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I might be wrong putting it here, but I doubt it should go in S&M. Basically, this thread is to discuss what effect the new games will have on the Competitive Metagame. Here's some things we could discuss.
Catchable Celebi In-Game:
This would be great. Finally we can start SR'ing for better Celebi, who let's face it, isn't exactly easy to obtain, let alone obtain a competitive one.
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Considering that I have been waiting for this ever since Diamond and Pearl were first released, to say that I would be ecstatic to find a way to finally catch Celebi would be an immense understatement. I do admit that a TRU event is a bit more likely for it, however, as with Darkrai, Shaymin, and Arceus...although that works out even better unless it comes with a set nature.
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Catchable Ho-oh, Lugia In-Game:
Once again, similar to Celebi. Although you could catch both in Fire Red and Leaf Green, this just gives another chance to those who couldn't obtain the event items, not to mention possible new movesets.
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Well, at least Lugia could be--somewhat--soft-reset for courtesy of XD, but it would naturally be welcome to be able to catch them in a more...useful location once again.
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Catchable Dogs In-Game:
Now THIS has got to be something to hope for. In Fire Red and Leaf Green, there was a 'glitch', where each Dog had a minimum of 4 IV's equal to 0. This meant competitive Dogs weren't obtainable in this way. Maybe we can finally see a decent HP Ice Raikou :O
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Again, Colosseum at least provided an option for soft-reseting them, but the chance to capture them without worrying about Purification is always welcome. The only problem here is that they would most likely be roaming Pokemon, just like in the originals, which means no Synchronization for beneficial natures.
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New Moves:
We've seen new moves in every release to date, so I think we can expect some more once again. Possibly new signature moves on legends, starters etc?
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I would honestly love to see this for certain Pokemon. Personally, I have already been toying with the thought of an Iron Defense Blissey, as highly unlikely as it might be.
Of course, I also hope to see Move Tutors to cover the 3rd Generation moves that were not covered in Platinum, I.E. Seismic Toss.
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Move Accuracy / Effects:
Will Accuracy of some moves change? Will effects be added for that little twist? With the release of Platinum we saw a decrease in the accuracy of Hypnosis, perhaps the producers believed it was too powerful? What other moves can we expect a similar fate to be placed upon?
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I really doubt that more added effects will be added into attacks, especially since Nintendo apparently wants to keep these remakes able to connect with Diamond/Pearl/Platinum. I would not be surprised to see the base accuracy of the elemental "120-power" moves drop from 85 to 75, though, or for Hypnosis to regain its lost accuracy.
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New Items:
We've also seen new items introduced with every new game to date. Can we expect more choice items? Berries? Will there be 'Orbs' similar to the Lustrous and Platinum Orbs of Palkia and Giratina?
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I sincerely doubt that any more Choice or otherwise battle-usage items will be added, for the same reason mentioned above. If anything, the closest that we might see would be Orb-style items for Lugia and Ho-oh.
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do expect Apricorns to make a triumphant return, however, in one form or another.
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New Forms of Pokemon:
We saw with the release of Platinum, Rotom gained some new forms to tangle with. Could this be the case again? Would any of these forms actually be competitive? Which pokemon do you believe should gain new forms?
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If Nintendo is actually trying to make "true" remakes, then I cannot really see how new forms would be able to fit in.
...On the other hand, the same could probably be said of the new forms that were revealed in Platinum, so this is up for speculation.
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New Pokemon:
Now this is REALLY unlikely. I'm posting this here just because there's a possibility, but don't expect it.
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If I've missed something that should be covered, tell me and I'll add it. As I said, I wasn't sure to post it here or not, considering not many people who post in these sub forums are familiar with the competitive metagame. Either way, it's here :P
~T_S
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"Possibility"? Once again, since Nintendo is keeping this compatible with the other games, the chances of any new Pokemon appearing is closer to non-existent.
What about expanding the
New Moves section to include Move Tutors? Your post is strangely lacking of any mention of them.
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