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On 9/21/2020 at 3:31 AM, ShogokiX said:
This is Anna we're talking about! Whatever you decide to bring, she already knew it...
To be fair, thats not exactly a hard guess in my case since I mostly use the same team and will refuse to enter your region if you won't allow me to use my favorites. (Looking at you Galar)
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Shows up at the sites and draws a counter sign.
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22 hours ago, ShogokiX said:
Naaaah.....can't get worse than having an annoying orange as president....wait.....no......BAD Shogoki! My predictions have a REALLY weird and uncomfortable habit of coming true.....soooo....better no predicting the future from my side on this XD
On the bright side for you, you might become a Kadabra if my candidate wins, enhancing your psychic power more than any human is capable of! You could take over GF yourself and save the Pokemon franchise!
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Honestly you have an easier time making Ame the head of the Democrats, considering their current actions, though really you need to think smaller. Aim for making Ame the head of Nintendo, it plays to your goals strengths without needing one half of the country to be on your side and gives you access to other properties that need saving like Paper Mario.
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I prefer Reborn thanks to that game trying to stay within the confines of the main pokemon games lore, while Rejuvenation likes to do its own thing and also throw some elements from the different Pokemon continuities too much for my liking, like the Pokemon anime. Reborn also IMO has a stronger cast of characters and story, with a bit more freedom on your character's relationship with the NPCs thanks to the hidden relationship stat. However Rejuvenation does do some things better than Reborn, like the map design, sidequests, machines taking place of HMs and a better "push" to where you need to go.
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NOOOO! Not my favorite gym leader!
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23 hours ago, ShogokiX said:
Never said that. I was talking about limited use of a healing machine/Pokémon-Center between battles. Well, it's possible to missunderstand the way i phrased it, soooo....you have a point.
Oh OK that makes the scenario more balanced then.
23 hours ago, ShogokiX said:But playing around with a "what if" scenario does have it's own charm, don't you think?
Yeah playing around with a "what if", as long as it stays that way, causes no harm.
23 hours ago, ShogokiX said:But of course, you are right about Ame making Reborn in a way that it fits into the world of Pokémon, and even makes one wonder why things like field effects have never been a thing in official games in the first place. In the Anime and the different Manga, the characters are making use of their surroundings in battle. In the games however it doesn't matter where you are, the fights are always the same.
I think it comes down to one of two possibilities, the first one which was brought up thanks to Sword and Shield, is the theory that Game Freak is burned out on Pokemon. The other one which is something I noticed that might also apply here, is Ian Flynn the current writer for the Sonic comics when asked why he avoids fan ideas and projects said that he avoids them because they might influence his work and cause legal problems, which might be case here.
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9 hours ago, ShogokiX said:
Considering this is Reborn we are talking about, the Elite Four will be a completely different level of challenge than what we knew from the official games anyway. Assuming that Reborn will stick to how the Elite Four works in the official games.
However, like i said, this is Reborn we are talking about, and i would not be surprised if Ame decided to do her own thing with the Elite Four.
It would be quite the difficult task to make each Elite Four fight as challenging as possible, while still trying to make it possible to beat four entirely different teams with just one team of six Pokémon. If you want to keep Reborn's usual level of balance between challenge and fairness, you might end up with four opponents that are not that strong on their own, but are challenging as a whole because you have to balance your own team in a way that you can handle all four of them in a row.
I can imagine Ame not being happy with this, so she may have created her own concept of the Elite Four entirely...
If it were me, i would have gone with a concept that allows for each member being a really strong challenge on their own, but in turn allowing the player a limited access to healing and exchanging Pokémon between battles. You can't freely change your whole team for each fight, but maybe replace one or two Pokémon on your team after each battle, and you can't heal your full team, but only full heal one or two Pokémon of your choice between each battle. Something like that would allow for stronger individual Elite Four fights.
That would be my personal thoughts on the Elite Four. What's your opinion?
While Reborn is more difficult then normal for Pokemon games and I get it is some of the appeal for some players, I don't think Ame will or should mess with E4 formula besides adding the filed effects. Ame has wonderfully made Reborn in such a way that unlike most fan games it actually fits the game's world, I doubt she throw that sense of legitimacy in the final hour just to make things more difficult. As for the idea itself I am really against the idea that you should be able to switch at all, not only is it one of the key features that makes the endgame of Pokemon stand out, it tempts the game designer into character select forcing (which I'm against on the very principal) and not all the Pokemon you used would be recognized in the Hall of Fame. As for the subject of healing, from the way you make it sound you would limit item use, which is not only a unfair restriction (as that has never been the case before) but also limits Pokemon selection and strategies. So far Reborn has been able to be completed without me having to switch my team, (even if that stubbornness has made things harder for me in the long run) I rather keep it that way.
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20 hours ago, ShogokiX said:
Are you mocking Shaggy and his unlimited power? I bet Shaggy is already playing the finished EP19 and already finished it 3 times!
Not at all, I'm just saying that unlimited strength isn't the ultimate answer to everything. For instance Goku, like Shaggy and his team, needed Bulma.
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On 5/9/2020 at 8:36 AM, ShogokiX said:
So much mystery time^^ Send the Scooby squad. Maybe Shaggy can figure this out, if he actually uses 0.1% of his power^^
Shaggy isn't the brains in the operation, just the brawn like Goku, which is why he and Scobby are the ones that deal with the criminals and monsters psychically. We need Fred or Velma to actually solve the mystery.
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Elias will indeed use normal types, though I suspect he would never use Sivally considering who he is. Other options might include Pyroar or Mega Audino if there is a religious theming to his team.
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However even without getting into the complexities of timeline theories this theory in particular is starting from a flawed premise. Lorewise (or at least so far) Reborn takes place within the normal Pokemon game verse, with other legendaries being mentioned or being the basis for guardians/AI built in their image. (Mewtwo, The Gen 5 duo) The reason Arceus gets Reborn specific lore unlike the others is that it serves as this game's cover legendary and unlike the rest hasn't been fully explored canonically like the others. (All we know about Arceus is that it is the God counterpart of the Pokemon world and that it had to recreate the universe to allow the Gen 2 protagonist to have a new member of the Creation Trio)
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On 4/17/2020 at 4:38 AM, nguyengiangoc said:
Overall Im just hoping that her team poses a real and memorable challenges, like got me pulling my hair in frustration and shifting Pokemons around and tweaking movesets.
While there were times I was pulling my hair as well, I never changed my team (besides replacing pokemon that were placeholders for the ones I wanted but weren't available yet) and most my team is composed of Pokemon the competitive community don't consider to be "good". Which is why I still consider the difficulty to be mostly fair. (the only black stain being the new PULSE2s and yes I do think the gauntlet is fair unlike the new PULSE2s despite the PULSE2s technically being easier) I honestly do not want the game to become so difficult you are forced to not use certain pokemon, just for the sake of being overly difficult. There is far more to this game then just the challenging difficulty and Dark Souls 2 went that route and its the black sheep of the Souls series. Besides we're all going to lose the luxury to switch out Pokemon come the Elite Four.
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21 hours ago, Gastronely said:
Crap
Dawn (the donphan, ability: Sturdy) intercept that blast and counter with STONE EDGE! You're lucky I'm true to my word Gastronely, I seriously considered letting that blast hit you for that kissing joke.
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10 hours ago, ShogokiX said:
But.....but.......we WANT to be evil!
But I DON'T, I want to be good!
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17 hours ago, Amethyst said:
hi guys. probably should've commented with this like two weeks ago, but... whoops. uh, anyway, development's been on a short hiatus due to potentially obvious Circumstances
. i had some health issues for a bit (not covid)-- i'm okay now. and then my grandma tested positive for the virus, and... passed away earlier this week. so i've been giving myself a bit of a break.
y'all right though, overdue for a screenshot. this is a good rainy day to post it on.
pretty sure i haven't posted this one yet, anyway...
stay calm, stay healthy
Sorry for your loss, having lost my own grandmother (to cancer) I know its going to be hard for awhile. Take all the time you need and thank you for the screenshot.
8 hours ago, andracass said:you die
Again so soon eh? Thats fine, I need to rescue Luna and Cain anyways.
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(Shows up with Aether Foundation personnel)
Me: Lets just leave this to the professionals. (motions for AF personnel to examine Charizard, which they do quickly)
AF member: Sir the Charizard is a completely healthy normal Charizard, it just has red contact lenses in its eyes.
Me: ...What? (falls down anime style)
(Charizard happily munches on another pikachu in the background)
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19 hours ago, ShogokiX said:
This version of Mewtwo is still depicted as crazy strong, yet there is not a single word on how intelligent it is. For all we know it COULD be as smart as its anime counterpart, but could also possess no intelligence at all and could be driven by instinct alone, with its instincts telling it that everyone and everything is a potential enemy it needs to strike down.
Well considering it can only make the basic pokemon noises in game before attacking I doubt it is.
16 hours ago, ShogokiX said:Yeah, about that...i don't think Ame will be going for the anime Mewtwo route. So far Reborn reminded me way more of the Pokémon manga, which actually shows off levels of brutality towards both humans and Pokémon that would never make it into the anime. I don't know if Ame ever read the manga, but damn, the similarities at some points are just too perfect to be a coincidence. Just judging by that i'd say that Mewtwo in Reborn won't be like the "nice" one from the movies that decided to let go of its hatred and thirst for revenge in the end.
Well Pokemon Adventures did tend to be one of the more faithful adaptions unlike the anime, which could be the reason they seem so similar as Amethyst has done her best to insert Reborn into the world of the games and stick to it's rules. This really stands out to me as most people I've seen (heck even Hollywood with Detective Pikachu) tend to go with the anime. So I agree that is likely that this Mewtwo will not be the one from the anime and to be honest I will be extremely disappointed if it is.
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On 3/19/2020 at 4:15 AM, ShogokiX said:
She's a murderous one.....i like that!
Can i vote for someone to die?
I'd like to see Fern getting murdered by a legendary Pokémon.....preferably by Mewtwo! Would be nice to see him trying to capture Mewtwo, badmouthing it as it refuses to be captured by this idiot, and then Mewtwo uses its psychic powers to smack Fern into a wall, leaving a huge bloodstain, picking his still alive body up (again, with its psychic powers) and make it explode like Frieza did with Krillin. And Fern screaming in pain during all of that.... Blood everywhere, and then you can fight (and capture) Mewtwo!
Whatever you guys have planned for Mewtwo, THIS is what needs to happen at the end of it's quest^^
Well...that isn't too OOC for game!Mewtwo to do, it is a savage animal that thinks of nothing but combat after all. (Its a shame that besides Pokemon Origins, everyone ignores game!Mewtwo because it isn't sentient/sapient, whatever the correct wording is, like anime!Mewtwo.)
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11 hours ago, Mindlack said:
These are rather villainous, no? Take away a Pokemon's free will and such?
Although, it would solve the level cap issues.
SpoilerYeah thats why I would refuse to use it. The only reason level caps are a issue right now though is the weird obsession with difficulty to point of it being a priority over everything else in many people's eyes, leading to talks about going over the intended cap by GF. If Reborn would just play inside the sandbox there wouldn't be a real issue in the first place. Heck the PULSE2s are already a form of fake difficulty that wasn't needed. I only tolerate it because of how it was written into the story.
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3 hours ago, kithas said:
Right now, Fern is more or less a straight out Hate Sink character, just like Blake or maybe Elias. He could well be playing a long con with Team Meteor, but from what we have seen until now, it's not easy, and it will anyways leave plenty of things for him to be hated for (just like characters like Severus Snape from Harry Potter)
I don't think Elias qualifies as he is one of the members that is on the lighter shade of black Team Meteor has going on, Blake on the other hand could qualify but we don't see much of him. IMO out of the other Team Meteor members not named Lin Sirius fits the bill pretty well, in some cases he is even worse than Fern.
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Gen. 1 - Wigglytuff line
Gen. 2 - Togekiss line
Gen. 3 - Gallade line
Gen. 4 - Lucario line
Gen. 5 - Samurott line
Gen. 6 - Xerneas
Gen. 7 - Lycanroc line
Gen. 8 - Zacian
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21 hours ago, andracass said:
no we give you breaks
Thank you, the E18 Gauntlet was a little excessive.
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I don't see Taka dieing, it would undermine the Ideals route.
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Nope which is why we don't have a criminal organization following us wherever we go and actually win most of the leagues.