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Pokémon Gaming Central

For topics that aren't necessarily restricted to one game, Pokémon Gaming Central ranges from comparing and contrasting the differences in the gaming generations to discussing the gaming franchise as a whole.

Section Staff: Devalue

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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Started by Sheep

If you could change the stats of any Pokemon, what would you change?

DiegoBenda, Sep 30: Oh boy do I have some choice of mons to give an overhaul to. Most of them are due to powercreep though, so it's not really fair at all, but one mon's stats that really need tweaking to stand out is Pyroar. Special attacker with a physical attack...

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Started by PageEmp

Ever failed to catch a shiny?

Jbsundown, Sep 30: Yes! In Pearl I came across a shiny Graveller in Mt. Coronet if I remember correctly but I didn't have any poke balls at all to use. I think I remember taking a photo on my Sony Ericsson phone at the time to show my friends instead but knowing the...

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Started by Sheep

Eventual gen 5 remakes

faf, Sep 25: Dream remakes would be in HD2D and have it similar to Digimon with both games on the same cartridge and can play the sequel after beating the original. And also the keys will be auto unlocked therefore allow you to play the game in easy/normal/hard...

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Started by Squirtkipfan01

What's the earliest you've gotten a shiny before?

Sniwott, Sep 24: I've had a couple of shinies that I obtained early in my games :P I've gotten a Zizagoon in Omega Ruby, before fighting Roxanne on the route between Rustboro and the cave, thanks to the Professor Oak's Challenge I was doing. I also got a shiny...

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Started by Sheep

¿What is the worst type for you?

(2 pages)

MVs.C Fan, Sep 21: Same here. I'd rather Pokémon which are fast and have a excellent attack. Maybe because i'm not someone who really like going with overcomplicated strategies

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Started by MVs.C Fan

Current state of pokemon

ReKoil, Sep 18: The games themselves are still good. What they need to do is either hire more people so they can meet their development cycle, or just lengthen the development cycle so they don't have to put out games that lock polish and have a bunch of bugs. I...

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Started by Squirtkipfan01

If you could change anything about the Pokémon games what would it be?

Outlander, Sep 16: I think I'd also turn natures+personalties into flavor text, and replace EVs & IVs with something like the Grit system from Legends Arceus. Because honestly soft reseting for natures, iv breeding, and ev training are my least favorite parts of...

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Started by Outlander

What is the point of Mind Reader and Lock On?

Sweet Serenity, Sep 15: The purpose of Mind Reader/Lock-On is simply to ensure that the next move you uses hits. However, whether or not the strategy is viable, especially these days, is debatable. Mind Reader/Lock-On is very useful for ensuring that one-hit-KO attacks...

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Started by ThePokeCorral

What was your first starter pokemon?

(2 pages)

MVs.C Fan, Sep 15: If i remember correctly, it was Squirtle. I choose him because it seems cute for me, and i did that on Fire Red in GBA. It was good starter back then (at least for the adventure)

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Started by Lavender

Hardest mainline game

CoolKid575, Sep 10: Idk, you have valid points but things like Badge Boosts and the absolutely garbage AI allows you to win battles that would be impossible in any later game; and if we're considering glitches you can literally beat the game in under a minute. If...

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Started by Squirtkipfan01

Do you remember your longest playtime?

Big Baz, Sep 10: I did once reach 999:59 on a LeafGreen save file, but I'd left it switched on and charging in the attic for about a month of that, so that one probably shouldn't count. It seems like Pearl is the game I've currently got the most hours on, with 697,...

16 455

Started by Sheep

What features would you add to the Gen 5 remakes?

Outlander, Sep 9: -Semi open world environments where you can catch Pokémon like in Legends Arceus -Full Unova Pokédex plus some mons from Alola, Kalos, Galar, and Paldea because the real world counterparts of all these regions have a shared history, so it makes...

6 246

Started by CoolKid575

Your opinions on Pokémon's difficulty level

CoolKid575, Sep 6: They're pretty easy games if you're not doing a challenge run or intentionally using weak Pokemon; even the "tough" games like BW1 or Platinum are just medium difficulty. I don't mind it though, I hate getting stuck so I like being able to breeze...

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Started by Sweet Serenity

¿Do you played Pokémon thought a emulator or real hardware for the first time?

MVs.C Fan, Sep 5: I mean, i think it's safe try out some emulators on an basic chromebook laptop. Maybe you can try emulating A DS or even PSX (with the correct configurations), or more basics like SNES or MAME (arcade games). Obviously, you need to do your own...

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Started by MVs.C Fan

Trading regrets?

Venonat in Space, Sep 4: None that I can recall at the moment. In terms of transfers back when I had the Switch, I made a LOT of transfers to Pokemon Home. Now I know my 40+ boxes are with someone I trust. As for 3DS/2DS, i'm just happy I didn't transfer my shiny...

9 227

Started by ReKoil

Do You Nickname your Pokemon?

(2 pages)

CrazzyOzmic, Sep 4: Yeah, I do. but when I play a new rom hack or fan game with new fakemon I tend to not name them due to me trying to learn the name of that fakemon.

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Started by Palamon

How important/unimportant is type overlap on teams for you?

(2 pages)

Sweet Serenity, Sep 2: In playthroughs, many times, I often have Starmie and Gardevoir on the same team, where both of them are part Psychic-types. It doesn't impact gameplay for me personally. In competitive Singles, outside of monotype formats and weather teams of...

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Started by Sheep

Most frustrating moments in Pokémon games?

CoolKid575, Sep 2: When you get most of the way through a dungeon only to find out you're missing a required HM. Making you have to backtrack through the whole thing (possibly including the attached route) to get to a PC.

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Started by Sheep

What would you say was your best team?

ReKoil, Aug 31: I don't actively remember all my teams, but the team I shiny bred for my Sword playthrough was one my easiest playthroughs ever: Obstagoon, Galarian Slowking, Glaceon, Centiskorch, Duraludon, Obstagoon. No trainer stood a chance.

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Started by Sheep

Long overdue return to Johto

Sweet Serenity, Aug 30: I would love a new Pokémon game taking place in Johto. However, I want it to be an original game rather than a remake . We don't need to keep playing remade versions of Pokémon Crystal over and over again. Instead, we should be able to play new...

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Started by Mobile Tsk

How often do you save your game?

Darl prince, Aug 30: I save whenever I do something important like after catching a Pokémon that I know That I will use in my team but when the game is pacing without any significant events I save in long intervals or just when I am done

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Started by Sheep

I don’t care what anyone would say…

Sheep, Aug 23: I agree that it was enjoyable and definitely liked it, despite it still feeling a bit similar to gyms. With how big the Pokeworld is I feel like it'd be realistic to expect people across different areas/countries to use Pokémon in different ways and...

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Started by PageEmp

Unfitting Pokémon Cries

Palamon, Aug 22: Klawf sounds like a car and that just doesn't fit at all...

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Started by Sweet Serenity

If we were to keep gyms in the long run, I suggest this instead of the usual.

Explorer of Time, Aug 21: I know I'm a little biased because I'm the person who runs the challenge forum's monotype thread, but I do really like type-based gyms. Monotype teams usually have options to mitigate weaknesses, whether with dual-type Pokemon, abilities, or held...

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Started by PageEmp

Move animations

ThePokeCorral, Aug 20: I thought Gen 3 Metal Claw looked pretty badass the first time I saw it. It looks as though, in contrast to other claw moves just doing superficial damage, this attack is tearing gashes clean through the opposing Pokemon, as well as the battlefield...

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Started by VisionofMilotic

Pokémon Stadium 2 and Pokémon Trading Card Game Now Available on the Nintendo Switch

Zed01, Aug 15: Well I just completed the Trading Card Game. This is the first time ever that I completed a Pokemon spin-off game since with spin-offs I usually lose interest very quickly but somehow I really enjoyed the Trading Card Game. I honestly didn't expect...

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Started by Red1530

Paradox Pokemon or Ultra Beasts

giradialkia, Aug 6: I actually like both, but neither are perfect. Both are basically as broken as legendaries in competitive play, but don’t quite fit in the bracket, so we wind up seeing teams of mostly Paradox ‘mon/UBs with the allowed 1-2 legends, and...

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Started by Lavender

A ramble on side-content

ZeoStar, Aug 2: Strong disagree with Ultra Sun/Moon not adding much else. There is a massive plethora of side content to find. Some are time sensitive and may involve more thorough exploration (such as the haunted school side quest) Or returning to a previous...

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Started by Squirtkipfan01

What battle gimmick would you create for Generation X?

Lysander, Aug 1: Random Effects that can occur during battles, possibly on their own or triggered by a trainer, such as moves costing more PP for both teams and Physical or Special attacks temporarily becoming stronger or weaker. There could be lists of random...

11 752

Started by Sweet Serenity

Name ideas for future games

Palamon, Jul 29: I don't think Dusk and Dawn will happen because Sun and Moon are the same thing. I have some ideas for Pokemon Gem names if the next games go this route like I suspect they will. Pokemon Garnet/Amethyst. I think since 2008 I've thought...

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Started by Sheep

Do you remember what every move does?

Palamon, Jul 29: I can't even remember every single Pokemon move, so...definitely not. ^^; There are some that do absolutely nothing, too, which further complicates things.

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Started by Sheep

Your Favorite Pokemon Nicknames

ReKoil, Jul 10: Aurelia for Glaceon. Everything else on my paythroughs gets named pretty randomly and haphazardly tbh =P

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Started by ForsetiMaster06

Rate each region!

KOZSTAR, Jul 10: 1. Kalos 2. Johto 3. Sinnoh 4. Alola 5. Unova 6. Hoenn 7. Hisui 8. Paldea 9. Galar 10. Kanto

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Started by Empoleon671

Version exclusives

TwilightBlade, Jul 4: I was just thinking about this the other day. It is completely outdated. A couple of version exclusices that can be easily obtained with a $5 USD or whatever online subscription does not justify purchasing another full price $60 USD Nintendo Switch...

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Started by Squirtkipfan01

Gamblin days

Sheep, Jul 3: Glad it's gone lol. The slots took way too long to earn enough to buy anything and it was also very expensive directly purchasing the items needed with game money. I don't miss spending 10,000 (iirc) at a time to buy sets of coins until I had enough...

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Started by Squirtkipfan01

Game idea

Sweet Serenity, Jul 1: I see that it is time for something new. We have been practically telling different versions of the same story for a long time. Playing as a professor would be great.

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Started by Squirtkipfan01

Have you ever went through a game using only one Pokémon?

(2 pages)

Explorer of Time, Jun 29: When I was a kid, I went through Sapphire and maybe Emerald with only a Sceptile, Pearl with only a Torterra, and the pre-Hall of Fame part of HeartGold with only a Typhlosion.

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Started by Sheep

Ride Pokemon

Sweet Serenity, Jun 29: I never had a favorite Pokémon to ride in Pokémon X and Y. The portion where I had to ride Rhyhorn and Mamoswine simply existed to reach the next portion of the game. I did enjoy riding Skiddo, but it was too brief and only in one part of the...

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Started by ReKoil

What are some things that irk you about Pokémon gameplay?

Corveone, Jun 28: That's the main reason why I hate Moody and Klawf's signature Anger Shell, and will probably never use Pokémon with those Abilities unless for some weird reason I have to. Ancient Power / Silver Wind boost is annoying to watch but at least it rarely...

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Started by Sweet Serenity

Prefered Battle Mechanic

stringzzz, Jun 26: I got deeper into competitive with 7th Gen using an all ghost team. Having a Z-Move for my Mimikyu often meant all the difference, like when going up against a Greninja. Aside from that, having a theme team was pretty much a disadvantage, one that...

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Started by Qibli

Pokémon: Why haven't they added more color swaps or shiny varations?

XINOIZYS, Jun 23: I think if they ever did decide to do that, it'd be the perfect use for Square Shinies. They all shouldn't get three, though. For over 1k pokemon, three just seems exessive.

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Started by Empoleon671

Flavor or Balance?

ReKoil, Jun 18: Weaker Pokemon are generally fine. Not everything needs to be super strong. I took a Spinda on my team in Sun, which is a fully evolved Pokemon that's even weaker than Delcatty, and kept it all the way till I was champion. It dealt with most of...

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Started by Adam Levine

Trainer customisations

Lunastra, Jun 7: I just pick the most aesthetically pleasing outfit, but I'm not particularly invested in it because it's so unbelievably...threadbare. I was never expecting character customisation on the same level as some other RPGs I could name, but I was hoping...

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Started by VisionofMilotic

Do you name your character after yourself?

(3 pages)

I FORGOT TO SAVE, Jun 7: Both yes and no In game I do name myself my real name but I also come up with seprate names because 9 chamions all named Caynon which isnt a very common name doesnt really make sense. Chris from kanto Mark from johto Sam from hoenn Austin...

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Started by Sheep

Little Improvements

ReKoil, Jun 5: 1) Empty move slot egg move breeding. When I learned of this it became such a hug time and effort saver. You can pass egg moves between members of the same species if one has an egg move and the other an empty move slot, starting in gen 8. This...

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Started by Devalue

Rivaling thoughts

Corveone, Jun 4: My favorite is Silver, the one who's actually not a rival. I guess that probably describes how much I dislike rivals in Pokémon games in general and wouldn't mind if they get rid of them. Cheren, Bianca, and Gladion were decent, but the rest were...

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Started by Squirtkipfan01

pokemon question

Devalue, Jun 4: Yes. Also works against Pokemon that used Magnet Rise. (Moved this to Pokemon Gaming Central, also.)

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Started by eishiba

If you were a Gym Leader

Corveone, May 30: Type: "Normal" Order: 7th Trainer classes: Any that fits into a casino Gym Challenge: This gym is centered around the theme of Pokémon changing their types through different means. Upon entering the gym, all your Pokémon's types are randomized by...

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Started by Sweet Serenity

Remembering Type Matchups

mothman, May 28: i know all of the super effective matchups like the back of my hand. i know a lot of noneffective matchups too. occasionally i'll trip up and misremember something, but i learn it quickly afterwards i uh play too much pokemon lmao

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Started by Devalue

Favourite and least favourite generation?

mothman, May 28: favourite is gen 4! there's a hefty amount of bias because it's the generation i've played the most of, but i still think it's got a lot going for it. fun level design, deep worldbuilding and can be challenging if unprepared for least favourite,...

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Started by PageEmp

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Pokémon Gaming Rules [Updated September 23rd]

If you could change the stats of any Pokemon, what would you change?

Ever failed to catch a shiny?

Eventual gen 5 remakes

What's the earliest you've gotten a shiny before?

¿What is the worst type for you?

Current state of pokemon

If you could change anything about the Pokémon games what would it be?

What is the point of Mind Reader and Lock On?

What was your first starter pokemon?

Hardest mainline game

Do you remember your longest playtime?

What features would you add to the Gen 5 remakes?

Your opinions on Pokémon's difficulty level

¿Do you played Pokémon thought a emulator or real hardware for the first time?

Trading regrets?

Do You Nickname your Pokemon?

How important/unimportant is type overlap on teams for you?

Most frustrating moments in Pokémon games?

What would you say was your best team?

Long overdue return to Johto

How often do you save your game?

I don’t care what anyone would say…

Unfitting Pokémon Cries

If we were to keep gyms in the long run, I suggest this instead of the usual.

Move animations

Pokémon Stadium 2 and Pokémon Trading Card Game Now Available on the Nintendo Switch

Paradox Pokemon or Ultra Beasts

A ramble on side-content

What battle gimmick would you create for Generation X?

Name ideas for future games

Do you remember what every move does?

Your Favorite Pokemon Nicknames

Rate each region!

Version exclusives

Gamblin days

Game idea

Have you ever went through a game using only one Pokémon?

Ride Pokemon

What are some things that irk you about Pokémon gameplay?

Prefered Battle Mechanic

Pokémon: Why haven't they added more color swaps or shiny varations?

Flavor or Balance?

Trainer customisations

Do you name your character after yourself?

Little Improvements

Rivaling thoughts

pokemon question

If you were a Gym Leader

Remembering Type Matchups

Favourite and least favourite generation?