Social Smash 4 Social Thread 5.0: ITT - ANYTHING CAN CHANGE! Including the page we end at.

[Xcano]

What's a Raichu?

Fat Pikachu

 

[Still~Wolf]

oh by the way @ Frostwraith NOW i could play if you still wanted to, though doubt you do now.

Oh. That makes more sense, then.

obviously theres MORE than what i said, buuuuut yup.

 

[Ryu_Ken]

Yo what are we talking about today?

Hello thread.

What'd I miss?

A house just exploded in my world. You see, in my world, coincidences cause explosions. The bigger the coincidence, the bigger the explosion.

Anyway..... I'm watching Pewdiepie play Catherine right now. It's a surprisingly good game. I might just watch another guy play it at some point because, well, we all know Pewds is gonna make a really stupid decision that'll makes us cringe so hard we'll have to stop watching. Well, that's just me. I don't know how you guys handle this stuff.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Raichu wasnt forgotton, duh

 

[Substitution]

Also, I may not be here for the next couple days, as I'm going up to Michigan for a family event. So if you see a distinct lack of raving madmen foaming at the mouth, that's why.
On the bright side, I may be able to stop procrastinate and catch up on anime. Hopefully.

 

[Frostwraith]

For shame Frosty! How can you talk about Wakamoto and not mention

He's also Black Shadow in the F-Zero anime.

The guy portrays a lot of supervillains and he's epic at doing so.

oh by the way @ Frostwraith NOW i could play if you still wanted to, though doubt you do now.

I'm still here, so why not?

I'll be hosting a room.

 

[Knuckles the Knuckles]

I need to watch Kill la Kill someday. It intrigues me.

 

[Will]

Hey Guys.
Still sad over that 626666665 get.

What's going on?

 

[Xcano]

How come in the Pokemon anime you either barely win or get rekt there's no middle ground

 

[Frostwraith]

I need to watch Kill la Kill someday. It intrigues me.

Be sure to watch Gurren Lagann as well, which is by the same creators and equally awesome.

 

[Still~Wolf]

I need to watch Kill la Kill someday. It intrigues me.

you should, its a pretty good anime. pretty unique.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

How come in the Pokemon anime you either barely win or get rekt there's no middle ground

Isnt thats how it is in the games?

 

[Saikyoshi]

I really need to control my temper. As much as I want to say "oh, how I want to smash Omni's smug Melee-worshipping prick face into a brick wall", I have to remember that it's just a game. Even if he IS an asshole about it.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

While I'm here I suppose I'll say welcome back @ Frostwraith

I heard you made your return here just last night. I hope all's been going well for you during your time off here.

 

[Xcano]

Isnt thats how it is in the games?

Yeah but in the anime it's always because the trainer knows some uber-tactic that Ash will forget the next episode, not just brute force

 

[Will]

How come in the Pokemon anime you either barely win or get rekt there's no middle ground

How come in the mainstream Pokemon anime, you're main goal is not to catch them all?

 

[FalKoopa]

I need to watch the Kill la Kill dub. SOON™, of course.

 

[Substitution]

Isnt thats how it is in the games?

Sure, but at least I know what type effectiveness is, and that evolving my Pokemon is a good thing.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Sure, but at least I know what type effectiveness is

Thats where Pokemon Origins comes in

I ****ing love pokemon Origins

 

[Depressed Gengar]

Hello thread.

What'd I miss?

Bacon politics.

 

[Soul.]

Pokémon Origins is what the anime should have been....

 

[Will]

I need to watch the Kill la Kill dub. SOON™, of course.

I still don't watch anime. I don't really watch any bit of television shows, to be honest.

 

[Xcano]

Pokémon Origins is what the anime should have been....

*chanting*
What do we want?
Competent trainers
When do we want 'em?
15 years ago

 

[FalKoopa]

I still don't watch anime. I don't really watch any bit of television shows, to be honest.

Technically I don't watch anything on TV either, other than news. Anime is watched solely through my laptop.

 

[KingofPhantoms]

And Ash still remains a 10 year old after all these apparent years.

 

[Space Stranger]

One of the OG Dork Dorf Patrol members is back. Welcome back to the madhouse @ Frostwraith

 

[Will]

Technically I don't watch anything on TV either, other than news. Anime is watched solely through my laptop.

Technically you're watching a show that was broadcasted on television.

Pokémon Origins is what the anime should have been....

I would've liked to see what happened during the time he just stood on top of the mountain for 3 years.

 

[Substitution]

*chanting*
What do we want?
Competent trainers
When do we want 'em?
15 years ago

But why bother with competency when we can pull a Deus Ex Machina out our ass and save everyone the trouble?
That my friend is good storytelling.

 

[Arcanir]

Thats where Pokemon Origins comes in

Um...

Yeah, about that...

Pokémon Origins is what the anime should have been....

To be honest, Origins has pretty much the same problems as the regular anime does. It overuses one particular Pokémon over the others, ignores typing as much as it pays attention to it, has moments of "show, don't tell (actually, it's arguably worse in that regard)," and falls into the same traps of marketing. It is better from the perspective of being closer to the games, but it wasn't a huge step up from it in other areas, especially considering how much it had to stuff in for the four episode format to work.

 

[Frostwraith]

I need to watch the Kill la Kill dub. SOON™, of course.

Don't bother. The dub voice for Satsuki is kinda bad.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

Um...

I dont even know what move that is
If that was a normal type move then him being damaged is correct

 

[Luggy]

Man, I wanna play Project M so badly, but I can't because there's no pal version at the moment.

I wanna fail really hard at doing the advanced techniques for movement, y'know.

 

[Depressed Gengar]

Pokémon Origins is what the anime should have been....

Sweet Arceus no. Four episodes isn't nearly enough to make an even half-decent anime based on a video game.

 

[Will]

And Ash still remains a 10 year old after all these apparent years.

And he still never got the girls.

 

[Aurane]

Mega Raichu would probably be **** anyways.

Just give it Prankster and call it a day, Gamefreak.

 

[Xcano]

And Ash still remains a 10 year old after all these apparent years.

I choose to believe the narratoe was just wrong in saying that and Ash is actually 14-15

But why bother with competency when we can pull a Deus Ex Machina out our *** and save everyone the trouble?
That my friend is good storytelling.

Except when you're at the Elite Four or the Champion
You will *always* lose and then leave and never try again

 

[Space Stranger]

I think I'm going to retire Elsa for a Toy Story character.

No, I won't change the text color and it won't be either Woody or Buzz.

 

[Arcanir]

I dont even know what move that is

It was one of the horn attacks IIRC, though it could've been Horn Drill.

Having said that though, it later beat a Jolteon with Thunderbolt, which would be impossible unless it was horribly overleveled.

Don't bother. The dub voice for Satsuki is kinda bad.

I personally disagree, I wouldn't say she's great, but she does a decent enough job. The rest of the dub is really good though, especially when it gets to the humor.

 

[Substitution]

Mega Raichu would probably be **** anyways.

Just give it Prankster and call it a day, Gamefreak.

I still firmly believe they'll do a Mega Pikachu before Mega Raichu. Sure, it's always been the final evolution, but with all the things they do for the little rodent, I'm surprised they didn't do it sooner.

Except when you're at the Elite Four or the Champion
You will *always* lose and then leave and never try again

Personally I don't blame Ash for that. I mean, when you're always forced to go up against conveniently overpowered Marty Stus that have as much personality as a plank of wood, why bother at that point?

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

It was one of the horn attacks IIRC, though it could've been Horn Drill.

Having said that though, it later beat a Jolteon with Thunderbolt, which would be impossible unless it was horribly overleveled.

Horn Drill is normal, and Victreebel can be damaged by normal attacks

And the Rhyhorn beat a Jolteon? or the Victreebel beat it?