>Pokemon evolves via trading

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>>31170361
>It doesn't evolve

>>31170361
get friends or get a second 3ds

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>Pokemon evolves via trading while holding an item

>>31170371
I straight up won't use it if it doesn't evolve. What's the point of raising it if it doesn't grow? Only exception is Mimykyu.

Route 1 shitmon evolves by leveling up at a specific late game area

>>31170377
>People complain about paying $4 for a new character
>"Just buy a second console if you wanna finish the game"

>>31170402
or you know friends

>>31170361
>Pokebank and other transfer methods don't count as trading

The thing I don't get is that trading is meant to compel the player to meet other people who have the game, right?
So why can't it just evolve when it battles the it player? Why waste my time by having to trade it? Trade evolutions don't even make contextual sense.

>>31170398
>early game (in sm) mon evolves at level 54
fucking bw evolution levels why

>Pokemon evolves by knowing a move that can't be taught by TM/Tutor

>>31170361
>Pokemon evolves when filtered through visual abstractions

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>>31170379
>said item is only found at the battle tower/maison/tree/whatever area in the shop, or has a 1% drop rate from a pokemon that only appears in two patches of grass in the entire game and has a low spawn rate

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>>31170361
>he doesn't have friends or a second system

Damn it feels good to have a pal who's still as into Pokemon as I am

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>>31170361
>Pokemon evolves upside down

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>Pokemon evolves by flipping your 3DS upside-down

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>>31170480
>>31170487
Fuck you hive mind fags. Inkay has one of my favorite evolution methods to date and I hope they do more stupid shit in the future.

>Pokemon evolves when depicted in artwork
>Pokemon evolves when activating the gyroscope features on the 3ds
>Pokemon evolves when you empathize with others
>Pokemon evolves when Wonder Traded
>Pokemon has branching evolutions based on the player's blood type
>Pokemon evolves if you connect your Nintendo ID to your Youtube account
>Pokemon evolves if you let it listen to an entire Merzbow album

Munchlax should evolve into a Normal/Fighting Pokemon called Fitlax, the method would be to take 5,000 steps in a day and level up at maximum friendship.

>>31170572
5,000 IRL steps, that is

>Pokemon evolves at zero Friendship
>Pokemon evolves only when traded back to it's OT
>Pokemon evolves when leveled up in a Pokemon Center
>Pokemon evolves when leveled up in a real world Pokemon Center
>Pokemon evolves when fainted during a battle
>Pokemon evolves when you don't play the game for a week, and then level up the pokemon
>Pokemon evolves when leveled up with an egg-move that you can only access post-bank
>Pokemon, that you can only find in a post-game area, has branching evolution based on the player's name
>Pokemon evolves if you glitch out room values and the game dumps you into a placeholder room so the game won't crash

>Pokemon evolves when leveled up while your 3DS is inside Game Freak headquarters
>Pokemon evolves when you bake a cake for it. An actual IRL cake
>Pokemon evolves only during specific unrepeatable events that happen in the main story
>Pokemon evolves, but will unevolve if you leave it in the box for a day
>Pokemon evolves via a stone that you can only get one of, ever
>Pokemon evolves if a video involving it gets 1,000,000 views on YouTube
>Pokemon evolves only when knowing a specific move, that's only available via a move tutor in a game three generations ago
>Pokemon evolves only if you mail your cartridge to Nintendo because the evolution method is glitched
>Pokemon evolves only on February 29th

>>31170813
>Pokemon evolves, but will unevolve if you leave it in the box for a day
This is actually the logical extension of Furfrou's fur-styles. It would be unironically funny, as long as the evolution itself is easy.

>>31170361
>it evolves trading WITH AN ITEM

>>31170388
Heracross and Skarmory are good bois they never did nuffin wrong

>>31170904
>It evolves by trading with an item that you only get one of or is an absurdly rare item found on a specific pokemon
THANKS GEN TWO

>>31170877
>fruit Pokemon
>evolves into rotten fruit when left in the box for a week

>>31171000
>Have to choose between King's Rock and a complete Pokedex
Fuck these games

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>>31170398
>want to do mono-type run
>early game mon's final evolution requires postgame item

>>31170423
Its even worse if you are the only place in your area that owns the game, its the biggest reason why i don't want to buy a 3DS

>>31170398
GRUBBIN!!

>pokemon can only evolve when injected
>pokemon can only evolve if it's used in a VGC tournament
>pokemon can only evolve in japan
>pokemon can only evolve via Gamestop event
>pokemon can only evolve via micro transaction
>pokemon has a 1 in 365 chance of evolving randomly every day.

>>31170402
And another copy of the game

>>31170398
In defense of Grubbin, It's vaguely physical as Charjabug, and can benefit from Eviolite indefinitely, and evolving it to Vikavolt just makes it a Special Attacker for some reason.

I don't really like Vikavolt anyway. Charjabug is funnier if you wanted to make a mono-bug team.

>>31170423
>Trade evolutions don't even make contextual sense.
The trade links together the molecular makeup of the traded Pokemon and/or their held item. Onix gets fused with a metal coat and becomes Steelix, Machoke and Graveler switch body parts, etc.

>>31170361
>Pokemon evolves via trading
>Too lazy to unbox my Pokemon Moon and go through the slow scripted story.
>Have to eventually do it to trade with myself.

>>31171294
Something like that.

>>31170423
Think 'The Fly', the item just happens to get fused with the pokemon during transit and it comes out the other side... altered.

Or you can think of it something more like how other Gen1 trade evos can be contextualized; some Pokemon find being with a new trainer a stressful or stimulating new experience that is the impetus that pushes them to evolve further,
And then with the held item+trade evos that started in Gen2, you have that same narrative, but the Pokemon in question is able to use the held item to evolve for this new situation.

Pick whichever sounds more interesting to you.

But Gen 5 was kind of inconsistent with how the Pokemon perceive being traded, as Shelmet/ Karrablast either glitch-out in transit, or actually meet and exchange the shell.

>>31170361
>none of my (very few) friends care about Pokemon
>don't feel like asking one of my Internet friends to get online and go into festival plaza to trade every time I need to fucking evolve something
It usually gets done sooner or later but god damn it's just slightly more annoying than it has any business being

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>>31170379
>Pokemon that used to have its own unique evolution method had its mechanic scrapped and replaced with trading while holding an item

>pokemon evolves in any way that isn't trading or using a stone
HA I'M SO FUCKING LAZY

>>31170379
>Twice

>>31170514
It would've been great if it was at all obvious in the game. But instead it's just "Haha hope you had a guide with you."

>>31170361
Not only are they awful for if you don't have people to trade with, they're awful even when you DO, because they're usually way overpowered when you get them. I mean, Alakazam at Lv16? How is that supposed to be balanced for a fun and enjoyable experience?

>>31170379
>Pokemon evolves only when traded with a specific other pokemon

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>Pokémon evolves by trading
>Traded to you holding an Everstone

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>>31170361
>Pokemon evolves via some convoluted mechanic when fitting evolutionary stones exist

>>31173328
that actually does not work in the gts, they essentially just gave you a free everstone

unless you're talking about that bitch npc with a Haunter

>>31170388
Mimykyu is my exception as well