About the films, I absolutely love the beautiful scenery that gets crammed into the films. Even when the movie had a mediocre plot, the detail put into the landscape the movie takes place in (to the point they will go to parts of the world to research) usually makes up for it. It also makes me really sad when the same scenery gets torn asunder.I like how that, despite all the mulch we give about the movies, currently a Pokemon movie marathon stream on twitch is keeping a constant 50k viewership and over time over 3 million views (not to mention the Twitch Chat is hilarious to watch as they react to every single moment and have come up with some memes).
If Pokemon Company put some commercials in they would probably be making a nice sum of money doing this (probably more than these movies have made for a while (at least for the older movies)).
I love the Rise of Darkrai movie in particular. I wish more of the movies came out on DVD in the country i am in right now.About the films, I absolutely love the beautiful scenery that gets crammed into the films. Even when the movie had a mediocre plot, the detail put into the landscape the movie takes place in (to the point they will go to parts of the world to research) usually makes up for it. It also makes me really sad when the same scenery gets torn asunder.
*Groans* I guess I'll have to put this on my "to do" list one of these days, assuming that they aren't made available through other means (I already have SoulSilver: I just have to have a copy inserted to get MS Lugia, right (I do NOT want to start over the game file!)? Though getting a copy of HeartGold for Regen Ho-Oh is gonna be another expense...).Last time I checked (which was recently), you could still get Dream Radar. Just buy a cheap, used copy of B2W2 and Dream Radar (along with a copy of HeartGold to get Ho-Oh and SoulSilver to get Lugia), and you should be good.
Correct.*Groans* I guess I'll have to put this on my "to do" list one of these days, assuming that they aren't made available through other means (I already have SoulSilver: I just have to have a copy inserted to get MS Lugia, right (I do NOT want to start over the game file!)? Though getting a copy of HeartGold for Regen Ho-Oh is gonna be another expense...).
Well, at least I have one of three things I need (minimally), and I know I can download PokéRadar for free anytime I please.Correct.
Whoa wait, Cloyster has base 180 physical defense? Then Shell Smash really does affect its defense by a metric butt ton (or is that just Ice having super shitty weaknesses?)Can I say that I love Mega Slowbro's design? It's such a logical progression for both its aesthetic and stat distribution.
The Shell looks sufficiently goofy to match Slowbro's original slightly derpy design, so it's pretty adorable, especially that he reacts to stuff now too.
I also love the logic behind it. Slowbro was already a Physical tank, but the Mega makes it even more defensive. Now how does it do this? The Shellder/Cloyster that clamped onto its tail grows onto it as armor, right down to Slowbro having the same outright Physical Defense stat (180) as Cloyster after the Mega Evolution.
Part of it is typing, but more importantly, it's how stat changes are calculated. Stages are fractions, so the larger the stat, the harder a stat drop hurts (and the better a stat raise becomes).Whoa wait, Cloyster has base 180 physical defense? Then Shell Smash really does affect its defense by a metric butt ton (or is that just Ice having super shitty weaknesses?)
It's a really great example of how badly GF tends to handle Ice-Types. Here you have Cloyster; the only particularly good defensive ice-type. Why is it good? Because it has a move that sacrifices it's defence for offence.Whoa wait, Cloyster has base 180 physical defense? Then Shell Smash really does affect its defense by a metric butt ton (or is that just Ice having super shitty weaknesses?)
Regice was a pretty good specially defensive Ice-type in ADV. Also, Cloyster has run defensively-oriented sets in the past (Spikes in ADV OU) so it's not like Cloyster has never been good for its defensive traits; just that it's presently good for its offensive traits.It's a really great example of how badly GF tends to handle Ice-Types. Here you have Cloyster; the only particularly good defensive ice-type. Why is it good? Because it has a move that sacrifices it's defence for offence.
They'd better not. Because unless it is the most amazing Fire/Fighting we've ever seen (and why the hell haven't they made a Specially-oriented Fire/Fighting with Aura Sphere?! Rather than that stupid sumo pig!), then I'm not raising one until I have to fill my Pokédex with them!Anyway, to answer the thread, I really like how X and Y broke the "Fire/Fighting starter" streak. That shit was getting old. They could have stopped with Infernape, but they just had to make another. Here's to hoping we don't get another Fire/Fighting in Sun and Moon, though...
Technically, Infernape's offensive stats are equal so you can easily go the special route with Focus Miss if you want. Emboar also has a decent amount of Special Attack; I had Scald on it for quite a bit in my White 2 run.They'd better not. Because unless it is the most amazing Fire/Fighting we've ever seen (and why the hell haven't they made a Specially-oriented Fire/Fighting with Aura Sphere?! Rather than that stupid sumo pig!), then I'm not raising one until I have to fill my Pokédex with them!
Ice types like this are good and it takes skill to use them.Regice was a pretty good specially defensive Ice-type in ADV. Also, Cloyster has run defensively-oriented sets in the past (Spikes in ADV OU) so it's not like Cloyster has never been good for its defensive traits; just that it's presently good for its offensive traits.
Also, ever noticed how every time Game Freak tries to make a defensive Ice-type, it ends up sucking (Avalugg?) I feel like there's a reason for that...
Anyway, to answer the thread, I really like how X and Y broke the "Fire/Fighting starter" streak. That shit was getting old. They could have stopped with Infernape, but they just had to make another. Here's to hoping we don't get another Fire/Fighting in Sun and Moon, though...
I assume you mean like Cloyster, in which case, this is true. It helps that Water/Ice is a better typing than pure Ice. Avalugg, however...Okay, so Steel, Fighting, and Rock may be primarily physical, but you're still almost always taking a hit first, and even with that Defense stat, it's still gonna hurt.Ice types like this are good and it takes skill to use them.
I am pretty sure he was joking.I assume you mean like Cloyster, in which case, this is true. It helps that Water/Ice is a better typing than pure Ice. Avalugg, however...Okay, so Steel, Fighting, and Rock may be primarily physical, but you're still almost always taking a hit first, and even with that Defense stat, it's still gonna hurt.
On this same line of thinking, same-day international releases for most (if not all? I don't remember, sorry), of the world. Pokemon has spoiled me rotten in this regard. In this day and age I feel that releasing games like Fire Emblem Fates and even Smash Brothers 3DS months later in North America than in Japan, and likely more months later in Europe/Australia/etc is a crime, given that Pokemon shows that it's obviously possible and works for one of Nintendo's biggest franchises, not to mention that recent games are getting support for what, 7 languages? More? On one cart. So, kudos to Pokemon for doing that. Not only does it make non-Japanese players feel like they're not second-class gamers and preventing the inevitable spoilers for the rest of the world from an early Japanese release.Snip
Yeah, I fully agree with that.On this same line of thinking, same-day international releases for most (if not all? I don't remember, sorry), of the world.
I kept feeling that was punishment since a lot of Europe and Canada broke release date for X&Y.Yup. I fully agree with that.
Europe however got the ORAS games an entire week later than the US and Japan.
Needless to say that I was kinda frustrated since I had to avoid all spoilers on YouTube, Twitch etc.
Hopefully they won't do that again for Sun&Moon.
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