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ORAS demo

How was your ORAS Demo experience?

  • Great! Can't wait to play the real game.

    Votes: 58 71.6%

  • Just ok. Still waiting to finish the whole demo.

    Votes: 12 14.8%

  • Arrghh..not that good.

    Votes: 11 13.6%
  • Total voters
    81
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With today's news we've gotten confirmation that the demo will be coming to the west (and will require a code to download, but details on how to get the code aren't currently given).

However, we do know that the demo will take place around Mossdeep, will involve Steven, Tabitha and Matt, and will include a new Mega Evolution. You can choose from Grovyle, Combusken and Marshtomp. You'll also be able to transfer items you receive during the demo over to ORAS with Pokemon Link (maybe the Mega Stone for this new Mega Evolution too?). The demo can be played an unlimited amount of times.

Any thoughts so far?
 
Zeb said:
(maybe the Mega Stone for this new Mega Evolution too?)
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Maybe? Isn't that obvious? At any rate, CoroCoro said as much. In fact, the official website adds that the Pokémon itself will also be transferred.
 
The screenshots show Slakoth, Nosepass, Linoone and Loudred. I expect the Mega to be Slaking, Probopass, Linoone or Exploud. Either way, I'm excited about the demo!

On a side note, I really want to discuss what the website now says about Teams Aqua and Magma but I'm not really sure what thread to post it in. Can I just make a speculation thread about Aqua and Magma?
 
I don't want a downloadable demo. I want what happened when HGSS came to the UK and Arceus was released as an event.

I travelled to my nearest Game store ( a 6 hour coach ride away) and had the best day of my life. There was a pokemon party going on in the store, and fans of all ages had turned up. You could download Arceus, play the demo of the amazing new HG/SS, get your face painted, have a free pokemon balloon, and of course chat, battle and trade with all the other fans. The official Nintendo helpers there were so nice and cool too, obviously enjoying (and good at) their jobs.

THAT is what I want - a combination of the Diancie distribution and the ORAS demo. It's really depressing to travel all that way just to wander into the store, silently get the event pokemon, wander out again. There's no celebration or importance, no feeling of fans coming together.
 
My guesses on the possible Mega(s):

1) Mega Solrock/Lunatone (version exclusive): Both are related to the Mossdeep City and the Space Center, which are the settings for the demo.

2) New Starter Mega Evolution(s): All three (if not, just Mega Blaziken) have a Mega Stone/Evolution that can only be obtained in the demo.

3) Mega Jirachi: It is based on a celestial object. Mega Deoxys is unlikely since it already has four formes.
 
Ampharos King said:
My guesses on the possible Mega(s):

1) Mega Solrock/Lunatone (version exclusive): Both are related to the Mossdeep City and the Space Center, which are the settings for the demo.

2) New Starter Mega Evolution(s): All three (if not, just Mega Blaziken) have a Mega Stone/Evolution that can only be obtained in the demo.

3) Mega Jirachi: It is based on a celestial object. Mega Deoxys is unlikely since it already has four formes.
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The starter thing isn't it I think. I think the starters will this time be the first Mega Stone you get. Which admittedly might cause some problems for me.
 
Ampharos King said:
My guesses on the possible Mega(s):

1) Mega Solrock/Lunatone (version exclusive): Both are related to the Mossdeep City and the Space Center, which are the settings for the demo.

2) New Starter Mega Evolution(s): All three (if not, just Mega Blaziken) have a Mega Stone/Evolution that can only be obtained in the demo.

3) Mega Jirachi: It is based on a celestial object. Mega Deoxys is unlikely since it already has four formes.
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They wouldn't distribute an event Mega Stone without giving you a chance to obtain the Pokemon itself either.
 
I just want the demo code and the knowledge on how to use a code. I don't even know what buttons to press...
 
Why codes? stop the code distributions they run out and not everyone can get them >_< Well I hope I can can get it if not I'm subbed to so many poketubers one of them is bound to get the demo I can watch them play it.

My guess is if you play it everyday you can go to the moon and get jirachis mega stone (oh god that'd be epic) in honor of the moon rumor, sorta like the lava cookie near teh truck in fire red was to honor the mew truck rumor
 
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So we ARE getting the demo, awesome. And with a catch...

Well for now, I'm just gonna hope these "special codes" won't be a pain to obtain. I really in on that demo. Just to play it.
 
What if they're finally giving people a chance at a non-event Deoxys for once? There was no reason for a Mewtwo expy to be an event pokemon in the first place. Then again maybe I'm giving Game Freak too much credit here.

I pretty much agree with the code distributions, though. Even though I'm one of the ones that usually goes to game stop the same day they're released or the day after so I'm guaranteed not to miss it...it's still ridiculous. It's almost like they were told they had to start using code distribution or else.
 
Cute Charm said:
What if they're finally giving people a chance at a non-event Deoxys for once? There was no reason for a Mewtwo expy to be an event pokemon in the first place. Then again maybe I'm giving Game Freak too much credit here.

I pretty much agree with the code distributions, though. Even though I'm one of the ones that usually goes to game stop the same day they're released or the day after so I'm guaranteed not to miss it...it's still ridiculous. It's almost like they were told they had to start using code distribution or else.
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Considering not everyone would get a demo, it is basically akin to an event. Also, why give Deoxys a Mega (your post implies that Deoxys is the exclusive Mega) when it is already so versatile with 4 Formes? It's highly likely that it's just a regular Mega Pokémon not available in normal gameplay. To be honest, they never even said it was one that was previously unknown to us.
 
I really hope they would make it easy to get the codes this time. I wasn't so luck with the Tomodachi Life code and SSB4 codes, and I really want this demo.
 
I'm interested in the fact that playing this over and over again causes small changes in the demo?

Look for special scenarios that occur if you play every day.
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At the very least I hope they allow everyone to download the demo after the initial release of the games.
 
BlackButterfree said:
Cute Charm said:
What if they're finally giving people a chance at a non-event Deoxys for once? There was no reason for a Mewtwo expy to be an event pokemon in the first place. Then again maybe I'm giving Game Freak too much credit here.

I pretty much agree with the code distributions, though. Even though I'm one of the ones that usually goes to game stop the same day they're released or the day after so I'm guaranteed not to miss it...it's still ridiculous. It's almost like they were told they had to start using code distribution or else.
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Considering not everyone would get a demo, it is basically akin to an event. Also, why give Deoxys a Mega (your post implies that Deoxys is the exclusive Mega) when it is already so versatile with 4 Formes? It's highly likely that it's just a regular Mega Pokémon not available in normal gameplay. To be honest, they never even said it was one that was previously unknown to us.
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I forgot about the Formes. But who knows maybe it's possible to have one mega stone to benefit all of them taking care of each forms lowest stat(s) and giving them a small boost. If not Deoxys maybe some other event pokemon can be obtained through it. Maybe Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Shaymin, Victini, or maybe even Hoopa or Volcarion. Since you did make a point with the code being somewhat like an event.

Anyway, since they're hiding the identity of the mega evolved pokemon and saying "[...]discover Mega-Evolved Pokémon you’ve never seen before!" makes me think that it isn't one of the ones we've seen and one that's big enough to warrant a full demo and I also doubt they'd do something like that for just a common/uncommon pokemon. Maybe they could even be doing this for the the Lati@s ones since they haven't been officially revealed. But that might cause some people to end up getting two Latias or two Latios on a game depending on what game they'll get. That would just cause problems for people who pre-ordered one or the other.
 
IMO the new (possibly exclusive) mega evolution will probably be Jirachi. I'd say Deoxys but it already has all its forms. I do really hope we get a Mew mega evolution at some point, as well as a Pikachu/Raichu.
 
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BlackButterfree said:
It's highly likely that it's just a regular Mega Pokémon not available in normal gameplay. To be honest, they never even said it was one that was previously unknown to us.
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Highly likely? The site says that we'll encounter several new Mega Evolutions, but only a single Pokémon will be transferable. It's obviously special, so short of a shiny I can only see it being an event Pokémon (with Jirachi being far more appropriate than the other possiblities). The demo itself is event-exclusive, so I fail to see what would be surprising about this.
 
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