Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire

[esuriospiritus]

Get hype.

LINKS:

US Homepage: http://www.pokemonrubysapphire.com/en-us/

Secret Bases:

Secret Base Info and Features
Secret Base Decorations List
Secret Base Locations and Layouts

[Quilford]

I'm excited.

I hope they'll take this back to basics a bit, I really didn't like all the clutter of the Pokemon Amie etc. that felt really extraneous to the actual game in X and Y. There's gotta be a better, more in-world way of letting you EV train your Pokemon. I want something a bit more stripped-back.

Not sure which version I'll go with yet. I'll wait until they release lists of what's exclusive to either. Unless they've already done that.

[esuriospiritus]

Yeah, I used the Pokemon Amie to get Sylveon and then pretty much never touched it again. The EV training was something I used a little bit of but was more like an annoying minigame I felt obligated to play to have a competitive(-ish) team than anything.

I think they've released exclusivity lists, in which case you could probably find it on serebii. I'm not sure though because I deliberately try to stay as in-the-dark as possible about new releases until about a week before release. I get more excited for it that way.

[Chevre]

I actually will get this less than a week after release, which is good given I just got X like in September

However note that I have not touched X since I got it (too many adult things!!! D: ) so it's not guarantee that I'll actually be able to keep up to date with this.

Spoiler: exclusivity lists

I imagine they are going to be similar to RSE's exclusivity, so Lunatone/Solrock and Zangoose/Seviper, etc. I love Zangoose but i still ordered sapphire lol.

This is actually the first Pokemon game where like several of my RL friends are getting it so I'll have lots of people to play with

BUt yeah RSE was my favorite gen so I'm super excited for this

[esuriospiritus]

I actually never played Ruby or Sapphire, but I easily logged several hundred hours and multiple playthroughs of Emerald. I hope it lives up to the nostalgia.

[choof]

unbearably hype for mega-audino
more like mega-cutie asdfdsas

iirc someone was able to get a data dump of the full game from the demo that was on the ds store. data as in trainer sprites, pictures,

music

[InflatablePie]

[20:41:38] * jude has joined #pokemontrades
[20:41:45] <Shiny_AQUAboar> hey jude
[20:41:49] <jude> WHAT DO YOU WANT NOW
[20:41:54] <Shiny_AQUAboar> don't let me down

I had to post this

somewhere

but I didn't know where.

also insert ORAS hype here.

[esuriospiritus]

Oh hey, by the way, I have an unused demo code up for grabs if anyone still needs one. Totally forgot about it until now. I know the game comes out real soon, but apparently you can get some small goodies from the demo if you play it for a couple hours.

[notscience]

This makes me feel bad about not having a 3ds to play it on

Maybe if I get a 3ds I'll get these games

prob both

If not both then OR because ruby was one of my first video games of all time and I still remember playing it all the time

[InflatablePie]

If you can get a 3DS for cheap, there's some pretty good games. I'd say it's worth it.

Also:

Electrike || Timid || Lightningrod || 31/xx/31/31/31/31 || shiny [traded]
Porygon || Modest || Download || 31/31/31/30/31/31 || shiny [hatched]
Taillow || Jolly || Guts || 31/31/31/xx/31/31 || Pursuit/Whirlwind/Brave Bird/Defog || shiny [traded for egg, hatched shiny]
Eevee || Careful || Run Away || ??? IVs || shiny [hatched]

My collection is slowly growing... Mwahahaha.

[Sudo_Nym]

I played the wheels off the first few gens. Though I think the last time I assembled a complete pokedex was in Red. Have the games changed much since Silver?

[esuriospiritus]

Yes and no. The core mechanics are essentially the same. I would describe it as the same core but with so many small innovations here and there over the years that it's a much more complex game now. Lots of new pokemon (we're at almost 800 now), some new types, some new mechanics, new ways to battle (2v2, 1v5, etc)... But the great thing is, if you want it to be simple, the main story will still be about as simple to get through as it was in the older games. You don't need to master every little thing to do well. But if you want to beat harder stuff later (like human opponents, or difficult post-game battles) you can definitely sink a lot of time into learning all the little things and min-maxing your team.

If you really want to examine all the changes for yourself, bulbapedia is a great resource and can probably explain things better than I can. These pages can give you an overview of some of the biggest changes from generation to generation.

Gen 3 Gen 4 Gen 5 Gen 6

[Sudo_Nym]

I did some battling on Smogon around gen 4, though I didn't play the actual games. How difficult is training up IV/EV in actual gameplay?

[esuriospiritus]

It was made a lot easier in X/Y (Gen 6), so I imagine it won't be too difficult in ORAS either. It's not instantaneous like (I think) Smogon is, but it's a lot less of a pain than it used to be. There's an item (Destiny Knot) that allows for 5 of the parents' 12 IVs to be passed down, making breeding much less time consuming. EV training can be done quickly with either a training minigame or with horde (1v5) battling, as of X/Y. Depending on how complicated your breeding is (do you want it in a certain ball? Do you want egg moves? How hard is it to get those egg moves? Do you already have high IV parent(s)? Do you want it to be shiny?) breeding and training one pokemon could take anywhere from maybe an hour (for relatively uncomplicated ones) to many, many hours (if you want a competitive shiny in a special ball with egg moves that require what's called chain breeding). But shiny pokemon are also easier to get now, so there's that.

Pie might also have something to contribute on this topic when he sees this, as he's more into the competitive stuff than I am.

[Marquis]

i didn't like how all the ~extra content~ in x/y made me feel guilty for not having the time/interest to use it

[esuriospiritus]

Yeah, I still haven't done the damn Looker quests. Oh well.

[InflatablePie]

Hatched a shiny Squirtle when I was randomly breeding one for my first VGC Doubles team. 4 IVs, too. Immediately traded it and my Taillow for a 6iv Shiny Tyranitar (reputable trader and legit OT/ID).

Speaking of VGC Doubles, I don't suppose anyone here plays Doubles? >_>

[Chevre]

Yeah, I still haven't done the damn Looker quests. Oh well.

Honey, I haven't even started X/Y yet. :/

[esuriospiritus]

doooo iiiiit.

Seriously, X/Y is probably my second favorite installment, after RSE (so you can imagine the level of hype I have for ORAS). It's pretty awesome.

[Quilford]

I could get this.

Instead I think I'm going to try and complete the National Pokedex in X.

[InflatablePie]

third encounter in ORAS, not even at the first town yet

shiny wurmple

hate my life

[SleepyKrew]

One day I will have money and will get back into Pokemanz

[Quilford]

third encounter in ORAS, not even at the first town yet

shiny wurmple

hate my life

That sucks, shiny Beautifly is one of the prettiest shinies imo

[Sudo_Nym]

I don't understand why it's bad?

[InflatablePie]

the chances of finding a Shiny Pokemon without altering the rate (acquiring a postgame item, breeding different-regioned Pokemon) is 1/8192.

it's possible this generation it's gone down to 1/4096, but still, they're rare.