I'm lucky enough to have some victinis from the older games, I just transferred them. Vcreate, Fusion Bolt/Flare are in their movesets :)
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SPOILERS! Pokemon Sword and Shield Datamine Thread
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Did anyone notice that the houses on Freezington have different colors each day? I already got green and brownish-yellow
G-Moltres - Begging for recovery.
G-Articuno - Recover go brrr
G-Articuno - Recover go brrr
Made an account just so I could say this but potentially more ultra beastsIt's funny to note that all the legendaries and mythicals are or can be obtained in the game except for: Deoxys, Manaphy (and Phione), Shaymin, Darkrai, Arceus and Hoopa.
Some things to note:
So, was this intentional?
- the majority is from Sinnoh (possibly they can be avaliable through the so awaited Gen 4 remakes)
- Deoxys, Arceus and Hoopa can resemble a space/hyperspace "theme"
I think It'll be back. I doubt it'll be gone for good. I think the most interesting thing is how they plan to implement mega evolution, with dynamaxing , with z moves. In order for ultra necrozma, to be a thing they'll most likely have to bring back Z moves.
I'm sure it's nothing other than some nice Calyrex lore, but if there was more to it, what would it be for, anyway? Victini? The level 60 Poipole and Cosmog?
There's pedestals? I hadn't noticed anything other than the spiritomb gravestone.
Oh this is very cool. I would have just thought they were set dressing otherwise. This is all of them, I think? I was a bit surprised the actual temple didn't have anything.
May 7 (Giant's Foot Field)
Once, these lusciously green lands of ours lay barren. THe grass wilted. Our crops withered. This was a tundra shrouded in frigid cold. Many days into a bleak winter, a Pokemon appeared on the tundra--adorned with a regal crown yet wounded and weak. Full of pity, our people brought the Pokemon to our village and saw to its care.
August 18 (Ballimere Lake)
Under the care of our ancestors' healing ways, the visitor's wounds mended. It shrank back in fear if approached with open palms, so all kept their hands closed in its presence. Once it regained its full strength, the visitor emitted a dazzling blue light that breathed life back into our wilted fields, blessing them with the promise of harvests once more. Perhaps this was its way of showing its gratitude.
November 30 (Old Cemetery field)
Green flourished once more around our village and rich soil began to spread. Vast lands lay open for farming once more. The village folk began to call the visitor a king in appreciation. Our village had long been plagued by a ruffian that ran rampant through the fields, devouring crops as it pleased. but the king, resplendent in its full power, suddenly spoke to use in our tongue, vowing to rein in the ruffian
January 2 (Giant's Bed field)
Before long, the ruffian had bent its knees to the king and become its loyal steed. Our people's faith in the king grew firm and unwavering.
Our ancestors built a temple around the sacred sapling atop a tall mountain to give the king a worthy home. Moreover, they crafted a set of reins to let the king command its proud steed with ease.
April 21 (Snowslide Slope field)
The king brought abundance and life to this land that was once frozen tundra. We owe these very Crown Plains to our king. And as long as the bond between us people and our king hold strong, these land will no doubt thrive for all time in fertile green.
Once, these lusciously green lands of ours lay barren. THe grass wilted. Our crops withered. This was a tundra shrouded in frigid cold. Many days into a bleak winter, a Pokemon appeared on the tundra--adorned with a regal crown yet wounded and weak. Full of pity, our people brought the Pokemon to our village and saw to its care.
August 18 (Ballimere Lake)
Under the care of our ancestors' healing ways, the visitor's wounds mended. It shrank back in fear if approached with open palms, so all kept their hands closed in its presence. Once it regained its full strength, the visitor emitted a dazzling blue light that breathed life back into our wilted fields, blessing them with the promise of harvests once more. Perhaps this was its way of showing its gratitude.
November 30 (Old Cemetery field)
Green flourished once more around our village and rich soil began to spread. Vast lands lay open for farming once more. The village folk began to call the visitor a king in appreciation. Our village had long been plagued by a ruffian that ran rampant through the fields, devouring crops as it pleased. but the king, resplendent in its full power, suddenly spoke to use in our tongue, vowing to rein in the ruffian
January 2 (Giant's Bed field)
Before long, the ruffian had bent its knees to the king and become its loyal steed. Our people's faith in the king grew firm and unwavering.
Our ancestors built a temple around the sacred sapling atop a tall mountain to give the king a worthy home. Moreover, they crafted a set of reins to let the king command its proud steed with ease.
April 21 (Snowslide Slope field)
The king brought abundance and life to this land that was once frozen tundra. We owe these very Crown Plains to our king. And as long as the bond between us people and our king hold strong, these land will no doubt thrive for all time in fertile green.
Reading between the lines a little I guess the tree at the temple used to be a Dyna Tree itself (side note: was surprised there wasn't really anything about the Dyna Tree directly), and considering how split the Tundra is, without Calyrex's power to support it I suspect the tundra was slowly encroaching again from the top.
It's a little more than Shaymin, for what it's worth. Shaymin's thing is similar to Suicune & Celebi: removing toxins from the land and letting flowers bloom. It sounds like Calyrex had enough power to completely revitalize a frozen tundra into lush, fruitful plains. So instead he basically powercreeps Landorus, which has a similar ability but seemingly in a smaller scale.
That said yeah you're right there doesn't seem to be much inherently royal about Calyrex beyond its disposition
Presumably Nintendo of Japan staff has to coordinate the actual release push, and it's a lot nicer for the boss to tell them to do that at 11:30am instead of 11:30pm.
Back in IoA, they found listings 48 "chika_legends" listings, for dynamax adventures.... but from assorted pages I can find after Tundra's out, there's only 47 legend encounters. Going off the cosmog logic (cosmog/moem left out, Solgaleo/Lunala in), the odd man out here seems to be Naganadel.
That's a bit weird
That's a bit weird
No gods in any mythology are said to have their strenght dependant on their followers beliefs, some gods are said to eat the sacrificies made to them but in those cases the gods are said to be eating the bull/bird/human heart sacrificed to them, not their adherents beliefs!
gods feeding on people beliefs only happens in D&D --:<
(Ok and on some neo pagan denominations, but I legit met chaos magicians that taken rituals straight out of D&D so there's that)
Gods' needing faith is more of a recurring theme in stories with gods. It's represents how gods once revered can lost all power they have on human culture due to reasons such as conquest from an outside power, internal cultural shift, technological advancement, and just being forgotten to time.
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You see, that's from stories from what, the 1970s or later? not from mythology
anyway, leaving behind Gamefreak's handling of deities (which is to be quite honest better that just going gnostism, gnostism, gnostism like every other JRPG in the last 30 years) are we certain about the fact that Calyrex/Glastrier/Regieleki/etc. can't be synched?
yeah, I know, mints, but 50 BP is a lot and I don't wanna run around on that damned island for like 3 weeks
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According to sword's dex entry for Galarian-Zapdos: "When its feathers rub together, they produce a crackling sound like the zapping of electricity. That’s why this Pokémon is called Zapdos", and shield for Galarian-Moltres: " The sinister aura that blazes like molten fire around this Pokémon is what inspired the name Moltres." they seem to not be named directly because of their original counterparts. Maybe these can be the original ones, who knows...
I can tell you the Regis can't as I did try to sync them and it didn't work.
Also my Timid Mew is my usual lead when i'm around (as it's my false swiper) and none of the birds / calyrex came out Timid so...
Is this the first time pokemon have been un synchable since that mechanic was introduced? Feels weird and I wonder if it's a glitch.
I don't think it is, gift pokemon were not syncable either.
I think it might depend on when the stats are generated: in swsh for example if you wanted to shiny hunt a stationary wild area mon, you'd have needed to save out of its spawn range as the stats were generated when the symbol appeared I believe.
If stats are not generated when battle starts but at an arbitrary point before, it is understandable that sync wont work
I'm reasonably certain stats are not generated at any point prior to the encounter starting for Calyrex, at least.
I think someone here or in the general dlc thread mentioend that they were able to reroll bird stats by respawning them
Maybe the regi spawn when the door opens?
