I'm actually on my way to accomplishing this goal. I currently have collected 658 of the 880 possible species that can be shiny. I've also collected about half of the possible alternate forms. It takes up a LOT of time and has caused my backlog to fill like nothing else, but I love the challenge.
For those curious, these are the only Pokémon that cannot be shiny right now (based on forms that can be kept in Pokémon HOME):
There's also technically Floette's Eternal Flower form, but that has never been distributed or even acknowledged as real by The Pokémon Company, so it may be the only official Pokémon that's permanently cut.
My personal favorites from respective series are Mega Man 11, Mega Man X, and Mega Man Legends (64). I haven't played any of the Zero, ZX, Battle Network, or Star Force games, though.
He is 100% trolling. I doubt he's referring to the fan translation (which he very well could play), so I think he's just making this as a stab at all the people asking for Mother 3. And it is hilarious.
-If you clear the maze of all the regular pellets, your speed will increase, allowing you to move faster even without the Speed Power-Up. You'll need to eat pellets to have fruit spawn, so it might be a good idea to go for a Speed boost if you get the chance. -Power Pellets will destroy all white Jammer Pac-Man in your maze. Power Pellets also respawn (I think), so use them a bit more liberally than you would in regular Pac-Man. -Red Jammer Pac-Man will kill you. They can be temporarily stopped with a Power Pellet, but they can only be destroyed by collecting the Bonus Fruit in the middle. -I can't totally confirm this, but it appears that: the more KOs you have, the safer you are from Jammer Pac-Man.
@Crono1973 So...you're basically saying that I was lying when I said I wasn't defending them? You're trying to correct me and tell me how I should be feeling when only I know how I feel? And you're trying to tell me that it's impossible for things we don't like to make logical sense?
I doubt another Let's Go game would happen already, especially a Sinnoh-themed one. It would be odd for them to jump from Kanto all the way past Johto and Hoenn to Sinnoh. It doesn't make a lot of sense. I think the Twitter account was just being cheeky.
And don't forget that the Poke Ball Plus was usable in Sword and Shield as well in that you could put a Pokémon into it, walk with it, and send it back with items. I wouldn't be surprised if they brought that back for whatever the next game is since that game is likely based off SwSh's engine.
@Xaessya That's not how it works. As supply catches up to meet demand (which is what should happen if they're going to be maximizing production), demand drops, and the value of the cards will plummet. This will cause scalpers to have an abundance of stock that they can't sell at a profit, which they don't want. If anything, I imagine the current resell prices are going to go down pretty quickly. Scalpers will likely try to liquidate their stock before new stock arrives, and a lower price does just that.
@GrailUK It's very good, but the completionist challenges can be a thing of nightmares. Every level has 6 gems, there are inverted versions of every level with their own 6 gems, four colored gems, the flashback tapes that only show up if you've reached the part of the level they're at without dying, perfection relics that require you to break every box and beat the level without dying, and the Platinum Time Trial relics are required for the final ending (and then the purple Time Trial relics, but those aren't required for completion).
I figured 2021 would be a bare-bones year for releases, but for us to only know about four 1st party Nintendo releases...yikes. I don't want to expect anything since I'm sure COVID has majorly impacted their schedule, but they could really benefit from announcing some new stuff.
Yay, another article using a rumor of the They-said-this-and-it-was-right-so-other-thing-they-said-could-be-true variety. That has ALWAYS worked out brilliantly...
The online play report is about what I expected. Good connections are basically a must. Still, I plan on playing this with people living in my state, so I don't expect it to be too bad.
This honestly kind of boggles my mind. How many hours have they poured into this game? How much money have they poured into this game? Do they even consider the game fun at this point? What's going to happen when/if Pokémon GO gets shut down?
I can't really judge them seeing as I've spent literally thousands of hours myself in the mainline series, but I also can't comprehend wanting to play Pokémon GO to this extent. At least with the mainline games, you have tangible, physical proof that the Pokémon you've worked so hard to raise and collect are there and will always be there. With a server-based game like GO, all your hardwork is stored on an account, and should that account or the game ever leave, you're left with practically nothing. I just don't see any fulfillment in that.
This series NEEDS a new entry. Everything about it made it the best soccer game around. Screw FIFA's realism, I wanna slam people into the electric fence with a Chain Chomp and shoot six consecutive balls at the goalie.
@jamesthemagi I think they'll do what the past remakes have done: the original game's Dex for the main story/majority of the main story, followed by an expansion that adds in the remaining Pokémon that haven't otherwise been available that Gen.
This should go without saying, but if these are real:
-Expect them to be running off the SwSh engine. All past remakes have run off the same engine as their current gen counterparts and it would be very unlikely for this to change. -As such, don't expect much in the way of graphical improvement. Could they improve it? Absolutely. Will they? I personally think any improvements will be marginal at best. -Don't expect all 898 Pokémon to be accessible in the game. They stated this would be the case going forward, so until it's confirmed otherwise, don't expect all Pokémon to be present. If anything, they'll at least cover the Pokémon that aren't in SwSh or their Expansion Pass areas, giving us the remaining 234 Pokémon for Gen VIII. There's definitely a possibility that they took fan feedback about the lack of all Pokémon into consideration, but don't be surprised if not all Pokémon are present.
Overall, just don't be surprised if Game Freak doesn't buck the trend and gives us just another Pokémon game like they've been doing for years.
@Vsaxo27 Realistically, a good let's player or streamer uses a game as a conduit to interact with their audience or as fodder for their own reactions and personality. I personally don't watch let's players for actual gameplay (unless what they're doing is very impressive, like a speedrun or a challenge). I watch them because I think their personality is fun. When you can make your audience engage with you as the player rather than what you're playing, you've got a winning formula.
@Mr_Persona You have to remember that Zelda is canonically 16/17 in Age of Calamity. She's still very young, especially with the task given to her, sp for there to be a certain level of immaturity is to be expected.
It's definitely strange for her and King Rhoam to have English accents while nobody else in the games seems to have one, but I lay that more on the voice direction than her performance. As was evident in Age of Calamity, she brought a lot of depth to the character, to the point that Zelda's attitude, demeanor, and confidence completely changed when she awakened her power. I think Patricia has a lot of talent that people don't really see just because her performance doesn't match their idea on who Zelda should've been. So, I like her as Zelda.
If the uploaders aren't trying to make money off the music, it doesn't hurt anyone for Nintendo to leave them there. If they are trying to make money, that's where the line is crossed and Nintendo should issue (at the very least) copyright claims rather than takedowns.
What Nintendo should do, though, is make an official Spotify channel to upload their music to, like Square Enix and Capcom have done. Granted, their library is much bigger than either of those companies and I pity the poor soul that would have to organize such a massive project, but it would be such a forward-thinking approach and get millions upon millions of hits.
At the end of the day, though: this is not something I'll get upset over. There are other, more important things to worry about than easy access to game music.
Another great game despite not having as good a story as the first one. I still need to finish the Golden Country storyline, but maybe I'll get back to that when I eventually New Game Plus this one.
I ultimately think the DLC route is better rather than paying for a third version by simple means of cost. I think the SwSh DLC was a tad overpriced ($20 would've been the sweet spot), but the Crown Tundra was so good and more than made up for the somewhat lackluster Isle of Armor.
@graysoncharles Not true. Shiny Pokémon in Gen 2 were relatively stronger, but are actually not as strong as they could be, and Shiny Pokémon in Gen 3 have completely random IVs.
I'm a very dedicated shiny hunter, with a goal that I don't think has been challenged yet: a Living Shiny Master Dex (a shiny variant for every possible Pokémon, including gender and form differences). That said, having done shiny hunting for a little over five years now, I agree that Shiny Pokémon are getting a little too common. I'm not a serious GO player and I have 272 Shiny Pokémon in it, not counting ones I've already transferred to Let's Go, pushing my total well past 300.
That said, I think the value attributed to a Shiny Pokémon comes from its owner. I've seen people upset that the Shiny Charmander they got through soft resetting in Gen 3 is devalued due to the number of Shiny Charmander from Pokémon GO Community Days, and I've seen people elated to get a Shiny through Chain Fishing or Wonder Trade. For me, the value I attribute to my Shiny Pokémon comes from the effort I put in to get them. I don't care if a lot of people got a Shiny Zapdos pretty easily from GO. It doesn't change the fact that I worked my butt off to get a Shiny Zapdos from HeartGold after a painful 13,340 tries. It holds value to me because I worked for it, and that's how I feel Shiny Pokémon should be treated.
So don't feel ashamed if you have a Shiny you like that you didn't work for, and don't shame people for going for easy shinies. Let people enjoy things, I say.
@Tuulenpoika Yet the irony is that, barring transferring Pokémon, base Sword and Shield have as much content, if not more, than Red and Blue, Ruby and Sapphire, Diamond and Pearl, Black and White (arguably), X and Y, and Sun and Moon. Max Raids and their events are technically far more evergreen than anything else in those games too, as they can continually cycle in new events to make update Pokémon more widely available and give away special Pokémon, like this new Pikachu event that has a Shiny Pikachu Raid in it. People just like to toast this game simply because no National Dex.
One of the few Pokémon movies to get me excited as of late. Power of Us looked boring and Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution offered nothing new apart from a strange 3D animation style. This one looks legit interesting and fun.
It specifically says in the Kickstarter that they want to avoid putting it on Switch since, by the time the game is done, Nintendo will have likely moved onto their next piece of hardware and they don't want to risk having to go through a lengthy port process just to get it there. They'll do it if they have no other choice, but they seem to be targeting whatever Nintendo puts out next.
This doesn't surprise me really. I expected Nintendo to be impacted by the virus to some degree or another. While I would like to get some news as much as any other fan, I'm glad they're at least trying to take measures to keep their employees safe and even delay things to reduce crunch.
@graysoncharles Yes, and they shall not be named because we all know who they are. But at the same time, this is a spinoff, and fans are largely concerned with main series games more than anything.
Honestly, the reception to this presentation is due to a multitude of things, but it can be summed up in three parts: it was overhyped by fans who expected too much, the second presentation was lackluster compared to the first, and the game was poorly presented by The Pokémon Company.
Fans expected too much, like wanting Gen IV remakes or Let's Go for Johto (both of which would also have been met with skepticism for their own reasons, if we're being honest). Not saying those are bad ideas, but they're not appropriate at this time as Sword and Shield DLC seems to be intended to take the place of this year's game. Announcing a main series game would've been a poor move right now.
Second, the presentation was overhyped. After a surprisingly decent first one, people expected the second to be similar, and weren't pleased when it wasn't.
Third, The Pokémon Company shouldn't have given this its own presentation. They should have appended the info to the first presentation, taken out the recorded match, presented it before they did the Isle of Armor bit, and foregone the second one altogether. What drove them to take this strategy is only up to speculation. Did they really think it would work? Did they overestimate the appeal of a MOBA? Did Tencent tell them to present it like that? Who knows.
So truthfully, both sides are to blame here. But the way I see it, the controversy will die down and the sour taste will be left over. This game will probably perform poorly in the West, but excellently in China. I'll try it when it comes out. Maybe I'll like it. Maybe not. But ultimately, it's just Pokémon trying something new. At least they're still experimenting.
"Inspired" by Link's Awakening feels a little too generous. Either way, this doesn't really look all that good, so unless it gets some decent reviews, I'll pass.
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Re: Rumour: We're Getting A 'Pokémon Presents' Broadcast Next Month
@Pokester99 And ironically, neither BDSP or Unite are being developed by Game Freak.
Re: PSA: Yes, Your DS And 3DS Cartridges Will Eventually Deteriorate, But Don't Panic
And this is why I hacked my 3DS: to have a preservation method for my cartridge and digital games.
Re: Does Your Copy Of Pokémon Omega Ruby And Alpha Sapphire Still Work?
Well, time to panic backup both of my copies to my computer.
Re: A True Pokémon Master Has Defied The Odds And Collected Every Shiny Pokémon
I'm actually on my way to accomplishing this goal. I currently have collected 658 of the 880 possible species that can be shiny. I've also collected about half of the possible alternate forms. It takes up a LOT of time and has caused my backlog to fill like nothing else, but I love the challenge.
For those curious, these are the only Pokémon that cannot be shiny right now (based on forms that can be kept in Pokémon HOME):
Pikachu (Original Cap, Hoenn Cap, Sinnoh Cap, Unova Cap, Kalos Cap, Alola Cap, World Cap), Articuno (Galarian), Zapdos (Galarian), Moltres (Galarian), Victini, Keldeo (Original Form, Resolute Form), Meloetta, Greninja (Battle Bond), Vivillon (Fancy Pattern, Poké Ball Pattern), Hoopa (Confined, Unbound), Volcanion, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Magearna, Magearna (Original Color), Marshadow, Melmetal (GMax), Zacian, Zamazenta, Eternatus, Kubfu, Urshifu (Single Strike + GMax), Urshifu (Rapid Strike + GMax), Zarude, Zarude (Dada), Glastrier, Spectrier, and Calyrex.
There's also technically Floette's Eternal Flower form, but that has never been distributed or even acknowledged as real by The Pokémon Company, so it may be the only official Pokémon that's permanently cut.
Re: Poll: What's The Best Mega Man Game?
My personal favorites from respective series are Mega Man 11, Mega Man X, and Mega Man Legends (64). I haven't played any of the Zero, ZX, Battle Network, or Star Force games, though.
Re: Random: Reggie Says He's Got An English Version Of Mother 3, But Still Hasn't Played It
He is 100% trolling. I doubt he's referring to the fan translation (which he very well could play), so I think he's just making this as a stab at all the people asking for Mother 3. And it is hilarious.
Re: PAC-MAN 99: Tips, Tricks And Rules - Everything You Need To Know To Be PAC-ONE
Other tips:
-If you clear the maze of all the regular pellets, your speed will increase, allowing you to move faster even without the Speed Power-Up. You'll need to eat pellets to have fruit spawn, so it might be a good idea to go for a Speed boost if you get the chance.
-Power Pellets will destroy all white Jammer Pac-Man in your maze. Power Pellets also respawn (I think), so use them a bit more liberally than you would in regular Pac-Man.
-Red Jammer Pac-Man will kill you. They can be temporarily stopped with a Power Pellet, but they can only be destroyed by collecting the Bonus Fruit in the middle.
-I can't totally confirm this, but it appears that: the more KOs you have, the safer you are from Jammer Pac-Man.
Re: PAC-MAN 99: Power-Ups - Standard, Stronger, Train, Speed Explained
@ilh It does not change if you go partway through.
Re: Dev Explains Why Nintendo Made Mario's Anniversary Games Limited-Time
@Crono1973 So...you're basically saying that I was lying when I said I wasn't defending them? You're trying to correct me and tell me how I should be feeling when only I know how I feel? And you're trying to tell me that it's impossible for things we don't like to make logical sense?
Okaaaaayyyyyyy....backs away
Re: Dev Explains Why Nintendo Made Mario's Anniversary Games Limited-Time
@Crono1973 If I was truly defending them, I wouldn't have called this move scummy.
Re: Dev Explains Why Nintendo Made Mario's Anniversary Games Limited-Time
Makes sense to me. Scummy? Yeah, but at the end of the day, they are still a business.
Re: Spoiler Alert, The Next Pokémon Games Have Leaked
So...this was real. Guess leaks do happen every now and again.
Re: Did The Official Pokémon Twitter Account Just Tease Let's Go Diamond And Pearl?
I doubt another Let's Go game would happen already, especially a Sinnoh-themed one. It would be odd for them to jump from Kanto all the way past Johto and Hoenn to Sinnoh. It doesn't make a lot of sense. I think the Twitter account was just being cheeky.
And don't forget that the Poke Ball Plus was usable in Sword and Shield as well in that you could put a Pokémon into it, walk with it, and send it back with items. I wouldn't be surprised if they brought that back for whatever the next game is since that game is likely based off SwSh's engine.
Re: Pokémon Combats Scalpers By Promising To Print More Trading Cards
@Xaessya That's not how it works. As supply catches up to meet demand (which is what should happen if they're going to be maximizing production), demand drops, and the value of the cards will plummet. This will cause scalpers to have an abundance of stock that they can't sell at a profit, which they don't want. If anything, I imagine the current resell prices are going to go down pretty quickly. Scalpers will likely try to liquidate their stock before new stock arrives, and a lower price does just that.
Re: Random: Oops, Super Nintendo World's Cactus Seems To Be Lifted From A Fan-Made Game
Probably just an oversight by a Universal employee who didn't pay too much attention to their sources. Not worth getting upset over.
Re: Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time Hits Nintendo Switch This March
@GrailUK It's very good, but the completionist challenges can be a thing of nightmares. Every level has 6 gems, there are inverted versions of every level with their own 6 gems, four colored gems, the flashback tapes that only show up if you've reached the part of the level they're at without dying, perfection relics that require you to break every box and beat the level without dying, and the Platinum Time Trial relics are required for the final ending (and then the purple Time Trial relics, but those aren't required for completion).
Re: Nintendo Shares Release Schedule For 2021 And Beyond, And It's Looking Pretty Bare
@Pod In hindsight, they should have, but to be fair, they didn't expect to have to restart its development in 2019.
Re: Nintendo Shares Release Schedule For 2021 And Beyond, And It's Looking Pretty Bare
I figured 2021 would be a bare-bones year for releases, but for us to only know about four 1st party Nintendo releases...yikes. I don't want to expect anything since I'm sure COVID has majorly impacted their schedule, but they could really benefit from announcing some new stuff.
Re: A 2019 Rumour About Gen IV Pokémon Remakes Might Be Coming True
Yay, another article using a rumor of the They-said-this-and-it-was-right-so-other-thing-they-said-could-be-true variety. That has ALWAYS worked out brilliantly...
Re: Hands On: We've Played Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, And Here's What We Think So Far
The online play report is about what I expected. Good connections are basically a must. Still, I plan on playing this with people living in my state, so I don't expect it to be too bad.
Re: Australian Pokémon Go Player Becomes First To Hit Level 50 Worldwide
This honestly kind of boggles my mind. How many hours have they poured into this game? How much money have they poured into this game? Do they even consider the game fun at this point? What's going to happen when/if Pokémon GO gets shut down?
I can't really judge them seeing as I've spent literally thousands of hours myself in the mainline series, but I also can't comprehend wanting to play Pokémon GO to this extent. At least with the mainline games, you have tangible, physical proof that the Pokémon you've worked so hard to raise and collect are there and will always be there. With a server-based game like GO, all your hardwork is stored on an account, and should that account or the game ever leave, you're left with practically nothing. I just don't see any fulfillment in that.
Re: Nintendo, Creatures And Game Freak Register Trademarks For "Pokémon Wonder" and "Fusion Arts"
The Pokémon Company: breathes
Everybody, their moms, their dogs, and Verlisify: POKÉMON LAND AND POKÉMON AIR CONFIRMED TPC SAID SO!!!
Re: Anniversary: Japan Celebrates 15 Years Of Super Mario Strikers
This series NEEDS a new entry. Everything about it made it the best soccer game around. Screw FIFA's realism, I wanna slam people into the electric fence with a Chain Chomp and shoot six consecutive balls at the goalie.
Re: Almost 4,000 People Have Ranked Their Top Starter Pokémon - Here Are The Results
Gee, Kanto Starters at the top. Who could've predicted that? As for my most favorite to least favorite:
Treecko
Froakie
Cyndaquil
Squirtle
Sobble
Turtwig
Piplup
Mudkip
Totodile
Snivy
Litten
Popplio
Chespin
Oshawott
Tepig
Scorbunny
Bulbasaur
Charmander
Rowlet
Grookey
Torchic
Chimchar
Chikorita
Fennekin
Re: Rumour: Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes Will Be Revealed For Switch Next Month
@jamesthemagi I think they'll do what the past remakes have done: the original game's Dex for the main story/majority of the main story, followed by an expansion that adds in the remaining Pokémon that haven't otherwise been available that Gen.
Re: Rumour: Pokémon Diamond And Pearl Remakes Will Be Revealed For Switch Next Month
This should go without saying, but if these are real:
-Expect them to be running off the SwSh engine. All past remakes have run off the same engine as their current gen counterparts and it would be very unlikely for this to change.
-As such, don't expect much in the way of graphical improvement. Could they improve it? Absolutely. Will they? I personally think any improvements will be marginal at best.
-Don't expect all 898 Pokémon to be accessible in the game. They stated this would be the case going forward, so until it's confirmed otherwise, don't expect all Pokémon to be present. If anything, they'll at least cover the Pokémon that aren't in SwSh or their Expansion Pass areas, giving us the remaining 234 Pokémon for Gen VIII. There's definitely a possibility that they took fan feedback about the lack of all Pokémon into consideration, but don't be surprised if not all Pokémon are present.
Overall, just don't be surprised if Game Freak doesn't buck the trend and gives us just another Pokémon game like they've been doing for years.
Re: Capcom Shares Strict Video Guidelines For Content Creators
@Vsaxo27 Realistically, a good let's player or streamer uses a game as a conduit to interact with their audience or as fodder for their own reactions and personality. I personally don't watch let's players for actual gameplay (unless what they're doing is very impressive, like a speedrun or a challenge). I watch them because I think their personality is fun. When you can make your audience engage with you as the player rather than what you're playing, you've got a winning formula.
Re: Zelda Voice Actress Patricia Summersett Speaks Out About Online Negativity And Criticism
@Mr_Persona You have to remember that Zelda is canonically 16/17 in Age of Calamity. She's still very young, especially with the task given to her, sp for there to be a certain level of immaturity is to be expected.
Re: Zelda Voice Actress Patricia Summersett Speaks Out About Online Negativity And Criticism
It's definitely strange for her and King Rhoam to have English accents while nobody else in the games seems to have one, but I lay that more on the voice direction than her performance. As was evident in Age of Calamity, she brought a lot of depth to the character, to the point that Zelda's attitude, demeanor, and confidence completely changed when she awakened her power. I think Patricia has a lot of talent that people don't really see just because her performance doesn't match their idea on who Zelda should've been. So, I like her as Zelda.
Re: Random: Man Accidentally Names Nephew After A Pokémon
"Hello. Let me introduce you to my son, Trubbish!"
Re: Random: Disgruntled Fans Spam Nintendo Tweet In Response To YouTube Soundtrack Takedowns
If the uploaders aren't trying to make money off the music, it doesn't hurt anyone for Nintendo to leave them there. If they are trying to make money, that's where the line is crossed and Nintendo should issue (at the very least) copyright claims rather than takedowns.
What Nintendo should do, though, is make an official Spotify channel to upload their music to, like Square Enix and Capcom have done. Granted, their library is much bigger than either of those companies and I pity the poor soul that would have to organize such a massive project, but it would be such a forward-thinking approach and get millions upon millions of hits.
At the end of the day, though: this is not something I'll get upset over. There are other, more important things to worry about than easy access to game music.
Re: Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Character Designer Celebrates Third Anniversary With Some New Artwork
Another great game despite not having as good a story as the first one. I still need to finish the Golden Country storyline, but maybe I'll get back to that when I eventually New Game Plus this one.
Re: Why Pokémon Sword And Shield Got DLC Instead Of A Standalone Follow-Up
I ultimately think the DLC route is better rather than paying for a third version by simple means of cost. I think the SwSh DLC was a tad overpriced ($20 would've been the sweet spot), but the Crown Tundra was so good and more than made up for the somewhat lackluster Isle of Armor.
Re: Professor Layton Dev Level-5 Has No Plans For Future Games Outside Of Japan, Says Report
I never cared much for their games myself, but that is a massive loss if true.
Re: Surprise! Nintendo Says Its Next Console Is Going To Be Very Much Like Its Other Consoles
@Giancarlothomaz Not necessarily. But honestly, if whatever's next goes back to not portable, it will feel very much like a step backwarss.
Re: Talking Point: Are Shiny Pokémon Too Common These Days?
@graysoncharles Not true. Shiny Pokémon in Gen 2 were relatively stronger, but are actually not as strong as they could be, and Shiny Pokémon in Gen 3 have completely random IVs.
Re: Talking Point: Are Shiny Pokémon Too Common These Days?
I'm a very dedicated shiny hunter, with a goal that I don't think has been challenged yet: a Living Shiny Master Dex (a shiny variant for every possible Pokémon, including gender and form differences). That said, having done shiny hunting for a little over five years now, I agree that Shiny Pokémon are getting a little too common. I'm not a serious GO player and I have 272 Shiny Pokémon in it, not counting ones I've already transferred to Let's Go, pushing my total well past 300.
That said, I think the value attributed to a Shiny Pokémon comes from its owner. I've seen people upset that the Shiny Charmander they got through soft resetting in Gen 3 is devalued due to the number of Shiny Charmander from Pokémon GO Community Days, and I've seen people elated to get a Shiny through Chain Fishing or Wonder Trade. For me, the value I attribute to my Shiny Pokémon comes from the effort I put in to get them. I don't care if a lot of people got a Shiny Zapdos pretty easily from GO. It doesn't change the fact that I worked my butt off to get a Shiny Zapdos from HeartGold after a painful 13,340 tries. It holds value to me because I worked for it, and that's how I feel Shiny Pokémon should be treated.
So don't feel ashamed if you have a Shiny you like that you didn't work for, and don't shame people for going for easy shinies. Let people enjoy things, I say.
Re: Talking Point: Are Shiny Pokémon Too Common These Days?
Thank you Joe for using the term Glistening Shiny. Maybe it will help people stop saying Ultra Shiny.
Re: All Pokémon Café Mix Players To Receive Free Gift As The Game Hits 5 Million Downloads
@Snatcher Because F2P Pokémon game
Which is a shame because Cafe Mix is genuinely fun and not even that tough once you've recruited the main Pokémon.
Re: Sword And Shield Are Now The Best-Selling Pokémon Games Since Gold And Silver
@Anti-Matter No lamentations for me. Sword and Shield are the best games since Black 2 and White 2, and I'll stand on that hill till I die.
Re: Sword And Shield Are Now The Best-Selling Pokémon Games Since Gold And Silver
@Tuulenpoika Yet the irony is that, barring transferring Pokémon, base Sword and Shield have as much content, if not more, than Red and Blue, Ruby and Sapphire, Diamond and Pearl, Black and White (arguably), X and Y, and Sun and Moon. Max Raids and their events are technically far more evergreen than anything else in those games too, as they can continually cycle in new events to make update Pokémon more widely available and give away special Pokémon, like this new Pikachu event that has a Shiny Pikachu Raid in it. People just like to toast this game simply because no National Dex.
Re: Video: New Pokémon The Movie: Coco Trailer Shows Off The Film's Wonderful Animation
One of the few Pokémon movies to get me excited as of late. Power of Us looked boring and Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution offered nothing new apart from a strange 3D animation style. This one looks legit interesting and fun.
Re: Poll: No, Really, What Was Nintendo's Worst Year?
Who here says 2015 just because Scott the Woz did?
Re: The Team Behind Konami's Classic Suikoden Is Creating A Spiritual Successor
It specifically says in the Kickstarter that they want to avoid putting it on Switch since, by the time the game is done, Nintendo will have likely moved onto their next piece of hardware and they don't want to risk having to go through a lengthy port process just to get it there. They'll do it if they have no other choice, but they seem to be targeting whatever Nintendo puts out next.
Re: Nintendo Provides Another Update About Its Development Schedule
This doesn't surprise me really. I expected Nintendo to be impacted by the virus to some degree or another. While I would like to get some news as much as any other fan, I'm glad they're at least trying to take measures to keep their employees safe and even delay things to reduce crunch.
Re: Round Up: The Paper Mario: The Origami King Reviews Are In
Inb4 review bombing on Metacritic
Re: Pokémon Sword And Shield Version 1.2.1 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
They're also flagging hacked raids and not showing them to other players.
Re: The Pokémon Unite Presentation Has Already Been Disliked 150,000 Times
@graysoncharles Yes, and they shall not be named because we all know who they are. But at the same time, this is a spinoff, and fans are largely concerned with main series games more than anything.
Re: The Pokémon Unite Presentation Has Already Been Disliked 150,000 Times
Honestly, the reception to this presentation is due to a multitude of things, but it can be summed up in three parts: it was overhyped by fans who expected too much, the second presentation was lackluster compared to the first, and the game was poorly presented by The Pokémon Company.
Fans expected too much, like wanting Gen IV remakes or Let's Go for Johto (both of which would also have been met with skepticism for their own reasons, if we're being honest). Not saying those are bad ideas, but they're not appropriate at this time as Sword and Shield DLC seems to be intended to take the place of this year's game. Announcing a main series game would've been a poor move right now.
Second, the presentation was overhyped. After a surprisingly decent first one, people expected the second to be similar, and weren't pleased when it wasn't.
Third, The Pokémon Company shouldn't have given this its own presentation. They should have appended the info to the first presentation, taken out the recorded match, presented it before they did the Isle of Armor bit, and foregone the second one altogether. What drove them to take this strategy is only up to speculation. Did they really think it would work? Did they overestimate the appeal of a MOBA? Did Tencent tell them to present it like that? Who knows.
So truthfully, both sides are to blame here. But the way I see it, the controversy will die down and the sour taste will be left over. This game will probably perform poorly in the West, but excellently in China. I'll try it when it comes out. Maybe I'll like it. Maybe not. But ultimately, it's just Pokémon trying something new. At least they're still experimenting.
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"Inspired" by Link's Awakening feels a little too generous. Either way, this doesn't really look all that good, so unless it gets some decent reviews, I'll pass.