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Serebii can't confirm/deconfirm anything.
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Jiangjunizzy
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jesus his website is ugly
I do agree that he's a much more reliable source than any of the other people telling us stuff, but i do agree that some people seem to be using his word as concrete, when it's fact that he's not an official source. I don't think it matters how many times he's been right in the past.
Like i've always said, i don't consider anything officialy in the game unless it's updated on the Dojo, announced in an official interview with a staff member on the game in a respectable site/magazine, or shown in gameplay footage at a games conference. I don't care what anybody else says, i don't believe it until it's proven.
And i don't mean that in a sense that i refuse to accept anything Serebii says, and will therefore have egg on my face if what he's saying does come true, i just prefer to remain spectical until info is official. After all, this is Sakurai in charge of this game, and we've seen what he's done in the past.
Like i've always said, i don't consider anything officialy in the game unless it's updated on the Dojo, announced in an official interview with a staff member on the game in a respectable site/magazine, or shown in gameplay footage at a games conference. I don't care what anybody else says, i don't believe it until it's proven.
And i don't mean that in a sense that i refuse to accept anything Serebii says, and will therefore have egg on my face if what he's saying does come true, i just prefer to remain spectical until info is official. After all, this is Sakurai in charge of this game, and we've seen what he's done in the past.
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And *shudders* deconfirmed Mewtwo..
Well, I guess he never said it...or at least confirmed it
Reyairia
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I'd be very upset if Mewtwo didn't make it in. >_<And *shudders* deconfirmed Mewtwo..
Well, I guess he never said it...or at least confirmed it
PsychoIncarnate
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Technically, one of his mods "Lady Selebi" or whatever confirmed this. I think Serebii refused to comment on that...And *shudders* deconfirmed Mewtwo..
Well, I guess he never said it...or at least confirmed it
I think that was suppose to act as indirect though
Well I remember on a rumour thread he said that a 'prophet's' information conflicted with his sources info, so he has said slightly more for that, I've known his website way before Smash Boards and to say he's untrustworthy is completely idiotic. There's noone else out there besides the Dojo who's more trustworthy for insider info (excluding events like Jumpfesta etc). He has one of the biggest Pokemon sites I know of, why would he risk having people never believe him again? It's not like he's some faceless Goat guy who IF he is lying will just dissapear never to be seen again. He's putting his reputation on the line, so if he says that his information conflicts with some random faceless guy who's joined Gamefaqs within the last day, I know who I'd trust.
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Yeah, that's what I was trying to point out
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Has he ever been wrong about any of his predictions?
PsychoIncarnate
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Well, the fact he's well known and revealed stuff in the past...
DUH...
He's more reliable, I'll give him that
Do you guys even read beyond the first post?
Serebii
Serebii Owner
Yes you are right actually, I did report that. But so did your glorified Bulbapedia as it came from an official site where we got news. I actually NEVER post rumours unless I have to and WHEN I do, I make sure everyone knows that it is one.
Plus people don't do that in regards to my news. You may do that, but the vast majority of people do not. Heck I have up to a quarter of a million unique PEOPLE go to my site each day whereas your Bulbapedia has like 10,000 unique PEOPLE each day. Guess who trusts who more?
As for those who just think I know Pokémon stuff, that makes little sense actually, just because I work on a Pokémon site does not mean I can only get a source that tells me that stuff. This source I have had for a couple of years now, I trust him imp-licitly after he was completely right about the Names I revealed at the start of last year. He is on the inside and thats more than you lot will ever have
This whole thing just smacks of jealousy...and thats really really sad
Yo Serebbi, would you be able to confirm whether or not thealmightygoat is real or fake? Here's what he has to say: http://www.gamespot.com/users/thealmightygoat
Luigi player
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I doubt he'd say it's real if it is true.
Zoo-bellocks
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Serebii, just out of curiousity, is there anything really stopping you from just making an anonymous alt account and posting all the info you know?
prettymanfairy
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Exactly what I was thinking. Not that it matters. The games out in a month.
I was in Serebii's chat one time when he confirmed a certain rumor fake. If you'll let me scrummage around a moment I could dig it up, but I'll need to borrow your moment. You'll get it back, don't worry.
Serebii is a reliable source for information concerning Pokemon; I don't know how anyone could deny that. If he says something about Pokemon in a capacity related to Brawl, I would put my money on that. While I would be slightly more skeptical of non-Pokemon-related information, I would accept it if it conflicts with some of the other prophets.
Serebii is a reliable source for information concerning Pokemon; I don't know how anyone could deny that. If he says something about Pokemon in a capacity related to Brawl, I would put my money on that. While I would be slightly more skeptical of non-Pokemon-related information, I would accept it if it conflicts with some of the other prophets.
Matt Silver
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What are the odds that he could give us an actual answer (Indirectly or not) to any question?
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Hmm I wonder too...But we'll have all the info we want in a couple of weeks.
Serebii
Serebii Owner
An actual answer? Almost nil
A completely vague answer that doesnt actually answer anything? 50/50
Serebii
Serebii Owner
Because it could easily be traced back to me through IP and such and then everything would go **** up as if i went and revealled it straight away
Xarias
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Which is exactly why he should just shut up about all this business. If you're gonna be here, talk about other stuff. If you're only here to mess with the gullible noobs, then go back to your own site. You pretty much said yourself that you can't help anyway, so you're just putting yourself in danger if you say anything that could even remotely be considered 'revealing', and you're stringing everyone else along, like a proper douchebag.
So stop.
Serebii
Serebii Owner
Na, I'm good. I'd rather help the people without revealing anything
prettymanfairy
Smash Lord
Saying "LULZ FAKE" and then skipping off into seclusion doesn't help anyone.Na, I'm good. I'd rather help the people without revealing anything
"A terrorist will attack at any second! But I can't tell you who it is or why they are doing it."
Serebii
Serebii Owner
Oh, comparing Smash Information to Terrorism...thats a new low...Jesus Christ people, its just a game
Reyairia
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"Yeah, but now you can be careful and cautious so that you can avoid it and potentially save your lives!"
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You could try using a proxy, but revealing anything would likely make the fans ravenous.
They're like a pack of wolves. They get hungrier after the first bite than they were before the meal.
prettymanfairy
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Of course. But for all we know, there are no terrorists. Vauge info isn't info at all.
Xarias
Smash Journeyman
As much as watching all these sheep being herded is funny, its still azzholery at its finest. But hey, maybe that's just your thing, eh?Na, I'm good. I'd rather help the people without revealing anything
No, its "Now you can live your lives in fear of every little risk, and effectively, the non-existent threat has already beaten you!"
Serebii
Serebii Owner
I'm not the one trying to manipulate them with false info. If anything I'm trying to help
§leepy God
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Let this statement last forever. I'm guessing people lost the time to wait until the game comes out huh?
freeman123
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You can't be sued for revealing information you know about a game unless you signed some sort of confidentiality agreement. Unless you work for the people making the game, I doubt you signed anything like that.
I don't know why people are arguing over Serebii's credibility anyway. He's not even telling us anything. So what difference does it make? It's like a lawyer arguing over the credibility of a witness who isn't even testifying.
I don't know why people are arguing over Serebii's credibility anyway. He's not even telling us anything. So what difference does it make? It's like a lawyer arguing over the credibility of a witness who isn't even testifying.
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Well, his source could possibly get in trouble as well. Plus I think he's gotten in trouble for leaking things before. They might treat it similarly to leaking Harry Potter spoilers. Of course if someone did truly leak the info anonymously, (which may very well happen before the game's release date as it did with Melee and many other games obviously), they could get away with it much easier than a high-profile guy like Joe. Serebii is very credible, I've been going to his site for ages and he has nothing to gain from lying
Pretty much all of the Pokemon community trusts him. He's not really being a jerk, he's giving us way more than we know simply by denying/debunking false prophets and rumors. I'm pretty sure he's eager to tell us what he knows, but he obviously can't.And it is useful that he's "deconfirming" rumors and supposed leaks, since there are so many near the game's Japanese release date... I, too, am eager to know the roster but hey I can wait two weeks until it comes out in Japan.
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Matt Silver
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If you're worried about being caught - talk in code! 
Use phrases like "Up until now".
Use phrases like "Up until now".
Serebii
Serebii Owner
I am not a bovine thank you
Revven
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Another non-Serebii-believer. Seriously, I've gone to his site for the past year now and I definitely recall him reporting the names of the D/P Pokemon (plus their sprites) before the game came out and they were all correct.
The thing is, Serebii can't reveal his source nor can he spoil what he knows. If he did any one of those things he wouldn't be able to be trusted on the inside and his source would likely get demoted or even more likely, fired and lose his job while Serebii loses credibility.
What exactly does everyone want Serebii to do to prove himself? He doesn't have the game, he doesn't have a source that knows what the DOJO is going to update, and he can't reveal his source or what he knows (this is a definite, and as if it would change anything).
Put yourself in his shoes and think for once before even speaking.
The thing is, Serebii can't reveal his source nor can he spoil what he knows. If he did any one of those things he wouldn't be able to be trusted on the inside and his source would likely get demoted or even more likely, fired and lose his job while Serebii loses credibility.
What exactly does everyone want Serebii to do to prove himself? He doesn't have the game, he doesn't have a source that knows what the DOJO is going to update, and he can't reveal his source or what he knows (this is a definite, and as if it would change anything).
Put yourself in his shoes and think for once before even speaking.
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