Sorry to bring thisback up but corro corro just announced how Ash Hat Pikachus will be distributed. All 7 will be given iout for preordering movie tickets. In Japan. Only. With the Z stone. This may change but it looks like we don'tget Shiny Tapus and Ash Hat Pikachus. Will we get shiny UBs and cover legends uout of Japan? Will we even get Marshadow or the other Magearna? If not I may stop playing (I don't want to but we aren'tgetting anything. If we ddon'teven get Marshadow I'll be sticking to Showdown). Anyways, that's all. Just wanted you guys to know the situation (and hopefully help me bug them until we get better stuff)
Sorry to bring thisback up but corro corro just announced how Ash Hat Pikachus will be distributed. All 7 will be given iout for preordering movie tickets. In Japan. Only. With the Z stone. This may change but it looks like we don'tget Shiny Tapus and Ash Hat Pikachus. Will we get shiny UBs and cover legends uout of Japan? Will we even get Marshadow or the other Magearna? If not I may stop playing (I don't want to but we aren'tgetting anything. If we ddon'teven get Marshadow I'll be sticking to Showdown). Anyways, that's all. Just wanted you guys to know the situation (and hopefully help me bug them until we get better stuff)
True. Thats why I said "It may change". I'm merely saying that at the moment, with how its distributed, we may not get it since (at least in huge chunks of the US) the movies don't go to theaters. Anyways, peace... It was only JUST announced. Actually, not even. These are early leaks, in the Pokemon Company eyes this info isn't even released yet (they also like to pretend we don't know about the Ash Hat Pikachu). But eitherway, they haven't even announce the movie over hear yet, I say before we start waving any red flags to at least wait till the 20th movie is being released over here.
Which it will. And we will get the Ash Hat Pikachu event because that's a major event. Shiny Tapu isn't major, it's a bonus gift. Ash Hat Pikachu is considered a special Pokemon which has its own Z-Crystal. We're getting it. Will take some time, but we will get our turn.
Look, I know you're angry about Japan getting exclusive events, but you also got to remember Japan also gets events first before they're released elsewhere. Now you can probably assume what event we may or may not get, but don't jump the gun and immidietely think we're never going to get an announced event if English site doesn't also announce it right after. Because for all we know, we are getting the Shiny Tapu event, we don't know what they have planned.
Key word was "It may change". The reason I say we might not is because of 2 things. There hasn't been a movie in theaters in my area since (iirc) the Zoroark movie, and it seems to be the same for large chunks of the US. The second reason is they do tend tokeep good events from us. They may do so here or not give it to us for a year or 2 cuz you know, Pokemon.You are jumping into conclusions. It's a Movie Pokemon event.
They have always been given out in Japan first, because the movie comes out in Japan first.
That's not the Pokemon Company's fault. Cinemas choose which movies to show, and if they don't see Pokemon as something that will profit them, they simply won't show it, that's just business. You also seem to be trying to combine two matters into one, in that you say that "it looks like we don't get ... Ash Hat Pikachus" because there hasn't been a Pokemon movie in your area (and huge chunks of the US) since the Zoroark one. That's only limited to the cinema in your area, not the entirety of the US. Chances are, they'll show the movie in more populated/bigger cities, so really you can't say you might not get the Ash Pikachu. It's entirely up to you to go watch the movie. The closest cinema to me is an hour and a half away by train, I can't say that they're not giving me the Ash Pikachu because there isn't a cinema in my area, if you want it, you gotta go get it.Key word was "It may change". The reason I say we might not is because of 2 things. There hasn't been a movie in theaters in my area since (iirc) the Zoroark movie, and it seems to be the same for large chunks of the US. The second reason is they do tend tokeep good events from us. They may do so here or not give it to us for a year or 2 cuz you know, Pokemon.
So have you just ignored that since the zoroark movie we have gotten every movie-tie-in despite most movies not being in theaters since the Deoxsys movieTrue. Thats why I said "It may change". I'm merely saying that at the moment, with how its distributed, we may not get it since (at least in huge chunks of the US) the movies don't go to theaters. Anyways, peace
Key word was "It may change". The reason I say we might not is because of 2 things. There hasn't been a movie in theaters in my area since (iirc) the Zoroark movie, and it seems to be the same for large chunks of the US. The second reason is they do tend tokeep good events from us. They may do so here or not give it to us for a year or 2 cuz you know, Pokemon.
I can see it being more like how the 20th anniversary mythical giveaway was handled, since there's so many of them. One week/month they give away one through wifi, then the next will be at gamestop, and so on. Then give away the gamestop ones a few months later over wi-fi through trainer club newsletters.I can see it working similar to Japan in America - you have to go to Gamestop to get the code and each week it's active will give you a different Ash-Pikachu. Which this is going to be annoying because so many of us want Indigo League Hat and that will be the first and Gamestop will be annoying with giving the code cards out.
Someone who noticed that I mentioned it could change. The way we get it (if any) is via some other means. Some people just notice select words. All I was saying is we either get it by alternate means (since we don't get movie events) or not at all (unlikely but Pokemon International is really losing touch with the fans)The US rarely does theater event tie-ins anyway; we'll probably be seeing the Pikachu other movie-based event: via Game Stop serial code, shared code via Wifi, or shared QR code.
If you notice I did mention that it can change. The issue is the movies don't tend to be in theaters in FL and (source is chatting with online friends) doesn't seem to be that way elsewhere in the US (I do have my sources prior to ranting. And if you read closely I do mention that its like that ATM. It may or may not change).So have you just ignored that since the zoroark movie we have gotten every movie-tie-in despite most movies not being in theaters since the Deoxsys movie
e: An addendum most every movie-tie in. We get the important ones like the titular pokemon, but the side stuff like pikachu short darkrai and all the hoopa "please god see our movie please" give aways didn't make it over.
Ash-Pikachu is important, has its own z-crystal, is THE movie tie in gift and has a ton of associated merchandise. We will get it.
You said that it looks like the US won't be getting it, but it may change. The message I got from that is that you drew your conclusion that the US is not getting shiny Tapus (side note: is Japan getting other shiny Tapus as well?) or Ash Hat Pikachu based on the distribution being available in Japan only by visiting certain stores and purchasing a presale ticket for the upcoming movie respectively (and we know this via leaks, not an official announcement). You then follow up by saying that you said it may not change because of the way it's being distributed, and now you're acknowledging that movie event Pokemon in Japan are usually distributed differently in North America, and the two kinda contradict. I guess what I'm trying to get at is, if you already know that movie event Pokemon are distributed differently in the US, then chances are, more likely than not, you'll also get the Ash Hat Pikachu a different way, rather than not at all, i.e. you already know it's going to change.Someone who noticed that I mentioned it could change.
True. Thats why I said "It may change". I'm merely saying that at the moment, with how its distributed, we may not get it since (at least in huge chunks of the US) the movies don't go to theaters. Anyways, peace
Key word was "It may change". The reason I say we might not is because of 2 things. There hasn't been a movie in theaters in my area since (iirc) the Zoroark movie, and it seems to be the same for large chunks of the US. The second reason is they do tend tokeep good events from us. They may do so here or not give it to us for a year or 2 cuz you know, Pokemon.
So have you just ignored that since the zoroark movie we have gotten every movie-tie-in despite most movies not being in theaters since the Deoxsys movie
e: An addendum most every movie-tie in. We get the important ones like the titular pokemon, but the side stuff like pikachu short darkrai and all the hoopa "please god see our movie please" give aways didn't make it over.
Ash-Pikachu is important, has its own z-crystal, is THE movie tie in gift and has a ton of associated merchandise. We will get it.
Huh, odd, Sheer Force's definition of secondary effect seems very limited. Like I'm surprised Brick Break, Cross Chop, Aerial Ace isn't boosted despite having a secondary effect they can lose.
Don't quote me on this, but I was always under the impression that only secondary effects with % chances counted.
Don't quote me on this, but I was always under the impression that only secondary effects with % chances counted.
But that would imply that they put thought into the competitive side of things... which they rarely do when designing a Pokemon. ("Hey, Kartana's a super-sharp sword! Let's give it almost every cutting move ever, including Air Cutter and Air Slash! And be sure to make its Attack really high! Air Slash and Air Cutter are Special? Meh. Toss 'em in anyway.")Yeah, that seems to be the case. In that case they should look at the Pokemon who get Sheer Force and will in the future and make & give them moves (especially STAB) they can use with Sheer Force. That or extend it to moves with other kind of effects if that's possible.
Then they did it correctly. The core of the basis for a movepool should always be what actually makes sense conceptually.But that would imply that they put thought into the competitive side of things... which they rarely do when designing a Pokemon. ("Hey, Kartana's a super-sharp sword! Let's give it almost every cutting move ever, including Air Cutter and Air Slash! And be sure to make its Attack really high! Air Slash and Air Cutter are Special? Meh. Toss 'em in anyway.")
But that would imply that they put thought into the competitive side of things... which they rarely do when designing a Pokemon. ("Hey, Kartana's a super-sharp sword! Let's give it almost every cutting move ever, including Air Cutter and Air Slash! And be sure to make its Attack really high! Air Slash and Air Cutter are Special? Meh. Toss 'em in anyway.")
I was so looking forward to how "twisted and vile and KILL KILL KILL" the non-Alolan Mega Evolutions would be depicted, but no, it's not native to Alola so who cares...With Sun/Moon, a lot of cool stuff was added. However, there's something that has started to bother me, especially since PokéBank was reopened: Pokémon without a dex number. I just can't stand to see that empty space between the name and the nickname. It makes the Pokémon feel...illegitimate to me. The fact that they're not allowed in some Battle Competitions doesn't help, either. They should've just left the National Pokedex In-game, in my opinion.