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Breaking Game Mechanics

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Standard argument Anime≠Games, but I want to know what you guys think is the worst case on game mechanics being broken.

Some examples include Electric attacks working on Ground-types or when Weepinbell evolved without a Leaf Stone.
 
I don't mind the Electric working on Ground Pokemon in most cases, because usually its Pikachu, a high-level Pokemon, blasting a weaker Pokemon with a huge bolt.

Like in the battle with Roxanne, irc, he blasted Geodude with a HUGE bolt of lightning. I don't care if it was a Ground-type, it'd be pretty stupid for it to just shrug it off. Or when Electabuzz used Electric Punch in one episode against Gliscor, people complained about that, but obviously a large creature slamming its fist into a 90-pound lightweight is going to hurt.

Basically, I think people hold the rules of the game in too high regard sometimes when it comes to other parts of the franchise and need to realize that the rules of a turn-based RPG shouldn't have to apply to a scripted television show (or manga, for that matter, since it too has deviated from the rules numerous times).

EDIT: Hell, I don't see the problem with AIM FOR THE HORN either (also, don't get why people always use it to bash Ash since it worked) because it made sense in a way...he channeled the electricity through Rhydon's horn. Makes sense to me.
 
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It bugs me when sometimes a Pokemon has to recharge after a certain move (like Hyper Beam) or collect sunlight before Solar Beam, while other times they don't. Either way would be fine as long as it's consistent.

Same thing with recoil damage, either make every Pokemon receive it when using a move like Volt Tackle, Brave Bird, etc., or don't make them receive it.
 
poketeen said:
It bugs me when sometimes a Pokemon has to recharge after a certain move (like Hyper Beam) or collect sunlight before Solar Beam, while other times they don't. Either way would be fine as long as it's consistent.

Same thing with recoil damage, either make every Pokemon receive it when using a move like Volt Tackle, Brave Bird, etc., or don't make them receive it.
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I think in the most recent episode Ash's Pikachu got recoil from Volt Tackle. They also mention recoil in other episodes, too.
 
severus6 said:
Yes they do. They got significant attention in the show. However, unlike in the games, levels in the anime don't seem like they can be quickly checked.
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But then wouldn't Pikachu be about level 100 by now? Either they don't exist or Pikachu gets a huge level drop every new region
 
Levels don't exist guys. They were mentioned once in a Kanto episode that has most likely been retconned, written by someone who doesn't even work on the show anymore.
 
Musashi said:
Levels don't exist guys. They were mentioned once in a Kanto episode that has most likely been retconned, written by someone who doesn't even work on the show anymore.
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So do Pokemon just learn moves when the writers feel like it?
 
Levels don't exist. So do HP and PP. Also, in the games, Speed determines if the Pokemon goes first in battle or not; in the anime, it shows how well the Pokemon dodges attacks.
 
The thing that bugs me most from the anime is how pikachu randomly learns volt tackle out of nowhere.
 
Musashi said:
Levels don't exist guys. They were mentioned once in a Kanto episode that has most likely been retconned, written by someone who doesn't even work on the show anymore.
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That's where you're wrong. Here are some examples of where levels are mentioned in the anime:

-EP009: Several mentions, including: "With two months of experience, your Pikachu should be at least at level 25." (This must be the "retconned" episode, right?)
-EP051: "That Rhyhorn must be at a high level!"
-EP112: "Don't forget, you have to take level into account too, not just type." And also, "I just hope Charizard's at a high enough level to beat Electabuzz." And again, "This one's level is higher than I thought."
-EP116: "I guess that means Gary's Eevee is at a really high level."
-EP120: "The length of Donphan's tusks indicates its level."
-EP131: "Falkner's Pokemon had the advantage of type and level that time."
-EP151: "My Staryu's at a much higher level than Chikorita."
-EP271: "Charizard's... at a very high level."
-AG025: "You ever wonder why the first three Pokemon you receive are all raised to exactly the same level?"
-DP128: "That Regirock is a high-level Pokemon, and Paul knows it."

So its not just one episode that talks about levels.
 
But it is. All but episode nine don't mean level the way the games do. Just that it's a strong Pokemon.
 
Musashi said:
But it is. All but episode nine don't mean level the way the games do. Just that it's a strong Pokemon.
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Yeah that's the same way I hear it when levels are mentioned.

You know to tell you the truth, I'm kinda glad that the anime deviates from the game mechanics sometimes, in my opinion it would be rather dull if it followed it 100%.
 
People, the word "level" can be used in non video game contexts.

Numerical levels haven't been mentioned since that one episode that aired thirteen fucking years ago. How much longer do the writers have to continue not mentioning them in order for people to finally realize that they have no interest in using them in the series anymore?
 
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