Pokémon Thread XIII: Our Ponies are ON FIRE!

[Derjuin]

And this is all I can think now:

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I have this really unfortunate thing where whenever I hear or see lucario, I can only think of...LLAMACARIO.

[Forrestfire]

What.

Also, I found that my lucarios had this annoying tendency to get one-shotted in my White 2.

Still totally worth it, though. Lee and Neji were strong enough to sweep the elite four by themselves. They got fainted by Iris, though.

[Mando Knight]

Umm... weird question, but I just noticed my Lucario is a Fighting/STEEL type... why the hell is he considered a Steel type? I see no steel on him... or anything of the sort.

What?

See the spike on his chest and on his hands?

Also, totally give Lucario Drill Run, Game Freaks. You know you want to.

His FISTS! They are made of STEEL!

Is there? I admit, I didn't really think to compare them. Been a little while now since I beat them on Black.

Example (all E4 members in Gen V have the same level range): Caitlin's Musharna in Black/White: Level 48. Her Musharna in Black/White 2? Level 56. (Her Challenge Mode Musharna? Level 60. And those were for the initial match)

[Milo v3]

After turning on my old copy of Sapphire again, a message came up saying that the internal battery is dead and the clock events wont work anymore.

Other than berries growing, what other things are determined by the clock?

[Derjuin]

After turning on my old copy of Sapphire again, a message came up saying that the internal battery is dead and the clock events wont work anymore.

Other than berries growing, what other things are determined by the clock?

Day/night cycles, weekly events like people giving out items, Mirage Island appearing, etc.

[Gullara]

*launches Soul Silver*

I got two goals today. Get a Scyther in the Bug Catching Contest and catch myself a Ditto for all the good natures. This is gonna take a while. @.@

At least after this I can use the Ditto's to breed Munna's with Synchronize.

[Aotrs Commander]

Is it me, or is smogon very unreliable as a website? (I mean getting access to it, not as source of information!) I've been using it (for the first time really) just to give a few ideas as to what to do with some of my teams, but it seems to have a worse connection than GitP did on a bad day...

[Mando Knight]

I haven't had much problem with it before...

[Aotrs Commander]

Seems to be back now, but earlier, it was consistently giving me "cannot connect to the webpage", so I just wondered it if was a common issue. Guess not...

[Mando Knight]

Considering that the US East Coast is suffering a major hurricane, sites being down isn't really much of a surprise...

[Beacon of Chaos]

So.... I've been thinking about getting BW2, but I'm not sure about it. How does it compare to BW1? Are there any major changes, or is it more like Emerald or Platinum; an expanded version of the previous game? Does Dream World still work with BW2?

[Mando Knight]

So.... I've been thinking about getting BW2, but I'm not sure about it. How does it compare to BW1? Are there any major changes, or is it more like Emerald or Platinum; an expanded version of the previous game? Does Dream World still work with BW2?

Yes and no.

Like Emerald and Platinum, the sequels overhaul the Pokémon distribution and the gameplay expansion is relatively minor (adding in far more move tutors, a couple of UI changes, and some moveset differences). Unlike the 3rd Version tradition, however, BW2 doesn't merely alter a couple of details from the previous versions' take on the storyline, it skips ahead two years and gives you a completely different character and referencing the BW1's plot fairly frequently.

It also adds in more diversions, primarily Join Avenue, Pokéstar Studios, and the Pokémon World Tournament.

Dream World was overhauled before the games' Japanese release to update it for BW2 (again, altering and expanding the Pokémon distribution), and the international servers also received the final parts of the BW2 updates before the US release date.

[Beacon of Chaos]

New story, more diversions (anything like the battle frontier?) and more move tutors sounds good, but I'm not sure I really want it that bad. I think maybe I can wait until Christmas for this. I still have Conquest to go through anyway. The only thing I lose out on not getting it now is Genesect (I think?) and I'm not too fussed about that.

[Mando Knight]

(anything like the battle frontier?)

The Battle Subway (returning from BW1) is more-or-less Unova's version of the Battle Tower. Some of other facilities from the previous Frontiers have been adapted into Clay's new Pokémon World Tournament, though the real attraction is the guest star opponent tournaments... after beating the E4, you can battle all the gym leaders (except Koga, but including Giovanni) with your preferred battle style (single, double, triple, or rotation), as well as all the Champions.

Tournaments include Gym Leaders from a specific region, Champions, Type Experts (Gym Leaders and Champions who prefer specific types, with Ace Trainers and Veterans filling in extra slots... since no E4 members are included for some reason, that means Dark consists solely of filler trainers), Rentals, Mix (the opponent gets to take one of your Pokémon! You get one of theirs in return), and Downloadable tournaments (including ones where your opponents use Legendaries... and not just the relatively lame ones like non-event Entei, I'm talking Sabrina with Mewtwo).

[boj0]

I have a Skarmory, ferrothorn, Lucario, and (almost) a Haxorus. Training in Reversal mountain, this is going to be hilarious

[Mando Knight]

Got my first Gym Leader visitor...

...Marlon.

On another note, if your shop owners start a chain of further recommendations, things can get crazy. The very next guy after Marlon visited four stores.

[Mercenary Pen]

On another note, if your shop owners start a chain of further recommendations, things can get crazy. The very next guy after Marlon visited four stores.

True that, I managed a chain of six or seven the other day...

[tonberrian]

Man, Gen VI better have a Dark-type gym. Also, I'm tired of water gyms, ice gyms, and rock gyms.

[Othesemo]

Man, Gen VI better have a Dark-type gym. Also, I'm tired of water gyms, ice gyms, and rock gyms.

I think dark is the only type that hasn't had a gym yet. Though it has had several E4 members.

[tonberrian]

Alright, my vision of a gym setup

Ground
Electric
Flying
Fighting
Steel
Dark
Psychic
Multitype (Pretty varied, each pokemon has a move that is Grass, Water, or Fire, Leaders are a triple battle with the final forms of the three starters)

[Othesemo]

Alright, my vision of a gym setup

Ground
Electric
Flying
Fighting
Steel
Dark
Psychic
Multitype (Pretty varied, each pokemon has a move that is Grass, Water, or Fire, Leaders are a triple battle with the final forms of the three starters)

The last gym would be pretty awesome. I've always wondered why it is that you're the only trainer who has the starters, even though they're supposed to be given to everyone.

[Seerow]

True that, I managed a chain of six or seven the other day...

It really is amazing. I had one person visit every shop on my avenue.

Unfortunately, it seems that when you get those chains, only the last person they visit counts for increasing your overall Join Avenue level. It is nice for getting some experience on those shops you're not focusing on though.

[Mando Knight]

Also, I thought the guys giving me RageCandyBars, etc. as rewards for movies were being cheapskates. Then I looked at what the maid buys them for. Gateaux and Lava Cookies are 4000, RCBs are 6000. The Lemonade and Energy Root guys are still a gyp, though.

[Othesemo]

Also, I thought the guys giving me RageCandyBars, etc. as rewards for movies were being cheapskates. Then I looked at what the maid buys them for. Gateaux and Lava Cookies are 4000, RCBs are 6000. The Lemonade and Energy Root guys are still a gyp, though.

Which maid is this?

And especially in the early game, having a stock of 70 lemonades can be a big money saver.

[Ryuho Tsugu]

Which maid is this?

And especially in the early game, having a stock of 70 lemonades can be a big money saver.

The one in the trailer on Route 5.

[Mando Knight]

Well, yeah, early on, the Lemonade spam is handy. After that, though? It's mostly just backpack filler.

[Beacon of Chaos]

The Battle Subway (returning from BW1) is more-or-less Unova's version of the Battle Tower. Some of other facilities from the previous Frontiers have been adapted into Clay's new Pokémon World Tournament, though the real attraction is the guest star opponent tournaments... after beating the E4, you can battle all the gym leaders (except Koga, but including Giovanni) with your preferred battle style (single, double, triple, or rotation), as well as all the Champions.

Tournaments include Gym Leaders from a specific region, Champions, Type Experts (Gym Leaders and Champions who prefer specific types, with Ace Trainers and Veterans filling in extra slots... since no E4 members are included for some reason, that means Dark consists solely of filler trainers), Rentals, Mix (the opponent gets to take one of your Pokémon! You get one of theirs in return), and Downloadable tournaments (including ones where your opponents use Legendaries... and not just the relatively lame ones like non-event Entei, I'm talking Sabrina with Mewtwo).

Ooh, see, now that interests me a little more. Sounds like you can get some really exciting stuff here. And it would be nice to actually have some interesting triple/rotation battles. White 1 had exactly one rotation battle in the whole games.

[Mando Knight]

Ooh, see, now that interests me a little more. Sounds like you can get some really exciting stuff here. And it would be nice to actually have some interesting triple/rotation battles. White 1 had exactly one rotation battle in the whole games.

There's a whole lot more in 2. Not counting battles where you have a partner, there's probably two or three times as many trainers that will challenge you to a triple or rotation battle as there are trainers that will challenge you to a double battle. The revised Opelucid gym has one trainer for each of triple and rotation battles.

[Nate the Snake]

Man, Gen VI better have a Dark-type gym.

Keep in mind that it's called the Evil type in Japan, where the game is made. There's a reason why they haven't already done a Dark gym.

Japanese name notwithstanding, the Dark type is all about underhanded tactics and bad sportsmanship. That's not a philosophy that Gym Leaders should be advocating, because they're pillars of the community and role models for less experienced trainers. The Elite 4, on the other hand, can get away with being dark and edgy anti-heroes because they're celebrity idols that are just that awesome.

[tgva8889]

Hint: The Gym Leader of the Evil-type Gym is the Big Bad.

Also, aren't the Elite 4 supposed to also be everything the Gym Leaders are? I fail to see how this whole "can be MULTIPLE Elite 4 members but never a Gym Leader" thing works.