Recent content by Hugin

So, I was curious. Blue, of course, started the tradition of having a FWG core, with two of Arcanine/Gyarados/Exeggutor plus the starter, presumably to keep you from sweeping him with one catch. (how well that worked is another discussion). But not all rivals do that. So I went through the...

I did a Sapphire Nuzlocke once where I used Gameshark codes to be able to catch trainer pokes and RP'd as the first Rocket member to take on Hoenn. It was a blast. This series really has a lot of variety of playstyles if you want it to.

On the subject of UFO's, I'm a big fan of :blipbug: :dottler: :orbeetle: It's an early-game bug, except that it's used basically for the inverse of what those are used for. It's basically useless at routes until 30, but with always-on XP share that's not a big deal. It's a dual-screener at lvl...

I think the triangle body, as well as the snot nose on Cubchoo and the beard, are all intended to reference icicles. But all 3 of those are elements of the design I hate, so clearly someone screwed up.

I like Castform 's design. I like form-changing mechanics, sue me. But actual usability, no, it's just bad. Straight-70 doesn't work even with a broken gimmick, and Castform's gimmick is underpowered. Thing is, anything you do with it to make it good on a rain or sun team fundamentally doesn't...

But you can have simulated violence at PEGI 12. You can be a landlord at PEGI 3. Why is gambling where the line is drawn? Actually, that's wrong. Gambling isn't where the line is drawn, because stuff like Pokemon battles with a prize at the end are still fine. It's only gambling that resembles...

Here's what needs to be true for this to be the correct decision: 1: gambling is bad 2: ultra-fictionalized depictions of gambling are bad 3: ultra-fictionalized depictions of gambling are so bad that they are significantly worse than things like arson, murder, or being a landlord, to the point...

Maria Sharapova is considered to have a rivalry going with Serena Williams. Her record is 2-19, and the last time Sharapova won against Ms. Williams was 2005. Given that, Calem considering himself Serena's rival doesn't seem too egregious, since he only loses 5 times in a row. The protag is...

XY's visual designs for the E4 were excellent, agreed. I'd argue the Sun/Moon ones were fine as well. Not the best ever, but they got the point across and were clearly different from every other E4, which is good enough for me. Then there's SwSh. Like, I really like the gyms there. The gym...

Can confirm, XY are great for letting you use stuff you can't in other games. Dunsparce, Farfetch'd, Kecleon, even Volbeat and Illumise come early enough that you could theoretically use them from lvl 10-25 or so. You know what else you get early there? :plusle: :Minun: Look, I get why they...

In competitive, 1/4 recoil is basically losing 25% of your HP every time you faint a fellow sweeper, more when you faint a wall. Dealing 50% to something on the switch is basically an extra SR switch-in. That's pretty significant. In-game, recoil moves are a steady tax on your healing items and...

Those aren't the only physical electric types, though. There's Arctozolt, Dracozolt, Zekrom, and Zeraora, all of which are extremely viable in upper tiers, and all of which have a signature physical move. There's also Thundurus-I, Tapu Koko, and Regieleki, all of which are good pokemon with...

Yeah, Raihan in general is just a pile of gimmicks. Dragon-type trainer with a Dragon/Steel ace? That would be a perfectly serviceable 8th gym. Doubles battle? Again, perfectly fine for an 8th gym. Actually uses weather? Great, that's the sort of thing that the games /should/ be doing to...

My issue there is the Slakoth-Vigoroth-Slaking line as a whole. I like the idea of a mon that radically changes in appearance and method of battling as it evolves, so I'm fine with either Slakoth-Vigoroth-Bigoroth or Vigorlittle-Vigoroth-Slaking. But going from Tiny/Brown/Lazy to...

What is the deal with fire starters? Almost no grass or waters have been mentioned, but everyone seems to have a fire-type final evo that ruined the mon you started your journey with. :fennekin: :delphox: For me it was XY. Fenneken was revealed and I was in love. An adorable fennec fox...