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TheCobaltComet August 28th, 2015 7:53 PM

Those trailers look amazing. I just wish I knew japanese.

Starry Windy September 27th, 2015 7:32 PM

Okay, I have new topic for you guys.

If you have cleared PMD's storyline, your character and your partner are given a chance to be able to evolve. Did you manage to evolve your character and your partner, or not? And why?

DyingWillFlareon October 1st, 2015 4:52 AM

I never actually evolve them. It doesn't feel right somehow to, I don't know. I may plan in evolving my EoD team into Quilava and Raichu, but I dunno....

Starry Windy October 1st, 2015 8:48 PM

I'm wondering if I'm making an odd choice, but I might not give my character and partner in Gates To Infinity evolve, because I think it would be a bit out of place, so I'm glad that Everlasting Team Skill that I just got recently may come in handy. Besides, I wanted to keep my partner as Oshawott as always. :)

Poké Bean October 2nd, 2015 10:53 PM

I've never actually reached the point where I have the opportunity but I don't think I'd like myself or my partner to evolve. Like DyingWillFlareon said it somehow doesn't feel right and I think you go through so much with these characters and bond with them that even though evolving them can make them stronger and is part of a Pokemon journey I'm not keen on it for myself or partner in PMD.

Lycanthropy October 3rd, 2015 9:30 AM

Yes, I evolved them. I didn't see much reason not to. Besides, my partner, Charmander, could learn Heat Wave once evolved into Charizard, which is one of those awesome moves that hit an entire room. I wasn't attached enough to the basic Pokémon and extra powers are always nice. Still, I have enough to think back of the later part of the game and PMD is the only reason why I like Swampert.

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Originally Posted by Starry Windy (Post 8950179)
Besides, I wanted to keep my partner as Oshawott as always. :)

I see what you did there. ;)

Starry Windy October 9th, 2015 12:48 AM

Okay, I think I should go with a new topic.

Starting in Gates To Infinity, moves are having ranks which means when you use the same move over and over, your move will become stronger, more accurate and have more PPs. Plus, the move growth is shared among your team! If you have played GTI, what's your opinion on this feature? And if you haven't played GTI yet and planned to get Super Mystery Dungeon, are you looking forward to use it?

DyingWillFlareon October 19th, 2015 5:07 AM

Ooh maaan I love that feature, but it makes it worse on me having to choose a moveset. XD
"Tepig would like to learn Flamethrower"
Me: Hmm but Ember has more attack than it so I'll keep my current moves thanks though
Flamethrower would have had more attack eventually. Yeah.

Starry Windy October 23rd, 2015 11:01 PM

I've been enjoying move growth mechanic of PMD: Gates To Infinity because it makes moves stronger when I use it a lot, which is almost like leveling up each of Pokémon themselves, and I like it when my comrades who happens to use the same move will use it in its upgraded form straight away.

Btw, there has been a batch of PMD anime specials in English Pokémon YouTube channel lately (even though Japanese YouTube channel has released them months earlier), so I think I'd share these for all of you to watch. Please note that the latter 2 videos (of Gates to Infinity's) are taken from Nintendo channel instead, for reasons.

Team Go-Getters Out Of The Gate!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAOmQ-foqeg

Explorers of Time and Darkness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0PlwsTLoM0

Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time and Darkness
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5wGtHkCY0Y

Gates to Infinity Animation Specials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEjujJDAhRE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMY8rFreuqI

So, I'll give one question or two:

Do you have seen all of the PMD anime specials before? Which one of them is your favorite, and why?

Meadow October 25th, 2015 1:09 PM

It sure has been a while since I was last here!


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Originally Posted by Starry Windy (Post 8945616)
If you have cleared PMD's storyline, your character and your partner are given a chance to be able to evolve. Did you manage to evolve your character and your partner, or not? And why?

I usually choose not to, because I think they're cuter unevolved. xD If I wanted an evolved form of a starter, I would usually just try to find one in a dungeon and recruit it from there. And if that doesn't work, then I would use Wonder Mail to get 'em. :p


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Originally Posted by Starry Windy (Post 8959548)
Starting in Gates To Infinity, moves are having ranks which means when you use the same move over and over, your move will become stronger, more accurate and have more PPs. Plus, the move growth is shared among your team! If you have played GTI, what's your opinion on this feature? And if you haven't played GTI yet and planned to get Super Mystery Dungeon, are you looking forward to use it?

While I haven't played GTI yet, I think this sounds like a very interesting feature! Sometimes I get disappointed when my favorite moves are outclassed, so it sounds really awesome to be able to keep them consistently stronger over time. :D


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Originally Posted by Starry Windy (Post 8974817)
Do you have seen all of the PMD anime specials before? Which one of them is your favorite, and why?

For some reason, I could never really get into those specials. If they made a complete series out of them rather than leaving cliffhangers all over the place, then I would probably watch the whole thing. But as it currently stands right now, the special episodes don't feel nearly as relatable as the games, and I felt the only one that had semi-decent execution was "Beyond Time and Darkness." Sadly enough, that one still left much to be desired in my opinion. :(

Poké Bean October 26th, 2015 9:59 PM

I've never actually seen the PMD anime specials so I'm definitely going to check those out!

So I have a question which given the place I'm posting this in probably know the answer but truthfully, if I have Explorers of Time, is it worth getting Explorers of Sky and/or Explorers of Darkness?

HollyYoshi October 27th, 2015 6:49 AM

Why have I not seen this before? Mystery Dungeon's my favorite spin-off series in Pokemon.

Username: HollyYoshi
Pokémon Species: Growlithe
Team Name: Team WhiteFang

Which (new or returning) features are you most excited to see in Super Mystery Dungeon?

Mega Evolutions. I can't wait to see how they're implemented.

Meadow October 27th, 2015 7:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Spoonacross (Post 8977576)
So I have a question which given the place I'm posting this in probably know the answer but truthfully, if I have Explorers of Time, is it worth getting Explorers of Sky and/or Explorers of Darkness?

YES, it's definitely worth getting Sky! Not so much of Darkness, though haha. Sky is basically an upgraded version of TIme/Darkness with waaaayyy more features (and side-stories), so I definitely recommend giving it a try!


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Originally Posted by HollyYoshi (Post 8977792)
Why have I not seen this before? Mystery Dungeon's my favorite spin-off series in Pokemon.

Username: HollyYoshi
Pokémon Species: Growlithe
Team Name: Team WhiteFang

Which (new or returning) features are you most excited to see in Super Mystery Dungeon?

Mega Evolutions. I can't wait to see how they're implemented.

Hi, welcome to the club! It's great to have another PMD fan on board! I also think Mega Evolution sounds interesting, and I wonder if we might see them as bosses :D

Thief October 27th, 2015 8:07 AM

Man, can't believe I never saw this club. Best spinoff, better stories than the main series.

Username: Thief
Pokémon Species: Shiny Poochyena (Mightyena is my favourite Mon, and Poochy - now a Mighty - was my first shiny 9 years ago in Emerald).
Team Name: Team Lunaralos
Answer the current topic!
Looking forward to that thing Starry posted a little way up the page, about the moves and their power/PP. I never experienced that since I couldn't stomach playing through more than the GTI demo. It never felt like a PMD game to me, but this upcoming one looks far more promising. Just a shame my country (UK) doesn't even have a release date yet. :\ Nothing annoys me more than non-simultaneous release dates (or at least have them within a week or two of each other).

Meadow October 28th, 2015 9:40 AM

Heyyy Thief, welcome aboard! ^^

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Originally Posted by Thief (Post 8977870)
Best spinoff, better stories than the main series.

This I've gotta agree with 100%!

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Originally Posted by Thief (Post 8977870)
Just a shame my country (UK) doesn't even have a release date yet. :\ Nothing annoys me more than non-simultaneous release dates (or at least have them within a week or two of each other).

Yep, I find that pretty disappointing too. I'm not even sure why it would take that long to release it in Australia and Europe when the game has already been practically translated in English. (Maybe the coding of the game might vary between regions, but I can't confirm that sadly.)

You're not alone on waiting, though! Despite the fact that I live in the U.S, I highly doubt that I'll be able to get the game on its release date. In fact, I have no clue when I'll be able to get it at all, ahaha.

DyingWillFlareon October 28th, 2015 5:55 PM

The only reason I can get it is because my grandmother sent FORTY DOLLARS in the in bday cards earlier this month. That with the 5 bucks I had already I can afford another game on release(the other one having been ORAS) and I'm so excited. ;w;

Serperate release dates are too annoying.... They shouldnt even be allowed..... *sob*

I tried to watch them, but I haven't gotten through them all yet....

Meadow October 28th, 2015 6:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DyingWillFlareon (Post 8979411)
The only reason I can get it is because my grandmother sent FORTY DOLLARS in the in bday cards earlier this month. That with the 5 bucks I had already I can afford another game on release(the other one having been ORAS) and I'm so excited. ;w;

Oooh, how exciting! Me jealous. So who do you plan on picking as your starter? :O

This goes for everyone, too! In Super Mystery Dungeon, you can choose to either handpick your starter or take the personality quiz. Which method will you use, and which Pokémon do you hope to play as?

DyingWillFlareon October 28th, 2015 6:14 PM

Well, at first I WANTED to do the personality quiz, but then I saw my Snivy figure and Fenniken pin and.... Yeah I want to play as Snivy with partner Fenniken. XD I really shouldn't have picked them already, I watched the 3ds store treehouse video playthroughs of the beginning and now know a little of the canon personalities, I've already got flipping backgrounds and character development for them this is not ok. -w-U

Meadow October 28th, 2015 6:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DyingWillFlareon (Post 8979437)
Well, at first I WANTED to do the personality quiz, but then I saw my Snivy figure and Fenniken pin and.... Yeah I want to play as Snivy with partner Fenniken. XD I really shouldn't have picked them already, I watched the 3ds store treehouse video playthroughs of the beginning and now know a little of the canon personalities, I've already got flipping backgrounds and character development for them this is not ok. -w-U

Oh, my. xD Luckily I'm still spoiler-free (at the moment anyway), but I think I also know exactly who I wanna pick. :p

The personality test is indeed very fun, but considering there's only one save slot, I'd rather set my priorities on beating the story with characters I can relate to... which happen to be Bulbasaur and Charmander! Those two have been my team in both the Rescue games and the Explorers games, so I want to run through another incarnation of that team just to continue their legacy. ^.^

(Now if Sewaddle was playable, I would probably reconsider... XD)

DyingWillFlareon October 28th, 2015 6:28 PM

I'm going to do the test, but reset the game and play as Snivy anyways. XD How can I pass up the test??

Meadow October 28th, 2015 6:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DyingWillFlareon (Post 8979453)
I'm going to do the test, but reset the game and play as Snivy anyways. XD How can I pass up the test??

Hahaha, I never even thought about doing that! But still, it's a very good idea, and I guess I'm pretty curious to see who I'd end up with as well. xP

Thief October 29th, 2015 3:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Revise Librarian (Post 8978913)
Heyyy Thief, welcome aboard! ^^



This I've gotta agree with 100%!



Yep, I find that pretty disappointing too. I'm not even sure why it would take that long to release it in Australia and Europe when the game has already been practically translated in English. (Maybe the coding of the game might vary between regions, but I can't confirm that sadly.)

You're not alone on waiting, though! Despite the fact that I live in the U.S, I highly doubt that I'll be able to get the game on its release date. In fact, I have no clue when I'll be able to get it at all, ahaha.

Well, Europe consists of more languages than just English, since we have France/Spain/Germany etc. It's just a shame the UK can't be treated as separate when it comes to things like this, since we are a purely English-speaking country (so is Australia actually, I think?) and we're not even connected to the EU mainland. But ah well, 'good things come to those who wait', right? :P Hopefully you won't have to wait too long.

And I love the personality tests so I'll definitely be going with that just to see who I get, but I'll probably go with Osha for me, with Riolu (maybe Bulby) as my partner. I always loved the Vulpix/Riolu combo in T/D/S but it looks like they're going with almost all starters this time around (although the choice variety is nowhere near as horrendous as the GTI ones, jeez). Does anyone know if certain 'Mons are gender-locked still? One of my friends said something about us being able to choose the gender of your partner, so if that's true, I'd guess male players aren't locked out of playing as Chikorita now etc.

Also, I wish there was some way of transferring the PMD 'Mons to our main series games. I know it'd be a bit weird since they talk in PMD and our own character is human, but I still think it'd be nice if we could see them in Amie and whatnot. xD

Meadow October 29th, 2015 6:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Thief (Post 8980268)
Well, Europe consists of more languages than just English, since we have France/Spain/Germany etc. It's just a shame the UK can't be treated as separate when it comes to things like this, since we are a purely English-speaking country (so is Australia actually, I think?) and we're not even connected to the EU mainland. But ah well, 'good things come to those who wait', right? :P

Oh, oops! I totally forgot to consider that. xD Still, I find it pretty weird that the UK has to wait for the other translations, unless the game will have multi-language support or something (like a lot of European releases I've seen before).


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Originally Posted by Thief (Post 8980268)
And I love the personality tests so I'll definitely be going with that just to see who I get, but I'll probably go with Osha for me, with Riolu (maybe Bulby) as my partner. I always loved the Vulpix/Riolu combo in T/D/S but it looks like they're going with almost all starters this time around (although the choice variety is nowhere near as horrendous as the GTI ones, jeez).

I've always wanted to try Riolu myself, but unfortunately I never got around to doing so, simply because there are a ton of other starters who I also wanted to pick (and frankly, I haven't been able to try most of them either XD).

One day, I wish we could have multiple save slots, as I don't really have the heart to delete a precious adventure log. ;_; Of course, buying another copy is always an option, but my wallet would scream at me haha. :p


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Originally Posted by Thief (Post 8980268)
Does anyone know if certain 'Mons are gender-locked still? One of my friends said something about us being able to choose the gender of your partner, so if that's true, I'd guess male players aren't locked out of playing as Chikorita now etc.

Spoiler: Maybe this video will help!


While it's technically not confirmed, I think it's safe to assume that you can pick their genders. In the video above (at around 3:02) when the person is picking their partner, the game asks "If you were to give them a compliment, what would it be?" The only options are "Cool" and "Cute," so let's hope that's actually referring to the Pokémon's gender, which it's almost implying. :D


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Originally Posted by Thief (Post 8980268)
Also, I wish there was some way of transferring the PMD 'Mons to our main series games. I know it'd be a bit weird since they talk in PMD and our own character is human, but I still think it'd be nice if we could see them in Amie and whatnot. xD

Haha, that would be pretty neat! Unfortunately, the reason it seems unlikely is because the Mystery Dungeon games are developed by Chunsoft rather than Game Freak, and it's Game Freak who produces the main series. That being said, they more than likely use a completely unrelated data structure in their games. :c

Thief October 29th, 2015 6:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Revise Librarian (Post 8980384)
Oh, oops! I totally forgot to consider that. xD Still, I find it pretty weird that the UK has to wait for the other translations, unless the game will have multi-language support or something (like a lot of European releases I've seen before).

Yeah, I mean even if the game does have multi-language, so did XY and that was a worldwide release (I can't bring myself to even think about what they did to us poor Europeans in regards to waiting for ORAS... for a week longer than the entire rest of the world :c). I really thought the days of waiting months between releases were far behind us though, for any game franchise. I'm honestly surprised we aren't getting PMD for at least 2 months after the US, but hey, what can ya do.

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Originally Posted by Revise Librarian (Post 8980384)
I've always wanted to try Riolu myself, but unfortunately I never got around to doing so, simply because there are a ton of other starters who I also wanted to pick (and frankly, I haven't been able to try most of them either XD).

One day, I wish we could have multiple save slots, as I don't really have the heart to delete a precious adventure log. ;_; Of course, buying another copy is always an option, but my wallet would scream at me haha. :p

I patiently await the day a Poochyena or some other Dark type makes the ranks of potential PMD-starter choices. :P Froakie is the closest we've got right now but not the kind of 'Mon I really see myself playing as, as much as I love the fully-evolved ninja frog.

But yeah, multiple saves would be perfect. I never had that problem with T/D/S since I have all three versions, so 3 save files. But I only had 1 save for Blue Rescue Team, never had Red Rescue Team, and didn't bother with GTI past the demo.

... Man, I'm really in the mood to restart all of my PMDs now. Shame there aren't really enough people active around here for us to do a mass restart or something. xD

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Originally Posted by Revise Librarian (Post 8980384)
Spoiler: Maybe this video will help!


While it's technically not confirmed, I think it's safe to assume that you can pick their genders. In the video above (at around 3:02) when the person is picking their partner, the game asks "If you were to give them a compliment, what would it be?" The only options are "Cool" and "Cute," so let's hope that's actually referring to the Pokémon's gender, which it's almost implying. :D

Thanks for explaining the video, since that's probably the one my friend watched and I'm trying to avoid as many major spoilers or gameplay vids as possible haha. The cool/cute thing makes sense actually, since in Animal Crossing: New Leaf (entirely different franchise lol, but still), the character at the start of the game says your name (or something) is either cool/cute - in reference to your gender, and you get a chance to either agree with or correct him. Haven't started a new file on that in a while so I can't remember the exact wording, but those were definitely the two adjectives that were used. xD Maybe it's a translation thing.

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Originally Posted by Revise Librarian (Post 8980384)
Haha, that would be pretty neat! Unfortunately, the reason it seems unlikely is because the Mystery Dungeon games are developed by Chunsoft rather than Game Freak, and it's Game Freak who produces the main series. That being said, they more than likely use a completely unrelated data structure in their games. :c

Oh right, I didn't think about the different studios. Eh, I'm sure I'll live haha, would've been interesting to see some integration of some sort with the main series though.

Meadow October 29th, 2015 7:05 PM

Since we're on a new page now, I'm just gonna post this topic again if anyone has missed it on the last page:

In Super Mystery Dungeon, you can choose to either handpick your starter or take the personality quiz. Which method will you use, and which Pokémon do you hope to play as?


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Originally Posted by Thief (Post 8980408)
Yeah, I mean even if the game does have multi-language, so did XY and that was a worldwide release (I can't bring myself to even think about what they did to us poor Europeans in regards to waiting for ORAS... for a week longer than the entire rest of the world :c). I really thought the days of waiting months between releases were far behind us though, for any game franchise. I'm honestly surprised we aren't getting PMD for at least 2 months after the US, but hey, what can ya do.

It's also too bad that you can't import the game, due to all of the region-locking shenanigans and whatnot. I think I heard a rumor that there was a way to bypass it, but I never really did extensive research on the matter, so I don't even know if it's true or not. The sadder part is that the GBA and the original DS systems had no region-locking at all, so it makes me question why they decided to curse the 3DS (of all things) with it. :c

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Originally Posted by Thief (Post 8980408)
But yeah, multiple saves would be perfect. I never had that problem with T/D/S since I have all three versions, so 3 save files. But I only had 1 save for Blue Rescue Team, never had Red Rescue Team, and didn't bother with GTI past the demo.

... Man, I'm really in the mood to restart all of my PMDs now. Shame there aren't really enough people active around here for us to do a mass restart or something. xD

I would actually join in if we all decided to do that! It would be awesome to feel the excitement of Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky's story all over again, and hopefully keep it fresh in my mind. (Though that means I would need to get ready to cry yet again...) ;_;

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Originally Posted by Thief (Post 8980408)
Thanks for explaining the video, since that's probably the one my friend watched and I'm trying to avoid as many major spoilers or gameplay vids as possible haha. The cool/cute thing makes sense actually, since in Animal Crossing: New Leaf (entirely different franchise lol, but still), the character at the start of the game says your name (or something) is either cool/cute - in reference to your gender, and you get a chance to either agree with or correct him. Haven't started a new file on that in a while so I can't remember the exact wording, but those were definitely the two adjectives that were used. xD Maybe it's a translation thing.

Haha, no problem! And the funny thing is, I actually saw a post on another website comparing the cute/cool thing in Super Mystery Dungeon to Animal Crossing, just as you did. xD But hey, they're both from Nintendo at least! :D

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Originally Posted by Thief (Post 8980408)
Oh right, I didn't think about the different studios. Eh, I'm sure I'll live haha, would've been interesting to see some integration of some sort with the main series though.

Who knows, maybe one day they might give Mystery Dungeon its own version of Amie. :P That would certainly be interesting to play around with!


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