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#Pokémon
leaden tusk
@unique moth
unique moth
That fits him, yea
nocturne marsh
source
unique moth
nocturne marsh
leaden tusk
That fits him, yea
Agreed
whole basin
Just wants to fight
unique moth
Very enthusiastic about it
Grooms a kid into becoming her rival
this happened in dragon ball I think
leaden tusk
That fits him, yea
Which case do you think fits me best? I have access to all four save data phone cases btw
nocturne marsh
this happened in dragon ball I think
not quite the same but yes
goku is racist towards a kid until he fights him
unique moth
Which case do you think fits me best? I have access to all four save data phone ...
slowbro case
leaden tusk
Not a thing sadly
leaden tusk
Lol I wish
unique moth
Same with the monochrome grass towel
Literally no one other than me knows this thing exists
nocturne marsh
if they added a pokemon thag was a total piece of shit like an actual threat to nature would you turn off the game in fear
unique moth
They did that already several times
nocturne marsh
the species is endangered because all the animals around it decide they need to kill them asap for the world to be a safe place
like they just stomp it to death
every time they find one
unique moth
Ok that idk
nocturne marsh
the pokemon burns everything it can
theyre the cause for fires in forests
would you cry
pine arrow
There's already a creature that just causes forest fires by existing. You catch it because the FBI shows up and originally intended to kill it, basically
leaden tusk
slowbro case
But seriously tho, I'm SO glad the Slowpoke Cup is a thing that exists. At least I ended up getting one Slowbro-related customization in this game
nocturne marsh
why do you like slowbro so much
leaden tusk
why do you like slowbro so much
It's a long story
pine arrow
A Slowbro saved him from a disaster when he was young or something, as a guess
leaden tusk
Nope
It involves me taking a crazy coincidence involving it and something I said as a sign to make it my main Pokémon
pine arrow
Bubba lore
leaden tusk
Basically I made a joke about how funny a Mega Slowbro would be a day before it ended up getting leaked
nocturne marsh
no shot that exists
leaden tusk
Basically I made a joke about how funny a Mega Slowbro would be a day before it ...
Also, Mega Audino was leaked alongside it, which was my best friend's favorite Pokémon at the time
pine arrow
Lowkey there's been a few times I've predicted stuff in regards to Pokémon but I've never made them my main mon
leaden tusk
Lowkey there's been a few times I've predicted stuff in regards to Pokémon but I...
Was it literally less than 24 hours before it was revealed despite no evidence suggesting it would happen? And was it revealed alongside one of your best friend's at-the-time favorite Pokémon getting a Mega?
grand iron
Arceus...though I'd like a game where Rotom isn't part of my kit again please?
pine arrow
Was it literally less than 24 hours before it was revealed despite no evidence s...
You put way too much focus on this event IMO
leaden tusk
It's one of the craziest coincidences that has happened in my life
nocturne marsh
Was it literally less than 24 hours before it was revealed despite no evidence s...
so basically its forced love?
leaden tusk
so basically its forced love?
No. The reason why I made the joke in the first place was because I was experimenting with Slowbro at the time in one of the games because I thought it was fascinating.
pine arrow
Hell, I joked like a week before a Nintendo Direct that I wanted to see a fight between Kazuya and Ganondorf solely because they have the same funny scream when they attack, and a week later Kazuya was revealed for Smash so it's not really special just predicting stuff
grand iron
I'd personally want to see the Shellder as a regional evolution now myself. Or Kangaskhan's baby as a prevolution.
leaden tusk
Hell, I joked like a week before a Nintendo Direct that I wanted to see a fight ...
Well what's done is done, and I've grown far too attached to Slowbro now to give it up.
I grew to love Slowbro over time ever since that day, I didn't just start out loving it. I just took it as a sign that I should start using it, and over the years my love for it grew like crazy.
pine arrow
I think Bubba has talked more about his favourite Pokémon on this thread more times than I've talked about my favourite Pokémon in my entire life
leaden tusk
Lol
foggy perch
Basically I made a joke about how funny a Mega Slowbro would be a day before it ...
Closest I've gotten to such a thing is making a funny prediction, on the day it was revealed that Litten would evolve into a Fire/Dark type based on a Twitch emote
leaden tusk
Changed my Pokémon GO outfit again, how does it look now?
orchid trellis
fedora
leaden tusk
Changed my shoes so I wouldn't be repping a team I'm not a part of, cuz the old shoes had the Team Valor logo on them, and I'm Team Instinct.
orchid trellis
fedora
leaden tusk
So... just found out that this is a thing. It's basically an endless version of the Alfornada Gym challenge. Can any of you beat my score?
leaden tusk
I also just learned that you can farm EV lowering berries really easily by playing it over and over!
whole basin
And here I was gonna ask why I would replay the most pointless gym challenge ever.
nocturne marsh
Changed my Pokémon GO outfit again, how does it look now?
do you own a fedora irl
grand iron
I personally have no intention of replaying that Gym Challenge, so I shall not beat your score.
I think Alola's Mantine surfing is the only time in Pokemon where I have often replayed something in mainline pokemon not involving battles TBH.
unique moth
There's also more replayable gym challenges
Remember the monochrome grass towel I mentioned? That's the reward for redoing the olive rolling thing
There's also more levels for the ice slope run and you can find the remaining sunflora in their respective challenges
unique moth
So... just found out that this is a thing. It's basically an endless version of ...
Jesus fucking Christ the framerate
Why did they put so many npcs there
leaden tusk
do you own a fedora irl
I did a long time ago. Don't know where it went tho (or if it even still fits me).
leaden tusk
Jesus fucking Christ the framerate
Tbf, I believe recording videos on Switch halves the framerate
unique moth
Yeah it's totally that
No triple A game by the most successful media franchise would run that slowly
leaden tusk
No, seriously, I believe that really is it.
It's not the game's fault for once
I swear "
" is Sebas's favorite emote. Everytime someone uses that emote as a reaction, it's always Sebas that initiates it (not that there's anything wrong with that, as ngl it IS a cute li'l emote).
orchid trellis
if a game is running at 30 fps and the video capture is at 30 its not gonna make the game look like it's running at 15
if the video looks below 30 fps then that's the game lol
kind fox
nocturne marsh
the bird at least moved its head
wicked bloom
So... just found out that this is a thing. It's basically an endless version of ...
💀 that's not just the framerate, the game is going slow motion
is the switch capture also making it go twice as slow
grand iron
It's not the game's fault for once
Both times I have played the game, that gym challenge ran at that speed. It is absolutely the game.
But will keep my eye out for the third run once I have a challenge I wanna do.
hearty thunder
https://tenor.com/view/pokemon-bad-animation-twinkle-tackle-xernous-pokemon-sun-...
still can't believe they approved this
that's the damn boxart legendary
hearty thunder
that one happened after the magic deer
nocturne marsh
yeah but it still happened
pine arrow
Crucially happened after they cut half of the Pokémon, a good chunk of moves, and abilities in favour of 'better graphics'
nocturne marsh
oh shit sorry thats actual good animation from an official pokemon game sorry gamefreak doesnt have the budget for that anymore
uhhhh look new pokemon gimmick
orchid trellis
god, i love pokemon and all, but i hate pokemon
leaden tusk
OMG I HAVE THE PERFECT DITTO FOR BREEDING LC SLOWPOKE!!!!!!
Its Attack isn't perfect, but that's a good thing, because the lower your Attack, the less damage Foul Play does
leaden tusk
OMFG LITERALLY PERFECT
pine arrow
Always wondered, like, why do some people prioritise terastralising into the same type over changing types?
kind fox
more stab
pine arrow
So basically, in this case, it's sacrificing the Water type defensively in favour of getting a free Twistedspoon without needing to hold one
kind fox
in this case it's bubba probably hasn't changed it lmfao
leaden tusk
Always wondered, like, why do some people prioritise terastralising into the sam...
I'm not doing that, I just haven't changed its Tera yet
If you were talking about my Slowpoke
leaden tusk
in this case it's bubba probably hasn't changed it lmfao
Yeah, exactly
By "perfect", I meant perfect IVs
leaden tusk
Behold: Peewee Poik! Get it? Cuz he's a smol Poik that competes in Little Cup?
See, it's funny because Little Cup is like the Peewee League of Pokémon
pine arrow
leaden tusk
Do you not know what a Peewee League is?
pine arrow
No?
leaden tusk
It's what they call sports leagues for little kids
pine arrow
Legit never heard of that ever
leaden tusk
It's a thing
pine arrow
Only ever hear it called stuff like 'football club'
Or 'rugby club' is another one
Depends on the sport but I've only ever really heard those two get mentioned
leaden tusk
I think I first heard it called that in Diary of a Wimpy Kid iirc. Greg mentions that Manny is in "peewee soccer" iirc
pine arrow
First time I heard the word 'peewee' was in a videogame about robots, legit never heard about it in the context of sport before
leaden tusk
Yeah, it's apparently a thing, I looked up the definition
I was originally gonna use it anyways cuz "peewee" also means smol, but I looked it up to make sure, and it said it can refer to a sports league for little kids, so that worked even better considering Peewee Poik is my Slowpoke for Little Cup.
kind fox
Behold: Peewee Poik! Get it? Cuz he's a smol Poik that competes in Little Cup?
What's the point of dragon tera type if there's no dragon move
leaden tusk
What's the point of dragon tera type if there's no dragon move
Immunity
kind fox
there has to be a better defensive type for it if that's what you're using it for
leaden tusk
Not according to Smogon
Smogon said Dragon or Ground
But yeah, not only is Peewee Poik a somewhat fitting name, it also kind of doubles as a tribute to Paul Reubens (the guy who played Peewee Herman), who sadly passed away yesterday
pine arrow
Normal would actually be an interesting type to Tera into, because it works as a 'no u' to any incoming Ghost type attacks and Psychic still deals with any incoming Fighting types who think they're gonna have an easier time
grand iron
Always wondered, like, why do some people prioritise terastralising into the sam...
Because if the mon is an offensive attacker, then the extra power can turn that move into an absolute nuke. Typhlosion's Tera Fire Eruption, for example, is scarier than any coverage it could get IMO.
Pawmot going Tera Electric also means it can spam Double Shock, because it can't lose it's Tera Electric typing.
pine arrow
See, I would think something like Slowpoke would use it more defensively, due to the Slowpoke line's focus on that kinda thing
grand iron
Defensively though? Yeah, same type Tera's never really worth it, yeah.
pine arrow
Because if the mon is an offensive attacker, then the extra power can turn that ...
Typhlosion still needs coverage moves IMO
grand iron
My Slowpokes are Tera Water or Psychic, but that's cos I don't think Slowpoke is a mon I'd honestly use the Tera on so I haven't bothered changing it.
grand iron
Typhlosion still needs coverage moves IMO
Tell that to the Slowking it killed in two hits as it switched into Tera Fire Eruption.
Johto Typhlosion's best as an absolute nuke IMO while Hiusi Typhlosion is better if you really wanna use coverage cos it gets Calm Mind and so can boost up.
Both though have the issue of Charizard exisiting with basically the same stats. Zard's coverage is better than Typhlosion's by quite a lot IMO.
Only member of the Slowpoke line I know I have changed it on is Galar-Slowbro for Stab Fighting Drain Punch on my Curse set...I think Johto Slowking's is different too, but can't recall it ATM.
leaden tusk
...uh...Dragon is immune to a grand total of 0 types.
Not immunity, I meant resistance
orchid trellis
why not electric
grand iron
Dragon, defensively, does cover the Water type weaknesses I suppose. But I feel like a defensive type not weak to Ice or Fairy'd be handier.
leaden tusk
I literally grinded for several hours to get those Dragon Tera Shards. It was an absolute pain in the ass, so I'm not letting that go to waste
grand iron
Hell, I think Slowpoke honestly has a good argument for Tera Water defensively, removing the Psychic weaknesses(Including Bug and Dark, as in U-Turn and Knock Off) while only keeping two weaknesses, one of which is pretty rare TBH.
grand iron
I literally grinded for several hours to get those Dragon Tera Shards. It was an...
Yeah, no point changing it back now, yeah.
leaden tusk
Yeah, it was SUPER frustrating cuz my friends weren't available to piggyback off of their raid dens, so I had to look online
grand iron
Did you already use the free Dragon shards?
leaden tusk
Yep
But yeah, I would either find a Dragon Raid online and it would be full, or I wouldn't find a Dragon Raid at all after several refreshes
grand iron
We need to battle again sometime. 
leaden tusk
Do you have a Little Cup team?
grand iron
No. I raise everything for level 50 myself, including the NFEs. Sorry.
leaden tusk
You should raise a Little Cup team
grand iron
Do have a few at level 100. If we had a ruleset for UP TO 50 rather than ALL 50, then I'd also have a couple level 1s.
leaden tusk
Peewee Poik has nobody to battle
grand iron
But yeah, not doing a little cup specific team. I'm more interested in just raising all I can for use in most battles. Plus, I don't really raise "teams". I raise the pokemon itself.
Almost like my own take on them all as rentals from Stadium.
leaden tusk
I'm the same way. I don't raise Pokémon with the intent of making them all go together well
I just kinda raise what I like and throw them all together on a team basically consisting of my favorites
grand iron
I just kinda raise what I like and throw them all together on a team basically c...
I actually usually ask my friends their favourites and use them against them.
Not too unlike how I sic'd the Slowpoke lines against you first. 
Others wanna switch it around and face me using my favourites, but then notice a lot of them are NFE...and they dunno how to make them work like I can.
leaden tusk
I personally don't find Pokémon battles nearly as enjoyable unless I can use all my favorites. Like, if I don't have an emotional attachment to a Pokémon, then why would I suddenly care about how they'd do in a team I made with them?
I mean, I understand how others may find that fun, but I personally don't. That's just me tho
grand iron
In Alola, because of my competitive dex...I literally just let RNG decide my entire team often for a laugh.
One friend now refuses to battle me because their Zoroark lost 1 vs 1 to my METAPOD!
leaden tusk
Zoroark is so annoying lol
I'll just be fighting a random Pokémon, and then suddenly it's "fuck you, it's actually a Zoroark!" lol
grand iron
Another is now scared of every pokemon I could bring because their Zapdos got shut down by my Squirtle's Fake Out into Sash Mirror Coat. Plus, I've swept them with a Dwebble.
That friend IMO though is a lot better than they think they are. I just use wierd stuff so it throws them off.
leaden tusk
You should've seen my Power Trick Contrary Shuckle back in high school. That thing was so trolly
This was the specific set: https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/shuckle-contrary-shell-smashing-tank.3480253/
grand iron
I faced that Shuckle set a long time ago. Was not effective in the end cos they didn't Trick Room too, but was indeed a fun curveball to see.
leaden tusk
It's so funny
grand iron
Oh, THAT set. Yeah, have faced it too.
...Taunt.
It never got to work, either for me or a foe...
leaden tusk
My friend just nuked me with his Mega Aggron eventually lol
Not before I annoyed the shit out of him with it tho lmao
grand iron
I don't remember my Shuckle set...but I think it ran at least Sticky Web, Power Split and Rock Tomb.
leaden tusk
Made a team on Showdown for every Gen
pine arrow
No full dex Gen IX?
pine arrow
Anybody realise how weirdly inconsistent in size Pokémon regions are?
You go from the size of New York City to the size of entire countries, like France
unique moth
Yep
Paldea is the "biggest" one, since it's the entire Iberian peninsula
Which is like 100 times bigger than new york
Yet in game it's small as hell
pine arrow
Huh, just realised the leitmotif from Eternatus 3 used in Leon's theme is almost the exact same as part of the Enterprise's theme from Final Fantasy III
foggy perch
isnt it hall of fame
pine arrow
No
leaden tusk
anyone pokemon going around here
Hang on, lemme get my FC
1565 9549 6805
@orchid trellis
orchid trellis
you already pinged me with the reply you know
leaden tusk
Sorry
YOOOOOOOOOOOOO, BEST UNINTENTIONAL BIRTHDAY GIFT EVERRRRRRRR
AND IT'S A 3 STAR
wicked bloom
whole basin
Neon? Must mean (Movie) Defective Pikachu 2!
whole basin
By virtue of the actual game sucking, Detective Pikachu was the best videogame movie adaptation.
If there's a second movie, I hope it overshadows the second game.
grand iron
35 minutes? That sounds rather long...how much of it do you wanna bet is just the first ScarVio DLC?
But hey, I'm going to foolishly dream cos...well, I haven't in a while. So...Pokken 2 and a new Mystery Dungeon coming soon!
nocturne marsh
pokepark 3
whole basin
Gotta expect mobile game updoots too.
livid star
Gonna announce new smash game Aahhhhhh
foggy perch
Aahhhhhh
orchid trellis
pokemon went
pine arrow
It feels like a weird move that Metagross isn't in the Paldea dex
unique moth
yet
whole basin
Already confirmed for DLC, so maybe it gets something maybe not
pine arrow
Is it confirmed in the DLC?
grand iron
IIRC, only other missing Pseudo is the Alola one. Kommo-o.
whole basin
Is it confirmed in the DLC?
It's shown on the image demonstrating that Pokemon will return for the DLC on the DLC page
pine arrow
Huh
pine arrow
This was a thing since atleast Poképark 2, I think that's the first time the cannon form was shown off
orchid trellis
baller
sharp wadi
It’s broken 
nocturne marsh
watch it be some mobile game ads and nothing else
sharp wadi
Actual premiere is lagging
sharp wadi
watch it be some mobile game ads and nothing else
Fr lmao
uncut tundra
watch it be some mobile game ads and nothing else
i believe it's one of the longest pokemon presents so likely not
grand iron
DLC, Detective Pikachu 2, Mobile stuff...that's my expectations.
uncut tundra
i'm expecting a teaser for a new legends game
just a small teaser
grand iron
One of the Twitter accounts was hyping up the 2nd half of the DLC, so I think the first half is much closer than we think too...therefore, heavy focus.
nocturne marsh
i'm expecting a teaser for a new legends game
just a small teaser
get a load of this guy
uncut tundra
legends games are the only thing that draw me to pokémon anymore lol
arceus was so fun
nocturne marsh
arceus is still new tho
grand iron
You want me to dream though? Gimmie a new Mystery Dungeon and a Pokken 2!
uncut tundra
arceus is still new tho
they're not making DLC for it
if they were i'd be happy but i've given up on that long ago
nocturne marsh
when did i say theyd make dlc
grand iron
Oh, and NSO. Isn't the TCG game and Stadium 2 meant to be headed there?
uncut tundra
nowadays a game isn't "still new" if it didn't get dlc
orchid trellis
watch it be some mobile game ads and nothing else
no joke thats what it is 90% of the time so
uncut tundra
the game is "content complete" atm
orchid trellis
not expecting much better
sharp wadi
That jolteon was flabbergasted
uncut tundra
path to the peak ?
what is that
ryan reynolds
this game is still ugly as balls
i wanna say this game is the ugliest game on the switch
grand iron
...out of the pokemon games, maybe. Out of every game? Nah.
uncut tundra
damn you're kinda spitting
uncut tundra
...out of the pokemon games, maybe. Out of every game? Nah.
right luigi's mansion dark moon is yet to come out
that one is gonna be uglier
I still don't know what this game is about
like what do you do in detective pikachu
grand iron
...yeah, you haven't seen ugly games on the Switch clearly.
uncut tundra
what is the gameplay
nocturne marsh
like what do you do in detective pikachu
guess what detectives do
uncut tundra
is it a musou
nocturne marsh
detective pikachu may have the best premise in any pokemon game
a pikachu with a deep ass voice is the funniest premise ever
no one acknowledges it
uncut tundra
it is very funny
uncut tundra
anime moment
sharp wadi
Oh yeah I forgot ash is gone
nocturne marsh
ash fuckin died
uncut tundra
yo it looks kinda cool
grand iron
Why is there still a bloody Charizard featured here!?
grand iron
OK, wasn't far off with Mobile. lol
uncut tundra
can't wait for them to reveal this turtle officially
nocturne marsh
theres your legends moz
uncut tundra
how are they gonna handle the fact this turtle is every type
pokémon legends go outside
shoes dlc
uncut tundra
pokemon go fans eating good
nocturne marsh
all 2 of them
nocturne marsh
lmfao the mobile game gets voice acting before the full game 😭
uncut tundra
they have their priorities straight
nocturne marsh
reminder this game is a dating sim
nocturne marsh
please tell me you can eat them
uncut tundra
i wish i could eat them
nocturne marsh
why did she say sprigatito like that
nocturne marsh
lol gameboy
nocturne marsh
they wont
grand iron
I'm on a roll so far calling what would appear...
uncut tundra
just put red and blue man
uncut tundra
put smash 64 on the n64 dude
nocturne marsh
LOl thats it
grand iron
Calling it now. Red, Blue, Yellow and Green won't get onto the Game Boy service. Instead, special versions of Stadium'll have the cart "in the transfer pak".
nocturne marsh
nothing else
uncut tundra
I hate Pokémon
nocturne marsh
pokemon sleep
uncut tundra
pokémon sleep much like this presents
grand iron
That way, the Gen 1 games are locked behind the expansion pass.
uncut tundra
lool that's actually genius
grand iron
My sleep style is "WTF is Sleep? Can I sell it?"
uncut tundra
paldea moment
nocturne marsh
ibli on a roll
uncut tundra
can't wait to see japanese carnival in spain
uncut tundra
why does the concept art look nice but the actual game doesn't
grand iron
If only the game looked like these drawings...
nocturne marsh
gamefreak moment
nocturne marsh
cartoon
grand iron
At least it runs at stuttery as these drawings. lol
uncut tundra
youthful drama
uncut tundra
me when youthful drama
nocturne marsh
mewtwo
grand iron
Heard this might happen, yeah.
nocturne marsh
pokken 2
grand iron
No, it's a raid, I think.
uncut tundra
MEWTWO
uncut tundra
damn it's a raid who knew
uncut tundra
lol
uncut tundra
game freak be like go girl give us nothing
grand iron
Oh, that's neat. Handing over Mew.
nocturne marsh
oh god that mewtwo is ugly
uncut tundra
mewtwo with big head
so why are pokémon bigger in tera raids
they're not dynamax anymore
whats the canon reason for them being big
ah there ya go japanese stuff
in spain
grand iron
Time to count the Galar Pokemon I can raise after passing over Gen 8.
uncut tundra
at least it looks better than detective pikachu
these chara design are so cool
new apple
grand iron
New Applin...interesting...
nocturne marsh
that monkey looks disgusting
nocturne marsh
do you need to buy both games to be able to have the 2 dlcs
uncut tundra
superman 64
grand iron
Ey, Sandshrew.
uncut tundra
the fuck is that
nocturne marsh
dolphin
uncut tundra
turtle
grand iron
Oh, past Raikou and future...was it Cobalion?
nocturne marsh
do you need to buy both games to be able to have the 2 dlcs
.
grand iron
No.
uncut tundra
no why would you need to
uncut tundra
no
grand iron
Part the DLC I wanna know most...when can I ditch the school outfit?
uncut tundra
dipplin
nocturne marsh
you playin minecraft
nocturne marsh
these are so gross
uncut tundra
right ?
hideous color scheme
fucked up shapes
weird appendages
nothing appealing
yoo it's mochi
i heard mochi is really tasty
wish i could taste mochi
cyrano is a bad guy 100%
all these biomes are underwater ??
grand iron
I'm more interested in how Alolan forms are down there.
Sandshrew, Exeggutor and Graveler showed up.
nocturne marsh
all these biomes are underwater ??
me playing minecraft
grand iron
...wait, evolve from Duralodon? Did I catch that right?
uncut tundra
yes
whole basin
...wait, evolve from Duralodon? Did I catch that right?
Yes. It's a bridge now.
grand iron
So...Eviolite Duralodon's going to be a thing.
nocturne marsh
have fun by slightly changing your animation
uncut tundra
redecorate the room > choose between some type presets
whole basin
Woo throw style returns from USUM.
grand iron
...did they lock Gym Leader rematches behind DLC there? <_<
nocturne marsh
Woo throw style returns from USUM.
nonono its not a return
uncut tundra
the fuck was that
nocturne marsh
average new pokemon design
uncut tundra
and sell his body parts for cash
grand iron
So Past Entei and Future Terrakion are definitely coming too then sometime.
uncut tundra
the new uhh the other guy
he looks cool
the guy that's neither virizion nor terrakion
steelakion or something
metalion
grand iron
Cobalion.
whole basin
I woke up and we were into the Scarlet Violet stuff, what did I miss?
grand iron
Nothing really IMO.
whole basin
I scrolled and noticed Defective Pikachu 2 and Unite
grand iron
Was about what I kinda expected it to be plus a bit of the anime.
Nothing really surprising or exciting IMO.
nocturne marsh
fucked up that the best thing we could say about it was "this looks better than the game"
grand iron
I mean...you know it didn't deliver when the part of the presents I'm most interested in is theorising what the new Raikou or Cobalion are like or counting Galar mons I could raise.
In fact, they almost seem like they just want to get Part 1 out the way for the DLC to me. Anyone else get that vibe?
uncut tundra
as someone who doesn't play pokémon at the moment it didn't entice me to get back into pokémon
grand iron
Potential Spin-Offs were what I was hoping to see stuff on. But Detective Pikachu isn't it...
nocturne marsh
all this direct made me feel was wanting to design better pokemon
whole basin
I mean...you know it didn't deliver when the part of the presents I'm most inter...
Can't wait for the name reveals
But I'm probably gonna need a completely new team to enjoy the DLC because of course mine is at level 100...
grand iron
I'm not sold on the DLC, so am holding off still.
If it works like in Gen 8, then I'll be able to trade for the new stuff anyway.
whole basin
Stretchy Shock and Iron Blades idk maybe the site will tell us
uncut tundra
idk like
i just feel like something is missing yknow
would that look good idk idk
grand iron
I kinda like the idea of spikes on the tail, but not really the back...I feel that's fine how it is personally.
orchid trellis
gameboy tcg was the best announcement
and its the only one i saw prior to watching so i skimmed through the rest of it for no reason YAHOO
grand iron
Scarlet does tend to have the better paradox designs.
nocturne marsh
the concept isnt that bad
pokemon so tall he reaches the clouds
but the execution??
eehhhh
uncut tundra
i like it personally
grand iron
I like it too, though the design does suffer a little from being based on Raikou and not an original pokemon entirely.
Doesn't make the transition quite as well as Suicune did to Walking Wake.
pine arrow
TBH I find it hilarious
They turned Raikou, the 'Legend of Thunder', into a Brontosaurus, the 'Thunder Lizard'
uncut tundra
nocturne marsh
trying to design more
whole basin
Raging Bolt and Iron Crown
whole basin
yo he's a bridge
Looks like a staple remover when viewed from behind
foggy perch
i didnt watch the presents and the first thing i saw on twitter was raging bolt
gen 9 evolution of a gen 8 pokemon turns into a possible gen 5 reference
imagine reading that yesterday
pine arrow
I had a stupid, TERRIBLE idea
white chasm
The Gen 1 Pokemon are kind of the best designs the series had, with the exception being Gen 2, 3, and 4 Pokemon. I've been playing Pokemon Go this year and some of these Pokemon designs for every Pokemon after Gen 4 are hit and miss.
pine arrow
I'm sorry Swift but that's without a doubt one of the most LOL worthy things you've ever said
Gen I has like, maybe around 20 outstanding designs and the rest are just between 'decent' to outright 'meh'
Don't forget all of these designs are from Gen I
grand iron
Dunno if I'd group Ponyta into the mix of meh designs from Gen 1, but do agree it's got plenty meh to go around.
Every generation does.
hearty thunder
i think the reason why Gen I has so many regular looking animal mons is cause they were trying to build a somewhat coherent fauna, wasn't the time to go with the haunted key set or evil teacup
pine arrow
i think the reason why Gen I has so many regular looking animal mons is cause th...
They had a ball, three magnets and six eggs, don't forget
kind fox
yo he's a bridge
wait I actually like that, it's really funny
grand iron
They had a ball, three magnets and six eggs, don't forget
The ball gets a pass for me, solely cos they weaponise the look of it and have "items" in the Power Plant attack you in Gen 1.
By todays standards though, it is now meh. Hence just getting the pass. Others in Gen 1 were meh in Gen 1 itself.
pine arrow
I get Voltorb from a design point of view, but it's design also isn't really anything
I just thought object mons were too much of an easy target, but Muk 100% had to be called out regardless
grand iron
Muk is one of my favourite pokemon in Gen 1...but yeah, the design is just "sludge with eyes". Am not entirely sure why I like it so much.
orchid trellis
pokemon has never had rules and i think all pokemon design philosophies are valid
but........ that paradox raikou is reeeally pushing it
i do not like it
there are very few pokemon i outright dislike and that thing is joining the list
grand iron
Finding it interesting seeing a "love it or hate it" design that I'm actually firmly on one side of the fence on for once.
pine arrow
Muk is one of my favourite pokemon in Gen 1...but yeah, the design is just "slud...
Do you like using it or it's design?
Because there's some mons I like using but think the designs are incredibly uninspired/boring
grand iron
The former, but also slightly the latter despite acknowledging it's design being lacking.
pine arrow
Gotta say, a Pokémon's design influences if I want to use it, but how it plays influences if I like it in general
Example: Umbreon has a cool design but I would rather not play Pokémon for a whole month than use an Umbreon
whole basin
Were there already ways to reset base points before the Reset Mochis?
grand iron
EV reducing berries could be gotten from some raids, the overworld on the ground and at auctions in the port.
But the mochi looks like it's going to be a MUCH easier method.
white chasm
I'm sorry Swift but that's without a doubt one of the most LOL worthy things you...
What is your favorite Pokemon game then if mine is laughable?
pine arrow
I didn't say game in particular
I was laughing at you saying Gen I had the best designs
white chasm
Because it did? They decided to make a Ratatta imitation in a later Gen, like why was that necessary?
pine arrow
'Because it did'
Comedy hour.
Why did the make an imitation? You mean the regional form?
nocturne marsh
Because it did? They decided to make a Ratatta imitation in a later Gen, like w...
nostalgia
unique moth
The Gen 1 Pokemon are kind of the best designs the series had, with the exceptio...
I'm not gonna sugarcoat it
After finishing LeafGreen I can truly say that gen 1 designs are by far the most boring
There's good ones but man
Outside of this small group of good ones that come back every gen everything is so meh
Honestly maybe if they just changed the colours of some pokémon so they'd look less boring and more unique, it'd make gen 1 much better
There's 7 brown bird pokemons
and 5 pink ball pokemon
and 6 nidos for some reason
pine arrow
Honestly maybe if they just changed the colours of some pokémon so they'd look l...
Gen I can be summed up in exactly three colours
unique moth
brown pink and purple
pine arrow
That's like 90% of Gen I in three colours
Like legit, if gens were colours, Gen I could be described as beige
It's basic, takes a lot from what was around at the time and doesn't really do too much that's really outstanding
unique moth
Being the first game of a gameboy franchise usually means that the first game will not age well compared to the next entries
And same applies to all of its designs
pine arrow
Yeah
I can say, although over the recent years I've grown a better appreciation for what Gen I was doing/trying to do, I can still say a lot of Gen I designs are very meh
nocturne marsh
unique moth
Whoopsie
Rip whoever was in charge of making that final scene
(jk they will be left completely unpunished and pokemon company will not give a damn)
grand iron
What is your favorite Pokemon game then if mine is laughable?
I'll answer this cos I feel like doing so. Mine is Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. Favourite mainline is Black 2 & White 2.
unique moth
Gen 5 really went from the black (and white) sheep to holy grail of pokemon
grand iron
Gen 5 really went from the black (and white) sheep to holy grail of pokemon
I've always held it up high myself. Though only for mainline.
I think Gen 3 is the best overall generation when looking at both mainline and spinoffs.
wicked bloom
Everyone calling Gen 1 bad, cringe.
dont let the haters bring them down
gen 1 has the best pokemon
erm, ever hear of pikachu?
ya thought so
grand iron
erm, ever hear of pikachu?
What's a Pikachu? Do you mean Pichu, the standalone Baby in Gen 2 that finally evolved into Raichu in Gen 7?
wicked bloom
unique moth
y'all talking about pluse or minun?
grand iron
Nah, those are Marill clones made electric.
orchid trellis
gen 1 suffers because people feel the need to say its either the best or the worst
fellas its a good game its just that you have 25+ years of retrospect
unique moth
First game of a long running franchise is always like that
Is Super Mario Bros. a good game? Yes
Is it one of the worse games compared to the rest of the franchise? Yes, alongside Lost Levels and Land, who were also the first ones
wicked bloom
fellas its a good game its just that you have 25+ years of retrospect
HATER DETECTED
uncut tundra
this whole debacle with the area zero cover made me discover this cover
and it's really good imo imo
the ehru really elevates the piece
it's sad that Pokémon has such impressive chara design and music cause everything else sucks about it nowadays
pine arrow
Yeah, Pokémon's one of the things that makes me want to get into character design
whole basin
New Wiglett Plush just dropped, they really didn't think through flattering angles on any of these photos (There's only one good one, and its the 5th)
nocturne marsh
giys what do you think of my drawing
pine arrow
Actually pretty good
unique moth
Wish it was like that instead of what we got
nocturne marsh
yeah im so disappointed the godzilla pokemon looks so lame
they had 3 different themes and somehow made him boring
ice, godzilla, excalibur
unique moth
Tyranitar will always be the real godzilla mon
grand iron
Even has a direct Mecha Godzilla counterpart now.
nocturne marsh
Tyranitar will always be the real godzilla mon
baxcalibur's dex entry is a direct reference to the flying godzilla technique
and he evolves in the year the first godzilla movie came out
if thats not godzilla idk what is
pine arrow
Bulbapedia really tried it's hardest not to notice this LOL
nocturne marsh
also just remembered
hes ice type like when godzilla was trapped in an iceberg
iconic plot point
unique moth
Game freak's response to the third event Gastrodon distribution this year
https://vxtwitter.com/playpokemon/status/1690453099897618432?t=Tu9YZkE0_-YJlfBqmb_-_g&s=19
livid star
I love gastrodoon
unique moth
Nineteenth pokemon type revealed
Every pokemon can use it too
Finally God type Smeargle will be real
whole basin
The return of ??? Type
But they didn't show what Pokemon was using it, did they?
pine arrow
Pretty sure it's just gonna be Terapagos
I mean, just look at it's shell
It has 18 scales on it's shell that correspond with what seems to be a type symbol, it has the Terastralise symbol on it's back, and we know this is a form related to that
Gonna predict it's 100% something big in the story
whole basin
We already know Ogrepon's mask is its hat for its Terrastalization, so I do wonder what type it gets.
grand iron
Shaymin spotted at the end too...
Guess a Smeargle Only run of Paldea's happening eventually by me then too.
whole basin
Pretty sure it's just gonna be Terapagos
Website shows it with Baxcalibur, that answers my question.
pine arrow
Huh
whole basin
The trailer doesn't show what Pokemon was using it, but the website has an article showing Baxcalibur can use it, so probably any Pokemon could.
uncut tundra
it's a new tera type but also what other type could the turtle have
like realistically if you're game freak what type are you giving the turtle
me ? i'm giving it this new type
grand iron
like realistically if you're game freak what type are you giving the turtle
Fairy or Psychic, cos sparkly lights.
livid bridge
I mean, just look at it's shell
i hope whatever type they give this is weak to rock to reference the fact that if you put all types on one pokemon it would be weak to rock and only rock
whole basin
And Geeta uses a Rock-Tera Glimmora so she can actually do stuff in the plot now
grand iron
For a moment, I legit forgot Geeta was a thing...
And I've used her team online switching around the order to solid effect. So feels like I in particular should remember.
pine arrow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BJq3EXZ2ew
Shout outs to the time Professor Oak was killed on screen and they just carried on like it was nothing
hearty thunder
soulless (literally)
uncut tundra
what the hell
pine arrow
Haha what
pine arrow
That's the part I'm like 'Haha what' at
hearty thunder
togepi got no arrow
wicked bloom
Coney must know something we don't
pine arrow
I mean, Ash has encountered many legendaries, including Arceus, but doesn't seem to have any religion, Pikachu was originally gonna evolve into Gorochu, which had horns and was gonna be Oni based, Onis basically being a sort of demon, Brock looked at Pike Queen Lucy once, who famously is kind of mean spirited and tough, and caused her to crumple up at the sight of him, and Misty is a girl, A.K.A a woman
It's actually funny to think that one of the only women to actually like Brock back is her
orchid trellis
baddie
livid bridge
so real
orchid trellis
i look just like this irl btw
pine arrow
Can't believe Speci is actually Pipe Cleaner Lucy
hearty thunder
wdym pipe cleaner
nocturne marsh
what did he mean by this
pine arrow
Her name is 'Pike Queen Lucy'
'Pike Queen' sounds like 'Pipe Cleaner'
Also she likes using Snakes, which are kinda shaped like pipe cleaners when you think about it
orchid trellis
ill clean some pipes
nocturne marsh
tech demo....
livid star
Gen 10 is goonna come out near the start of switch 2 trust me
nocturne marsh
just like breath of the wild on the wii u........
this truly is the greatest game of pokemon history.......
livid star
Can't wait for pokemon fans to start calling S/V an underratted masterpiece in 7-10 years yay...
nocturne marsh
a cult classic even
unique moth
Oh they already are
Rightfully, I believe
This game is great, but all under a blanket of crap
grand iron
Rightfully, I believe
This game is great, but all under a blanket of crap
Eh, I don't agree. Game is, technical issues aside, a solid adventure but not much to do outside of that main journey IMO. And it's open world isn't as interesting to explore as Hisui was purely cos of how Hisui brings capturing pokemon to outside of the battles IMO.
Haven't gotten invested much into Paldea beyond the credits except raising pokemon to battle friends...whom haven't clicked to the game much and thus I've got no one to battle yet.
In other news, I've made a grave mistake in my Leaf Green challenge run...decided to raising a new team of only Johto Pokemon for doing the post-game entirely while sticking in Sevii until I clear it's quest line...yeah, battling Level 50 Fearows with these level 20s isn't going well. lol
unique moth
Fair enough, post game is super lacking
No battle facility is actually shameful
I still think Legends Arceus is the better game
uncut tundra
seething right now he looks so much better https://fxtwitter.com/DrLavaYT/status/1694762996570931357
orchid trellis
mmmmm cant agree
definitely still a cool take but i think final beats the beta on this one
pine arrow
The beta doesn't have enough colour contrast IMO
uncut tundra
right i guess the colors are better on the newer one
but the design itself, like the shape
way better in the beta design
pine arrow
I prefer the newer one, older one feels more...clunky?
foggy perch
nocturne marsh
what does this mean
pine arrow
They're trying to imply that the Johto Paradox legendaries, instead of being themed around Dinosaurs, will instead be themed around the Johto starters
pine arrow
Yeah it 100% is
It also doesn't line up with what's going on with the Paradox legendaries either, the Johto Paradox legendaries are all pretty blatantly themed on Dinosaurs, and it just so happens that two of the three Johto starters happen to be creatures that also existed in the Mesozoic, one being a Dinosaur itself and the other being a Crocodile
Badgers, on the other hand, have only been around for less than a few million years so the Badger Entei idea doesn't line up at all
nocturne marsh
mewtwo built gf or crash bandicoot built bf
uncut tundra
what's the crash bandicoot built gf
uncut tundra
oh it's bf
grand iron
seething right now he looks so much better https://fxtwitter.com/DrLavaYT/status...
Eh, I prefer the newer one too. Also looks more natural as an evolution of Yanma to me. Wouldn't mind that beta design popping up as a new form for Yanmega though...
grand iron
https://twitter.com/PkmnBrainrot/status/1694449030259237362?s=20
Had the realisation earlier that the Entei one is likely to remain part Fire, which gives it mightly strong Fire STAB with a potential speed or power boost from it's inevitable ability in the sun.
pine arrow
what https://fxtwitter.com/Light_88_/status/1694424103426404574
You know this actually raises some questions about how legendaries actually work
Many legendaries are genderless, but in several games, some genderless legendaries are outright states as male or female, despite not being male or female in game
For example, Lunala and Zacian being female according to the dex, but not being female in game, and Solgaleo being male according to the dex, but not male in game
uncut tundra
You know this actually raises some questions about how legendaries actually work
mewtwo is nonbiney leave them alone
nocturne marsh
i thought there were two mewtwos in the anime continuity
hearty thunder
team rocket should've made more tbh
pine arrow
Mewtwo's lore is....confusing, even in the games
> In Gen I, is said to have been born, as in Mew gave birth to it, despite the fact that Pokémon lay eggs and Mewtwo is also outright stated as a clone
> Despite the clone thing, it's clearly not a clone, and the game states it's actually gene spliced with something else, making it a hybrid
> There's canonically supposed to only be one of them, yet Mewtwo can show up in several places in the timeline, despite this
Gen I legendaries in general are very dubious with the lore
nocturne marsh
mewtwo can go through mitosis actually
whole basin
Did the birds even have lore?
nocturne marsh
he has 2 necks cuz if you pull on it a second one comes out
grand iron
Did the birds even have lore?
Zapdos is known to, in some regions, have been the target prey for an coyote. That count?
hearty thunder
literally loonatics
orchid trellis
speci is not a pokemon
hearty thunder
prove it
unique moth
Speci, the Lie Pokémon
Known for spreading misinformation online such has "Speci is not a Pokémon" and "Chiggin is not a rogue escaped lab experiment"
grand iron
Yes, yes, yes, Pokedex info is neat. But what are the base stats, abilities and typing? That's what I wanna know.
unique moth
Commonly found in Route 21
pine arrow
So Speci is found north of Cinnabar then?
orchid trellis
he never said kanto
foggy perch
Kalos?
pine arrow
he never said kanto
So south of Humilau?
grand iron
So south of Humilau?
I dunno...the Lie Pokemon seemed to imply "not Kanto" so I think you were onto something...
pine arrow
True, true
wicked bloom
I like the idea of stuff. Just going forever and ever tbh
foggy perch
they will run out of real world locations to base regions off of
hope there's a michigan region in my lifetime so i can see what they do with detroit
hearty thunder
they will run out of real world locations to base regions off of
real world locations?
they will run out of pokemons
pine arrow
Looks at the amount of Beetles that exist
Nah, they're gonna run out of countries first
white chasm
Theme of the Midwest.
https://youtu.be/jiTR0Ea-4Is?si=aZdatpEwwZouVqq8
pine arrow
Theme of the Midwest.
https://youtu.be/jiTR0Ea-4Is?si=aZdatpEwwZouVqq8
Lowkey makes for good 'shenanigans' type music, along with Mumbo Mountain TBH
hearty thunder
dillon rollin western theme
pine arrow
Baffling that Gen VIII didn't use a more accurate theme to represent Britain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0Db9NDkTUQ
nocturne marsh
real world locations?
they will run out of pokemons
one day theyll be forced to acknowledge creepypastas
buried alive will be real
pine arrow
The idea of a dude who's forever stuck in the ground would get called 'unoriginal' because of the amount of times it's been done
nocturne marsh
source
pine arrow
A good chunk of the fanbase already calls mons 'unoriginal' to begin with
Hell, some people called Sprigatito 'unoriginal' for being a Cat, because the series has like, 15+ of them right now
pine arrow
The '1M+ subs Youtuber thumbnail' style
wicked bloom
foggy perch
boat
hearty thunder
why the hell did they give him a kick attack
were they blind
foggy perch
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh bad translation?
hearty thunder
i hope
orchid trellis
nope real
pine arrow
why the hell did they give him a kick attack
were they blind
Just wait until you find out what this guy learns!
hearty thunder
pine arrow
It can learn Low Kick, Mega Kick, and by egg move, Hi Jump Kick
hearty thunder
what's their problem
orchid trellis
i mean he still got legs
hearty thunder
yeah but his muscles are located on the arms
pine arrow
Moni hasn't heard some of the baffling moves Pokémon can learn
- Wooper and Gastly can learn Ice Punch, neither have hands.
- Machamp inexplicably gets Fire Blast.
- Doduo, which has no wings, can learn Fly.
- Cryogonal, a genderless mon, can get Attract, a move that only works on mons of the opposite gender.
- Umbreon gets Synchronoise, a Psychic type move that can only damage mons the same type as the user, Umbreon is a Dark type, which is immune to Psychic type.
- Snorlax gets Blizzard.
- Beheeyem gets Steel Wing. It doesn't have any wings.
- Shedinja gets access to Substitute, a move that costs HP to use. Shedinja only has 1 HP at all times, making it useless.
- Shedinja also gets Sandstorm, but because it lacks immunity to it, setting up Sandstorm instantly kills it.
- Skuntank gets Explosion. Yeah, they just decided a Skunk should just explode.
- Aggron can learn basically anything for some reason.
pine arrow
Still doesn't explain how it uses it tho, does it just kinda like, arm bar the opponent?
unique moth
Grows wings for a second and loses them immediately
grand iron
Snorlax gets a pass IMO for Blizzard, as that's more for an example of Normal Types having often wide movepools.
unique moth
You might as well add to the list like every single non-poison pokemon that can learn toxic
pine arrow
Snorlax gets a pass IMO for Blizzard, as that's more for an example of Normal Ty...
Yeah, Normal types are pretty much Red Mages
grand iron
Cuz it is (or it was) TM51
I don't buy that, as it can't learn TM51 or TR51 in Galar. My head canon was it's such a forgetable mon that they forgot to make it not learn that TM number in Gen 6...somehow.
Also wanna defend Shedinja there. It likely gets Sandstorm and Substitute due to evolving from Nincada, whom those moves would be perfectly fine on.
Will throw in Primeape and Annihilape getting Iron Tail being equally wierd with the same sort of reasoning to explain it.
Moves that a pokemon DOESN'T learn can be even more bizarre IMO. For example, that same Ice Punching, Fire Punching, Thunder Punching Gastly made of poisonous gas couldn't learn Poison Gas until Gen 7...and even then, only in Let's Go and Legends Arceus...
whole basin
- Wooper and Gastly can learn Ice Punch, neither have hands.
- Machamp inexplic...
Doduo: Pokedex says it can't fly
*Flying type -> Learns Fly
foggy perch
foggy perch
machamp can flex his pecs so hard that he breathes fire
unique moth
No actually Spain is just like that
nocturne marsh
yeah man
do you not know anything about other countries
gamefreak did their research
unique moth
Niantic is all about GPS based games, they know their geography
hearty thunder
Soulless franchise uses soulless techniques
What's the issue?
unique moth
Pokémon teal mask DLC already started leaking
First thing that gets revealed is ||new form for an already op pokemon||
||which so happens to be Freddy Fazbear from Five Nights at Freddy's||
livid star
||har har hahar har||
unique moth
nocturne marsh
there you go (Pokémon spoilers)
||im coming over you better not be withered freddy from fnaf 2
me:||
uncut tundra
there you go (Pokémon spoilers)
WHAT HAHAHAHAHAA
oh no overused is FUCKED
oh this is COOL
whole basin
||Did we really need a new Ursaluna already? Pokemon company really doesn't want to let their last gen mons linger, huh.||
unique moth
||apparently its a singular ursaluna different from the rest||
||Some sort of boss you can only get once for playthrough||
livid star
Garboodr is the best Mon ever
grand iron
Not clicking the spoilers, but I look forward to seeing whatever this mon is in action and tearing it down with Sunkern somehow. 
grand iron
Finishing off training a batch of Johto and legendary pokemon prior to the update. Sunkern was the only one finished post-leveling up and pre-TMs.
grand iron
Anyone want a Shiny Golduck? Second one I've caught in Violet...
unique moth
Oh wow (DLC thing, not a spoiler, just neat)
Ok so the blueberry academy from DLC 2 is in ||Unova||
whole basin
That explains why ||the uniform reminds me of Cheren||
whole basin
Perrin ||has a Hisuian Growlithe!||
unique moth
Ah hell nah Furret got Tidy Up as an egg move
Previously used to be exclusive to maushold
Competitive community in shambles
foggy perch
||Kitakami is landlocked||
and the apparent inspiration for the mountain ||https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Iwaki||
grand iron
Something I can confirm having not bought the DLC is being traded one of the new TMs and putting it in your bag doesn't unlock the ability to craft it.
foggy perch
demon extermination festival
whole basin
Ah hell nah Furret got Tidy Up as an egg move
Previously used to be exclusive to...
See, if Mincinno were in this Gen, I'd have no doubt it would have Tidy Up since it's personality is 'it likes to clean'.
unique moth
Thing is, mincinno WILL be in this gen
It was in the DLC 2 trailer
And while furret does a great job with this Tidy Up + Last Resort + Batom Pass + Double Edge + whatever shit they have, Mincinno can be even more dangerous
whole basin
The update so part of the Phone UI matches the case is a nice touch that makes changing the case more worthwhile.
foggy perch
unique moth
Ah hell nah Furret got Tidy Up as an egg move
Previously used to be exclusive to...
Tidy Up +1 atk +1 spd
Get down by focus sash
+1 252 Atk Furret Reversal (200 BP) vs. 116 HP / 0 Def Ursaluna: 438-516 (101.8 - 120%) -- guaranteed OHKO
Amazing
grand iron
Honestly, I'm not entirely sure I'll go with Tidy Up myself.
Though given I intend to raise the set of the base game mons first, it'll be a while before I get to Furret.
unique moth
If Cinccino does get Tidy Up and Last Resort/Baton Pass like Furret, I can very well imagine it actually going somewhere in the meta
However it did not have any of those moves in the previous gen so
Crazy how so many seemingly random pokemon got some niche usages entirely out of the new egg move mechanics
Tidy Up and Last Resort are both egg moves (you can get em both via picnic) and just that alone is already a menace to lower tiers
livid bridge
nothing yet
it seems they decided to split up its evo between dlc for some reason
but it’s still coded as if it could evolve
unique moth
Yo does anyone wanna trade scarlet exclusives for violet exclusives? My online ends tomorrow so I've been on a rush to get done with trade stuff and all that
all I need are like dinosaurs or something
wheat sigil
uncut tundra
THEY GAVE TORTERRA SHELL SMASH ???
guys i may come back to competitive pokémon guys...
whole basin
Did you get that from the egg from Jacq?
foggy perch
every pokemon was planned to have their anime cries in yellow at one point
more compressed than pikachu's sounds
There was a fully finished localization of Ruby & Sapphire into Chinese
pine arrow
every pokemon was planned to have their anime cries in yellow at one point
You send out Electabuzz and your ears get blasted with the crunchiest 'Elblblblblblblblblblblblblbl!' you've ever heard
pine arrow
foggy perch
also a lost tie-in browser game for the second movie that was so successful (1 million downloads in a month!) that nintendo gave it a c&d but it's found now
grand iron
Started a run in Violet using six Alolan Form pokemon.
And very shortly into it...Shiny Pawmo. Game, I'm glad and all...but I can't use that for this run! lol
wicked bloom
I'll have to stick with connections
I'm not a pokemon master
kind fox
idk if there's a better way to show results with this one
foggy perch
alola type
grand iron
Was curious about if the Alola ones had to be single type. Overthinking it. lol
livid bridge
this easy af 
whole basin
Apparently Detective Pikachu (the game) was as bad as I expected it to be
pine arrow
Man, that's kinda wild all things considered
Will be strange when it's USUM's 10 year anniversary tho, that would make the point that I hadn't bought a new Pokémon game for 10 years
foggy perch
That's in 4 years
pine arrow
Realisation; this is the longest we've went without a new Eeveelution
Vaporeon, Flareon and Jolteon: 1996
Espeon and Umbreon: 1999
Glaceon and Leafeon: 2007
Sylveon: 2013
pine arrow
It's so strange they never went all in with Eeveelutions TBH
foggy perch
foggy perch
makes me wanna make a frlg rom hack where you play as blue and actually able to have 40 pokemon, including a level 16 raticate, at that point
maybe include route 26 from gsc (enterable from route 22) and make it have level 16 raticate?
pine arrow
Is it just me or does Area Zero just have really strange music choices in general?
Bulgarian choirs, sitars, erhu, really random selection there
whole basin
Is it just me or does Area Zero just have really strange music choices in genera...
I think that's the point.
pine arrow
See I'm kinda conflicted on that because like, half of the Area Zero tracks use synths, to represent the concept of 'future', but I'm not sure what Bulgarian choirs, sitars and erhus have to do with the concept of 'past'
whole basin
It's meant to be a strange place, somewhat alien in nature, so it makes sense that it would have comparatively odd music choices from the rest of the game.
Sitars... Could be relevant? But not as far back as when the past Paradoxes claim to be from. Some people do note that games very often use sitars for desert music, which in turn those themes often draw from the idea of ancient Egypt.
pine arrow
Past Paradoxes are iffy in where they're supposed to be from. Sandy Shocks is supposedly from several thousand years ago, meanwhile Scream Tail for some reason comes from the Hadean Era which makes absolutely no sense
whole basin
Hm, several could be ancient Egypt or even earlier, but it's doing heavy lifting in being vague.
pine arrow
Scream Tail being from the Hadean Era is the single biggest glaring thing I can think of
foggy perch
Past Paradoxes are iffy in where they're supposed to be from. Sandy Shocks is su...
it comes from hell, that's what it means
pine arrow
I dunno if this is a weird take, but does anybody else feel like Gen II has a vibe unlike any other gen?
grand iron
I can't put my finger on it...and if I'm honest, I do think it's pure nostalgia in my case...but yeah, I get a unique vibe from it.
pine arrow
It's probably a few things with me, but like, Johto feels inherently mysterious like there's a bunch of other things we still don't know about it, and also, am I the only person who kinda just heavily associates Johto with night time?
whole basin
I think it has to do with the coloring of Gold and Silver
whole basin
It's probably a few things with me, but like, Johto feels inherently mysterious ...
Well the Day/Night cycle was introduced in Gen 2...
pine arrow
Funnily enough I didn't play Gen II until I played Diamond and Pearl, so my first exposure to the original G/S/C was after playing Gen IV
pine arrow
Often forget how slow the start of B2/W2 is
pine arrow
Just caught 24 Litwick. 6 are Lax. Why.
whole basin
Lax wax
pine arrow
Just found out Ever Grande City's theme is a remix of Route 104. Wow.
pine arrow
Listening through every single Alola region theme to find leitmotifs
foggy perch
pine arrow
Actual ugly haircut
unique moth
(credits)
never in my life would i have expected toby fox and ed sheeran working together on the same thing
pine arrow
A Toby Fox remix of that one pee guy from the SaltyDKDan video
unique moth
seems like the post-post-game dlc (which is also post-game) (but before the post-post-post-game update that is to come) has some crazy ass cosmetics to finally make up for the lame clothing of the base game
foggy perch
very cool b2/w2 reference in the new dlc ||https://vxtwitter.com/VidaDeTreinador/status/1735765677745614864 ||
||might literally be the nature preserve, perhaps?||
||if so WHAT HAPPENED TO IT? was it in a very deep valley or something? it's underwater in sv||
||actual orientation of it||
unique moth
This DLC is such a blessing for the gen 5 fans who never shut up
(I am not one of them)
But it's crazy how much thought was put into making everything connected to unova
Funny how it was the very first thing they stablished at the beginning of the first DLC. "Yeah we come from UNOVA. That's right, it's THAT place. Please stay tuned for dlc2"
pine arrow
As long as they don't remake the Unova games
unique moth
livid star
They are gonna remake the Unova games aren’t they
unique moth
they are going to remake everything eventually
cant wait for the sword shield remakes !!
foggy perch
But it's crazy how much thought was put into making everything connected to unov...
||In the Nature Preserve-looking area, there's a terastallized Shiny Haxorus||
i wonder what the original japanese dialogue is
pine arrow
Can we retcon Iono from existence?
hearty thunder
grand iron
Kalos'll be funny to see remakes of when they happen.
Cos then we can compare these models and animations directly to the OG Kalos ones. You know...the ones that still form the backbone of the current stuff?
pine arrow
Dunno how true this is, but apparently some characters in Indigo Disk say Iono fell off, because her content is just 'clickbait' and copying trends
unique moth
iono is incredible at portraying what she is supposed to be
livid star
Annoying?
hearty thunder
vtub
pine arrow
Jiggs and Moni are both right, annoying VTuber
unique moth
grand iron
Dunno how true this is, but apparently some characters in Indigo Disk say Iono f...
Grusha does say this basically, yup. And right to Iono's face as well.
unique moth
based
pine arrow
Shout outs to Grusha and Brassius for calling Iono terrible to her face
unique moth
The whole event was already datamined in the files
It's really funny actually I'm glad they made this
Would be nice if they did those free updates with little stories more often
pine arrow
Why the hell does Seismitoad learn ZERO physical Water type moves??
livid star
What? You think game freak is gonna give Pokémon moves they can actually use?
pine arrow
> Water type
> Physical attacker
> No physical Water type moves
What is this, Gen I?
You'd expect it to get Waterfall at least
grand iron
Which game?