Pokémon Mascot Showdown: The Results

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Hello everyone! We’re bringing you the results of the Pokémon Mascot Showdown! There were a lot of votes, and it was a very close call, but we have a winner.

It’s Giratina, our favorite mascot from Generation 4! It won with 19% of all the votes! In celebration of Giratina, our supreme overlord, winning we’ve updated the site theme to something a little more fitting of everyone’s favorite legendary Ghost-type Pokémon!

2nd: Lugia (18%)

3rd: Rayquaza (17%)

4th: Charizard (15%)

5th: Xerneas (12%)

6th: Lunala (10%)

7th: Zekrom (9%)

Is Giratina our rightful winner? If not, which mascot should have won instead?

Thanks for the voting and we’ll see you next time!

X — EVAN

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  2. So people are saying that undocked The Switch’s battery life run for nearly 3 hours tops and requires a solid 3 hours to recharge to maximum

    I’m just so jelly of everyone getting to fondle Switches right now while I haven’t even seen one in person yet

    Also that they’re even field testing how it fits in an average pocket, I only wear cargo pants and I carry around a iPad mini in my right cargo pocket every where I go so if I can holster a tablet I am confident that my left pocket can just barely hold it while it is in its case or I can hold the screen in there while I keep the joycons in the little mini pocket on the same cargo pocket where I hold a comb

    The biggest set back is the analog stick jutting out, but I’d have to be fairly stupid to carry a switch around a daily basis (does not apply to being at home)

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  6. Did I miss anything from the switch previews? In other words, are they worth reading? In other other words, do they contain previously unknown stuff?

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    • Um, short update.
      1. Console is slightly weaker then an XB1 at min.
      2. Portable screen sucks in daylight and generally has to be played in darker places
      3. Breath of the wild has about 2 and a half hours of battery life when pushed to the limits of the console.
      4. Shovelknight and not F-zero are coming at launch.
      5. Lots of debates if its a console that’s portable, or a hybrid.

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      • 1. That’s actually good news to me, there were a few rumors that it was only a little more powerful than the Wii U. Power doesn’t matter that much to me, but if it means that third parties might be more willing to give the Switch a try then I’m all for it. Plus you know graphics and stuff
        2. Kinda like the 3DS? Cause I thought that was pretty bad.
        3. About what I expected, not too much of a surprise.
        4. DOES THAT ALSO MEAN SPECTER KNIGHT
        5. That’s always been a hot topic for discussion, I guess. I can definitely see all sides of the argument, but I’m just hoping and praying that Nintendo sees it as a full hybrid and not just a portable console. A 3DS successor would be a disaster the way I see it. (and honestly? It’s a portable that can connect to the TV (which is awesome, mind you). Since there are no upgrades or such in the dock, the system itself is essentially a handheld).

        Follow up question: Any confirmation that titles we purchased on Wii U will be transferable? I want to know if I can get Shovel knight or not.

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        • 2. Kind of, but it generally seems like the 3DS handled it a little better since you could adjust the brightness enough, where it seems to be an issue with the switch.
          4. Yes, I think? I would double check. at least the first two are coming for certain.
          5. Ehh, I’m in the portable console camp myself and honestly with seeing its power I feel that its pretty much a death nail for it ever being a hybrid. It would be nice in theory to have your handheld and console in one device, but ignoring the pricing issue and how to handle peoples expectations, it simply comes down to an issue of dev costs for me. No matter how you want to look at it, the switch is a current gen console, and that’s going to require a triple A budget to develop games on, and like the Vita in 2011, handheld dev’s will love its power, but quickly realize that they simply can’t afford the high dev cost. Certainly some studios can afford to do it, but again it comes down to the issue of pricing games. Like can you really say that people won’t see a problem with a hand held pokemon game costing $60 USD, especially when Xenoblade Chronicle’s 2 cost the same and would be seen as a better value by many. And if they stuck with the $40 price for handhelds, not only would they have to sell a lot more copies just to break even, but they run the risk of people seeing their games as budget titles, setting themselves up to failure from the get go. It’s why I really hope that their going to push the switch hard this year, and come 2018 they do reveal a successor to the 3DS, making a point that the switch was designed to change CONSOLE gaming, and that this new device will be an attempt at shaking up handheld gaming, and maybe even working along side the switch in some way.

          Not to my knowledge yet.

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          • I do see your logic here, but I have a very valid counter point.

            POKEMON ON THE TV WOULD BE AWESOME

          • What I mean is actually think about it. Pokemon is a game made for handhelds for a reason, one of them being their length and pacing. Most pokemon games can be beaten in about 20-30 hours. Their intended to be short RPG’s that can be enjoyed in short bursts or a long play session. Console rpg’s aren’t the same. Their intended to be longer and slower, requiring a lot more time to be dedicated to them. Pokemon in its current design isn’t really well suited to a console experience, and would need to be changed in order to meet the expectations of a console, which would piss off many fans.

            As well we can kind of see what the numbers are of a console Pokemon RPG with Colosseum(about 2.4 mil sold) and XD(1.4 mil sold). Granted those games weren’t the exact standards of a pokemon game, but they were games that reflected the needed changes to make pokemon more of a console game, and despite the promise of having pokemon in 3D and a mature story line, the game’s sold well enough to end in the black, but are a far cry from the sales expectations of the main series games.

            What I’m trying to say is that People have a vague idea of things that they thing they want or would like, but that’s not always the case. Being able to play Pokemon on a tv would be great, but at the same time it would probably be best if it was done through some cable connected to the 3DS or a future handheld, as it honestly would probably sell worse if it had to compete with Triple A rpg’s.

          • I see your logic, but there’s no way to say it’d sell worse if larger RPGs were on the market. The 3DS had a fair share of large scale RPGs yet Pokemon did phenomenal.

            Plus Pokemon is a huge system seller.

          • Yes and no. Did pokemon do well on the 3DS against other RPG’s? Yes. But on the other hand it competed largely against other handheld rppg’s that play by similar design choices, and one old wii rpg that was ok, but was better suited for a console experience. The issue with the Switch though is that it is a home console first and thus all games will be judged on a homeconsole standard with no real exceptions.

            As for pokemon being a system seller, yes and no. Main series pokemon does move units, but anything that’s a spinoff not so much. With in being on the switch; there is a very good chance of it being a spinoff game, and if it isn’t then it run’s the risk of people treating it like a spinoff game and being more likely to skip it.

            And that’s even ignoring the price issue of the switch being generally that of a home console meaning its a difficult system for people to buy, but younger people most of all, who are one of pokemon’s biggest target audiences. It might be seen as a bad move from GF’s perspective to put a game aimed for a younger audience on a more expensive system that’s mostly been marketed for a more mature demographic and isn’t exactly a child friendly portable.

      • 1: i could care less about the hardware and frame rate i’ve never had any issues with that in any kinda game
        2: i can understand that
        3: they told us this would happen, i don’t like it but its not as big a deal as everyone is making it
        4: who the frig care we’re been playing Shovel Knight for nearly three years
        5: trivial nonsense that distracts people without defined goals and expectations

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  10. Ha listen to this
    I’m playing Splatoon
    its Marli-Marli Resort
    Some Sniper can’t hit the me at all
    i make my way up to him and kill him easily
    Squidbag him
    connection drops

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  11. Question: I just signed up for an online competition (just to get mega stones for beedrill and mawile) and I wanted to know if I actually have to battle people or I can just wait the end of the competion to get the mega stone without battling anyone. Thanks

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  12. http://creeper-crayon.tumblr.com/post/155669338776/part-2-of-my-mimikyu-collection-i-had-a-lot-of
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    • probably a little bit longer, but i wouldn’t worry, i mean you gotta look at this at 2 different ways
      how much a individual uses a Switch on the go
      vs how much the demographic uses it on the go

      i mean hypothetically how do you see yourself using the switch out and about compared to how much you dock it

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      • I highly doubt people will be using the Switch on the go that much. What they’re more likely to be doing is using it while sitting on the couch or on a different side of the house.

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        • me i’m gonna treat this thing like a Goddess, i’m not going to let people look at it without washing their hands, and if they smudge it or get a crumb on it…..i’m going to break into their house at night….and murder them…..with an Axe

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          • Now do i bludgeon them with a stick with an axew tied to it
            or jam their tusks into the throat of the victim

            OOOOOH i’ll drug them and slice a major vein on their body and collect the blood into a pan and force it down their throats 😀

            i loves the way i think

          • dude you know my mind is a erratic symphony of colorfully gruesome actions

            even dating back to 1st grade where i wrote a story about a Toxic Spider killing adventurers

            i was prominently sent to counseling the following week

          • it involved a Frog man and a Skunk in a Trash Can….and a third thing but i cannot remember

            point is even at a young age my Video Game soaked brain impacted nearly everything i did

          • i’ve been playing videoames since i was three years old
            they inspired me to learn how to read (Since i have unpleasant memories of me screaming for a parent to read me videogame dialogue)
            i was even able to beat my own father in Mario Kart 64
            and i drew or recreated nearly anything from a videogame in legos

  15. Well I did it I collected all Pokémon that will appear in my Fan-Region new and old (not including varients) it equals together to 373 in the region all together
    225-old
    148-new

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  16. bored……..as we approach our final week of solid waiting i must ask
    what are everyone’s plans? if you’re that deranged and detail oriented

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    • Finish Zelda TP and play some Star Dew Valley. Hopefully going to finish the Town Hall quest. Then maybe I’ll play Zelda 1 and a Link to the Past. Then when April 17th rolls around I’m murdering my family and playing BotW

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        • For real though, it’s going to be busy. I’m getting the system itself as a present then I’m going out shopping for the games and other accesories and stuff. All after school. Then I’m having Cookie Cake and stuff and maybe my older sister and/or brother will come over.

          Of course my birthday falls on Monday. I can’t just play Zelda for a month. I have to go through 8 hours of hell just to fight off my brother and go to heaven for a few hours and play the best game ever made

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    • i have nearly everything down to the last detail,

      Now this plan branches into two courses
      if Pre-orders will be available at a midnight release or not
      i will go to the Best Buy i’m pre-ordering at and ask if they are doing a midnight release and even show them my pre-order number in a blind hope that they will assist me in my shopping experience

      I will go to the store two hours prior to the date of release weather it be midnight or store hours and still my little fat behind on a chair and wait there

      i shall buy the stuff and patiently wait for everything i ordered to be delivered….or at the very least micro SD card because i know that will be delivered early

      Move all my drinks and snacks to my room and even have my Wii U’s HDMI cable moved and ready to made…the switch to avoid unnecessary set-up and I will make my profile and set up my nintendo ID and hopefully it will go with no fuss,

      and i shall play Breath of the Wild and i will play it blind and make sure to not move for any bodily need including urination!

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    • Maybe finish my moon Nuzlocke (I’m pretty far off though) before the third.

      Here’s my real plan (as of yet):
      I’m going to the midnight release, but the thing is I have the pro controller and game at GameStop while the console is Best Buy. So basically I’m going to either try to rush to GS after BB or my dad will go wait at GS while I get the console.

      Thing is idk how I feel about hanging out alone at midnight.

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          • Oddly specific, but yeah

            the issue is that if I’m at the end of the line at BB, I’m not confident I can make it to GS in time. I’ll either have a game without a console or a console without a game. Or both but with danger of nipple stabbing.

            To be fair, they’re like two blocks apart, but I’m not really in the position to risk anything

          • well this is why preordering is king, you are entitled to a product and they have to honor it sooner or later…

            but yeah nipple stabbings are getting common by the day

          • I guess it won’t make too much of a difference either way. When I get home from the midnight release I’ll probably have to go to bed in like a half hour anyway, so I won’t be able to play anyway…

    • I really want those but I don’t have any money left after the loot I already payed for.

      Maybe I’ll try to scrape together enough for the archer link on the third, I want at least one.

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  21. So I just noticed that there’s a cathedral in Hearthome city. I never really paid much attention to it before. But it’s kind of weird. I suppose I always knew people worshipped pokemon, but not in a building, I guess? I mean, I assume that’s what the building is for. It has pews and a big stained glass window on the inside. Probably some sort of chapel devoted to the Sinnoh legendaries. Such an interesting detail.

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  22. Guys another question should I just choose Pokémon for the second Gym cause that’s Reece’s Gym and he is very Seldom here so should I do it or no?

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  23. ugghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh my boredom is becoming far too much
    tomorrow i’m going to Connecticut to see my Aunt, do some housework for her in exchange for cash and a nice dinner out and later hitting this casino with my Mother, maybe i’ll get lucky and win enough to pay off all my switch expenses….or develop a inhumane gambling addiction and pawn things to fuel it
    anyway it’ll be nice to get away for 2 days and burn time for the switch…
    Switch switch SwitchitySwitchity Switch Switch Switch Switch.

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