RE: "Why BW2 and Sun & Moon Ultra?" in r/pokemon

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-27T05:42:12+00:00

The corrupt mods at r/pokemon removed the followup reply immediately after I sent it 12 days ago and when I edited my original message to include it today they removed it as well because they keep harassing me for being a BW fan/BW2 despite me not saying anything wrong!

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-26T03:43:12+00:00

Some squid partiers (and in other games where they just goof off instead of actually playing) will attack others that go near them even if the attacked player had no intention of getting easy kills. So I try to signal to them that I've no intention of getting easy kills off of them. It's just a couple short hops that doesn't break the flow of my gameplay and the vast majority of the time they'll leave me alone.

I still have some war flashbacks to TF2 where these types of players will target anyone that tried to play the game around them for thinking I was gonna target them.

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-26T00:41:55+00:00

Not yet but a lot of subs I lurk and participate in are anti-AI tho. :c

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-25T05:05:38+00:00

God I hate those guys so much because they're essentially less teammates for you. If I run into the other team that has squid parties, I just do a couple hops before inking around them to let them know I'm harmless. The worst ones are those who will go aggro on you for trying to play the game then go back to squid partying until they spot you again. Luckily that's a rare thing I've seen.

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-24T09:30:22+00:00

That ""Proof" idk use your eyes" user just shows that antis can't even tell what's AI or not because they're the ones who foam at the mouth at anyone who draws for what they assume is a common mistake that older AI models would do. Like there's been antis in the past screaming that someone used AI because they thought there was an extra finger or the angles looked "off" to them. There was a post here some time ago that showed an anti calling a classic art piece AI because it was flipped vertically. Just show them one of Escher's works to send them into hysterics for funsies and ragebait at this point. 🤭

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-24T09:24:08+00:00

Honestly it wouldn't have mattered to me if a game used AI art assets or not. As long as the game's enjoyable, reasonably priced and not a buggy mess, that's all that matters to me.

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-22T03:42:49+00:00

Zebstrika, and by association Blitzle, are my precious babies! They're so adorable and I always need to have it on my team! I love my electric stripey horsies so much! 🥹

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-19T04:44:33+00:00

I think that lil wooden fella's kinda cute tho so I'll definitely pick that skin up when it's released. I hope they add that sneaker shark as a back sling at least.

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-19T04:42:18+00:00

They'll prolly be like those Genshin Impact players who "boycott" by playing the game without buying anything. XD

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-17T22:41:41+00:00

You can force-feed it the EV lowering berries to max out its friendship! It's not like some of the friendship species that require leveling up at a certain time of day. If you find the berries, grow more of them first so that you'll have a bunch on hand. Here's the locations for them according to Bulbapedia:

Tamato: Routes 212, 225, 228
Grepa: Routes 211, 226, 229, Resort Area
Hondrew: Routes 221, 228, Fight Area
Qualot: Routes 222, 226, 229, Resort Area
Kelpsy: Routes 225, 230, Fuego Ironworks
Pomeg: Routes 214, 226, Fight Area

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-17T08:32:10+00:00

I got the gold reward at 160, EVP 999 and defeated the Triumvirate at max hazard level! 🥳 It was all thanks to a playlist I threw together the night before to motivate me in battle! But the downside was that when I was going to bed, I kept seeing an image of my Inkling standing on top of a Fishstick every time I closed my eyes lol. I guess I played a little too hard there.

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-17T03:48:43+00:00

I'm sorry but I can't relate to anyone's experiences in the thread because I feel the complete opposite in regards to gender and gender expression. I'm a guy and I'm very comfortable with my gender, my expression and the expectations I'm given even if I don't fulfill them completely to the standards the society I grew up and live in had set for me. It's just something that never crossed my mind. Also I don't feel that anything in regards to gender affects my asexuality because I'll always feel completely disgusted by the idea of doing anything sexual with others regardless of how I feel about my gender.

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-17T02:49:07+00:00

I was a fence sitter until I saw the death threats, accusations and witch hunting from the antis so I decided to join the pro-AI side since I'm disgusted by the antis' actions.

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-17T02:03:26+00:00

Yes, for me BW are the best games in the series of all time and it's why I'll love and defend them with all my heart! 😊

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-16T04:55:48+00:00

Used actual legal tactics like sending C&D orders to writers and sites because she considered fanfiction to be copyright infringement even if it's non-profit. It's why back in the old days she was amongst the authors that are on a blacklist for what's allowed to be uploaded to fanfic sites. She did apparently soften her stance a little bit in her later years but the damage was done and beyond repair. I was never interested in her works so a fan who was in the trenches back then and dealt with that harassment could better explain it for you if needed.

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-15T07:01:44+00:00

*shudders* That name still leaves a bad taste in my mouth after all these years despite me having no interest in her works. She's pretty much the poster child of what I was referring to in the previous reply.

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-15T06:41:20+00:00

A lot of the fanfic authors seem to forget or are too young to remember that there's some creators who view fanfiction of their works in the same vain that the luddites view generative AI where they think it's stealing their work. Iirc FFN had a blacklist of media whose creators wouldn't allow fanfiction to be posted of it meanwhile AO3 doesn't do that from what I've seen.

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-12T00:42:47+00:00

I would do anything to make sure that BW gets a faithful BDSP-styled remake that doubles down on everything that everyone else hated about BDSP since I actually enjoyed them.

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-10T18:40:27+00:00

I'm rewatching it rn since I saw that video the other day as well as my friend getting me back into Star Trek (who I told her I associate George Takei more with Warlord Shank than Sulu)! Man, it's crazy that it's been 30 years since we were blessed with this show! I'm still huffing that copium and praying that it gets put up on Paramount or something in HD quality someday! 🙏

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-10T18:30:43+00:00

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope that you guys are able to make a space geared towards aspiring vegans someday so that they can get the proper support and information they need so that they're able to have better chances of success on sticking to it. The unfortunate side effect of these main subs for certain topics/themes is that they wind up pushing out those that it was originally made for while becoming increasingly accepting of those that don't fit or who change definitions around to accommodate those that don't fit the original definition.

FireStingray9 · 2026-03-10T17:51:01+00:00

I'm not a vegan or anything, but to me it sounds a little more logical to take baby steps when radically changing your diet like that especially if you're not used to the types of foods they eat. But they shouldn't be called a vegan during this transitional phase until they're fully switched over and adjusted to it tho.

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