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Another reason why Pokemon won't die: any mechanic, no matter how convoluted and obscure, will eventually get not just a guide but actual calculators on how to understand it.
Pokémon (Not-So) Griefing Thread - Scarlet and Violet Released with 10 Million Copies in First 3 Days in Buggy States
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So, between my bouts of shiny hunting for 3 segment Dudunsparce (10 phases atm) and Masuda Method for some oddly specific Pokemon, I've begun a second playthrough. These open world games are much better enjoyed a second time around when you're abusing applying all that knowledge from your first run. Allow me to share some of my most recent exploits (and no, I do not use external software or hardware to edit my save data):
Meet Cherry. Cherry has just arrived to Paldea to attend UVA. If you were to judge Cherry based on just her appearance, you may believe she would pick a fire Pokemon as her starter. While you may be correct in that assumption, she did not start with UVA's standard fire starter Fuecoco. It seems Director Clavell just so happened to have run out of that particular species. Instead, our fresh newbie has begun her adventure with a Ceruledge.
Cherry's new rival, Nemona, has taught her how to capture new Pokemon to add to her team. Cherry rounded out her team shortly after this tutorial with the following Pokemon:
An incredibly sleek Vaporeon.
A grumpy Shroomish.
A camera shy Magnemite.
An adorable little Ralts.
And an incredibly fierce Bagon.
What other discoveries will Cherry find along Poko Path? Who knows!
Meet Cherry. Cherry has just arrived to Paldea to attend UVA. If you were to judge Cherry based on just her appearance, you may believe she would pick a fire Pokemon as her starter. While you may be correct in that assumption, she did not start with UVA's standard fire starter Fuecoco. It seems Director Clavell just so happened to have run out of that particular species. Instead, our fresh newbie has begun her adventure with a Ceruledge.
Cherry's new rival, Nemona, has taught her how to capture new Pokemon to add to her team. Cherry rounded out her team shortly after this tutorial with the following Pokemon:
An incredibly sleek Vaporeon.
A grumpy Shroomish.
A camera shy Magnemite.
An adorable little Ralts.
And an incredibly fierce Bagon.
What other discoveries will Cherry find along Poko Path? Who knows!
So you know that little trick that lets you teleport to Pokemon you initiate battle with? I spawned wild Pokemon on the cliffs north of Poko Path to teleport out of the tutorial sections allowing me to sequence break and collect these Pokemon. I plan on galivanting around Paldea on foot completing as much of my Pokedex as possible and leveling my team as high as possible before completing the tutorial. I don't have access to my ride Pokemon, Terastallization, Tera Raids, Picnics, the Gym challenge, the Team Star raids, Titans or even trading as those don't activate until the Treasure Hunt starts. Why am I doing this? I want revenge on that level 40 Houndoom in the story and like hell will I let that stupid sandwich stealing dragon upstage me.
And poor Arven... first his Mabosstiff was savaged by a Paradox Pokemon, and then his Skwovet is going to meet me...
And poor Arven... first his Mabosstiff was savaged by a Paradox Pokemon, and then his Skwovet is going to meet me...
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do the wild pokémon attack the player like in Legends? Or does bumping into them immediately start the pokémon battle?
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They don't attack the player specifically, just the player's Pokemon. Running into them initiates battle with that specific Pokemon. Some Pokemon are aggressive and chase you down to initiate battle. Some approach, investigate and interact with you a little bit until you actually touch them, and some are just indifferent and ignore you until you touch them. The rules are the same as past games. If your Pokemon all faint, you "white out" or rush to the nearest Pokemon Center or whatever the in-game description for it is now. I haven't had all my Pokemon faint in this game beyond one of the Area Zero fights and that fight just lets you retry.
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I'm not knocking it, mate, I'm pointing out you won't get shit like that in Temtem. Pokemon fans smooth over the games more obscure mechanics with shit like this, and helps the franchise keep momentum.hey man this shit is fucking useful
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my new theory that is canon & objective fact: it was all just movie acting and sada and turo are both alive, present and happily married and arven has both of his parents and mabosstiff never got hurt
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I'd skipped out on Legends for some reason or another. But, I've got that Pogeymans bug in me and I bought it. It's really good. Not perfect, but I'm honestly digging it more than I was Scarlet and Violet. Just beaning some unsuspecting Pokemon from behind and catching it is really satisfying. I really like having to be sorta tactical and plan around big, nasty Pokemon that are right in your way early on too. It's insane how much better it looks visually than Scarlet/Violet as well. Sure, I'd say the newer releases are more ambitious as far as content goes, but I'm loving it so far. Nearing the fight with Noble Electrode, so not all the way done. I hope we get another entry like this. I know we won't, since that'd be cool. But, something set in ye olde Kalos, Johto or Unova would be especially interesting. Like, something around the time of the war mentioned in X/Y's backstory or someting around the time of the Brass Tower getting burned or seeing Reshiram and Zekrom getting sealed away. Or even something set in modern times, but still using this sorta system would be fun.
A Legends-style game in Hoenn would have been fun, but IGN said too much water so I don' t want to swim.
A Legends-style game in Hoenn would have been fun, but IGN said too much water so I don' t want to swim.
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I made the same connection, and at least for me I can only think of the Cinnamon Stick character from the old Apple Jacks commercials.
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Speaking of Gholdengo, I finally found enough coins to evolve a second one, and this time I made sure to have him in a Luxury Ball.
Because sticking to the theme is important.
Because sticking to the theme is important.
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Balltism is life.
I still haven't gotten Scarlet but, are there a good number of different balls to use?
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Aren't the different pokeballs the one constant throughout the series? I'd imagine there's plenty to choose from.
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All of them are back, although some you can only get as a gift from filling out the Pokédex/finding them at the daily auction and bidding on them. So they’re very rare. Friend Ball, Heavy Ball, Level Ball, Love Ball, ect.
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Other than Master Ball which you get one of, all other balls should be reobtainable. Apparently, the Beast Ball is a reward from the Academy Ace Tournament but it's incredibly rare at 1% drop chance.
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With the story usually being boring and shallow, the lore of pokemon games as a whole is great.
Legends Arceus did a lot right, placing hints to future games, perfectly capturing the setting and atmosphere of the feudal sinnoh region.
There's alot of potential for future games.
For unova, the original dragon would make a great final boss like Arceus.
In Alola you could play as a native Alolan fighting off Unovans who invade the island with ships.
Even kanto has a huge chunk of unsolved mysteries under the surface that can be further fleshed out.
More hyped for any legends game that will eventually be released than for mainline games and remakes.
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Next Raid event is announced:
Tyranitar in 4&5 Star raids for Scarlet, Salamance in the same for Violet. No set Tera type, assuming they'll have decent IVs like all raid mons. Runs during the weekend, from the 9th to the 11th.
While I do love both of these guys, why they couldn't cut offline people a break and switch the two (Bagon is Violet exclusive while Larvitar is Scarlet exclusive), I simply do not know.
Tyranitar in 4&5 Star raids for Scarlet, Salamance in the same for Violet. No set Tera type, assuming they'll have decent IVs like all raid mons. Runs during the weekend, from the 9th to the 11th.
While I do love both of these guys, why they couldn't cut offline people a break and switch the two (Bagon is Violet exclusive while Larvitar is Scarlet exclusive), I simply do not know.