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

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Pretty sure I heard of something like that, but it must be in it's infancy right now. I know DS games, Gen 4 and 5, do have a functioning GTS just not that many people using it. I traded an Arceus I caught from the Azure Flute event for a shiny Ariados that I will never use because Ariados is(sadly) garbage.
I've used the fanmade GTS server myself to get some missing legendaries and starters in HeartGold. It's cool but it's also filled to the brim with hacked Pokemon, and some of those can probably brick a save file or cause bad eggs if you're not careful. They have a site that shows all Pokemon currently on their GTS and I remember seeing a Braixen there somehow.

Doesn't Super Mystery Dungeon have all of them too, or is it missing evolutions?
PSMD has all Pokemon from gens 1 to 6 except for Volcanion which wasn't officially revealed yet.
 
I've used the fanmade GTS server myself to get some missing legendaries and starters in HeartGold. It's cool but it's also filled to the brim with hacked Pokemon, and some of those can probably brick a save file or cause bad eggs if you're not careful. They have a site that shows all Pokemon currently on their GTS and I remember seeing a Braixen there somehow.
I've never had any trouble with the GTS Pokemon. If anything, I am hoping that the 3rd gen Pokemon I got from my recent ROMhacks won't give me a bad egg.
 
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I've never had any trouble with the GTS Pokemon. If anything, I am hoping that the 3rd gen Pokemon I got from my recent ROMhacks won't give me a bad egg.
Aside from the occasional perfect IV shiny, I once got a very glitchy Electrode named -. It even showed up as the ? glitch Pokemon when I put it up back on the GTS to get rid of it. Fortunately nothing permanent happened from it, but it made me wary of the fan GTS.
 
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Aside from the occasional perfect IV shiny, I once got a very glitchy Electrode named -. It even showed up as the ? glitch Pokemon when I put it up back on the GTS to get rid of it. Fortunately nothing permanent happened from it, but it made me wary of the fan GTS.
It was likely one of the Missigno esque Pokemon that serve as placeholders. They still exist from Gen 1 days but are not as well known since there is no legit ways to obtain them. It should go without saying that you should only trade for Pokemon that look legit. At least Gen 4/5 GTS doesn't crash your game when you just hover over a hacked Pokemon, this made Gen 6/7 GTS literally unusable and the fix for this required a jailbroken 3DS
 
Well it appears that the rumors about the sale were true. Niantic has sold its gaming divsion, including Pokémon GO, for $3.5 billion.
Pokemon Go is no more, at least in the hands of Niantic. After a massive $3.5 billion deal, Pokemon Go, among other games like Monster Hunter Now have been sold to Monopoly Go creators, Scopely, and there are already major concerns.

Since its release back in 2016, Pokemon Go has gone from strength to strength, despite multiple community frustrations and the occasional dwindling playerbase. However, the time has come for change, as on March 12, 2025, Niantic announced its sale to Scopely.

While this certainly represents a new direction for the game, there are immediate concerns, particularly among long-time fans.


Shortly after the news broke, players took to social media to express their worries, with many hoping for “very little changes” in the game’s format, monetization, and overall design. Of course, a new publisher means we could see some changes.

Others are convinced this “might just be the beginning of the end” for the game, with the change not being particularly well-received among the community.

That being said, as part of the announcement, it was made clear that the development team behind Pokemon Go would be staying with the game, so if there were any changes, they may not be as intense as fans expect.


Interestingly, many players were quick to highlight the importance of Pokemon’s control over its IP. “Something to remember is that this isn’t just a Niantic thing commented one player, going on to explain that “the Pokemon Company is rabidly protective of their IP, and I would imagine that there are some pretty strong restrictions around what can and can’t be done with their license.”


However, with any major changes to game ownership, there will always be concerns, but what Pokemon Go’s future entails is anyone’s guess.
It's worth noting that Scopely also issued a message to the Pokémon GO, Pikmin Bloom, and Monster Hunter Now communities saying that the games will remain "the experiences you know and love" and that their committed to said communities but I'm extremely skeptical about it.
 
I'm seeing a new genre of pokemon scalper videos of guys cleaning out machines etc. Is the card game really still popular as a game or has it pretty much turned into a vanity hoarding and flipping commodity for adults? I was never into pokemon myself but I was under the impression that the card game had fallen off at least with actual kids.
 
Considering that Scopely also makes the WWE Champions game that DSP has whaled out on, GO will probably get worse for sure.
I’m inclined to agree but The Pokémon Company is insanely protective of their IP and Scopely is eventually going to have to report to them on any changes they make.
I'm seeing a new genre of pokemon scalper videos of guys cleaning out machines etc. Is the card game really still popular as a game or has it pretty much turned into a vanity hoarding and flipping commodity for adults? I was never into pokemon myself but I was under the impression that the card game had fallen off at least with actual kids.
It's unfortunately the latter, just look at the secondhand market prices for some of the chase cards found in some sets.

But as far as the Pokémon Center vending machines are concerned there is some hope at seeing some normalcy, I'm hearing that there's a hard limit of two-items-per-person limit (which is supposedly upheld by CC info and through a hidden camera on the machine) and some store managers going so far as to criminally trespass scalpers from their stores.
 
was doing one of those event charcadet outbreaks because i always kind of wanted a shiny one, even though it's one of those shitty shinies where hardly anything changes (its eye color is inverted so instead of red eyes on armarouge, they're blue, and instead of blue eyes on ceruledge, they're red)

i caught seven

i'm running out of box space and i'm apparently too lazy to use pokebank. guess i'll have to start ughhhh
 
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was doing one of those event charcadet outbreaks because i always kind of wanted a shiny one, even though it's one of those shitty shinies where hardly anything changes (its eye color is inverted so instead of red eyes on armarouge, they're blue, and instead of blue eyes on ceruledge, they're red)

i caught seven

i'm running out of box space and i'm apparently too lazy to use pokebank. guess i'll have to start ughhhh
I came around on the Charcadet evo shinies, because it just feels cool? Like, that's all you can see if the haunted armor it's inhabiting.
 
I'm seeing a new genre of pokemon scalper videos of guys cleaning out machines etc. Is the card game really still popular as a game or has it pretty much turned into a vanity hoarding and flipping commodity for adults? I was never into pokemon myself but I was under the impression that the card game had fallen off at least with actual kids.
Most of those people are niggers and don’t play. Towards the later part of last year with the release of surging sparks and post election results the space, which was already suffering from collector fags drew in a bunch of NFT fags and opportunists looking to make a quick buck.

It’s great if you do actually play because most of the staples are cheap now as the only cards collector fags want are the illustration rares. This makes a ripple where literally every other card bar a few are very inexpensive because they get opened up en masse as people try to rip packs chasing the IR/SIRs. I’ve managed to score a few playsets of cards like budew and the popular item cards that aren’t rotating out for my wife and I.
I’m inclined to agree but The Pokémon Company is insanely protective of their IP and Scopely is eventually going to have to report to them on any changes they make.

It's unfortunately the latter, just look at the secondhand market prices for some of the chase cards found in some sets.

But as far as the Pokémon Center vending machines are concerned there is some hope at seeing some normalcy, I'm hearing that there's a hard limit of two-items-per-person limit (which is supposedly upheld by CC info and through a hidden camera on the machine) and some store managers going so far as to criminally trespass scalpers from their stores.
As much as I’d like to breathe in the hopium from the changes being made, it also has to be stated that every man has his price and a lot of the people who work for distribution are still people and a lot won’t turn their nose up to the right bribe. Where I’m at there’s still people camping out and doing buyout runs that are willing to slip the MJ holdings guy a couple of bills to look the other way.
 
It’s great if you do actually play because most of the staples are cheap now as the only cards collector fags want are the illustration rares. This makes a ripple where literally every other card bar a few are very inexpensive because they get opened up en masse as people try to rip packs chasing the IR/SIRs. I’ve managed to score a few playsets of cards like budew and the popular item cards that aren’t rotating out for my wife and I.
That's something I should do but two things irks me at this point in time, the rotation that's happening in April and the registration fees for some tournaments.

The rotation thing isn't too bad but's gonna sting, we're basically losing everything from Brilliant Stars up to Crown Zenith. Meanwhile, registration fees are are fine for some tournaments but others feel absurdly high considering Pokémon's usual demographic (especially the reg fees for higher tournaments like Regionals and ICs).

That said there's always getting your feet wet at a prerelease.
As much as I’d like to breathe in the hopium from the changes being made, it also has to be stated that every man has his price and a lot of the people who work for distribution are still people and a lot won’t turn their nose up to the right bribe. Where I’m at there’s still people camping out and doing buyout runs that are willing to slip the MJ holdings guy a couple of bills to look the other way.
>MJ Holdings
I really don't like them as far as distributors go, if you've ever seen TCG products in stock on WalMart's website for exorbitant prices and noticed that it's from a seller known as GT Collectables and Toys then you've seen MJ Holdings' shady tactics at work.
 
That's something I should do but two things irks me at this point in time, the rotation that's happening in April and the registration fees for some tournaments.

The rotation thing isn't too bad but's gonna sting, we're basically losing everything from Brilliant Stars up to Crown Zenith. Meanwhile, registration fees are are fine for some tournaments but others feel absurdly high considering Pokémon's usual demographic (especially the reg fees for higher tournaments like Regionals and ICs).

That said there's always getting your feet wet at a prerelease.
Yeah, the fees vs prize support is and always will be something that weighs whether or not I’ll actually play at a store. It’s also going to suck that all of the radiant and V ’mons will be cycling out and decks like miraidon are just going to be SOL. If you’re wanting to pick up the game then your best bet is to just do so after the rotation because you’ll get to play with your G mark cards for another year before the next one.
>MJ Holdings
I really don't like them as far as distributors go, if you've ever seen TCG products in stock on WalMart's website for exorbitant prices and noticed that it's from a seller known as GT Collectables and Toys then you've seen MJ Holdings' shady tactics at work.
They slapped the $55 ETB barcode stickers on the $20 Black Friday bundles and constantly peddle garbage mystery boxes. Like does anyone really think they’re going to pay $50 and somehow get a pack of fossil or legendary collection? lmao no, you’re getting 3 Pokemon Go packs and 2 other weighed packs.

Walmart only keeps them around because they work for the bottom penny while making sure they also have plenty of sports cards and magazines on the shelves. Their allocations on everything is also horrid.
 
thoughts on the anime's next arc?
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I don't care too much since i've never bothered with the anime, I'm just surprised they're really going through with that timeskip thing. I honestly thought that they'd scrap the whole plotline after the teraleak exposed it, but I guess they didn't have the time? Or they didn't care lol, that's also an option.

Already sick of the Lucario shilling, every single mention of megas has been related to either it or Charizard X, to the point where I nearly forgot that they were actually bringing back other megas in Z-A. Granted, I really don't think that they're bringing back all of them given the very strange insistence on only repeating megas shown in the Z-A trailer, even in side media like this, as well as Gamefreak's general retardation, but couldn't they give Altaria or Ampharos more spotlight for once? At least Sableye is getting some Beyblade kid to shine a spotlight on it, I guess.

Maybe it wouldn't be so annoying if Roy's wasn't shiny. They really took a look at one of the worst shinies in the series and thought "yes. This will do splendidly for our new protagonist's ace in the hole."
 
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