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ROFL Octopus posted:I did the research and found that Nanu is The Best Character you're not wrong this game has a lot of best characters, though.
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Hiker David is my new buddy.
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I have to say, going in, I did not expect the frail shy girl to wind up one of my favourite characters. This game totally nailed its characters.
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Nov 24, 2016 02:11
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Lillie is the best new character, but Gladion and Professor Kukui are very close. Kukui is easily the most interesting and fun professor in the franchise. Every other professor is ultra bland and forgettable in comparison.
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Nov 24, 2016 02:11
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Just caught Solgaleo. I feel kinda bad about stuffing it in the box, but my hands are tied here. I never use legendaries, and I already have a team full of 6. It's got a neutral nature which is... not great, but not bad either, though, so I might pull it out for some postgame stuff. Also, I was originally gonna give it a nickname based on FMA (probably Alphonse) due to the references to Alchemy in it's design, buuuutt at the last moment I caved and named it Nebby. Funky Valentine posted:Hiker David is my new buddy.  Cough Drop The Beat posted:Lillie is the best new character, but Gladion and Professor Kukui are very close. Kukui is easily the most interesting and fun professor in the franchise. Every other professor is ultra bland and forgettable in comparison.
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Nov 24, 2016 02:12
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The stronger story focus has definitely helped make the cast more memorable. I mean, seven games in, there's no way I'd remember the gym leaders if they still had as little characterization as they did in Red and Blue (as demonstrated by such non-entities as the grass gym leader from X/Y).
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EclecticTastes posted:The stronger story focus has definitely helped make the cast more memorable. I mean, seven games in, there's no way I'd remember the gym leaders if they still had as little characterization as they did in Red and Blue (as demonstrated by such non-entities as the grass gym leader from X/Y). No idea who any of the other gym leaders were, though. I remember there was a fairy lady, and a psychic lady... and that's it.
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Nov 24, 2016 02:17
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I'm glad the npcs finally figured out the single most important thing in pokemon: coordinating your pokeballs with your pokemon
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Nov 24, 2016 02:20
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Blaziken386 posted:Just caught Solgaleo.
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Hashtag Yoloswag posted:based on some postgame stuff Wait, what? I remember it saying her husband vanished but I don't remember it saying it was Mohn.... Where did I miss that part?
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Nov 24, 2016 02:28
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SloppyDoughnuts posted:Wait, what? I remember it saying her husband vanished but I don't remember it saying it was Mohn.... Where did I miss that part? She didn't I don't think, but NPCs in Aether and the dimensional research lab both mention it.
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Nov 24, 2016 02:30
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Haifisch posted:I wish there was an option to tell Lillie to keep her moonbat/sunlion. Who cares if you're not a trainer, you can become one with a dimension-warping thing as your starter. And then it'll see more of the world than the PC box I'm leaving it in! I agree. I wanted her to keep her Nebby and become a strong trainer with him! Solgaleo is an excellent starter Pokemon, Lillie!
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Nov 24, 2016 02:31
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SloppyDoughnuts posted:Wait, what? I remember it saying her husband vanished but I don't remember it saying it was Mohn.... Where did I miss that part? To be more specific, in the secret labs the books/computers mention him. Also you can figure it out organically--most people did as soon as poke pelago was previewed before release--because he also has a German flower name, blond hair and green eyes.
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Nov 24, 2016 02:32
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Trying to battle tree or battle royal without EV training is impossible, and EV training is hell without BP-bought items
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Nov 24, 2016 02:34
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Is there like a basic-rear end beginners' guide to stuff like postgame content and competitive battling and stuff somewhere? It's something I've always been way too intimidated to dip my toes into but I don't know why, I kind of want to try it this gen.
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Nov 24, 2016 02:36
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cheetah7071 posted:Trying to battle tree or battle royal without EV training is impossible, and EV training is hell without BP-bought items And I never fight in the Battle Chateau.
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Nov 24, 2016 02:38
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tyblazitar posted:Are you chaining SOS battles? That way you get way more Jangmo-os and Hakamo-os without having to hit the 5% again and sometimes they spawn a Kommo-o, which has 50% chance to hold one (or 60% depending on if Compound Eyes works for helping pokemon or not, I'm not sure). Note that the Kommo-o doesn't call for help though, so if it doesn't have a claw, kill it and keep chaining with the others. I tried it a few times, didn't have any luck and they never spawned a Kommo-o. I guess I'll give it another shot. Still need a Castform too, maybe I'll try tossing a Goomy up on GTS and see if someone has an extra.
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Nov 24, 2016 02:38
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So I beat the game. Pretty good, though I have to say the plot felt weird. Mainly because Lusamine's obsession with getting rare pokemon, display of them in a private collection, and disdain for any pokemon she doesn't like is way too close to how I play the game 
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Nov 24, 2016 02:39
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someone awful. posted:you're not wrong Maybe every character in the game is the best character?
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Nov 24, 2016 02:39
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SyntheticPolygon posted:Maybe every character in the game is the best character? Anyone who likes Hau is wrong.
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Nov 24, 2016 02:40
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SyntheticPolygon posted:Maybe every character in the game is the best character? Except Faba. He's not terrible or anything but we need someone to pick on. Internet Kraken posted:Anyone who likes Hau is wrong. You're wrong. 
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Nov 24, 2016 02:41
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Internet Kraken posted:Anyone who likes Hau is wrong. hau is a videogame kid who actually acts like a kid, for once. he's fantastic.
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Nov 24, 2016 02:42
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Internet Kraken posted:Anyone who likes Hau is wrong. He's good.
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Internet Kraken posted:So I beat the game. Pretty good, though I have to say the plot felt weird. I kinda liked that part  She even has a team of cuties, just like me! cheetah7071 posted:Trying to battle tree or battle royal without EV training is impossible, and EV training is hell without BP-bought items Really?  I was looking forward to trying out post-game PvE stuff for the first time but if it's that tryhard then I'm not so sure anymore.
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Nov 24, 2016 02:46
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Internet Kraken posted:Anyone who likes Hau is wrong. Reported
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Nov 24, 2016 02:47
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Internet Kraken posted:Anyone who likes Hau is wrong. IK with the coldest of pokemon takes as per usual.
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Yeah Hau already grew on me, and makes me really want to try malasadas even though they're probably just greasy donuts
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Your Computer posted:Really? Well, grinding for BP against the AI isn't that bad. At least in X/Y even with a story team you could probably win some Maison battles. You probably wouldn't get far but with persistence it you could get enough BP for the grinding items. someone awful. posted:hau is a videogame kid who actually acts like a kid, for once. he's fantastic. He does nothing but state the obvious and doesn't contribute anything to the plot. He's like the "rivals" from X/Y, though better by virtue of there not being 4 of them this time. I like most other characters though. Even Gladion, who I thought would be obnoxious. The game goes over the top with his little edgelord status and makes fun of it though so he's great.
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Nov 24, 2016 02:51
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Internet Kraken posted:So I beat the game. Pretty good, though I have to say the plot felt weird. That scene where you confront Lusamine for the first time took me by surprise, because I thought the collection of frozen Pokemon was legitimately creepy.
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Internet Kraken posted:The game goes over the top with his little edgelord status and makes fun of it though so he's great.  I think he and Hau complement each other too, since the game (and the characters) make fun of both of them for being anime stereotypes.
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Nov 24, 2016 02:55
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Your Computer posted:Really? It's not such a disaster. You can use Isle Evelup to train your first three pokemon, then use them to grind the battle tree
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Dr. Fetus posted:That scene where you confront Lusamine for the first time took me by surprise, because I thought the collection of frozen Pokemon was legitimately creepy. I mean when you think about it is it really any different than shoving pokemon in the PC box for eternity? I have 700+ pokemon in the equivalent of limbo just so I don't have to fill out my dex again. At least once they come to S/M they'll have Pelago.
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Endgame spoilers: Actually, the final battle with Lusamine reminded me a bit of the climax of The LEGO Movie, where it turns out the moral of the story is that LEGOs are children's toys and while it's okay to play with them as an adult, you shouldn't take it so seriously. It's Game Freak not-so-subtly owning players that discard any Pokemon that isn't "perfect" and take the whole competitive thing way too seriously.
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EclecticTastes posted:Endgame spoilers:
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Calaveron posted:Yeah Hau already grew on me, and makes me really want to try malasadas even though they're probably just greasy donuts I haven't googled malasadas yet but if they are greasy donuts I want to eat them more
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On the subject of that last fight; I really wanna know why they had Lusamine turn into a weird jelly monster if all she was gonna do was chuck pokeballs. Unless her killing the framerate was supposed to be part of the challenge.
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Cipher Pol 9 posted:I haven't googled malasadas yet but if they are greasy donuts I want to eat them more I don't know if they're actually greasy (they're supposed to be very buttery though based on the wikipedia page) but their name literally means "badly cooked" so I bet at least they're chewy
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Your Computer posted:
In a way Hau feels like he's more of a rival to Gladion than the player is. They have some pretty funny interactions together too. Though in general with the game having a pretty big cast of fun characters they all bounce off each other better than they do the protagonist. Since they're an un-emotive mute with the same creepy smile in every scene they're in.
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Cipher Pol 9 posted:I haven't googled malasadas yet but if they are greasy donuts I want to eat them more they are fried balls of yeasty dough covered in sugar, so yeah very similar to donuts. some have fillings but i don't think they do traditionally. they are also real good e: i think they have eggs in the batter? and donuts don't have eggs usually, so that's one difference 
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If anyone is looking for free Focus Bands, you can farm them from the machoke at the Vast Poni Canyon (outside grass patches). I just got one when I was trying to catch a Lycanrok over there with my Toucannon. All you need is a flying/psychic type strong enough to OHKO the machoke and if they survive the game tells you if they used a focus band. Even if they "use" the focus band you'll still get it if you capture them, so it's a pretty fast farm method. Also, if you want a focus sash you get that from the dancer at Poni island from defeating all the other trainers in the first area.
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