Just ran into a shiny Haunter in X. First wild shiny I've ever knowingly encountered. I've RNG'ed plenty of eggs before, gotten some in trades, and of course I've had my fair share of Shiny Gyarados over the years, but never have I encountered one in the wild.
We had a very similar same path. I started with Red back when it first came out. I was a freshman in high school. I was super into the series through Gen II, but by the time Gen III rolled out, I had moved on from both high school and the series. Like you, I eventually returned with Platinum. I...
Re: New Pokémon, Gym Leaders, Team Flare surface in CoroCoro: Pancham's evolution unv
Fair enough. If they do end up merely being a team rocket clone, I too, will be mightily disappointed. I'm hopeful this won't be the case, and that game freak has an interesting plot planned.
What lost fans do you speak of?
Gen IV has sold more than Gen III and sold almost as much as Gen II.* Gen V has already surpassed Gen III, albeit with an extra game, and is slowly creeping up on II and IV.
Sales numbers do not indicate a significant drop off in fan base.
*Numbers do...
Re: New Pokémon, Gym Leaders, Team Flare surface in CoroCoro: Pancham's evolution unv
Don't you think you are being a little quick to judge? We literally know three things about the group. Their name, the fact that the dress in red, and that obtaining money is their primary (sole?) purpose...
Interesting... I wonder how they will handle that, exactly. From the very beginning? After the elite 4? Does it just apply to the "Wonder Trade", or will you actually be able to search for each and every Pokemon in the GTS?
This doesn't really affect me per se, as already have a second near...
My first play through on Red. I unexpectedly ran into Zapdos. Not really knowing what it was I challenged it, without saving. I unfortunately didn't have enough pokeballs to catch it, so I wound up KO'ing it, thinking it'd come back or something. I was wrong, and he was gone forever. A few...
Overall
Favorite: Charmander. Even though I never really used him in the games that much (I always chose Bulbasaur), he was my favorite design.
Least: Aesthically, I'm not a big fan of any of Gen III's starters, of those my least favorite is Mudkip.
By Generation
Gen 1
Favorite...
Re: FAV0RITE LEGENDARY
Mewtwo. He had an interesting background, that we learned about bit by bit in the games. Capturing him was such a challenge, he basically was what the master ball was designed for, it also was basically the last thing to do in the original games.
In general he was a...
Re: New Pokémon, Gym Leaders, Team Flare surface in CoroCoro: Pancham's evolution unv
Agreed. Maybe it's just me, but I've grown weary of the EPIC plots, and would prefer something simpler for a change. The main focus of Pokemon for me was always beat the gyms, beat the elite four, and...
One relatively minor thing that Gen V introduced that I absolutely loved was the change to name stylization. I hated in previous generations when pokemon names were all in caps. "Bulbasaur" looks so much better than "BULBASAUR". I realize you could change this in previous generations, but the...
One of the things that excited me the most from the trailers was the one scene where the male character is swinging from vine to vine. I hope there is a lot more of this type of interaction with the world. I'd love to be able to swim, dig, move stuff, jump, climb, etc...
In addition to what others have said, I would also like to see:
- Viewable movesets
- An item trade function (item for item), or at least be able to search for any Pokemon holding a particular item.
- Better regulation on hacked pokemon. Pokecheck exists, Gamefreak should implement...
I've never nicknamed my pokes, but I once bought a used Ruby in which the previous owner nicknamed EVERY SINGLE POKEMON. It was annoying, but there were a few gems in there, including a Lombre named POTHEAD.
Red was my first, but Gold is my all-time favorite. Newer generations have had superior games, but nothing will match the fun I had during my first romp through Johto.
In all my years playing, spanning every generation I've never naturally encountered a shiny in the wild. :(
My first non-Gyrados shiny was a Japanese Unown I got on the GTS in Platinum. I was hunting for foreign pokemon at the time and it popped up. It was followed by a few other foreign shiny...
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