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All Nines

Wow. Uhhh . . . okay, then.

Nyktos

Admittedly, I got a bit lucky in that I switched in Flygon on the turn he used Dig and then got the KO with Earthquake, but seriously, Dig? I mean I get that Arcanine really wishes it had a good Ground move, but hell, using Bulldoze twice would do more damage than Dig in the same number of turns.

All Nines

And it wouldn't be killed quite as hard by EdgeQuake.

Nyktos

Man, some games my UU team behaves like a well-oiled machine, and others it just rolls over and dies.

All Nines

Same with my main OU team.

I'm kinda glad I don't see many people use a VaporJolt core. I like having my own gimmick, and it works pretty well.

Icalasari

I just remembered when a person kept using Thunderbolt on my Flygon



I was pretty much going, "Yes, I know Flygon has fly in it's name, but come on!"







Speaking of which, does anybody else think Flygon should have been Bug/Dragon instead?

Nyktos

On one hand, it'd be so much worse.

On the other hand, yeah, that would make way more sense.

gentlemanorcus

I never really got into Pokemon. I tried playing the video games, but it seemed like you either needed a strategy guide or have extensive knowledge of the series to know which Pokemon to collect, which had good evolves, ect. I didn't want to do that much work just to play games with, from what I can tell, pretty rudimentary stories.

I would be more receptive to the card game, except there's no free way to play it online like Cockatrice or Dueling Network/Kaibacorp. There's an online version but it costs money. 

All Nines

Flygon would have been way cooler as Bug/Dragon.

Nova

 it seemed like you either needed a strategy guide or have extensive knowledge of the series to know which Pokemon to collect, which had good evolves, ect.

Not really. In the game, near any Pokemon will carry you through to victory. All you need is a working knowledge of typing and the ability to check stats to see if you should be using Physical or Special based attacks.

Nyktos

Honestly, the story mode is easy enough that you shouldn't have any trouble beating it by just using what you like, maybe with some concessions towards having a good balance of types.

Icalasari

^^^^ You only need saud guides for competitive play and the Battle HaxFrontier You could beat the maingame with a team of Magikarp if you desired



Edit: Ninja'd

Lai

And Ghetsis is defeated. Seem easier to beat than last time. Same goes with the Elite Four.

Marioguy128

Here's a few matches I had on PO.

Battled an Ubers Sand team.  Said person didn't know it was an Ubers team though.  I fucking love Sporeloom.

Stall fests.  Stall fests everywhere.

Luvdisc is awesome.  It can win you battles... THROUGH TIMEOUT!

Ahahahahaha!  This was a nice match with an amazing finish.

No but seriously, Luvdisc is awesome.  The last battle was a joke team, and I forgot to switch out to my regular team for the rematch.

Chansey, is awesome.  Can you say, turnaround?

Nyktos

I should post replays of some of my better matches.

Saigyouji

Just had an awesome match where I was down to just a Starmie, against 4 other pokemon. Sweeped them all with Ice Beam and Hydro Pump. Was an idiot and didn't save the log, though. :<

All Nines

I think I still have a log of this time where my DDance Haxorus OHKO'd five pokemon in a row at the start of the match. I'm going to purge my folder, but I'm absolutely saving that match.

Icalasari

I just realized I have too many figures

Stormtroper

I would be more receptive to the card game, except there's no free way to play it online like Cockatrice or Dueling Network/Kaibacorp. There's an online version but it costs money.

 

I don't know if there's a place to play it that doesn't use Apprentice (which lacks pictures), but there's this.

All Nines

So I'm winning a match 4-1, and the guy only has his Blissey left, against my Mienshao. And of course Hi Jump Kick misses, and of course his Seismic Toss takes me out, leaving me with an 11 HP burned Gliscor, an 82 HP Jolteon, and a Forretress. T_T

EDIT: Current record for this team: 4-1-5, with notes for some of my stupid mistakes as well as pokes I need better strategies against

Nova

So. Apparently, Starmie is an alien.

Icalasari

^ How is Starmie an alien?

Nova

Various Pokedex entries:

When away from human eyes, its core is said to glow mysteriously in seven colors. This Pokémon may have come from outer space.

It is said that it uses the seven colored core of its body to send electric waves into outer space.

People in ancient times imagined that Starmie were transformed from the reflections of stars that twinkled on gentle waves at night.

This Pokémon has a geometric body. Because of its body, the locals suspect that it is an alien creature.

At the center of its body is a red core, which sends mysterious radio signals into the night sky.

Crimson

Sounds like in-universe speculation to me.

Icalasari

^ Same here. I knew of the entries that speculate, but that doesn't mean anything in the end

Nova

Not to mention it's known as the Mysterious Pokemon.

And Staryu are noted for floating to the sea surface at night and aligning themselves with the stars.

Icalasari

^ Doesn't mean they are aliens

The only confirmed alien Pokemon are Deoxys, Dialga (other dimension), Palkia, Giratina, Arceus, and maybe Elegyem (I haven't read their entries yet, although I remember reading somewhere that they amount to strange lights one night only for the Pokemon to suddenly appear along with something else that confirmed them being aliens)

Nova

Oh yes. I'm sure it's just a coincidence.

Saigyouji

^^ What about the whole Clefairy thing?

...And does God really count as an alien?

Alkthash

Or Lunatone and Solrock. And I'd hesitate to call Unown terrestrial, but probably from a side world instead of from space.

 

Like good nerds, bulbapedia has a list of ET pokemon for us. http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Extraterrestrial_Pokemon