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Is There A Specific Pokemon You Would Love To See Evolve In The Next Generation?

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 28th 2009, 9:13 pm

Or maybe you need to level it up in the dragons den wearing one of those?

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Post by Surreal Serenity on December 28th 2009, 9:24 pm

foxyumbreon, a thread's success is entirely luck and timing. I've seen the dumbest threads get a lot of success on some other forums.

New evolutions will involve new mechanics of some sort. Game Freak doesn't think we have enough items clogging our bags yet. They never just make things as simple as "Hey this guy evolves now, go to it." They have to justify why they didn't evolve before, as if we're too stupid to figure it out ourselves.

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Post by foxyumbreon on December 28th 2009, 9:35 pm

Surreal Serenity wrote:foxyumbreon, a thread's success is entirely luck and timing. I've seen the dumbest threads get a lot of success on some other forums.

New evolutions will involve new mechanics of some sort. Game Freak doesn't think we have enough items clogging our bags yet. They never just make things as simple as "Hey this guy evolves now, go to it." They have to justify why they didn't evolve before, as if we're too stupid to figure it out ourselves.

Yes, lots of things have to do with luck and timing.

And as for the evolutions, I agree for the most part. They always seem to try and come up with some sort of excuse, though that still doesn't apply to certain friendship evolutions such as umbreon, espeon, and blissey. A big flaw in the transition from 1st to 2nd generation a friend and I have always pointed out is how certain pokemon suddenly have new types due to the introduction of steel and dark. Our main point being that even if these two types hadn't been discovered yet, pokemon that possessed said types, such as magnemite, would have still possessed the stengths and resistances for them for an unknown reason. But I'm rambling.

It is true though that they just seem to have to make things more and more difficult for us with every generation.

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Post by Shadowfang on December 28th 2009, 9:40 pm

its called 'making it more FUN' *beats Spongebob senseless before he sings the FUN song*

and Phoenix I think a Drakeon Evo via Dragons Den would only work in the new Soul Silver or Heart Gold for DS

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 28th 2009, 9:41 pm

There are simmilar places though.

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Post by Surreal Serenity on December 28th 2009, 9:46 pm

Rambling is fun. On a forum I help admin (its dead of course) we allowed threads to get off topic with the warning that we'd delete posts when they no longer amused us. I prefer forums to run like lounges. Confuses me immensely that our fucken chatbox has rules and that people would get kicked out for not obeying them.

I thought the same thing about Magnemite. Exact. Same. Thing. But you know what? I was cool with it. Games are not supposed to have a complex excuse to how the sequels tie in, they just need to evolve. The only time they need to tie together is for plot heavy details, like when a game answers questions left unanswered from a previous game.

Half the stuff in Resident Evil doesn't make sense, but its a fucken kickass game, perfect example.

Gamefreak, are ya listening? Give me my ghost eevee. Now. Make a ghost stone, make it evolve at twilight, make it evolve if you have a ghost pokemon in my party, it doesn't need to evolve in a way that can only happen in this game, just make. it. happen.

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Post by Shadowfang on December 28th 2009, 10:06 pm

lol watch out you might need to find a Trainer named Edward to battle at twilight to make a ghost Eevee! XD

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 28th 2009, 11:48 pm

Or one named Shadowfang that uses an all lv100 Eeveelution team, and you have to win using only your lv5 Eevee.

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Post by foxyumbreon on December 28th 2009, 11:49 pm

I've got it! To get a ghost eeveelution, you'll have to have your eevee die with a high friendship, and then visit its grave at the whatever the new such tower will be called in the next generation during the night. It will be happy that you came to visit it, and the strong bond you had with it during life allows it to draw itself back from the dead in the form of a ghost-type pokemon. ^^;

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 28th 2009, 11:49 pm

Only for an Umbreon to come along and eat it.

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Post by foxyumbreon on December 28th 2009, 11:51 pm

Phoenix Ninetales wrote:Only for an Umbreon to come along and eat it.

lol

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Post by Surreal Serenity on December 29th 2009, 12:11 am

foxyumbreon wrote:I've got it! To get a ghost eeveelution, you'll have to have your eevee die with a high friendship, and then visit its grave at the whatever the new such tower will be called in the next generation during the night. It will be happy that you came to visit it, and the strong bond you had with it during life allows it to draw itself back from the dead in the form of a ghost-type pokemon. ^^;


Killing pokemon to get other pokemon? That sounds like something Dragon Quest Monsters would do. Ain't happenin' here, no matter how awesome that sounds.

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Post by foxyumbreon on December 29th 2009, 12:16 am

Surreal Serenity wrote:Killing pokemon to get other pokemon? That sounds like something Dragon Quest Monsters would do. Ain't happenin' here, no matter how awesome that sounds.

I know, I know. Just throwing out a random and fun idea. Speaking of odd things involving ghosts though, and this for some reason makes me think of it, where the hell does shedinja come from?

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 12:48 am

Its the discarded shell if Nincada as it evolves. Its the missing stage one to ninjasks technically stage 2

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Post by Guest on December 29th 2009, 2:53 am

Skarmory or bust.

Dunsparce would be broke too.

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 11:25 am

I dont see much of an evolution for Skaromory. And Dunsparce evolving is outta the question since it isnt even good enough to qualify for one. But thats my opinion.

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Post by Shadowfang on December 29th 2009, 2:06 pm

heh...

third stage of Meowth: Grimmjow! (sorry, been on a Bleach tangent since last night...)

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 2:40 pm

Heh. Im watching fansubs of the series. Im past Episode 250.

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Post by Shadowfang on December 29th 2009, 2:43 pm

lucky...

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 3:07 pm

I will toss ye the site later. Just need a bit to get the Apartment RP posts done.

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Post by Shadowfang on December 29th 2009, 3:09 pm

kk

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 3:35 pm

Rightio, sent the link.

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Post by Shadowfang on December 29th 2009, 3:37 pm

hmmm I suppose as to pokevolutions I'd like seeing more dragons, how about you Phoenix?

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 3:55 pm

Id prefer more GOOD fire types. Last good ones I can recall were Ho-oh, Entei. Houndour/doom, and the kanto ones.

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Post by Shadowfang on December 29th 2009, 4:03 pm

yeah, though I kinda like Infernape personally

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 4:05 pm

Interesting look, bad typing. I hate them on priciple for that.

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Post by Shadowfang on December 29th 2009, 4:09 pm

ah.

I also think pokemon series needs more feline pokemon or to let us create hybrids via breeding! OwO

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 4:13 pm

How many Vaporsians would you create?

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Post by Shadowfang on December 29th 2009, 4:15 pm

ummmm 2?

Roz: more like three hundred

Shadowfang: *don's a Spartans Crimson cloak and Helm* TONIGHT WE DINE IN HELL! XD

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 4:17 pm

*chuckles*

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Post by Shadowfang on December 29th 2009, 4:19 pm

*facepalm* I forgot the voices in my head loved that movie...-_- lol ^_^ oh well

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 4:22 pm

Heh. Least your voices are mild. Mine want me to go on a psychopathic rampage and kill people. So I try to settle their cravings with the likes of God of War.

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Post by foxyumbreon on December 29th 2009, 5:02 pm

Phoenix Ninetales wrote:And Dunsparce evolving is outta the question since it isnt even good enough to qualify for one. But thats my opinion.

And yet that's one of the reasons behind my wondering of what pokemon people would like to see evolve in the first place ^^;

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Post by Shadowfang on December 29th 2009, 5:28 pm

well some ppl just can't think of a way for dunsparce to be better it seems

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 6:01 pm

Better? the thing is absolute crap as it is. If anything Id worry more about it being WORSE

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Post by foxyumbreon on December 29th 2009, 6:07 pm

I myself have used dunsparce rather effectively against the game AI before, but haven't put much thought into how to put together a more serious one for pvp matches.

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Post by Shadowfang on December 29th 2009, 6:13 pm

eh, who knows, some bright computer geek might make a cool and strong second stage for Dunsparce

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 6:27 pm

Maybe. But I doubt it. Here is something we DONT need. Another gloom evolution for moss rock or something. Though I think they should make a whole split line for a male Ralts.

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Post by Shadowfang on December 29th 2009, 6:28 pm

didn't they beggin doing that by creating Gallade?

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 6:30 pm

In a way. But they still need to replace Kirlia. Look at the thing.

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Post by Shadowfang on December 29th 2009, 6:33 pm

yeah...that is a bit fruity even for a girl ain't it?, hell thats fruity for a male...

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 6:35 pm

Gardevoir at least looks neat, as well as is usefull.

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Post by Shadowfang on December 29th 2009, 6:41 pm

true, she's a pain to fight though, specally when the one I'm battling is my brother

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Post by Surreal Serenity on December 29th 2009, 6:48 pm

I was on /v/ the other night and there were these two dudes duking it out. One had a Gardevoir and the other had a Mewtwo with shadowball.

The Gardevoir won. I was like WOAH.

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 6:52 pm

Itd be more of a pain in my case. Purely offense with the exception of either calm mind or recover. Few calm minds and then a psychic attack, and with twisted spoon attached.

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Post by Shadowfang on December 29th 2009, 6:59 pm

ow....

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 7:01 pm

Hehehe. Gardie cming for you shadowchan!

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Post by Shadowfang on December 29th 2009, 7:03 pm

why?! I DID NOTHING TO IT! Shocked *hides in tree*

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Post by Phoenix Ninetales on December 29th 2009, 7:06 pm

Heh, and maybe it was coming to UB you so you gain psychic powers?

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Post by Shadowfang on December 29th 2009, 7:07 pm

I'm bigger than it tho...won't I hurt the poor Gardie?

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