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Pokemon Platinum - The definitive thread: Mach 2 (In-Game Discussion)

*MINOR SPOILERS*
I'm playing through it right now, from what I see you get your starter right away without the lake scene and afterwards you go to the lake with the Rival and meet Cyrus there. Mesprit is heard in the background.
*MINOR SPOILERS*

I can't believe that they used a one gigabit ROM (double the size of D/P) and they couldn't even fit an intro FMV like Tales of Innocence or Castlevania Portrait of Ruin. The intro seems too low budget and it has no "wow factor", it is as lame as the one used in D/P. Gamefreak seems to have wasted all that space giving us lame battle intro animations for pokemon and trainers (Rival makes a weird dance before the battle, it looks stupid).
I can't test it because I don't understand japanese but if the pokemon animations can't be disable I'm gonna be pissed.
 
I think there's a redundant menu in the coding for the running shoes where they were going to give them more options or something but scrapped it.

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Serene Grace + Seed Flare is scary....

Shaymin still has respectable defences, 101 subs could be usefull for subseeding and with 127 speed it can certainly do that very well now.
 
Going to bed now. Worked a double, too tired to keep analyzing code with a shitty DS emulator to contend with. Sorry guys. Serebii and Coronis will have movelists and tutors shortly though, I would wager.
 
Mr_Goodbar said:
Wow, so the punches make a comeback, and seed bomb was a tutor lol...

This game is taking like 13 minutes to download =/

Also shaymin has no reason to make big subs, so better to pump it in spatk likely

EDIT: these rotom forms are basically purely aesthetic, considering you can change their forms...5 different looking rotoms with the same stats and type and moves >_>
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And the moves, don't forget those. I hope we can switch back to normal rotom and let trick even better, so many move combos.
 
Hmm lame my internet must suck lol.

I wonder if Shaymin will even be considered for OU, even Heatran isn't a sufficient counter anymore so it seems. Theorymon ftw

Now to find out the new movepools...
 
Downloaded the rom. It's big as hell.

I really want to play it but... now I'm going to a carnival with this girl. So many emotions :P

I bid thee farewell... At least until three hours from now.
 
Got it from a trusted source. Just got started but lunch break is over so I'm back to work. I probably won't play this fast enough to keep up with all the folks posting info. If I see anything cool though, I'll be sure to add it here.

EDIT: By the way, the new UI is awesome. I love the viewable xp bar. It's just like an MMO.
 
Downloaded the rom.

Umu!! Yoku kita!

Oh! You've done well to come here!

Potetto monsutaa no sekai he youkoso!

Welcome to the world of pokemon!
 
Modest Choice Specs Shaymin-A with 252 Special Attack EVs using Seed Flare on 148 HP / 0 SpD Bold Blissey:

1st turn: 34.59% - 40.70% Damage

Blissey's Special Defense sharply fell! (80% chance)

2nd turn: 69.18% - 81.40% Damage

In two turns: 103.77% - 122.10% Damage!

That's a possible 2KHO. With Stealth Rocks, Sandstorm, or Spikes it is a guaranteed 2HKO.
 
Scary, and even if Bliss were to run Calm it'd probably be 3HKO'd still. Most likely 2HKO'd with stealth rock, spikes and weather up.
 
Please don't ask where to get the ROM because it is illegal to link you to a ROM. If a mod sees it he may close the thread.

Edit: @Everstone: obviously not ¬_¬
 
legendarypokemon.net has a preliminary list of level-up moves in this story.

Things I've noticed if this is 100% true:

-No new TM/HM compatibility for new formes
-Sky Shaymin seems to be the only new forme with new level-up moves
-Nosepass + Misdreavus lines gets Power Gem
-Bidoof line gets Curse
-Vaporeon gets Muddy Water
-Jolteon gets Discharge
-Flareon gets Lava Plume
-Espeon gets Power Swap
-Umbreon gets Guard Swap
-Leafeon gets Swords Dance by level-up
-Glaceon gets Barrier
-Regigigas gets Foresight, Dizzy Punch, and Revenge
-Sky Shaymin gets Growth, Quick Attack, Air Slash, Sweet Kiss, and Leaf Storm
-Darkrai gets Ominous Wind, Faint Attack, and NASTY PLOT
-Maybe more - I haven't even gotten through a fraction of the level-up list

The webmaster Arty2 says his content is subject to change, so don't hold your breath.
 
Note: Now that Shaymin no longer has to rely on Hidden Power [Fire] to hurt enemy grass types due to STAB Air Slash, it can now use that slot of a much better Hidden Power [Ground] to hurt Standard ScarfTran, also note that Shaymin now has 127 Base Speed allowing it to outspeed Standard ScarfTran and go for the OHKO with Hidden Power [Ground].
 
For some reason, when I tried to load up the R4 with Platinum, it goes to a Blue Screen, and it won't work.

What's with that?

oh never mind, I needed to update my Kernel... =P
 
Clear said:
For some reason, when I tried to load up the R4 with Platinum, it goes to a Blue Screen, and it won't work.

What's with that?
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There are 2 options:
- You downloaded a bad ROM so you could try another source.
- You don't have the latest kernel, version 1.18 is the most recent one and it seems to run the game perfectly.
 
Wild Eep said:
legendarypokemon.net has a preliminary list of level-up moves in this story.

Things I've noticed if this is 100% true:

-No new TM/HM compatibility for new formes
-Sky Shaymin seems to be the only new forme with new level-up moves
-Nosepass + Misdreavus lines gets Power Gem
-Bidoof line gets Curse
-Vaporeon gets Muddy Water
-Jolteon gets Discharge
-Flareon gets Lava Plume
-Espeon gets Power Swap
-Umbreon gets Guard Swap
-Leafeon gets Swords Dance by level-up
-Glaceon gets Barrier
-Regigigas gets Foresight, Dizzy Punch, and Revenge
-Sky Shaymin gets Growth, Quick Attack, Air Slash, Sweet Kiss, and Leaf Storm
-Darkrai gets Ominous Wind, Faint Attack, and NASTY PLOT
-Maybe more - I haven't even gotten through a fraction of the level-up list

The webmaster Arty2 says his content is subject to change, so don't hold your breath.
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Sort-of end-of-page syndrome, so I'll repost on the next page with even more level-up changes.

Crappy bugs Caterpie, Weedle, Burmy, and Combee get Bug Bite
Shuckle also gets Bug Bite
Scizor gets Bullet Punch!
Scyther line gets Feint
3rd-gen Regis get Stomp
More new Feint users: Meowth line, Farfetch'd, Kabutops, Skarmory, Sharpedo, Kecleon, Absol, Stunky line, Yanmega (only by breeding previously)
Tyrogue gets Foresight
Scyther gets Vacuum Wave
Onix line gets Curse

I'll keep editing this as I find more stuff.
 
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