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  1. Ramblin Wreck

    Announcements PS Outage Updates

    Perfect opportunity for you to show up Showdown?
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    (Little) Things that annoy you in Pokémon

    Oh right, good point. n that case, I revise that to "why can't it just evolve at level 15 or so like Wynaut?"
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    Shiny Pokemon Experiences

    Same! I've never played past HGSS and the Pokéradar is annoying enough even just catching normal Pokémon, so I haven't experienced any of the new features that make them easier to get. And just as my luck would have it, the first shiny I've ever seen in the wild was a nice vomit-green Machamp...
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    (Little) Things that annoy you in Pokémon

    On the other hand, at least they have an effect at all. The Protector, Magmarizer, Electirizer, Reaper Cloth, and Oval Stone all do absolutely nothing in battle. The Oval Stone especially annoys me. Why not just make Happiny evolve through friendship like almost every other baby Pokémon? Why...
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    https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/the-avatar-recovery-project.3521778/#post-5850719 you're...

    https://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/the-avatar-recovery-project.3521778/#post-5850719 you're the best
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    What pokémon got affected most by changes in the remakes of their games?

    Even without Toxic it's still doable. My greatest Pokémon victory is the time I beat my friend's in-game team (including Mewtwo) with just rentals in Stadium, and my only strategy was switch around as much as I could to avoid Mewtwo taking everyone down. Snorlax is a beefy boi.
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    Some of the best Pokemon sprites

    I was always a fan of Mankey's sprite in Red and Blue; it looks like a teapot.
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    The last time I battled competitively was HGSS. What metagame changes since then would surprise me the most?

    For example, I went to BW Ubers to read up on the new legendaries and stared for probably a good ten seconds when I saw Blaziken's name in the list.
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    (Little) Things that annoy you in Pokémon

    Did people ever shiny hunt without RNG abuse? I don't even see how that's possible.
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    Pokémon you had fun using in in-game runs

    I haven't ever played beyond HGSS, so my answer will be for very old games. Since in-game Pokémon are both weaker and less likely to be switched out, using a support Pokémon like Lopunny is a lot of fun to me. Even though I know there's no human on the other side, it's still satisfying to give...
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    Real-world territories that will never be Pokemon regions

    Any non-Japan Asian region is very unlikely, as pretty much every country in East and Southeast Asia has a fraught history with the others. Lots of invasions, lots of racism, smattering of genocide, etc. Australia got mentioned above but the Outback is way, way too big and empty to portray in a...
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    What pokémon got affected most by changes in the remakes of their games?

    Gyarados gaining Intimidate, physical water moves, and Dragon Dance are all major boosts from GSC to HGSS. Sneasel got physical STAB and an evolution to play with. Tyranitar could run dual STABs without having to be a mixed set, got Sand Stream, and then got the 50% SpDef boost on top of that...
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    Give me literally anything Pokémon related and I'll try and say positive things about it

    I joined Smogon way back in 2009 and then took a looong break right before the start of BW until a couple months ago. I'm completing the Pokedex in Emerald and in Platinum before I play Gen V for the first time ever. What added features or changes in those games do you think someone who has...
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    Gen III Battle Frontier Discussion and Records

    Metagross and Salamence do pair very well. Something I've done to great effect in Gen IV (and I imagine it wou work here as well) is switch between the two when I'm facing an EdgeQuake user. The AI will always try to earthquake against Metagross and Stone Edge against Salamence, so if you just...
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    Challenge 4th Generation Battle Facilities Discussion and Records

    So I finally got bored of my save state-aided Garchomp Hall streak and let myself face the unwinnable focus sash Weavile matchup. I'm looking into the other record streaks right now but so far they all seem to be juggling multiple sets, which I just can't bring myself to bother with. Besides the...
  16. Ramblin Wreck

    Hi Tits McGee, I'm Ron Burgundy?

    Hi Tits McGee, I'm Ron Burgundy?
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    The prodigal son has returned

    The prodigal son has returned
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    Any names I would recognize (from 2010-2011ish) still hanging around?

    Man, I wasn't expecting to see five I knew! I was thinking one or two at most. No but I have heard of an IRC channel named something similar... I'm glad to hear it's memorable, I loved this avatar so much. (Also, how weird is it that my "RW's avatar > James Cameron's Avatar" location is...
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    Any names I would recognize (from 2010-2011ish) still hanging around?

    I've recently been back on a Pokémon kick, and from the Gen III and Gen IV Battle Frontier threads I saw that Smogon is just as active as ever. Any other old-timers still pop in here and there?
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    What an amazing avatar.

    What an amazing avatar.
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