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The C-Gear
For those of you who don't know, the C-Gear was this game's "bottom screen" function.
"While enabled, it maintains a list of players which are encountered using the DS's wireless capabilities, and various surveys can be conducted, which can lead to rewards at Castelia City's Passerby Analytics HQ." (from Bulbapedia) Throughout the main storyline it's also used to call other characters such as Professor Juniper and your rivals. The C-Gear also warps players to the Entralink, the center of Unova, where Pokemon befriended in the Dream World can be obtained. In addition, the C-Gear can be customized using different skins that can be downloaded over Wifi or by entering passwords. What do you think of the C-Gear? Did you ever turn it on? Did you think it was an effective use of the DS's bottom screen, and was a good alternative to other "bottom screen" options? (aka, compared to HGSS's bottom screen functions or DPPt's Poketch) |
I use the C-gear everyday for the dreamworld. Although I feel that the poketch would be a better function for the bottom screen. I wouldn't mind if C-gear was like the pokegear in GSC. Since we can register practically any menu, it wouldn't be hard to register the C-gear. Or it could be one of the poketch's apps.
Other than using the C-gear for dreamworld, it's practically useless to me because there is no one around me who plays pokemon on a ds, so there's no use for passerby analytics or friend checks and stuff. |
I like all of the CGear's functions, they're just not super practical for me however, since not a lot of people play pokemon with me. I never turn mine on though, but that's to conserve battery as well as the fact that my ds makes an annoying/painful low buzzing noise when it's on. :paranoid:
I do like the customization of the skins though! |
I've never really "explored" the C-Gear at all. I mean it looked kind of cool at the bottom of the screen, but I never really ventured to use any of its features. It all seemed sort of complicated actually. I prefer the simple Poketch with all the different apps and stuff, even if half of them were pretty stupid haha.
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I love the C-Gear. I mainly play Pokemon when my friends are around, as they do too, so we get to snoop on what everyone else is doing, make instant trades, quick battles, etc.
With a group of friends, it is far greater than the Poketch ever was. I never touched my Poketch in D/P/Pt except for the clock. I'd watch the Pokemon move around from time to time. |
When closed, it serves as a neat background. Otherwise, I live in the boonies; if someone ever gets in range of me when I'm playing, they're in the driveway.
I don't know what's in B2/W2 yet, but if it's the same thing, maybe it will be useful when I live in the city again and am out and about. Right now, it serves little function. To me, the Dream World is nothing but a dream. (Besides, my Pokémon are insomniacs.) Cyclone |
That's true. When I'm alone I do turn it off, or in a car.
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Yeah, I guess it depends on whether you have someone to play with, like Haseyo, I'm alone so I mostly find it useless, but I'm sure it's a really powerful feature if you've got irl Pokemon friends.
(on a side note, I didnt know you could trade and do battles with the C-Gear, that's pretty cool!) |
It's cool looking and everything, but since I don't have nearby players, I'd rather have the HGSS option, it's really annoying having to press X all the time, and then navigate to what you're going to use, instead of just using the stylus.
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Just as an FYI, you CAN use the stylus after pressing X. Cyclone |
I have a few friends that play with me so the C-gear is a quick way to battle/trade with them. I like it even though I don't have wifi.
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This was the HGSS bottom screen, Cyclone.
http://gamingbolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/heartgold-interface.jpg You could use the stylus to touch whatever option, including set Key items (2), infinite set dash without the need for holding B. You could also press X and navigate. (ok ok anyway C-Gear) |
I mainly used the C-Gear for IR trades and battles. I can't access the Dream World with it, though.
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Lapras; from my first look at that, it appears to be cluttered. You can't press a button and navigate with the directional pad, I take it? That makes for a bit of a difficulty for my style of going through things, and I'd wager complaints about the need to use only a stylus (or make fingersmudge marks on the screen) led to bringing back the X button. I like pushing the button and using either option to search my items or Pokémon; I only use the touch screen in battle while doing something else.
I think Platinum used the X button, right? Cyclone |
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I really never used the Cgear, cause I got no one to use it with. I live in the country, and I'm the only one around who plays pokemon. I do like poking the little hexagons to make them change colour, making cool designs on it though lol. |
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What I meant back there, is that it's a bit annoying to switch between buttons and stylus in C Gear, because you *must* press X first, whenever you wanna check your 'mons. |
In Black 2 / White 2, you can set Pokemon to Select (like you could items) and instantly access your Pokemon. Even faster. Make it the first one if you have a list. Y then A. Faster than any stylus taping.
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Also, don't do Y then A. Do Y twice. It works. Cyclone |
To be honest, I did prefer the Poketch to the C-Gear (seemed more useful for more purposes), but the C-Gear had its moment. When the Dream World's 24-hour time limit wasn't being screwy with me, it was fun using it. But outside that, it could have had a couple extra features.
Most of the time, I just kept it off or on so the bottom screen would look pretty! xD |
Hahah that Cgear I didn't actually use it so it stayed off.
The reason I play using a emulator so there is no use of it. It did look cool tough with the colours. |
I never used the C-Gear since my brother no longer plays Pokemon.
So yeah, I left the C-Gear off most of the time. |
I am someone who will always have their C-Gear on just for the sake of having it on. I don't mind the C-Gear, I like how they can be customised. It allows me to have the buttons where I want and a picture I enjoy. I really like how it has the time on there though as well as the DS's battery and how it shows in battle.
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I really like the design of the c-gear, but the functions of it really let it down. I felt that it was too local multi-player based, as many older players usually don't have friends who don't have a interest in the series.
The only real time I use it is connecting it to the DW, other than that I'm better off saving my battery life. |
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