Seems like a huge oversight
#Pokemon
sharp kernel
spice rivet
I attribute that too how not great the menus in SV are
they feel p sluggish to misinputs happen
bleak pine
You think for a Fangame, throwing a bunch of lines into a sort of text dump could provide creativity for writing?
Cause I feel like it could
spice rivet
Kinda depends on context, like it can be a bit of a slog if its too much
bleak pine
Ah, gotcha
Yeah, wanted to make like a Fangame in I guess RPGmaker for Pokémon.
It’s been something I wanted to do for awhile, but I’m still unsure I have what it takes
All I really want out of it is to tell a story that will keep players drawn in, be enjoyable for casual and experienced players… and really, just be much better than Reborn was
So far I got a general idea of what I want to put forward, so I guess a good first step would just be writing a sort of script
pseudo goblet
I don’t see why not make yourself full lmao
spice rivet
At the very least, Reborn is a super easy bar to clear.
spice rivet
But the number one piece of advice im always told is to just do it, try it and see how it comes to you and how you feel
bleak pine
And then they throw Medicham into a volcano just to have material for a Terminator 2 joke
golden lance
I don’t see why not make yourself full lmao
Cooking while everyone is sleeping is a bit too noisy
bleak pine
Aw, thanks Yoz
spice rivet
Throw everything on a Word Doc and start envisioning where things go, and then sequence it, add/subtract as needed
bleak pine
Hard part so far would be making it relatable to what most people playing fan games would like but also remaining true to the source material
spice rivet
Eventually you can get someone to help edit/poke holes or ask about things and repeat\
golden lance
Ngl, i had another fangame idea unrelated to my first project, but idk if i could pull it off on a tecnical level
bleak pine
Same, but hopefully I’m capable of learning
golden lance
Since that, because of plot reasons, the game forces you to use a monotype team
pseudo goblet
Cooking while everyone is sleeping is a bit too noisy
Ah
bleak pine
Heard RPGmaker had some essentials pack that makes it easier to make these kinds of fa games
golden lance
So i want to have 8 separate encounter tables depending on the type you pick at the beginning
pseudo goblet
Tis the fate of night crawlers, everyone is sleeping while you re enjoying the night 😔
bleak pine
Truth be told I might be borrowing a few from Yu-Gi-Oh 5D’s for mine
golden lance
Ooh
pseudo goblet
~~plot may or may not be 1:1 kamen rider ryuki tho~~
Watch out for Ho-oh 
golden lance
Interesting
golden lance
Watch out for Ho-oh <:monkaTOAD:407958091133485067>
||It's dialga i'm more concerned over||
bleak pine
Very modernized setting with only a few natural areas, a lot of intrigue going on, the world is actually a pretty dangerous place, etc
pseudo goblet
Or celebi
bleak pine
But even such a world can be rife with hope
spice rivet
Wolfey back at 2nd
bleak pine
But dude
Blaziken as some shout-out to Junk Warrior
That would be a sick sort of fakemon regional forme
spice rivet
Pyroar evolution thats a Chimera
golden lance
So yea, basically, there's a battle royale sort of gimmick going on, all of the major competitors use the "physical leaning types" (aka the gen 3 physiscal types) and the protag gets to use a special leaning type, while getting a eeveelution as a starter, the type you choose to use cannot be changed for the rest of the story
bleak pine
Yeee
spice rivet
Still mad at GF for that one
bleak pine
Eevee as a starter is always a cool thing to do
golden lance
It's like xd where you can evolve it instantly after the tutorial
bleak pine
XD did right letting this be a thing and giving everyone the same thing, but deciding what you wish to have later
I actually might do just that too, alongside the usual starter
There will be a pretty good reason for such plot wise
golden lance
Yea, except that here you're forced to make a decision early on due to plot reasons
bleak pine
Ah, hmm!
golden lance
Also, every other competitor, save for 1, ranges from morally ambiguous to outright psychotic
bleak pine
Oh my
golden lance
Altho, i'm not sure how much i want to lean into this
Since the "inspiration" is a battle to the death
And the fact that it pulled it off really well and i'm not so sure if i could do the same
That and the fact that it's pokemon, can't be too alienating
And the fact that "being too edgy" is for some reason an absurdly easy pitfall to fall into for a pokemon fangame
And the fact that unlike a 50 episode show, i may not have as much screentime to flesh out everyone
So yea
Honestly might just put this one on the backburner for the time being until i finish my first project, but i should probably just stop rambling now, mb
maiden flax
Some time later sure
pseudo goblet
pseudo goblet
First of, didn’t know the yo-yo are literally attached to this evo
Second, Cute 
Also just noticed tomorrow is the weekend and the time limit for me to decide Scarlet or Violet are running short
Panic
vocal torrent
latent sleet
https://twitter.com/alleesaur/status/1598469746957115394?s=46&t=LSyHMp6qOWBtWUfG...
love the slither wing
maiden flax
Solo'd my charizard raid
@bleak pine so if you need help ill be using my solo build espathra
latent sleet
used the bread dog for the raid?
twin shard
I love how pachirisu’s Korean name is patjui, which can be translated as red bean mouse
Unless he nicknamed them and didn’t nickname some of them 
Since gardevoir’s name is just guardian
warm sky
warm sky
pseudo goblet
I NEED IT 
Not gonna line, Pawmi line has grown on me
Not sure about the middle one
warm sky
I despise the line
polar osprey
The charizard raid is such a letdown damn
He doesn't cleanse himself like 6 star raids do so you just put him on perma -6 in everything and it's as easy as a 5 star raid
Wtf
bleak pine
https://twitter.com/alleesaur/status/1598469746957115394?s=46&t=LSyHMp6qOWBtWUfG...
Yeaaa, Deviants
Still having no luck getting on a raid against Charizard... sigh.
I'm starting to think the raids aren't even guaranteed, this is a new set of places to do such things in and none of them are Charizard.
maiden flax
https://twitter.com/pokemon_tcg/status/1598268740122001409?t=PdI5juTKJZwPOGNsPCZ...
pachi is back to being the only mon with follow me so...
maiden flax
Still having no luck getting on a raid against Charizard... sigh.
not even your own?
maiden flax
I'm starting to think the raids aren't even guaranteed, this is a new set of pla...
are you connected online? it should be the black glowing crystal (the one with the event glow but black)
bleak pine
Yep, I'm online
maiden flax
ooo
twin shard
pachi is back to being the only mon with follow me so...
Watch people misconstrue this as “yOu cAn WiN wiTh anY pOkEMaNs”
bleak pine
But I see nothing of the sort on the map. Plenty of event raids though, just nothing that could be Charizard
bleak pine
Nope
I have not done such a thing yet and I'm having the worst luck searching for others doing such raids to find a group
maiden flax
weird
warm sky
pachi is back to being the only mon with follow me so...
Pachirisu becoming queen of vgc once again
And her trusty Garchomp too
maiden flax
fun fact: garganacl, despite being a defensive rock type, has managed to be OU in both singles and doubles
crimson moat
pachi is back to being the only mon with follow me so...
Maushold: "And I took that personally"
maiden flax
wait does maushold also get it? XD
twin shard
Oh right tandemaus is pretty good
crimson moat
Maushold gets the entire vgc pachi set except nuzzle
bleak pine
There's no news that something is up, so I'm assuming I have really bad luck to not even find such a den in the first place
crimson moat
Maushold gets the entire vgc pachi set except nuzzle
Maushold also gets T Wave too, so it trades off a worse paralyze for quite a bit more speed
bleak pine
Not like Nuzzle really does that much damage in the first place, so it's reasonable enough
twin shard
I guess it depends now if friend guard or volt absorb are better for support
crimson moat
Well the big differences are that Nuzzle can't be prevented by Taunt and Nuzzle is 100 accuracy
twin shard
You probably won’t run follow me technician Maushold
And the berry ability seems decent
crimson moat
I'd say Friend guard
twin shard
Or follow me on this one: you run both on your team and trip over yourself 
crimson moat
For what Maushold can run for support:
Follow Me
Helping Hand
Super Fang
Encore
Protect
Rain Dance
Sunny Day
T Wave
Taunt
Switcheroo
latent sleet
also did wolfey get any progress with his team
crimson moat
Yeah the mouse family worship the weather gods
latent sleet
got bored of watching him and dipped out of the stream
wait they can run weather stuff?
why the rats specifically
latent sleet
cult of rrats
crimson moat
Also I took a quick look at the end of Wolfey's stream to see how he did to answer that question
He made Master Ball Tier, but W/L was 28 wins, 12 losses
latent sleet
eh could be worse
twin shard
He probably can make #1 eventually
bleak pine
On the bright side it seems the event raids that aren't Charizard still give good rewards
Florges is pretty easy to take on assuming you can exploit it's lack of mixed options.
bleak pine
Nah, it's more that I can't friggin' find the raids for Charizard
crimson moat
Also just looking quickly through comments, another Dondozo strat popped up in his stream
Instead of using Toxic Orb to KO Tatsugiri, someone was using a Perish Song team
latent sleet
a bit risky
bleak pine
...Also holy crap I actually ended up completing the Paldean 'dex
latent sleet
im halway-ish through
bleak pine
And I got...
||...A Beast Ball. What.||
||Guess I gotta visit Jacq for the real reward||
bleak pine
||I really gotta wonder why they keep giving us these things when there isn't any sort of Ultra Beast to even use this with.||
||The whole 'low capture rate' description just implies that there's really nothing effective to use this with.||
||Was like this in Sword/Shield too, given how the few Ultra Beasts you can encounter were a part of Max Raid Battles, so you were guaranteed to nail a capture anyways||
latent sleet
Sp. Def all the way
trying to make him a tanky damage dealer
wait its actually a girl
warm sky
placid junco
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1598489632823549952
Smh no Clive profile pic
latent sleet
i wonder who clive is
placid junco
Just a normal excessively handsome student
warm sky
Isn't it obvious?
The masked royal obviously!
mighty storm
i wonder who clive is
Cassiopeia obviously
crimson moat
it's jigglypuff seen from above
bleak pine
Alright, do 6* raid dens look different on the map?
kind vortex
Alright, do 6* raid dens look different on the map?
supposedly they're black
bleak pine
Ah. Well, I'm out of luck cause nothing on the map looks like such a thing
kind vortex
still haven't unlocked them, been busy the last couple days and still working on building some mons
bleak pine
Even after the news that dangerous raid dens are sprouting up I'm not seeing any
kind vortex
you need to be sufficiently far in the post game
and done at least ten 5* raids
the first alert you get is for 5* raids
bleak pine
Ah.
...I guess I gotta get busy
I don't think i did enough 5* ones then
Might as well hit up the portal and see if anyone needs help
I'll report back once I see something different
Also wow, 5* raids give so much good rewards
All this XP candy is gonna be nice to have
sharp kernel
The Maushold follow me set is oppressive rn, because there’s not enough damage out there, especially in the lead role in doubles, so it can actually take a hit or 2
bleak pine
Maushold be like: "Go home and be a family man!"
sharp kernel
After watching Wolfey yesterday, I’m convinced half the ranked ladder is memeing
So I need to get my team ready asap
bleak pine
Personally don't do VGC myself
Just like bringing out the best of mons
And I don't mind letting others borrow mine either
sharp kernel
I think that’s why I prefer vgc over singles tbh, you can bring out a specific Pokémon you love that’s not necessarily meta, if you build around it
bleak pine
Same here. I just don't really like the whole tier setups a lot of other places have
Nothing against them, really. Just not a fan.
bleak pine
Ok, Grimmsnarl
Really friggin good in raid battles
The deal on having a whole mess of utility moves and Spirit Break means most mons that just rely on special attacks can't do much back
obsidian juniper
bleak pine
Easily the favorite of mine from scarlet/violet
sharp kernel
God Wolfey loves throwing when he’s 1 win away from rank 1
“I had so many things to worry about turn 1, that’s why I didn’t final gambit the grimmsnarl” meanwhile the grimmsnarl is the only thing that can fuck him
flat sedge
wdym this is a ground type
spice rivet
I have not done such a thing yet and I'm having the worst luck searching for oth...
Are you available rn? Id be down to invite you into one of my Zrd rids
bleak pine
Oh, most certainly!
bleak pine
I'm free for now!
sharp kernel
It’s really amazing to me how much he’s misplayed so badly with the best final gambit pokemon we’ve ever gotten
spice rivet
And kk gimme a few and Ill get ready for ya!
bleak pine
I'll bring my Grimmsnarl for the event!
spice rivet
Kk, sounds good.
twin shard
How long has he streamed this for?
Because he’s probably doing it for content and YouTube
twin shard
Eh this way he can say he had trouble getting to rank 1
sharp kernel
Tbf, idt his team is real
I think there’s good thoughts in it
But idt the combination works
sleek sky
He's had multiple wins at Rank 2 and without getting 1
latent sleet
just got the information that raid charizard uses ||Fire Blast, Hurricane, Dragon Pulse and Focus Blast||
gonna mark it as a spoiler if you want to go blind
sleek sky
raid spoilers
||it also knows more than four moves; I remember off the top of my head Overheat||
golden lance
just got the information that raid charizard uses ||Fire Blast, Hurricane, Drago...
||oh wow, almost zero coverage||
spice rivet
All special no Steel moves
Overheat, Fire Blast, Tera Blast, Sunny Day, Hurricane, D Pulse, Focus Miss
bleak pine
It actually begins the battle with Overheat
We just saw that poor Corviknight get immolated
spice rivet
And it immediately removes the debuff to
bleak pine
Yeah, a lot of these 7* raids might need some strategy to overcome, though not to the absurd degree Sword/Shield max raids usually had
Grimmsnarl and Yoz's bread doggo were pretty great there
Some other mons like Florges, Azumaril and ||Iron Valiant|| are also top picks.
Though, ||You might be in some trouble if Charizard actually lands a hit with Hurricane against robogallade||
I actually had Misty Terrain ready just in case, but it turned out we didn't exactly need it when 3/4ths of our raiding party was a fairy type
latent sleet
was gonna try to use gardevoir with reflect/light screen
bleak pine
Light Screen is super helpful
latent sleet
shes also fire tera type which can help 
sharp kernel
There’s the Wolfey throw. Man had tera grass Tatsugiri specifically for amoongus, and man thinks it’s a good idea not to tera
Got to love it
Wow his opponent forfeited
He got it
bleak pine
Part of me is wondering how well I can make Charizard work in sunlight team sets
sharp kernel
Rank 1 has been got
bleak pine
Only other mon that has Solar Power is, well, Sunflora.
Oh right, Tropius has it too
...Man, Tropius was just weirdl
I remember seeing this grassy brontosaurus.
And I felt like I lost my mind when I realized this thing can fly
bleak pine
...I really need to have HOME connectivity soon. My boxes are already almost all filled up
Alright, seems I've done enough raids to get the prompt for 6* ones
Alright, seems that's all it takes: Doing a bunch of post-game stuff and then raiding a whole bunch
I got a feeling these kinds of raids are the ones you can actually get mons with hidden abilities from, so I'm gonna have to keep an eye out for them
Other thing I'm noticing is that most mons with mixed movesets are way harder to challenge than ones who just stick to either physical or special attacks
Says a whole bunch when a Slowbro is a lot harder an opponent than a Garchomp
And somewhere Ducky is cheering
Speaking of Slowbro, I ought to get around to training one up.
And maybe Slowking too
latent sleet
do auto battles give you ev?
maiden flax
do auto battles give you ev?
nope
latent sleet
fuck
bleak pine
Auto battles are nice for getting materials, but yeah, doing them manually is much better in the long run.
kind vortex
auto battles are fine if you value the speed and the fact you don't get evs from them
not getting evs is good since you can have your mon do it without needing to worry about screwing up your setup, assuming you haven't finished ev training them
latent sleet
now that you’re saying that
bleak pine
I'm gonna be rolling in nuggets by the time this event ends
For reals
oooooh boy a 6* Ditto
And it's a Dragon type too, ooh
...Annnd the host just has a Magikarp as their mon
Nope
Also jeezy creezy, this Charizard is friggin' fast.
I can't even get the screen for moves up before it launches an overheat
Curious to see if Mud-Slap would be pretty good in some raid battles.
It's an attack move that always reduces accuracy, so it bypasses the shields they throw up. A few reductions means they might struggle to even land a hit in most cases.
Of course, it is a very weaksauce move, and there's barely anything that can make it hurt, so it's very subjective
placid junco
...Annnd the host just has a Magikarp as their mon
thats because rewards are apparently better if you lose as non host than win
iirc
kind vortex
...Annnd the host just has a Magikarp as their mon
this is a good thing
kind vortex
thats because rewards are apparently better if you lose as non host than win
no, it's because ditto transforms into magikarp
placid junco
ah
kind vortex
so what should happen is, ditto transforms into host mon, then the other three just bring shit to wail on it
bleak pine
Agreed
latent sleet
i thought he was gonna be normal jerk character
but man i was wrong
this man is the best thing gamefreak did in years
placid junco
the writing in this game is honestly great
crimson moat
Looking forward on the writeup, but my first question since I don't know calcs that well for this format, how significant is Safety Goggles on Armor?
spice rivet
Uhh... I didnt notice tbh
crimson moat
I'll let the writeup help me understand, but my biggest concern is lack of flying coverage down to just Rock Slide. I feel like Flamigo is a problem, as is possibly Annihilape.
jovial cape
does anyone have a non-NA region ditto they could trade me in SV, please?
spice rivet
The idea of this team is to be able to consistently beat Dondozo teams, hard trick room Torkoal and be decent going into Rain and most general strats. Team takes it rather slow but I value the consistency and ability to force opponents into akward gamestates with Sleep and my speed control. Most of the EVs spreads were either taken from other teams or are generalist builds. Definitely entirely happy with the build but it shows some promise. If I can plug a few holes and make some more tweaks I think I'd be satisfied. Breaking down the team:
Ttar w/ Life Orb Tera Rock - One of our main hitters that can also make reads and set up using DDance. Our primary Flying coverage with Rock Slide and Crunch hits things like Farigiraf. Often time leading Ttar Armarouge is a solid lead to put pressure on the opponent.
Armarouge w/ Goggles (Need to fix) Tera Grass - One of the stars of the show. Being able to T1 Tera into Grass while being immune to Spore feels excellent all the while you can either go for TR to help us outspeed the opponent or either hit the opponent hard with Spread/Solo targeting moves.
Amoonguss w/ Wiki Tera Dark - The demon of TR itself, even outside of TR being able to tabk and cause mons to Sleep feels great. Pollen Puff can also help keep its partner healthy. Dark also helps dodge Psychic moves and stay in the game.
Volcarona w/ Choice Scarf Tera Fire - The ability to nuke the opponent's stuff or set up a tailwind that isnt reliant on Prankster. It doesnt outspeed Max speed Scarfed Annihilape so thats something I have to tinker with.
Murkrow w/ Covert Cloak Tera Dark - Tailwind setter and Hazer for Dondozo strats. Additionally the ability to Taunt is helpful vs opposing Amoonguss or TR setters.
Gastrodon w/ Leftovers Tera Water - Here to finish off the Fire Water Grass core the team kinda has. Bulky slug boi
@crimson moat
bleak pine
Assault Vest is what I got so far
Just giving it Dragon Pulse, Dark Pulse, Earth Power and Tera Beam.
And the piece du resistonce, having it be Electric Type as its tera type
jovial cape
if you save your game after eating a sandwich, will the effects be retained if you reset?
bleak pine
Unsure, hmm
You can probably give it another move other than Earth Power but that's what I got so far
latent sleet
i guess my tyranitar kinda covers ground types with earthquake
sleek sky
It's pretty clear they intended Nemona to be the capstone of that route
kind vortex
ye, but if you're gonna brand someone as the 'top champion', at least put more effort into their team
at the very least, give the comp a bit of cohesion
vagrant steppe
I still think at the very least she should have lead with Glimmora and finished with Kingambit
kind vortex
glimmora woudl have mad ea much better lead, or at least not the ace mon if they must
vagrant steppe
Also, the fact that 4/5 of her mons are weak to Skeledirge is EMBARRASSING
kind vortex
4 of the mons in my party right now have a fairy weakness lmao
i won't hold that one against her necessarily
but just put some more thought into the team itself
vagrant steppe
Kingambit makes a much cooler ace than glimmora
kind vortex
like you said, glimmora lead, kingambit ace would have made a lot more sense
vagrant steppe
Imo she should have lead with Glimmora and then used stuff like killowattrel and lycanroc to roar/whirlwind you to taking toxic damage
sharp kernel
Whoops
sharp kernel
if you save your game after eating a sandwich, will the effects be retained if y...
If you leave your game on the Home Screen it stops the timer
Idk about saving
vagrant steppe
I like how Nemona complements you on a crit from Flower Trick lmao
sharp kernel
Also, glimmora is a better Pokémon than kingambit, kingambit only looks aesthetically more like an ace
vagrant steppe
Kingambit also has a more fitting "final boss" ability
kind vortex
the issue with those two specifically is how they're used in the fight
vagrant steppe
Supreme Overlord when the rest of the team is dead
kind vortex
glimmora is a pretty underwhelming ace, despite its high sp atk
but has plenty of things going for it to make it a neat lead
vagrant steppe
The big stat boost from Supreme Overlord would have been spooky
kind vortex
and having an opponent actually take full advantage of supreme overlord would have been neat as well
crimson moat
Make Geeta's ace Kingambit and then change Giacomo to rock type
vagrant steppe
Okay yeah I might actually wipe to Nemona tho
crimson moat
The only reason they even use Rock for Geeta is that it's the only type not used by the gyms, elite 4, or team star
vagrant steppe
She's like 3 levels higher than everything but my Quaqaval
sharp kernel
Sure, but that’s more of an issue of the base games not actually representing a comp environment. If that glimmora was an Assault Vest Glimmora with flying tera, now you got a beast of an ace
As opposed to an expert belt kingambit which is prob its best item
vagrant steppe
I might they really should have given her team hold items
kind vortex
they don't typically do held items for the first run of an elite four/champion iirc
crimson moat
Just make Giacomo a throwaway psuedo gym leader for rock and free up Geeta for Dark/Kingambit
kind vortex
would have made things a bit more interesting, though
i think only a few trainers in the game actually use held items, and they're mainly randoms
vagrant steppe
Yeah there's like all of 3-4
crimson moat
It's not like it matters for Giacomo's team anyways, the car is the only thing relevant on the in-game team
vagrant steppe
And 2 of them are just berries
Okay yeah I'm down to my last mon, this fight is way better
sharp kernel
I think the biggest oversight in terms of difficulty was
- Flamigo being so readily available
- The starters being too good for the first time in a while
I boxed my starter at the beginning of my run and had a hell of an uphill climb
kind vortex
flamigo was a backbreaker, yeah
vagrant steppe
Skeledirge is fucking nuts, yeah
I think the biggest oversight in difficulty tho is the lack of scaling
kind vortex
mentioned it pretty much at the start, that thing being available as early as it was was a mistake
sharp kernel
Even then though, there’s gyms that kicked my ass completely. iono and tulip come to mind
vagrant steppe
I feel like Iono was really the only gym that had any real challenge to it tbh
The way the gyms used Tera was embarrassing
kind vortex
iono was probably my favorite overall gym fight, yeah
i like larry just a little more as a character but iono's fight was better
vagrant steppe
The Nemona fight felt good. My team got swept other than starter and I finished it with a Tera
vagrant steppe
i like larry just a little more as a character but iono's fight was better
Larry was the second best
Getting stab on the facade can kill a mon
latent sleet
i was overleveled when i fought larry so it wasn’t hard
kind vortex
third favorite was probably ryme, because the main story needs more doubles and hers wasn't awful
timid oracle
Larry is such a relatable guy
vagrant steppe
Rhyme deserved better
Can't believe they didn't give her Houndstone last respects
sharp kernel
Polish this same concept a bit more, tighten up the list of available Pokémon early just a bit more (grass and bug gyms were jokes due to the available Pokémon), give us a similar 3 path concept, and write more characters like Arven and Gen 10 might be universally loved
crimson moat
The 3 paths line works well
Arven in general seems to be the clear highlight. Team Star is kinda like the standard of what a villain team should be at this point, if even they should flesh it out more.
The gym storyline is kinda just
there
sharp kernel
Probably one of the best things they did, it didn’t feel homogenous like “well finished 1 gym now on to the next one”, it was more of let me see what I got available to do on the map
vagrant steppe
Yeah having the path stuff is kinda cool
sharp kernel
And let me go try it
crimson moat
The biggest problem with 3 paths is that they don't have any progression flow other than the one they want you to do
despite hiding levels on certain bosses to begin with
kind hedge
Anyone want to help me name my team?
sharp kernel
For what it’s worth, who the hell knew the titans would be the most important thing to do
We’re so used to the gyms or the villain team being that
kind hedge
What should I name my fuecoco
latent sleet
i just saw that roost is 5 PP now
sharp kernel
All recovery moves are
latent sleet
this hurts my Corviknight build
crimson moat
i just saw that roost is 5 PP now
"Stall is fucking dead"
~ Normies
sharp kernel
The new stall is substitute, protect on your leftover Pokémon
latent sleet
aka dondozo
crimson moat
But yeah the other thing they need to improve are gyms
vagrant steppe
The biggest problem with 3 paths is that they don't have any progression flow ot...
Yeah the fact there's not a coherent level scaling or even a correct path told to you is sad
latent sleet
they are very predictable
crimson moat
The leaders? The only bad part is that they used Tera type in probably the most boring way possible
The gyms themselves? Hit or miss, and usually very miss
vagrant steppe
Yeah I wish they had Teraed off type
sharp kernel
Gyms as a concept feels outdated, but idk what you could replace it with
crimson moat
The Iono gym challenge is funny and that's about it
vagrant steppe
There's really a laughable amount of required trainer battles and most are stupid easy
crimson moat
The first gym's puzzle is literally broken
sharp kernel
What would be cool though is if they gave you an option to do a singles storyline or a doubles storyline
sharp kernel
Man imagine if they gave you an option of picking doubles starters
crimson moat
The first gym's puzzle can softlock
It can fly you out of the area
And at most stable, is boring af
SwSh had this problem too
Quite frankly Raihan's gym just being a gauntlet of different weather battles actually stood out in that set
SwSh's gym challenges were also mostly crap
vagrant steppe
What I don't get is that all the gym buildings are huge
I think a big change to gyms that would be good was strategy over type
timid oracle
why they did it in SM and USUM was rather fun
crimson moat
ie. Stargazer Colosseum style from Battle Rev
Even most of SM's weren't that great. They never have but gens 8 and 9 specifically had awful gyms
crimson moat
SM had photobomb hiker
sharp kernel
But yeah, still bad
crimson moat
No gen had a set that was good start to finish unless you treated ones in earlier gens as "yeah this platforming puzzle is the standard"
bleak pine
Maaaan, Spirit Break is just super good in raids
crimson moat
To which then BW2 was the best set
BW2 is the best set of gyms simply from visual and having unique OST
timid oracle
even gen1 had some bad ones
bleak pine
Honestly, the idea of making outright sequels to certain games is already very cool
bleak pine
The idea of just taking a game and just doing some touch-ups has worn out its welcome
timid oracle
I especially hate how much BS Lt. Surge's puzzle was
bleak pine
We saw what happened with Platinum, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, and of course, Brilliant Diamond/Sparkling Pearl
bleak pine
Yeah, it's not the best mon for utility but the option is nice.
polar osprey
Isn't bw2 one of the worst performing mainline series games in terms of sales? I think only emerald and crystal are behind it
we are never getting sequel games again
bleak pine
Nah, Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon was
crimson moat
Yeah cuz it released a year after the next console
BW2 released on the DS a full year after the 3DS came out
polar osprey
Nah, Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon was
just checked, USUM sold more than bw2
bleak pine
The combination of releasing when the Switch was brand new, on top of there just being literally Sun/Moon, but with a slightly different storyline was the kicker
...Really?
Wow
crimson moat
SwSh would have been the next BW2 if they kept it on 3DS instead of trying to jump gun to the switch
timid oracle
BW1 and BW2 are some of my favourite Pokemon games alongside with HGSS and XY
crimson moat
And the worst part? It worked and sold incredibly well on switch\
They hastily jumped consoles and got rewarded for it
timid oracle
they always do
bleak pine
In any case, third versions as history has shown don't exactly catch the eye all that much at market
timid oracle
Pokemon sells really well no matter what
bleak pine
Happened with Crystal, happened with Emerald, and so on and so forth
crimson moat
Pokemon sells regardless of quality and the biggest markets are the latest console and nostalgiagrabbing
pseudo goblet
crimson moat
BW2 had a lot of legit improvement over BW1 but they dragged their asses getting to that point
bleak pine
Yeaaa Nanu
crimson moat
They learned this and decided not to repeat it for SwSh when they finally caught up to the fact that the switch was selling well
polar osprey
looking at the raw numbers gen 5 is the worst performing generation for investors so we are probably never getting anything like that again
crimson moat
Which is depressing
polar osprey
releasing dogshit on schedule brings in more money
bleak pine
A lot of it boiled down to how drastically different it was.
timid oracle
then they were in so hurry to release SV that there are bugs and glitches
bleak pine
If you played Red/Blue, and then played Black/White, it definitely would have felt like a drastically different game
timid oracle
come think of it they releases BDSP, PLA and SV all this year
bleak pine
Problem with the series, and as much as I love S/V, is basically put, they literally cannot slow down
crimson moat
Like part of the reason SwSh was in such a haphazard state on release was that they were developing it for the 3DS because the higher ups at Pokemon Company believed the Switch wouldn't do well
bleak pine
Delaying such a big game would also mean delaying many, many other things.
polar osprey
If you played Red/Blue, and then played Black/White, it definitely would have fe...
staying true to the formula works much better for getting them money
for example
bleak pine
Including such media like the Animated series, TCG, Merch, and many other things
crimson moat
Yeah now we are at a point where the anime is dragging its legs too
bleak pine
XY was good. Or at least, it was a practical haven for many who were into battling
crimson moat
Journeys has been mostly Vrains-tier production and is the first generation of pokemon anime to not line up with the games
bleak pine
From a story standpoint it would have stuck out like a sore thumb compared to Black/White's focus on storytelling
timid oracle
I found XY to be enjoyable ride and Megas were cool
crimson moat
I haven't bothered to watch any of it, but heard word that Project Mew just aired and that was a waste of time too
bleak pine
Being the series leap for their mainline games to full 3D was pretty impressive as well
polar osprey
It didn't try anything different tho
bleak pine
...Eh, not too big a fan of Mega Evolution myself but I'm not gonna go into detail on that
polar osprey
besides gen 1 XY are the most vanilla out of all games
and that works
people like that better
timid oracle
if it works don't break it did work for them for some time
crimson moat
I mean it still is
bleak pine
Main takeaway is, stuff is complicated over at The Pokémon Company's doors.
timid oracle
well yeah casuals and hardcore fans eat it up no matter what
pseudo goblet
Speaking of gen 1, how everyone feel for LGPE
crimson moat
The 3 paths is an improvement but any other series wouldn't be worshipping the change
polar osprey
if it works don't break it did work for them for some time
still does
crimson moat
Speaking of gen 1, how everyone feel for LGPE
Skip
bleak pine
I find Let's Go to be very enjoyable personally
polar osprey
SV sold 10 million copies in 3 days and set a new record for nintendo
it will probably surpass the 5th gen by itself in the next few weeks
crimson moat
LGPE didn't get backlash on account that they announced SwSh at the same time, and made it clear LGPE was intended for Go crowds
timid oracle
I haven't played Let's Go
crimson moat
And then SwSh came out and didn't improve much of anything besides accessibility
timid oracle
if I did I would go with Eevee since I adore Eevee
pseudo goblet
I miss my Eevee 
crimson moat
I had a roommate who bought LGPE and put it down in 30 minutes because he realized how much more enjoyable actual Pokemon Go was
crimson moat
LPGE was stable\
polar osprey
gen 1 remake with good enough graphics
pseudo goblet
Dragging a Vanilla Pikachu throughout the whole Ultra sun still left a bad taste for me…
pseudo goblet
Dragging a Vanilla Pikachu throughout the whole Ultra sun still left a bad taste...
Pikachu for anime, Eevee for life 
crimson moat
It did its job and got the Go community to buy a game and then quickly go back to what they liked more
timid oracle
image of Eevee was face of franchise instead of Pikachu
crimson moat
It was meant for hyper casual
crimson moat
XD gale of darkness did the Eevee thing before it was cool
timid oracle
now we have what, 7?
crimson moat
8
timid oracle
ah right
polar osprey
we would have shit like eevees third stage evos with dual typing
pseudo goblet
Give me ground type eevee… please, or at least fighting…
Mainly because I like types that can hit a lot of other types
crimson moat
Hell Conquest did the Eevee thing too
vagrant steppe
Its sad tho
timid oracle
speaking of types, I might not bother with Hydreigon since being 4x weak to fairy seems risky
vagrant steppe
let's go is the best looking switch Pokemon game
crimson moat
Let's go is quality well above quantity
vagrant steppe
It looks really good and runs at a stable 60
Yeah, there's not much going for it content wise
crimson moat
It's a game you can run through almost everything in a weekend
vagrant steppe
But it is supposed to be mobile gamer's first Pokemon game
pseudo goblet
let's go is the best looking switch Pokemon game
That, or perhaps maybe Snap New
vagrant steppe
It's supposed to get people who have only played Go into the main series
pseudo goblet
Didn’t play Snap, ever
timid oracle
oh yeah Snap New
polar osprey
if you are a casual mobile gamer that only plays around 1-2 hours a day then lets go can last you a while
vagrant steppe
It's weird that Let's Go was the last game to use Megas
Let's Go also has a really nice shiny hunting system
Although you're locked into gen 1 shinies
It's basically dexnav, but you see them on the overworld
crimson moat
if you are a casual mobile gamer that only plays around 1-2 hours a day then let...
That's like... a bit over a week then
timid oracle
well I might have to get LGPE someday if I see it for good price
vagrant steppe
For it's target audience, I'd say let's go is pretty good
But I wouldn't pay $60 for it
crimson moat
That's like a nice 2 weeks
polar osprey
yeah
timid oracle
yeah totally not worth full price
mighty storm
mighty storm
save the sheep
vagrant steppe
And I'm sure a lot of them moved on to other games like SwSh
crimson moat
Let's Go did its job in a very unoffensive way with another game already announced in the working
timid oracle
beep beep it's a sheep
crimson moat
SwSh did not
vagrant steppe
Definitely not
latent sleet
man farming for tera shards sucks
mighty storm
she safe now
vagrant steppe
Looking back on SwSh tho, it's funny how much NICER everything looks
latent sleet
she safe now
vagrant steppe
Like there's really not much content and the game doesn't look good
polar osprey
sv is a buggy unfinished mess but swsh was just boring as fuck
vagrant steppe
But it looks leagues better than SV
crimson moat
SV has both improvements and very concerning problems
SwSh just had mostly problems
polar osprey
I also felt no love behind swsh
like
the story everything was just so bland and cookie cutter
timid oracle
I played SwSh for good while but then it started to feel like I was forcing myself to play it so I stopped playing and I couldn't come back to it
crimson moat
That's what happens when you switch consoles mid-development
vagrant steppe
Tbh, I actually really liked SwSh's approach to gyms
timid oracle
then I traded it in
crimson moat
They didn't want to repeat BW2's sales and it shows
vagrant steppe
I think the idea of gyms as sporting events is great
And the music and general atmosphere feels really good for the gym battles
latent sleet
i had fun on gyms on swsh
vagrant steppe
I even like that Hop live streams a couple of the rival battles
timid oracle
it partially paid for SMT5
vagrant steppe
The gyms in SV feels way worse in comparison
crimson moat
SwSh's only improvements were on fronts of accessibility
But they cut a lot of corners
And the dex, they cut that too
latent sleet
swsh gave a lot of stuff for comp players
crimson moat
SwSh's only improvements were on fronts of accessibility
Yes
DLC was also a good idea in concept but man is Isle of Armor not enough for its share, and the base game not being worth full price didn't help either
timid oracle
yeah well I am not comp player so it didn't really offer anything to me
plus I didn't even like gen8's gimmick
latent sleet
gigantamax was ok at best
pseudo goblet
she safe now
MAREEP IS IN SV?! 
crimson moat
If DLC for SV was just
1 leg of story segments added to the base game, ie expanding to 4 paths
THAT would be dope
mighty storm
MAREEP IS IN SV?! <:HYPEROMEGUFACE:459980344419024896>
yup and she is very early
latent sleet
MAREEP IS IN SV?! <:HYPEROMEGUFACE:459980344419024896>
yes
crimson moat
Like the current plan shown for DLC is... ok, but adding a 4th path sounds like it would be too easy and attractive not to do
timid oracle
from current 3 paths I am focusing to Victory Road
latent sleet
is there leaks for sv dlc?
pseudo goblet
They added both Wooloo and Mareep right?
latent sleet
not wooloo
pseudo goblet
NO 
crimson moat
is there leaks for sv dlc?
Yes, but I'd suggest looking them up outside this chat
timid oracle
there is no Wooloo, only Mareep
pseudo goblet
I’ve still yet to make these two stand together
Forgot if SwSh had Mareep honestly
latent sleet
Yes, but I'd suggest looking them up outside this chat
yeah i understand, not good to talk what could be superstition
i don’t think swsh had mareep
the sheep are never reunited
pseudo goblet
GameFreak why 🙂🔪
timid oracle
there is spoiler thread for SV
polar osprey
not anymore
timid oracle
what happened to it?
polar osprey
it's been 2 weeks it's archived now
pseudo goblet
I need my SV asap so I can meet my own Clodsire, an image of It is what I need to fill this hole in my heart 😔
timid oracle
ah okay
pseudo goblet
Gamefreak like sheep but not sheeps 😔
timid oracle
getting Clodsire was priority and it was success
sharp kernel
My team has changed so much
civic flint
Honestly didn't get Geeta's team
vagrant steppe
Her team is embarrassing
civic flint
She was apparently a rock specialist but only had 1 rock?
latent sleet
was lackluster
civic flint
Should have just fully committed
vagrant steppe
Or let her Tera whatever
She's the champion after all
They could have just added a rock team star member if they really wanted
crimson moat
She was apparently a rock specialist but only had 1 rock?
They gave her Rock Tera because it was the only type left amongst Gym, Elite 4, and Team Star that was already covered
civic flint
Yeah I know
I'm calling her a specialist because it should have followed that way to match
timid oracle
Or let her Tera whatever
it just makes her pokemon easier to KO with grass kitty
vagrant steppe
Yeah, they're laughably bad
timid oracle
at least Nemona has better team
vagrant steppe
4/5 of her mons die to Skeledirge btw
polar osprey
she dies to literally anything that can setup on espharta
pseudo goblet
Funny how GF able to make me like Quagsire just by making it laying down lol
And chub 
polar osprey
and the list of mons that can do that is huge because fairy + psychic isn't exactly amazing coverage
bleak pine
Setting up on Espartha
Interestin maneuver
polar osprey
her espartha was built like shit
bleak pine
I get it also has Speed Boost but walking into Opportunist is a funny moment waiting to happen
golden lance
Ngl, keep seeing the "they can't delay the mainline games because other media neeeds to sell new things" argument
And then i reached the conclusion that's not necessarely true
Sv anime is gonna be late anyway, tcg has the freedom to come up with whatever new mechanic it wants, merch already has 1000+ mons to monetize
What exactly negative happens if the were to get more time on the oven?
polar osprey
they sell less
and it's not like they can't
there's just no reason to as of now
why use more resources to sell just as much if not less than a rushed product
void herald
What exactly negative happens if the were to get more time on the oven?
they'd make less money and probably piss off the companies that manufacture the merch
golden lance
I mean, it you were to delay it last minute to the point were stuff was already made, sure
timid oracle
there's just no reason to as of now
this is very much true
golden lance
But if you were to simply already allocate more development time, that becomes a non issue
polar osprey
it does
timid oracle
they rushed SV and it still sold best out of any Switch games
polar osprey
you release less games over time
which means the company sells less merch
and games
timid oracle
it's crazy to think that during this year they had released 3 games and year hasn't even ended
polar osprey
what makes pokemon games sell currently isn't the quality of the games
timid oracle
that's 3 games within 11 months
polar osprey
it's when and where they come out
timid oracle
both BDSP and PLA were January while SV was November
timid oracle
Charizard is almost as much of poster boy of franchise as Pikachu
bleak pine
I don't really mind Charizard all that much, truth be told
timid oracle
it would be nice if Venusaur or Blastoise got some attention as well
bleak pine
It's reputation is rightfully earned, like it or not
oooohh my goodness Charizard the Unrivaled finally nailed a hit with focus blast.
...Not like it did much with so much sp. atk reductions
timid oracle
I am rather interested to see what they will give me in SV when I have my birthday at end of next month
latent sleet
so far my comp team plan is:
Hydreigon, Tyranitar, Armorouge, Corviknight, Rotom (wash) and Breloom
void herald
i can't really blame them for milking charizard this much when there are clearly a lot of people who love charizard
timid oracle
I picked Venusaur in XY but that's because I already had fire type as my starter
timid oracle
also I think that I already had 2 fire types in party and I didn't have good grass type
latent sleet
i also used simipour for some reason
golden lance
so far my comp team plan is:
Hydreigon, Tyranitar, Armorouge, Corviknight, Rotom...
your team kinda gets swept by gholdengo
bleak pine
I feel like I only picked Venusaur, cause i had Froakie and I already had a Torchic
latent sleet
is gholdengo that much of a menace?
bleak pine
ohhhh jeez there's a 6* Blissey
golden lance
is gholdengo that much of a menace?
yes
bleak pine
That's a looooot of HP
latent sleet
i can see that any team that is dependant on status effects would suffer
golden lance
for reference
bleak pine
SUPERHERO
vagrant steppe
I love how flutter mane was so good it got to 40% in like a week
latent sleet
oh palafin is very high
vagrant steppe
Yeah there's a reason they were pretty quickly banned
golden lance
also, if you care about tiers, armarouge dropped to UU
latent sleet
not into it
harsh path
TOTSUGEKI!
bleak pine
ARGH WHY CAN'T I USE LIGHT SCREEN BEFORE CHARIZARD USES OVERHEAT
timid oracle
I love how flutter mane was so good it got to 40% in like a week
well that is very MLP name for pokemon
bleak pine
They're cryptids of a sort, hence the name
latent sleet
wow
harsh path
This is what happens when Misdreavus escapes Little Cup Jail
Look what happened to OU
Jokes aside how is OU
same mess it is each gen?
civic flint
Currently a mix of new toy syndrome and some straight power creep
With how they tracked the usage rates, UU is in a fucked spot
golden lance
Jokes aside how is OU
Powercreep is kinda insane this gen
civic flint
OU mons like Hatt and Espathra get free shots
golden lance
Chien pao is basically weavile on steroids
Gholdengo is insane
Spikes garchomp is now a thing
Cyclizar is really good
golden lance
It's way more bearable now, so 
lusty tiger
Mega Weavile is crazy good
bleak pine
what
lusty tiger
What?
latent sleet
chien pao?
golden lance
Yea that one
latent sleet
still havent caught the quartet
bleak pine
Don't think you need to let Wezl catch you saying that
latent sleet
why
golden lance
Reminder that one of the things the day 1 patch did was nerf chi yu and chien pao
civic flint
Anyways, among current OU: I feel Moushold, Ququav, Bax, and Clod don't belong in the tier
latent sleet
chi yu is a goldfish i love it
civic flint
Tox as well to an extent
golden lance
Ngl
A bit sad that my favorite mon got powercrept
But it got powercrept by another version of itself
It's a bit weird to think about
latent sleet
happened with the alolan forms
jovial cape
resetting the game removes your sandwich powers
I was gonna save scum a beast ball capture for the ruinous beasts
golden lance
happened with the alolan forms
Ninetales had a different niche, at least
lusty tiger
Anyways, among current OU: I feel Moushold, Ququav, Bax, and Clod don't belong i...
Baxcalibur does belong I feel
Those stats and that move pool would wreck lower tiers hard
golden lance
Those stats and that move pool would wreck lower tiers hard
So uubl basically?
lusty tiger
Nah I think it is a legit OU threat
Maybe not with Tera
But it should definitelu be OU
Also Clodsire should settle wherever Quagsire settles
And Quaquaval is actually just bad
Drop it to UU or even RU where it belongs
crimson moat
I was definitely off on my prediction of where starters would end up but I'm glad I had Skeledirge much higher than Quack
golden lance
Btw, can i just say how much i like gen 9's pokedex?
placid junco
Gen 9 just feels incredibly strong in general tbh
Good characters, good music, good Pokémon
bleak pine
They finally remembered Venonat!
...Sorry, there was a distinctive lack of Venonat GIFs
golden lance
They finally remembered Venonat!
When was the last time it was native to a region, oras?
placid junco
If there was like another year ish in the oven to polish performance these would arguably be the best Pokémon games
HGSS
bleak pine
Not even Hoenn had Venonat native to the region
civic flint
Baxcalibur does belong I feel
I just think Bax is shit
bleak pine
It was available in Kanto and Johto... and nowhere else
crimson moat
Good characters, good music, good Pokémon
Really would debate good music
placid junco
Yeah that’s fair
crimson moat
I think most to all gens have good music but this was a gen that didn't click with most music
bleak pine
I do like how most of the open world music was very chill
crimson moat
There are a few solid standout tracks, but I didn't like much
bleak pine
Riding on Koraidon/Miraidon actually changes it up to a more adventurous sounding score
bleak pine
Eh, yeah, it was a thing in Black/White
crimson moat
Gen 5 had variations for both that and seasons
golden lance
I miss seasons 
crimson moat
I miss seasons except for season-specific items
Visually? Great
Musically? Great
Alternate paths? Locking items behind a date mechanic (The day, not Fire Emblem Fates) is stupid.
civic flint
Rain not existing in OU is a bit surprising to me
But they also lost a lot of good shit
crimson moat
Paths should be alternative but should still give access to the same or inconsequentially similar stuff
BW2 handles that mostly well with Castelia Sewers
bleak pine
A nice inclusion but ultimately a real pain to play around
lucid moth
Rain not existing in OU is a bit surprising to me
its actually pretty weird
i have a feeling its new toy syndrome
cus pelliper is still in
skewda too
rain has players
golden lance
skewda too
Don't forget good mon ferro
crimson moat
I feel like part of it will depend on what happens when Ursaluna arrives
If the same notion holds up like what people were thinking prior to PowerCreepGen9
Pelipper is a solid answer to Luna
Well
As long as you don't badswitch into Facade
civic flint
I keep finding different crazy mons in UU rn lol
crimson moat
But all of Luna's other common choices are resisted or immune
civic flint
What the hell is Slither Wing doing in there
lucid moth
slither wing kinda ass
crimson moat
There's going to be a UU and UUU tbh
civic flint
Better than Lokix imo
crimson moat
I don't reasonbly know how we are gonna keep the same tiering structure
lucid moth
lokix is a totally different niche
lokix has insane speed control
first impression + sucker
crimson moat
We need another letter in the alphabet for a tier
civic flint
Slither also gets First Impression with a higher attack stat
crimson moat
OU
UU
RU
NU
PU
Let's add SU
Sometimes Used (But not all of the time, so you play two copies)
civic flint
Though I will concede you need Sun support
golden lance
OU
UU
RU
NU
PU
Let's add SU
Sometimes Used (But not all of the time, so you pla...
Isn't that just what the BL is?
civic flint
Fair
lucid moth
means lokix is always hitting neutral at worst
civic flint
Tera Dark as well
crimson moat
Isn't that just what the BL is?
Maybe if enough BL pokes end up in a tier
BL is usually jus t
jail
It's like Ubers is a jail with a giant prison recreation center
And BL is just the jail part
lusty tiger
Yeah Lokix is a surprisingly powerful clean up Mon
crimson moat
It's like Ubers is a jail with a giant prison recreation center
You wouldn't believe how sharp Zacian's prison shanks were
lucid moth
agree with quaquaval
that mon is dog ass
and maushold is fr just a meme
also
i think in my heart of hearts
i know
roaring moon is uu or uubl
with tera gone at least
crimson moat
What if Tera ends up as preview?
lucid moth
i think tera is uncompetitive as a whole
and smogon shouldnt restrict it and beat around the bush
placid junco
crimson moat
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/337805317276565525/1048426547058577499/...
Is Saitama Gholdengo?
placid junco
Nah
Gholdengo is too rich
crimson moat
Also Gholdengo has hair
placid junco
And emotions
bleak pine
I like to think Quavalval is just one of Blaziken's relatives that keeps getting invited to parties, but isn't too sure how they're related
golden lance
Aaand i lost all my balls trying to catch a igglybuff
bleak pine
...I just like birds that can kick arse
bleak pine
Lowkey would love to have Blaziken again
If only cause I super want to use both Blaziken and Quavalval in a double battle together
golden lance
What happened?
crimson moat
The OU split happened and UU still has a lot of stuff
Like gen 9 Nat Dex UU has a lot of stuff from Gen 7 OU, including some of the bans
golden lance
crimson moat
Pretty sure more than half the Gen 9 Nat Dex OU list is gen 9 pokes
... ok it's not half but a notable amount
Also hilarious that Skeledirge holding up there too
Meowscarada and Quaquaval didn't
crimson moat
Pokemon Company "who?"
bleak pine
I really just want a 600 BST beatstick that isn't a friggin' dragon for once
sharp kernel
Hey
bleak pine
ey
polar osprey
and online battles
sharp kernel
Man there really is no other streamers besides Wolfey is there?
bleak pine
LP can be gotten by checking raid dens, not necessarily doing raids
sharp kernel
Everybody else is still beating the game or shiny hunting
bleak pine
Other ways include battles with other players, selling materials to the TM maker, and a few events in-game
Notably it's one such reward for some stuff you do for Star Street
Oh right, battling mons out in the world that can Terastalize can give LP upon defeating or capturing them
bleak pine
Yep
Be sure to catch as much as you can if it is your birthday
Some mons out and about can have special marks!
sharp kernel
You just got the game Choccy?
sharp kernel
Outside of the sunflora and the windmill I haven’t had huge glaring performance issues
My main complain is actually the camera
golden lance
Outside of the sunflora and the windmill I haven’t had huge glaring performance ...
Good for you : )
sharp kernel
Oh wait you’re running the rom right?
golden lance
Correct
bleak pine
Same here. Performance isn't a big issue for me.
sharp kernel
I remember I tried running Pokémon pearl (the original) on my windows xp when it first came out
bleak pine
Honestly, as much as the performance can improve, this really is the most fun I got out of a game in the series
sharp kernel
And I was playing on 10 fps
I agree with you symph
The game has its flaws, but if they can polish a few of the things, I would be extremely excited for Gen 10
golden lance
On the good side, i'm getting a pc with better specs on my bday since i don't have to spend that money on college fees anymore
harsh path
Leggo I suppose!
bleak pine
Alright, gonna ask
What kind of thing could I even do when designing a regional Blaziken that would take inspiration from 5D's Junk Warrior?
Felt like Fire/Steel type would be fitting but I'm unsure what else I could do.
golden lance
What kind of thing could I even do when designing a regional Blaziken that would...
Scarf
bleak pine
Yeah
It has to have a cool scarf
Problem is, unless you're Heatran, Fire/Steel type isn't exactly a flattering type to be. Also assuming it's stat lineup is mostly the same when designed.
Though, I might give it a good few tools to make up for it, like reducing it's base Sp. Atk in exchange for slight modifications to its Atk and Spd stats
Could also learn a few neat Steel-Type moves, like Meteor Mash, Shift Gears and maybe an exclusive move
Really tempted to just have the exclusive named "Scrap Fist", though that might be reaching too hard for the inspiration
golden lance
~~Really tempted to just have the exclusive named "Scrap Fist", though that migh...
make it work like chatter where it does more damage the higher you scream the attack's name
bleak pine
yes
golden lance
Also, remind me to never speak to a npc that's on a route
Got jebaited by sandwich talk and forced into a battle
bleak pine
Ouch
golden lance
Ok so
Something funny happened
I was on a flat terrain, but i got stuck in the sliding animation and started going super fast
For like, 4 seconds
bleak pine
Turn on some Eurobeat and enjoy the ride
placid junco
I’m kinda conflicted but enjoying how hard it is to settle on a team I like for the single player,
Scarlet gonna make me really wish I had multiple save files or accounts set up