, but he's still burned and running a train on your team. Sparkling Aria gets rid of his burn and now he has to either be Toxic'd (giving him a serious timer), or Paralyzed (halving his speed) to have any hope of a Guts boost that won't be wiped away.

Yeah, that was the first thing I thought of, to mess up Guts users that burn themselves with Flame Orb/Will O Wisp.

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:26

mabels big day: Feb 25, 2012

MinionOfCthulhu posted:

Red and Blue are on a gaycation together!

Please, let's not jump to conclusions.

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:29

Classtoise: Feb 11, 2008; THINKS CON-AIR WAS A GOOD MOVIE

Holy poo poo how did I miss this.

Reds shirt is a stylized 96.

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:28

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

Classtoise posted:

Yeah but Ghost type distribution is not great, and if it's against a special wall it's not so tough.

Unless it's Gengar. Then you pray.

Look at how much stuff learns Shadow Ball. Ghost move distribution is fine. Ghost really does not need a buff again after the buff it got last gen where steel does not resist it anymore. The poster that said that a bug weakness for fairy would probably be the best way to balance it, if they are adjusting the type chart at all.

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:31

Ruggington: Apr 21, 2012

Classtoise posted:

Holy poo poo how did I miss this.

Reds shirt is a stylized 96.

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:32

Araxxor: Oct 20, 2012; My disdain for you all knows no bounds.

Both Ghost and Fairies don't need buffs. Fairies honestly could stand to be knocked down a peg. It's one of the best defensive typings, and it's offenses are a bit too good for a defensive type.

# ? Oct 27, 2016 17:36