Let me show you my Pokemon.

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2007-07-29 01:58pm

Due to the fact it's only twenty five quid in Woolies ,I'll be picking up one or the other up during the week (Hooray for birthdays)

If we collect both do they evolve into a TARDIS version?????

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2007-07-29 02:03pm

Qwerty 42 wrote:Running the risk of necromancy, is anyone getting Battle Revolution? They have 8 player tournaments online, evidently.

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Bounty wrote:Does it actually work properly?

Yes. 0731 1263 0028

I won't be home till next week, though.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2007-07-29 03:36pm

"Horribly inconsistant stylus controls"?

What the fuck? You touch the buttons and they do what you want them to.

I find navigating via touch screen to be a hell of a lot more efficient than using the buttons. It certainly makes going through your inventory easier.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2007-07-29 04:05pm

"Horribly inconsistant stylus controls"?

What the fuck? You touch the buttons and they do what you want them to.

Stylus control is all over the place. You can't use the stylus to skip the intro. Saving & loading doesn't even use the bottom screen, so you're SOL there.

The items submenu supports stylus controls, but the main menu you use to get there doesn't. The combat menu uses the stylus, but movement doesn't, so you're switching between the two. Now, the combat menu has nice, big buttons you push with your fingers, but name entry when you catch a Pokémon needs the stylus. Then you're back to walking with the buttons...

Basically, it feels like they designed the game with button controls, then bolted on stylus bits here and there without thinking how or why they'd be useful.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2007-07-29 04:24pm

I agree that the controls are not exactly consistent.

I thought you were complaining that the touch controls that were there were not implemented well, which certainly isn't the case.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2007-07-30 06:58am

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But I'm just getting started. I really wish they'd put the type table in the manual like they did with Blue...

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2007-07-31 12:22am

Bounty wrote:I really wish they'd put the type table in the manual like they did with Blue...

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2007-07-31 01:21am

Bounty wrote: But I'm just getting started. I really wish they'd put the type table in the manual like they did with Blue...

But then you won't buy their strategy guides...

You can get a Poketech app later on that lets you compare how effective attack types are to a Pokemon's type, and it can even calculate for dual-type Pokes.

White Cat · Post by **White Cat** » 2007-07-31 03:00am

The type table in Red/Blue was grossly inaccurate; it (along with the cartoon) made legions of kids believe that Ghost was strong against Psychic, among other things.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2007-07-31 04:41am

I'll tell you what's strong against Psychic.

Lucario.

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2007-08-06 04:07pm

White Cat wrote:The type table in Red/Blue was grossly inaccurate; it (along with the cartoon) made legions of kids believe that Ghost was strong against Psychic, among other things.

Umm, Ghost IS SE vs Psychic.

Also, I have teh wireless again! Battle, anyone?

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2007-08-06 04:27pm

I'm not going through the game very fast - three badges, lvl 25 team. Maybe in a while.

That said, is there a requirement to beat before you can trade older Pokémon on GTS? The R/B/Y ones that care in D/P are there, but others aren't - I want a squirtle, damnit

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2007-08-06 04:52pm

Bounty wrote:I'm not going through the game very fast - three badges, lvl 25 team. Maybe in a while.

That said, is there a requirement to beat before you can trade older Pokémon on GTS? The R/B/Y ones that care in D/P are there, but others aren't - I want a squirtle, damnit

You have to trade directly. Give me a sec and I'll breed you one.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2007-08-06 05:00pm

Right, wifi...let's see if I can get this to work...

An egg arrived. Cool.

ETA: were you trying to trade over something else? I may have hit quit a bit too soon.

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2007-08-06 05:10pm

Bounty wrote:Right, wifi...let's see if I can get this to work...

An egg arrived. Cool.

I was going to hatch it for you, but you're pretty early in the game, so you don't want it going out of control. Keep it in your party and it should hatch in ~5000 steps.

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2007-08-06 05:14pm

Thanks. I didn't even know about eggs, I skipped everything past Blue. It's weird to think about Pokémon mating...weird and a bit wrong

Praxis · Post by **Praxis** » 2007-08-07 01:07am

Bounty wrote:Thanks. I didn't even know about eggs, I skipped everything past Blue. It's weird to think about Pokémon mating...weird and a bit wrong

Throw two Pokemon of opposite gender but similar type (say, Pikachu and Marill, that's what I did) and they'll mate and have an egg.

You want weird? Consider the fact that I have a female Machoke.

And I'm going to evolve it into a Machamp.

ray245 · Post by **ray245** » 2007-08-07 09:02am

Can anyone post some screenshots of arena? I want to see is there any main difference...

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2007-08-07 10:27am

First of all: X as the start button? Why?

Second: Bidoof. The most useless creature known to mankind!

Bounty · Post by **Bounty** » 2007-08-07 10:34am

Dartzap wrote:First of all: X as the start button? Why?

Second: Bidoof. The most useless creature known to mankind!

You can switch it to Start in the options menu. I don't see why, it works fine.

And Bidoof isn't completely useless: he's adorable, in a "mentally challenged gerbil" sort of way.

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2007-08-07 10:44am

Bounty wrote:
Dartzap wrote:First of all: X as the start button? Why?

Second: Bidoof. The most useless creature known to mankind!
You can switch it to Start in the options menu. I don't see why, it works fine.

And Bidoof isn't completely useless: he's adorable, in a "mentally challenged gerbil" sort of way.

Aha! Thanks you very much! That saved me from throttling the damn thing..

As for the Bisexual Doofus..it's the bloody stupid noise it makes as well. Bzzt dong weee!

Dartzap · Post by **Dartzap** » 2007-08-07 01:35pm

Dr. Rowan: "Ah, Dartzap, impeccable timing as always, Just kick these peasants up the arse, would you? Cheers"

Styphon · Post by **Styphon** » 2007-08-07 03:16pm

Praxis wrote:
Bounty wrote:Thanks. I didn't even know about eggs, I skipped everything past Blue. It's weird to think about Pokémon mating...weird and a bit wrong
Throw two Pokemon of opposite gender but similar type (say, Pikachu and Marill, that's what I did) and they'll mate and have an egg.

I'm pretty sure somewhere in the game somebody (maybe the guy at the daycare?) said something about how nobody has ever actually seen a pokemon LAY an egg, they just find them holding the eggs after a while...

so there could be some sort of PokéStork involved, rather than actual mating...

Qwerty 42 · Post by **Qwerty 42** » 2007-08-07 03:36pm

Styphon wrote:
Praxis wrote:
Bounty wrote:Thanks. I didn't even know about eggs, I skipped everything past Blue. It's weird to think about Pokémon mating...weird and a bit wrong
Throw two Pokemon of opposite gender but similar type (say, Pikachu and Marill, that's what I did) and they'll mate and have an egg.

I'm pretty sure somewhere in the game somebody (maybe the guy at the daycare?) said something about how nobody has ever actually seen a pokemon LAY an egg, they just find them holding the eggs after a while...

so there could be some sort of PokéStork involved, rather than actual mating...

I think some arbitrary Breeder says that, the Daycare Man says "Oh, it's you! We were raising your Pokemon and my goodness, we were surprised! Your Pokemon was holding an egg! We don't know how it got there, but your Pokemon had it. You do want it, don't you?"

Xisiqomelir · Post by **Xisiqomelir** » 2007-08-07 04:36pm

Pokemon breeding