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I wanted to donate Dachsbun to Blissey, but the teambuilder says that the combination of Wish, Protect, Yawn, and Tera Blast is illegal. Anyone know what the issue is?
Glameow's weird obscurity always bothered me as well. It was owned by a major character in the anime, but I had Diamond and no-one to trade with, so I couldn't get one.
There was an interview that Did You Know Gaming translated where the developers of Pokémon Colosseum said they were aiming for teenagers who grew up with the original games.
And the Kirby fandom took that personally.
Jokes aside, I've wanted to play XD for years, but it's so rare and expensive, plus GameCube games are region-locked so I'm worried I'll accidentally buy a copy I can't play.
The Kanto pandering makes sense in Sun and Moon because they're anniversary games, but I'm now convinced that Leon's ace being Charizard was an elaborate joke. (Also, what are the three most popular Pokémon in Galar in-universe?)
A while ago, I developed a headcanon about how Pokémon evolution works. Basically, most species have a metaphorical or literal gene called an Evolution Factor. Under certain conditions, it "activates" and causes evolution, releasing a ton of Infinity Energy in the process — the same "energy...