Epic ditto moment
#pokemon-winds-waves
vestal aurora
wanton idol
where the fuck is ditto even
vestal aurora
Np 
timid tulip
How do you evolve the dolphin?
hazy scarab
where do you even breed shit in this game
Camping
lament glen
camping I think
hazy scarab
Or picnics but thay sounds stuipid
lament glen
idk how tho, I'll just wing it
cobalt python
eat food with good juju I think
cobalt python
where did you get it lol
hazy scarab
Hush
cobalt python
when you cross a river and everything doubles in level
viscid adder
GOLD FISH
cobalt python
that one is neat too 😮
meager oasis
So what’s the fish things gimmick? I haven’t payed much attention to it
cobalt python
all I know about sushi is that they're randomly level 50 around the lake lol
wanton idol
so far ive gotten 1 shiny
viscid adder
So what’s the fish things gimmick? I haven’t payed much attention to it
Little guy has an ability where he can be swallowed by his big best friend
wanton idol
idk how to shiny hunt in this game
cobalt python
its too bad your shiny boy can't be a froslass ;.;
viscid adder
the big best friend gets stat boosts depending on what kind of little guy you got
viscid adder
Oh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlnWln1h1HY
here's how it works in action
Now, the other sushis
yellow represents egg sushi (or tamago). shiny represents salmon
pink is tuna (while the shiny is white tuna)
orange represents shrimp sushi
meager oasis
Love how all the pokemon are scaled properly
cobalt python
is it wrong to bring my shiny to raids only to flex
viscid adder
dude you do what you want to do
clear crest
is it wrong to bring my shiny to raids only to flex
the only time it's wrong is if it's a rare pokemon and your pokemon's existence would hinder more than help
lament glen
Nah, thats the perfect moment
If the team loses because I decide to show off some shiny, I would sleep very well that night 
cobalt python
as in you found one?
vestal aurora
As in caught one
cobalt python
you and katten twinning
cobalt python
I wonder if rates are still the same
stuck python
From what I've heard, rates rn are about 1/4096
cobalt python
I guess it's just that you walk past so many mons
so the effective chance compared to older games is much higher
clear crest
I got mine before I beat the first gym lmao
cobalt python
shiny pig gang
white jungle
Sucks about ||quark drive wearing off when Electric Surge finishes|| because currently I'm running flying tera type ||Iron Thorns|| on showdown and it's good but it has no flying moves, which forces me to use tera blast. But it gets Pin Missile. So if you could run ||e.surge to skip booster energy, you could run it as bug tera type with loaded dice and use rock blast, dragon dance, pin missile, wild charge||
Instead of dragon dance, stone edge, wild charge, tera blast (flying)
Loaded dice guarantees at least 4 hits
So bug tera type would be a guaranteed 100 power bug move with the same necessary resistance to ground (granted not immunity) and fighting
Plus being able to use rock blast at a guaranteed 100 (possible 125) and 100 acc would be way better than stone edge at 100 with 80 acc
I can understand not wanting to set up the games in a way which guarantees sun/e.surge becoming meta but idk just kind of a sad missed opportunity
hazy scarab
Why is everyone so lucky with shinys
cobalt python
bribed nintendo
stuck python
Why is everyone so lucky with shinys
Lil sloppy toppy
hazy scarab
Maybe that's why I have never found a shiny
inner kernel
I've been playing pokemon for 20 years and still haven't found a shiny lmao
viscid adder
don't worry! you'll find one eventually!
cobalt python
this seems like a good game to shiny hunt in
viscid adder
yeah! all you need is a really good eye!
brave palm
Can you fail catching Pokémon in raids I’ve always caught the pokemon
polar fable
2 in one day what's the shiny rate in this game
viscid adder
a purple sneeze bear!
brave palm
2 in one day what's the shiny rate in this game
I don’t know but I found this yesterday
Went on the team
white jungle
The stall nerf has given rise to an entirely different, worse kind of stall
Screens + taunt with Palafin
Face me with status moves coward
clear crest
Screens + taunt with Palafin
what does that do?
white jungle
Just mean they can get set up safely while you can't set up at all
You can run some shit like Psychic Fangs to get rid of the screens but by the time you can they already have Palafin out
Fluffy Houndstone can deal with Palafin well but not by the time it's safely gotten two bulk ups off
clear crest
I see..
I love how we were all like
"man, we want a dolphin pokemon!"
guess game freak delivered too hard, huh?
viscid adder
dude, an overpowered dolphin is the greatest thing ever
prime topaz
I think the lack of proper play testing also impacted the balance
viscid adder
it makes up for all the hype
prime topaz
they really really needed this out by holiday 2022 and it shows
viscid adder
G O D I L O V E T H E T E X T U R E S
compact sequoia
I just wish it wasn't overpowered with stall strats. I don't got the patience or knowledge to use or break those.
compact sequoia
well hey, we arbitrarily waited until the next game, maybe we can catch shiny galar legends in a DLC!
that ghost honse looks nice
viscid adder
yeah i love the legendary horses
hell, I wouldn't mind having a few more
...actually... we need an ass ton of horses
white jungle
I love Palafin, the support surrounding this specific method of setup is just scummy whilst it's still allowed in ou (it shouldn't be)
compact sequoia
I want more mythical horse combos. like a ghost type kelpie instead of Keldeo's my little pony goofy ahh
viscid adder
oh, a ghost-grass kelpie?
like, a kelpie that's literally made of kelp?
....WAIT
INVISIBLE HORSE
white jungle
Kelpie? If they really wanna prove they aren't cowards, they'd make a Nuckelavee Pokémon
viscid adder
AND it's body has kelp wrapped around
compact sequoia
or a Mari lwyd pokemon
viscid adder
Kelpie? If they really wanna prove they aren't cowards, they'd make a Nuckelavee...
dude
you aren't the only one who knows about the nuckelavee
white jungle
Make it happen game freak
clear crest
or a Mari lwyd pokemon
that'd be such a cool idea for a pokemon, and could easily be a normal/ghost type.
compact sequoia
yes, Scottish pokemon
white jungle
Galar's Scottish rep was kinda shit
Very heavy on aesthetic but not so much culture
viscid adder
SWORD AND SHIELD'S UNEXPECTED SEQUEL
compact sequoia
mhm, Scotland deserves a revisit for mons
white jungle
It wasn't awful just meh
compact sequoia
especially to revisit underwhelming regions.
clear crest
calling it
gen 5 remakes will be called like, Pitch Black and Bright White.
and gen 6 will be ZX and ZY
compact sequoia
gen 6 needs remakes like making cake needs sugar
viscid adder
Hell, I'll even bust open some titles
Pokemon ZX/Pokemon ZY/Pokemon ZXY or Pokemon Chi/Psy
Pokemon: Sword's Edge and Pokemon: Shield's Plate
wait
compact sequoia
I would get publicly executed by my family if I used a not-sugar
viscid adder
CHI/PSY WOULD TOTALLY SLAP AS A TITLE
because it would tie back to omega ruby and alpha sapphire
white jungle
Don't want remakes
white jungle
Just gimme black and white 3
viscid adder
Ψ
stuck python
Black and white 2.5
viscid adder
or we can skip gen 5
because its already perfect
I mean, gen 6 getting attention would make sense
especially since PALDEA AND KALOS ARE NEIGHBORS
compact sequoia
black and white 3: every legend that wasn't locked before now is, and we added 6 new collectible legends you also can't shiny hunt
aside from that, the only thing that's changed is now you can see other players run around in the overworld.
stuck python
Dont forget that these 6 new legendaries are only avaible in a DLC
compact sequoia
mhm
viscid adder
honestly, if I ever made a pokemon game, I would flesh out a main story first.
and I wouldn't keep mons behind dlc
you can obtain the new mons even if you don't have the dlc
white jungle
I still like my dystopian idea where Unova is taken over and you get to run through cities and towns which are destroyed and shit
stuck python
I still like my dystopian idea where Unova is taken over and you get to run thro...
Detroid?
stuck python
Lemme finish the game first 
compact sequoia
I'm just still mad about how dope koraidon's shiny is
what a cool and interesting color palette, too bad you can't actually get it though. what's even the reasoning? to push those stupid codes where you get the shinies for free, thus eliminating their value to hunters until the next game
it makes me so mad
forest egret
Crocalor's cry sounds like an alien from Spore
prime topaz
what a cool and interesting color palette, too bad you can't actually get it tho...
so they can give it out as a shiny mystery gift that you get with zero effort at the very end of the game's life cycle
I hate mystery gift so much
compact sequoia
same
oh, you got a code from a walmart? have this mythical/legendary pokemon
I hope whoever makes food for the genius behind mystery gift gets one of those stupid code cards chopped up and hidden in every meal he eats.
viscid adder
"You're probably thinking to yourself.... 'Quaquaval you're awesome!'. I know. But thank you anyway."
night python
It would be so awsome
compact sequoia
I was scared they were gonna repeat gen 8 with the humanoid stuff, but quaquaval stuck the landing
meager oasis
Oooh right I forgot those spiders existed I love them
I like spidops a bit more now
viscid adder
||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6DFsKpBoBY||
see the spider in action!
spoilered because its bugs fighting and it might get messy
compact sequoia
I'm a sucker for a design with a military theme
forest egret
He's also a spool of thread to fit with the prevo's yarn ball. It's a really cool design
compact sequoia
holy crap didn't even realize at first
viscid adder
forest egret
Rabbids
stuck python
Love them
viscid adder
compact sequoia
I find them oddly scary
viscid adder
although I'm waiting for a naked mole rat pokemon
that mon can have a lot of horror potential
compact sequoia
also uhh
forest egret
I do like that about them. If it weren't for their creepy rat mouths I wouldn't care about these mons at all
compact sequoia
why is there an Elvis pokemon in spain?
viscid adder
pluuus they're kind of a hive mind, and they can resist an ass ton of stuff
viscid adder
why is there an Elvis pokemon in spain?
that
that's not elvis
that's a rockabilly bird
forest egret
Well Elvis was Rockabilly
viscid adder
a bunch of greasers
forest egret
And the king of rock and roll
forest egret
I don't think it's unreasonable to call them elvis birds, even if it's not their origin
compact sequoia
you know, i never knew I needed toedscool in my life
viscid adder
compact sequoia
the idea of those skinny legs being able to chase people down at high speeds amuses me
compact sequoia
regional fake, checkmate.
forest egret
Yeah exactly
viscid adder
regional fake or not, naked mole rats and moles are not related
forest egret
Do the thing they did with wiglett and toedscool
stuck python
I can see star-nosed mole in the game sooner or later
compact sequoia
fairy ground would be nice for that
viscid adder
Do the thing they did with wiglett and toedscool
i would see that happen with a bug type
stuck python
Either that, or Psychic-Ground
viscid adder
mostly because naked mole rats have hive minds
original mon or divergent mon... it's still a good concept for a mon
forest egret
you know, i never knew I needed toedscool in my life
compact sequoia
totally not me imagining a toedscool walking while bending it's legs waaaay too much with each step while "stayin' alive" plays
compact sequoia
no matter the gen, everyone can find a mon they adore.
prime topaz
I think x/y should have never have been made but I do adore hawlucha and dedenne
compact sequoia
minecraft mob vote lookin ahh
prime topaz
Minecraft pig
viscid adder
i love the blocky fingers
viscid adder
he glows red when he's all fired up and ready to fight
gotta keep the armor clean
yes, even vengeful spirits have to keep their armor in top shape
surprisingly they move very realistically
tropic carbon
how does kingambits ability work
viscid adder
spiral on tum
viscid adder
how does kingambits ability work
compact sequoia
so you send kingambit out as the final boss, got it
little whale
I'm having a bit of a conundrum here, I'm looking for a final partner on my team and I'm having some difficulty choosing
shell grail
tbh houndstones last respects move is better
tropic carbon
i did that and my stats didnt show a boost
viscid adder
look at those chompers
shell grail
yeah
little whale
Should I get Mankey, a Ceruledge, or a Houndstone
compact sequoia
I was hoping it would evolve into a ghost/ice saint bernard for some reason
shell grail
its so sad they every time greavard/houndstone makes a friend they are slowly killing them
compact sequoia
an inverse rescue dog who uses it's light to get people lost in snowstorms
shell grail
thatd be nice
viscid adder
fun tauros facts!
the water form has a tail that can spin
tropic carbon
how it change forms?
shell grail
you find them
viscid adder
while the fire form has horns that glow
viscid adder
how it change forms?
IT DOESNT
tropic carbon
oh
shell grail
i wish they had more differences between them
compact sequoia
I like the detail on the fire tauros. you do not brand bull, bull brands you
viscid adder
tumbleweed angy
viscid adder
I like the detail on the fire tauros. you do not brand bull, bull brands you
prepare to get horn shaped sear marks
shell grail
i love brambleghast
compact sequoia
for some reason it reminds me of monster house
viscid adder
for some reason it reminds me of monster house
OH DAMN THAT'S A GOOD MOVIE
i can see why
compact sequoia
something inhuman managing to come together perfectly to stand in for a face
compact sequoia
the goofy dude
hallow needle
I really need to join a multiplayer game to evolve my dolphin
compact sequoia
I've been using an espathra, the fact it's prevo kinda looks like it's got pigtails gave me an excuse to give it a psychonauts name
viscid adder
viscid adder
I've been using an espathra, the fact it's prevo kinda looks like it's got pigta...
oh yeah that's fitting
....what's her name
compact sequoia
Gloria
compact sequoia
it feels nice to have access to a fairy/steel type that ain't mawile or a myth/legend
viscid adder
milla would fit the ostritch too
hallow needle
Does anyone wanna join my union circle real quick so I can evolve my dolphin?
viscid adder
SOMEONE HELP THIS GUY
HE NEEDS TO EVOLVE THE DOLPHIN
(unfortunately I can't help because I don't have the game.)
hallow needle
They just expect me to have friends lmao
compact sequoia
I can save and join rq
viscid adder
WOOT
LINK'S GONNA EVOLVE THE DOLPHIN
compact sequoia
ok let's get that dude evolved
hallow needle
There we go
compact sequoia
seeya then!
viscid adder
compact sequoia
yw!
compact sequoia
it makes sense, it's the nature of technology becoming more compact contrasting with how giant things were in the past
compact sequoia
bruh I can look iron thorns in the eye
viscid adder
compact sequoia
with enough magnets
viscid adder
hmm
funny thing
all the dark-mons are made up of their secondary element
snail is made of leaves
leopard is made of snow
deer is made of rock and dirt
and fish is made of fire
compact sequoia
WORSE
compact sequoia
or diarrhea snow
compact sequoia
mega-er salamence
compact sequoia
thought gallade was a bit shorter
compact sequoia
sorry but iron valiant has the most metal sonic-y eyes ever
prime topaz
sorry but iron valiant has the most metal sonic-y eyes ever
strange, isn't it?
prime topaz
must be a bad future
viscid adder
it's like the robot's paintjob got completely wiped and we're seeing the steel underneath
viscid adder
must be a bad future
would love to know about the alternate future...
but we gotta wait for the DLC...
compact sequoia
you know what would be a fun dlc? paradox forms that are simultaneously both past and future. how? retrofuturistic robot forms for violet and overly violent, inaccurate reconstructions made Jurassic Park style for scarlet
prime topaz
they could use some paradox pokémon that are actual paradoxes
like an ancient Mewtwo or Porygon
viscid adder
ancient magneton is the perfect paradox
compact sequoia
that'd just be giving them an excuse to make another meowth, a shrödinger's meowth
viscid adder
a past and future cat
prime topaz
or a Pokemon that traveled through time to evolve into itself, or wiped out its own past iteration
clear crest
idea for Ancient Porygon
viscid adder
seriously weird mons
clear crest
the thing Porygon is based on is an extinct creature
prime topaz
well Porygon was invented to travel through space, maybe a future iteration of Porygon was created to travel through time and got stranded in the past and adapted
which inspired the creation of the original Porygon
viscid adder
I thought the hypothetical paradox skitty/meowth
clear crest
don't like Song of Storms shenanigans, tbh.
viscid adder
the cat would have a form switch move
prime topaz
is it poison in one form in ghost in another?
viscid adder
in the past, it's normal/poison. in the future, it's normal/ghost
and like all paradox forms, it has their respective abilities
sooo basically I'm giving a paradox mon the meloetta kind of transformation
one that is triggered by a move
prime topaz
another idea would be a fossil Pokemon from the future that's actually a rare Pokemon from the present
viscid adder
OH MY GOD THAT WOULD BE EPIC
FOSSIL CHARIZARD
FOSSIL TORTERRA
HELL YEAH I'M DOWN FOR TIME TRAVEL
compact sequoia
fossil inteleon that's based off a Jurassic Park character instead of James bond
viscid adder
...dude
compact sequoia
or better yet, Indiana jones
viscid adder
are you asking for a jeff goldblum lizard?
because I can imagine that
...AND WILL ADD A BUG TYPE IN THERE
compact sequoia
oh yeah I forgor about that movie for a sec
honestly I support the idea of Jeff goldblum inspired lizard now that I think about it
prime topaz
another idea would be a fossil Pokemon from the future that's actually a rare Pokemon from the present
but the fossil revival process changes it some in some way
yeah
there's a lot of interesting things they can do with the time travel stuff that doesn't really require writing a whole plot that goes into time travel
just some bizarre backstory behind some interesting designs
I suspect some future fan games will dive into this
viscid adder
or, or
pokemon from the past that are actually fossilmon from the present!
like, maybe the restorations aren't 100% perfect, and what we are seeing are the actual forms of the mon!
prime topaz
or that the evolved forms of fossil Pokemon we know are different because they're evolving under present day pressures
viscid adder
THAT WORKS TOO!
that way, we'll be able to see how the fossilmon really evolved!
OR, OR
how they would evolve in the future!
....OMG THE NERD SIDE OF ME IS LOVING THIS ALREADY
YES I WANT POKEMON TO EXPLORE HYPOTHETICALS AND MORE ANIMALS
shell grail
just play digimon at that point lol
hazy scarab
Dunce aquired
shell grail
nice
hazy scarab
With dunce as the matriarch
stuck python
Ngl, I kinda dislike how it turned out
shell grail
the female shiny is definitely better than the male shiny
hazy scarab
Ngl, I kinda dislike how it turned out
I somehow read that as how it turned on and was very concerned
shell grail
ha
stuck python
I somehow read that as how it turned on and was very concerned
Would that be so bad? 
hazy scarab
half gorge
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen9doublesou-1715730292
THIS GAME THOUGH! (Spoilers for like, most of the new pokemon btw) really shows the potential of the new content!
oak summit
Little rant: why is everyone hating on snv? I feel like it’s a trend for poketubers to hate on every new release, talking about how it “could’ve been so much better” like holy shit, they’re 25-30 complaining about a kids game that they HAVE to play to feed their families, so dumb
stuck python
Remember - Pokemon fans are never happy
shell grail
Little rant: why is everyone hating on snv? I feel like it’s a trend for poketub...
just people complaining about lag and the memory leak mostly
the memory leak is a real problem they need to fix though
oak summit
just people complaining about lag and the memory leak mostly
Okay, there is a little ignorance on my part bc I don’t know ALL of the issues being complained ab, but the lag? I mean come on, it’s not like you’re playing on a pc or a real console, ofc there’s gonna be lag, but it’s mostly my concern bc I’m so hyped for a mon game without restriction and seeing every yter shit on it is really bumming me out
white jungle
Honestly Haxorus could become big in comp. With so many options for Unaware, a mold breaker Mon with dragon dance is a solid option
It was held back before by being mono dragon but that isn't an issue in gen 9
oak summit
Is tinkatink comp worthy?
white jungle
Ehhhh remains to be seen by me, gotta keep in mind most people on showdown are spamming the op Mons before they get put in Ubers (me included lmao)
But Gigaton hammer is kinda busted even with the Just Okay attack stat
shell grail
Okay, there is a little ignorance on my part bc I don’t know ALL of the issues b...
memory leak makes it so lag gets worse the more you play from without closing the game what ive heard
oak summit
Ehhhh remains to be seen by me, gotta keep in mind most people on showdown are s...
I only recently got into showdown with a friend of mine
oak summit
memory leak makes it so lag gets worse the more you play from without closing th...
Hmmmm, okay now that’s fair. I understand that issue but everything else just seems petty asf, then again, I don’t know everything
prime topaz
maybe people are upset that a full priced game from the most profitable media franchise of all time is unfinished and shoddily put together? I don't know. I'm glad you like the new little creatures but please put the boot down for a minute, your tongue needs a rest
white jungle
I think Tinkaton's stats will hold it back, but once again mold breaker is valuable plus it's immune toxic spikes which are apparently going to be big (though tbh I haven't seen people get much use out of em yet, once again people are using the op sweepers rn)
It's speed isn't bad or good, which imo is almost worse than it just being bad because it can't be too effectively ran with a trick room set
oak summit
Yeah it’s signature looks busted
shell grail
Hmmmm, okay now that’s fair. I understand that issue but everything else just se...
also been see funny glitches were people will just become invisible or have their character stretched
prime topaz
they needed a game out by holiday season and were willing to release this because they know most of their fans literally don't care
can you imagine nintendo releasing a mario game in this state?
oak summit
maybe people are upset that a full priced game from the most profitable media fr...
Thank you, I’m glad to see a point from that side, im not saying I’m the most open minded person to exist, but all I’m saying is that it looks like, to me atleast, that everyone thinks they’re an expert game critic that notes down every pixel of their screen that’s not pleasing to their eyes.
prime topaz
the pokemon franchise is worth 118.5 billion us dollars, I cannot confidently say the level of polish this release has reflects that. especially when they sell double packs of the game
oak summit
can you imagine nintendo releasing a mario game in this state?
You’re 100% right and I see your point, and you’re right about me not caring I just like the new mons and grinding aspect, but all I’m seeing is people just shit all over this game, now yes there could have been more work done on it, but it’s the first of its kind, something that the Pokémon franchise hasn’t truly seen before, and no one is taking that into consideration it seems.
prime topaz
if gamefreak couldn't handle making an open world game, something the video game industry has been doing competently for over a decade now, they shouldn't have made it that way or the pokemon company should have handed the game to a different studio
or, like, not rushed it out the door in this state
shell grail
also arceus was kinda open world and it turned out good
prime topaz
they could have fixed so many of these issues with a few more months of dev time, but they HAD to get it relased before xmas 2022
shell grail
december is very profitable
oak summit
if gamefreak couldn't handle making an open world game, something the video game...
Yeah I get that, and realistically they only had a year, and yeah maybe it is rushed, but they damn sure tried at least
prime topaz
"at least they tried" is what you can say about a small team - the underdogs. gamefreak is handling, again, the most profitable media franchise of all time
oak summit
And look, we’ll probably get a bug patch with some new content coming in January or February like swsh
oak summit
"at least they tried" is what you can say about a small team - the underdogs. ga...
Well, they only had a year man, they still did a damn good job, it’s not perfect but they still put something out that CAN be enjoyable
shell grail
maybe they should take more time than year 😂
oak summit
Listen, I haven’t played the game yet, this is coming from a hopeful and open mindset, so I’m not entirely sure about how “playable” the game is right now, but can you honestly say that you would put down your controller and uninstall the game because of a couple of mishaps with them rushing the game? I mean look at the sonic franchise, now that is some terrible shit, but we have something genuinely enjoyable, that’s the difference
prime topaz
arceus started in 2018, s/v started in 2019
shell grail
sonics new game was actually good though
oak summit
sonics new game was actually good though
Yeah ngl it is but I’m talking before frontiers
oak summit
and sv is fine as long as you turn on autosave
Wait so does it crash? Or just lag a lot?
shell grail
yes
oak summit
Both?
shell grail
yes
oak summit
Oh
shell grail
also you fall through the ground a lot
oak summit
Wow
shell grail
it will probably be fixed soon or the game is going to be hated so much people won't buy it for christmas
oak summit
I’m getting scarlet on Tuesday next week, but I have some friends that bought it yesterday so I’ll just ask them about the lag and crashes
shell grail
yeah
clear crest
Hehe nice
prime topaz
the salt mario powerup has grown on me
clear crest
Always loved em
prime topaz
not crazy about the third stage tho but the first one is solid I guess
shell grail
i wish he was better competitively
prime topaz
there's always little cup
shell grail
yeah
prime topaz
is it me or does espathra look a lot like oranguru
other than flamigo I think all the new bird pokemon this gen look pretty great
night python
also you fall through the ground a lot
where the hell you going where you fall through the ground?
shell grail
ive been seeing a ton of glitch comps of people falling
prime topaz
sometimes if you fall onto another object like a rock you can clip through the ground
shell grail
its mostly just visual glitches though
magic narwhal
Greavard, Maschiff, Growlithe, are there any more good boys that I could catch to make a full team of them?
hazy scarab
Greavard, Maschiff, Growlithe, are there any more good boys that I could catch t...
Dunsparce is the best boi
meager oasis
other than flamigo I think all the new bird pokemon this gen look pretty great
Agreed
Why is it just
A literal flamingo and nothing else
And why is it fighting type
shell grail
idk
magic narwhal
As good as Dunsparce is ||And its new form Dundunsparce|| I wish to become the Paldea Dog Champion
night python
A literal flamingo and nothing else
cause the flamingo transcends time and space
meager oasis
Greavard, Maschiff, Growlithe, are there any more good boys that I could catch t...
Fidough
magic narwhal
Oh right I forgot about when Houndoom attacked me at the start and how did I forget Fidough?
prime topaz
man sunflora being in this game makes me with it got a regional version
shell grail
i dont think so
cobalt python
they are
shell grail
ruckruff is
magic narwhal
I get Rockruff in Violet they're in it
night python
posibly
magic narwhal
"Lucario is a bipedal dog/wolf/jackal-like Pokémon" Google says yes
hazy scarab
As good as Dunsparce is ||And its new form Dundunsparce|| I wish to become the P...
Dunsparce might be a dog
magic narwhal
I may do Lucario as Arcanine and Houndoom overlap in fire
shell grail
dunsparce is a snake thing
hazy scarab
Yea but it might be a dog
white jungle
Daschbun having 0 useful abilities for singles is irritating, a lot of Mons this generation are built for double battles
magic narwhal
So to prevent overlaps my base team would be Greavard (ghost) Maschiff (dark) Growlithe (fire) Rockruff (rock) Fidough (fairy) and Riolu (fighting) so that's a solid team comp
prime topaz
vgc is the official format of competitive pokemon so they have to do doubles stuff
hazy scarab
You don't know if people back then just mistook a dog for a fat snake that can double jump
white jungle
Well-baked body can be used to just block fire types in singles ig but that feels super easily read and doesn't give it much else to work with
shell grail
Yea but it might be a dog
hazy scarab
That looks like a dog to me
prime topaz
looks like a dog
magic narwhal
Oh hey Danger Tsuchinoko
hazy scarab
It's a very good dog
shell grail
prime topaz
tsuchi actually means dog in japanese
shell grail
hazy scarab
Hush
He can be a dog if he want to be one
Why did the bug trainer just send out a bear
prime topaz
pawmi why are you so ugly
shell grail
shell grail
He can be a dog if he want to be one
does he?
shell grail
wish they built on this
hazy scarab
wish they built on this
Yea but instead they just made him long
prime topaz
so tempted to replace pawmi with pikachu on this team
hazy scarab
Ig it does fly more when evo
hazy scarab
so tempted to replace pawmi with pikachu on this team
Replace it with dunsparce
prime topaz
not that far in yet
hazy scarab
Oh dunsparce is everywhere
prime topaz
I just arrived at the 2nd pokecenter
hazy scarab
Well go grab koridon and get moving
shell grail
should've let us ride ||dudunsparce|| as well
prime topaz
here's what i'm rockin so far
hazy scarab
here's what i'm rockin so far
Should have left space for later mon
viscid adder
I somehow read that as how it turned on and was very concerned
FDASFDFSD
OH NO
I'M GETTING TURNED ON BY THIS PIG! /j
shell grail
replace sprigatito
prime topaz
replace sprigatito
i might
prime topaz
trying to stick to exclusively new pokemon (including new evos/varients)
viscid adder
And why is it fighting type
prime topaz
I think flamigo is supposed to be like a speedbag or something
prime topaz
it's just not a well executed design
prime topaz
needed another design pass
prime topaz
how soon can I get wattrel? I really like that one
meager oasis
That doesn’t really explain much
shell grail
idk but ithink it spawns by ponds
shell grail
i does not look like a balloon at all to me
viscid adder
That doesn’t really explain much
https://web.archive.org/web/20210219050816/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/pinker-flamingos-more-aggressive
shoves article in your face
viscid adder
i does not look like a balloon at all to me
also, f--k subscription service paywalls
shell grail
i don't see how thats a balloon
viscid adder
i don't see how thats a balloon
the knotted neck
also
i love that the shiny is paler
meager oasis
https://web.archive.org/web/20210219050816/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/an...
It mostly just explains the small part you already showed me
shell grail
the knotted neck
i guess
meager oasis
So yea fighting type is weird on it
viscid adder
it really isn't
shell grail
i wish there were more mono flying birds tbh
meager oasis
i wish there were more mono flying birds tbh
Me too
shell grail
gets steel
meager oasis
Still lame since they are pre evos
viscid adder
well now I see why there aren't many mono flying types out there
because tornadus took out all of them
meager oasis
I like that corviknight has flying for its primary typing, I want more pokemon with flying for primary instead of secondary
Bombirdier is neat because primary flying type
soft scarab
viscid adder
Bombirdier is neat because primary flying type
and it's a neat looking mon
it doesn't even look evil
BUT THAT'S HOW IT GETS YOU
meager oasis
Doesn’t it drop pokemon to their death for fun
shell grail
looks like a chef
viscid adder
Doesn’t it drop pokemon to their death for fun
it drops stuff on people for fun
meager oasis
Oh
viscid adder
....but i have a feeling it would be ok with yeeting pokemon to their doom
meager oasis
I hope it does
shell grail
hes cool
viscid adder
WAIT
meager oasis
I forgot dondozo existed
shell grail
rat boi
shell grail
yes
viscid adder
THE FACT I DIDN'T CONNECT THE DOTS SOONER IS AMAZING
shell grail
yep
inland sparrow
wasnt rattatouille italian, not spanish?
shell grail
i think its just a coincidence that dondozo is like that
tiny jasper
been playing violet and i can't stand penny. i'm in the end game now and shes so pessimistic and annoying i was hoping she was just a one time character lol
shell grail
same tbh
tiny jasper
and i couldn't find anyone on the internet until now that agreed with me lmao
shell grail
people are scared of having different opinions
there are probably more people out there
tiny jasper
true plus i think no one is saying anything cause there are theories that shes trans or something
shell grail
ah
tiny jasper
yeah other than that game is alright, easy towards the beginning and the end where i'm at but the middle was a bit challenging so overall not bad, think i should move onto sword and shield next or arceus?
meager oasis
Little rant: why is everyone hating on snv? I feel like it’s a trend for poketub...
People are hating it? Huh I see a lot of praise for the game
I haven’t played it yet but it seems pretty awesome
tiny jasper
People are hating it? Huh I see a lot of praise for the game
i see a lot of hate too actually
meager oasis
Ig it’s the trend for the pokemon community since they hate everything
viscid adder
oh yeaaaaah
the fanbase is really hard to satisfy
tiny jasper
yeah i never knew. i've only played black, pixelmon mod for minecraft, fusion, and now violet
viscid adder
I used a dusk ball on a ||Varoom|| and my game crashed
it couldn't handle it
bronze pawn
And now it's day somehow
shell grail
yeah other than that game is alright, easy towards the beginning and the end whe...
i like arceus mor because its open world but if you like traditional pokemon games id go with sword/shield
tiny jasper
i like arceus mor because its open world but if you like traditional pokemon gam...
i see. i just read some reviews and it seemed at first to me like a drag cause i'm not a huge fan of collecting all pokemon
shell grail
yeah it can be if your not for that but honestly there arent many rare spawns if you know what your doing
bronze pawn
Catching pokemon is probably easiest in arceus
tiny jasper
oh alright i'll give it a chance then
heavy zenith
Hehe
Im in danger
tiny jasper
Hehe
Im in danger
same exact thing happened to me lol
bronze pawn
I see no issue 
hazy scarab
Oh I think I remember that
tiny jasper
never liked the shy characters and then she gets worse after completing the game
prime topaz
is wingull in this?
shell grail
don't think so
prime topaz
dang that would have been a sick teamup with wattrel
shell grail
shell grail
oh really?
prime topaz
yeah #132 and 133 for wingull/pelipper
prime topaz
no worries
gray cape
Okay- y'all I gotta ask, is this game worth buying rn? Cause I left my switch with my partner and won't have it back until mid/late December... do u think the performance issues I've been seeing/hearing about could be fixed by then? Or is the issues too much to play and have fun
prime topaz
by late december there should be at least a patch that fixes some issues
wouldn't count on it being most of them but it will help
shell grail
most of the stuff is fine as long as you turn on autosave
tiny jasper
Okay- y'all I gotta ask, is this game worth buying rn? Cause I left my switch wi...
i've been emulating it and it runs great
topaz narwhal
Do shiny Pokémon make a sound in the over world?
prime topaz
no
prime topaz
setting your pokemon to autobattle won't cause them to auto kill shinies though
gray cape
i've been emulating it and it runs great
👀 that's tempting considering it could help me save money
tiny jasper
👀 that's tempting considering it could help me save money
exactly, i'm done paying 90 dollars for something i might not be interested in
shell grail
im guessing online doesn't work for emulators though?
tiny jasper
nope not yet at least, i didn't have to worry about that tho cause i have no friends whod play it
sad i can't get the gengar i wanted tho
shell grail
ok
prime topaz
the existence of team star and team yell doesn't make much sense
shell grail
yeah
prime topaz
they have to know every other "team" that exists either tried to end the world or was an international crime syndicate right?
shell grail
pokemon wants their games to be more kid friendly ig
magic narwhal
To be fair Team Yell is just a fan club, and Team Star are university students just rebelling. They aren't meant to be actual criminals
prime topaz
getting a bunch of my friends together to form ISIS 2
alpine sandal
Theyre trying to be edgy
prime topaz
the gratzis
think I'll go for path of legends because everything I've seen from the gyms looks insulting
shell grail
yeah
shell grail
sad i can't get the gengar i wanted tho
you can get a haunter that will evolve from an npc that wants a pinchurchin
just found that out
tiny jasper
you can get a haunter that will evolve from an npc that wants a pinchurchin
where at?
tiny jasper
thx
shell grail
wherever this is
tiny jasper
ah levencia i think
shell grail
ah
prime topaz
props to the game for reading my mind that the school stuff was boring and just timeskipping me back to the adventure
shell grail
you get rewards for doing school stuff including galarian meowth
prime topaz
guess I wont be getting it then
shell grail
ok
heavy zenith
Does riolu have a low catch rate or am i just super unlucky
shell grail
prob unlucky
thorn glacier
Hey does anyone have a finizen I’m trying to evolve mine
compact sequoia
if Iono says friendo one more time I'm crawling through the screen and throwing a Nokia at her
prime topaz
you don't like the localizer's vtuber self-insert character?
prime topaz
please stop looking at me like that
compact sequoia
a picture can say a thousand words. this one only says "I WILL SMITE YOU WHERE YOU STAND."
prime topaz
where can I catch flittle? I'm still early into the game
compact sequoia
Lemme check
prime topaz
I tried to google it but there's not a lot of info for some new pokemon
compact sequoia
hope this helps!
ivory walrus
Nothing like dedicating my time to beating all the titans for mobility upgrades just to be under leveled and destroyed by Arven 😌
Dude sweeped my team with the Skwovet-
prime topaz
easily the worst part of this game is you can't turn off the auto rotating of the minimap
tropic carbon
easily the worst part of this game is you can't turn off the auto rotating of th...
or the oh so surprising framerate
prime topaz
trying to tell where I am by looking at the map is nearly impossible
unless you point yourself north, THEN open the map
prime topaz
or the oh so surprising framerate
true. I'm playing on an emulator so I'm trying to not give technical-based complaints since it's not exactly what people on real hardware are going to experience
compact sequoia
is it just me or are the sandwich boosts actually insane
I couldn't encounter a frigibax, made a great avocado sandwich for the +2 dragon encounters and I was suddenly practically being drowned in them
prime topaz
getting absolutely rolled by a wild oinkologne
compact sequoia
it's revenge for all their brethren being made into sandwiches
tropic carbon
who is the new pseudo
tropic carbon
nice location?
meager oasis
Idk lol
tropic carbon
what is the baby evo called
meager oasis
Don’t remember but it’s very ugly
prime topaz
bertli
tropic carbon
ty
prime topaz
palafin has a higher bst though
compact sequoia
what is the baby evo called
frigibax
patent rivet
easily the worst part of this game is you can't turn off the auto rotating of th...
Just try playing Pikmin, where the pause screen map rotates depending on your camera position
prime topaz
wattrel with a fire tera type, what the hell am I supposed to do with that
compact sequoia
just go to the icy areas after eating a great avocado sandwich and you can find one pretty easy
prime topaz
Just try playing Pikmin, where the pause screen map rotates depending on your ca...
pain
prime topaz
wattrel with a fire tera type, what the hell am I supposed to do with that
kilowattrel can't even learn any fire type moves lol
meager oasis
Cant you use tera blast?
prime topaz
oh yeah, true
compact sequoia
anyone seen what shiny annihilape is like?
bronze pawn
Anyone else find it impossible to get in a Tera Raid
Other than hitting random
It just says connecting for like 30-60 seconds and then just says "You weren't able to join."
viscid adder
Dragon/ice type
he killed a king and changed the course of european history
bronze pawn
It just says connecting for like 30-60 seconds and then just says "You weren't a...
Anyone else have this issue?
viscid adder
sorry
i have to respond to every comment on baxcaliber with that quote
it's an obligation
prime topaz
npc in my tera raid had a shiny drifloon
viscid adder
npc in my tera raid had a shiny drifloon
lucky guy!
shame that he's not gonna use it
viscid adder
that dude's bug
prime topaz
this is my highest level pokemon
viscid adder
you can totally kick its ass with a couple of air slashes
though you should probably thunder wave it first
to make sure it doesn't do anything stupid
viscid adder
THIS DUDE'S GETTING A FLAMIGO TONITE
patent rivet
Why are they still doing this
keen smelt
dang
patent rivet
Well this is a cropped screenshot from someone finding it in the wild, there’s just this graphic on screen to show the difference in color
prime topaz
I need to actually make progress because my pokemon are starting to not listen to me
patent rivet
gloomy inlet
Why are they still doing this
uh? what? 🤔😂
prime topaz
flittle continues to evade me, still
wanton idol
time to picnic reset a thousand times
lament glen
I havent opened the picnic menu oncr yet because I'm scared that my mons will get those stupid affection buffs from it
meager oasis
I think it’s like bdsp where it just scales with friendship anyway
But I heard that the buffs have been nerfed a lot
lament glen
I think it’s like bdsp where it just scales with friendship anyway
If that is true I'm throwing the game out of the window lmao
How high on crack do you have to be to think that giving the player cheats that he cant even deactivate is good game design
prime topaz
most major modern games design them for the absolute lowest common denominator
here's a good recent video about that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZgjRcYGkY8
prime topaz
i think i broke my save
prime topaz
took a running jump across a river, failed, stuck on loading screen
bronze pawn
Uh oh
prime topaz
reopen the game, load save, same loading screen
bronze pawn
Using a Dusk Ball on a pokemon once crashed my game
prime topaz
progressionwise I only beat the first titan, but I spent a few hours just roaming the map
bronze pawn
You might have to wipe the save
Yeah if you weren't too far in
You may need to wipe it
If it doesn't fix eventually
prime topaz
took 5 tries of reopening the game but i'm back
bronze pawn
Ay thats good
I've done all 5 titans and the 8 gyms
And 2 bases
Only 3 bases left, the league, and beating the guy
prime topaz
I fought a level 40 bug tera flamigo earlier with my sub-level 20 team and caught it
that was my highlight so far
prime topaz
tera-boosted u-turn has to be worth something right?
proof
bronze pawn
And it's my main pokemon
It was stuck with rock smash but now it has Tera Blast
Since it's tera type is fighting
prime topaz
i figured out how to read and now know that just having a location listed doesn't mean it's a good idea to hunt there. I was trying to find flittle in eas province area two but it's tatic in west area one (I did not play sword and shield)
happy with this team so far
forest egret
Oh nice. So it seems you can get a lot of cool dudes early then?
prime topaz
yeah if you wander around enough there's a lot to pick from
forest egret
Nice, I like that
prime topaz
lots og new pokemon to pick from also. I always have had an issue where the padding the roster with older pokemon meant you were stick with old ones for a while
meager oasis
This whole mon basically just exists for setting up hazards
Has ability that places toxic spikes if you hit it with a move
And it has a poison type rapid spin with 100% chance to poison
prime topaz
I can't believe stealth rock is in the game still
meager oasis
It also has corrosion which is neat
white jungle
Yeah but unless Cyclizar gets put in Ubers I kinda don't see it finding much use?
meager oasis
Trick room also got buffed which is awesome
white jungle
I could be wrong, but it does basically nothing against Cyclizar, and it can both taunt Glimmora and use shed tail, which if anything makes Glimmora a negative thing, because shed tail into a setup sweeper while your opponent has Glimmora out is basically a guaranteed setup
meager oasis
That’s true
white jungle
Plus the other option for shed tail is Orthworm which won't be as effective due to being slow but is immune to toxic spikes
meager oasis
Would be cool to see glimmora run offensive sets too to trick people
Or scarf and stuff
white jungle
It'll be interesting to see how well people make use of it
Flying tera type Glimmora could be funny
meager oasis
I hope avalugg will be better in this gen
It got icicle crash now and the snow weather buffs it’s defence
Or maybe hisuian avalugg will be good but it’s ice/rock type which doesn’t seem very good
white jungle
I think it'll be better through terrastalising than snow
meager oasis
True
white jungle
I like the snow buff but to me the defense feels more suited for keeping ice type sweepers alive a bit longer than it is for actual tanks
(not to mention allowing non ice types or magic guard users on ice teams)
meager oasis
I don’t think about terrastralising much since it’s kinda overwhelming with all the possibilities
white jungle
I've been running flying tera type ||Iron Thorns|| and it's still in the stage that no one expects
wanton idol
I havent opened the picnic menu oncr yet because I'm scared that my mons will ge...
btw tomate
are you playing in german
white jungle
Shed tail into it, opponent goes for earthquake, I dragon dance, they have to swap out because they have no good flying counters, I get a second dragon dance, subs still up, sweep the team
wanton idol
(i need a funny masuda ditto
white jungle
It's devastating because the buff from booster energy actually bypasses unaware
prime topaz
that sounds like an oversight
white jungle
Well it doesn't apply like a normal stat boost it would seem, on showdown the boosted stat doesn't even appear green like it normally does
It's an entirely separate buff
lament glen
are you playing in german
nah
learning all the English mon names will be enough of a challange for me
white jungle
Which assumedly means you can boost a stat to a seven stack now
meager oasis
Wish I could play showdown but my laptop broke and I definitely don’t want to play it on mobile
lament glen
This whole mon basically just exists for setting up hazards
this is probably my favorite mon of this gen
love the design
meager oasis
this is probably my favorite mon of this gen
love the design
Same I love it
lament glen
Ok, I have a ditto and a skrelp in the picnic thingo but they wont do the peepee in the popo action if you know what I mean
anything else one has to do?
wanton idol
nah
learning all the English mon names will be enough of a challange for me
damn
ty anyways
lament glen
why tho? 👀
prime topaz
drifloon cosplay
vestal aurora
Just surprise trade a bunch of mons until you get one
I have a japanese ditto in home i think
Hust waiting until i can trasnfer it to here
wanton idol
i have a lot of french dittos
le honhonhon surrender ditto
also itll prolly be a bit until we can even use home with this game
which sucks lmao
prime topaz
if battle text could go away like 15% faster that would be great
prime topaz
pcs are gone
shadow light
oh so i have to use the party thing
prime topaz
going out on a limb here and saying i may be too low level for this
well I did it anyway. thank you will-o-wisp and baby doll eyes
forest egret
He looks happy about it
prime topaz
i would be too if i could tank 3 iron heads from that thing
clear lotus
thinking of naming my kilowattrel Feathers McGraw based of the penguin villain from wallace and gromit
white jungle
Okay Dodonzo is scary
Mono water unaware with great defense
It's funny because I actually see it being less useful in doubles than singles
This thing is one of the greatest physical walls I've seen, it gets access to curse
clear lotus
saddest thing about pokemon scarlet and violet is that clodsire and paldean wooper probaly wont be in the next gen games 😭
prime topaz
It's funny because I actually see it being *less* useful in doubles than singles
even with the tatsugiri gimmick?