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  1. Whose idea was it to name it 'dog contest' instead of "Barkour"?

    1. Ironbound

      Ironbound

      An unimaginative pleb's.

    2. NickCrash

      NickCrash

      I shall have him executed.

  2. From the moment we saw the wrestler's death, we knew (thanks to the opening) that Asahina makes it to the end, and Kirigiri doesn't. The problem is that HagaWeedman does not even participate in the game, yet he is supposedly the 16th player, judging by the hints and the opening itself. So he either dies or plays a big role, since he's just an extra in both DR1 and this. Since I just found this thread, I won't continue with things people already said (had to read 18 pages), but some things were obvious: Tengen was one of the masterminds, as pointed out by Kirigiri back in ep2 (?). The wrestler died either by suicide or the robot, so they should have found out back then that there is something wrong with it (by checking her to verify said suspicion). Thoughts about the participants - titles used instead of names to help people (like myself) who need to check each time which name corresponds to which character
  3. Initiate the "Help Bagel Make The List" project. Okay, the name needs a bit of work, but you should focus on the objective.
  4. Lapis opens up pretty dramatically after Corey. I think you can also get an Onix from the Hiker in Peridot who is in search of a home. The Espurr in the hidden house in Peridot is also a good way to beat Corey. Other options include Ampharos, Nidoking, Donphan, Diggersby, Camerupt, Eelektross, Swoobat and Exploud
  5. Why is there an X-box logo on that train?
  6. The voice acting was spot on. After all, Red said his famous lines "..."
  7. There is no romantic interest. The characters simply "like" or "dislike" you based on your choices.
  8. Just edit it to say his dreams are dead and you'll be fine. Btw didn't the Mysidia train personell and the underground pokemon salesman also die during the timeline?
  9. There has been a poll to decide whether to move from PO or not. An increased majority was in favor, so it passed. Beside the irregularities in banlists, the website failed to upgrade normally, and the environment was less user-friendly, thus increasing the likelihood of the change. I will repeat some parts since they might not have been clear. Dennis himself proposed the ban. He was fine with where his team was on the ladder, however baton pass teams became too much of an annoyance that everyone had to bring the musceteers in their teams to counter them (and other options ofc but those were everywhere). Forcing the metagame to shift just to counter specific pokemon or moves is unhealthy for the game, as it does not allow other strategies to appear or work properly. Shadow Tag is much superior to Arena Trap, and as I said, it's not Wobbufett we worry about, since it's in the same league as Duggy. Gothitelle was the mere reason ultimate trapping was stopped, and Wobba was the collateral damage. They could enforce a complex ban of Shadow Tag + Trick but they chose to ban the ability whatsoever. It works for the metagame since it's easy to adapt. Now, since this topic discusses mainly current tier changes, with bans, ups and downs etc, I believe the Shadow Tag discussion needs not continue. If you like, we can create a new thread about this, where we can discuss further, with more detail and probably calcs. Discussions about shaping the metagame includes the removal of bans due to how fluid the competitive scene becomes after each major game release, which is what I'm expecting come November. Yet not here, as multiple discussions will derail the topic and we'll be forced into the limbo of off-topic-ness. Wait till September 30th for (hopefully) new movements inside the tiers.
  10. It most certainly will. Steel types will be forced to be dent, much like Cro-Snorlax used to do with the Body Slam spam. A check in Eevee's moveset revealed the possibility of a special set with Hyper Voice + Shadow Ball + Rest + Sleep Talk/HP of your choice. Shadow Ball also gets it past Steel types, unless it's a Bisharp, Lucario or Cobalion (and their respective Devolutions) so the set or team members could be adjusted. The lack of item is nothing compared to the insane boost it gets from its Z-move.
  11. The matter here is not to initiate changes in Reborn's tiers, but to discuss the changes on the metagame based on the usage each month. That said, Shadow Tag is quite annoying and was limiting playstyles like balance and opposing stall. Dugtrio is the single user of Arena Trap, an ability more limited than Shadow Tag in that it does not get fliers and levitate users, and the pokemon itself is quite frail. It could bring your sweeper down if it was straightforward enough, but apart from that it mostly works as a threat in team-preview than it actually traps and kills something. So it's not that gamebreaking. However, if something much stronger and with diverse movepool gets the ability then the discussion takes place again. Chandelure flirted with the ability back in BW, never got it in smogon, and for good reason as it would tilt the metagame in order to face it, and will not get it back in the future. The baton pass limitation was well-placed and the top players that used it (like Dennis) were the ones to propose such a ban, since it becomes frustrating and extremely easy to do. I'm not sure whether the multiple status pass like SD+Speed boost or Quiver Pass are breaking the metagame or not. However more than 1 baton pass users simply plays around the switches and can become deadly pretty fast, destroying the better built teams because of the brute force they bring into the game. Especially when the final recipient is a magic bouncer all status moves are ineffective so you'd have to either stop it in its tracks or brute force your way through the baton passed final target. Good luck with the latter option. That said, PO and Showdown! have differences in their tiers, and everyone is free to follow whichever server they wish. Since this website follows the smogon rules, all discussion here will be based on them. In my opinion, the bans should be simple and reserved for only special cases.
  12. I've been breeding in ep15 and all babies hatched at lvl1. You must be tired. Also... Speculation time!! Blastoisite
  13. If it was good enough, it would have already been UU.
  14. Welcome to the game! Aaaand I'm kidnapped.

  15. So basically all it needs is a Pursuit trapper for Ghosts and it's set. We will have to see how the Z-moves are treated in general and discuss later about what happens to a random Eevee. Ironically, the really sad part is the lack of new eeveelutions than the z-move itself.
  16. Such a big part of the fanbase is obsessed with new megas and make their own that it would be a pity not to make new ones. Nobody asked for the Alola forms.
  17. There is a reason Zapdos is OU and Sylveon is UU. http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/ou-442234481
  18. If only Play Rough was a bit shorter, this list would be perfect.
  19. Why would Treeko be large in terms of development? Could Ame not just put it somewhere in the jungle (if it still exists) and have us run around to get it? My bet is on Charmander, as its popularity will encourage people to run around puzzles or difficult opponents to get to it.
  20. This is not a lag. Follow the path ahead, and at some point a seemingly closed path will open and you'll get into Spinel. Don't try to backtrack. Just move forward and eventually you'll be there.
  21. When there is lava in one floor, break the pillars in the floor below it. That's all you need to solve the puzzle.
  22. Get a Donphan from Route3. They know Earthquake. Also, if your Sharpedo is expendable, teach it Rain Dance so it messes up with Charlotte's fire attacks. If you stole the Assault Vest from Aya when you had the chance, you could also use Conkeldurr. If not, Druddigon is also a good choice. You'll need to gring but it pays off.
  23. I watched the trailer again and it appears that N-Lycan "draws its opponents" to fight to use the Counter move. Much emphasis is given on that, regardless of the fact that Counter has been in the game since Gen1 and is nothing but a gamble. So, I believe that they are hinting towards its stats and/or hidden ability which will be quite defensive and decrease the damage taken, pretty much like Solid Rock does. So, expanding this speculation, for all Alola pokemon that have already been revealed, what do you believe their hidden abilities will be?
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