It's the Pokemon thread

[TheAQU4M4N]

i really hope Nintendo listens to us fans, and gives us that Gold/Silver remake. At least i can look forward to Platinum in a couple of weeks.

[SuperFerret]

When does Platinum come out?

[TheAQU4M4N]

March 22nd, i believe.

[SuperFerret]

Cool, thanks.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

I was gonna try to scrape together some dough for Platinum, but Bond comes out a couple days after I think. It'll have to be one or the other, probably :(

[spideyboy_1111]

I was gonna try to scrape together some dough for Platinum, but Bond comes out a couple days after I think. It'll have to be one or the other, probably :(

since when are bond games good?

[Spidey-Bat]

He's referring to the Quantum of Solace DVD.

[spideyboy_1111]

o ok... thats like $20 though lol. i'd get a game over a movie that in a month will be $15 or less

[Ugfugly]

Used to play Pokemon back in the days of Gameboy when I was a young teenager. I'm going to be 30 in a few months and I picked up Diamond and boy I cannot believe I can still get addicted to this.

After all these years and versions, the gameplay formula is basically unchanged and boy is it so much fun! It's pretty sad, I'm playing on my DS under my desk at work.

[Spidey-Bat]

Used to play Pokemon back in the days of Gameboy when I was a young teenager. I'm going to be 30 in a few months and I picked up Diamond and boy I cannot believe I can still get addicted to this.

After all these years and versions, the gameplay formula is basically unchanged and boy is it so much fun! It's pretty sad, I'm playing on my DS under my desk at work.

You should. Not because it's pokemon but because you should be working.

[Mogwai]

i remember being practically obsessed with the original game and couldn't wait for gold/silver to be released, which were everything the orignal was and more.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

The days of the original 151 will always be the best to me. I remember the very first night I had Blue version.. I had made it to Mt. Moon, and when I turned it on again, the file was erased. I was devastated.. I couldn't believe I had to start over. Looking back on it now, it seems ridiculous. That's only a few hours into the game. :hehe:

Are they adding another 100 with Platinum?

[Spidey-Bat]

There are no new pokemon for Platinum. However, the Sinnoh pokedex is being expanded from 151 to 210.

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sinnoh_Pokedex#Platinum_expansion

Some of them were obtainable in D/P but now those are all now available pre-Elite 4.

[SuperFerret]

The days of the original 151 will always be the best to me. I remember the very first night I had Blue version.. I had made it to Mt. Moon, and when I turned it on again, the file was erased. I was devastated.. I couldn't believe I had to start over. Looking back on it now, it seems ridiculous. That's only a few hours into the game. :hehe:

Are they adding another 100 with Platinum?

I remember those days. I loved how if you were patient enough to get your starter to it's final stage before finishing Mt. Moon you were pretty much set until Koga. Damn, Koga was a bastard. Not surprising that he was promoted to the Elite 4.

[Mogwai]

sabrina sucked as well....for me, anyway.

[SuperFerret]

She was a ***** too. Especially back then, when Psychic type had few weaknesses and they weren't easy to come by.

[Mogwai]

^^agreed.

[Spidey-Bat]

It's kinda funny how people used to think Psychic types were really powerful but there were no pokemon with a 4x weakness to it until DP.

[SuperFerret]

Once G/S hit and the Dark type came in, Psychic wasn't as big a deal. Changing Bite to Dark type was a HUGE chink in the Psychic armor.

[Spidey-Bat]

Bite being Dark-type also makes Dark-type pokemon irrelevant. Even more so now that there are a few useful Dark-type TM moves.

[SuperFerret]

Well, Dark-type's immunity to Psychic is nothing to sneeze at, but yeah, Bite being so widely available gives just about any team a way to take out Psychics.

[Spidey-Bat]

But they're weak to Fighting which is one of the most common attack types.

[spideyboy_1111]

There are no new pokemon for Platinum. However, the Sinnoh pokedex is being expanded from 151 to 210.

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Sinnoh_Pokedex#Platinum_expansion

Some of them were obtainable in D/P but now those are all now available pre-Elite 4.

theres also at least 2 pokemon with new forms as well.. that's almost like having a new pokemon

[spideyboy_1111]

The one thing i loved about red/blue/yellow was how it was so easy to map out which pokemon you needed, (and usually only one of the few available at the time) to take out a gym leader...

Like for brock, if you didn't have squirtle, you needed to find a caterpie, and raze it to level 10 for a easy "confusion" take down of onix and geodude, a pickachu for misty, a diget/geodude for lt surge, a vulpix/growlithe for erika, a decent bug pokemon (i remember using venonat) for sabrina, etc... etc.. (by this point you pretty much had access to a decent pokemon of almost every type)

but it was kind of a fun strategy. I do like all the many pokemon we have now, gives more room for variety. the games would have been boring if they never added more.

[Mogwai]

oh yeah, i remember having a rough time with whitney in gold for some reason. i swore that milktank hated me. soon as 'rollout' started my pkmn were dunzo.

[Ugfugly]

My wife wants to know if there's a way to play a girl in the Gen 4 games. Is there?

[Spidey-Bat]

Yeah. You've been able to play as either a boy or girl since Crystal.

[TheAQU4M4N]

Platinum TOMMOROW!!!

[SuperFerret]

Tomorrow?

[TheAQU4M4N]

yeah it comes out tommorow!!

[SuperFerret]

On a Sunday?

[Spidey-Bat]

Brawl and Galaxy came out on Sundays.

[SuperFerret]

I didn't know that. My kid brother wound up getting Brawl the Friday before it released, and I got my own copy when I moved out, and we got Galaxy with the Wii. (I think. :huh:)

[spideyboy_1111]

yeah brawls release was at midnight on a sunday... i was at a best buy sat night for like 3 hrs...

[TheAQU4M4N]

so did Diamond and Pearl if im not mistaken.

[SuperFerret]

I haven't gotten a game on it's release date in... probably ever. Depending on how much money I'm able to spare, I probably won't get Platinum before April.

[TheAQU4M4N]

i got Diamond on the release date, just because my little cousin was sooo hyped for me getting it for him(its his first pokemon game)

[spideyboy_1111]

ill have to wait a bit...

[SuperFerret]

i got Diamond on the release date, just because my little cousin was sooo hyped for me getting it for him(its his first pokemon game)

Cool. How old is he?

[GoblinWhirlwind]

I won't be getting Platinum until I get Ninja Blade. Who knows when it'll be. :(

[TheAQU4M4N]

Cool. How old is he?
hes 9 now, but im glad i have a younger nephew too who loves this stuff so its kinda killing two birds with one stone.

[SuperFerret]

That's cool. This is one of the few games that are truly "all ages".

[TheAQU4M4N]

yeah defintely..

[GoblinWhirlwind]

True to that... I'm 22 and still look forward to new Pokemon.

[SuperFerret]

I'm 24 and I'm excited that you can catch Gligar early on in Platinum.

[TheAQU4M4N]

yeah i don't know what it is about Nintendo, but i could never stop playing Pokemon, Mario, Zelda because there all too much fun!!

[Mogwai]

^^agreed. nintendo lucked out with all their franchises.

[Spidey-Bat]

Nintendo didn't luck out. They started the franchises with great games which caught on.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

I'll always be a Nintendo fanboy. :up:

They gave me so many great memories as a kid, and still do to this day.

[Mogwai]

yeah, mario and zelda were a big part of my childhood too.

[spideyboy_1111]

almost bought the game today... for some reason i thought it was going to be more then $35 but im just gonna wait...

[TheAQU4M4N]

yeah, mario and zelda were a big part of my childhood too.
i think all i did in 3rd grade like right when i got home was play Mario and Zelda and i wouldn't stop until i finished both of them..(also including excess amounts of soccer)

[CTCurry99]

Is it wrong to be 27, almost 28 and excited about Pokemon Platinum? It just feels wrong, but after seeing a 22-year old and a 24-year old... maybe not so much. Just wondering how many of us older gamers actually play Pokemon... and why U get so excited for it?!?!

[Brainiac 8]

I'm 29 and I still get excited and play Pokemon on a regular basis, so it's not wierd. Plus it's nice since I get to play the game with my daughter, so I'm like the coolest dad ever. :p

I'm going to wait a little bit on Platinum, but that is only because I'm working on filling out my dex on Diamond right now.

Did anyone else go and get the special Regigigas? I did, and he's awesome. :D

[CTCurry99]

So U and your daughter just hang out on the couch catching Pikachus? Must be nice. I used to play it with my ex-g/f, but haven't played since we broke up... (long story.) I was thinking about picking Platinum up with my next paycheck. Already beat RE 5, so looking for a new game to play. :word: I was just really wondering what the average age of people on this site who actually play the Pokemon games. I do still watch the cartoon every Saturday morning.

[Brainiac 8]

She likes Pikachu....I'm more of an Aggron player. :p

Yea, I still love the series, and Platinum is a must buy...just not quite yet. I got my father into pokemon and he's quite a bit older. He sits there on his armchair with a DS catching Pokemon, it's rather humerous.

But once again, my daughter has like the coolest father and grandfather ever. :D

[SuperFerret]

I'm excited because Platinum allows me to catch two of my favorites pre-National Dex: Tangela and Gligar. I mostly battle with my younger brother (who's 19 and much more obsessed than I am), and getting Action Replays for Diamond and Pearl killed the fun after a bit. Although it had us develop a rivalry between his Heracross and my Snorlax.

[Brainiac 8]

Heracross is one of my favorites and always is on my team. :up:

I don't use actionreplay, it's much more rewarding when I get the rarer pokemon fare and square.

[TheAQU4M4N]

can you get Electabuzz(sp) or Magmar in Platinum?, i always thought they were pretty cool and there evolved forms look pretty sick..

[Spidey-Bat]

You can catch both Magmar and Electabuzz in Platinum.

[SuperFerret]

Heracross is one of my favorites and always is on my team. :up:

I don't use actionreplay, it's much more rewarding when I get the rarer pokemon fare and square.

I agree, it's just damn hard to get certain pokemon without it (i.e. the starters from Gold and Silver). Though Ultimate Magikarp fights are fun as hell.

can you get Electabuzz(sp) or Magmar in Platinum?, i always thought they were pretty cool and there evolved forms look pretty sick..

As far as I know every new Pokemon from the D/P generation is available in the Sinnoh Dex. I'll check, just to make sure.

[Brainiac 8]

HA! Magicarp fights! :up: :D

[Spidey-Bat]

I agree, it's just damn hard to get certain pokemon without it (i.e. the starters from Gold and Silver). Though Ultimate Magikarp fights are fun as hell.


I'd never use an Action Replay to get a Pokemon. I'd only use it to trigger events like Darkrai.

Best pokemon to fight with is a level 1 Ratata holding a Focus Sash with Endeavor and Quick Attack. Focus Sash leaves it with 1 HP, Endeavor makes the other Pokemon have 1 HP, then use Quick Attack to hit first next turn and kill it.

[SuperFerret]

HA! Magicarp fights! :up: :D

They're actually a lot more fun with cheat engines at Lv.100. Any moves are legal except for one-hit KOs and Electric or Grass type moves, so all is fair.

[SuperFerret]

I'd never use an Action Replay to get a Pokemon. I'd only use it to trigger events like Darkrai.

Best pokemon to fight with is a level 1 Ratata holding a Focus Sash with Endeavor and Quick Attack. Focus Sash leaves it with 1 HP, Endeavor makes the other Pokemon have 1 HP, then use Quick Attack to hit first next turn and kill it.

I find the FEAR to be kinda cheap. It's more fun when there's a back and forth.

[Spidey-Bat]

I used it in the game to beat my rival's Snorlax (it's when he waits outside the Battle Area).

[SuperFerret]

That's an awful far length to go to just take out a Snorlax. Low kick is easier to get and works just as well, plus it doubles as a one-hit KO on Dialga.

[Spidey-Bat]

I did it for fun. I didn't really have much else to do.

[SuperFerret]

Yeah, I know how that is.

[TheAQU4M4N]

I'd never use an Action Replay to get a Pokemon. I'd only use it to trigger events like Darkrai.

Best pokemon to fight with is a level 1 Ratata holding a Focus Sash with Endeavor and Quick Attack. Focus Sash leaves it with 1 HP, Endeavor makes the other Pokemon have 1 HP, then use Quick Attack to hit first next turn and kill it.
wtf is Action Replay?

[SuperFerret]

Cheat engine, like a Game Genie.

[TheAQU4M4N]

is it like GameShark? and how do you get it?

[Spidey-Bat]

It's pretty much the exact same thing as GameShark. It's basically this gen's GameShark. You can buy it at Target, Walmart, GameStop, among other retailers. It's around $20.

[SuperFerret]

:csad: Am I the only one who remembers Game Genie?

[TheAQU4M4N]

:csad: Am I the only one who remembers Game Genie?
sory dude, im drawing a blank, all i remember is GameShark from the GB days i used that to get Celebi in Gold and Silver lol

[SuperFerret]

I feel old. Game Genie was the precursor to GameShark, and was for the NES, SNES and possibly the Sega Genesis (which I didn't have so I don't know if it lasted that long).

[TheAQU4M4N]

can you use the Action Replay to get rare pokemon like those 3 mew-looking pokemon from D/P, Shaymin, Arceus(sp) any of those?

[SuperFerret]

You can get any Pokemon with it, and do a lot more.

[Brainiac 8]

:csad: Am I the only one who remembers Game Genie?


Nope, I remember it too. I used to own one for my NES back in the day. I used to use it for Batman and gave myself unlimited special items.

Suck it Joker! :cmad:

[SuperFerret]

I loved the Hyper Ultra Jump code for Super Mario Bros. One jump would take you through the whole level. :D

[Brainiac 8]

Yea, I used it alot. It just made games that much better to play.

I used it to have all of the weapons already in the beginning in the original Mega Man, which made it like you an unstoppable force through most of it.

Then came along the Yellow Rock Monster again. :cmad:

[Spidey-Bat]

can you use the Action Replay to get rare pokemon like those 3 mew-looking pokemon from D/P, Shaymin, Arceus(sp) any of those?

Those 3 pokemon are in the game. You don't need to use an Action Replay to get them.

[TheAQU4M4N]

You can get any Pokemon with it, and do a lot more.
how i tried looking at sites for getting items, but no luck for the actual pokemon.

[SuperFerret]

Go to codejunkies.com and then head to the Europe site. For some reason they have listings for pokemon while the US site does not.

[SuperFerret]

Those 3 pokemon are in the game. You don't need to use an Action Replay to get them.

I enjoy hunting them down and killing them. :twisted:

[TheAQU4M4N]

Those 3 pokemon are in the game. You don't need to use an Action Replay to get them.
yeah but if you missed the chance to catch em can you get them with the cheats?

[Spidey-Bat]

yeah but if you missed the chance to catch em can you get them with the cheats?

Yes. You'd have to use the cheats that give you the certain pokemon.

[TheAQU4M4N]

Yes. You'd have to use the cheats that give you the certain pokemon.
alright cool, and how do you put the code in the Replay thing?

[SuperFerret]

It comes with instructions, and you can download codes from the site somehow. I just enter them manually, changing the three digits that determine which pokemon you get to suit which one I want at the time.

[TheAQU4M4N]

It comes with instructions, and you can download codes from the site somehow. I just enter them manually, changing the three digits that determine which pokemon you get to suit which one I want at the time.
ok cool i'll have to look into Replay, i just wanna get some of the more rarer pokemon to just say i had it once then i'll go buy Platinum for myself ( i already got a copy for my little nephew for easter)

[GoblinWhirlwind]

I enjoy hunting them down and killing them. :twisted:

Lmao.. sounds like a new game franchise.



Pokemon Poacher

[TheAQU4M4N]

Lmao.. sounds like a new game franchise.



Pokemon Poacher
lol

[spideyboy_1111]

Is it wrong to be 27, almost 28 and excited about Pokemon Platinum? It just feels wrong, but after seeing a 22-year old and a 24-year old... maybe not so much. Just wondering how many of us older gamers actually play Pokemon... and why U get so excited for it?!?!

i'm 23 and get excited about it.. i enjoy the games because 1) there fun, 2) im a collect-a-holic 3) i enjoy animals and pets 4) it actually feels personalized when it's not that personalized, feels like im easily the one on an adventure.

[spideyboy_1111]

I agree, it's just damn hard to get certain pokemon without it (i.e. the starters from Gold and Silver). Though Ultimate Magikarp fights are fun as hell.



As far as I know every new Pokemon from the D/P generation is available in the Sinnoh Dex. I'll check, just to make sure.

see i dont mind using action replay, cuz well.. i have to. I don't know anyone else who plays, and i never hear of events anymore, nor would i want to go to them, so i gotta do what i can.

[SuperFerret]

i'm 23 and get excited about it.. i enjoy the games because 1) there fun, 2) im a collect-a-holic 3) i enjoy animals and pets 4) it actually feels personalized when it's not that personalized, feels like im easily the one on an adventure.

Too true. Tell me I'm not the only one who felt like I was going to die trekking through the snow to Snowpoint City.

[spideyboy_1111]

:csad: Am I the only one who remembers Game Genie?

i remember, both were out around the same time, though i always preferred gameshark

[GoblinWhirlwind]

I used Gameshark more than anything else... just to get Mews back in the day.

[TheAQU4M4N]

I used Gameshark more than anything else... just to get Mews back in the day.
i used it to get Celebi from Silver and Gold and also the other 2 starters.

[SuperFerret]

Got Platinum, currently getting my ass kicked in Solacean Tower. Game is pretty good, different enough from the first two fourth gen games, and far better from my humble viewpoint.

[TheAQU4M4N]

Got Platinum, currently getting my ass kicked in Solacean Tower. Game is pretty good, different enough from the first two fourth gen games, and far better from my humble viewpoint.
yeah i just got it yesterday, im up to the second gym and im just taking my time with everything and i chose the Penguin starter b/c i always thought he was cooler than the other 2.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

I keep seeing the commercials for it... really makes me want it :(

Don't have the money for it just yet though.

[TheAQU4M4N]

ok im totally stuck on the second gym leader pathetic right?, i need a pokemon with fire, but i can't seem to find any around currently i have the water starter, Luxio, the slug pokemon, Staravia, Meditite.

im also leveling up so i have a chance any suggestions?

[DareDemon]

I got a Ponyta earlier. Forgot where. But you could do well with your Staravia. Flying works well against grass.

[Venom Melendez]

Is it wrong to be 27, almost 28 and excited about Pokemon Platinum? It just feels wrong, but after seeing a 22-year old and a 24-year old... maybe not so much. Just wondering how many of us older gamers actually play Pokemon... and why U get so excited for it?!?!


You're not alone. I'm 20 and still enjoy them.

Because they are still fun.

Anyway, how different is platinum and is it worth getting even if i had diamond?

[TheAQU4M4N]

You're not alone. I'm 20 and still enjoy them.

Because they are still fun.

Anyway, how different is platinum and is it worth getting even if i had diamond?
i have diamond also, its different b/c of Giratina and the weather is defintely updated with the graphics and stuff like that, its much more improved..and you get to have Palkia and Dialgia in the same game if im not mistaken..

[Mogwai]

so now that platinum is out, how long before an announcement is made about the next-gen pokemon game?? i can't get enough, lol.

[Matt Mortem]

I'm gonna have to get my hands on another DS to get this game. Looks good, it helps that I'm a pokenut. Should'a never got rid of my DS in the first place.....tsk tsk

[TheAQU4M4N]

so now that platinum is out, how long before an announcement is made about the next-gen pokemon game?? i can't get enough, lol.
im gunna guess we won't have another "version" game until the next gen handhelds come out. so expect something in 3-5 years (hopefully a little sooner than that)

[Mogwai]

i bet less.

[spideyboy_1111]

im gunna guess we won't have another "version" game until the next gen handhelds come out. so expect something in 3-5 years (hopefully a little sooner than that)

sorry, but if you think that, your crazy lol :-P

Red & Blue (1996(JP), 1998(US))- Gameboy

Yellow (1998(JP),1999(US)), Silver & Gold (1999(JP), 2000(US)), Crystal (2000(JP), 2001(US)) - Gameboy Color (tech same system, just upgraded with new features)

Ruby & Sapphire (2002(JP), 2003(US)), Fire Red & Leaf Green (2004(JP&US)), Pokemon Emerald (2004(JP), 2005(US)) - Game boy advanced (Technically First new system)

Diamond and Pearl (2006(JP), 2007(US)), Pokemon Platinum (2008(JP), 2009(US)) - Nintendo DS Next New System

They average 1 new game every 2 years, and one new generation every 4 years. Unless they plan on doing 1 year (like silver/gold/) was from yellow, we wont see a new pokemon generation till next year in japan, and 2011 in the US.

[Raiden]

I got a Pokemon game for my DS lite, but never really got too interested because there were too many moves for each Pokemon, and I'm sure which one to get since you cannot go back and get the move you didn't pick, and I'm not that interested to research about it.

[Spidey-Bat]

I got a Pokemon game for my DS lite, but never really got too interested because there were too many moves for each Pokemon, and I'm sure which one to get since you cannot go back and get the move you didn't pick, and I'm not that interested to research about it.

Actually, you can in Diamond and Pearl.

Researching the moves takes all of 3 min. Not that hard. If you keep playing it you'll get into it.

[D-Man22]

^Exactly. btw I've reached snowpoint city in Platinum. Anyone else reached there?

[CTCurry99]

So I gave in... no matter my age, and bought Platinum last night. Of course, I had to go with the default names. (Which is something I do with any RPG.) I just got my Pokedex from Prof. Rowan. And you know, I'm not too sure about that Cyrus guy I met at Lake Verity. (For the record, I know all about the game... just kind of playing along.) :word:

[StrainedEyes]

Is there never going to be a new game where you can get Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle without trading them?

I wish they'd remake the original for the DS, or have a game where you could actually get every single pokemon.

[Spidey-Bat]

They already remade Red and Blue on Advance.

They'll never make a game where you can catch them all; wanting it at this point is pointless.

[spideyboy_1111]

Is there never going to be a new game where you can get Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle without trading them?

I wish they'd remake the original for the DS, or have a game where you could actually get every single pokemon.

ehrm where were you? Fire Red and Leaf Green.... ?

[TheAQU4M4N]

wasn't there an area in Fire Red and Leaf Green, where you could capture Lugia and Ho-Oh? i totally remember that...
oh and on a side note whatever happened to Rare Candies in Diamond and Pearl? did they totally throw that away, i always thought those were awesome..

[Spidey-Bat]

You needed an event to get to where Lugia and Ho-Oh were.

Rare Candies are still in Diamond & Pearl.

[Matt Mortem]

Oh ho ho. I was rummaging through my garage and I found that old 2.B.A. Master CD they put out with some music from the TV series plus a bunch of others and Holy ****, some cheesy stuff, but nostalgiac nonetheless.

[spideyboy_1111]

Oh ho ho. I was rummaging through my garage and I found that old 2.B.A. Master CD they put out with some music from the TV series plus a bunch of others and Holy ****, some cheesy stuff, but nostalgiac nonetheless.

i still have the pokemon: the first movie soundtrack somewhere haha. :up:

[Matt Mortem]

So outta everyone here that's played platinum, is it pretty good? I'm getting my tax return and I'm gonna get a DS and all the poke games I sold and I'm curious if I should get platinum or just pick up diamond again.

[TheAQU4M4N]

You needed an event to get to where Lugia and Ho-Oh were.

Rare Candies are still in Diamond & Pearl.
oh well, i don't even remember coming across any in Diamond maybe i didn't look hard enough, im sure you can get infinite amount with Action Replay right?

[Spidey-Bat]

Yeah, you can get 999 Rare Candies with the AR. When you run low, just put it in again and activate the code.

[Matt Mortem]

oh well, i don't even remember coming across any in Diamond maybe i didn't look hard enough, im sure you can get infinite amount with Action Replay right?
I found em in Diamond for sure. They aren't as common as in the other games, but they're there. I found in Diamond I wasn't needing them as much, I was fairly pleased with my teams leveling so the candies weren't a biggie

[spideyboy_1111]

rare candies suck though, you actually end up with high level pokemon with much lower stats then someone who's trained it all the way up to 100

[Spidey-Bat]

Depends on the IVs and EVs.

[Matt Mortem]

rare candies suck though, you actually end up with high level pokemon with much lower stats then someone who's trained it all the way up to 100
That's certainly true. Me and my cousin used to battle lv. 100 pokemon and I would beat him everytime regardless of who he had. I hand raised a Houndoom to lv. 100 and he was infinetly stronger than anyone that was rare candy raised.
On a side note, what kind of pokemon did y'all raise? Did you pick ones that were common and naturally strong or did you find someone that really needed fine tuning to become powerful? I traded over a bunch from FireRed to Diamond and my team was (I'm pulling straight from memory so I'll list what I remember) Raticate, Lickitung, Blastoise, Weezing and Nidoking. It's been awhile since I last played so I'm kinda hazy on who else I had.

[spideyboy_1111]

That's certainly true. Me and my cousin used to battle lv. 100 pokemon and I would beat him everytime regardless of who he had. I hand raised a Houndoom to lv. 100 and he was infinetly stronger than anyone that was rare candy raised.
On a side note, what kind of pokemon did y'all raise? Did you pick ones that were common and naturally strong or did you find someone that really needed fine tuning to become powerful? I traded over a bunch from FireRed to Diamond and my team was (I'm pulling straight from memory so I'll list what I remember) Raticate, Lickitung, Blastoise, Weezing and Nidoking. It's been awhile since I last played so I'm kinda hazy on who else I had.

ive always been more of a collector and a breeder then a battler... I don't really have anyone to battle with other then those in the game (and lets face it, there not too hard) So honestly i can't judge how powerful my pokemon are. But i usually raise my "team" that i went through most of the game with to Lv100 pretty easily, as well as some of the Legendary pokemon. I do however typically love raising Eevee and there evolutions. I have to think which pokemon i currently have at lv 100...

btw.. i still hope someday we get a "pokebox" because i miss alot of my R/B/Y/S/G/C pokemon that we've never been able to bring into the new pokemon games...

I miss my surfing pickachu and the pokemon i gave weird moves to.

[Matt Mortem]

ive always been more of a collector and a breeder then a battler... I don't really have anyone to battle with other then those in the game (and lets face it, there not too hard) So honestly i can't judge how powerful my pokemon are. But i usually raise my "team" that i went through most of the game with to Lv100 pretty easily, as well as some of the Legendary pokemon. I do however typically love raising Eevee and there evolutions. I have to think which pokemon i currently have at lv 100...

btw.. i still hope someday we get a "pokebox" because i miss alot of my R/B/Y/S/G/C pokemon that we've never been able to bring into the new pokemon games...

I miss my surfing pickachu and the pokemon i gave weird moves to.
Pokebox?? Like a place to deposit Pokemon from past games to be used in the new ones?
I also can relate about breeding and being a collector. I always liked having the rare pokemon, however most of the rare ones like the legendary's werent that rare since everyone could have em, so I always set my sights on very interesting and hard to get Pokemon. To this day one of my crowning achievments was my lv 100 Weezing with Psybeam. Sure, he wasn't overly powerful with it, but I bred him to have it then I raised him to that level and it was certainly a shining moment for me

[Spidey-Bat]

Pokebox was a "game" for the Gamecube that you could store your GBA Pokemon in.

My team in Diamond was Infernape, Starapator, Gyarados, Lucario, Gengar, and Garchomp.

My best pokemon are probably my egg moved pokemon. I have a bunch of them, some of which I had to breed with others a few times to get the moves.

[Matt Mortem]

Pokebox was a "game" for the Gamecube that you could store your GBA Pokemon in.

My team in Diamond was Infernape, Starapator, Gyarados, Lucario, Gengar, and Garchomp.

My best pokemon are probably my egg moved pokemon. I have a bunch of them, some of which I had to breed with others a few times to get the moves.
Oh man, I forgot about the badassety of Gengar. I usually tried to get my hands on a Gengar.

[TheAQU4M4N]

That's certainly true. Me and my cousin used to battle lv. 100 pokemon and I would beat him everytime regardless of who he had. I hand raised a Houndoom to lv. 100 and he was infinetly stronger than anyone that was rare candy raised.
On a side note, what kind of pokemon did y'all raise? Did you pick ones that were common and naturally strong or did you find someone that really needed fine tuning to become powerful? I traded over a bunch from FireRed to Diamond and my team was (I'm pulling straight from memory so I'll list what I remember) Raticate, Lickitung, Blastoise, Weezing and Nidoking. It's been awhile since I last played so I'm kinda hazy on who else I had.
i remember in my original Blue and Red days i always had Blastoise who was so badass and helped me with Brock lol, then i trained Pikachu till level 100 w/o any rare candies then at the end of the game i always gave em a Thunder Stone to be Raichu, then i always had a legendary pokemon always in reserve and i had Hypno who was soo badass when it has hypnosis and the dream eater, and of course my fave Dragonite who owned all.

for the current gen, i used Infernape, Lucario,Floatzel, Luxray (my fave current gen pokemon), Garchomp, Staraptor.

[spideyboy_1111]

Pokebox was a "game" for the Gamecube that you could store your GBA Pokemon in.

My team in Diamond was Infernape, Starapator, Gyarados, Lucario, Gengar, and Garchomp.

My best pokemon are probably my egg moved pokemon. I have a bunch of them, some of which I had to breed with others a few times to get the moves.

the pokebox was only released in japan though right? i remember trying to look for it in the states, but never found it, even online.

[spideyboy_1111]

Pokebox?? Like a place to deposit Pokemon from past games to be used in the new ones?
I also can relate about breeding and being a collector. I always liked having the rare pokemon, however most of the rare ones like the legendary's werent that rare since everyone could have em, so I always set my sights on very interesting and hard to get Pokemon. To this day one of my crowning achievments was my lv 100 Weezing with Psybeam. Sure, he wasn't overly powerful with it, but I bred him to have it then I raised him to that level and it was certainly a shining moment for me

yup, ideally they need a US one which allows pokemon from EVERY game to be able to be stored on it (sure you can't bring any new pokemon (or moves, or items etc...) to the old games, but there really shouldn't be a reason why we shouldn't be allowed to bring all the pokemon from the past games into the new one.

[Matt Mortem]

yup, ideally they need a US one which allows pokemon from EVERY game to be able to be stored on it (sure you can't bring any new pokemon (or moves, or items etc...) to the old games, but there really shouldn't be a reason why we shouldn't be allowed to bring all the pokemon from the past games into the new one.
yeah if something like that existed I would have certainly held on to my Red and Blue lol. I've still got my Crystaly version with my handraised lv 100 Houndoom and I won't be starting a new game on that one until something like that pokebox shows up cuz I like my team an crystal WAY too much

[spideyboy_1111]

yeah if something like that existed I would have certainly held on to my Red and Blue lol. I've still got my Crystaly version with my handraised lv 100 Houndoom and I won't be starting a new game on that one until something like that pokebox shows up cuz I like my team an crystal WAY too much

i think my RBYSGC pokemon are now all on my pokemon stadium 2 game... lol

[Matt Mortem]

well as long as they keep giving me methods to obtain my favorites like Gengar, Nidoking, Koffing, Raticate, Blastiose and the like I'll be ok.

[D-Man22]

Anyone knows if the current pokemon season is the last for the entire show?

[Matt Mortem]

Anyone knows if the current pokemon season is the last for the entire show?
I don't know if it's the last, but I heard something about 4Kids contract running up or something like that

[D-Man22]

If it isn't I wonder what they will call they next pokemon region.

[Matt Mortem]

If it isn't I wonder what they will call they next pokemon region.
dunno, but it'd be nice if they pulled back and went back to Kanto....maybe that's just my nostalgia speaking

[D-Man22]

^Maybe clear up that Ho-Oh thing as well.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

Yeah, back to Kanto would own. The days when there were just the original 151 were the BEST.

A fully 3D red/blue remake on Wii... what say you to that?

[D-Man22]

^Nope. I don't have a Wii. On the DS would be just fine.

[Spidey-Bat]

the pokebox was only released in japan though right? i remember trying to look for it in the states, but never found it, even online.

It came out in the US. Could only get it from the then Pokemon store in NYC and it's online store.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

^Nope. I don't have a Wii. On the DS would be just fine.

On the DS it would be just a regular Pokemon game. :o

[D-Man22]

^And?

[SuperFerret]

We want irregular Pokemon games.

[Spidey-Bat]

dunno, but it'd be nice if they pulled back and went back to Kanto....maybe that's just my nostalgia speaking

A DS remake of G/S is very likely. The Johto starters are going to be in the next movie.

^Maybe clear up that Ho-Oh thing as well.

What Ho-Oh thing?

[D-Man22]

We want irregular Pokemon games.

Ok. :dry:

[D-Man22]

What Ho-Oh thing?

Why Ho-Oh always shows up when Ash is about to embark on a new journey. I would also like to find out about that Team Rocket leader guy being Ash's father as well.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

We want irregular Pokemon games.

Apparently he thinks I mean a port of LG/FR.

[SuperFerret]

I was just making a joke. :dry:

[Matt Mortem]

A DS remake of G/S is very likely. The Johto starters are going to be in the next movie.
That would be a game worth playing. I got FireRed and it was amazing to play an updated version of my favorite game and a Silver remake would blow my mind. Lugia has always been a favorite of mine!

[Mogwai]

G & S were great....would love a remake.

[TheAQU4M4N]

That would be a game worth playing. I got FireRed and it was amazing to play an updated version of my favorite game and a Silver remake would blow my mind. Lugia has always been a favorite of mine!
deff, after watching the Second movie for the first time i remember how much i wanted to capture it.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

What I meant yesterday, is a fully 3D remake of red/blue for Wii. The layout wouldn't be that different from a Zelda game. Large expanses of open wilderness, traveling from Pallet to the Elite Four. You could actually see wild Pokemon roaming, maybe even travel around with other trainers. Battles could be like Stadium/Battle Revolution, except even more expanded on.

It would take us back to the good old days when there were only the first 151, and then other games could follow.

[Matt Mortem]

What I meant yesterday, is a fully 3D remake of red/blue for Wii. The layout wouldn't be that different from a Zelda game. Large expanses of open wilderness, traveling from Pallet to the Elite Four. You could actually see wild Pokemon roaming, maybe even travel around with other trainers. Battles could be like Stadium/Battle Revolution, except even more expanded on.

It would take us back to the good old days when there were only the first 151, and then other games could follow.
That would be cool...........if I had a Wii :csad:. I always thought if they did a full 3D console version of one of the handheld Pokegames, it would be pretty *****in

[Mogwai]

^agreed...love to see that.

[Matt Mortem]

Just watched the first Poke movie again, first time in a long time. The first 151 are hands down the best group. The next 100 they added were pretty good there too. But after that, I dunno, alotta of the pokemon just felt weak and uninteresting. I dunno, I just remember as a kid flipping through one of my friends pokemon books (that lame pokedex one that came out with the originals) and I saw pictures of Hitmonlee and Koffing and I was interested and excited by them. I would see Mewtwo and go "wow thats the ultimate pokemon", but with the legendaries in the new games, they just seem boring. I dunno, I think thats just me

[spideyboy_1111]

Just watched the first Poke movie again, first time in a long time. The first 151 are hands down the best group. The next 100 they added were pretty good there too. But after that, I dunno, alotta of the pokemon just felt weak and uninteresting. I dunno, I just remember as a kid flipping through one of my friends pokemon books (that lame pokedex one that came out with the originals) and I saw pictures of Hitmonlee and Koffing and I was interested and excited by them. I would see Mewtwo and go "wow thats the ultimate pokemon", but with the legendaries in the new games, they just seem boring. I dunno, I think thats just me

alotta that though is just because they were the originals.... and pokemon was the first time we saw stuff like that. So you would naturally be more excited and find them more interesting. Tha'ts like how the original power rangers team is the best, etc... etc....

[Matt Mortem]

alotta that though is just because they were the originals.... and pokemon was the first time we saw stuff like that. So you would naturally be more excited and find them more interesting. Tha'ts like how the original power rangers team is the best, etc... etc....
yeah I guess your right. Nostalgia or whatever. I do prefer the gameplay of the new games for sure

[uchiha_itachi]

Why Ho-Oh always shows up when Ash is about to embark on a new journey. I would also like to find out about that Team Rocket leader guy being Ash's father as well.

say WHAT???? team rocket leader is ash's dad?!?!?!

[Spidey-Bat]

alotta that though is just because they were the originals.... and pokemon was the first time we saw stuff like that. So you would naturally be more excited and find them more interesting. Tha'ts like how the original power rangers team is the best, etc... etc....

Agreed. People are nostalgic with the original 151. There are a lot of good pokemon introduced in the later generations. I would actually put the RSE pokemon 2nd to the RBY ones. Though I haven't played GSC in almost 10 years.

[Matt Mortem]

Agreed. People are nostalgic with the original 151. There are a lot of good pokemon introduced in the later generations. I would actually put the RSE pokemon 2nd to the RBY ones. Though I haven't played GSC in almost 10 years.
Yeah the RSE are a good lot. The ones introduced in DPP were confusing though. A lickitung with rollout can now evolve?? Lickitung could always have rollout but now it can evolve??

[Brainiac 8]

I loved FireRed and LeafGreen, and would give an arm to get a remake of Silver and Gold in the same way. :up:

[Matt Mortem]

^ agreed. FireRed was fantastic, though I think what I liked most was being able to get some of the Kanto exclusives on my Diamond. I love battling Wi-Fi with Diamond version. It really gave me incentive to make my team a force to be reckoned with

[Matt Mortem]

I got Platinum version today and holy ****, I think they upped the ante with the AI. I've never lost so much in my life. Seems life every ****er I battle, from grunt to boss, always has the one ****ing move that will KO me in one hit. It's unreal

[Captain_Death]

I got Platinum version today and holy ****, I think they upped the ante with the AI. I've never lost so much in my life. Seems life every ****er I battle, from grunt to boss, always has the one ****ing move that will KO me in one hit. It's unreal

I know, it's friggin' ridiculous. I had to run to a Poke Center after every damn Trainer battle.

[Matt Mortem]

I know, it's friggin' ridiculous. I had to run to a Poke Center after every damn Trainer battle.
whew I thought I was the only one. Normally I can dominate every Gym Leader with little to no effort, but I'm getting my ass handed to me by everyone. It's insane. What are the ****ing odds that every gym leader pokemon would just happen to have the correct moveset to ko all of my pokemon in one hit.

[Mogwai]

i remember the days with red/blue i would never stock potions/revives...with diamond, i buy a ton.

[Matt Mortem]

i remember the days with red/blue i would never stock potions/revives...with diamond, i buy a ton.
I don't even have an opportunity. I'm stuck on the Ghost Gym Leader and her ****ing Mismagius is the fastest piece of **** I've ever encountered. I'm close to 5 levels higher than it throughout my team and on top of everything else, that mismagius just so happens to have a move in each slot that is super effective against every member of my team. I'm completely for someone kicking the sum***** that upped the difficulty.

[Spidey-Bat]

What pokemon are in your team?

I had a level 32 Gyarados and it beat most of her pokemon single-handedly.

[Matt Mortem]

What pokemon are in your team?

I had a level 32 Gyarados and it beat most of her pokemon single-handedly.
I have a lv 30 Monferno, lv 29 Psyduck, lv32 Haunter, lv 30 Graveler and a lv 23 Gibel I just caught. My problem is that Mismagius is so goddamned fast that I can't hit it. Her Mismagius has Psybeam, Shadowball and Magical Leaf. Each of those moves are a super effective on every member of my team. I guess I'll have to go out and catch some new pokemon and raise it up just to beat one ****ing gym leader

[Captain_Death]

I have a lv 30 Monferno, lv 29 Psyduck, lv32 Haunter, lv 30 Graveler and a lv 23 Gibel I just caught. My problem is that Mismagius is so goddamned fast that I can't hit it. Her Mismagius has Psybeam, Shadowball and Magical Leaf. Each of those moves are a super effective on every member of my team. I guess I'll have to go out and catch some new pokemon and raise it up just to beat one ****ing gym leader

I beat her with a level 28 Luxio. I just kept using Bite and healed after each turn.

[Spidey-Bat]

Get a Magikarp and evolve it to level 25+. Dragon Rage and Bite should handle them.

[DareDemon]

I am jumping on the "The AI in Platinum kicks my ass" wagon.

But I like it. It in turn makes me stronger, which is cool. I hope it continues getting better in the series.

[Matt Mortem]

Yeah the added difficulty definetly expands the game a bit. I finally beat that *****. I unleashed the fury that is Psyduck on her ass.....I don't know how exactly....I think platinum was just throwing me a bone after getting my ass handed to me 17 times. Now I gotta find someone to trade with so I can evolve my Haunter and Graveler

[TNC9852002]

Pokémon

Release Date: July 8, 2011 (conventional theaters and IMAX)
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Joe Dante
Screenwriters: Adam Rifkin, Paul Tamasy, Masamitsu Hidaka, Kunihiko Yuyama
Starring: Freddie Highmore, John Lone, Taylor Dooley, Cayden Boyd, Dave Foley, William H. Macy, Jared Leto, Ikue Ootan, James Marsters, Alexander Gould, Rachael Nichols, Michael Pitt, Frank Welker, Jimmy Zoppi.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: Not Available

Plot Summary: Based on the popular electronic "Pocket Monster" and Pokémon toys, video games, books, animated shows and films. A young boy, Ash and his pet monster, Pikachu, travel the land hoping to improve their skills and eventually become Pokémon champions.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

Joke or serious?

[TheAQU4M4N]

Pokémon

Release Date: July 8, 2011 (conventional theaters and IMAX)
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Joe Dante
Screenwriters: Adam Rifkin, Paul Tamasy, Masamitsu Hidaka, Kunihiko Yuyama
Starring: Freddie Highmore, John Lone, Taylor Dooley, Cayden Boyd, Dave Foley, William H. Macy, Jared Leto, Ikue Ootan, James Marsters, Alexander Gould, Rachael Nichols, Michael Pitt, Frank Welker, Jimmy Zoppi.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: Not Available

Plot Summary: Based on the popular electronic "Pocket Monster" and Pokémon toys, video games, books, animated shows and films. A young boy, Ash and his pet monster, Pikachu, travel the land hoping to improve their skills and eventually become Pokémon champions.
ehh i don't believe it.

[SuperFerret]

If it is true, is there any doubt that William H. Macy is Professor Oak?

[Mogwai]

don't tease!

[GoblinWhirlwind]

Now that I think about it, Macy would probably be an awesome Professor Oak.

If this is real, it's the biggest coincadink ever. Just the other day I was riding my bike, wondering if there'd ever be a live action Pokemon.

[TheAQU4M4N]

Pokémon

Release Date: July 8, 2011 (conventional theaters and IMAX)
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Director: Joe Dante
Screenwriters: Adam Rifkin, Paul Tamasy, Masamitsu Hidaka, Kunihiko Yuyama
Starring: Freddie Highmore, John Lone, Taylor Dooley, Cayden Boyd, Dave Foley, William H. Macy, Jared Leto, Ikue Ootan, James Marsters, Alexander Gould, Rachael Nichols, Michael Pitt, Frank Welker, Jimmy Zoppi.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: Not Available

Plot Summary: Based on the popular electronic "Pocket Monster" and Pokémon toys, video games, books, animated shows and films. A young boy, Ash and his pet monster, Pikachu, travel the land hoping to improve their skills and eventually become Pokémon champions.
i think with a release that close, we would have some sort of annoucement by now.

[dodgers2213]

B.s

[dodgers2213]

i'm still sturggling to come up with a team. I can pretty much pick any pokemon from the game since i have all of them on my Diamond cartidge

right now for platinum i have:
Turtwig
Piplup
Chimchar
Gible
??? (thinking Lucario)
???

Ice and ground types would kill this team. But this is just for story..i'm trying to remember if there are many pokemon with ice and ground moves

[GoblinWhirlwind]

i think with a release that close, we would have some sort of annoucement by now.

Well, the date is still two years off, so an announcement could still be coming pretty quick.

[spideyboy_1111]

Well, the date is still two years off, so an announcement could still be coming pretty quick.

its fake, its no where else on the internet

[Mogwai]

^i figured. hopefully it'll happen someday.

[Mogwai]

i could see them going the anime route (like having two friends on the journey with ash/red) if there were to be a film. it'd have to be a pretty long movie if it were to fit all of the kanto storyline in it.

[TheAQU4M4N]

i could see them going the anime route (like having two friends on the journey with ash/red) if there were to be a film. it'd have to be a pretty long movie if it were to fit all of the kanto storyline in it.
yeah but they went the anime route (like 13 films i think), but yeah the live-action movie would be like 3-4 hours long if it were dealing with the whole kanto region.

[Mogwai]

i'm sure they could cut it down. maybe go the manga route and make the gym leaders part of story and not just one-time encounters.

[Spider-Jay]

I loved FireRed and LeafGreen, and would give an arm to get a remake of Silver and Gold in the same way. :up:

Well you may be in luck man. Speculation over at Neogaf is that there is a remake of GS coming to the DS. There seems to be some major announcement on May 10th.

[Brainiac 8]

I hope they're correct...it would make sense as it's the tenth year anniverssary of G/S.

Does that make anyone else feel old. :(

[Dev]

Pokemon Platinum team for Pokemon League:

1. Giratina
2. Palkia
3. Dialga
4. Azelf
5. Mesperit
6. Uxie

[Dev]

edit

[Mogwai]

don't tease me, spider-jay.

[Spidey-Bat]

I hope they're correct...it would make sense as it's the tenth year anniverssary of G/S.

Does that make anyone else feel old. :(

Yeah. I remember bringing my GBC into school and trading and battling with people. I remember I got to Lance in the Elite 4 in Blue and a girl in my class asked if she could play. I snapped at her and yelled "NO!"

[Mogwai]

^yeah, cause she'd probably delete your save file...

[Spidey-Bat]

That file ended up being corrupted and destroyed. Should have never caught Missingno. I only needed Kabuto and Kabutops to have a complete pokedex :(

Though I am close in Diamond.

[Mogwai]

^won't be nothing like having all of the original 150/1.

[sandwraith]

Sigh...just bought a DS Lite and Pokemon Platinum. At the same time, trying to get my FireRed and Ruby done up. I wish I could get my hands on the old Gameshark SP for the GBA. I could have gotten the special tickets to get Deoxys, Ho-Oh and Lugia.

[DareDemon]

Pokemon Platinum team for Pokemon League:

1. Giratina
2. Palkia
3. Dialga
4. Azelf
5. Mesperit
6. Uxie

Haha, before I read "for Pokemon League" I was like "Wow, that is the worst team ever."

I have a friend who is the best person ever when it comes to competetive battling.l I've never heard of or seen him lose. No legendaries, obvously, just a kickass team.

He has Gengar, Alakazam, Houndoom, Umbreon, Tyranitar, and Leafeon. It's awesome.

[Brainiac 8]

Gengar and Alakazam are two insanely powerful pokemon. :up:

[FVD]

I still haven't picked up Platinum yet. So the difficulty has been stepped up a notch huh. Interesting. I'm perhaps an older Pokegamer but that doesn't bother me really. Sure my friends hassle me for getting into Pokemon at a later age but at the end of the day, it's the gameplay that interests me not the kiddy aspect.

[sandwraith]

Ha ha, me too. I'm damn old for this game really but its like a part of me now. I've NEVER completed a Pokedex in the previous games, I'm gonna do it here in Platinum (with a little help from a friend's Action Replay Pokemon SP).

[Matt Mortem]

Gengar and Alakazam are two insanely powerful pokemon. :up:
They made my team. Right now my team is wishy washy. I have Gengar, Golem, Alakazam, Infernape and Raichu. I haven't filled the 6th spot permanently because I'm constantly switching out for either a surfer or flyer. But those 5 I have there have destroyed pretty much anything I've come up against.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

^won't be nothing like having all of the original 150/1.

Man, nothing will ever beat the days of the original 151. :up:

Ha ha, me too. I'm damn old for this game really but its like a part of me now. I've NEVER completed a Pokedex in the previous games, I'm gonna do it here in Platinum (with a little help from a friend's Action Replay Pokemon SP).

The last Pokedex I completed was in Silver. I got out of Pokemon when Ruby/Sapphire came out, got back into it with LeafGreen and Diamond, and haven't had the money to get Platinum yet.

[Dev]

Emulation anyone?

[GoblinWhirlwind]

^^^ I'm not cheap, I actually buy games/movies. :o

[Dev]

:wow: You're a wierd one aren't you?

[Spade]

I just got Pokemon Platinum and Left 4 Dead today. This is going to be the first Pokemon game I've played since Gold and Silver came out. Haven't played it yet, but I expect much awesomeness to ensue when I do.

[Matt Mortem]

I just got Pokemon Platinum and Left 4 Dead today. This is going to be the first Pokemon game I've played since Gold and Silver came out. Haven't played it yet, but I expect much awesomeness to ensue when I do.
You'd be right to expect that. Platinum is by far one of the best Pokemon games I've played next to Silver (I'm a lugia fan). I'm certainly in love with Pokemon again. The only thing I wish it had was a game after the game. Silver let you go to Kanto and mess around when you were done. I want that!

[dodgers2213]

Emerald and Platinum are the best pokemon games.

But Platinum takes the series much higher....with tons of interactivity between the characters that is so much fun

You should really love the hell out of this one

[Matt Mortem]

Emerald and Platinum are the best pokemon games.

But Platinum take it the series much higher....with tons of interactivity between the characters that is so much fun

You should really love the hell out of this one
Agreed. This is without a doubt the deepest Poke game yet

[Spidey-Bat]

Gold and Silver DS Remakes are official!!

http://kotaku.com/5245005/pokemon-gold-and-silver-getting-ds-remakes

They will be called Heart Silver and Soul Silver. They will hit Japan this autumn. Maybe Nintendo will have them in North America in time for Christmas? I'd put my money on an April release though.

[hippie_hunter]

Lame :o

[Spidey-Bat]

Lame? Lame!?! :cmad:

[FVD]

Ha ha, me too. I'm damn old for this game really but its like a part of me now. I've NEVER completed a Pokedex in the previous games, I'm gonna do it here in Platinum (with a little help from a friend's Action Replay Pokemon SP).

Funny enough I've never completed a Pokedex either. I never ended up finishing any of the games except for Diamond. I'll be looking forward to Heart Gold and Soul Silver actually. Would be better catching Pokemon through that game rather than using that Park with your old GBA FR/LG or Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald games. Perhaps I'd just catch the Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle through the old games into one of the others and be done with it. Can't remember much of the R/S/E Pokemon that well. I think I managed to get the 3 starters of that era in my Emerald game. Ah well I guess I'm set. ;)

I think what I'll end up doing is get Platinum. Finish that and go back and try to complete my Pokedex in that by bringing in the earlier starters.

I got Pokemon Colosseum as well actually. I've been meaning to finish that game but never got around to it not to mention raising my Pokemon on that 100 tier battle tower thingee.

[sandwraith]

Complicated strategy but if you have most of your old carts, go for it. I'm down to my FireRed and Ruby versions which is why I'll hack my FireRed to get the Mystic and Aurora tickets. Yes, its cheating but I can't attend Nintendo events in the States and I never got a E-on card reader.

That being said...I dunno...Gold and Silver always rubbed me the wrong way. I think I played Crystal of that series...but I dunno...It never had the same feel as Red and Blue.

[Brainiac 8]

Gold and Silver DS Remakes are official!!

http://kotaku.com/5245005/pokemon-gold-and-silver-getting-ds-remakes

They will be called Heart Silver and Soul Silver. They will hit Japan this autumn. Maybe Nintendo will have them in North America in time for Christmas? I'd put my money on an April release though.

I just saw this over at Gonintendo. I am so happy. Ever since they released Red/Blue remakes, I was hoping they would do it for Gold/Silver which were arguably the best Pokemon games ever made. :up:

Can't wait. :D

[uchiha_itachi]

means i can FINALLY get Lugia properly for the new gen games :D

[TheAQU4M4N]

Gold and Silver DS Remakes are official!!

http://kotaku.com/5245005/pokemon-gold-and-silver-getting-ds-remakes

They will be called Heart Silver and Soul Silver. They will hit Japan this autumn. Maybe Nintendo will have them in North America in time for Christmas? I'd put my money on an April release though.
**** YES!!!!, i've been waiting for this for a while!!

so we should be getting this late winter? or early spring?

[FVD]

HAH!! Goes to show you're never too old for Pokemon. ;)

[Brainiac 8]

Nope, there is no age limit.

I'm 29 and usually end up buying one of the games from each generation. I still love playing the series.

[sandwraith]

Oh yeah, just finalized my Kanto and Hoenn Pokemon teams, true to the flavors of each:

Kanto Team (FireRed)

- Charizard Lv 75
- Marowak Lv 70 (fave Pokemon of all)
- Primeape Lv 66
- Lapras Lv 66
- Beedrill Lv 59 (the weakest link...Bug Pokemon have that tendency)
- Fearow Lv 62

Hoenn Team (Ruby)

-Blaziken Lv 43
-Mightyena Lv 50 (damn it, I love this dog.She saved my ass so many times)
- Hariyama Lv 45 (Pretty much Primeape who can do Surf, but kicks ass too)
- Zangoose Lv 43 (my unevolving badass of the team. Love this guy)
- Wailord Lv 45 (Truth is...I don't really use her much...)
- Swellow Lv 39 (Same problem. Outside of FLY, I don't use this guy much)

Pokemon I want but am too lazy to train:
- Salamence
- Dragonite
- Loudred
- Alakazam (trade issue)
- Gengar (trade issue)


You might notice I don't favour Electric types much. I'm warming up to Shinx in Platinum but I made a mistake pumping Kricketune instead of training a flying type. Stuck at Maylene now...

[Spidey-Bat]

I can get you those pokemon you want (but are too lazy to get).

**** YES!!!!, i've been waiting for this for a while!!

so we should be getting this late winter? or early spring?

I'd guess a March to April release. Maybe as late as May, June, or even July. I think a winter release is being too hopeful. But then again, blind faith got us the GS remakes.

[Dev]

I don't like the title for Gold. The should have named it "Pure" Gold. :hehe:

[Spidey-Bat]

I liked the rumored Dawn Gold and Dusk Silver names more (which Nintendo did trademark) but I don't really care about the name.

These are going to be the best pokemon games ever.

[Brainiac 8]

yes they will be. I just hope they don't do something stupid and take out the Kanto region, since I want to kick Red's butt again. :up:

[Spidey-Bat]

I doubt they will. The DS is capable of handling that. I wouldn't mind if they had to use slightly better GBA graphics instead of the DPP DS graphics.

I just hope you can catch all three of Entei, Suicune, and Raikou.

[Brainiac 8]

I'll finally be able to get Ho-Oh and Lugia..I never had patience for those GC games in order to get those two legendaries.

I'm already wishing I had them right now. :(

[Matt Mortem]

I'm soo ****ing amped for this!!! I'm definetly picking up Soul Silver. I'll finally get a Lugia!! Unfortunately we gotta wait forever......lame

[Matt Mortem]

Pokemon I want but am too lazy to train:
- Alakazam (trade issue)
- Gengar (trade issue)
You could always use the GTS in Jubilife City to get em. Just deposit them and make a ridiculous offer like a lv 9 mew and then get them right back. It's easy

[Spidey-Bat]

That way is annoying though because you have to find a trade to make first and that can take awhile. It took me about 20 min to find a trade where someone didn't want a lvl 100 Darkrai or something.

[dodgers2213]

no...you deposit your Kadabra and put a ridiculous return value...then you remove your pokemon right away from the GTS so that nobody takes it (nobody has ever taken my pokemon)

when your pokemon comes back to you, it will evolve. Don't trade for someone else Kadabra

[Spidey-Bat]

You have to deposit the pokemon, then make another trade, and then withdraw the pokemon you deposited. Finding a trade to make can be annoying b/c everyone wants lvl 100 legendaries,

[FVD]

I'll finally be able to get Ho-Oh and Lugia..I never had patience for those GC games in order to get those two legendaries.

I'm already wishing I had them right now.

I remember in my old Gold game I actually managed to catch Ho-oh but never ended up catching Lugia. I had my mate play through Silver but I don't think he ended up catching Lugia in that. All I remember is that he raised Cyndaquil all the way to Typhosion calling it "Scorch." Damn that was funny. He wouldn't stop raving about it haha. :D

And I just remembered that I once purchased a Fire Red cartridge on Ebay a number of years back containing all the previous 386 Pokemon. Yeah that does include Mew, Celebi, Jirachi and Deoxys. I guess I'm all set then. I suppose I'll just pick up Platinum finish that and then plug in the old GBA cartridge and catch them via Pal Park (whatever it was called). I've misplaced my Pearl card sadly. :( Perhaps I'll revisit Diamond and catch all I can catch in that game that I haven't acquired yet.

And damn ain't that www.serebii.net site a handy resource. :)

And Brainiac I'll be turning 33 next month. I feel no shame anymore especially that there's like minded Pokegamers here especially around my age group. But I still won't go out there and proclaim to everybody that I play Pokemon. Argh screw them all. ;)

[GoblinWhirlwind]

I liked the rumored Dawn Gold and Dusk Silver names more (which Nintendo did trademark) but I don't really care about the name.

These are going to be the best pokemon games ever.

Yeah, those names are perfect. They've still got time to change before they get here, I guess.

Playing Silver again will really bring back some memories... I had over 260 hours on that cartridge.

[Matt Mortem]

You have to deposit the pokemon, then make another trade, and then withdraw the pokemon you deposited. Finding a trade to make can be annoying b/c everyone wants lvl 100 legendaries,
hmm weird, I never had to do that, I just deposited them and asked for something stupid like a lv 1 Mew and then wandered around for a bit then came back and removed my Machoke or whatever I happened to have in there and they'd be evolved.

[Matt Mortem]

And Brainiac I'll be turning 33 next month. I feel no shame anymore especially that there's like minded Pokegamers here especially around my age group. But I still won't go out there and proclaim to everybody that I play Pokemon. Argh screw them all. ;)
I felt ****** about liking Pokemon in Junior High and High School, but know I'm out and it's kinda like whatever. I play the games and don't feel guilty about it.....well I felt guilty when I got Platinum cuz I called into work to play the game all day....

[Mogwai]

can't wait for the remakes.

[Spidey-Bat]

Yeah, those names are perfect. They've still got time to change before they get here, I guess.

Playing Silver again will really bring back some memories... I had over 260 hours on that cartridge.

They could always use different names for the NA and EU releases. Still, it's only a name. So long as the games are the same as the old ones with improvements and new features, it will be awesome.

[FVD]

Nah the names don't bother me at all. Just the game itself concerns me more. Can't wait for info on the game.

[Dev]

For once I want a pokemon game where you have to be entered in a tournament with a process of elimination like in the cartoon. I don't want this Elite 4 business anymore.

[Spidey-Bat]

The console games have modes like that.

[Dev]

^Yeah well they should consider doing it for the upcoming Pokemon games for DS.

[Spidey-Bat]

I think the tournaments are too constricting. If you're in one, you have to stick through to the end. There's so much to do in Pokemon that it's annoying when you don't have free reign.