[e19 appreciation thread]

I will say, I was not expecting to see just how overhauled the first areas and story are. I was expecting to play largely the same beginning but I'm closing in on the third gym and everything feels fresh, so I love it so far.

 

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That being said idk how I feel with Lin being introduced so early, I kind of liked how when she was introduced in earlier versions she was this mystery character that even Sirius was scared shitless of. Her now apparently being a private that can stomp on Heather (who at this point isn't revealed to be E4) feels, idk, less impactful. I'll see how I feel in the context of the rest of the story but I'm not sure if I'm a fan of the change.

 

[How Did You Deal with E18's Gauntlet Battles?]

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It took me maybe three tries. My general strategy was to get Luna down to her last Pokemon (in my case it was Umbreon) and use that time to heal my team, since you don't get a heal between her and Radomus+Serra. Other than that, I would cripple one side's 'mon with burn or paralysis, then focus down the other. Aegislash and Rotom were my MVPs, pretty much eating every hit, Greninja w/ Shadow Sneak was good at picking off 'mons with low HP, Arcanine for Intimidate, and Gardevoir for basically sweeping Luna.