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autumnal oddium posted:dodrio is so sick. i'm adding it to the list of monsters i've come to appreciate more along with claydol and tangrowth Tangrowth is amazing. Reminds me of the Grimace and also the French fry people from the old McDonalds commercials. Also loving nearly unkillable. These things: 
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:G1 really liked the stage one = one critter, stage two = three of them stapled together thing. Dugtrio and Magneton are precisely this, obviously. Doduo already had two heads and only added one to make a total of three rather than stitching three together. Sadly my idea for a Mega Dodrio having six heads was shot down by Game Freak. (I think there was a G/S beta baby Doduo with one head though?) Also Weezing's middle blob is definitely a vestigial head. I'm still disappointed by Magnezone not somehow being even more Magnemites stuck together.
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Nov 8, 2019 15:07
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I've taken another look at beta baby Doduo and turns out he has more than one head. I think he should make a comeback anyway so we have more borbs. Rowlet, Hoothoot, and Natu need more friends, especially given that in Ultra SuMo Golfers specialise in borbs and had to make do with Minior instead. Minior is great though, I loved catching them and cracking them open so I could get one of each colour.
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Cleretic posted:I'm still disappointed by Magnezone not somehow being even more Magnemites stuck together. Don't worry,
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Nov 8, 2019 15:10
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Today’s thing to be real mad about on reddit is the apparent exclusion of the GTS. This means what, you can only trade with people directly?
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Nov 8, 2019 15:10
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Seaking is cool and you're wrong if you disagree
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Today’s thing to be real mad about on reddit is the apparent exclusion of the GTS. Now this is contingent on all the leakers not being online so people are claiming that the option will only show up when you’re online but that doesn’t sound right. There's clearly the option to
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Today’s thing to be real mad about on reddit is the apparent exclusion of the GTS. who will ask me for level 1 shiny mewtwos now
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Nov 8, 2019 15:23
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:There's clearly the option to Honestly the online trading has always been poo poo. Give me a Pokemon Auction House 
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Nov 8, 2019 15:26
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Honestly the online trading has always been poo poo. Give me a Pokemon Auction House This isn't the GBC era any more, it's immoral to sell Pokemon for coins. Unless they're Magikarp.
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Nov 8, 2019 15:45
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I can see three possible explanations for why we can't see the GTS yet, and I don't think any of them are necessarily calls for alarm. 1. The option only appears if you're connected to the internet. Fair enough, because unlike the rest of those options (presuming 'surprise trade' is a revamped Wonder Trade or new feature of some kind that makes sense locally) the GTS is 100% pointless unless you're connected to the internet, so why bother showing it if you aren't? 2. Nintendo intend to patch it in after release, either in a day one patch or sometime maybe a month or so after release, to stop people from being able to destroy the game's balance literally from the starting gun. Since raid battles to unlock new Pokemon in the WIld Area are apparently a big thing, I can especially understand putting up that barrier to force people to play by those rules for a little while. Or 3. They have some new way to do global trades that we're not aware of yet. This generation it feels like they're taking the opportunity to review a lot of the things previously considered sacred cows of a sort, it might just be that the GTS is one of them. They wouldn't totally cut it, because that would be dumb, and while a bunch of people online seem to be convinced Game Freak became magically unable to make a Pokemon game over a single year, the fact is they're just not that stupid.
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I mean that‘s a feature that should definitely really only be evaluated when people can actually go online but goddamn I hope they didn’t actually cut it because that would be insanely dumb
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You'd think if it were option 2 that the facilities and menus for it in game would already be in place but the servers would just be offline until the official launch.
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Nov 8, 2019 15:48
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To be kind of honest, I barely used GTS during all of Gen 7, mostly because wondertrade was way more efficient to get rid of all my breeding rejects and there wasn't anything I particularly wanted.
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Nov 8, 2019 15:49
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Zuzie posted:To be kind of honest, I barely used GTS during all of Gen 7, mostly because wondertrade was way more efficient to get rid of all my breeding rejects and there wasn't anything I particularly wanted. Same here. I feel like in this gen there's not going to be as much of a need for breeding projects too with the nature candies and all the other conveniences.
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Nov 8, 2019 15:55
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Zuzie posted:To be kind of honest, I barely used GTS during all of Gen 7, mostly because wondertrade was way more efficient to get rid of all my breeding rejects and there wasn't anything I particularly wanted. Same, the only thing I used the GTS for was getting starters I didn't pick at the beginning, version exclusives, and trading Kadabra for Kadabra to get the dex entry etc. Even then, Wonder Trade usually got the first two fairly quickly, and I tended to prefer person-to-person trades for trade evos just so I didn't get traded a Graveller holding an Everstone  If they have gotten rid of the GTS that would be bizarre and definitely piss off more people, but I'd be personally more gutted if they'd gotten rid of Wonder Trade. It's also a great way to get foreign language dex entries!
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Nov 8, 2019 15:57
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I wouldn't be surprised if the GTS was now a function of Home, tbh.
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Nov 8, 2019 16:03
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Searching for a friend for trades in S/M/US/UM's GTS was inexplicably awkward, but removing the GTS altogether would be far too dumb. Also, shame on the Klink hater
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Nov 8, 2019 16:06
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I used the GTS extensively in generation 7. It's about the only way you can build an extensive "fashion ball" collection. If they remove the GTS, then that fun is largely over for me. I'll have to wait and see if this is the truth.
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Nov 8, 2019 16:16
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No Klinkshaming ITT, thanks
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Nov 8, 2019 16:23
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I got little use out of the GTS because even for a lot of simple things, people were making pretty ridiculous demands for trades. No, I'm not gonna give you a level 80 rare Pokemon for your breeding chaff. Just gimme the other starters I don't have! Wonder trade was more fun even if you end up with a lot of low effort lv. 2-5 trash, because getting the occasional good and cool Pokemon is like cracking a chase rare out of a pack of magic cards or a mobage gacha. It's exciting!
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Nov 8, 2019 16:26
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I mostly used the GTS to plug up the actual holes in my Pokedex that I wasn't able to do any other way--version exclusives and, yeah, starters I didn't pick. I went REALLY hard on it in Y when I went for completing the Pokedex, it was a pretty painless way to get things I had no means to catch myself, which is less of a problem now that they've shaved down the Pokedex. Wonder trading is absolutely a much more fun way to get the main 'distance' of completing your Pokedex, with the GTS only coming in when you've hit 'oh god I have three boxes of total garbage including several Dugtrios caught in Master Balls, and I'm still somehow missing a Solrock'. There's definitely ways you can improve the GTS, which is why I'm open to the idea that they might be delaying to ensure they get it right or figuring out an entirely new system.
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Nov 8, 2019 16:33
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The GTS was cut so the devs could spend more time on giga Charizard
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Nov 8, 2019 16:47
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:The GTS was cut so the devs could spend more time on giga Charizard Good choice. Charizard rules.
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Nov 8, 2019 16:54
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I'm on the side of "there's no way they cut the GTS entirely", that would be extremely stupid. If they did actually do it, I'm going to be pissed since I used it extensively since Gen IV. (And my god it was so terrible back then. For one, if your Pokemon was in the queue for too long, it gets deleted.)
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Nov 8, 2019 17:01
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How would you trade if not through a GTS? There's no way they took out trading from the game period. Would you only be able to trade if you had friend codes? edit: never mind, I'm dumb.
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Nov 8, 2019 17:19
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everyone on the oras gts wanted scizors and i was able to farm metal coats from skarmory and trade a bunch of park ball scizors to fill out my dex. good times
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Nov 8, 2019 17:31
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Ah, that makes me remember the days right after Pokebank started. Breeding dream ball Glameows made me feel like a freakin oil tycoon.
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Nov 8, 2019 17:42
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GTS needs an option for held items. I’ve had more than one Scizor or Slowking stolen when I tried to trade to different versions.
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Nov 8, 2019 17:44
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Nov 8, 2019 17:50
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So, why is it surprising that the Local Connection screen has Link Trade and Link Battle, but no GTS? We already know there’ll be online competitions, which this menu clearly doesn’t cover.
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Nov 8, 2019 17:57
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Maybe the GTS will be built into Home?
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Nov 8, 2019 18:04
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If they were smart, Pokemon Home would be where all the breeding and competitive battling would take place so they can then use the games to actually show off new pokemon, gimmicks and story instead of half-assing that because they have to add in the next Battle Point Farming Simulator Also why is Ivysaur screaming in pain here while Ash is grinning like a sadist? 
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Nov 8, 2019 18:09
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One good trading QoL from Sw/Sh with Surprise Trade (wonder trade): So you select your pokemon and send it away and you get back to the game while the game resolves the trade in the background.
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Nov 8, 2019 18:09
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Scholtz posted:Maybe the GTS will be built into Home? Honestly, I can see the appeal of never having to make another weird interface between generations. Remember poke transfer?
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Nov 8, 2019 18:10
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Vinylshadow posted:If they were smart, Pokemon Home would be where all the breeding and competitive battling would take place so they can then use the games to actually show off new pokemon, gimmicks and story instead of half-assing that because they have to add in the next Battle Point Farming Simulator Home can get updates with new Battle Facilities, and games can focus on focusing on the core adventure. I like it!
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Nov 8, 2019 18:22
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Pentaro posted:Ah, that makes me remember the days right after Pokebank started. Breeding dream ball Glameows made me feel like a freakin oil tycoon. Vinylshadow posted:If they were smart, Pokemon Home would be where all the breeding and competitive battling would take place so they can then use the games to actually show off new pokemon, gimmicks and story instead of half-assing that because they have to add in the next Battle Point Farming Simulator
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Nov 8, 2019 18:24
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Blaziken386 posted:I would rather keep as much possible in the games themselves, TYVM So would I but GF has made it clear that this is not what their goal is for the core series moving forward. Home being a proper platform for breeding / storing / battling / trading would give them the freedom to do whatever crazy poo poo they want with their games (like culling 60% of the dex) while still giving the players something to fall back on.
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Vinylshadow posted:If they were smart, Pokemon Home would be where all the breeding and competitive battling would take place so they can then use the games to actually show off new pokemon, gimmicks and story instead of half-assing that because they have to add in the next Battle Point Farming Simulator I too, quake for less content on a full price game so I can reclaim it later by buying seasons pass bullshit and locked out dlc. In fact just sell me an empty box, the game can come out later.
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Ka0 posted:I too, quake for less content on a full price game so I can reclaim it later by buying seasons pass bullshit and locked out dlc. In fact just sell me an empty box, the game can come out later. They’re literally already doing that without even giving you the option of a season pass and dlc so what the gently caress are you going on about.
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