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Unpopular opinions
- Thread starter antemortem
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Slimes are among the most diverse monsters in the japanese gaming imaginary, simply put they aren't restricted by Western concept of it being made of water or ooze.
I believe that Goodra should be Dragon-, Water- and Poison-type all together. A pseudolegendary would be a good Pokemon to start off the three-typed Pokemon trend.
But I don't want all those Pokemon that can Fly who aren't Flying-type the Flying-type. Then we'll have the x8 weak to Ice Flygon and the x8 weak to Rock Volcarona, which I feel is ridiculous.
But I don't want all those Pokemon that can Fly who aren't Flying-type the Flying-type. Then we'll have the x8 weak to Ice Flygon and the x8 weak to Rock Volcarona, which I feel is ridiculous.
I doubt Game Freak would ever let a 3-type Pokemon happen, aside from maybe 1 or 2 legendaries.
Three types on one 'mon would make a new player have to remember waaaay too much, and at the end of the day, having 3 types on a single Pokemon would change competitive battle... a lot. (And not in the good way)
It would be, at best, an ability that would say "This Pokemon is these three types" or "This Pokemon is also this type". I can see it happening in that form.
Three types is just, ugh. No way do I want to remember that much type advantages and disadvantages, especially if it becomes a thing for most Pokemon (and not like the odd Legendary)
EDIT: Also wouldn't that let Stealth Rock OHKO Pokemon that'd be 8x weak to Rock?
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That is why my opinion is an unpopular one. I never see it happening
Although
This could potentially happen. But I doubt it. At this stage, they may as well give the Pokemon the extra type without the ability.
Well technically they could potentially make Pokemon have two abilities at the same time but it won't happen.
I'd prefer that Flygon not get a mega-evolution. I think the desert mirage is perfect as is.
I really want that fake Pikachu Mon on my team once Sun and Moon come out.
Emboar's pretty cool now that I've gotten to know the Mon better.
I like Darmanitan's Zen Mode. I wish it was more usable.
Whitney wasn't so tough when I played HG/SSbecause I was cheap and evolved my Nidoran into a freakin' Nidoking
I really want that fake Pikachu Mon on my team once Sun and Moon come out.
Emboar's pretty cool now that I've gotten to know the Mon better.
I like Darmanitan's Zen Mode. I wish it was more usable.
Whitney wasn't so tough when I played HG/SS
I'm impartial to Flygon getting a mega. It'd be nice but if it doesn't it doesn't matter.
I dislike Emboar, mostly because Fire/Fighting typing for a starter thrice in a row. Let's hope Litten doesn't go the same way because that'd be so annoying.
Same. I think Zygarde 100% is basically Zen Mode done right.
Whitney's challenge comes from not knowing what she has. If you're a new player or you don't know what Whitney has, the Attract / Milk Drink / Scrappy Stomp will tear your team to shreds. If you know she's there you can prepare for her easily. You can trade a Drowzee for a Machop, get a Rock Type, bye Fire Blast if you chose Quilava etc etc.
On a similar note, this reminded me of how some people think Brock is hard if you chose Charmander, yet in the originals Charmander wins because all of Brock's Pokemon don't have a STAB attack and in FRLG Charmander has Metal Claw.
Yeah, I'd heard lots about Whitney, so I went in as crazy-overpowered as I could.
On top of that, Ember's not even a bad move against Brock since Onix and Geodude have pretty lousy Special Defense. Ember'll get the job done without a whole lot of trouble.
One more possibly unpopular opinion: I want Cosplay Pikachu to stick around in the next generation, even though that probably won't happen.
Pretty much. Brock may as well not even be a Gym Leader. Even for the first boss of the game, you can't really lose to him unless you're really bad.
The only chance Cosplay-Pikachu has of staying around is if Gen VII have Pokemon Contests.
On the topic of contests, quite a few people seem to wish they don't stay around, but I actually really enjoy them. They give you something else to do other than battling and you can keep at it for quite a while. The ORAS contests also had something resembling a slight plotline so if they build on that kind of thing for Gen VII contests I think it could be great.
For me it's not that I don't like contests and want them to go away; it's that they're just so mindlessly simple with little depth. As soon as you've filled up your 'mon with rainbow Pokéblocks you've pretty much won and can click anything. I'd like there to be a little something more - I enjoyed the dancing minigame in Platinum, for instance.
CTNC
Doesn't know how to attack
I can confirm this. I won everything with a Magikarp.
GG. That reminds me I once saw a Master Rank contest participant using a Magikarp. They came second behind my completely broken Cosplay Pikachu.
I'd rather they do something special with Raichu. We had Spiky-Eared Pichu and Cosplay Pikachu. How about something for the overshadowed, fully evolved electric mouse (a Mega wouldn't hurt either)?
Game Freak won't stop throwing stuff at Pikachu for the forseeable future, I don't think they give a damn about Raichu.
It'd be nice if they could give Pikachu the cosplay moves EDIT: via level up. Icicle Crash alone would be really nice for Raichu. It really irritates me that they go out of their way to try to make Pikachu better than Raichu. Who else would bet that SUN MOON SPOILERS won't be accessible by Raichu either?
Do they regret making Raichu since it seems to always be in Pikachu's shadow, yet Raichu is better in everyway and Pikachu faints when another Pokemon so much as looks at it funny.
It'll still take a while in RBY since Geodude and Onix resist all of Charmander's attacks (Normal and Fire).
But you still win because all you're doing it hitting the A button really hard over and over and mabye using a potion every now and then.
Still, Bulbasaur and Squirtle finish it without wasting time or potions.
Perhaps, but the point is all three starters safely defeat Brock.
... unless you're playing FRLG where they have Rock Tomb and can easily survive a couple non-STAB metal claws with their high defences :P
But you can grind in Viridian Forest a lot easier than the other two starters. Granted, grinding helps anything, but Charmander usually only has to be on the same level as Onix since Onix has such a pitiful attack stat even for early game. Also Geodude doesn't know Rock Tomb for some reason.