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6th Gen Hordes!

I'm guessing it will probably replace/add on the darker grass' double battles that were never specifically in the way of your path but often there.

Memories of RPGs with turn-based combat featuring one foe against many remind me how tedious to get one hit in for every five you take is, but Pokemon usually manages to be different, so at the very least this should be interesting
 
I like this feature. I like it a lot. This feature would make it much easier for us to train our Pokémon in the wild, and it would also drastically increase the chances of you encountering a shiny Pokémon. The only thing that I'm worried is the difficulty of running away from horde battles. I wouldn't like it at all if I run into a pack of wild Pokémon that my team's weak against and not be able to run away from them. xD"
 
Hmm...with hordes, people can either Super-Train for EVs or they can get a horde of pokemon they want and EV train that way. Both ways are a lot quicker than previous generations...
 
*Icecold* said:
Well...

On one hand, your Pokémon could get a ton of Exp. and the Pokémon could be low leveled (or at least weaker than the majority of the Pokémon in the grass).

However, on the other hand one Pokémon against five could result in a completely unfair advantage against you. Your Pokémon could get slaughtered.
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Sweepers and Slayers will come in quite handy...
I bet lucario will shine <3
 
I'm just gonna leave this here. Whether or not it's real, I still find it hilarious. Just look at them!

[PokeCommunity.com] Hordes!
 
Savant said:
I'm just gonna leave this here. Whether or not it's real, I still find it hilarious. Just look at them!

[PokeCommunity.com] Hordes!
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lol indeed,

I assume that you would want to outlevel the horde, outspeed, and have an aoe move because other wise you have to eat 4 - 5 potential attacks first turn. What if they paralyze and flinch you and such? IDK 1 v 5 seems like to much
 
I wonder if they're going to make a trainer-esque version of Horde Battles: Opposing trainer sends out 5 pokemon, you send out 1...that would be one heckuva gym leader/champion xD
 
Tim09 said:
lol indeed,

I assume that you would want to outlevel the horde, outspeed, and have an aoe move because other wise you have to eat 4 - 5 potential attacks first turn. What if they paralyze and flinch you and such? IDK 1 v 5 seems like to much
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Lucario
Will
Shine!
Great defensive capabilities, and the perfect ability to counteract most annoying moves, Inner Focus!
And who knows, maybe if you KO one, then you get to attack again? That'd be more fair.
 
darkpokeball said:
I wonder if they're going to make a trainer-esque version of Horde Battles: Opposing trainer sends out 5 pokemon, you send out 1...that would be one heckuva gym leader/champion xD
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I can see this happening with Team Flare. A horde of grunts could appear and all send out a Pokemon against yours. I mean, it seems logical for a bunch of grunts to play dirty and unfair instead of kindly taking turns battling the protagonist.
 
XSky RiderX said:
I can see this happening with Team Flare. A horde of grunts could appear and all send out a Pokemon against yours. I mean, it seems logical for a bunch of grunts to play dirty and unfair instead of kindly taking turns battling the protagonist.
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But that's how it works! Havent you watched the third Austin Powers? "You must be new here, let me explain how this works. You attack me one at a time, and I knock you out with ease. Ready? Go."

Edit: New thought. I wonder if Horde Battles will be put into whatever Tournament system they have in X and Y. Like the Frontier, PWT, and Battle Subway.
It'd be fun, you could go into battle all, "LEEEEROOOYYY JENKKIIINNNNSSSS!"
 
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I like the idea of this new horde battles.

With 5 Pokémon appearing at once, you have a slightly higher chance of encountering a Shiny Pokémon.
The EXP will be good to get as well.

But I think such battles will be limited to certain areas, kinda like how 2vs2 wild Pokémon battles in the 5th gen were in a specific type of grass.
 
Hopefully it will be much easier to accumulate a high amount of Experience from one battle depending on how often these Horde battles occur, defeating five Pokémon in one battle regardless of what stage you're at in the game will give a great amount of EXP.
 
Suicune™ said:
Hopefully it will be much easier to accumulate a high amount of Experience from one battle depending on how often these Horde battles occur, defeating five Pokémon in one battle regardless of what stage you're at in the game will give a great amount of EXP.
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Regardless of how often they occur, you can guarantee I will intentionally seek them out, especially if a Pokémon I want only appears in hordes, or if I'm a little underleveled for the gym.
 
Lucky1Yena said:
Regardless of how often they occur, you can guarantee I will intentionally seek them out, especially if a Pokémon I want only appears in hordes, or if I'm a little underleveled for the gym.
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If you're underleveled for a gym, do you think Horde battles would be any eaiser? If they're anything like the Gen 5 dark grass, with stronger pokemon than normal grass, then you'd stand as little chance of beating a horde, than you would in the gym.
 
It Looks SO FREAKING AWESOME to me, But I kind of doubt they'll ALL be able to attack you at once, I'm betting 1-3 can throw an attack at once, (Probably the fastest) and then as they die the other ones fill in.
 
hiff8 said:
It Looks SO FREAKING AWESOME to me, But I kind of doubt they'll ALL be able to attack you at once, I'm betting 1-3 can throw an attack at once, (Probably the fastest) and then as they die the other ones fill in.
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So sort of like a rotation battle? That sounds plausible.
 
DamienHelvian said:
So sort of like a rotation battle? That sounds plausible.
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Yus, that, I mean I usually Train 6 pokemon evenly at the beginning, so they're usually lower level than they're supposed to be, So I'd probably be completely screwed of 5 pokemon near my level pounded my single pokemon all at once.
 
hiff8 said:
Yus, that, I mean I usually Train 6 pokemon evenly at the beginning, so they're usually lower level than they're supposed to be, So I'd probably be completely screwed of 5 pokemon near my level pounded my single pokemon all at once.
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You should always have a Prime, one that's five or six levels ahead of the rest. (Made easier due to the fact that EXP shares tend to appear earlier and earlier in the game. I have 5 tbh, cause of trading XD)

We'll never know exactly how these new Horde battles work without some official footage, or waiting til october and engaging in them ourselves. There will likely be a training situation like with the gen V double battle grass. And the guy on Route 5/In Veilstone who does Rotation and Triple battles with you.
 
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