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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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If Lavender Town had a gym...

Mintaka☆, May 2022: Awesome idea! I admit, though, this made me think of Youngster Joey. Hey, now that I think about it, he never really said he was from Johto, did he?
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Colosseum a spin-off?

Devalue, May 2022: Classifies it as a spin-off, for the purposes of proper subforum. Refers to games like Red/Blue as "core series" based on the developers' word. Saw fit to include Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl and Legends: Arceus among them. Generally sticks to...
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Character deaths: yes or no?

Cubeth, May 2022: I think implied or off-screen character death could work, but definitely not something explicit or important plot-wise, and I don't even say it because of tone (if anything the Marowak thing in RBY is proof enough that it can be done with the...
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Make your OWN REGION

Devalue, May 2022: Might be a small struggle. Knows and cares fairly little about real-world locations. Name: Ephe Region Based on: Canada and Cinderella. Revolves around a month-long day/night mechanic. Changes from normal in the day to more whimsical at...
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Which main-series game took you the most to get into?

_confused_piplup_, May 2022: black and white. I played them only few times but it always got me much time, because despite I love the story, it's pretty much the rest that makes the game really slow and gets me uninterested. I am talking about the style of the game, some...
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Triple and/or rotation battles - yay or nay?

_confused_piplup_, May 2022: Actually, I liked them. They're quite cool. I feel like competitively they're far away from the double battles, which are my fav format. However it was nice to do some of them and rotation ones were really creative. I miss them and I think there...
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Started by Sheep

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Overworld Moves (Non-HMs)

Amore, May 2022: I think my ideal land encounter options would be a combination of SwSh encounters where you see them in the overworld, Honey trees, and Headbutt (Munchlax don't sleep in trees but are lured by honey, whereas Noctowl could care less about honey for...
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Started by Devalue

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The Beginnings

Amore, May 2022: This. As the last game I played was Black 2 (as stated above, a bad start for other reasons) the constant interruptions were particularly jarring in Sword, almost negating the newfound wow factor of Pokémon on my TV for the first time since a...
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Personal narratives

Mintaka☆, May 18: Hey, this one's very interesting! You know, I had been considering doing a similar run with a character from a Pokémon fan game falling into the canon Pokémon world... ...or rather, start with the premise that said character is originally from...
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How much would people care for a Pokémon crossover game?

Devalue, May 22: Depends on the implementation. Worries about two things: 1. A watered-down version of both games. Introduced a monster catching system in Tales of Symphonia 2. Was not a crossover with any other game. Worked...poorly. Froze human characters at...
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Annoying Trainers

Corveone, May 24: It's been over a decade since I've played a vanilla Kanto game, but I recall there were a couple of routes filled with trainers using the Koffing and Muk lines over and over again.
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Started by Qibli

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Pokérus

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Devalue, May 28: Please avoid posting in threads that have not been posted in for several years. Usually says about three or four years as the limit. Exceeded that by a bit with the previous post from 2013. Locks this thread. Welcomes anyone who wishes to...
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Nintendo is unfair

Devalue, May 30: Probably came down to marketing and sales. Sold 23.1 to 23.7 million copies of Gold and Silver (combined). Totaled only 6.39 million for Crystal. Banked on what people remembered more. Knows fairly little about ROMhacks. Gravitates towards...
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Gotta Catch...Some?

Janp, Jun 2: I would love more options. Most of them were already mentioned here. Another one that comes to mind is series of side-quests that lead to new Pokémon alá Yo-kai Watch. I would also like to see more puzzle-based encounters like Regi trio in RSE.
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Starters: which do you feel was most useful?

Sam Dreams Maker, Jun 4: Bulbasaur in generation 1, the 2 first gyms are easy. :)
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Current Pokemon Main Series Sales Numbers

colours, Jun 5: a lot of criticism from some parts of the internet for BDSP but yet it's the best selling remake by quite a lot.. i know sales aren't the definitive tell of quality, but it'd also be disingenuous to suggest that they're objectively bad. so i'm not...
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How important is trainer customization to you in a Pokémon game?

Fairy, Jun 5: I love being able to customize my trainers! The feature is adorable and it's always nice to be able to sorta "play" a different character. I like playing as a super pastel Fairy trainer, or a grunge punk Dark type trainer, or a hyper athletic...
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Who is your favorite game protagonist?

Sweet Serenity, Jun 8: In a story standpoint, perhaps my favorite video game Pokémon protagonist is Brendan from Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald and their remakes, mainly because he saved the world from a natural disaster caused by the villain team in such an epic fashion....
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Populations in Pokemon games feel rather unrealistic to me

Gardevoir1, Jun 11: Nimbasa was huge but I think you're thinking of Castelia City. They really nailed down the downtown Manhattan vibe with the busy streets, tons of buildings and a variety of things to see and do.
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Favorite Pokemon game ost

Adam Levine, Jun 12: I love Gen V's music way too much. The music itself is catchy and memorable, and Gen V's soundfont is possibly the best soundfont of any game I've heard. Favorites of mine include most of the battle themes, Virbank Complex/Castelia Sewers, Virbank...
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Started by Palamon

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I want a pokemon game that takes the lead from the anime but expands and exceeds the previous limits

Sheep, Jun 14: I've always really, really wanted an anime-style Pokémon game. Things like what Pokémon you can use and how strong they become being based on the field (fish/sea creature-inspired water types have an advantage in the water and can't be used on land,...
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Ruin Pokemon with a Single Change

Megan, Jun 16: I was so tempted to say "bring back HMs" but people have already said that a couple times. So, here's another one: remove the EXP-Share. I'm not saying that you can turn it off and I'm also not saying that it becomes a held item: no, just remove...
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Started by Devalue

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Soft-Reset 'Stories'

Amore, Jun 16: Oh god, that maths is demoralising! I briefly considered figuring out the probability when resetting for Charmander and Kubfu (3/6 perfect IVs guaranteed, but I need a specific combo, plus the nature) but felt by the time I'd done it I would quit...
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Started by Amore

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"I absolutely refuse to evolve my Wartortle!"

fawnpetal, Jun 16: I never evolve Yamper! I love it too much exactly how it is. Boltund is cute too but I just adore Yamper. I also rarely evolve Pikachu, even though it can be frail I just think it’s cute and probably have years of attachment thanks to the anime lol....
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Pokemon Game marketing disasters

Janp, Jun 17: Ultra Sun and Moon reveal was a failure in my opinion. The reveal trailer was tucked behind Pokkén (or some other spin-off) trailer with no introduction and barely any coverage after that. And it didn't help there was barely any follow up...
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Should the maximum level cap be decreased/increased?

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Fairy, Jun 20: I could take it or leave it honestly. 100 is sorta the penultimate number when it comes to being "leveled", but if GF wanted to shake up the formula -- I'd invite them to try raising/lowering the level cap! Lord knows we've been getting the same...
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Early route Pokémon - do you use them?

Adam Levine, Jun 22: In playthroughs with HMs, more often than not I would have an early-game bird up until the end of the game (mainly Staraptor and Unfezant). Nowadays, pretty much the only early-game Pokémon I keep in my playthroughs in Charjabug (and Ampharos in...
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Worst Game Freezes you've ever experienced

Sweet Serenity, Jun 24: Thankfully, I don't think I ever experienced any game freezes.
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What's the oldest Pokémon game cartridge you own?

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Janp, Jun 27: Pokémon Sapphire. I got it alongside my Game Boy Micro. Sadly, the saving isn't working anymore, so I've lost my original team.
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Any Poké Balls you don't like the designs of and avoid using?

Gardevoir1, Jun 28: Beyond Great balls, I also just don't like the look of timer balls.
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Item Buffs/Nerfs

Qibli, Jun 30: You know there are certain berries that depending on nature might like or dislike the berry if pokemon eat the berry like say like spicy berry they should heal more health and if they don't like spicy, it should decrease heal value. Don't know if it...
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Started by Devalue

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Humans in Pokemon you feel could possibly be secretly real Pokemon?

ZeoStar, Jul 2: I could picture Giovanni being a Weavile who has structured his own mafia type band of thieves.
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Legendary Pokémon and their signature moves

Sweet Serenity, Jul 2: Yeah, I agree with you about the major legendaries having more than one signature move. As for Victini, well, he's a mythical Pokémon, so I wouldn't count him anyway. Mythical Pokémon are meant to be mysterious and even rarer than normal...
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Have you ever bought any Pokémon games on release day?

Trainer C, Jul 12: Every game so far.
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Started by Sheep

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The Surf Sprite

Sheep, Jul 14: I saw it as Seel in RBY, Lapras in GSC, and Wailmer in RSE. As for DPPt... it seemed to me like that's when they started making them harder to identify so you could better imagine your own Pokémon surfing instead. Not that a weird blob that looks...
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Started by Palamon

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Best PokeBall ever is a Love Ball

Amore, Jul 16: Despite my own Emerald-caught-and-evolved-and-EV’d contest-conquering Dive Ball Milotic probably being a top three most proud captures, I have to generally agree with all the love (no pun intended) for the Apriballs. As a marginally less obvious...
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Started by ShinyCinderace335

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Opinion on the Grass/Dark typing?

Duck, Jul 16: While we understand that threads discussing subjective stuff like this will inevitably get a little heated - after all, if you're in this forum, you likely have strong opinions about Pokemon - we'd like to remind you all that this is still no excuse...
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The unused type combinations

Sweet Serenity, Jul 18: Fire/Fairy would actually a good type though. Fire is already a great type itself, both offensively and defensively, and Fairy just makes it even better.
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Started by Palamon

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What was your favorite remake?

AuroraVulpix, Jul 21: In terms of main series, either HGSS or ORAS. Both have plenty of great aspects, but also some shortcomings (HGSS not really fixing my problems with Johto and ORAS excluding some noteworthy Emerald content like gym rematch’s and Battle Frontier). ...
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Started by Sheep

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I calculated and sorted the percentages that every possible type-combination can hit Pokémon super effectively with STAB

Sweet Serenity, Jul 21: Nice one! You did a really great job
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Are there other characters you think would have made interesting Champions in the games?

Palamon, Jul 22: Anyone would be good to replace Diantha. She literally did nothing the entire game. But, I honestly can't think of who would have worked more since almost all of the X/Y characters are incredibly forgettable as a whole. But, I think some of the...
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Started by Sheep

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The most Underpowered type?

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Sweet Serenity, Jul 23: I couldn't have said it better myself! Many Bug-type Pokémon are still good, loveable, and adorable, especially Butterfree, which is one of my favorites, but overall, they have the lowest base stat totals, common weaknesses, and are resisted by...
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Favorite pokedex entries

Squirtkipfan01, Jul 31: I can sea(hah) this being the classic sonic vs modern sonic debate of pokemon. Both are good, just with different appeal
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Is there a sophisticated level measure?

Duck, Aug 7: That doesn't track with my experience. Generally speaking PokéTubers will edit out blander parts like grinding yes, but I have yet to see a Pokétuber that does challenges that doesn't 1) explain the strategy, 2) show all the important and/or...
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Started by cloa513

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How to get a Link cable working

Devalue, Aug 13: Depends on the price of the proper cable and Game Boy Color (+ different cable). Presumes the cable to be a fairly low risk purchase, in terms of cost. No worries about posting in the wrong place. Happens fairly often. Learned for any future...
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What was the last shiny Pokémon you got?

Red1530, Aug 19: Mine was a Graveler in Legends: Arceus while I was doing the main story line.
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Started by Sheep

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Is battling your favorite part of a Pokémon game?

colours, Aug 20: i think battling is one of the only parts of pokemon gaming i care about LOL. i guess it's to the point where if a post-game doesn't have a good battle facility, i lose interest in it rather quickly. been tired of battle tower-esque clones for years...
12   1,817
Started by Sheep

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Battle facilities in your Pokémon games

colours, Aug 20: emerald battle frontier and b2w2 pokemon world tournament remain unbeaten in my eyes as far as battle facilities go. none of this post-game battle towe clone stuff, those were actual fun. and look, i know people who aren't big fans of battle...
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Started by Sweet Serenity

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Why does Game Freak insist on doing this?

bez850, Aug 25: Tou-friggin-che! Lol
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Started by Sweet Serenity

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Accuracy Limit

PageEmp, Aug 27: 80% for me. What makes me okay to have it is if I have other moves to make the accuracy more manageable, or if it has enough PP to make up for it, or if it’s the only way to beat a certain boss. Otherwise I’d rather use more accurate moves.
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