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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: colours, Sydian

Pokémon Gaming Rules [Updated September 30th]

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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How do you choose which version you're getting?

Fairy, Feb 26: My fiancé and I alternate which ones we want most. He wanted Soul Silver, so I got Heart Gold. I wanted White so he got Black. He wanted Y so I got X. And this system has continued ever since! :D

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Started by Roni

Game Help

Best sos chaining method for shinies in Moon?

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Started by MidnightVixxen

All about Happiness

Roni, Feb 26: interesting. did Gen 2 not have that "+1 happiness to your party with every step you took" mechanic?

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Started by ZeoStar

Spinoff

New PokemonSnap who else is excited!!

Roni, Feb 26: i wish i got into spin-off games more and felt more excitement for stuff like this. saw the trailer a while back and it looks gosh darn beautiful! hoping everyone who gets to play it soon has a good time with it!

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Started by bobandbill

Anyone ever completed a living dex?

Roni, Feb 26: ok this caught my attention

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Started by Sheep

Brag about your playthroughs

Roni, Feb 26: noice! i think i remember in my youth my cousin and i collectively got one Pearl save file to around 800 hours. i don't even know what we were doing most of the time lol i don't think we finished anything in that. t'was just common for us to share...

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Started by PageEmperor

The Current system for trading to yourself is kinda dumb/broken.

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Feb 25: So in the old days when we wanted to trade, the idea is we're exchanging pokemon with other trainers. Our pokemon goes out there's comes in , no problem. You get your cable, plug it from one system to the other and boom done. But trading with...

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Started by Meister_anon~Master_o f_None

Spinoff

Fave spinoff?

Lordecoxinha, Feb 25: Conquest all the way! Really wishing for that sequel that’s probably never coming :/

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Started by SawkTheWarrior

Spinoff

Dracovish to appear in a future Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game?

colours, Feb 25: i mean... idk why you're pointing out 'vish in particular, but every single pmd game usually has whatever the current generation's pokemon is at the time. as fritz said, if (and it's a big if at that) there's going to be another one, it'll likely...

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Started by Thomas Wiencek

What was your first shiny Pokémon?

(2 pages)

Alexa Bliss, Feb 24: Minus the scripted gyarados, it was a tangela and I did catch it. This was in Pokemon silver and the fact that it was silver made it cool.

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Started by Sheep

Roaming legendaries

Fritz, Feb 24: Not really a big fan of roaming legendaries, can easily get tedious trying to catch them without a Master Ball

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Started by Sheep

Remakes vs originals

Roni, Feb 23: RBY vs FRLG i'll always take the latter. RB is broken as heck and literally older than me in age. it gets my respect for being the pioneer to this franchise that i love, but all the QoL features implemented in the remakes, along with the new areas...

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Started by Sheep

Best ability in your opinion?

Fritz, Feb 23: I've always liked Mold Breaker, great to be able to use Ground type moves against Pokémon with Levitate and also freely use physical moves on Pokémon with Static

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Started by Lordecoxinha

I just found this meme, and it's hilarious!

Roni, Feb 22: i love starters too much to abandon them. they can't be found anywhere else in the game, have good all round stats & abilities, and are your strongest mons at the beginning. i'd just feel rude if i boxed them at some point lol. i might try it in a...

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Started by Momoro

Items you wish were sold at Pokemarts

RadEmpoleon, Feb 21: Gonna agree with whoever said Max Revives. I'd also like to see the other kinds of poke balls (quick, timer, dusk, nest, net, etc.) to be sold at all Poké marts. Some are sold at certain marts and I always forget which one has what.

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Started by Roni

What was your first lv. 100 Pokémon?

(2 pages)

Curly Brace, Feb 21: What a coincidence. Blaziken happens to also be my first Level 100 Pokémon! In Ruby, too.

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Started by Sheep

Why can Peck hit ghost types, but not Horn Attack?

Sydian, Feb 21: i think i was just talking on stream about the peck and horn attack thing the other day lmao. yeah it doesn't make sense. esp with like nidoran-m where he gets both moves and he's gotta be using the same horn to perform both peck and horn attack so...

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Started by Sheep

Want to get back into Pokemon after a couple years but need help

Sydian, Feb 21: if you're getting bored that early on, i think you might have better luck playing a suited up hack, like blaze black or polished crystal. they're harder than the base games, but if you don't want to mess with emulators (which is completely...

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Started by MrWhippasnappa

Your Current Team

(4 pages)

CF1994, Feb 19: I have just defeated Cynthia for the second time in Platinum. 1. Hubie (Empoleon) Lv. 68 Ability: Torrent Moves: Surf, Flash Cannon, Ice Beam, Defog. 2. Scar (Luxray) Lv. 68 Ability: Intimidate

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Started by Captain Typhlosion

Is the first game you played also your favorite?

(2 pages)

Fritz, Feb 19: No, Pokémon Red was the first one I played but Pokémon Platinum is my favourite overall

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Started by Sheep

Game Corner Slots

Seliph, Feb 18: I've tried it once in Blue and remember making a small profit. While it is still gambling it's prone to the best strategy you can think of: save scumming.

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Started by Roni

Spinoff

Starting Mystery Dungeon

ZeoStar, Feb 15: This is one of the rare exceptions where I think you could start with anything. I've played everything except Gates To Infinity, and every game has been wonderful. Explorers of Sky did live up to the praise for me.

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Started by YellowTemperment

what aspects do you look for/enjoy in pokemon games?

Pokedream.su, Feb 15: Exploration and charm (artistic choices, music, sprites, ect)

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Started by Sydian

Spinoff

Stadium or DLC

Pokedream.su, Feb 15: What if they make the Stadium remakes a proper Pokemon game on its own like Colosseum was.

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Started by Circus

The foe's ROSERADE used Poison Sting!

Lordecoxinha, Feb 12: The only time I don’t type nicknames like proper nouns is when I’m doing one of those jokey names like “oh no he” but I hardly ever do those so yeah. Back when I was a kid it was all caps, but nowadays it hurts me :/

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Started by Sheep

Is Anyone Else Really Missing Mega-Evolution??

(2 pages)

Superfox, Feb 11: And Torkoal should evolve into Turtonator (and Turtonator's stats should be significantly boosted).

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Pokemon Nicknames

(3 pages)

Pokedream.su, Feb 10: For Beta is was some kind of small business, I can't recall the name. For Stantler, I was out in the cold and the air hurt my face when I caught it.

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Started by Roni

What if IVs/EVs/Natures were even more accessible?

Pokedream.su, Feb 9: I liked the EV training minigames that Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire did, I would also be for a way to in-game change a Pokemon's nature. Honestly I don't think IVs were ever a good idea however.

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Started by Sckewi

What would you add to a pokemon game to make it perfect

Valroxen, Feb 9: I agree with the points that we need more things to do after the post game/when we're tired of battling. I'd just like more options on things to do so I don't get burned out like one session after beating the game. Difficulty yh ofc, I agree we need...

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Started by SadOldMan

¿What kind of introduction would you like to see in a Pokemon game?

Roni, Feb 8: back when i was in a short phase of coming up with storylines for romhacks, i had this idea where one of the evil team's grunts would become your main rival. he's a novice and his first task would be to steal the Professor's suitcase of rare...

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Started by SadOldMan

If you had an Ability, what would it be and why?

Lordecoxinha, Feb 6: This. This is perfect lmao I think I'd have Clear Body cuz my hair is clean shaved. Maybe Simple, I like to think I'm not that complicated of a person. My hidden ability is definitely Own Tempo.

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Started by Roni

What's your Nature?

ZeoStar, Feb 5: mild...but i don't even remember what it means most of the time. I listed it on my profile though

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Started by Sheep

Two is better than one

Roni, Feb 3: Double Battles are pretty aight. i like the strategy of ganging up on one Pokemon at a time so it eventually turns into a 2v1, but that's also why i prefer just my own team do Doubles versus having an NPC buddy to tag with. usually i don't like...

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Started by Circus

Daily

The Hopes for a New Pokkén Game

Venia Silente, Feb 1: Man at first I thought I wouldn't like Pokkén, but now I'm liking it enough that I'd really hope to see a sequel that improves on a number of aspects of the original. It helps that it's a good game that allows me to pick up a number of...

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Started by Ranko

Gym Leader/Elite Four Specialties that AREN'T Pokemon typings

Sheep, Jan 28: This was unique and I miss it! Yeah, would love to see some variety other than just types. I know it's classic Pokémon and Game Freak/TPCI doesn't care to break the mold for the most part when it sells so well, but multi types or strategies would...

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Started by Roni

missing mechanics

Curly Brace, Jan 24: No more PokéBalls. Catching Pokémon will now work like it does in Digimon: you need to encounter one enough times in order to actually get one yourself. And after going through all that, they start at Level 1.

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Started by Aquacorde

Progression and Exploration

Seliph, Jan 20: I think it's possible to create mainline games that mainly focus on exploration. The first two generations already it it albeit in a very rudimentary way. However, going that route means they'd need to cut a lot of corners. Taking BotW as an...

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Started by Circus

Pokémon video games developed by other video game developers with Gamefreak's and Creatures' license?

Thomas Wiencek, Jan 19: Hey, guys. Did you think that others video game developers like Genius Sonority, Inc. had developed video games like Pokémon Colosseum for Nintendo, but only with Game Freak, Inc.'s and Creatures, Inc.'s license?

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Started by Thomas Wiencek

Fave Hidden Ability?

FeraligatrMaster, Jan 18: Feraligatr, Nidoking, Nidoqueen, and Tauros with Sheer Force Tangrowth, Slowbro, Slowking, and Toxapex with Regenerator Excadrill with Mold Breaker Serperior with Contrary Garchomp with Rough Skin Salamence, Heracross, Honchkrow, and Gyarados...

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Started by Roni

Your gym puzzle

Nah, Jan 16: Would be kinda boring if every gym was just "walk up to the leader and kick their ass", especially for a focal point of the gameplay. You're not wrong in that the gym leader battle itself should be exciting, but that and having a good gym puzzle...

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Started by Sheep

I think the remakes have just been confirmed...

colours, Jan 15: cautiously optimistic. not gonna get my hopes up, but i'll be pleasantly surprised if this is finally the year for dppt remakes o:

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Started by CelloX

The New and Improved ShinyCount+, Now Fully Released!

Syntthetix, Jan 15: Full installation, auto updating, and automatic font handling are now fully implemented! From v1.1.3 onward, the program will be installed in Windows, and updates will be downloaded automatically in the background when the program is launched, then...

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Started by Syntthetix

Had any issues taking out Dragons before the Fairies became a thing?

AquaNinja99, Jan 14: Nah, I always have an ice type. Not just Ice Beam on a Water type, AN ICE TYPE. I had Ollie the Walrein in Sapphire, the in game trade Jynx named ZYNX and Blubbly the Walrein in Pokémon Unbound. ( highly recommend playing it ). If I had to have a...

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Started by PageEmperor

pick one starter to use in your in-game team

Raicheot, Jan 14: It would have to be between Charmander, Totodile or Mudkip, tough one but I think I'd go with charmander as its my most used starter out of the 3

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Started by Sheep

least favorite game

(2 pages)

Harmonie, Jan 14: If we include LGP/E then they are the automatic winner (loser? lol). Like you just can't get worse than a super conservative remake of a Gameboy game in 2018 for $60 on the same console that runs Breath of the Wild. These games were also released...

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Started by Sheep

Gen \ Comparative difficulty aka what just happened?!

Meister_anon~Master_o f_None, Jan 13: Yeah i used bulbasaur I think, I tinkered with my game a bit trying to learn script and somehow ended up giving myself every starter but charmander lol, including ivysaur. XD Maybe that was my problem, I think i had made a different team for...

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Started by Meister_anon~Master_o f_None

Spinoff

Ideas for non-starter playable characters for future PMD games?

PageEmperor, Jan 13: What the title says. What non-starters would you like to see in pokemon mystery dungeon that can be used as playable characters? I’ll focus on the two generations that didn’t experience an original PMD game. For gen8, Applin could be...

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Started by PageEmperor

I can't launch pokemon omega ruby and pokemon X because of this error ! PLEASE HELP ME

Allen, Jan 11: hey you're GPU can't handle it upgrade you're pc or buy a new one

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Started by hanomi123

Spinoff

Remember when honest game trailers did videos for the main series pokemon games?

Sheep, Jan 10: yes, I've seen these! curious for more, a MD version would be neat. but I admit I stopped watching at the part where they talk about all the Pokémon one by one haha. never found that part as entertaining :x

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Started by PageEmperor

Spinoff

I want to start Mystery Dungeon

colours, Jan 10: Explorers of Sky > Super Mystery Dungeon. shaymin bias aside, it'd be a shame to miss out on what one of the most popular PMD games had to offer because there's a lot. super mystery dungeon is ok, but i wasn't that crazy about it. if you decide...

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Pokémon Gaming Rules [Updated September 30th]

How do you choose which version you're getting?

Best sos chaining method for shinies in Moon?

All about Happiness

New PokemonSnap who else is excited!!

Anyone ever completed a living dex?

Brag about your playthroughs

The Current system for trading to yourself is kinda dumb/broken.

Fave spinoff?

Dracovish to appear in a future Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game?

What was your first shiny Pokémon?

Roaming legendaries

Remakes vs originals

Best ability in your opinion?

I just found this meme, and it's hilarious!

Items you wish were sold at Pokemarts

What was your first lv. 100 Pokémon?

Why can Peck hit ghost types, but not Horn Attack?

Want to get back into Pokemon after a couple years but need help

Your Current Team

Is the first game you played also your favorite?

Game Corner Slots

Starting Mystery Dungeon

what aspects do you look for/enjoy in pokemon games?

Stadium or DLC

The foe's ROSERADE used Poison Sting!

Is Anyone Else Really Missing Mega-Evolution??

Pokemon Nicknames

What if IVs/EVs/Natures were even more accessible?

What would you add to a pokemon game to make it perfect

¿What kind of introduction would you like to see in a Pokemon game?

If you had an Ability, what would it be and why?

What's your Nature?

Two is better than one

The Hopes for a New Pokkén Game

Gym Leader/Elite Four Specialties that AREN'T Pokemon typings

missing mechanics

Progression and Exploration

Pokémon video games developed by other video game developers with Gamefreak's and Creatures' license?

Fave Hidden Ability?

Your gym puzzle

I think the remakes have just been confirmed...

The New and Improved ShinyCount+, Now Fully Released!

Had any issues taking out Dragons before the Fairies became a thing?

pick one starter to use in your in-game team

least favorite game

Gen \ Comparative difficulty aka what just happened?!

Ideas for non-starter playable characters for future PMD games?

I can't launch pokemon omega ruby and pokemon X because of this error ! PLEASE HELP ME

Remember when honest game trailers did videos for the main series pokemon games?

I want to start Mystery Dungeon