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I have several thousand hours sunk into RSE. (they were released when I was a lonely young teenager, ok?) This gen has some of my favorite starter designs, and a lot of the new Pokemon are really cool. I'm really happy to see someone visiting it again.Leraika posted:things I unironically like: the RSE music. Same, I really like this gen's music. Also, what the hell is going on with the oldale slogan? "Oldale Town/Kotoki Town: Where things start off scare."
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Soup du Jour posted:These are insanely good, everyone should check them out. Agreed, the horns sound so good. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQPnzIr2oTY
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Torchic is really good but I personally love Treecko a lot.
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Feb 10, 2018 05:47
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Ralts is going to take longer to level up because of its XP curve. The Ralts line has the "slow" curve, while Mudkip's line is "medium slow" (same as all the other starters). The XP curve defines how much XP the Pokemon needs to reach the next level. Ranmaru (which is a great name for Ralts) needs 339 XP to go from level 9 to level 10, while Nobunaga only needed 141. I also like FreeSamples, but honestly Gumball would be a super cute name for Zigzagoon.  Blaze Dragon posted:No kidding. Azumarill went from totally worthless in Gen 2, to having a good ability but not much else in Gen 3, to actually being able to use that ability in Gen 4, to powerful enough to be OU in Gen 6. Agreed, Hoenn's grass types are great. I think the next best would be Alola, but that's cheating, the entire Gen VII dex is amazing.
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Feb 11, 2018 02:08
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BrightWing posted:I should read the Pokemon manga. Same. I read the first generation, I think? I remember GSC got weird and then I couldn't find the rest of it to read.
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No, it doesn't count as a regular buff. You can still raise the stat by 6 stages in battle. It would be terrible if it counted as a stage.
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We're getting an Aron??  I love that whole line, aggron is my favorite Pokemon.You should name it Reinhardt.
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Feb 14, 2018 17:46
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Hobgoblin2099 posted:Name it Carter, because I like dumb puns You know, that's a good point. I think the first time I played RSE, I kept expecting their whole environmentalism thing to be a front for a more nefarious plan, because they all had Dark pokemon. But no, they weren't evil, just stupid.
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Feb 14, 2018 19:19
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Blaze Dragon posted:I've always done the cave before Brawly. Dude's just too tough, I'd rather get the exp first, and it's not like Flash is ever really needed, much less in Gen 3. Same here, the XP is too useful. Aron's line gets some nice buffs in later generations. Metal Sound (Steel-type Counter) in Gen IV, Heavy Slam (damage is based on user's weight relative to target's) and Autotomize (+2 Speed and cuts weight in half) in Gen V, and a Mega Evolution in Gen VI that boosts its already absurd Defense to 230. Aron is designed around the Rock Head ability, which prevents recoil damage from most attacks. That means Take Down and Double Edge, which it learns but doesn't get STAB for, are suddenly risk-free. Even better, Aron gets Rock Head (150 base damage Rock-Type attack that gives 1/2 damage as recoil) as an Egg Move starting in Gen IV. It's never going to be a top-tier pokemon, thanks to its typing. Fighting and Ground types are just way too popular. But it's definitely a great choice for the main story, and Aggron is my favorite pokemon.
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Feb 17, 2018 05:10
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I think it was also responsible for the much needed decline of HMs. Gen 4 was absolutely spoiled with them, and over the following generations they became less important, all the way to Gen 7 where they've been replaced entirely.
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Feb 24, 2018 19:55
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AlphaKretin posted:Well jesus christ just use all my favourite Pokemon, why don't you? 100% same, I rocked the hell out of Mega Altaria in my Omega Ruby run. What a good cloud birb. I think Nimbus is a good name.  <-- except a birb
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The old lady asks you if you want to rest again because she's a lonely hermit and really wants the company.
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Rigged Death Trap posted:I just loving realized Oh my god it totally is
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Mar 4, 2018 23:20
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Another thing ORAS improved in this section of the game: Maxie's defeat animation.  someone please find and post it, I can't right now.
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Thank you
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Kurieg posted:Yes, ORAS and Sun/Moon take place in an alternate universe. USUM take place in the main pokemon universe, maybe. But all the villains Giovanni summoned were from universes where their master plans succeeded. That sounds crazy, evidently I need to play USUM.
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Thadius posted:Man, do I even remember Flannery? I remember kicking some camels while they were down, but that's about it. Thankfully Emerald solves that problem! Later. Much later. I actually do remember Flannery, because (1) the adorable numel!! and (2) they manage to squeeze a lot of characterization into her few lines.
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Yes! Exactly. I couldn't figure out the words for it, and you said exactly what I was thinking.
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Let's get a sick FFIV reference in there with Calcabrina, or, if that's too long, Calbrena. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkTabPCoee4
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AI isn't easy to do. It works in 95% of the battles, and they don't want it to be too good because this is a game for children. Route 120 is one of my favorite tracks in the whole series. It's so upbeat and adventurous! I named a pokemon! I've never used a Shuppet before, so I'm interested in seeing how well Cal[ca]brina does. (It looks like there was just enough room for those last two letters? Eh, detail schmetails.)
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Mar 21, 2018 07:20
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RSE was the playground secrets generation. Anyone who lived through the first Pokemon craze remember the stories: pushing the truck to find Mew, a level 100 Charizard being able to Cut through the borders that stopped you from going out of bounds, Missingno... Those urban legends (some of which were true!) were a huge part of Pokemania. Game Freak tried to capitalize on that by adding mechanics that followed the same mold. The Regis are the best examples of that (the directions for unlocking the chambers sound like urban legends), but I would count Feebas and Mirage Island as other examples.
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Crosspeice posted:Looks like Freesample is gonna explore Mirage Island for us! Sure, why not? 
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Unlike every other Pokemon on the team, Shuppet is in the "fast" group. This means it needs only 800,000 XP to reach level 100, significantly lower than the 1,250,000 that Ralts will need, for example. Expect li'l Calbrena to need way less training than anyone else! Interestingly, Shuppet is one of the few Pokemon in the fast group that isn't Normal or Fairy.
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With better writing, it would be an inflection point in your rival's character arc. They realize they aren't going to beat you, you're just going to get better. No matter how many gym leaders they beat, you're still going to be better. So they stop focusing on Pokemon battles and devote themselves to completing the Pokedex. The problem is the game does very little to show you that! Your rival just kind of disappears. Maybe that makes sense... If they're no longer a competitor, the main character doesn't care about them anymore. But also, a lot of players try to complete their Pokedex too. That would make your rival look when worse if you finish it before them! But they could add another rival battle, showing off rare/interesting Pokemon with egg moves or something.
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Mar 24, 2018 20:40
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mandatory lesbian posted:5, 16, same difference right To be fair, the 5 on the left you can cross quickly with Mr briny's boat, and the ones in the middle you don't spend a lot of time on. And they all blend together and feel like only a few huge routes.
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BlackPersona posted:Since we're going to be fighting Team Aqua (Read: "Pirates"), I'd say we name it Shivers, so that whenever it fights Team Aqua it can shiver me timbers I like this name a lot!
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Yay Aggron  I always thought Sky Pillar looked a little weird. I just realized it's because it has a shadow and no other buildings really do.
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The early berry growing mechanic was not fun because it required way too much time investment for very little reward. The useful berries required so much watering to get any kind of usable yield -- it felt like no matter how much I watered my lum berries, I'd only get 1 back. Not saying XY handled it well, it was a bit silly and I never actually bothered trying to grow anything there because I didn't have Fly yet. I liked how Sun/Moon handled it though, though I'll admit it really lowered the effort required.
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I loved contests on this game. I'm pretty sure I filled the art gallery in multiple play throughs. The AI really is annoying to play against though.
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BlackPersona posted:The beeping is either funny or really weird, but it does show how different these things are from other 'mons pretty well. I love these goofy, beepy golem boys. Regigigas's beeping is really over-the-top too, right? Hobgoblin2099 posted:Oh boy, Ever Grande "City". I assume Ever Grande is the name of the waterfall. "City" is still inexcusable though.
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BlackPersona posted:Turn on CC, someone had fun writing them in I love it.
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I really like the team! Gen 3 has some of my favorite pokemon, at least in terms of design. I'm glad you picked some of the generation's best, like Aggron.rannum posted:Oh good we finally got Wally's underwhelming last stand so now I can talk about the ridiculousless that is ORAS Wally Absolutely the best part of the remakes, and proof that Gamefreak does know how to make things better even though they mess a lot of things up.
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Leraika posted:Calbrena was so good to you Agreed, I really like this team! Very cute + good pokemon all around. And also several of my favorites!
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It really makes me wonder about their design process. A Fire type Elite 4 member should have made them realize the dex needed to be changed, or maybes the dex should have made them realize a Fire specialist wouldn't work well. But that's Game Freak for you, I guess.
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Holy poo poo. Who is writing Pokemon Special, and can they please get some therapy? I know that series tends to be darker than the games, but it sounds like the RS arc goes way too far. Beating the poo poo out of your son and telling him you're doing it because you love him is practically a cliche of child abuse. And apparently it's all because of the thing with the Salamence, which honestly sounds like a gaping plot hope. Ruby almost defeated the Salamence, which is impressive, but no one else was able to stop it? If this had happened before the move, Ruby was still a child and barely a Trainer at all. Why would Norman even need to take the blame? Shouldn't they be glad a child was able to defend themselves against a rampaging dragon? Reading that post has left me feeling sick.
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Kikas posted:You're gonna love Fantastic. And I know they were going for some kind of bookending with destroying Weather Institute in the second fight, but that opens up a whole new set of problems. Were there any consequences for Norman destroying the Institute? Or is it ok when a gym leader does it, and you only blame people when a Pokemon does it? Or maybe the first time, everyone was going to blame the Pokemon, but Norman insisted it was his fault. He made it a whole big deal and then failed the exam when everyone else was just trying to move on. Or have I already put more thought into it than the author did?
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Yeah, fair enough. Personally I'm not a fan of darker stories anyway. But this sounds pretty stupid.
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I've always liked Steven as a character. I'm not sure why. Maybe because he has such cool Pokemon? And generally seems like a really chill, mature adult in a series filled with the exact opposite of that?
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I've been wondering why you were using revival herbs! I never noticed that they changed after RS, I always thought they were just lovely revives.
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