Is pokemon still cool? + What's your favourite Pokemon?
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Sure, more isn't always better, and for every Blaziken, Gardevoir, or Houndoom there's a Luvdisc or a Nosepass.Baby Tea said:
But there are some genuine gems in the GSC/RSE/DPP generations, and as far as gameplay goes, DPP honestly can't be beat. It's just a better game than even the classic RBY ones, singleplayer *or* multiplayer. And really, let's not pretend that the original 151 didn't have some stinkers - Parasect, Tangela, Lickitung anybody?
Pokemon was awesome from Red/Blue/Yellow until Gold/Silver/crystal, I can name all of the original 150(1)
After that it turned into garbage, but now with the diamond/pearl generation I lost hope completely, i mean there's a hippo that pukes up sand, and a monkey with a flaming tail... -_- come on. Charmander made sense because he evovles into Charizard which is basically a dragon, that fire monkey evolves into... a fire monkey. Primape and Charmeleon would be ashamed
My favorite Pokemon is Gengar, because he's a freaking ghost and because when you saw that grin, you knew you were in trouble
After that it turned into garbage, but now with the diamond/pearl generation I lost hope completely, i mean there's a hippo that pukes up sand, and a monkey with a flaming tail... -_- come on. Charmander made sense because he evovles into Charizard which is basically a dragon, that fire monkey evolves into... a fire monkey. Primape and Charmeleon would be ashamed
My favorite Pokemon is Gengar, because he's a freaking ghost and because when you saw that grin, you knew you were in trouble
Since most of us seem to be children of the '90s, it is still very cool, just not all-encompassing like it used to be for some of us. My first Pokemon game was blue, and I still play it now and then. The first series of the show was good because most episodes were different from one another, unlike series 2. My favorite Pokemon has to be Jigglypuff. One of those would help me with my insomnia. The marker on my face would easily be worth it.
Ah pokemon.Good games,bad show.Ok the show was DECENT until they replaced all the voice actors....then it was toture.The games took a big part of my childhood(but then who hasn't play a pokemon game at least once in there life)and it was always fun.I'd say the best in the series was Ruby/Saphire/Emerald with Diamond/Pearl(with Platinum on the way)as the weakest in the series(not counting the Gamecube games).I also enjoyed Firered/Leafgreen if only for the nostalgia(I think thats the right word for it).Though I will probably play Pokemon until the day I die.
And my favorite pokemon would have to be the team I used in Emerald:Aggron,Blazekin,Sharpedo,Gardevior
And my favorite pokemon would have to be the team I used in Emerald:Aggron,Blazekin,Sharpedo,Gardevior
I still play the old games. i cant get enough of Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold And Silver i play them all the time on my phone
Always play them out and about its a good pass time
Havnt played the new ones yet, think il just stick to the old ones that was good enough for em then and it shall do fine just now
Always play them out and about its a good pass time
Havnt played the new ones yet, think il just stick to the old ones that was good enough for em then and it shall do fine just now
I like the games, but hate the hype around PKMN. So, I play them (right now the Mystery Dungeon 2 one...) and hide the games if some one visits me
My favorites are extremely unoriginal : Charizard, Lucario and Kabutops.
My favorites are extremely unoriginal : Charizard, Lucario and Kabutops.
My first Pokemon game was Pokemon Sapphire, and that was fairly entertaining, but now I'm bored of the whole series on the grounds that each little pocket monster is limited to four rather one-sided attacks. Also, can't GameFreaks program a game where you can see it's raining or your pokemon is poisoned without having it announced every round? Maybe if they had a "I'm older than 12 years old and no longer require frequent interruptions during combat resolution" option, I'd get into the game series again.
On the other hand, I confess, I've always found your average Pokemon trainer chick hot. That's not saying much - all anime girls are hot, if you don't mind giant saucer eyes and have the imagination/insanity to find a cartoon sexy - but there's a good medium of suppressed voluptuousness in the Pokemon franchise characters in particular. I suspect they were there to ensure financial cooperation of overworked Japanese businessmen. Regardless, these days I find the Pokemon artists unworldly feminine aesthetic transcription more interesting than the game franchise is.
(Never mind those who find the Pokemon themselves hot. I could almost see Gardevoir or Lopunny, especially with a bit of anthropomorphizing, but as for the other 400-500 or so... Jesus, ratchet yourself down a few notches people. It's like those who think My Little Pony is sexual. These people are probably the rare freak and not so much a major purchaser of the franchise.)
Yes, I pretty much exhausted the bottom of the barrel of how Pokemon are "cool" these days.
Anywho, my favorite Pokemon would be Gardevoir - no, not because of aesthetics, but because they're psychic ass-kickers who have a cooler batch of moves (and doesn't look quite as weird as) Alakazam. I probably feel that way because one of my first Pokemon caught in Sapphire was a Ralts and it served me quite well throughout the game as a first-pick rival Pokemon smasher. I'd typically only have to swap it out when its moves were exhausted or I was up against a Psychic-Immune Pokemon.
On the other hand, I confess, I've always found your average Pokemon trainer chick hot. That's not saying much - all anime girls are hot, if you don't mind giant saucer eyes and have the imagination/insanity to find a cartoon sexy - but there's a good medium of suppressed voluptuousness in the Pokemon franchise characters in particular. I suspect they were there to ensure financial cooperation of overworked Japanese businessmen. Regardless, these days I find the Pokemon artists unworldly feminine aesthetic transcription more interesting than the game franchise is.
(Never mind those who find the Pokemon themselves hot. I could almost see Gardevoir or Lopunny, especially with a bit of anthropomorphizing, but as for the other 400-500 or so... Jesus, ratchet yourself down a few notches people. It's like those who think My Little Pony is sexual. These people are probably the rare freak and not so much a major purchaser of the franchise.)
Yes, I pretty much exhausted the bottom of the barrel of how Pokemon are "cool" these days.
Anywho, my favorite Pokemon would be Gardevoir - no, not because of aesthetics, but because they're psychic ass-kickers who have a cooler batch of moves (and doesn't look quite as weird as) Alakazam. I probably feel that way because one of my first Pokemon caught in Sapphire was a Ralts and it served me quite well throughout the game as a first-pick rival Pokemon smasher. I'd typically only have to swap it out when its moves were exhausted or I was up against a Psychic-Immune Pokemon.
I think pokemon stopped being cool after red/blue. its still popular, but its not something you go bragging about to people anymore.
also, ive recently gone back to play my blue, and as fun as it was, playing it was such a pain in the ass. so much of it is out dated in terms of stats and inventory managment. i doubt ill ever go back. so my favorites are silver(TWO continents makes it more kick ass along with mareeps)and emerald(battle frontier is what made it awesome).
as for my favorite pokemon of all time, it poliwag.
also, ive recently gone back to play my blue, and as fun as it was, playing it was such a pain in the ass. so much of it is out dated in terms of stats and inventory managment. i doubt ill ever go back. so my favorites are silver(TWO continents makes it more kick ass along with mareeps)and emerald(battle frontier is what made it awesome).
as for my favorite pokemon of all time, it poliwag.
It was cool, which is the one thing I think everyone can agree on now. After they started releasing streams of new monsters, half of which were pre-or-post-evolutions of earlier monsters, it got silly. After they introduced the whole breeding/baby pokemon thing, I was a little annoyed. When they started carting out "Legendary" Pokemon by the truckload (I mean there's like 15 in the latest game!) I had started to lose hope that the series could return to it's former glory. But then they decided on "Pokemon Co-ordinators"
.....are you f-bomb kidding me?! Co-ordinators?! Who compete is beauty paegents?! Who are trying to win ribbons?! GAH!!!
Give me my golden oldies, with some of the acceptable new pokemon thrown in as well. Give me a game where all you're trying to do is force your monsters to kill other monsters to become more powerful. Get rid of all the girly beauty contests, and give me good ol' monster fights!
As for my favourites, I love the fire types. Charmander was always adorable, and his evolutions were cool too. Also, Chimchar is pretty sweet too. A fire monkey! I imagine every single one of his attacks are him throwing flaming poo to various degrees.
.....are you f-bomb kidding me?! Co-ordinators?! Who compete is beauty paegents?! Who are trying to win ribbons?! GAH!!!
Give me my golden oldies, with some of the acceptable new pokemon thrown in as well. Give me a game where all you're trying to do is force your monsters to kill other monsters to become more powerful. Get rid of all the girly beauty contests, and give me good ol' monster fights!
As for my favourites, I love the fire types. Charmander was always adorable, and his evolutions were cool too. Also, Chimchar is pretty sweet too. A fire monkey! I imagine every single one of his attacks are him throwing flaming poo to various degrees.