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

[Archeops]

I got extremely lucky recently and encountered two Shinies within an hour of each other, the first was a Silicobra that I only noticed was Shiny after noticing its eyes weren't the usual green color (I blame my initial skepticism on it being night when I found it, the lighting makes it barely noticeable than a regular one) and the second one was another Hoppip that spawned while a thunderstorm was raging in the area and blasting other Hoppip into oblivion.

Oh, and on the topic of the anime I've honestly lost any sort of interest in it after Gen 3's movies (more specifically Jirachi - Wish Maker and Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea) so Ash's time in show coming to an end and a reboot-of-sorts coming soon doesn't really effect me all that much.

My only complaint? I wish it had the catching system of PLA, but mostly, I want the fucking shiny jingle to alert you of shinies back. Because now it's me having to stop every 20 steps and look at a Pokemon and try to fucking determine if it's a slightly different shade or not.

Whenever I hear people complain about the loss of PLA-style catching I always remind myself that they're essentially in the same camp as the fans that whinge and complain about the loss of Megas, Z Moves, LGPE-style catching (yes, I HAVE heard people complain about this), and similar gameplay "gimmicks" that set each game and Gen apart from the rest outside of the Pokémon themselves. You'll get these "gimmicks" in other games that share the same style but expecting them to be added to the main line games is a crapshoot.

I will agree that the loss of PLA's overworld Shiny SFX/VFX combo is an absolute travesty, the lack of one makes it extremely difficult to find Shinies of some of the newer Pokémon and I genuinely hope that it comes back in a future patch.

The next 7-Star Tera Raid event will be Fighting-type Cinderace, lasting from Dec 31–Jan 1 and returning for Jan 13–Jan 15.

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Just what we all wanted, right?

There's also going to be an event for Delibird from Dec 23–25 (1–5 stars, various types).

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Serebii link

To be fair Cinderace was chosen due to 2023 being the Year of the Rabbit, it’s even mentioned on the Raid event’s Poké Portal News article. I am mildly disappointed with

 

[Rattus]

Whenever I hear people complain about the loss of PLA-style catching I always remind myself that they're essentially in the same camp as the fans that whinge and complain about the loss of Megas, Z Moves, LGPE-style catching (yes, I HAVE heard people complain about this), and similar gameplay "gimmicks" that set each game and Gen apart from the rest outside of the Pokémon themselves. You'll get these "gimmicks" in other games that share the same style but expecting them to be added to the main line games is a crapshoot.

Agreed. I much preferred the catching mechanics of PLA, but it was a crucial part of what made that game special.

Incidentally, they'd better make another 'Legends' game. It would be such a waste not to.

To be fair Cinderace was chosen due to 2023 being the Year of the Rabbit, it’s even mentioned on the Raid event’s Poké Portal News article.

True. I actually didn't notice that until after I'd posted. It is still a bit disappointing, though. I was hoping the next one would be more exciting than yet another Charizard event.

 

[Viscious Seviper]

The latest pocketmons game I got is Alpha Sapphire, so shinies are still rare to me.

I've been playing the games on and off since the time Gen 1 was new, and I've only seen a wild shiny - that wasn't the Red Gyarados - only once or twice: a green Zubat.

the only time I ever saw a shiny without consciously looking for one was a shiny blue gastly in the memorial tower by solaceon town when I was a kid. Obviously I caught it but since gengar is a trade only evolution, it sat in my PC ever since

 

[gmax alcremie]

I want the fucking shiny jingle to alert you of shinies back. Because now it's me having to stop every 20 steps and look at a Pokemon and try to fucking determine if it's a slightly different shade or not.

It's definitely a case where I'm annoyed that GameFreak hasn't jumped on the accessibility bandwagon like, at all. Like ffs you'd think a game aimed for small children would have voice acting by now but here we are. I've seen plenty complaints from colorblind players or legally blind players about the lack of extra visual cue or sound cue and even taking away options like being able to switch to "set" mode arguably makes a game less accessible. The small amount of players who have mobility or dexterity problems now have to input extra button presses

Anyway you probably know this but for shinies the best way not to miss them is to throw out a Pokémon in "Let's Go" mode because they'll refuse to fight the shiny

 

[Thiletonomics]

Murkow is the new Incineroar being on all teams ffs.

It appears to have taken the Prankster support role that Whimsicott would fill in previous generations of VGC, since Whimsicott is not available in S/V. The fact that Murkrow can benefit from Eviolite (since Honchkrow gets Moxie instead) also helps.

 

[Viscious Seviper]

It's definitely a case where I'm annoyed that GameFreak hasn't jumped on the accessibility bandwagon like, at all. Like ffs you'd think a game aimed for small children would have voice acting by now but here we are. I've seen plenty complaints from colorblind players or legally blind players about the lack of extra visual cue or sound cue and even taking away options like being able to switch to "set" mode arguably makes a game less accessible. The small amount of players who have mobility or dexterity problems now have to input extra button presses

Anyway you probably know this but for shinies the best way not to miss them is to throw out a Pokémon in "Let's Go" mode because they'll refuse to fight the shiny

I have no idea why they decided to throw out all the good things US/UM did. It was the perfect generation with the GTN being accessible to everyone and 90% of the pokemon being actually obtainable in 1 version of the game. They even threw in a second cosmog for Lunala/Solgaleo and they were the last cool box art legendaries in their own right.

Though it will never not be funny that I somehow caught Solgaleo at the start of the battle with 100% HP with a single premier ball.

 

[huecoffs02]

It appears to have taken the Prankster support role that Whimsicott would fill in previous generations of VGC, since Whimsicott is not available in S/V. The fact that Murkrow can benefit from Eviolite (since Honchkrow gets Moxie instead) also helps.

It is a pretty cool interaction and I am a Murkrow fan tbf. I am just very partial towards Rain this gen so I can't fit another flying type with Pelipper and Kilowattrel

 

[whatever I feel like]

It's definitely a case where I'm annoyed that GameFreak hasn't jumped on the accessibility bandwagon like, at all. Like ffs you'd think a game aimed for small children would have voice acting by now but here we are. I've seen plenty complaints from colorblind players or legally blind players about the lack of extra visual cue or sound cue and even taking away options like being able to switch to "set" mode arguably makes a game less accessible. The small amount of players who have mobility or dexterity problems now have to input extra button presses

Anyway you probably know this but for shinies the best way not to miss them is to throw out a Pokémon in "Let's Go" mode because they'll refuse to fight the shiny

I'm glad they didn't cripple their game for the fraction of a percent of the audience that is crippled themselves. Get that God of War shit outta here.

 

[gmax alcremie]

I'm glad they didn't cripple their game for the fraction of a percent of the audience that is crippled themselves. Get that God of War shit outta here.

Do you perhaps need me to compensate for a disability like dyslexia or irlen syndrome that would help with your reading comprehension to help you understand the whole post rather than fixating on one word? I can happily change the color or font for you.

Bringing back options and features from earlier games and adding voice acting is not going to cripple the game, now that I'm thinking about it I wish they'd bring back L=A as well which is another accessibility feature for people with only one hand. I don't specifically know God of War but I'm generally pro-accessibility *options*, particularly subtitles and screen readers. I'm sorry the existence of menus you can completely ignore offends you so much.

 

[whatever I feel like]

Do you perhaps need me to compensate for a disability like dyslexia or irlen syndrome that would help with your reading comprehension to help you understand the whole post rather than fixating on one word? I can happily change the color or font for you.

Bringing back options and features from earlier games and adding voice acting is not going to cripple the game, now that I'm thinking about it I wish they'd bring back L=A as well which is another accessibility feature for people with only one hand. I don't specifically know God of War but I'm generally pro-accessibility *options*, particularly subtitles and screen readers. I'm sorry the existence of menus you can completely ignore offends you so much.

God I'm so fucking glad they don't have voice acting. You being pissy about it only makes me gladder.

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

Current shiny collection.

 

[UnsufficentBoobage]

Whp else never noticed that all past Paradoxes have yellow eyes and a tail?

Slither Wing's fatty dino tail is so cute.

 

[negativlad]

To be fair Cinderace was chosen due to 2023 being the Year of the Rabbit, it’s even mentioned on the Raid event’s Poké Portal News article. I am mildly disappointed with

They should've chosen Azumarill so we could all get a taste of our own medicine. Maybe Diggersby, even...

Also, while I loved the speed and satisfying *thwock!* of PLA catching mechanics, I'm a little glad they went with a hybrid of being able to catch something off guard but still having to put a little work in. I filled my PLA boxes with so much trash it's unbelievable; if I'd kept playing long after the Mass Outbreak update, they'd be bursting at the seams.

It's definitely a case where I'm annoyed that GameFreak hasn't jumped on the accessibility bandwagon like, at all. Like ffs you'd think a game aimed for small children would have voice acting by now but here we are. I've seen plenty complaints from colorblind players or legally blind players about the lack of extra visual cue or sound cue and even taking away options like being able to switch to "set" mode arguably makes a game less accessible. The small amount of players who have mobility or dexterity problems now have to input extra button presses

Anyway you probably know this but for shinies the best way not to miss them is to throw out a Pokémon in "Let's Go" mode because they'll refuse to fight the shiny

I don't really give a shit about accessibility options, but I sorta wish they'd bring back Catching Contests, the daycare, secret bases, rumors, a national dex with postgame expansion, contests (even if poffins are tedious), fossils, VS Seeker, the Area Dex, the Safari Zone, medals, Easy/Hard Mode, dark locations, berry farming, the fucking Battle Frontier/Subway/Maison/Tree/literally any challenge for testing your highest level lads and teambuilding skill against at all, the GTS, Supertraining, the PokeGear or whatever they called it in Gen V, rotation battles, battles royale, and Shuckle.

 

[Viscious Seviper]

Anyone else get some creepy yandere vibes from that girl with the green hair highlight in SV?

The first chance I got to run away at the lighthouse ended with her shouting that she could see me down there and my character’s pupils shrinking with an expression that I should call for help.
Then I stopped playing because there are more forced cutscenes and invisible walls in that one section of the game than in even half of Sun/Moon.

 

[Rome's rightful successor]

Hmmm....

 

[ToroidalBoat]

Anyone else get a Mew back when Gen 1 was new?

I went to this giveaway thing at a mall where you'd put your cartridge in this machine that would transfer a Mew, and you'd get a printed "Certificate of Authenticity". IIRC the OT of mine is "LINKW", and I think this was around the time the first movie was out. Of course since then they did wireless transfer at places like GameStop or Toys R Us. Nowadays it's probably some internet thing.

(BTW the moveset I settled on was Psychic, Softboiled, Ice Beam, and Earthquake, IIRC.)

 

[Sundae]

I'm just going to leave this here:

Whp else never noticed that all past Paradoxes have yellow eyes and a tail?

Slither Wing's fatty dino tail is so cute.

Slither Wing is awesome. When I get around to getting Scarlet, I want to get a whole team of Slither Wings.

 

[Yukako]

Anyone else get some creepy yandere vibes from that girl with the green hair highlight in SV?

The first chance I got to run away at the lighthouse ended with her shouting that she could see me down there and my character’s pupils shrinking with an expression that I should call for help.
Then I stopped playing because there are more forced cutscenes and invisible walls in that one section of the game than in even half of Sun/Moon.

I've seen a few fanarts depicting her as such. She's much more exaggerated (or 'neurodiverse' per Twitter) than the previous rivals.

 

[Smug Chuckler]

Anyone else get a Mew back when Gen 1 was new?

lol I got mine from under the truck.

I kid, but there was a bug in the game for you to get it.

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

Anyone else get a Mew back when Gen 1 was new?

I went to this giveaway thing at a mall where you'd put your cartridge in this machine that would transfer a Mew, and you'd get a printed "Certificate of Authenticity". IIRC the OT of mine is "LINKW", and I think this was around the time the first movie was out. Of course since then they did wireless transfer at places like GameStop or Toys R Us. Nowadays it's probably some internet thing.

(BTW the moveset I settled on was Psychic, Softboiled, Ice Beam, and Earthquake, IIRC.)

I did. I remember we got there before the mall had opened and we were all waiting at one of the entrances, than someone found a service entrance and everyone ran inside and through the back halls to get to where the setup was early. I think I was like 12th in line or less to get it on Yellow.