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Other Games / Re: How are we feeling about P...Last post by Del - April 08, 2026, 21:26yeah, very happy with how much VP you get at the start and by just playing, and also VERY happy that EVs do carry in, so if you do all your prep in another game, the cost is only 5 VP for 1 EV stat and then you're ready to go. much better than I'd been expecting!
been having fun using a fairly competitive team, just hit Great Ball. game is a lot of fun, think I'll play this a ton going forward. #2
Other Games / Re: How are we feeling about P...Last post by DrampardonMe - April 08, 2026, 13:10Okay, so First Impressions, now that I've played five or six battles: It's fun enough so far, but it feels like every time I try to go up a rank, I get someone who's Actually Into Competitive and, well, they clearly have the advantage at that point, lol. I needed a break after the third time it happened.
Also, I have yet to make use out of Rental stuff outside of the freebies they give you to get you started, but I've been using *sigh* HALF of my Sandstorm team (Not Actually A Dealbreaker, but it's funny to me they didn't at least allow Ludicolo or Sandslash... Hardly surprised Magcargo isn't exactly in yet, though) Wish they could Terastalize, but I suppose "that comes later"... along with the rest of my team. Hopefully. Maybe. Might be a hot minute before they add Z-Moves, too, come to think of it... if they do at all. They might sooner add Winds & Waves' gimmick! Oh, forgot to add: the game is generous enough to give you rewards just by *mock shock* playing the game! VP added up for me pretty quickly, among other gifts, haha. #3
Other Games / Re: How are we feeling about P...Last post by Del - March 29, 2026, 14:59The previews showed us getting 200 VP per match, which could obviously be adjusted before launch, but that's not ~too~ bad I think. A full Pokémon adjustment is like 3k or so I think? And most people will have natures/moves pre-prepped, which cuts costs down a ton. We should be fine I think.
I think the rentals seem like trash unfortunate, because the EVs are dumped into random stats, so you end up having to adjust them yourself anyway. The previews had a full Def/Sp.Att Scizor, for example. Maybe they'll have it less random for release? But in the state it is right now, you'd be griefing yourself and your VP stash to take any of them I think lol #4
Other Games / Re: How are we feeling about P...Last post by DrampardonMe - March 29, 2026, 14:53^Yeah, that's what I was thinking too, that they'd add it in post. Also now that you mention the "Gym" thing, it does ring a bell. I thought I read somewhere it was to help that old guy make a new gym, and it would be cool to be a "Gym Leader" of sorts yourself, but yeah, it could also just be an encore for the tutorial. Too soon to say!
I guess it depends on how much VP you earn per match on average, but yeah, fair enough. And yeah, I feel you on the team-planning part. If I wanted to try some of the rentals (and I just might, because Why Not?™ ) it might open some possibilities I wouldn't have thought of on my own... #5
Other Games / Re: How are we feeling about P...Last post by Del - March 29, 2026, 14:31I mean, it's possible for them to release single player content later on I suppose? There's apparently a "Gym" option on the menu screen that we haven't heard about yet (and it's not Training, since that's a different button), so that will either be the (possible future) single player content or like, a guild system? It could also just be the tutorial I suppose?
VP for trainer customisation is Fine™ I think. Unless you're trying to spin up a new team every day, I don't think it'll bottleneck too hard past the original requirement, so once you get your first team finished you can farm for customisation, and then once you've got that, you probably won't need to change it again for a little while, so you can focus on a second team or adjustments or whatever. I kinda just want it to come out now so I can start thinking about teams and stuff, it's too hard to plan anything when you only know like 10% of the roster. #6
Other Games / Re: How are we feeling about P...Last post by DrampardonMe - March 29, 2026, 13:57Quote from: Del on March 26, 2026, 17:02Being battle-worthy actually barely matters, because you can just do it all in Champions, after all. there are no IVs (everything is just set as if they were max), all moves are available, and natures and EVs can just be set. the only issue you might have is the VP cost, but it sounds like we're gonna have enough to make at least one team. Oh, good point. I just meant most of my other Pokemon don't have as much team synergy as the Sandstorm team I made. Should have clarified, lol Quote from: DelI think it got confirmed there's no single player content outside of the opening tutorials though, which basically amount to "this is what a super effective move is! this is what terrain is! this is how mega evolution works!" etc. Kind of a bummer if so, but that's just me. Not a deal-breaker or anything, but I guess times have changed since *squint* Battle Revolution?* Most people that into Pokemon battles would rather cut out the middle-man, I suppose. I think it's annoying you need VP to customize your character(s), too, but at least the option's there! (I assume there might be some free customization options, but eh, arguably more important features to worry about anyway) *Never played it, but if I had, I'd have had my character(s) say stuff like [Pokemon], assume battle mode!" or [Pokemon], I release thee." when sending them out. Not expecting full text customization for Champions anyhow, but we'll see? #7
Other Games / Re: How are we feeling about P...Last post by Del - March 26, 2026, 17:02looking forward to it, it'll be fun to use my own Pokémon for once instead of just stuff on Showdown, and the graphics look pretty good. a little worried about the "monitization" (although you can't pay real money explicitly for VP) and how much that'll restrict team building early on, but it's pretty promising so far I think.
phone release is going to be Later This Year™, but yeah, the Switch/2 release is the 8th, and then mobile later. we don't know the exact roster yet, but a relatively safe guess imo would be the S/V+DLC roster, and the Z-A roster, minus all the non-fully evolved species (and the NFE part has been confirmed except for MAYBE Pikachu?). Being battle-worthy actually barely matters, because you can just do it all in Champions, after all. there are no IVs (everything is just set as if they were max), all moves are available, and natures and EVs can just be set. the only issue you might have is the VP cost, but it sounds like we're gonna have enough to make at least one team. I think it got confirmed there's no single player content outside of the opening tutorials though, which basically amount to "this is what a super effective move is! this is what terrain is! this is how mega evolution works!" etc. #8
Other Games / How are we feeling about Pokem...Last post by DrampardonMe - March 25, 2026, 18:32You know, the game that comes out in a couple weeks for Switch, Switch 2, and... phones, I think? Anyway, the 8th of April is the exact date of release.
I'm not super into competitive, but I still have fun with online battles under the right circumstances, so I might try it. Something happened to my previous SD Card which (as far as I know) made me unable to play Pokemon Scarlet (and Legends: Arceus, but yeah) and I found out YEARS LATER Pokemon Home gives you at least one box for free (Paid obviously gives more storage options, among other perks...), so it'd be a waste to not use my beloved Sandstorm team after figuring out that's all it took to recover it. Question is, how many Pokemon will be available at launch? Because it might throw a wrench in my plans if I can't use all six. Most of my other 'mons on Home aren't battle-worthy, lol (Yeah I know they'll "add more" down the road, but speaking as a customer, I'm not sure if this is just how developers have to do it to ease their workload anymore, or if it's just Game Freak being weird) So, uh... Anyone else at least curious about the game like I am? I hope there's a single-player mode, too, just to help refresh my battle skills before I try and go online to do everything. But then I saw some of the character designs and they were cool enough to have me invested to learn more about them. #9
General Pokémon Discussion / Re: Which Pokemon Winds and Wa...Last post by wilbie - March 18, 2026, 14:16i havent played any new pokemon games for quite a while, so i won't experience the feel of having really experienced it, but i'm quite fond of gecqua! a neat lil guy
if you'll allow me to be pessimistic for a second, it's certainly a desire to perpetuate the franchise that theyre adding new creatures that more and more people are seeing as contrived rehashes; oftentimes i feel a little disillusioned with the new generations of pokemon in the games, but it could just be that i don't get the opportunity to bond with them like i used to. it's still cute seeing what they cook up and it's nothing beyond a small gripe so i'm not upset about it! i've heard theyve spent a lot of time on the game, and it looks quite good! so there's a lot to look forward to, even if i'm not gonna be the one playing. #10
Random Randomness / Which character would you like...Last post by Sylveon_Grl - March 16, 2026, 00:08Please do it in this format:
Character (Game series they are from) Attacks Final Smash (add a description of this Final Smash) Why you want that character in Smash. My example: Pauline (Super Mario/Donkey Kong) Up + B - Microphone whip Down + B - Healing song Right/Left + B - Musical Explosion B - Octaves Final Smash - Jump Up, Super Star: Pauline sings 'Jump Up, Super Star', and like in Mario Golf Super Rush, uses her microphone stand to whack opponents off the stage. I would like to see her in Smash because she is a memorable character, and I think Smash should add Pauline because she has also been in a variety of Mario games, and she has appeared in the Super Mario Bros. movie |
