4th Gen Did you ever notice...

[Fxcking Tatertots]

When you begin a battle, your character throws a "ball" even though it's the Pokemon following you?

I think that's odd... :p

 

[SIN1488]

That's true, I never thought about that, lol.

 

[John-117]

I don't think.....I have been knowing it just the index finger, not a ball. Yes, it will throw out a ball if you are surfing, on a bike or for the reason the pokemon is not behind you. sometimes it is too big to be indoor. :p

 

[StormerEcho]

It doesn't if you look closely he doesn't release the ball instead he does the animation or some weird point thing

 

[shookie]

They actually don't, if you look closely. If you put a ball capsule on your lead Pokémon, it won't activate. The backsprite of your trainer simply points in the same action as they do throwing a ball, but you never see one being thrown.

 

[Fxcking Tatertots]

I find that odd, why the animation without the ball? It seems odd. o.O

I guess it's one of those small quirks or that the programmers were too lazy. :p

 

[Silhouette]

I find that odd, why the animation without the ball? It seems odd. o.O

Because the Pokemon is already out...

 

[Fxcking Tatertots]

Because the Pokemon is already out...

I'll repeat it again [I probably didn't type it out coherently].

I meant about the animation as if the trainer was going to throw a ball. It's out of place since as you said, it is already out.

 

[ヴェントゥス]

Yeah, they don't throws balls out when the pokemon follow you. >_>.

 

[Fxcking Tatertots]

They should have done it the way Yellow did it with Pikachu.

 

[Fli]

I did notice it and also that if you recall the lead pokemon they just kind of slide off the screen, not go into a ball. I think they did the whole point thing, because the designers/programmers didn't want to redo/ redraw a new sprite for your character from the back (basically they were lazy).

 

[Eeohnex]

If the Pokemon is already following you, he doesn't throw the Pokeball, instead he points out basically saying "Go for it buddy", which I find it pretty sweet. More original than the other games IMO.

 

[EJ]

I like that, but yeah it seems a little awkward when he's "pointing out" the pokemon.

 

[jigglyppuff8]

What else could they be doing? Skip two generations of progress and just have the trainer come back without animating? Or insert a custom animation that would probably end up looking just the same?

What they did is honestly the coolest choice in my opinion.

 

[chezhead]

To me, it looks like it's just sliding in. I think it goes in without the ball.

 

[EJ]

It is jumping in without the ball unless you're surfing or riding a bike. Oh and when you're in a place the pokemon is not allowed to be outside.

That's been established.

 

[DarkAlucard]

I actually like it how he character seem to tell "Go pal!", is better than the throwing-the-pokeball-animation (i think).

 

[Jack Kentnon]

I actually never botherd to think about it. I thought it was neat the first time I caught it, but that at's far as my concern went with it.

 

[Ninja Caterpie]

It looks like he's doing the finger-pointing thing from Ace Attorney except he's shouting "GO PAL!" rather than "HOLD IT".

 

[Fxcking Tatertots]

It looks like he's doing the finger-pointing thing from Ace Attorney except he's shouting "GO PAL!" rather than "HOLD IT".

Oh gosh. Now I imagine Gold/Lyra pointing in the "Objection!!" way. :laugh: