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Possibly. I could say that wanting a Pokémon of an opposite nature just for the sake of domestication is not exactly good either...like deliberately dulling the instincts of a Bengal Tiger simply because you want to keep a big cat as a pet, when it belongs in the wild. You also imply that a Mon with perfect IVs or the correct instinctive nature is a killer by itself. No, it will simply be healthier in mind and body, and it will still love and obey its trainer. A Modest or Timid Jolteon with perfect IVs and training would probably still be a better pet if you domesticate it, and would also do well in the wild. But I won't continue this because this deserves a thread of its own. I'll work on it.

Implying siebold is cool? Lamest elite4 ever LOL. The stupid dude throws a sissy fit if you disagree with him when he says 'battling is art' or something like that. I always said no to him just to watch his tantrum.

I agree. But I disagree about the 'same Pokémon everywhere' trope in competitive battles. A creative player can win with any Pokémon, even with a Pachirisu, as was proved recently. In fact, I myself favour the use of unexpected and underrated Pokémon in battles since they have a lot of surprise factor. At the same time I concede that the good ol' Lando-T, Rotom-W, Clefable and TankChomp are used because they are quite simply so good at doing their job. However, I do, of course, insist on having perfect IVs and EVs, even if I decide to use a Bidoof. As for the Pokémon are real scenario, again I agree. But let me ask you this. If Pokemon are real, IVs and stuff must also be real. What if a Mon with poor IVs is weaker or crippled? A poor speed IV Mon is born lame, for instance, and one with bad defense might be frail or weak-boned, etc. Similarly a wrong nature might be in contradiction to their very existence and might be a bad thing for them in the wild: imagine a Gentle nature Gyarados, or a Relaxed nature Jolteon. These natures are more like a character flaw, since a Gentle Gyarados cannot be the predator it is naturally designed to be, and a lazy Jolteon can't run fast so it won't be able to survive long anyway. It is harsh, but life is also harsh. Are there not many crippled animals born every day? Are not the weak killed by the strong? Is it not a law of nature? In fact, it is nature's way of showing mercy to the weak: by killing them instantly, they are put out of their miserable existence. Even real life animals bred for their purpose are put down ethically to spare them pain: Horses and dogs, if they are incurably crippled or diseased, are euthanized humanely too. So if we, or the 'evil' organization, is doing research to try and make pokeom genetics stronger, they are doing a good thing, because they want to reduce this cruel randomness that happens due to weak genes. If, in that process, some Pokémon get hurt, it's just a necessary evil, all for a greater good. And if we dispose of Pokémon with bad IVs or a bad nature, we are doing them a favour also by sparing them a crippled life. I make a good case, don't I? We're only evil if others call us so. In fact, the casual faction might be considered evil also, keeping a crippled or unnatural Pokémon alive just for their emotional satisfaction.

Well, this is new. Putting in my forums name, I get this: ビリデッセント (biridessento) Huh. So Biri is a thing after all. Praise the Babiri Berry! I also put in my first name, Pradyot,and get this: プレーディオット (purediotto) Ugh. Sounds like a mangled Pidgeotto.

Oh, you seem to think that the villainous team is preaching against competitive breeding and battling, which I admitted to be horrible. It's the other way around. Sorry. I meant the villainous team could be some kind of vast corporate entity which conducts experiments on Pokegenetics with a lust for unlocking absolute power, such as we competitive a***s do (myself included, sorry, because I don't affix an individuality to pieces of pixelated data. In fact, I only treat them as a pawn in a game, and even that amount of recognition is awarded only to the most ruthlessly bred 'perfect' mons; the other casually caught things are nothing in my eyes. Do I make a good Boss for this team yet?) Anyway, the idea of the player joining the antagonistic team is another one, because then they are accepted as a faction. As a favourite Reborn character says, 'Things are not always so black and white.' There is an antagonistic team, but it's up to the player to decide which faction is more correct/to their liking. The player in question here could either join the competitive organization in agreement to their policies of breeding and battling for ultimate power and victory, or they could deem their actions unethical (as they certainly are) and evil (which they needn't be) and join the 'casual player' faction, which, like you, could represent Pokémon Rights and act like a virtuous PETA or something, sacrificing genetic experimentation in favour of weaker but still ethically raised Pokémon.

(Don't worry, I won't touch Wuthering Heights again, not even with a ten foot pooper-scooper!) Anyways, it's a fair review insofar as the experience is concerned. I admitted to liking the language aspect, but not the plot. As impartial as an opinion can be, but such is mine anyway.

Damn straight! But in any case, Flash Cannon is kinda terrible on Blastoise, because it lacks a lot of power when not used by a Steel type, and has terrible coverage anyway. Steel is SE against only Rock, Ice and Fairy, and Blastoise can already deal with the former two with its STAB water moves and with Aura Sphere, should it have it. And since Blastoise is so fat, he shouldn't have any problems with Fairy types. Actually, STAB boosted Hydro Pump has a base power of 165, whereas even a SE non-STAB Flash Cannon has a Power of only 160. Don't bother teaching Blastoise Flash Cannon, in all honesty. He can't make good use of it.

If you're asking me what I want from a villainous team, I'd say I want something like BW's plot, some organization that made a cogent point (in BW's case, about Poké-ethics, plus the fact that Ghetsis was just using that as a dramatic trope for his own gain just made it all the more heinous) and actually believe that they are justified in doing it. I just hope it won't be too dumbed down like ORAS was, because Archie and Maxie can't really be called villains. Just deluded but good hearted people who didnt realise the stupidity of awakening a titan just for more beach parties and sun tans. They even become your pals by the end of the game. Nor do I want another Cyrus-style megalomaniac who wants to become a God. Only Cyrus can pull that off well. In any case, the truly heinous villains in the above cases, Cyrus and Ghetsis, as well as Giovanni, all operated alone. Their underliings didn't have a clue about their true intentions, and you can fairly say that Teams Galactic, Plasma and Rocket were all idiots taken in by the boss's charisma, but not actually representative of their leader's goals. Magma and Aqua were one with their bosses' goals, true, but they're all buffoons, the lot of them. What if the new villains deal with the ethics of competitive battling? Breeding for IVs and treating mons as mere tools to be bred with a blob repeatedly, and them simply being discarded like a used--erm, you get it. And half the time the poor mons are just newly hatched lv1 babies too. Cruel, inhuman and racist, to be frank.

So Concealment is basically an overpowered Substitute that can't be broken and doesn't consume your health, but lasts only one turn. Any faster Pokémon can basically conceal itself, avoid the next hit and use whatever move it wants with impunity the next turn, punishing switch-ins in the bargain? And keep doing this indefinitely? That can be so abusable!

You're always welcome. Remember to never feel stupid or hesitant to ask for advice; this is a place where everyone is friendly. I wish you all of the best.

Here we are, Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen. All right, so I'm not really a very romantic person (coughs at least this one is not as soppy as Wuthering Heights) but a classic is a classic. I am also amused by the number of people who compare my personality to Darcy's. All reviews can't be honey and nectar, you know.

Or you could just make Pokefusion a thing and have Mega Gallade hold an Aegislash and slice everything up. How's that for brokenness?

Welcome to Reborn, Cake. I'm sure you'll enjoy your stay here; Reborn has a lot to offer. Feel free to chime in anywhere, as long as you keep the rules in mind! And sure, no Megas back in the good ol' DPPt days when the OU meta was actually fun. (Opinion)

Can't really understand/10 Am I still allowed back here, even though I never change my avatar? (#ReindeerNotMoose)

Probably countless new endeavors in life that always scare one a little before they are embarked upon. I was scared as a child to swim; but now I can't imagine life without swimming at least four days a week. Likewise, I was initially intimidated by public speaking, but grew to enjoy debate and the oratory. If you're talking about specific events, then I suppose I was initially apprehensive about assuming responsibilty. It may be natural to feel fear of failure and the pressure of having others follow your decision, and I was self-aware of that feeling, but I am glad that my attitude changed enough to allow me to evolve from being an arrogant, aloof person into one who is more apprachable and compassionate. Truly, I am glad to have stepped down from a pedestal wherein I imprisoned myself, for even though I am still a quiet sort of fellow in private life, preferring to watch rather than to perform, so to speak, I have come to realise my character and capacity when the time does come to lead. Of course, a large part of my development is attributable to my family and the closest of my friends who tolerated my standoffishness very patiently. Circumstances may have also led to me skipping most of my adolescence and the pleasures that normally accompany it, but I do not regret the steps that I took towards what is now progress. I could ask the next person the same question: what choices of yours are you now grateful for, despite initial apprehension?

You'll get the Dark Pulse TM eventually. One of the few good TMs in this game, but you've a longish way to go for that. You can also breed Aurora Beam onto it, if I'm not much mistaken. Also, Aura Sphere can be bred onto Blastoise by breeding it with a Clawitzer, which learns it naturally. Clauncher can be caught by fishing in certain locations of an icy Waterfall when you get to it...

Woah. These are all broken as HELL! Even though they don't proc all the time, the mere chance of them existing changes things drastically. The only thing I think is not game-shattering is the PP saving one. That feature actually exists in the Mystery Dungeon series as an IQ skill. Ignis Mixed Infernape and Salamemce though? And that Vengeance if on a thing like TankChomp? Shudders.

TFW you did something silly but no one noticed...

TIL that Adam Smith was a jerk and is still a huge bore. Damn this report I'm supposed to write on the relevance of classical economists' views in the modern world. 90% of his supposedly great Wealth of Nations is an utterly irrelevant rant about late 1700s English wheat farmers' lives and problems.

That electrolyte thing is broken. Simply put, maybe it'd be less game-shattering if it only boosted the speed of electric or steel types, since I don't see the logic behind it doing that for all types. (Also because Magnezone at +1/+2 speed is going to destroy souls)

(But chikorita and tepig are two of the worst starters in the game. Really subpar stats, no great movepool, outclassed by every other bulky Grass or offensive fighting or Fire type) It's better for you to invest in a Tangrowth (Tangela can be found in the woods next to the vine-ravaged city wards) or a Darmanitan which you should be able to trade for a Luvdisc from a girl at Apophyll academy. (That stupid feesh is found in Tanzan lake)

Good for you for having the KFCBURD then. It is the most borked starter after all.

Yeah, curse the inaccurate Pokedex for making me traipse around that damn Feebas waterfall-peak-thingy hoping, just hoping, to get that dratini. Oh well, I am guessing it will be available in some way in the future. Maybe it needs a Super Rod, or maybe its location itself will be changed. It's about time we get more pseudo-legends; if you gave us Bwldum, there can be nothing stopping Goomy at least. It's not even that useful this late into the game. I just want moar for my trophy box.

I hope I don't have to traipse around a Power Plant to get a Magnemite...

Mmh. I find mentions of Pawniard and Starly under B-, but no reviews. I also didn't find a review for Snorlax on the main page in my cursory glance. Shall I contribute my opinion? Reserving for later, then. I'll write a review for all three when I get back home later in the day. Of course, if they're somehow already there then stop me.