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Lack-Two cos he lackingNot me because those names are garbage.
And like. Black-Two works as a code name, which makes sense because he's an agent or whatever. But making it Lack-Two is just weird.
Lack-Two cos he lackingNot me because those names are garbage.
And like. Black-Two works as a code name, which makes sense because he's an agent or whatever. But making it Lack-Two is just weird.
Pokemon Chronicles wasn't even a thing in Japan. 4kids just compiled a bunch of standalone OVA episodes together (one from the GSC era of the anime and the rest from the RSE era) and gave them all a collective name.The Pokemon Chronicles show had the potential to be better than the mainline Pokemon show but never got to realize it. It was a great idea, I just think they decentralized it just a little too much. I'm imagining a show that, instead of random one-off stories of old friends, seasonally follows a couple fan favorites inside the regions' infrastructures (research and lecturing academics/ gym leaders, nurses, officers) to build toward a collective season-long narrative. The traveling trainer is great to discover new worlds, but let's take a beat and actually live in those worlds for a bit.
Albino doesn't necessarily mean white. Most reptiles turn yellow, and albinism doesn't affect red or blue pigments at all.I dont really see the appeal of melanistic and albino pokemon. I see this proposal every once in a while as a rare option for shinies (taking the old 1/8k rate) but having this rare special mon just look the same as every other mon seems... boring? black and white colors lose a lot of their appeal when theyre everywhere for every mon
I mean that was partially due to A) not being different except said effect and B) being bugged to be more common than the standard type.Remember when they added square shinys in gen 8 which were exactly same but fancier, and then nobody cared and they just removed them for gen 9?
I'm aware that albinism shows differently depending on the species (ive had albino herps), but most people want albino pokemon because they want pure white red eye shinies for every mon LOLAlbino doesn't necessarily mean white. Most reptiles turn yellow, and albinism doesn't affect red or blue pigments at all.
This is just my guess, but I imagine the desire largely comes from people who feel like Shinies have become too common or easily obtained in recent generations, and now want something more elusive to hunt or brag about. Following on from that, albino / monochrome Pokémon is just a fairly straightforward, universally applicable, and visually distinct concept for what a “rarer” version of Shinies could look like.I dont really see the appeal of melanistic and albino pokemon.
I dont really see the appeal of melanistic and albino pokemon. I see this proposal every once in a while as a rare option for shinies (taking the old 1/8k rate) but having this rare special mon just look the same as every other mon seems... boring? black and white colors lose a lot of their appeal when theyre everywhere for every mon
I'm aware that albinism shows differently depending on the species (ive had albino herps), but most people want albino pokemon because they want pure white red eye shinies for every mon LOL
Yeah but it becomes an issue if the “new rarer recolor” is only available in white or black, which can become uninspiring at best. Monochrome can work, though only if it is different color of both the standard and Shiny coloring.This is just my guess, but I imagine the desire largely comes from people who feel like Shinies have become too common or easily obtained in recent generations, and now want something more elusive to hunt or brag about. Following on from that, albino / monochrome Pokémon is just a fairly straightforward, universally applicable, and visually distinct concept for what a “rarer” version of Shinies could look like.
The big issue is that you make a rarer version of something thats meant to be rare, the less rare thing will lose its value even faster than before because of the grind. Lets say you're doing a hunt where a shiny is a 1/500 and an albino is a 1/2000. You'll probably find quite a few shinies before finding a single albino, and this will make shinies even less appealing than they are now.This is just my guess, but I imagine the desire largely comes from people who feel like Shinies have become too common or easily obtained in recent generations, and now want something more elusive to hunt or brag about. Following on from that, albino / monochrome Pokémon is just a fairly straightforward, universally applicable, and visually distinct concept for what a “rarer” version of Shinies could look like.
Heh, this reminds me of a friend of mine who has done a Shiny Authentic Sinistea hunt in gen 8.The big issue is that you make a rarer version of something thats meant to be rare, the less rare thing will lose its value even faster than before because of the grind. Lets say you're doing a hunt where a shiny is a 1/500 and an albino is a 1/2000. You'll probably find quite a few shinies before finding a single albino, and this will make shinies even less appealing than they are now.
There's someone else doing a male mini destiny bond oricorio hunt. they've fount 144 shiny oricorio by now, all of which have no value and will just be given away. Hunts like these are fringe and are an individual-level thing, but any "extra-rare" shiny mechanic will pretty much make thema default for many.Heh, this reminds me of a friend of mine who has done a Shiny Authentic Sinistea hunt in gen 8.
It took him over 20k encounters. 31 shinys. The 32th was authentic. He has a entire box of basically worthless shiny sinisteas that hold 0 value.
Nah, some Pokémon look a lot worse in monochrome. Ever saw Shiny Alcremie? That thing isn't cream, that's soot.[A]lbino / monochrome Pokémon is just a fairly straightforward, universally applicable, and visually distinct concept for what a “rarer” version of Shinies could look like.
Hugely agree with all of thisModern Pokémon did not begin with X and Y.
It began with Sword and Shield.
The 3DS games are OLD.
With Sword and Shield being the first major games with dexit, being on a brand new console, entering into a new transfer system, and removing many features previous entries, including the 3DS ones had all in one game, I don't see Gen 6 and 8 being in the same era. They look unrecognizable to one another. For example, Gen 6 brought a lot of megas that shines in the game and Gen 7 only added upon that. Gen 7 does not look very different from Gen 6, but rather like an expansion pack to it.
Gen 8 tried to push way as much as Gen 6 and 7 as possible. They got rid of megas, got rid of Z-Moves, got brought into a new transfer system the 3DS games could never reach, got rid of the Vs. Recorder, got rid of battle streak-based facilities, does not carry many references to previous gens (unlike Gen 7, in which final games in an era usually do carry a bunch of past Gen references), and is on a newer console altogether.
If that's still not enough to convince people, I don't think generations should be considered modern if the online for their console is shutting down in a couple months after over a decade of running.
I'd say Gens VI-VII are the "modern" era and VIII-present is the "postmodern" eraModern Pokémon did not begin with X and Y.
It began with Sword and Shield.
The 3DS games are OLD.
With Sword and Shield being the first major games with dexit, being on a brand new console, entering into a new transfer system, and removing many features previous entries, including the 3DS ones had all in one game, I don't see Gen 6 and 8 being in the same era. They look unrecognizable to one another. For example, Gen 6 brought a lot of megas that shines in the game and Gen 7 only added upon that. Gen 7 does not look very different from Gen 6, but rather like an expansion pack to it.
Gen 8 tried to push way as much as Gen 6 and 7 as possible. They got rid of megas, got rid of Z-Moves, got brought into a new transfer system the 3DS games could never reach, got rid of the Vs. Recorder, got rid of battle streak-based facilities, does not carry many references to previous gens (unlike Gen 7, in which final games in an era usually do carry a bunch of past Gen references), and is on a newer console altogether.
If that's still not enough to convince people, I don't think generations should be considered modern if the online for their console is shutting down in a couple months after over a decade of running.
i agree and also add that it's the clearest and most drastic era shift of the franchise, over even gen 2 to gen 3 - the release model changed from standalone games to a main game + DLC, it went to a home console which feels more meaningful than changing from a portable to another, and most importantly dexit and not coding every pokémon on every game changed the concept of what a generation even is. the "gen 8" games are not cohesive as a "generation" (or, indeed, even coded as a generation) the way games were before.I don't see Gen 6 and 8 being in the same era. They look unrecognizable to one another.
They're an official thing, sort-of.Generations are dumb.
Like, what makes a Generation? Starter Pokémon?
Okay, maybe Starter Pokémon that form the classic Grass/Fire/Water trio. For now...
But Generations aren't official, right? They don't exist in any official material.
And now that we have Pokémon added in the middle of a "Generation" and spin-off games that are part of multiple Generations, e.g., Pokémon Masters EX, I'm starting to question the idea of Generations as we Pokémon fans know...