So if we aren't able to transfer them to a competitive game (SWSH or BDSP), will Showdown have them available in some setting like NatDex or something?
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SPOILERS! Pokemon Legends: Arceus *Leak Thread*
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I can't speak for the coders, but they should at least be integrated as a part of the site. Considering Eternamax and the Pokewood things made it in.
Since this is a singular game, what determines whether you receive Palkia or Dialga? Or can you get both?
Just want to make sure I make the right choices in game to get the one I want.
Just want to make sure I make the right choices in game to get the one I want.
Samething happens in Pokemon Rumble World, where some abilities were also hard-coded into Pokemon. Also Adachi should had have a less sus laughing sprite if he wants to feign innocence later.
Somewhere around May or June and not on Pokemon day? Tail end of February seems more likely as an announcement date to me with the reveals starting in May/June. Also I cant help but wonder if January releases will be the norm going forward since it is likely Legends was pushed back a bit due to 'Rona.
Poor gigas...
Hey at least it got its time to shine in last year VGC. That's more than it can say for like... all of its existance of complete unviability.
A very short teaser and nothing else is plausible. They did that for SwSh so...
I don't think the January release is really the norm. Legend Arceus isnt a mainseries title, doesnt introduce a new generation so doesn't have to follow the schedule. I'd expect gen 9 release to mimick SwSh and BDSP (and the previous title) with a late autumn release really.
Stone Axe and Stone Edge have a high crit chance, it's boosted by Sheer Force
I really hope Stone Axe is different in the main games. I really don't want the one standard attack that also sets a hazard be restricted to a mon that will always be running Sheer Force.
I'm aware, yes, and I misspoke. I only meant that, regardless of intention from GF, these changes could result in less legends being in the tiers seeing as now they can take more hits and a lot of legendary specific moves like steam eruption, double iron bash, surging strikes, and fleur cannon (possibly relevant for the new genie), and so on have the same base power.
I also did mention the possibility of these being PLA specific changes, but I don' believe they will be considering some of these moves with base stat changes aren't usable in game (Flip turn, poltergeist, dragon tail, triple axel, glacial lance, etc). It wouldn't make sense to make these changes if they weren't here to stay considering they aren't usable in game.
high crit chance has never been a secondary effect boosted by sheer force before why would it be now lol
I feel like "people here" and "Game Freak" have very different ideas of what constitutes a main series title
Announcing gen ix a month after the release of legends feels like something that would kills sale for arceus. I'd expect halfway through the year for sure.
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Khu say the opposite actually? Didn't he debunk the idea of 2022 Gen 9?
This seems to be the second encounter.
According to what I can gather from the text dumps....
The first time, after Kamado kicked you, you took missions to make Red Chain, and then use it to catch one of the Dragons, depending on the clan you chose to side with earlier. After catching that Dragon and breaking the chain, the other Dragon came and forced you and your team to retreat. This is first encounter.
The video seems to be second encounter since the Dragon protected you from the Lord one, likely implying it's one you have caught.
The video seems to be second encounter since the Dragon protected you from the Lord one, likely implying it's one you have caught.
It's not out of the question for such a thing to happen really. While it's only really been the case for remakes and upper versions, HGSS was announced in May 2009, ORAS was announced in May 2014, and USUM was announced in June 2017. Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee were also announced in May 2018. Granted, new generation debuts have usually been pretty early, with XY being announced in January of its year, and SM and SwSh were on Pokemon Day of their respective debuts, but the prospect of the announcement being in May or June is not out of the question. They've done late Q2 announcements before, and they could very well do it again.
Not to mention PLA would only be a month old by the tail end of February. It needs a good deal more time in the spotlight for sales and attention, announcing Gen 9 too soon would kill off the attention towards it way too quickly.
Eh, it's a mainline game technically since GF as a rule doesn't do non-mainline titles. It's more like LGPE where it's mainline but practically doing its own thing in several ways, so it's a non-traditional mainline title in that sense. Like Let's Go, Legends could be the start of its own subseries within the core series. It's basically another Gen 8 mainline game in and of itself, even if it's not the primary competitive format and SwSh will continue to perform that function. Right down to the text font and artstyle being similar.
Gamefreak is going to do everything it can to drop mainline games in the fall for holiday sales.
You're right. I'd be shocked if it didn't get Rock Slide, though, which does work with Sheer Force.
Far worse than Scizor and the Rock typing is doing it no favors but I imagine it'll function as a nasty wallbreaker in the lower tiers with any of Band, LO, or SD sets.
Relevant calcs (updating):
252+ Atk Choice Band Sheer Force Scizor Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Skarmory: 154-183 (46.1 - 54.7%) -- 60.5% chance to 2HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Sheer Force Scizor Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 4 Def Celesteela: 262-310 (65.8 - 77.8%) -- guaranteed 2HKO after Leftovers recovery
252+ Atk Choice Band Sheer Force Scizor Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Slowbro-Galar: 202-238 (51.2 - 60.4%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Scizor U-turn vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tangrowth: 240-284 (59.4 - 70.2%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Sheer Force Scizor Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tangrowth: 168-198 (41.5 - 49%) -- guaranteed 3HKO
252+ Atk Choice Band Sheer Force Scizor Rock Slide vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Eviolite Chansey: 358-423 (50.8 - 60%) -- guaranteed 2HKO
In current UU it can just click Rock Slide and either OHKO or 2HKO every non-resist with Rock Slide. The relevant Sheer Force eligible moves we can reasonably hope for based on lore, appearance, typing, and Scyther/Scizor movepools:
Lunge, which is a Bug STAB that neither Scyther nor Scizor gets but would very much make sense (252+ Atk Choice Band Sheer Force Scizor Lunge vs. 252 HP / 252+ Def Tangrowth: 356-420 (88.1 - 103.9%) -- 25% chance to OHKO)confirmed not in the gameSkitter Smack, which is a slightly weaker Bug STABconfirmed not in the game- Bulldoze, which is a 60 BP Ground move that could be decent coverage
- Cross Poison (A slashing attack with a poisonous blade that may also poison the target. Critical hits land more easily.)
Kleavor @ Choice Band
Sheer Force
Adamant Nature
252 Atk/252 Spe/4 SpD or can also run a bulky spread w/ max HP
- Rock Slide
- X-Scissor
- Cross Poison if it gets it/Bulldoze if it gets it/Knock Off
- U-Turn
Kleavor @ Life Orb
Sheer Force
Adamant Nature
252 HP/252 Atk/4 Spe
- Rock Slide
- X-Scissor
- Cross Poison/Bulldoze/Knock Off
- Swords Dance
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So I realize I just made this post
The new owl is:
- One of five Grass/Fighting Pokémon.
- Slower and less powerful than Breloom.
- Slower and less bulky than Chesnaught. Yes, you read that right.
- Released in direct competition with the faster Hisuian Lilligant, whose lower BST is offset by Hustle.
I'm reminded of a vision shared by our own MrHands a decent while ago.
Imagine being an owl from another land, the first of a new race adapted to this unconquered shore.
You are a hallowed animal that can nock an arrow in 0.1 seconds and a friend of humankind against the harsh wilds.
What do the humans say?
"Worse than Chesnaught."
Young Rowlet everywhere have nothing to aim for on the battlefield.
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I'm adding it right away to mine, thanks a lot !
Gamefreaks will call anything that isnt a mobile game or XD/Coliseum "main series" because they want them to sell, and "main series" will always sell more than "spinoff"
Realistically speaking, when people speak of "main series", they refer to the mainline games + their remakes (Let's Go excluded), which stick to the core formula and core gameplay with no alterations.