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

I mean come on, gamefreak made no attempt to actually make the game look good, I understand that the switch isnt a powerhouse but its not an excuse. However looking back on gamefreaks history its no wonder why they decided to cut more than half of the pokedex, its a miracle that the game even works.
 
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Woke Capitalism said:
Apparently, in February, there's an event going on in Pokemon Go. It's all Kanto all the time, but if you pay for the "special research" ticket, you can get a Shiny Mew. This is kind of notable since the only way to have a legit shiny Mew was if you owned a Japanese Pokemon Emerald and had the Faraway Island event on it. That way you could encounter a Mew and SR until it was shiny. You can transfer this Pokemon Go mew to Pokemon Home and from there to Sword and Shield, so I bet a lot of people will buy in.
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It’s also worth noting that every Kanto Pokémon‘s Shiny form, even those that were previously unobtainable, will also be available in the event. That’s bound to also be a major draw for players.

Oh, and the transfer from Home to SwSh has a smallish roadblock for those getting their Mythical Pokémon from GO. SwSh automatically blocks GO-obtained Legendary and Mythical Pokémon from being transferred into the game unless you’ve previously had said Legendary or Mythical Pokemon species in your save file already.
 
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A Weddell Seal said:
Here is what I expect:
  • The VS. Recorder will only be able to record a few battles; you will have to subscribe to Pokémon Home to record more.
  • Most (if not all) of the Legendaries will be shiny-locked.
  • The Underground will stay the same (or even become worse).
  • The trainer's levels will be significantly lower than in the originals (possibly even lower than Platinum).
  • A significant amount of the Dex will be relegated to Pokémon from Kanto (or Sinnohian variants of them).
  • To add to the above point: Dynamaxing will be put in, and even more Kanto Pokémon will be able to use it.
  • To go EVEN FURTHER: Pokémon that do not even need any buffs (i.e. Dynamaxing and Mega Evolutions) will get them.
  • Rowan, Dawn, and Barry will hold your hand way more than in the originals.
  • A "Platinum Episode" is debatable, but if it IS added then it will likely be worse than ORAS' Delta Episode. Hell: they might just give you Giratina.
  • The Battle Frontier will either be nonexistent or cut down from what it once was. Better yet: put down a wooden sign that teases the player about it AGAIN!
  • Any of the events from the originals will either be cut down or removed entirely.
  • Another event for Arceus goes entirely unused again, that or Arceus gets a buff.
  • Any of the above items could be paid DLC.
  • An unusual abundance of Rare Candies and Exp. Candies.
  • The games will somehow be slower than Platinum.
  • The graphics will only be marginally better despite Game Freak have the time needed to make significant improvements.
  • They will somehow manage to make the games linear despite ALL of the games from Gen IV having more exploration than there is now.
  • Forced EXP. All will stay.
I honestly want Game Freak to wait a year or two before even announcing the remakes, but I know that they have deadlines and quotas to meet. Diamond and Pearl were my first games, and I honestly do not have a lot of hope for the remakes given what has been happening in recent years. They know that they do not even have to put in a lot of effort considering Sword and Shield sold like hotcakes despite the loss of content and the controversies that followed.
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How do you think they'll handle the amount of HMs you needed to navigate Sinnoh? Especially since field moves have been gone for a generation now.
 
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Xerxes IX said:
How do you think they'll handle the amount of HMs you needed to navigate Sinnoh? Especially since field moves have been gone for a generation now.
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I imagine the same way they did in SwSh, the bike will get a mountain climbing feature to replace Rock Climb and they'll find some way to do away with waterfalls, or just make it so the bike can climb them.
 
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A Weddell Seal said:
Oh goodness...you needed six HMs to get through Sinnoh: Cut, Surf, Strength, Rock Smash, Waterfall, and Rock Climb. I think they will just have your bike do everything; they already gave you a surfing bike in Sword and Shield. I can see there being a bike for going up waterfalls too, and one for climbing rocks (like the Acro Bike). As for the other three: they will probably not be needed since a lot of the exploration from the previous games required those HMs. You do not need to cut down trees, move boulders, or smash rocks if they are none of those in the first place; the games have been increasingly linear after all.
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Excluding the spinoffs, have the main games ever not been linear? From the entries I've played (FR/LG and B/W) the navigation in the game's have always been a simple trip from point A to point B with the most deviation allowed being certain NPC interactions and the battle frontier.
 
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Excluding the spinoffs, have the main games ever not been linear? From the entries I've played (FR/LG and B/W) the navigation in the game's have always been a simple trip from point A to point B with the most deviation allowed being certain NPC interactions and the battle frontier.
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Up until Gen 5 you actually had some freedom in what order you challenged the Gym Leaders in, at least for the ones that weren't the first or last.

It's more obvious in those "Professor Oak challenges" where you try to catch/evolve the most Pokemon you can obtain before you get a certain badge.
 
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Lapis Lazuli said:
Sigchamp is best husbando.
10/10, would feel his bulge.
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A Weddell Seal said:
Oh goodness...you needed six HMs to get through Sinnoh: Cut, Surf, Strength, Rock Smash, Waterfall, and Rock Climb. I think they will just have your bike do everything; they already gave you a surfing bike in Sword and Shield. I can see there being a bike for going up waterfalls too, and one for climbing rocks (like the Acro Bike). As for the other three: they will probably not be needed since a lot of the exploration from the previous games required those HMs. You do not need to cut down trees, move boulders, or smash rocks if there are none of those in the first place; the games have been increasingly linear after all.
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>implying Defog wasn’t necessary
Miss! Miss! Miss! Your mon fainted!
 
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Lapis Lazuli said:
The last picture makes me wonder if the Pokémon marriages they talked about in generation 4 were really consensual.
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The legend stated that humans and Pokémon at one point were rather equal or "alike" in some way, and they're more intelligent than the average animal, for sure. Although it's always been noted only a handful of species are intelligent enough to understand human speech even if they can't talk back in the same manner (usually), which is weird since as long as a Trainer took care of their Pokémon and treated them well, they will obey orders (and it didn't have to be anything about battling, too) and love them unconditionally, so it's hard to say. Think only certain Pokémon were marriage candidates, so like for instance, it was considered "inappropriate" or even "unethical" to marry a baby Pokémon, or that it'd raise some eyebrows if you married a Magcargo.

Given it never went into great detail about it and it probably wasn't something that lasted very long in Sinnoh folklore, the fans I think just took it to mean it super literally and that nothing was off the table, and then the Poképhiles began to openly run amuck. I dunno.

Also that wasn't a real Machamp, it was just a suit and the guy got mad at you for chasing away the girls since no one was supposed to know it was a disguise. Still is weird that they assumed it was a real Machamp and still fawned over it, though.
 
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I actually won't be surprised if the amount of Pokemon in the Diamond/Pearl remake would be somehow even less the originals.

Personally it'd be better for Sword & Shield to have one more DLC to add fan favorite features and the remaining Pokemon in the game, but given the absurd total price for the base game (probably multiplied by two because Sword & Shield being separate lol) along with the DLCs and Nintendo Online Service and Nintendo Home I won't blame them if they don't want to face more backlash making another DLC.
 
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I wish more Pokémon games would have an actual orchestral soundtrack. Let's Go, Eevee/Pikachu proved it's a beautiful upgrade, and so since the Gen IV remakes will be expected to be on Switch, there's no reason to not give them the same treatment with the soundtrack.
 
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