Pokemon - if it's pokemon, talk about it.

DS_Kid · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 4:27 pm

Pokemon are the only animal-things in these worlds, correct?

If that's the case, then Nintendo still hasn't given us the identity of that tiny worm thing Pidgeotto is eating at 2:15 in the third episode of the show.

DumDeDum · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:01 pm

SnowyFox wrote:

Honchkrow is one of the few new evolutions of old Pokémon they made in generation 4 that weren't lame.

Whaaaaat? One of the FEW? Oh, come on... Now I feel obliged to list every new Gen 4 evolutions for you all to ponder over... gimme a sec.

Magnezone
Lickilicky
Rhyperior
Happiny
Tangrowth
Mime Jr.
Electivire
Magmortar
Leafeon
Glaceon
Porygon-Z
Munchlax
Togekiss
Bonsly
Ambipom
Yanmega
Honchkrow
Mismagius
Gliscor
Weavile
Mamoswine
Mantyke
Gallade
Probopass
Budew
Roserade
Dusknoir
Chingling
Froslass

ramrod · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:12 pm

SnowyFox wrote:

ramrod wrote:

Actually, I've read some of those fanfics there....some are good. Some are just down right awful though.

>.>
<.<

Might I ask exactly what definition of "pairing" that is operating under?

Any kind you want.

poopskin · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:16 pm

regigigas:
+ Looks reasonably cool
- Slow start
- Requires the first three regis to aqquire

Results: IMPRACTICAL, mostly for show.

extremejon09 · **Joined:** Mon May 10, 2004 10:28 pm **Posts:** 4675

DumDeDum wrote:

SnowyFox wrote:

Honchkrow is one of the few new evolutions of old Pokémon they made in generation 4 that weren't lame.

Whaaaaat? One of the FEW? Oh, come on... Now I feel obliged to list every new Gen 4 evolutions for you all to ponder over... gimme a sec.

pokemons

Quote:

that weren't lame.

SnowyFox · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:55 pm

^Thank you. My opinion on them:

DumDeDum wrote:

Magnezone - lame
Lickilicky - lame
Rhyperior - lame but OH SO AWESOME TO USE
Happiny - would be lamer if it weren't so cute
Tangrowth - lame
Mime Jr. - slightly lame
Electivire - slightly lame
Magmortar - lame
Leafeon - not lame at all. I luffs it. <3
Glaceon - same as above
Porygon-Z - not lame
Munchlax - decent
Togekiss - decent
Bonsly - would be lamer if it weren't so cute
Ambipom - lame
Yanmega - lame
Honchkrow - not lame
Mismagius - decent, but would be cooler if it were part Psychic
Gliscor - slightly lame
Weavile - could be worse, but isn't as slick looking as Sneasel
Mamoswine - lame
Mantyke - slightly lame
Gallade - would be really cool, but its "hips" are just stupidly shaped
Probopass - terribly lame
Budew - entirely unnecessary, but based on concept, half decent
Roserade - decent
Dusknoir - decent
Chingling - slightly lame
Froslass - decent

DS_Kid wrote:

Pokemon are the only animal-things in these worlds, correct?

If that's the case, then Nintendo still hasn't given us the identity of that tiny worm thing Pidgeotto is eating at 2:15 in the third episode of the show.

They show regular fish in the Cerulean gym, and mention real animals as food several times in the show. There are normal animals, but they're not very common.

Susan · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:08 pm

SnowyFox wrote:

^Thank you. My opinion on them:
Magnezone - lame
Lickilicky - lame
Rhyperior - lame but OH SO AWESOME TO USE He looks badass, much better then the other two
Happiny - would be lamer if it weren't so cute
Tangrowth - lame
Mime Jr. - slightly lame
Electivire - slightly lame Id say decent
Magmortar - lame If he had a better sprite he would be decent
Leafeon - not lame at all. I luffs it. <3
Glaceon - same as above
Porygon-Z - not lame
Munchlax - decent
Togekiss - decent
Bonsly - would be lamer if it weren't so cute
Ambipom - lame
Yanmega - lame Lame? Hes one of the craziest pokemon in the game. He kicks major butt.
Honchkrow - not lame
Mismagius - decent, but would be cooler if it were part Psychic
Gliscor - slightly lame Same as Yanmega
Weavile - could be worse, but isn't as slick looking as Sneasel Same as Yanmega
Mamoswine - lame Decent
Mantyke - slightly lame Awesome in my opinion of design, kinda unnecessary though
Gallade - would be really cool, but its "hips" are just stupidly shaped
Probopass - terribly lame
Budew - entirely unnecessary, but based on concept, half decent
Roserade - decent
Dusknoir - decent Awesome
Chingling - slightly lame
Froslass - decent

My comments in Bold.

Acekirby · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:15 pm

I hate a lot of new Pokemon but Probopass is GODLY

Also one of the reasons I prefer the Gen 1 is because they look more like animals. Someone said "hurrdurr Ekans and Arbok look like snakes". Well, yeah. The fact that they look more realistic always played more to the "huh well this could be possible!" aspect of my childhood. That creature I just posted up there shatters any sense of possible reality this game could have. When the Pokemon start getting more and more "out there" it makes the game more distant from me than it used to be.

Askingforachallenge · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:20 pm

I prefer Gen. 3. I'm not a huge fan, but Ruby and Saphire were just the greatest. The pokemon were very creative, too, but not rediculously "Oh crap I can't think of another pokemon so I'll scribble on paper and see what I get" like 2 and 4 were. Gen. 1 was very un-creative if you ask me. Ekans=snakE and Arbok=kobrA? Squirtle was a freaking blue turtle with a curly tail!

SnowyFox · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:23 pm

But when before in the history of any video game, TV show, movie, or anything else has a turtle stood on two legs and spat water? It's old news now that Pokémon has been around for like twelve years, but it's not just what a Pokémon looks like but also what they do that adds to their creativity.

Acekirby wrote:

Also one of the reasons I prefer the Gen 1 is because they look more like animals. Someone said "hurrdurr Ekans and Arbok look like snakes". Well, yeah. The fact that they look more realistic always played more to the "huh well this could be possible!" aspect of my childhood. That creature I just posted up there shatters any sense of possible reality this game could have. When the Pokemon start getting more and more "out there" it makes the game more distant from me than it used to be.

Aye. Many of the new ones just look like robots. Particularly the legendaries. A legendary can look organic and still intimidate. Just look at Mewtwo.

Susan · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:54 pm

Askingforachallenge wrote:

I prefer Gen. 3. I'm not a huge fan, but Ruby and Saphire were just the greatest. The pokemon were very creative, too, but not rediculously "Oh crap I can't think of another pokemon so I'll scribble on paper and see what I get" like 2 and 4 were. Gen. 1 was very un-creative if you ask me. Ekans=snakE and Arbok=kobrA? Squirtle was a freaking blue turtle with a curly tail!

My thoughts exactly. Though I do agree that the newlegends suck.

poopskin · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:58 pm

darkrai's pretty awesome...
Aside from trying to murder PMD2Guy...
Twice.

ramrod · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:05 pm

Acekirby wrote:

Also one of the reasons I prefer the Gen 1 is because they look more like animals. Someone said "hurrdurr Ekans and Arbok look like snakes". Well, yeah. The fact that they look more realistic always played more to the "huh well this could be possible!" aspect of my childhood.

Truth. I actually people at my middle school discussing that. One kid even did a Science Fair project on whether it would be possible to genetically engineer them. According to him cross breeding a monkey and a pig might make a Primeape.

DumDeDum · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:20 pm

Off the top of my head, I can think of animal-like newer ones...

Buizel, Pachirisu, Poochyena, Delcatty, Starly, Feebas, Houndour...

And I can also think of some very non-animal like ones from Gen 1:

Jigglypuff, Exeggutor, Muk, Voltorb, Magneton...

Hm. But I never actually counted how many of each "animal-like" and "not animal-like" ones there were fro meach Generation.

Askingforachallenge · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:24 pm

The only good new pokemon I like is Magnezone, dispite what you guys say.

DumDeDum · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:26 pm

I don't get the hate for Magnezone either. It's a UFO-like Pokémon! What's wrong with it? Though I like Magnemite the best out of the three parts of the evolution, I can't see anything wrong with Magnezone.

Askingforachallenge · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:29 pm

But I also don't like most of Gen. 4. I don't hate it as much as I did 2, but I don't like it.
3 was best.
Then 1.
Then 4.
Then 2.

DumDeDum · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:32 pm

You hate Gen 2? That one's my favourite!

How could you hate good ol' Pokémon like Unown, or Sudowoodo, or Misdreavus?

Askingforachallenge · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:33 pm

Ok, Unown was good. But most were just full-blown crap, like the other two you just mentioned.

SnowyFox · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 7:54 pm

ramrod wrote:

One kid even did a Science Fair project on whether it would be possible to genetically engineer them. According to him cross breeding a monkey and a pig might make a Primeape.

I hope that science fair project didn't get any ribbons, because that's not science, that's just random speculation. I mean, you can't expect a middle schooler to know that monkeys and pigs can't breed at all, but still...

DumDeDum wrote:

And I can also think of some very non-animal like ones from Gen 1:

Jigglypuff, Exeggutor, Muk, Voltorb, Magneton...

Jigglypuff isn't animal-like? It has big, expressive eyes and cat ears! As for the "mineral" Pokémon, they're meant to be that way, and there's a limited number of them. A lot of the newer ones, like Palkia, aren't supposed to be mechanical, but look like they are.

DumDeDum · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 8:09 pm

Okay, I have to say... the designs for the newer legendaries are kind of weird-looking. I still like Palkia, though, even though it could have been designed with:

A better looking head. Even Strong Mad has more of a head than Palkia.
A better looking neck. Comes out at a sort of weird angle, and it's too long.
A better overall look to match its typing. If you look at this picture and were told to guess its type... you'd never guess it was water/dragon.

Hm. I still like Palkia, though.

I Choose You Cheatachu · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:12 pm

I caught Porygon in the Trophy Garden today. Yay. I shall evolve him twice-styles.

gino · **Joined:** Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:40 pm **Posts:** 802

No one has brought this thing up yet? Look at it! What the heck! It is ether the awesomest or worst looking pokemon ever!

DS_Kid · **Posted:** Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:12 pm

Its tail always reminds me of Wobbuffet's.

extremejon09 · **Joined:** Mon May 10, 2004 10:28 pm **Posts:** 4675

I luv dunsparce
He's the pokemon that no one ever remembers.

Capt. Ido Nos · **Posted:** Sun Jul 13, 2008 12:31 am

extremejon09 wrote:

I luv dunsparce
He's the pokemon that no one ever remembers.

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