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Plasbad posted:Oh hey, for all those interested in ranked battles online, starting next month they're actually banning the use of the top 10 Pokemon in both ranked singles and doubles. I foresee a handful of Pokemon possibly being good/back to being good now: Arcanine, Sandaconda, Pincurchin, Weezing with the Misty Terrain, the hail users, more rain, maybe more Urshifu. The terrain and weather gaps will be filled by the appropriate replacements; less sun and sand is certain but the latter can still be triggered through the aforementioned anaconda.
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GoodBee posted:I just finished playing through White then Black. Now I'm on White 2 and it's adorable. I like naming my rival. I don't have my first badge yet. What a coincidence, I just played through White for the first time and I'm simultaneously playing Alpha Sapphire and Y. I only played Gen 5 up to the first gym back when it was new so it was cool to experience it finally. BW2 is too expensive for me and frankly I'm spoiled on QOL changes since then. I played through X when it came out but only up to the Elite 4, I didn't touch the post game at all. I skipped ORAS as well, which I feel like was a mistake now that I'm actually playing it. Thoughts on Gen 6: super training is OP. I had fully EV trained Pokemon (the three starters) before the first gym. The ORAS implementation of the touchscreen is awesome and I'm mad that the Dexnav hasn't been in other games. XY probably has the best starters imo, though for having such a physical focused move pool (in level up at least) it's weird that Greninja has a higher special attack (however slight it is). The big downside of playing these games after putting so many hours into gen 7 and 8 is having to deal with HMs again. To actually answer your question, I would say play XY before ORAS. XY has a really cool region as well (although I seem to be in a minority in that I really like Alola too) but ORAS improves just enough that I feel like playing XY after will feel like a step backwards. Fake edit: Gen 8 should have leaned into PokeBritain by giving us a postgame in Kalos like Gen 2 had Kanto in the postgame.
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Aug 23, 2020 21:25
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Diet Poison posted:poo poo, that's something I never realized I missed. Naming my rival after my various nemeses was always fun. Bring that back, Gamefreak. OMG that would be great! I played Shield, Moon, then White and Black. Those all had static rivals. It might also be cool to customize your rivals personality too. Humerus posted:To actually answer your question, I would say play XY before ORAS. XY has a really cool region as well (although I seem to be in a minority in that I really like Alola too) but ORAS improves just enough that I feel like playing XY after will feel like a step backwards. I played a lot of Gen 3 on the GBA but I heard the remakes were worth playing. I do want to play X/Y more than ORAS. I also really like Alola. I played Moon but I'm going to go back and play Ultra Sun eventually. I guess after ORAS.
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Aug 23, 2020 21:52
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GoodBee posted:OMG that would be great! I played Shield, Moon, then White and Black. Those all had static rivals. It might also be cool to customize your rivals personality too. The uptick in shipping fan art would be insane. Also the uptick in lovable rear end in a top hat tsundere rivals. N-not that I like that sort of thing or anything y-you idiot! *luminescent blush*
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Aug 24, 2020 00:58
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Speaking of rear end in a top hat rivals, Bea made her debut in the main anime this week (and Ash got wrecked hard)
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Aug 24, 2020 01:05
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I want the drat pss back
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Aug 24, 2020 01:34
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That last DLC fight was something else.
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Aug 24, 2020 02:23
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Well drat Digging Pa went kind of nuts on me today. He dug me up 152,000 Watts!  Like holy goddamn!I've given 1 million Watts to the dojo lady now. Don't know if there's any more milestone after that because I was too busy being blown away by how many Watts I got.
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Aug 24, 2020 03:21
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Silver Falcon posted:Well drat Digging Pa went kind of nuts on me today. He dug me up 152,000 Watts! I think the limit is 3 million watts and after that there's nothing left to update. So 2 mil more to go I guess? Digging Pa rules by the way, he really helps out when the game has essentially become apricorn farmer simulator since I'm trying to collect 999 yellow apricorns so I can have an unprecedented 3 loving moon balls....yes I'm bitter about these drop rates.
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Aug 24, 2020 04:53
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Silver Falcon posted:Well drat Digging Pa went kind of nuts on me today. He dug me up 152,000 Watts! The next milestone is 3 million but you only get her rare league card.
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Aug 24, 2020 05:51
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Type the mystery gift code PKMNPLAYERSCUP to get a Porygon2 and make all your wild dreams come true!* * conditions may apply
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Aug 24, 2020 10:36
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RatHat posted:The next milestone is 3 million but you only get her rare league card. That's basically all you get, right? Reduced cost vitamins and a rare card? Doesn't seem worth that grind.
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Aug 24, 2020 15:53
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GoodBee posted:I just finished playing through White then Black. Now I'm on White 2 and it's adorable. I like naming my rival. I don't have my first badge yet. Omega Ruby has the better climax because Groudon sets the sky on fire and the music isn't drowned out by the sfx like it is in Alpha
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Aug 24, 2020 17:02
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DJ Turbo Punch posted:That's basically all you get, right? Reduced cost vitamins and a rare card? Doesn't seem worth that grind. The half price vitamins are very good but you only need 400k watts for that. The rest isn't really worth it, yeah.
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Aug 25, 2020 03:47
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GoodBee posted:I just finished playing through White then Black. Now I'm on White 2 and it's adorable. I like naming my rival. I don't have my first badge yet. I suggest ORAS first because playing through in the other order I flat out could not finish that game
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Aug 25, 2020 04:41
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https://twitter.com/nobita_4/status/1298205220132929536
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I really like using ghost Type Null as a fighting check. RatHat posted:That Diglett has 31 in all IVs.
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Aug 27, 2020 09:19
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Sanctum posted:I really like using ghost Type Null as a fighting check. Yep. Honestly it's not that hard to get perfect IV Pokemon these days(well, for breedable Pokemon) but it was a nice bonus.
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Aug 27, 2020 09:32
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I mean, if people need perfect IV Dittos they kind of only have to ask.
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Aug 27, 2020 13:53
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Kurieg posted:I mean, if people need perfect IV Dittos they kind of only have to ask. Who can give me a 4 IV ditto with 0 in ATK and SPD?
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Aug 27, 2020 14:10
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Aug 27, 2020 14:13
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Is Popplio’s hidden ability a big deal? From what I can see a lot of the time you don’t even want to use hyper voice on it
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:Is Popplio’s hidden ability a big deal? From what I can see a lot of the time you don’t even want to use hyper voice on it According to Pikalytics, 63% of the people that use her have Hyper Voice. From personal experience, her hidden ability is awesome.
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:Is Popplio’s hidden ability a big deal? From what I can see a lot of the time you don’t even want to use hyper voice on it Sometimes you want to give that Substitute user a big wet "gently caress YOU". And it lets you activate Throat Spray and act like a pseudo Choice Specs.
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Hyper Voice is also a spread move, so hitting both opponents is definitely relevant. Downside is Hyper Voice doesn't change types when Dynamaxed, so sometimes gotta run 2 "water" moves if you plan on Maxing the Primarina.
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:Is Popplio’s hidden ability a big deal? From what I can see a lot of the time you don’t even want to use hyper voice on it In singles Primarina's ability doesn't matter, but in doubles it's essential since Sparkling Aria and Surf hit allies.
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Aug 27, 2020 21:27
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I’ve seen lots of people online in Sw/Sh wearing crowns. How do I get one?
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FrozenPhoenix71 posted:Hyper Voice is also a spread move, so hitting both opponents is definitely relevant. Downside is Hyper Voice doesn't change types when Dynamaxed, so sometimes gotta run 2 "water" moves if you plan on Maxing the Primarina. I think it does, at least it does with Sylveon's Pixilate. For Sylveon, IIRC the move selection says it's Normal type but it will also say it'll be super effective against the types Fairy would be super effective against. It's also called "Max Strike" in the move select but then plays the animation for Max Starfall. I would be really surprised if it worked differently for HA Primarina.
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Fortis posted:I think it does, at least it does with Sylveon's Pixilate. For Sylveon, IIRC the move selection says it's Normal type but it will also say it'll be super effective against the types Fairy would be super effective against. It's also called "Max Strike" in the move select but then plays the animation for Max Starfall. I would be really surprised if it worked differently for HA Primarina. Liquid Voice doesn't change moves based on their original type like other type-changing Abilities, it changes sound-based moves, and since Max Strike isn't a sound move Liquid Voice doesn't apply.
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:I’ve seen lots of people online in Sw/Sh wearing crowns. How do I get one? Finish the pokedex for the Isle of Armor.
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Hrist posted:Finish the pokedex for the Isle of Armor. Great, I just need a Seadra and a Porygon-Z
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Aug 28, 2020 01:23
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Restricted sparring with ground types is garbage. Last type I have to clear and I’m not IV training to beat an in game challenge. Straight horse poo poo.
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1st Stage Midboss posted:Liquid Voice doesn't change moves based on their original type like other type-changing Abilities, it changes sound-based moves, and since Max Strike isn't a sound move Liquid Voice doesn't apply. I run both Primarina and Sylveon on the same team and was wondering why they worked differently, this explanation was perfect thanks
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bartlebee posted:Restricted sparring with ground types is garbage. Last type I have to clear and I’m not IV training to beat an in game challenge. Straight horse poo poo. What do you get for clearing those?
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Aug 28, 2020 03:28
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:What do you get for clearing those? Lots of BP iirc
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Aug 28, 2020 05:07
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And some shirt. I started it amd felt like finishing it but the ground type run is not fun. I think the only other one that sucked this much was grass type.
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Aug 28, 2020 06:01
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I wonder if there's enough goon pokemon interest to sustain an 8 person draft league
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Aug 28, 2020 06:04
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I used to make gym leader style teams for fun. Nothing ever competitive, but I liked the idea of being a Rock type gym leader with all Pokémon based off dinosaurs.
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Blackbelt Bobman posted:What do you get for clearing those? You get 30BP for getting 5 wins and 30BP for the first time getting 5 wins in each type and then 3BP for each win. After you get 5 wins in each type you get a t-shirt with Mustard on it.
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