(Little) Things that annoy you in Pokémon

[ToadBrigade]

Gotta bring this up since I went back to ORAS recently: Whoever gave random NPC trainers Protect on their Pokemon should never be allowed near enemy design again on this series. Compared to "boss" fights like Gym Leaders, Admins, or Facility Heads, who at least have basic strategies like Toxic + Protect, or EQ + Protect in Colosseum, Protect in a random battle is literally wasting a turn, because if I'm attacking, I'm probably winning the match up that's at hand anyway. Wild Pokemon are fine since they're random encounters and generated on the spot, but someone has to go in and intentionally assemble the trainer battle parties, to the point that some intentionally lack a full 4 moves. Just take Protect out unless there's some kind of strategy to it.

I'm not sure how it works in SuMo but in previous generations all NPC trainers (except a very select few late game trainers) have their movesets generated by what level the Pokemon is. This means that even battles against important battles feature 'bad sets' such as Maxie's Camerupt with only Take Down and Rock Slide as attacking moves. Pretty much all Gym Leaders, Team Bosses/Admins, and any lesser NPC Trainer will be very restricted in what moves they can have. In the end it's more not giving trainer Pokemon good moves rather than choosing to give them Protect.

As for Trainer Pokemon using Protect I think it's more likely than a wild Pokemon using them. I believe a wild Pokemon has a 1/4 chance of using Protect but unless a trainer's Pokemon can knock your Pokemon out it will choose between it's most damaging move or a random status move if available. I'm not sure of the exact chances or if this applies to all AI trainers though.

 

[Gurren Swagann]

I'm not sure how it works in SuMo but in previous generations all NPC trainers (except a very select few late game trainers) have their movesets generated by what level the Pokemon is. This means that even battles against important battles feature 'bad sets' such as Maxie's Camerupt with only Take Down and Rock Slide as attacking moves. Pretty much all Gym Leaders, Team Bosses/Admins, and any lesser NPC Trainer will be very restricted in what moves they can have. In the end it's more not giving trainer Pokemon good moves rather than choosing to give them Protect.

As for Trainer Pokemon using Protect I think it's more likely than a wild Pokemon using them. I believe a wild Pokemon has a 1/4 chance of using Protect but unless a trainer's Pokemon can knock your Pokemon out it will choose between it's most damaging move or a random status move if available. I'm not sure of the exact chances or if this applies to all AI trainers though.

I've always been curious about how Pokemon NPCs are programmed to fight you. I was fighting Koga in SS last night and every time I tried to use Hypnosis on his Foretress he withdrew it.

 

[Urddyxogamerz]

I've always been curious about how Pokemon NPCs are programmed to fight you. I was fighting Koga in SS last night and every time I tried to use Hypnosis on his Foretress he withdrew it.

I wonder how Koga has a Forretress. Janine and Koga both have Foretress, which is bug steel, making NO SENSE!
Think about it. Lance has Aerodactyl. Koga has Forretress. Nothing makes sense.
If you don't want him to escape, use a trapping move e.g. Bind.

 

[Siggu]

I wonder how Koga has a Forretress. Janine and Koga both have Foretress, which is bug steel, making NO SENSE!
Think about it. Lance has Aerodactyl. Koga has Forretress. Nothing makes sense.
If you don't want him to escape, use a trapping move e.g. Bind.

Forretress on Koga and Janine could be because they are ninjas, and Forretress is just there to set up Spikes. I dunno, it's the first thing that popped on my head.

Aerodactyl is somewhat dragon-like, and since there were not enough Dragon-types in the first two gens, Lance ends up associated with owning an Aerodactyl.

 

[Urddyxogamerz]

Forretress on Koga and Janine could be because they are ninjas, and Forretress is just there to set up Spikes. I dunno, it's the first thing that popped on my head.

Aerodactyl is somewhat dragon-like, and since there were not enough Dragon-types in the first two gens, Lance ends up associated with owning an Aerodactyl.

Forretress knows spikes, toxic spikes, and stealth rock. Maybe that's supposed to be shirukens hidden underground?

Lance also has a Gyrados... They gave him two dragonair. In gen 2, he gets a tyranitar. Still no new dragon types.

 

[Hyper Cutter]

I dislike the fact that I can't nickname a lot (or most?) event Pokémon. I get the whole not nicknaming other trainer's Pokémon thing (although IMO that should be removed when the "nickname" matches the Pokémon's species name) but Event mons are clones and deserve character. Besides, it's *weird* when your team looks like "Allegro, Noel, Cobol, Glacé, Austin, MANAPHY". Booooooooring. Give us the option of changing it.

You should just be allowed to rename any traded Pokemon (which is what's causing your problem, most event Pokemon are counted as traded since they don't have your OT) that doesn't already have a nickname.

I like to nickname all the Pokemon I use (and many I don't), and it always bugs me when I can't nickname something I'm using (trade evolutions are the worst for this, like the Gourgeist I had in Y. It was probably my MVP, but it's just stuck as "Gourgeist" forever). At least the names aren't in all caps any more.

Also, is there a reason they can't put GBA on there?-

A combination of technical issues (Nintendo's older systems are apparently a clusterfuck, programming-wise) and Nintendo's general behind-the-times-ness, I think. There's no DS games on the 3DS eShop, either, and the 3DS can literally play the actual cartridges.

 

[Gurren Swagann]

You should just be allowed to rename any traded Pokemon (which is what's causing your problem, most event Pokemon are counted as traded since they don't have your OT) that doesn't already have a nickname.

I like to nickname all the Pokemon I use (and many I don't), and it always bugs me when I can't nickname something I'm using (trade evolutions are the worst for this, like the Gourgeist I had in Y. It was probably my MVP, but it's just stuck as "Gourgeist" forever). At least the names aren't in all caps any more.


A combination of technical issues (Nintendo's older systems are apparently a clusterfuck, programming-wise) and Nintendo's general behind-the-times-ness, I think. There's no DS games on the 3DS eShop, either, and the 3DS can literally play the actual cartridges.

Didn't the Nintendo Ambassador program have GBA titles?

 

[Carrier]

Gotta bring this up since I went back to ORAS recently: Whoever gave random NPC trainers Protect on their Pokemon should never be allowed near enemy design again on this series. Compared to "boss" fights like Gym Leaders, Admins, or Facility Heads, who at least have basic strategies like Toxic + Protect, or EQ + Protect in Colosseum, Protect in a random battle is literally wasting a turn, because if I'm attacking, I'm probably winning the match up that's at hand anyway. Wild Pokemon are fine since they're random encounters and generated on the spot, but someone has to go in and intentionally assemble the trainer battle parties, to the point that some intentionally lack a full 4 moves. Just take Protect out unless there's some kind of strategy to it.

Precisely the reason I hate Burmy / Wormadam in DPPt. It's route trash that gets OHKO'd in trainer battles, but someone decided to make it spam Protect to...annoy you?
Seriously, whoever thought to give the little bagworm Protect from the get-go made a big mistake.

 

[Kurona]

I've always been curious about how Pokemon NPCs are programmed to fight you. I was fighting Koga in SS last night and every time I tried to use Hypnosis on his Foretress he withdrew it.

Depends what Pokémon you have out. I generally find that if an opposing Pokémon has no moves that can harm you (say they have only fighting and normal moves while you have a Gengar out) they'll switch out. They also seem to switch out after a few turns if they have moves that you aren't immune to, but barely scratch you.

 

[thdhted]

They will also switch into hard resists(dependent on AI level) or immunities if you're overly fond of certain moves. I remember battling Cynthia with Staraptor and using those nice, high-powered returns, and she switched into Lucario. Battle Frontier opponents will switch into resists as well, but this is generally only true for Frontier Brains/similarly advanced AI.

 

[Karxrida]

Didn't the Nintendo Ambassador program have GBA titles?

Yes. But (apparently) there's issues with the emulation plus they don't have the Save State feature.

I think the lack of DS Virtual Console on the 3DS may be due to similar issues. Emulating the entire thing is not the same as reading the cart.

 

[Codraroll]

Lance also has a Gyrados... They gave him two dragonair. In gen 2, he gets a tyranitar. Still no new dragon types.

In Gen 2 (GSC), Lance had three Dragonite, Aerodactyl, Gyarados and Charizard. No Tyranitar. Unless you mean in Pokémon Stadium 2, of course. Which is a Gen 2 game, to be fair.

Strangely enough, Lance was always touted as a Dragon-type specialist. But his real speciality seems to be Flying. In rematches in HGSS, he has a Garchomp, which was his first Pokémon without the Flying type, or without the potential to evolve into one. Same as how Agatha really is a Poison-type specialist.

EDIT: Looks like I overlooked Lance's Kingdra in his FRLG rematch.

 

[Gurren Swagann]

I really don't like how they replaced Lavender Town's tower with a radio tower. Seems highly disrespectful to me...

 

[Kurona]

I really don't like how they replaced Lavender Town's tower with a radio tower. Seems highly disrespectful to me...

And then the fact that all the graves were moved into a tiny house at the foot of the tower. It always disturbed me even as a kid.

 

[Gurren Swagann]

And then the fact that all the graves were moved into a tiny house at the foot of the tower. It always disturbed me even as a kid.

It took me years to realize that they were just headstones that were used as memorials. I used to think the Pokemon were literally buried in the floorboards between the different floors, which I think is even MORE horrifying!

 

[Urddyxogamerz]

In Gen 2 (GSC), Lance had three Dragonite, Aerodactyl, Gyarados and Charizard. No Tyranitar. Unless you mean in Pokémon Stadium 2, of course. Which is a Gen 2 game, to be fair.

Strangely enough, Lance was always touted as a Dragon-type specialist. But his real speciality seems to be Flying. In rematches in HGSS, he has a Garchomp, which was his first Pokémon without the Flying type, or without the potential to evolve into one. Same as how Agatha really is a Poison-type specialist.

EDIT: Looks like I overlooked Lance's Kingdra in his FRLG rematch.

Actually I learnt this from the manga, Gold and Silver. Maybe it was a mistake? No, I clearly remember him giving his Tyranitar to Silver and Silver used it in the battle against gold... I also remember in the HG SS comic he had a Tyranitar too. But we're talking about the games...

 

[Odd Sponge Out]

Razor claw and metal coat. Pokemon Sun and Moon.

Why? If they were for National Dex Pokemon only, fine. But you need Scizor and Weavile to complete the Alolan Pokedex so. . . WHY?

The plus-side is I randomly snagged a metal coat off of a Skarmory when KOing Pokemon in Vast Poni Canyon, waiting for a Jangmo-o to chain. That's one less to worry about later. The down-side is I did not manage to get a razor claw in said chain because those Jangmo-oand friends actually boost quite a bit and I didn't bring any switch-ins for my utility mon. So when it fainted, I was lucky I could use one of my low-level Pokemon to quick attack the original Jangmo-o before they successfully called in an ally. . .

Edit: Apparently in my frustrated state I wrote the wrong Pokemon three times. Kommo-o is not an initial encounter and does not call allies. Obviously. I didn't even encounter one, just many Hakamo-o. Yikes.

 

[Urddyxogamerz]

Razor claw and metal coat. Pokemon Sun and Moon.

Why? If they were for National Dex Pokemon only, fine. But you need Scizor and Weavile to complete the Alolan Pokedex so. . . WHY?

The plus-side is I randomly snagged a metal coat off of a Skarmory when KOing Pokemon in Vast Poni Canyon, waiting for a Kommo-o to chain. That's one less to worry about later. The down-side is I did not manage to get a razor claw in said chain because those Kommo-o and friends actually boost quite a bit and I didn't bring any switch-ins for my utility mon. So when it fainted, I was lucky I could use one of my low-level Pokemon to quick attack the original Kommo-o before they successfully called in an ally. . .

Really? I heard something from my friends, they told me that Metal Coat and Dragon Scale were fake items. That's not true because I do know that metal coat is an item to evolve Onix and Scyther... Dragon Scale is for Seadra but those are gen 2 items.
They just want you to steal a metal coat with theif. Razor claw? If your playing moon, bad idea. Moon has lots of dark types so I don't think you need a weaville. Just get a bug/fairy/fighting type. Bonus if you have all of them!

 

[Altissimo]

Really? I heard something from my friends, they told me that Metal Coat and Dragon Scale were fake items. That's not true because I do know that metal coat is an item to evolve Onix and Scyther... Dragon Scale is for Seadra but those are gen 2 items.

is this really still going i cannot believe this

anyway:

Razor claw? If your playing moon, bad idea. Moon has lots of dark types so I don't think you need a weaville. Just get a bug/fairy/fighting type. Bonus if you have all of them!

it's more about pokedex completion than it is about usability... you really shouldnt have to jump through frankly ridiculous hoops and rely on random drops to do the thing pokemon wants you to do in its games

 

[Panic Station]

-GTS being filled with people wanting legendaries for stupid things like Zigzagoon

Holy shit, YES. And with Sun and Moon, people are offering lvl 1 punk shit for pokemon that aren't even in the game yet. How many idiots can one world hold?

 

[Urddyxogamerz]

it's more about pokedex completion than it is about usability... you really shouldnt have to jump through frankly ridiculous hoops and rely on random drops to do the thing pokemon wants you to do in its games

Gamefreaks' plan is to make you do the things they want. Until hackers fly over it.

Holy shit, YES. And with Sun and Moon, people are offering lvl 1 punk shit for pokemon that aren't even in the game yet. How many idiots can one world hold?

How many? Apparently a lot. Wonder trade scammers just give STUPID MAGIKARPS!
And that was the time my friends told me to use "common candies" to get a trolly nosepass...
Apparently "Common Candies" level your Pokemon down. There's no such thing about that on bulbapedia, I'm assuming it's fake, most likely copied from rare candies...

 

[Detective Barricade]

Okay, so I've been doing a couple of missions in Festival Plaza whenever the fortune teller tents give me boosted FC for participating in missions, and they're... kind of fun, actually. (the disguise one is stupid though)

But what irks me about them is that the timer still ticks down while talking to the NPC's. The Alola greeting, and sometimes the waiting to see if you got a correct answer from the NPC, can take a considerable chunk out of the time remaining for the mission while you can't do anything. If you're talking with an NPC, the timer should freeze until you're done, not keep ticking down while you wait for the greeting animation to finish.

 

[Odd Sponge Out]

Holy shit, YES. And with Sun and Moon, people are offering lvl 1 punk shit for pokemon that aren't even in the game yet. How many idiots can one world hold?

The limit does not exist.

All the reasonable trades get snagged FAST. I was wondering if everyone was truly that stupid, then I noticed how quickly my version-exclusive for comparable version-exclusive trades went. Like, minutes. At some point when your GTS trade doesn't get picked up, surely you have to think "oh maybe nobody is going to respond to this." Right? No?

At least you can filter out people looking for legendaries and mythicals. I don't remember if that feature existed in previous gens but it's a godsend now.

 

[Meta-Kraid]

People have complained about Leafeon and Glaceon's evolution methods in the past, and they've (the methods) always been unreasonable Glaceon was almost unusable. In Platinum, neither could be used in HGSS, and BW2 regulated them to post game. (I don't remember what XY did with them, but I do remember how late game the ice area was, so I assume that using Glaceon is tedious as always). What really irritates me is that there are now both Ice Stones and Leaf Stones. There's no reason not to make this another method to evolve them. Or the Mossy and Icy Rocks could be made into items. They were in the Mystery Dungeon games, so why can't they be in the main games? Umbreon and Espeon had items created for them to evolve in XD, and Milotic got the Prism Scale in BW. There's no reason not to make another evolution method.

EDIT: Grammar errors

 

[Detective Barricade]

People have complained about Leafeon and Glaceon's evolution methods in the past, and they've (the methods) always been unreasonable Glaceon was almost unusable. In Platinum, neither could be used in HGSS, and BW2 regulated them to post game. (I don't remember what XY did with them, but I do remember how late game the ice area was, so I assume that using Glaceon is tedious as always). What really irritates me is that there are now both Ice Stones and Leaf Stones. There's no reason not to make this another method to evolve them. Or the Mossy and Icy Rocks could be made into items. They were in the Mystery Dungeon games, so why can't they be in the main games? Umbreon and Espeon had items created for them to evolve in XD, and Milotic got the Prism Scale in BW. There's no reason not to make another evolution method.

EDIT: Grammar errors

The moss rock was even later than the icy rock in X/Y.