Anything that caught you by surprise with Diamond and Pearl?

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I just started the English game and there are two things that I had no clue about even after having the Japaneses game:

(okay, first things to note that may not have to do with it, but I traded the eggs from my Japanese game)

Genderless Pokemon with egg moves!? This could have been in Ruby and Sapphire (as I really didn't bother with genderless pokemon until DP) but I didn't know about it. My baby rotom inherited Thunderbolt from my Japaneses one. As far as I know, they don't learn this naturally, and I'm pretty sure they won't give you thunderbolt and thundershock at the same time. It was surprising! (The complete set of moves was thundershock, thunderbolt, double team, and confuse ray)

The second I have no clue what it is or the effects really. It could be the pokerus for all I know (but there isn't showing any symbols for it). My sandshrew seems to take bites of something before it does a move with a status effect sometimes (it's holding a quick claw, not a berry). It also seems to occur more when HP is down. There is no proof, but it seems to increase the chance of an effect occurring. So far it's the only time I've ever seen this happen.

So, is there anything else in the games that have caught anyone else by surprise?
 
Yes, I am disturbed by my Prinplup chewing on its Quick Claw like its a berry whenever it takes effect.
 
Ack. Double Battle Trainers like twins can now approach you.
 
Yep.

Biggest surprise?

Ultra balls for sale in the THIRD GYM town.
 
When I was walking my Shinx's poison faded away on its own once she got down to 1 HP.
 
All the Pokedex features like reverb and repeat on the cries and dragging the sun and moon around to see what time of the day pokemon come out in the area page.

Animations for Quick Claw taking effect surprised me too.
 
Does Poison now leave your Pokemon with 1 HP if falls that low out of battle?

EDIT: Also I was a little surprised that "important" opponents now talk to you during battle.
 
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Yeah, the n00b comment thing surprised me also, and my brother told me about the poison. It may be more random though (I mean, I don't think it can recover from it all the time).
 
The noob thing made me LOL.

Actually a LOT of things took me by surprise.

Jasmine
How way more AWESOME pokemon contests are now xD
How you don't actually have to catch all 150 pokemon, just encounter them
The snow
Flash as a TM instead of an HM

Just to name a few.
 
I was rather amused at a trainer going "Oh Snap!"

The 'noob' thing was rather interesting too. I really didn't expect so much slang
this time around, and I can't argue with that, it feels almost natural which leads
to the most surprising aspect of it all is that, the fact it doesn't seem corny.
 
Rayne said:
The 'noob' thing was rather interesting too. I really didn't expect so much slang
this time around, and I can't argue with that, it feels almost natural which leads
to the most surprising aspect of it all is that, the fact it doesn't seem corny.
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NoA probably added that since a lot of the people who bought it go online a lot, and are familiar with the internet lingo.
 
Probably the most shocking thing so far was Roughneck Kirby using Ceffa.
 
- Poison fading away (the 1st time I was like "It's a miracle!")
- The moving thing Pokemon to do use items
- Running in buildings
- The personality note thing
- The storage (That's bad though, I thought it'd be on the bottom screen and I'd be able to drag Pokemon. But it's the same!)
- That guy saying noob
- One of the words under the feelings section for an interview is ROFL (and DROOLING, that's my favorite)
- How quickly things level up
- You heal after every battle with the lady in Eterna Forest
- Random trainers have starters
- Most of the music is remixes (There's a Johto remix in the 2nd town, I think)
- I found a WILD CHANSEY. (And Cleffa. And I caught them both.)
- GTS (Also not as cool as I thought)
- That trainer in a Pikachu costume. I had an injured and paralyzed Stunky I was training in front when I talked to it. >_<
- Chatter replaces Chatot's cry. And it can't record well. Well, I'm not using it now!

That's it so far, I guess. And I'm only at the 3rd gym!
 
Running in buildings=good
Same damn Pokebox thing=bad
Bebe?!=bad
3D environments=good
Slathering with honey=bad [especially when you come back to it and it's a friggin Silcoon]
New Bug Pokemon totally absent= bad
 
I laughed my ass off the first time I fell in the mud. By the second time, it was annoying. xDD

I love that they have cute little personalities now, and super contests >w<
 
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