Pokemon Games

[mojoboy31]

Anyone play them?

 

[HarvestTheFields]

I've played them all several times. Looking forward to the new "Sun" and "Moon" games that are scheduled to come out later this year

Also, that "Pokemon Go!" sounds interesting.

When it comes to Pokemon, the stuff to talk about is practically endless.

 

[kittysbecute]

Yep, I have played/play a few.
I stopped in Soul Silver recently because I wanted a thunderstone for my eevee (before leveling it up) but I have discovered that there is no way to get one until I advance farther in the game.
I guess I can just level it anyway and just use some TMs later... but it's not the same.

I was also playing an online beta version of pokemon recently it was pretty fun even with it crashing a lot. I also miss the ability to just restart my game whenever a pokemon fainted. My pokemon ended up fainting a lot in the online game.

 

[Julie.S]

I love the games I just have not played them a lot recently.

 

[mojoboy31]

Yep, I have played/play a few.
I stopped in Soul Silver recently because I wanted a thunderstone for my eevee (before leveling it up) but I have discovered that there is no way to get one until I advance farther in the game.
I guess I can just level it anyway and just use some TMs later... but it's not the same.

I was also playing an online beta version of pokemon recently it was pretty fun even with it crashing a lot. I also miss the ability to just restart my game whenever a pokemon fainted. My pokemon ended up fainting a lot in the online game.

I want Soul Silver so bad! Jolteon is a cool Pokemon.

 

[kittysbecute]

I want Soul Silver so bad! Jolteon is a cool Pokemon.

My first game was actually Silver and I loved it. So I'm glad they made Soul Silver. I think I might have collected Jolteon in my older games but I don't remember ever playing with it. I've used other pokemon as my electric type before. I try to balance out my group by having all the types I need for each battle and traveling, and not have to swap out to different pokemon much. But for the online version my strategy changed a bit where I was swapping out and training specific pokemon for each gym battle. But it's just not as good as the real games.

 

[mojoboy31]

My first game was actually Silver and I loved it. So I'm glad they made Soul Silver. I think I might have collected Jolteon in my older games but I don't remember ever playing with it. I've used other pokemon as my electric type before. I try to balance out my group by having all the types I need for each battle and traveling, and not have to swap out to different pokemon much. But for the online version my strategy changed a bit where I was swapping out and training specific pokemon for each gym battle. But it's just not as good as the real games.

Silver has been my favorite since it came out. The GBA games didn't top it in my opinion.

I've never heard of the online version.

 

[kittysbecute]

Silver has been my favorite since it came out. The GBA games didn't top it in my opinion.

I've never heard of the online version.

The only gba one I played was sapphire I think. But Silver was better, and I believe Crystal was the version that was the first time they remade Silver/Gold but made it have the ability to choose to be a boy or girl character. I had that game too but didn't get as far into it as I had with Silver because it was from what I could tell basically the same game with some good improvements. Soul Silver also has more improvements while retaining all the good stuff, from what I can tell so far.

 

[HarvestTheFields]

I think either Soul Silver/Heart Gold or X and Y are the best pokemon games. They all have quite a bit of content and are fairly noticeable for their achievements.

Pokemon is celebrating their 20th anniversary. Wow, time flies ehh?

 

[mattador]

I play them - currently playing Yellow on the 3DS virtual console and loving it. I am looking forward to finding out more about Sun/Moon. Not sure about "Go", i.e. whether it's for me. Not sold on the whole augmented reality thing.

 

[HarvestTheFields]

I play them - currently playing Yellow on the 3DS virtual console and loving it. I am looking forward to finding out more about Sun/Moon. Not sure about "Go", i.e. whether it's for me. Not sold on the whole augmented reality thing.

Yeah, the "Go" thing seems kind of gimmicky. I don't think it will catch on for an extended period of time.

 

[mattador]

Yeah, the "Go" thing seems kind of gimmicky. I don't think it will catch on for an extended period of time.

Agreed. Same with Miitomo (outside of Japan) I think.

I really hope the NX is good, because I love Nintendo and I don't want them to have to "do a Sega"

 

[HarvestTheFields]

Agreed. Same with Miitomo (outside of Japan) I think.

I really hope the NX is good, because I love Nintendo and I don't want them to have to "do a Sega"

Me too, Nintendo is unique and a lot of their franchises are among the best in gaming. It seems like most people who love Nintendo are born 1980-1995, even though they target children as their main demographic. I don't have a ton of faith in their upper-management, as they seem to make obvious mistakes left and right. Ex: The two main Nintendo platforms right now both have essentially the same name as their predecessors. How were casual gamers even supposed to know that they were new generations?

The thing that gives me hope is the fact that a lot of their games have turned out quite well. I don't think the quality of the games is the problem, so at least they have that going for them.

It would definetely be sad if Pokemon ended like Sega. I want Nintendo to make a massive Pokemon virtual reality MMORPG in 50 years, so they have to still be around!

 

[alsughasoughaiuyfygh]

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[HarvestTheFields]

Has anyone tried Pokemon Go?

 

[MotherFirefly]

Has anyone tried Pokemon Go?

It seems real fun and cute, but wondering if I will have time to dedicate to it seriously. It wants you to go explore your city/surroundings, which is cool if you have the ability to do so.

One thing I find super neat is the fact that there are little poke-mart 'pitstops' all over the place. I wonder how they got information for some of them... but it really enhances the whole 'explore your city while catching pokemon' aspect.

If I could spend a day, preferrably with a friend, just cruising around the city and walking through nature, I could see it being a blast.

 

[HarvestTheFields]

It seems real fun and cute, but wondering if I will have time to dedicate to it seriously. It wants you to go explore your city/surroundings, which is cool if you have the ability to do so.

One thing I find super neat is the fact that there are little poke-mart 'pitstops' all over the place. I wonder how they got information for some of them... but it really enhances the whole 'explore your city while catching pokemon' aspect.

If I could spend a day, preferrably with a friend, just cruising around the city and walking through nature, I could see it being a blast.

Yeah, it is an interesting concept. I heard it might take quite a bit of time, since apparently you have to catch 15 of some Pokemon in order to evolve them. Not sure if that's true. Although I bet you could pay to speed things up, just like most phone games.

Those pit stops sound interesting, hopefully it makes it more fun to explore.

It does seem like the type of thing that would be fun to do with friends (or "rivals"). Might also some add fun to normal walks with the dogs haha.

It's not released in Canada yet, so I haven't had the chance to try it. You Americans are lucky...haha.

 

[MotherFirefly]

Yeah, it is an interesting concept. I heard it might take quite a bit of time, since apparently you have to catch 15 of some Pokemon in order to evolve them. Not sure if that's true. Although I bet you could pay to speed things up, just like most phone games.

oh yeah. You get, like, 3 'points' everytime you catch a certain pokemon, and I saw some that needed '100' to evolve... lol. And they aren't interchangeable.. so, my charmander points can only be used on charmander. Etc.

I am not sure what you can buy, yet.

Those pit stops sound interesting, hopefully it makes it more fun to explore.

It does seem like the type of thing that would be fun to do with friends (or "rivals"). Might also some add fun to normal walks with the dogs haha.

It's not released in Canada yet, so I haven't had the chance to try it. You Americans are lucky...haha.

They did a good job fleshing out the exploring part, I think..

I haven't got to see how the gyms work yet, as I am not high enough level, but there are plenty around me.

 

[Larniavc]

I've never been able to get into Pokemon. Is it an RPG or more of a battle arena?

 

[Thrash Metalhead]

I've never been able to get into Pokemon. Is it an RPG or more of a battle arena?

The main Pokemon games are RPG where you battle wild Pokemon and trainers while also developing strategies on how to beat them and trying to level up your Pokemon and trying to catch 'em all. Then there's the spin-offs where some of it is basically battle arenas where you can choose from a variety of Pokemon to battle against with a friend and it's more competitive but it's different from the main games.