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

[Catgirl Tyranid]

All of you are autistic. And on that note, any good hacks around that specifically cater to nuzlockers? Preferably a GBA rom since those run fine on my phone.

 

[TVB]

All of you are autistic. And on that note, any good hacks around that specifically cater to nuzlockers? Preferably a GBA rom since those run fine on my phone.

Why yes, I am autistic. And I do like playing ROM hacks.

 

[Anonitolia]

Rich of you to call us autistic right before immediately asking for a nuzlocke mode, but anyways

any good hacks around that specifically cater to nuzlockers

Pretty sure 90% of them nowadays have a setting for it- the good ones that come to mind are Unbound and Rogue Emerald I think, but it's been a while since I played those so they might not have actual modes for it. I'd recommend Fool's Gold if you really want a challenge since it swaps around existing typings so that you never really know what's coming, but unlike a total randomizer you can learn the new typings and plan around them as opposed to just being caught off guard by shit like weird movesets or type combinations every time they come up. Also all the gym leaders keep their original typings (just use new mon) and there's lots of content.
Go in totally blind for the best results (assuming you also want to tell a story as opposed to just crushing your balls with an obelisk).

 

[Catgirl Tyranid]

Rich of you to call us autistic right before immediately asking for a nuzlocke mode, but anyways

I am humbled by my own hypocrisy. But I meant more in the sense of narrative. I was wondering if there'd be any interest in a rom where recurring rivals have entirely different teams because you murdered their old one like a psychopath each time you lock eyes. I know there's zero chance it's been done competently since anyone with the technical know how probably simultaneously sucks at writing or has a job somewhere doing that same thing for money instead, but I figure there's some terrible ones around that'd be fun to laugh at.

Unbound and Rogue Emerald

Fool's Gold

Much obliged!

Go in totally blind for the best results (assuming you also want to tell a story as opposed to just crushing your balls with an obelisk).

I'll go in blind and post a summary of my inevitable demise. Sounds fun.

 

[Anonitolia]

I was wondering if there'd be any interest in a rom where recurring rivals have entirely different teams because you murdered their old one like a psychopath each time you lock eyes.

Fuck, that actually sounds really cool. I had no idea that's what you meant, but now I almost want to see it as a hardcore 3edgy5me hack about how the MC is too strong. Fire Red Rocket Edition sort of tried that but it barely focused on it so now I am left wanting.

 

[Registration]

>what is the point in catching 'em all in a series whose main tagline and entire purpose consisted almost exclusively of "collect every single monster" (up until Ohmori and co decided that didn't make enough money)

That tagline is exclusive to US marketing, even in my country it wasn't about catching it all, it was something like "we have to catch them".

And if your autism and basic knowledge of how it is pointless to not only catch every single one or even train them to level 100 will get nothing at single player game experience. Sorry buddy, but you are not very smart to understand the shallow pool you got in

 

[Lone Star]

That tagline is exclusive to US marketing, even in my country it wasn't about catching it all, it was something like "we have to catch them".

They'd have to approve of that headline, wouldn't they? And have "Catch 'em all!" be something encouraged by the franchise? Besides, the earlier generations start off with the professor explicitly wanting you to catch all the Pokémon available. Not required to beat the game, but it's something you're asked to do.

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

They'd have to approve of that headline, wouldn't they? And have "Catch 'em all!" be something encouraged by the franchise? Besides, the earlier generations start off with the professor explicitly wanting you to catch all the Pokémon available. Not required to beat the game, but it's something you're asked to do.

More than asked to do, encouraged to do and rewarded for doing. The whole idea of Pokemon isn't just battling, it's collecting too.

 

[Registration]

More than asked to do, encouraged to do and rewarded for doing. The whole idea of Pokemon isn't just battling, it's collecting too.

Not sure about the later games (fifth gen later), the only game where catching is encouraged is fire red and leaf green since the doctor aides give you useful itens for ir. And this was only on fire red, not in the original game. The only ''reward" for completing the dex was a shitty certificate of autism. Something more of a badge of shame than anything grand.

 

[NerdShamer]

Not sure about the later games (fifth gen later), the only game where catching is encouraged is fire red and leaf green since the doctor aides give you useful itens for ir.

I think Gen 3 was partially gated with how many critters that you've seen. Can't really remember how Gen 4 went, but I remember getting something from Rowan's assistant.

 

[Lone Star]

It's odd how only after hundreds of Pokémon were removed that the games started to really reward players consistently for the Pokédex. Scarlet and Violet giving you constant rewards was a good incentive for catching all the Pokémon that Game Freak decided were allowed back.

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

Not sure about the later games (fifth gen later), the only game where catching is encouraged is fire red and leaf green since the doctor aides give you useful itens for ir. And this was only on fire red, not in the original game. The only ''reward" for completing the dex was a shitty certificate of autism. Something more of a badge of shame than anything grand.

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No, in the original games the more you caught you'd be awarded by Oak's aides. It's one of your primary goals in the story too, plus the certificate. Just because there's not a gun to your head doesn't mean it's not encouraged and rewarded.

 

[Archeops]

We’re about ~13 minutes away from today‘s Pokémon Direct.

I think Gen 3 was partially gated with how many critters that you've seen. Can't really remember how Gen 4 went, but I remember getting something from Rowan's assistant.

I believe you got an EXP Share from Dawn's/Lucas' father on Route 206 if you have 35 or more Pokémon registered in your PokéDex.

Gen 3 had its own issues completing the National Pokêdex at first thanks to it being sealed off from Gens 1 and 2, rendering a big amount of the Johto section of it incomplete. FRLG, Emerald, and the GCN games helped fix that issue.

 

[Gravityqueen4life]

look how they massacred my boy.

 

[Inafune Fanfiction]

We’re about ~13 minutes away from today‘s Pokémon Direct.

I believe you got an EXP Share from Dawn's/Lucas' father on Route 206 if you have 35 or more Pokémon registered in your PokéDex.

Gen 3 had its own issues completing the National Pokêdex at first thanks to it being sealed off from Gens 1 and 2, rendering a big amount of the Johto section of it incomplete. FRLG, Emerald, and the GCN games helped fix that issue.

Yay, more mobile game garbage and another DLC for the price of a full gen 4 game at MSRP! TPC’s CEO looks more and more like the leader of the bad guy team of the pokemon franchise IRL in every subsequent appearance.

Would love a pokemon game where you don’t have any barriers to migration and could pick a single pokemon you have from an earlier game to start with or at least be relevant to the fucking plot around gym 7/8 and not the postgame because the whole “friendship” thing is nothing but lipservice and a hidden mechanic to get a crobat without it.

It would be like the Ash anime whenever he reunited with his former pokemon.

 

[Leaf Wage Slave Jr]

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look how they massacred my boy.

I shudder at what they're going to do to Entei.

I'm also feeling more and more justified by saying to hell with this franchise until Gamefreak gets their shit together. Which is likely never, so at least I have ROMhacks of... varying quality. Well shit.

 

[Archeops]

Eh, it was an okay stream.

Spoiler: My thoughts on it all

The WC stuff was fluff we already knew about outside of the specialty merch for the champions and the craptastic promo every participant gets. The promo being garbage is actually a plus for a lot of players, Tropical Beach is seen in a fair amount of Expanded decks and Champion’s Festival was rumored to have some weird synergy with Gardevoir ex decks.

Pokémon: Path to the Peak (the TCG-centric animated series looks like quasi-Pixar shit and I’m not gonna watch it. The only approving nod of they get from me is the “Path to the Peak” subtitle, they at least recognize some of the recent “meta” TCG cards currently being run.

Eh, I didn’t play the original Detective Pikachu and I more than likely won’t play this one.

I started to peter out of the anime when Gen IV rolled out and I haven’t watched it since and I’m not gonna start that up again and watch this new iteration.

I’ve always wanted to attend an IRL GO Fest event but I’ve been stuck with the Global runs ever since they started doing ‘em. And Niantic introducing Paldean Pokémon before they even finished adding in the rest of the Alolan and Galarian ‘dexes (and Hisui to some extent) boggles the mind but isn’t unprecedented, they did this with Galar a while back and they were still adding Unovan and some Sinnoh Pokémon to the game.

I don’t really care for Pokémon Unite, Masters EX, or Cafe Mix so I can’t say much about those.

I’m surprised that they’re dropping both the old GB TCG game and Pokémon Stadium 2 are dropping later today. I just wish that they’d figure out what the fuck is going on with the Switch’s control stick and some of the mini-games, I can only do bottom-row and top-row throws in Ekan’s Hoop Hurl for some unknown reason.

I have a feeling that Pokémon Sleep could help me out with tracking my sleep patterns but I’d rather not have another Niantic app on my phone.

Pokémon: Paldean Winds looks interesting but I never kept up with Twilight Wings when it was revealed. I may or may not watch it.

The Mew and Mewtwo stuff was leaked a while ago but it‘s nice to see that we can ALL get a free Mew for Scarlet and Violet without shelling out for a Poké Ball Plus (I don’t think they even make them anymore).

The Teal Mask DLC looks neat. I like the new evolution Applin gets in it and I think its Supersweet Syrup Ability (lowers the evasiveness of opposing Pokémon when it first enters battle) will piss off Smogon something fierce if it has decent stats. The unique look that Ogrepon gets when it Terastalizes seems to confirm the Tera Mask stuff that was leaked a while back but I’m still taking that with a grain of salt. I’m also glad to see that the ”better competitive stuff pops up in the DLC” continues with the form of mochi, I think this is also the second time we’ve seen an item that completely reset a Pokémon’s EV gains (the reset bag in XY’s Super Training feature is the first). I’m also glad to see that this shit releases next month rather than at the tail-end of November like I expected.

The Indigo Disk DLC is okay, they’re keeping some stuff vague for later news drops but I‘m patient. The Elite Trial stuff is basically a retread of Gym Trials but that bit about giving one of them giving Koraidon/Miraidon temporary full flight and hinting at the ability to fully unlock it is definitely a nice bit of info. Archaludon is an interesting evolution that opens up the potential for Eviolite Duraludon whilst also putting itself into an interesting place with its two main abilities (Stamina/Sturdy). The League Club stuff looks like it’s a substitute for the Crown Tundra’s Galarian Star Tournament with its ability to make key Trainers from Paldea into special instructors and rebattle them. I’m disappointed that we don’t have a proper release date for The Indigo Disk but I’m guessing it’ll be in early December if not earlier.

That last bit about our adventures in the DLC areas will “lead you back to to Paldea“ and asks us “what could the Hidden Treasure of Area Zero be?” makes me believe that we might get a third part to the combined story that the DLC is bringing just like the base game did with its three story paths leading into its “The Way Home” finale. Unlike a lot of people here I actually like the way Paradox Raikou looks and Paradox Cobalion is one of the few Violet Paradox Pokémon I don’t actually hate.

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To be honest I had a feeling that Paradox Raikou (the official name is Raging Bolt) was either going to be based off of a pterosaur or some form of sauropod due to Raikou’s storm theme. Ironically enough I was leaning more towards the latter in part due to brontosaurus meaning “thunder lizard” in Latin.

Also, the official art looks a bit more bearable than its in-game look even if some people will compare it to Horizon: Zero Dawn’s Tallnecks.

 

[Catgirl Tyranid]

- This art style needs die. This looks awful and I hate the minority pandering.

- A bunch of mobile bullshit...

- Pokemon Gameboy TCG and Stadium 2 coming to switch sounds fun.

- The Teal Mask looks like it actually has a competent narrative which is neat.

- But The Indigo Disk is just more school life sim which doesn't particularly interest me. Then again I don't have SV so oh well.

This was a very underwhelming presentation. At least I might be able to have fun with the Stadium mini games for a while and I've never played the GBC card game so I'm looking forward to that.

 

[Archeops]

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- This art style needs die. This looks awful and I hate the minority pandering.

Yeah, this reeks of it being a TPCi production since Championship Points (which are awarded to Play! Pokémon competitors that place well in events like League Challenges/Cups, Regionals, and International Challenges) are straight-up mentioned in the trailer.

 

[huecoffs02]

Violet bros we finally got a win on the Paradox mons.