Don't bully pokemon, they have feelings too.
Making changes to the actual models (or any assets for that matter) at a point where you actually know for sure is an impossibly big of task to be done (reducing polycounts, re-authoring etc. is probably probably closer to hundreds of thousands of working hours at this scale). They either made a conscious decision to go for better models over framerate, or that their scope was a bit too out of reach and pre-production wasn't enough to determine accurate specs for models.
Apparently Pokenchi showed a new trailer
New HP bar and bystanders are shown in battle.
Man I really liked the move animations in PBR. XY was disappointing in that regard for the most part. (and Sun/Moon is looking the same )I think this is what's being referred to when talking about similarities to PBR-style HP bars (sorry Farfetch'd, this is for science):
Oh wow. I love the new HP bar, it's pretty fancy looking. All curvy, reminds me of Battle Revolulution when dealing damage as has been pointed out. And bystanders? Are they gonna kill off doubles now? Triples? If not RIP framerate.
Seriously though, I'm sure they'll limit bystanders to special fights. So imagine if we get bystanders during the E4 and champion fights though. That would be hype if they could give us enough of them. Which they probably couldn't, but still.
The trainers probably won't be there in doubles. They're not getting rid of doubles, since it's the core way the game is balanced now.
Triples and Rotation battles are gimmicky filler modes, they could drop those for all I care.
I wonder if, with the trainers now appearing in battle, the Pokémon are true to scale again like in all the non Gamefreak 3D Pokémon games. Them not being true to scale bothered me greatly in X/Y. I loved to summon huge beasts in PBR and have them fight each other. Hopefully SuMo brings that back. Give me my triple Wailord v. Wailord battle GF.
There is part of me that is really considering importing a US 2DS so I can play the games on the international release date instead of the EU one but deep down I know it's a bad idea and that I want my first adventure to be on a cartridge.
There is part of me that is really considering importing a US 2DS so I can play the games on the international release date instead of the EU one but deep down I know it's a bad idea and that I want my first adventure to be on a cartridge.
That seems like a huge waste of money. Don't do it, brah.
Not a good idea. Waiting a week is worth the however much a 2DS costs now + shipping.
I hopes so too. ORAS even has the correct scales for the models programmed into the game.
They might not want to do so while the screen size is still small though, imagine trying to find a joltik among 5 wailord on a 3DS screen...
Dream bigger. WAILORD HORDE
Yeah, you're both right. Those 5 days are going to be hell online but they're not worth £100 or whatever it'll be. Would have been nice to play through a Pokemon game without it being spoiled for once but I imagine the game will leak before the 18th anyway so oh well.
Think of it this way, at least you can see the final evos for the starters so you can make an informed decision.
The trainers probably won't be there in doubles. They're not getting rid of doubles, since it's the core way the game is balanced now.
Triples and Rotation battles are gimmicky filler modes, they could drop those for all I care.
Apparently, Popplio is the least popular of the new Starters.Man Popplio is so much better designed than the other two, GameFreak should go back to the drawing board for water and grass.
Apparently, Popplio is the least popular of the new Starters.
People don't realize the class of the true best until time has passed.
There is part of me that is really considering importing a US 2DS so I can play the games on the international release date instead of the EU one but deep down I know it's a bad idea and that I want my first adventure to be on a cartridge.
Man Popplio is so much better designed than the other two, GameFreak should go back to the drawing board for fire and grass.
Rowlet looks great. He's a chubby owl with a bowtie made out of leaves. I agree with you on the cat though, I've already forgotten it's name.Man Popplio is so much better designed than the other two, GameFreak should go back to the drawing board for fire and grass.
I never spoil new pokemon for myself outside of the staters and their evolutions for this reason. My cute Torchic evolving to Combusken seriously disappointed kid-me.Remember how traumatized people were after Fennekin's evolutions? Lol.
Always wait master race.
Rowlet laughs in your face.Man Popplio is so much better designed than the other two, GameFreak should go back to the drawing board for fire and grass.
So that guy's not your "true" rival, but the one who picks the Pokemon that's weak to yours
I never spoil new pokemon for myself outside of the staters and their evolutions for this reason. My cute Torchic evolving to Combusken seriously disappointed kid-me.
Restarted and joined Mudkip master race.
Even in the Japanese trailer, nobody picks Popplio.Man Popplio is so much better designed than the other two, GameFreak should go back to the drawing board for fire and grass.
Yeah like Rotation Battles in particular is such a fascinating format to me. I love how it's kind of like a fusion of Single Battles and Triple Battles, having aspects of both while also having things that are unique to it as well. Like, you can only actually attack with one Pokemon each turn but both you and your opponent have three to choose from each turn meaning you both have 12 potential moves to work with on any given turn which can lead to some of the most intense mind-games of any format, being limited to one-move each while having so many options available. I mean, sure, in Triples you both also have three Pokemon on the field, but you're actively attacking with each of them so the mind-games and predictions aren't anywhere near as intense.How is Triple and Rotation any more gimmicky than Doubles? They're essentially similar in terms of being new ways to battle. Makes no sense to cut them out just because they're "gimmicky."
It has so much potential too considering they could have built a gym around the styles, which hasn't been done since Tate and Liza having Double Battles in RSE.
I wonder what the third cover legendary could be? Sun, Moon and...Eclipse?
I actually kinda doubt we're going to get a third version (or S2/M2) considering the NX releasing next year. Or maybe the 3rd version will be NX exclusive? I could even see us getting Diamond & Pearl remakes as the first games for the NX handheld so there's more of a gap between batches of new Pokemon.
Even though they're not planets or stars, I'm thinking the third version will be comet related.I wonder what the third cover legendary could be? Sun, Moon and...Eclipse? If they even bother having a third legend this time after what happened with Zygarde.
I actually kinda doubt we're going to get a third version (or S2/M2) considering the NX releasing next year. Or maybe the 3rd version will be NX exclusive? I could even see us getting Diamond & Pearl remakes as the first games for the NX handheld so there's more of a gap between batches of new Pokemon.
I almost decided not to pick Chespin because of Quilladin, and then I saw the final evolution and stuck with him because of how badass it looked. I learned a very valuable lesson: Always wait to see what the end result is before picking.
People don't realize the class of the true best until time has passed.
Apparently the secondary types of Litten's and Popplio's evolved forms might've gotten leaked.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/4jg3vd/smo_major_spoilers_litten_and_popplios_final_evo/
They'reandGroundrespectively.Fighting
Not sure why they'd keep pure Fire for Litten all the way through thoughHey actually you're wrong.
Rowlet is going to be grass ground. Litten pure fire and Popplio water fighting.
Why ? because the primary type always comes first. Ground (03) comes BEFORE fire (04). And fighting (06)comes AFTER water (05).
Also : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrowing_owl
Apparently the secondary types of Litten's and Popplio's evolved forms might've gotten leaked.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/4jg3vd/smo_major_spoilers_litten_and_popplios_final_evo/
They'reandGroundrespectively.Fighting
Someone posted the typings earlier and I don't think those belong to the starters.Apparently the secondary types of Litten's and Popplio's evolved forms might've gotten leaked.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/4jg3vd/smo_major_spoilers_litten_and_popplios_final_evo/
They'reandGroundrespectively.Fighting
Apparently the secondary types of Litten's and Popplio's evolved forms might've gotten leaked.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/4jg3vd/smo_major_spoilers_litten_and_popplios_final_evo/
They'reandGroundrespectively.Fighting