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Pokémon Sun & Moon |OT| Ultra Beasts and where to find them
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Geminosity
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That first party sounds somewhat similar to the fairy-heavy route I found myself going, with both primarina and ribombee on board :3
I love lilligant and my petilil single-handedly stomped the water trial but I ended up putting her in the bank to give the new grass peeps a chance
Just out of curiosity, what is your guys least favorite Pokemon this generation?
Personally I really don't like Shiinotic.
I mostly dislike it because there's nothing interesting about it. Just another mushroom, that doesn't seem to have much flavor/attitude and is a complete eyesore. Strength Sap is cool tho.
I prefer morelull visually. i think it's the weird nappy/diaper thing shinotic has that really puts me it off it.
As for my own 'worst'? Toxapex was a mistake.
Mareanie should've been a single stage with tox's stats and abilities. Ugly Tox just ruins the visual delight that is mareanie. It's my personal new delphox.
Gamefreak once again making an awesome pokemon I like and ruining it by making it a pre-evo with the meh stats that entails and an evo that ruins it's visual awesomeness.
call what?
Pandora012
Member
It was luck in my case, I just put up a Trubbish.
Spinosaurus
Member
Spent two hours chaining for a Rough Skin Gabite, and then the moment I get on Wonder Trade I get a Gible with Rough Skin. Well, at least mine's in a Beast Ball.
Just defeated the Elite 4 and became champion.
What a rush and right now I am just writing my thoughts/review which I will post later.
My team were at level 39-40 at that point so you should be good.
What a rush and right now I am just writing my thoughts/review which I will post later.
My team were at level 39-40 at that point so you should be good.
Geminosity
Member
Each to their own. I'm happy for those who like tox that it's viable but much like the homeless bag-lady fox or orange barney the dinosaur I'd rather it had been it's own single stage mon rather than the visual pustule atop an evo-chain I actually liked
SenorArdilla
Member
Thank god that Geodude has such a huge capture rate. Finally have one with Galvanize.
Professor Beef
Banned
Nintendo support.
Shiny Salandit appears, (no shiny charm), it's male.
This is my worst nightmare.
No. It needed to lose the weeb bait.
Why are you singling out Trumbeak? Toucannon is the final.
Speaking of, it feels weird almost never seeing one. Most places that would be high enough level for it instead have highly overleveled Trumbeak.
I feel like is his pre-evo could have been really cool. It feels like such a waste conceptually for a fairy mushroom Pokémon. I mean, how do you not base it off of fairy circles somehow?Just out of curiosity, what is your guys least favorite Pokemon this generation?
Personally I really don't like Shiinotic.
I mostly dislike it because there's nothing interesting about it. Just another mushroom, that doesn't seem to have much flavor/attitude and is a complete eyesore. Strength Sap is cool tho.
Tacorona72
Member
Like, Toxapex has such great abilities, typing, stats, and move pool that it's hard to deny any of it. But Mareanie looks 1000 times better, and sometimes that's just enough.Each to their own. I'm happy for those who like tox that it's viable but much like the homeless bag-lady fox or orange barney the dinosaur I'd rather it had been it's own single stage mon rather than the visual pustule atop an evo-chain I actually liked
i am from another country,calling nintendo will cost me fortune.
balladofwindfishes
Member
Shiinotic and Guzzlord are my picks.
Shiinotic is plain at the same time as being ugly. It's just a generic RPG mushroom monster. This is a series whose first mushroom Pokemon was a zombie cicada, the next was neat looking kangaroo thing, then a Pokeball mimic that fooled nobody as a joke (but was crazy good at battling), and now it's... generic RPG mushroom monster. And it's not even a good design, despite being a generic monster trope.
Guzzlord is a UB. Which are supposed to have odd, offbeat designs. But to be honest, other than Guzzlord, I really wouldn't have a hard time picturing any of the other UBs just being random legendaries. Or for Pheromosa and Buzzwole, tbh they could have just been regular old Pokemon (maybe a split evo from some trainee bug). And the rest don't look out of place as legendaries.
But Guzzlord... is just odd. It's design is super busy, to a fault. It's a confusing design that doesn't really know what it wants to be, while trying to be like five different designs at once.
For example
Buzzwole: It's a mosquito. That's a bodybuilder. A mashup of conflicting things. A tiny little insect and a bodybuilder. And it works so well. One of my favorite new Pokemon.
Pheromosa: Same deal. The mix of a runway model and a cockroach. Cockroachs are icky and ugly. Runway models are not. And put together, the design works.
Nihilego: Creepy jellyfish with a haunted ghost girl mixed in a bit making an unsettling design, but a design that's focused.
Xurkitree: It's a string of Christmas lights mixed with a tree. It's a blend of nature and technology. It works.
Kartana: An origami Pokemon. I'm surprised it took this long to get one. Other than maybe Porygon I guess? But this is a pure origami Pokemon. And this 100% could have just been a regular legendary in any other generation. There's nothing strange or bizarre here.
Celesteela: Based on a neat Japanese legend. And pretty much that's 100% of what it is. No real debate there.
Guzzlord: It's... umm??? It's a giant maw? Dragon? Alien from Alien? It has two heads? Maybe? What is the tiny second head on the top do? Is it supposed to be a living black hole or something? It looks enough like a regular Pokemon, at the same time not really? So it doesn't have the strange unsettling appearance of Nihilego or Celesteela, but it also doesn't have the normal Pokemon look of Buzzwole or Pheromosa? So what does it want to be? Gamefreak didn't even seem to know, since its stats are also unfocused and strange.
Shiinotic is plain at the same time as being ugly. It's just a generic RPG mushroom monster. This is a series whose first mushroom Pokemon was a zombie cicada, the next was neat looking kangaroo thing, then a Pokeball mimic that fooled nobody as a joke (but was crazy good at battling), and now it's... generic RPG mushroom monster. And it's not even a good design, despite being a generic monster trope.
Guzzlord is a UB. Which are supposed to have odd, offbeat designs. But to be honest, other than Guzzlord, I really wouldn't have a hard time picturing any of the other UBs just being random legendaries. Or for Pheromosa and Buzzwole, tbh they could have just been regular old Pokemon (maybe a split evo from some trainee bug). And the rest don't look out of place as legendaries.
But Guzzlord... is just odd. It's design is super busy, to a fault. It's a confusing design that doesn't really know what it wants to be, while trying to be like five different designs at once.
For example
Buzzwole: It's a mosquito. That's a bodybuilder. A mashup of conflicting things. A tiny little insect and a bodybuilder. And it works so well. One of my favorite new Pokemon.
Pheromosa: Same deal. The mix of a runway model and a cockroach. Cockroachs are icky and ugly. Runway models are not. And put together, the design works.
Nihilego: Creepy jellyfish with a haunted ghost girl mixed in a bit making an unsettling design, but a design that's focused.
Xurkitree: It's a string of Christmas lights mixed with a tree. It's a blend of nature and technology. It works.
Kartana: An origami Pokemon. I'm surprised it took this long to get one. Other than maybe Porygon I guess? But this is a pure origami Pokemon. And this 100% could have just been a regular legendary in any other generation. There's nothing strange or bizarre here.
Celesteela: Based on a neat Japanese legend. And pretty much that's 100% of what it is. No real debate there.
Guzzlord: It's... umm??? It's a giant maw? Dragon? Alien from Alien? It has two heads? Maybe? What is the tiny second head on the top do? Is it supposed to be a living black hole or something? It looks enough like a regular Pokemon, at the same time not really? So it doesn't have the strange unsettling appearance of Nihilego or Celesteela, but it also doesn't have the normal Pokemon look of Buzzwole or Pheromosa? So what does it want to be? Gamefreak didn't even seem to know, since its stats are also unfocused and strange.
JPBrowncoat
Member
Screw this kid and his Araquanid. I had to wait for him to struggle himself to death.
out of frustration I was just about to double check where to find politoed, and while I'm double tasking I open my system and hear the sound of rain
SWEET GLORIOUS MALIE RAIN
EDIT: WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN ITS ONLY AT NIGHT, I HAVE TO STAY HERE FOR ANOTHER HOUR!?
dat aqua ring tho
SWEET GLORIOUS MALIE RAIN
EDIT: WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN ITS ONLY AT NIGHT, I HAVE TO STAY HERE FOR ANOTHER HOUR!?
dat aqua ring tho
JPBrowncoat
Member
Yep, it even took an extra turn for him to struggle to death.
KLatin Scelus
Member
Oh yeah, the Mareanie line. I don't really like them much for driving Corsola to becoming endangered.
This gen really makes you feel bad for a lot of Pokemon with how detailed they are about Predator and Prey. Mandibuzz preying on vulnerable Cubone is just terrible.
This gen really makes you feel bad for a lot of Pokemon with how detailed they are about Predator and Prey. Mandibuzz preying on vulnerable Cubone is just terrible.
Do people generally try to get natures that balance out unbalanced stats, or do they try to stack on top of the already high stats?
Geminosity
Member
Nah. If I were to be trollishly reductive like that I'd argue we need to lose the edgelord fodder
Yup yup! I think it's pretty telling that they slapped mareanie on the side of the TGC game box rather than tox :3
Interestingly it seems to be the toxapex doing that rather than the Mareanie mostly. Mareanie mostly just eat the coral that grows atop corsola but they can regrow that. I'm sure it's still a fairly unpleasant experience for the Corsola regardless though, but it's preferable to being killed
Depends on the stats, for something like blissey, where the defense is extreemly low, and hp extreemly high, bulking the defense is the way to go.
For something fast with a high attack or satk stat, you generally want to boost the attackstat that the pokemon has the most of, or speed depending on your team if they can support the pokemon with speed reducing against the opponents/tailwind and stuff like that.
You dont want to boost the low attackstat in general, and fast pokemon dont like negative speed natures.
How you train a pokemon defensively is depending on the meta calls, and youll have to calculate for that if you want to go that deep(most people use 252 252 spreads, especially in the beginning of a generation).
4 Revives and 4 Super Potions later, that was a good idea to evolve.
The Liligant sleeped it, Leech Seeded and then got KO'd after landing the sleep/seed. While it was asleep, Bouncee/the NPC-traded Tsareena tanked Haunters hits. Got KO'd. Genger got KO'd in the attempt to prevent some hits after Mimikyu got KO'd from Leech Seed sapping it's health. Growlith and Snorlax took out Haunter. Trial done.
Geez, that "Play Rough" hits like a truck, though.
SenorArdilla
Member
Can you only get one Ash-Greninja per game?
Yeah, it's through Mystery Gift so only one card per go.
But it'll work with multiple copies of the game, I think.
AdmiralSnackbar
Member
Dammit if the critical catch whistle isn't one of the greatest sound effects in video games.
yanipheonu
Member
Dammit if the critical catch whistle isn't one of the greatest sound effects in video games.
One cannot underestimate just how amazing and iconic the sound design in Pokemon is.
The noises around Pokeballs basically makes the game, the little ritual of waiting for the three bumps, then lock of the Pokeball. Great stuff.
I actually like Toxapex better than Mareanie.
Crabrawler looks really dumb. No idea why people like it. Crabominable looks so stupid that it loops back around to being kind of funny, so I'm okay with that one. I know I'm weird.
Mudbray is an abomination...but Mudsdale is awesome. It's the face that ruins it.
Bounsweet is just terribly boring. Thankfully its evos are better.
Comfey is Klefki 2.0 goddamnit.
Togedemaru is yet another boring pikaclone.
Bruxish is hideous. The Basculin of this generation. At least it's not common, so I don't need to see its ugly face all the time.
Do you really think Mareanie is weeb bait? Really? It's just a head. Come on.
What if I like the edgelord fodder AND the weeb bait?
Just out of curiosity, what is your guys least favorite Pokemon this generation?
Personally I really don't like Shiinotic.
I mostly dislike it because there's nothing interesting about it. Just another mushroom, that doesn't seem to have much flavor/attitude and is a complete eyesore. Strength Sap is cool tho.
Crabrawler looks really dumb. No idea why people like it. Crabominable looks so stupid that it loops back around to being kind of funny, so I'm okay with that one. I know I'm weird.
Mudbray is an abomination...but Mudsdale is awesome. It's the face that ruins it.
Bounsweet is just terribly boring. Thankfully its evos are better.
Comfey is Klefki 2.0 goddamnit.
Togedemaru is yet another boring pikaclone.
Bruxish is hideous. The Basculin of this generation. At least it's not common, so I don't need to see its ugly face all the time.
Do you really think Mareanie is weeb bait? Really? It's just a head. Come on.
Nah. If I were to be trollishly reductive like that I'd argue we need to lose the edgelord fodder
What if I like the edgelord fodder AND the weeb bait?
Gotta love when it fails when trying to catch legends with 1hp...while asleep. That aside grats on the shiny.
Edit: I like bruxish if only for the fact that it's shiny colors are nearly identical to a piranha plant lol.
Geminosity
Member
Fair enough. Congrats on having a mon you like be one of the most viable ones this gen :3
'Edgelord fodder' was just me imitating how silly regiruler's 'weeb bait' comment was
I would like it if there were more viable cute mons that weren't legendaries though.
Spinosaurus
Member
Great day today. Caught Rough Skin Gabite in a Beast Ball and also managed to catch a Galvanize Geodude that I'm planning to breed in Heavy Balls.
Guess I got some two good mons to give away later!
Guess I got some two good mons to give away later!
JPBrowncoat
Member
I got up to Red in single battles and lost. =(
Freaking Mega Blastoise.
Freaking Mega Blastoise.
Fair enough. Congrats on having a mon you like be one of the most viable ones this gen :3
'Edgelord fodder' was just me imitating how silly regiruler's 'weeb bait' comment was
I would like it if there were more viable cute mons that weren't legendaries though.
I don't know about competitive, but in-game Komala and Rimbombee are pretty good and I think they're pretty cute.
I also think Minior is kind of cute but that might just be me.
Starwolf_UK
Member
Nice. I got one of the former via a wonder trade (I'm honestly ignoring anything older than Gen VII in terms of breeding...except Trubbish :lol
.Geminosity
Member
Well... we agree on Ribombee at least :3
I doubt you're the only person who thinks minior is cute, but it's not my kind of thing.
edit:
Most of the time Rotom is commenting on something I'm just sitting there thinking "get on with it so i can see the map please" XD
Just out of curiosity, what is your guys least favorite Pokemon this generation?
Personally I really don't like Shiinotic.
I mostly dislike it because there's nothing interesting about it. Just another mushroom, that doesn't seem to have much flavor/attitude and is a complete eyesore. Strength Sap is cool tho.
I'm honestly kind of lukewarm on a lot of them this time around, and I'm usually the guy who loves every Pokemon. I just wish there were more, I guess. And Crabominable and Salazzle really disappointed me lol
Professor Beef
Banned
I like the Rotom Dex, especially when he dumps on some of the dumber plot points.
I do NOT like that there's no Rotoms in Alola, however.
I do NOT like that there's no Rotoms in Alola, however.
I found it to be quicker to map Charizard ride on the Up-pad and use that as the map so I don't have to deal with Rotom nonsense.
Still rather disappointed rotom dex wasn't a useable battle form that got stronger as you completed the dex.
DeployThatPizza
Member
Anyone have a Rough Skin Gible I can trade for?
Shadow Broker
Banned
To anyone who's running Type Null/Silvally
What nature and set you're running?
How good is he as a Mix attacker?
Build?
What nature and set you're running?
How good is he as a Mix attacker?
Build?
perfectchaos007
Member
Oh thank goodness
That and the area on the lower screen that triggers him to say your latest goal again is surprisingly big. I'm just trying to look at the map, I don't want to hear what you have to say again, damn it.
Serpens007
Member
Hi guys, i'm looking for a Porygon or Ditto with Relaxed nature to breed a competitive Porygon2
Anyone that can help me?
Anyone that can help me?
I like that we're getting a break from Rotom and Amoonguss in VGC.