Pokémon Generations Episode 3: The Challenger

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As promised the third episode of Pokémon Generations is now available to watch online!

Episode 3: The Challenger follows a trainer as he tests his abilities against the Kanto Elite Four.

What do you think of Pokémon Generations so far? Is it living up to your expectations or does it leave you wanting more?

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  4. OMG I finally got my hands on a copy of Pokemon Y. I will start a playthrough somewhere next week after I complete other playthroughs. I need suggestions for a team but I know my starter going to be Fennekin and I’ll probably go with Skrelp and Helioptle as well.

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      • “Noctis” is the genitive singular of the latin ‘nox’ meaning night or darkness.

        Could have gone for Lycanox but that would have been a bit cliché, though it probably would have been more correct, admittedly.

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          • At the time (1 month ago) we didn’t know Rockruff would get a split evolution, or that one would be a day form and one would be a night form. Heck, lots of people still believed the rumour that it would change type and become a dual type pokemon. 😛

          • Yeah, I just meant now we know what it is that it would work for that one. If it had been a re-type with Dark I imagine they’d have called it that to differentiate them more.

          • It’s gonna happen some time, assuming the series keeps going, which unless the next games do catastrophically low sales, they will be.

          • The issues are social rather than technical. Unless people are idiots and have got their pokemon databases configured incorectly. They probably either are scared of it because it’s a big number or scared because somewhere they wrote “we promice to stop before 1000” and are worried about breaking the promice.

          • Yeah. It made me sad when I found out Almomomola wasn’t an evolution of Luvdisc :C

            Also I think all Pokemon should be at least two stage, I dislike having single stage pokemon, it feels like a waste.

          • Whilst I like a lot of one stage Pokémon I kind of agree, though I don’t want a bunch more useless baby Pokémon. Alamomola wasn’t enough like Luvdisc for me, except colour and general body shape, for me to be too bothered by the lack of connection. When I first saw Luvdisc before gen 3 I thought it would evolve into Gorebyss.

          • Baby pokemon would be less useless if they put them in the wild more. Putting Elekids and Magbys along (e.g.) route 3 of a game would mean they’d become Electabuzz and Magmar by the time you’re part way through and eventually can become Electivire and Magmortar in time to fight the E4.

            Don’t forget, aside from the colour and the shape, Alomomola also has the Hydration ability, which is Luvdisc’s hidden ability, so I’d suspect they’re at least related.

            I had the same thoughts about Gorebyss until I found out the truth. Clamperl was one of the latest entries into my Ruby/Emerald dexes because I was late finding out about Clamperl’s evolution. I thought it was a single stage for quite a while (this is pre-internet :P)

          • Yeah but then you still have to trade evolve with items to get Magmortar and Electivire. Would make them a bit better, but I guess they are supposed to be too young to be in the wild for some reason.
            We didn’t know Luvdiscs HA before Alamomola was seen, so apart from some similarities it never bothered me.
            I just didn’t evolve Clamperl back then because we didn’t know how, until we got one of the unofficial handbooks with Pokémon World (I think) magazine. Which is also when I discovered why Luvdisc wouldn’t evolve. From then on I’ve had some dislike for it, that and now because of Wonder Trade.

          • Then there’s stillTogepi, Pichu, Cleffa, Igglybuff, Azurill, Budew and Riolu. If they were to keep the evolved forms out of the wild it would end up being a much better mechanic.

            They are all found in the wild at some point in various games, but usually it’s too late or their adult form is obtainable anyway. E.g. Mime Jr. and Mr. Mime in Reflection Cave in XY

            At least Luvdisc are still good for Heart Scales.

          • Well I guess Wynaut 😉
            Heart Scales are their only use for me, even then a different Pokémon could hold it or it could be a different item, mushrooms used to be used for the same purpose iirc.

          • Wynaut only exists for the purpose of completing the Japanese joke that Wobbuffet started, which sadly got lost in the English translation 😛

            I could say the same of many Pokemon.

  6. So Gen 6 apparently blocked the nickname “Barf” so when I was transferring my shiny Dratini and didn’t realize it, it got rid of its name 🙁

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    • Hmmmm how about my Normal/Rock Fakemon Precibex
      A towering mountain goat with white and grey fur, and massive horns of stone and hooves of rock

      Their rugged hooves enable them to easily scale imposing mountains with ease, stubborn by nature they settle their disputes by headbutting each other off hills with their horns

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    • I love seeing Griffin Fakemon, perhaps you could draw one for me? The typing is up to you and also the concept behind the Griffin is whatever you would like.

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  11. Another question: What is one Alola Pokemon that has grown on you? For me it’s Pyukumuku because the whole concept is hilarious yet accurate and the cry makes me laugh each time.

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    • This is starting to get me thinking. They’be been doing weekly updates for quite a while now, and next week they choose to be silent. I would have expected information on the 28th or 29th following the normal pattern, but they’re waiting until the following Tuesday. Could this finally be the week that the NX is announced? Unless they just want to build up suspense, there must be something else taking up Tuesday and/or Thursday. But that’s just another Xatu conspiracy theory.

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        • Should I take that statement literally? You truly don’t believe it will be talked about in 2016 after it’s been stated repeatedly by authority figures? It would be ridiculous to give the NX any less than five months between reveal and launch.

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          • All we’ve had is small interviews/mentions here and there, nothing major. Besides which, Nintendo chooses when to reveal, not the 3rd parties.

            Also they’ve got investors meetings scheduled for October, so it will probably still be ‘secret’ at that point in time.

            I’d guess November at the earliest if you’re lucky.

            But then again, I haven’t been following any news about it other than when the patent got filed. I’ll wait until it’s been revealed and they’re announcing games before I take anything more than a passing interest, especially after the WiiU being so unimpressive.

          • There’s already an Animal Crossing Nintendo Direct scheduled for early November, so I sort of doubt they would use that month. They couldn’t go any later than early November anyway because of election coverage, NES Classic Edition release, and general Christmas antics (unless they pair the announcement with Super Mario Run). The investor’s meeting really is their deadline in this case. I guess it’s possible that they could announce a December reveal date in the investor’s meeting, but that just seems really weird. Those people will want to know exactly why Nintendo is making the decisions they are making by seeing the system on that date.

          • The next Japanese election isn’t due for another 2 years.

            It doesn’t have to be revealed by the investor’s meeting, they’ve already shown it to Ubisoft before the reveal, that could have been a ploy to get other investors interested so they can show it to the investors before revealing it to the world. It would give them chance to get feedback about what investors don’t like so they can change it before it’s actually revealed.

            Revealing it after Christmas or around New Year would be a good tactic, especially since this is supposed to be rumoured to be a ‘reboot’ for Nintendo. New year – new Nintendo.

            Plus people will be playing pokemon over December and they’ll probably want to wait untill all the 20th anniversary events are over so they haven’t got too much going on concurrently.

            And there’s two bank holidays right after new year’s day, so it’s reasonable to expect people will be at home resting and watching TV before they go back to work, which would be a good time to unveil it.

  13. I reviewed recent information trends to see if this October 4th reveal could hold any hints about a Nintendo Direct of some kind next week. I feel like it does. The middle of August was very busy: Tortunator was revealed on the 18th and Crabrawler was revealed the next day on the 19th (along with Sandygast and Palossand). After that, we were left in the dark for 11 days until the 3DS Direct was announced. This was after a steady stream of information (almost weekly) dating all the way back to June, just before E3. I’d like to make it clear: they have given us 14+ day gaps before, but each time is has happened there has ALWAYS been a bigger reason.

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      • Yeah, I think that they’ll give us something good for waiting for so long. But I also think that the NX could be revealed on the 29th or 30th. Maybe.

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        • At this point I’ve given up trying to guess when the NX is going to be revealed…..They REALLY need to show it off, but every time people have said it was about time for them to do so they didn’t…soooo…… yeah lol Anyway I’d imagine as far as Pokemon go we’re getting closer to the point when they’ll reveal the starters first evo. I think when they do that we’ll get further hints towards the final evos and a better idea whether we’re getting single forms for them or split forms life Lycanroc.

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  15. I noticed a new (probably insignificant, yet interesting) detail while observing the Aether Foundation employees. Both of them, in addition to Lusamine, Wicke, Faba, Lillie, and Gladion have distinct difference in their eyes that no other character has. The glare is very prominent and looks almost artificial. Normally I would’ve just chalked it up to a stylized glare, but then why do no other characters have it? Not the players, nor the professor, the mother, the trial captains, Hala, Hau… No one except those with ties to Aether. I’m guessing that they’re altering their own genes and this somehow ties in with the UBs, hence their resemblance to certain humans.

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    • You’re totally right, they all have tiny pupils and a glazed look in their eyes. Either they’re aliens acting like humans or they’re robots. Sounds kind of insane, actually.

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      • That’s the sad thing. I don’t like them at all. Not one single. They’re boring as hell and feel so lazy creatively, but I know this is what everybody wants. And it sucks, cause I play pokemon to play with otherworldly creatures. Not just animals.

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      • Thank you. I don’t like them either, but I know this is what everybody wants. And it sucks, cause I play pokemon to play with otherworldly creatures. Not just animals.

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      • That’s the sad thing. I don’t like them at all. They’re boring as hell, but I know this is what everybody wants. And it sucks, cause I play pokemon to play with otherworldly creatures. Not just animals.

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          • I don’t really care. We’ve had humanoid and unatural pokemon since Gen 1, which is why I question when this taste for animalistic designs started.

          • A turtle with cannons on it’s back standing on 2 legs, a freaking dragon, and a mouse with red cheeks and a lightning bolt tail also standing on two legs. Totally natural. That and Persian is just a big cat, and how many people do you see so much as talking about him till now that he might get an alolan form? Yeah, Persian was pretty forgettable.

          • They’re no more different from the animal they’re intending to be than the drawings here.

            Persian was not forgettable, everyone remembers Persian as being Giovanni’s pet Pokemon.

            Let’s look at some others though.
            Pidgey, a brown pidgeon.
            Rattata, a purple rat.
            Ekans, a purple snake.
            Sandshrew, a regular shrew.
            Zubat, a regular bat.
            Mankey, aside from having its head and body combined, it looks pretty much like a normal monkey.
            Magnemite is a metal ball, some magnets and some screws.
            Golem is a boulder with a head.

            All the early pokemon were simple, as have many others been over the years.

            Heracross, Delcatty, Infernape, Archeops, Meowstic, Komala.

            The only difference between the final of Litten and the version presented here is that one is bipedal and has a belt, and one is quadrupedal and has a spinal attachment instead. It’s enough to make it look better though.

          • Well of course your supposed recognize the animal within the designs, but don’t let it be something that you just see in everyday life otherwise it’s forgettable, which is why I like the evolved forms of the pokemon you mentioned. They have personality along with the animal inspired design. Same for pokemon like Heracross and Infernape. They keep of balance of looking unatural but your still able to recognize what animal it’s based off of. What most of you are looking for is just an animal, but on fire.

          • I just want it quadrupedal and not a wrestler.

            They managed to make Solgaleo quadrupedal and good looking, I don’t know why they’re so terrified of making a quadrupedal starter.

            I admit that design in particular is lacking a bit of detail, but there are plenty of excellent alternatives out there.
            http://img04.deviantart.net/7d28/i/2016/180/a/2/litten_evolution_by_clambiluna-da84br7.jpg
            http://0.media.dorkly.cvcdn.com/37/20/817c8d3d403b1e1b732929c4bab37850.jpg
            http://otakukart.com/animeblog/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/unnamed-2-300×267.png

            Heck, there’s even a few bipeds that actually look reasonably decent:
            http://orig02.deviantart.net/3af9/f/2016/156/0/5/litten_evolution_firoothless_by_scottahemi-da534ex.png

          • It’s not that they’re terrified. They just want to let the starter’s be their own things. Have their own themes and personalities.

          • They’ve never had a quadrupedal fire type, the closest they came was Typhlosion, and that spends most of its time upright.

            They almost certainly have some bizarre rule about it.

          • It’s kind of unfair to say that since most of the fire starters are based off bipedal creatures to begin with. A dragon (which can be either or), and badger (can stand on it’s hind legs), a chicken, and a monkey. It was only Gen 5 where it started getting unatural with designs.

          • Badgers are classed as quadrupeds.
            Monkeys tend to be knuckle-walkers.
            Pigs are definate quadrupeds, as are foxes. Delphox is excusable because it’s supposed to be based on a mythical shapeshifting fox that was said to walk on its hind legs.

            They had no excuse with Litten. All cats are quadrupdeal and can’t stand on their hind legs for more than brief periods of time.

          • This is why I said they can only stand on hind legs. Even though they’re quadrapeds they can still stand on the hind legs.

            And you see plenty of monkeys walk on just two legs as well

            Like I said said, Emboar is where it started to break from it’s natural counter part.

            And to compliment on the shapeshifting fox thing for Delphox, there are myths in Japan about domesticated cats that stand on two legs and achieve human like tendencies called nekomatas. There are variants called mountain nekomatas that are much more wilder and come from wild cats like tigers for instance. They are much more ferocious like what you see from the wrestler, and can even shapeshift into humans which you see in the humanoid design. So yeah, Litten3 also matches a particular myth.

          • Not for long periods though, only to catch scens in the air.
            I could stand on all fours longer than a badger could stand on two.

            Depends on the species, not many do, and those that do still have to keep their arms quite low. Most can only manage it because they use their tail for balance.

            I am well acquainted with nekomata (which is both singular and plural because it’s a loan word from Japanese). For example Espeon is based on a nekomata, hence the split tail.

            However, Litten probably isn’t based on a nekomata, if it were they would have given it a more spiritual theme, or at the very least not turned it into a wrestler. They are ferocious, but they share very little in common with wrestlers.

          • Yes, I don’t think it’s good enough justification. Mountain nekomata are ferocious and animalistic, wrestlers are actors in fancy dress.

          • They are large, ferocious, can shapeshift into humans (in other words humanoid), and are very violent. The wrestler theme is only to match up with all those aspects. It just makes sense conceptually.

          • Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
            Designs are all very much relative, there’s no such thing as a good or bad design when it comes to imaginary creatures.

        • I 100% agree with you. That tiger looks so boring to me. The Owl and Sea lion are fine i guess, but damn that thing is just a tiger, that’s it….nothing stands out about it.

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  17. The shortness of the episodes make them sweet. I randomly showed my friend episode 3 and he hasn’t played pokemon since gen 3 and he said it was really good.

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    • I feel like this episode should have been at least long enough to get something out of the battles. They were basically just showing Blue fainting one Pokémon for each E4 and moving on. And I was also hoping they’d show who the previous champion was.

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  21. alright I have a fun idea if you were a new Pokemon what type would you be, what’s your ability, and what attacks would you have? Me I would be

    Water/Normal
    Ability: Early bird
    Moves:
    Head Smash
    Crunch
    Surf
    Mega Kick

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    • Oh right Earthens post reminded me of extra stuff like other abilities and more than 4 moves I would be in a that case

      Water/Normal
      Ability: Early Bird, Cute Charm, HA: Anger Point

      Moves:
      Tackle
      Roar
      Crunch
      Mega Kick
      Surf
      Dive
      Mega Kick
      Yawn
      Withdraw
      Aqua Jet
      Triple Kick
      Tickle
      Thrash

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    • Fairy/Ghost
      Ability: Pixilate
      Moves:
      – Hyper Voice
      – Substitute
      – Hidden Power
      – Moonblast
      – Shadow Ball
      – Dark Pulse
      – Protect
      – Baton Pass
      – Boomburst
      – Echoed Voice

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          • What exactly do the changes consist of?
            It’s possible it has changed and I’m just ignorant.

            (There is a reason I chose to do programming and not web development after all :P)

          • I can’t see anything that’s changed.

            The background is the same, the logo is the same, the navbar is the same and the pictures look the same.

          • From what I can tell:
            -The site name at the top is now aligned to the left.
            -The tabs on the brown bar at the top are now only 3, pretty sure there were more before.
            -The main article image now says who wrote the article, the date and how many comments there are.
            -Fonts have changed slightly (some look heavier e.t.c)
            – All articles on the main page, have dates visible
            – Advertisement look very different

            Like i said, they are not major, but still noticeable.

            On phones, the article and comments section now fill the width of the screen.

          • -The left alignment might be new, but I’m sure it was like that last night.
            -There were definately only 3 options last night or the night before, I know because I used them to access the forums.

            -That’s plausible, I never take much notice of who wrote the article until I get to the end.
            -Sans serif fonts tend to be much of a muchness.
            -Again, plausible, I tend not to look at that information.

            I never use phones to look at internet articles, so it’s probably more of a phone thing.

          • I can’t be 100% certain of all the specific changes since I have no picture from last night to compare it to. But I am definitely seeing and feeling some overall changes as i’m using the site.

            I guess it depends on the different ways people perceive things.
            Some people can spend an entire day in a room and not be able to tell what colour the walls were. Whereas others will tell you with confidence they were white.

          • Welp, feels the same to me.
            I don’t tend to spend much time up the top anyway.

            I’d probably take more notice of a room since it’s a physical location and intended to have aesthetic qualities, but to me websites are just interfaces to data – I care about the data more than what colour the website is.

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