Author Topic: Pokemon Sun and Moon are out! Alola, MoTK! (Read 109832 times)

hyorinryu · « **Reply #210 on:** November 17, 2016, 05:41:17 PM »

They keep using the female character when they show the Z-moves. Kind of annoying, because I'm thinking of getting this game, and if I do I need to know if the male character poses anywhere as much when performing Z-moves. I think I saw one video with him, and was not impressed.

Phasm · « **Reply #211 on:** November 17, 2016, 05:50:51 PM »

To be honest i think the dance moves are kinda cringy... some of them look cool though such as Primarina Goku and i wonder how strong Solgaleo and Lunala's Z moves are, its clear they have them and i bet that it's Moongeist Beam and Sunsteel Strike.

Raikaria · « **Reply #212 on:** November 17, 2016, 06:58:10 PM »

I had to check 1 thing on Serebii.

The gender ratio of the Popplio line.

It's the same as every other starter. [87.5% male]

Primarina is the new Gardevoir as poster child of 'pokemon with wrong gender ratios' based on design [Well; that and female Machamps]. And Gardevoir was so bad they made Gallade...

I mean seriously I get making a starter with a design to appeal to the female audience but at least bother to invert it's gender ratio.

Edible · « **Reply #213 on:** November 17, 2016, 07:23:07 PM »

Quote from: Raikaria on November 17, 2016, 06:58:10 PM

The gender ratio of the Popplio line.

It's the same as every other starter. [87.5% male]

Stealth marketing for Yuri On Ice.

Zoriri · « **Reply #214 on:** November 17, 2016, 07:25:24 PM »

I fail to see why a predominately male Pok?mon species having a more feminine design is such a big deal.

commandercool · « **Reply #215 on:** November 17, 2016, 07:29:44 PM »

I fail to see why gender ratio is a thing at all. Maybe I'm just ignorant of biology. Are there any sexually reproducing animals with an 87.5% gender imbalance? Insects maybe? Or is that actually common among different kinds of animals?

Zoriri · « **Reply #216 on:** November 17, 2016, 07:45:02 PM »

Quote from: commandercool on November 17, 2016, 07:29:44 PM

I fail to see ehy gender ratio is a thing at all. Maybe I'm just ignorant of biology. Are there any sexually reproducing animals with an 87.5% gender imbalance? Insects maybe? Or is that actually common among different kinds of animals?

I know that some species of whiptail lizards can have all-female populations, but I'm not sure if that kind of thing is common in the animal world.

BT · « **Reply #217 on:** November 17, 2016, 11:01:42 PM »

Quote from: commandercool on November 17, 2016, 07:29:44 PM

I fail to see why gender ratio is a thing at all. Maybe I'm just ignorant of biology. Are there any sexually reproducing animals with an 87.5% gender imbalance? Insects maybe? Or is that actually common among different kinds of animals?

My guess: when they introduced genders in Gold/Silver they wanted to up the chances of the starter's sex matching the MC and from then on it stuck.

Edible · « **Reply #218 on:** November 17, 2016, 11:32:40 PM »

I suspect it was simply to make starters harder to get. Fewer females in circulation = fewer eggs, and thus your starter feels more "special".

The Greatest Dog · « **Reply #219 on:** November 17, 2016, 11:46:21 PM »

to be fair
They tied female Pok?mon to having lower Attack IVs in generation 2; having a female starter meant your attack was in the bottom 1/8th possible

So that's a thing

Edible · « **Reply #220 on:** November 18, 2016, 12:18:40 AM »

Holy shit, that's... a thing

Chaore · « **Reply #221 on:** November 18, 2016, 12:35:53 AM »

Quote from: Edible on November 18, 2016, 12:18:40 AM

Holy shit, that's... a thing

It's a bit less blatant than it sounds, iirc.

It's mostly them taking the easy way out and making the same few numbers define like 3 different things :v (Same value also calculated shinies, so on that same note, some shinies could literally never be female.)

The Greatest Dog · « **Reply #222 on:** November 18, 2016, 12:42:01 AM »

yeah the shiny gyarados in G/S was guaranteed to have pretty good IVs all around because of that

G/S had to do all sorts of size shortcuts in order to fit both Kanto/Johto, etc etc

Edit: so I'm waiting in line at Nintendo NY for the midnight release
This is pretty hype not gonna lie
Though they didn't give as many goods as they did for the X/Y launch three years ago

commandercool · « **Reply #223 on:** November 18, 2016, 06:22:09 AM »

Pokemon Sun acquired. Ten-year-old commandercool would be so proud of 24-year-old commandercool for seeing a new Harry Potter movie and buying a new Pokemon game within minutes of each other.

aUsernameIsFineToo · « **Reply #224 on:** November 18, 2016, 03:25:15 PM »

As expected, the line at the GameStop on campus got really long really quick. At 10 PM it was okay, but by 10:30 it got long enough that people who just came by gave up. Got my copy of Sun 47 minutes after midnight.

Now to actually play it...

commandercool · « **Reply #225 on:** November 18, 2016, 05:10:20 PM »

Post your friend codes as they become available (not sure the mechanism for how that works in this game yet) and I'll add them to the OP.

ふねん1 · « **Reply #226 on:** November 18, 2016, 05:31:13 PM »

Pokemon Moon get! Man, to think the last time I got a new Pokemon game on release day was over five years ago. Actually feels even longer than that given all that's happened in that time, but I digress. I don't know about the rest of you, but it's time to #GetLit. :V

BT · « **Reply #227 on:** November 18, 2016, 07:15:47 PM »

Don't have a 3DS, so I'm watching Werster's playthrough right now. He even picked best Popplio! This game has some great dumb moments and I'm excluding Team Skull. :V

MatsuriSakuragi · « **Reply #228 on:** November 18, 2016, 07:23:41 PM »

Quote from: Edible on November 17, 2016, 07:23:07 PM

Stealth marketing for Yuri On Ice.

As someone who enjoys Yuri, hearing of Yuri on Ice has led me to believe it is the most misleading title ever.

Anyway, I'll be picking this up tonight. I'ma start with Popplio!

Edible · « **Reply #229 on:** November 18, 2016, 07:42:27 PM »

Quote from: Matsuri on November 18, 2016, 07:23:41 PM

As someone who enjoys Yuri, hearing of Yuri on Ice has led me to believe it is the most misleading title ever.

Anyway, I'll be picking this up tonight. I'ma start with Popplio!

The name is ... definitely a little misleading, but the show is actually great.

aUsernameIsFineToo · « **Reply #230 on:** November 18, 2016, 08:27:10 PM »

2016-11-18T08:52:49-0800 <aUsernameIsFineToo> @choose 1 2 or 3
2016-11-18T08:52:50-0800 <@Keine-tan> aUsernameIsFineToo: I choose...3! ^_^V

The cow has spoken, and I have chosen Popplio!

Failure McFailFace · « **Reply #231 on:** November 18, 2016, 08:41:11 PM »

It's a shame I can't get the game. Released on my birthday, too. My brother has X and all my friends have ORAS. I wanna get in the times dammit :qq:

Third Eye Lem · « **Reply #232 on:** November 18, 2016, 10:50:32 PM »

Bad news: I apparently didn't preorder the game.
Good news: The Gamestop I went to had a dual pack containing Sun and Moon, as well as an ingame code for 200 Pokeballs.

...I also think I have some strange connection to Youtube LPer ProJared now. I planned on making my Moon playthrough a blind Nuzlocke run, and just as I was getting off from work...A Youtube notification pops up, saying he's also doing a Nuzlocke of Moon. Just...Wow. I knew meeting him at PRGE was quite the surprise, but I'm starting to think our destinies are intertwined in some strange, Suikoden II-esque fashion (just with less blood and drama).

I'm also surprised at the amount of Poppilo lovers here on the thread. Poppi's cute, and I tend to go for water-type starters, but Litten won my heart over as soon as I saw it. Rowlet's not that bad either! Ahhh, one of my few times where each of the starters are too cute or useful to pick between...But I'm gonna stick with Litten for my first playthrough. I'll post notes on my Nuzlocke Run when appropriate.

Kasu · « **Reply #233 on:** November 18, 2016, 11:27:30 PM »

I'll wait until Christmas as per usual. I'll definitely be getting Moon and going for Rowlet though.

At least I can tide myself over with Bravely Second for the moment.

MatsuriSakuragi · « **Reply #234 on:** November 18, 2016, 11:29:30 PM »

Popplio was actually the one I didn't like from the start, but I loved Brionne and Primarina. I'm a sucker for fairy types.

Quote from: Edible on November 18, 2016, 07:42:27 PM

The name is ... definitely a little misleading, but the show is actually great.

Ah yeah, I've heard it's fantastic.

Edible · « **Reply #235 on:** November 19, 2016, 02:00:29 AM »

Got me a Rowlet. I'm weak against owls.

Spoiler:

commandercool · « **Reply #236 on:** November 19, 2016, 02:36:12 AM »

Quote from: Edible on November 19, 2016, 02:00:29 AM

Spoiler:
HURRY UP AND LET ME PLAY DRESSUP, GAME

Spoiler:

triangles · « **Reply #237 on:** November 19, 2016, 03:31:07 AM »

Not arriving in the mail until tomorrow, it was originally not coming until Tuesday but MJP just got the update email
Amazon bb y u do

:ohdear:

commandercool · « **Reply #238 on:** November 19, 2016, 04:14:39 AM »

Quote from: triangles on November 19, 2016, 03:31:07 AM

Not arriving in the mail until tomorrow, it was originally not coming until Tuesday but MJP just got the update email
Amazon bb y u do

:ohdear:

Everyone else in my household made fun of me for not pre-ordering on Amazon. Guess who has his game right now and who doesn't.

Edible · « **Reply #239 on:** November 19, 2016, 04:19:22 AM »

Oh man this game has wonder trade

Time to spend endless hours trading shit for no reason

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