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Farecoal posted:I'm trying my best to make Shedinja work (Alpha Sapphire), but boy oh boy it's not going too well. How do you use Shedinja?
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Blaze Dragon posted:Last fight against Red? Horrible level spike, yay! I remember using the Onix you get traded in Violet City against his Pikachu Level 45 Onix, got Charmed, then one-shot a level 81 Pikachu with Earthquake anyway It's not that hard a fight, and a team in the sixties can easily demolish either his Gen II/IV team
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Farecoal posted:I'm trying my best to make Shedinja work (Alpha Sapphire), but boy oh boy it's not going too well. How do you use Shedinja? In Ubers with ally swap.
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Jun 19, 2019 16:22
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Moriatti posted:They were also explicitely after Ghost Pokemon (since they had the SILPH Scope) at one point, which are the only pokemon that are supposed to be able to take Psychic Pokemon (even though that's not the case in gen 1.) there's also that the cinnabar lab created porygon which can only be acquired in the rocket run game corner also provides a link to team rocket gathering fossils
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Jun 19, 2019 16:30
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Moriatti posted:In Ubers with ally swap. Not sure what this means but I'm just going the story right now Also, bring back Game Corners! With slot machines!!
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Farecoal posted:Not sure what this means but I'm just going the story right now They're referring to a competitive doubles metagame, in which Shedinja has a super niche spot. Otherwise yeah it's only useful if you can accurately read if its opposing Pokémon has a move to hit it
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Jun 19, 2019 16:49
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I was about to say that I didn't think Shedinja could actually learn Ally Switch but I looked it up and I guess that's an ultra-SM tutor move. Cool
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Yeah, basically Shedinja is good for dunking on people who know very little Pokemon or a niche in a competitive metagame. In the story you can probably use it to pivot?
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If Gen IX isn't Fusions, then what's the point in continuing to make new pokemon https://twitter.com/Ni_Cd0173/status/1141353232083537920
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Whalley posted:Agreed, Emerald is the best mainline Pokemon game, and the second best Pokemon game overall (best being Pokemon Snap, the only nonviolent FPS ever made). Gen 3 is hands down my favorite Gen and yes I love Omega Ruby and Alpha sapphire too for making the villain teams better and letting us fly around the map on our legendary. Also diving and swimming around the ocean floor ruled. Edit: I aIso remember thinking they also knew how to show proper loving respect for the their dead and didn't convert their cemeteries into godforsaken radio towers. How utterly hosed is that? That's like asking for some Grudge poo poo. Flopsy fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Jun 19, 2019 |
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Whalley posted:Silver Wind and pray, basically. I love Shedinja's gimmick but imo it's a garbage pokemon to use in its generation. Gen 4+ you get things like Swords Dance and X-Scissor, so with a focus sash you can deal some serious damage, but otherwise... ehhhhhh, I've never put in the effort while playing Gen 3 It has a distinctive niche of being untouchable by Kyogre, altho gen 4 plus that obviously was made harder with rocks being everywhere. I have no clue if it still fills that niche ever I just know in earlier gens it saw rare play
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Blaziken386 posted:On my current run of HG, I wanted Yanmega, Weavile, and Gliscor on my final team. Late to this, but Yanma is a Swarm pokemon. Bug Catcher Arnie (on that same route, next to the cuttable tree that leads to Sudowoodo) will call you about it. When swarming 50% of the encounters are Yanma. Yanma was my second to last pokemon in Gold, next to Raikou. I got the 1% encounter because Arnie wouldn't loving call me. After I caught it I deleted everyone's phone except his and Joey and he called 9 times for swarms before I caught Raikou. Just passed through Goldenrod in Silver, registered Arnie's #, and he called with a swarm within the time it took to bring the letter to the guy who gives the Nightmare TM and get back to Goldenrod.
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Loathe it or hate it, it seems like we are stuck with the Galar Dex. What I want to know is, what would an idealized version of such a Dex look like, if we carried forward the most popular Pokémon from each Generation, and let the unloved die on the vine. If you care to weigh in, I've created a poll here: https://forms.gle/cQ3kpaMt8y53kBLT6 . There are already a couple hundred responses, but a previous version of a poll that went around last week asking for people to choose their singular favorite Pokémon hit 50k+, so I'd like to get a similar turnout to have good data to compare against.
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Vinylshadow posted:If Gen IX isn't Fusions, then what's the point in continuing to make new pokemon I got your back, fellow trainer.  ... that should totally say chode.
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Klungar posted:Loathe it or hate it, it seems like we are stuck with the Galar Dex. What I want to know is, what would an idealized version of such a Dex look like, if we carried forward the most popular Pokémon from each Generation, and let the unloved die on the vine. If you care to weigh in, I've created a poll here: https://forms.gle/cQ3kpaMt8y53kBLT6 . There are already a couple hundred responses, but a previous version of a poll that went around last week asking for people to choose their singular favorite Pokémon hit 50k+, so I'd like to get a similar turnout to have good data to compare against. Gosh darn it, it's hard picking just five families from Gen V.
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d3lness posted:I got your back, fellow trainer.   Nidoslash & Sandrina  Why is everything with Magnemite terrifying  Domer is a good boy
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Jun 19, 2019 18:18
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Pentaro posted:Gosh darn it, it's hard picking just five families from Gen V. Gen 5 was the sneaky hardest generation for me to pick as well. Gens 6 and 7 I had to struggle to get to 5, but I thought Gen 1 would be the hardest to pick.
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Jun 19, 2019 18:58
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Blaziken386 posted:think of trainer school as "the first gym but not really" - it's less "hburr fire is super effective on grass" and more "go fight some easy trainers then a less easy one" There's cutscenes and poo poo like every 5 minutes. The game holds your hand so hard you lose circulation.
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Klungar posted:Loathe it or hate it, it seems like we are stuck with the Galar Dex. What I want to know is, what would an idealized version of such a Dex look like, if we carried forward the most popular Pokémon from each Generation, and let the unloved die on the vine. Even with an idealised version of the dex... I think it's the old starters that's going to really piss people off. Old starters aren't part of later regional dexes, and people get fond of their starters. They like to carry them on and bring them in. I'll bet old starters make up a decent proportion of people's imported pokemon overall, and they'll definitely be gone.
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d3lness posted:I got your back, fellow trainer. There's an expanded one here: https://japeal.com/pkm/
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MikeJF posted:Even with an idealised version of the dex... I think it's the old starters that's going to really piss people off. Old starters aren't part of later regional dexes, and people get fond of their starters. They like to carry them on and bring them in. I'll bet old starters make up a decent proportion of people's imported pokemon overall, and they'll definitely be gone. Charizard is the Champion's main Pokémon, so that line is in at least, and depending on how you count them, Pikachu and Eevee are already confirmed to be in the game. I'd expect some more to make the cut as well. Don't want to give away results until the survey is done, but as you might expect, each Generation currently has a starter in the Top 5 families for that Generation, and several have multiple. Gen 1 currently has all 3 in the Top 5. However, there are a number of starters that clearly have little popularity and wouldn't be mourned if they didn't come over.
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Klungar posted:Charizard is the Champion's main Pokémon, so that line is in at least, and depending on how you count them, Pikachu and Eevee are already confirmed to be in the game. I'd expect some more to make the cut as well. Don't want to give away results until the survey is done, but as you might expect, each Generation currently has a starter in the Top 5 families for that Generation, and several have multiple. Gen 1 currently has all 3 in the Top 5. However, there are a number of starters that clearly have little popularity and wouldn't be mourned if they didn't come over. 
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MikeJF posted:Even with an idealised version of the dex... I think it's the old starters that's going to really piss people off. Old starters aren't part of later regional dexes, and people get fond of their starters. They like to carry them on and bring them in. I'll bet old starters make up a decent proportion of people's imported pokemon overall, and they'll definitely be gone. I have brought my Torterra from Pearl into every game to make a victory lap through that region's league to get the ribbon. I really hope that A'Tuin doesn't have to sit this one out. 
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Dienes posted:There's an expanded one here: https://japeal.com/pkm/ Well, it passed my QA testing. 
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Whalley posted:Torterra better be in the list Ziddar posted:I have brought my Torterra from Pearl into every game to make a victory lap through that region's league to get the ribbon. I really hope that A'Tuin doesn't have to sit this one out. Torterra is currently in the Top 5 for Gen 3, but isn't the most popular starter on that list. Not sure if it is just different populations are who are contributing to this poll or what, but Torterra started out as one of two Pokémon families that had universal support (Tyranitar was the other), but quickly started sliding down the rankings. Still popular, and anecdotally the loudest supporters I've seen for people worrying the line wouldn't make it.
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d3lness posted:Well, it passed my QA testing. this thing sounds like dr rockso in my mind
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Ignite Memories posted:this thing sounds like dr rockso in my mind I'm magnetrio, the electric/ground mon! I am in pain.
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d3lness posted:Well, it passed my QA testing. Beedrill with hydreigon is just....hydreigon.  I like how mixing things with ho-oh tends to give them an additional set of wings.
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Whalley posted:Silver Wind and pray, basically. I love Shedinja's gimmick but imo it's a garbage pokemon to use in its generation. Gen 4+ you get things like Swords Dance and X-Scissor, so with a focus sash you can deal some serious damage, but otherwise... ehhhhhh, I've never put in the effort while playing Gen 3  Farecoal posted:Not sure what this means but I'm just going the story right now
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Electivire has dropped out of PU hashtag tragic hashtag hot mess
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less laughter posted:Electivire has dropped out of PU Why will it even matter if he isn't available in Galar anyway.
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Zuzie posted:Why will it even matter if he isn't available in Galar anyway.
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Blaziken386 posted:you are a horrible person and I'm glad the EU mandated that those be removed, even if it means the only way to get a porygon in HGSS is through voltorb flip Oh my god at least with the slot machines you could just buy the coins; it's loving excruciating having to play a ton of Voltorb Flip every time you want the fuckin TM for Thunderbolt again, or whatever. (now's the part where someone tells me you could just buy these coins, too, and I spent all those hours playing Voltorb Flip for nothing).
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Ignite Memories posted:this thing sounds like dr rockso in my mind "I'M MAGNETRIO THE MAGNET MOLE POKEMON. I DO C-C-C-C-CARBOS."
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Zuzie posted:Why will it even matter if he isn't available in Galar anyway. what does the gen VII metagame have to do with her availability in gen VIII
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Blaziken386 posted:when I replayed emerald a while back, I was like "oh hey, I'm gonna use a shedninja, that should be fun and quirky" only to find out that every single trainer is packing either flying, rock, or dark type moves somewhere, and that its only move of note is swords dance until it gets shadow ball at level 38 I gave up after every other trainer had a poisoning move or Leech Seed
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Also, Pokémon Showdown has said that they’ll support both all-Pokémon and Galar-only Gen 8 metas (and there’s a good chance the actual games will effectively do the same via Home).
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If loving Voltorb is in the Galar dex I'm unironically going to be very upset
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At the risk of derailing this thread into Pokefusion nonsense, I want to post this because it is ridiculous.
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Adi Shankar of Castlevania fame has produced a five minute animation for Pokemon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNayLYeX_No I love this edgelord. 
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