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[Double K]

All the Grass starters are based on extinct animals though, so it wouldn't be some big clue that it was part Ghost.

I'm glad that it was though, a legit swerve. Still my favorite Grass starter.

Difference between Decidueye and most of the other Grass starters final stages, are that most others have been extinct since prehistoric times, while Stilt Owls have likely only been gone for maybe 800 years at most.

Also Serperior isn't extinct. It's a vine snake

 

[Opossum]

Also, honestly, anyone who immediately upon seeing Lucario thinks "this is a Steel type" is lying to themselves lol. I remember before it actually came to the games NO ONE thought it'd be a Steel type. Psychic and Dark were much more commonly guessed secondary typings. Tons of Pokémon have spikes but aren't Steel.

That's what the leak is getting at.

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Scorbunny 3, like Lucario, isn't immediately identifiable as a Steel type on design alone.

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Oh don't worry it's not that bad, i don't mind a few minor spoilers here and there.

But judging from your post it seemed pretty huge/controversial-ish so i'm not sure i want to know about it.

So yeah, going back to shadows.

Poof!

It’s not controversial. I’m just being a whine

Solrock, checkmate. I'm talking about Pokemon, not real life science and in such settings the sun is usually attibuted to fire. See Sunny Day, for example.

That might bee true, but I'm talking about first glance here. I don't think a lot of people who see Decidueye for the first time will immediately think "that's a ghost, alright". Most people will just see it as a Grass/Flying type, like it's pre-evos, due to being a grassy owl.

Ok. Now your just being pedantic.

 

[Z25]

What.

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So being a magical space rock means it's... Not a rock? It's a Pure Psychic, when it should be a Psychic Rock. It looks like a rock, it acts like a rock, it is a goddamned rock yet because it's from space it's no longer a rock? Nah chief this ain't it

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I’m not saying your wrong. I’m just saying that if you look at Pokémon from space, they usually retain a psychic or fairy typing because of the mystical qualities they have. That seems to be what gamefreak likes to choose over what would make more sense. But then you have solorock and luantone which are from space. I don’t know their thoughts. USUM kinda of hints it’s an ultra beast instead because it comes from another world, which is maybe why it’s typing doesn’t make sense. I honestly think GF had little idea on what to do with gen 7 because gen 8 was the focus.

 

[drag0nscythe]

Do we know which pokemon made the cut yet?

 

[Wario Bros.]

So any new juicy leaks now (with spoiler tags of course)?

 

[Deleted member]

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Anyway has Yamask been confirmed or deconfirmed?
If I have to leave my Cofagrigus behind imma be real sad

 

[Deleted member]

Ok. Now your just being pedantic.

I'm being pedantic for using the game logic in a game setting where your real life science doesn't apply? Whatever you say.

 

[Double K]

What.

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So being a magical space rock means it's... Not a rock? It's a Pure Psychic, when it should be a Psychic Rock. It looks like a rock, it acts like a rock, it is a goddamned rock yet because it's from space it's no longer a rock? Nah chief this ain't it

Alien properties take priority of physical ones.

If there was a 'Space' type, Necrozma, Deoxys, Clefairy would all qualify for it

 

[Wademan94]

I mean, going strictly by design, Decidueye doesn't really scream Ghost-type to me either.

Funny thing about Decidueye’s design is that it’s based off the Stilt-Owl, a species that was native to Hawaii before going extinct. That’s the reason it’s ghost type.

EDIT: yeah yeah got ed

 

[StormC]

I think with the recent leak and news... if it's true that the Pokedex

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has the overwhelming majority of old Pokemon returning, like, 80% of previous gens, then I sort of come to two conclusions:

1. It very much softens the blow of no Nat Dex and is good since the difference is negligible
2. If we're that close to the full dex, then we should get the full dex anyway, if not in the base game, as DLC, and GameFreak shouldn't be so stubborn.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

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I’m not saying your wrong. I’m just saying that if you look at Pokémon from space, they usually retain a psychic or fairy typing because of the mystical qualities they have. That seems to be what gamefreak likes to choose over what would make more sense. But then you have solorock and luantone which are from space. I don’t know their thoughts. USUM kinda of hints it’s an ultra beast instead because it comes from another world, which is maybe why it’s typing doesn’t make sense. I honestly think GF had little idea on what to do with gen 7 because gen 8 was the focus.

I feel you're missing the point entirely here so this is gonna be my last post on this with you

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I'm well aware psychic is used for space stuff but that never meant somethkng could exclusively be psychic as seen with Solrock and Lunatone. Deoxys is a virus that came from a rock, but Necrozma is again, a literal rock. This discussion is exactly the point, Game Freak is weird with typings and designs sometimes and that points Sento Kiryu being a steel type in their favour

 

[Idon]

What about the metal spikes on his hands & chest?

Eh, I kinda assumed those were bones.

When I think steel, I usually think some sort of armored exterior rather than smaller bits.

If anything I would've assumed he was dark or water type on top of the fighting due to his coloration.

 

[Z25]

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To be fair, he only said Scorbunny is pure fire and didn't mention the evolutions' typings. He only remembered the names of every Sobble evolution, too, and didn't mention their typings nor Grookey's evolutions' names and typings.

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except yes he did. The leak says the middle form is raboot. The final evolution he forgot the name but it looks fire fighting but is pure fire. Affleck has definitely seen the scorebunny one.

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Anyway has Yamask been confirmed or deconfirmed?
If I have to leave my Cofagrigus behind imma be real sad

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currently it is not show. However if the Pokémon on the Pokémon anime poster are also in galar, then it will be in because ash and go are being chased by one on the poster.

 

[Opossum]

Eh, I kinda assumed those were bones.

When I think steel, I usually think some sort of armored exterior rather than smaller bits.

If anything I would've assumed he was dark or water type on top of the fighting due to his coloration.

It doesn't help that it learns Bone Rush, too, so I think the spikes were intended to be bones.

 

[Z25]

Also, honestly, anyone who immediately upon seeing Lucario thinks "this is a Steel type" is lying to themselves lol. I remember before it actually came to the games NO ONE thought it'd be a Steel type. Psychic and Dark were much more commonly guessed secondary typings. Tons of Pokémon have spikes but aren't Steel.

That's what the leak is getting at.

Spoiler

Scorbunny 3, like Lucario, isn't immediately identifiable as a Steel type on design alone.

Who And why thought lucario was psychic type?
That makes even less sense then steel type.

 

[Deleted member]

i can't believe leon is shot dead in the first 30 minutes of the game by hau. really shocking twist, i'm excited to see where they take this plot and how they further subvert our expectations

Hau trying to kill Leon - 2019

 

[TheCJBrine]

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except yes he did. The leak says the middle form is raboot. The final evolution he forgot the name but it looks fire fighting but is pure fire. Affleck has definitely seen the scorebunny one.

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currently it is not show. However if the Pokémon on the Pokémon anime poster are also in galar, then it will be in because ash and go are being chased by one on the poster.

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he said Scorbunny has fighting moves, but is pure fire. He said nothing about the final evo but that it looks like a fighter. He didn't say the final evo is pure fire, and he didn't say Raboot's typing, either. He seemed to know more about Sobble's line since he bothered to give each evo's name.

 

[Deleted member]

You know, speaking of typings, there are a few I just can never remember, worst offender being Skorupi and Drapion. And to a lesser extend Glameow and Purugly, who I still sometimes confuse for Darl-types.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Who And why thought lucario was psychic type?
That makes even less sense then steel type.

Because of the magical aura bull****tery, closest you can associate a type with is psychic after all

 

[Lamperouge]

Ultimate Pokemon Thread [Temp]

 

[Opossum]

Who And why thought lucario was psychic type?
That makes even less sense then steel type.

Because of the connection to aura, a mystical energy. Add in its telepathic capabilities from the movie and Psychic absolutely made sense.

You're only saying Steel makes more sense because you know it's Steel, and it's clouding your perception.

 

[drag0nscythe]

Ultimate Pokemon Thread [Temp]

I am just waiting for the next gen spirit battles. I do enjoy the spirit events.

 

[Double K]

I feel you're missing the point entirely here so this is gonna be my last post on this with you

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I'm well aware psychic is used for space stuff but that never meant somethkng could exclusively be psychic as seen with Solrock and Lunatone. Deoxys is a virus that came from a rock, but Necrozma is again, a literal rock. This discussion is exactly the point, Game Freak is weird with typings and designs sometimes and that points Sento Kiryu being a steel type in their favour

Solrock/Lunatone have been on the planet for long enough that our understanding of what they are would allow them to be Rock, and they've been studied extensively.

Pokemon-type advantages are a purely gameplay thing and lore justifications are usually common sense ideas.

Using Monster Hunter logic for a second, fire actually beats water monsters fairly often, because you dry them up. Each monster has its own elemental weaknesses but this stuff has all been scientifically observed, and monsters are classified based off of taxonomic reasons.

The fact that in-universe, we don't really know anything about Necrozma and such would justify a pure Psychic-typing. Its other forms get typing because its parasitizing other mons, or its true power has "Become that of legends" like a Dragon.

 

[Deleted member]

Also, honestly, anyone who immediately upon seeing Lucario thinks "this is a Steel type" is lying to themselves lol. I remember before it actually came to the games NO ONE thought it'd be a Steel type. Psychic and Dark were much more commonly guessed secondary typings. Tons of Pokémon have spikes but aren't Steel.

That's what the leak is getting at.

Spoiler

Scorbunny 3, like Lucario, isn't immediately identifiable as a Steel type on design alone.

I legit got into a fight with my brother over how Lucario wasn't a steel type because he didn't look like a steel type. Try and compare this:

With this:

 

[StormC]

Ultimate Pokemon Thread [Temp]

Parasect vs. Affleck

 

[Z25]

Because of the magical aura bull****tery, closest you can associate a type with is psychic after all

Because of the connection to aura, a mystical energy. Add in its telepathic capabilities from the movie and Psychic absolutely made sense.

You're only saying Steel makes more sense because you know it's Steel, and it's clouding your perception.

I suppose that makes sense, but playing mystery dungeon I honestly never associated aura with anything really but a personality. As aura was exactly what they used to determine personality in it that based on your questions

 

[SneakyLink]

I legit got into a fight with my brother over how Lucario wasn't a steel type because he didn't look like a steel type. Try and compare this:

With this:

Lucario is Steel/Fighting because Fire/Fighting was already taken.

 

[Metal Shop X]

Eh, I kinda assumed those were bones.

When I think steel, I usually think some sort of armored exterior rather than smaller bits.

If anything I would've assumed he was dark or water type on top of the fighting due to his coloration.

Fair point.

To be honest tho, who care if Lucario Steel type make sense or not, he is still a cool Pokemon imo.

 

[Schnee117]

Parasect vs. Affleck

Dawn of Dynamax

 

[Double K]

Because of the connection to aura, a mystical energy. Add in its telepathic capabilities from the movie and Psychic absolutely made sense.

You're only saying Steel makes more sense because you know it's Steel, and it's clouding your perception.

Well, I can see Steel-type as a weird way of "Steeling your nerves" and aura being just Ki and how Ki works in Dragon Ball

 

[Deleted member]

The final boss in Dragon Quest 2 was complete ********, but I managed to best him with some lucky patterns on his end and a couple of critical hits here and there. I'm relived that it worked out because I really didn't feel like having to grind more levels to stand a chance against him.

I'm going to take a little break before I start up DQ3; fatigue was already starting to set in for me during the last few hours of the game, so it's probably for the best if I want to continue enjoying this series. Still, I'm excited for DQ3 since a lot of fans seem to hold it in pretty high regard.

Malroth is utter horse ****. Whether you win is dependent on if he does that ****ing frost breath like two times in a row. If he does, you're in a bad pickle. He doesn't even look that threatening. Looks like Golbat breeded with Glygar.

 

[Cutie Gwen]

Dawn of Dynamax

Save...Sinnoh remakes...

 

[TheMightyP]

GF: drip feeds barely any info on what seems to be a massive game

Leakers:

 

[Schnee117]

Save...Sinnoh remakes...

You have to save... the National Dex...

 

[Double K]

Malroth is utter horse ****. Whether you win is dependent on if he does that ****ing frost breath like two times in a row. If he does, you're in a bad pickle. He doesn't even look that threatening. Looks like Golbat breeded with Glygar.

And THAT is why nobody likes DQ2

 

[Deleted member]

GF: drip feeds barely any info on what seems to be a massive game

Leakers:View attachment 242457

Ah yes. This takes me back to Three Houses.

 

[Shroob]

Are we coming to a potential agreement between people happy with SwSd and people mad at SwSd?

*insert Hulk I consider this a success meme*

 

[Z25]

Dawn of Dynamax

oh boy I can’t wait to sit down for over 3 hours as literally nothing happens and parasect and affleck learn both their trainers names are Martha

 

[Deleted member]

And THAT is why nobody likes DQ2

There's plenty of flaws other than the endgame. From the repetitive overworld theme to the rather unfortunate Yggdrasil Tree side quest. Let's not even forget how one out of two of your only party members just flat out suck, but he's also the only one who knows zoom.