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Sheep May 9th, 2015 1:55 PM

Wait, we're on Abra now? The opening post is too confusing. aaa

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Yes, Garchomp clearly has the best shiny palette. Gengar is a close second though. 8D?

Squirrel May 9th, 2015 1:55 PM

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Abra is creepy, I am not a fan of it! I don't like the line in general haha, I think the Espurr line is a much better "psychic cat" family than the Abra family.

REVISE STAAAHP. Shinychomp can go lay in a ditch. >:[

I'm still pretty busy with study so can I just check that every Pokémon since Jigglypuff has been saved? Will update the OP soon but if anyone knows this off the top of their head it'll save me a lot of time!

alisaie May 9th, 2015 5:21 PM

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YEP every Pokemon after Mankey (wow I'm not that bad Ozzy gosh :( ) has been saved!

Starry Windy May 9th, 2015 9:24 PM

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Actually, I was lost in track as well after many pages...

So... We're on Abra's now? Personally I think it's quite interesting fellow, I remember I used to find its Teleporting interesting. It's funny that one of the reason I catch it back then is so that I can flee, Abra-style.

Percy May 9th, 2015 10:26 PM

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Abra, eh? I hate it. It always escapes :p

Winter May 9th, 2015 10:30 PM

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Abra is cute. Except for its Teleporting antics...

Hikamaru May 10th, 2015 1:11 AM

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I recall catching an Abra in Ruby and I don't even recall if I had a move that was able to shut it down. But thank god for Quick Balls making them much easier to catch now.

Starry Windy May 10th, 2015 4:00 AM

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Ditto. Lately I keep relying on Quick Balls every time I spotted a Pokémon as well. If the Quick Ball fails, I should resort to different plan.

blue May 10th, 2015 4:06 AM

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Abra is a pain to capture in any game early on, you literally only have one chance and then it teleports. D:

Hikamaru May 10th, 2015 4:23 AM

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I feel like Mega Alakazam's ability is such a huge downgrade, particularly if said Alakazam had its best ability (the hidden ability Magic Guard) prior to going Mega.

classiccartoonsftw May 10th, 2015 4:27 AM

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Alakazam actually has Magic Guard. The only Pokemon that get Magic Bounce are Xatu, Espeon, Mega Sableye, Mega Absol, and Mega Diancie.

Hikamaru May 10th, 2015 4:30 AM

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The thing is, Magic Guard is Alakazam's Hidden Ability.

classiccartoonsftw May 10th, 2015 4:36 AM

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I already knew that. But you said that Alakazam's hidden ability was Magic Bounce.

Squirrel May 10th, 2015 8:03 AM

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The worst thing about Abra is the shiny colour - does anyone think this is shiny?

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy-animated-shiny/063.gif

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sora (Post 8743875)
YEP every Pokemon after Mankey (wow I'm not that bad Ozzy gosh :( ) has been saved!

I feel bad making you update it all the time :(

Edit: Ok should be all up to date :D

Hikamaru May 10th, 2015 8:10 AM

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Yeah it barely looks shiny. This is what I despise about shiny Pokemon whose coloring as a shiny is not very drastic compared to the original colors.

Squirrel May 10th, 2015 8:18 AM

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Mmm agreed. How much cooler would a blue Abra be? Or... ok no actually now that I think about it I can't think of a single other colour that'd suit Abra. Even blue is pushing it a tad... maybe a pink base with purples instead of the browns? Might try sprite this soon...

Starry Windy May 10th, 2015 8:23 AM

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Sometimes I'm wondering if Abra is as blue as Mew when it's shiny (light blue, to be specific), would it do any good? Sometimes I have no idea what's the ideal color for shiny Pokémon.

Hikamaru May 10th, 2015 8:27 AM

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I feel for all those green shinies who people tend to hate because they claim green is an "ugly" color for shiny Pokemon. I think it's kinda cool, but it depends on the shade you use.

Squirrel May 10th, 2015 9:57 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hikamaru (Post 8744749)
I feel for all those green shinies who people tend to hate because they claim green is an "ugly" color for shiny Pokemon. I think it's kinda cool, but it depends on the shade you use.

http://pldh.net/media/pokemon/gen6/xy-animated-shiny/027.gif

This is the bane of my life. :(

Lycanthropy May 10th, 2015 10:13 AM

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It totally depends on the Pokémon, as well as a little opinion. By the way, a purple Abra would probably look good.

Meadow May 10th, 2015 10:38 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sora (Post 8743875)
YEP every Pokemon after Mankey (wow I'm not that bad Ozzy gosh :( ) has been saved!

Wait, are you telling me that Mankey got discarded?! H-how could I have missed such a thing?! =c (Mankey's cute, okay?)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Squirrel (Post 8744907)

Yo, don't diss green! I absolutely love green Pokémon (well, most of 'em anyway), and that green Sandshrew is cute af. >:(

classiccartoonsftw May 10th, 2015 11:20 AM

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Actually, Mankey was saved too.

Meadow May 10th, 2015 11:54 AM

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Ohhhh, okay that's good. Never mind, then. =D

Hmm, I just realized that shiny Mankey is green...

Guardian May 10th, 2015 12:25 PM

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Who is downvoting Abra! >:L

And wow, this is a whole DCC itself!
Guys I cant DCC in so many threads in just one SUB-forum, seriously, I'd need 100 more hours per day to do so! D: lol

alisaie May 10th, 2015 1:52 PM

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I meant Mankey and beyond were said when I saved after Mankey lmao oops. I just said Mankey because that was the Pokemon the first post was on not Jigglypuff.

magicarp4thewin May 10th, 2015 2:02 PM

15 I remember breaking a GBA trying to catch this little monster, when I finally did I was utterly disappointed , pain to train and kadabra isn't very good compared to the multitude of other psychic types*cough*victini*cough*

Pendraflare May 10th, 2015 2:12 PM

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Abra's evolution line was like the best Pokémon in the game in RBY, we all remember how strong that thing was then.

Percy May 10th, 2015 5:54 PM

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Still hates it.

alisaie May 10th, 2015 6:36 PM

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I have a box of Abra with Synchronize for nature purposes when I'm shiny hunting in the friend safari. Then at least I have a 50/50 chance of getting at least a nature I want :')

And just in general if I want to catch a Pokemon with a specific nature for whatever reason (like breeding or smth). See abra has its uses haha.

Astinus May 10th, 2015 7:49 PM

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Not a fan. Drowzee was my generation 1 psychic bro.

DyingWillFlareon May 10th, 2015 8:05 PM

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I'm not that bug of an Abra fan, but I prefer it over many other Psychic types, plus it's cute so I'll vote for it.

Starry Windy May 10th, 2015 10:09 PM

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I may not be totally agreeing with you, considering I also have several other favorite Psychic Pokémon (not to mention Victini, if it isn't obvious), but I think Abra is a bit cute in some sort of way.

banjopop7_7 May 10th, 2015 11:12 PM

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It's cute in some way, but I would preferred with open eyes, but that's likely to describe it's psychic powers. It's still a cool pokemon

Percy May 11th, 2015 12:03 AM

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Why not? This should speed things up.

Starry Windy May 11th, 2015 12:48 AM

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Hey, Abra has teleported safely to the Saved spot now.
Will its evolved form, Kadabra, make it?

Hyzenthlay May 11th, 2015 6:26 AM

Kadabra: 11.

I'm not such a big fan of the Abra line myself, but then again I have nothing against it, really. I like Kadabra better than Alakazam~

blue May 11th, 2015 6:30 AM

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I don't really like Kadabra, especially since it unforgivingly wiped my nuzlocke team in Platinum.

Hyzenthlay May 11th, 2015 6:40 AM

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That's a shame. :o

Lycanthropy May 11th, 2015 9:27 AM

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Kadabra and Alakazam show how females can grow a 'stache too.

Squirrel May 11th, 2015 4:17 PM

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Ewww Abra made it. I'm downvoting Kadabra too for the exact same reasons!

banjopop7_7 May 12th, 2015 3:16 AM

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Don't really like it. It's one of my least favorite psychic pokemon

Lycanthropy May 12th, 2015 6:42 AM

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I used Kadabra on my main team in Yellow and even as an NFE it was completely unstoppable. Okay, psychic got nerfed afterwards, but still...

Winter May 13th, 2015 3:22 PM

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Don't like Kadabra at all. Design is just hideous. Let's move on.

Percy May 13th, 2015 3:30 PM

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I actually like it. Its better than Abra :P

alisaie May 13th, 2015 4:33 PM

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I DON'T KNOW I'LL DOWNVOTE IT THIS TIME because I like Abra more I guess??? idk idk

Sheep May 13th, 2015 6:41 PM

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I can't decide if I should upvote or downvote but then I remember the anime episode with Sabrina and her Kadabra. That was so coooolll.

alisaie May 13th, 2015 7:15 PM

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I did like Sabrina's Kadabra so maybe I'll just.... upvote one post and downvote the next I mean who says there is a rule against that huffhuff.

Starry Windy May 13th, 2015 9:47 PM

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Hmm, I was downvoting once and then upvote in the next turn too, Sora. I've been there. If I recall correctly, it was when we were voting for Venonat here.

Percy May 14th, 2015 1:21 AM

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Looks like people doesn't like Kadabra that much.

classiccartoonsftw May 14th, 2015 1:29 AM

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I do like Kadabra. It gets Confusion at level 16 (the level at which Abra evolves), and it gets Psybeam pretty early on as well.

It also happens to be really good in GSC, in which it can learn the elemental punches by TM's that can be bought in the Goldenrod Department Store.

Lycanthropy May 14th, 2015 1:45 AM

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Although I can't really see them punching very well with spoons, those came really in handy at the time they were special based. Nowadays there are Energy Ball, Focus Blast and Shadow Ball, so options aren't the problem.

alisaie May 14th, 2015 10:10 AM

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idk I've always just liked using Espeon more even before Espeon gained Magic Bounce as a Hidden Ability.

Meadow May 14th, 2015 6:43 PM

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I always thought Kadabra was pretty cool, though I never really cared too much about it. But wait, didn't Game Freak almost get sued at one point because of Kadabra's Japanese name, or was that something else?

Lycanthropy May 15th, 2015 2:07 AM

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It was because someone saw the Pokémon as a parody on himself. <link> Some people really try to find ways to sue others just to claim money. The problem is that things like that sometimes even work too.

Hikamaru May 15th, 2015 11:07 AM

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That Uri Geller person was such a jerk, his case made Kadabra's exposure become so limited, such as no anime appearance since the opening episode of the Battle Frontier saga and it's been over 10 years since he last appeared on a Pokemon TCG card.

Squirrel May 15th, 2015 11:10 AM

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Dang I never knew about this, that's hilarious. I find it funny how something so stereotypically 'psychic' can be classed as a lawsuit haha.

Meadow May 15th, 2015 5:10 PM

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We'd better hide our PokéName thread, because I can sense a few hundred lawsuits coming out of it. <_<

Lycanthropy May 17th, 2015 5:37 AM

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I don't think it would really matter at all if they're not published or are making money in some way.

Winter May 18th, 2015 4:59 AM

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Uri Geller wasn't even relevant lol I bet nobody knew about him before the case.

alisaie May 19th, 2015 9:28 AM

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Ahhh people and their stupid huge egos. Or whatever this guy's case is.

Lycanthropy May 19th, 2015 9:36 AM

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21? Don't you mean 11?

classiccartoonsftw May 19th, 2015 10:18 AM

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I couldn't care less about Uri Geller. Alakazam, on the other hand, is very awesome!

Starry Windy May 19th, 2015 10:35 AM

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I think Alakazam is quite alright, even though I don't use it much often, mainly because I was unable to trade my Kadabra to trigger its evolution. (Being unable to trade for lack of cable or Wi-Fi back then sure is no good :c)

alisaie May 19th, 2015 4:21 PM

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The fact that I said 21 (and I didn't even catch it this time I caught it like... three other times) just says that someone else should really post the next Pokemon instead of me lmfao.

Alakazam is ok. I think I'm actually going to count down at least in this post. vOv

Meadow May 19th, 2015 7:55 PM

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I can't say I'm fond of Alakazam, but I certainly do have respect for it. I don't think I'm a fan of too many Psychic-types not named Gallade, though that could be due to me forgetting that most of them exist. xD

Hikamaru May 20th, 2015 3:43 AM

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I do like Alakazam (and Psychic-types in general) but it's still quite down on my list of fave Psychics as far as I'm concerned.

Lycanthropy May 20th, 2015 3:48 AM

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The psychic type was way too overpowered in the first gen, that's probably the reason why the main legendary was psychic back then. Later on they were often dragon, which now got nerfed recently be the addition of fairies. And the sixth generation box Pokémon aren't dragon any more. I see a correlation here.

blue May 20th, 2015 3:53 AM

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I like Alakazam much more than Abra and Kadabra, but probably not my favourite of Psychic-types. It does have a pretty awesome looking mega evolution though.

Hikamaru May 20th, 2015 9:23 AM

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I feel like Mega Alakazam deserved a better ability. Trace is kind of a waste if you ask me.

alisaie May 20th, 2015 9:34 AM

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I can see it being useful (if I'm thinking how Trace is used correctly) but it seems circumstantial and you're just better off with Synchronize. Or Magic Guard if you prefer I suppose.

Hikamaru May 20th, 2015 10:52 AM

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Magic Guard is usually preferred on its competitive sets. Using a Life Orb with no recoil caused from it is a blessing.

alisaie May 20th, 2015 3:06 PM

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Yeah but I really didn't feel like reorganizing what I was saying in mypost lmao. Alakazam's hidden ability was something I thought of after I nearly posted because I forgot about it until I decided to look it up. Because I ain't competitive lmfao.

Percy May 20th, 2015 3:33 PM

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Ooh, Alakazam :D

Lycanthropy May 21st, 2015 8:54 AM

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The only times I find Trace useful is when I'm looking for a wild Pokémon and I have preference for a certain ability. As the ability says what it traces, you know the Pokémon's ability and whether to catch it.

Starry Windy May 21st, 2015 9:16 AM

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Yep, I think Trace is like the ability notifier at some point, haha. Btw, since Alakazam is finally saved, Machop is next. Ready for some intense training?

blue May 21st, 2015 9:30 AM

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Machop is decent, it definitely came in handy when facing off against Whitney's Miltank. D:

Tsutarja May 21st, 2015 3:51 PM

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First time I saw Machop was in the second movie :P

Percy May 21st, 2015 4:53 PM

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I like Machop.

Meadow May 21st, 2015 5:31 PM

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I actually learned about Machop's existence through the TCG. I recall having an old Machop card as well as a "Dark Machoke" card.

Winter May 21st, 2015 6:15 PM

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I'll let Machop pass but I have not an ounce of like for its evolutions.

alisaie May 22nd, 2015 5:59 PM

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I actually.... don't really care for the Machop line. :(

Laguna May 22nd, 2015 6:04 PM

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Nope, I don't care about Machop either.

Winter May 22nd, 2015 6:23 PM

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Well okay.

classiccartoonsftw May 23rd, 2015 12:08 AM

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I love the Machop line for the following reasons:
-They have cool designs
-They're strong
-They learn good Fighting moves, like Low Kick, Brick Break, Cross Chop, and Dynamic Punch
-They have two great abilities in Guts and No Guard (though I prefer the latter one)
-They learn Foresight, allowing them to hit Sableye and Spiritomb super effectively
-And, of course, they're Fighting types

Lycanthropy May 23rd, 2015 5:55 AM

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Designwise, Machop isn't really anything special, but I still like it. A Machamp was, together with Tauros, my team carrier in one of my challenges.

Squirrel May 26th, 2015 7:45 AM

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I haaaaaaaaaate Machop. The whole line is horrible but at least Machomp isn't completely grotesque compared to the other two. Who thought this line were good ideas for Pokémon, and why on earth did they give them underwear?

Meadow May 26th, 2015 7:52 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Squirrel (Post 8767945)
Machomp

Ooh, a PokéMorph between Machamp and Garchomp! I'd like to see how that one would turn out. xD

Squirrel May 26th, 2015 7:54 AM

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... ignore that typo 8D You'd be mixing the two manliest Pokémon of the game into one big explosion of manliness - I think it would be the most badass and disgusting thing in the game all at once. :D

classiccartoonsftw May 26th, 2015 9:23 AM

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I love the designs of the Machop line. I find nothing disgusting about them. There are, however, Pokemon that I do find ugly. These include Granbull, Bibarel, Watchog, Herdier, Stoutland, Conkeldurr, Garbodor, and Stunfisk.

alisaie May 26th, 2015 9:24 AM

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but stunfisk is part of all of us you can't even deny

https://38.media.tumblr.com/bc4e0f10693aebffbb0917b945ee9fcb/tumblr_mnn6c9qmeT1qckwxco1_500.gif

classiccartoonsftw May 26th, 2015 9:29 AM

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How is Stunfisk a part of me? I hate that thing ):<

alisaie May 26th, 2015 10:41 AM

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Because you're still looking at only the physical aspect of stunfisk.....? If that was my point then I would have shown a static image of stunfisk. Try again.

classiccartoonsftw May 26th, 2015 10:49 AM

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It's not just its design that bothers me. The main reason why I hate it is because so many people are overrating it. Not to mention that it was annoying in Pokemon Rumble Blast.

alisaie May 26th, 2015 10:54 AM

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depends on your terms when it comes to what is overrated and what isn't imo
only stunfisk that matters is cilan's.

classiccartoonsftw May 26th, 2015 11:03 AM

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I don't watch the anime anymore, so that won't work either.

Astinus May 26th, 2015 1:45 PM

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Machop was one of my bros when I played the TCG. Such a good card for my Haymaker deck.

And Stunfisk was so awesome that they had an entire line of merchandise released of it in Japan. Gaze upon all the glory.

alisaie May 26th, 2015 2:08 PM

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i'm not saying it would have?????????
... not gonna lie some of that merchandise I would totally buy.

Percy May 26th, 2015 4:08 PM

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I can't believe ya'll doesn't like Machop.

Aslan May 27th, 2015 5:10 AM

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MACHOP KINDA HAS A DINOSAUR FACE so that's pretty much the only reason I'm giving it the thumbs up.

Machamp on the other hand reminds me of that guy in... Ben Ten, I think? It's horrifying either way. :(

Winter May 27th, 2015 2:37 PM

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e_e Nope


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