Jess

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@Hooligan Sound like you had fun ^^

I have a memory where I beat a level 79 Empoleon with a level 68 Infernape's Close Combat.

I've beaten it with a Level 73 Infernape.  It was in around 3-6 tries.

That won't hurt me terribly,
 

actually, being dark poison doesn't hurt dark/poison monorunners at all, since the guy only has 1 weakness

Yeah, and Drapion beats fairy types.

It makes sense for Drapion to be Bug/Poison

people hating on samurott

think of the ame's

Reborn doesn't have set release dates; episodes are just released when they're ready. Currently E17 is well into beta testing. After that is the community release, which is when people who have a forum account will be able to play. As for when that will be, no one can really say, since testing is a bit harder to put into percentages than episode development. There's no telling how many bugs will pop up and when, along with how simple or complicated they are. Originally Ame's goal was one week for each testing phase, but she's realized that that's a bit too idealistic given the massive new changes to the AI system and how much of a headache it is to get them working properly. The community release might be soon as beta testing has been going on for a while now as I mentioned earlier, but testing progress is a bit more unpredictable so I recommend being cautiously optimistic.

If you're interested in keeping a closer eye on Reborn's progress, the devolopment blog is a good place to follow. Although there likely won't be any more announcement threads, underneath the progress bar Ame sometimes posts a note to let people know how it's going. Some of these notes are informative, some are funny, and some are funny and informative. Here's a link to the development blog if you're interested: http://www.rebornevo.com/index.php?/pr/development/

I hope that my answer was helpful and that you have a good day  or night, depending on your time zone. 

Did you set your date to Wumbo

Congrats! I had to use Magcargo and Houndoom in that battle for me. Magcargo was used to melt the arena and Houndoom was to DESTROY MOST OF HER DAMN ANNOYING ASS TEAM! O.o Sorry... It literally took me a day and a half to beat her.

I had to soft reset a couple times because she got lucky crits and OHKO'ed my Lopunny and Bibarel two times in a row, but it proved to be quite easy. Was lucky with the flinch hacks though  

Lucky. Btw, not gonna spil anything but I'm gonna guess that in like an hour or 2, get ready for some SHIT to go down. Still can't comprehend it. Haha.

note that the Insurgence one started about 2 years ago, before the game was done. and they're not done with the series yet, but once you reach the end if you decide to watch it they'll be done

Omg! That's such an entertaining watch! I think I might rewatch that series and then go to the new episodes. Haha.

it is indeed.

When I first saw this as well, I thought why the hell I've got many 3+ IVs baby Pokemon, but then I found out on Bulbapedia that this is possible with baby Pokemon, Unown, Type: Null, legendaries and others in the Undiscovered Egg Group.

Oh, so that doesn't apply anymore for Baby Pokemon... RIP Easy 3 IVs.

Well that explains why I always get 3 perfect IVs on Pichus....

Lol. Basically it means "talk to every Ariados you come across and they will help you in the final room."

The WTC wasn't that bad. Just long. Very long. Too long?

My fav puzzles are short ones, that are still a bit challenging. Like, Shelly's bookcases. Or Radomus' chess puzzles.

or the mons in cages at Blacksteam factory, but that's mostly because when I first played it, it was on an older episode and Roggenrola was practically invisible back then and I thought there was NO ROGGENROLA AAAAAAH

The old gym was worse, but this one is still a pain. Took me so long because I'd accidentally push a log into the wrong place and have to start over.

I have no idea, just heard a rumor! Have I been BS'ed?

I remember now!  She had:

I think no matter what mon she sent out last, Primarina simply accumulated too much damage with the first 5 mons.

You defeated her!!! We can talk now XD.

@Combat Thanks!  And good job too! Check this out. We are all nothing in front of that guy/girl.

@sosobean LOL, I thought of you when I defeated her. I didn't even had to soft reset for it  

MVP pichu

Lucky, though it would have been risky to have both Water/Fairies on my team, even if I did get one. 

Zorua was an ok substitute, though I didn't use it since I already used Zorork in my Blaze Black 2 playthrough.

Started Rejuv with Popplio I take it @seki108.

I have never used Zoroark, weirdly enough... Maybe someday! I like the ability  

Yep, had to start with the new Gen 7 fairy starter.  

Took a few more tries and some careful planning... And a bit of luck of course... But Narcissa is down  

Don't worry, in some rare scenarios the Z-moves get bugged and thus can be used more than once!

Don't remind me, it was the only way Venam could KO any of my mons.

I just grinded from mid 20s to 30. All my 'mons. Just to realize that I need to get to the level cap, or I can't win. What a load of shit.

I think Jan commented on the V10 development thread that they are rebalencing stuff that area, so next version will probably be different (though I think that the second/ghost Keta will have a full team again as well).

I didn't mind Keta... He had 5 on Insane mode btw. Hitmontop, Pangoro, Scrafty, Hawlucha and Sawk (level 28-30). But the level gap between his mons and the next important battle (Rorrim B. and Aelita), which comes in the next Route, is huge. From 28-30 it rockets to 34-36. With only 3-4 regular trainers to grind on. It is a grindfest.

Insurgence aka Anti-Taunt fangame?

That's how I feel on Sunday mornings. Then at night I loathe the feeling of having to finish homework and stuff. But what the heck. I'd make like a Spoink and bounce away from my troubles. :3

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday Jess ^__^

Original Sundays make me lazy, but rainy Sunday afternoons make me totally empty.

@Wolfox I don't remember much, but at some point we were talking about Hunger Games simulations.

@Zargerth It's simply a clash of perspectives. I am a bit bitter about how things ended up. Needless to say, some pokemon will always be better than others. Centralizing is a problem though. Z-moves are a problem, due to their playing a huge role in modern gameplay. They either force certain strategies or force bans on certain pokemon simply because they might abuse said strategies (even if the pokemon was completely viable without a Z-move or even inferior and needed it). 

My point on "mindset" is the tolerance you mention. Limitation inherently destroys creativity. I keep bringing Gen6 as the most common relevant example because its main asset was the multitude of threats and possible teambuilding scenarios. Teams kept going more diverse (with the casual 'waves' of stall, then HyperO, then balance and so on). 

I was asking for more Megas because the basis was good. IMO, if they expanded on that, they could improve te gameplay, provide some alternatives and further boost our poke-pool with the new pokemon with new type-combinations (etc etc) in the following generations. Dropping all that for something inferior feels cheap. 

You argue that it's ok to play in a frame that limits gameplay, because in the end it forces you to improve. I disagree, because I argue that creativity promotes progress. Right now it's more like grinding.

I might have become old, idk.

I find myself trying new pokemon in Reborn, because I can no longer do it on showdown. 

@NickCrash I actually agree with you on that limitation hurts creativity. If anything, working with limited options is coping in current circumstances. By saying that certain group of people have accepted the fact that not every character is equal I mean sort of "the strong prevail" kind of thing.

My brother used to play on Showdown a lot back in Gen 6. He climbed pretty high in the ladder (1700 at best iirc) with Fighting and Rock. But now that Gen 7 happened, he pretty much lost interest after a while. So despite what you and Jess might think, I can at least somewhat relate to you.

I tend to try new Pokemon in fan games as well. I don't have to constantly delete my save files, and I can see what the mons I picked can do in a more demanding environment (fan games have more advanced strategies).

First of all; as others have said tbh laddering isn't for everyone. I occasionally get spurts where I get really motivated to do it(like the a few weeks back when I nearly climbed to 1800 in OU)but it quickly becomes boring because of said repetition. Hence why it's generally more fun to play in tournaments and with friends due to the smaller amount of people there's likely a higher chance for them to be using something different; hence it isn't as repetitive. It's certainly what I tend to have more fun doing more often than not.

The reason those specific mons are so high up for mono bug are because they tend to cover it's weak points well and are good win conditions. This is also inherently because Bug as a typing has a lot of repetition in it's Pokemon itself. Lot's of Quiver Dance moth's for which are inherently outclassed by Volcarona. On the other hand the more unique ones such as Araquanid and Armaldo tend to stand out because they bring specific valued niches to the type as a whole.

Yes, I know... It's like Vivillon. I adore it, but in many cases it would feel like dead weight, since I'd have to predict extremely well to manage to set up, or it would get OHKO'ed by A LOT of things.

issue is mawile is dead weith in almost 17 of the type MU's, and normal it would be less optimal than the things fairy already runs. vivillon can do some things on bug

It can if you utilize Compound Eyes by using Sleep Powder-->Quiver Dance-->Hurricane/Bug Buzz combo.

But every time I tried it, opponent woke up in 1 turn, so I still set up and got OHKO'ed right after.

I don't like luck-based strategies...