Pokemon fever @_@

[benoit489]

I get it every once in a while. The most recent true fever I had lasted an entire summer with Pokemon Platinum. I made an entire living dex, built a huge collection of legendaries by working the GTS with Spiritombs, and also EV trained a few Pokemon. It's been a while since then, obviously, but I've at least kept up with the games. We'll see how long this fever lasts. I've had a few false alarms over the past few years that usually ended after a few days.

I quit playing Omega Ruby right after I beat the E4. I've still got most of my living dex but I'll be working on building it up again. I'm also gonna start working on getting all the TMs and Mega Stones. I haven't dabbled in the Secret Bases at all but I'll probably check that out soon.

BONUS: Here's my favorite Pokemon

 

[Dark Young Link]

I know what you mean. I have minor Pokemon fever. Like I just finished my Let's Play of it (I just have to upload it) and I think I'm good with Pokemon for a bit. Though part of me wants to play Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire soon.

 

[Aensland]

For me, my fever died off about the time of Black and White's release. I really liked all the new things they were doing with the series but then they removed most of what I loved in Black and White. Collecting and trading online was the right way to go, but really dumbed down the feeling of accomplishment I had gotten from trading with friends locally and trying to find and earn shiny or legendaries. I'm also sick of the basic premise of every game being the same. Every game is just a child attempting to overthrow an evil organization. This means in the world of Pokémon 10-14 year-olds are much more intelligent and capable than the average adult, since it would seem it only ever takes one prepubescent minor to put an end to every wrongful act going on in the nation.

side note: I agree with Ben's choice for a mon. Also, kudos for using original art of it! Venusaur is OP as crap in almost every game, in my opinion. I still ran him in X and Y.

 

[benoit489]

Venusaur is my main man. Been rolling all around Hoenn with him lately.

I'm also tired of the story. There's just so much talking and it is the most juvenile blabber I've ever heard. One of the main NPCs for the Delta Episode just goes on and on:

"Look, I'm not here to criticize the way you guys are looking at this. But I want to be sure you've thought this through well and good. You know, there are necessary sacrifices, and there are unnecessary sacrifices. What a disappointment! This is the best you could do with all your knowledge and technology? Instead of trying to make something outta nothing, you'd rather repeat the mistakes of the past, straight up? No, you're gonna add new mistakes on top—that really takes the cake. You guys need some imagination."

And this is the most unhelpful blabbering I've ever seen. This NPC has some grand master plan to save the day but doesn't share it with anyone and just rants and raves about how everyone else is doing it wrong. She has multiple text blocks either similar in tone to this or in length. She just regurgitates tons and tons of garbage nonsense.

 

[Dark Young Link]

My favorite is Charizard, but then again it's hard to choose favorites.

I don't mind the story, but I'd love a game where you're a member of Team Rocket or some other team either by choice or by force, and through the game you can choose to stay in that team until you're the new boss and dominate the world, or you could betray them and save the world.

 

[Brunn]

My fav will always be Cubone, but I'm also particularly fond of Emboar, Doduo/Dodrio, and the whole Bulbasaur line. I agree on the story for sure- I tend to blaze through most of it without reading half the time. Honestly, I'm not sure why I play them anymore but for I really like the Pokemon and the premise. I find the gameplay repetitive, the characters obnoxious, and the story sub-par in most games. Maybe I've just outgrown them since Nintendo can't figure out how to rejuvenate the series?

I'm really hoping the new Yo-Kai Watch that's finally coming over to the West will be good, it's supposed to be similar to Pokemon in gameplay and fanaticism so far, with it selling really, really well and getting lots of merchandise.

 

[Aensland]

My fav will always be Cubone, but I'm also particularly fond of Emboar, Doduo/Dodrio, and the whole Bulbasaur line. I agree on the story for sure- I tend to blaze through most of it without reading half the time. Honestly, I'm not sure why I play them anymore but for I really like the Pokemon and the premise. I find the gameplay repetitive, the characters obnoxious, and the story sub-par in most games. Maybe I've just outgrown them since Nintendo can't figure out how to rejuvenate the series?

I'm really hoping the new Yo-Kai Watch that's finally coming over to the West will be good, it's supposed to be similar to Pokemon in gameplay and fanaticism so far, with it selling really, really well and getting lots of merchandise.

In the meantime, if you own a PSP try Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner. It is exactly like Pokémon with CG environments resembling PS2 graphics, character art that is very well-done anime, a more adult comedic tone, and multiplayer ad-hoc and at one time online, but I bet that was taken down. The story begins with you being a student in a school for summoners and gets more dramatic and great as you go on. I was really hoping there would be a sequel and they'd advertise it and build a hype that destroys Pokémon's or in the very least competes with it.

 

[Brunn]

In the meantime, if you own a PSP try Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner. It is exactly like Pokémon with CG environments resembling PS2 graphics, character art that is very well-done anime, a more adult comedic tone, and multiplayer ad-hoc and at one time online, but I bet that was taken down. The story begins with you being a student in a school for summoners and gets more dramatic and great as you go on. I was really hoping there would be a sequel and they'd advertise it and build a hype that destroys Pokémon's or in the very least competes with it.

Well I certainly don't want to destroy Pokemon, but it definitely needs some competition, because that's what breeds improvement and growth of a brand. There's a lot of fan based requests that would really work well and breath some new life into the franchise, even just making the requested Pokemon Snap and Stadium remakes. Pokken Tournament is a step in the right direction for sure.

I'm not sure that Nintendo understands that one franchise can be geared towards different age groups, with different games, at the same time. Sure, keep making the cheesy "I'm only ten, let's take on these vicious villains that could easily kill me and want to destroy the world, and I'll totally save it all by myself AND fill the Pokedex AND hang out with my friends AND defeat the Elite Four AND the Champion, cause I'm AWESOME!!" games for the kiddies, but make something more in depth for adults. I could really get into the gameplay of Pokemon in general, if there were a better story involved at least.

I've never played it, but I loved the premise of Pokemon Conquest, warring nations duking it out with pokemon in their armies. That sort of idea would be great if implemented well.

 

[Aensland]

I've never played it, but I loved the premise of Pokemon Conquest, warring nations duking it out with pokemon in their armies. That sort of idea would be great if implemented well.

Conquest was a huge let-down. It only allowed one move per pokemon and left out a lot of the elements that made Nobunaga's Ambition (the game it was based on) great. I know they target the Pokemon games to children and all, but man did that game feel uninspired and dead. It removed almost every strategic element the strategy series was known for. I'm not saying the game was horrible, but it was so simplistic, short and easy that I didn't bother to give it a second playthrough after beating it. You could raise the defense of your forts, for whatever reason I'm not sure since I never had one attacked by the AI even once. It just wasted time doing.

 

[KirbyZ]

Every Pokemon fever I have, comes with every new release of the main game. Remakes are not for me, and I'm really pissed on how the remakes are getting more attention and love from Gamefreak/Nintendo and the main game gets forgotten in the bench.

Also speaking of Mains mine are Jolteon and Umbreon.

 

[Brunn]

Conquest was a huge let-down. It only allowed one move per pokemon and left out a lot of the elements that made Nobunaga's Ambition (the game it was based on) great. I know they target the Pokemon games to children and all, but man did that game feel uninspired and dead. It removed almost every strategic element the strategy series was known for. I'm not saying the game was horrible, but it was so simplistic, short and easy that I didn't bother to give it a second playthrough after beating it. You could raise the defense of your forts, for whatever reason I'm not sure since I never had one attacked by the AI even once. It just wasted time doing.

Well, as I said, i liked the 'premise' though I had no idea they'd apparently dumbed the game way down for kids to enjoy... That's disappointing, because a game that lets you use pokemon armies to fight would be -amazing-.

 

[benoit489]

Finally got the Shiny Charm!

Time to start working on a competitive team. I already have the following Pokemon fully EV trained and ready for battle:

Venusaur
Aerodactyl
Magnezone
Snorlax
Tyrantrum
Togekiss
Gyarados

Currently working on:
Gengar
Tyranitar
Garchomp
Flygon
Scizor

I've got a Smeargle that I sketched Happy Hour onto, which doubles the prize money from a battle. You can combine it with the Amulet Coin or Luck Incense to double the earnings again (quadrupling them). On top of that, with Prize Money power 3, you can triple the payout. In effect, this increases your earnings x12. There's a Gentleman near the Safari that pays out $10,000, and with all the other bonuses combined, I get $120,000 with each rematch as well as a chance to get a Nugget from him. I'm stealing this guy's life savings and I don't feel bad about it.

Now I gotta figure out how to level up quickly.

 

[Claraviolet]

That's balbasaur, if I am not wrong.
It isn't cute but it is pretty powerful.
Great job!.
I will have to take a look at that game sometime

 

[Gray]

I've recently been hit with pokemon fever myself. I bought a pokemon forum a few weeks ago and started playing the games again and so much nostalgia has come from it. I decided to finally buy pokemon X and pokemon Omega Ruby last week and I've been pretty happy with them. Also started replaying pokemon black, too.