MTMike87

MTMike87

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Re: PSA: Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen Switch Version Apparently Fixes Legendary Beast Glitch

MTMike87

Here we go again... It doesn't really matter what anyone sees when they look at the officially named legendary beasts...

The original designer, Muneo Saitō, has always said in multiple interviews that they are directly inspired by large felines, even specifying they are jungle cats, (even though Lions are not Jungle cats, they are referred to as "Kings of the Jungle")

Raikou is inspired by Tigers, Entei is inspired by Lions, and Suicune is inspired by Leopards & Panthers. This isn't up for debate and the games never refer to them as Dogs, only Guidebooks unaffiliated with Nintendo would refer to them as such, hence the spread of this mis-information.

So yeah, they are INSPIRED by cats, but they aren't actually cats or dogs. Officially, they are simply Beasts.

Re: Final: What's Your Favourite Pokémon Ever? - Pick From Our 9 Poll Winners

MTMike87

Not really super surprised by these results. Most are good Pokémon overall, but not the most viable online.

From the list above, my vote is for Mimikyu for its excellent ability that allows it to set-up a free Swords Dance. It has great typing and a good move pool to take advantage of an Adamant or Jolly build. Great beginner friendly Pokémon overall.

Greninja is an honorable mention on this list.

Re: Pokémon Champions Brings The Fight To Switch This April

MTMike87

I am excited for this release but I am concerned about it releasing on Nintendo Switch hardware only a year before the Pokémon franchise jumps onto Nintendo Switch 2 exclusively.

This should be the game with the best visuals, framerate and high resolution models with varied animations for all Pokémon as it will be on stage with people competing for prize pools and live-streamed to hundreds of thousands of people. This game will be in the spotlight and represent competitive Pokémon for probably the next 10+ years of the franchise.

So the fact that it will have to accommodate Nintendo Switch means it will look dated at launch, with Generation 10 Pokémon specifically looking worse in this than their debut games. Hopefully they have a plan for that in place.

Re: Poll: What's Your Favourite 3DS Model?

MTMike87

I have the original Nintendo 3DS and a New Nintendo 3DS XL, but I'm partial to the Aqua Blue Nintendo 3DS design.

Something about the original design just looks much more premium than later iterations in my opinion.

Re: Pokémon Presents February 2026: Time, Date, How To Watch

MTMike87

I think everyone needs to keep in mind that Pokémon is a multimedia franchise and not exclusively a gaming franchise. There's going to be announcements about Pokémon World Championships, tons of merchandise, Trading Card Game products, mobile games and app updates, the several ongoing TV shows / Anime series / Movies, music artists collaborating with the 30th anniversary, updates to already released or confirmed games, the new PokePark Kanto that just opened in Japan...

It's a Pokémon celebration / presentation, not a video game presentation. Stuff that genuine fans of the entire franchise are anticipating. I don't think this event is for general Nintendo fans. I'd recommend just watching the video game trailers after the presentation if interested in the games exclusively.

All of that said, the 25 minute runtime and the early announcement of FireRed & LeafGreen + Pokopia Treehouse Live happening beforehand makes me think we'll still get one or two surprises thrown in there. Likely our first look at the Generation 10 games.

Re: Poll: Will You Be Getting Pokémon FireRed Or LeafGreen On Switch?

MTMike87

@Phelaidar I feel this comment, lol. But no, people have valid criticisms of what is on offer here. And believe me, I'm sick of seeing it as much as the next Pokémon fan, but I can't really fault them for it. Everyone wants things a certain way and if they don't get it, the knee-jerk reaction is always just: complain on the internet!

It helps them vent their frustrations. I usually choose to either not engage, or hit that ignore button if their point is somehow not really valid as they aren't typically people I could have a proper conversation with anyway. 😅

Re: Poll: What's Your Favourite Gen 9 Pokémon?

MTMike87

Tadbulb / Bellibolt

This is more of a fun pick than competitively viable. Still Bellibolt is a largely slept on Pokémon that packs a lot of power after setting up. It has a great stat spread of HP & Special Attack and the ability Electromorphosis ensures that it can take advantage of its low speed stat by doubling the power of its next electric type attack when attacked.

Having access to moves like Thunder, Discharge, Muddy Water and some utility moves, it's a great playthrough Pokémon that can also throw off some people in Ranked Battles!

I like to pair it up with Pelipper and Excadrill or Garchomp myself to set up Rain Dance for 100% accurate Thunder and have Ground types immune to Discharge for no risk hit to both opponents in Double Battles!

Re: Poll: What's Your Favourite Gen 8 Pokémon?

MTMike87

Hatenna / Hattrem / Hatterene

One of my favorite Trick Room setters as it has the ability Magic Bounce, so it cannot be interrupted by moves like Taunt! Has a good Special Attack stat and a low Speed stat allowing her to take full advantage of the Trick Room it set up!

Works insanely well with G-Max Snorlax!

Re: Talking Point: Our Pokémon Presents 2026 Predictions - What Are You Hoping For?

MTMike87

If they already announced Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, then there must be a substantial amount of news to share since I'd consider these re-releases a really big deal of themselves.

Pokémon Champions is guaranteed to show up, and honestly is likely launching no later than next month. They are using it for their major VGC competitions this year, so it needs to launch soon for competitors to prepare. I am honestly scared at how much time I'm going to sink into this one!

At minimum, I'd also expect Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness to release soon, if not right after the presentation. But I'm expecting them in March. I don't think they will spread them out. Ready to play these for the first time ever!

Of course there will be other media announcements and mobile game updates to blast through as well. Nothing major, just typical updates to keep up engagement.

Then finally, we'll get our first glimpse at Generation 10 running on Nintendo Switch 2 hardware. I really, REALLY hope these games run well, but regardless, they'll be $79.99 each and will be riddled with controversy because that's just the state of the industry right now. I just ignore/block all of that out. 😅

EDIT: Oh yeah, we'll probably get one final story trailer for Pokémon Pokopia as well for sure. I'm not sure pre-order numbers are quite where they want them to be for this game sadly.

Re: Poll: What's Your Favourite Gen 7 Pokémon?

MTMike87

Mimikyu

I was dreading this one! Gen 7 had some of the best additions to competitive Pokémon, but I think Mimikyu is great on any team and is by far the easiest to utilize.

Mimikyu's ability Diguise, allows it to get hit once without taking damage, giving it so much versitility that it's hard to ignore. You can do a lot with that much freedom, the most common being an almost unthreatened Swords Dance. Ghost / Fairy is also great typing! Shadow Claw / Shadow Sneak & Play Rough are all this Pokémon needs to pressure most opponents.

Re: Poll: What's Your Favourite Gen 6 Pokémon?

MTMike87

Honedge / Doublade / Aegislash

This Pokémon was so good in Gen 6. Being able to pivot between offense and defense lead to so many possibilities in battle. Having a low Speed stat would ensure it could take hits in it's Shield Form before punishing in its Blade Form during the same turn. It really put pressure on the opponent!

It doesn't have my favorite move pool, but what he does have specifically works for it, but does also give a fair amount of predictability if you've faced them many times before. Still, its a really fun Pokémon to play around with and form a team around!

Re: Poll: What's Your Favourite Gen 5 Pokémon?

MTMike87

Snivy / Servine / Serperior

This line is my personal favorite competitive starter and overall pick for Gen 5. Serperior has a great stat spread and an even better hidden ability: Contrary. This ability lets all stat debuffs count as buffs instead. This means, its STAB move Leaf Storm which is already over 130 Base Power, also boosts your Special Attack by 2 stages instead of lowering it. This is effectively a free Nasty Plot every single time it can attacks, with absolutely no drawbacks.

It has access to Giga Drain for offensive healing, Dragon Pulse for additional coverage and can even get heavy damage with Hidden Power (Fire). I would often times pair it with Drought Mega Charizard Y, Ninetales or Torkoal to boost that Fire damage even more. It's one of my favorites to play when I can!

Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Mario Tennis Fever?

MTMike87

I'm in love with it. I kind of wish there was some kind of career mode instead of an Adventure mode. But overall it is the best Mario sports title out and I'll probably have a few hundred hours into it over the years between local and online multiplayer which is the real reason I wanted it.

Competitive matches are just as fun as Super Smash Bros. Ultimate to me.

9 out of 10!

Re: Poll: What's Your Favourite Gen 4 Pokémon?

MTMike87

Starly / Staravia / Staraptor here.

By far the best early game bird Pokémon. Not only are its stats well allocated, but it also gets access to both Brave Bird & Close Combat. Couple that with the ability Intimidate to lower your opponent's offense when sent out and you have a great pivot Pokémon in quite a few situations.

Re: Poll: What's Your Favourite Gen 3 Pokémon?

MTMike87

Wingull / Pelipper for sure here. The Drizzle ability is great and combine that with Tailwind and give him a Focus Sash, and you've got a strong set-up Pokémon allowing Water type attacks to hit harder and 100% Accurate Thunder and a speed boost to give the rest of your team the momentum they need to sweep!

Re: Community: Pokémon Turns 30 Soon - Send Us Your Pocket Monster Memories

MTMike87

I shared a different memory in the contact form, but thought I'd share something else here.

I remember just the act of getting Pokémon Blue Version being so exciting when I was a kid. It had been out a little while before I had heard about it at school.

One day, I just asked my mom if I could get it, and she said yes. This... never happened. Ever. We went to the mall, entered Electronics Boutique, grabbed my copy of Blue Version then went to the food court for a slice of pizza and a soda. Looking back, it was such a mundane Saturday, but I was having the best day of my life then. It wasn't going to get any better than this!

On the way home, I opened the box in the car and saw that it didn't have an Instruction Manual... It had a Trainer's Guide and it looked like a notebook someone left for me to help me on an adventure I didn't even know I was about to embark on... 30 years later, I'm still adventuring.

Just crazy how attached to something a person can get over the years. After losing my father too soon a few years ago, I've been clinging to this franchise harder than ever. No matter how poor the quality each entry seems right now, the child in me is always happy to pick my starter and start on my next journey, creating new memories with my wife, playing Pokémon together.