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Prof Gallows
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If it does, it'll have store exclusive figures for things like Walmart, Target, Toys R Us, etc.
they do the same thing over there with their stores.
oath2order
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Treasu(red)
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Hey TBTers. This is off topic but I wanted to hear your opinions. The last four days or so I've been playing White 2, with my favorite pokemon all in one team. I EV train, only use pokes with relatively superior IV's and a beneficial nature, really research my movepools, and equip good items. So I get on the random matchup battles, free mode over wifi... and I'm horrified at the amount of shiny pokemon I see. Most people have at least 1-2 shinies on their team, if not all of them. The best part is even though they've probably hacked/cheated my team still kicks butt over half the time, only most people turn off their systems (IN FREE MODE!) if they're losing. 
I'm just about to give up on the wifi aspect of pokemon. Has anyone else had trouble with this?
I'm just about to give up on the wifi aspect of pokemon. Has anyone else had trouble with this?
Officer Berri
Cousin Redd's Nightmare
I don't battle online because having to EV train and stuff like that sucks all the fun out of playing pokemon. I'd rather have a team of pokemon I want to use, with the moves I want to use. Having to compete against people who pretty much tweak every single part of their pokemon seems really overcomplicated to me.
I'd rather have a team of pokemon I want to use, with the moves I want to use. Having to compete against people who pretty much tweak every single part of their pokemon seems really overcomplicated to me.
Hey TBTers. This is off topic but I wanted to hear your opinions. The last four days or so I've been playing White 2, with my favorite pokemon all in one team. I EV train, only use pokes with relatively superior IV's and a beneficial nature, really research my movepools, and equip good items. So I get on the random matchup battles, free mode over wifi... and I'm horrified at the amount of shiny pokemon I see. Most people have at least 1-2 shinies on their team, if not all of them. The best part is even though they've probably hacked/cheated my team still kicks butt over half the time, only most people turn off their systems (IN FREE MODE!) if they're losing.
I'm not a big online battler because I don't really EV train, but I agree that the online aspects haven't been executed very well. I can understand that I shouldn't win every battle, because I don't train my team, but I at least want to fight a team that legitimately better than mine and not just a hack (Lvl. 100 shinies with perfect everything). Also, on the rare, rare occasion that I'm actually holding my own, they always disconnect from me.
Treasu(red)
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I'm sorry to hear you're experiencing the exact same problems I am. :/ I think if you have to use pokemon you don't like, and spend days and days and days breeding training getting BP for items, shards for tutoring... urgh. It's not worth it. And there's no way I'm substituting the pokemon I love to play with, for pokemon who are more likely to win playing online.
I do EV train because with the bracer items it only takes about 30 minutes for me to get a pokemon completely EV trained (You only have to KO about 51 pokemon with a bracer to get the points you'd get killing 252 pokemon without it).
Sadly I think hacking has become so refined the game's unable to tell legit pokemon from fakes.
I'm sorry to hear you're experiencing the exact same problems I am. :/ I think if you have to use pokemon you don't like, and spend days and days and days breeding training getting BP for items, shards for tutoring... urgh. It's not worth it. And there's no way I'm substituting the pokemon I love to play with, for pokemon who are more likely to win playing online.
I do EV train because with the bracer items it only takes about 30 minutes for me to get a pokemon completely EV trained (You only have to KO about 51 pokemon with a bracer to get the points you'd get killing 252 pokemon without it).
Sadly I think hacking has become so refined the game's unable to tell legit pokemon from fakes.
I'm hoping that the "unhackable" 3DS fixes it somewhat. There's still going to be cheats and stuff, but it might die down in X/Y. What I'm really hoping they fix is GTS. I want them to take out the ability to ask for level 9 Reshirams and other trades that are downright impossible.
It's kinda dumb tho b/cos they come out of capsule machines in Japan which cost 200 yen which is like $2 in the US but here they're probably gonna be like $10 b/cos they suck.
Prof Gallows
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@Treasured: I have that problem as well. Which is why I only play in the official tournaments when they have them. Random matchups over WIFI is just as bad as the GTS. I EV train my pokemon as well, and go through the whole thing like you do with the IVs and natures, and it seriously ticks me off when I want to battle someone and all I can see are obviously, badly at that, hacked pokemon teams.
The shiny bit could be legit, doubtful, but currently B/W2 are the two games out of any pokemon game where shiny pokemon are the easiest to get. Even without getting that charm thing, I myself managed to get three shiny pokemon through the matsuda method in the past couple of days. Their rarity has gone down a huge amount now that it's easier to get them.
But yeah, hopefully X and Y will fix all of the online problems.
@Jake: Yeah, that's exactly what would happen. They would come in those plastic front cardboard boxes and be ridiculously expensive. I thought the game looked fun, I still do, but the fact there isn't a physical copy of the game, and it's forcing you to have to go out and buy them before you can play is an automatic no in my book.
The shiny bit could be legit, doubtful, but currently B/W2 are the two games out of any pokemon game where shiny pokemon are the easiest to get. Even without getting that charm thing, I myself managed to get three shiny pokemon through the matsuda method in the past couple of days. Their rarity has gone down a huge amount now that it's easier to get them.
But yeah, hopefully X and Y will fix all of the online problems.
@Jake: Yeah, that's exactly what would happen. They would come in those plastic front cardboard boxes and be ridiculously expensive. I thought the game looked fun, I still do, but the fact there isn't a physical copy of the game, and it's forcing you to have to go out and buy them before you can play is an automatic no in my book.
Prof Gallows
Retired Staff
So. It's been ten years today that Ruby and Sapphire were released in NA, and will be ten years in EU later in November.
Can't believe it's really been that long. Crazy.
Can't believe it's really been that long. Crazy.
oath2order
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That's....dang. 10 years? Seems so recent.
Officer Berri
Cousin Redd's Nightmare
Ten years? Holy crap I feel old. I still remember my grandma driving my brother and I to Toys R Us to pick up our copies! We'd both saved up a lot of money so we could both buy Ruby AND Sapphire.
I'm still bitter about the games to this day. >_> I never liked them as much and I spent soooooo much money on the games and the guide! ): I don't think I'll ever be able to fully enjoy a game through Hoenn.
I'm still bitter about the games to this day. >_> I never liked them as much and I spent soooooo much money on the games and the guide! ): I don't think I'll ever be able to fully enjoy a game through Hoenn.
Stevey Queen
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Hopefully they will do a 10 year anniversary and remake it but I doubt it with X and Y coming up.
Officer Berri
Cousin Redd's Nightmare
If they remade Emerald or something for 3DS I'd actually consider buying it. The new look of the world in 3D is something that would give me consideration to trying out games set in Hoenn again.
Prof Gallows
Retired Staff
Happy Gen 3 day.
Pls no remakes.
Officer Berri
Cousin Redd's Nightmare
Oh my lord so many trumpets. I'm laughing so hard at that right now.
I finally realize why I hated the music so much. I could never put my finger on it. BUT ITS THE TRUMPETS.
I finally realize why I hated the music so much. I could never put my finger on it. BUT ITS THE TRUMPETS.
Officer Berri
Cousin Redd's Nightmare
Granted, I haven't really heard the music in ages so it could have just been young me who hated the trumpets. My taste in music HAS changed since I got older. I should be able to give the music a try again.
...I have no idea which route theme it is, but I have one of the route themes stuck in my head right now. ;-; I don't know how it got there.
...I have no idea which route theme it is, but I have one of the route themes stuck in my head right now. ;-; I don't know how it got there.
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