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ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Everyone's friend Malamar
#1601: Oct 19th 2025 at 3:56:47 AM

[up]It’s part of the story this time.

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The-Azure-Star-Of-Orion Long time lurker from a deep dark hole Since: Mar, 2022 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Long time lurker
#1602: Oct 19th 2025 at 4:16:20 AM

So unfun fact: you need to find Gwynn first as none of the pokemon in the sewers can be Alpha versions, it took to long to find that out.

But in other news I got my last member of the the team: an Alpha Noivern.

After 10 year plus years I have the confidence to be here. My one and only Fate servent.
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#1603: Oct 19th 2025 at 4:23:48 AM

I do want an Alpha Inkay, but i have no idea how spawning works in this game.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#1604: Oct 19th 2025 at 4:34:29 AM

I think once you register all mons in an Area all become capable of being Alphas. As for spawning I think fast travelling to the same spot works just fine for it?

Edited by alekos23 on Oct 19th 2025 at 2:34:58 PM

ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Everyone's friend Malamar
#1605: Oct 19th 2025 at 4:35:25 AM

I feel like HP draining moves are a Game-Breaker in this game, at least for Rogue Mega battles. If it weren’t for my Meganium’s Giga Drain, I’d have had to use a lot more items.

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#1606: Oct 19th 2025 at 4:45:45 AM

[up][up] So just fast travel to Area 11 till an Alpha Inkay shows up again, got it.

[up] Yeah Mega Gardevoir clowned on the rock fighting type Rogue Mega I was fighting thanks to Draining Kiss.

Edited by RedHunter543 on Oct 19th 2025 at 7:46:35 PM

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
TPPR10 Craving for fish from up north Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Craving for fish
#1607: Oct 19th 2025 at 6:00:42 AM

So not only is Malva MIA, Siebold apparently left the Elite Four to focus on his culinary career. And Diantha and Valerie seem to also put more focus on their other jobs. And Lumiose Gym is out of commission with Prism Tower shut down and later destroyed.

I wouldn't even be surprised if the fact was that Kalos League was in shambles.

Edited by TPPR10 on Oct 19th 2025 at 4:02:00 PM

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#1608: Oct 19th 2025 at 6:32:44 AM

So I meet the Rust syndicate, supposedly the game’s evil team, they got the aesthetics, they got the music, and they got the attitude.

And plot twist! Because of Taunie, I get to join them and do crime.

AWESOME!

Let’s fucking GO!!!

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
alekos23 Since: Mar, 2013
#1609: Oct 19th 2025 at 6:36:17 AM

Wild Zone 17 is some of the funniest/scariest stuff in a Pokemon game. Would you like a full quake lion pride in your city?

neoamon Mr from Planet Mobius S.T.C. (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded)
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#1610: Oct 19th 2025 at 6:51:06 AM

Is the linking cord in this game or do you have to trade again for Gengar or any other trade evolutions?

"May your heart be your guiding key"
ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Everyone's friend Malamar
#1611: Oct 19th 2025 at 6:53:11 AM

[up]Sadly you have to trade, at least if they don't have wild spawns. Fortunately, there's a scripted encounter with catchable Gengar.

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#1612: Oct 19th 2025 at 6:55:30 AM

Proof of why the Rust Syndicate is based!

......I do want to evolve my Haunter but I also need the damn Online membership.

So uhhhh...is Aesgislash kind of bad in this game, because it has to do that whole stance change thing in real time, or do I just need to train it more.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#1613: Oct 19th 2025 at 7:49:05 AM

I recently got my Switch 2, which came bundled with a download for Legends: Z-A. I ended up starting with Chikorita, naming her after my Chikorita from Heartgold.

My first non-Bunnelby Alpha ended up being a Ralts, so she's definitely getting the Gardevoirite. I also caught an Alpha Litleo, Pikachu, Magikarp, and Whirlipede so far.

It's a very fun game so far, though muscle memory from Legends: Arceus has definitely gotten me once in a while.

"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#1614: Oct 19th 2025 at 7:49:59 AM

HOLY SHIT, I CAUGHT A LARVITAR!!!!!

HELL YEAH!!!!

Sure, I'm not getting an Alpha Tyranitar, but this boy will still tear through my enemies!

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#1615: Oct 19th 2025 at 8:54:02 AM

Update, caught an Alpha Larvitar. HELL YEAH!!!!

.....Great, now I have two Larvitar, and the first one is on the way to becoming Tyranitar.

I do want to see how big an Alpha Tyranitar is.

Edited by RedHunter543 on Oct 19th 2025 at 11:54:14 PM

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diddyknux (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#1616: Oct 19th 2025 at 8:58:06 AM

An Alpha Sharpedo beat me up.

It completely ignored my Meganium to beat me up.

Does it seem... Less intuitive to dodge wild attacks in this game?

Eagal Since: Apr, 2012
#1617: Oct 19th 2025 at 10:14:26 AM

A minor thing that I miss from Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby. You could interact with pokemon just hanging out in town and they would be registered as seen in your pokedex. They should have brought that back,

ShinyCottonCandy Everyone's friend Malamar from Lumiose City (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Everyone's friend Malamar
#1618: Oct 19th 2025 at 10:53:23 AM

So, what kind of psycho do you have to be to have 6 Pokémon all use self-destruct or explosion?

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The-Azure-Star-Of-Orion Long time lurker from a deep dark hole Since: Mar, 2022 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
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#1619: Oct 19th 2025 at 10:55:42 AM

So I had a small realization: almost all of each group's second in command are immune to their leaders type.

After 10 year plus years I have the confidence to be here. My one and only Fate servent.
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#1620: Oct 19th 2025 at 11:30:33 AM

So I'm done with my LIFE OF CRIME!!!!!!

I helped out some school kids, and cleaned up the sewers. Truly, I'm a thug that will put Jessie and James to shame.

Also Taunie was off in this section. But... did she KNOW that Corbeau was softer than he likes to act? Because that would explain why she's not really helping us out with being in debt to the French Yakuza until the literal last moment, and she was very deferential to him in her language.

And I have to say, Taunie is ODDLY loyal to the CEO lady, are they family or something? As Lida noted, Taunie really should have helped us with the whole debt thing since it was her fault in the first place, and we didn't even see the video Taunie SUPPOSEDLY filmed with the loaned money, but protecting the rich CEO lady from the mob took priority for her in this case. They have to be related somehow, this feels personal, not just Taunie being altruistic.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
The Encounter that ended the Dogma
#1621: Oct 19th 2025 at 11:46:38 AM

I seen the final bost and I think it is inferred that that Urbain/Tawnie are heirs to Quasaritco and take it over after the inevitable endgame boss is dealt with. Haven't gotten far enough in game to get the context, but I am assuming they ere to Jett what Canari is to Tarragon, that is to say the grandchild of the CEO

looking at the character sheets confirm it. Apparently Jett had a daughter who died after giving birth to the rival, which meant they were likely aware that Jett was their granny before she herself realized it. Which also offers an explanation for why Jett didn't bail them out, she likely didn't know at the time [and even if she did might had been prevented to by office politics)

Edited by MorningStar1337 on Oct 19th 2025 at 11:49:22 AM

dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#1622: Oct 19th 2025 at 11:48:03 AM

The Rust Syndicate definitely feels like the more "noble" type of yakuza. To quote a real-life yakuza member in an interview about how the yakuza used to be: "We kept the streets clean. People liked us. We didn't bother ordinary citizens. We respected our bosses. Now, guys like that only exist in video games."

"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."
MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
The Encounter that ended the Dogma
#1623: Oct 19th 2025 at 11:50:21 AM

it is certainly no coincidence that they share an initialism with the other Yakuza (or general mafia) archetypes in the franchise.

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#1624: Oct 19th 2025 at 12:01:31 PM

[up][up] So, acting like Kazuma Kiryu instead of what Yakuza always were.

Wake me up at your own risk.
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#1625: Oct 19th 2025 at 12:37:57 PM

I had a feeling the Rust Syndicate would be one of those friendly gangsters who look out for the community after their intimidating introduction, since this is Pokemon, and there's no way the game would actually make you work for an evil team, BUT with how fancy their building is, there's no way they are totally legit.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"

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