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PokéBOMB XI: Transferring and Mega Starters Revealed!
- Thread starter ScraftyDevil
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HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
That is going towards Senran Kagura.
24 boxes were given to you in B/W, I'm sure they'll be keeping that in the game. No reason to switch it to the Bank. The Bank is there for when you reach that excess amount of Pokemon (filling up all 24 or more boxes).
Just a reminder; it's likely these Pokemon will also probably have stat boosts upon Mega-evolution. I doubt Gamefreak would waste a mega-evolution on a Pokemon as popular as Blastoise just to make Water pulse hit harder.
Charizard has a waaaaaaaay better move pool in terms of coverage (Dragon Pulse is a big one) and it learns basically all the same moves Ninetales uses besides Hypnosis.
Zard has better defense (you're thinking special defense) and Fighting type resist. 4x Rock weakness means nothing outside of Stealth Rox because both will be dying in one hit from any rock attack anyway.
Charizard has a waaaaaaaay better move pool in terms of coverage (Dragon Pulse is a big one) and it learns basically all the same moves Ninetales uses besides Hypnosis.
lol
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I was half waiting for them to announce an account system along with this...those must be the more details they'll announce later.
Also:
Hahah yeah, I noticed that too!
HENSHIN!
PotionBleue
Member
Where does that December 25th release date come from?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Huh, I always thought Ninetales tend to last longer.
Also I looked again, and Ninetales has better type coverage still with being able to learn Ghost, Dark and Psychic. Zard kinda sucks in that it has mixed physical and special.
Japanese PR
Cloud Storage that allows you to have it at any time regardless of SD card or just SD card.
I think the cloud storage is brilliant, and it's only like $4.
ColtraineGF
Member
Japanese release date.
5 a year for cloud storage of Pokemon for all games going forward is not bad at all.
Yeah. People just overreact as always.
PreyingShark
Member
The difference between the two is that Zard can actually do damage with its non-Fire moves. >_>
Also, some Ninetales started running Sunny Day to get around Ninetales' high speed. This is a better solution IMO - since you have to transform the first time you activate Drought it's the Sunny Day without wasting a turn and with a higher sp. attack stat.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
neat
Sir Walter Taffy
Member
Awww yiss....
That Charizard pleases me
That Charizard pleases me
SkullHydra
Member
neat
I love how he actually looks up at the older guy.
The 3DS XLs will be released on September 27th, not with the games though.
Ok male trainer redeemed if he has short hair.
neat
SkullHydra
Member
There's a button you push when you're choosing your attacks, which Mega Evolves that Pokemon before their attack.
PotionBleue
Member
Pretty sure the main issue is that transfer, which was free and didn't require Internet, is now behind paywall and requires Internet. Extra storage was already at a cost for DS versions because you had to pay the Wii game.
What a baffling decision.
Surely the point of a Pokémon branded 3DS is to come with one of the new games.
But it's forced, there is no reason to nto at leats give the option to store locally as well.
The game will have around 30 boxes in itself. It's not forced
Ninetales' best attacks of those types are Extrasensory/Psy-shock, Hex/Ominous Wind (LOL), and Dark Pulse.
STAB Air Slash is a far better special attack than any of Ninetales' Psychic options because the only Poison types worth caring about take SE from Fire. The lack of a Dark or Ghost moves is disappointing, but nobody uses those moves on Ninetales in the first place.
Charizard's move pool also contains Roost, which is very nice.
Wow @ the Mega Starters.
I like how Venusaur now has extra foliage (vines, flowers, etc), like he's become a walking rainforest. Also, Thick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage means two of his main weaknesses have now been nullified.
Charizard looks so sharp and sleek -- they managed to create something truly different without overcomplicating things.
And Blastoise moves his shoulder cannons to his arms and gains a super-cannon on his back, like some kind of walking fortress. Definitely the most striking Mega Evolution.
They al look great, I must say.
I like how Venusaur now has extra foliage (vines, flowers, etc), like he's become a walking rainforest. Also, Thick Fat halving Fire and Ice damage means two of his main weaknesses have now been nullified.
Charizard looks so sharp and sleek -- they managed to create something truly different without overcomplicating things.
And Blastoise moves his shoulder cannons to his arms and gains a super-cannon on his back, like some kind of walking fortress. Definitely the most striking Mega Evolution.
They al look great, I must say.
SkullHydra
Member
It's going to be much easier to Catch 'Em All with Pokemon Bank. Do you think they'll be able to add rewards, such as free Pokemon or items, to people who store at least one of every Pokemon?
That'd be interesting. I'll try to find out
SkullHydra
Member
perfectchaos007
Member
I wish d/p and g/s Pokemon could be added to the bank without having to transfer them to b/w but this is a step In The right direction.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Hell I don't even plan on using it since it has a free trial and it should be enough to bring my mons to XY.
Seems like neither is gonna be used in combat after all since both die easily, it's just that you are far safer to run Ninetales as lead. But like I said, leading with Charizard is enough to warrant an eyebrow raise.
I still feel like Zard is crap compared to most other starters barring Typhlosion, Samurott and Emboar though.
SkullHydra
Member
Thanks for the high res art serebii.
made a quick and dirty shiny charizard recolor for fun
That is beautiful...
Best Pokemon.Thanks for the high res art serebii.
made a quick and dirty shiny charizard recolor for fun
Like the hat?
Banned
So I get to start with squirtle? Day one if so.