Oh, that's actually surprising. It actually kind of makes Ash Cap Pikachu feel a bit less special, or rather maybe too special for its own good.
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Granted, you kind of have to know what it is you're looking at in the first place to understand that's the braille alphabet.
If it is anything, in the Anipoke SM when Kaki gets his Alolan Marowak, there's not only one, but THREE Hiker David. Even he's as surprised as we are with their (amusingly surprising) stunts.
Alright then, I was just browsing around Bulbapedia's list of glitches, when I learnt a glitch in SuMn apparently can make tag battle partner Hau of all people murder your 'mon with a Z-move in Aether Paradise's raid against them. I never had this since I chose Popplio myself, but those who chose Rowlet and thus have Hau took Popplio could have this happening. This is probably related to how the AI incompetently use Sparkling Aria due to its ability to heal burn of teammate while also damaging it.
It gets hilarious, and even more to see people's reaction. Some even took the time to take revenge on his Primarina. And people speculated on Hau's internal problems with this happening.
It gets hilarious, and even more to see people's reaction. Some even took the time to take revenge on his Primarina. And people speculated on Hau's internal problems with this happening.
Actually, someone suggested that since Sparkling Aria targets everyone normally but Z-Moves are target specific, for some reason it must be coded that Hau defaults target your Pokemon when using Sparkling Aria.
This makes more sense to me as Hau will do it even when your Pokemon aren't Burned.
Or Hau is just salty because you curb-stomped him every time you two battle.
It is Inner Focus, and not Scrappy, Kangaskhan's Hidden Ability. Since Inner Focus is a Gen III ability, I thought it was always one of Kangaskhan's abilities since then, alongside Early Bird.
Reality has just hit me when I transferred a Kangaskhan from Virtual Console.
UPDATE:
Reality has just hit me when I transferred a Kangaskhan from Virtual Console.
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Oh my goodness with the Ultra Ruin. There are SO many unanswered questions... specially the sequence of events. Was it "Power Plant Meltdown -> Guzzlord is created -> Guzzlord eats everything -> Survivors leave the planet -> Guzzlord is alone" or "Power Plant Meltdown -> Guzzlord is created -> Survivors leave the planet -> Guzzlord is alone -> Guzzlord eats everything"?
I had slightly spoiled myself about there being something very wrong related to Guzzlord's Ultra Wormhole, which is why I specifically headed for rare white wormholes, but... wow. And I thought the Seven Mysteries were going to be USUM's creepy thing.
I had slightly spoiled myself about there being something very wrong related to Guzzlord's Ultra Wormhole, which is why I specifically headed for rare white wormholes, but... wow. And I thought the Seven Mysteries were going to be USUM's creepy thing.
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pokemon platinums fight with cyrus, as a kid, was one of the hardest things for me in the franchise lol
Sure. If you want to believe the Frontier Brain with the title "Salon Maiden" is a "boi"...And surprisingly these guys too:
(*Innocent whistling*)
(can't be too sure about Tucker though :P )
Though it is a joke, for lack of a better word, for her to be confused for a male. In the Japanese version of Emerald she had the odd quirk of referring to herself with a masculine pronoun (boku), and with her title being gender neutral (Tower Tycoon) it left many Japanese players curious what her actual gender was. This was also referenced in the anime with Ash & co. thinking she was a boy until she told them she was a girl.
As for Tucker, I quote a Yotutube comment I saw years ago on an Emerald Battle Frontier Theme video:
Champion Leon
Banned deucer.
How boring Gen 3 was...
But also how fun Battle Tower in Crystal was!
But also how fun Battle Tower in Crystal was!
I'm going through Crystal right now with a Growlithe. When I first caught it, I expected I might have to do some grinding to get a STAB move before I could feasibly use it - it comes at Level 5 with Bite and Roar but learns Ember at Level 9 - but then it surprised me just how effective Growlithe is in the Sprout Tower with no grinding.
I thought the Bellsprouts might have a status move, but no, they only have Vine Whip which - no joke - does a grand total of 1HP damage to Growlithe. And Growlithe 2HKOs every single one of them with Bite. And then right as you run out of Bite PP, you get to Level 9 and learn Ember to finish off the 'boss' of the tower. Growlithe solo'd the entire tower from capture without a STAB move and without having to heal once.
I thought the Bellsprouts might have a status move, but no, they only have Vine Whip which - no joke - does a grand total of 1HP damage to Growlithe. And Growlithe 2HKOs every single one of them with Bite. And then right as you run out of Bite PP, you get to Level 9 and learn Ember to finish off the 'boss' of the tower. Growlithe solo'd the entire tower from capture without a STAB move and without having to heal once.
Not just Growlithe - anything that resists Grass and has a STAB that is not resisted by it has literally 0 issues with that place. (Well, at worst they have issues with the two Hoothoot you fight there, but the Bellsprout are a joke and give good experience)
I remember I used to only battle with the starter until Violet City and then use the Sages to have my other Pokemon catch up in level.
I always remember being surprised how fast Miltank was.
And Purugly is even faster. Faster than even some Pokemon that are traditionally considered fast, such as Gengar.
Yes, but I think Crystal being so successful hurt the next generation before it even came out. At least the Battle Frontier was a place where you could really use your in-game achievements and break records after the main story.
I think the biggest shock so far was when they announced there were no Gyms in 7th Gen. I hadn't even played X/Y and I hear the following games don't even include gyms in the game.
Dark/Ghost being neutral on Steel-types from like 7th gen onwards was quite surprising to discover when I was laddering. My Metagross just died to Dark Pulse because its super effective now and it got me thinking damn will I ever use Jirachi again.
Actually, it's been that way since gen 6. As well as Ghosts no longer being able to be trapped.
Champion Leon
Banned deucer.
Do you like USUM better?
I reset Pokemon Sun and wanted to do a speedrun of the game. After getting Festival Plaza in the early stages I traded for a L40 Hoothoot. Never have I witnessed in my 5 years of playing that this Hoothoot disobeyed my commands during my first island trial. I guess they put this mechanic there for any high-levelled Pokemon to prevent cheaters from completing the game, but that really hurts when you're trying to do a speedrun.