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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.


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