Games The Pokémon Thread

[Demonspeed]

Are they officially? Can you link pls? Just read yesterday that a "credible" source blog who was right about crown tundra said it.

Either way, I have been looking forward to it since forever as it were one of my favourite games.

No official announcement. But the source is trustworthy.

It's one of my favorites as well so I am hyped for this. I watched a video which explains this better but it's in French.

 

[SharkBait]

Confirmed? where? I dont see a pokemon direct?

 

[Evil3ye]

I watched youtubers comment on it (Austin John and Arlo) who explained that some people found that there was a diamond and pearl subdomain that was created few days ago, but then taken down again. I guess that's where the rumour originates. There have been no confirmed sorced so far, but it's speculated that it will be revealed in february for 25 years anniversary. Or something.

 

[Riku]

Sometimes these domain leaks have been right. If I recall correctly, Sword and Shield leaked exactly that way. On the other hand, Waluigi's Hot Dog Stand was a Nintendo domain also for a while, but still no Waluigi game.

Right now I'm waiting for the Katy Perry Pokemon song more that DP announcement.

 

[Evil3ye]

So Diamond and Pear announced for later this year, anyone wanna do a Nuzlocke (any game) starting at the same time and keeping progress here?

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So Diamond and Pear announced for later this year, anyone wanna do a Nuzlocke (any game) starting at the same time and keeping progress here?

 

[Riku]

Ooo, what game?

 

[SirSamuel016]

So Diamond and Pear announced for later this year, anyone wanna do a Nuzlocke (any game) starting at the same time and keeping progress here?

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So Diamond and Pear announced for later this year, anyone wanna do a Nuzlocke (any game) starting at the same time and keeping progress here?

As a guy who does nuzlockes on his twitch streams, I defs wanna scream Platinum for this one. Scratches the urge to replay gen 4 + you get banger pokemon and a bangin' champion

 

[Riku]

Though is Platinum a good choice, since the remakes are coming end of year? Playing essentially the same game twice in a row?

I'm in though for Platinum. I'm not particularly impressed by the remakes this far. Far more interested in Legends: Arceus.

 

[SirSamuel016]

Though is Platinum a good choice, since the remakes are coming end of year? Playing essentially the same game twice in a row?

I'm in though for Platinum. I'm not particularly impressed by the remakes this far. Far more interested in Legends: Arceus.

Well they are remakes so there's bounds to be differences, also means you can potentially appreciate their changes to what goes down and see how it improves, like playing Gold/Silver/Crystal before Heart Gold/Soul Silver for example.

 

[Evil3ye]

I would also not do a Gen IV game, I am thinking I would do either Omega Ruby or X, or perhaps give Sun or Ultra Moon game an other shot.

 

[SirSamuel016]

I would also not do a Gen IV game, I am thinking I would do either Omega Ruby or X, or perhaps give Sun or Ultra Moon game an other shot.

Could always do a randomized nuzlocke for some chaotic fun. RSE or FRLG are also some good old throwbacks

 

[Evil3ye]

I will play not on emulator but 3DS, don't have tools to randomize on it.

Ok, i will do X, as I know this game the least. I think I only played through once completely. The second time I tried is still the current save file, have with 21 hours and 5 badges.

I am doing these common rules including the random starter. Will post first update after the first gym battle.

 

[Riku]

Maybe I should do Y then, if I can find it somewhere cheap. It's actually the only Gen I haven't played, so could be fun to go in completly blind with a nuzlocke.

 

[Knight of Stalwart Heart]

A nuzlocke is tempting (I've never done it before), also don't know if I'll have the time but I'll try

I think we all are supposed to nuzlocke either X or Y, that is the same gen? I'll be playing on an emulator (Citra) if that's ok.

Also, is it "Game Over" if all your pokemon faint at any point of the run? Do we have to start over from the beginning?

^ Well, apparently that is the case.

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Also, what does area mean? An single area of tall grass or well, the whole named area?

 

[Riku]

Usually it mean a Route, but could also be a city or like Lake of Rage etc.

 

[Hardy]

So Diamond and Pear announced for later this year, anyone wanna do a Nuzlocke (any game) starting at the same time and keeping progress here?

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So Diamond and Pear announced for later this year, anyone wanna do a Nuzlocke (any game) starting at the same time and keeping progress here?

I'm in!

I haven't finished platinum so it's a good choice for me lol.

No HG/SS grinding is a pain in the ass and the difficulty curve is awful.

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Oh I have Pokémon Y too, can be done.

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Should probably clearly establish the rules because there's a million different nuzlockes :x

 

[Static]

Do you people play ROM hacks?

 

[Evil3ye]

Ok, 1:58h Playtime, 1 Badge, 5 Pokemon, 0 Casualties, $ 5.832

Team so far:

"Ustie" Lv. 12 (Tackle, Bite, Vine Whip, Rollout), Overgrown, Male, Lonely (+Atk/-Def) [Starter Lv. 5, ID starts with 3]

"Samantha" Lv. 14 (Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust, Quick Attack) Keen Eye, Female, Mild (+Sp.Atk/-Def) [Route 2, Lv. 3]

"Zimba" Lv. 10 (Poison Sting, String Shot, Harden, Fury Attack) Swarm, Female, Relaxed (+Def/-Spe) [Santalune Forest, Lv. 2]

"Kiky" Lv.. 10 (Bubble, Water Gun, Tail Whip, Charm), Thick Fat, Female, Bold (+Def/-Atk) [Route 3, Lv. 5]

"Knightmare" Lv. 6 (Tackle, Growl), Simple, Female, Hasty (+Spe/-Def) [Route 22, Lv. 6]


Recap so far:

>took the boy
>met my friends, Grass starter
>they call me Big Daddy now
>destroyes poney tail girl with Water starter, as mine knew Vine Whip on Lv. 5 (wtf?)
>got Pidgey, ok, long time didn't use, maybe can be my Mega (or was it in ORAS?)
>got Weedle, meh, used it in FireRed in Bug mono Type run, is this gonna be Gen 1 run again though?
>getting bit worried that nothing stands a chance against Serena's Ember and I dont know when the battle is
>after forest first encounter a Azuril, lol, can't name it "Kiki" because apparently it is a slur in an other language?
>forgot how to evolve it to Marill, lmao
>nothing exciting on that Route 2, except a tense situation with a wild battle Dunsparce who double Defense Curled and Rollout second round, but everone survived
>checking out the league Route before Gym, got a Bidoof, lol, now Serena can eat it for sure
>in Gym, Sam is Lv. 11, first Trainer battle against Ledyba Gust deals less than 1/4 damage, lmao am I underleveled or Ladyba a wall?
>Ustie's Rollout one shots
>Gym Leader battle, Samantha at Lv.13 by then, got me into red and I was infestated. Super Potion'd out of the death ranged and finished her Vivillion

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Do you people play ROM hacks?

Sure, why not. If you're playing some with altered storyline, no one is gonna know what you're up to though, so better explain it then.

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Are we gonna allow gifted Pokemon? I think I get to choose a Kanto starter soon, but it's kinda cheap, or?

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Should probably clearly establish the rules because there's a million different nuzlockes :x

OK, hope I didn't break anything yet, but was doing the standard thing so far.

Game mode was on switching, not set, so it's always asking me if I want to switch Pokemon when opponent is bringing out new mon. I don't know what the rules here are. Also, what about Exp. Share?

 

[Knight of Stalwart Heart]

Spoiler: From Bulbapedia

1 - Any Pokémon that faints is considered dead, and must be released or put in the Pokémon Storage System permanently (or may be transferred to another game, as long as the Pokémon is never able to be used again during this run).

2 - The player may only catch the first wild Pokémon encountered in each area, and none else. If the first wild Pokémon encountered faints or flees, there are no second chances. If the first encounter in the area is a double battle, the player is free to choose which of the two wild Pokémon they would like to catch but may only catch one of them. This restriction does not apply to Pokémon able to be captured during static encounters, nor to Shiny Pokémon.

3 - The player must nickname all of their Pokémon, for the sake of forming stronger emotional bonds.

4 - The player may only use Pokémon they have captured themselves, meaning Pokémon acquired through trading, Mystery Gifts, etc., are prohibited. As for trading and retrading the same Pokémon (for the purpose of evolving a Graveler, for example), there is no firm consensus. As of White: Hard-Mode Episode it is implied that the player can accept Pokémon that are received freely from NPCs.

6 - The player may not voluntarily reset and reload the game whenever things go wrong. Being able to do so would render all of the other rules pointless.

7 - The player's Starter Pokémon must be randomly chosen. A common system is if the last digit of the player's Trainer ID number is 1-3, the player must choose the Grass-type starter; if it is 4-6, the Fire-type starter; if it is 7-9, the Water-type starter; if it is 0, free choice. Alternatively, use the Trainer ID modulo 3 for the same purposes.

These are the common nuzlocke rules I'm following (with the starter rule being an increased difficulty optional one) which I believe Evil is following as well. I just started though picked my starter which turned out to be a Chespin based on the digit ruleand I named it xi0.

Are we gonna allow gifted Pokemon? I think I get to choose a Kanto starter soon, but it's kinda cheap, or?

Well, if we have to pick a Kanto starter then we can do it on basis of trainer card number just like we did with our first starter except this time we can pick on basis of the first digit of the Trainer ID maybe? 1-3 = Grass, 4-6 = Fire, 7-9 = Water, apply here in the same way they do for the last digit.

Game mode was on switching, not set, so it's always asking me if I want to switch Pokemon when opponent is bringing out new mon. I don't know what the rules here are. Also, what about Exp. Share?

Since you're playing with it on already maybe we can just play the game with it on? Did you actually switch at any point though? If not then we can just play with the battle mode changed to set.

The battle style must be changed to "set" in the options menu, meaning the player does not get the opportunity to switch out their Pokémon after an opponent's Pokémon faints.

^ But it says that, if you want to play in increased difficulty, then you have to set it to "set" in the menu. Exp Share should not be used in increased difficulty mode as well.

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Do you people play ROM hacks?

I don't. I stick to the official games. Just never liked playing ROM hacks. They tend to be too weird for me Though the last time I played a hack was a long time ago. I haven't tried the hacks that might've gotten released recently.

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Oh boy, it's over for me already. I forgot to name the pokemon I caught.

Encountered a Pidgey in a patch before I could get pokeballs. Well, couldn't catch a pokemon in that area after that according to the rules. And then came across a Scatterbug in the forest following that area and forgot to name it.

Spoiler

 

[Hardy]

Ok, 1:58h Playtime, 1 Badge, 5 Pokemon, 0 Casualties, $ 5.832

Team so far:

"Ustie" Lv. 12 (Tackle, Bite, Vine Whip, Rollout), Overgrown, Male, Lonely (+Atk/-Def) [Starter Lv. 5, ID starts with 3]

"Samantha" Lv. 14 (Tackle, Sand Attack, Gust, Quick Attack) Keen Eye, Female, Mild (+Sp.Atk/-Def) [Route 2, Lv. 3]

"Zimba" Lv. 10 (Poison Sting, String Shot, Harden, Fury Attack) Swarm, Female, Relaxed (+Def/-Spe) [Santalune Forest, Lv. 2]

"Kiky" Lv.. 10 (Bubble, Water Gun, Tail Whip, Charm), Thick Fat, Female, Bold (+Def/-Atk) [Route 3, Lv. 5]

"Knightmare" Lv. 6 (Tackle, Growl), Simple, Female, Hasty (+Spe/-Def) [Route 22, Lv. 6]


Recap so far:

>took the boy
>met my friends, Grass starter
>they call me Big Daddy now
>destroyes poney tail girl with Water starter, as mine knew Vine Whip on Lv. 5 (wtf?)
>got Pidgey, ok, long time didn't use, maybe can be my Mega (or was it in ORAS?)
>got Weedle, meh, used it in FireRed in Bug mono Type run, is this gonna be Gen 1 run again though?
>getting bit worried that nothing stands a chance against Serena's Ember and I dont know when the battle is
>after forest first encounter a Azuril, lol, can't name it "Kiki" because apparently it is a slur in an other language?
>forgot how to evolve it to Marill, lmao
>nothing exciting on that Route 2, except a tense situation with a wild battle Dunsparce who double Defense Curled and Rollout second round, but everone survived
>checking out the league Route before Gym, got a Bidoof, lol, now Serena can eat it for sure
>in Gym, Sam is Lv. 11, first Trainer battle against Ledyba Gust deals less than 1/4 damage, lmao am I underleveled or Ladyba a wall?
>Ustie's Rollout one shots
>Gym Leader battle, Samantha at Lv.13 by then, got me into red and I was infestated. Super Potion'd out of the death ranged and finished her Vivillion

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Sure, why not. If you're playing some with altered storyline, no one is gonna know what you're up to though, so better explain it then.

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Are we gonna allow gifted Pokemon? I think I get to choose a Kanto starter soon, but it's kinda cheap, or?

--- Double Post Merged, Mar 15, 2021 ---

OK, hope I didn't break anything yet, but was doing the standard thing so far.

Game mode was on switching, not set, so it's always asking me if I want to switch Pokemon when opponent is bringing out new mon. I don't know what the rules here are. Also, what about Exp. Share?

I'd use xp share because otw it's just annoying. Then change to set.

We are only getting wild Pokémon right? Nothing from cities (like the second free starter)?