In a fun twist for Pokémon battlers, the choice of how November’s tournament will run is being determined by popular vote. There are
- No Mega – Mega Evolutions are prohibited
- Inverse Double Battles – Type effectiveness is reversed
- Anything Goes – Triple battles which allow for duplicate Pokémon and items
- Anti-Evolution – Pokémon are limited to those who have not yet evolved or do not have an evolution (in this case, Mega Evolutions do not count as an “evolution”)
- Underdogs – Top 12 Pokémon from any 2015 Double Battle Online Competition are not allowed
What is YOUR choice? Each represents a unique competition style that breaks the dominant “meta”.
Oh yeah, and registration for the Primal Battle tournament, which allows the use of Primal Groudon and Kyogre, will be held September 17-24th, with battles taking place 25-27th. That is all.
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I voted for Underdogs. I like seeing less-common Pokémon get used over the more commonly seen powerhouses. It gives new appreciation to Pokémon that may otherwise have been skipped over when team building.
My vote is for Anything Goes. It sounds like the most exciting one and the one with different strategies and possibilities. Triple battles is one of the best things happened to Pokemon.
Inverse Double Battles sounds good too. A little bit complicated and messy but interesting.
I have feeling Underdogs would win. I’m sure everyone is sick of seeing them…
Underdogs definitely. It would be a nice refreshing change.
Even though everyone wants underdogs
I’m choosing anti evolution I would like seeing all the basic or stage 1 pokemon
But if anti evolution or underdog wins I will enter
Haha when I first read this I thought that the voting had already ended and all of the aforementioned rules would apply! 😛
Me too XD
Underdogs
Absolutely tired of the same crap
Underdogs or Anti Evolution. I’d vote but I can only access a few sites via 3G…
No legends and no megas and can only can be middle stage evolution (no Evolite)
Sorry to be a smart mouth but if it’s only middle stage, it can’t be legend or have a mega anyway correct?
I think anti evolution means pokemon who CANNOT evolve AND who haven’t evolved yet (like sigilyph) and megas are allowed (mawile, kanga)
Underdogs. Come on guys!
If Underdogs wins, I need to make a good Furret set. No one will see it coming and I won’t have to deal with Powerup punch mega kaangashan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-sOkQMKn2c
I think they use XY model in this video .
its Gary’s Mod
what’s that ?
Their not using the X/Y models. They look different compared to them. Anyways, Gary’s Mod is a sandbox physics game. It gets really fun and creative when people put their own ideas into it. Such as the video above.
Charizard and Bkastoise r pretty similar to xy models …..of course i am not talking about environment……, could we design model in this mod ?
Underdogs.
Anti evolution would meen that everyone would still be able to use Overused pokemon such as MegaKang.
Anything Goes triple battle could be fun,but everyone would probably only use pokemon like mega Rayquaza and Arceus
You’re right, Anti evolution should have included Megalutions as well.
Oh yea thats true
Anti would mean Mega Kanga would be in
should have voted Underdogs
Oh wailmer
Underdogs. I’m not going to participate. Yet, I could see how freaking annoying Mega Kangaskhan could be. Literally, everyone from the PWT used it. #NerfMegaKang.
But Kanga went from horrible to super good
It finally got some light, nerfing it wouldn’t be deserving because now it’s finally good
I’ve seen how this Pokemon could destroy with Power-Up Punch. I didn’t know it was bad at the start!
Definitely Underdogs. Like most everyone else I’m getting pretty sick of all the people who use that SAME EXACT POKEMON. So I think that challenge will make it more fun for everyone bc they’ll use Pokemon that aren’t typically out on the battle field. I also chose it bc I’m not so sure I’d want to participate in inverse battles and the other choices still make it so everyone else uses the same over used or over powered Pokemon.
If only Underdogs was next year’s VGC format…
So what are the top 12 Pokémon from 2015 Double Battle Online Competition?
1. Kangaskhan
2. Landorus T
3. Thundurus I
4. Heatran
5. Amoonguss
6. Aegislash
7. Sylveon
8. Charizard
9. Gardevoir
10. Salamence
11. Talonflame
12. Cresselia
Pretty much what people expected, besides Rotom Wash. (All of these were directly taken from the Global Link’s rating battle doubles list.)
Thank you.
I love it! I love the idea of Overratedizard getting banned.
Aw there goes 4 of my members
No news today, at all. For anything. Yaaaaaawn. CoroCoro will leak any time from Monday until Friday though, which more than makes up for it.
Yep……..This is gonna b a long long weekend……..(c what I did there?) hahaha
Can we all take a minute and appreciate how amazing this fan made Mega is? http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1441466873985.jpg
The person who this is drawn by does amazing art. All of the megas they draw r super awesome! It kind of makes me sad that if any of them do get mega evos they won’t b as cool as this person’s lol
Internet is fakemon heaven. Lots of good stuff there but in the end, its their game, so they do what they want to do. Without them, there couldn’t be Pokemon afterall. Even Game Freak had no public email and strictly says they don’t accept public submissions of ideas for any of their projects, including Pokemon, in their contact page.
What bugs me is that “chance” of there being yes men around designer team. If you want creation, you have to say no. It is a must.
half of them make little sense
Grass/Fire Sunflora
Fire/Fairy Rapidash
Anything remotely cute becoming a fairy
Only a small handful of people who put in the work and not just try to turn it into a super fanboy dream
They can’t accept submissions for the same reason writers and directors can’t read and consider the material that fans run up and try to push into their hands at conventions – because to do so would opens up all kinds of possibilities of them being sued over creative and intellectual property down the line. You can’t blame them for being cautious.
I agree that criticism is part of the creative process, but GF have been in business for so long I’m sure the design team are mature enough to work together without ego to create the best Pokemon imaginable ^_^
You got a link for their other artwork? I’d love to take a look, seeing as how this is so cool!
Here’s the link. I’m a big fan of most of what this person drew. Some of it it not so much, but either way it’s all good lol
http://amazenmegas.deviantart.com/gallery/
I’ll post this here for more people to see, so if you’re interested, here are the Pokémon that will be banned if the “Underdogs” format is used (besides already banned legendary and mythical Pokémon):
1. Kangaskhan
2. Landorus T
3. Thundurus I
4. Heatran
5. Amoonguss
6. Aegislash
7. Sylveon
8. Charizard
9. Gardevoir
10. Salamence
11. Talonflame
12. Cresselia
Edit: and again, this list was taken directly from the Pokémon Global Link’s Rating Battle Doubles page for most used Pokémon. You can check it out by logging in at 3ds-sp.pokemon-gl.com.
I hope underdogs wins
Do you know if it is VGC rules? or not?
Yup. All of their competitions are VGC unless stated otherwise.
You guys might want to read about this NX rumor. It’s probably the most solid rumor about the NX we have so far. It actually seems like something Nintendo would do. It’s based on all of the information we have about the system so far. Still, it’s a rumor; so take it with a grain of salt. Here’s the Lonk: http://mynintendonews.com/2015/09/04/more-nintendo-nx-rumours-emerge/
Interesting. I’m just hoping they’re wrong about it coming out next year. I’m not ready to switch from my Pikachu 3DSXL yet. I paid so darn much for it, I was being hopelessly optmimistic thinking we might get gen 7 on this platform, haha
It wouldn’t surprise me if we got a new handheld for the NX, but they just released the N3DS. It’d have to be a couple of years before it’s obsolete. It’d probably have limited compatibility.
Actually, Nintendo has done it before. The DSi released in the same year the 3DS was announced; in 2010. The N3DS doesn’t have a huge user base compared to the base models. So, Nintendo could easily announce this system next year. Yet, Reggie did say the 3DS had a few more years. Even the rumor states that some games will still be releasing on the system. Yet, who knows; always take rumors with a grain of salt! :]
Pokemon Get☆TV is being replaced by a new pokemon themed variety show on October 4th,they might celebrate the airing of the new show with something special…maybe a new game annoucement.
It’s always replaced each year lol. It’s always the exact same things but a different title.
Actually, no it isn’t, roughly every generation is more correct.
From what I remember, and using Bulbapedia to fill in the gaps, there have only ever been 5 incarnations (Including the one that starts next month).
Weekly Pokemon Broadcasting Station-Aired from October 15, 2002 to September 28, 2004 (Just before the start of Gen III, to halfway through).
Pokemon Sunday-Aired from October 3rd, 2004 to September 26, 2010 (Halfway through Gen III until just after the start of Gen V)
Pokemon Smash-Aired from October 3rd, 2010 to September 29, 2013 (Gen V, give or take a few weeks).
Pokemon GetTV-Aired from October 6th, 2013 to September 27th, 2015 (Roughly two years, not sure why they’re replacing it before Gen VII)
But yes, you’re right about them having the same format, at least from Pokemon Sunday onwards. A 30-minute rerun, then skits, then important/semi-important news. Apparently, the new show will only be 30 minutes, so I’m assuming that they’re skipping the rerun.
So…who else is hyped for CoroCoro this coming week? What would you most like them to confirm? I’d settle for an explanation on whether Flubber truly is a new Pokemon or related to Zygarde in some way.
We’ll definitely get info on megazarde and the blob,but I don’t think we’ll get a game annoucement.
All i need is a name and a Type
But most likely a Dragon Type
Blob possible types for me:
Dragon (could be because it might have to do with zygarde), bug (maybe this thing is like a paracite to zygarde and plus it kinda looks like a bug) , grass (because its green and seemed to give chespin a green color aura)
Chespin either absorbed some of the green energy around it or its Overgrow activating I could’ve been in a tough fight
But one more thing is that these things are very small reaching up to a Chespin’s neck
I think it’s going to be Dragon/Ground just like Zygarde
What day will it most likely leak?
Most likely Thursday/Friday. However, it can really happen any time starting late tonight.
I am. I’m guessing that it will leak around Sept. 10 between Sept. 15. September is about to a good month! CoroCoro, MGS5: Phantom Pain, Mad Max, and the Tokyo Game Show! I’m looking forward to seeing Zygarde’s New Form more and the potential announcement of a New Game!
And don’t forget opening night of Rebel Heart Tour.
I have an idea. Why don’t we ban all 12 of the most used pokemon in VGC from World’s the previous year until the next world’s. Then ban those the next year. Like this Yeah Kangaskhan was popular, ban it next year, and then unban it. By then there would be plenty of counters found that don’t involve wisping it.
Well because still want to use those
If you don’t like smogon enforcing bans this I’ll be basically The same thing, but worse. Its not these pokemons fault GF made them good.
Comparing this to smogon rules is pretty crappy. It’s not the same. It’d actually make teams diverse. I don’t give a flying fuck about smogon bans because everything they ban is based on the crap ton of tiers they created themselves. If the bans were official I would be completely fine because they have every right to control the game. GF knew the Pokemon would be good. I don’t think they were exactly happy everyone used almost the exact same team this year. They’re bound to change something. If you have 720 released Pokemon, take out the babies, unusable legends, and the useless Pokemon, you still have a very wide variety to use. But people always only choose the same 12.
I can definitely see certain Pokémon gaining more use this coming year. The good thing about having the same game represented at Worlds is that people will know what to expect, so maybe we’ll start to see old favorites or brand-new Pokémon used.
However, I can’t see them banning the overused Pokémon from competitions.
Anybody have a flabebe they could trade me? Doesn’t matter IV’s or nature or color, though blue would be appreciated. I have an event her across I could offer
I have one
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I’m online and ready when you are 🙂
I’m kinda excited for this week because I think we’re bound to see something on the zygarde/green blob thing by the end of this week, assuming Corocoro leaks a few days early, which it always does.
I don’t mean to be off topic, but I’d like to spark a discussion.
So lately I’ve been stepping away from Smash more and more because of how tedious online is and how everyone and their moms play Sheik or Diddy Kong. Occasionally we see a Pikachu or Mario or whoever, but it’s getting really boring. This really has become a game for adults because kids can’t even get into the competitive side like they’re supposed to.
Thoughts for and against this?
Explain ‘for adults’ please
I dont understand how kids will be able to get into the competitive side, firstly, most kids won’t play competitive and will just play with friends or cpus, secondly most kids don’t know much advance techniques nor have that much time to play that much to learn it. If you mean like tournaments and stuff, those tournaments are meant for advanced players which are mostly adults anyway because adults have much more time to play the game and can learn advance skills, much easier and faster. If one (kid or adult) want to become competitive you have to learn how counter the popular characters (this is for every game).
I haven’t touched Smash online since last semester. My internet at home is too slow for it.
It’s because of Diddy’s combo. They nerfed Diddy, but it didn’t help. Everyone uses him, Sheik, Ness, and Greninja. That’s why I never play online; it’s annoying. Wonder why many top players just hate Diddy users.
I haven’t played smash in forever. My game pad is still screwed up and the only games ive been playing is Earthbound and Splatoon.