The day you’ve all been waiting for is finally here! (Aside from those of us who have to wait just a little longer.) The first stage of the release for Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire starts today, fans in the US, Japan and Australia can finally get their hands on the game after years of wishful hoping, and months of anticipation. Trainers in Europe can expect to get their mitts on the games when they release on November 28.
For those of you who have already picked up the game, we hope you are enjoying it! In this article we invite all of our readers, whether old or new to join in and discuss the games. What starter Pokémon will you/have you chosen? What are you most looking forward to in the games? How are you celebrating the release (outside of playing the games, obviously!)
Get talking in the comments! For those who don’t yet have the games, this is a free-for-all discussion. The comments will contain spoilers
ewwww wtf did they do to Granite Cave? It’s like 4 steps and the mural
These games are fcking amazing
The music is amazing
everything is amazing
I don’t like how they made Granite Cave casual level tho. Everything else is too good.
Personally, I don’t really like the simplistic backgrounds when you are battling the trainers in a Gym. They’re just grey.
When you get the mach bike you can access the normal one, thank goodness
Really? good. Dirty Casuals.
Ugh my Aron is super weak he’s like 10 levels below everyone else
I just picked up one of Cospikachus from my barely fail with Milotic so I can do the Cool contest… 🙂
I’m tots lovin’ the new Pokedex. You get to view the attack animations and sh!t.
Love it to bits.
Same here. It’s awesome.
I’m still on Route 102ish. Just finished watching Earth to Echo.
Now back to AS.
Can Cosplaychu breed?
So I’ve been DexNav searching in Petalburg Woods for hours… Has anyone been able to find a Shroomish at Lv 15 like the other Pokémon there?
I found a Level 3 Brave Bird Taillow on the route before it. :3
Ugh yet I can’t find a decent Shroomish. All I want is a fancy breloom
If you had to pick an egg move it has to be Drain Punch
Hey, does the whole tiptoeing-up-on-Pokemon thing happens rarely or every so steps?
I think it’s every so many steps.
Thankies
Wait, online contests aren’t in? I thought they announced that it was a few months back? (I may have imagined it tho haha)
Well I haven’t seen any! Only local.
Maybe postgame? Dunno. We’ll see.
Ohhh.. Hopefully haha
I just noticed something:
If you had caught a Wingull, check its Pokedex.
Get to the point where you rotate it model.
View it from above.
Spin it around.
BOOM. Bird propeller.
I can’t believe my Milotic’s moves are not ideal for contests 🙂 I barely edged out Beauty Normal Rank.
Rockstar Pika easily owned Cool Normal with his moves though. And the fans gave me free berries. 🙂
Is Feebas easier to find? ;~;
Nah, I imported Milotic from X&Y. She already has tons of X&Y ribbons and I intend to collect all the contest ones so I’ll have a ton on it.
Okay.
I love fighting the bad guys with my fashionable cute pikachu!
Contest Ribbon bad news #1: There’s no normal rank ribbon. T_T
this bugs me too. I hope trading it doesn’t reset things like with pokemon amie bonds and super training.
Ribbons and EV’s carry over. (But not ST progress.)
Pokemon Amie affection is kept when you return it to the original owner. Contest stats (e.g. Beauty) are kept.
actually, amie affection isn’t kept. And of course I know EVs, ribbons, and Contest stats are kept. those are kept even from the original ruby and sapphire. I meant like, credit for winning contest ranks, even though you don’t get a ribbon. And super training medals. I think you lose those too, but I am not certain. Amie affection is NOT kept. I know you keep the ribbon if you get it, but you still lose the affection itself anyway, even if you trade it back. I have actually tried this. these types of things seem to be tied to the pokemon, but also the game too.
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pokemon_Amie
“If the Pokémon is traded back to its Original Trainer, though, its affection will be restored to the value it had before the Original Trainer traded it away.”
I like how all Pokemon have “super contest moves” if they max out the audience… 🙂
I managed to take a picture of Rockstar Pika’s super contest move, it was awesome. 😀 She just won Super Rank.
Also, the Contest Rival appeared. Things seem to be getting dramatic… 🙂
Littleroot town’s theme.. Amazing.
Slateport’s theme tho. <3
ROUTE 104 THEME IS LITERALLy LIFE I CAN’T 0:17 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F94wvhSEhXU
It’s the best. Mostly disappointed by a lot of the music, but this is amazing.
Oh. I love Rustboro too. The synth is amazing.
No one appreciates Rustboro theme like I do!
Also, my little rockstar just owned Hyper rank Cool contests… still no ribbon tho!
They gave me a Durin and Tamato Berry though.
Oh hai Maxie.
OMG, I just caught a Fire Fang Poochyena! :O
That fang is dependent on your starter, but everyone is guaranteed one.
Nope, I’m currently trying to catch Thunder Fang Poochyena.
Whew! Caught it!
I got my wittle Minun with Sing and Volt Absorb ^_^
Screw this Master Rank Contest for now, I’m moving on with the game… 🙂
Wtf? Did May just twerk whilst idle? -_0
Well I picked the guy, and I can confirm she twerks in normal conversation too… plus there’s a close-up of her rear when she reaches for a Pokeball.
May is ripping me a new asshole under Cycling Road, I always hated this battle, glad she’s still as tough as ever :3
Hey, I just there too, and I think the only reason I’m owning her is because I can switch Pokemon between rounds…
I have it on Set xD I don’t do the switching. Plus I’m REALLY underleveled
Well if I had it on Set, I would’ve just sacrificed one of the three zigzagoons in my party to give taillow a free switch-in against grovyle…
I don’t even have a Pokemon the same level as her starter ;~;
Ouch… T_T
What was her starter?
Combusken, Lv 20
You are lucky to be that far. I have been in Petalburg Woods for the last hour plus trying to catch a Cascoon. And finding them isn’t the problem. I currently have my sixth one in front of me.
The first four ALL KOed due to critical hits of Tackle.
The fifth one KOed by Leech Seed when I didn’t attack it at all, occasionally paralyzed it, and even threw a Great Ball at it.
I’m sorry, this is just me ranting. ;_; -_-
Just throw a ball to start off, it’s low level xD
I’ve tried that, every PokeBall I’ve tried didn’t work (tried at least half a dozen in total).
SHHWONK!!! (My Nosepass)!!! Was down to my last Pokemon against a Double Kicking Combusken, CRIT WITH ROCK TOMB BABY!
Congrats!
Well, didn’t you have a wingull or taillow though?
Nope ;~; My team right now is:
Minun
Treecko
Zigzagoon
Poocheyena
Nosepass
I forgot Taillow in the PC ;~;
Well at least you pulled through and barely didn’t get rekt.
Me party is Mudkip/Marshtomp, Taillow, Beldum and 3 zigzagoons.
3 Pick Up users XD
Yeap. They still don’t get items as often as I wanted to though…
I hate the new Pick Up mechanic, only chance of getting items after battles
Is it possible to catch Ice Fang Poochyena?
The egg move the scanned Pokemon get is random so theoretically you’ll get one eventually…
Shoot, okay.