Things That Grind Your Gears!

Started by KetsuekiR October 3rd, 2015 8:17 PM
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KetsuekiR

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Have you ever had moments in Pokemon games where you've gotten extremely frustrated? Where and why?

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Three words. Mach bike puzzle. While I miss it incredibly, it was so annoying in R/S/E having maneuver super fast to avoid falling and going through a floor full of wild Pokemon again and again and again! It's also really annoying when you get spammed with Sand-Attack and you miss ten times in a row xD Or when you get a critical hit when the enemy would've have died without it and when you don't get a critical hit when you really need it :P
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Double Team spam.

DraconianWing

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-When training a weak Pokemon, wild encounters that you simply can't escape; also Arena Trap and Magnet Pull on wild Pokemon.

-Not getting enough crits during battles, then dealing a lot of them when you try catch anything.
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When you're facing an opponent who spams moves such as Sand Attack and Double Team. >:T Elesa from B2/W2 was probably the toughest gym leader I've ever faced because of her bloody Emolga. Double Team x6 > Electro Ball > Volt Switch, then it's Flaaffy's turn to paralyze you, and when Zebstrika comes out you're doomed. xD;

Also, stalling and wall Pokemon in competitive play really make me lose my patience. And when I lose my patience during a battle, it's a guaranteed win for the opponent. .3.

The rollerskates in X/Y are a pain in the neck, especially since you can't remove them without cramping up your thumb by using the control pad haha.

Did anyone else find Victory Road in DPPt to be really frustrating? Take my advice: bring all the repels you can afford before entering that maze of nightmares!
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Double Team and Sand Attacking that be most frustrating because Electric-type would make it hard to hit and resist to Aerial Ace and Aura Sphere could land a hit with it

Don't you hate it when your HP is 50% or 25% low and opponent manage to kill you because their freakingly lucky with their critical hits. I mean.. that be annoying at the same time

Running on caves without repels and escape rope because you forget a way out, GG

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One thing that grinds my gears in the Pokemon games is when I am looking for a specific Pokemon, and said Pokemon refuses to show up.
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KetsuekiR

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One thing that grinds my gears in the Pokemon games is when I am looking for a specific Pokemon, and said Pokemon refuses to show up.

This is too true! When I was looking for a Ralts in OR, which has 5% chance of encounter, I found seven Surskit before finding a Ralts. The chance of finding a Surskit is 1%. It's just too annoying when this happens!
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The times when you spam Double Team or Sand-Attack yourself but the enemy could not give a single damn.

Also getting poisoned/paralyzed/burned off of moves that only have a small chance to do it so I have to go all the way back to the pokémon center because I don't bother buying the single heal items and just buy Full Heals instead. That happens to me all the time.

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Double Team and Minimize spammers
Detect and protect spammers I really hate it when it works twice in a row
When low accuracy moves always hit when the opponent uses them, it always misses when I use them
Gym leaders and the hyper potions
elite four members and the champions with their full restores
Strength puzzles, spin tiles, and currents always seem so complicated
One does not simply get too old for Pokemon
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KetsuekiR

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The times when you spam Double Team or Sand-Attack yourself but the enemy could not give a single damn.
My terrible luck annoys me too >~< I've been hit my OHKO moves when my level is equal to the opponents >:( Trying to give them a taste of their own medicine tends to backfire xD
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My terrible luck annoys me too >~< I've been hit my OHKO moves when my level is equal to the opponents >:( Trying to give them a taste of their own medicine tends to backfire xD
I did sweep Bruno once in Gen 1 by spamming Swords Dance and Double Team with a Scyther so I guess that's my punishment for it.

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Evasion noobs.

Stop Double Team spamming the **** out of me, you losers who have no idea how to battle like a sensible person.
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Have you ever had moments in Pokemon games where you've gotten extremely frustrated? Where and why?

Anytime the trainer uses Protect or Detect.
Anytime the trainer spams sand attack, minimize, or double team.
That mach bike puzzle was kind of annoying in RSE.

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Also getting poisoned/paralyzed/burned off of moves that only have a small chance to do it so I have to go all the way back to the pokémon center because I don't bother buying the single heal items and just buy Full Heals instead. That happens to me all the time.
That's what I do. I just invest on Full Heal, Lava Cookie (OrAs) and Lumoise goods rather buying them separately will just drain your money
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The times when you spam Double Team or Sand-Attack yourself but the enemy could not give a single damn.

Also getting poisoned/paralyzed/burned off of moves that only have a small chance to do it so I have to go all the way back to the pokémon center because I don't bother buying the single heal items and just buy Full Heals instead. That happens to me all the time.
Yes!

Whenever the opponent wants to completely throw me off my game, all it takes is 1 Double Team/Sand Attack; even moves with 100 accuracy will start missing left and right. Do it yourself and you get hit by a OHKO move :x

And when you have healing items but no Full Heal: status problems everywhere. Full Heal without healing items, every hit taken counts towards your demise. Be stocked up on both, and you get critical hits that knock you out anyway.

I understand your pain.
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Three words. Mach bike puzzle. While I miss it incredibly, it was so annoying in R/S/E having maneuver super fast to avoid falling and going through a floor full of wild Pokemon again and again and again!
My god. I'm having "war flashbacks" right now just thinking of that. I got Emerald used so I already had Rayquaza, but I decided to try the Sky Pillar puzzle just to see if I could do it.

Thanks god I already had Rayquaza because I seriously couldn't do it. It was so frustrating for me!
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Hyzenthlay

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One thing that grinds my gears in the Pokemon games is when I am looking for a specific Pokemon, and said Pokemon refuses to show up.
I can't believe I forgot this one! When you couldn't give a damn whether they showed up or not you always run into them, but as soon as you start looking they all disappear. D:

Confusion, flinch and paralysis are just the worst ever. Infatuation is also incredibly infuriating. :(
I second this. :(
I forget how emotions dance when they aren't inside of me
I forget how the sun feels when she isn't around me
And my dreams become sweeter when something is missing
I'm in love with the hunt itself
It makes me feel alive

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KetsuekiR

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... Infatuation is also incredibly infuriating. :(
This. This is why I always prefer catching female Pokemon. It's so incredibly frustrating you're barely winning and your Pokemon's infatuation costs you the battle >~<
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i'm stuck on fighting my rival in pokemon x before facing the elite 4. so annoyed.

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My point of frustration was when I'm suddenly alerted of nearby Pokémon by DexNav when I'm not asking for it, especially when surfing on water, exploring caves and even paying a visit to Mt. Pyre. Plus, the fact that detected Pokémon moving its spot after a few seconds in aforementioned areas and I'm being unable to walk too fast or too slow when approaching Pokémon unless I want them to escape doesn't help matters. Even though thanks to it that I got shiny Plusle, sometimes I wish there is an option to turn the alert off when I want to.

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Toxic Spikes and Spikes that would sure hurtful if placed multiple times, thankfully flying and pokemon with levitate won't have any effect on them.

Toxic and Leech Seed most nightmarish combo it saps your health like a dripping water.
Luckily, these hazards can be clear with defog and rapid spin.
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