Pokémon Topic

[JupiHornet]

I have loads of bad eggs on Emerald, because when I was young, I used a Gameshark A LOT with it, and I guess it reacted badly.

As for getting rid of them, I don't think you can. Pretty sure they're unhatchable.

Well, I put it in the last slot of box 18 so I can just leave it and not tamper with it. The summary page on the Bad Egg states that it was obtained at a Nintendo World event on December 25th, 2009, and that the Egg will take a very long time to hatch. But does it corrupt my party slots if I attempt to "hatch" it, and how will it corrupt my data exactly? Is my SoulSilver file doomed?

Why do we need GAME FREAK to teach us to curse in other languages? Google Translate does that just fine XD

[HeroLinik]

Why do we need GAME FREAK to teach us to curse in other languages?

This.

I thought GF were family friendly, and they implemented the censor just to stop little kids from learning swear words. However, the censor has done the opposite and has taught the little kids swear words in other languages. I actually learnt the French, Spanish and German for "shit" from Pokemon!

[Danny]

Any clue on what the next game is going to be? I haven't been keeping up much on it and I can't find anything when I look it up.

[JupiHornet]

Any clue on what the next game is going to be? I haven't been keeping up much on it and I can't find anything when I look it up.

Not sure, but I think the art director said he's going to make the graphics simpler, like B2W2.

[Zeldamaster12]

Well, on my Emerald, certain slots in storage are infected.

[Yoshibrothers]

Any clue on what the next game is going to be? I haven't been keeping up much on it and I can't find anything when I look it up.

Not sure, but I think the art director said he's going to make the graphics simpler, like B2W2.

Like the next pokemon game? Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Just like X and Y, everything will retain the same 3D visuals.

[JupiHornet]

Like the next pokemon game? Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Just like X and Y, everything will retain the same 3D visuals.

I mean Gen 7 :3

[HeroLinik]

Like the next pokemon game? Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Just like X and Y, everything will retain the same 3D visuals.

I mean Gen 7 :3

Gen VII will be ages away yet.

And apparently the Pokemon fanbase seems to have changed a lot since the days of D/P/Pt. Originally, everyone loved the Johto region and actually wanted a Johto remake so much that people were making ROM hacks that played like the original G/S/C, and rejoiced when HG/SS were announced. Then Gen V came around, and when B/W2 were on the horizon, everyone now had despised Johto, and now they loved Hoenn and Gen III, and a lot of people were actually clamouring for a R/S remake in that gen. However, we're, but we're getting them in Gen VI. I have a feeling that by the time Gen VII is on the horizon, everyone will hate Hoenn and love Sinnoh, and demand a D/P remake. I wonder if by Gen X they'll do an X/Y remake...

[JupiHornet]

Like the next pokemon game? Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Just like X and Y, everything will retain the same 3D visuals.

I mean Gen 7 :3

Gen VII will be ages away yet.

And apparently the Pokemon fanbase seems to have changed a lot since the days of D/P/Pt. Originally, everyone loved the Johto region and actually wanted a Johto remake so much that people were making ROM hacks that played like the original G/S/C, and rejoiced when HG/SS were announced. Then Gen V came around, and when B/W2 were on the horizon, everyone now had despised Johto, and now they loved Hoenn and Gen III, and a lot of people were actually clamouring for a R/S remake in that gen. However, we're, but we're getting them in Gen VI. I have a feeling that by the time Gen VII is on the horizon, everyone will hate Hoenn and love Sinnoh, and demand a D/P remake. I wonder if by Gen X they'll do an X/Y remake...

I don't think Gen 4+ will be remade since they were already on the DS.

[Julia Pseudo]

Like the next pokemon game? Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Just like X and Y, everything will retain the same 3D visuals.

I mean Gen 7 :3

Gen VII will be ages away yet.

And apparently the Pokemon fanbase seems to have changed a lot since the days of D/P/Pt. Originally, everyone loved the Johto region and actually wanted a Johto remake so much that people were making ROM hacks that played like the original G/S/C, and rejoiced when HG/SS were announced. Then Gen V came around, and when B/W2 were on the horizon, everyone now had despised Johto, and now they loved Hoenn and Gen III, and a lot of people were actually clamouring for a R/S remake in that gen. However, we're, but we're getting them in Gen VI. I have a feeling that by the time Gen VII is on the horizon, everyone will hate Hoenn and love Sinnoh, and demand a D/P remake. I wonder if by Gen X they'll do an X/Y remake...

This is just kind of the "cycle", I think. Back when DPPt was current, Hoenn was recent enough where everybody felt like they had played it recently, and no one was interested in playing it again at the time, but Johto was nostalgic and everyone wanted to go back to it again.

Now that RS was released over 10 years ago everyone has all this nostalgia for it and really wants to go back to it again, and they think Johto is shit because they played it really recently.

[HeroLinik]

But why was "Hoenn confirmed" a massive fad back in the days of Pokemon B/W2, but around the time of D/P/Pt, there was no "Johto confirmed" or anything like that but not on the massive scale of the "Hoenn confirmed" meme?

[Blck_Guy]

I thought it was going to be Pokemon Z.
Isn't Pokemon omega Ruby and Pokemon alpha saffron just going to similar time of thing that happened to Starfox 64?

[JupiHornet]

I thought it was going to be Pokemon Z.
Isn't Pokemon omega Ruby and Pokemon alpha saffron just going to similar time of thing that happened to Starfox 64?

Alpha Saffron?

There probably will be a Pokemon Z eventually, maybe in a year or so.
But what happened with Starfox 64?

[Yoshibrothers]

But what happened with Starfox 64?

This is the Pokemon topic, not the space furry express.

[HeroLinik]

Alpha Saffron?

He meant Alpha Sapphire. And on that topic, I actually preordered both of those games. I plan to go out to get them on their release date.

[Cloud]

Alpha Saffron?

He meant Alpha Sapphire. And on that topic, I actually preordered both of those games. I plan to go out to get them on their release date.

I guess it's eventually my job to put you "in your place" once I get ORAS next Friday. I did preorder Alpha Sapphire, but I'm happy to report that I just had a shiny Rayquaza RNG'd. Naive, 30/31/31/31/31/31, completely legitimate. It's going to be an awesome Mega Rayquaza. Yet even I am not mean enough to stoop to that level, to the point of using such an absurdly overpowered 'mon. And now, for everyone's reference, I'd like to share my analyses on every. Single. New. Mega Evolution. I've been doing a ton of research for ORAS, and hopefully you can benefit by reading.

First up, we have Mega Beedrill. I was shocked when they lowered its Sp. Attack all the way down to 15 to increase its attack to 150 and speed to 145. A once mediocre mon is now a very real threat, but it's not without its flaws. Paper-thin defenses hold it back from being top-tier.

Pidgeot. Basically, Hurricane and Heat-Wave spam. That's all it gets, and its Attack is not high enough to run mixed. Hidden Power Ground will probably become the norm. Its No Guard is ability is a double-edged sword...or should I say stone? Although an 100% accurate hurricane is a godsens, that also means moves like Stone Edge will always hit it for super-effective damage. Not the best new mega.

Slowbro. One of my favourite new megas. 95/180 defenses mean that Mega Slowbro is as close to impenetrable on the physical side of the spectrum, but it can patch up its Sp. Defense with Calm Mind. Mbro makes a name for itself by being able to run Scald / Calm Mind / Rest / Sleep Talk and laugh at physical attackers. Once this thing sets up, your only hope is Leech Seed or Taunt. Literally nothing else, because Rest heals status. One of the best new megas imo.

I'm not gonna go in-depth with Steelix, but I will say this: he is 100% outclassed by Mega Aggron. He does anything and everything better than Steelix can even hope for.

Sceptile's finally viable. Dragon typing means 4x ice weakness, but it's not like you were gonna let him take an ice attack anyway. 145 Sp. Attack and Speed means that it can outspeed and OHKO Greninja with Giga Drain, which is an AMAZING quality in OU. I cannot state this enough, but the fact that Sceptile outspeeds ninja and Mega Manectric is a literal godsend. Kinda frail though.

Swampert's good in the rain. Despite his somewhat chubby new appearance, he outspeeds Greninja. In the rain only. He has great 100/110/110 defenses, one weakness, an immunity to electric, which is another godsend for rain teams. Oh yeah, and 150 base attack.

don't underestimate Sableye either. He's basically anti-Stealth Rock. He'll block any status move you throw at him and reflect it back to you. Wanna poison him? Nope, you get poisoned instead. Have a nice day. Sableye can also run Calm MInd and Taunt to put a full stop to Chansey and Blissey.

Sharpedo's good. Protect first turn, get the Speed Boost, Mega Evolve, kill things. This means you can run Adamant with him and outspeed key threats. Also, Strong Jaw.

Mega Camerupt is OP in Trick Room. Literally spam Sheer Force Flamethrower and GG. He'll die to a simple splash of water though so be careful. He also speed ties Ferrothorn and M-Sableye.

Altaria has hands-down the best typing in the game. She puts a full stop to Charizard Y, Mega Sceptile...she'll be handy. She can also run either physical or special - with Pixilate-boosted Return or Hyper Voice.

Glalie...eh. He's not that great. 120 offenses, but more of a suicide mon than anything else. He's too slow to outspeed anything relevant - base 100 makes him tie with Zard and be outsped by...you know, pretty much all of the new megas.

Salamence. If you use him, I consider you a noob. He's the Mega Kangaskhan of ORAS and once he gets up that Substitute, you're officially screwed. Base 130 defense for a Dragon Dancer, 145 attack, 120 speed, AERILATE, and...oh yeah, he can live an Ice Shard from Mamoswine and kill it right back.

Metagross has been improved, but I'm sure the hype will die down. He's faster, stronger, and can take a hit better than he used to, but Steel / Psychic really does not hit too many types. He's pretty decent, but like I said he'll probably drop to UU or BL eventually. No lower though.

The Latis are good, Latias can set up SubCM and sweeep. Mega Latios isn't that great despite what I just said though, because regular Latios does just as well, and can hold a Life Orb to become more powerful anyway. He also doesn't gain any speed so it's pretty much useless. Meanwhile Latias gets 120/140 defenses.

Megalop can hit any mon in the game between normal and fighting, thanks to scrappy. No Pokemon ever resists that combination. None. Zip. She's also pretty fast.

Gallade's finally gonna see OU. The Caped Crusader was blessed with 110 speed, +30 defense, and also 165 attack. Ability is useless and it's weak to priority Brave Birds but it's great everywhere else.

Audino is awful.

DIancie is my mega of choice, and I'm happy to inform you guys that I might be doing the official Smogon analysis for her. We'll see about that.

yup, looking forward to oras!

[JupiHornet]

Alpha Saffron?

He meant Alpha Sapphire. And on that topic, I actually preordered both of those games. I plan to go out to get them on their release date.

Spoiler: show

I guess it's eventually my job to put you "in your place" once I get ORAS next Friday. I did preorder Alpha Sapphire, but I'm happy to report that I just had a shiny Rayquaza RNG'd. Naive, 30/31/31/31/31/31, completely legitimate. It's going to be an awesome Mega Rayquaza. Yet even I am not mean enough to stoop to that level, to the point of using such an absurdly overpowered 'mon. And now, for everyone's reference, I'd like to share my analyses on every. Single. New. Mega Evolution. I've been doing a ton of research for ORAS, and hopefully you can benefit by reading.

First up, we have Mega Beedrill. I was shocked when they lowered its Sp. Attack all the way down to 15 to increase its attack to 150 and speed to 145. A once mediocre mon is now a very real threat, but it's not without its flaws. Paper-thin defenses hold it back from being top-tier.

Pidgeot. Basically, Hurricane and Heat-Wave spam. That's all it gets, and its Attack is not high enough to run mixed. Hidden Power Ground will probably become the norm. Its No Guard is ability is a double-edged sword...or should I say stone? Although an 100% accurate hurricane is a godsens, that also means moves like Stone Edge will always hit it for super-effective damage. Not the best new mega.


Slowbro. One of my favourite new megas. 95/180 defenses mean that Mega Slowbro is as close to impenetrable on the physical side of the spectrum, but it can patch up its Sp. Defense with Calm Mind. Mbro makes a name for itself by being able to run Scald / Calm Mind / Rest / Sleep Talk and laugh at physical attackers. Once this thing sets up, your only hope is Leech Seed or Taunt. Literally nothing else, because Rest heals status. One of the best new megas imo.

I'm not gonna go in-depth with Steelix, but I will say this: he is 100% outclassed by Mega Aggron. He does anything and everything better than Steelix can even hope for.

Sceptile's finally viable. Dragon typing means 4x ice weakness, but it's not like you were gonna let him take an ice attack anyway. 145 Sp. Attack and Speed means that it can outspeed and OHKO Greninja with Giga Drain, which is an AMAZING quality in OU. I cannot state this enough, but the fact that Sceptile outspeeds ninja and Mega Manectric is a literal godsend. Kinda frail though.

Swampert's good in the rain. Despite his somewhat chubby new appearance, he outspeeds Greninja. In the rain only. He has great 100/110/110 defenses, one weakness, an immunity to electric, which is another godsend for rain teams. Oh yeah, and 150 base attack.

don't underestimate Sableye either. He's basically anti-Stealth Rock. He'll block any status move you throw at him and reflect it back to you. Wanna poison him? Nope, you get poisoned instead. Have a nice day. Sableye can also run Calm MInd and Taunt to put a full stop to Chansey and Blissey.

Sharpedo's good. Protect first turn, get the Speed Boost, Mega Evolve, kill things. This means you can run Adamant with him and outspeed key threats. Also, Strong Jaw.

Mega Camerupt is OP in Trick Room. Literally spam Sheer Force Flamethrower and GG. He'll die to a simple splash of water though so be careful. He also speed ties Ferrothorn and M-Sableye.

Altaria has hands-down the best typing in the game. She puts a full stop to Charizard Y, Mega Sceptile...she'll be handy. She can also run either physical or special - with Pixilate-boosted Return or Hyper Voice.

Glalie...eh. He's not that great. 120 offenses, but more of a suicide mon than anything else. He's too slow to outspeed anything relevant - base 100 makes him tie with Zard and be outsped by...you know, pretty much all of the new megas.

Salamence. If you use him, I consider you a noob. He's the Mega Kangaskhan of ORAS and once he gets up that Substitute, you're officially screwed. Base 130 defense for a Dragon Dancer, 145 attack, 120 speed, AERILATE, and...oh yeah, he can live an Ice Shard from Mamoswine and kill it right back.

Metagross has been improved, but I'm sure the hype will die down. He's faster, stronger, and can take a hit better than he used to, but Steel / Psychic really does not hit too many types. He's pretty decent, but like I said he'll probably drop to UU or BL eventually. No lower though.

The Latis are good, Latias can set up SubCM and sweeep. Mega Latios isn't that great despite what I just said though, because regular Latios does just as well, and can hold a Life Orb to become more powerful anyway. He also doesn't gain any speed so it's pretty much useless. Meanwhile Latias gets 120/140 defenses.

Megalop can hit any mon in the game between normal and fighting, thanks to scrappy. No Pokemon ever resists that combination. None. Zip. She's also pretty fast.

Gallade's finally gonna see OU. The Caped Crusader was blessed with 110 speed, +30 defense, and also 165 attack. Ability is useless and it's weak to priority Brave Birds but it's great everywhere else.

Audino is awful.

DIancie is my mega of choice, and I'm happy to inform you guys that I might be doing the official Smogon analysis for her. We'll see about that.

yup, looking forward to oras!

I see you're in Smogon ::scratches chin::
Do you play Pokemon Showdown?

[HeroLinik]

OK, I can't believe that we have to wait an extra week until we get OR/AS, and the Eon Ticket relay is pretty stupid, as a lot of people will be left out. I hope that this relay is not the only way to get the Lati@site and thus be able to meet all the legendaries barring the Kalos legends.

[Blake Izayoi]

I know.The wait is killing me!

[HeroLinik]

I know.The wait is killing me!

Going on the internet will be risky as well as there will be spoilers everywhere about OR/AS! I've been excited all this time and I don't want some random person spoiling the gameplay experience for me. Someone please introduce a rule that anyone leaking any info about OR/AS in this thread before the 28th should get warned!

And about the Lati@site, I found out that you need the Eon Flute to summon Lati@s and soar on his/her back, and then are able to seek out Mirage Spots where the legends reside. I hope that this isn't an event item that comes with the Eon Ticket relay...