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I somehow managed to beat Wattson with just my Cosplay Pikachu. All of its moves were not very effective, and I couldn't use Thunder Wave, so I took up the challenge and just about managed to wreck Wattson.
Also, Game Freak, we need to talk... Explosion is a Beauty move in contests. Just finding that out was an 'Are you serious?' moment. |
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The altaria of the champion at contests has an attack that gives you instant full stars. Also she has a full set of theme fitting attacks each different contest.
In lilycove a team aqua member makes a hsowa reference. |
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Really? Well that was what I recall speculating some people said. But it's also partly in that they want newer players to be able to complete the Pokédex without having to transfer stuff (and for getting them with good IVs).
Furthermore, if Game Freak doesn't care about the competitive scene, then why else would they have made it easier to breed for good IVs than ever with XY having the Friend Safari and the Destiny Knot mechanics? |
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They've definitely paid some attention to competitive play, what with increase VGCs (noticeable in Australia, certainly!), and online competitions, and between those in-game features like Join Avenue and Super Training make it easier to train Pokemon. And legends have 3 IVs. Balancing is one matter and I don't feel it is a focus of theirs, but they have been 'kinder' to the competitive scene I suppose. |
They made breeding a lot easier and streamlined as well, what with Destiny Knot passing down 5IVs now, Everstone guaranteeing the nature you want and mothers now being able to pass down egg moves. There's other things like the IV checker which is really helpful and how easy it is to get a Pokemon with 3IVs via Friend Safari or DexNav.
They even took it a bit further in ORAS in the battle resort. Not only is there a Daycare there next to the IV checker, but the battle resort itself is the best place to hatch eggs (honestly of the whole series imo) and it seemed they deliberately designed it that way, so no more constant flying. Oh, and a certain NPC that explicitly tells you that you can't win in serious battles by using your favourites. (So yeah, that Karen quote is dead) |
My genuine "are you serious" moment was when Zinnia knocked me out in Sky Pillar. It's like... couldn't they find a more reasonable way to pass the time from starry nighttime to the regular time you had on your 3ds? Did they need to have Zinnia, who had recently become your ally, knock you out for no apparent reason? It seemed so horribly out of place that I couldn't help but laugh
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Mine is always when I meet trainers with Koffing and Weezing using Self-Destruct or Explosion as their first move at full HP.
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FU GF no really FU! I wanna punch them REAL HARD! BURN THEM! TRASH THEM! SMASH THEM! TURD FOR THE GF!!! *SHAKES FIST* |
When I got to the Safari Zone, I went in and realized they took out the Safari game part and replaced it with just catching Pokemon. Seriously? That kind of takes the fun out of it.
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Also all of a sudden hoenn is swamped with foreign pokemon after the 8th badge? did kyogres starshower just washed up pokemon?
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If I'm honest, the charm of Mauville was stripped away with the addition of its expansion. It feels really impersonal and lacks personality. Mauville is now a really bland building with an uninspired courtyard. Contrast this with the Sootopolis expansion, which is really beautiful, and you wonder how they managed to mess up on their hub city. That really is my biggest complaint though.
In all the ways GF messed up (which wasn't many), I really enjoyed how ORAS brought in new features. If we're really talking "WTF" though...why didn't they make it easier to have both bikes earlier in the game. |
I haven't seen another thread for discussing negative aspects, so i'll mention it here: according to Bulbapedia, just like in XY, the Trainer Card is the same joke that it is in XY - defeat Steven, complete the Hoenn Pokédex (although it doesn't state whether it's seen or caught) and defeat one of the Battle Chatelaines on Super Mode. Nothing regarding contests. You'd think that they would incorporate those into the trainer card requirements like the originals did, but no...
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A good WTF moment, I noticed I had to battle Rayquaza now so I stocked up on Pokeballs, I bought 50x Ultra and 50x Dusk plus 10x Quick, and got 11 Premier Balls added to it. Figured that'll do.
I caught Rayquaza with one Ultra Ball. o.O Edit: And with my first turn Quick Ball in the second try (Rayquaza's Dragon Pulse took out Deoxys in one hit...) Oh yeah and another one is Zinnia's battle animation.... What is that about? |
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As for Zinnia's battle intro, I think she's really REALLY into Pokemon battles. Either that, or she's possessed by the devil. |
interesting to know. hm. Something that made me a little sad is that only master rank medals are shown at a pokemon. no super or normal contest medals :(
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On the bright side, getting the Platinum Flag will give you more decorations, so that's something to work for. But yeah... my Trainer Card's not really worth it for me anymore if it won't showcase my achievements in Contests and Secret Bases. I mean, XY is pretty much explainable with the lack of post-game content, but this? I think Contests and Super Secret Bases got a bit of a spotlight back during the Coro Coro Leaks, and they even got their own NPCs, so why Game Freak won't bother making them a trainer card upgrade requirement and went with XY's instead? Anyone can complete the game, and getting the National Dex completed is a cinch now, so the only challenge is the Super Mode Battle Maison for the casuals if they strive for the Gold Trainer Card. And even that, if you focus on it you'll reach it eventually. |
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