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Yeah, I still really like the idea of Pokemon, but I've just lost a lot of the interest I used to have in playing the games. I actually have a copy of OmegaRuby that I haven't played, and I just realized that I've now had it for over six months o.o |
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I feel the XY anime might end just as hated as BW was, mainly due to the complaints I'm hearing about the AmourShipping stuff and also the fact that Serena does little-to-no battling. |
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She doesn't because she's not a battler jfc people who don't you get that just because you're a trainer doesn't mean you haveto be a battler ughhhhh. XY and BW are hated but for usually two different reasons lmao. And funnily enough those who loved BW seem to not like XY and vice versa. And then there is me. Who loves both. |
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I find it so hard the cute ones are hated. The fact female leads have to settle for goals that writers consider "feminine" while leaving all the Gyms for Ash and his rivals only. |
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But I think it's the variation of goals in Pokémon which makes it good. No matter if it's the Pokémon League, Pokémon Contest or Pokémon Showcase, as long as it means having a bond, that's great. This makes me wonder a bit if there are any females who are focusing on battling yet (besides of Misty). |
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The only other one I could recall was Iris. I know May and Dawn had battling moments but most of the time they still focused on contests. Serena's only battles so far were the Summer Camp stuff, Aria (in the episode where Fennekin evolved) and Team Rocket. |
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I find the different goals an interesting part of the story, but I'd rather see some more battle focused females. |
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Oh my, I almost forgot Iris as well. I guess it's been a while after watching Black and White. And battle-focused females may be quite okay as well. |
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I don't pay very much attention to the anime, but I do like how it showcases that trainers can do more than just solely battle, which is an aspect that is largely missing from the games. |
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That's the dub's fault, not the anime itself haha. But it seems the majority of viewers would prefer to watch it in English, so I guess it can't be helped. (I prefer to watch the subbed version, though.) |
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Yeah. The subbed version is so so so much better in terms of dialouge. Like... they could have the same meaning but the way that it's said it's just... so much better? And somuch more precious sometimes too. hi i have a lot of feelings about things that ash says goodbye |
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Wait, the English subtitles are different than the English dub? |
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Someone messed up the counter again? Crap. Anyways, I feel like the one problem with the English dub is that they are literally replacing almost all the music tracks due to licensing issues and the fact they'd have a compulsory order to pay the owner every time his work is used. |
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Don't worry! The counter in the Bulbasaur Race works differently, so it shouldn't be messed up at the moment. But yeah, I totally agree about the dub's music being problematic. It lacks the emotion that the original music has, which really does make a big difference. |
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*thinks of Serena's epic haircut scene* I watched both versions of that and I agree the Japanese does a much better job with the music because the dubbed one was just tranquil and didn't build up well enough. The Japanese version handles the music tracks so well, but sadly at the expense of making dubbers not allowed to go anywhere near it by forcing them to pay tons of money when the tracks get used and as we know the dubbing companies can't afford it. |
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Subbed seems to be better than dubbed, if you care about the OST. |
11, it's Geodude!
I agree, I'm already getting used to the subbed version lately thanks to nice songs like DreamDream. This reminds me when I'm starting to know about some English subs when at the end of Diamond and Pearl. |
10
Not a Geodude fan at all so finally one where I count down for once. Sorry, but it's boring. |
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It's okay, I've been counting down at some point before. |
10
*reacts to post deleted for being too close to copying what someone was saying* I feel like I'm nothing but a big fat Ditto. Because Ditto can literally copy anything. |
11
I like Geodude mostly for how he is the classic rock-type Pokemon. Though I do agree he is a bit boring. |
10
Never really liked Geodude, always in the caves and what not. |
10
Sure, he may be easy to faint but he's got points for being a classic. Remember the first time you used rock smash only to be attacked by a Geodude? Aren't those wonderful memories? |
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Sturdy starting from 5th Gen is a huge issue, ORAS Steven has like two Pokemon with the ability meaning you have to let Skarmory set up the Spikes and endure a tough hit from Aggron. And of course any Geodude that wants to blow up on you. |
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Even though I quite like Geodude's design and its Magnitude and Earthquake move, the Selfdestruct is one of the reason I'm not fond of it at times. I have to switch to stronger Pokémon so it can handle the blow. |
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Remember that abilities like Scrappy exist. |
8
Scrappy? I think it's one of the useless ability that I know of, even though not worse than Defeatist that Archen lines have. |
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I don't know why they have Defeatist, they aren't that OP, are they? I can see Truant, it makes a good balance, but then there's Klutz, what's the use of that? |
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Yeah, I don't know why Archeops got stuck with Defeatist. It really hampers its ability to be used. |
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I'm also not a big fan of Weak Armor. It does give a boost to speed but a lot of Pokemon with high defenses don't really benefit from lowered defense and increased speed. |
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Speaking of Weak Armor, my friend Pendraflare is doing an item-restricted Nuzlocke (he can't buy items and has to rely on ones he picked up from the ground, even Poke Balls) and he's currently using a Trubbish. The problem is, he'll gain Weak Armor when he evolves. |
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I like Trubbish, but I hate Garbodor. |
10.
I also really like Trubbish, but I just don't like Garbodor's design as much as I wish I did. Like I really want to like him but I don't.. |
10
I don't see why everyone dislikes Garbodor so much. I know it's a literal pile of trash, but if you're looking that way, isn't Pidgey "just" a bird or Ekans "just" a snake? Yet there's no mass hate on those. Many of the Pokémon are based on objects or organisms from our all-day world and I'm good with that. |
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It's not that I don't like Garbodor for what it is based off of, I just don't particularly like the way the idea was executed. |
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If you think Garbodor is bad, wait until you watch Marriland's Black Wedlocke where a Garbodor was shoehorned onto his team (despite how much he hates the Pokemon) when Aquilavus, his Carracosta dies to a trainer on Route 10, and he had a glaring Fighting weakness on most of the team to be concerned about, and said Garbodor (named Turkey, who got paired with Chickadee the Sawsbuck) ended up being a true hero against Marshal of the Elite Four and also both N and Ghetsis, and while he died against the latter, Chickadee did manage to sweep the rest of Ghetsis' team, including OHKO'ing his Hydreigon with a critical hit Jump Kick after its Fire Blast misses. |
10
Man, I have no idea Garbodor can become that strong. I think Garbodor's design of being a pile of trash may be going too well for some, sadly... Maybe I should consider using it at some point. |
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I don't hate Garbodor because of its design. The reason I hate it is because it was annoying me to no end when I was training my Fraxure in Pokemon White 2. As for Marriland's Black Wedlocke, I've seen it, but it didn't change my opinion on Garbodor. |
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I've never followed others playing a game. I find playing myself more fun than watching someone else. |
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I seem to follow a Let's Play when I play Pokemon games sometimes, in case I missed anything. |
10. I hate Garbodor, it just a pile of trash.:(
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I feel like Marriland's Black Wedlocke somehow changed my views on Garbodor. |
10
I've never taken the time to watch Let's Plays, mostly because if I'm taking the time I'd rather be playing myself, haha. As for changing views on Pokemon, I've definitely come to like some Pokemon as time as gone on either through using them or just becoming more used to their designs. Some off the top of my head are Magnezone, Parsect, Exeggutor, Wormadam, and Cradily. |
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I too have Pokemon that bothered me in the past, that I've warmed up to. These include Tangrowth, Liepard, and Chespin. There are also Pokemon that I once really liked, that now bother me. Pidgey and Pidgeotto come to mind here. Pidgey was really cute back in RBY and GSC, but the more I played Pokemon using VBA, the more it and Pidgeotto annoyed me with Whirlwind and Sand-Attack. It doesn't help that since RSE, we've been getting better and cuter birds, like Taillow, Starly, Drifloon, Rufflet, and Fletchling. |
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I feel like the regional birds have been getting better with generation, particularly Starly and Fletchling. |
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Agreed. Since Generation III the regional birds have been great, especially Talonflame being dual-typed. |
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It's true, although people slammed Talonflame for being overpowered due to its hidden ability because that's the sole reason why it's dominant in competitive play. |
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Omg I just looove the regional birds! They're all too cute, okay? You'd better not make me pick between Pidgey, Taillow, Starly, and Fletchling. >:( (I like Hoothoot and Pidove too, but the other birds stand out a little more to me.) |
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I like a lot of the regional birds. Swellow and Staraptor are probably my favorite, followed by Pidgeot. Noctowl is cool and all but it's not as useful as the others, and I find the whole Pidove line to be kind of bland. As for Talonflame, I really like its typing I just don't particularly like its design. I like Fletchinder's design much better but I just can't get over how ugly I think Talonflame is.. But it is a very useful Pokemon to have on a team, I'll give it that. |
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There was only one regional bird line since gen 3 that I didn't really like, and that's the Pidove line. Pidove is cute, but Tranquill annoys me a lot when I face it, and Unfezant is meh to me. Male Unfezant has an okay design, but female Unfezant's design sucks in my opinion. |
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I think every regional birds are pretty good at their own right, even though sometimes I'm not pretty sure about some of the designs (like Talonflame, for example). |
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I really love the gender difference concept with Unfezant. They really took inspiration from typical gender differences of birds in real life, where the males are more colourful than the females. |
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My favourite regional birds are Talonflame, Staraptor, and Swellow. When it comes to other Normal/Flying types, I'm fond of Dodrio and Braviary. EDIT: @Hikamaru, you forgot to change the number. |
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I do agree that the gender difference concept with Unfezant was a good idea, but I'm still not very fond of its appearance, male or female. As for other birds in the game, I like Braviary, Swanna, and Murkrow (and while Honchkrow is okay, it just isn't as cool as Murkrow). I'm not a huge fan of Mandibuzz, Dodrio, Fearow, or Farfetch'd though. |
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Garbodor is alright i guess but i dont necesarilly like it but i dont dislike it its a meh poke haha |
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Today is a sad day to be a Unova fan and you will soon learn why |
15- We're still on Geodude, aren't we?
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I was actually glad that Fletchinder and Talonflame became Fire/Flying. Besides, there are people who use Fennekin and Fletchling on the same team. |
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Agreed. Braviary would've made a great Fighting/Flying type too. |
17
I think Noctowl should have been Flying/Psychic, I'm pretty sure it can learn a few Psychic moves and it would set it apart from the likes of Pidgeot etc. |
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I too think that Noctowl should've been Psychic/Flying. Aside from that, I think Luxray should've been Electric/Dark, Lilligant should've been Grass/Fairy, and the Goomy line should've been Dragon/Poison. Also, Mega Blastoise could've been a great Water/Steel type. |
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I used to be confused when I saw Ash's Noctowl being a different coloration..but that was before I knew what a Shiny Pokémon was xD |
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I have to admit it took me ages to even learn that shinies exist. |
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I think I had a vague idea of them from the Red Gyarados in GSC but didn't really realize that every Pokemon had an alternate coloring. Then I ran into a blue Voltorb in Sapphire and knew that it was something significant.. If I remember, going online to see what it was may have been my first foray into the Pokemon fanbase on the internet. |
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Another problem is so many Pokemon have shiny forms that are so barely different from the original so you wouldn't even know they were shiny. |
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They do show some stars when sent out of the Pokéball or when you walk into them, so that's not a real problem, unless you're not paying attention. |
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Yeah, but I'm not paying attention half the time. I think I know well enough the normal colors of every Pokemon to be able to at least look up their shiny if I have any suspicions. I'm always worried about missing a shiny in GSC though because the colors are so dull (and different from newer games even) that I'm not sure I would notice a minute difference. |
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I find it quite funny how Mega Garchomp's shiny form is a shade of pink (which makes it look slightly less intimidating in my eyes), while its non-Mega shiny form is hardly different from its original colors. xD |
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I believe we've moved on to Graveler now? |
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I'm on the Geodude line hate-team so still on the counting down side here. |
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Yeah, I've decided to count down for Graveler. Not a big fan of its design and it doesn't have the same nostalgia associated with it that Geodude has. |
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Looks like we may get through this one quickly since Graveler is unloved |
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What I find odd about Geodude's evolution line is the number of arms each evolution has, which increses, but decreases afterwards. I don't see the logic here. |
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I actually do like Graveler. The only thing I dislike about it is Selfdestruct and Explosion, but that's more the moves' problem. And besides, Graveler is slow, so if you have a fast, strong attacker, you should be able to take it out fast enough. |
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Self-Destruct and Explosion are the worst. The fact that Sturdy now makes you survive with 1 HP if hit very hard at full health means you have to hope you can take said blow-ups. |
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True, but I'm gonna direct my hatred at Selfdestruct and Explosion, not at Graveler. |
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I just think Graveler is kind of a boring Pokemon.. Self destruct and Explosion just make it annoying more than anything. |
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Sturdy is pretty annoying. Most Pokémon with Sturdy used to be easy to take out thanks to their low special defense, but their ability gives them a certain attack. Geodude and Graveler are pretty common too and they showed to be useful for easily grinding your water and grass type Pokémon. |
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The new Sturdy has the pros and cons, it does make something easy to catch but very annoying to train against if you want to destroy them quickly. |
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The only time Sturdy really annoys me is when I run into a horde of Geodude and I can't just take them all out with one hit using Surf. Theres always at least one that stays making the battle last another round. |
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It's better than the old Sturdy, since you can count the people who actually use 1HKO moves on one hand, seriously. |
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Looks like the haters won this round, bring on the next Pokemon! |
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GOLEM. not as annoying as Geodude/Graveler, imo. Mainly because they're not in the wild and thus I'm not crying because I can't easily grind on them anymore. |
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Still on the haters team here... |
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Hey Golem is actually pretty awesome! |
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tbh I think the only reason why I haven't used a Golem yet is because you have to trade for one. |
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Yeah, that is a downer for Golem. :[ at least it's pretty cool in the OS anime though! |
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Geodude and Graveler are rocks, while Golem is more a turtle with a rock shell, but nevertheless I really like it. |
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Trade evolutions are always an inconvenience because not everyone can have the ability to do them. |
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I'm not a fan of Geodude or Graveler, but I certainly do have respect for Golem! However, my favorite Rock-type Pokémon is probably Cranidos. Not only is it super-cool, but it's also pretty cute! :D |
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I'm still on the haters side though, because I hate things that love to blow up on you. |
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I haven't really used a Golem before. But I think they're really cool. |
12
Still uncool to me. |
13
I'm not a real fan of the rock type, but I like Golem and many of the fossil Pokémon. |
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My favourite Rock type Pokemon is Tyranitar. I'll also list my favourite fossil from each generation. Gen 1: Omastar Gen 3: Cradily Gen 4: Rampardos Gen 5: Archeops Gen 6: Tyrantrum |
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The fossil evolutions I really like are Omastar, Kabutops, Aerodactyl, Cradily and Aurorus, but I like the others too. I've always been a fan of dinosaurs and other ancient creatures, so that's probably where that comes from. |
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Golem was the pits even in the early days of the TCG, in the Fossil expansion. Way too high of an energy cost for its attack. My favorite fossils are Aerodactyl and Tyrunt's family line. I'm not sure why Aerodactyl is one of my favorite Pokemon, but it always has been. |
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Golem always goes down to me, doesn't help Rock is my least fave type as well. |
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