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AkameTheBulbasaur October 10th, 2015 10:40 AM

If you could add one new item to any Pokemon game, what would it be, and what would its effects be?

I would add an item that would allow you to heal HP in weather's that would normally hurt you, like Hail or Sandstorm. I'd probably have four different items for each of the weathers, so this is sort of cheating if the question asks for only one.

Crystal Berry October 10th, 2015 11:41 AM

New item: Sweet Lavender
Effect: Causes the holder to fall asleep, and can be used with Fling to immediately send the foe to sleep.


Sopheria October 10th, 2015 12:01 PM

Great answers, guys! Some amazing items that would most certainly be great to have in-game :D

After putting some thought into this, I would say a great item would be a Megaphone: a hold item that turns the holder's every attack into a sound-based attack, so they'll always hit the opponent through a Substitute :D

esperance October 10th, 2015 4:24 PM

If you could add one new item to any Pokemon game, what would it be, and what would its effects be?

I think an item that I'd like to see added to the game is a pathfinder item, which would essentially help you navigate dungeons by highlighting a path to the closest exit. If not that, then a flashlight that we can use instead of the move flash in caves.

Sopheria October 10th, 2015 4:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Hopeless Masquerade (Post 8961496)
If you could add one new item to any Pokemon game, what would it be, and what would its effects be?

I think an item that I'd like to see added to the game is a pathfinder item, which would essentially help you navigate dungeons by highlighting a path to the closest exit. If not that, then a flashlight that we can use instead of the move flash in caves.

Oooh good one! I really like this idea because it would make navigating caves a lot less of a pain. I have no sense of direction when when exploring caves, so I'd be relying on this pretty heavily haha

And yes, like you and KetsuekiR, I'd totally be on board for items replacing TMs -_-

Otamajakushi October 10th, 2015 5:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Hopeless Masquerade (Post 8961496)
If you could add one new item to any Pokemon game, what would it be, and what would its effects be?

I think an item that I'd like to see added to the game is a pathfinder item, which would essentially help you navigate dungeons by highlighting a path to the closest exit. If not that, then a flashlight that we can use instead of the move flash in caves.

I wholeheartedly agree with the flashlight idea! Sometimes I don't even bother with flash.

Sopheria October 10th, 2015 8:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Otamajakushi (Post 8961523)
I wholeheartedly agree with the flashlight idea! Sometimes I don't even bother with flash.

It was always pretty easy to get through caves without it, until they started doing that total darkness with a spotlight on you thing in gen 3 -_- So yea GameFreak, flashlights plz.

Question of the Day

What's a move (or moves) that you'd say you rely the most heavily on in-game?

Sun October 10th, 2015 8:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8961680)
Question of the Day

What's a move (or moves) that you'd say you rely the most heavily on in-game?

It differs from every generations, but one of the moves I've been using since I began my debut as a Pokémon Trainer is the move Surf! :)
I'm guessing that's because I'm an avid Water-type user, or it could be the other way round -- It's Surf that made me realized the Water-type as a reliable and strong type! :)

Sopheria October 10th, 2015 8:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sun (Post 8961698)
It differs from every generations, but one of the moves I've been using since I began my debut as a Pokémon Trainer is the move Surf! :)
I'm guessing that's because I'm an avid Water-type user, or it could be the other way round -- It's Surf that made me realized the Water-type as a reliable and strong type! :)

Surf is a pretty great move! Especially in gen 3, when it hits both opponents in double battles ^^

For me, my most relied upon moves are tied between Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, and Ice Beam--they're tried and true moves that you can always rely on to do some effective damage, and have a small chance of causing a status ailment ^^ I also rely pretty heavily on Toxic. It's great that almost every Pokemon can learn it via TM, and it's a nice way to whittle down your opponent's HP regardless of stat matchups.

pkmin3033 October 10th, 2015 9:20 PM

What's a move (or moves) that you'd say you rely the most heavily on in-game?

It depends on what I've got on my team and what they're capable of learning, really...usually I find myself spamming their strongest attack move after a boost or two; the games don't really require much else in the way of strategy.

One I find myself coming back to repeatedly is Thunder Wave, though - both for catching Pokemon and crippling Gym Leader's/E4's teams. False Swipe is probably the attack move I rely on most heavily, since I spend more time catching Pokemon than anything else.

VisualJae October 10th, 2015 9:32 PM

What's a move (or moves) that you'd say you rely on the most heavily in-game?

HYPER BEAM.
JK Earthquake spam ftw. Unless Flying. Then Hyper Beam. Unless Ghost/Levitate. Then Ice Beam.

...ICE BEAM.

Qibli October 10th, 2015 10:00 PM

What's a move (or moves) that you'd say you rely the most heavily on in-game?
- Moves with high power and accuracy despite the drawbacks
- Moves with decent power and accuracy (thunderbolt, ice beam and flamethrower)
I not fond of attack that misses and gets recoil or often misses like focus blast.

Laguna October 11th, 2015 3:04 AM

What's a move (or moves) that you'd say you rely on the most heavily in-game?

I really couldn't tell you. I tend to try something different with every playthrough that I do so there's a lot of things.

Hikamaru October 11th, 2015 3:19 AM

What's a move (or moves) that you'd say you rely on the most heavily in-game?

I'm in the same boat as Blue Yveltal there. I like to mainly use moves with a usable base power and accuracy, and I tend to avoid recoil and low-accuracy moves.

Sopheria October 11th, 2015 4:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Blue Yveltal (Post 8961747)
What's a move (or moves) that you'd say you rely the most heavily on in-game?
- Moves with high power and accuracy despite the drawbacks
- Moves with decent power and accuracy (thunderbolt, ice beam and flamethrower)
I not fond of attack that misses and gets recoil or often misses like focus blast.

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Originally Posted by Hikamaru (Post 8961897)
What's a move (or moves) that you'd say you rely on the most heavily in-game?

I'm in the same boat as Blue Yveltal there. I like to mainly use moves with a usable base power and accuracy, and I tend to avoid recoil and low-accuracy moves.

Yea, I agree. Recoil moves are usually pretty strong, but the recoil damage adds up over time, slowly but surely. And low accuracy moves are a pain because it's so frustrating when they miss (especially in my case, since I always seem to miss at the most critical times). I feel like reliable moves like Thunderbolt, Moonblast, Earthquake, etc. are the best way to go.

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Originally Posted by VisualJae (Post 8961732)
What's a move (or moves) that you'd say you rely on the most heavily in-game?

HYPER BEAM.
JK Earthquake spam ftw. Unless Flying. Then Hyper Beam. Unless Ghost/Levitate. Then Ice Beam.

...ICE BEAM.

Isn't the recharge turn a huge pain in a butt though? o: I Love how strong Hyper Beam is, but I'm way too impatient to wait a turn to recharge each time haha

itsSacred October 11th, 2015 5:58 AM

What's a move (or moves) that you'd say you rely on the most heavily in-game?

Right now as I play through ORAS, I use Muddy Water until I can't. Still trying to build a team.

Winter October 11th, 2015 8:00 AM

What's a move (or moves) that you'd say you rely on the most heavily in-game?
The stock moves that have been tried and tested to have the most rewards for the lowest opportunity cost. Sometimes I do go for unusual move choices based on whatever composition my party has. For instance, I had Thunder to exploit Compoundeyes on my Galvantula (and it has never missed during critical battles). Recoil moves don't faze me much since I usually put Shell Bells on them, and such Pokemon sets are meant to be glass cannons.

Otamajakushi October 11th, 2015 8:03 AM

What's a move (or moves) that you'd say you rely the most heavily on in-game?
I go for high-power, high-accuracy moves, usuall >100,100%. Moves that come to mind are:
Aura Sphere, Ice Beam, Dark Pulse, Water Pulse, Psychic, Close Combat, Grass Knot, Eruption, Lava Plume, Brave Bird, Dragon Ascent...

punkysaur October 11th, 2015 9:44 AM

What's a move (or moves) that you'd say you rely on the most heavily in-game?
Leech seed and sleep powder by venu lol!(But thats in fan made game where difficulty is insane)
In official games,it might be flamethrower.Cause I always have one fire type in my team and always that mon has flamethrower which I love to spam!

Bellsprout October 11th, 2015 11:01 AM

surf, earthquake, ice beam, flamethrower, thunderbolt, psychic, petal dance

VisualJae October 11th, 2015 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8961944)
Isn't the recharge turn a huge pain in a butt though? o: I Love how strong Hyper Beam is, but I'm way too impatient to wait a turn to recharge each time haha

When they brought back the original SFX for Hyper Beam in XY, I lost it.

I'll listen to that all day :D

DraconianWing October 11th, 2015 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8961680)
Question of the Day

What's a move (or moves) that you'd say you rely the most heavily on in-game?

I'd say Fly is my number one. It's just so useful because it gets me to any town or city without sweat. Also a decent Flying move in-game, but I rarely use it since it's a two turn move :P

I find myself using Earthquake a lot in battle. A lot of physical sweepers are able to learn it, and it's very reliable in terms of power, accuracy, and type coverage. Of course, there is a downside in having no effect on Flying and levitating Pokemon, but that's what other moves are for. For defensive-oriented 'mons, Toxic and Protect make a nasty combination, so I may use them in conjunction with each other as well.

Sopheria October 11th, 2015 7:38 PM

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Originally Posted by VisualJae (Post 8962237)
When they brought back the original SFX for Hyper Beam in XY, I lost it.

I'll listen to that all day :D

True. I did like that they brought back the old school sound effects for some of the moves (Hyper Beam, Psychic, Aurora Beam, and possibly others that I didn't even realize xD)

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Originally Posted by DraconianWing (Post 8962274)
I'd say Fly is my number one. It's just so useful because it gets me to any town or city without sweat. Also a decent Flying move in-game, but I rarely use it since it's a two turn move :P

I find myself using Earthquake a lot in battle. A lot of physical sweepers are able to learn it, and it's very reliable in terms of power, accuracy, and type coverage. Of course, there is a downside in having no effect on Flying and levitating Pokemon, but that's what other moves are for. For defensive-oriented 'mons, Toxic and Protect make a nasty combination, so I may use them in conjunction with each other as well.

Oh wow, I didn't even think about moves that are useful outside of battle. Yea, Fly is a big one! Surf is another one that's important in the games--can't get through the game without it haha~

Question of the Day

If you could start your adventure in a different town or city other than the standard starting towns, which would you choose?

VisualJae October 11th, 2015 8:06 PM

If you could start your adventure in a different town or city other than the standard starting towns, which would you choose?

Kanto - Celadon City - Seems like economically stable environment :P But actually I like the town for its background music, which I feel is highly representative of the city's "fun" atmosphere.
Johto - Goldenrod City - I've lived my whole life in New York. I opt for Goldenrod over the other "massive cities" (even Castelia, which is based off NYC) because it feels like a cozier environment despite the population density. Also one train ride away from Kanto.
Hoenn - Lavaridge City - The nearby Mt. Chimney poses an issue, but I'll think the hot springs outweigh the threat by a slight margin.
Sinnoh - Hearthome City - For the sheer coziness of it all.
Unova - Nimbasa City - It was a toss-up between Nimbasa and Castelia (for the reason listed for Goldenrod), but I'm a huge entertainment buff and Nimbasa has it all for me. Castelia seems a little too dark of a city for me.
Kalos - Lumiose City - Big city, lights, sounds, entertainment, shops, home sweet home for a yuppie like me.

Basically I lean either total warm, friendly and cozy (with a respectable population size) or all-out big bustling city.

DraconianWing October 11th, 2015 8:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8962627)
Question of the Day

If you could start your adventure in a different town or city other than the standard starting towns, which would you choose?

Kanto - Fuchsia City. The Safari Zone is in your hometown, giving more variety with what Pokemon you can catch after starting. Your Pokemon will level up quickly because of how many trainers are present at both Route 13 and the cycling road.
Johto - Blackthorn City. It's revolved around Dragons, so chances are you get to have one as a starter :D For some reason, something about the remoteness of the place draws me to it as well. It seems to have that mystical feel to it due to how disciplined the trainers from Blackthorn are with their Pokemon.
Hoenn - Verdanturf Town. It's very similar to Littleroot, but as easy access to different cities either through Rusturf Tunnel or Route 117. This way, the trainer can pick which path to take first when s/he begins their journey through the region.
Sinnoh - I haven't played any of the Sinnoh games, so I can't really come up with anything :P
Unova - Humilau City. It's my favorite place in Unova; a very lively place beside an ocean. Undella Town is a short walk away, so that's pretty cool too.
Kalos - Anistar City. It's a city with very interesting lore because of the mystery surrounding the sundial.

pkmin3033 October 11th, 2015 10:10 PM

If you could start your adventure in a different town or city other than the standard starting towns, which would you choose?

Kanto - Lavender Town. Because it's creepy. It's also in a great location that could allow you to go to any one of four Gyms and work your way around the region from there. Plus...seeing the spirits of Pokemon. Perhaps one of them could inspire you to become a Pokemon Trainer, maybe starting with a Cubone that lost its mother?

Johto - Mahogany Town. They could expand on the whole Lake of Rage operation as a result of starting here; perhaps it could be the event that would inspire you to become a trainer? Team Rocket always seemed a bit of a distant threat in the second gen up to the point they hijacked the radio tower in Goldenrod City, so it'd be nice to see them become a bit more prominent. Since they made their HQ here, they'd be a pretty overt threat.

Hoenn
- Dewford Town. It's at a convenient middle point, so it'd be nice to be able to explore either way in Hoenn. Are you going to go and tackle your dad in Petalburg, or perhaps go the other way to Slateport instead? I have to admit I almost picked Fortree for Hoenn because it's a wonderfully designed place, but it doesn't offer that same freedom of choice Dewford could.

Sinnoh - Celestic Town, for it's connection to Sinnoh myths and old-timey ways. It'd be nice to start in such a quaint little town and then slowly work your way up towards civilisation, and it'd make the plot with Team Galactic far more of a personal thing, given the close proximity of the Celestic Ruins and the knowledge your character would have of Dialga/Palkia from the start.

Unova
- No matter where I start in Unova, I'm not going to think the place is any better, so it really doesn't matter in this case. I don't care. xD

Kalos - Starting in Lumiose would be best, I think...it's the only location in Kalos that's particularly noteworthy, to be honest. Being a city kid venturing out into the wilderness would be a pretty interesting perspective for Pokemon to take, as well.


Desinishon October 11th, 2015 11:29 PM

If you could start your adventure in a different town or city other than the standard starting towns, which would you choose?

Kalos: I think I go with anistar city.The city has boutique and the most important mega ring upgrade by which player can find mega stone.

Unova: Same here anything goes.I can start game in any city.

Sinnoh: Eterna city I just like it.

Hoenn:Ever Grande City there is something about this city it always attracted me. plus to be so near to Pokemon league is another fun.

Jhoto: Goldenrod city is one of my favourite city. Starting journey here means department store , game corner and many other things.

Kanto: I just want to go with flow in this region so pallet town is best for this .

Laguna October 12th, 2015 1:45 AM

If you could start your adventure in a different town or city other than the standard starting towns, which would you choose?

Fortree City, because I can catch me an Absol to be my bestest friend forever. Also because treehouses are cool and stuff.

VisualJae October 12th, 2015 1:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Laguna (Post 8962809)
Fortree City, because I can catch me an Absol to be my bestest friend forever. Also because treehouses are cool and stuff.

No fire starter for you then!

...It's the only reason why I didn't pick Fortree for Hoenn. Too much risk involved.

Then again, you're conveniently in Absol territory. I guess you can pick a fire starter, threaten to set the city ablaze and hope a few Absols come running in to warn the townspeople.

You... planned this out, didn't you?

Laguna October 12th, 2015 1:52 AM

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Originally Posted by VisualJae (Post 8962811)
No fire starter for you then!

...It's the only reason why I didn't pick Fortree for Hoenn. Too much risk involved.

Then again, you're conveniently in Absol territory. I guess you can pick a fire starter, threaten to set the city ablaze and hope a few Absols come running in to warn the townspeople.

You... planned this out, didn't you?

Pffft, I'd take Treecko over Torchic any day. I don't need to set the city on fire.

Sopheria October 12th, 2015 5:01 AM

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Originally Posted by VisualJae (Post 8962811)
No fire starter for you then!

...It's the only reason why I didn't pick Fortree for Hoenn. Too much risk involved.


Then again, you're conveniently in Absol territory. I guess you can pick a fire starter, threaten to set the city ablaze and hope a few Absols come running in to warn the townspeople.

You... planned this out, didn't you?

What a plan...I hope you have a Kyogre on standby to summon up some rain when you're finished? :P

Here are my choices:

Kanto: I actually like Pallet Town as a starting town. It's a nice little place, so Pallet Town it is.

Johto: Blackthorn City has sort of a special place in my heart because I've actually been to the city that it's based on, and it's one of the most beautiful places I've ever seen. Also Dragons :3

Hoenn: Dewford Town, because I'd like to start my journey with a Mawile.

Sinnoh: Sunyshore Town, because it's such a nice, peaceful looking place, and I've always thought the elevated walkways were really cool.

Unova: Driftveil, because it has such a wide variety of different types of Pokemon in the areas surrounding it--there's the cold storage to the south, and there's some grasslands and caves to the north.

Kalos: Couriway Town, because I love that waterfall, and it's nearby a train station, so I could easily travel to another region and start my journey there as well.

punkysaur October 12th, 2015 5:53 AM

If you could start your adventure in a different town or city other than the standard starting towns, which would you choose?
kanto-Yeah I too love Pallet town as it is my home(*wink wink*) in many pokemon journeys!

Johto-Charicific valley cause charizard's!Hoping to get one from the most feared dragon in the world

Hoenn-Mosdeep city.Cause of Steven and so a chance to get a metagross as gift.If it wasnt for town/cities I would have had chosen one of the numerous secret bases that are there.

SInnoh-Sunyshore city.I like peaceful places

Unova-I love Aspertia city.Due to the mountains and the view of whole unova(fig.of speech lol)

Kalos-sigh never got to play anything from xy!rip

Otamajakushi October 12th, 2015 6:04 AM

If you could start your adventure in a different town or city other than the standard starting towns, which would you choose?

Kanto - Having played though Kanto countless times, I actually think Pallet Town is the most appropriate. But if I had to choose an alternative, it'd be Fuchsia City.

Johto - Azalea Town because there's so much to do here when starting out.

Hoenn - Petalburg City because it'd be interesting to see if the player lived at the gym. Kind of like the anime, but without the sibling. Or you could add the sibling.

Sinnoh - Jubilife City because I think it'd be interesting to see the player start in a large city, versus in a tiny town. Change it up a bit.

Unova - Mistralton City because I like airplanes.

Kalos - Lumiose City because there's a lot to do and it's a huge city!

KetsuekiR October 12th, 2015 6:46 AM

What's a move (or moves) that you'd say you rely on the most heavily in-game?
While I don't like HMs, I use Surf extremely often. Other moves include Flamethrower, Close Combat, Ice Beam, Dark Pulse, Psychic and the other accurate moves that do around 100 damage xD

If you could start your adventure in a different town or city other than the standard starting towns, which would you choose?
I'd love to start out in any of the major cities! It'd be a nice change from starting out in a small village and we could have the option of traveling in any direction and following whatever path you chose :P

Sopheria October 12th, 2015 6:22 PM

Question of the Day

Which gym leader would you most prefer to travel with on a Pokemon journey?

VisualJae October 12th, 2015 7:04 PM

Which gym leader would you most prefer to travel with on a Pokemon journey?

Hmmmmmmmmmm... God, this is difficult.

If I want to bro it up with one, I'd probably pick Blue. It's odd. But I can imagine getting along with him somehow.

If I want someone I can stare at, I'd probably pick Skyla. I don't understand what she's wearing.

Bellsprout October 12th, 2015 7:11 PM

erika or valerie, i feel like we could have some deep/weird convos

DraconianWing October 12th, 2015 9:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8963797)
Question of the Day

Which gym leader would you most prefer to travel with on a Pokemon journey?

Jasmine, probably. Her Steel-types complement Dragons quite well by covering the latter's weaknesses, useful in tag battles. Jasmine is calm and quiet as well, so I think getting along with her would not be a problem.

Brycen wouldn't make a bad companion either. He has years of experience and deep knowledge about both battling and Pokemon, which would be helpful with pretty much everything. He's also heavily disciplined, which could aid in keeping shape for Gym Challenges and Pokemon Leagues.

pkmin3033 October 12th, 2015 9:33 PM

Which gym leader would you most prefer to travel with on a Pokemon journey?

Jasmine. I think I'd get on fairly well with Jasmine; she's shy and I'm reticent, so there would be a lot of silence on the road, but it wouldn't be too uncomfortable after that initial period where we'd have no idea what to expect of one another. She doesn't have someone trying to force her to talk, and I don't have someone talking my ear off whether I answer or not. It works out nicely. Jasmine is also one of the few Gym Leaders who I think would actually be quite adventurous as well; I mean, she DOES end up in Sinnoh, so there's a core of steel (haha) under that shy persona that could make for an interesting companion.

There are other reasons, but I don't need to go into those, right? *coughs awkwardly*



Sun October 12th, 2015 9:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8962627)

Question of the Day

If you could start your adventure in a different town or city other than the standard starting towns, which would you choose?

Fortree City/Lilycove City/Slateport City/Petalburg City/Sootopolis City - Yes, yes, yes I love the Hoenn region so much.
Humilau City/Lacunosa Town/Castelia City/Nacrene City/Mistralton City - The beach, the atmosphere, the city, the artistic air, the airport. <3
Cherrygrove City - Wait, is that even a city? o_O Regardless, I still love it as it's near the beach. :)
Sandgem Town - Exact the same reason as the Cherrygrove.
Cyllage City - A seaside city, I love the bike racecourse a lot as well!
Oh and they are also biased picks on the OSTs, hahaha.

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8963797)
Question of the Day

Which gym leader would you most prefer to travel with on a Pokemon journey?

Marlon, Cilan, Flannery, Roxanne, Brawly, Misty, Gardenia, Maylene, Candice, Roark, Volkner, Elesa, Skyla, Viola, Iris, Winona. Hmmmm, yes I'm greedy.~

Melody October 12th, 2015 11:30 PM

Which gym leader would you most prefer to travel with on a Pokemon journey?

For some reason, Flannery just sticks out to me even though there are probably others who might compliment my lovely Swampert better. That said I do think as far as personality, type compatibility and complementation; she's just a very natural choice. As much as I like leaders like Roxanne, Winona, or Wallace; I get the sense that I'd probably offend them somehow in our travels while someone like Flannery would say her piece, then be like "Yeah whatever." without being like actually mad. I guess you could say she'd probably understand having passion for something really well and be somewhat of an open minded person.

Laguna October 13th, 2015 2:51 AM

Which gym leader would you most prefer to travel with on a Pokemon journey?

Uhhhhhhhhhhh... I don't know? I guess Brycen for Ground coverage and because he's cool, pun totally intended.

KetsuekiR October 13th, 2015 3:53 AM

Which gym leader would you most prefer to travel with on a Pokemon journey?

Probably Skyla or Elesa since they seem rather fun! Honestly, this question's the hardest one yet and I have no idea who I'd really choose xD

Lycanthropy October 13th, 2015 6:27 AM

Which gym leader would you most prefer to travel with on a Pokemon journey?
Probably Blaine, Erika, Flannery, Winona, Gardenia or Cheren. These are the people I expect to get along with the best.

Desinishon October 13th, 2015 7:01 AM

Which gym leader would you most prefer to travel with on a Pokemon journey?

aaaah I can't choose really but I gonna .... I think .... .I am still thinking.......its just coming in my mind. ..... ..... I gonna travel with Elesa or volkner .....volkner or Elsa ...

Volknar and that's for sure he is damn cool and one of my favourite gym leaders.

Otamajakushi October 13th, 2015 7:20 AM

Which gym leader would you most prefer to travel with on a Pokemon journey?

Liza and Tate! Then I'd get to travel with two people! Or, Clemont, because I think he'd be fun to talk to.

NocturnLeader October 13th, 2015 3:38 PM

Which gym leader would you most prefer to travel with on a Pokemon journey?

Cheren, he is smart and can probably help out with training methods. Most likely tough enough to help defeat any gang members that would attack.

AkameTheBulbasaur October 13th, 2015 4:48 PM

Which gym leader would you most prefer to travel with on a Pokemon journey?

I would want to travel with Morty. Ghost Types are pretty cool to me. He was always my favorite Johto Gym Leader for some inexplicable reason.

AkameTheBulbasaur October 13th, 2015 4:48 PM

Which gym leader would you most prefer to travel with on a Pokemon journey?

I would want to travel with Morty. Ghost Types are pretty cool to me. He was always my favorite Johto Gym Leader for some inexplicable reason.

Kotone October 13th, 2015 6:17 PM

Which gym leader would you most prefer to travel with on a Pokemon journey?
Misty. i've just always have loved her as a character. especially mermaid misty.

Sopheria October 13th, 2015 7:59 PM

Oh wow, I almost missed the chance to weigh in on this myself haha. Also, I've been meaning to update the PGM scores. I'll make sure to update them tomorrow afternoon. c:

As for me, I'd travel with Jasmine. She's just an awesome gym leader--really nice person, and she cares a lot about Pokemon. Not to mention, Steel is my favorite type, so we'd probably work really well together in battle.

Question of the Day

Are there any Pokemon games you haven't played yet, but really want to?

pkmin3033 October 13th, 2015 9:23 PM


Are there any Pokemon games you haven't played yet, but really want to?

Nope, asides from Super Mystery Dungeon, which doesn't even have an EU release date yet, because Nintendo are a bunch of c-

Well, it would be nice if Rumble World got a physical release over here as well, because the primary reason I refuse to play it is because of microtransactions, which are removed in the physical release. I can't say I really WANT to play it, but it'd just be nice. I'd buy it and sink hours into it if it was released, at least.

VisualJae October 13th, 2015 9:40 PM

Are there any Pokemon games you haven't played yet, but really want to?

I will give that a solid nope.

Hikamaru October 13th, 2015 10:29 PM

Are there any Pokemon games you haven't played yet, but really want to?

The Mystery Dungeon series, because I heard about all the love those games get for their story and the interesting mechanics, alongside actually playing as a Pokemon. I would have so gotten Super Mystery Dungeon for Christmas this year but nope we here in Australia (and Europe) have to wait until next year which is just awful. A reason why I hate separate regional release dates.

Sun October 13th, 2015 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8964882)
Question of the Day

Are there any Pokemon games you haven't played yet, but really want to?

The Pokémon games from Game Cube and Battle Revolution from Wii.

KetsuekiR October 14th, 2015 2:37 AM

Are there any Pokemon games you haven't played yet, but really want to?

I have yet to play any of the Mystery Dungeon games besides the first one! I really, really want to but whenever I have time, I forget that I've been wanting to play it :P

NocturnLeader October 14th, 2015 4:17 AM

Are there any Pokemon games you haven't played yet, but really want to?

The current Mystery dungeons. I played the first one and it was cool.

Laguna October 14th, 2015 4:36 AM

Are there any Pokemon games you haven't played yet, but really want to?

Colosseum and XD, that's about it. I guess you can count Pokkén Tournament and SMD since they're already out in Japan.

Sopheria October 14th, 2015 4:48 AM

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon is a great series! I'd highly recommend it, if you haven't already given it a try. Great story, great characters, exploring the dungeons can be a little addicting at times haha

A game that I really want to play is Pokemon XD Gale of Darkness. I loved Pokemon Coliseum and maintain that it's one of the best spin-off titles we've gotten so far. Not sure why I never ended up playing XD, the sequel. Gamecube games are really hard to come by these days though, so I might just end up having to wait for it to come to the Virtual Console (if that ever even happens *sigh*)

Hyzenthlay October 14th, 2015 5:13 AM

Are there any Pokemon games you haven't played yet, but really want to?

Hmm... nope, not really. I haven't played OR/AS yet but am in no rush to do so. The only game I'm really excited about is Super Mystery Dungeon, because I'm a big lover of the series in general! Like Hikamaru I would have loved to get it for Christmas but unfortunately it releases sometime in 2016 in Australia, I believe. :T

Otamajakushi October 14th, 2015 7:01 AM

Are there any Pokemon games you haven't played yet, but really want to?

The Mystery Dungeon games and Conquest. I have them, but have never played them before. I heard they are pretty great!

punkysaur October 14th, 2015 12:18 PM

Which gym leader would you most prefer to travel with on a Pokemon journey?
Misty and if she's not allowed whitney!These two ladies have always caught my eye(courtesy to anime).I like everything about misty and something in whitney strikes me!Gonna do a ph.d to know what strikes me!

Are there any Pokemon games you haven't played yet, but really want to?
Sopheria by asking this question u have stabbed me by making me remember that I havent yet played XY and ORAS!That was painful!

Kotone October 14th, 2015 12:45 PM

Are there any Pokemon games you haven't played yet, but really want to?

pokemon conquest. i've heard great things about it.

Sopheria October 14th, 2015 1:55 PM

The scores have been updated in the OP. You guys are doing awesome ^^

I've been interested in Pokemon Conquest too. I only just learned about it recently but it sounds really cool!

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Originally Posted by punkysaur (Post 8965580)
Are there any Pokemon games you haven't played yet, but really want to?
Sopheria by asking this question u have stabbed me by making me remember that I havent yet played XY and ORAS!That was painful!

Oh man, what are you waiting for, punksaur! They're amazing games :D

Niko Collins October 14th, 2015 2:02 PM

Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon. Also...I'm probably the only one who hasn't played Gen 2 games.

DraconianWing October 14th, 2015 2:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8964882)
Question of the Day

Are there any Pokemon games you haven't played yet, but really want to?

Absolutely. I've never played any of the Sinnoh games, and I want to change that because it's the only region I haven't actually explored. Platinum is the one I really want to play; it looks like it has everything Diamond and Pearl have, plus additional goodies (much like Emerald to Ruby and Sapphire).

KetsuekiR October 14th, 2015 2:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DraconianWing (Post 8965653)
Absolutely. I've never played any of the Sinnoh games, and I want to change that because it's the only region I haven't actually explored. Platinum is the one I really want to play; it looks like it has everything Diamond and Pearl have, plus additional goodies (much like Emerald to Ruby and Sapphire).

I recommend you go play this now. Like, right now. Now. In all seriousness though, Platinum is probably one of my favourite games (even counting ones outside of Pokemon). The region itself is amazing with such variety and surprises at every corner. I'm trying to not spoil it for you but it's really good :P

Imperator161 October 14th, 2015 2:27 PM

I'd like to play the Japan-only TCG2 game (with a translation patch, since I don't know any Japanese). There are a couple other Japan-only releases that I'd like to try, for comparison's sake, as I've only played the American versions. I'm also curious about the WiiWare PMD game that came out as three versions in Japan a few years ago. (And of course, since the new PMD is out in Japan, I'd like to play that, but I plan on waiting for an English language version in November.)

I've played most of the Pokemon games, so there aren't many that I'm dying to try. I guess I could try Conquest or the Ranger series, but those have never held much appeal for me, for whatever reason. Other than that, I've never played PMD: Explorers of Sky (though I played Time and Darkness), so I wouldn't mind going through the extra content in Sky at some point.

Oreanna October 14th, 2015 2:39 PM

Other than the current gen,(I know) I would like to get my hands on Pokémon Battle Revolution.

esperance October 14th, 2015 4:20 PM

Are there any Pokemon games you haven't played yet, but really want to?

Pokémon Conquest. I've not really bothered with it before, but I've seen some really cool looking character art from it so I've been meaning to give it a look.

Sopheria October 14th, 2015 6:53 PM

The artwork does look great ^^ I really wanna play it.

Question of the Day

Do you stop and fight every trainer along the way on your journey, or do you prefer to avoid trainer battles?

Oreanna October 14th, 2015 7:20 PM

I make it a point to battle them as long as my team is healthy, I tend to need the extra experience they give you compared the wild. And the cash too.

DraconianWing October 14th, 2015 7:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8965886)

Question of the Day

Do you stop and fight every trainer along the way on your journey, or do you prefer to avoid trainer battles?

Every last one of them. For some reason I get paranoid that I'll end up challenging a Gym Leader/boss of any sort and end up having to farm Exp. And with TMs being more reusable but more expensive with the newer generations, the money that you save from doing this over time adds up. If the team is weakened to a point where fainting is a threat, I run back to a Pokemon Center and heal up.

esperance October 14th, 2015 7:56 PM

Do you stop and fight every trainer along the way on your journey, or do you prefer to avoid trainer battles?

I love battling random trainers! It's the easiest way for me to train my team (especially because I can't stand grinding in tall grass), so I make sure to fight as many trainers as I can throughout the game.

pkmin3033 October 14th, 2015 9:21 PM

Do you stop and fight every trainer along the way on your journey, or do you prefer to avoid trainer battles?

At the beginning of the game I tend to avoid them, so I have a few of them to battle to bring Pokemon I've not got on my team yet up to speed. If I plan to catch something on the route, or the next route, and it's going to be several levels lower than the rest of my team, I'll avoid them like the plague, then go back for them. Ultimately I like to battle all the trainers I encouner though, the trick is the timing.

Sun October 14th, 2015 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8965886)

Question of the Day

Do you stop and fight every trainer along the way on your journey, or do you prefer to avoid trainer battles? [/CENTER]

I stop and battle every trainer, otherwise my Pokémon are gonna suffer a lot when battling the Gym Leaders and E4. Gotta keep 'em well trained! :)

Winter October 15th, 2015 12:43 AM

Do you stop and fight every trainer along the way on your journey, or do you prefer to avoid trainer battles?

Well I like the feeling of winning so obviously I'd battle everyone and win. :P

Laguna October 15th, 2015 2:55 AM

Do you stop and fight every trainer along the way on your journey, or do you prefer to avoid trainer battles?

Yep, I like to fight LITERALLY EVERYONE. No one gets spared.

KetsuekiR October 15th, 2015 2:58 AM

Do you stop and fight every trainer along the way on your journey, or do you prefer to avoid trainer battles?
Well, yes and no. I do try my best to fight every trainer in a route that I can find (even though I won't sometimes if I'm low on Pokemon or something) but I rarely go looking for trainers. I do sometimes though, if I need the experience or an item :P

Evening October 15th, 2015 3:18 AM

Do you stop and fight every trainer along the way on your journey, or do you prefer to avoid trainer battles?

Yes, to make them feel bad.

Hyzenthlay October 15th, 2015 4:56 AM

Do you stop and fight every trainer along the way on your journey, or do you prefer to avoid trainer battles?

Of course! It wouldn't do to skip the valuable experience points, not to mention filling the Dex faster. I've made the mistake before though, and in the end I found it so much harder to defeat the gym leaders/Elite Four! I have the habit to save before a lot of trainer battles so I can reset and get a type advantage. xD;

punkysaur October 15th, 2015 6:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8965642)
The scores have been updated in the OP. You guys are doing awesome ^^

I've been interested in Pokemon Conquest too. I only just learned about it recently but it sounds really cool!



Oh man, what are you waiting for, punksaur! They're amazing games :D

Yeah!They are amazing games but getting one in India is pretty hard!Besides I dont have the money atm(classic excuse for not having somathing!rip)!

Otamajakushi October 15th, 2015 8:52 AM

Do you stop and fight every trainer along the way on your journey, or do you prefer to avoid trainer battles?

I battle every single trainer! It's free exp, so why not?

Sopheria October 15th, 2015 6:34 PM

Yea, I fight all of them too. Though what sometimes ends up happening to me is I'll occasionally skip them when I need to get to a Pokemon Center, but never get around to going back to fight them. That's pretty rare, but it does happen to me from time to time haha

Question of the Day

If you could change, add, or remove one type match-up from the games, what would it be?

Otamajakushi October 15th, 2015 8:05 PM

If you could change, add, or remove one type match-up from the games, what would it be?

I think I would make Electric types weak to Rock types. They're only weak to ground, but another way to look at it is "earth ground", so Rocks. I have no idea how that would affect the chart, but it was always something I was curious about.

DraconianWing October 15th, 2015 8:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8966875)
Question of the Day

If you could change, add, or remove one type match-up from the games, what would it be?

Remove Rock's weakness to Fighting-type moves. Try punching one and see why A lot of 'mons that carry this type also carry Ground, making them highly susceptible to Grass and Water (both of which are extremely common); other examples include Aggron and Magcargo, who suffer from multiple double-weaknesses. I just think it would balance out the games a bit better.

pkmin3033 October 15th, 2015 9:34 PM

If you could change, add, or remove one type match-up from the games, what would it be?

I'd swap the way Water types and Ice types interact. I mean, really. What happens when you expose water to cold temperatures? It turns into ice. What happens when you freeze most fish? They die. It has never made sense to me how Water-types can resist Ice-type moves and deal neutral damage to Ice-types when it really ought to be the other way around.

Sun October 15th, 2015 9:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8966875)
Question of the Day

If you could change, add, or remove one type match-up from the games, what would it be?

Fairy-type moves shouldn't not be effective against Grass-types as the nymphs usually make their home in forests. It's a way to show they are under the green type. :)

PlatinumDude October 15th, 2015 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8966875)
Question of the Day

If you could change, add, or remove one type match-up from the games, what would it be?

Make Bug Pokemon weak to Poison again. True, there are some bug species that can secrete poison, but it's lethal to most other insects, hence why Bug Pokemon were weak to Poison in the original games.

Hikamaru October 15th, 2015 11:59 PM

If you could change, add, or remove one type match-up from the games, what would it be?

I would make Electric super-effective on Steel, given metal conducts electricity. I just don't understand why they made it neutral damage, when they really try to stick to logical reasons behind most type matchups.

VisualJae October 16th, 2015 3:38 AM

If you could change, add, or remove one type match-up from the games, what would it be?

Steel super-effective against Dragon due to traditional western folklore of swords vs. dragons. Since many Dragon types can also learn fire attacks, it creates a nice image of pitting raw steel against dragons and the dragons retaliating with steel's weakness. In terms of Asian or Chinese dragons that are typically water-based, worshiped rather than fought, it'd make sense for Steel to become neutral at that point.

Laguna October 16th, 2015 9:34 AM

If you could change, add, or remove one type match-up from the games, what would it be?

I'd remove Ghost being resistant to Poison, that one just makes no sense and Poison needs a buff anyway.

Sopheria October 16th, 2015 6:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Meloetta (Post 8966980)
If you could change, add, or remove one type match-up from the games, what would it be?

I'd swap the way Water types and Ice types interact. I mean, really. What happens when you expose water to cold temperatures? It turns into ice. What happens when you freeze most fish? They die. It has never made sense to me how Water-types can resist Ice-type moves and deal neutral damage to Ice-types when it really ought to be the other way around.

Freeze-Dry sort of addresses this, but yea, it is kinda weird that Water actually resists Ice -_-

This is a tough one for me to answer, myself. Competitive-wise, I think the type match-ups are pretty well balanced as they are, so I'm just gonna ignore competitive balance when answering this. But, I would make Rock resistant to Grass, because I've seen rocks sitting in grass, and it didn't look like the rocks were terribly damaged by it :P

Question of the Day

Suppose there were no Pokemon Centers in the games. How far do you think you'd make it into the game?(name a particular location in a particular game!)

VisualJae October 16th, 2015 6:18 PM

Suppose there were no Pokemon Centers in the games. How far do you think you'd make it into the game?(name a particular location in a particular game!)

I'd make it through just fine because Mom will take care of the healing. Or whichever friendly healer NPC I come across first. Or whichever non-Pokemon Center building/facility that has a PC so I can quick swap Pokemon in and out for instant recovery.

Or I'll just buy my way through everything by stocking up healing items. All those Ethers are finally useful! And any game that allows Rock Smashing for items, great! Smash all the rocks!

Combined with probably overleveling one or two Pokemon to sweep everything, even if one unfortunate member faints, there's always Revive. Everything would be just fine.

Now if we're talking Nuzlockes, slightly different story... but still nothing precaution, grinding and recovery items/moves can't solve. Could just teach everyone Rest and fight Magikarps to heal up. Worst comes to worst (like if you run out of PP), you walk all the way home to Mom or the nearest healer NPC.

MOM IS FINALLY USEFUL!

esperance October 16th, 2015 6:18 PM

Suppose there were no Pokemon Centers in the games. How far do you think you'd make it into the game?

I wouldn't make it past Viridian Forest.

I am the kind of player that is constantly going back to the Pokémon Center, and I just know I wouldn't make it very far without one.

DraconianWing October 16th, 2015 7:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8967968)
Question of the Day

Suppose there were no Pokemon Centers in the games. How far do you think you'd make it into the game?(name a particular location in a particular game!)

It depends on the starter I'm using. With Torchic, I can see myself making it to Rustboro in Emerald through type advantage, then getting thrashed at the Gym. With Mudkip, I'll probably lose at the first Lass with the Shroomish xD

I'm similar to Masquerade in that I like to run back and forth to and from the Pokemon Center, because I don't want to spend money on healing items this early into the game.

Otamajakushi October 16th, 2015 7:38 PM

Suppose there were no Pokemon Centers in the games. How far do you think you'd make it into the game?(name a particular location in a particular game!)

I'd go broke FAST from buying potions. I'd have to also rely on NPCs and beds that heal you. Or, I'd be liable to cheat and use a PC. I think if there no PCs, I'd have to rely on the one at the Weather Center (ORAS). Other than that, no.

Sopheria October 16th, 2015 7:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Otamajakushi (Post 8968047)
Suppose there were no Pokemon Centers in the games. How far do you think you'd make it into the game?(name a particular location in a particular game!)

I'd go broke FAST from buying potions. I'd have to also rely on NPCs and beds that heal you. Or, I'd be liable to cheat and use a PC. I think if there no PCs, I'd have to rely on the one at the Weather Center (ORAS). Other than that, no.

Ah, right, the PC trick :x I'll also add an addendum that your Pokemon aren't healed when they're deposited into the PC (primarily because if I don't, everyone's answer would be to box them xD)

Otamajakushi October 16th, 2015 8:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8968067)
Ah, right, the PC trick :x I'll also add an addendum that your Pokemon aren't healed when they're deposited into the PC (primarily because if I don't, everyone's answer would be to box them xD)

Haha! I actually use the PC trick in-game sometimes if I'm already at the PC. For some reason, I think it's faster than going and talking to nurse Joy.

pkmin3033 October 16th, 2015 9:23 PM


Suppose there were no Pokemon Centers in the games. How far do you think you'd make it into the game?(name a particular location in a particular game!)


Knowing my luck, I'd make it all the way to the Pokemon League and then I'd probably die there. Although if the EXP share is the same as the one from XY and ORAS, I doubt I'd have any issues even then - I'd just use one Pokemon almost exclusively, heal that when necessary, and let my team sit on reserve and leech the EXP off it.


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