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bobandbill May 27th, 2012 2:51 AM

Which Team?
 
Which team did you prefer going up against in the fourth generation games? Team Galactic, with its solar system theme and a leader who disliked showing emotions and wished to make a new universe for himself to remove emotions? Or maybe Team Rocket, which didn't have a real leader at all in HGSS but had a sweet deal going with SlowpokeTails and all the music as well?

Shining Raichu May 27th, 2012 7:42 AM

I'll always love going up against Team Rocket. I say that in a sort of condescending way; I find them cute lol. They're not nice people, but they're so easily defeated that they're essentially harmless and they're basically used as a level-grinding exercise.

Also I love that most of their fighting happens in buildings rather than in caves like some of the other teams. Caves are highly unenjoyable for me, but I like the idea of fighting in warehouses and skyscrapers XD

DarkAbsolX May 28th, 2012 6:17 AM

Well Team Rocket was the first evil group .. so i think i get used to them..
I always wondered if it was they who were weak, or that I was too strong :P

Mr Cat Dog May 28th, 2012 1:01 PM

None of the other 'evil teams' hold a candle to Team Rocket. Maybe it's just nostalgia, but I've always identified with their goal - use Pokemon to take over the world - over the outlandish claims of the other ones. Honestly, from what I've read of Team Galactic, they seem the craziest of the lot, and not in a good way. Team Rocket will always be my favourites.

Ephemeral Euphoria May 28th, 2012 1:46 PM

Gotta say Team Rocket for me, I like the battle theme for them more than that of Team Galactic's and the encounters feel more memorable too.

Illuminaughty May 28th, 2012 4:21 PM

You can't beat the nostalgic feel of Jesse, James, and the talking Meowth, the subordinates of Giovanni. They stole pokemon and sold them for money; simple and realistic intentions.

The Galactics have lame space suits and a farfetch'd goal.

Gold19 May 28th, 2012 4:35 PM

I'm going with Team Galactic mostly because well, my friend said their leader was like Poke Hitler (no joke).

Aurielle May 29th, 2012 4:02 AM

Team Rocket, mostly because of nostalgia I guess.

Although I do love astronomy.

electro12 May 29th, 2012 4:21 AM

I know Team Rocket quite well, so I will go for Team Rocket. Who can forget the talking Meowth?

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ May 29th, 2012 4:44 AM

Team Galactic. Team Rocket just wasn't the same with Giovanni in hiding... they didn't seem nearly as intimidating. If Giovanni was still at the helm of TR, then I might be inclined to vote them, but the entire group just seemed more... disorganized.

Not to mention the fact that Cyrus had a well-developed backstory AND a much tougher team (especially in Platinum) than interim Rocket boss Archer.

DarkAbsolX May 30th, 2012 10:10 AM

Who can forget this ?

http://images.wikia.com/pokemon/images/b/b9/Viridian_Gym_I.png

XtinaIsMeLuvinWWE May 31st, 2012 1:42 PM

I picked Team Galactic cause I'm playing through Diamond atm (for the first time woop woop!!) and it's refreshing facing a new team, plus I like the pokémon they use, for example the Wurmple line :)

ImportedOrange May 31st, 2012 2:01 PM

Team Galactic all the way. They were the first 4th gen team that I went up against, but also due to the fact that Team Rocket did not seem very "organized", unlike team Galactic, who had a boss, and a better ranking system for their team.
Team Rocket seemed to be unorganized, and not very effective. They went down without a very big fight, unlike TG.

Rocket-Dock June 1st, 2012 9:41 AM

My favourite team is Galactic, Team rocket was easy to beat.
And I like the story of team galactic

T!M June 4th, 2012 11:07 PM

I'd have to admit Rocket being my favorite as they are by far the easiest to defeat. I actually had trouble a top of Spear.

vaporeon7 June 4th, 2012 11:40 PM

I will forever be a Team Rocket fan so of course my vote went to it. I loved their battle theme and all the nostalgia that went with it. Also battling Vileplume is something that I enjoy for some odd reason and I got to do that with Team Rocket.

Future Arceus June 5th, 2012 4:31 PM

I would have to choose....Team Rocket. Old school all the way! : D ...Team Galactic seemed kind of under-developed, and their hair style..wouldn't be caught dead with that color XD.

Team Rocket - shady guys & thugs (Who doesn't like free exp.)
Team Galactic- Spacemen (Wurple Line was kinda nice and their mission was cool, but that one guy runs like halfway across the region to get away from you..)

T!M June 5th, 2012 4:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Future Arceus (Post 7205685)
and their hair style..

I think your forgetting some of the hairstyles of the Rocket Executives.

Future Arceus June 5th, 2012 4:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Trainer Timothy (Post 7205699)
I think your forgetting some of the hairstyles of the Rocket Executives.

It's called flair ^_^ ...as opposed to Team Galactic's little blue/green bowls....and Team Rocket executive Lance had an awesome hat...

The Fallen June 6th, 2012 3:01 PM

Team Rocket will always have major fan support because of them being the originals. I personally love going against Team Rocket and would have them be the only team if I could.

T!M June 6th, 2012 4:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Future Arceus (Post 7205711)
It's called flair ^_^ ...as opposed to Team Galactic's little blue/green bowls....and Team Rocket executive Lance had an awesome hat...

I hope you're talking about the grunts because Mars and Saturn had some ****** up hair.

bobandbill June 20th, 2012 5:30 AM

I guess I should answer my own question. =p Team Rocket for me. Partly for the nostalgia, I suppose.

Galactic did have some more fleshed-out characters, so that's a plus for them, but I just prefer the concept of TR's team. Galactic's seemed a bit... over the top to me, and given Cryus for instance didn't show much emotion and all, it wasn't that... rewarding a feeling in beating him. And besides, TR just seems to suit them; doing small time stuff (slowpoketails) to something that actually had a big threat; taking over Johto and having a neat tactic in radio waves to bring back their former leader, and that was easier to swallow than Galactic's sometimes convoluted plans.

PlatinumDude June 20th, 2012 4:53 PM

I like Team Galactic better because they had a clear goal in mind and they were so close to achieving it.

mikey June 21st, 2012 4:38 AM

Team Rocket for me, most likely for nostalgia, and because I really dont like any of the others. (I like Aqua and Magma too, but Rocket is the best).

Guy June 23rd, 2012 1:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Elite Overlord LeSabre™ (Post 7195682)
Team Galactic. Team Rocket just wasn't the same with Giovanni in hiding... they didn't seem nearly as intimidating. If Giovanni was still at the helm of TR, then I might be inclined to vote them, but the entire group just seemed more... disorganized.

See, for me, I always understood why Team Rocket was more of a disorganized team in HG/SS and the former GSC. Giovanni basically abandoned them without warning and it left them clueless as what to do next. However, they decided to go off into Johto and continue their mischief in attempt to relocate Giovanni once more. After all, they did want to find him again. So, I don't know, but I always found it understandable as to why Team Rocket in Johto was more disorganized and I accepted them for that.

Between Team Rocket and Team Galactic though, I'm going to have to side with the former, and not because of nostalgic reasons. While not as intimidating or as threatening as Team Galactic was, I always appreciated Team Rocket for their more believable and less chaotic plans of crime. Out of all the evil organizations, Team Rocket has always been the most grounded. Plus, they are a more fun and less serious bunch of crooks to take care of than the overzealous plans by Cyrus.


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