#Pokemon
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pseudo goblet
Highschool me inside feels sad for grass type š
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And Harvest
pseudo goblet
Good thing I grew up with Gen 3 anime, Sceptile baby 
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I didn't watch my first anime until I was decently old
I think my first was late diamond pearl
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PokƩmon's original anime is painful to watch now
pseudo goblet
Heh
pseudo goblet
Ouchā¦ yeah
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If only todescruel didn't have the awful ability
outer eagle
Breloom having Spore and 130 Atk is always funny to me
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Rock has like
Tyranitar?
outer eagle
Hmm, should i put my opponent to sleep using spores, or should i just knock the daylight out of him
outer eagle
Ttar is probably Rockās best represnetative
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Honestly garganacl is a solid Mon too
And lycanroc is okayish ig(shoutouts to gen 9 not having excadrill)
outer eagle
Last time iāve heard of Garg in Vgc people deemed it too passive
And a ādo-nothingā mon
pseudo goblet
Honestly garganacl is a solid Mon too
Definitely did something wrong with mine lol
Was pretty decent in my playthrough
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Last time iāve heard of Garg in Vgc people deemed it too passive
Bro Palance is too passive for VGC nowadays
The format of VGC is just too fast paced
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Haven't played or watched anything in like a month so honestly can't tell
Last time it was sun best team
pseudo goblet
Hmm, fast op looking ice type, sounds familiar
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And there were like 2 suns
Murkrow sun and torkoal sun
pseudo goblet
I thinkā¦ god whatās this fishās name isā¦. Same group as Chien Pao and with Jade for eyes
Was more popular actually, maybe 
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Chien pao seems like not necessarily a lot popular
Atleast in topping teams
From last regionals
2/8 topping teams were on pao
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Itās fast
Y'know what's the fun part
Chien Pao
Koraidon
Miraidon
Flutter Mane
All have 135 speed
Which will be a lot relavent in a restricted format
outer eagle
Iron Bundle stays winning 
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Regieleki outspeeds
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Stealth rock*
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Well there's no rocks in vgc
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Can't outspeed gale wings talonflame
Extremespeed, response?
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Yo I love this Evo line
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I heard Chien pao is everywhere there
Apparently it's everywhere on the ladder atleast
If 33% counts as everywhere
outer eagle
Its new spread move from PLA is good as well i assume?
pseudo goblet
Huh, werenāt Lando use to be super used in competitive
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Intimidate good, yeah
pseudo goblet
Now Tornadus take the spot?
outer eagle
They occupy different roles
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Not necessarily
We won't know for sure before world's
But yeah they're for different roles
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outer eagle
The meta currently seems hyper offensive enough that Lando isnāt as powerful
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Tornadus and regieleki are more comparable than tornadus and landorus
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The meta currently seems hyper offensive enough that Lando isnāt as powerful
The runes and paradox mons probably make it a really fast meta
outer eagle
You know shitās fast when Amogus is only 25%
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I really want trickroom to win world's this time
Cresellia has levitate too for ursaluna EQ spam
outer eagle
Iām probably more afraid of the Urshifu spam ngl
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Urshifu did get a "nerf" :3
But prankster tailwind + urshifu is really threatening
silver vigil
Twitter
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Oh why volc
silver vigil
Tera 
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Was it like "tera water too broken"
silver vigil
it's almost like tera is dumb
warm sky
Was it like "tera water too broken"
water and ghost were iirc the most popular
pseudo goblet
pseudo goblet
Tediously long cutscene 
warm sky
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The wolf and fox team
bleak pine
Beans
mighty storm
we need a fan game where the starter pokemon are all the bean shaped pokemon
and the ones that dont have evos (pincurchin and pyukumuku) get one
sleek sky
About to do the first gym
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About to do the first gym
Which game
bleak pine
If you wanna do some online lobby stuff together, I'm available!
sleek sky
I need to stop accidentally autobattling Pokemon I want to catch
lost a Deerling and Eevee that way
gonna have to hunt for an Eevee now
pseudo goblet
we need a fan game where the starter pokemon are all the bean shaped pokemon
So, Green pea š« for the grass starter
Surprisingly, we are yet to have, well, the classic water-slime monster in PokƩmon
pseudo goblet
Aww 
Kinda want a pea pokemon fr lol
pseudo goblet
Surprisingly, we are yet to have, well, the classic water-slime monster in PokƩm...
Before anyone say anything , I said WATER slime, Muk and Ditto look like something else
maiden flax
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FyT2HQUaQAIUKYn?format=jpg&name=900x900
its missing a bean
its missing grubbin
pseudo goblet
Solosis
pseudo goblet
Well we did have Snom earlier today, so https://twitter.com/avhycch3x80kcue/status/1668234466689703936?s=46&t=q-1AmjVFLGCcEVWLfARPPw
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Feel like I've seen this somewhere
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DeviantArt?
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No idea
crimson moat
Pretty sure thatās from a YT video somewhere
maiden flax
Feel like I've seen this somewhere
Youtube
bleak pine
Proof of a Hero intensifies
bleak pine
Honestly Iām getting sick of each of these mons being yet another dragon
Both Tyranitar and Metagross were very unique, so I struggle to see why thereās some trend that these kinds must be dragon-type
pseudo goblet
āDragons are coolā
mighty storm
Roggenrola needs to be a pencil sharpener
btw that part of its body is not a mouth or eye
its an ear
mighty storm
the idea is perfect (someone made one even), and Im still questioning how it's an ear in front
sleek sky
back to the climb
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How does it eat
sleek sky
mighty storm
why ping
pseudo goblet
Thatās my bad
mighty storm
ah I c
pseudo goblet
Btw good luck evolving the chest
outer eagle
damn Showdown community having a meltdown over Volc ban
maiden flax
damn Showdown community having a meltdown over Volc ban
extremely controversial quick ban
most seem to agree it at least should have been a suspect
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Rip volc 
pseudo goblet
Volcanion?
outer eagle
i'm too used to lack of communication to be that bothered tbh
like, controversy aside, nothing's really stopping them from enforcing any decision they want without discussions, much less communicating anything at all
i simply find it funny that people overestimate how important their input is to those in management
maiden flax
of the poison types the mons who have one defensive stat over 100 with recovery are as follows:
clodsire, toxapex, amoonguss and slowking galar
(and arceus poison and eternatus)
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venusaur has 100 spd no?
sharp kernel
Smogon making bad decisions? :surprisedpikachuface:
maiden flax
venusaur has 100 spd no?
Oh shoot, youre right
And it also has synthesis
Technically venusaur has been ou viable before too
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literally last gen gmax venusaur was really popular
atleast in vgc , no idea about singles
Iron moth apparently learns morning sun lmao
and 110 spd
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understandable
maiden flax
You know this convo was originally about defensive mons but screw it iron moth also is ou viable lol
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you could try to run a specially defensive moth
whether it works or not is upto you
acid spray turbo
golden lance
Smogon making bad decisions? :surprisedpikachuface:
How's the ting lu fissure + regieleki format doing, for comparison's sake?
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outer eagle
Dissing Smogon for bad decisions right now is quite ironic given the Korean and Asian VGC drama
and the handling of Regulation D in general
crimson moat
And the ptcg judge controversies from the past 2 months
And the decision to close ptcgo with the state live is in right now
ā¦ and the feedback on two of this seasonās venues from stuff outside of of Korea/Asia having horrible handling of time management
bleak pine
latent sleet
is his partner suicune 
warm sky
plot twist it's walking wake
sleek sky
doing some EV training
mighty storm
pseudo goblet
warm sky
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cunning osprey
Has it been 3 years since Pokemon Coco?
I wonder why there hasnāt been a new movie since
pseudo goblet
or idk a 4 episode series like origin or sth
Aināt that just Hisuian Snow anime lol
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hisuian snow anime?
cunning osprey
We will see so far the only high profile mons not in any anime medium are Calyrex, his steeds and 2 of the Galarian birds
Atleast from Gen 8
cunning osprey
Time will tell whether the raidons, the calamity 4, and the duo of Iron Leaves and Walking Wake will get anything
Now I think about it Gen 9 didnāt have any YouTube anime either did it?
pseudo goblet
I donāt think so
cunning osprey
Did we get Zarude at the end of Gen 8 or during the first dlc wave
Other than iron leaves and walking wake we donāt have mythics yet
pseudo goblet
Hmm, probably tied to a upcoming movie like Zarude was
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https://youtu.be/thhRi11aTI8
oh there's a anime like that? neat
mighty storm
waiting on that June reveal 
also Im just realizing, we wont be able to terrastalize in the Teal Mask DLC 
!!?
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Is that your prediction or do we know about it
mighty storm
@fading stratus
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maybe mommy sada and papa turo just doesn't know terastal exist in the teal mask location idk
could just be the case of you needing the terastal ball which might not exist anywhere else
mighty storm
Or maybe maybe we need to use the masks to terrastalize over there?
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who knows
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wonder if ogerpon will have different formes
like teal mask forme and unmasked forme
mighty storm
maybe
mighty storm
also I feel like ogerpon is a fairy type
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screams grass dark to me
mighty storm
why dark?
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It looks like a dark type
mighty storm
looks fairy to me
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i love my grass types
I got it
it's a past paradox form of Chesnaught
also Okidogi seems like a dark type
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We should've gotten paradox forms of all 3 paldea starters
It's so weird that we never got megas of starters it was released in and paradox of starters they were released (?) on
mighty storm
imagine, paradox charmander
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we never got Gigantamax starters until the dlc
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Tru
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I feel like Paradox is more comparable to Mega though, since did any gen 6 pokemon get megas?
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Diancie
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Still pretty close but yeah Diancie
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ah yeah
crimson moat
All gen 7 PokƩmon technically got alolan forms :^)
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Was Diancie introduced alongside mega-Diancie? or separate games?
Still Gen 6
but X&Y vs ORAS
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Oras
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Was Diancie in X&Y then?
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I see
Also, I hadn't read the Pokedex entries for Paradox Suicune or Verizon
They're literally hypothetical?
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Yeah
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So is that confirmation the paradoxes are imaginary?
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That's what I was thinking after reading the dex entries
We'll probably find out more in the dlc
crimson moat
Spiderverse spoiler ||When you arenāt part of the canon and you hear a techno Copperajah||
snow oasis
https://youtu.be/caSpAWXiv40 @dense matrix
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https://youtu.be/caSpAWXiv40 <@117715672737251330>
What does Kyogre say at the beginning
snow oasis
I think itās āRed Orb and (Thatās) Death should mean the same to youā
dense matrix
Ye
Its based on the original from soviet treasure island
Which says
"The words "rum" and "death" mean the same thing to you"
cunning osprey
I kinda wonder if they are poking fun at the dark age of pokemon
since there have been no paradoxes for gen 6, 7, and 8
golden lance
May be because they are "too recent"
Kinda like how gen 5 and 6 only got 1 mega each
bleak pine
Yeah, too recent may be the best bet.
random stream
sand forge
since there have been no paradoxes for gen 6, 7, and 8
It's probably just nostalgia pandering
Also Gen 6 had some really forgettable PokƩmon
And the worst fossil outside of the Gen 8 abominations
maiden flax
~~Also Gen 6 had some really forgettable PokƩmon~~
I will not take tyrantrum slander when bastiodon exists
(On the worst fossil thing)
maiden flax
Auroras and tyrantrum > bastiodon and ramphardos
Ramphardos is a boring design
Fight me
sand forge
Aurorus > Tyrantrum + Bastiodon + Ramphardos
Gen 8 > Tyrantrum > Gen 4 > Caracosta > Cradily > Kabutops > Omastar and then I can't pick between the rest
maiden flax
Gen 8 > Tyrantrum > Gen 4 > Caracosta > Cradily > Kabutops > Omastar and then I ...
Im assuming you mean the other way around cause > is greater than
maiden flax
I prefer cradily
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And the worst fossil outside of the Gen 8 abominations
Heyyyyyy
I liked dracovish and dracozolt
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You're objectively wrong for liking them
Sounds like wrong on your part
maiden flax
Gen 8 > Tyrantrum > Gen 4 > Caracosta > Cradily > Kabutops > Omastar and then I ...
Will this picture of tyrantrum holding a someone in a tyrantrum costume convince you to like it more?
warm sky
Sounds like wrong on your part
Nah, they're crimes against God
pseudo goblet
Will this picture of tyrantrum holding a someone in a tyrantrum costume convince...
Somehow giving me Barney the purple Dinosaur vibe just now lol
sand forge
Will this picture of tyrantrum holding a someone in a tyrantrum costume convince...
No, though it's a good picture
Tyrantrum's problem is just being based on the most popular dinosaur of all time
Like p boring
Ammonites, Horseshoe crabs, Crinoids, Anomalocaris, Pachycephalosaurids, Ceratopsids (ish), Ancient Tort, First Bord, and Amargasaurus are all cool concepts
Aerodactyl looks nothing like a pterosaur
vocal torrent
Tyrantrum should've been based on Yutyrannus
It already got the fur/feather anyway
maiden flax
Tyrantrum's problem is just being based on the most popular dinosaur of all time
while i do agree that the trex is over represented i think tyrantum does a really good job in comparison to most "its a trex" monsters
pseudo goblet
quaint cargo
sleek sky
Caught an Axew earlier than I expected
Time to train the boy
Just finished the Orthworm Titan
bleak pine
Honestly so many stat lines make you wonder
Charizard's Sp. Atk really isn't any better
Like seriously, Blaziken's Sp. Atk is actually higher by one point, and the usual game plan is to just kick things really hard instead of breathing fire.
...Actually, I never really gave much thought to trying out Special Attacks with Blaziken. How's it work out?
bleak pine
oh no, they got to the person posting on twitter
bleak pine
Most likely trouble. But it sure wasn't us in trouble this time.
mighty storm
but why would they buttonmash after if it was team rocket
we'll get a trailer soon, its prime time for news
warm sky
vagrant steppe
Or or... Consider... It's a joke about team rocket getting blasted off every episode
crimson moat
mighty storm
pseudo goblet
vagrant steppe
Gonna smoke a fat rip from the shedninja
vagrant steppe
Fuck it. That was better than my joke
random stream
harsh path
The destiny bong
Share if youād take a hit from the destiny bong
sand forge
Where's the weather trio
pseudo goblet
These are non-box art legendary btw
pseudo goblet
Where's the weather trio
Here you go https://twitter.com/saki_pokeoekaki/status/1556914427940814848?s=46&t=q-1AmjVFLGCcEVWLfARPPw
pseudo goblet
placid junco
golden lance
Shout outs to xerosic for having a better arc than lysandre
mighty storm
https://twitter.com/wishfield_naru/status/1669323594420350976?s=46&t=q-1AmjVFLGC...
I still need to shiny hunt this cute fish
with sandwich method you can also hunt dratini in the same location 
bleak pine
aaaaa Emma
bleak pine
Yea, the art~
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bleak pine
noooooo
warm sky
maiden flax
https://youtu.be/7X628ct4FLg
Im memeing it up with tera dark psych up sylveon for all the stored power sets :v
With baton pass
warm sky
lmao
golden lance
https://youtu.be/7X628ct4FLg
Hey @sharp kernel you should join it
mighty storm
https://twitter.com/pokemon_pdc/status/1669627211257888768?s=46&t=q-1AmjVFLGCcEV...
baby zorua
still one of the best regional forms of all time
mighty storm
tiny whale
bleak pine
oh no itās too adorable to eat
young magnet
tacit sphinx
https://youtu.be/Wlkfern_0gw
Do this but for Arceus
pseudo goblet
Baby still learning to control sleep powder
In all seriousness tho, aaaaaa that little stretch it did
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latent sleet
did you know tha
warm sky
I got Lugia btw š
swift jasper
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mine is cuter
void herald
swift jasper
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"I am you but better because i can solo first 3 gyms"
pseudo goblet
Heh, now we just need someone with Raikou
pseudo goblet
@swift jasper @mighty storm https://twitter.com/serebiinet/status/1669998231932002306?s=46&t=q-1AmjVFLGCcEVWLfARPPw
pseudo goblet
š
mighty storm
<@271408742849839115> <@268199601817780234> https://twitter.com/serebiinet/statu...
Korean gastrodon baby 
btw, giant Arboliva from the episode had a second of Roy's "ancient pokeball"
this is related to terapagos isnt it
wild imp
twin shard
woo
mighty storm
@waxen moat
bleak pine
The nihilism really puts some wear on your complexion
mighty storm
already have done 1 hour of hunting for the sushi
golden lance
bleak pine
vulpix
sleek sky
sleek sky
working towards the ghost gym now
gonna stop at the pokemon center then gonna fly back to catch an Eevee
sharp kernel
Hey <@304354673647812608> you should join it
Thinking about it, but do I really want to take the time out to learn singles
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Same
mighty storm
speaking of, I accidentally found the former titan tatsugiri while shiny hunting (didnt save tho so still there)
Fun idea for a challenge, all former titan pokemon only
mighty storm
true, but like you can always breed (most) of the titans. Sure wont be the titans themselves, but eh good enough
ok this is cute
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horny chi yu
warm sky
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yo neat
latent sleet
horny chi yu
bleak pine
Ok I donāt like Mega Evolution
But wow that is a cool and very appropriate forme
vagrant steppe
I miss mega evolution, best gimmick
long stone
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I liked megas too
placid junco
I liked megas I just think they gave too many to PokĆ©mon that didnāt really need them
pseudo goblet
Hmm, Megas Iāll say is the most appealing to me, that Iām certain
bleak pine
Honestly, mechanically is why Iām not a fan of it. Z-Moves, Dynamax and Terastalization felt a bit more appreciative for me
Itās flashy, yeah. Just, donāt really like how itās handled in-game
pseudo goblet
Hmm, Megas Iāll say is the most appealing to me, that Iām certain
Appearance wise btw
bleak pine
Thereās a lot of winners, like say, Mega Blaziken, Mega Mawile and Mega Diancie
But thereās just some that make you wonder why
cunning osprey
Honestly I would like something more... synergistic with the normal gameplay scheme
rather than just OH BIG NUMBAH
cunning osprey
thought the OH BIG NUMBAH direction makes sense given these forms were meant to attract kids
pseudo goblet
Zane somehow you still havent died yet
random stream
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bleak pine
In comparison Z-Moves are more broadly usable since most everything can pull off a Z-move. Same with Dynamax and Terastalization
cunning osprey
okay tera isn't this and is considered the 2nd best mechanic in the franchise (atleast in the videogames)
random stream
<:KEKW:622347587516628993>
Lets see if we can get you up to flygon
pseudo goblet
Go ahead and use me against ice trainers Ren
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<@703113512901410858> <:fedora:806684818985320459>
yooo
cunning osprey
since it actually changes how you need to approach the problem
kinda funny its the card game adaptation that is more disliked right now
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Thereās a lot of winners, like say, Mega Blaziken, Mega Mawile and Mega Diancie
mega medicham
cunning osprey
since with Z Moves and Maxing the videogame version of the mechanic was disliked but they were more liked in the card game
pseudo goblet
Gimmick visual tier list
Z move > Mega > Gigantamax > Tera
pseudo goblet
Crystal hats are stupid
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wonder if they'll give us a mon specific tera now
cunning osprey
I honestly wished they just make the pokemon glow a specific color
the best bet is maybe Terapogos
golden lance
kinda funny its the card game adaptation that is more disliked right now
the problem with ex mons is that they just kinda, dont really stand out aside from being 2 prize cards
cunning osprey
its mostly they played it safe so far
pseudo goblet
Gimmick visual tier list
Z move > Mega > Gigantamax > Tera
Gimmick uses however, mmm kinda hard
Tera > Z move > Mega > Gigantamax
cunning osprey
the first few had the same types as their original selves
and rather than big flashy attacks they get... immune to bench damage
golden lance
btw, i just want to point out how funny it is that
before the mega evolution links came out
cunning osprey
and they don't seem to be that good for the investment and cost
pseudo goblet
Gimmick uses however, mmm kinda hard
Tera > Z move > Mega > Gigantamax
Not big-brain to abuse Tera potential enough but thatās just me problem
cunning osprey
still find it weird they seem to be retconning Ash Greninja from the franchise
bleak pine
Battle Bond likely canāt activate cause Ash officially isnāt the protagonist for the new series
pseudo goblet
Game however, did they include Ash Frog into gen 8 and 9???
cunning osprey
it never even appeared in Journeys from what I can tell
pseudo goblet
^
cunning osprey
either in flashbacks or present
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wonder if riko and roy will evolve their stsrter
pseudo goblet
I can confirm as who seat through Journeys
So far that it was just base Greninja fighting Alainās charizard in the Kalos finals flashback
pseudo goblet
wonder if riko and roy will evolve their stsrter
That, and i wonder if they allow to catch more PokƩmons
No route 1 bugs or bird for the newbie this time, at least very early on
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can't be having em catch flamigo
golden lance
||yo imagine if a random lokix just gets an insert theme for no reason||
pseudo goblet
||yo imagine if a random lokix just gets an insert theme for no reason||
Have this for now lol https://youtu.be/eFByXI7mT48
Needed this for the sad night
mighty storm
I should probably get something with taunt when I continue my tatsugiri hunt (Like maybe give my meowscadara taunt?)
cuz yeah
this can happen
spice rivet
Also Chuggaconroy pointing out that regular and shiny Hisuian Zoroark colour palette reference the White 2 and Black 2 logo š¤Æ
(or atleast possibly reference them)
sand forge
The main problem with megas is they were given to Pokemon with already finalised designs
So it's hard for them to not look clunky
The worst mega visually probably being Garchomp
mighty storm
The worst mega visually probably being Garchomp
Audino
bleak pine
Medicham~
mighty storm
same
mighty storm
pseudo goblet
I got drained to death 
mighty storm
the face when you know giga drain gonna kill you
pseudo goblet
He looked happy
pseudo goblet
???
Elaborate
Aināt Type Null just Silvally with a limiter on? Shown in Silvally having more stats
outer eagle
probably in terms of competitive play
altho that depends on the Silvally form
cuz i'm certain Silvally Steel was better than Null
mighty storm
Im guessing cuz eviolite?
outer eagle
yeah
only thing Silvally has over Null stats-wise is speed
so Eviolite Null often ends up being a better pick
however the type changing can make a difference if the type is good enough
like Silvally Fairy/Steel/Ground
short heath
Eviolite battle armor sounds pretty good to me
pseudo goblet
https://twitter.com/mk_mukiguri/status/1670431671836082176?s=46&t=q-1AmjVFLGCcEVWLfARPPw
A Garganacl art, thatās rare
Especially a wholesome one
fading stratus
How does it hold the chopsticks tho
pseudo goblet
How does it hold the chopsticks tho
One of the comment underneath lol
https://twitter.com/lordzhang72/status/1670593637858566144?s=46&t=q-1AmjVFLGCcEVWLfARPPw
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One of the comment underneath lol
https://twitter.com/lordzhang72/status/167059...
lmao
warm sky
latent sleet
ampharos looks like a camel
mighty storm
Pokemon news incoming
"Good morning everybody!
Let's do our best again this week! !"
He said the line that tends to lead to news
vagrant steppe
Doesn't he randomly tweet this?
I feel like I've seen "news incoming" 100 times when he randomly tweeted that
mighty storm
Doesn't he randomly tweet this?
not really
warm sky
placid junco
Iām going into the elite 4 on my bug type only XY run
Mothetfucker
Missed my first rock slide
The squad
sleek sky
placid junco
Crustle was genuinely a massive fuckin MVP the whole way through
Like I took a ton of huge breaks from this run
But that little guy was always an MVP
pseudo goblet
https://twitter.com/SoulSurVGC/status/1670800931343015938/photo/1
Chi yu when they re home
sleek sky
Filled out more of the dex today
Did some catching and level grinding for evolutions
Gonna go back to school after dinner and wrestling
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Wrestling 
sleek sky
watching wrestling lol
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Oh lmao
sleek sky
I should get into more shape so I can take those martial arts classes I always wanted to
placid junco
Debating doing either mono normal, mono ground, or mono ghost Sun run next
Or mono fighting
Mono ground would require me to do the entire first island with just nincada
pseudo goblet
Normal seems like an actual challenge, Ghost- wait this is base Sun and not Ultra right, so no Necrozma, interesting run, Ground feels like kinda-easy once you have everything set, fighting? so just Crabbrawler first part
placid junco
Base yes
Well the first island also has Makuhita
Yeah ground gets pretty easy once you get mudbray
Or at least once you get past the water and grass trials
pseudo goblet
Oh dear, at least the same island have fire and electric trial as breaks
Z move allow?
placid junco
Of course
pseudo goblet
Then no stab z move till late game 
placid junco
Yup
You donāt get Groundinium Z until like, halfway through the third island
Iirc
I genuinely donāt remember where exactly you get it
pseudo goblet
Normal and Fighting z literally the first ones, ghost is mid game, I think
placid junco
Would also probably pick either Litten or Poplio on ground route so Hau has a good starter against my actual team type
pseudo goblet
Normal run feels kinda hard in the ghost trial, if Base-Sun ghost totem is Mimikyu
Assuming you have Bewear on team
placid junco
Normal run will be fine because dark type moves exist
And strong jaw crunch gumshoos
And normal types get coverage out the ass
bleak pine
I think you obtain the Groundinium Z after defeating Hapu?
Or maybe that's Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon
Either way, I believe this battle is always done on Poni Island
fading stratus
Normal run feels kinda hard in the ghost trial, if Base-Sun ghost totem is Mimik...
You could probably do with a few sacrifices
Can't you like toxic chansey stall actually
Nvm it has play rough
bleak pine
I still got my own single type run going in Omega Ruby
But I might do a normal type one in another game after I wrap that up. Hmm.
Out of respect for Norman
fading stratus
Like father like child, I suppose
bleak pine
He's a good dad
Makes mistakes, yeah, but he's undeniably trying his best to do his best.
short heath
I got a newfound love for Lurantis
fading stratus
Oh why?
pseudo goblet
I got a newfound love for Lurantis
Honorary bug
outer eagle
i can never bring myself to love a monotype mon unless it has some very unique gimmick or it's a legendary
sand forge
On the other hand if Lurantis was Grass/Bug it'd have one of the worst typings in the game
outer eagle
true
then again it's hard for me to even remember more than 5 grass types that i like
venusaur, tangrowth, serperior are the only 3 that come to my mind
immediately at least
sand forge
Dhelmise?
outer eagle
no
sand forge
wtf
outer eagle
it's ok
sand forge
Banned
outer eagle
but i don't really love it
outer eagle
Amoonguss could have made it but its stats are a bit too low for my liking
sand forge
Lileep
outer eagle
cradily is average
sand forge
Cradily looks weird
I mean I guess that's a problem with a lot of fossils
Disappointing second evos
sand forge
Tirtouga better than Carracosta
sand forge
Anorith better than Armaldo
sand forge
Carracosta's arm fins look clunky is my main gripe
Armaldo gives off the vibe of trying too hard to copy Kabutops imo
And I don't think Kabutops is that good a design to start with
outer eagle
so them trying to imitate it is not bad to me
sand forge
random stream
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1888422699-z4jxw17m9rhmgx82ssd48wtbs1kk5zspw esper wing sweep got cut short 
maiden flax
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1888422699-z4jxw17m9rhmgx82ssd48wtbs1k...
The tera dark rillaboom D:
I was wondering why tera dark
random stream
The tera dark rillaboom D:
yeah was super strange, PHYS def tera dark rillaboom. It tanked 2 banded u-turns from roaring moon
maiden flax
But it think its cause knock off
random stream
I think it's for psyspam and stuff and yeah buffs knock off
maiden flax
Yeah weird build honestly
random stream
also good news you're still alive in the nuzlocke , probably the most reliable because of 80 bp leech life and poison gas
maiden flax
Yeah!
random stream
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1888422699-z4jxw17m9rhmgx82ssd48wtbs1k...
@wild imp @snow oasis 
this time im not on toxapex fat just to mix it up
snow oasis
ye I watchered
ur opponent was a cut above than ur usual fare but still made me go a bit of "how is this person above 1200"
random stream
Hisuian braviary is pretty good
sleek sky
it is time to take my pokemon finals
fading stratus
Geeta isn't particularly hard to beat anyway
Only problem I can see is her lead espathra which just punishes setup because of opportunist
sleek sky
no I mean the exams
random stream
warm sky
I believe this is what we call a skill issue
harsh path
Like itās a slight adjustment but it just works
mighty storm
reminds me of tadbolt
fading stratus
you mean tadbulb
pseudo goblet
Croagunk are an oddity when you think about it, many frog pokemon evolves from tadpoles, Toxicroak doesnt
Yes I know Bulbasaur might be in there 
Come to think of it, Greninja too
pseudo goblet
https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/thumb/8/87/0938Tadbulb.png/500px-0...
Also it took this image of Tadbulb to make me realize itās the same face Bellibolt has lol
sand forge
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9ou-1889101963-rm1psz39nozlrg8z8hz6dyrk8ne...
I don't understand the "in a game I'd won"
random stream
I guess he won if I didnt hax him so much
random stream
pseudo goblet
@mighty storm think you might like this https://twitter.com/haruxxe/status/1671163921712152578?s=46&t=q-1AmjVFLGCcEVWLfARPPw
maiden flax
wait do you actually play pressure in corviknight over mirror armour?
Yes
Better for stalling
mighty storm
we get to wear the masks!
vagrant steppe
Lmao half the pokemon dlc is just a single white tile floor to battle on
They really did half ass this shit so hard
fading stratus
Yes
Better for stalling
understandable
vagrant steppe
I see they still have PS1 environments
vagrant steppe
I thought the elite four using the same white tile floor was bad, but the fact that it's half the dlc too loops around to hilarious
fading stratus
do we have a date btw summer
vagrant steppe
Oh it seems the second dlc is a battle tower
LMAO
Ripping the battle tower out of the main game and selling it for $30
mighty storm
think they said fall and winter in trailer, will double check
no date
@fading stratus we have info on the Loyal 3
fading stratus
https://scarletviolet.pokemon.com/en-us/news/dlc_pokemon/
ooooo
mighty storm
also gligar and aipom are exclusives
fading stratus
is it basically poison touch on steroids
mighty storm
sounds like it
fading stratus
also gligar and aipom are exclusives
the first line gave me hope for new paradoxes smh
mighty storm
"Cyrano", get it cuz blue
fading stratus
yo bootleg nemona
mighty storm
I wonder how the levels will work in the dlc
fading stratus
i'd assume same as isle of armor
maiden flax
Lacey looks to be less of a battle maniac and just nice
sleek sky
Can't wait for Lacey to turn out to be evil
mighty storm
So like, are the Loyal 3 all poison type?
fading stratus
might not be
vagrant steppe
Can't wait for Lacey to turn out to be evil
Nah they'll pull the "new mentor guy is evil" twist again for the 100th time
fading stratus
gliscor has poison heal but isnt poison type
vagrant steppe
Cyrano is evil
sharp kernel
Bro
maiden flax
When was the last time pokemon did a new mentor guy is evil twist?
sharp kernel
The new 3 are some of the ugliest PokĆ©mon Iāve ever seen
mighty storm
also rip calling them the Peach quartet
vagrant steppe
When was the last time pokemon did a new mentor guy is evil twist?
Technically Lusamine
But also Rose?
mighty storm
official name confirmed 
fading stratus
yeah rose
vagrant steppe
Rose wasn't your mentor, but the twist happened there too
maiden flax
Ehhh rose was so far removed im not sure that counts
mighty storm
When was the last time pokemon did a new mentor guy is evil twist?
Volo
maiden flax
official name confirmed <:FeelsSadcatMan:902237161208807535>
We had their official names since the first reveal
vagrant steppe
I guess "authority figure is evil" is more accurate
maiden flax
Oh shoot right volo
vagrant steppe
And yeah, forgot about Volo
mighty storm
He taught us how to do a backstrike
fading stratus
also like last game had your mentor isnt actually evil twist
mighty storm
and then he back striked us with that last battle
sharp kernel
Getting Gliscor is pretty nice, I wonder if weāll get Crobat too, I need my supportive tank 
vagrant steppe
It's been a twist they've done a lot lately alongside the "Woops the villain team is a joke and the real villain team seemed nice" twist
fading stratus
when was the last time the major villain team wanted the destroy the earth
vagrant steppe
XY
maiden flax
That would xy
Unless you count bdsp
pseudo goblet
Why I hear em doing roll calls super sentai style lmao
maiden flax
So far the dlc hasnt had an "evil person"
The closest we got is the rivals of isle of armor
fading stratus
paldean slowbro
pseudo goblet
Smh not Team Rainbow Rockef 2.0 lol
That would be dope actually, if the sentai hero form thing came true somehow
mighty storm
"May poison a target when the PokƩmon makes contact."
OH toxic chain is poison touch on steroids
maiden flax
Im excited for possible new moves
If they do new moves itd be in dlc 2 though
Like how isle of armor was the one with the new moves
sharp kernel
Weāll see how dlc 1 changes comp if at all, but a wider pool of quality poison types would be nice
mighty storm
cuz it says BADLY poison for toxic chain
maiden flax
"May poison a target when the PokƩmon makes contact."
OH toxic chain is poison t...
Yes
Cause not only is it any move
Its also badly poisoned
maiden flax
Poison touch was only contact moves
mighty storm
Also Loyal 3 has got to be one of the best trio names of all time
maiden flax
Glowking and glowbro are here from home though
Toxapex is also here
Clodsire is great
sharp kernel
Talking more from a doubles perspective
maiden flax
Ah
sharp kernel
Tox and Clodsire are completely unviable in doubles
fading stratus
glimora thugs
mighty storm
I just realized
sharp kernel
Glimmora is okay, and Iām a fan, but sheās so 1 dimensional
maiden flax
Btw ive been playing rain lando i in doubles and its fun
Raindo I
fading stratus
alolan muk is cool too thugs
mighty storm
maiden flax
Perfect accuracy sandsear storm with sheer force life orb is like peak in doubles
mighty storm
maybe I will feed a shiny wooper a sandwich
sharp kernel
True, I forgot about alolan muk
sharp kernel
Yeah gengar is w.e
Kinda want a supportive poison lead, hence why I want my damn crobat
sharp kernel
I have to double check to make sure they didnāt take anything away from him this Gen, he should still be good for taunt, knock off though
fading stratus
whats the quilfish evo again
overqwil
intimidate should be decent
85 speed is so bad tho
sharp kernel
Iām actually a fan of the qwil fish evo too
fading stratus
should be able to make it work on TR teams tho
especially since cresselia is back
best TR setter in the game
it did get nerf tho ig
oh yeah grafaiai is poison too
technically a supportive poison
sharp kernel
Only 1 weakness, gets chilling water, intimidate, haze, taunt AND icy wind
It gets swords dance too lol
And for some reason it fucking learns smart strike
fading stratus
overqwil?
sharp kernel
Yeah
fading stratus
below 100 speed bar mons will definitely be kinda hard to play necxt format
sharp kernel
Legitly if overqwil just had like 20 more spd I would auto include it, but Imma have to actually test its viability now
fading stratus
yeah 105 speed woulda been good
sharp kernel
Idk though itās movepool and typing seems way too good though for it to not be somewhat viable
fading stratus
even in rain it needs scarf just to outspeed eleki
if youre not on intimidate
(or tailwind)
cunning osprey
So it is said that the Pheasant, Monkey and Dog are the "Loyal Three"
and they defeated the "Ogre" ages ago, but werent the beasts and the ogre friends with Momo in the original story?
kind vortex
gimmighoul raids are giving me a ton of shard x0 drops lol
also they really should have let them drop coins, but that's asking too much apparently
mighty storm
and they defeated the "Ogre" ages ago, but werent the beasts and the ogre friend...
from what I remember reading about it, the ogre/oni was a villain
mighty storm
We had their official names since the first reveal
I think you misread what I said
We didn't know they were called "The Loyal 3" until today
We knew the pokemon's names, but not what the group was officially referred to as
sand forge
We are removing toxic from a lot of movesets for balance reasons :)
8 months later
Free chance for toxic on every attack
vagrant steppe
Gamefreak is nothing if not inconsistent
Well that and lazy
Can't forget about lazy
kind vortex
if they're poison types then that at least sorta makes sense
as opposed to throwing toxic on almost every mon in existence
kind vortex
item list bug was fixed, thankfully
hunting for 0 atk gimmighoul, so of course the game sees fit to give me 0 in every other stat
i swear desire sensor is real in pokemon too
mighty storm
OH I think I figured out where terapagos is gonna be
but firstly, this
"Our very own terarium"
tera-rium
what is up with this spot here? It's in the center of everything
cunning osprey
the island is also a circular shape
bringing to mind a turtle
also... icy plane, woody area, barren rock domain, and scorching desert...
kind vortex
i've gotten 2 gimmighoul with 0 sp atk bc this game hates me
mighty storm
i've gotten 2 gimmighoul with 0 sp atk bc this game hates me
bottle cap
golden lance
When was the last time pokemon did a new mentor guy is evil twist?
Sada/turo
latent sleet
also... icy plane, woody area, barren rock domain, and scorching desert...
its fortnite
kind vortex
for spatk
yes, in reference to my earlier commentary about grinding for a 0 atk gimmighoul and getting them in every other stat
mighty storm
ah
kind vortex
hunting for 0 atk gimmighoul, so of course the game sees fit to give me 0 in eve...
^ this thing lol
bleak pine
So, I watched the direct.
kind vortex
stuff like this is why i want them to add a real iv setter to these games
kind vortex
bottle caps were a great start but don't cover all desired cases
bleak pine
It is already perfect
Yeah, sometimes you want a specific IV to not be 31.
It's a rare case, but it's almost always something someone wants if you're basing a team strategy around the Trick Room move
kind vortex
it's not super rare, unfortunately
bleak pine
Also, 0 ATK in IV's mean a move like Foul Play will not hit as hard
kind vortex
trick room has gotten better with home release, and 0 atk special attackers are always desired
bleak pine
Also means moves like Swagger are less an issue.
kind vortex
1 atk is probably fine if you're exclusively doing level 50 things like vgc
but otherwise yeah
it's mainly to mitigate foul play and confusion damage
how much one cares about that is up to that player
i personally care a good amount for it
kind vortex
also apparently gimmighoul raid shiny is full odds, and only shows up on the 5*
i don't care about shinies, but for those who do....have fun
maiden flax
The fact its a terarium and the middle point is so different makes me think that you might be able to edit it?
bleak pine
...Actually, that's a cool idea.
maiden flax
Maybe theres an area for each type?
bleak pine
Seeing Alolan Exeggutor within the Terarium does beg the question: Are these habitats designed to be suitable for regional formes?
kind vortex
would be great if so
bleak pine
If so, we could possibly see stuff like say, Alolan Sandshrew, Galarian Zigzagoon, and some others
kind vortex
would also be great to have in-game compatibility with hisuians so people don't have to trade or transfer to pla for them
maiden flax
I think for lore reasons they dont want to do that
random stream
Paldean azumarill 
kind vortex
finally got my 0 atk gimmighoul, also had 4 perfects despite being from a 4* raid so it ended up pretty good, all things considered
only gonna need one cap for it
pseudo goblet
https://twitter.com/JoeyPokeaim/status/1671671104929243136
Werenāt these two introduced in the same gen?
Also what happened in the last few hours? I was asleep and working rn
Pokemon direct?
hexed valley
Werenāt these two introduced in the same gen? <:KEKW:622347587516628993>
yes but
zoomers
spice rivet
Also betting money there will be an NPC that can set an IV to 0 in the DLC only. Pokemon loves locking QoL stuff to 3rd versions/DLC
kind vortex
should be to any iv, not just 0
0 is the logical next step but there are still niche cases where you want something between 0 and 31
also caps were a base sun/moon thing iirc and level 50 reduction happened with base sv
spice rivet
Honestly, was so happy IVs were removed from PLA, was so hoping it would carry into the main games