Weekly Wrap Up is our end of the week digest of smaller news stories that are just as important, but didn’t get a dedicated post. If you’d like to get real time updates about what’s mentioned here you can follow our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages. Here’s what you missed from September 25th to October 1st!
Event Reminders
- The Hoenn Cap Pikachu event will be ending this Monday, October 2nd. Be sure to use the code PIKACHU20 in Mystery Gift to get this event ‘mon while you can, and remember: you can only get one of the Ash Hat Pikachu – use the code wisely! Hoenn Cap Pikachu comes with the moves Thunderbolt, Quick Attack, Thunder & Iron Tail, and the Pikashunium Z Z-Crystal
- The global distribution of Mewnium Z will also end this Monday! To obtain the Z Crystal you must have a paid subscription to Pokémon Bank and connect to Pokémon Sun or Pokémon Moon. As of now this is the only way to get Mew’s exclusive Psychic-type Z-Move, Genesis Supernova – so get it while you can!
Nintendo Wii Shop Channel To Cease Service
- Nintendo has announced that the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel will cease operations on January 31st, 2019 (however. purchasing Wii Points for games games on the Channel will cease on March 27th, 2018). From that point on, several Pokémon games will no longer be available for download on the Nintendo Wii or for the backwards compatibility on Wii U:
- Pokémon Puzzle League (Virtual Console)
- Pokémon Rumble
- My Pokémon Ranch
- Pokémon Snap (Virtual Console)
- And the Japan exclusives, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad, Let’s Go! Storm Adventure Squad, & Go for it! Light Adventure Squad
Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Starter’s Pack
- Those in North America will be able to purchase the Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Starter’s Pack bundle at select retailers! This bundle comes with the game of your choice, a Dusk Mane Necrozma (Ultra Sun) or Dawn Wings Necrozma (Ultra Moon) keychain, and a serial code for 12 Revives to be redeemed in game
Pokkén Tournament DX
- More clothes codes have been released via the official Nintendo UK Twitter account! The following codes can be used across all regions and will get you a spiffy Cheeseburger hat in game:
- Female:USBXKG8X4GLG
- Male: H5D9YZFETCQZ
Marshadow Distribution
- In addition to being distributed in Spain via Amazon pre-orders (as announced last week) it’s been confirmed that Marshadow will also be distributed by GAME stores across Spain via Nintendo Zone throughout the month of October
LINE Pokémon Stickers
- If you have the popular messaging app LINE downloaded onto your smartphone you can purchase a set of 16 stickers featuring classic images from Pokémon Gold, Silver & Crystal for $1.99/£1.49/¥240
Pokémon GO
- Due to Pokémon Trainer Club login issues earlier this week, the Equinox Event has been extended an extra day to October 3rd. For details of the event head to its dedicated post
- A massive amount of EX Raid Passes for Mewtwo Legendary Raid Battles have begun to roll out across the world at various Gym locations across the globe
- A Pokémon GO in-real-life event will be taking place at the Tottori Sand Dunes from November 24th through November 26th! Full details aren’t known as of now, however it has been confirmed that rare Pokémon Mr. Mime and Unown will have increased spawn rates in game
Pokémon Shuffle
- Costing 20,000 coins to access, the new Buzzwole Ultra Beast stage is now available and runs until October 3rd – it can only be played a mere 10 times
- The Mega Steelix competitive stage will be running until This is a competitive stage that runs until October 3rd, 2017. Top players will enjoy rewards including Steelixite (or a Level Up if you already have the Mega Stone), Mega Speedups, Raise Max Levels, and more!
- The following stages have begun repeat runs until October 10th, 2017: Cyndaquil (Winking), Hitmontop & Zygarde
Check out the official Pokémon merchandise that was either revealed, leaked or is now available for purchase this week:
Oh, Persona 5 is so much fun. Seriously, I’ve been playing for the past few hours traversing the 6th Palace
Sae’s?
Yeah
Well at least the music is good, the like aesthetic or whatever you call it is pretty cool.
Honestly, I’ve heard it so much, It’s starting to annoy me
lol Oh? xD Well I guess that can happen when listening to the same thing for a long time on repeat.
Oh hey. Why does Disqus suck now? It won’t let me create a new channel, only a new website and on websites you can’t post discussions and it barred me from my channel
Don’t hate me. http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1506985591695.png
That’s not too bad an idea, but jeez, this looks fake af
Yeah ……but if they show the captain alone I would believe it.
Why would people hate you for posting fake pictures especially since you aren’t claiming that this is real or anything you just posted a picture you think looks interesting.
That wat humanz do ……….they adore objection.
Hmmmmm
well ears do regulate body heat and a decent amount of the venom is in its ears so its possible that the venom could be frozen
I kind more wish it was real than fake
I love that Ice Trial Captain design. I wish it was real just for her.
Amazing I love it! Wish it was real.
WISH. because it isnt real. Alola evolutions only happen with green background.
But if it was real it would have been sooooo awesome. But why are we giving all these Alola forms part Ice.
Don’t get me wrong I love me some Ice, and I shouldnt be complaining, but there are a decent number of types not in any alola forms.
If only GF cared about Ice enough ;~;
I mean clearly fake, but it’s still pretty cool I’d love to see an ice type captain and obviously more Aloan forms would be pretty great too
yeash i nearly got checked by a freaking Furfrou
spammed toxic rest and snarl but a crit Draco Meteor killed it finally
That’s the last thing I’d want to lose to
I want one
https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/can-you-stump-the-pokemon-trainer-guess-game/
Something I hope we see in USUM is for every type to be covered by a trial Captain/Kahuna.
Doubt that will happen.
So today’s been… half and half.
The good that came out of today was finding out that I got a 98 in one of the tests of my lower classes (super happy about that) and it brought that class grade up a little bit higher. I also didn’t have really any homework (luckily) for tonight, so there’s that too.
But… there’s been some bad stuff today too. I found out after school that my mom, who was at Vegas for the past weekend, was sitting at the hospital for the entire day because a couple of her clients have been shot at the concert shooting last night. She’s been through a lot today, and I’m extremely concerned for her. Since I’m seeing her tomorrow, I’m going to try to spend as much time with her as possible. I’ve been worried for most this afternoon, so that’s why I haven’t commented much today.
I don’t often share my personal life too often here, but I felt like this is something I wanted to say.
I wish your mom the best. Do as you said and be there for her on this time.
Thank you.
It might be because it’s 10 PM but It’s still Monday the 2nd And I managed to get Sinnoh cap Instead of Hoenn Cap because I procrastinate.
Man this Snorlax hunt is already taking a thousand times longer than the Ho-oh hunt. I REALLY got lucky with Ho-oh. Full odds shiny H-oh with barely any resets (well comparatively lol) and now I’ve been spoiled. Now I’m in the trenches to get this Snorlax
Why do you even want a shiny snorlax from gen 2? It’s going to have Gluttony.
It’s not for comparison. just that I want it. Also I’m playing HG so it won’t have gluttony
Random theory: the three Z-Crystals we saw earlier (the red, yellow, and purple ones) aren’t the Kommonium and two other Z-Crystals: they’re Entei, Raikou and Suicune Z-Crystals
I think we saw Dusk’s Crystal being used in a trailer and looking exactly like one of those crystals tho
The Lycanroc crystal is brown, not red
Idk it seems brown to me and not red
They are clearly Komo, Mimi and something else. The red one is the real mystery.
Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/08082ede9c439c0ea3ef299f39c2622f99efda1264180cddb2f87f520d26afae.jpg
http://i.4cdn.org/vp/1506999767496.jpg
Aw
WHY DO I ALWAYS HAVE SUCH HORRIBLE LUCK???!?
ROCK BLAST MISSES
I GET 4 PARALYZES IN A ROW AND I CANT EVEN STALL OUT WITH PYUKY BECAUSE THEY JUST HAD TO CARRY SUB
HOW COULD I LOSE 200 POINTS OF RANK I WAS FINALLY GOING TO HIT 1.4k BUT ALWAYS THE BAD LUCK AAARRGHHHH
Because Pokémon requires no skill only luck and whatever the meta team comp is
Welllll
Skill is needed (as long as the luck isn’t overwhelmingly bad)
No it isn’t
Just an understanding of how it works that you get from playing a regular Pokémon game with very little extra knowledge
Star… why would I win games if it was all luck based? There is some skill required
Yes, luck determines a lot, but ask literally anyone who plays the game competitively. It requires some skill, trust me on that
And besides, saying it requires zero skill is insulting to literally anyone who plays the game competitively who doesn’t suck literal ass
Sorry if I’m coming off a little rude, I’m having a shitty day right now and I kinda got a little ticked off at what you said so it’s coming out here a little, just gonna leave this here and I’ll stop responding to it
Which in my case its bad 24/7
#freezehaxyo
you’re right skill is an absolute must
Unless you run like Jirachi aka
“HERES SOME FLINCHES”
even that don’t work as a skilled battler is always prepared to take on e.g flinch rachi
There’s no prepping for Rachi…
It’s more or less waiting to hit
Have you not played a tier lower than OU?
Yes. I have. You’re confusing skill for not being a freaking idiot when choosing a move
You can’t just say Pokemon requires ZERO skill
There is competitive Pokemon for a reason you know
Skill is necessary to build good teams, to battle the best battlers even if its OU
OU is an exception
not really you need skill/experience in OU more than any tier due to how chaotic it can be with the various threats up there and playstyles etc
OU is literally the same playstyle every game, OU is skilless
I play every tier sooooo
RU is probably the most skilled tier at the moment
Yes I can.
It takes no skill.
It takes knowing how the game works. That’s it. The rest is up to a dice roll
I’ll talk about this you when I’m not in class, kay?
It requires a lot of skill when you’re competing against the best.
I absolutely loathe when people claim to have skills or claim to outplay me when my attacks miss
The meaning of “outplaying” is baiting someone into making a dumb choice or predicting them to fucc them over
haha yes you get people who talk trash unfortunately :]
No it doesn’t.
Half of it is based on luck. Will you get a crit, will it miss, will you get frozen, well you hit yourself from confusion, will you get out of confusion, will you wake up, will the secondary effect activate
So many factors that will determine if your Pokémon lives or not, there is very little room for skill. Very little you can honestly improve at
But it’s not entirely luck though, admittedly the system has one HUGE flaw, but it still requires skill
Look at the bigger picture.
Yes luck does play a major role in battles and can decide the outcome buts it’s NOT the be all end all.
– Crits are not as game changing in this gen due to damage change
– missing moves us a risk and reward and ultimately choice of trainer will he go for the risky but more powerful fire blast or guarantee of never missing flamethrower.
As for skill:
– necessary to build solid and effective teams that serve its purpose (e.g. if team is basedon Zard X it supports abd allows zard to flourish) and also make it through the devastating OU tier where there are several differentl playstyles and top tier threats one must consider when building a team if you want to be the best.
– e.g. the various megas causing havoc like SD mega pinsir, medicham, CM mega lati, SD Mawile, Zard X or Y and much more
– plus other threats like DD Zygarde, CM Reuni or Magearna, Alolan Marowak, Tapus esp specs lele and offensive bulu/koko
– also prevalence of Z moves e.g. z move lando or koko
– then you have variety of playstyles such as stall variations, variations of hyper offense, Trick room teams, Drizzle teams and other weathers, Fat teams or balanced offense.
– Not to mention several defensive cores
So..you have to make a team that is able to make it through such a pressure centric tier where there are several ways to win AND lose.
As for originality its possibleand many people use their skills and thinking to surprise their opponent e.g. running unorthodox sets e.g. offensive mons running toxic to break counters
– in the battle its about predicting, playing to ur teams strength and making a pathway to win a match in a certain way e.g. you feel ur Charizard C can win if your opponents scarfed Gatchomp is out so ur opponent knows that and is protectin the chomp and ur job is to find a way around so you can win.
Requires a lot of thinking and strategy.
Also skill and experience helps you to mature in ur approach e.g you cant always be aggressive making doubles but you cant be passive and predictable.
So in summary Skill is a must.
All ya gotta do to prove skill is say the word
“Mindgames”
yup :]
What tier?
PU
That explains a lot
Every other tier is filled with annoying stuff and still im harassed by Mesprit
TBH RU is the only remotely balanced tier at the moment
Every other tier has something in it that’s stupid that determines entire matches from turn one
I mean… OU is bland, Ubers is unbalanced, UU is a fucking mess in every sense of the word, NU has a few mons ie: Emboar Rotom and Barbaracle that dominate literally the entire tier
And PU just has a few mons that destroy the whole tier simply because they lack counters
https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/73zo9x/pokémon_ultra_sun_and_ultra_moon_national_pokédex/
Fucc me
How is that even possible when we have over a 100 more pokemon?
I mean most probably ain’t new
Smaller fonts and trimming the fat to reduce money spent
Already debunked to be fake but not gonna lie, i’d have loved an Ice type Nidoking https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/0abce05b8c88b7e3e97d603af4a24f16f1d099a9d49f11a12204f0630b46b268.png
Imagine if it had Sheer Force:
STAB Ice Beam + SF would be deadly
I wish it was real, both the forms and the specialist
Why is life sucking so hard right now
Can I actually like get a break? I’m stressed out of my mind
Why are my college process teachers such useless fucking tools
If you want to talk about it we are more than glad to lend an ear. It might not change your physical situation but it might help if you relieve some of your stress on the comment section-it has been a bad week for some.
True… it’s just the fact that they want me to go to a college fair which is going to have ZERO colleges im actually interested in since mine have already came so I need to skip one of the two periods I seriously can’t miss today so I can avoid getting a zero
Obligatory events was honestly one of the ducky parts about high school. I am pretty sure you know what methods you would need to take in order to compensate for missing one of these necessary classes-asking others for notes or whatever applies in that scenario. These events are much less frequent in college-except for freshman orientation.
The issue is I can’t here
THe kids in my math class are as clueless as I am and sociology is a study session for tomorrows test so
I would say that if you are able to study by yourself or if you can ask the teacher after school about what you had missed in the review session-after explaining your situation-then you should skip sociology. If you have the choice.
I guess but I can’t do that since I’m going to be stupidly busy today
ARE YOU KIDDING ME WE LOSE RAINMAKER BECAUSE MY LAME BRAINED IDIOTS DIDNT SPRAY THE MOUND AND THEY GET LAZY BECAUSE WE WE 4 POINTS AWAY AND LOSE
I really hope Togedemaru will get a Z-move and not just become a totem
it annoys me that Togedemaru cannot learn Gyro Ball naturally nor any other steel type moves
Okay, Gyro Ball is like the perfect move for it, it should learn it on level 20
Gyro ball is terrible on it though, it’s a move for slow mons and Togedemaru is not slow whatsoever
There is ZERO reason for it not getting iron head
Smart Strike by TM in USUM or bust
I mean, I like it’s design and typing, but without a Signature Z-move it might not be worth it and the trailer animation could easily be for a totem
I suppose, it seems admittedly weird for it to get one but I certainly would not be opposed to it
My honest number one critique of Pokemon
Fucking critical hits….
Like I swear, that’s the one variable of Pokemon that’s uncontrollable and fucks up every single solitary thing
The only way crits should be allowed is by using moves like laser focus and focus energy
Oh and by certain abilities like super luck
Seriously, fix this and you get a much more balanced meta
But the satisfaction when you hit a crit is great
But it breaks the game. You can be set up for a win than you suddenly lose because the stall arcanine got a random extreemspeed crit and your strategy is gone
This is an RPG. RPG have crits. End of story. It’s just a thing. It shows you the game cant be 100% determined no matter what
Only certain moves should be able to crit just like only certain moves can miss under normal circumstances
Theories say Golisopod will get a broken Z move of its own
I wonder what it would be…
Guzma’s Goli’s Gigantic Grab
Oh god that sounds like a fanfic title
Ocean’s Razorslash
Inb4 the move gives it sheer force
Please
I’d actually be okay with that because it’s not anything that’s too stupidly strong. I could see it going to UU with that
its such an awesome pokemon i am extremely in love with but they’re really screwing me by giving it the worst ability ever
There are worse abilities
Regigigas says hello
well Golisopod doesn’t have a powerful 160 attack stat
Your right it has a 120ish one with literally some of the best bulk in the game
I’ll admit it though the ability does screw it up
If they added a regenerator effect that might help a fair bit
just make it 25% or let it preform its move
Better idea, let it heal plus have the ability to choose switching out
no they would never let you chose thats way too easy
it needs to have strengths and weaknesses
but then again Stealth Rocks ruin its reentry
If they made it’s ability like that it would still not be amazing y’know
That’s a terrible name tbh
Can we nerf psychic terrain? Kay thanx
I wish alolan mons weren’t literally 99% garbage
But Alolan Persian
Bad but amazing
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/b9d337998cc17088cf04dc4907dba76f0b07bbc19b6a55e3e270fa34b27e1793.jpg
OKAY WE’RE DONE HERE
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/75f48ef2aa79bbc1bc6499bad2ad8b942f444e2255e7d0fcc98414178b7ada4f.jpg
Yas papi
is super ugly