Anime=/=Games

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Ok, so I'm really growing tired of this being used as an excuse. I admit I've done it myself, but this is now being used as a common excuse for removing trivia.

For example, this is considered Anime=/=Games by the user, yet, if you look at the recent Daybreak Contest episode (DP162), "Togetic was hit by Shadow Ball despite being a Normal-type" is not considered Anime=/=Games.

So what I'm getting at here: I don't know how, but somehow we need to define what exactly are acceptable game differences and what aren't (as in what can and what can't go in trivia). I don't feel like the Anime Physics page is really anything to go by.
 
I haven't seen the episode yet but I'm pretty sure that shadow ball was a mistake that slipped past the writers.
But, I guess the games are less complex than a real life situation, like in the Anime they do a lot of combination moves that wouldn't be possible in the games(like that Aqua Jet-Ice Beam thing.) For example, remeber at that Justin Beiber concert where he got hit with a water bottle:lol:? If you were playing a video game on Justin Beiber concerts, you probably wouldn't get hit with a water bottle.
Get me?:-D
 
Only time type effectiveness really seems to matter in the anime is if they care to make a point of it. Like "OH NOES ASH'S CHARIZARD IS WEAK TO WATER".
 
As for immunities being ignored in battles... meh, they do it all the time, but I still think we should mention it when they do.
 
like in the first movie pikachu thunderbolt's a giolem and defeats it

and the lower note the 4th movie (my 3rd fav) the is a family-like group o' celebi's and im the games non for the us legitimately (in-game)
 
ceruleancelebi said:
like in the first movie pikachu thunderbolt's a giolem and defeats it

and the lower note the 4th movie (my 3rd fav) the is a family-like group o' celebi's and im the games non for the us legitimately (in-game)
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I don't think we can count the appearance of multiple instances of the same Legendaries in the anime as anime=/=games.
 
That's not able to be ignored. We must mention type matchup failures. Other stuff that doesn't follow the games strictly (such as there being a several Lugia) is just... yeah.
 
I thought that the movie called them that anyways.

But yeah, the games are the root media. If the anime directly contradicts the laws of the games, then it should be noted. Multiple Lugia doesn't really count, since no where in the game does it say that there can't be multiples.
 
Well some of the things I've noticed are that they often alter or ignore the move mechanics such as well Pikachu injures itself with Volt Tackle after Paul's Elekid blocked it with Protect in the 3rd DP episode, even though that recoil damage is only a divided amount from the damage received. Guess they were trying to be more realistic there.

One other important thing I certainly noticed is that lesser known type differences are ignored such as the Water and Electric types' resistance to Steel-type moves.
 
Bummerdude said:
Ignorance is bliss.
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Not exactly the attitude an encyclopedia should be taking...


How far do you go with the differences between the anime and games? The show tries to incorporate the battle system into how it might work in reality rather than sticking to a rigid turn-based battle system. (Thus, all the running around and commands to dodge.)

There definately needs to be allowance for consistent logic. Normal attacks being able to affect Ghost Pokémon some of the time but not all the time was a plot point in Ash's final battle against Brandon. In my mind, that gives them a free pass on Normal affecting Ghost. On the other side, the ultimate error in this topic to me is SolarBeam charging instantly in the Mossdeep Gym Battle. Not because it differs from the games but because Liza was lecturing Tate out about it in the previous episode.

And what about Pokédex entries? They come out with some wacky stuff and a common theory is that a lot of what it documents is merely folklore but the article on the latest episode treats either Wynaut's smiling or lack of smiling (it wasn't very clear) as an error.
 
I think the more consistent rule is to draw no comparisons at all between games and animé. Or to draw comparisons between any combination of game/animé/manga/card/merchandise/etc., but that would quickly grow unruly.
 
Bummerdude said:
The solution is to stop watching the show altogether.

Ignorance is bliss.
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This.
I honestly don't understand how you guys can watch that crud that can't even follow it's own canon. It's a stain on pokemon's reputation and if you ever wonder why you're being bullied because of pokemon you can blame that crap.
 
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