Most forgettable starter?
No contest
>>29888809
This, or quite frankly any of the Gen V starters
andChikorita
>>29888809
FPBP
Spoiler free review of Sun/Moon without any bullshit.
I'm tired of these cancerous threads where everything is black or white regarding the quality of the game so here is an actual, straight to the point, review of the game for people who don't know if they'll buy it or are looking for a pokemon game to play. I'll judge the game from a casual and a competitive point of view.
TL;DR: Is the game fun? No (most of the time). Are the new mons fun? Yes. Overall: Undoubtedly a bad game in itself but a positive impact on everything else by bringing new mons.
Good points:
- New pokemon are really cool, interesting designs, fun abilities, a few buff and nerfs here and there to shake the meta. You encounter new mons regularly troughout the game.
- Some ingame battles are really fun and challenging.
- The new system replacing HMs is fun.
- Some musics are really good.
- Ultimately it is easier to get perfect IV/EV mons with the new system, however you'll still have to roll natures and use breeding for egg moves.
- It's fun to discover the various effects of Z-Moves by yourself.
- You get a bunch of weird items and mons easily.
Cont.
>>29888772
Part 2:
Bad points:
- No exploration at all, you discover 95% of the game by walking from a quest marker to another, all places are very linear, even if you force it you simply can't walk around.
- No atmosphere, morose graphic and colors, no place stands out (locations don't have an identity) in this game except maybe 2 small location. A sad blurry brown and the small copy/paste tile for the sea is what I remember the most when thinking about the game, it's a nightmare, I'm not exaggerating. Even footseps in the sand and snow are bad.
- Very laggy, always laggy during doubles and often laggy when there are aura effects. Laggy during snap (photograph) mini-game.
- Small loading times add up and are very annoying (entering/exiting a cutscene, beginning/ending a battle, loading times between areas and very fragmented small areas creating lot of small fade to black loading times, like enteting a building)
- A lot, A LOT of unskippable cutscenes using the game engine (not pretty).
- The game needs more useless stuff. Here everything is in the trail of the main storyline. We need lore, we need average people just living, more life in the game. Fun mini-games and more content overall.
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All in all I would really recommand any of the 2D game you didn't play instead of this one. If you are really burnout with the previous generations the new mons are cool so try making a team with only new things (Z-moves etc.). Unfortunately you can't skip the main story line and once the shackles are removed there is almost nothing left to explore...
>>29888772
>>29888783
The Sun .cia isn't even out yet, but nice try, fuccboi fagatron.
>>29888880
Dis nigga for real?
We come with predatory relationships for Pokemon now that we have it in game.
Shellder:Kingler
Omastar:Kingler
Ekans:Sandslash
This is stupid.
>>29889093
>>29890782
???????
Anyway, apparently Mareanie and Toxapex feed on Corsola
Mandibuzz kills Cubone
Weavile eats Alolan Sandshrew and Vulpix
Both from the new dex entries. There were some others, like Mareanie eating Corsola.
I dunno about you, but i find Mudsdale so... Strong-looking. Like, in a non-gay way, of course. I look at its face and its beefy, strong legs, paired with the black and brown colors, and i can't not imagine it as a strong uncle that works everyday for more than 8 hours a day but still manages to be jolly and nice to be around and talk to. And no, it's not because it's a horse, because i find Rapidash a wimp. But, of course, i'm not saying this in a bara way, i'm not gay, i just think Mudsdale would make a good friend.
>>29888554
That's awfully specific.
>>29888554
so basically you're saying you want to sniff it's asshole... in a non-gay way, just as friends of course
>>29889459
Why would i want to sniff a butthole full of manure? Ew
>Furbait
>Scalebait
How long until we get our featherbait?
Here you go
>>29888471
Weavile a cute!
I'm fairly new to Pokemon(started playing competitively from gen 6) and here is my opinion on SM.
+Better visuals(although I think the animations were better and cuter in ORAS)
+Game is sometimes challenging
+Some cute characters
-No dex nav
-Very unstable framerate on O3DS
-TOO MANY SHITMONS. Pellipper, Dugtrio, Zubat is in almost every island and you will see them all the time.
-Shitty setup for egg hatching
-No Safari(It sucked but at least safari guaranteed 2 maxed IVS)
-main story is too short
-Cinematics everywhere. It's painful especially at the beginning
-Writing is bad
-Dumb trainer AIs and most of them only has 1~2 mons with them.
-No national dex
-There isn't much to do post game
-Very linear maps with not much to explore
-Hey bro follow the red flag
-Most of the New mon designs are shit
-Most trainer battle starts and ends with you doing a Z move.
-Lillie literally handholding you everywhere
-Rotomdex is annoying
-Taking photos of the mons has terrible framerate and is a shitty system
I think SM is the worst Pokemon I've played so far. It actually makes me think the people who are saying positive stuff about the game is NOA employees.
Here is an image I made to summarize my feeling about the game.
Nice blog.
Also, here is a proof that I beat the game
HEY FUCK YOU JUST FUCK YOU YOU WOULDNT KNOW A GOOD GAME IF IT HIT YOU IN THE HEAD YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE SERIOUSLY WTF IS YOUR PROBLEM ITS A REALLY GOOD GAME AND I HAVE HAD IT UP TO HERE WITH PEOPLE SHITTING ON IT
don't forget Lurantis !!
>page 9
>>29888332
Tell me its stats and if it has a decent movepool, then I'll consider not forgetting it
So is this the worst fully evolved Gen VII Pokemon now that Araquanid has been proven not to be total irredeemable shit?
>>29888253
Probably
Another contrary leaf storm gimmick. gamefreak love totally pigeonholing new mons into a single gimmick even if its barely fucking viable.
>>29888253
It's not Togedemaru, so no.
Lurantis at least has Defog + Synthesis + Contrary Leaf Storm + Hidden Power coverage going for it. It'll do fine in NU.
Gumshoos?
Pyukumuku?
We can all agree that Brionne is the cutest Alolan Pokemon, right?
I love Primarina, but I do miss how adorable she was as Brionne.
>>29888235
2nd
>>29888235
>>29888383
>Brionne first
>guzzjunk second
Who is third? Ribombee?
Hey /vp/ I have nothing to do so will start a RANDOMIZED NUZLOCKE now on Gen 5.5...
first dubs decides if I randomize Black 2 or White 2
Rolling for white 2.
Black 2
>>29888133
welp that was fast
dubs decide if I randomize typing/abilities or go normal
Are Ultra Beasts considered legendaries?
In regards to game design, legendaries have all been very pokemon, and none of them evolve or evolve from something. (Solgaleo and Luunala break this pattern. Are they legendaries, ultra beasts, both, or neither?) And legendaries are one-off Pokemon. You cannot find multiples in the same game. I've heard rumors that anons have found multiples of Ultra Beasts in the game. One anon said they'd caught 4 Pheromosa.
Legendaries are also often involved in the story and lore of Pokemon. They often have incredibly great power, and may be a guardian of some place or have some role or duty. Do Ultra Beasts do any of these things, by which they might be considered legendaries lorewise? Or are Ultra Beasts a separate group of Pokemon that, while unique, are not legendaries?
What is and isn't a legendary doesn't really matter anymore, they blurred the line too much between UBs, stuff like Silvally not being able to breed, and Solgaleo/Lunala having pre-evos.
>>29888114
okay lets make it simple answer these questions
>can you catch 2 of the same kind in the same game
>do their stats exceed 600
>>29888084
Let's see.
The official website states that Solgaleo and Lunala are Legendary Pokémon.
In the story, there's a Cosmog. After the story, there's a second Cosmog. If you keep it in your version and evolve it, it'll evolve into your cover legend, making two cover legends in-game. The intended feature might be to trade with a friend and evolve it in the opposite version to get the other cover legend.
Silvally: Three of them were made. Two are out. One remains frozen. Unknown.
Ultra Beasts: Have not seen anything on multiple Ultra Beasts, so I don't know how many of each are obtainable, if there is more than one.
Why the fuck is this allowed?
Pure and utter laziness. Fucking gamefreak cunts.
Even if you want to use the "it would take too long to model new characters" excuse they could have brought in more gen 6 characters at the very least
>>29888197
Hence
>>29888177
Chained myself a Shiny Cutiefly with a Modest Nature.
Trying to think up a set right now I'm thinking:
Aromatherapy
Pollen Puff
Dazzling Gleam
Quiver Dance
4 HP/252 Sp Atk/252 Speed
Any suggestions for improvement?
>>29888058
Sucks big hairy balls that moonblast is an egg move.
>>29888058
Can it target and heal itself with pollen puff or just allies?
Get energy ball so you aren't walled by water and rock types.
http://pastebin.com/4ddvU5Ai
We finally have a list of which Pokemon will be allowed to be used this year.
And surprisingly enough, or maybe not, Ultra Beasts ARE ALLOWED.
How do you think this will affect the metagame? Have you thought of any cool strats for them now? Which ones will be viable and which ones will be shitmons?
Discuss
>Kartana and Pheromosa legal
And people actually take the VGC meta game seriously. Blows my mind.
>>29888352
fuck off smogondrone, this is for OFFICIAL and REAL competitive discussion
>>29888033
Where is this based on?
Anyone remember when the first pokemon movie came out, and burger king had these? Along with a plethora of other toys?
>>29888019
I'm surprised to see no Charizard there
Turned 24 this year. I remember every single fucking thing about this whole series from day one. When will it stop?
>>29888019I had the Mewtwo from that. He came in a tank instead of the Pokeball. Pretty fucking rad.