Pokémon General Thread

There is a big potential market for this to tap into. If it takes off, it could make similar (though certainly still smaller) numbers to Go. Based on what we know I'm doubtful it takes off unless it has a lot of depth we're not yet seeing though. At least it'll have plenty of updates to add lots of Pokemon.

It's almost as if those two contradictory stances are usually held by two separate factions of a divided fanbase, rather than some monolithic entity who doesn't know what it wants.

Don't get me wrong, there are some cognitively-dissonant morons who want it both ways, but most people have a clear stance they stick with.

Adding more Pokemon in updates seems like a pretty obvious path forward for them. 10 does sound really low for a launch roster, though.

As for the evolutions being unbalanced, it might just be a balancing mechanic where evolving Pokemon start off really weak and end up really strong, while non-evolving Pokemon start off mildly strong off the bat but don't get stronger. It could lead to some teamplay strategies where non-evolvers take point in the early game while evolvers grind up, and then the fully-evolved Pokemon take the lead in the endgame.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking about the evolution mechanic, but they didn't go far enough. Make Snorlax and Lucario 2-stage evolving characters, as opposed to Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur which are 3-stage. If you're going to include Pokemon that don't evolve, have those Pokemon actually be ones that don't evolve, not Pokemon that have evolutions but just don't use them.

Most people outside the country DO agree. But people, and even companies and associations, are not their governments.

Back on topic, I'm really happy Rock types got something good in Meteor Beam, but still, I can't help but be annoyed that there are only three 100% accurate Rock type moves (Smack Down, Ancient Power, and Power Gem, at 50, 60, and 80 base power, respectively). Hell, not counting signature/Z/max moves, there's only about 16 Rock type moves at all.

Hell, Fire type has 16 100% accurate moves (again, not counting signature/Z/max moves).

fixed.

Edited by wanderlustwarrior on Jun 24th 2020 at 4:07:45 AM

Something's wrong with your link. It takes me to "add a post."

Cross-posting from the Pokemon Sword and Shield thread:

This Serebii.net tweet just mentioned that more than 1 million players have defeated Zeraora, so Shiny Zeraora will be distributed on June 30.

To everyone that participated, good work.

I defeated one.

The wonky servers made it hard for me to join in other people's Zeraora raids, but I've managed to at least defeat a shiny Zeraora. That one was pretty brutal, though not as brutal as Mewtwo.

I'm hoping that we get a similar event to the Zeraora raid, only with Marshadow. And yes, I'm saying this because I missed out on Marshadow when it was first distributed.

Pretty sure they'll add more Pokémon, since the whole affair screams beta. Hell the disclaimer at the end implies they can change the name of the game too.

I don't care for the microtransactions, but that Pokemon Cafe Mix game is adorable. I looooove the art style!

So, yeah, Cafe Mix. Charming. Has Yamper butt pasta. Iffy as an actual game. While it does have a good variety of stage gimmicks, the core game mechanics are finicky and don't allow for much depth. It's also, as near as I can tell, completely, 100% linear. No stage choice, no grinding, just trying to clear the next order. So if you're walled, the best you can do is hope the daily login bonuses will help you out. It's free and a tiny download, so you may as well try it out, but I found it ultimately underwhelming

I'm liking Cafe Mix so far. I've made quite a bit of progress and haven't felt the need to buy anything. Some stages can be pretty challenging but it doesn't feel unfair. I hope it continues that way as I stopped playing Shuffle after a while because I felt like I needed to pay to win.

I also really like the presentation of the game, it's really freakin' cute.

 I stopped playing Shuffle after a while because I felt like I needed to pay to win.

You definitely needed to buy items to win, but you get enough coins to keep up by grinding meowth. Whaling mostly just sped things up. What was weird about Shuffle was that it ultimately ended up getting really hardcore. You needed to keep up on which pokemon got new skills, and which skills benefited the most from upgrading, and the game didn't tell you any of this

I 'beat' Shuffle by making it to the end. I kinda stopped playing after that.

I kinda skeptical about Pokemon Moba, mainly because the dev is infamous for monetization in a market full of them. Also a Moba need constant update and rebalance due to it nature, something the Pokemon franchise is particularly bad at

At the end of the day, the MOBA isn't really made for us. It's made for the largely untapped Chinese market. I'm probably not gonna play it since the dev has a habit of harvesting user data for the Chinese government.

Edited by astrokitty on Jun 25th 2020 at 4:14:41 AM

Going back to two pages ago, it still really bugs me that people interpret Falinks as being a phalanx, now that I know it's not. The better reference is "rank and file". 5 troops file into order, single-file, behind the sixth with the highest rank.

The general conception of a phalanx is troops next to each other shoulder-to-shoulder, with overlapping defensive shields, occasionally with lines behind them of spearmen, archers, etc. who can attack from a safe place.

But Falinks' weakest spot is the very front. The boss, whose orders the troops follow, is fully exposed unless it draws its own shields. The troops are behind it and unable to even see (let alone attack) unless they fall out of formation.

A better formation would be 3 in the front, 3 in the back, with the boss at the back center.

Edited by wanderlustwarrior on Jun 27th 2020 at 8:12:06 AM

People think it's a Phalanx because its english name is a reference to that, in spite of the fact that it's not.

That said, I'm not sure I could come up with a better name based on a military formation.

Fylin. Ranken. Rankinfyle. Or something else.

Plus it's also got a misunderstood typing since people think it looks like a caterpillar.

Troopwaddle.

Honestly I've seen more people mistake it for steel

Which it should be

Edited by MetaflarePrime on Jun 27th 2020 at 7:49:38 AM

So guys what do you think it's the strongest started in HGSS?

First time I came across one, I mistook it for a Bug type.

I thought it was some kind of Wiggler type of thing, except with multiple dudes that connect together to form the body segments. In fact, I thought that was what the name was referring to: the fact that they "link" together.

Totodile was pretty much the clear best choice in the original games. HGSS fixed some of Cyndaquil's issues to make it just about as good, though. Chikorita is memetically bad.

Edited by IrishZombie on Jun 27th 2020 at 8:16:17 AM

x2 Not Chikorita.

For real though, both Totodile and Cyndaquil are very strong in their own ways.

Totodile still has all the strengths from Gen II (the game giving early access to Surf, good natural movepool) but it's been buffed significantly by the Physical/Special split. Learning Ice Fang is also great.

Cyndaquil gets super early access to Fire Blast (you can buy it in Goldenrod) to nuke everything. I'm pretty sure speedrunners use it.

Edited by Karxrida on Jun 27th 2020 at 8:15:45 AM