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Pokémon Gaming Rules [Updated September 23rd]

Sheep, Oct 2016: Pokémon Gaming RulesWelcome to the guidelines for our Pokémon Gaming forums! This includes the Previous Generations forum and Pokémon Gaming Central. Know that once you've read through these, you're good to post in all of those as long as your posts...
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Ever participated in any competitive tournaments?

leg3ndary_mew2, Nov 2021: So most tournaments I've competed in were all in person. I am interested in trying some online ones though. One thing I'm uncertain about is the last time I ever did anything like this I was much younger. What are the qualifications to compete in...
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Our dumb newbie moments. Its ok to be human

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Roni, Nov 2021: General newbie moment: Killed 2 shinies in 2 different games because i was scared that they were a different color and sparkled. I thought the game glitched or something. Emotional newbie moment: Got angry that a Chatot wouldn't stay in even after...
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Do have any gender imbalances in your playthroughs?

UnvoicedUnveiled, Nov 2021: Most of my teams are pretty imbalanced since I have planned teams with names and personalities all waiting for them. It switches up every generation though. Charizard♂, Nidoking♂, Jolteon♂, Hypno♂, Vileplume♀, Poliwrath♂ (Mostly male)...
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Favorite evolution method

UnvoicedUnveiled, Nov 2021: Leveling! It's the easiest. I hate trade evolutions. Makes it super hard to get on older games and especially if you don't have any friends to trade with. :(
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What is your thought on the difficult of all the pokemon versions thus far?

Iceshadow3317, Nov 2021: Red/Blue/Yellow/Gold/Silver I found really hard, this was mostly because of not training more than 1 pokemon at a time. I know for.... I think one of the Gen 1 Games, my cousin hacked my game and used the cheat in Cinnabar to get the ability to get...
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Pokémon game leaks, do you look at them?

RadEmpoleon, Nov 2021: No, I don't want to be spoiled.
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Can you recognize Pokémon by their in-game cries?

colours, Nov 2021: i feel like i would do terribly on this lol i think most cries would be recognizable to me but as cries are never something i've paid a whole lot of attention to, i... honestly don't think, if quizzed on cries alone, that i could do it.
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New Ability Ideas

Devalue, Nov 2021: Permanent Peril: Always acts like it is at 10% of its total hitpoints. (Boosts moves like Flail. Improves Pain Split and Endeavor. Makes moves like Eruption bad. Prevents Substitute and Belly Drum. Becomes weak to Brine. Eats "in a pinch"...
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What's your battling style?

Iceshadow3317, Nov 2021: I've honestly never found them useful at all and just a waste of an attack space. I just don't like using a turn for something like those. Especially when I can almost always one hit a pokemon in the game with the right move. And if not 1 hit, it...
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Need to make a Ground Type Team

PokemonPotatoHero, Nov 2021: Hippowdon, Sesmitoad, Quagsire, Swampert, Golurk. Which gen are you playing though? :)
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Power Creep

castlemurphy, Nov 2021: I think that's why the BDSP meta will be so refreshing! (Although clef is gonna be broken again)
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Each Type, Worst to Best

Noir, Nov 2021: I remember posting on a similar thread ages ago rating Ghost types quite highly and now I've completely changed my mind: In terms of actual aesthetics and designs they're all pretty much top tier but trying to battle with them it feels like there's...
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Do you prefer using specific/matching Poké Balls when you catch Pokémon?

Noir, Nov 2021: Yesss the aesthetic is absolutely key. Like Sydian said its whatever for normal mons in an average playthrough but i'll still try my best to match it up with the best looking ball (Magnemite line and premier ball is an easy example) but for postgame...
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Will pokemon last forever?

Roni, Nov 2021: If it makes money, people will keep pushing games out for it. Seeing as Pokemon still makes millions in sales, I don't see them giving up the franchise anytime soon.
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Rank each generation based on games

Elite Overlord LeSabre™, Nov 2021: 1. Gen 4: D/P/Pt represent the peak of Pokemon games. This gen ranks #1 despite HG/SS being major disappointments. 2: Gen 3: Basically saved by FR/LG (and Leaf the protagonist) and Colo/XD. If we're judging by just the Hoenn games, this gen would...
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Autosave - yay or nay?

ZeoStar, Nov 2021: I keep it off. I never forget to save.
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Do you organize/sort your PC Boxes?

Maserati777, Nov 2021: While I was completing my living dex in XY I made boxes for types. I combined some types that I didn’t have a lot of and gave others an entire box. Later I gave some a second box. Currently my PC in XY is a mess. I have about 11 boxes filled...
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Amie or Camping

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colours, Nov 2021: aime, if only slightly. i do like that camp aims for "realism" (as far as pokemon is concerned, anyway), and that there's a sense of camaraderie with the rest of your pokemon team, but idk. i think aime's method of giving each pokemon individualised...
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Why does most of Pokémon's Music sound average or bad?

colours, Nov 2021: gym battle music tends to lean towards the ok/good side. elite four music is good to me, and idk, i've never particularly heard a bad champion theme. so on the whole? the important parts sound fine to me and honestly quite enjoyable at the best...
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Why is Waterfall Physical?

Corveone, Nov 2021: It's if you faint it with a contact move, regardless of its category. Almost all contact moves are Physical, but there are (very few) exceptions, moves like Petal Dance, Grass Knot, Draining Kiss and Wring Out are Special but make contact. If you...
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shiny hunting

Maserati777, Nov 2021: My longest hunt that resulted in a shiny(not the target) was full odds random encounters Kecleon in the tall grass in Y. Took over 7,000 encounters. My longest shiny hunt, resulting in the target shiny found was Nidoran f I hatched 3500 eggs...
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Favorite Generation

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UnvoicedUnveiled, Nov 2021: Generation 7! Despite a lot of people not liking the games, I absolutely adore generation 7. Alola feels like the most lived-in and alive region. I like the graphics, I like the console, I like the selection of Pokemon you can choose from. The...
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Ever gotten a shiny through wonder/surprise trade?

Maserati777, Nov 2021: Someone wonder traded me a shiny Arceus. I used GTS for item evolution Pokemon for my living dex. And later on I was going through Bank and noticed a symbol next to Togekiss. Didn’t know it was shiny during the trade or after until seeing...
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How many Natures do you have memorized?

ZeoStar, Nov 2021: I played competitively for a while. My short term memory is weak, so when I quit I forgot most of the natures.
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Started by Roni

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tag yourself with characteristics

colours, Dec 2021: managed to edit this thread so people can pick multiple which tbh is what i should've done in the first place but i thought only one would probably have been more interesting
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Wow, that game was a lot better/worse than I remember...

TacoTach, Dec 2021: Which ones in particular? I mean, sure, R/B/Y are notorious for having tons of bugs but most of the time you really have to be looking for them. I've played through these games countless times and I don't remember encountering many bugs, certainly...
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"I'll battle the trainers here, but avoid these ones to stay around this level..."

ZeoStar, Dec 2021: I fight everybody, but when I get overleveled I start skipping trainer classes I find boring. Such as Ninja Boy's and Bug Catchers.
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Battle effects: on or off?

Raj, Dec 2021: Pretty much always On, I turned it off a few times when I was young and disliked how it looked, so I kept it On for so long I often forget turning it off is even an option. But I rarely go out of my way to Grind, as I simply get that EXP from...
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Should trade evolutions be removed?

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Raj, Dec 2021: Changing all the Trade Evolution to be Level based and such seems like a lot of work and would likely end up being a bit strange to compare to prior games. But I do think that they should implement an item in the official Pokemon Game that mimics...
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Living dex - have you ever completed one?

Raj, Dec 2021: Yea I completed the Pokedex in Firered, Emerald and Platinum. Besides that, I've also fully completed the Pokedex in several fangames such as Pokemon Uranium and Xenoverse which had over 400 Pokemon to catch, with all the starters and such being...
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What was your first shiny Pokémon?

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LuminescentUmbreon, Dec 2021: My first shiny was an Aipom in Y.
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When was the last time you bought both versions of a game?

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icycatelf, Dec 2021: I'd never buy both versions if it were up to me, but my parents have gotten me both before (most recently Sword and Shield, the latter of which I haven't even opened).
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Pokémon Legends beyond Sinnoh?

rainbow, Dec 2021: This is such a great idea! Give me more chess themed pokémon and make that the focal point :D
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Started by rainbow

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Bosses that people consider hard, but you found to be easy

colours, Dec 2021: y'all whitney is no joke in pokemon stadium 2 lol but that can also be attributed to the fact that rental pokemon Are Bad
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Started by PageEmp

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Physical and Special Moves

colours, Dec 2021: interesting thing: yesterday, i was considering adding a sceptile to my battle tower team in brilliant diamond, but upon realising that it makes far better use of its special attack than attack, and then finding out it learns more physical attacks...
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If you could only play one Pokémon game

colours, Dec 2021: i wouldn't mind being stuck with hgss tbh.
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If the Pokémon series had Achievements…

colours, Dec 2021: ngl i completely forgot medals existed until i read through this thread which probably says a lot about their implementation. i think maybe a more intuitive/noticeable/in-your-face way of achievements would probably work better.
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Gamefreak, get black and white 2 on 3ds virtual console already

colours, Dec 2021: if emerald and platinum barely get a nod in their respective generations' remakes, then i wouldn't get my hopes high for b2w2 to be acknowledged at all, even assuming bw would get any sort of remake or future port.
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pET PEEVES v2

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colours, Dec 2021: getting kinda annoyed @ bdsp statues. do they have any noticeable effect whatsoever, or is it so minor that maybe i'm overlooking it? i'm also genuinely wondering if the coloured statues do like. anything. apparently they increase shiny encounter...
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Catching Legendaries in a Pokeball

Fairy, Dec 2021: I have back in ye’olden days. I feel like it was easier then. I remember saving in Pokémon Silver right before the Suicune encounter and just spamming Pokeballs until I caught it, lol. Took a few Game Boy shut downs and retries but I got it...
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Owning single version or both

_confused_piplup_, Dec 2021: Generally nope, because they're basically the same game with a legendary I generally don't like. If i really like the game, i could consider that. But tbh, maybe nope. For example, pokemon diamond my fa game and i m thinking to buy the Japanese...
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Pokemon that evolve too early/too late.

Qibli, Dec 2021: oh right, needing level 30.. ah forget about that
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Viable Competitive Ice-Type Team?

colours, Dec 2021: there doesn't seem to be any discussion point to this, and if you want to advertise your youtube channel, you can do so in your signature. c: closing this~
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Tier list the Pokémon main series games!

Duck, Dec 2021: https://imgur.com/wpZbil7.png Ok, so, I personally don't think any Pokémon game is bad, at worst they're bland little past times but still solidly decent and have some level of care put into them. At the same time, I also don't think any Pokémon...
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Started by rainbow

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How to wonder trade in Citra in Pokemon Sun?

Roni, Dec 2021: I heard that Wonder Trading requires connecting to Nintendo Online Services, and Citra unfortunately doesn't support that. You gotta use the emulated local wireless multiplayer feature instead, meaning you can only trade with other Citra users who...
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Was Pokémon the first video game you played?

Inner Rhymes, Dec 2021: Now that I look back, it's quite hard for me to remember which was the first video game I ever played, considering back in India at the time, pirated CDs were all you could get your hands on. \\, and in most occurrences, these CDs woudl just be...
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Three-Stage Regional Bug With No Metamorphosis

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ThePokeCorral, Dec 2021: So I'm working of a fictional Pokemon game, and I have an idea for the regional bug that I think is cool, but it kind of breaks the pattern of regional bugs. It's a three-stage evolution, as most regional bugs are; but unlike every other three-stage...
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Do you have any wishlists for future games?

d4rk, Dec 2021: I'd just ask one thing to the future games, to please reduce the amount of useless, mindless wild pokemon battles. Every time I'm in a game trying to put new team recruits up to speed I find myself either having a (very) hard time levelling up...
12   2,750
Started by Sheep

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Setting the level cap to 50, correcting any bugs this introduces, then accelerating the level curve would reduce grind and enhance enjoyment... Right?

Corveone, Dec 2021: In what Pokémon games do you feel like levelling is a time wasting grindy slog? Ever since Gen 6 onwards, I've literally had to either toggle Exp. Share off at times (until GF had the brilliant idea of not even allowing that) or purposely skip...
17   2,436
Started by SuperSpyroDragon64

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Do you remember your first lv. 100 Pokémon?

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Amore, Dec 2021: Far from my first, but I loaded up my Black save from last year to look around...and I have a lv. 100 Bold Feebas that I apparently bred and raised to that level. No idea why!
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