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    Pokémon: Forget Ultra Sun and Moon, Core Game for Switch Announced

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    Midnight release dates and locations for Sun and moon:

    http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pokémon_Sun_and_Moon_Midnight_Launch_Events

    Just find you country, find your state/province/whatever, and check the store's website or details.

    Between the three EBGames within two miles of me, the Best Buy down the road, and the multiple Wal-Marts in each direction, I don't think I'm going to have a hard time finding a copy.

    Also... anyone here pre-download the game? Which version are you getting? Any particular reason why you want the version?

    Pokémon: Forget Ultra Sun and Moon, Core Game for Switch Announced

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    http://www.pokemon-sunmoon.com/en-us/pokemon/magearna/

    Ever wondered how we're supposed to get Magearna, the first gen 7 pokémon revealed, in Sun and Moon? Well, stop wondering. Remember that little QR Code function that was revealed months ago? It looks like it will be used to unlock Magearna and place it in your game.

    Also, holy crap, only 3 and a half more days!

    Also also, go check out the Genesect Code giveaway I'm doing!

    The Damned's Genesect and Volcanion Code Giveaway Thread!

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    I think I can translate.

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    I IV/EV'd

    IV means Individual Values, which are part of the stat system that Pokémon uses to create the massive range of stats that you see, even in the same species of pokémon. Think of them as genes. Something with a high Attack IV would have the best possible Attack stat for that species.

    EV means Effort Values, which are little bonuses that are applied to each stat. An individual pokémon can gain these either by using items like HP Up, or they can selectively fight and defeat certain pokémon in battle. Each pokémon gives specific EVs when defeated. So if you fought, say, 10 Ratattas in a row, you would gain 10 Speed EVs.

    Basically, he bred a pokémon so it has good IVs that gave it better stats, and then gave it items/fought certain other pokémon so that it gained even more increases in those specific stats.

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    tanky as shit (252HP, 128DEF, 124SDEF)

    He trained it to highly defensive so it could withstand attacks from other pokémon in battle. He applied 252 EVs (those little bonuses) in Health, 128 in Defense, and 124 in Special Defense. This means it can withstand both physical and non-physical attacks. Given that Shuckle already has really high Defense and Special Defense stats, Gario has ensured that his Shuckle can brush off pretty much anything that is thrown at him.

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    "Toxic/Rest/Stealth Rock/Shell Smash"

    A specific set of moves his Shuckle uses to not directly inflict damage to its opponents. Toxic is a move that doubles the damage it induced after every turn of battle. So it will do 10, then 20, then 40, then 80, etc..

    Rest is a move that puts Shuckle to sleep in exchange for removing any status ailments and restoring all its health.

    Stealth Rock is a move that injures an opponent the instant it enters battle, and will continue to do so for any entering opponent until the "rocks" are removed by another move.

    Shell Smash is a move that will drop Shuckles defenses at by one level, but increase attack, Special Attack and Speed by two levels, so it can boost those stats. Combine that with Shuckle's ability, Contrary, reverses the effects of any move that changes a stat, so it would actually drop Attack, Special Attack and Speed, while boosting Defense and Special Defense EVEN MORE.

    These four moves allow Shuckle to poison them, wait for them to die, and shrug off anything they throw at it until everyone else is a twitching pileof purple pus, pooling on the ground before it.

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    Dalgia, Ho-oh and the two XY legendaries

    Powerful pokémon, but you have to know how to use them. They would have had a hard time inflicting enough damage at once to defeat Shuckle without some very good luck.

    The Damned's Genesect and Volcanion Code Giveaway Thread!

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    The Damned's Genesect (and Volcanion)Code GIVEAWAY!

    And with that... the contest is over.

    Six cards, six codes, six "winners". I use the term loosely, because Genesect is actually terrible in every way. Also, Volcanion is mid-tier, at best.

    Sure, they have really good stats, movesets, fun skills and can be used to wipe entire teams by themselves if use right... but they ain't no Luvdisc!

    The Volcanion card:

    Red Shadow wins! Though I should disqualify you for hating anything about Gen 3. Also, Luvdisc just wanted to let you know that the water around those parts would be bad fro your Rock-type.

    The 1st Genesect card:

    Gario wins! By default. The two sweetest words in the English language.

    The 2nd Genesect card:

    MindWanderer wins. Because I said so.

    The 3rd Genesect card:

    Red Shadow wins. I guess. Sure, why not?

    The 4th Genesect card:

    jnWake wins. He was only off by 4 (I chose 17), and the second of two people that actually guessed.

     

    The 5th Genesect card:

    TillyFun wins. A short haiku about a silly cat giving away stuff. I can't help but feel it's actually about me.

    Pokémon: Forget Ultra Sun and Moon, Core Game for Switch Announced

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    Yeah, the demo is... finicky when it comes to the clock. It was made that way so you couldn't just change the date to get to certain events immediately. After all, the demo is scheduled with the international (well, North America and Japan, really) release date.

    But then all that info was extracted from the ROM and we knew about everything the demo had to offer in less than a day.

    Nice try, Game Freak. But the fans know no boundaries.

    Starting an Indie PC Game Club for teens

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    I'm going to recommend taking FTL off that list.

    Whoooooa, there, everyone. I'm saying this as someone that has about 900 hours in the game.

    FTL is not something you can just play for two hours, mainly because of its inherent difficulty. Easy mode, with the best ship you can use at the start, with good luck, isn't going to give you a good time. It's not Dark Souls hard, but it is still difficult.

    Some people play it for five hours and give it up because they can't quite figure out the "plan" (how to keep ahead of thef fleet, when and where to pick a fight, hat kind of items to keep and sell, etc.), or they had bad runs with enemy ships rocking multiple missile launchers (which you will not be able to defend against without some serious Drone support, which you can't get that early without shitloads of luck and maybe a few Scrap Recovery Arms), or even just didn't get the interface. Yeah, purely anecdotal, but still...

    It can be super frustrating for new players and might end up being hated simply because it's not a two-hour, quick play kind of game.

    Again, I love the game and play it a lot, but I don't think 2 hours a week is a fair playthrough, and it's doing a big disservice.

    Pokémon: Forget Ultra Sun and Moon, Core Game for Switch Announced

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    Yeah, all the events have been datamined, picked apart and checked by multiple sources, so we know (SPOLERS) everything that happens (SPOILERS) in the demo.

    Mainly, you get some items that you can send to your Sun and Moon games when they come out. That's it. No big reveals, no surprises, no events. Just some items.

    Well, at least this demo isn't pulling that limited number of plays bullshit that all the other demos do...

    Pokémon: Forget Ultra Sun and Moon, Core Game for Switch Announced

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    Just a reminder that on October 31st, three event downloads will be ending.

    Volcanion and Darkrai from GameSteop/EB Games and the three Regis from accessing Pokémon Bank all expire at the end of the month. That's only four more days.

    The Registeel, Regirock and Regice all have a special Ability that you can't get from any other source, so those will be pretty rare.

    Volcanion hasn't been given out before, so this is the last time you may be able to get it. Unless there's another chance to get one sometime after Sun and Moon come out. But that may not be for several years.

    Darkrai is a pretty cool guy, kinda emo sometimes, but that's only because he's Dark type. But he does learn Cut... so... way to live down that cliche, Darkrai.

    Nintendo Switch

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    I would want to test-drive it a bit. Like, not just in a store. Sitting there at home is one thing, because you can put the controller on the table.

    But now I've got a tablet with big controllers that slide on the sides. How heavy is it? How is the battery life? What about overall performance? Is it worth using as a portable(ish?)  device?

    No one will know until they get their hands on it.

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