Other General Pokemon Discussion

[Magimasterkarp]

Snom is the only acceptable choice here

What do you think now?

 

[Pepper]

What do you think now?

Snom and only snom

 

[Ziosa]

Wasnt really thinking about getting the new pokemon games, but i might due to all the new directions they seem to be going

i havent played a 'mainline' game since USUM, i have got Legends: Arceus though

 

[Pepper]

Completely forgot this thread existed

 

[Ziosa]

Completely forgot this thread existed

so did the people in the RP gen chat lol

 

[Guren]

Definitely wasn't my fault.

 

[Magimasterkarp]

I really enjoyed some aspects of Legends Arceus, but there are other things that i hope never make it into a mainline series game.
I really hate the battle system. I immediately overleveled my pokemon with catch exp so i wouldn´t have to spend much time in battle.
In contrast to that, i had immense amounts of fun in the battles in bdsp, especially the elite 4 rematches.
Also i hate that they attempted to simplify the EV/IV system. I already didn´t like that in LGPE.

 

[Guren]

I really enjoyed some aspects of Legends Arceus, but there are other things that i hope never make it into a mainline series game.
I really hate the battle system. I immediately overleveled my pokemon with catch exp so i wouldn´t have to spend much time in battle.
In contrast to that, i had immense amounts of fun in the battles in bdsp, especially the elite 4 rematches.
Also i hate that they attempted to simplify the EV/IV system. I already didn´t like that in LGPE.

Arceus had a giant dif spike at the end. But yeah while I enjoyed the start of that game towards the end I completely lost interest in it, with catching being its only mechanic it quickly went dull.

For BDSP the elite four and gym leaders to a lesser extent have comp focused teams so they're pretty hard to do lol.

 

[tlgRen]

Arceus had a giant dif spike at the end. But yeah while I enjoyed the start of that game towards the end I completely lost interest in it, with catching being its only mechanic it quickly went dull.

For BDSP the elite four and gym leaders to a lesser extent have comp focused teams so they're pretty hard to do lol.

Felt the exact same about both games. Arceus was really fun at first but fell off gradually and by the endgame I was not interested in continuing. I enjoyed BDSP for what they were and appreciated the gyms being more of a challenge. S/V look amazing so far though.

What is everyone thoughts on the gimmick of this gen, Terastalize?

 

[Guren]

Felt the exact same about both games. Arceus was really fun at first but fell off gradually and by the endgame I was not interested in continuing. I enjoyed BDSP for what they were and appreciated the gyms being more of a challenge. S/V look amazing so far though.

What is everyone thoughts on the gimmick of this gen, Terastalize?

Not sure, feels like another version of Z-moves? Also speaking of S/V. I'm replaying sword right now and I can't put my finger on it but S/V feels really rough from a graphics aspect. Like washed out?

 

[tlgRen]

Not sure, feels like another version of Z-moves? Also speaking of S/V. I'm replaying sword right now and I can't put my finger on it but S/V feels really rough from a graphics aspect. Like washed out?

I thought that from the first trailer for S/V but second trailer onwards not so much. Also, the new mechanic changes a pokemon type (if they Electric Tera then even if they Water/Ground or whatever they become pure electric after use, getting stab for electric moves and the weaknesses/resistances of electric too. So it is a way to change types. If you use it and the pokemon becomes a type it already was (fire for charizard) then stab becomes 2x instead of 1.5x. also charizard would lose flying and become pure fire.

 

[Magimasterkarp]

I thought that from the first trailer for S/V but second trailer onwards not so much. Also, the new mechanic changes a pokemon type (if they Electric Tera then even if they Water/Ground or whatever they become pure electric after use, getting stab for electric moves and the weaknesses/resistances of electric too. So it is a way to change types. If you use it and the pokemon becomes a type it already was (fire for charizard) then stab becomes 2x instead of 1.5x. also charizard would lose flying and become pure fire.

Electric type shedinja with air balloon?

 

[tlgRen]

Electric type shedinja with air balloon?

Yeah that been talked about. Dunno if Shedinja returning though. Also poison/weather/etc can still kill it.

 

[Magimasterkarp]

Yeah that been talked about. Dunno if Shedinja returning though. Also poison/weather/etc can still kill it.

I would've preferred if the gimmick gave us a third type, or only an extra offensive STAB, like a permanent version of the type gems from gen 5.

At least it doesn't look as ugly as dynamax.

 

[Ziosa]

What is everyone thoughts on the gimmick of this gen, Terastalize?

terrible gimick that will only be in these games and thats it lol. Dynamax is still worse though for now

If i get scarlet/violet i will just ignore it lol

 

[Magimasterkarp]

terrible gimick that will only be in these games and thats it lol. Dynamax is still worse though for now

If i get scarlet/violet i will just ignore it lol

I think if the animation doesnt take as much time as the dynamax one I might actually use it. An extra stab isn´t such a big power boost that it makes the game too easy, like dynamax or z moves were. But I´ll decide that once i have the game.
It is terribly lazy, though, just like dynamax. Add some filter to make the pokemons color look different and add something floating above it.

 

[Ziosa]

I think if the animation doesnt take as much time as the dynamax one I might actually use it. An extra stab isn´t such a big power boost that it makes the game too easy, like dynamax or z moves were. But I´ll decide that once i have the game.
It is terribly lazy, though, just like dynamax. Add some filter to make the pokemons color look different and add something floating above it.

it shouldnt take too much effort to add a way to skip the animation lol. or once you have seen it and havent turned off the game; it speeds through them

 

[Magimasterkarp]

it shouldnt take too much effort to add a way to skip the animation lol. or once you have seen it and havent turned off the game; it speeds through them

They did that with megas. Too bad they didn´t do it with Dynamax, especially in Raid battles. I have animations off, and i still have to sit through two minutes per turn because little timmy had to flex his shiny Machamps[Dot]com Charizard. Good thing there is friendly fire. Whenever i host a ditto raid i immediately kill anyone who dynamaxes, especiallly if their mon is clearly hacked.

 

[Guren]

It just looks silly to me this new gimmick. Don't think I'll use it very much. Dynamax, Z-moves, mega evos while very OP looked cool. At least to me they did. This is just let's spray fairy dust on the pokemon and call it a day.
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And I finally realized what's bugging me from a graphics pov, they're using the arceus engine which has a lot of washed up colours to me.

I hope they're using an older build but seeing as this releases in november I highly doubt it changing all that much. The anti aliasing from arceus was also horrible and I've already seen it being copied to this game.

 

[tlgRen]

Armarouge and Ceruledge are Navi's from Battle Network and you can't convince me otherwise. They will both be on my team, fire overlap be damned.

Also... Gotta say this too and not sure where to put it....

Spoiler: AniPoke Spoiler

Sirfetch'd was a god damned CHAMPION. Holy hell. Dracovish too. I literally was like "No way did the duck defeat the beast..." for a moment there. Really good episode.