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  1. QuentinQuonce

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    All good then :) Well, we see old unevolved Pokemon in the anime sometimes (like there's a very aged Treecko I recall from one of the Hoenn episodes, and that surfing Pikachu the group meet in Kanto who's at least 40 years old), so it's definitely not age. I would say that it is tied to battle...
  2. QuentinQuonce

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    I mean, kind of? They're, well... babies, so are by nature sillier and more impulsive and impetuous than other species; Misty's Togepi for instance was quite badly behaved a lot of the time. But that's generally because they're literally very young - we see other newly-hatched Pokemon that...
  3. QuentinQuonce

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    Eh, different continuities aren't necessarily bound by the same rules. G-Max Pikachu being unable to evolve in the games and Ash's Pikachu being able to Gigantamax is more of a happy accident, if anything - there's a mechanical reason the NFE GMaxes can't evolve in the games so it's not like...
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    Pokémon Presents - Pokémon Day 2025 - Pokemon ZA Info & Pokemon Champions Announced

    Actually quite like this design against all my instincts, it's goofy but it fits Victreebel's whole vibe Are the majority of the new Megas going to be from Gen I, though? I'm hoping they're giving some of the Kalos roster Mega forms and saving them for release but c'mon, give me something...
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    You are a type specialist in a hostile region. How do you best represent your chosen element?

    Back into it! You are a Psychic-type specialist in SM Poni Island. How do you best represent your chosen type? Been a while since we've done Psychic, it's a weirdly common type for how magical and elusive it comes across as... A reminder to please read the guidelines in the OP before...
  6. QuentinQuonce

    You are a type specialist in a hostile region. How do you best represent your chosen element?

    Well, it was an honest mistake and not a million miles removed from the concept so I figured why not.
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    You are a type specialist in a hostile region. How do you best represent your chosen element?

    Voting closed - congratulations to igiveuponaname for winning this round! Will DM you shortly.
  8. QuentinQuonce

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    Idk about this. It worked for Iris's Axew, but only because he earnestly wanted to evolve right from the beginning. Pikachu's character, by contrast, has always been about wanting to be strong on his own terms and prove wrong the perception that evolution = strength. Ash's battle against Surge...
  9. QuentinQuonce

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    Not to me (also my point was this was from 1999, so it's a surprise to see so many of them still in existence)
  10. QuentinQuonce

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    I'm not a big toy collector when it comes to Pokemon, but approximately a million years ago Burger King (I think?) did a promotion for one of the movies (I want to say the first movie... might have been the second) and gave away little figurines with each meal and I ended up getting a Raichu...
  11. QuentinQuonce

    When exactly did the Fire-type start to rise in-game?

    Mmm, largely depends on the Fire-type. Hoenn counterbalances slightly better movesets with the fact that Fire-types generally aren't available until well into the midgame if you don't choose Torchic; as you note, Slugma is hard to raise and Torkoal's moveset is far from stellar. Numel is the...
  12. QuentinQuonce

    Weird ways you pronunciate Pokemon's names

    Oh lord I'm way out of step with Berry names based on your list alone (I've no idea how most of these are spoken in the anime/narrated games). Mago - MAY-goh Iapapa - EYE-uh-PA-pa Rabuta - Rah-BOO-tah Spelon - SPELL-on Pamtre - PAM-tray - for the life of me I don't know why my brain defaults to...
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    When exactly did the Fire-type start to rise in-game?

    I think for a lot of types the answer to this question would (boringly) be the same: Gen II. Fire in Gen I is underwhelming for sure, but the introduction of Steel in Gen II makes Fire coverage a lot more attractive. There's also the fact that almost every Fire-type Pokemon in the game was...
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    SPOILERS! General Pokémon Anime Discussion

    Honestly peak Pokemon anime intro, yes the original is a timeless classic and I've got a great fondness for the Johto opening but this really is superb in every regard. The extended version of the song is even better.
  15. QuentinQuonce

    Weird ways you pronunciate Pokemon's names

    ...wait, is Zayn-goose how it's meant to be said? Mind officially blown if so. This reminds me, I've always pronounced Bidoof as Bee-doof. Not because I think that's the way it necessarily should be said, but because of that one Pokemon Diamond walkthrough video Marriland did where he fights...
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    You are a type specialist in a hostile region. How do you best represent your chosen element?

    Got back from Scotland quite late last night and crashed out so missed this entirely. A day late, here we are! https://strawpoll.com/61gD9vE7WZw You have until August 20th, 9PM GMT to make your case! Let's look at the numbers.
  17. QuentinQuonce

    Weird ways you pronunciate Pokemon's names

    It took me an embarrassingly long amount of time to realise Magearna should be pronounced "Mah-GEAR-na" and not "Mah-jee-AH-na"
  18. QuentinQuonce

    Pokemon Home - Shiny Meltan (LGPE) and Keldeo (SwSh) dex rewards

    I may be misremembering but I thought shiny Zac&Zam were tradeable since their shiny release in Go. Or is that only via friend-to-friend trading and not over the GTS?
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    Pokémon Movepool Oddities & Explanations

    Not a particularly compelling answer but lots of Pokemon get moves/abilities which are slightly redundant (an example would be Pangoro having Scrappy when... it's a Dark-type)
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