finding out weepinbell was going to evolve into both a pitcher plant and a catcher plant but they cut it was a bummer
it was even baseball themed...
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it was even baseball themed...
If we're talking about the name "Bellossom" I would hazard a guess that Weepinbell's evolution was scrapped well before localization would get their hands on the game. It got the name because it kind of looks like a hand bell, its leaves make a bell sound and its Japanese name had bell in it (beacuse of the former 2 things)
If we're talking about said Japanese name, also no, since they coexisted and the Victreebel line never had the "bell" pun in Japanese. It was always about pitchers & buds, including Tsubomitto
You know, before I posted this, I said "I wonder if there is some sort of an indicator and I've just missed it." And then I realized that if there is and it's so subtle that I can miss it, it's bad design on their part anyways.The rooftops of most of the big buildings actually are their respective district’s color… they’re just so muted that they’re not terribly useful as an immediate visual distinction.
Keep up the good work Gamefreak!
Worked pretty well imo. Then again I like books and manga too lol
Was thinking about Geeta and how much I dislike her design when I realized she was kind of handled horribly in general for a Champion.
She's introduced early on in a super mundane context (part of the board for the school or something) when the "btw I'm the Champion" lore drops, but it's almost immediately undercut by the reveal that Nemona had already beaten her. Good for helping establish Nemona I guess, but it doesn't make me care about Geeta at all or see her as a legitimate future opponent, especially when she lacks much in the way of personality to compensate. Geeta then proceeds to not be involved in any of the plots until we go fight the E4, where she has an extremely disappointing team that I can barely remember half the composition of.
The only interesting thing about Geeta is the implication that a bunch of her subordinates don't seem to like her as a boss that much, but it's barely touched upon and only comes up during the optional Gym Leader rematches.
She's introduced early on in a super mundane context (part of the board for the school or something) when the "btw I'm the Champion" lore drops, but it's almost immediately undercut by the reveal that Nemona had already beaten her. Good for helping establish Nemona I guess, but it doesn't make me care about Geeta at all or see her as a legitimate future opponent, especially when she lacks much in the way of personality to compensate. Geeta then proceeds to not be involved in any of the plots until we go fight the E4, where she has an extremely disappointing team that I can barely remember half the composition of.
The only interesting thing about Geeta is the implication that a bunch of her subordinates don't seem to like her as a boss that much, but it's barely touched upon and only comes up during the optional Gym Leader rematches.
Her theme is also amazing, being a remix of multiple other themes from other games.
Something I am not sure I necessarily "dislike" but I noticed is that Tyranitar might be the only Psuedo-legendary that isn't featuredon any major trainer's team during the story mode of most Pokemon games. The only time I believe its used is when Blue (and a few other trainers) uses it in a few rematches, which is cool, but also kinda feels like a cop-out since rematches are usually optional.
This is a bit strange given that Psuedo-legendaries typically are reserved for the elite 4 or champion. The only other exception I can think of are Kommo-O and Hisuian Goodra, which didn't have any major trainers use them, but they were still Pokemon featured in boss battles as part of the story mode in their respective games. We also had a dark specialist in gen 2 who could have used an under-leveled one over one of her filler Pokemon like Vileplume. Lance could have even used one over one of his Dragonite. Just seems a bit odd that they did away with this trope in Gen 2.
Speaking of Karen, it's crazy how HGSS made sure to update movesets but still kept Acid on her Vileplume and Lick on Gengar. Gengar was given Focus Blast so it's not like they were afraid of handing out powerful moves; I don't think better STAB would have hurt.
Funny thing is Tyranitar's used for Colosseum's Final Boss where it's called the Ultimate Shadow Pokemon, which I find ironic given it's a normal one in every way possible (vs Shadow Lugia's unique purification method and Signature design) while multiple Admins had legendary Pokemon. Doubly funny because in Gen 3 it WOULD be fitting on the back of being Tyranitar given Competitive in a then-Singles environment, but they obviously didn't think about that in a Doubles-centric game
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I think I can kind of understand Karen not having Tyranitar in GSC. It does kind of stand out in her aesthetic, but also I think they really wanted
1. Lance's Dragonites to still take center stage in terms of pseudos
2. I genuinely believe they wanted Tyranitar to be, like, a fun secret. Larvitar in the final area of the game isn't them going "oh NO where do we put it!!!!!" it feels intentional, so not giving anyone Tyranitar feels in line with that.
That said it does feel like something they'd be more willing to give to someone on a first round team. Especially when it keeps coming back. I think USUM E4 Olivia probably could've gotten away with it. Molayne even had Metagross so they weren't opposed to pseudos in the line ups in that game.
1. Lance's Dragonites to still take center stage in terms of pseudos
2. I genuinely believe they wanted Tyranitar to be, like, a fun secret. Larvitar in the final area of the game isn't them going "oh NO where do we put it!!!!!" it feels intentional, so not giving anyone Tyranitar feels in line with that.
That said it does feel like something they'd be more willing to give to someone on a first round team. Especially when it keeps coming back. I think USUM E4 Olivia probably could've gotten away with it. Molayne even had Metagross so they weren't opposed to pseudos in the line ups in that game.
I looked at my Pokemon Used By NPCs sheet and I can confirm that Legends Z-A is the first time ever that Tyranitar has been used by a main story boss, that being Grisham. The other 6 instances are all postgame rematches or battle facilities
Is this a sheet that anyone can view, or is it just for you? I'd find this very interesting to look at
This is NOTHING new, but from me should be. 4mss with hms, earlier gens obviously. I can teach wailmer great things like ice beam and eq, but NVM cause 3 hms for water in oras. Plus I feel obliged to water spout cause big booms so...eww. and forget scald lol, that's crazy it gets 4mss even when just looking at WATER moves.
Edit: speaking of water, is team aqua crazy or what? Most of their region is water lol, and they want more. Like magma's plan is silly too, but the goal is slightly less stupid.
Edit: speaking of water, is team aqua crazy or what? Most of their region is water lol, and they want more. Like magma's plan is silly too, but the goal is slightly less stupid.
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None of the mainline Pokemon Games being on Nintendo Classics. I was very surprised they didn’t just port them over from the Virtual Console. Like surely, they’d be a big incentive you’d think, being the bestsellers on their respective systems. (excluding Tetris which was commonly bundled)
Wishful thinking perhaps, but this would be a nice thing for the 30th anniversary imo. Will probably try the expansion pass for a time at least to finally get a chance to play Colosseum and XD.
Wishful thinking perhaps, but this would be a nice thing for the 30th anniversary imo. Will probably try the expansion pass for a time at least to finally get a chance to play Colosseum and XD.
I heard champions will have tera still(eek, though I heard long ago.) I'm looking to get back into the swing of things then, so the main reason I'm on hiatus returning isn't great. I hope it is better though cause maybe megas limit some of the current dumb stuff in 9. And at least we didn't waste time sharing everything/most things we use, only to have mechanic spirited away forever....
Aside from Champion's initial reveal trailer having Mega vs Tera, the Omni ring has it (& the other mechanics) on it as well
The wording on the site impleis different seasons will have different rules, starting with a Mega season, but I assume they'll roll them out throughout.