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jon328 May 16th, 2010 3:30 PM

How do you think you will receive your starter?
 
Title says all :P

do you think you're going to just get your starter handed to you by the prof. or maybe go to the wild grass, encounter a wild poke, panic, see a bag, and use the starter to defend yourself? or maybe something new...



what are your ideas?? :)

colcolstyles May 16th, 2010 3:36 PM

Well according to this post, the protagonists are going to be older than they were in previous games which, to me, suggests that they're not going to go with the whole 10th-birthday-first-pokemon business like they did in the anime. And they've also used the attacked-by-a-wild-pokémon plot in the last two games (not counting the remakes) so I doubt they'll take that route either. Perhaps you'll rescue a helpless pokémon stuck in a burning building? Though that raises the question: what will happen to the ones that you don't choose? D:

jon328 May 16th, 2010 3:52 PM

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Originally Posted by colcolstyles (Post 5805304)
]Though that raises the question: what will happen to the ones that you don't choose? D:

i just imagined that... >.> makes me feel bad for the water and fire starters i'll leave behind xP

Kirbychu May 16th, 2010 3:55 PM

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Originally Posted by colcolstyles (Post 5805304)
Perhaps you'll rescue a helpless pokémon stuck in a burning building? Though that raises the question: what will happen to the ones that you don't choose? D:

Considering you don't save Pokabu, bacon.

Seriously though, I hope we get something interesting like that. I just don't want to grab the Pokemon out of the professor's suitcase again.

Izanagi May 16th, 2010 4:01 PM

I hope that we find it in our first encounter with the evil team. There could be a grunt or something that stole it, or was harrassing it as it was wild, and you rescue it.

Tyrantrum May 16th, 2010 4:04 PM

They should probably do something like R/S/E or D/P. Having to either help the Professor or defend yourself from a wild Pokémon. Maybe they could do something new, like meeting a grunt from the new evil team at the start of the game and have to fight him.

Timbjerr May 16th, 2010 4:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Izanagi (Post 5805400)
I hope that we find it in our first encounter with the evil team. There could be a grunt or something that stole it, or was harassing it as it was wild, and you rescue it.

I like this and the burning building idea. However, the latter only really works if your two rivals happen to be with you at the time so that all three are successfully saved. :D

Tyrantrum May 16th, 2010 4:09 PM

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Originally Posted by colcolstyles (Post 5805304)
Well according to this post, the protagonists are going to be older than they were in previous games which, to me, suggests that they're not going to go with the whole 10th-birthday-first-pokemon business like they did in the anime. And they've also used the attacked-by-a-wild-pokémon plot in the last two games (not counting the remakes) so I doubt they'll take that route either. Perhaps you'll rescue a helpless pokémon stuck in a burning building? Though that raises the question: what will happen to the ones that you don't choose? D:

I like this idea as well. Knowing Nintendo, they will find a way to make them safe. Like, maybe you actually help out all three of them, and then you get to pick which one you want. Or, after you pick one and escape from the building, the other two just end up running out of the building and into the woods or something.

Haza May 16th, 2010 4:22 PM

Personally, since I think the region is based on America, and the city that we have seen seems to be New York, I think also that the evil teams will be Gang based, and you will have to save someone from a gang, using the starters.

roccomont329 May 16th, 2010 4:51 PM

maybe they will be so awesome and give you all of them! lmao, but lets be honest, were gonna get them all one way or another

Bloothump May 16th, 2010 4:58 PM

Well, my theory is because we're older, we'll have attended pokemon school. Here you battle with a loaner pokemon in some sort of graduation ceremony, and the professor judges and gives you the pokemon.
However, I like the burning building idea more.

Izanagi May 16th, 2010 5:10 PM

That second one was pretty much played striaght in Pokemon Yellow, where you were attacked by Pikachu on Route 1, and Oak saves you by capturing it.

Mr.Crowley May 16th, 2010 5:16 PM

The professor sneaks in your house, throws the pokeball in your face then runs down the stairs, sucker punches your mom and goes back into the lab and pretends that never happened.



...Only in a perfect RPG.

Pikataro May 16th, 2010 5:17 PM

I like the burning building part! I know all will be svaed, but the Water Otter(ha, rhyme!) will get rid of the flames!

A Pixy May 16th, 2010 5:31 PM

1. Cry for help.
2. You go investigate.
3. Person from Team Whatever is holding Professor Whatever hostage.
4. He tells you to go get a Pokemon from bag.
5. You pick one.
6. Asses are kicked.
7. You go to his lab in the next town.
8. He says you have potential.
9. Gives you PokeDex.
10. Introduces you to rival.
11. Merry adventure begins.

Something like that.

Pikataro May 16th, 2010 5:32 PM

Usually what happens, but I hope it's more exciting.

Timbjerr May 16th, 2010 5:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bloothump (Post 5805651)
Well, my theory is because we're older, we'll have attended pokemon school. Here you battle with a loaner pokemon in some sort of graduation ceremony, and the professor judges and gives you the pokemon.
However, I like the burning building idea more.

This isn't bad either... By pokemon school, you're talking about one of those preppy schools that are often encountered in the anime? It would seem fitting for a professor to be an academic professor as opposed to an independent researcher, and graduates from such prep schools to be gifted with a unique pokemon as well. :P

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Originally Posted by Mr.Crowley (Post 5805714)
The professor sneaks in your house, throws the pokeball in your face then runs down the stairs, sucker punches your mom and goes back into the lab and pretends that never happened.



...Only in a perfect RPG.

...unlikely, but effing LOL

Nick May 16th, 2010 5:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Bloothump (Post 5805651)
Well, my theory is because we're older, we'll have attended pokemon school. Here you battle with a loaner pokemon in some sort of graduation ceremony, and the professor judges and gives you the pokemon.
However, I like the burning building idea more.

I really like this kind of idea; another one I had was that we already have it when we start the game (meaning we get to choose it while we choose the character we'll be playing as, pick our names, etc.) and progress as though we got it a few days ago and were given it to see how well we get along with it or something of the sort. Personally, I like your idea more as it's much more developed from anything I thought of.

Pikataro May 16th, 2010 5:52 PM

I've got it!
How about the three Pokemon are in an experimental lab, where evil scientists nearly kill them in experiemnts. Then, the Pokabu starts to flame the whole building with his Blaze ability. Seeing the fire, you rush inside and see the near-dead Pokemon on a scorched table. You grab all three and rush outside. (The scientists all escape.) Then the Prof. of that region comes with help and sees you with the two Pokemon. You heal them to perfect health, yada, then he notices all three seem to have taken a liking to you. You pick one and you know the rest.

Bloothump May 16th, 2010 5:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Timbjerr (Post 5805807)
This isn't bad either... By pokemon school, you're talking about one of those preppy schools that are often encountered in the anime? It would seem fitting for a professor to be an academic professor as opposed to an independent researcher, and graduates from such prep schools to be gifted with a unique pokemon as well. :P

Yes, the school would be quite a bit larger than those in the previous two generations. There could be three classrooms, the arena, and the lab. The school could actually double as the lab. And instead of a loaner pokemon, this could be when you choose your starter. I think the school thing could work really well, because it could serve as a tutorial before you actually get out into the pokemon world at all. That would leave more conversations with witty dialogue in stead of facts about the game. Also, you could receive your pokedex, 5 pokeballs and starter all at the same time, and you could learn how to battle, catch pokemon and all that jazz in the school before even setting out on your journey.

JAK3 May 17th, 2010 2:00 AM

Maybe you will just be a regular Guy/Girl that never knew a thing about Pokemon, but one day your were walking through town and saw a wild Pokemon attacking one of the Starters, you decide to try and help one of the starters by throwing rocks at the Pokemon to get it away. Then you realize that this is what you want to do, raise Pokemon.

Alternative May 17th, 2010 2:06 AM

I like the idea of something about the Pokemon running somewhere and you going to find it.

What I would be hoping for is something like what happened in R/S/E when you helped Wally catch a Pokemon. Maybe your Parent was a Pokemon Trainer and lend you a Pokemon to go to the first major city where the professor is. He asks you to embark on a journey yada yada gives you a Pokedex and then you have to go home to return the Pokemon to your parent, tell them about the adventure yada yada and go on the journey.

vibratingcat May 17th, 2010 2:14 AM

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Originally Posted by colcolstyles (Post 5805304)
Perhaps you'll rescue a helpless pokémon stuck in a burning building? Though that raises the question: what will happen to the ones that you don't choose? D:

mayb ur watching tv or something with ur mum, and u see all three of them being shown by some pokemon collector. then ur mum asks what u thought was the cutest one. then depending on what u chose, thats the pokemon u r going to save. XD

Major_Tom May 17th, 2010 3:25 AM

Why not when they ask your name and gender they also ask which pokemon is you'rs that way they dont have to explain why you haven't received one at a younger age. The reason they could give for it being at level five is because you never leave your little town until you have to meet the professor or another task that requires you to leave.

Impo May 17th, 2010 3:33 AM

i like the school idea :) .
it would also explain the absence of the protagonists being able to
read and write without help...
home-schooling? :P ;)


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