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Pokemon Platinum - The definitive thread.
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Diamond and Pearl cartridges are flashable data carriers IIRC and therefor can be updated if neccesairy.
Nintendo will not risk destroying the catridges of millions of players worldwide. Even if the update is 99.9% safe, we'd be looking at thousands of broken cartridges should the flash update not go well.
That's assuming there's nothing built in if an upgrade goes wrong, and can't simply be flashed again. As long as it can be fixed, and works 99% of the time, it's workable. The only critical bit is they can't take out save games. As long as those are intact your game not working for a bit as you try to add the update doesn't matter.
How would having the Sinnoh Underground on Wi-Fi work if its instant Wi-Fi without friend codes expect a lot of lag or hopefully by than they will fix the Mario Kart Wii problem that interfers with us Pokemon Wi-Fi Battlers.
From personal experience I've seen a Nintendo fallback mechanism work well. I was transferring legendary pokemon from the 3rd gen, trying to complete my pokedex, hence my emotional investment in everything going smoothly. I successfully migrated, loaded, caught the pokemon from the park, and while I was saving the DS got knocked onto the floor and froze in the middle of saving.
Naturally, the game said that the save data was corrupt, but it continued to load the previous, IE the game data from just before going into the Pal Park and capturing the pokemon. Minimal losses.
Yeah, knowing that they didn't take any shortcuts in that regard leaves me with some confidence that, should Nintendo try and update Diamond / Pearl to support Platinum-introduced forms, they might have some sort of backup plan in case things go bad.
I didn't really notice this the first time I looked at the picture, but BOTH Dialga and Palkia are peeking over Giratina's wings. Maybe we'll get both like in Emerald.Don't know if you guys saw this or not, but this is from serebii:
From my point of view, if Giratina gets it's base stats/form altered in Platinum, when fighting a D/P user, the D/P user would see the original Giratina sprite coded in D/P. It's stats would just be altered along with moves (potentially). Think hacked Pokemon, except legit.
That would be enough to sell it to me (to catch all the legendaries again, now that I know about IVs and natures)
I'd imagine we would, because in every sequel, we got both legends of the prequels (sans Kanto remakes, for obvious reasons).
Considering they are going to announce a "new battle interface", I believe it's Legendary Double Battle.
And hey, Palkia and Dialga are already there, as if they could start fighting with you anytime...
And hey, Palkia and Dialga are already there, as if they could start fighting with you anytime...
I'd have to be late in the game, they would have to both be level 40, or you can catch both without killing one first (iirc in D/P you can't catch a Pokemon if you are fighting two at once). Preferably the battles get faster. I don't see how the could make it too much better. Better animations maybe? New terrains? Terrains playing a bigger role? See your HP in Double Battles? Triple Battles??! The word interface is kind of fuzzy to me =/
And I'd laugh if it's all fake and Gamefaqs made that page for nothing. Actually, I should go check that page out right now.
That would be really cool, hopefully you can catch both too :P
That's actually my idea, you would be allowed to catch only one of them (p to your choice), while the other one would be killed.
I know this idea kind of sucks to a lot of people, but that's the only thing I can come with :/ Unless D/P can be updated with this "new interface", I can't see it having anything to do with Link battles.
My theory is that the interface wouldn't have to be updated with D/P. Kinda like when a R/S cart battles with an Emerald cart. To the Emerald player, they see R/S's Pokemon do a little animation after being sent out. The R/S cart however, doesn't see any Pokemon animations. As long as it's nothing too extreme (ie; Triple Battle), I can see it happening.
I like the "kill one catch one" idea a lot. That way you get a choice, but can't be greedy. Resetting for natures/IVs would be a pain though.
Personally, I'm not too keen on a legendary double battle... AT ALL. It goes completely against the spirit of Pokemon capture. Trust me, I wasn't a fan of the double wild encounters in DP, either.
IT MAKES GETTING A DECENT POKEMON THAT MUCH HARDER.
IT MAKES GETTING A DECENT POKEMON THAT MUCH HARDER.
If you both caught them, it would be for some machine or something that would sent them back to their own dimensions. Or maybe you both just have to defeat them, so they flea back to where they came from. In that case, they should both be of a high level (60?), assuming the fight would take place around the same time the final Galactic showdown did at the Spear Pillar in D/P.
A NPC catching and keeping a legendary Pokemon I can't see happening.
sorry to tell you guys but this aint gonna happen nintendo makes too much money to worry about another pokemon game sad but true I dont think we are going to be see any more pokemon anytime soon which is why im selling mine check out my wifi thred if your interested.
Or maybe an event much like the ghost Marowak in RBY and FRLG, were you couldn't catch it and had to defeat it in order for it it return to the afterlife. Maybe in Platinum, you have to defeat Dialga and Palkia for them to return to their rightful dimension.
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