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    Wait, what, you can set that before starting the game?!
    I... Coulda sworn there was an options menu on the new game menu, but I just checked on B2 and B.O., but it's not listed there. Mind must be playing tricks on me.

    Also, I like how everyone's picking Black this time around. I was picking Black before it was cool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by OracleofWuffing View Post
    I... Coulda sworn there was an options menu on the new game menu, but I just checked on B2 and B.O., but it's not listed there. Mind must be playing tricks on me.
    Oh, good, I hate to think I'd been that stupid a dozen games in a row...!

    Quote Originally Posted by OracleofWuffing
    Also, I like how everyone's picking Black this time around. I was picking Black before it was cool.
    I suspect everyone's picking Black 2 because Black 2 unlocks the hard mode (so we can play White 2 on hard); I don't think any of us want to make the game easier (not even non-Nuzloke me!) I mean, heck, my seven-year old niece doesn't really need any help, and aside from where to go next, and making combat easier won't help with that anyway...



    Also, I picked Black before White the first time around, too. (Actually, I had been intending to go for White first this time around, bu then I heard about the difficulty unlocks.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by OracleofWuffing View Post
    Thing is, since it's Magnemite pre-Steel, the pokemon you'd compare it to would be Pikachu. Which, yeah, still isn't a thing like the movesets we have now, but it really says something when Pikachu starts off with Thundershock and it's Magnemite's strongest level-up Electric attack that it learns at level 25.
    Magnemite in this gen has to compare itself to Mareep... which, thanks to its Steel typing, it does so favorably despite having a fairly significant drop in HP because it becomes invincible to almost everything it'll face.

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    Hmm... Nah, not gonna use Magnemite. Using Magnemite will just depress me by reminding me about using it back in Gen 1. No, go ahead, look at its moveset from back then.
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    On the topic of magnemite, didn't it used to have Levitate as an ability? I was really irritated to find out it didn't have that, and instead you have to pick up a late game ability and waste a turn to get it. If magnemite isn't levitating how do they expect it to be moving?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seerow View Post
    On the topic of magnemite, didn't it used to have Levitate as an ability? I was really irritated to find out it didn't have that, and instead you have to pick up a late game ability and waste a turn to get it. If magnemite isn't levitating how do they expect it to be moving?
    It never did. It gets Magnet Rise, but that's it.

    Also, they changed Magnemite's Pokédex entry. Rather than using electromagnetics to float... it produces antigravity.

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    Guess I just misremembered then.


    Anyway, does anyone know if it's possible to expand your join avenue to open more shops? I figured 8 was the cap, but there's medals that say things like "Open 50 shops in join avenue", and I doubt they want you to close up and replace your shops that often... or do they?
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    Beat the first gym last night... felt very lackluster. Normal types, really? And crappy ones as that.

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    Really? Reducing Cheren, the rival from BW1 to being the first Gym Leader? Hell, he had powerful enough pokemon to be a champion, or a member of the elite four...

    That was a bit of a disappointment for me... but we'll see how things move along.


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    Wow, looks like they took the rival from Gold/Silver, and simply made him the opposite. He cares about Pokemon TOO MUCH. Freaks out at tiny little things.

    Yeah...

    But on the plus side, I do like the change of pace, I haven't seen a rival that has that kind of personality yet.
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    Beat the first gym last night... felt very lackluster. Normal types, really? And crappy ones as that.

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    Really? Reducing Cheren, the rival from BW1 to being the first Gym Leader? Hell, he had powerful enough pokemon to be a champion, or a member of the elite four...

    That was a bit of a disappointment for me... but we'll see how things move along.
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    He comments on that, too. Juniper tells him to deal with it. If you Unova Link with a completed Black/White, he will get that team for rematches later.

    ...Also, Hugh's eyes do not fit his personality. At all.

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    Beat the first gym last night... felt very lackluster. Normal types, really? And crappy ones as that.

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    Really? Reducing Cheren, the rival from BW1 to being the first Gym Leader? Hell, he had powerful enough pokemon to be a champion, or a member of the elite four...

    That was a bit of a disappointment for me... but we'll see how things move along.
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    And then he complains that he wishes he could use his real team in battle.

    I guess this lends credence to the theory that Gym leaders have multiple teams and pull them out based on the strength of the challenger.

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    He comments on that, too. Juniper tells him to deal with it. If you Unova Link with a completed Black/White, he will get that team for rematches later.

    ...Also, Hugh's eyes do not fit his personality. At all.
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    Unova Link? I don't need a 3DS for that, right? I know you need a 3DS for some feature, I can't remember which... but I have a DS Phat... so... yeah.
    Not that one. All you need is two DSes. The 3DS doesn't have two DS card slots anyway.

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    Question, about Hidden grottos. Do you think it's more fair that I can only catch one Hidden grotto pokemon but it doesn't count as a route, or I can pick between a hidden grotto pokemon and a normal route pokemon if the area has a hidden grotto I can reach?
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    It depends. Do you play that each room in a cave is its own area for the purposes of catching pokemon? Because in that case, I'd say hidden grottos are basically the same situation.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Forrestfire View Post
    It depends. Do you play that each room in a cave is its own area for the purposes of catching pokemon? Because in that case, I'd say hidden grottos are basically the same situation.
    Well no I just catch one pokemon per cave.
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    Great...

    Started my Nuzlocke.

    On Route 19, I caught a Purrloin. Named it "Kitty!". On route 20, it died to the very first trainer's Patrat's crit, in one hit from full. This run is not looking good.

    Worse, I've already gotten the Mystery Gift Genesect and sent over the Tornadus from the dream, so if it stays like this, I've just lost both of those. And I also lose the best ID number I've ever had. Look:

    EDIT: Wow that's a massive pic. Changing the link to a thumbnail, but the number is 09999

    EDIT AGAIN: Route 20's poke is a Sewaddle named ComfyCoat.

    EDIT THE THIRD: DOUBLEPOST AVOIDANCE: Patrat at Floccesy Ranch, named Looker. Because frankly, he does it better than that idiot from Platinum ever did.

    YET ANOTHER EDIT WHERE DOES IT END!!: Okay, why does a ranch have a janitor who wants to spar... Aaand his Lillipup killed my Patrat. Stupid underestimating-effects-of-Leer. I've got 5 pokes (limiting amount I use Dream Radar ones), and two are down. This is going really badly.
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    That's a nice ID number.

    Too bad about the casualties, though. I hope you manage to find a magnemite, or a shuckle on the dream radar. He's a really good tank for nuzlockes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Forrestfire View Post
    That's a nice ID number.

    Too bad about the casualties, though. I hope you manage to find a magnemite, or a shuckle on the dream radar. He's a really good tank for nuzlockes.
    I found a Shuckle, but he came after I found Tornadus. By the rules I figured out, that means I can't use him til the third gym (pre-Tornadus is at first gym, Tornadus is at second, post-Tornadus-pre-next-guy is at third, etcetera).

    EDIT: Wow that was close. ComfyCoat taken to 1 by a crit Scratch from a wild Psyduck. The way this is going, I'm considering allowing Revives as long as they're used in-battle (quick enough care and they're not dead yet). I still lose those first two, but I've got a few from Dream Radar.

    EDIT: First Gym: Complete! First pokemon from Dream Tier One: Recievable! So do I get Munna (first, third, and fourth from that tier) or Sigilyph (second)?

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    Question, about Hidden grottos. Do you think it's more fair that I can only catch one Hidden grotto pokemon but it doesn't count as a route, or I can pick between a hidden grotto pokemon and a normal route pokemon if the area has a hidden grotto I can reach?
    I determine it based on the area listed on the Pokemon's stat screen, so one hidden grotto pokemon.

    Anyway, I'm slugging my way through Relic Passage right now. I absolutely shouldn't be, because nuzlocke, but my urge to explore and see everything wins out. As underlevelled as I am (26-28), the place is brutal. I lost Akem Manah (my Yamask) to a Boldore Rock Slide critical, and am probably going to lose two or three more before I make to the other side.
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    Stupid cheating game... Clay's already got one of the most hax Pokémon of the generation, why give him the unfair RNG advantage, too?

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    Wait, what? Huh? Um, so is Unova Link something that I should be doing right now, or is that just for postgame stuff?
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    Unova link is definitely something you should be doing now. The Memory Link unlocks special pokemon owned by N, and also lets you see flashbacks as you go along the main story. It's all very neat.

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    *looks up Unova Link*

    ...

    *Rushes to grab brother's DS and copy of Black*

    Welp, gotta catch all N's pokemon, because man that's awesome.

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    I love the irony that all of N's pokemon have hidden power fighting.

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    The more I read about Challenge mode, the more I desparately want it to have been a starting option. Or at least the keys be tradable via wifi. Dammit, Nintendo.

    Well, maybe I can hold out hope for it being so in the next generation.

    Ho hum, at least my pass through W2 is going to be amazing.

    (Though I think I may well scrap my half-completed nominal team - Pidove/Golet (for Fly), DW Corphish (if I ever manage to catch one!!!), Magnamite, Sewaddle, Axew and ? (probably a starter from one generation or another)) for something bred and prepared with a bit more punch. I'm okay with running through a fairly mediocre team (my Emerald run was Seviper/Whishcash/Sceptile/Sableye/Typhosion/Swellow; I needed to do some serious level-grind to beat the E4), trying that on hard mode... my not be wise! Hopefully, though, by that point, I'll have access to most Pokemon from all generations.)

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    I am annoyed. I want to get a Memory Link between my Black and my Black 2. However, I am currently at university, so the "borrow my brother's DS for a while" plan is out, and none of the WiFi hotspots appear to be compatible. There may be hotspots in town, but I have no idea if those are compatible, and it's a bit of a walk there only to be disappointed. And I have no idea how I would go about making one for myself. Any help?
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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Final_Stand View Post
    I am annoyed. I want to get a Memory Link between my Black and my Black 2. However, I am currently at university, so the "borrow my brother's DS for a while" plan is out, and none of the WiFi hotspots appear to be compatible. There may be hotspots in town, but I have no idea if those are compatible, and it's a bit of a walk there only to be disappointed. And I have no idea how I would go about making one for myself. Any help?
    I was having trouble finding compatible wifi as well. I did manage to find a solution, though. Do you know anyone with a smartphone capable of making a wireless hotspot? I know a classmate of mine couldn't figure it out with his iPhone, but on my Android phone I'm able to set the hotspot so it's an open network.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gulaghar View Post
    Welp, gotta catch all N's pokemon, because man that's awesome.
    When I first encountered that I was debating whether to swap my Houndoom for the pokemon I got from it. At least for now I decided to stick with Houndoom since from what I can tell their stats are fairly similar and Houndoom has the bonus of fire STAB.

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    Well, lost the first Munna in the factory place in the second gym town. Got a magnemite (named Ama because i slipped and hit enter midway through typing Amalgam), though, and will soon replace the Munna with a Sigilyph.
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    I just got to the seventh gym, and I've decided that I don't like Opelucid City's music in Black and Black 2

    The White music is so much more awesome.

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