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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, Shooting Star

Pokémon Gaming Rules [Updated June 19th]

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

Starters: which do you feel was most useful?

Fairy, May 27: Most useful vs. which I liked more? That's harder than I would gave expected.. I gotta give props to Venusaur for being just for being a total ace.. but also Primarina for being so versatile.. And my bois Feraligatr and Decidueye were just...

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Started by Sheep

Favorite Pokemon game ost

ReKoil, May 26: First three that came to mind: yay the Driftveil City theme is stuck in my head again >.<

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Started by Palamon

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 Slardar

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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Started by Jiggykoopbob

Has a Pokémon game ever made you cry?

Devalue, May 21: Not in memory. Never played any of the Mystery Dungeon games, however.

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Started by Vielleroue

Personal narratives

Vielleroue, 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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Started by Vielleroue

Early route Pokémon - do you use them?

Fairy, May 15: Of course. I catch, train, and make teams of every Pokémon found in game. Some of those early route Pokémon might feel identical after a few gens but you never know what's going to really stand out to you until you use it! It could be the that hits...

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Started by Sheep

What was your favorite remake?

Koopa_T, May 15: I enjoy playing Heartgold and Soulsilver. Then I would have to say Let's Go Eevee and Pikachu. :)

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Started by Sheep

Daily

Pokémon songs that debuted elsewhere

bobandbill, May 14: Meaningful bump - I've updated the article with fresh music videos as several in the past two years were taken down. (Of those affected, most were not the Pokemon ones! But some were.) Please let me know if anything has been missed.

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Started by bobandbill

The Beginnings

Amore, May 13: 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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Started by ZeoStar

Current Pokemon Main Series Sales Numbers

Figment, May 13: BDSP sold purely off of the hype of it being Sinnoh remakes tbh, what I feel is much more telling is Legends Arceus sales, a complete shift for a franchise, not released in the holiday season, released only 2 months after BDSP, doesn't have multiple...

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Started by Nah

Overworld Moves (Non-HMs)

Amore, May 11: 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

Triple and/or rotation battles - yay or nay?

_confused_piplup_, May 10: 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

Which main-series game took you the most to get into?

_confused_piplup_, May 10: 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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Started by domusaur

Make your OWN REGION

Devalue, May 9: 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...

2 216

Started by Slardar

Character deaths: yes or no?

Cubeth, May 7: 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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Started by Vielleroue

Colosseum a spin-off?

Devalue, May 6: 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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Started by The Sceptile King

Should the maximum level cap be decreased/increased?

Megan, May 6: I don't think many people like grinding. So increasing the maximum seems kinda pointless. The official competitive format caps at 50 and inofficial formats use simulators for the most part. So they don't care either way. Decreasing the maximum...

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Started by Vielleroue

If Lavender Town had a gym...

Vielleroue, May 4: 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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Started by sabrina_diamond

All I want game freak to do since 2006

eishiba, May 1: Primeape should get boosted stats as well. Its been my favorite Pokemon since gen 1. I always take a mankey if i can through each game. If not, well there are roms for a reason.

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Started by Tio_Croc

Battle UIs across generations

Amore, Apr 30: Most of my experience is Gen III-V and out of that, I have to say HGSS is my favourite. Cleaner and brighter than the DPPt one, Gen III is just a little splash of colour different from the first two generations, and like everything with Gen V I...

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Started by Sheep

What was the most annoying AI you've encountered

Devalue, Apr 25: Responded to someone from 12 years ago. Will likely never see that. Requests users to avoid reviving threads not posted in for about 3 years or longer. Welcomes you (and others) to create a new thread on this topic, however.

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Started by rhei1

Darkest Pokemon Game Moments

worida, Apr 24: I also agree that there are no laws, that's the first thing that came to mind

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Started by Palamon

Power Points

Shooting Star, Apr 22: In a theoretical kind of way PP is there for balance, but is it really a check in practice? Like, during normal gameplays I'm usually already strong enough that I don't even need to be Super Effective to kill most random trainers without too much...

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Started by Devalue

What are your favorite gyms/gym puzzles?

Terrablim98, Apr 19: Gym wise - Anistar. Beautiful nighttime background where you can see constellations of Psychic Pokemon, and you walk on cosmic webs to traverse to the center of the gym. Laverre, Icirrus, and Hearthome also had great designs. Puzzle wise - Either...

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Started by Sheep

Toughest Elite Four?

Terrablim98, Apr 19: Sinnoh (Platinum) wasn't that bad for me, although Aaron and Lucian were quite tricky. Unova though.... I'll just let the Energy Ball Chandelure do the talking.

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Started by ZeoStar

Any Poké Balls you don't like the designs of and avoid using?

TwilightBlade, Apr 18: I'm not fond of Net, Timer, and Repeat Balls because of the ball animation. They aren't a good fit for most of the Pokémon I'll use on my team. Usually, I'll just catch Pokémon in whatever Poke/Great/Ultra Ball I have during that point in the game. ...

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Started by Sheep

The Most Boring Region

Amore, Apr 16: I've only got 1 gym badge but I'm definitely feeling like I'll agree with you on this. There literally isn't a non-Poké Mart store in Turffield! Loving running around Wild Area picking up random pokés in raids and surprise trades (think I'm over 100...

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Started by ZeoStar

Worst experience with cheaters?

Shooting Star, Apr 14: I don't really do online, so outside of the usual website hacked shinies in SwSh, I've never really had too much trouble with hackers.

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Started by Palamon

Have you ever bought any Pokémon games on release day?

_confused_piplup_, Apr 8: Yes, I kinda always do, because I pre ordered them at the GameStop in my city. Since there is just one GameStop in my city, i was worried they could finish the games soon lol, so i preferred to pre order them. I have done that with Pokemon Black,...

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Started by Sheep

When was the last time you played a Pokémon game?

(4 pages)

RedBalloon, Apr 8: I actually picked up my somewhat neglected 2DS today and said "what the heck i'll go continue the restarted Ultra Moon" So I got two Z-crystals (Normal and Fighting) and got to the second island and then....I lost interest. It was fun, but those...

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Started by Sheep

Creating your own Version Differences

Palamon, Apr 6: More regions where gym leaders differ between version, but have the puzzles instead of just changing the colors of the gym. That's lame. Maybe more exclusive areas in the vein of Black City/White Forest. I'd like if they did this again at some...

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Started by Devalue

Your Top 5 (or more) game music from Pokémon

Sheep, Mar 31: Have a few more to add to my list after relistening to some OSTs: 1) Battle versus Hop 2) Battle versus Marnie 3) Battle versus Bede 4) Stow-on-Side BGM 5) Contest Hall (ORAS) Probably in that order. Mixed with my top 5 from before:

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Started by Jiggykoopbob

Rivals

Vielleroue, Mar 29: I agree with Corveone that the concept of a rival can sometimes veer into anime cliché territory - especially the "jerk rival" archetype like Blue. (I'm still glad Blue grew out of that and became a mentor figure in LGPE and the Alola games, by the...

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Started by Ettenmoor

How important is trainer customization to you in a Pokémon game?

ZeoStar, Mar 27: I don't care much about customization. I'll change my character slightly and stick with it for most of the game. I will look at all the clothing options, but it's more out of curiosity than 'must have'.

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Started by Sheep

Wut type changes would u make?

(2 pages)

Devalue, Mar 24: Merged the new thread into the older one.

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Started by Incudust

Competitive

How into competitive battling are you?

Vielleroue, Mar 24: I used to be in the competitive scene in Gen VI, back when it was just a bit easier to give Pokémon a certain EV spread through Super Training. I racked up quite a few victories in 3v3 using my favourites, and I had a lot of fun doing all the prep...

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Started by Sheep

Have you ever used a non-Mega Pokémon as your ace in a game where you can Mega Evolve?

Vielleroue, Mar 24: Yyyyyeah. My aces in Y were Sigilyph and Aegislash, neither of which could Mega Evolve. The only Pokémon in that team that could Mega Evolve was Lucario, but even then I didn't really need to bust out his Mega form that often. Same with Alpha...

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Started by AquaNinja99

Populations in Pokemon games feel rather unrealistic to me

Amore, Mar 22: I choose to view it through the lens of how Assassin's Creed explains it away as part of their whole "the game is a simulation of somebody's memories" concept. Red only ever met 391 people in Kanto, but there are actually a few more zeros to...

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Started by Palamon

Insane movepools and sucky movepools

Amore, Mar 22: Lilligant is definitely one that stings. I really like the design of both stages in the family, it gets one of the best boosting moves in existence...and that's it. It has Own Tempo which works well with Petal Dance, but then for coverage you have...

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Started by ZeoStar

In need of a good teambuilder for a difficult rom

Corveone, Mar 22: Well, you can allways plan your team using team builder sites like this https://mypokemonteam.com/ However, from what I know Drayano's hacks take quite a few creative licenses on changing movepools, stats, and even Pokémon typings (which is one...

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Started by jigglymuffinpuff

The Final Boss Rush

Sheep, Mar 19: E4 and Champion are my ideal. I know it is an old concept now, but I have always enjoyed going through the trainers and then taking on the Champion. Am attached to it at this point, especially when Champions tend to have such awesome theme songs to...

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Started by Shooting Star

Passive Growth

Megan, Mar 12: I have dropped off Pokemon in the day care, especially in the earlier generation. I often forgot about them until way later. But I've also done it intentionally. Not for the levels, but because I fell for some of the stupid ways how to get stuff...

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Started by Devalue

Speedrunning games

Corveone, Mar 12: It's an interesting play style and I certainly could have fun watching someone else doing them, but it's not the kind of gameplay I would enjoy doing myself. Watched a Gen 1 speedrun once, and it was basically a Nidoking solo with X...

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Started by Sheep

Disobedience

Palamon, Mar 11: Yes, I have had Pokemon disobey me. Traded over some Pokemon a few times, and they leveled up past obedience level. But, I rarely play games with traded Pokemon, so it doesn't happen often. However... I recently experienced disobedience in...

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Started by Sheep

What Pokemon would you want to be named after?

Fairy, Mar 8: Any fairy type would do! But if ya know me well enough you might wanna take a look at Volcarona. :)

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Started by Palamon

What is the most unusual team you have used to beat the games

Megan, Mar 6: Blue: Blastoise, Venusaur, Charizard, Nidoking, Scyther, Venomoth ^ The first team I ever had in a Pokemon game. Gold: Ampharos, Flareon, Sneasel, Meganium, Ditto, Lugia (I even used an Unown (H) at some point) ^ My first real Gold team...

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Started by Adamabbafan

Funny Dex Entries

Sheep, Mar 1: Wigglytuff has no limit on how big it can become, funny but almost a bit scary lmao.

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Started by ReKoil

Which game style would you like to see in the future?

Corveone, Feb 24: Pokémon battles must be turn-based, that's not negotiable for me. I don't mind if they mix some elements from the overworld Legends Arceus gameplay and some more real time interaction with the wild Pokémon, as long as the traditional battling and...

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Started by Shooting Star

Items you never use

(2 pages)

Roni, Feb 22: Status healers that isn't the Full Heal or regional food variations of it, and uhh Escape Ropes lol. I usually prefer to just get out of the cave manually, or not revisit caves at all :p

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Started by ReKoil

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Pokémon Gaming Rules [Updated June 19th]

Starters: which do you feel was most useful?

Favorite Pokemon game ost

Annoying Trainers

How much would people care for a Pokémon crossover game?

Has a Pokémon game ever made you cry?

Personal narratives

Early route Pokémon - do you use them?

What was your favorite remake?

Pokémon songs that debuted elsewhere

The Beginnings

Current Pokemon Main Series Sales Numbers

Overworld Moves (Non-HMs)

Triple and/or rotation battles - yay or nay?

Which main-series game took you the most to get into?

Make your OWN REGION

Character deaths: yes or no?

Colosseum a spin-off?

Should the maximum level cap be decreased/increased?

If Lavender Town had a gym...

All I want game freak to do since 2006

Battle UIs across generations

What was the most annoying AI you've encountered

Darkest Pokemon Game Moments

Power Points

What are your favorite gyms/gym puzzles?

Toughest Elite Four?

Any Poké Balls you don't like the designs of and avoid using?

The Most Boring Region

Worst experience with cheaters?

Have you ever bought any Pokémon games on release day?

When was the last time you played a Pokémon game?

Creating your own Version Differences

Your Top 5 (or more) game music from Pokémon

Rivals

How important is trainer customization to you in a Pokémon game?

Wut type changes would u make?

How into competitive battling are you?

Have you ever used a non-Mega Pokémon as your ace in a game where you can Mega Evolve?

Populations in Pokemon games feel rather unrealistic to me

Insane movepools and sucky movepools

In need of a good teambuilder for a difficult rom

The Final Boss Rush

Passive Growth

Speedrunning games

Disobedience

What Pokemon would you want to be named after?

What is the most unusual team you have used to beat the games

Funny Dex Entries

Which game style would you like to see in the future?

Items you never use