Pokemon Discussion thread!

[Ceridran]

Mathematically confirming hoenn
Hoenn has 5 letters, subtract by gen 3 for number 2, add 1 by having to pick a starter and there is a 3.
Every Pokemon game has 3 starters with 3 evolution stages.
Trumpets typically have 3 valves.
There are 3 letters on both sides of the the accented é in Pokémon.
Mudkip has 3 letters for every syllable.
Half Life 3 has 3 syllables if you count 3 as a syllable.
I just mathematically confirmed hoenn

[Hallan Parva]

I honestly don't believe it until somebody drops more information.

welp

somebody dropped more information

Kyogre is so damn shiny.

[Bikdark]

But there's no actual gameplay, so it must be fake, right :^)

Also mega cacturne or trash games

[leoalex50]

Bikdark no it's real it was on that pokemon TV show in Japan

[Geno]

Even though the Gen III remakes are already confirmed, I'm going to confirm them using Mario Kart, of all things.

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2005 - Mario Kart DS - Waluigi Pinball music exists
3 YEARS LATER
2008 - Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Waluigi Pinball is remixed
3 YEARS LATER
2011 - Mario Kart 7 - MKDS Waluigi Pinball music is re-used
3 YEARS LATER
2014 - Mario Kart 8 - Waluigi Pinball music is remixed again for DS Wario Stadium.
Waluigi Pinball music comes once every 3 years.

3 = Gen III. Hoenn confirmed.

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Mario Kart 8

Baby Daisy
Baby Rosalina
Pink Metal Peach

MK8 has 3 pointless characters that don't exist

3 = Gen III. Hoenn confirmed.

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Mario Kart 8 - 3 retro music tracks sound very different (GBA Mario Circuit, N64 Royal Raceway, N64 Rainbow Road) (also the 3 remixes I hate the most)
Mario Kart 8 - Those same retro remixes have heavy use of trumpets
3 = Gen III
Trumpets = Gen III. Hoenn Confirmed

Actually, I'm surprised how these 3 things actually WORK. Especially that third one.

I wonder if the trumpet spam in recent Mario games was all Nintendo practicing for Gen III remakes? (not likely)

Wait, I confirmed it 3 times using Mario Kart.
...
hoenn confirmed

[Geno]

I was doing some Wonder Trade again, and I noticed that the only good useful I-could-not-find-it-in-my-game Pokemon are from people who AREN'T from the US.

Like, while I got some neat Pokemon like Totodile and Kricketune from people in the UK and Germany, all I ever seem to get from people from the US are level 1 Pidgeys and Fletchlings.

and Solosis.

Although I did get a Japanese Goomy from one of them, so maybe it isn't so bad.

[Rui]

So like,

apparently a remix version of Green's theme is hidden in X and Y and it'll be played at the Pokemon World Championships?

It sounds amazing..

[Tengu]

So like,

apparently a remix version of Green's theme is hidden in X and Y and it'll be played at the Pokemon World Championships?

It sounds amazing..

They did the same thing for 5th gen, woop

(I quoted the post above me FUCK YOU GUMBALLTOID)

[chuggaafan1]

FUCK YOU GUMBALLTOID

Rude

ANYWAYS I'm replaying Platinum for dex completion so PROGRESS TIME WOO

Landoise (Grotle): Male, Level 18
Megaraptor (Staravia): Male, Level 16
Talaya (Cherubi): Female, Level 16

I'm doing a bitype run, Normal and Grass. Next planned team member is Glameow.

[Geno]

A short while ago, I caught a Scyther in Y, which I named "cutstuff.net"
Because my friend had just recently caught a Whismur, which he named "youtube.com"

Also, I caught a Combee, which evolved into Vespiquen. And I taught her the move "Toxic".

cutstuff is leaking into my pokemon help
Also, just today, one of my Pokemon got Pokerus, so I'm infecting as many as possible.

[chuggaafan1]

Update!

Location: Hearthome City

Landoise (Grotle): Level 25, Normal Rank Tough Contest Winner
Talaya (Cherrim): Level 25
Megaraptor (Staravia): Level 25
Togepi (Unnamed, can't think of a good one): Level 13
Gym Badges: 2, training for third.
In box: Shayminx2 (One TRU, one Ranger), Deoxys (Ranger), Heatran (Ranger), Crobat (WC10), RescueBun (Buneary, level 20)
I PokeEdit'd some things I needed, PokeEdit-ing is obnoxious for Platinum, I tell ya what.

[Ceridran]

Pokemon Black is one of those games I replay every once and a while and stop caring about it after some time.

During this time I was playing it, I had realized..
Scrafty and Galvantula are such bosses.

Scrafty's stats are great, as he has very high base defenses, especially when put by his base attack. He's such a beefcake swiffer broom. There's not much I can explain here, it's just too good.

Galvantula is also great, at least in my eyes. First off, it's signature move Electroweb. It's a completely accurate attack (mine has Compound Eyes) that deals damage and slows at the same time. What makes the slow so much cooler than it already is? The fact that Joltik learns Electroball very close to when it learns Electroweb, and Electroball makes you deal damage the faster you are than the target? Attention definitely paid right there, I had fun working with this combo.

Let's not forget to mention that the starters are just not worth keeping; Medium Slow exp gain pls, all the pokemon I have are Medium Fast.

[Sora]

So for the past year or so, I've been trying to find a shiny Ralts since Gardevoir is one of my favorite Pokemon and blue/orange color scheme is fantastic.  I have about 7+ boxes full of Ralts from trying the Masuda method, and finally I gave up on my endeavor until I got the Shiny Charm.  So I've been playing through White 2 snagging all the legendaries and shiny Dratini :3 when:

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FREAKING
SHINY
AMOONGUSS

what is my life I don't even .____________.

[Geno]

What is this Masuda Method you speak of?

I'm asking, because I just so happen to be searching for a shiny Ralts as well.

[Ceridran]

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Masuda_method

Huzzah!

The Masuda method (Japanese: ???? international marriage), also known as Masuda's method, is a fan-made term which describes a way to obtain Shiny Pokémon more easily in Generation IV, V and VI. While the standard encounter rate for a Shiny Pokémon (either in the wild or by breeding) is 1/8192, the Masuda method multiplies this rate by 5 (to 5/8192 or about 1/1638) in Generation IV and by 6 (to 3/4096 or about 1/1365) in Generation V. It occurs whenever Pokémon of differing real-world geographical origin are bred.
The method is named after Game Freak director Junichi Masuda, who programmed it into Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. He documented the method in his blog, where he mentioned a way that "rare colored Pokémon's Egg can be found little easier." The mechanics behind the method were discovered by Smogon.