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Post by Draco on Jan 15, 2020 1:01:37 GMT -5
I got a Switch and Pokemon Sword. So I'm now running around with my Sobble
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Post by Killix on Jan 15, 2020 4:43:01 GMT -5
Oh by the way, when I say Palkia can "plow through most dungeons", I do mean that quite literally. He's the only Pokemon* in the game that can get the "Absolute Mover" IQ skill, which allows him to walk on any terrain and bust through walls. So you can basically just "lol no" away from enemies and tunnel through the walls til you find the stairs. Not that Spacial Rend wouldn't annihilate most foes anyways.
*In Rescue Team, all Pokemon could get the Super Mobile IQ skill, which is functionally the same thing. But it was nerfed in Explorers so that it's exclusive to Palkia.
Oh boy, NoClip ability! :D It would've been fun to laugh in the face of terrain and walls, but I can understand why they made that change in Explorers. XD
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Post by Blueysicle on Jan 15, 2020 14:54:16 GMT -5
So the first episode of Pokemon Twilight Wings has been posted, which is a monthly anime series focusing on Galar that will be posted to YouTube. It's cute, though I'm immediately disappointed that nobody speaks with a British accent.
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Post by Killix on Jan 28, 2020 12:23:54 GMT -5
Pokemon Home details were revealed, and it's pretty gross as I feared.
- 1 month of Home costs more than half of 1 year of Bank. A full year of Home sub is almost as much as an NSO sub.
- Limited to 1 box of storage (30 Pokemon) on the free version.
- 3DS transfers of any kind require the paid version of both Bank and Home.
- Pokemon Trading is exclusive to the Mobile Phone version, while all Game transfer systems are exclusive to the Switch version. Why. Just why.
So it's pretty obvious that they ripped GTS out of Gen 8 just so they could sell a premium version of it, as well as have the GTS as a bullet-point on Home's features list. XP
Why force us to use a mobile app, though?? Not everyone has access to an app-capable mobile device! So even if I wanted to use the joke of a free version of Home just for the GTS, I wouldn't be able to because I don't have a mobile phone.
EDIT: I was thinking about this today and there's one positive I can muster from the GTS being carted off to Home and made available for free on the mobile version - and that's because this allows it to be an NSO-exempt Pokemon trading option due to it existing off Nintendo's platform. I am still salty that it requires a mobile device to use it at all, though. If I want to pay for an NSO sub, let me GTS! XP
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Post by Ian Wolf-Park on Feb 12, 2020 23:02:24 GMT -5
So, apparently, Pokemon Home was released earlier today.
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Post by Thorn on Feb 18, 2020 22:09:19 GMT -5
So not quite Explorers of Sky, but we did have a copy of Explorers of Darkness come in! I've reserved it and will be able to buy it in two weeks...for twenty NZ dollars, which is awesome!!
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Post by Thundy on Feb 20, 2020 6:40:20 GMT -5
Behold The results of one week in Japan
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Post by Blueysicle on Feb 27, 2020 14:32:10 GMT -5
Couple pieces of news for this year's Pokemon Day! Firstly, the new Mythical Pokemon has been revealed: Zarude is Dark/Grass and has the ability Leaf Guard. It will feature in this years' Pokemon movie. (You may now proceed with the Sandstorm jokes)Also, the results of the Pokemon of the Year poll were revealed. (Which was essentially a popularity poll of peoples' favorite Pokemon from all Generations, rather than any that have had any notability in the past year) The top thirty Pokemon overall are: 1. Greninja 2. Lucario 3. Mimikyu 4. Charizard 5. Umbreon 6. Sylveon 7. Garchomp 8. Rayquaza 9. Gardevoir 10. Gengar 11. Dragapult 12. Tyranitar 13. Bulbasaur 14. Toxtricity 15. Lugia 16. Rowlet 17. Aegislash 18. Chandelure 19. Pikachu 20. Eevee 21. Luxray 22. Decidueye 23. Zoroark 24. Lycanroc 25. Corviknight 26. Hydreigon 27. Flygon 28. Sceptile 29. Blaziken 30. Snom
If anyone's curious, the official Japanese site also has the Top 30 Pokemon from each Generation, which I'll list below: Kanto 1. Charizard 2. Gengar 3. Bulbasaur 4. Pikachu 5. Eevee 6. Dragonite 7. Mew 8. Mewtwo 9. Arcanine 10. Lapras 11. Snorlax 12. Ninetales 13. Squirtle 14. Blastoise 15. Vaporeon 16. Muk 17. Charmander 18. Ditto 19. Slowpoke 20. Nidoking 21. Porygon 22. Vulpix 23. Psyduck 24. Raichu 25. Pinsir 26. Jolteon 27. Dragonair 28. Venusaur 29. Articuno 30. Magnemite Johto 1. Umbreon 2. Tyranitar 3. Lugia 4. Typhlosion 5. Scizor 6. Ampharos 7. Espeon 8. Cyndaquil 9. Suicune 10. Totodile 11. Crobat 12. Furret 13. Celebi 14. Chikorita 15. Ho-Oh 16. Feraligatr 17. Heracross 18. Natu 19. Pichu 20. Houndoom 21. Togepi 22. Quagsire 23. Entei 24. Quilava 25. Porygon 2 26. Wooper 27. Misdreavus 28. Shuckle 29. Wobbuffet 30. Kingdra Hoenn 1. Rayquaza 2. Gardevoir 3. Flygon 4. Sceptile 5. Blaziken 6. Mudkip 7. Metagross 8. Jirachi 9. Milotic 10. Absol 11. Swampert 12. Salamence 13. Aron 14. Aggron 15. Latias 16. Altaria 17. Kyogre 18. Mawile 19. Breloom 20. Torchic 21. Latios 22. Groudon 23. Deoxys 24. Grovyle 25. Banette 26. Treecko 27. Sableye 28. Ludicolo 29. Shedinja 30. Mightyena
Sinnoh 1. Lucario 2. Garchomp 3. Luxray 4. Piplup 5. Infernape 6. Darkrai 7. Glaceon 8. Arceus 9. Empoleon 10. Giratina 11. Leafeon 12. Torterra 13. Shaymin 14. Dialga 15. Gallade 16. Staraptor 17. Togekiss 18. Gliscor 19. Lopunny 20. Bidoof 21. Turtwig 22. Weavile 23. Froslass 24. Pachirisu 25. Rotom 26. Roserade 27. Mismagius 28. Shinx 29. Munchlax 30. Porygon-Z Unova 1. Chandelure 2. Zoroark 3. Hydreigon 4. Volcarona 5. Haxorus 6. Serperior 7. Oshawott 8. Zekrom 9. Victini 10. Reshiram 11. Krookodile 12. Whimsicott 13. Snivy 14. Zorua 15. Scolipede 16. Reuniclus 17. Meloetta 18. Samurott 19. Excadrill 20. Lilligant 21. Litwick 22. Bisharp 23. Kyurem 24. Cincinno 25. Emolga 26. Keldeo 27. Joltik 28. Mincinno 29. Golurk 30. Genesect Kalos 1. Greninja 2. Sylveon 3. Aegislash 4. Noivern 5. Goodra 6. Talonflame 7. Dendenne 8. Yveltal 9. Goomy 10. Tyrantrum 11. Xerneas 12. Hawlucha 13. Meowstic 14. Fennekin 15. Zygarde 16. Diancie 17. Delphox 18. Braixen 19. Espurr 20. Hoopa 21. Aurorus 22. Pancham 23. Dragalge 24. Pumpkaboo 25. Trevenant 26. Pangoro 27. Phantump 28. Malamar 29. Heliolisk 30. Froakie Alola 1. Mimikyu 2. Rowlet 3. Decidueye 4. Lycanroc 5. Zeraora 6. Incineroar 7. Golisopod 8. Primarina 9. Bewear 10. Solgaleo 11. Buzzwole 12. Pyukumuku 13. Litten 14. Silvally 15. Vikavolt 16. Salazzle 17. Kommo-o 18. Marshadow 19. Rockruff 20. Tsareena 21. Lunala 22. Lurantis 23. Togedemaru 24. Toxapex 25. Tapu Koko 26. Mudsdale 27. Necrozma 28. Popplio 29. Cosmog 30. Ribombee Galar 1. Dragapult 2. Toxtricity 3. Corviknight 4. Snom 5. Alcremie 6. Cinderace 7. Zacian 8. Yamper 9. Wooloo 10. Intelleon 11. Sirfetch'd 12. Scorbunny 13. Hatterene 14. Sobble 15. Meltan 16. Falinks 17. Appletun 18. Eternatus 19. Morpeko 20. Grookey 21. Grimmsnarl 22. Zamazenta 23. Melmetal 24. Centiskorch 25. Dracovish 26. Frosmoth 27. Eiscue 28. Obstagoon 29. Rillaboom 30. Cramorant
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Post by Blueysicle on Mar 3, 2020 20:03:18 GMT -5
Reminder that Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX will be released this Friday!
(Man, why did it have to come out the same month as Animal Crossing, though?)
Even if I don't get around to playing it for a while, I can't wait to hear all the new music remixes. I'm particularly eager to hear the new version of Sky Tower.
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Post by Thorn on Mar 4, 2020 18:13:48 GMT -5
Ahhhhh yeah that's so soon! I don't have a switch, but my brother's gonna let me do the quiz before he starts his run. And when I get a switch, it'll be one of the first games I go for! Also really want Bloodstained and Animal Crossing.
I started playing Explorers of Darkness the other day. I'm a Chimchar! Chimchar makes the cutest expressions and I love it! Chose Bulbasaur as my partner because I was a Bulbasaur when I played Red Rescue Team way back when and, honestly, the partner is just the sweetest. I love them and really Get their attempts to Be Brave in spite of being afraid of everything!
EDIT: Did the quiz in DX! I'm a Mudkip this time! <3
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Post by doctortomoe on Mar 13, 2020 1:45:37 GMT -5
I just need Zacian to finish my pokedex.
By chance does anyone have an extra one?
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Post by Blueysicle on Mar 13, 2020 10:43:44 GMT -5
I just need Zacian to finish my pokedex. By chance does anyone have an extra one? Do you want one to keep, or are you okay with just having one long enough to get its Pokedex entry? If the latter, I can do a trade-trade back with you.
It would have to be sometime after 8:00 PM EST, though. I'm going to be busy during the day today.
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Post by doctortomoe on Mar 13, 2020 19:29:15 GMT -5
I was hoping one to keep, but if not possible, I understand.
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Post by Blueysicle on Mar 13, 2020 19:37:33 GMT -5
I was hoping one to keep, but if not possible, I understand. Ah, yeah I'd like to keep my Zacian. Perhaps someone else will have one that they're willing to let go of. Best of luck to you!
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Post by Ian Wolf-Park on Mar 14, 2020 10:05:07 GMT -5
Well, I'm playing Rescue Team DX and here are more changes to the original, in addition to those previously mentioned from the demo - Pokemon from the 1st/starter dungeon (Pidgey, Sunkern, Wurmple and Exeggcute) are recruitable. In the original, they were unrecruitable until the post game.
- Speaking of recruitment, some Gen 4 Pokemons are recruitable. For the most part, they're mainly from the lines that were introduced in Gens 1-3 (like Bonsly and Mime Jr. for Sudowoodo and Mr. Mime, respectively) or were mentioned in game (like Lucario). I've also read that Sylveon is also recruitable in this game, due to the Eevee line
- Some of the post game dungeons have been nerfed in terms of floor levels. For example, Uproar Forest, as part of the Rescue Base sidequest, is only 4 floors compared to the original, which was 10
- You can possibly find/recieve orbs that will allow you to access Kangaskhan Storage, Wigglytuff Camps or Felicity Bank from the dungeons.
- IQ has been removed and replaced with Rare Qualities, which affect the entire team. This also has the side effect of reducing Gummies effectiveness, with only two Gummies introduced, Rainbow and Gummy DX. Both will still raise stats
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