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Pokémon Black and White (WARNING: SPOILERS)
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Um, what? Lati@s was Dragon/Psychic. If it did stay fire type we could have (finally) had a dragon/fire pokmon.
My mistake. I was confusing Latias with Lugia, mixing Latias' Dragon type with Lugia's Flying.
Yeah, then it would have made an awesome Dragon/Fire Pokémon. Even better. I rest my case.
As surprised as I am to say it, now that I think of it I kind of agree. I still have some nostalgia for first and second gen, but it seems like HG/SS only made me realize how much I love third gen and how much I'd love to see something brand-new in fifth gen.
2nd gen had a lot of content, and I have a lot of nostalgia from Johto, but it's ultimately a very boring region, as is Kanto. I barely had the motivation to keep playing HG/SS until I beat Red, and I still haven't bothered to go and do all of the post-Red stuff.
I couldn't say my nostalgia has disappeared, since, as I've said, my entire life is pretty much nostalgia, but I'd like something more than just nostalgia and the "same old" in fifth gen.
Ryu Shimazu
Smash Master
Roach, he is overrated. a Pikachu? Fail. Lapras? LOL. And I hate Venasaur with a passion. Only half is team is decent to me, and it's such an obvious set up. Snorlax is the bomb, though.
I want to see trainers with good pokemon setups. Not really metagame setups, but when a trainer has like 5 same weaknesses it's not fun, it's dumb and easy. I want to see some skill here.
And Bar-Sandstorm, my other teams do suck. I'm not the best battler around.
That's very surprising, but I actually had the same feeling. Though I think it was cause I played Pokemon 1 year nonstop right before HGSS. I played it so much I burnt out. Which is why other than finishing the Trainer Card I'm done with Pokemon 'till B/W.
Wrath`
Smash Master
I burn out all my pokemon games regardless of region.
flyinfilipino
Smash Master
I used a Surfing Pikachu for HG. It would've been cool if Red's Pikachu knew Surf or Fly. 
Ryu Shimazu
Smash Master
Yeah but see Korin. I put a combined total of 1135 hours in Diamond/Plat BEFORE hgss. I burned out, and only added like 300 more to SS. I think I'm done until December or so. This game comes out in the Spring, yeah? That should give me enough time to get the trainer card done. Then I can say I'll have White + SS's done. (I don't think I'm ever going back to do plat/diamond/ruby/emeralds/fire red's when it's all the same thing.
Anyways, I hope they add more fossil pokemon this time D=
Anyways, I hope they add more fossil pokemon this time D=
PowerBomb
Smash Master
I hope they add better fossil Pokemon this time around -_-
majora_787
Smash Hero
Honestly, I don't think I've ever gone through an entire pokemon game before. I've always never gotten SOMETHING done.
Silver Version, I beat Blue and called it a game.
Ruby/Sapphire Versions, I got Rayquaza and called it a game.
Platinum Version, I didn't finish the trainer card. But I did, thanks to my friends and the GTS, actually complete the ultimate goal.
Soul Silver Version, I still have several things I need to do.
But this reminds me of all the things I wish could be in one generation. I'd love to be able to keep a map on the bottom screen at all times like in 4th gen. I'd love to get calls for rematches like in the 2nd gen. I'd like the gym leader rematch system to work like the 2nd gen.
And I'd like a regional dex where you can actually get everything in the region. I doubt it's that hard to fix the Magnemite/Nosepass/Eevee problem.
But of course, that's probably not gonna happen.
And yeah, we need good fossils. I actually liked at least one of each fossil pair in the 3rd and 4th, but I don't think we get ENOUGH fossils. 1st gen, we got three fossil families.
Silver Version, I beat Blue and called it a game.
Ruby/Sapphire Versions, I got Rayquaza and called it a game.
Platinum Version, I didn't finish the trainer card. But I did, thanks to my friends and the GTS, actually complete the ultimate goal.
Soul Silver Version, I still have several things I need to do.
But this reminds me of all the things I wish could be in one generation. I'd love to be able to keep a map on the bottom screen at all times like in 4th gen. I'd love to get calls for rematches like in the 2nd gen. I'd like the gym leader rematch system to work like the 2nd gen.
And I'd like a regional dex where you can actually get everything in the region. I doubt it's that hard to fix the Magnemite/Nosepass/Eevee problem.
But of course, that's probably not gonna happen.
And yeah, we need good fossils. I actually liked at least one of each fossil pair in the 3rd and 4th, but I don't think we get ENOUGH fossils. 1st gen, we got three fossil families.
Z'zgashi
Smash Legend
I actually liked the vs. seeker more than the call for rematch thing :/
E123-omega
Smash Journeyman
We need to get the Pokenav back.
PowerBomb
Smash Master
The rematch call thing is annoying in SS. One of my few qualms about that game.
Vs. Seeker only plz
Vs. Seeker only plz
M.K
Level 55
My problem with HG/SS was the fact that they had already stuffed so much 2nd Generation Content into both FireRed/LeafGreen, Emerald, and Diamond/Pearl/Platinum. Truly, I believe, if there was no absolute way to obtain a Pokemon such as Aipom through the games listed above, I would've been more excited to catch said Pokemon in HeartGold/SoulSilver.
Sadly, I feel like I just saw everything coming, and nothing was "fresh". I've killed god-knows-how-many Steelixs through D/P/Pt, so Jasmine's Steelix is no longer this "OMFG WHAT THE ****" Pokemon. Likewise with Pryce's Piloswine, Whitney's Miltank, and Bugsy's Scyther. It just wasn't fresh enough because they've been using "catch teh 2nd gen pokeyz" as a gimmick for at least two generations now.
Though I love them still, that's how Pokemon works. I love them, but not as much...
Sadly, I feel like I just saw everything coming, and nothing was "fresh". I've killed god-knows-how-many Steelixs through D/P/Pt, so Jasmine's Steelix is no longer this "OMFG WHAT THE ****" Pokemon. Likewise with Pryce's Piloswine, Whitney's Miltank, and Bugsy's Scyther. It just wasn't fresh enough because they've been using "catch teh 2nd gen pokeyz" as a gimmick for at least two generations now.
Though I love them still, that's how Pokemon works. I love them, but not as much...
Ryu Shimazu
Smash Master
I'm still disapointed it only got a average review of 8.5 or so. Hoping B/W brings n good numbers.
Lord Viper
SS Rank
★ The main characters being older is a good start, IMO. If they have the same layout, (like getting all the badges, beat the bad guys, and beat the Pokemon league and become a Pokmeon Master), then ratings of 8's or lower will be issued. That's basically the flaw of Pokemon now, it's almost the route on the story. ♛
M.K
Level 55
Hmm, I think I disagree. Just like how the Mario games haven't been marked down for a lack of a different storyline, I think the general public has accepted the fact that the Pokemon games have a general 8 badge storyline. Through four generations, I don't believe the games have been marked down because of the story.
Ryu Shimazu
Smash Master
I think it was their obsession with fat things.
Fat Electivire
Fat Magmortar
Fat Tangrowth
Fat Togekiss
Fat Fat Fat.
Come on, I don't hate fat, but can't we stop?
Fat Electivire
Fat Magmortar
Fat Tangrowth
Fat Togekiss
Fat Fat Fat.
Come on, I don't hate fat, but can't we stop?
M.K
Level 55
Magmortar only weighs like...149 lbs. To think I weigh more than a Magmortar makes me =(
My body does not look like an flaming egg
My body does not look like an flaming egg
HG/SS were remakes, they couldn't realistically have marked down the games for following the same pattern the games they were based on had. For whatever reason the average rating of HG/SS was an 8.5, it wasn't because it followed the same formula, because that would just be silly.
I also don't think the ratings will drop if they don't change the whole layout of the games, because there will be much anger from Pokémon fans if it strays too far off the path -- some will appreciate the change-up, others will bash it incessantly. They just need to do something to mix it up to make it more interesting and less of the same old, and I don't think that requires changing the layout.
The only games (aside from spin-offs) that didn't follow the traditional 8 badge formula were Colosseum and XD, both of which have received pretty mixed opinions by the fanbase and have rather poor Metacritic scores (73 and 64, respectively).
Ryu Shimazu
Smash Master
It could just be the reviewers being biased. There are series of games I know that never get amazing ratings because they are that series of games.
PowerBomb
Smash Master
This. And it is very annoying at times.
Also, many, many people apparently like the PMD series, yet it receives poor ratings... probably because it's a dungeon crawler.
PsychoIncarnate
The Eternal Will of the Swarm
I would have given D/P/Pt a 10 just for that girl in the min skirt
TheSundanceKid
Smash Lord
I like Smugleaf and Wotter way better than Pignite. I could see myself using Wotter, but I'm thinking of going with Smugleaf. I love Mamepato, though.
Fuelbi
Banned via Warnings
Pignite? You mean Baycon right?
Anyways, Zoroark isn't it's US name apparently... any ideas on what it could be? Because if we lose Zoroark, I'm afraid that the new name is gonna be blegh... anybody think they're still gonna be calling Zoroark Zoroark when the game comes out though?
Anyways, Zoroark isn't it's US name apparently... any ideas on what it could be? Because if we lose Zoroark, I'm afraid that the new name is gonna be blegh... anybody think they're still gonna be calling Zoroark Zoroark when the game comes out though?
Pluvia
Hates Semicolons<br>;
Who cares what fail event only Pokes are called.
Fuelbi
Banned via Warnings
Zoroark is NOT fail
Ok then, how bout something like Tsutaja. Will you still call it Tsutaja, the english name or Smugleaf?
Pluvia
Hates Semicolons<br>;
English name, like we do with every generation.
Fuelbi
Banned via Warnings
If I was old enough back then for the previous generation's names, I'd probably be calling them whatever we were talking about back then...
Pluvia
Hates Semicolons<br>;
No you wouldn't. What the hells a Hikozaru?
What the hells a Chimchar?
Exactly.
What the hells a Chimchar?
Exactly.
Fuelbi
Banned via Warnings
A Hikozaru is obviously the japanese name for Chimchar.
I'll probably keep calling Zoroark Zoroark once teh english name comes out, unless the english name is a million times cooler
Ryu Shimazu
Smash Master
So Zoruark is event only for real? Wow I'm sad now.
jigglyppuff8
Smash Lord
People who use Japanese names are just :/. "Hey guys, my Hassam is so awesome. Oh by the way, that's Scizor in case you don't know. Fu fu fu." People like that grind my gears.
I'm not remembering any of the names because localization's where it's at.
I'm not remembering any of the names because localization's where it's at.
CRASHiC
Smash Hero
You pokemon fans know nothing about *** names being truoble, oh god.
"Oh man, M. Bison KILLS Balrog in this matchup."
"Wait, I thought it was the other way around?"
"Oh, sorry, I use the original Japanese names"
"Oh man, M. Bison KILLS Balrog in this matchup."
"Wait, I thought it was the other way around?"
"Oh, sorry, I use the original Japanese names"
Fuelbi
Banned via Warnings
Am I the only one predicting that an El Zoro like character will make an appearence with a Zoroark?
jigglyppuff8
Smash Lord
If Riley and Sir Aaron are any proof, what you said might not be too far from the truth.
CRASHiC
Smash Hero
I wonder when we will get a Tanuki pokemon.
Z'zgashi
Smash Legend
I remember when the fire starter was called Pignition
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