Well, there is nothing that I can do about Beedrill, but I could breed you a Reckless Starly if you want one.
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(Little) Things that annoy you in Pokémon
- Thread starter BriarRose
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Thankfully Weedle has a different HA and Starly has Reckless this time around, so they've alleviated that problem completely.
... EXCEPT THAT THEY DECIDED TO GIVE FERROTHORN AN HA AND NOT FERROSEED.
Is anyone ever going to run ferro HA to begin with?
As a completionist it drives me up the wall
Sure, no problem. I've noticed how some people are so helpful here, and I want to try to do my bit to give back.
And I sure am never running Anticipation of a Ferrothorn my mine. Iron Barbs is just such a great ability, like having a built in Rocky Helmet. Anticipation just tells you if an opponent has a Super Effective move, which is only useful in some circumstances. I'm sure some other ability, like Filter or Shell Armor would've been a far superior HA.
I think they might have made Lucarionite harder to get since it is tied for easiest (along with whichever Kanto Starter stone you get) in X and Y.
Still, it would be nice if there were any other ways of obtaining a second or third other than hoping for a 1-in-400 chance with a level 100 Pickup user. The best hold item in the game should not be about as difficult to obtain as a shiny Pokemon in the Friend Safari.
Yes, I know, I got it today. Unfortunately, I find that one is never enough.
Pity we can't use Thief anymore. Otherwise we would just find a trainer with Leftovers and have a never ending supply (like Cheren could have been in Black and White).
Probably to not encourage thievery, since it isn't supposed to pay off in real life, or some such related crap. A pity. I remember farming Leftovers off of this Nidoqueen in Crystal. At least if my memory is correct.
I hate how all the Gym Leaders, if you talk to them in their Gym after you've become Champion, say, "I look forward to battling you again in the future." If we had Gym Leader rematches like in Emerald (and Platinum...and HeartGold/SoulSilver), we could.
There was no reason not to include rematches, especially if we're able to rechallenge random NPCs around Hoenn! The Hoenn Gym Leaders are even listed along with those trainers, yet they never become open for another battle. The previous remakes allowed you to rechallenge the Gym Leaders who had improved teams, I don't see why they didn't do it here. I highly doubt they'll remake Emerald so they missed their opportunity.
Sadly, I think they dropped it from ORAS so they could use it as a selling point for "XY2".
Sorry to burst your bubble, but Gold and Silver didnt either? Yet they had rematches in HGSS :| Not entirely the same thing as Gym Leader rematches didn't exist at all then, but even so the precedent is there.
Okay, I'm honestly not sure what you're trying to prove. FRLG didn't have rematches with their leaders, even though Emerald did (and both games were being planned and released at similar times). Precedent doesn't mean a damn thing in Pokemon, and there's no reason to get worked up over what was basically a snarky post of mine to begin with.
So they're going to let us be able to battle the Hoenn Gym Leaders in XY2? I'm not asking for a Battle Frontier here, I'm asking for you to program at least one more final team for them. Heck, they could even just copy and paste on of their teams from the Pokemon World Tournament if they're feeling lazy!
I don't know what or why they made some of the decisions they did. I have to assume they were rushed to make these games so they just followed the Ruby & Sapphire blueprints without taking a look at the ones for Emerald. I can understand them not including the Battle Frontier, that's sort of a huge area with a lot of things going on in it and they were probably rushed for time. But I think they could have included in things like Trainer Hill or maybe even some of the Battle Tents (do we really need four Contest Halls?). Heck, maybe they could have also done something more with the Winstrates.
Infact I'm surprised they did to Mauville what they did! Either they started redoing Mauville first only to find out they don't have time to do anything else OR since Mauville has that connection with XY that's why they were allowed to change it. Maybe that's why they changed the Abandoned Ship from being the SS Cactus to Sea Mauville; so they could do a bit more with it.
To bad if that is the case. I wouldn't've minded waiting longer for the game to come out if it meant more features and elements being added in. In fact, I would have preferred that, because I think it would have been worth the wait.
I would have loved to see what new Pokemon were added onto the Leader's teams.
I would have loved to see what new Pokemon were added onto the Leader's teams.
The Pokemileage Club is really starting to shove a spiked dildo up my ass and twist.
Seriously, charge 3,000 pokemiles for an Up-Grade. 10,000 for a Lucky Egg. 2,000 for a Shiny Stone. Don't make me play shit-ass Flash games for entirely random amounts and entirely random rewards. I just got 100 points on one of the Balloon Popping games and what did it net me? A FIRE STONE. I've spent 3k points on Level 1 this morning and gotten ONE Shiny Stone (needed) and 3 Dawn Stones. Oh, and a DeepSeaTooth, whoopie.
EDIT: Oh, and I said to myself, "I bet right after posting this I'll get a Dubious Disk." AND IT HAPPENED.
Seriously, charge 3,000 pokemiles for an Up-Grade. 10,000 for a Lucky Egg. 2,000 for a Shiny Stone. Don't make me play shit-ass Flash games for entirely random amounts and entirely random rewards. I just got 100 points on one of the Balloon Popping games and what did it net me? A FIRE STONE. I've spent 3k points on Level 1 this morning and gotten ONE Shiny Stone (needed) and 3 Dawn Stones. Oh, and a DeepSeaTooth, whoopie.
EDIT: Oh, and I said to myself, "I bet right after posting this I'll get a Dubious Disk." AND IT HAPPENED.
Well, look on the bright side: at least you can get a Porygon-Z if you happen to have a Porygon 2 laying around. And at least you didn't have to earn BPs to earn it.
I'll even help you evolve it if you want.
Ironic how rare DeepSeaTooths used to be when first introduced in Gen III. Now they are randomly passed out.
I'll even help you evolve it if you want.
Ironic how rare DeepSeaTooths used to be when first introduced in Gen III. Now they are randomly passed out.
... AND have two Gen VI games and two 3DSs. :P
I just traded the Porygon Z (and many MANY other Pokemon) from my Y to my Alpha Sapphire when I was over at my cousins house who also had a 3DS. I have all the Pokemon I need in my Alpha Sapphire now, just need to train/breed for the missing Pokemon.