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Old October 8th, 2009 (5:55 AM).
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LV50 flat battles really were overdue, especially seeing how LV50 battle is the main format over here.

Still, a huge, huge improvement, something that makes getting HGSS worth it.
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Old October 8th, 2009 (6:21 AM).
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Pokethlon mostly and how damn complicated it is when it comes to creating stats.
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Old October 8th, 2009 (6:57 AM).
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Flat battles, the Pokéthelon, and the Following Feature happen to be the top three features I like the best. Flat battles like kohei stated were long overdue since Diamond and Pearl. It'll now allow so many to stick with their original team they designed and easily downgrade the levels to 50 for Nintendo Hosted Tournaments and/or for the Wii, without the hassle of retraining anything. So, definitely a plus for HGSS that I think many will appreciate right now.

The Pokéthelon because of the challenge it brings. It shares a variety of games for you and your Pokémon, plus with the inclusion of stats it really adds a bonus to the difficulty level of the feature. Even if they didn't include Pokémon Contests like I had hoped, they still brought in something new that looks promising enough.

As for the Following Feature, what can I say; it is just great for me all around. A return from Pokémon Yellow, but definitely enhanced. It includes all 493 Pokémon plus the shiny forms and alternate forms such as Shaymin and Shaymin's Sky Form. I don't think it could have gotten any better except for some improved OW sprites, but nothing is ever really perfect.
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Old October 8th, 2009 (8:04 AM).
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Okay, I didn't even know about the Flat Battles feature, but I now know that that is awesome.

...(Don't have HG/SS yet, so wondering-) Can your Japanese HGSS Pokemon flat battle gainst someone's American Platinum Pokemon?

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Old October 8th, 2009 (11:20 AM).
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definitely the pokemon following you
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Old October 8th, 2009 (11:49 AM).
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I love how you can rematch the gym leaders in a fun way rather than that stupid building in Pokemon Platinum, here you gotta FIND them out in the region =P
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Old October 8th, 2009 (3:56 PM).
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The ability for any pokemon to follow you is beyond cool x]
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Old October 8th, 2009 (4:44 PM).
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Anything but Pokemon following! =P. Seriously I must be one of the few that finds it extremely annoying.

Anyways, the ones I actually like are the much-improved Headbutting (that you either always or never get a Pokemon), Pokethalon with Apricorns having more uses, and the new customizable Safari Zone.
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Old October 8th, 2009 (7:54 PM).
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The return of the Johto region. <33
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Old October 8th, 2009 (8:01 PM).
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The fact that Erika looks cuter and younger even though this is 3 years after FRLG.
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Old October 9th, 2009 (4:37 AM).
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1. Johto is back!
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Old October 9th, 2009 (6:46 AM).
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the coolest new feature for me would have to be the pokelathon
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Old October 9th, 2009 (6:47 AM).
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Your team members following you, and adding on to that, the ability to take pictures with your team in various locations. I guess I'm just sentimental like that...
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Old October 9th, 2009 (8:09 AM).
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Pokémon following you.
Pokéthlon
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And the most important one: "It's still like old Gold & Silver."
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I'm positively sure that the flat level battles were also featured in D/P/Pt. I remember going into the Battle Tower with level 80's and entering them into the Lv.50 battles, and their levels being dropped to 50. Actually...I think I've seen this happen in the Wi-Fi battles, too. Maybe it's just me. BUT...anywho, I'd have to say the use of the touch screen. I absolutely, positively love it. The fact that you're not really having to touch the XYAB buttons is a definitely plus in my book. Definite good use of the touch screen, Nintendo. :D
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Old October 9th, 2009 (9:46 AM).
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It's easy....
Pokeathelon - totally owns Contsts
Following Feature - I love Wailord ;)
Flat Battles - Seriously , I always had to train my Pokemon to Lv. 100 to battle my bro' with Rare Candy hax .
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I'm positively sure that the flat level battles were also featured in D/P/Pt. I remember going into the Battle Tower with level 80's and entering them into the Lv.50 battles, and their levels being dropped to 50. Actually...I think I've seen this happen in the Wi-Fi battles, too. Maybe it's just me. BUT...anywho, I'd have to say the use of the touch screen. I absolutely, positively love it. The fact that you're not really having to touch the XYAB buttons is a definitely plus in my book. Definite good use of the touch screen, Nintendo. :D
They're talking about local wireless battles, where it did not do that in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.

Anyways, I'm glad that the Apricorns are alot easier to get(Though on the flip side, Berries alot really annoying to get ahold of). And the GB Player is a big plus for those of use who've played the originals.
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Old October 9th, 2009 (11:20 AM).
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Flat battles, the Pokéthelon, and the Following Feature happen to be the top three features I like the best. Flat battles like kohei stated were long overdue since Diamond and Pearl. It'll now allow so many to stick with their original team they designed and easily downgrade the levels to 50 for Nintendo Hosted Tournaments and/or for the Wii, without the hassle of retraining anything. So, definitely a plus for HGSS that I think many will appreciate right now.

The Pokéthelon because of the challenge it brings. It shares a variety of games for you and your Pokémon, plus with the inclusion of stats it really adds a bonus to the difficulty level of the feature. Even if they didn't include Pokémon Contests like I had hoped, they still brought in something new that looks promising enough.

As for the Following Feature, what can I say; it is just great for me all around. A return from Pokémon Yellow, but definitely enhanced. It includes all 493 Pokémon plus the shiny forms and alternate forms such as Shaymin and Shaymin's Sky Form. I don't think it could have gotten any better except for some improved OW sprites, but nothing is ever really perfect.
Pfft, thats why I love you man. Great minds think alike and all that :3, I completley agree with this. Obvoiusly I'll stress the following feature more because I really loved the essence of Yellow that you got from it. Also, the sprites have been greatly enhanced which makes for a more premium expirence.
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Old October 10th, 2009 (2:19 AM).
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Besides Pokethlon one little feature(or is it more of a tweak?)is your Pokemon losing the poison status at 1 HP.
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Besides Pokethlon one little feature(or is it more of a tweak?)is your Pokemon losing the poison status at 1 HP.
Acctually that was in Platnum also.

My favorite is that all pokemon can follow you (and thats the only feature that I seen or know of :P)
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Old October 10th, 2009 (6:05 AM).
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my fave is the pokewalker
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Old October 11th, 2009 (7:13 AM).
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my fave is the pokewalker
You know the PokéWalker isn't really considered a new feature within the game. It is more an external play to gain items, Pokémon with exclusive moves, etc. Things like the Pokéthelon, the Following Feature, and so on are more considered a new feature within the game. However, the PokéWalker is definitely a nice addtion to the game no doubt. It definitely allows players to gain more from the game than the originals.

Another feature brought to the games that was never introduced before was the added in effect to the new Safari Zone. Definitely cool how they put in a customization feature to it allowing players to use less steps in their count and have a new way to enjoy the area.
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