There's nothing saying we couldn't have a Dragon/Poison komodo dragon legendary.Agreed, Blue. I doubt they'll give us a Poison Typed Legendary, since they always have to give us 3-4 Psychic Legendaries and 3-4 Dragon Legendaries each Gen.
Dragons have access to Draco Meteor, meaning those Ground-types and Flying-types (especially with Stealth Rock) are likely to be 2HKOed if not OHKOed. With STAB, your super effective Ice Beam is hitting for roughly just 40% more than 240% with what Draco Meteor could do to Grass-types.The whole "Dragon + Ice = redundant" argument doesn't work because Dragon doesn't hit Ground, Grass and Flying (very common types) for SE damage like Ice does, plus Ice Beam is a lot more reliable than Draco Meteor and Outrage.
By this definition, Fire and Bug are redundant attacking types as well but Volcarona does just fine even though it lacks a way to safely deal with opposing Fire types (lol HP ground, and Hurricane is unreliable if the opponent has Ninetales).
The Ice typing gives Kyurem a big advantage over most dragons and that's the ice neutrality, something no other OU dragon has.
I see one major hole in your reasoning here:alright, i think the ability overdrive on kyurem is only available on bw2, which will mean that freeze shock / ice burn take 0 turns to charge, and both those moves have the secret secondary effect to change kyurems form. thats my theory
Ah well. At least this means that, when GameFreak does get around to making Hoenn remakes, they'll be more fleshed out than if they had gone with putting Hoenn in B2W2.
Hopefully this means they'll be fixing up some of the issues with GBU. Well, by issues I really just mean issue which is not being able to figure out who disconnected.※The Pokémon Global Link will undergo a redesign to correspond with the Japanese release of Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 in June of 2012. Due to the work involved in the renewal, the site will go offline temporarily. Season 5 will continue up until the site is brought offline. Further details about the schedule of the redesign will be announced on the Pokémon Global Link, as well as on the official Pokémon website.
wouldn't be any different than crystal and emerald. slight twists to the storyline here and there, but overall same starters and same available pokemon. so far they've been interesting enough deviations to warrant a playthrough, and if the new features they implement in the dream world require a BW2 upgrade, that will also be added incentive.I wonder how they will make game play interesting even though there will be most likely the same starters. I mean the games would be boring if you used the same starters :(
^Most of the girls who play this game, I guess. You know, kids aged 4-10 make up about 90% of the game sales, and a fair chunk of them are girls.
Also, starting at lvl 52, with a legendary Pokémon? Not. Going. To. Happen. Mark my words. Same goes for:
- Playing as N (the topic is absolutely crammed with reasons why)
- Importing B/W1 game saves from the start (As this would throw game balance out of the window if you don't have B/W1)
- New abilities (backwards compability)
- Triple typing (Would require a fundamental change in game mechanics, backwards compability)
- New moves (See above)
- Entirely new Pokémon (See above)
- Changes to existing types' properties (See above)
Use common sense, people. Remember that the games, as using the current formula, have sold hundreds of millions of games over the course of 16 years. They will not jeopardize the potential sales by radically changing formula for a main series game. Half the fun with Pokémon games is trading or battling with friends, so the won't sacrifize backwards compability mid-generation.
The main character is also given as little back story as possible, and this is intentional. The player is supposed to picture him-/herself in the lead role. Come on, find me one Pokémon game where the story of the main character goes beyond a couple of hints of his/her immediate past (Colosseum) or some vague mention of "You've lived here all your life" or "You're new to the area" (every game ever). Lately, the games don't even suggest a name for your character. N's backstory is far too extensive for him to be used as a player character. He will most likely be in the storyline, but not as a playable character.
Unless they have B2/W2 have backwards compatibility where they change the Pokemon to match what was available in black and white originals, it just wouldn't work. One of pokemons bases, as stated in an interview with the makers of pokemon, is the backwards compatibility between most versions. I highly doubt they would start a new or anything in b2/w2. To majorly change the game would make it incompatible with bw1 and ruin one of the main goals with pokemon.Actually changes to existing types' properties and new Pokemon aren't completely out of the question. As far as backwards compatibility, the new games could serve as host of the information and translate it to information Black and White could understand.
It would certainly alienate the Black and White owners, but it's in the realm of possibility. Really the concern I had was type match-ups, which is within the constraints of what they can do while still providing backwards compatibility. Someone said Game Freak won't do that again, though.Unless they have B2/W2 have backwards compatibility where they change the Pokemon to match what was available in black and white originals, it just wouldn't work. One of pokemons bases, as stated in an interview with the makers of pokemon, is the backwards compatibility between most versions. I highly doubt they would start a new or anything in b2/w2. To majorly change the game would make it incompatible with bw1 and ruin one of the main goals with pokemon.
This is the only thing remotely battle-related that I can see happening. Anything else would either interfere with backwards compatibility (new anything, basically) or alienate old players (updated type matchups).It's possible with stuff like Move Base Power/Acc, Stats, and POSSIBLY Type Match-ups, but something like changing things to Triple Type (which would completely change the damage forumla, even for double type mons) and New abilities are out of the question, and new forms will likely not be usable over Wifi, like Gen IV, unfortunately (not until Pokemon Stadium/PBR BW, anyways).
So what if they're milking it? Why not milk it? I've already bought more than 6 anyway. Makes me want to play Mystery Dungeon some more... but I'm going off on a tangent.I'm quite annoyed really. The publishers really are pushing the whole "milking" stage too far. <snip> I'm sure buying 6 games for one generation is a bit too much to ask even for the most dedicated fan.
Fixed. I hope they don't go too far with new forms though, two (four?) new forms for one Pokemon is a bit much (shut up Rotom) so...I expect more mechanic changes to areas outside of battling. Things like partner Pokemon from HGSS, battle frontier,new breeding and EV mechanics, berries, non-Unova wild Pokemon present during main story, new forms, bigger distinctions between seasons, gym leader roster and gym design changes, and possibly the musketeers playing a larger role in the storyline seem plausible and welcomed imo.
Or get a friend. I never felt any need to buy anything other than one version and the 3rd game. The only reason I have all the games is because I constantly get them as gifts. I'd never spend money on basically the same game. Yellow, Crystal, & Emerald did enough different that it kept my interest. I was disappointed with Platinum overall but BW2 being a sequel gives my high hopes for it.I'm quite annoyed really. The publishers really are pushing the whole "milking" stage too far. I'm sure B/W #2 will be distinct enough from B/W #1 to give people a reason to buy them also, however I'm also certain that B/W # 2 will be different from each other to give a reason for people to buy both also. Basically; to get the most out of Gen V and to have every available options in the game mechanics you're going to have to buy 4 games. And then they're probably going to remake R/S/E (2 games probably), I'm sure buying 6 games for one generation is a bit too much to ask even for the most dedicated fan.
unless i'm missing something they've been able to do this and actively are. it doesn't show up in normal wifi battles(i don't think?), but they can and do do it. they just need to show it on the screen and indicate who after it happens.Something I uncovered while looking around the GBU site during the International Challenge:
Hopefully this means they'll be fixing up some of the issues with GBU. Well, by issues I really just mean issue which is not being able to figure out who disconnected.
sunyshore.com off serebii said:and black kyurem and white kyurem's typing is officially....
dragon/ice! both of them.
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