Pokémon (Not-So) Griefing Thread - Scarlet and Violet Released with 10 Million Copies in First 3 Days in Buggy States

[UntimelyDhelmise]

You know what the extra funny/sad thing about the Unown is? They deleted Hidden Power, the single solitary move they can ever know. So what's gonna happen whenever they're eventually back? Will Hidden Power be reinstated by then or will GF be forced to give them an actual moveset (if not some random replacement move like just giving them Psychic or something)?

 

[Kari Kamiya]

I haven't played mystery dungeon outside of rescue team and explorers so I dunno if it was addressed in the others, but unown lore feels like something they could've used in that series since those games have the opportunity to be more lore focused than the main games. You know, like how they used quirky pokedex entries and incorporated them in these games like the ninetales legend, gardevoir sacrificing itself for its trainer and dusknoir being able to travel to altenate worlds.

I don't remember anything Unown-specific in the games outside of Aegis Cave, but the lore was ignored in those games, too. Really is a shame.

 

[NerdShamer]

You know what's weird? Your character falling into a coma and sleepwalking to the nearest Pokemon center while nothing happens to your opponent when they lose.

 

[Canned Bread]

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Unless they are focusing primarily on The Crowned Tundra, having this stream is pretty pointless considering it's on the same day that The Isle of Armor gets released. Definitely feels like they should have done this at least a week ago. News is news though, so I guess I shouldn't complain too much.

Why pretend that's even possible, there's no way to balance Comp in any meaningful way, only make it slightly less busted.

That and anybody who can look at Dynamax and tell me that Gamefreak cares about balance with a straight face should be put into a mental ward.

 

[Kari Kamiya]

You know what's weird? Your character falling into a coma and sleepwalking to the nearest Pokemon center while nothing happens to your opponent when they lose.

Probably explains why it is you listen to the Pewter City Jigglypuff sing but then aren't affected by it (but your Pikachu is).

 

[Boobie Bomb]

Biggest retard on the planet

 

[NerdShamer]

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@ChucklesTheJester is Whack longer than the gba Pokemon games? Because it looks like this guy hadn't heard of it.

 

[Kari Kamiya]

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No kidding.

 

[Disc]

Unless they are focusing primarily on The Crowned Tundra, having this stream is pretty pointless considering it's on the same day that The Isle of Armor gets released. Definitely feels like they should have done this at least a week ago. News is news though, so I guess I shouldn't complain too much.



That and anybody who can look at Dynamax and tell me that Gamefreak cares about balance with a straight face should be put into a mental ward.

There's also the possibility they're going to detail the next part of the dlc (if anything).

Gamefreak clearly feels a need to introduce a Cool New Mechanic(tm) every expansion. As much as people have been complaining that the games mechanics are stale, there's not really something like the Physical/Special split that can be added that would definitely improve the game.

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Who's this douchebag?

 

[Love Machine]

So when do you guys think theyll unlock the dlc?

 

[Boobie Bomb]

There's also the possibility they're going to detail the next part of the dlc (if anything).

Gamefreak clearly feels a need to introduce a Cool New Mechanic(tm) every expansion. As much as people have been complaining that the games mechanics are stale, there's not really something like the Physical/Special split that can be added that would definitely improve the game.


Who's this douchebag?

He's a Bigalow who supports BLM a terrorist group that just fucks shit over.

 

[Disc]

He's a Bigalow who supports BLM a terrorist group that just fucks shit over.

Okay, standard twitter trash, but did he come up in the thread before the first post? It didn't seem to have anything to do with Pokemon.

 

[Rotollo]

So when do you guys think theyll unlock the dlc?

immediately after the direct or whatever this is, kinda been purposefully avoiding this DLC btw since last time I paid attention it just got me more and more warey of gen 8. Honestly GF without the brand rec would have pretty piss poor marketers

 

[Love Machine]

But coom cannon slowbro is kino!

 

[Robert James]

Honestly I think SwSh is getting a bunch of crap it doesn't deserve.

The National Dex thing is annoying as all hell but this isn't the first time Gamefreak has done this (and everyone but me jerks off to gen 3) and outside of that the actual games are a huge step up from Sun and Moon. The Gyms actually felt like a real professional sport.

My theory has always been if it would of stayed a 40$ handheld game as designed people wouldn't of cared, I mean it has some of the bigger issues Pokemon has had over the years, low difficulty, no story, 1 hit KO moves, cut features but they always had those issues.

I think the wild zone and the national Dex did a lot of the damage and feel unfinished and thrown in last second, like nintendo let them know they couldn't port it to the 3DS three months before release. Admittedly the areas outside the wild lands can be beautiful and the pokemon interaction were amazing at times. One moment that got me was in glimwood tangle where one path is blocked off by an impidimp and if you chase after it it leads you to a dead end and a morgrem attacks you. The fact that the even references the pokedex entry was amazing. Or the Octolocs on route nine that were 5-6 levels above the pokemon in the route and acted as barriers to items.

As for the national dex, it was something that pissed the fans off and frankly had no excuse. The models didn't have a huge upgrade the move pool was reduced and the fact that the wild lands routinely update with new Mons and have various weather patterns you had the room to put each Pokemon in an area.

The game pissed of the fans and because fans atacked it everyone dogpiled on it because it was, and always has been, an easy target. I always found it funny when people kept positioning Tem-Tem as the mon killer, it wasn't, and they just showed how little people understood about pokemon. Some of my favorite quotes was how Tem-Tems had abilities, status moves, priority moves, hidden abilities, EV's, Egg moves, Breading for IV's, Same Type Attack bonus and my favorite hold items. People showed how little they actually knew about Pokemon.

 

[Love Machine]

So any final bets on the Galarian Form they have been keeping under wraps for the final pop off? I'm betting, Heracross!

 

[Nauseated Courgi]

So any final bets on the Galarian Form they have been keeping under wraps for the final pop off? I'm betting, Heracross!

Pikachu.

 

[CausticMinory]

I'm in the "No new galar forms, just giving you the alola forms" just cause I feel GF would be that lazy.

 

[Love Machine]

I'm in the "No new galar forms, just giving you the alola forms" just cause I feel GF would be that lazy.

Most of them are already in through Bank.

 

[Disc]

We Saw 30 Minutes of Pokémon Sword and Shield's Isle of Armor DLC - IGN

We got an extended new demo of the first Expansion Pass content.

www.ign.com

Some key insights:

There are two specific things I want to point out from my hands-off demo. First, I noticed that the Pokémon in the first trainer battle were around level 60 - the same as the highest level Pokémon in the trainer's party. Nintendo’s Demetrius Boggs told me that the new Pokémon expansion pass areas’ trainers and wild Pokémon scale with your own Pokémon's levels. Specifically, Boggs confirmed the DLC areas would even scale to match a team of Level 100 Pokemon.

Not only that, but these areas can be accessed as soon as you reach the Wild Area of Pokémon Sword and Shield, just a few hours into the games. So whether you've just started or have already completed every post-game activity and have a full party of level-100 Pokémon, both parts of the expansion pass, The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra, will match your Pokémon's level.
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Overall, each of these micro areas seemed to be a little more full with environmental touches like logs or trees than the mainland wild area was. I also saw Pokémon interact with their surroundings in ways I hadn’t before. For example, I saw a Pokémon on a tree branch in the forest. Though Nintendo couldn't confirm how we could interact with this Pokémon, I assume it could be lured down from the tree by whistling at it - like you would lure flying Pokémon down from the sky in the base Pokémon Sword and Shield.
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One of the challenges involves collecting Max Mushrooms, which are used to create the previously revealed Max Soup which unlocks the ability for a Pokémon to Gigantamax. Though I only saw a single different trial (one I can’t reveal just yet), it reminded me of the minigames you might encounter as part of Pokémon Sun and Moon's Island Challenge, except perhaps less involved.
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I didn't see the menus for this, and Nintendo and the Pokémon Company couldn't give me any additional information, but I saw two different bikes with different “trails" similar to the trails you unlock for your cars in Rocket League!

The first one in particular is a relief. I was wondering how they'd balance it - for early game or for endgame - because it seemed like it was tuned towards starting players.