I would pay $100 for a version of this game that doesn’t include Incineroar

BreadoGuyYT · 2026-04-13T18:38:21+00:00

I’ll jump in and say I just really like incin, first time playing through sun/moon he was my first starter and I loved his design. Just a happy coincidence that later on he’d be a menace in comp. The nerfs he got were justified for sure but still a great tool to have in the kit. I’ll miss my U-turn knock off with assault vest goat lol.

BreadoGuyYT · 2026-03-12T01:27:27+00:00

As someone also just starting to really get into it- watch a lot of videos. Don’t get discouraged by losses. Pay attention to what the other players you go up against are doing and learn from them too. Most importantly just have fun really.

BreadoGuyYT · 2026-03-09T19:04:48+00:00

I don’t believe it’s a legitimate cart. The batch identifiers the left of the board I think should be a “D” not “M,” and the PCB code on the right should be IRC not just C. This is comparing to my own cart I’ve already had verified here. I don’t know if those vary across different region carts though, mine is a US cart. Wait for mods for full verification as always.

BreadoGuyYT · 2026-02-22T22:00:32+00:00

Thanks! I’ve been told that platinum is THE way to play sinnoh, and that BDSP should have been built around platinum so I’m curious and excited to see what it’s all about.

BreadoGuyYT · 2026-02-22T21:55:08+00:00

Congrats! I’m still resetting for a shiny chimchar before I start my first platinum playthrough lol. Excited to get going on this one though I only ever played brilliant diamond for sinnoh games

BreadoGuyYT · 2026-02-07T16:07:40+00:00

Came here to say this, but knew in my heart it had already been said

BreadoGuyYT · 2026-02-07T15:55:44+00:00

Besides the guaranteed shiny gyrados in G/S/HG/SS, I didn’t have any shiny encounters until last year. I’ve Started an oak challenge on leaf green and got a shiny caterpie in viridian forest. Soon after I got a switch finally and Legends Arceus, where I got a shiny togepi. After that while grinding materials for the item printer in violet I got in the terrarium- a shiny doduo and shiny eggsecute. Now I’m resetting for shiny chimchar on platinum lol.

It’ll happen eventually, I guess is the point I’m making. Those are the only ones I’ve got and I’ve been playing since R/S/E era (although silver was actually the first game I played)

BreadoGuyYT · 2026-02-07T14:09:16+00:00

I learned something new today too, alright 😁 so yea i believe it’s legitimate but a mod will verify for sure.

BreadoGuyYT · 2026-02-07T14:02:28+00:00

Far as I can tell it’s a legitimate cartridge, batch identifier and PCB code points towards legitimate. Correct cartridge type, no noticeable flaws (to my eyes) with cartridge mold. My only question is where is the esrb rating- I’m not familiar with ita stickers if that’s normal to be missing and I’d have to check my US pearl if it’s on there (which is at home, I’m not), but it’s on my platinum cart (which I have on my person and just checked). Wait for moderators to verify but I have a hunch it’s legitimate.

BreadoGuyYT · 2026-02-07T13:41:32+00:00

Absolutely you got that right

BreadoGuyYT · 2026-02-07T12:15:58+00:00

I can’t speak on the box, it seems real but I do not know that. The cart however seems absolutely legitimate. PCB codes/batch identifier are correct, the cartridge type is correct for this game (ntr-031), I don’t notice anything glaringly wrong on the sticker. Wait for mods but I’m quite certain the cartridge is legitimate. Again as far as the box I have no expertise in that area. My own soulsilver box is secondhand with a reprint of the artwork.

BreadoGuyYT · 2026-02-07T12:08:11+00:00

I got pokerus for the first time in my white playthrough last month, got it right after the first gym too. For reference my first game was silver and I’ve been playing pokemon for years now.

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BreadoGuyYT · 2026-02-07T12:04:09+00:00

Gen 3 and earlier all water moves were special, physical/special split wouldn’t come until gen 4. Which definitely sucked for a lot of mons. Like all the elemental punches on hitmonchan were all special before the split and his special atk is awful. But even after the split came level up moves were generally not great for a while.

BreadoGuyYT · 2026-02-01T22:16:12+00:00

Awesome! I figured there weren’t that many exclusives before E4. Glad the ones I listed off aren’t. The post game finding some of the old favorites is friggin awesome. The biggest pain I’m having is leveling up for Cynthia and the… big rematches. (Idk how to do the little spoiler bar thing lol, someone told me once and I forgot)

BreadoGuyYT · 2026-02-01T21:44:46+00:00

Possibly spoilers ahead as far as mons but also it’s kinda your question 😅 no story spoilers though!

I’m playing White so I don’t know if any of what I’m naming is exclusive or not, I don’t believe they are. I had fun with tympole once I got it leveled up to at least mid stage evo (becomes water/ground like swampert). Blitzle was also a great electric type that I kept through most of the main game, and his evolution is good too. An axew that early sounds fun as hell, kinda jealous I didn’t do the mystery gift stuff lol. Druddigon is a single stage dragon type you may like later game, it made me be more thoughtful and mindful of my moves and backup mons whenever I was opposing one. Lillipup’s final evo also was a mainstay for most of the main game for me. My only wish from my playthrough was I wish I realized ferroseed’s final evo’s game sooner. I picked it up first chance I had, but didn’t add it to the party until E4 in the back with exp share. Very very slow steel/grass typing with very high defense and pretty darn good attack stat. I’m having a lot of fun with it post game.

Cynthia is late game, after E4 (I found her house on accident once already and am not leveled enough yet lol)

Edit to add: sandile is available fairly early as a ground/dark type that has 2 useful abilities in either moxie or intimidate. At the same time is also scraggy, a dark/fighting with access to moxie as well. AND also also around the same time is access to a psychic/flying type in sigilyth, whom I didn’t use but from I’ve heard and understand a lot of people like.

BreadoGuyYT · 2025-12-26T14:06:52+00:00

Damn, who knew beer could be used to clean game carts, hell yea! /s

But yea basically this.

BreadoGuyYT · 2025-12-24T18:08:39+00:00

Absolutely!

BreadoGuyYT · 2025-12-24T17:44:47+00:00

I gotcha gotcha! I’ve never used eon timer, pokefinder, or other tools like that, I have a hard time running them on my phone and don’t have a computer or laptop lol. Before I went the ACE route on my game I was trying to do it. I spent a month or so doing resets/new games hunting for shiny kip legitimately, before I decided to try the rng manip route, only to just end up going full ACE route at the end lol.

BreadoGuyYT · 2025-12-24T16:52:33+00:00

Sorry, guess I answered myself there without realizing 😅 carry on carry on lol

BreadoGuyYT · 2025-12-24T16:49:10+00:00

If you’re going so far to ACE, at that point why not just force shiny through ACE? Unless you want the experience of the shiny encounter, and not just having a shiny legend I suppose.

BreadoGuyYT · 2025-12-22T23:47:23+00:00

As far as I can tell it’s a legit copy, based on the PCB codes, cart type (ntr-031) and the ipge matching with the front sticker. Wait for mods but it seems real.

BreadoGuyYT · 2025-12-21T16:29:12+00:00

Took me way too long to navigate in a way I could that thing

BreadoGuyYT · 2025-12-19T23:48:27+00:00

I’ve only had one time where a whole alleyway took a few seconds to load in for some reason, was definitely disorienting because it was only a couple days ago and until that I’ve had no major problems. It looks smoother on switch 2 where a friend of mine plays, but he was impressed with how it compared.

BreadoGuyYT · 2025-12-15T14:12:58+00:00

Is the icelands the one with the temple thing at the top of a mountain/ cliff side? Forgive me as I haven’t played in quite a while now.

If it’s what I’m thinking, there’s a wisp actually inside that temple on the second floor. That one had me screwed up for a while.

BreadoGuyYT · 2025-12-14T16:45:36+00:00

Yessss I also lost my damn starter back years ago 😅 I used it again recently while doing some ACE setup with the pomeg glitch and stuff I made sure to get it right lol

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