Recent content by Codraroll

I missed this thread earlier, but would still like to add my take on it. I think Poison's problems are rooted in three major issues, all related to one overarching issue: that Poison was originally tuned to be an "enemy type". First, Poison's tactic of using moves that inflict a HP-sapping...

I hope so, Lumineon is like the poster child for Pokémon that need a giant buff to be notable in any way whatsoever. Okay, that's actually Ledian, but still, Lumineon gets second billing on that poster.

It is very unlikely they will touch the core game battle formula. There's no faster way to lose a big fanbase than letting them spend years building up knowledge of an intricate system that mostly carries over from game to game, and then changing everything about it. The turn-based battling...

Well, that certainly was a game announcement! I'm generally excited, but as usual, the announcement revealed little of what specifically to be excited about. As Pokémon is a money-printing franchise, it was inevitable that Gen 10 would follow Gen 9, and yesterday's announcement did little other...

I think it's done that way to prevent any one starter from being clearly better than the other two, or clearly worse. It's dang hard to fit in other types than the aforementioned five while still keeping the three starters in balance. That being said, however, they could achieve some balance...

The secondary typings of the starters have been limited to Dark, Ghost, Psychic, Fighting, and Fairy since after Gen IV. I suspect part of the reason why is because these are considered the "cool" types alongside Steel and Dragon, but also, and possibly more importantly to Game Freak, they are...

That's definitely something they should look into. I mean, Feebas has changed its evolution method several times, and Galarian Yamask needs a new evolution method for every game it will ever be in, so it's not completely unheard of to change evolution methods. Some evolution levels are simply...

Ooh, my favourite Pokémon topic to harp on? Yes, please! I remain somewhat convinced that some higher-ups at Game Freak simply hate winter. Ice has been slapped down with every type of downside in the arsenal and then some. Ice-types remain unreasonably rare and hard to find, despite...

So, the game is approximately a week out from release, and I've yet to feel any particular hype for it. I just can't see that my initial worries from the first non-teaser trailer have been assuaged. My reaction back then was that the city looked awfully small - about the right size for a "hub...

I see that point, but I think it's still an issue in Dragapult's design. I think it's mainly due to its posing. That awkward sitting position puts the arms and legs front and center for the design, which draws attention to how limp and weak they are. It's an unnatural type of pose for a Pokémon...

I've got to wonder ... seeing as Abilities are not a thing in this game, and some Mega Evolutions absolutely rely on Abilities to escape utter mediocrity due to base stats that are lower than many regular Pokémon, if there will be some other way for Megas to distinguish themselves in battle...

The unova monkeys. It was *painful* how hard they tried to force these utter sh!tmons upon you as Unova's unofficial mascot Pokémon. Regardless of the situation, location, or timing, you would encounter them regularly throughout the game. And *never* as individual Pokémon added to teams because...

Pokémon's marketing certainly has stepped up a notch compared to back when we had to wait for some employee a Japanese printing workshop to anonymously upload blurry photos of next month's edition of an obscure gaming magazine where Pokémon news were announced with no warning whatsoever. And...

Over here, everyone pronounced it "Zay-SHIN", which annoyed me to no end. Two syllables! "Cyan is the name of a colour in English, folks! It's not that hard!" Heck, even if you just say "Zacian" straightforward in Norwegian, you wouldn't be that far off the official pronunciation. It's just...

:looks at your profile picture: You ... kinda do?