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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#182576: Dec 11th 2020 at 6:21:37 PM

[up]No, Rock is supposed to be a defensive type, just like Ice is, Gamefreak just hates admitting when they're wrong, so they keep making slow and defensive Rock and Ice Type Pokemon without touching the Type Chart and just trying to compensate with sheer stats.

Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on Dec 11th 2020 at 7:21:53 AM

Karxrida from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
#182577: Dec 11th 2020 at 6:22:08 PM

If your Golem took 50% from a non-STAB Stone Edge then it had a bad IV and probably a -Def Nature.

We shouldn't have explain why your Archeops complaint is stupid.

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#182578: Dec 11th 2020 at 6:23:22 PM
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#182579: Dec 11th 2020 at 6:25:05 PM

Also, only 3 types have more resistances than Rock: Poison, Fire, and Steel. I think many of us would agree Rock should resist Electric, which would put Rock at 5 resistances, tied with Poison for 3rd most. I think that's plenty fine defensively.

[up]I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic, or needlessly personal and obstinate. I'm inclined to believe the latter, because you've stated several times your idea is based on little more than personal preference.

[up]Now that I've seen your edited post (that added personal attack that you edited back out):
I wasn't saying "fuck this guy" then. But if you're going to put those words in my mouth, the I'm saying it now. You are being needlessly personal and rude, and you won't even accept someone half agreeing with you, because you're being too insistent on something you know is because of your own failed memory of something that you should've noticed a decade ago. You're doing the exact opposite of making a legitimate argument in your favor, and just whining and making personal attacks when things don't go your way.
That may be fine for a president, but not for rational internet forum discourse regarding a children's game.

Edited by wanderlustwarrior on Dec 11th 2020 at 8:45:18 AM

The sad, REAL American dichotomy
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#182580: Dec 11th 2020 at 6:30:31 PM

It's based both on feelings and logic!

  • Ice, Rock, and Steel make up a trio of "hard material" Types represented by the original Regis.

  • Ice and Steel resist themselves, so Rock should resist itself, too.

  • Rock is too strong of an offensive Type and too weak of a defensive Type, so it should resist itself.

  • A Type resisting itself is the default state, it should only be neutral if there is a good reason to do so, and there is no good reason for Rock not to resist itself that should not also apply to Ice and Steel.

When I play Pokemon, I always assume Pokemon resist their own types because the three starting types do. When they don't, it throws me off and I need to specifically remember the Type chart, and it makes logical sense for Rock to resist itself, so I always assume it's not one of those exceptions.

Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on Dec 11th 2020 at 7:35:14 AM

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#182581: Dec 11th 2020 at 6:33:40 PM
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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#182582: Dec 11th 2020 at 6:38:13 PM

I edited it out as a way of acknowledging I was wrong and taking back what I said.

4. Types resisting themselves was the majority before Fairy was added, and it's still the state of more types than the ones that are neutral or weak, making it the default.

Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on Dec 11th 2020 at 8:05:20 AM

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#182583: Dec 11th 2020 at 6:42:09 PM

[Stop it - Septimus Heap]


So does anyone else have any thoughts regarding a Sound type? Like I stated last page, I'd disagree with making one, but I'd still like to see thoughts on it.

Edited by SeptimusHeap on Dec 12th 2020 at 11:11:08 AM

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
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#182584: Dec 11th 2020 at 6:44:51 PM

I like sound-based moves being basically the special-attack moves for the Normal-type, since there's not many logical options for it besides "tri-elemental beam which should really be three other types at once" and "giant energy beam not based on martial arts or any elemental form of energy, apparently".

Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on Dec 11th 2020 at 7:46:11 AM

Chariot King of Anime Since: Jul, 2014
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#182585: Dec 11th 2020 at 8:08:40 PM

[up][up][up]You're using something statistically insignificant to shoehorn.
It's not statistically insignificant though. Attack and special attack are ice's highest stats on average. If that's (A stat being the type's highest stat on average.) reason enough for other types to be considered to specialize in those stats there's no good reason ice shouldn't be considered to specialize in attack and special attack no matter how small the gap between its highest stat and lowest stat are.

Vertigo_High Since: May, 2010
#182586: Dec 11th 2020 at 11:45:23 PM

Ice is not supposed to be defensive though?

Deadpoolrocks Since: Sep, 2010
#182587: Dec 12th 2020 at 12:56:04 AM

if ice isnt supposed to be defensive why are 99% of ice types slow defensive walls

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#182588: Dec 12th 2020 at 2:10:32 AM

Ok, that's enough with the accusations of malfeasance.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
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#182590: Dec 12th 2020 at 8:13:55 AM

So how does Movie Promotions work in the states. I ask because that might be my chance of getting a Zarude.

dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#182591: Dec 12th 2020 at 8:22:29 AM

[up]Apologies if I misunderstood your post, but for the Zarude distribution in the States, you need to have signed up for the Pokemon newsletter back in November. If you did, you get an email with a code for Zarude.

I got my code yesterday.

"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
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#182592: Dec 12th 2020 at 8:32:34 AM

[up] I didn't sign up for that so I missed out on that code, but I do think that was a promotion for the TCG. The Movie tie-in event is likely to my chance at getting the pokemon

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#182593: Dec 12th 2020 at 8:47:26 AM

Item removal move for standing up for myself, while simultaneously staying point for point on topic. Sure.

[up][up][up][up]NO, THIS IS '' PODRACING PATRICK SPARTA a forum.

Edited by wanderlustwarrior on Dec 12th 2020 at 10:47:43 AM

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MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
The Encounter that ended the Dogma
#182594: Dec 12th 2020 at 8:50:47 AM

[up]Sir, this is a Wendy's.tongue

All jesting aside, I think there are about 5 mythicals that are readily available if you have a specific game

  • Celebi (GSC VC port)
  • Deoxys (ORAS)
  • Keldeo (SWSH DLC)
  • Magearna(SM via QR code)
  • Jirachi (Colosseum Bonus disc for RSE, prolly the hardest to get to a modern game)

Edited by MorningStar1337 on Dec 12th 2020 at 8:51:01 AM

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
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#182595: Dec 12th 2020 at 8:55:46 AM

Is Genesect in Sword and Shield?

Does it have a walking animation if so?

"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
#182596: Dec 12th 2020 at 8:57:05 AM

[up]Yes, Genesect can be used in Sword and Shield. You'll need to transfer it from Home.

Edited by dragonfire5000 on Dec 12th 2020 at 8:57:22 AM

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
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#182597: Dec 12th 2020 at 9:00:01 AM

[up] I have a Genesect, so this is great news.

Does it have that animation where it turns into a hoverboard?

Edited by RedHunter543 on Dec 12th 2020 at 12:00:29 PM

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#182598: Dec 12th 2020 at 9:09:47 AM

It does if you travel on water.

Continue writing our story of peace.
MorningStar1337 The Encounter that ended the Dogma from 🤔 Since: Nov, 2012
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#182599: Dec 12th 2020 at 9:39:57 AM

So how do you thin the infamous Mew Truck rumor happened. Did the young players assume the game so minimalist that LOCOD was extremely prevalent? Was the truck so out of place that people thought it had to had a practical purpose beyond decoration, or was this just people not knowing that Mew was dummied out and assumed that there had to be a way to get it in game beyond glitches?

Edited by MorningStar1337 on Dec 12th 2020 at 9:40:22 AM

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#182600: Dec 12th 2020 at 9:42:06 AM

[up]I have no idea. Perhaps there was less accessibility on the internet so the conspiracy had a long time dying off.

"Great, now this gal named Dawn is stalking me and complaining about no Sinnoh Megas! It's getting on my nerves!" - Taunie

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