The Damned

What? There are only 493 species. Also, anyone know about any Windows XP 64-bit edition drivers for the Nintendo Wifi USB adapter? I don't want to go buy a new wireless router if I can just use the wifi thing I already have.

Honey works by you going back to the tree you smeared it on a day or so later, and finding a pokemon eating it. Nomral wild battle ensues. And for all your questions, may I refer you all to www.serebii.net? They have a giant section with lots of info about the games. Barring that... gamefaqs, bitches.

Uhm... who changed the title? I didn't. Was it a mod, or did someone just use my account, and alter it for me? The hell?

I go away for a few days, and this thread explodes with posts. I knew there were fans here, but wow. Any way, I can't get online here, nor at home, so I'll have to go get a new wireless router or something. Once I do, though, I can start giving away all the starters. I have about a dozen of each starter on my GBA cart. And I mean, each one. From the RBY ones to the RSE ones. And I have both genders, so I can whip them up on the spot once they get transferred over. Oh, and those half dozen Mews from the special event last year. I think some people would like those, right? As for the guy asking about using the Exp. Share on his team and it affecting EVs... no. Exp Share only splits experience points. Otherwise it would be called "Exp. And EV Share". If it was changed this generation, no one has mentioned it yet. Once everyone starts to hit level 100, I'd like to start hosting an OCR tournament or something. Just so we can bash the shit out of each other and get proper bragging rights and all that.

Original name, huh? Any ways, there's enough people in the DS thread talking about this game (which just came out today in North America) to warrant its own thread. Exchange your DP Friend Codes here, list some movesets you might want to try out, ask for some advice, anything at all. First, a poll: which of the three starters did you select, and why? For functionality? For looks? Because you always choose the starter of that type? When I do get my game (stupid exams...), I'm going with the turtle thing. It will make short work of the first few gyms, and I like the overall stats it has; namely, good defenses and decent attack power.

Think there's enough interest and general happenings to warrant a separate Pokémon DP thread?

Well... I do like to watch. And I do have pretty much every single pokemon there is, including starters and legendaries... even those Mews from the last Pokémon event. And I will have random amounts of free time over the next while. Anyone want some starters?

How do you think I feel? Everyone else can get it on Sunday morning. Me? I have to wait until Monday Afternoon because of a fucking exam! And studying for it is so difficult right now...

And the carts?

To anyone that has their Pokémon Diamond and Pearl games, can you answer a few questions? First, are the carts both different colors (as as the tradition with Pokémon games), or just the regular black? Second, how shiny and fancy are the cases? I've seen the usual box art pics, but I've also seen some shiny, possibly holographic, foil details on a few others. Thanks in advance.

Nah, you just bought the Japanese version, and you suck.

I hate all of you right now. You don't have a major exam, one that gets you a pay raise, on Monday. Some of you are also getting your games a day or two early. And then there's those of you that have working wifi. Hate you all... so much...

I fucking hate you so much right now. For getting it early, for playing it right now, and for having working wifi. Hate you. So much.

Congrats to Fishy for his rocking Pokemix being accepted by the judges. Finally, my dream (and random efforts) of having a Pokemon remix on OCR has come true. Also, anyone that still wonders about a release date, it's pretty damn obvious that April 22nd isn't happening. It will be out when it's ready. I just wanted to avoid everyone getting Diamond/Pearl and then seeing a sudden and complete stop of progress in this project...

I'd say that only the brighter screen settings make it any better. The size and weight differences aren't that much, and the speakers on the Lite are pathetic compared to the DS. Play something (ideally the same game) in both a DS and a Lite, and you'll hear the difference instantly. Also, while some people have left GBA games behind, there are still lots of us that haven't. The Lite leaves the GBA cart sticking out. Not a major issue, but it is sort of annoying. Yeah, only the brighter screens really make a Lite worthwhile. And since most of us aren't in Japan, saying there are more colors out doesn't help any... Stupid Japan, getting like... twenty colors or something.

I found and bought a black DS Lite, and I returned it. There was a problem with dead pixels, yes, but that wasn't the real issue. I found the glossy coating to be really, really annoying. Every time I touched it, it was like someone had rubbed bacon on it. The smudges were terrible. If it was a flat, matte black, I would have been fine with it. Gloss is a terrible thing to put on anything a person is going to be constantly touching. NINTENDO, MAKE NON-GLOSSY DS LITES, PLEASE!

Pretty much. The whole point is that unlike pretty much every other RPG, even the other creature-collecting ones, you can make any team you want with almost any attacks you want. You can even get so specific as to choose which stats get bonuses, both battle and otherwise. Because they're fine games? Because they're solid titles in their own right? Because it's fun to make a team and use it to beat the shit out of other teams, whether it's in-game or against another person? http://www.serebii.net/diamondpearl/exclusives.shtml Some older and newer pokémon show up only on one version. Trading is also a hell of a lot easier, so getting those missing ones is pretty simple. If you have wi-fi, you can place the poke you want to trade away on the Global Trade System (GTS), and even when you turn the game off, the server(s) that handle the trading system on-line will store it for you. If another person has the poke you're looking for, and they agree to the few conditions you specified (like gender and level), they send their poke to the server. Once you turn your game back on, the system automatically completes the trade for you and taa-daa! You traded a pokémon without even having to be there.

Isn't there a rule against favorites and hate threads?

Blizzard Towers (ice cannons fully upgraded) at the inside bends of a twisting vertical maze, slow everything down to a literal crawl. Then the Sniper Towers (fully upgrading pellet towers) take care of the rest. I wish they gave you more money, I haven't fully upgraded everything yet.

We will have to start up a Pokémon D/P trading and battling thread once it comes out. Is that OCR DS friend code page still up and running?

For a moment there, I thought this was a spambot that somehow made it through the sign-up process.

I'd rather have one really good song than two alright ones.

As much as I liked the idea of having it out for the 22nd, that is becoming more and more unlikely. Unless we can get the artwork and website done in the next few weeks (Poinko, I'm looking at you. And our web designer guy(s)... you too), there's going to be too much to do for that day. I'd love to make, so I'm going to push for it. But don't get too hopeful for it. Either it's the 22nd, or a shortly after it. We'll get it out, that's certain. I just hope that if it has to get pushed back until after April 22nd, no one ends up playing Diamond/Pearl so much that they stop work on the project altogether! (Note to all project members, check the project board Announcements Section for some things we need to work on. This is a long weekend coming up, so let's try to sort out what needs to be done, and who needs to do what) (PS: Drop some hints at Nintendo that we're working on this project. We're gigantic Pokémon fans, and would love free Diamond and Pearl games ) (PPS: Unless you talk to some Nintendo lawyers, then don't. I don't think Nintendo would start suing anyone, since they have a pretty good fan-made works policy... but lawyers are lawyers, you know) (PPPS: I'll take Pearl. Or Diamond. I don't know. Either is fine)

Overcoat, I <3 your sig.

Who is this guy and what is this about?