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

MightyBiteySnake said:
As a general rule in Nuzlockes, the rule is a catch a single pokemon for each uniquely named area: for example, you can't catch Lapras until you get into the deeper parts of Union Cave, but if you've already got a pokemon in there, you can never get Lapras.
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Wait, does the Lapras count as a static encounter, or it doesn't because it's optional unlike the Snorlax in front of Diglett's Cave?

MightyBiteySnake said:
Similarly, Dark Cave is all one area as well, and any routes with disjointed entrances.
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Alright, was just making sure.
 
Jelly Duvall said:
I'm debating. Let's Go Eevee and Shield? Or pass
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If you want more interaction with your Pokemon and really don't care about balance, Eevee.
If you want the best competitive training experience you can get, Shield.








If you care about the story, look into fangames.
 
Because a lot of people have been complaining about/feeling weird about Johto recently, I actually came across this recently.

It's worth a watch through if you're feeling iffy about Johto.

 
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Pissmaster said:
I like the lazy designs because they make me think of a Japanese dude at 3am just watching TV for inspiration and saying "I don't know, it's- it's a candle. It's a candle with eyes. It evolves into a Victorian-era street lamp and then a chandelier. I don't- it's just- I don't care. It's fine."

and i laugh
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How dare you call the litwick line's design lazy! I demand that you fight me IRL!
 
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Disc said:
Because a lot of people have been complaining about/feeling weird about Johto recently, I actually came across this recently.

It's worth a watch through if you're feeling iffy about Johto.

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The guy summed up the negatives in a quarter of the time KingK's video did lol.


Like I agree that those negatives have hurt the generation, especially on a technical level and definitely in hindsight, but it's still gonna take a lot to change my mind on Johto as a region. (Also, did Azumarill really suck that hard back then? Azumarill was my MVP in Silver and was my very first Pokémon I raised to level 100, I adore my aqua rabbit so very much. I wish the battery drain hadn't been a big issue, I could've been able to go back and look at my team to make sure I'm not remembering things wrong because I swear Azumarill was the queen of my team. But yeah, was really bullshit Dark-type Pokémon were post-game only.) If anything, I think what I truly love the most about it is the lore and that's been a constant given throughout the years every time I think back and return to Johto. I have my Pokémon favorites from the gen, but the region itself was so much different compared to Kanto. There was more life to it, I felt, and the magical moment of first walking into Ecruteak City and hearing the somber tune of its history and then learning about its myths was what got me to believe Johto was something special. (This was before or after solving the Kabuto puzzle, can't recall.)
 
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The guy summed up the negatives in a quarter of the time KingK's video did lol.


Like I agree that those negatives have hurt the generation, especially on a technical level and definitely in hindsight, but it's still gonna take a lot to change my mind on Johto as a region. (Also, did Azumarill really suck that hard back then? Azumarill was my MVP in Silver and was my very first Pokémon I raised to level 100, I adore my aqua rabbit so very much. I wish the battery drain hadn't been a big issue, I could've been able to go back and look at my team to make sure I'm not remembering things wrong because I swear Azumarill was the queen of my team. But yeah, was really bullshit Dark-type Pokémon were post-game only.) If anything, I think what I truly love the most about it is the lore and that's been a constant given throughout the years every time I think back and return to Johto. I have my Pokémon favorites from the gen, but the region itself was so much different compared to Kanto. There was more life to it, I felt, and the magical moment of first walking into Ecruteak City and hearing the somber tune of its history and then learning about its myths was what got me to believe Johto was something special. (This was before or after solving the Kabuto puzzle, can't recall.)
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Keep in mind you can bullshit basically anything through the story if you level it hard enough.

Azumarill's BST at the time was 410, mostly oriented in it's defenses. It's attack stats are both 50 (later special would get a +10 boost), while it's defenses are 100/80/80. That's about the BST range of most mid-stage starters. And plenty of pokemon with higher BST from Johto (Mismagius, Sneasel, Gligar) would later receive evolutions.

Lapras matches or beats it in every stat, has coverage and a stat spread that compliment each other (BoltBeam and more with higher special attack) and can offer team support or crowd control that Azumarill can't. Azumarill was just a very standard Bulky Water - perhaps the most overrepresented archetype in the game - until the various buffs turned it into a Huge Power Aqua-Jetting Monstrosity.
 
Silver Nuzlocke update:

I'm at Goldenrod, and am just grinding for now, but I don't think it'll be enough. My party right now:

Jigglypuff (♀ lvl 20)
Bayleef (♂ lvl 21)
Gastly (♂ lvl 21)
Gyarados (♀ lvl 20)
Noctowl (♀ lvl 20)
Slowpoke (♀ lvl 17)

I had a thought that for Whitney, I was going to open on Clefairy with Gastly, put it to sleep and then inflict Nightmare before switching out to Jigglypuff for Rollout--maybe spam Defense Curl or use the X Defend before Rollout. Miltank would come out and then just rely on luck. I've thought about using Disable, too, although Stomp will hurt.

But I don't think it's going to be enough without more grinding, and I don't think Jigglypuff will be faster even if I got her to level 25 or so.

I have a female Bellsprout, though. I've thought maybe I can grind her to level 20 or so (maybe 24 to get Acid as a Weepinbell) so I can switch out to her once Miltank comes out and use Stun Spore. I think she'll be my sacrifice so I can get Jigglypuff out there for a Rollout. Or, if instead of Jigglypuff, I could grind Nidoran♀ (would've been Geodude instead, but it's unfortunately male) to learn Tail Whip and send her out after Paralysis to lower Miltank's Defense or just spam Double Kick. I think Weepinbell will still be a sacrifice unless Miltank got a paralysis to switch out to a fresh Rollout. I could also grind my female Ekans to a higher level to when she learns Glare and teach her Dig (or have my Slowpoke be taught Dig, but she'd be slow) to fuck with Rollout. I still have an Ether to restore that PP.

Thoughts or suggestions?
 
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A Weddell Seal said:
The safest and most effective strategy you could do is putting the Clefairy to sleep and setting up on it in my opinion. If you do not have the Hard Stone - which I think you can get before you defeat Whitney - then you could get it on a Thursday from Arthur and then equip it to Jigglypuff to buff Rollout.
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Fuck, I'd have to wait another week for that, then. Honestly forgot where Arthur of Thursday was.

Yeah, Bayleef has Reflect. I suppose I'd have to get rid of Growl which I thought perhaps lowering Miltank's Attack will help. As much as I like the Chikorita line, I was honestly hoping for either Cyndaquil for Speed or Totodile, but my Trainer ID didn't match up for it.

Had a thought, too, that if I stick with Ekans (it'll be an Arbok on level 23 with Glare, just checked), I could pump it with X Attack in between Digs. I kinda suspected I'd get a Pokémon in my party up to level 25 before taking her on, anyway. Getting Leaf Stone through Mystery Gift sounds neat, but it's a rare occurrence even if I did it to wait out until Thursday. I'll still try it out, though.
 
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I chose to open up with Arbok from the start and after a quick Glare just pumped her with three X Defends while Clefairy spammed Metronone, Double-Slap, and one Mimic to get Glare. Was much more annoying than Miltank since I spent most of the turns keeping Arbok in good health, so it took a Glare, two Leers, two Digs, and a Bite to take it down. Stomp most likely would've kicked my ass much more than Rollout, but the X Defends kept that from being worse.

I think I'll keep Arbok in the party for a bit longer. Maybe use her to sweep Morty's gym, I dunno.
 
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Jelly Duvall said:
I'm debating. Let's Go Eevee and Shield? Or pass
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Sword or Shield, depending on which exclusives you want.

Galar is hilariously easy to assfuck, but it's got a lot of competitive oriented shit.

also Sword has Sirfetch'd. 10/10
Sundae said:
Samurott, Scolipede, and Volcarona are some other great Gen 5 designs.
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i think most of gen 5's designs were pretty good overall. They tried to match a lot of the vibes of gen 1 designs and "design archetypes" but it turned into a really memorable region tbh.

I think like, 70% of my favorite mons come from Unova.
 
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Jean Lafitte 1812 said:
Serebii put out their competitive Pokemon of the Week for the week and it's the mascot of the site Celebi. It has such 10,000 IQ advice such as run HP Fire and Celebii's biggest threat being Greninja. In Sword and Shield. A game that contains neither of these things.

I'm guessing that they copy-pasted some of it from Gen 7's PotW but damn.
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serebii is dying a slow death anyways.
 
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