Two new GameStop distributions have been announced for the United States. They coincide with the release of the new TCG expansion, Phantom Forces, and the lead-up to Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. I’m sure there are a lot of fans celebrating that we finally get these events 😀 If someone picks up an extra codes for me, uh, that’d be awesome.
- Shiny Gengar holding Gengarite will be distributed from October 13 – 26 via code card
- Diancie will be available October 27 – November 16 via code card
UPD: They have also been announced for the UK, with GAME being the participating retailer. The promotion will run from October 15th until November 5th for the Gengar and November 6th until November 28th (ORAS release date) for Diancie. Other countries like France, Belgium, Germany,… will have it too at the equally scummy equivalent of Gamestop.
Here are some press shots of the new TCG theme decks and boosters:
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I wish games weren’t so expensive ._.
There is so much I want, but only so much I can get until Christmas, and I hate getting games late cause most others buy them early on while I have to wait until Xmas 🙁
When I bought my first game, Crystal, it was like $15. When my mom bought me Sapphire, it was about $25. My uncle bought me Diamond for about $30, and my dad bought me SS for $35. I bought X for $40. Prices have gone up tremendously.
Well games must’ve increased by $5 when going from Game Boy to DS, and I remember Diamond being 30 and HGSS being $35 cause they can just sap money like that, then 3DS games went up by $5 again.
It’s either A) Companies mooching off customers, or B) inflation. Probably both, however I feel like they took advantage of HGSS just because of the Pokewalker….
It’s called inflation
Not necessarily.
Yes necessarily
No. As Basti said, it’s also companies mooching off of us, and the fact that 3D costs more than regular :p
Mooching off us IS inflation expanding the prices with for the same value
Sure 3d costs more but it inflating after each gen isn’t necessary
They haven’t been. Just when a new device is released, plus gen 4.
Whatever keeps you in that fantasy
They have. But woah O_O That is almost every gen.
You’re telling me
on my mandatory shopping list
Smash Bros 3DS
Hyrule Warriors
ORAS (Both Copies)
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Deluxe Edition
Smash Bros Wii U
And possibly a new Computer to run WoW WoD and brand spanking new Gamecube Controllers
So all of that is gonna cost a lot of dosh
I know. It’s like $40-$60 per game
My God all this talk bashing GameStop is outrageous. Seriously the amount of sheer generalisation is outstanding. A job is a job.
They are told to get preorders and game protection but they are not fired if they do not.
My God at least they are distributing the diancie just be happy. Many others won’t get it. If they ask you a question they have to they have superiors also. If you don’t want anymore questions just be polite and say I’m sorry I’m in a rush.
Get diancie and leave. Stop being dicks to GameStop tho.
Some of their practice’s you might not agree with but mostly its complete exaggeration you see or hear from people.
Its like its “cool” to hate on GameStop now. Sure there trade in prices can suck. But no one a forcing you to trade in there. Keep it sell it yourself or go elsewhere.
Wow O_O I know you’re a GS employee, it’s just annoying with all the questions, that’s all.
I really don’t care though, I may add.
I’m a manager and its just very annoying seeing this. Also its not like each manager makes up their own rules. We have regional managers, then area managers and of course you have Head Office etc after them.
I know, we realize that.
It’s the best and only large name video game retailer in a few countries, and I think people just overstate the asking to buy games. It’s annoying, yes, but it’s what the Head Office tells them to do.
And that’s why I personally hate head Office 😛
Yeah, the employees themselves aren’t bad, but the rules they have there are.
True I must say every now and then we have awesome deals like the 9.99 deals
Yep that too.
But I do dislike the trade-in values.
and there’s no where else to trade them in on the spot 🙁 Only on like eBay and stuff
I agree , even tho I’m manager im a big gamer. So I often buy on Amazon then do the oh … Sly return 😉
I only do video game business there because they’re actually friendly and don’t shove stuff in my face. I hate them being bashed too.
Thank God, I understand some people say oh the employees are so rude. But that’s just not the case.
Everyone can have a bad day 😛
LOL The employees at mine are great, they interact and talk about the game with me.
The only time I’ve had a bad experience there is because some douche in front of me trading in literally every game, console, accessory, etc., and by the time he was done, the cashier was kinda annoyed, the guy ahead of me was a prick to him.
I’m doing a midnight launch for destiny here and I’ve to be in work in 1.30hrs
The last midnight launch I did some scumbag threatened to ” put me in a bag” ” a big fu*king bag ”
I hate launches haha
Wow, that should be huge, Destiny looks amazing.
And why xD
Well we had limited stock of the game it was GTA 5 I think, and this group didn’t have it ordered and we only had the games they were ordered in stock.
So I was explaining to them to come back tomorrow and we would gladly have them, but they went ape. And started the death threats. I work in a pretty bad area here so I’m used to all that.
Oh lol not preordering something like that is a bad idea, the whole purpose of it is to secure the game xD
This will show you haha. We send 6 messages literally six. Saying a midnight launch for preorders.
Rf
They’re doing an ORAS one right?
No 🙁 🙁 I wish tho. My store sold 400+ XandY copies so I have no idea why H.O won’t let us.
Is it per store or overall?
My store within 7days alone !
I meant the ORAS midnight release xD
Is HQ just not having one overall or just in your store?
That sounds awful! I really hate it when customers disrespect employees and vice versa as well.
ESPECIALLY vice versa, I reall hate when I have a rude cashier anywhere.
Lol. there were literally 10 comments on the topic.
Lol looks like you haven’t seen the other hundreds of comments from the past bashing them.
But nice job presuming I was only speaking about now.
Ok. Sorry. I haven’t seen any comments bashing GameStop before this.
But it is something that happens in all shops, not exclusive to Gamestop. And to the average consumer it’s kind of annoying.
They were way down at the bottom.
Its grand. But my point is if people hated GameStop so much they wouldn’t get diancie, but now there like YES thank you GameStop. Get diancie then are like, ugh I hate GameStop 😛 🙂
True. But oh well. I dunno why I’m even getting involved. We have no GameStops where I live.
Maybe I just hate random people trying to talk to me when I’m doing my own thing.
I advise you to learn to deal with that. Life’s going to throw that at you a lot…
As a Gamstop manager (manager right?) can you get us free serial codes? 😛
Nah i kid, but the only problem i have with going to Gamestop is that the nearest one is about 20 mins from me, so it’s kind of far to go for a pokemon… When i get to drive though, i won’t have a problem b/c i’ll be paying for gas and only using up my time :3
Its cool 🙂 I just wanted people to know that we aren’t complete assholes is all. 🙂
My Gamestop is kinda mellow
only 5 min drive
Its only two dudes and they haven’t crossed me
That’s cool, and always remember someday someone might be short with you. But remember anyone can have a bad day 🙂
I get them all the time
CoroCoro coming soon!
Mega Milotic would you kindly be revealed in it 😀
Because let’s be honest
Everyone is thinking about mega milotic whether you want it or not
I’m assuming that was for me
You assumed wrong
Oh come on, i’m the only person who doesn’t want Mega Milotic
Wrong again!
Zero doesn’t want mega milotic
First time i’ve heard about it
I’ll give him a T-Shirt
Milotic is overrated IMO. I’d rather see Mega Cacturne or Maractus or Mega Stunfisk or Dunsparce. Milotic is cool as it is.
Exactly
Just because it’s popular doesn’t mean its entitled to it
Yes it does
Well es one of Hoenn’s most known poke
Bull Honky
Nonono bull trumoo
But it has a higher chance
Someone said Mega Skuntank was revealed. I objected though.
I think they were calling it
Regardless, I objected.
Ew no don’t let that happen
I would love that! Make it a double with it’s counterpart Mega Drapion.
But Stunktank = Purugly
If there’s an underdog mega I want luvdisc or torkoal or tropius :,(
and
Lol I got cut off.
And I want mega #twerkoal to have contrary for contrary over heats
Mega Luvdisc!
Wonder guard lel thats the only way to make it slightly op
lol. I found a way to use it. 😉
Um no
Mega Crobat!
Um no
Mega Archie!
Yes
Mega Purugly ;~;
I always considered them “opposites” even though they aren’t…
I kinda wish they would run these events at the exact same time, so I could get both in one go.
Also, I love the new tournament idea, but why Dragon type?
Oh yeah, if you see this, congratulations Maple!
Halloweenish and Basti thought it would balance out the game more so he said so
Because Satan is often represented as a dragon, Satan has to do with Hell, Hell is thought of at Halloween, and I thought it would even out the balance.
Oh, it’s halloween themed. Just realized
I thought Satan was a Pig or a Goat?
Snake or Goat?
i heard Pig
So ur mum is satan?
lol jk dont get mad at me ;~:
Djja
Be afraid be very afraid
Go to your room, no supper for you tonight.
And for added measures i’m putting a live wolverine in there
Can it be Hugh Jackman?
Yes plz
Yes yes YES PLZZZZ
Keep it in your pants
your = Hugh Jackman?
I would keep that in my pants definitely.
Would that not be considered abuse
No. He’s older than me.
But if he objects
Why would you put a live wolverine in your supper ew
No i’m leaving a live wolverine in your room
It’ll teach you some manners
Like gruesomely mauling your heart and lungs living you battered and weakened unable to say anything mean (or at all)
It depends on if you go Biblical or just Mythical. I try to go the Mythical since this is Pokemon. 😉
I don’t want shiny gengar :,(
I want shiny Jirachi :,(
(I missed the last Jirachi event)
Draco Meteor Jirachi :3
Got it
Same here, i think i have five of them :3 (Between me & my brother we had 5 games)
OK I’ve to go to this Destiny Launch. Hopefully no death threats this time. 🙂 Goodday and Goodnight to all 😀
Take care 🙂
You can do it
;~; Answer it and then bye
It’s honestly refreshing to have a different username and avatar now….
Ghosts, bugs, poison (Apples, candy), Psychics, Pixies/Fairies, Dragons, and Darkness. All Halloween based. Any objections?
Yes. Grass should be allowed because Pumpkins
No cause Plumpkaboo
I thought about it, but all of the pokemon that fall under those categories are dual typed with one of the typings already listed.
I was only joking but Yeh I realised things like Gourgeist, Trevanant and Chandeleur are allowed anyway due to the ghost typing.
Honestly the only thing I am still iffy about is Dragons being allowed. I understand your reasoning though.
I don’t foresee many dragons being used right now honestly.
Err..Salamece for Intimidate maybe…although maybe not because there will be mostly special attackers.
I can see Hydreigon and ScarfChomp showing up….but that’s probably it.
Altaria is a definite. Mainly because I know TC is going to be using it.
Good Point. I’ll have to bring my secret weapon to deal with that thing.
Lol. Timid Life Orb Froslass?
Well, that would be the direct way to do it.
😀 On the most bought games on GS website are 1. Smash 3DS
3. AS
4. OR
😀
Yeah alpha sapphire represent
The only issue I have with the games is that Archie will disappear after I beat it. 🙁
Both represent 😀
Wait until they reveal an awesome preorder bonus for ORAS.
The one from Toys R us said Charizard X/Y Plushes
Holy crap. I may order Ruby there.
they’re not super impressive
i bet they’re less then 8 inches
I’ll google it. I heard about that bonus, but I didn’t know where they were.
http://pokebeach.com/news/0914/charizard-plushes-toys-r-us-oras-preorder-bonus.jpg
They’re so cuuuuute. And I don’t even care for Charizard.
I love Charizard as my first Pokemon but i hate it immensely for what it has become
Also i chose the Toys r Us because they opened a new Target right across from it so i can expect a smaller line on opening day
Same with Smash 3DS
I used to like Charizard, but I prefer the other two starters because of same reason. Is there any word on an Amazon or Target bonus?
Honestly i could care less about the bonus
Unless i like it
All i want is a physical bought copy right when the doors open
I like bonuses because I feel bad paying so much for one thing. It lightens the load off of me. 🙂
No one told me 🙁 but they don’t have midnight release which ORAS hopefully does, so :/
I remember going to New York for XY
One hell of a day
“Milotic is overrated IMO. I’d rather see Mega Cacturne or Maractus or Mega Stunfisk or Dunsparce.”
You should be banned.
“Chico is overrated IMO. I’d rather see Mega May or Rosa or Mega Mom or One new comment.”
“or Mega Daisy! She totally deserves a mega!”
Flagged
Jk jk lel
Daisy > Mario
Luigi > Peach
Don’t start m9000
Sceptile > Swampert jk Swampert <3
Milotic is just very rated and no for all of those except Cacturne atm
I ban you like GF banned Serena’s character development.
Byrne
Pretty sure GF play no part in that….just saying
I don’t recall her having development in the game either. She just popped out there.
Anime Serena >>>>>>> Game Serena
That’s the equivalent of New Archie>>>>>>> Original Archie.
At least Aqua and Magma developed, though.
You need to develop some common sense. ;-;
You need to development some attraction to better characters.;)
You need to stop being attracted to cavemen.
I don’t recall that happening.
Cacturne and Stunfisk are cooler than Milotic anyway. Like Jellicent’s sister says, Stunfisk is a happy pancake. The only thing that would sway my opinion of it is if it does get a Mega and it’s design is epic.
It’s the opposite of cool.
Which is hot. *Djja eyes*
Why would the design NOT be epic? -_-
Because Trollfreak
Because it’s Milotic. Watch it be the Gyarados of Hoenn. A giant shrimp.
ROTLMFAO that’ll be quite funny
Oh, look! It’s LightPlasticElf! 🙂 Hai
LMFAO somebody called me something similar to this recently on here. I think it was LightMetalDragon or something.
My parents make fun of me for playing Pokemon still. They have no clue how lucky they are. I could be getting wasted at college parties, impregnating girls (wouldn’t happen regardless because um, ew.), or playing games loaded with nudity while snorting cocaine.
ROTFL LOL
So truuuuuuuuuuuu
So uh
GS is doing a midnight ORAS release, right? ;~; Or at least mine.
Cause my friends are gun play al night and partay so plz yes ;~;
And I’m calling in Z, Shauna will show up in Germay pregnant from that one night at the castle, I call it
Woah….that escalated quickly
LOL I know it’s so random but she was so flirtatious and there was a blackout in the scene
That part of Pokemon shocked me. I can’t, me, Basti, me, DEFENSIVE, believe they even put that in there!
I know I was finally hoping for a relationship ;~;
I’m still hoping for a relationship with Archie in AS. ;~; Come to me daddy.
Defensive has a naughty nature
You bet. If more men were gay I would be the naughtiest man here.
Thot.
You thot right.
I thot you were a thot before he thot you were a thot.
You started it, liking ten year old girls n’ stuff….
Well most of us are straight
AND UNDERAGE
Nah. You’d be surprised. And age isn’t an issue. I only like men older than me or close to my age.
I uh. din’t recall this! xD
Really when was this “one night at the castle”?
Parfum Palace.
Fireworks.
TM17.
Oh yea…
Come to me mega cacturne. Tonight. I feel it. Watch.
If it’s true you give me a Shiny Jirachi.
Deal? Deal.
^_^
btw where dat shiny jirachi at 😉
Meet me inside the spaceship in Mossdeep. We’ll go get one. 8)
which reminds me to check to see if nintendo shipped my game yet. Haven’t checked in a few days. Will do that now.
Yay!!! 😀
Psst. Hug Cacturnes. They bring good luck.
Now i wonder if that hurt completely or not at all…
Can use it as a good insult to others. “Go hug a cacturne”
Well it’s about damn time!
Apparently I like cavemen and have a naughty nature.
Called it.
YES!!!!!!!!!! OMG I’M SO EXCITED!
I’m mainly excited for dicacie but a shiny gengar too? YUS!
Now I need an excuse to go to gamestop…. hmmm. what games are coming out october-november?
I acctully ltill need to pre-order my copy of pokemon AS
I know it’s shamful…
I have no reason to pre order it :/ no good bonuses
If it’s sold out you can’t get it day one :,(
I can’t wait for a new shipment. i akways try and get my copy asap
Me too.
Get that new plastic smell ASAP
mmmmmm 8)
Um, pokemon?
Me and Jordin knew about the diancie since July. He posted a link here saying Gamestop was in talks of getting it.
But the shiny gengar event with Sludge Wave sounds sweet. Didn’t expect the US to get ahold of this. I’m genuinely happy
Smash and ORAS…..
I hope smash bros for wii U come out before this ends
I don’t see that coming out until around Christmas, mainly because that’s Nintendo’s last chance of the year.
yeah… I may just try to get my mom to take me to gamestop while shes running erands
Same. :/
Gen 6: Where shinies are becoming worthless and expected. I always hated shiny distributions of ANY Pokemon. ;-;
Shinies are still rare ya know! I have been having awful luck with my buneary and pumpkaboo hunts
Expect Shiny Pichu.
I needed that Spiky Eared Pichu.
I just want it for the move. “Legit” sludge wave gengars are rare.
Only 5 BP more than sludge bomb. Meh.
True, but it’s good for chesnaughts. Before sludge wave,gengar got walled by bullet proof chrsnaught( unless you were dumb enough to us psychic) plus the move hits everybody.
Nevermind! preordering ORAS from Toys R Us to get a charizard X plush!
Waaaaa der doing that!?
yep! Charizard X or Y if you pre order both games! and since my little brother wants omega ruby, it works out great! And I can play the games hopefully as soon as I get home from school since it releases on Friday!
xcus me i gotta go looky at that on there websute.
I thought it said you need to buy a 3ds with it. or am I misreading?
They said buy the 3DS game OR and the 3DS game AS
AHHH okay. That’s where it confused me. I keep reading OR as “or” lol.
i cant find it anywhere
Well then don’t get it and go midnight GS
yea i’ll do that.
You’re misreading.
You’re welcome
Wats with tha code card? wats that?
On the mystery gift screen, theres something like, “receive with code” you go to gamestop, get the code cards, then use the code in the game and you’;; get diance/gengar
You go to gamestop, ask them for the serial code card, if they have it, they give it to you.
I wish they put events from the movies back into the games like they did in HGSS with Spiky-Eared Pichu….
Maybe the Deoxys event on the moon from Destiny Deoxys?
A Xerneas/Yveltal event from Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction?
A Manaphy event from Pokemon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea?
A Lucario/Mew event from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew?
(I personally think that the Xerneas/Yveltal event will happen because in HGSS they used the most recent movie as an event, which at the time was Arceus and the Jewel of Life.)
I think that the cosplay pikachus wont be able to be transferable to gen 7. which would suck.
I’m willing to bet AZ’s floette will serve as this gen’s spike eared pichu.
The difference though is that we’ll be able to trade it to future gens cause its technically a different Pokemon due to new stats. Pichu was just a sprite change.
That would be interesting, but I can see them doing something towards the movies, not past games.
But for some reason, I can see AZ’s Floette and Shaymin having a joint event together in the Flower Paradise in Sinnoh Remakes.
Ooooo nice thinking! Speaking of Shaymin that thing is a god in battles. I only started using it yesterday (showdown) and its amazing
Seed Flare tho
and Air Slash.
Heavy are you here D:
Yeah
Dang it
Can we pm
Trying to get it to load up now
No he didn’t just reply to me
Lel but inb4 “I’m in and out, cya l8r”
Maybe he thinks you’re ugleh and don’t wanna talk to yu.
http://s4.postimg.org/eraj1q90t/photo.jpg
The bottle of pee?
ROTFL
Is that codeine? 0-0
That was sarcasm but you got an upvote so lel
And Chico Corocoro ;~:
😡
Corocoro. ;-;
😡 I neeeeeeeed it!
Imma get back and it’ll be here.
I’ll finally get a Diancie! I bet I’m the only person here that doesn’t have one. XD
Anyway, since CoroCoro has not leaked yet, I have waited all day to post this to, uh, encourage it!
Oh CoroCoro
Why did you not leak for us?
Oh CoroCoro
Plus, I have a haiku for Mega Milotic people if you’re interested.
Nope I am in ze
Same boat as you, sir McDiz
And Corocoro <3
The first line and last line are six syllables.
#NotAHaiku
oh co ro co ro
So with serial codes, can you reset for IV’s natures etc.
Yep!
There has only been the mega stone one so far, so yes.
Just kidding, I have no idea.
I’m assuming so since you get it ig the same way.
Yeah we can. The people that had pre-ordered tickets to see the movie had received serial codes for diancie which they can soft reset on
Oh that’s right
I assume, but it will probably take forever to get a decent nature and ivs
Like always ._.
Well diancie always has three 31 ivs so it’s not hard to obtain one. But I already have 5/6iv japanese ones so im set lol
I’m hoping for HP,Defense, and Sp.Def/Attack IV’s
and Impish nature
O_O Good luck with that.
Oh, you mean SpDef or Attack, yeah, it’ll still be a while.
Yep. My 5iv one is impish nature missing sp atk, and my 6iv one is timid
Do you have one that’s minus speed plus sp attack
Yep. Quiet natured. It’s 3iv’d though.
Ughhh. That’s the nature I want 🙁
Ooooo neat. Did the fancy vivillion have the same thing
Nope. Only Pokemon not in an egg group (legends) and babies always have three 31 ivs
Yeah no breeding 5 u
Ughhh. So I bet the gengar will have random shit too
Yep.
Yep lol
Everyone can’t wait for corocoro and I’m just here for smash thiss friday. Hope jwitz does a stream.
No, Corocoro is more important atm. Once that comes, THEN Smash 3DS coverage comes and hopefully coverage will be on RL as well.
I plan to buy smash for 3ds but nothing about is hyping me lol. It’s like we seen the character select screen a million times now.
Nah, I don’t care if molatic gets a mega or not.
I’m not talking about M Milo, just ORAS news overall.
Still it’s just remakes. if we findout about that daark island thing then i’ll care.
Wow.
You do realize it’s a pokemon game, right?
As in i” care about this corocoro Smash got me hyped right now.
Well it should, but you should focus on Corocoro atm.
This whole thing right here.
The whole thing you just wrote.
Is trash.
Eh.
Not really.
Don’t start arguments. I will ban.
Hold your horses bucko, nobody was starting anything.
I thought he was was close lol. Except he shouldve ended his sentence with No, corocoro is more important atm
But that’s false.
ORAS has had little news, only a little once a month.
Then here’s smash with something new
EVERY
SINGLE
DAY.
Though I can give you a slight understanding if you’ve never played smash before. You’ll be excited in no time.
But then again ORAS > Smash
Damn I haven’t been on YouTube in a while….
Genwunners be like: “Competitive is dumb. Real pokemon fans use pokemon they like”
I be like: “I’M MAKING A COMPETITIVE TEAM OF MY FAVORITE POKEMON!”