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PokéBOMB XIII: UK trailer up -> starter evolutions, Mega Garchomp and more

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ScraftyDevil

Banned
Quilladin is super-adorable, and the level of customization looks great. I'm so happy that I can finally make my character look like the daftest punk who ever lived.
 
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ash_ag

Member
Japanese Pokémon: The Origin page is up! And not sure if mentioned in another thread, but the special is less of a special and more like a full length movie. It takes the 19:00 - 20:49 slot of TV Tokyo -- ads outside, that means a good 90 minutes feature.

Also, from the Japanese XY website, in the Kanto starters' page:

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Bottom ones are new shots from Origin. Art looks brilliant! Is it hand-drawn?!
 
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PK Gaming

Member
Honestly, Braixen looks pretty cute in a "none creepy" way. When I get Fennekin, I'm going to soft reset until it's female, like I did with Chikorita.

I'm definitely warming up to Mega Garchomp.
 
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Gonzo The Great

Banned
Stefan™;81613489 said:
Dear lord, that new ability seems OP. Tyrunt and Amaura will probably end up be physical and special sweepers, respectively, with abysmal speed.
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Amaura has the worst typing in the game, so not, it most definitely will not be OP. Even Magcargo has a better typing.
 
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Stone Ocean

Member
Am I the only one that kinda digs female Pyroar? The ponytail makes her look much sleeker.

Furfrou on the other hand just cracks me up. I can't say the name out loud without laughing.
 
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Schadenfreude

Member
Wha? Fennekin eats branches? How come this is the first time i've heard of that aspect about it? Also, are we sure it's not branch vixen what with tree branches being an important point of the Pokemon apparently?
 
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Espada

Member
ArchedThunder said:
This was to balance out the fact that it is also resistant to fairy and is super effective against fairy.
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Is that really a huge boon? It's a defensive typing that lost 2 resistances (screwing over a number of steel types) in exchange for an SE of questionable value.
 
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Simzyy

Member
Woah the level of trainer customization is way better than I expected (unless the screenshots turn out to be all of it).

So tempted to get X and Y together at launch now for some reason.

Unless its really easy to get the exclusive pokemon online like it was with Black/White
 
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Tusk

Member
Wow. I'm gonna have fun getting a furflou. Gotta unlock all those different styles for it.

#teamfroakie since the beggining for me. o: I hope his last evo is a ninja, gets me thinking of Dororo from Sergeant frog. :p
 
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Symphonic

Member
Smartphone Global Link and instant profile updates (ie your appearance on your card changing when you change it) is amazing. I can't handle it anymore guys.
 
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icy_eagle

Member
Hot Coldman said:
Looks more like a Special Sweeper.
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It does, which is kind of a waste of Refrigerate, since all the good normal attacks are physical. Ice hyper beam sounds cool, until you get slaughtered by a steel/fighting attack on the recharge turn. On the other hand.... ice extreme speed, trash, fake out, double-edge, mega kick, facade....
 
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Winterfang

Banned
Mega Garchomp.

Greatly improved Attack
Greatly improved Sp. Attack
Mildly reduce Speed.

Mmm, does Garchomp even has viably special attacks?
 
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Mariolee

Member
ash_ag said:
Japanese Pokémon: The Origin page is up! And not sure if mentioned in another thread, but the special is less of a special and more like a full length movie. It takes the 19:00 - 20:49 slot of TV Tokyo -- ads outside, that means a good 90 minutes feature.

Also, from the Japanese XY website, in the Kanto starters' page:

img_story_02_anime02.jpg
img_story_02_anime03.jpg

img_story_02_anime04.jpg
img_story_02_anime05.jpg


Bottom ones are new shots from Origin. Art looks brilliant! Is it hand-drawn?!
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Oh shit needs its own thread!
 
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Brawly Likes to Brawl

Member
Simzyy said:
Woah the level of trainer customization is way better than I expected (unless the screenshots turn out to be all of it).

So tempted to get X and Y together at launch now for some reason.

Unless its really easy to get the exclusive pokemon online like it was with Black/White
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You can just stick to one game since Bank let's you store your old Pokemon and withdraw them into a new file.
 
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Espada

Member
Winterfang said:
Mega Garchomp.

Greatly improved Attack
Greatly improved Sp. Attack
Mildly reduce Speed.

Mmm, does Garchomp even has viably special attacks?
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I don't think so. That speed drop is going to ensure that standard Garchomp is preferred. Even a huge attack boost isn't worth it if you're <100 base speed.
 
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Tusk

Member
Curious. How would people react if Mega Charizard appeared in Pokemon the Origin? :p
I kinda think it's gonna happen.
 
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Symphonic

Member
Can't decide between Fennekin and Froakie.

Probs Fennekin because fire moves look better and my water starters always just end up being my surf bitches.
 
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icy_eagle

Member
Espada said:
Is that really a huge boon? It's a defensive typing that lost 2 resistances (screwing over a number of steel types) in exchange for an SE of questionable value.
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Steel was too strong anyway. At least it got some buffs along with it nerfs. Ice just lost its exclusivity as a dragon slaying type despite being one of the worst types.
 
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Deleted member 231381

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Espada said:
I don't think so. That speed drop is going to ensure that standard Garchomp is preferred. Even a huge attack boost isn't worth it if you're <100 base speed.
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You can MegaVolve and use a move in the same turn, though. So if you switch in Garchomp, the first turn, when you MegaVolve and use Dragon Dance, you're operating off Garchomp's base speed, and by the time the turn is over and you have to use MegaChomp's base speed, you have a Dragon Dance anyway.
 
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Simzyy

Member
Brawly Likes to Brawl said:
You can just stick to one game since Bank let's you store your old Pokemon and withdraw them into a new file.
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Yeah, so transferring is easier. But I meant how I could easily get say the legendary from say Black on White as I saw it so it was in my Pokedex and could easily get it via the online trading system.

Just basically meant I didn't need to buy Black for the exclusive Pokemon.
 
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Espada

Member
icy_eagle said:
Steel was too strong anyway. At least it got some buffs along with it nerfs. Ice just lost its exclusivity as a dragon slaying type despite being one of the worst types.
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I really disagree with this point and find it damn near baseless. Scizor and Ferrothorn are great, so that means the entire type has to suffer? Same goes for Fighting. It was already perfectly balanced with 3 types resisting (2 of which SE it) and another that was completely immune.

IMO this is a really botched balancing job, and GF will be forced to nuke Fairy in the future. All because they didn't want to gimp dragons too badly.
 
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