That's exactly why NoA is hyping the announcement. Just announcing the games and their platforms is HUGE news.
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Important new Pokemon announcement coming on Jan 8 [Up: Hyped By NA Twitter]
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That's exactly why NoA is hyping the announcement. Just announcing the games and their platforms is HUGE news.
Hot Coldman
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That's all we got for BW, wasn't it? The names and Reshiram/Zekrom.
Besides CoroCoro leaks, that is.
Femmeworth
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That part is definitely bullshit. A GAFer proposed such a system a while back.
Resh/Zek came later. All we got were the names of the games.
Not that I'm against them changing things up, but both of these would be a balance nightmare if the rest of the game's systems stayed the same. It took years to develop enough new moves and Pokemon to make Dark and Steel into worthwhile types, and the two of them were really only added to balance out the then-overpowered Psychic.
Five moveslots wouldn't be a particularly big change on a basic level, but I do kind of like the competitive constraints that four slots gives you. It would definitely mix up the competitive scene a bit.
DragonSworne
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I agree and that's why I want it to happen
Change is good!
Don't necessarily think 5 is better than 4 for any particular reason, but it would shake things up tremendously
Yeah, but I think Nintendo realizes they can create an international hype machine for the game with simultaneous regional reveals.
Of course, I'm probably giving Nintendo too much credit as usual.
Demoncarnotaur
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The fact that he goes into details about EV/IV stats makes me call BS right away. It all sounds way too convenient, fanfareish. Not that it sounds bad, but yeah, Im not holding my breathe.
A new type would be change for the sake of change, which I'm not sure would be a good thing, especially when there's something resembling balance in the games finally.
Cue "BUT LIGHT TYPE" discussion, and ten pages of "THAT'S ALREADY FIGHTING TYPE"
Five moveslots does have interesting implications, but isn't a huge change on the most basic level. Interviews say that they've like four slots for gameplay reasons though, every time they considered adding more they always go back to four.
Just give me the overpowered Dragon Eevee and Steel Eevee.
I subscribe to the idea that if change is not harmful, then it is beneficial as a rule. In other words, change "for the sake of change" can be a good thing.
Of course I'm thinking in ideal terms; is it practical to add a type or two and rejigger up the balance? Probably not. But if the game could be properly re-balanced with the addition of new types, I would be for it, definitely.
Is it bad that I have a gut feeling this isn't game related news? Also, how much of Game Freak does Nintendo own?
Perhaps this is so announcement like Game Freak starting development for iOS along with Nintendo products.
Which honestly would scare the heck out of me, I'm sure I'm wrong but it's a gut feeling.
Perhaps this is so announcement like Game Freak starting development for iOS along with Nintendo products.
Which honestly would scare the heck out of me, I'm sure I'm wrong but it's a gut feeling.
Femmeworth
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Game Freak is independent. Why would Nintendo hype up Game Freak making games for iOS?
Oh, absolutely.
I just don't think they can do that and still resemble their predecessors, at this point. It'd take a gigantic overhaul to add a new type in.
Which I'm not inherently opposed to, but I like how the games work in their current incarnations.
Nintendo's the ones hyping it up? I thought it was just Pokemon related outlets. Nevermind then, hope restored.
Exterminieren
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Nintendo has enough of a stake in the Pokemon IP to ensure this would never happen.
Just got in to read the NoA tweet and the rumours. HOLY SHIT.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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NOA is hyping it up, c'mon son..
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
Holy Fuck!
Guys, the new Pokemon Movie features a RED Genesect that is notable for being extremely fast (perhaps 3X as fast?)
This rumor mentions "space colonies like in Gundam".
It's all coming together.
Guys, the new Pokemon Movie features a RED Genesect that is notable for being extremely fast (perhaps 3X as fast?)
This rumor mentions "space colonies like in Gundam".
It's all coming together.
Fox_Mulder
Rockefellers. Skull and Bones. Microsoft. Al Qaeda. A Cabal of Bankers. The melting point of steel. What do these things have in common? Wake up sheeple, the landfill wasn't even REAL!
I want the new pokemon to have first person visual and cell-shading graphic.
They're going to make a Gundam based on Red?!?!?!
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Deleted member 17706
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Where did NOA hype it up?
Neuromancer
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For the love of god please be on the 3DS.
-Pyromaniac-
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I own a 3DS and don't own a Wii U, and still want it to be a mainline game for wiiU. But alas that is dreaming. I'll take my 3DS game plzthx.
The official American Pokémon Twitter account mentioned it.
Nintendo has majority ownership of TPCi.
Not only could they never make a mainline Pokemon for iOS because of that, Nintendo would never allow them to draw that much attention to a release if it wasn't on one of their platforms.
Mihael Mello Keehl
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My bad, pokemon NA twitter.
I was getting lost in hype reading the post above mine lol
Box of Bunnies
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He is a CHAR(mander)
I agree completely... I've bought every single game so far, if the next ones are in space i'll consider quitting the series
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Deleted member 17706
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I'm not saying this means it's an iOS announcement, but Nintendo of America and The Pokémon Company International are very much separate companies.
Of course, but just like NoA, they aren't doing anything without NoJ's go-ahead.
Hot Coldman
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It's just a shiny genesect with extreme speed iirc.
viciouskillersquirrel
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4 move slots, but the Pokemon never forgets any moves it learns, ever. Instead, you can "equip" what moves to use prior to battle taking place from a list of learnt moves.
grimshawish
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Nintendo showing Maxis how to do it.
Digital Pokemon sound a bit odd; got to wonder if these are going to be Spot Pass/Street Pass based.
Hot Coldman
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That's kinda weird considering it's the first official Genesect appearance, right? You'd think they'd use the normal colour.
The movie is going to have both the normal version and the shiny version.
Exterminieren
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It's almost certainly appearing in the anime first. The first episode of Episode N has N discovering a laboratory it broke out of, and anime merchandise for it has appeared (along with Mewtwo merchandise, FWIW).
That's not confirmed. It very briefly appeared in the teaser trailer to highlight the increased speed of the Shiny Genesect, but these teasers often have elements that don't appear in the final movie for the purposes of hype. Evil Ash in the Zoroark movie, anyone?
ScraftyDevil
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What is this about? I'm out of knowledge.
Hot Coldman
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Oh, right, well that makes more sense.
Femmeworth
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That would be fantastic, which means Game Freak won't do it.
yeah that was a great fake and great rumour, the gamefaq story is shit.
I wish Pokémon allowed
- Any Pokémon to be capable of beating any other Pokémon as long as it was trained well
- 4 Attack slots and 2 status changer slots
- No more HM's
- Travel to gyms in any order you want
- Servers, so you can see other players, but interactions are restricted to battle/chat/trade
- Any Pokémon to be capable of beating any other Pokémon as long as it was trained well
- 4 Attack slots and 2 status changer slots
- No more HM's
- Travel to gyms in any order you want
- Servers, so you can see other players, but interactions are restricted to battle/chat/trade
ScraftyDevil
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A BW2 rumour that everyone believed until the faker was caught due to improper Japanese grammar.
I'm just saying you guys should take everything with a gallon of salt, especially considering the NDA stuff Zeroth was talking about.
Nocturnowl
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CACTOWL NOOOOOOO!
Why did it have to be this way? the starter of my dreams destined to never exist in this world.
Cactowl was a real man's fake pokemon news, one that every sane person wanted to become reality, these new fake rumours are small time compared to Cactowl.
Why did it have to be this way? the starter of my dreams destined to never exist in this world.
Cactowl was a real man's fake pokemon news, one that every sane person wanted to become reality, these new fake rumours are small time compared to Cactowl.
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