[13.5 Status Discussion Thread]

Can someone help me?
In Terajuma I am stuck on the part where we need to find Nim, like.. Where dahell is she?!

-EDIT-

Nevermind, found her.. It was in a area I didn't knew you could go since it was well-hidden as a travel point from another map..

[13.5 Status Discussion Thread]

Anyone can tell me how to access the secret area on Venam's Gym now? (And remember to reply in spoilers if you know)

[Episode 6 Discussions]

Does anyone knows where to use the Package Key?
Got it from a random NPC on Celia Central that gave it to me but says he doesn't know where it goes so.. Where?

[Episode 6 Discussions]

I only have 2 MAJOR complaints about this game

1) It takes too long to get Mawile
2) There's no Mawilite

just a wee joke, love the game

[Episode 6 Discussions]

1 hour ago, Dred said:

Spoiler

1. Nothing, yet.
2. You missed it by the sounds of it. You needed to complete his missable sidequests awhile back.
3. Not yet no.

4. There are one of the sewer entrances that can be accessed by completing the construction worker sidequests, the one with the gulpin cannot be entered however.
5. It's just there. No quest or anything. 

 

OK thanks for the reply!

[Episode 6 Discussions]

Need help in a couple of things that have been puzzling me for a while..

1) I completed the quest Pieces of Amaria and got all the colored pieces a long time ago, what do I do with them?
2) How do I get into the fight club in Celia? The bouncer just tells me to "Get to know Garret" but I am already in Farmbale and he still says the same thing..
3) There was that foxes double-agent I sided with during the quest with that detective and I never seem him again.. Do I need to do something else?
4) There's a Gulpin in North Celia looking at the sewer but the sewers are locked, is there a way in?
5) There's this Scrafty in Celia West that just says "It seems to be waiting for something", is there something related to him or he's just there for no reason?

[Episode 6 Discussions]

15 hours ago, DogoWaff said:

it is not 

Ffffffffffffffffffffffff-
Alright! This will not stop me from beating this with Mawile anyways!!
Thanks for the reply

[Episode 6 Discussions]

Anyone can tell me if Mawilite is available in the game and, if yes, where is it?

[Episode 6 Discussions]

Anyone know where can I get the TMs for the fang moves? Yunno, Thunder Fange, Fire Fang, Ice Fang, etc

[Episode 6 Encounters, Passwords, Side Quests, and more!]

Perfect!

[Need help with a few things!]

9 hours ago, Dred said:

1. Interact with the broken tombstones
2. Complete all the Ranger's side quests. The book is in the library, which is locked behind the wooden door.
3. Ruby island, requires surf. Available after Gym 6. 

1. Thanks!
2. Thanks!!
3. Dammit! Still quite some way then..

Well thanks for the answers!

[Need help with a few things!]

So I literally just started to play this game, I am having a lot of fun, I specifically love the password system allowing me to ditch IVs and EVs from the game and lessening the grind so I can just enjoy the history and the battles without worrying about these but I need help in a couple of things (Looked around the forum and couldn't find the answers so)

1) In the Weeping Depths there's a quest that you need to pay respect to the dead, how do I do that?
2) Also in the Weeping Depths I need to find a book, I looked everywhere and couldn't find it, there's a locked gate there so I assume I need to open it? Where do I get the key? 
3) The Mawiles! WHERE ARE THEY?! WHERE ARE MY BRETHREN?! (I just beat the 3rd gym)

[New Password Idea: balancemode, storymode]

1 hour ago, Dred said:

Evs, IVs, perfect natures and abilities are not a requirement to finish the game, it will be easier, but it's certainly not impossible.

Breeding is not required either.

Changing members of your team is intended, you aren't meant to sweep through the game with one team.

Passwords outside of a password pack already exist for a few of the listed things as well. 

I mean, I wasn't saying that we need that to play the game, I already beat Reborn and Rejuvenation many times, but it's just to make replaying it much easier since you don't need to worry about anything other than Ability and Move Set

But alright then, if you can't do it you can't do it
[shrug]

[New Password Idea: balancemode, storymode]

So we all familiar with the passwords we can input in the beginning of the game to add some flavor to our runs, yeah?
I came up with this password that I would like to see added in the game, the reason why I am suggesting it is cuz I really like both Reborn and Rejuvenation but it gets really hard to pitch it to other people since, in order to beat, it's almost required to have a full team with good IVs, EV trained, with the correct Nature and Ability so, a lot of times, the story gets halted because you get to a gym battle where your need to change one or two (if not all) members of your team in order to pass it and breeding takes time and requires some know-how, sure you can use debug mode but I am sure a lot of people, like me, feel "dirty" when using it even if it's just to fix IVs, EVs, Nature and Ability and would rather not have to resort to it at all.

So what does this password do? These effects combined:

• ALL Pokemons (Wild, Trainers, Bosses, etc) come with 31IVs in each status.
• ALL Pokemon have 85 EVs in each status.
• Nature is set to either Docile, Serious, Bashful or Quirky (Natures that don't increase nor decrease any status).
• Remove items that either increase or decrease EVs.
• Remove the "Pokemon Psychologist" NPC (The guy in the underground that can change your Pokemon's Nature).
• The Move Relearner can now teach Egg Moves.
• Disables Online (It's a mode just to pass the story without having to worry about the grind anyway).
   

I hope I can see something similar to this in the future, it's just a suggestion tho'

[Behold! My art stuff!]

Haven't posted here in a while, huh..

A spongebob meme featuring my Mawile


And a Rule63 of said Mawile

(Don't mind that white square up-top, I don't wanna be banned from the forum so..)

[Allowing Updater.exe to run on Windows11]

Manage to update the game to 19.0.4 using the updater but now on the 19.0.5 the updater doesn't start because it says it's "unwanted" or a "virus", I went to the windows security and checked the status and set it to be allowed (image bellow) but it STILL stops me from using the updater.. Anyone with Windows11 have a solution for this? (Firewall is also OFF)

[Are we finally going to ditch IVs on v14?]

13 hours ago, VMeemes said:

It says over on bulbapedia that when there are multiple valid types, it's randomized between them. So if you have a bug/flying type for example it could randomly switch between fire, electric, ice, and all the types that bug/flying would be weak to. It can switch to rock, but from what it says on the site it changes each turn, so you could easily just get everything else but rock. 50 power is near useless sometimes unless you have a pokemon with technician or you really need the coverage. I don't use it myself because of how situational it is, not to mention just not getting how IVs work besides they make my stat go up and that's about it.

 

Whether or not it's a nerf or a buff, hidden power still has niche uses for teams. That doesn't mean they're going to get rid of IVs though, that shits staying for sure.

Huh.. Well I never used Hidden Power anyway.. At least this change makes it somewhat usable, tho' I wouldn't bank on it either

[Question about the importance of IVs, EVs, and Natures]

20 minutes ago, ohsnoes said:

I want a challenge, but I want the challenge to be more about strategizing plays and not a challenge of "Oh no, this is the 50th Scorbunny without a decent attack or speed IV or WHY AM I ONLY GETTING SPEED REDUCING NATURES..." Lol. I don't mind resetting battles because of a poor play on my part, but I get really bored if all I am doing is resetting for decent IVs because RNG is not in my favor. Could you direct me to a link of a debug mod? I want to play on normal or intense mode so probably something that can adjust my IVs would be good for someone who is not patient with RNG like me. Thank you for your advice.

Here you go: 

There's also instructions of how to use it too, be responsible with it tho' and only use it to change a Pokemon IVs, EVs and Nature, don't go too crazy and start spawning items or such because this may break your game, you've been warned (Also don't try to get the pokemon's IV and EVs above the usual as well, this will bug their status and get them into negative numbers, 31IVs on everything and 510p of distribution on EVs is the limit).

[Question about the importance of IVs, EVs, and Natures]

I would actually totally disagree with @ArcBolt27 there..
Nature, IVs and EVs are almost a requirement if you are playing in any other difficulty than Casual.
Nature increases your main attribute by 10%, IVs can give you up to an extra 31p in an attribute by Lv100 (which is huge BTW) and EVs further increase both of these status as well, you can have a Pokemon with base 100 speed be slower than a Pokemon with base 90 speed just because of Nature alone and these do change the tide of battle pretty heavily.. Specially in late game as gym leaders start having Pokemons with 31IVs in everyting and EV trained and, at some point, even going beyond this limit.

Look, I would suggest downloading the debug-mode, it can allow you to change your Pokemons IVs and EVs so you can skip this grind, I don't recommend using it for anything else since it can be quite buggy and basically no one here will look down on you for using it if you're just cutting down the grind but if you don't wanna use it I suggest you either get to grinding or change the difficulty to Casual.

[Are we finally going to ditch IVs on v14?]

1 hour ago, nonsensei said:

However, I'm curious & couldn't find results on a quick search, can the new Hidden Power hit 4x or is it just always 2x dmg? If it's the latter (and probably is), then it was made virtually useless. (for endgame, at least)

I am also curious about that.. My guess is that it can hit x4 since it's suppose to change to the enemy weakness and if a enemy has a common weakness with their duo-typing I recon it would choose that, I don't think it's always x2 or else the nerf wouldn't be needed, it probably always try to go for the x4 if possible, if not it will choose a type that will do x2, if that's the case then Hidden Power can be a powerful clutch for Pokemons lacking coverage.. I myself never used the old Hidden Power because of the complications of getting it on the right typing and I believe most people who did had it probably cheated (which is understandable since it's so freakin' grindy).

[Are we finally going to ditch IVs on v14?]

@nonsensei @pizzagod13, they already changed how Hidden Power works, according to Bulbapedia, "Hidden Power's base power is now 50. Hidden Power now changes it's own type to be super effective against the opposing Pokemon", that change was made exactly because they already removed IVs and frankly I prefer it much more than the previous version, it's much more reliable now and less grindy, I mean, try getting a pokemon with 5 IVs on 31 AND the Hidden Power you want, that's PAIN.

As for Trick Room, I feel like it's a small price to pay to get rid of this ridiculous grind.. I mean, it's even more work to get your pokemon to have 31IVs on everything and 0 on speed for Trick Room..

[Are we finally going to ditch IVs on v14?]

I feel like I banged on this drum way too many times but IVs are pointless.. EVs have the whole build-making process to them but IVs are just a complete waste of time..
Legend of Arceus ditched IVs all together and there's a strong possibility gen9 will do the same.. So, is Rejuvenation (and heck, maybe even Reborn) going to ditch IVs? 
It kinda takes away from the experience when you have to stop the story to breed pokemons or having to use cheats (debug mode).

[I am worried about the future of Pokemon games..]

@Dark Champion, I sure hope they come back.. It gave chance for pokemons that would NEVER be viable, like Mawile or Kangaskhan, the mechanic was fairly balanced too since it was pretty easy to predict which Pokemon was the mega and that it couldn't hold any items that could take you by surprise like a Focus Sash or a Choice Scarf which made it predictable and easy to counter.

@bruhtonium, Yeah, I always wish they implemented the difficulty slider everyone is always asking about, a lot of people grew up with this franchise and keeping it in "gaming journalist" mode forever for the new players (and children) is kind of a bummer.. GameFreak should realize by now that a lot of it's costumers aren't just children but grown adults, specially considering the competitive scene.. So having the choice to pick and choose a difficulty for the story would be nice, I mean, X/Y was a joke.. Gym Leaders had 3 pokemons (The grass type even had a Weepinbell) and the elite 4 only had four pokemons each.. It could go something like this:
> Easy - How Pokemon currently is right now.
> Normal - Gym Leaders have between 4~5 pokemons (depending of how far in the story) and the Elite Four and Champion always have a full team.
> Hard - Gym Leaders have 6 pokemons, their level gets raised to the same as their strongest pokemon and battle mode is locked on "Set".

I would LOVE to play a Pokemon game like this, if this get implemented on Violet/Scarlet you can bet your sweet bottom that it would get me excited to it for once!

[I am worried about the future of Pokemon games..]

@Dark Champion and @bruhtonium

Sorry, I should had been more clearer in my explanation, when I say I am worried I mean as myself, I know the series is doing well, it always does, but, for me, it isn't, that's why in the end I said that maybe I am just getting old.. It really deviated from me being so excited I would camp near a game store that was in a mall in the next city just to get the game in release day to me not giving a damn anymore and not even caring.. It went from "Wooo! A new pokemon game, YEAH!!" to "Oh.. Another one.."

The first Pokemon game I played was Gold, then I went for Yellow, in these days I was a young child living with my poor family so I used emulators to play it, my favorite was, and still is, Ruby and Sapphire, by the time gen4 and 5 came out I alraedy had a job and could buy the games myself, gen6 was when this decline started, it was mixed for me, I really like the megaevolutions but the story and difficulty had a decline, I mean, do anyone even remember the motives of Team Flare? It was so stupid and vague anyway no one cares.. But tho' I liked the megaevolutions that's when Pokemon started to add these gimmicks, gen7 had Z-Moves which I thought it was kinda random, like, OK a super powerful and flashy move looks cool but do I really have to put an item on my Pokemon to use it only ONCE per battle? And the whole "no gyms" thing was weird as hell.. It was here that I kinda stopped giving a damn.. When gen8 released the only reason I played is because my brother-in-law let me borrow the copy, I knew it would be too easy so I put a bunch of handicaps on me, to make it exciting, no grinding, no gygantamax, full Normal-Type team, nuzlock and I still felt, nothing.. Just.. Nothing.. I beat the champion and couldn't care less for the post-game, that's when I gave the game back to my brother-in-law.. And now I am seeing these gimmicks on Arceus, the Hisuan forms, the Agile/Power Style and I am sure none of these will ever come back anyway so why bother?.. And gen9 is already looming at the end of the year and I am sure I have zero expectations for it myself, I am sure it will sell like hotcakes but not for me.. In conclusion, guess I am really getting old.. It's that same feeling when you play an MMO and really love it but over the years it gets so many updates it's totally different from what you fell in love with in the first place, get where I am standing? Damn.. Am I at the point of starting a middle age crisis over POKEMON of all things?? But it makes me feel conscious of my situation.. I really dislike the direction the game is going but everyone else loves it and it's always a best-seller..

Now new gens for me are, like @DemICE said, just to add new pokemons, moves and items to reborn and rejuvenation..

[I am worried about the future of Pokemon games..]

Sword and Shield came out in 2019, the DLCs for gen8 came out in mid 2020, by that time we were already teased of Legends of Arceus, right now we are at the beginning of 2022 and Legends of Arceus is released already, it's not even a month (it will be by tomorrow, February 28) since that game came out and there's already a teaser for gen9, Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, to be released at late 2022, probably around Xmas and I am worried about it's future.. Is Pokemon gonna becoming like Fifa or Maden with yearly releases? I feel like GameFreak is rushing all of this..

There were already plenty of concerns when gen8 came out, mostly the controversia over the pokedex being massively incomplete and Gygantamax being a random mechanic just for the sake of novelty that I am sure won't exist in any other game since the story of Sword/Shield itself says these are only possible in Galar (unless they backstep on that), I myself thought of the mechanic being pointless since we already had MegaEvolutions and Z-Moves anyway (they felt like a fusion between the two tbh) and then these 2 mechanics were totally dropped outta nowhere, gen8 doesn't even mention them, so I was already concerned if Pokemon was going to be creating new gimmicks for each game and abandon them the next, heck, I think Hisuan forms are exclusive only for Legends of Arceus since, canonically, the Hisui region no longer exists.. 

I am very worried of Pokemon's future.. So far I haven't felt any excitement over the main series and the only releases I look forward to are fan games like Reborn and Rejuvenation.. I am sure a lot of people will disagree with me, and that's fine, maybe I am just getting too old..

Also, up to this point I never cared about graphics but, damn, how does Pokemon still looks like a WiiU game?! There are so many gorgeous looking games on the Switch, why is pokemon the only one who looks weirdly outdated??? There are indie games that look better for Christ sake..