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 December 11th to December 17th!
This Week’s Big Stories
Showdown: Villainous Teams — Round II Grunts & Admin
PokéJungle Christmas 2017 Giveaway
Pokémon Crystal to be Released on Virtual Console
Groudon Now Available in Pokémon GO!
Showdown: Villainous Teams — Round III: Plans
Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon
- Version 1.1 of the games is now available for download in the Nintendo eShop! Requiring 539 Blocks, the patch fixes a number of bugs:
- Fixes a bug where Ion Deluge doesn’t work
- Fxes a bug where Wide Guard reduced damage from all Z-Moves instead of just Clangorous Scales
- Fixes a bug where the first move is deleted if you teach a Pokémon with 3 or fewer moves a move at the Move Tutor
- Fixes a bug where the game would periodically freeze shortly after selecting Litten as your Starter Pokémon
- However, due to the changes all Battle Videos recorded before the patch will unfortunately not be accessible anymore
- The second Global Mission has begun! This time around our goal is to collectively earn 1,000,000 Beach Points through Mantine Surf by Christmas day. If we succeed all participating players will receive 2,000 FC (4,000 FC if they have a Global Link account attached to their game) while a failure will result in a 1,000 FC reward (2,000 FC if connected to the Global Link)
- The Global Mission goal has already been exceeded as of December 14th
- The games will have a robust online maintenance on December 18th, 5:00pm-7:00pm PST
Pokkén Tournament DX
- The Thunderclap Press Cup will be ongoing from December 22nd to December 31st! Participating players will receive a special title reward based on the Pikachu Libre fighter, gaining even more unique titles the higher they place in the Special Group Match
Pokémon The Movie: I Choose You!
- For those who didn’t catch the film in theaters or TV, or just want to rewatch the film, it is now available digitally on iTunes, Amazon, and the Google Play store to purchase or rent in the US and some parts of Europe. A physical release of the movie is set for next year
Great Detective Pikachu (Film & Game)
- The Detective Pikachu film has been slated for a May 10th, 2019 release date
- The Detective Pikachu game that was released exclusively to Japan last year has been given a PEGI 3 rating by the European Game Rating board. The rating release also came with an attached release date of December 31st, 2020, however this date is purely a place holder
Special Edition Pikachu 2DS XL
- It has been confirmed that the special edition Pikachu 2DS XL that was released in Japan earlier this month will be available for purchase in Europe starting January 26th, 2018. No word on release in other regions
LINE
- For those with the popular messaging app a new set of stickers from The Pokémon Company International are now available to purchase for $1.99//£1.49/¥240
Pokémon Trading Card Game
- The upcoming TCG set will be called Ultra Prism and features over 150 new cards! This set will introduce the new Prism card which, when discarded or KO-ed, is transferred to the Lost Zone and can’t be recovered. As per official rules only one Prism card can be included in any given deck
Pokémon Duel
- The Fairy Gym Cup has begun in game
- Version 5.0.3 of the turn based mobile strategy game is now available! 247MB in size, the update brings new figures and plates, and is required to download in order to continue playing the game:
- New UX Figure: Mega Scizor
- New EX Figures: Scizor & Magearna
- New R Figures: Mr. Mime & Metang
- New UC Figures: Mime Jr., Beldum, & Togedemaru
Pokémon Shuffle
- The new Chespin (Winking) stage is now available until December 19th
- The Shiny Mega Diancie Escalation Battle stage has begun and is available until
- The following stages have begun repeat runs until December 19th: Nihilego, Tornadus (Therian Form), Deoxys (Attack Form), and Delibird (Holiday)
- With the latest update several new main stages have been added to the game
Check out the official Pokémon merchandise that was either revealed, leaked or is now available for purchase this week:
So I know this is a trite topic but does anyone have any suggestions on how to improve hail. I don’t think Gamefreak will improve Ice types anytime soon, but they did make some progress with Aurora Veil. I have been thinking that maybe they could have the Sp. Def of Ice types boosted in Hail (another obvious one) and have Dark types benefit from hail. Not sure how but every other weather has had multiple types benefiting from its effects. For Rain, it is Water Types but Electric and Flying types also get some benefits as well. For Sun, both Fire and Grass types get a boost. And Sandstorm helps out Rock, Steel, and Ground types. Any thoughts?
They could make it Def in contrast to the Rock only Sp.Def boost in Sandstorm
Ice, Dark and maybe ghost should benefit from hail
I was thinking that as well, but Ghost already has a lot of similarities offensively with Dark types (They both hit Ghost and Psychic types for SE damage). And with the added Fairy weakness I think that Dark types need a little bit extra added to their niche when compared to Ghost types.
I think Ice should get a Defense boost in hail, because they need more help with defense than special defense
Besides that, maybe make another type take no (or less) damage from Hail
I guess. From a quick glance over of the Ice types we have now it seems like that more of them have a greater defense than special defense. Regardless, more of them may benefit from the Defense boost considering that three of their weaknesses (Rock, Steel, and Fighting) lean towards Pokémon with Physical movesets.
I think they should shorten the hail damaging and just automatically take out a few without any messages.
Ice types instantaneously die in hail
*flying not ice
Though ice is more realistic for gf
For whatever reason, I think that both Gamefreak and you share a distaste of Ice types.
They don’t faint
They DIE
They gain Ghost STAB?
Yeah… Hail is very intricate weather
50% boost to def to ice types.
More abilities that benefit in hail
Ice Attacks have 1.5x more power.
The reason for having both the defence and attack boost is because like you mentioned hail only benefits Ice while sun, rain, and sand have a lot of other uses.
This last Odyssey level….
My god…
Assuming you need Darker Side of the Moon?
Yes..
Oh yah that was difficult as heck, especially the flame jumping part.
please tell me you changed the music
Can I just say how much I love the digimon tri movies? I love the fact that they did something with the original cast and they they are giving everyone their own Megas besides just tai and Matt. Seriously excited at the final three movies coming out next year. And I have to ask. How did a political post happen like an hour ago lol besides net neutrality idk why it would be brought u ohere :/ quite honestly as someone who tries to stay in the middle I think there are problems with both the right and the left. And quite honestly in last years election we didn’t have a good choice. It was pretty much pick your poison. Can we just accept that bad hope we get better choices in 2020? That’s all I am going to say in that
Tri was a huge missed opportunity. The only thing they have going for them is nostalgia sadly.
I am enjoying it so far personally. Bought confession over weekend and I am marathoning all of them today.
My main problem is the pacing. I’ve watched 5 movies and the pacing is so terrible, plus by the end of the 5th movie the plot is all over the place and i don’t think one last movie will be enough to save it.
Then there’s the issue with the 02 kids. No mention at all. Digimon Emperor and Imperialdramon appear? And everyone’s reaction? Let’s just beat it.
And ofcourse, how bad of a character meiko is.
I will admit the whole 02 kids missing is strange. That said they can keep Davis away lol idk his character has always aggravated me. Probably now he instantly became leader in 02 when I feel TK should have been the leader since he had more experience in the digital world. I am mainly just happy to see the original digidestined back though and that’s nostalgia as you said. And I will reserve full judgement once I see them all dubbed since that’s the voices I am used to even though some of the actors changed
I thought they killed them off in the beginning of the first movie
No one’s gonna say anything about this?
I totally agree. It’s like 02 in that aspect its introducing so much but doesnt know which one it wants to actually make the story. I just dont understand it. Theres so many questions, and such confusion
Are you serious?
Digimon tri is so bad and a confusing mess to me
Yes I am serious. To each their own. I love it you don’t let’s just leave it at that lol
Ok, but I think the last movie is the last one actually. Im pretty sure theres only supposed to be 6.
It is. For me I will be waiting for three more movies because I personally prefer the dub when it comes to anime. Probably nostalgia with digimon but hey that’s just me lol I will say that I wish they kept omnimons Japanese name though.
Ah! I see. Im watching in Japanese that explains it. Part 3 was probably the best part.
If you havent watched digimon adventure in japanese though I HIGHLY recommend, it’s like a different show
I have actually thought about giving the original show a shot in Japanese because I have heard a lot of good things about it
It’s AMAZING. Like I loved digimon in dub (despite how cheesy it is), but my goodness… I was like blown out of the water with how much Eng changed somethings. I even knew what was going to happen (I saw the show like 3 times in English), and I got even more emotional after seeing it in original dub. Definitely a MUST see
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/12/the-celebrity-twitter-battle-over-net-neutrality-star-wars-is-insane/
I’d trust the SW actor over the Texan and the fatso.
I hate politicians…crap like this is why. This whole net neutrality thing is stupid. They need to keep it because let’s be honest a lot of people do not want it gone except for the businesses obviously. And not saying all politicians are bad. I am sure some of them actually care about the people but problem is they are outnumbered by the ones who only care about money
Well I beat Red again
Final Results
Feraligatr 56
Donphan 54
Urasring 54
Crobat 53
Heracross 55
Tyranitar 56
Total game time: 149:10
By Red I guess you mean the character?
Yep
Are those hours? That seems like a very long time playing it. I don’t think my VC run had hit even 1/3 of the time and I was about to challenge Red with a team of slightly higher level. Did you catch all the Pokémon you could in the Dex or whatnot?
Probably super speed
Can anyone help me breed something in a bit? I will provide parents, I just need 2 of my Chimecho bred together and they both will be English which will mess up my Masuda chain if I do it.
Oh and it will need to be on an Ultra game.
I’m an orphan, I volunteer! How good are these parents you talk about?
They will have USUM exclusive Egg Moves in Crafty Shield and Perish Song, along with Hypnosis and Cosmic power. it’s just breeding those together on it I am struggling with. It’ll be in a Dream Ball I think. I have a while to go before I’m ready since I need to breed some Larvesta and Chespin first.
https://i.imgur.com/9nohQh4.jpg
Oh, now I see, I am half asleep. Thanks for the unhelpful humour https://78.media.tumblr.com/4138325a4e72fa36680051b03854e5e8/tumblr_muh1tzTMTj1rdh9azo1_400.gif
That annoying moment you get a call from Walmart that your ex’s prescription is ready. Called them back and told them to remove my number from her file and told someone who talks to her to give her the message that I want my number removed from anything she uses. Sorry for slight rant was just really aggravating and had to vent some.
As long as they don’t send you the bill.
Well explained to them that I wanted the number removed because she was my ex so hopefully that tells them to not send the bill to me lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5u5n5qsLSE
In case anyone cared, this is the music they used in the Jump Festa DBFZ Trailer.It’s really good
Dang I just realized the year ends in 13 days. To that I say I am ready. I am honestly ready for this year to end. A lot of ups and downs but I am so ready to put everything bad that happened behind me and move completely forward in 2018. Going to continue losing weight like I have all year and I will learn to drive in 2018 and finally get my license. After that I will find a better job where I can make more money. On a future relationship maybe who knows what will happen. Maybe someone will come into my life that changes my views on a relationship right now.
Finally got this set up to work decently
https://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ru-676139713
I Choose You wasn’t THAT bad, it was just ridiculous. It seems like their only goal was to somehow fit together obvious Sinnoh foreshadowing, Sun + Moon content and Kanto/Johto nostalgia…and that’s pretty much it. It worked better than I thought, but it was just hollow. 7/10 from me.
The Gen 7 anime entirely is better subpar.
Actually curious. Did anyone prefer USUM trainer battle theme to SM?
SM had the best trainer battle theme IMO, USUM messed it up. I do wish USUM remixed more like BW2.
I agree the USUM trainer theme wasn’t as appealing.
I just want to say something. Thank you everyone here. Whether you know it or not a lot of you have helped me a lot this year. Some of you may have seen on he forums earlier in the year that I went through a very bad breakup. It go so bad that I ended up leaving the forums because my ex kept posting stuff there about her new relationship and it got to me. That said using this site has helped me stay somewhat positive and kept my mind off everything that happened and I can’t thank y’all enough for that
Aw you’re welcome. Im sorry you went through that! We here will be with you through thick and thin! Im glad you stuck it through! And if you need anyone to talk to we are always here! I hope 2018 treats you and everyone better!
Yeah I am ready for this year to end. That said I am in a much better place than I was late last year when everything started happening and I am ready for 2018 so I can put all of this behind me. Some good cams of it though. I am closer to my friends and family again and I lost a lot of weight after gaining a lot the past nearly three years.
Congrats! Just keep going and stick it through and it will eventually work out!
I plan on it! Thanks!
I want to add something to this. If I can give anyone here some friendly advice on a relationship don’t settle for just anyone. If you are arguing a lot and the person tries to put a wall up between you and your family or your friends it’s not a good sign. I wish I had realized it earlier myself but hey that’s life you make mistakes. Only thing you can do is learn from them and overall if life pushes you down you get back up and keep moving.
Hail should really boost Ice types Defence by 50% for the duration
…..nahhh Avalugg would be extremely annoying without an open flame
Avalugg is like the only bulky Ice type lol dont be so cruel to them
I’m just thinking that defense, on top of the 50% and Ice Body and leftovers
And Aurora Veil.
Yeah this needs to not happen
Only?
Regice
Walrein
Avalugg
Amarus
Articuno
Ninetales.
Shudder
Most of those are OHKO’ed by either Flash Cannon or a close combat
Exactly. They need the help
Puhlease a boost in defense is amazing but it still literally dies to an ember. Just defense not Special Defense
Well then what about A Ninetales with Aurora Veil and that newer Def that’s 100% defense
Earthen ain’t having that
It needs to honestly. I dont understand why its not like that. I guess they thought hail hitting non-Ice types was a good enough ‘buff’ when it’s really not.
I mean i like that Blizzard has 100% accuracy in hail, but its simply not enough.
It really isnt. They need the defense boost. Just bulky ice types sucks. Theres so many ice types who dont even know what they want to do. Ice NEEDS the buff
SE v water
resist water+flying
Boost defense by 50% in hail
Would be immense
I think SE on water is good, but I think it should resist fairy+flying. Ice doesnt really ‘resist’ water logically. TBH ice could resist grass and bug it logically makes sense. And maybe even be good against bug. but My IDEAL buffs would be
SE on water
Resist Fairy+flying
50% boost defese in hail
i am sorry for how i acted before, it was very immature of me
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You are good. Saw your posts but stayed out of it. Honestly people shouldn’t post politics on here but that’s just my personal opinion
One of the most underrated Pokemon designs/maybe in in general is Sigilyph. I actually kind of want to use one at some point. It’s a very cool design and Psychic/Flying isn’t a bad typing either
So nobodies gonna help me then? OK good.
What do you need help with if I may ask?
Just breeding my 2 Chimecho together so I don’t ruin my Masuda chain in US.
I can’t help you out! Just give me an hour or so please because I am eating right now and left my 3ds at home!
OK thanks, I am not quite ready anyway so I’ll see you then.
Okay then I will send out a response as soon as I get home! If for some reason I don’t please just contact me!
Oh, looks like the server is under maintenance and won’t be done for 3 to 4 hours, will you be on around then? If not some time tomorrow?
I should be! If not I will for sure be tomorrow. It depends on how my body does me with getting over being sick and everything. Just contact me around the time the maintenance ends and I will get back with you!
Well I finally got my first fully evolved kanto starter in Pokémon go lol my favorite kanto starter no less so that’s a plus. Now I just need to get charizard bladtoise and typhlosion. And obviously all the hoenn starters final evos https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f929b32526dcb059f5133e50ec0b8e898d6170ee6ca95ba25c3a746678065fb6.png
Also my favourite Kanto Starter. It was my first starter that I chose with my brother in Blue. I also used a Shiny Mega one in X.
Funnily enough as a kid it was my least favorite but as grew older it really grew on me!
I think Charizard was my favourite for the longest time. Bulbasaur+Ivysaur and Charmander+Charmeleon were pretty much tied. I think my favourite mid-stage is actually Wartortle though.
Awesome! It looks like you got a good moveset as well. I try to aim for perfection so I don’t evolve my Pokémon unless they have good IVs. That is really only holding me back from getting a Charizard, Sceptile, and Feraligatr right now. Swampert and Blaziken are Starters that I don’t even have enough candies of.
Alright I gotta put Odyssey down for a bit… it’s really getting to me. Plus some other stuff on my mind I just gotta chill for a bit…
Did you beat darker
haha no
I did :3
tips? I could only make it to the cloudy section with the moving platform
Don’t die….like at all….
And when the going gets tough……use A-Mode.
Huh
At the Krusty Krab, we serve, cook and eat Krabby.
stop the spam
It was just one comment.
Why has there been so much maintenance lately? Not just the recent update but the online maintenance, I’m sure we’ve had at least 3 in the last month, is USUM really that problematic?
They’re probably fixing it up.
I know that, I just wonder why it keeps needing fixing. Is it because there are issues with new Pokemon or something?
Maybe it’s because it’s pushing the 3DS’ limit and are trying to find ways to amend any bugs caused by that.
Hm, it is only online maintenance though.
Maybe the online is just berserk.
That or hacking issues maybe. Hope it ends for a while soon.
It’s always been like this, they do maintenance every week, you just play more.
I’m so bored…. I hate studying… school’s sucking
Try something new.
I don’t have time anymore
Create more enticing ways to study, like rhymes or something idk.
Hmm
Alone at a desk, away from your room. Ideally no music but if needed, jazz beats without lyrics.
Studying for what?
Biology, math, you name it
Fun stuff. If you need help, I’ve probably done whatever courses you’re in
okii
Biology and meth
Just remember you need pseudoephedrine and brake fluid….and for extra credit you wanna cut it with iodine just to make sure the product is good enough for buyers market
Just pretend you’re being sent on a life-or-death situation to the moon and must get the answers correct or death will arrive.
That isn’t even remotely helpful, death is a reward at this point
Alright alright, instead just take a relaxing hot bath or something and fuggedabout school.
You aren’t alone. Others-including me-are studying for tests this night instead of doing more fun tasks.
I dont use beard oil for 1 day and im already scratching itches lmao. Sometimes i just want to shave it all off but then i remember i am blessed with this exceptional piece of masculinity
Ew shave that
I’m not a girl wth
Beards are disgusting
Respect the beard. I look so weird without one now lol
I hate my face a little less with a beard, largely because it covers a portion of it.
YOU TAKE THAT BACK YE RAT FACED PIG
Ur just salty cos you probably cant grow a proper one 😛
They physically disgust me. I will never grow one
Beards are for men, real men 😛
I just have my goatee…
I wouldn’t go full beard, my face is too round and Italian to have a full beard
My face was made for a full beard and hopefully it’ll continue to grow
Not mine, my facial hair is kinda “malnourished” I need some manscaping and maybe to grow it in a little more
My chin beard thing is weird it’s like made of two points that don’t interlock so I gotta like work it into a bundle I dunno
I have a full beard :]
What is beard oil?
Special oil to treat your beard with. It keeps it soft and easy to comb through
Hmmm…Thanks for the info. I will never use it since I prefer to shave but it is nice to know.
You have a beard?
yes https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/9878fcadb409159aa8c66ee76ad478bd1f53b7aad2cedc4e7ba172b8bfc49dac.jpg
What are you looking at in wonder?
Probably just the clouds i dont remember anymore lol
I thought you might’ve been in deep contemplation about something important like pie.
I have this feeling that I will soon get a shiny Pheramosa. Sure, I don’t have the shiny charm, but this is the part of the story where my patience is welly paid off, right?
Maybe? You can but hope
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Well I feel like I studied quite a bit for my “not finals but actually are” exams tomorrow. I noticed on this article that the USUM games are supposed to be undergoing robust maintenance from 5:00 to 7:00 pm PST. I haven’t updated my UM game yet to the newest version, so does that mean that I can’t play it now as a break during this period of time because I can’t update it?
You can if you disable online.
Thanks.