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Same here, I do that in other games too, not just Pokemon. The more sidequests there is, the more fun it can be. As long as they are rewarding.
My situation is kind of the opposite of yours. I used to rush through the games when I was younger (I remember beating all 16 gyms in Crystal in 16 hours, beating the first six gyms in Ruby in 2 or 3 days, and beating 6 gyms in Sapphire in one day), which feels crazy by my current standards. On my current playthrough of a game which I started on the 5th this month, I have clocked over 24 hours on the game and I am still only on my way to the 7th gym. Various ways of playing the games through the years has created different experiences just like for you, so I am happy about that.
While I do agree that it makes the games easier, I don't really mind. Maybe that's an unpopular opinion of its own: I don't mind the Pokemon games being easy as long as they are fun to play.
Ironically enough, the people who want the Pokemon games to be "harder" often want more optional areas in the games, which would actually make them easier if you choose to explore everything.
Your idea of two teams seems cool but I can't see myself trying that.
To each their own then. I spent as much time playing through X/Y as any other modern Pokemon game but I can kind of understand why you couldn't help but rush it.
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I've gotta agree with this tbh. I don't really care about Pokémon being difficult; to me that's not really the goal - it's just to have fun in some way. Especially when you can put self-imposed rules on yourself like Nuzlockes and the two-teams thing to adjust difficulty.
Adjusting difficulty leads me to another unpopular opinion that I actually like the exp share being given near the start of the game in Gen 6. It just gives you different ways to play is all.
I don't know how unpopular this is, but it is something I have seen complained about over the years.
There is nothing wrong with having a lot of legendary pokemon through the generations. All of the legendary Pokemon are cool and add a lot to the games. Giving them story significance enriches the game greatly - who would argue that Yellow has a better story than Platinum?
There is nothing wrong with having a lot of legendary pokemon through the generations. All of the legendary Pokemon are cool and add a lot to the games. Giving them story significance enriches the game greatly - who would argue that Yellow has a better story than Platinum?
I don't think it's the amount of Legendaries that people don't like, I think it's how they don't have expanded back stories. I loved the parts of the 4th Gen games where Cynthia talked about the history of Sinnoh and Dialga/Palkia/Giratina etc... I'd like that level of depth will all of the other legendaries. I'd like to know how they all "truly" fit together, rather than the educated guesses that people have formed over the years. I think it is some sort of Pantheon similar to the Greek/Viking Gods, in that Arceus would be the equivalent of Zeus or Odin, and then everything else comes down from them. I've got no issues with there being lots, plenty of ancient religions (and a few modern ones) have many many gods.
I'd love if the games themselves had more than just singles and the occasional doubles battles. BW(and 2) had a few, but then XY had almost none.
I guess I'm the only one who thought Doubles was annoying to play, huh? Then, Gen 5 even dared to introduce Triples which is even more annoying (mostly due to spread damage causing moves like Surf which you often carry to be a liability). Rotation and Inverse were pretty fun, however.
Doubles, triples, the rules all confuse me...and why are ubers allowed like Deoxys that's just not fair...
Agreed but tbh, you can't cast aside the fact that Yellow was a fun game due to the idea that it was based off of the anime. It's the bonding with pikachu!
As much as I like Pokemon Shuffle, sometimes I get tired of the constant events. Having new ones every week makes me anxious to complete them all, causing me to not complete main stage events. Then new main stages are added, and because I'm busy trying to catch limited-time Pokemon I miss out getting ones from the main stages that could help because I'm using my hearts on the special events.
Maison triples are slower than grandma trying to cross the street, thanks to that heavy lag. I couldn't stand playing them on my Gen I 3DS.
What's good in singles is not always good in doubles and vice-versa. For instance, Amoonguss, while not a bad Pokémon just has a few too many flaws and competition from better Pokémon that keeps it from being OU (it is currently in RU). In doubles, it is a very good Pokémon due to it possessing the move Rage Powder, which can redirect attacks to it, keeping its partner safe.
Also, with twice as many threats to deal with in a turn, some Pokémon, who would just wall otherwise, are much more vulnerable.
Plus, those mechanical changes do influence things. For instance, Mega Kangaskhan goes from broken in OU to merely powerful in Doubles since spread moves like Rock Slide and Earthquake don't get to benefit from Parental Bond.
So Deoxys just isn't as powerful in doubles as it is in singles, therefore it is allowed in Doubles OU. Also, all four Deoxys forms are borderline cases as they has switched between OU and Ubers many times since Generation III.
Probably its design. It has very little appeal to me for that reason, I'm sure others feel the same. I wish it had a different color scheme/didn't look like a poke ball. While I'm commenting on this I'll say would have made more sense for the fungus to be poison/ground instead of poison/grass because 1) fungi aren't plants, 2) the real "body" of the fungi are underground and the spores we see are used for reproduction purposes.
I'm not actually sure if anyone dislikes this; I just never see it come up - so I guess this is a technically-unpopular-because-nobody-bloody-cares opinion, but playing through Platinum again I kind of enjoy berry farming.
I don't know; it just gives this fun bit of tiny progress whenever I switch on the game just for a few minutes of going round the region watering, plucking and planting. Gives me something to do that due to poffins and the accessory trade thing will eventually be productive. Not much to say I just like it.
I don't know; it just gives this fun bit of tiny progress whenever I switch on the game just for a few minutes of going round the region watering, plucking and planting. Gives me something to do that due to poffins and the accessory trade thing will eventually be productive. Not much to say I just like it.
While I don't mind Berry farming (the large amount of EV berries along side Leppa Berries I have is amazing), I am not a big fan of how I had to do it in games before X and Y's Berry Fields, which is just more convenient or the improved version of the Berry Master's garden in ORAS.
I do remember farming Leppa Berries in Platinum since I would grind money in that game by sweeping the Elite Four with my Arceus spamming Judgment or my Mewtwo spamming Psychic. I used to just farm in the patches outside my chateau.
I hate berry farming.
I've probably brought all the berries in AS to extinction because I never replant.
I've probably brought all the berries in AS to extinction because I never replant.
I only truely liked berry picking in pokemon Emerald.
I find it fun though.
You get berries with paying even less money. I like the idea.
It always makes me happy to see someone say this.
Speaking of, I really like the unqiue berry tree sprites back in RSE, it's just not the same when you look at say, the XY berry trees for example. Makes each berry feel special and places like the Berry Master's garden more breathtaking.
Quoted for Truth ... And the sad thing is I think ORAS will be the last (and the only one) game to feature it :(
Convenient yes, but I wouldn't say it eliminates Fly completely. Fly is still a whole lot faster than traveling via the Eon Flute, which still makes it preferable in most situations if you can make room in your party for it, and aren't going to any legendary-specific areas.