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General Pokémon Discussion / Re: How do we feel about Norma...Last post by Xooc - September 05, 2026, 10:54Miltank is awesome heal bell best bell
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General Pokémon Discussion / Re: How do we feel about Norma...Last post by DrampardonMe - September 04, 2026, 19:39^Never used one myself, but the only thing you gotta watch out for there is its glaring double-weakness to Fighting (4x damage, before anyone misunderstands me, lol). Well, okay, it's weak to Bug and Fairy, too, but considering it's also immune to Psychic attacks and only resists Dark, idk, there's gotta be tradeoffs SOMEwhere, right? Although, a double weakness doesn't necessarily make a Pokemon terrible... I agree with you on paper, at least!
Also huh, I'm surprised it doesn't get Sucker Punch... Wonder why that is? #3
Your Art / You are challenged by Pizza De...Last post by DrampardonMe - September 04, 2026, 19:10 Some old Trainer OCs I had an idea for a long time ago. Dusted them off with a fresh coat of paint, but I'm sure they're still room for improvement, lol Anyway, the girl's name is Pepper and the guy's name is Oni. They work for a pizza joint called Rapidash Pizza, from a made-up region I never got around to fully fleshing out (though the two of them might originally be from Sinnoh. Haven't decided yet). Pepper has a Ponyta (later a Rapidash), and Oni has a Numel (later a Camerupt). I'd say more about these two, but I figured I'd keep it brief. If anyone has any questions, I'll answer 'em! #4
General Pokémon Discussion / Re: How do we feel about Norma...Last post by Petzbreeder - August 30, 2026, 23:53I think my favourite Normal type is Obstagoon. It is the perfect counter against Ghost types. Being a Normal type, it is immune to Ghost type moves. Being a Dark type with Dark type moves means it can use Super Effective STAB moves.
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General Pokémon Discussion / How do we feel about Normal-ty...Last post by DrampardonMe - August 30, 2026, 00:41It's been discussed before, but I'm curious what the general consensus is on Normal-type Pokemon these days especially. Honestly, I used to be kinda neutral to Normal (there's a joke there somewhere, probably), but over time they've crept into my top... 6? favorite types? Maybe? Can't think of my top five types off the bat, but anyway, I think it's mostly the designs for a lot of them, for me, anyway. Off the top of my head, Bouffalant's one of my favorites, and you gotta love Meowth! Oh, and it'd be remiss of me to not mention Drampa dethroned Shelgon as my favorite Dragon-type... which I only mention because it is, in fact, part Normal. Also it inspired my username, but that's neither here nor there, haha.
Mechanically speaking? Ghost-type immunity is always nice, and only having one weakness, even if it IS Fighting, is also nice, but it's not winning any favors offensively (outside of Inverse Battles, anyway. Remember Inverse Battles? No one remembers Inverse Battles ;_; ) and, well, it doesn't really resist much, either, which is for better or worse, I suppose! As for flavor, i.e. "What IS Normal-type?", I always kinda saw it as the "Every type AND No type" type. Of course, this is contingent on the Pokemon itself, but the TCG seems to toy with that idea... when Dragon isn't lumped in, anyway! I also remember it being said Normal exists because it was "before Game Freak knew what they were doing", (if they ever figured it out, haha) and I'm inclined to believe that's true at this point, too, lol Anyway, what do you think? Got any favorites? Any Normal-types you wanna see in the future? Is it silly they do dual-type Normals when it makes little sense sometimes? Well, yes, but... Anyway, DISCUSS. #6
General Pokémon Discussion / Re: Which Pokemon Winds and Wa...Last post by DrampardonMe - August 29, 2026, 16:39^Personally, I'm getting tired of middle evos for starters being awkward. I don't think we've had a good mid-stage Water starter (in terms of design and also my humble opinion) since... Well, Gen 5 if I'm being generous and Gen 2 if I'm being cynical. (Sorry, Marshtomp! Prinplup's okay I guess) Overall, I don't think mid-starters got worse than in Gen 8, but I suppose it remains to be seen how bad they CAN get, huh?
Sorry for the tangent, I just think it's easy for people to go "First stage so cute!!" or "Final Stage So Awesome!!" to a point where Game Freak feels they can go on the cheap for mid-stage starters' designs because, statistically, most people don't care about them as much. I guess I'm waiting for another starter line that really draws me in with every stage, but other than Blastoise and Decidueye... not so much! More or less agree with your assessment on Browt, Pombon and Gecqua, though. Quote from: Richard and BlazikenI'm sure they're all fine, I'm just old. At this point, I'm pretty sure it's a bit from Column A ("We're just old") and a little from Column B ("It's not JUST Nostalgia!!"). I don't consider myself difficult to please-- even if I'm a little (nit)picky here and there-- I just think Game Freak have shifted gears over the years, for better or worse... and I'm not sure which of their decisions is which sometimes, haha. #7
General Pokémon Discussion / Re: Which Pokemon Winds and Wa...Last post by Richard and Blaziken - August 29, 2026, 03:10The third generation in a row that I've been uninterested in the starter trio. I'd probably go Gecqua if I get the games, but I'd need to see final evos. I feel like I've found my own personal favorite starter of each type, so it's a little unfair to expect to do it again, I suppose. These just don't inspire anything in me. Pombon in particular looks designed for the internet to fawn over. Browt feels like I need to see the final evo to see why they're doing yet another Grass bird this soon. Gecqua also feels like a retread in some ways, but it at least feels a bit distinct visually.
I'm sure they're all fine, I'm just old. #8
Older Main Games / Red and Blue final teamLast post by pkmnfan1011 - July 26, 2026, 00:43I was curious about what teams people use while playing Red and Blue casually I'll post the results when we finish
if you used any Pokemon from that line it counts as a yes you have 1 week to share your team/teams this is just for fun I have it anonymous meaning even I don't have access to your email address for maximum safety final team just means the Pokemon League https://forms.gle/i2LBre8bzZGiixnv8 #9
General Pokémon Discussion / Re: Which Pokemon Winds and Wa...Last post by DrampardonMe - July 11, 2026, 20:38Haven't been keeping up with outside opinions/discourse on the starters since they were announced, but I guess now's as good a time to ask: Anyone else getting worried about the lack of announcements? I know it's probably not coming out until late 2027, but I'm impressed there hasn't been any major leaks or such since. Good on Game Freak, etc. for keeping their cards close, and if I'm optimistic, they're hiding some big things, but... Well, I was hoping to see some basic regional Pokemon by now. I guess compared to previous gens, it's better than just Announcing Everything Outright, but I dunno what to make of it. I mean, I'm just guessing there's a new gimmick, but what else can surprise at this point? New types? Whether we need more of those or not is up for debate, but place ya bets, I guess!
Anyway, more directly on topic, I've since decided I might want to do a mono-Water run (It's my favorite type and I've never done that before), so I feel like starting with Gecqua only makes sense. Since Pelipper is in, might as well do a rain team. Haven't done that since *squint* the X and Y days, I think. I know I was gonna hold off on theorizing on their evos, but I hope Gecqua is Water/Poison. Already seems halfway there, honestly. Pombon... idk, as long as it doesn't stay pure Fire for no good reason, I'm not picky. I think it'd be cool if Browt's final evo was some sort of bean-based owlbear-type thing, but we already have TWO (2) Decidueye forms, probably don't wanna triple up there, lest I give Game Freak ideas, lol. As for typing... I honestly dunno, but I hope it's cool, too. #10
PKMN.NET / Re: Happy 20 yearsLast post by Joeno - July 07, 2026, 22:55I know it's been mentioned on the Discord as well, but yeah - it's weird how social media showed how moderation has a point, even if you can disagree about the boundaries. I'm glad to hear that people appreciate it - the discussions about it weren't always that friendly!
And I'm happy to keep the forums around - the server is one I use for a couple of other things, so I just do bits of maintenance to keep things running when needed, but mostly it just keeps working without me doing much anyway. |
