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RTTP: The Pokemon. All 721 of them, and counting.
- Thread starter Watch Da Birdie
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The Silver
Member
boy was i confused when i used a fire attack on drapion and it wasn't super effective
balladofwindfishes
Member
I forget what type Drapion is, usually.
Nothing would have been wrong with it sticking as Poison/Bug
Nothing would have been wrong with it sticking as Poison/Bug
Hell no, I value every unique (Or mostly unique) typing that comes my way.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
That sounds like a Blast-Ended Skrewt pokemon. Yeah, Drapion is ugly.
pokemonsquared
Banned
The anime made Drapion look so much better than it actually was.
Yeah, I had that problem too. It took me forever to figure out that I needed to use ground type attacks against the thing, and in the meantime that Drapion was murdering my team over and over again. Didn't help that my main Ground-type pokemon was also a Grass-type.
The gym leaders and Elite Four in Diamond/Pearl were really good at catching an unprepared player unawares.
I never said he didn't. I was just commenting on depictions that have probably been canon since the very first day all those Pokemon were introduced.
TriggerShy
Member
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I honestly feel indifferent about Skorupi line. Hell I think they're kinda meh. I was expecting a bit better for a scorpion/arachnid. It's the arms, they look like jester ears than actual grips.
ehh, too much reliant on ability, would especially look weird if it's a hacked hippo with a different ability
new one is better though, and incorporates the eel/lampray motif
ehh, too much reliant on ability, would especially look weird if it's a hacked hippo with a different ability
Also, if we're talking "default stances", they changed Eelektross's default stance... Even though the Pokemon stood that way in the anime.
Gamefreak logic at its finest.
new one is better though, and incorporates the eel/lampray motif
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
He was one Generation too early.
TriggerShy
Member
BrawlPurist
Member
Usually, using a Pokemon on an in-game team lets me internalize its type.
Not so with Drapion, unfortunately. Still get confused when flamethrower isn't super-effective against it.
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Design-wise, it's a big freaky bendy scorpion-thing; definitely an interesting take. Not my favorite, but I like it alright. I would like to see a more traditional scorpion from the hypothetical/inevitable Gen 7, though.
Sigismundo
Member
The GOAT.
I want more fucking Drapion merchandise.
Well, Poison/Dark is a lot better typing than Poison/Bug. The lack of a unique typing (for Gen 4) can be overlooked here.
balladofwindfishes
Member
It's not unique. Not even in that generation.
Bug/poison, while a common type, actually wasn't used at all in Gen 4. I'm not even sure there's a Pokemon in the regional dex.
balladofwindfishes
Member
I'm just going to say the next Pokemon is probably my favorite Gen IV Pokemon. And was MVP on my Diamond team.
Snickering her way to victory.
I'm not a huge fan of Pokemon that "hide" their typing. Drapion seems to be one of those Pokemon designed to waste one turn of using a Psychic move, before you wonder what the heck type it is and search on Bulbapedia.
Gen V has quite a lot of those as well, but they seemed to have toned it down lately, although some of the megas aren't really obvious what type they are.
Snickering her way to victory.
I'm not a huge fan of Pokemon that "hide" their typing. Drapion seems to be one of those Pokemon designed to waste one turn of using a Psychic move, before you wonder what the heck type it is and search on Bulbapedia.
Gen V has quite a lot of those as well, but they seemed to have toned it down lately, although some of the megas aren't really obvious what type they are.
balladofwindfishes
Member
Nocturnowl
Member
What Birdie failed to mention about the woe of the great marsh is how the most common pokemon you encounter there are all over Sinnoh anyway, you cannot escape Bibarel!
That and the rare pokemon were determined by daily luck, man the great marsh was horrid.
Drapion is simultaneosuly a memorable Gen 4 pokemon yet strangely forgettable in the grand scheme of things, I feel as if it doesn't show up enough to cement itself.
I do dig how the arms and stinger are effectively all the same thing, they should've made it capable of alternating "arms" for creepy movement.
That and the rare pokemon were determined by daily luck, man the great marsh was horrid.
Drapion is simultaneosuly a memorable Gen 4 pokemon yet strangely forgettable in the grand scheme of things, I feel as if it doesn't show up enough to cement itself.
I do dig how the arms and stinger are effectively all the same thing, they should've made it capable of alternating "arms" for creepy movement.
pokemonsquared
Banned
I played Gen V in Japanese at first.
I could not for the life of me figure out what the Golurk line was supposed to be.
Aw, I've been so focused on Fire Emblem that I've ignored this thread and missed Garchomp and Lucario. D:
Though I don't have too much to say, Garchomp is unquestionably the best pseudo legendary, and while Lucario is not near the top of my list of favorites, it's still cool and it's easy to see why it's so popular.
Though I don't have too much to say, Garchomp is unquestionably the best pseudo legendary, and while Lucario is not near the top of my list of favorites, it's still cool and it's easy to see why it's so popular.
RomanticHeroX
Member
This is the best. So cute! So fierce!
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I honestly wouldn't mind the face. It's the arms that bug me.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
I love Drapion. Definitely one of the coolest Poison-types in the series.
Lucario is an all time great. I always used to grind her up in my dppt playthroughs. She can walk through the whole league single handedly. Great offense, and can take a hit. The Egyptian design base is really inspired, although I too think the random paw spikes are corny.
Mlucario is basically GF going "fuck it, might as well go all in with the power creep".
Mlucario is basically GF going "fuck it, might as well go all in with the power creep".
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Speaking of power creep, is Sunkern still the weakest 'Mon stats wise or has it been surpassed. I got wonder traded a Sunkern the other day with zero IVs in everything but HP, which makes me think that someone is deliberately trying to breed the very weakest Pokémon possible for... some reason.
Does power trick do the same thing as trick room or something?
Does power trick do the same thing as trick room or something?
NipplesAndToes23
Member
Why the fuck is its card a Grass Type?
SenorArdilla
Member
The TCG is weird like that.
Normal: Normal & Flying
Water: Water & Ice
Fire: Fire
Electric: Electric
Grass: Grass & Bug
Psychic: Psychic, Poison, & Ghost
Fighting: Fighting, Rock, & Ground
Dark: Dark
Steel: Steel
Dragon: Dragon
Fairy: Fairy
balladofwindfishes
Member
Back in the old days, Normal used to hold Dragons as well, and Grass was where Poison Pokemon were.
It still throws me off when I watch my brother play a Pokemon like Weezing and it's Psychic type...
My Weezing card is Grass type.
Dark is called "Darkness" and Steel is called "Metal" in the TCG for whatever reason. Normal is also "Colorless." The rest of the types use their proper game names.
Edit: Forgot Lightning. Electric is Lightning.
It still throws me off when I watch my brother play a Pokemon like Weezing and it's Psychic type...
My Weezing card is Grass type.
Dark is called "Darkness" and Steel is called "Metal" in the TCG for whatever reason. Normal is also "Colorless." The rest of the types use their proper game names.
Edit: Forgot Lightning. Electric is Lightning.
Not75Drops
Member
Doesn't the TCG also have different names for some of the types like Lightning and Metal? I always thought Metal made more sense anyway.
Edit: Didn't see the above post lol
Edit: Didn't see the above post lol
balladofwindfishes
Member
I actually forgot Lightning.
Ginger Hail
Member
Zygarde is #718 and as of right now Magearna doesn't have an official designation. Most likely won't until the game it's in comes out.
The switch to Psychic for Poison type Pokemon bugs me. Poison actually fits with Grass and Bug because there are so many Grass/Poison and Bug/Poison Pokemon, while the Gastly line are the only Psychic or Ghost Pokemon that are also Poison type. It also fits thematically putting Poison in the same type as common poisonous organisms.
As far as I can tell, the only reason they made that change was because "Poison is purple!"
balladofwindfishes
Member
I think there was an expansion way back that switched up a bunch of Pokemon's types. Like water Typhlosion or something crazy like that.
Edit: Yes, there was an expansion that did that.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Yo Birdie, what you gonna do when Sun and Moon roll around?
Sigismundo
Member
Something I've been wondering about with a theoretical Mega Drapion is what the stat spread would look like. It's a well-rounded Pokémon.
Maybe just Attack/Sp.Def/Speed boosts? Its Defense is fine.
Maybe just Attack/Sp.Def/Speed boosts? Its Defense is fine.
Dustox.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
maybe it got an extra pair of arms
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Don't know.
I don't wanna start reviewing them deeply right away without getting to know them through the games and the show first, but maybe after a year or so I'll do a thread like this for them. I'll try and share my thoughts on the new ones when they pop up though in this thread perhaps.
SenorArdilla
Member
I wonder when Gamefreak will decide to bite the bullet and toss the Delta species into their game.