Corviknight is awesome.The rest was disappointing.
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Sword & Shield **Official news only** DLC Crown Tundra 22nd October
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First mega evolution came, then z crystals were introduced. Now Dynamax? It’s like gamefreak has no idea how to expand into something new. Always changing it up with each generation.
I would have much rather seen additional mega evolutions than some new gimmick.
Pokémon seemingly getting worse with each new generation.
I would have much rather seen additional mega evolutions than some new gimmick.
Pokémon seemingly getting worse with each new generation.
The website says "You can only Dynamax your Pokémon in specific locations of the Galar region, like in the stadiums of Pokémon Gyms", so there's at least hope that it's something to make Gym battles quirkier rather than adding yet another dynamic on top of Mega Evolution and Z-Moves?
It's not that they have no idea. They know, and they don't care.
Yeah so can we quickban dynamax lol
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i regged "dreadnaw" and didn't realize my mistake till later sigh
that god damn e
dynamax looks absolutely broken, i'm very interested in seeing the competitive implications that it has. half of vgc mons already run protect, so dynamax might just turn into a bunch of 50/50s honestly
very much looking forward to the open world and full camera control, that's a feature i always dig
that god damn e
dynamax looks absolutely broken, i'm very interested in seeing the competitive implications that it has. half of vgc mons already run protect, so dynamax might just turn into a bunch of 50/50s honestly
very much looking forward to the open world and full camera control, that's a feature i always dig
Eldegoss' new ability
A few things I haven't seen posted here (although I only skimmed over):
- Corviknight seems to have a higher HP stat than Skarmory, unless the Corviknight in the trailer has max HP IVs and EVs.
- Cotton Down (Grass Evo lines ability) seems to be a Gooey clone for all attacks.
- Grass line gets Regenerator
- Wooloo gets Fluffy
- Dynamax definitely looks like it's exclusive to in game gym battles and other events, it doesn't seem like something that will take place in competitive
- Milotic seems catchable in the wild which is weird (I guess there were a lot of weird full evos there but that one stuck out)
Except one of the screenshots with a Dynamaxed pokemon is literally taken from a PvP battle (note the 3 pokemon, level 50, and match timer) so...
You can pretty easily expect this one to be the gimmick of the series.
Good catch, just going off what it says on the website, which I think they've kept intentionally misleading.
interesting. if eldegoss (or it's final evo if it has one) has decent stats and movepool, could be pretty nice for speed control. though it's gamefreak, i've learned to keep my expectations in check any time something looks to be fun or usable at first.
So, the leak from 2 weeks ago turned out to be exceptionally accurate. Wow
It's on the site's archives if you want to look it up yourself, so there's no date spoofing
It's on the site's archives if you want to look it up yourself, so there's no date spoofing
sister
Banned deucer.
It also get regenerator, so I doubt its gonna see much use
People wanted more Mega Pokemon, so Game Freak gave us literal Mega Pokemon, aka Pokemon Tennis Ultra Smash.
well, let's think about this scientifically. when they get dynamaxed, they become the size of around primal groudon or so. therefore, when dynamaxed, all pokemon have their stats boosted to primal groudon levels. simple science.
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Something worth of note:
This post seems to confirm that Galar region will use Let's Go wild battles activation (obviously, still with normal battle mechanics), toghether with a triggerable random battle system.
Quite excited for this one, more than I could have asked.
This post seems to confirm that Galar region will use Let's Go wild battles activation (obviously, still with normal battle mechanics), toghether with a triggerable random battle system.
Quite excited for this one, more than I could have asked.
Did anyone notice on cotton downs description theyve never mentioned if a move needs ro be contact to activate it?
Cotton Down, the Ability of Gossifleur and Eldegoss, is one of these new Abilities. When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by an attack, it will send out cotton fluff that will lower the Speed stat of other Pokémon!
Could that mean its activated by any attack and lower the speed of both opponents in doubles? Could be a very interesting support mon if so
Cotton Down, the Ability of Gossifleur and Eldegoss, is one of these new Abilities. When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by an attack, it will send out cotton fluff that will lower the Speed stat of other Pokémon!
Could that mean its activated by any attack and lower the speed of both opponents in doubles? Could be a very interesting support mon if so
depending on its tanking capabilities it could be a sacrificial tangrowth-esque speed bomb
I'm also here for the dark knight variation of Skarmory, that could be fun if it has something unique going for it
Honestly, that seems like the best possible lesson they could have learned from Let's Go, Pokémon being visible in the overworld was the best part of that wild battle system.
One other thing I haven't seen remarked upon is that James Turner is art-directing for Sword and Shield - he's been responsible for some interesting Pokémon designs before (which I mostly like, but some of which have been, shall we say, controversial). The full list of Pokémon he's known to have designed is here; if you like the kind of slightly dorky aesthetic he brings to Pokémon designs, then you can probably get excited for Gen VIII designs! (If not then, uh, welp.)
SPL XI be like
oh I thought the Magearna was going to be Z, but it's Dynamax. ok the Landorus is Z but I thought it was Z-Fly and I just died to Continental Crush. and then I thought that was Zard-Y but it's actually Zard-X so I lose gg
some part of me hopes you can only dynamax in this region. all 3 would be ridiculous
oh I thought the Magearna was going to be Z, but it's Dynamax. ok the Landorus is Z but I thought it was Z-Fly and I just died to Continental Crush. and then I thought that was Zard-Y but it's actually Zard-X so I lose gg
some part of me hopes you can only dynamax in this region. all 3 would be ridiculous