Pokémon Generations Episode 13: The Uprising has just been released on the Official Pokémon YouTube Channel!
With the ascension of Team Plasma’s king and the fall of the Pokémon League, Team Plasma is poised to take control—until the Gym Leaders arrive! Find out who will claim victory in The Uprising!
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Ugh! The animation in the Sun/Moon anime looks so good! I’m so happy they got a new head of animation (which explains the difference in style) and hired new writers. 😀
The preview for Rowlet’s capture episode and the introduction of the Rotom dex has me hyped!
The Rotom dex will be kinda redundant in the anime since the dex talks already 😛
the name of the episode is the best though!
I imagine the Pokemon dex in the anime to be like Siri. On the other hand, the Rotom one is alive and capable of moving on its own and has its own free will like the backpack from Dora… Weird analogy, but that’s what comes to mind. xD
I want is it and Meowth to have a Rivalry.
I’m torn between Araquanid or Mareanie…
I already have another bug type and would like opinions on this.
I’m still stuck between Lurantis and Tsareena and I’m at the point where I have to choose .-.
I choose Lurantis even though Tsareena is apparently better due to Liking it’s design more.
Araquanide is AWESOME! The way it moves, its power (x2 for Water-type attacks before STAB), and general design is overwhelmingly amazing! I suggest Araquanide! <3
My Wimpod evolved trying to run…errrr “save us” from a Araqunid
It summoned 3 of them and my team was at a huge disadvantage
Will it work well with Vikivolt(eventually) because that’s my other bug, earlier I debated using Ribombee, But I’m already planning on mimikyu.
I was so surprised when the Lurantis used that solar blade move (I don’t know the actual name) and then it revealed it had Power Herb… poor Primarina! </3
Thats what its called actually. Solar Blade
Thanks! xD But man, that caught me off guard! These Totem Pokemon are tough little critters! And the story… SO GOOD! Lusamine’s basically the resting bitch face in human form… :/
I’m Suprised Game Freak actually did that, IT GIVES IT AN ACTUAL TINGE OF METAGAMEY DIFFICULTY.
So as I’m playing Pokemon Moon, and this NPC’s like, “Sudowoodo disguises itself as a tree, etc etc. Why doesn’t it disguise itself as a tree from Alola?”. And I’m reading this and for the first time since I’ve started playing this, I’m taken out of the game. Maybe it was a way to cover their bases, maybe it was supposed to be a throwaway joke, but no, bringing it up makes me wonder… WHY THE HELL DIDN’T YOU MAKE AN ALOLAN SUDOWOODO THEN!? xDDD
Because Sudowoodo is from Kansai and the Eastern half of Chubu.
Original origin aside, my whole thing is Sudowoodo is like the first pokemon who’s whole concept was that it adapted to the environment to survive. Then Alola comes along where old pokemon have adapted to survive to the Alolan environment. They just seem made for each other.
maybe they were only recently introduced and then spread like wildfire? it’s an actual thing that happens.
I’ll accept that because it’s an explanation that quiets my addled mind lmao.
Ok I think I’m using Tsareena… now the question is should I catch my own Bounsweet or keep using this one without my OT I got from an in game trade? I mean I gotta grind a bit anyways for Olivia so….
Depends if you like the name, if you are OK with it getting boosted exp and if you don’t mind what nature, ball etc it has.
Get your own if you can… becaus you can’t nickname traded pokemon… but you can apparently nickname mystery gift pokemon now.
Yeah that’s kind of a wonderful addition to the game.
I already know what I’m naming the Box Legend though.
I’d catch my own, the in-trade Bounsweet in this game would overlevel fast… I feel like.
These Poke’dex entries are… morbid to say the least. Eating each other, drowning little Pokemon, stomping things to death, going on a rampage and basically killing everyone, seducing HUMANS and killing them? WTF GAMEFREAK?! WHO WROTE THESE AND HOW DID THEY PASS THE RATED-E FOR EVERYONE CRITERIA?!
They even call attention to one of them in one scene later in the story by reading Toxapex’s entry about leaving Corsola legs behind after feeding. The fuck? Lmao
If anything pokemon should be E10… For obvious reasons…
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/73fec0c05810565bf231a59953220429e5ffbdfbef4fa6ad923cdd56f925c839.jpg First Gen VII Shiny! ^-^
Lucky! I hope I get a good one for my first 🙂
I hope a bounty of miscolored pokemon find their way to your pokeballs =D
Better than a bounty of miscolred pokeballs finding their way into your pokemon.
It’s a mushroom! my second shiny in X was also a mushroom, I caught a shiny Hoppip before it though.
Maybe mushrooms are lucky o.o I was looking for an Oranguru and almost ran from this one before I noticed its colors were different
It would’ve been nice if they made it white and red polkadots to give a nod to Toad.
Ahhhh that would’ve been amazing!… And I now I have a nickname for him =P
I nicknamed him Toad too1 Darn, they should have given him a Mega and then it would become super similar to Toad. Its new move only available during mega would be Treasure Thumper.
YOOOOO!
Things I want in Gen 8:
TM01 to be a Punch again
QUASH TO STOP TAKING UP DRAIN PUNCH’S SLOT
Nasty Plot or Equivalent Sharply Raise Special Attack TM
MORE AND LARGER STAT BUFFS TO POKEMON THAT DESPERATELY NEED IT
IV’s determining stats.
MORE PUZZLES!
NO MORE BULL TM’S LIKE CONFIDE AND QUASH TAKING UP PERFECTLY GOOD TM SLOTS.
Maybe change some shiny colors to not be terrible and uninteresting.
More Regional Forms to offset the lack of new pokemon due to slowing down since there are OVER 800 OF THEM.
ADDING BACK SUPER TRAINING and KEEPING EVERYTHING FROM SUN AND MOON.
Quash can be useful in doubles. Confide is worthless though.
Yeah but it doesn’t really deserve it’s spot over DRAIN PUNCH.
Considering it’s main use is on Prankster Pokémon I’d agree. Also what did you mean by “IV’s determining stats”?, don’t they already do that?
meant to put not determining stats. I hate some pokemon being better than others due to a normally hidden value you have no control over, Hyper training is cool and all but the currency thing is stupid considering you already need to train it to 100 which is relatively difficult to do.
and I’m also angry at Struggle Bug Replacing Stealth Rock… although I can understand from a Balance Perspective.
Removing them could be done but it would greatly affect Trick Room ‘mon and how effective confusion and foul play damage are. Hidden Power could potentially be done by choice I guess, kind of defeats the purpose of it being Hidden though. I guess getting a random one and being able to change it could be OK.
Not Removing, just Basically making them a value for hidden power and not stats, so basically all stats are as if it has iv’s of 31… like hyper training’s thing but without the hassle of leveling to 100 or even just having hyper training but without the currency because getting a pokemon to 100 is pretty hard work.
The latter part would definitely be acceptable to me. Some Pokémon genuinely function best with 0 speed IV. Removing that could damage their usability and Trick Rooms use to an extent.
but seriously hyper training has 2 LUDICROUS, requirements, it should only have one or the other.
Ok cool. Caught a Bounsweet. Named it Matri. Aaaaand it’s rash… I’m oing to see if I can catch a better one
So Nanu..yeah just a tad morbid!
Now we have Evolution Moves …..for example u don’t heart scale to learn Incineroar Darkest Lariat he can learn it when it evolve no matter wat its level.
I learned this when Lycanroc evolved… and speaking of Lycanroc if this NS rumor is true do you think remove the version trigger for it evolving?
it will probably evolve based on time of day
honestly if they patched the game to change it to just that and to fix the fact that you can’t B when not learning a move as far as I’m aware.
I heard that too….speaking of Lycanroc did anybody notice that No guard night form is a freaking beast and kinda bulky.
Po Town is like something out of Pokemon Reborn…creepy!
Ok. Just watched the first two episodes of Sun and Moon. Damn. This is legit good. Really really enjoyable.
I’ve only seen the OP and Satoshi nearly getting Murdered by a Racoon/Bear/Toy/Thing?
My gosh I had to play Moon three times since I can’t save and didn’t get the right outfit or look for my trainer and I did Popplio twice and then Rowlett I’m so angry >:(
Why can’t you save?
I don’t know how to in Moon the highest point I could get is after the Illima battle with the grunts
press X, select Save, there are tabs to the menu this time and you can rearrange the buttons.
I’ll try
Isn’t it just on the menu with Pokémon, Bag etc?
If Sun and Moon Had DLC, Would you buy it?
Yep. As long as it was reasonably priced
Define Reasonable.
Like the content matched the price well. For example, I wouldn’t pay anything for a couple of brand new pokeballs but maybe a few extra facilities for under 5$ each would be fine
How much would you pay for a battle frontier DLC,
and How much for a story DLC set around Marshadow or something?
Battle Frontier 2-4 dollars
Marshadow (let’s say on the size of the delta episode, but with better gameplay obviously) 3-5$
I think the same, maybe a bit more for Battle Frontier, Kinda the way Fire Emblem DLC is priced.
No.
Out of principle.
Thats…. a bit unfair. DLC isn’t a bad thing. It allows developers to keep interest high in their game and allows them to add in new things. The problem comes in when the price doesn’t match the content. I think if ORAS sold the battle frontier as DLC for around… ehhh maybe 2-4$? people would buy it and it would make lots of money.
Probably is a bit unfair, but I am firmly against any kind of paid DLC. Especially when most of the time it’s something they could have easily just put into the game in the first place, but didn’t, obviously to make an extra buck. Why would I pay £5 to play the Battle Frontier, when I had it free (as part of the game) all the way back in Emerald?
For the record I still play Emerald sometimes :p
Emerald was essentially battle frontier and story DLC and slightly harder difficulty for Ruby and Sapphire.
But I never play RS, so it was fine for me (and I got Emerald free when I bought a Gameboy)
This isn’t the case though. Often times the things they add in have to be cut for this or that reason. DLC while sometimes used to cheat their consumers a bit, is more than often used to add in something they couldn’t fit into the final product in time.
Emerald also came out 10+ years ago and most of pokemon’s consumers do not have access to it. It would also be more expensive to pay 40+ dollars for a whole game then play up to that point than it is a couple of bucks when you have probably exhausted everything else in that game
Honestly I understand the purpose of DLC, and I don’t even blame them for wanting to make money. Nintendo/Gamefreak can do what they want, when it comes to DLC, but as a consumer I know that I will most likely never bother purchasing any of them.
I think DLCs are evil.
Ubisoft made Assassin’s Creed 2, a great game, no DLC. They started putting online multiplayer and then slowly put in DLCs and Micro transactions. Nowadays, you can buy Assassin’s Creed for 59.99, but you can’t have fun playing the game unless you spend atleast 20 USD more on DLC. They make the game shorter to force to buy these DLCs. Seriously though if GF does it, then I fear it will be the end of Pokemon as people will start to lose interest.
DLC isn’t inherently bad though. Ubisoft messed it all up but that doesn’t make DLC evil. I like to think Game Freak is better than that. DLC is kind of a dirty word for many in gaming but it really isn’t that bad. The Smash Bros DLC was good. 8 new characters and some stages there if you want them. Nintendo tends to do DLC very well so why should pokemon be an exception
Fire Emblem DLC is Pretty Good, THEY DID MAKE 3 FULL FIRE EMBLEM GAMES IN ONE USING DLC.
GOD, I have spent over 300 dollars on DLCs and Microtransactions in my life time and I will never anymore. Ok maybe just another 30 dollars more on FIFA Ultimate Team.
Smash DLC is expensive to us poorer folk.
I’d wonder why it wasn’t included in the actual game. I think it would need to be free tbh.
I would love a game that acted as abase. So for example Sun and Moon stands alone as Alola but what if you could buy DLC to add Kanto with a whole new story but the same player and you can take your Pokemon with you and travel between regions and so on with Johto, Hoenn etc etc.. eventually ending up with a game that allows you to access all current and any potential future regions. This type of DLC could be priced much higher than the average $4-5 as it would almost be like adding a whole new game.
I think like 5-10 for a battle frontier, 10-20 for a new region or something
4-5 for stuff to do after you’ve done everything or small story DLC.
For me the DLC would have to add a story element or hours of gameplay or a new challenge. I would not pay for items or new clothing etc
I would be fine with like 49-99 cent ones that add a bunch of them, likely with some sort of theme.
Group question; How far is everyone into the game? I’m in the part where I just finished the encounter with Team Skull at Po Town, after I finally finish the Ula Ula Island challenges with Nanu, and now entering the main story-section where the secrets of Aether are being revealed.
Right before my fight with Olivia. I’m grinding Salandit and Steenee first though
Oh nice! I evolved my Brionne right before and wow I think my starter is OP, it’s at least 10 levels ahead of everyone else.
I evolved my Litten BEFORE LEAVING THE FIRST ISLAND,
because I didn’t know where Grubbin or Rockruff was and Didn’t want the others so It got all the EXP before finding a grubbin after I beat the Teacher, using Refresh, the fact that I had trouble with Smeargle, and the fact that Hala’s kind of a low bar.
Isn’t that a bad idea, because you then can’t use it properly/ Or do you mean to Torracat, because I evolved my Popplio before, and then Bronne at the 2nd island.
I’m climbing to fight Kiawe.
Nice! I suggest getting Primarina, if you didn’t (who am I kidding you cant change at this point) but if you did, she would be fantastic for battling, the final some trials and kahunas are weak to Fairy or Water.
Same as you but about 10 mins behind – Just finishing up in Po Town..creepy isnt it?
Oh yeah, it’s also a bit depressing.
Just now going to fight 2nd Kahuna
That’s great! It’ll be hard if you chose Litten though.
I have Brionne and Steenee. I got it on lock.
Oh nice.
I’m going to find the Ghost Girl with them kitty lips
And then you get to battle Creepachu!
Can’t wait
I love that blacked wreckage, I gain a eerie sense of peace around there
Sadly I can’t find any wild of those, but not like i’d use it, I got my fantastic Primarina, my cutie Ribombee, my sassy Salazzle, my unexpected partner Lycanroc night form, my royal Tsareena, my disputed final partner Shinnotic and my possible new ally Japanese-arrived Aracquanid beside me, proving me I don’t need it1
I’m on route ten trying to find a skarmory.
Any trials done?
well to get to route 10…
Oh of course
I just beat the 3rd trial. I found the dancing very funny with those freeze shots xD
Oh yeah me too! I especially loved the Salazle going “HEY!”
I was laughing, and then thinking oh FUCK, I need to be healed xDD Crap xD
XD Yeah, that was pretty easy. The Salazle wasn’t even able to summon an SOS, my Primarina just one-shot KOed it and that was that.
I’m just before the 1st trial. Of course I have a bunch of work to do this weekend! 🙁
Dang! Yeah, there’s a lot of stuff to do!
Just did the Lana trial and now I’m in the melemele sea looking for Mareanie. Might be herr for a while. I didn’t realize it was a Pokemon found in sos battles…….
Yeah, I wanted it at first, but I realized it would take a lot of time and I should return to it post-game.
I gave up on Crabrawler for that same reason. One Pokemon that’s hard to get is enough for me lol
I found Crabrawler one day while getting some berries and was able to gt it no problem lol. At least I can get the single original new Ice Pokemon!
Just entered Paniola town.
What island?
I’m about to battle Hala on the first island c: I’m slow cause I grind my team a lot
That’s great! I just did a bit more of progression, and just completed the task on getting the Flutes! I also caught an Alolan executor, now I took a break cuz I don’t want to ruin my self, and tomorrow when I go back I’ll be completing the final few trials and then champion/UBS!
For Codename: Pokemon Stars what would you guys like to see added? I’m would love to see more Pokemon from other generations with Kanto taking a huge lead. Honestly, I seriously cannot wait to see Sun/Moon with HD assets, better lighting, and new textures. The game will look great!
A 2nd region, preferably Kalos. But I can see Kanto happening.
Frontier, Reworked story like every other 3rd version, Better Spawn rates for certain pokemon,
ROCKRUFF BEING AVAILABLE EARLIER AND IN MORE LOCATIONS
Hau on a pike
YES YES YES
He’s just so kind, upbeat and positive
IT SICKENS ME!!!
His music is cool though.
I can’t agree more.
That’s why you have Gladion. His edginess balances Hau’s kindness.
fehhh Edgelord has his charms but ehh
I want a rival who’s a bigger jackass then moi
If you go into Gladion’s motel room and talk to him he replies, Get out!
Gladion>Hau
Gladion’s adorkable
There’s only one adorable character to me in the entire fictional universe
Twilight Sparkle
There I said it
The perfect rival
-Total Egomaniac
-Genuinely spits on anyone he deems lesser then himself
-boasts his every achievement and rubs it extensively
-(an absolute bitch to program) all his Pokemon are calculated to counter half or your entire team with competitive stats and moves
-Has an insanely bad rep with every NPC
-Makes you want to kick the shit out of him but always weasels out somehow
The perfect rival is A** from Fire Red (that’s what I nicknamed him)
Asshat
so Silver then? or Paul in the Anime?
Is Hau a fairy now? I’m probably not far enough to understand.
Why, might I ask?
This freaking sylveon is destroying me right now
Yeah I had problems with it as well.
That chick with a Goomy?
Yeep
It was tough but when Rockruff saw the light
Lycanroc showed that feeler faced freak who’s boss
What Sylveon?
Ok FINALLY
Not gonna lie I had a problem with a woman with a Carbink right outside Paniola town and had to get a Mudbray. Using that Mudbray changed things and now I depend on it lol
Alot of people seem to have their starter way ahead of all of the other team members. I have such a hard time letting that happen because then I dont want them overleveled more so I feel like I cant use them
I always keep my starter 1 level above the rest of my team.
My Primarino is lvl 38 and the lowest pokemon I have is at lvl 32. NOT GOOD
I keep my team pretty much level. I set a target lvl for all my Pokemon in each area. And I rotate my lead Pokemon till everyone is the same level.
Literally what I do! It’s only fair to have an equally trained party in my eyes, and having objectives means a little grinding, but I usually combine it with obsessive pokedex filling, so it works out
I love being able to play this with my friend. He has Moon and I have Sun. So if I miss a chance to capture a Pokémon that can only be caught during the day, he’ll catch it and trade me. I’m really having lots of fun with these games <3
I imagine doing that with my friend. He’d wake me up in the middle of the night saying “catch me a goddamn Vulpix and don’t forget the Ice stone”
Ice stones are both versions… for both Sandslash and Ninetails.
Yeah but, he’d want a free one from my version lol
One thing i hate is that Moon doesn’t get Vulpix. I did see a trainer use it but I’m so sad! It was soon cute!
It’s probably a Sun thing because like Midday Lycanroc they feel Moon Shouldn’t have all the elegant things.
You’re right.
Lycanroc’s Version Exclusivity is Bull though, and they should have made Rockruff more obtainable if it’s revealed as early as it was. And why make the Ice Alolans VE? Just do the Sawk/Throh thing and have one much more common than the other.
They should have done that! Also they should’ve made Tsareena and Lurantis VE, they look like that would’ve worked! Tsareena obviously for the Moon, and Lurantis for the Sun, it would’ve worked out! And for bot h to get them you’d need to get your VE, your starter and a Fire-type and go to the Lush Jungle, where Mallow would take you on a 10 minute quest to get you the other version Grass type.
I got a female popplio on my first try. Which I am lucky because it was so cute I couldn’t reset even if it were male. However it ended up being adamant however we are working through that little flaw.
oddly enough most of the Pokemon I’ve caught have a Neutral nature.
I have only caught female Pokemon so far. Eevee was the hardest. Because oml a S.O.S chain of six was horrendous as I was using a Misdreavus and my ghost moves pp was running low xC I am eight hours in and only as The western town.
First Eevee I saw was Female, literally right after or as I was getting the Egg.
I caught an eevee naturally. I refuse to chance it. I don’t have a single male pokemon and I dont intend on getting one until I start sun version later on. the only thing that bothers me was ilimas battle. I only had Popplio. And the clothes I can’t find anything pink and ruffly anywhere!!!!
Aren’t there Ruffle shirts in HeaHea?
IMHO getting an Adamant Popplio is worse luck than getting a male Popplio with any nature
edit: adamant female
Well I was never planning on using popplio as an attacker to be honest. And lucky by the time it turned into Brionne it now has equal special and physical attack.
Progress Update (Pokemon Sun)!
Just bet Guzma in Po Town.
I now have 10 Z Crystals (12 inclusing Pikanium and Primarium) and my current team is:
Primarina Lvl: 43
Charjabug Lvl: 42
Salazzle Lvl: 42
Tsareena Lvl: 41
Alolan Sandslash Lvl: 39
Feeling super clever with my nicknames this playthrough
Steenee – Matri. From the word Matriarchy
“a system of society or government ruled by a woman or women.”
Salandit – Sédfeur. A combination of the french word for seduce(séduire) and fire (feu)
Raichu – Loaf
I have Fantasea, Whispe'(misdreavus), camellia(Petilil), esme'(eevee), Persianna(Meowth).
playing moon
M Torracat – Caldera: Volcanic Formation, also boiler in spanish.
M Lycanroc Midday – Iwasuke: Rock Dog in JoJo part 8
F Araquanid – Dewdrop
F Charjabug – Tempesta: from Tempest, a storm, also storm in italian
F Fomantis – Kimono- Luranits looks like it’s in a kimono
TBD- Mimikyu.
This Diglett just called in another Diglett from the sky….only to slaughter it with Magnitude…
Stabbed in the back
Just bothered to check Steenee’s nature.
Adamant baby! ^_^
Mine is Bold so not too bad!
Wait blue is the good one right?
CRAP
I just checked it and it sucks -.-
Hey still better than Modest!
Raising its attack right now a bit in the festival plaza to make up for it
:s
-Atk +Def