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leafsaber47 Hm? Am I late? from post-apocalyptic world (Not-So-Newbie) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Hm? Am I late?
#203001: Aug 1st 2024 at 2:48:39 PM

[up] I nicknamed my Tinkaton in Violet Vita.

"You can't spell 'Wario' without 'war'."
wooden-ladybug93 Since: Feb, 2024
#203002: Aug 1st 2024 at 3:48:13 PM

Aside from a shiny Cyndaquil that I caught at the Mall of America last June (from Pokémon Go's community day of the month) and a few Hisuian Pokémon from PLA, everything else I caught in my Violet Nuzlocke is well within the rules.

tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#203003: Aug 1st 2024 at 6:05:49 PM

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team is out on NSO Expansion Pak on August 8th.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Lymantria Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph from Toronto Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph
#203004: Aug 1st 2024 at 6:12:13 PM

[up] If anyone’s wondering, the absence of Blue Rescue Team is due to it being released for the DS, and dual-screen games are hard to rerelease on the single-screen Switch.

But yeah, still no mainline Pokémon games from the first three gens on NSO…maybe we’ll have better luck with the Switch 2.

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Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#203005: Aug 1st 2024 at 6:34:08 PM

If we can't have the mainline games with Stadium compatability, can we at least have Pinball?

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#203006: Aug 1st 2024 at 7:23:13 PM

I am wrong on the date for the North American update for NSO version of Red Rescue Team. Nintendo of America's social media post on it also says August 9th.

I wonder if a Pokemon Presents will be presented next Friday.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#203007: Aug 1st 2024 at 7:24:06 PM

Pokemon Presents usually happens on Sundays or Tuesdays, not Fridays.

The legend has returned.
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#203008: Aug 1st 2024 at 7:27:45 PM

It still is kinda weird how Red Rescue Team is coming to NSO on August 9th in all regions when western Europe and North America usually get NSO updates the day before time zone wise.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
wooden-ladybug93 Since: Feb, 2024
#203009: Aug 1st 2024 at 7:29:03 PM

I randomly started giving both human and non-human names to my Pokémon depending on how I feel. Like I named my Garganacl "Taco" and my Meowscarada "Blossom".

RacattackForce (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#203010: Aug 1st 2024 at 7:30:18 PM

I've been expecting an announcement tomorrow for a Tuesday, August 6th Pokémon Presents, so the fact that Mystery Dungeon is seemingly a Friday release (which is also a weird day for an NSO drop, since that's usually Tuesday-Thursday for the West) definitely catches me off guard.

EDIT: [up] I generally go for a theme whenever I play. When I first played ORAS, for example, I named all my Pokémon after types/brands of candy.

Edited by RacattackForce on Aug 1st 2024 at 10:32:41 AM

Hylarn (Don’t ask)
#203011: Aug 1st 2024 at 9:33:20 PM

Do you guys think they'll use Z-A as an opportunity to give the Kalosian started some Megas?

Maybe? They're making a deal about bringing megas back, so I'd expect new ones, and the original reasoning for not giving Kalos mons megas doesn't matter here... but if they're following the PLA approach to starters the original Kalos trio won't be in the spotlight

wooden-ladybug93 Since: Feb, 2024
#203012: Aug 1st 2024 at 9:35:12 PM

Me: wants to draw myself as a Pokémon trainer

Also me: can only draw super simple Pokémon like Voltorb and Marill

MEKristian Since: Nov, 2009
#203013: Aug 1st 2024 at 9:35:50 PM

I remember randomly seeing a Youtube video thumbnail with a title proclaiming a Presents on the 8th, but I didn't really give the concept much mind.

Only mentioning it now with news of the Mystery Dungeon date being the 9th.

RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#203014: Aug 1st 2024 at 9:40:36 PM

I'm still very curious about the whole premise for ZA. City development is all we know but that's enough of a hook for me.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
Chariot King of Anime Since: Jul, 2014
King of Anime
#203015: Aug 1st 2024 at 9:41:49 PM

I'm still on the side of it being set in the future rather than the past.

dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#203016: Aug 1st 2024 at 9:44:01 PM

[up][up]I think a lot of people are curious, seeing as we don't really have much information on the game other than it takes place in Kalos. The first trailer didn't really have any gameplay to show, so we're pretty much left guessing.

I just hope that we don't get any Pokemon locked behind save bonuses, but I'm not holding my breath on that, considering Arceus locked Shaymin and Darkrai behind Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokemon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl respectively. I certainly wouldn't be surprised if, for example, Hoopa requires you to have save data from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Edited by dragonfire5000 on Aug 1st 2024 at 9:44:11 AM

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Lymantria Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph from Toronto Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Tyrannoraptoran Reptiliomorph
#203017: Aug 1st 2024 at 9:52:18 PM

[up] Sure, Hoopa has nothing to do with Scarlet and Violet, but Shaymin has no more to do with Sword and Shield (not even being programmed into said games) and yet it’s obtained through a SwSh save data bonus in Legends: Arceus. And there were no Galar Pokémon or forms at all in PLA anyway, so they couldn’t have used the bonus for that. Who knows if there’ll be any Paldea mons or forms in Z–A.

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#203018: Aug 1st 2024 at 9:55:16 PM

Hoopa is also one of those few mythical mons who are plot relevant albeit in a very limited capacity since it's his rings that allow you to meet legendaries in the Hoenn remakes.

Hoping he gets to show up in ZA.

"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
#203019: Aug 1st 2024 at 10:10:45 PM

[up]Arceus had every Mythical Pokemon that debuted in Generation IV in it, so I wouldn't be surprised if Z-A included all Mythical Pokemon that debuted in Generation VI. For what it's worth, all three of those Mythicals can be transferred to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, so I'm currently guessing that Z-A will have them all be obtainable.

It just wouldn't surprise me if you needed save data from other Pokemon games to unlock all of them, given Arceus locked two of their Mythicals behind other games' save data.

Edited by dragonfire5000 on Aug 1st 2024 at 10:13:46 AM

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Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#203020: Aug 1st 2024 at 10:26:44 PM

I wouldn't be surprised if Hoopa was an antagonistic force in Legends Z-A, either through a more prominent side quest or the main story.

The legend has returned.
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010
Professional Forum Ninja
#203021: Aug 1st 2024 at 11:47:55 PM

As of June 30th, Sw Sh is at 26.35 million sold and SV is at 25.29 million sold.

According to Serebii, SV is the third and fastest games to hit the 25 million mark.

"We're all paper, we're all scissors, we're all fightin' with our mirrors, scared we'll never find somebody to love."
RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#203022: Aug 2nd 2024 at 12:17:54 AM

[up][up] Hoopa strikes me as more mischievous than sinister unlike Pecharunt. So I think his villainy will be more akin to pranking fun than mind controlling a town to attack you.

But that said, I was reminded of that one edgy game that revealed Hoopa was the real main villain all along and pretending to be Arceus. Out of nowhere.

It was pretty funny. Order is mine.

"The Black Rage makes us strong, because we must resist its temptations every day of our lives or be forever damned!"
diddyknux (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#203023: Aug 2nd 2024 at 2:42:16 AM

I agree with Anomalocaris - Why CAN'T we have Pokemon Pinball? tongue

Edited by diddyknux on Aug 2nd 2024 at 2:42:42 AM

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
#203024: Aug 2nd 2024 at 3:22:04 AM

[up][up] unless it acts more in line with the Hoopa movie, with its unbound from being more malicious then its confined from.

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RedHunter543 Crimson Paladin Since: Jul, 2016 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
Crimson Paladin
#203025: Aug 2nd 2024 at 3:34:30 AM

Yeah good point. Masters also portrayed Unbound as willing to work for Giovanni was well in contrast to regular Hoopa who is friendly with Lear.

"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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