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What do you think of Chandelure's recent inclusion in Pokken? If you purchase the game, will you use it? What sort of play style are you expecting it to have?

I was a little disappointed that a Pokémon like Chandelure was included in the game. I mean, they had much better Pokémon to choose from with greater potential, like Mienshao, Braviary, Bisharp, or GOLURK.

Would you use a Chandelure competitively if its Shadow Tag Hidden Ability was released?

Probably not, because that thing could be the next Mega Gengar. XD

I was actually impressed that Chandelure made it to the game. Though I have no idea how it will fight, as I mean it's an inanimate object-mon, so I'm probably gonna try it out once the game is released. About the Shadow tag thing... Meh, probably not. There are better abilities for it tbh.

I would also point out that Chandelure isn't exactly a glass cannon, at least in my opinion. It's HP is meh, sure, but mine was tanky enough to stall super effective attacks from REALLY strong mons.

Just my experience tho.

Sylveon

I absolutely love Sylveon! :) In short, I'd say she's pretty much the textbook definition of adorable <3 It just feels like everything sweet, joyful, and endearing was incorporated into her design; those adorable colors, her cute bows and ribbons, just amazing <3 She's definitely one of my absolute fave Pokémon, and one of the best things to come out of the new Fairy type. I never really started playing my Y version until last October, and I caught my Eevee a couple months after (a critical capture, no less!), which I named Sylver, and is now my precious Sylveon :) He's pretty powerful and bulky, and he's proved to be very useful in my playthrough, and he's been there at the big story parts; I plan to have him as part of my Elite Four team :)

Overall, Sylveon ranks as my second favorite Eeveelution, behind Leafeon; the ones after Sylveon being Glaceon, Eevee, Umbreon, Vaporeon, Espeon, Flareon , and Jolteon in that order. (Now, I really like all of them, and think they're all adorable, but some are just moreso to me :P)


Sylveon seems pretty decent competitively too; it's got a good ability, and a lot of Sp. Attack and bulk to it; plus, special attackers are my favorite. As for her evolution method, I don't mind at all. Amie is something I've been happily occupied with quite often (I've always been really into the "people's spiritual/emotional bond with Pokémon" thing), so it was easy for me to get Sylveon. I really hope that it's a feature that stays in future games. And even if it doesn't, they'll definitely make an alternative method for evolving Eevee into Sylveon. I'm currently making my way through the current series anime (subs!), and while I'm quite a ways behind, I'm excited to see Serena's adorable Eevee evolve. <3


Cherrim

Not much for me to say about this one either, but I absolutely adore the Sunshine form! It's just so happy and cute! :3 Other than seeing it every now and then in the games and the brief appearance of a few happy Cherrim in the Darkrai movie, I don't remember much of this guy. But it's definitely marked down as one of the cutest mons, in my opinion. It may not be the most powerful Pokémon, but in my free time, I think I'll consider getting Cherrim in AS. ^^


Chandelure

I remember this guy a bit more fondly, but never really had much of an opinion of him until lately. I don't remember using one in BW, and I haven't used one in XY/ORAS. I remember its appearance in Smash Bros, in which it actually absorbed Fire-based attacks and made itself more powerful- a nice attention to detail there. I recently learned that it's a Special Attacking beast, so that prompts me to train up a Litwick someday (which really helps as I love Litwick <3). I really do like its design and typing (always been fond of Fire types), and the Fire-absorbing abilities, it's really useful.

I think it's awesome that it's in Pokkén. Really goes to show that there's no limits as to what can make the roster, and I'm really interested to see how they'll make it work. And just look at its gorgeous artwork! So much detail.


Like it or not, it seems that this guy's been getting a nice amount of attention lately, particularly from the unexpected appearances like Smash and Pokkén. I'm happy for this dude, he's a cool Pokémon, and I wouldn't mind seeing him continue getting this kind of love in the future :)

The Ghost of You Know Who said:

I was a little disappointed that a Pokémon like Chandelure was included in the game. I mean, they had much better Pokémon to choose from with greater potential, like Mienshao, Braviary, Bisharp, or GOLURK.

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I don't necessarily think the inclusion of him rules out any of those other Pokémon being in the game, as well. They're still gonna be adding new ones for a while, I'd think.

Hmm, none of the questions for Chandelure really apply to me! I've not warmed up to Pokken yet and I don't play competitively! Again, with regards to Pokken, I'd be a lot more excited if I wasn't clouded by a strong desire for a new main-series game.

That aside, I use Chandelure in a regular playthough before and thought it was pretty fantastic. I think the Ghost/Fire typing made it fierce. Almost instantly I liked its design and the designs of its pre-evolutions.

Ah yes, Chandelure is my favorite Ghost-type Pokémon. Its design is really cool, so is its typing and that massive Special Attack stat. Even if I've had some crazy memories of Shauntal's in B2W2 Challenge Mode with the Choice Scarf!

As for what I'd do if it was released with Shadow Tag... Well, I don't battle competitively. :P

Which of Deoxys' forms is your favourite, and why?

I think my favorite is the Speed Forme. It seems like its stats are more well-rounded: its defenses aren't terrible, and the speed is better.

Where do you think Deoxys comes from?

A meteorite from another galaxy, I guess?

My mouse has crapped out and using this touchpad is absolutely unbearable; I'll tidy this up tomorrow as soon as my new mouse arrives. Paying a fortune for 1-day delivery because I literally cannot do anything without a mouse; I'm borrowing my mother's right now but she's taking it to work with her, so. Next POTD will be up probably later tomorrow due to this.

The original Koffing sprite had the face below its skull and crossbones marking. Do you think this looks better or worse than the official design?

It actually looks the same to me. At least it has the marks and face. But if its overall design were to change, NO. Just...no. Koffing is too perfect right now.

The original Koffing sprite had the face below its skull and crossbones marking. Do you think this looks better or worse than the official design?
I love the current design than its original design. Our current official one looks friendlier, while the older design looks like it has a huge brain filled with toxic liquid...
In the Japanese version of Pokemon Black 2/White 2, Roxie is singing Koffing's Japanese name, Dogars. This was changed to "Pokemon" in the localised version. Is this better, or worse?
I hate the one from English versions. They could have had change it to 'P-O-I-S-O-N' in my opinion. :/

I actually had to think about it, and I don't think I've ever used Koffing in the Pokemon games. It's also the reason why as a kid I always thought Poison was weak to Fire type attacks, as you'd think a floating ball of toxic gas wouldn't fare too well against an attack like Flamethrower.

The original Koffing sprite had the face below its skull and crossbones marking. Do you think this looks better or worse than the official design?
I think they made the right decision in moving its marking below its face. Though, looking at that early sprite, it does look a bit meaner, but I've grown to like the goofy look of Koffing, which I think suited James' Koffing well.

In the Japanese version of Pokemon Black 2/White 2, Roxie is singing Koffing's Japanese name, Dogars. This was changed to "Pokemon" in the localised version. Is this better, or worse?I wasn't really a big fat of the song either way, but agree with Sun that POISON would've worked better than POKEMON. Though, seeing as Pokemon and Koffing have the same amount of letters, I don't know why they didn't go with that instead.

omg it's smogon!!!!

The original Koffing sprite had the face below its skull and crossbones marking. Do you think this looks better or worse than the official design?
I prefer the new design. Koffing looks considerably less malevolent and more like an actual living creature. The other one looks like some sort of irritated time bomb that is liable to explode at any second.

In the Japanese version of Pokemon Black 2/White 2, Roxie is singing Koffing's Japanese name, Dogars. This was changed to "Pokemon" in the localised version. Is this better, or worse?
It didn't make very much difference to me. This may or may not be because I had no idea what she was singing in any version until I read this thread. 'Pokemon' makes more sense, though, as I doubt too many people would have known what 'Dogars' was supposed to mean.

The original Koffing sprite had the face below its skull and crossbones marking. Do you think this looks better or worse than the official design?

I prefer the current design. The older one looks kinda wrong, I like the official design more.

Which of Deoxys' forms is your favorite, and why?
I kind of just like the normal forme Deoxys because when it twists its arms, it kind of looks like strands of DNA. DNA is something that looks really cool, and I think GameFreak did a great job with Deoxys.

I also like the other forms, especially the Attack and Speed form.

Which of Deoxys' anime appearances did you enjoy watching the most?
Destiny Deoxys, hands down. What an incredible film.

Where do you think Deoxys comes from?
I think it came from a passing asteroid. I think some sort of signal enticed Deoxys to come to Earth.

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The original Koffing sprite had the face below its skull and crossbones marking. Do you think this looks better or worse than the official design?
I always thought it was just upside-down, but that's interesting to see it was completely switched around. I think it looks better the way it is now and I'm glad that's the way they kept it.

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Skitty on Wailord. Have you tried it in game? What did you get?
Nah man.

What do you imagine a Mega Wailord looking like?
I think it would have more fins, be 3 times larger, and would cause the battle to be both won and lost instantly.

Did you figure out that you needed a Wailord in your party to acquire the Regis, or did you need to look it up?
I discovered it on accident because I had 3 team members that were Wailord. They made triple battles quite glorious indeed. You should have been there; they took up the entire screen!!

Skitty on Wailord. Have you tried it in game? What did you get?

No, but I plan to now...for science!

What do you imagine a Mega Wailord looking like?

The lord of all whales. Essentially less like an inflated whale blimp and more like a real whale, a blue whale, plus some barnacle-like appendages around its body, and sharper teeth. That'd be cool.

Does being reclassified as a Psychic/Fairy type suit Mr. Mime, in your opinion?

While Mr. Mime doesn't look like it deserves the typing, wonderful things were given to it. Nasty Plot + Dazzling Gleam/Shadow Ball means death to anyone that doesn't resist it. Heck, I defeated a Mega Lucario with this thing. Also, its Dark and Bug weaknesses have been lifted, although two new ones were given to it.