Gotta Catch 'Em All! - Pokémon Thread

[ZakuConvoy]

In less than good news, Serebii is reporting that the physical version of Pokopia will be a Game Key Card, rather than having the full game on there, requiring a 10 GB download. I think this is maybe the first time a "first party" Nintendo game has used a Game Key Card? I'm not sure. Either way, it's not great.

In better news, we got a trailer for the PokePark Kanto theme park in Japan. It'll be opening in February. It looks really charming. Even though, it's mostly statues, so I'm not sure what you actually do there, except buy merchandise and take selfies with said statues.

 

[Caldwin]

Shiny Klefki!

 

[Shadewing]

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Shiny Klefki!

...I didnt even realize there was a pokemon in that picture...

 

[Caldwin]

... notice myself holding papers further away so I can read them. It happens.

 

[Tm_Silverclaw]

I found a shiny gator today!

 

[ZakuConvoy]

Pokopia trailer! The story looks...a little more interesting than I was expecting, honestly.

Spoiler

Okay, that opening scene has more implications than I was prepared for in this goofy farm-sim game. So, with the crumbling PokeCenter, does that mean this takes place in the distant future? Is that why there's no humans around? There was some sort of literal Poke-Pocalypse?! The fanfics were true!?

They did a good job of making Professor Tangrowth look like a old man, with his white vines. I wonder what the TM on his head is?

Oh...sweet..Arceus. If this IS the far-future, then that means Ditto is probably imitating her old trainer. Oh, that's...so much sadder than I was prepared for. This knowledge kind of changes the entire tone of the game.

This narrator is far too cheerful, given the surroundings and implications.

What. HAPPENED?!

Oh, Magikarp longs to be fished up again. That's why it's attracted to the area when you put out fishing rods. That's so sad. It misses the fishermen who used to catch it (and throw it back, probably).

I do appreciate all of Ditto's cute and weird transformations. And she always keeps her hat. Nice touch.

Professor Tangrowth wants humans and Pokemon to live together again. So, do humans still exist or not?

"Why does seeing you like this make my eyes a bit Misty?" I see what you did there.

Painter Smeargle, Grey Uncharged Pikachu, and Mossy Snorlax! Interesting Pokemon variants. I suppose they'll be relatively important characters with their own side-stories in the game.

I'm not sure if I'm actually going to play this or not. Animal Crossing type games just aren't my thing. But, I AM interested to see if there's any follow up to the stuff they're hinting at. Or if they just keep it really vague throughout the entire game.

 

[Daith]

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

 

[Tm_Silverclaw]

Pretty sure AZ has more than enough money to cover the Hotel.

 

[ZakuConvoy]

New Mega Dimension DLC trailer!

Mega Zeraora Makes Its Debut in Pokémon Legends: Z‑A – Mega Dimension

Watch the new trailer for this Mega-Evolved Mythical Pokémon making its debut in the upcoming DLC adventure.

www.pokemon.com

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Mega Zeraora is REAL! I like how it inverts the colors. It's a cool look. Not sure if I'll actually end up swapping it out for any of my mains in the game. But, I guess it depends on how the leveling system ends up working. And when and if we can actually get it reasonably.

I don't like how they're saying getting him will be a "little difficult", though. What are we going to have to do? ANOTHER 1000 battles on top of the 1000 we already have to do to get the Shiny Charm? Reach Rank A online? Beat all the Rogue Megas 5 times? What grindy chore will Gamefreak make us do now?!

...I mean, I'll probably still do it, but I won't be happy about it. Unless it's actually fun. We'll see.

 

[MEDdMI]

Pokopia trailer! The story looks...a little more interesting than I was expecting, honestly.

I was already sold, but yeah, I am for sure getting this game.

Spoiler

I'm guessing that they'll keep things vague since these types of games tend to be cozier/low stakes. I'll be sure to post about it once it's out.

Edit: ...uh oh. It's a Switch 2 exclusive. Now to debate if I want to get Switch 2 soon, or if I have the patience to wait until a fun special edition one comes out...

 

[ZakuConvoy]

You can get a Championship Whimsicott in Scarlet and Violet with the code:
LA1C26TA1LW1ND

It runs until November 30, so don't wait too long. Weird that they're still doing these distributions in SV with Z-A out. But, I guess Z-A isn't a "main" series game, technically.

 

[Tm_Silverclaw]

You can get a Championship Whimsicott in Scarlet and Violet with the code:
LA1C26TA1LW1ND

It runs until November 30, so don't wait too long. Weird that they're still doing these distributions in SV with Z-A out. But, I guess Z-A isn't a "main" series game, technically.

It is... but hasn't been used for Competitive battles yet. Nore does it have pokemon like WHimsicott right now.


Both Legends are considered "Mainline" games. As their events seem to have canonically happened in the timeline.

 

[ZakuConvoy]

*Googles*

Yeah, okay, technically Gamefreak considers them "Mainline" games. I'm wrong (again). I think I get confused because they do tend to keep the "turn-based" games and the "experimental" games separate, whenever they talk about them. Even if they are both "Mainline", they are kept in two different categories, usually.

Then again...I think ALL the official stuff is "canon" one way or another. Pokemon does have a multiverse, after all. Ask Ketchum is out there, somewhere. So, I'm not exactly sure what "Mainline" actually means. Outside of stuff that's of a higher priority than the other spinoffs.

Because...there is NO "Mainline Timeline". Because of the nature of having two versions of each game. And having choices about who the protagonist is. Vaguely speaking, the events all happen. But, the details are different depending on the version. And it's kept really vague about what happened, when events are referenced in other games. It's really more like DC Comic's Hypertime, where the big memorable events happened, but everything else is only kind of vaguely a possibility.

DC Is Finally Explaining Its Most Important Cosmic Terms

Sometimes simpler is just better in comics.

screenrant.com

‘Flashpoint Beyond’ #5 review: The other side of a Crisis

The Divine Continuum and how it relates to the greater DCU get explored, but do Batman's parents care about that?

aiptcomics.com

(Very, very minor spoilers for Legends Z-A. Fair warning.) For example, Legends Z-A actually can't really happen in either the X or Y timeline. Because they mention that Team Flare seems to have captured BOTH Xerneas and Yveltal in the past. When originally, it was just one or the other. So, Legends Z-A can only really happen in it's own timeline, where some sort of hypothetical "Z Version" with both Box Legendaries were included was released. Some version of Legends Arceus definitely happened in this timeline, because of the exhibit at the museum. And there's references to a bunch of other regions. But, I don't think we can say that ALL the games happened in the same timeline. If only because of stuff like HGSS and ORAS slightly changing things and repeating events, even outside of the version differences. Specifically, ORAS seems to be "more" canon to Legends Z-A than the original RSE, if only because the Delta Episode gets referenced a few times. Despite both being "Mainline" games. And the fact that ORAS itself kinda-sorta hints at interacting with the original RSE universes via the Link Cable. Thus, we can probably assume we're dealing with some level of multiversal shenanigans.

So, yeah, I'm not actually sure what "Mainline" actually means, at this point. It's not just the games set in the same timeline. It's not sharing the same game mechanics. It's not even really just the games developed by Gamefreak, because BDSP is also a "Mainline" game. I guess it just means "the big tentpole games"? Or maybe just the ones that are compatible with Home? If you can move your Pokemon to a different game, it counts as "Mainline"? Which means Go is a Mainline game too, which feels wrong, but I guess that tracks.

...I'm overthinking this. I know that. But, still.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

The "main" games have always been a loose multiverse. It's been alluded to before. In Black and White, Cynthia mentions witnessing another trainer battle Giratina, which only happened in Platinum. Then there's the Delta Episode in ORAS, where the first plan is to toss the meteor into another reality, hinted to be the original Hoenn games, and let them deal with it.

 

[Caldwin]

You know, one of these days we're just going to learn not to even try with Nintendo and timelines.

 

[The Mighty Mollusk]

If you really want to give yourself a migraine, try to figure out Mario's timeline.

 

[Caldwin]

I get enough of a headache with Zelda.

 

[Echowarrior]

Forget timelines. I just want to have fun playing the games.

 

[ZakuConvoy]

But, timelines ARE fun! Especially when you need something to think about when you're grinding out 300 extra fights for the Shiny Charm. LOTS of time for you to think about that kind of stuff.