The Damned Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 Christ. The Fire Kahuna was a silly little challenge (spot the incredibly obvious differences!) but that Totem fight afterward... I had full team, and all of them were higher levels and had no weaknesses to Salazzle's attacks. That is, until it called for an ally. Which was a Salandit who spammed Venoshock. In case you aren't aware, Venoshock doubles in damage if the target is already poisoned. That's a move that hits for 130, which is the same as Overheat and Draco Meteor. So Salazzle hit everything with Toxic, and then Salandit hit my team with a boosted Venoshock. Every time I recovered HP and/or status back to normal, BAM! Hit with Toxic and Venoshock. Team is down to one and I barely manage to pull through with 3 HP left. I've been playing since Red and I know the battle system and mechanics. But this... this was unexpected. That AI, working in perfect cooperation... Fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfire Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 I had no trouble with the fire totem, but the grass one gave me a lot of trouble, for the same synergistic reason. The totem pokemon summoned a Castform to spam Sunny Day while the totem used the physical version of Solar Beam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonAvenger Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Been playing a Nuzlocke lite version, still on the first island. Couple dudes got OHKO (in normal battles no less!) and it made me sad. Also what made me sad was Kadabra learning Kinesis when evolving and not confusion, and not having an attacking move until level 21 :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Shadow Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 a nuzlocke of this game will be pretty difficult in the late stages if youre not grinding to be overleveled. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipez Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I wasn't expecting a Pokemon trainer with an Ice-type this early for some reason. I currently have nothing to deal with this. May have to catch more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipez Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Jovian Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 So, I didn't get to finish Y over Thanksgiving like I'd hoped (I spent most of my time doing things like "hanging out with family" and "eating delicious food", silly me) but I did make a fair bit of progress. I know I'm behind the times on this, but man, Lysandre goes from zero to genocide pretty damn quick, doesn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 48 minutes ago, Native Jovian said: I know I'm behind the times on this, but man, Lysandre goes from zero to genocide pretty damn quick, doesn't he? I loved good ol' Lysandre and his ethnic cleansing plot (the ethnicity in question being everyone except himself and rich people who paid into being in his group). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Having run into Lusamine this morning for the first time, I can safely say I do not feel safe around her, and if I was in a room and she walked in, I would leave before she started trying to eat my face. That girl is fucking nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Kinda already beat this within a few days of release. Working on finishing up the 'dex now. Which is annoying since I need to wait on my fiance to play and get things from his copy of Moon to trade to me in Sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceansAndrew Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 On 11/23/2016 at 0:03 PM, The Damned said: Team Skull is either the single greatest villainous team in Pokémon history, or the fucking worst bunch of losers to ever coordinate fashion together. I can't decide. I can't tell if they're really well designed or just silly and ridiculous. They are both, so you get to be right twice. Nice! I am having fun with the game so far, I have a pikachu and have just finished the water challenge. The art is cute and I have like 50 different pokemon! It's been fun and It is really helpful to have an expert in the house that I can question repeatedly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 On 11/23/2016 at 10:03 AM, The Damned said: Team Skull is either the single greatest villainous team in Pokémon history, or the fucking worst bunch of losers to ever coordinate fashion together. I can't decide. ... I can't tell if they're really well designed or just silly and ridiculous. Moving further into the story, I actually appreciate the reasoning and purpose behind all of their antics. It... actually makes them pretty sympathetic. I was pleasantly surprised. They're still goofy as fuck, though, and I enjoy every bit of that, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnWake Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I'm just before the Fire trial. Trying to decide who to use as my Fire Pokémon. Most of my options have a typing clash with another member of my team so I'm unsure. I'd pick Magby but I'm not sure if I can get Magmortar before the E4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gario Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 2 hours ago, jnWake said: I'm just before the Fire trial. Trying to decide who to use as my Fire Pokémon. Most of my options have a typing clash with another member of my team so I'm unsure. I'd pick Magby but I'm not sure if I can get Magmortar before the E4. I recommend the new Marowak, myself. He's done me wonders as a mixed attack based fighter, and his new typing (Fire/Ghost) helps in quite a few fights, especially if you didn't get the grass-type starter (... which I did - double ghost FTW, I guess :P). It's also fun to try out the new Alolan variations whenever we can, eh? You find him in the same area as the Magby, so it's not hard to find, though he starts as the normal ground type evolution prior to Marowak (it evolves into the Alolan variation at Lv. 28). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleck Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 I just want a Prankster Sableye it's all I want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 On 11/29/2016 at 5:18 PM, Gario said: I recommend the new Marowak, myself. He's done me wonders as a mixed attack based fighter, and his new typing (Fire/Ghost) helps in quite a few fights, especially if you didn't get the grass-type starter (... which I did - double ghost FTW, I guess :P). It's also fun to try out the new Alolan variations whenever we can, eh? You find him in the same area as the Magby, so it's not hard to find, though he starts as the normal ground type evolution prior to Marowak (it evolves into the Alolan variation at Lv. 28). At night. You get Alolan Marowak by evolving at night when hitting Level 28. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 So, a while ago, I suggested that you guys start filling up PokéBank (if you have it, that is) with whatever pokémon you got laying around, in preparation for the day PokéBank is updated to use with Sun and Moon. I did, back around November 12th or so, because I heard that doing so would rack up a bunch on PokéMiles and Battle Points. And boy, are they racking up. In three weeks, I went from none of each to 33 points and a 330 miles. All from ten minutes of transferring entire boxes at a time (press Select until the arrow in the Box system turns Green, you can highlight and select everything all at once). By the time PokéBank is good to go with Sun and Moon, I should have about 2000 PokéMiles and 500 Battle Points. By all accounts, fighting for Battle Points in Sun and Moon isn't any easier and tedious as it was in prior games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Jovian Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Is there a Gamestop event pokemon for December, or is it online this month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted December 2, 2016 Author Share Posted December 2, 2016 Online. And it's the last one, so get it before Christmas Eve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_C Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 So, just in case anyone has missed it, there is a Global Event going on now to catch 100 million pokemon. Game sync via Festival Plaza then join the Global Event and you can start adding your pokemon to the total. If you participate there is a big pot of FP in it for you. Event ends on 12/13/16. Also...http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/another-chance-at-arceus/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 Last I saw, the total was only about 10 million so far. It ain't happening. I think they slightly fucked up this one. There is no way it's doable within that time limit. If it was 50 million, it would be doable, easily. 100 is just too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Literally just checked, it's currently at 6,134,492. There's 9 days left. Yeah there's no way we're succeeding at this one lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Shit, the Magearna event is... now! I could have sworn it was sometime in January, but according to the official site, it starts December 5th! That's now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirby Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Nice! Also the website says the QR Scanner unlocks after you clear the main game, but it's really when you reach the first Pokémon Center lol Oh, and I'm at 298/300 for my Alolan Dex. Just need Lunala and Drampa, waiting on my fiance to get me those since he has Moon. And then the EGG HATCHING FOR SHINIES SHALL BEGIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Damned Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Damn, you guys are going fast. I'm only at the last island. Gario 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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