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Looks like starters exist in the Underground but are likely postgame-only
Edit: !!!!
Same person, they chose Piplup at the beginning in case u were wondering
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Looks like starters exist in the Underground but are likely postgame-only
Edit: !!!!
Same person, they chose Piplup at the beginning in case u were wondering
You are right
I mistaken him with Marley, the speedster.
But Weezing and Bronzor make a lot of sense.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A continuation of my tweet from earlier today. In addition to the Shaymin in-game event at Flower Paradise, the Darkrai in-game event at Newmoon Island is now also complete!<br><br>The new music and battle background make this seem so sinister, I really love it. <a href="https://t.co/0trNwckkkh">pic.twitter.com/0trNwckkkh</a></p>— Matt (@mattyoukhana_) <a href="
">November 11, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Does this mean they'll be available day one?
Does this mean they'll be available day one?
Very likely they plan to give these "event activators" as gifts at some point for promotions or releases.
Maybe for movies or as bonuses for LA?
I bet the darkrai item actually gets released sometime within the next 2 months
Just so that is out there in the ecosystem just before LA gets "early" access to Shaymin, and then BDSP will get the Shaymin event just after that
I was looking at the roster changes for the v1.1 patch... and, for some reason, the Empoleon used by the opposite player character now has a Hardy nature, when the nature was correct beforehand (Lucas's set was Choice Band Adamant, and Dawn's was Modest with only special attacks).
On the other hand, Lucas's Infernape changed from mixed Rash Choice Scarf (with Overheat), to fully-physical Jolly... with a White Herb. While it does have Close Combat, it would have made more sense with Overheat.
On the other hand, Lucas's Infernape changed from mixed Rash Choice Scarf (with Overheat), to fully-physical Jolly... with a White Herb. While it does have Close Combat, it would have made more sense with Overheat.
Did the test at the end of "someone" talking appear in the original game? In addition, that "someone" isn't Darkrai, so who is it? Arceus? Cresselia?
Yeah and this is something where the 'dev time' argument doesn't fly. There's no additional plot and you're just going against a few dozen reskinned trainers in random order in the same room. The framework has already been in place for 10+ years and it's 100% about nudging that top x% of competitive players into shilling out for online play and/or VGC events.
That being said, it seems like the Battle Tower could be more challenging than it's ever been (which may or may not be a good thing - if there's not some anti-cheating mechanism in place it becomes that much easier for people to post a streak way out of reach of what one can achieve through 'normal' play and justify it with 'oh hey I guess I just got lucky to not ever get screwed over by those Sheer Cold Articunos/Walreins') and as you said, on its own offers more replay value than these rematches that people seem extra hyped for.
From a dollars per hours of entertainment perspective I'm sure the average person who's into the Frontier would be totally fine with paying extra for it to be included as DLC, and I wouldn't totally rule that out given the inevitability of DLC to tie together games set in the same region that are released in close succession and feature Pokemon that can travel through time (plus it's not like any game that starts doing DLC then turns around and says "you know what, we made a lot of money having you pay piecemeal for more content but felt guilty about doing it, so we're going to go back to releases where everything's in the main game").
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For wild Pokémon encounters postgame, is the new stuff outwith the Sinnoh dex just in Ramanas Park, Grand Underground and the postgame areas (route 224 onwards, Snowpoint Temple etc)? Do swarms still exist, is there anything added to the Great Marsh, is there anything exclusive to the poke radar?
I can confirm they do, saw footage of a Spinda one from one of the twitter dataminers in the OP.
They actually pop all over the grass in the overworld. Pretty sick.
Wait, V-Create has been removed from this game? Really? Victini is not playable?
The last mon in the dex is Arceus, there is no Victini.
Oh, so only Gen 1-4 gotcha
Do we know about trainer items? Wondering how many Full Restores Cynthia is packing.
Considering the return of the VS Seeker, are there any particularly useful trainers for levelling and EV training?
Considering the return of the VS Seeker, are there any particularly useful trainers for levelling and EV training?
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Yeah neither Frontier was perfect. Some facilities straight up stink. Tower, Hall, Factory, Dome/PWT/some kind of tournament, and maybe Castle or another oddity facility like Pike or Pyramid (except less...annoying. these are better on paper) would make an excellent Frontier though. I find all these to be fairly easy to get into? But you're right it's niche content and accessible PvP via online is the new post game challenge.
In more realistic add ons, they definitely should have expanded the Distortion Room to something more. It's cool Giratina gets a boss battle but it just looks like wasted potential rather than an entirely worthwhile addition at that point.
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Still not using sheer force thpugh...ah well.
TMs from the Game Corner are now buyable from the Department Store.
The Mind Electric
Calming if you look at it right.
Assuming this is available as soon as you reach Veilstone, you can get Swords Dance super early. You all know what that means, right?
It's time.
Just remember to get some Heart Scales to learn Aqua Jet.Assuming this is available as soon as you reach Veilstone, you can get Swords Dance super early. You all know what that means, right?
It's time.