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Post by Neptz on Apr 28, 2016 15:35:26 GMT
So how excited are you for S&M? Any predictions?
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Post by The Paradoxical Insurgent on Apr 28, 2016 15:37:34 GMT
Platinum is a frikken gem, I'm between it and HeartGold as my favorites. Post-game has grown to be pretty important for Pokemon games, and Is a big part to why Platinum and B2/W2 are so enjoyable.
While I didn't have too much trouble with B/W(Fire Starter), B2/W2 with Grass starter was surprisingly challenging. Like saving after you average Route battle and Gym leaders are always higher levels than you hard. But the shit-ton of legendaries in itbis worth every faint.
Favorite starter with always be Treeko. Sceptile is my bio.
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Post by Neptz on Apr 28, 2016 15:39:37 GMT
Ehh, I don't have a favorite starter. I think they all are incredibly lame, I just choose that one that will give me the easiest time, as I mainly use ghost pokemon.
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Post by captain on Apr 28, 2016 18:13:11 GMT
The story was good, but the post-game was kind of underwhelming. I'm not asking for anything huge, but please give us more than the Friend Safari, Battle Maison, and PokeRadar Someone clearly didn't do the postgame Looker missions If you mean postgame areas then sure. And the postgame was definitely still lacking compared to other games. But you're forgetting some stuff. My favourite starter will always be Torchic, its the best. I pick Charmander, Cyndaquil/Chikorita (it always used to be CYndaquil but recently I really have been loving the Chikorita line), Torchic, Chimchar, Oshawott and Froakie in their respective games. I usually am not much of a Grass type fan, honestly. It's often a toss-up between Fire and Water, with Fire usually winning but not always. Mostly bc Oshawott is an Otter, and I'm obsessed with Mustelids, and Fennekin is just not that great imo. Chespin is definitely my second favourite in Gen 6.
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Post by Wesley Foxx on Apr 28, 2016 19:12:22 GMT
The PokeRadar in those games was just the nascent version of what came out in ORAS and was AMAZING and I really hope that continues in S&M.
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Post by Neptz on Apr 28, 2016 20:15:52 GMT
Do we call it SM or S&M? I don't think the other games' abbreviations in the fandom have & on them.
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Post by PlatinumUmbreon on Apr 28, 2016 20:30:47 GMT
We rarely do. Personally, if I want to distinguish two different versions, I use / (i.e. R/B/Y). Also, I found a video showing the beta testing of Pokemon Go. I'll find a link to it later. EDIT: Here's the video of the beta! m.youtube.com/watch?v=ylW_NL5a-wc
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Post by sigh on Apr 28, 2016 20:52:11 GMT
My starter favorites are actually usually Grass types, with Bulbasaur, Chikorita, Treeko, and Snivy being my favorites of their respective generations. I've never been super keen on any of the Diamond and Pearl starters, but my inner furry got the better of me when it came to the Fennekin line. Curse my insatiable love for cute foxes...
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Post by captain on Apr 28, 2016 22:18:41 GMT
Do we call it SM or S&M? I don't think the other games' abbreviations in the fandom have & on them. Definitely SM anyway, because kids looking up "Pokémon S&M" will never go well.
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Post by The Paradoxical Insurgent on Apr 29, 2016 1:03:05 GMT
For those of you that enjoy the anime and movies, here's a gift from me too you.
player.twitch.tv/?video=v51229545
21 hours of Pokemon movies and shows from the 24hr Twitch stream on Pokémon's anniversary. (Unfortunately, Destiny Deoxys was not show, mostly likely for copyright/animaters reasons) Pokemon CO. hid vod cause money-reasons most likely, but it's still reachable for the more persistent and web-savvy. Unfortunately, It doesn't come with the chat, with it plethora of sweet memes, such as
PAPA Entei SHUT UP MAX RIPTINI Brolurk REEEEEEEEGIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEEEEE
Among other DANK MEE-MEES
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Post by PlatinumUmbreon on Apr 29, 2016 1:12:48 GMT
I won't have the time to check it out, but I would if I could.
Also, I tried doing a Nuzlocke of FireRed. I do not have the patience for Nuzlockes, apparently, because I grind so much so I don't have any casualties. But there's only so much grinding I can handle before getting bored. Normal gameplay is bearable because it's not as high skates. But I HAVE to make my Pokemon higher levels to reduce the likelihood of deaths, and even then, it's not guaranteed foolproof for fatalities.
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Post by Neptz on Apr 29, 2016 17:14:53 GMT
For those of you that enjoy the anime and movies, here's a gift from me too you.
player.twitch.tv/?video=v51229545
21 hours of Pokemon movies and shows from the 24hr Twitch stream on Pokémon's anniversary. (Unfortunately, Destiny Deoxys was not show, mostly likely for copyright/animaters reasons) Pokemon CO. hid vod cause money-reasons most likely, but it's still reachable for the more persistent and web-savvy. Unfortunately, It doesn't come with the chat, with it plethora of sweet memes, such as
PAPA Entei SHUT UP MAX RIPTINI Brolurk REEEEEEEEGIIIIIIIIICCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEEEEE
Among other DANK MEE-MEES 24 hours. You're implying that anyone has time to watch the whole thing. I'll probably watch a few choice movies though.
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Post by PlatinumUmbreon on Apr 29, 2016 20:30:28 GMT
I'm gonna be frank here, I haven't been interested in the anime since Gen IV. Gen V just kind of ruined it for me, and I lost interest in almost all television anyways.
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Post by Neptz on Apr 29, 2016 21:31:48 GMT
I don't even watch television anymore... mostly because I have a computer. I have a new means of watching bad movies now.
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Post by Shadow of the Lotus on Apr 30, 2016 0:40:43 GMT
Opinions on the Butterfree/Venomoth accidental switch theory?
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Post by PlatinumUmbreon on Apr 30, 2016 0:43:17 GMT
It's an interesting one, for sure. I never really thought about it, but it does seem that they somehow mixed up Butterfree and Venomoth and just rolled with it.
Another theory that's kind of similar to this was that Psyduck and Golduck's names were switched.
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Post by captain on Apr 30, 2016 1:00:01 GMT
Opinions on the Butterfree/Venomoth accidental switch theory? I've always loved it and thought it was definitely the case
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Post by therationaldove on May 2, 2016 20:31:45 GMT
Do we call it SM or S&M? I don't think the other games' abbreviations in the fandom have & on them. Definitely SM anyway, because kids looking up "Pokémon S&M" will never go well. Most other Gen abbreviation don't have the and in there anyway. See: XY, BW, B2W2, ORAS, FRLG, ect. About the Butterfree/Venomoth switch theory: Eh. I'm not really convinced. Sure, Butterfree's design lines up more with Venonats than with Venomoth's in some ways, but at the same time, Caterpie and Metapod sort of lead into butterfly as the final stage and Butterfree has a lot more of a butterfly look/inspiration behind it than Venomoth does. Also, the metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly is a pretty dramatic one, so I don't think it's out of line to have Butterfree and Caterpie to look dramatically different. Same with Venonat and Venomoth. Also, I think the typings are the real key to this. It makes more sense for a pure Bug Caterpillar to gain a flying type upon evolving into a butterfly than for a Bug/Poison basic pokemon to loose the secondary Poison for flying when it can just simply retain that Poison-type while also evolving into a butterfly/moth creature. In short, aesthetics=/=logic in a Pokemon evolution line's design. In other words, Pokemon don't have to look super similar in order for the evolution to make sense. For example, Magikarp to Gyarados on a pure aesthetic level doesn't make a whole lot of sense, but when you insert the myth of the Dragon's Gate into the mix, suddenly it makes perfect sense. Karrablast into Excavelier and Shelmet into Accelgor doesn't make any sense aesthetically, either. You would think Karrablast would evolve into something like Accelgor while Shelmet evolves into something like Excavelier, but when you consider that the evolution occurs when Karrablast steals Shelmet's shell, it makes sense.
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Post by Wesley Foxx on May 2, 2016 21:54:20 GMT
RBY, GSC, RSE, FRLG, DPP, HGSS, ORAS Most of them have the advantage of being at least three games for three letters, or two games with two letters each. We were anticipating a Grey and Z for a good while. Would the hypothetical third installment be Earth?
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Post by Neptz on May 2, 2016 21:56:26 GMT
Definitely most likely Pokemon Earth as a third installment, but could be something else.
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Post by PlatinumUmbreon on May 2, 2016 22:24:30 GMT
Actually, it's doubtful. They threw out the third installment formula since Gen V. Either they pull a sequel like Gen V or forget about it outright like Gen VI.
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Post by Neptz on May 2, 2016 22:28:42 GMT
Eh. He said it's hypothetical. It's possible that they would bring it back.
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Post by jacquerel on May 2, 2016 22:43:50 GMT
Sun, Moon, and Stars sounds better to me than Sun, Moon, and Earth... but to be honest I don't care that much to speculate.
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Post by celestialghost on May 3, 2016 6:44:50 GMT
I'm playing through B2 again and I just beat Clay.
Team: Roserade Lv26 Heracross Lv29 Gothita Lv30 Lucario Lv29 Azumarill Lv29 Darumaka Lv29
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Post by Neptz on May 3, 2016 15:52:12 GMT
Sun, Moon, and Stars sounds better to me than Sun, Moon, and Earth... but to be honest I don't care that much to speculate. Nobody ever includes poor Earth when the Sun and the Moon are used as symbols
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