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** Belle Pikachu's dress looks rather heavy and warm, doesn't it? Perhaps a loose connection to a [[IncrediblyLamePun cold]] move like Icicle Crash.
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** Belle Pikachu's dress looks rather heavy and warm, doesn't it? Perhaps a loose connection to a [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} cold]] move like Icicle Crash.
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** Probably because Glalie is commonly agreed by players to be [[MasterOfNone rather underwhelming]]. Froslass isn't super-great either, but her [[FragileSpeedster increased speed]] compared to Glalie made her stand out a lot more in comparison (at least at the time). A boost for Frosslass would definitely be nice, but she needs one "less" than Glalie did.
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** Probably because Glalie is commonly agreed by players to be [[MasterOfNone rather underwhelming]]. Froslass isn't super-great either, but her [[FragileSpeedster increased speed]] compared to Glalie made her stand out a lot more in comparison (at least at the time). A boost for Frosslass Froslass would definitely be nice, but she needs one "less" than Glalie did.
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** Also, it could simply be a regional thing. As in, if we do take it as canon, they're just the guardians in those specific places.
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** Besides Numel being half-Ground already, a few Magma grunts had Baltoy as well in Emerald, iirc. This could've been meant to play up the Ground theme a bit more.
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** Is it said exactly when the battle was? Wally could've beat Norman a few days before the player did and then trained a little more afterwards, and "''a'' battle" here means "''another'' battle."
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*** (Original headscratcher here) I did not assume it had to be something sinister; it just seems like a huge case of TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot for what could replace the BonusBoss in [=Emerald=]. Explanation of what I mean provided in a note due to minor spoilers and possible {{FanWank}}iness.[[note]]If you get an Eon Ticket in [=ORAS=], you have to talk with Norman to get to the island. "Hm...it's been a good 11 years since I last saw a ticket like this..." he says, and then provides a detailed explanation for what it does and who deserves it - including the part that you must have the skill to use Mega Evolution. Considering how none of his party members can use Mega Evolution, including his Emerald rematch and [=BW2=] teams, it feels strange that he would know so much about it - hell, the Eon Ticket lampshades it by having "Does Norman, the Petalburg Gym Leader, know a secret?!" in it. So perhaps the knowledge about the Eon Ticket is passed down by the Petalburg Gym Leaders (for some reason...) In which case it would be perfectly logical for the former leader to appear and tell us that if Norman himself won't. Besides, if Juan, who not even existed in RS, can be retconned into existence, so should the reason the protagonist moves to Hoenn in the first place.[[/note]]
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*** (Original headscratcher here) I did not assume it had to be something sinister; it just seems like a huge case of TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot for what could replace the BonusBoss {{Superboss}} in [=Emerald=]. Explanation of what I mean provided in a note due to minor spoilers and possible {{FanWank}}iness.[[note]]If you get an Eon Ticket in [=ORAS=], you have to talk with Norman to get to the island. "Hm...it's been a good 11 years since I last saw a ticket like this..." he says, and then provides a detailed explanation for what it does and who deserves it - including the part that you must have the skill to use Mega Evolution. Considering how none of his party members can use Mega Evolution, including his Emerald rematch and [=BW2=] teams, it feels strange that he would know so much about it - hell, the Eon Ticket lampshades it by having "Does Norman, the Petalburg Gym Leader, know a secret?!" in it. So perhaps the knowledge about the Eon Ticket is passed down by the Petalburg Gym Leaders (for some reason...) In which case it would be perfectly logical for the former leader to appear and tell us that if Norman himself won't. Besides, if Juan, who not even existed in RS, can be retconned into existence, so should the reason the protagonist moves to Hoenn in the first place.[[/note]]
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** In (gameplay) principle, who would you expect to be stronger: Wallace, who was a ''gym leader'', or Steven, who's otherwise a "random trainer"? Yes, ''the player'' knows Steven was a champion in RS, but in the games, champions are easy to replace- you depose whoever the previous champion was, after all. Gym leaders are there to take on all challengers; champions are (apparently) "one loss and you're done." Or, GameplayAndStorySegregation, involving player knowledge.
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* Why in the post-game in ORAS, whenever Birch gets chased by a wild Pokémon, he has the main character grab one of the Pokémon in his bag to save him? The MC obviously has their own Pokémon by that point, being the freaking Champion.
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* Why in the post-game in ORAS, whenever Birch gets chased by a wild Pokémon, he has the main character grab one of the Pokémon in his bag to save him? The MC obviously has their own Pokémon by that point, being the freaking Champion.Champion.
* Why did team Magma/Aqua use the Blue/Red Orb to summon Groudon/Kyogre? YMMV but to me, you would summon a land spirit with a red orb, and a sea spirit with a blue orb, and not the other way around.
** Notice that they were pissed off when they awoke. Groudon and Kyogre were likely enraged into appearing due to their opposing element's presence. Heck, each may have thought that the other was somewhere near.
*** True, but irrelevant. I asked why Magma/Aqua thought it was a good idea, not why Game Freak did.
** We have a trope for this: PlotInducedStupidity. Who said team Magma and Team Aqua were ''smart''? Their plan is to expand the land or ocean to have more space for their Pokémon. Maxie tries to erupt a volcano that's ''nowhere near the ocean'', and Archie apparently doesn't think that maybe because there is land, that people would get overcrowded ''quickly'' if not die out in the floods?
*** Not to mention, you surely can't expect an evil organization which is ultimately brought down by a tween to be savvy. Also to be fair, the Pokemon world is a bit of an [[SmallSecludedWorld isolated universe]], so poor understanding of elemental color coding tropes is to be expected.
** Actually, if you take a closer look, the orbs ''do'' correspond with the right Pokémon: Groudon has the Blue Orb because it has (sometimes hard to see) BLUE TronLines all over its body, whereas Kyogre has RED TronLines that correspond with the Red Orb. So, it's simple to say that each orb was the color of its corresponding Pokémon's inner aura.
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* Why did team Magma/Aqua use the Blue/Red Orb to summon Groudon/Kyogre? YMMV but to me, you would summon a land spirit with a red orb, and a sea spirit with a blue orb, and not the other way around.
** Notice that they were pissed off when they awoke. Groudon and Kyogre were likely enraged into appearing due to their opposing element's presence. Heck, each may have thought that the other was somewhere near.
*** True, but irrelevant. I asked why Magma/Aqua thought it was a good idea, not why Game Freak did.
** We have a trope for this: PlotInducedStupidity. Who said team Magma and Team Aqua were ''smart''? Their plan is to expand the land or ocean to have more space for their Pokémon. Maxie tries to erupt a volcano that's ''nowhere near the ocean'', and Archie apparently doesn't think that maybe because there is land, that people would get overcrowded ''quickly'' if not die out in the floods?
*** Not to mention, you surely can't expect an evil organization which is ultimately brought down by a tween to be savvy. Also to be fair, the Pokemon world is a bit of an [[SmallSecludedWorld isolated universe]], so poor understanding of elemental color coding tropes is to be expected.
** Actually, if you take a closer look, the orbs ''do'' correspond with the right Pokémon: Groudon has the Blue Orb because it has (sometimes hard to see) BLUE TronLines all over its body, whereas Kyogre has RED TronLines that correspond with the Red Orb. So, it's simple to say that each orb was the color of its corresponding Pokémon's inner aura.
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*** No, Groudon[=/=]Kyogre clearly walks up to the player and lets them hitch a ride on their back. It assumes a "get on my back" stance and stays like that until the player jumps on them.
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* In the remake if you check the statues in Norman's Gym, Wally just beat the Gym. So why in the cutscene shortly after you beat Norman, this one meets Wally outside his Gym and acts like he hasn't seen him since he caught Ralts? He says "It's been a while, Wally. You've grown stronger, I can tell that just from looking, even without having a battle with you". Um, Norman, you just had a battle with Wally and lost to him!
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* In the remake if you check the statues in Norman's Gym, Wally just beat the Gym. So why in the cutscene shortly after you beat Norman, this one meets Wally outside his Gym and acts like he hasn't seen him since he caught Ralts? He says "It's been a while, Wally. You've grown stronger, I can tell that just from looking, even without having a battle with you". Um, Norman, you just had a battle with Wally and lost to him!him!
* Why in the post-game in ORAS, whenever Birch gets chased by a wild Pokémon, he has the main character grab one of the Pokémon in his bag to save him? The MC obviously has their own Pokémon by that point, being the freaking Champion.
* Why in the post-game in ORAS, whenever Birch gets chased by a wild Pokémon, he has the main character grab one of the Pokémon in his bag to save him? The MC obviously has their own Pokémon by that point, being the freaking Champion.
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** I can't explain the Crimson and Verdant Orbs, but the Indigo Orb could be because there is already an Indigo Plateau and an Indigo League and maybe they wanted to avoid people mistakenly connecting the Indigo Orb to those things.
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** I can't explain the Crimson and Verdant Orbs, but the Indigo Orb could be because there is already an Indigo Plateau and an Indigo League and maybe they wanted to avoid people mistakenly connecting the Indigo Orb to those things.things.
* In the remake if you check the statues in Norman's Gym, Wally just beat the Gym. So why in the cutscene shortly after you beat Norman, this one meets Wally outside his Gym and acts like he hasn't seen him since he caught Ralts? He says "It's been a while, Wally. You've grown stronger, I can tell that just from looking, even without having a battle with you". Um, Norman, you just had a battle with Wally and lost to him!
* In the remake if you check the statues in Norman's Gym, Wally just beat the Gym. So why in the cutscene shortly after you beat Norman, this one meets Wally outside his Gym and acts like he hasn't seen him since he caught Ralts? He says "It's been a while, Wally. You've grown stronger, I can tell that just from looking, even without having a battle with you". Um, Norman, you just had a battle with Wally and lost to him!
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* Why did the localization give the Crimson Orb and Indigo Orb blander names ("Red Orb" and "Blue Orb")? Were they afraid that [[ViewersAreMorons kids wouldn't know the colors crimson and indigo]]? And why did they later go back on their naming convention and [[InconsistentDub renamed the Verdant Orb "Jade Orb" rather than "Green Orb"]]?
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** Seems to me like they are themed after both things. The only Fire Pokemon they use, Numel/Camerupt, is also a Ground-type. And don't forget that Groudon, who they practically worship, has Fire-type moves and is associated with lava.
* Why did the localization give the Crimson Orb and Indigo Orb blander names ("Red Orb" and "Blue Orb")? Were they afraid that [[ViewersAreMorons kids wouldn't know the colors crimson and indigo]]? And why did they later go back on their naming convention and [[InconsistentDub renamed the Verdant Orb "Jade Orb" rather than "GreenOrb"]]?Orb"]]?
** I can't explain the Crimson and Verdant Orbs, but the Indigo Orb could be because there is already an Indigo Plateau and an Indigo League and maybe they wanted to avoid people mistakenly connecting the Indigo Orb to those things.
* Why did the localization give the Crimson Orb and Indigo Orb blander names ("Red Orb" and "Blue Orb")? Were they afraid that [[ViewersAreMorons kids wouldn't know the colors crimson and indigo]]? And why did they later go back on their naming convention and [[InconsistentDub renamed the Verdant Orb "Jade Orb" rather than "Green
** I can't explain the Crimson and Verdant Orbs, but the Indigo Orb could be because there is already an Indigo Plateau and an Indigo League and maybe they wanted to avoid people mistakenly connecting the Indigo Orb to those things.
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* Why is Team Magma Fire-themed, rather than Ground-themed?
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* Why is Team Magma Fire-themed, rather than Ground-themed?Ground-themed?
* Why did the localization give the Crimson Orb and Indigo Orb blander names ("Red Orb" and "Blue Orb")? Were they afraid that [[ViewersAreMorons kids wouldn't know the colors crimson and indigo]]? And why did they later go back on their naming convention and [[InconsistentDub renamed the Verdant Orb "Jade Orb" rather than "Green Orb"]]?
* Why did the localization give the Crimson Orb and Indigo Orb blander names ("Red Orb" and "Blue Orb")? Were they afraid that [[ViewersAreMorons kids wouldn't know the colors crimson and indigo]]? And why did they later go back on their naming convention and [[InconsistentDub renamed the Verdant Orb "Jade Orb" rather than "Green Orb"]]?
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** It's Steven. He spends all his time digging around in caves, where he presumably has terrible reception. It makes less sense in Emerald and ORAS, since the PokeNav now has a call function that works just fine in Granite Cave, but there could be deeper caves that we never access.
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** Gulpin normally consume and dissolve everything they come across. Most likely, it's not so much that they have an affinity for Big Pearls, but rather that Big Pearls are one of the very few things they can't digest - any other item that comes into their possession, they eat.
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* Why did Game Freak replace Steven with Wallace as the Champion in Emerald? Didn't they think that players would see this as a "downgrade", considering that Wallace was merely a Gym Leader (not even an Elite Four member) in RS?
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* Why did Game Freak replace Steven with Wallace as the Champion in Emerald? Didn't they think that players would see this as a "downgrade", considering that Wallace was merely a Gym Leader (not even an Elite Four member) in RS?RS?
* Why is Team Magma Fire-themed, rather than Ground-themed?
* Why is Team Magma Fire-themed, rather than Ground-themed?
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** On the bright side, by ''[[PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon Ultra Sun and Moon]]'', Absol is getting more popular for its ability to predict disasters.
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** On the bright side, by ''[[PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon ''[[VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon Ultra Sun and Moon]]'', Absol is getting more popular for its ability to predict disasters.
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** On the bright side, by ''[[PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon Ultra Sun and Moon]]'', Absol is getting more popular for its ability to predict disasters.
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** The real question is, on the other side, why would (in-universe) parents give their children threatening names as if they're expecting them to lead evil teams one day?
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