>EV trained pokemon
>2 v 1 battles with auto stat buffs
>Elite Four have 5 pokemon again since DPP
Can we at least agree SM took difficulty in the right direction?
>>32533009
Yes.
>>32533009
I had more trouble with the 2nd trial than I did with Diantha
>>32533009
Yes, but we still need hard mode back for even more
Their levels should be way higher, is a shame the best leveling spot outside the plaza is so tedious.
Also, they have no rematch teams. Just the same team as the first time.
>>32533035
>Hey, let's take difficulty options out of our future games! That's good game design!
Fuckin GF.
>>32533052
>they have no rematch teams. Just the same team as the first time.
That's not true, their team is different the second time. The "Champion" is also different each time.
>>32533063
you mean the hard mode you get after defeating the champion?
how is that a good game design?
better do a nuzlocke since the begining
Where do you find their EV spreads?
>>32533009
why doesnt anyone carry 6 mons? the most inexcusable in Lusamine's case
It only showed for certain battles, but a lot of trainers were pointless only having a mon or two. 60 is also a really low cap for postgame battles, especially with no Audino like mon to bolster xp.
>>32533115
lusamine is the 6th pokemon silly
>>32533009
It's almost like they made this game as anti-nuzlocke as possible my playthrough was fucking brutal
>>32533115
Her sixth was Nihilego, but she fused with it.
>>32533105
That design choice was already shit, but now not having it at all is even worse
>>32533148
>>32533170
...then why didn't we actually fight?
>>32533009
No. If you don't have the right weakness, you're fucked. And it isn't like in other RPGs where they're all given to you. You don't have it, you're fucked. Fuck this and fuck you.
>>32533204
Because she fused with it.
As in, either she was still sane enough to get the part in which she will get directly involved and probably hurt or Nihilego itself didn't want to fight and manipulated her not to use it.
>>32533113
Gotcha anon
https://pastebin.com/vkaZNTra
>>32533204
Because we can't have you attacking humans in an all-ages game, same as we can't have virtual representations of gambling anymore.
>>32533009
>all of the title challenger battles suck dick
Such a ripoff, let me fight a 6v6 besides Kukui.
>>32533134
I really wish trainer battles with 3-4 pokemon was more common.
Trainers with only a single pokemon are basically just wild battles
>>32533115
Let's say the stats boost make up for it. (Bewear still need a fix though)
But I still wish we battled her fused form just after...
MC helped by Nebby (under Lillie "command") against Mother Beast summoning others Nihilego...and with an ost kinda like that : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH4PRTsnKT0
That would have been epic!
>>32533115
It's a staple of the series, not specifically SM.
No trainer uses a full team of six pokemon, excluding the memer fisher with 6 Magikarps or the Breeder class that uses a lot of first stages in really low levels.
The "full battle serious mode: six vs six" is reserved to the champion.
>>32533009
Kind of. Exp Share still trivializes most of the game, most trainers have 1-2 Pokemon only, and totem mons aren't that impressive. In addition Mother Beast Lusamine's totem boosts should've been on more relevant stats.
genuinely curious.
Has anyone counted up how many trainers per route there are per game?
>>32533204
Nebby fought her and one-shotted with hyper voice :^)
>>32533063
hope someone is monitoring 4shit, they need get back hard mode, anyone could be able to shift it to normal in any time [for kids]
>the hard mode is now battle tree difficulty XD
>>32533507
>the hard mode is now battle tree difficulty
sounds ebin :^)
>9/11 would throw the console out the window
For the love of...
GO
BACK
TO YOUR
FUCKING
SIMULATORS
>>32533546
*tauros simulator
>>32533611
No. Just simulator. None of you actually play the games, so it doesn't fucking matter to you. All you want is your stupid competitive that you don't even really need the game for.
>>32533621
we just want have more believable adventure, c'mon...
>10y old newbie trainer sweeps the entire region alone XD
>>32533621
>>32533546
>games having difficulty is bad
Kill yourself.
>>32533009
Considering at higher "difficulties" (the battle tree) pokemon is all about luck, making the games harder will just make them more bullshit.
>>32533673
There never was an adventure. Just collecting and trading.
>>32533035
>Hard mode totem fights
>Wishiwashi allies can set up rain and have Thunder.
>Salazzle can set up poison hazards
>Lurantis is paired with an ally that has drought and rototiller
>>32533690
You kill yourself. Difficulty has no bearing on the quality of a game.
>>32533546
>>32533716
mimikyu is calling healing wish and memento and simple beam users and have focus sash/razor claw + double team + focus energy + swords dance + play rough
>>32533009
1) Yeah. I enjoyed league battles.
2) No. That was just tedious unfair shit.
3) You mean since ORAS?
>>32533716
>>32533816
Totem Gumshoos and A-Raticate now both carry a Chople Berry and call in Ribombee with fairy wind to assist with fighting types.
Totem Kommo now starts with scizor with bullet punch by its side.
>>32533052
Did you play this game with exp share off and without grinding?
Even if for the most part of the game my levels were on par with enemies, by the league they outlivelled me even by 5 levels.