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I like the idea of the Galarian fossils but only Dracovish pulled it of, somehow simultaneously looking like a Frankenstein abomination that suffers just by existing yet still operating as a single “thing”. The others are neither “put together in the wrong order” in a horrifying/hilarious way nor do they make a cohesive single Pokémon. They’re more like turning on the small head cheat.
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ZenMasterBullshit posted:I instead want to see the other half pieces in a new set of 4. Fish Body with Dragon Head, Fish Body with Ice things head, Bird body with dragon head and bird body with Ice things head. This is the correct opinion on this matter. Quote unquote fixed versions would be boring
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wizard2 posted:The only Pokemon you need is Pikachu. All else is vanity, and there's nothing wrong with that! Geodude is real and my friend. I don't know where they're going with cross generational trade, but with DLC being an option, I could see the entire national Pokédex eventually being available within I've generation.
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Nodosaur posted:The Galar fossils are references to an actual thing; fake, greedy, or unskilled paleontologists who would take pieces of different specimens and either intentionally or unintentionally frankensteing them together. There is nothing to “fix”. Yes, I know exactly what they’re based on, but just like the real things, they need to be rectified. For science! Cara Liss needs to be barred from pokepaleontology as a whole. Let the next gen have the proper versions of the fossils with a little side story about the uproar Cara Liss caused in the scientific community. The chimeric ones will still exist. It’s just that there will be more accurate versions alongside them. They will be brand new Pokémon. Like, old dinosaur depictions showed them dragging their tails on the ground like big iguanas, but modern depictions show a completely different posture as the science has evolved. Hell, the depictions of Spinosaurus changes every couple years as we learn more about it. A current theory is that it might have been incapable of even walking on land at all! I can see that there’s a cool velociraptor, stegosaurus, plesiosaurus and dunkleosteus in there somewhere and I want them. Anyway…. Amphibians! This one’s actually pretty straightforward. Caudata has 3 families. Quagsire/Clodsire, Swampert, and Salazzle. Anura has 5 families. Poliwrath/Politoed, Toxicroak, Seismitoad, Greninja, and Bellibolt.
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Is Venusaur a toad or a dinosaur or a plant
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Planimal.
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I always thought Toxtricity was a salamander. It's the round fingers and lack of claws.
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Apr 7, 2024 07:44
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Jay Rust posted:How many Pokémon don’t have eyes? Zubat, Staryu, Starmie, Deino, Zweilous, Roggenrola, Boldore, Gigalith, Nihilego um I'm sure there's a bunch more I'm forgetting.
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Speaking of fossils. Past Paradox’s just don’t work good as an concept because we already have loads of prehistoric Pokémon. Not just fossils but Ancient Power evos, Relicanth, Lapras, etc. Killer Robots on the other hand are at least something we’ve never seen before. Plus the story makes sense as “These super advanced beings from the future are invading the present day like it’s Terminator 2!” While in Scarlet it’s like “Oh no some old Pokémon that weren’t able to stop themselves going extinct are coming. You know like Omastar. Beware the world ending terror of Omastar!”.
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ApplesandOranges posted:Is Venusaur a toad or a dinosaur or a plant It's a badass
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Attempts at putting Bulbasaur in a box have usually ended in failure.
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galagazombie posted:Speaking of fossils. Past Paradox’s just don’t work good as an concept because we already have loads of prehistoric Pokémon. Not just fossils but Ancient Power evos, Relicanth, Lapras, etc. Killer Robots on the other hand are at least something we’ve never seen before. Plus the story makes sense as “These super advanced beings from the future are invading the present day like it’s Terminator 2!” While in Scarlet it’s like “Oh no some old Pokémon that weren’t able to stop themselves going extinct are coming. You know like Omastar. Beware the world ending terror of Omastar!”. Your overall point is good, but generally, disrupting an ecosystem by introducing alien species is bad, like rabbits or cats in Australia. Or, more accurately, imagine how well a herd of velociraptors or brontosauruses would integrate in modern Spain. Also magneton is the weirdest choice for an ancient Pokémon.
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Pokemon has always operated in the softest version of science fiction. The paradox Pokemon are described in-universe as being from "the distant past/far future" but all of them come off as a layperson's idea of what a "past/future" version of a present day thing. Which is sort of the point, since they apparently actually come from alternate timelines instead. For past paradoxes its like taking a modern horse, slapping a stegosaurus tail and back plates onto it and proclaiming that that's what the ancestor of horses look like, instead of the actual early ancestors, which were small dog or rabbit-sized mammals with 4 toes, but the middle toe was slightly larger then the rest.
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In a similar vein to the Sw/Sh fossil-mons, the Paradox Pokemon operate on a "fake it 'til you make it" existence, brought to confusing lives thanks to scifi principles crystallized around the dreams of one seriously messed up super-scientist
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All that said, I appreciate Iron Thorns and will be bummed out when it is inevitably gated behind post-game/dlc content in every subsequent generation.
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ApplesandOranges posted:Is Venusaur a toad or a dinosaur or a plant None of the above. I’m actually classing it as a synapsid, so more like a dimetrodon than a dinosaur. It’s got splayed out limbs like a reptile, but also canines like a mammal. There’s always a lot of debate about what it is, so I think placing it as a synapsid kinda works. dungeon cousin posted:I always thought Toxtricity was a salamander. It's the round fingers and lack of claws. Y’know that’s a very good point. I thought Toxel reminded me a bit of a chameleon with the head crests, but chameleons do have teensy tiny claws on their fingers. I think I’ll move Toxtricity to Caudata.
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galagazombie posted:I like the idea of the Galarian fossils but only Dracovish pulled it of, somehow simultaneously looking like a Frankenstein abomination that suffers just by existing yet still operating as a single “thing”. The others are neither “put together in the wrong order” in a horrifying/hilarious way nor do they make a cohesive single Pokémon. They’re more like turning on the small head cheat. Dracozolt also rules so you're wrong.
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BonHair posted:Also magneton is the weirdest choice for an ancient Pokémon. That's probably deliberate to show that there's something off about these past paradoxes. A mechanical being, a Pokeball mimic, a Pokemon that looks like it Mega evolved, and Pokemon that were transformed by Ho-Oh.
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It's the 11th hour. Should I transfer my Pokemon or leave them eternally behind?
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Electric Phantasm posted:Wait what Online support for the 3DS is going away in just a few days or so if I remember right
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Technically it's suppossed to just be online play, Bank and redownloading games are suppossed to still work. Their time is ticking though, so I'll probably just stop trying for shiny legends in Ultra Sun, capture them all and do the drat transfer to Home.
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Larryb posted:Online support for the 3DS is going away in just a few days or so if I remember right GiantRockFromSpace posted:Technically it's suppossed to just be online play, Bank and redownloading games are suppossed to still work. Bleh... Not much choice I suppose, did Home get any better since launch at least?
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the 5 most annoying pubbies in online raids 5. the pubbie who thinks Iron Hands is the right pokemon for every raid and should start every raid by using Belly Drum. wait, my pokemon fainted? they can do that? 4. the pubbie who brings an underleveled shiny just to show it off 3. the pubbie who never heal cheers even though they and others desperately need healing 2. the pubbie who button mashes faster than you on the first turn to use reflect/light screen; your pokemon is holding Light Clay, their pokemon is not holding an item 1. the pubbie who is on attack but never terastallizes
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Still wishing they’d put Red/Blue/Yellow and Gold/Silver/Crystal on the switch. I’d play the heck out of them if I could transfer my mons to Home.
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I heard somewhere that they heartily recommend moving everything by April 8th.
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It's definitely not a bad idea. While TPC have said Transporter and Bank will still work, we don't know when Nintendo will order them to pull the plug. Hell, it could be next week for all we know.
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Beachcomber posted:I heard somewhere that they heartily recommend moving everything by April 8th. *looks at the date* ...poo poo.
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They very specifically have said that bank will remain functional after the 8th, but no guarantees for how long and you should transfer things sooner rather than later
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Well I think everybody else had the same idea, because the servers are being fuckin' slammed right now. e: Also, is it a Thing that AZ's Floette can't be transferred into Pokemon Home? Took me a long time to realize that was the source of a bunch of my transfer failures. Diet Poison fucked around with this message at 07:08 on Apr 8, 2024 |
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Diet Poison posted:Well I think everybody else had the same idea, because the servers are being fuckin' slammed right now. Eternal Floette was never officially released in any way (could be cool to bring it back for the legends game though), so yeah that'll probably do it.
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Any Eternal Floette would be hacked, yeah. A basic check wouldn't allow it to be moved on into the newer software.
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I wonder if they'll legally release Eternal Floette in some way in Legends AZ. It has a sprite for HOME despite not showing in the Switch games, and also it looks cool, TIL it apparently has Florges level BST so it's theoretically usable.
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Alternatively you can use pokehex to transfer Pokemon between games regardless of Nintendo's dodgy business practices.
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Syenite posted:Alternatively you can use pokehex to transfer Pokemon between games regardless of Nintendo's dodgy business practices. if you can, you should! pkhex is a pretty neat program to learn
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They’ll likely put out an announcement in advance for when they decide to shut down Bank. But yeah best to get those mons through HOME sooner rather than later.
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I know Kalos is first thanks to Legends but I'm looking forward to the Unova remakes whenever they come out (assuming the graphics aren't as contentious as BDSP). I liked BW fine but burned out hard on BW2, so maybe all these years later and a fresh coat of paint might revitalize them for me.
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ApplesandOranges posted:Is Venusaur a toad or a dinosaur or a plant Venusaur is a complete and balanced meal as it is both plant and animal. All your protein and veg in one convenient creature.
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Venusaur is #1
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