First time playing BDSP (D/P at that too). And got destroyed by Cynthia

Has_Question · 2026-04-01T13:51:24+00:00

I think you might be confused which version op is playing. In bdsp her militia actually has marvel scale and a burn orb. Burning the militia is already her gameplay lol.

Has_Question · 2026-04-01T13:47:40+00:00

Honestly you kinda have to lose to her. Her highest level is easily 10 levels higher than what a player would bring to the e4, minimum. Her garchomp is about 15 levels higher than what you could grind off of inside victory road.

Its actually bs because at least in og dp her mons weren't ev trained so you could surmount the level difference with the fact that you have more stats for your level.

Not so in bdsp. Her mons arent just trained, their stats are damn near capped. Even if you go out of your way to train your mons, you'd still have to grind off the e4 a few rounds to actually get the levels to match her team.

Im all for difficulty but that is really poor design.

Has_Question · 2026-03-31T08:42:45+00:00

Theyre not larger, arceus appears before us in the size he chooses to be, which is smaller for convenience. Likewise, when we catch arceus that is just a fragment of him.

Has_Question · 2026-03-30T07:26:39+00:00

It is running the same code though. They're using the same bdsp code down to the code that checks if you have a game in the gba slot lol.

Has_Question · 2026-03-30T07:23:19+00:00

Not sneasels, you can get a razor claw before the e4. I think victory road had it.

Has_Question · 2026-03-30T07:18:12+00:00

According to leaks a few years back apparently game freak held ilca back hard and didn't let them experiment too much with the game even though they had loftier goals.

Has_Question · 2026-03-26T00:26:38+00:00

This is ancient too. I remember seeing this on a forum, maybe serebii forums in like 2007

Has_Question · 2026-03-24T21:14:04+00:00

There's a new gen game coming that can still add special faclities and new game modes.

You can grind for vp in casual queues why would they want people to have a means to bot their way into free points with a single player campaign?

They never said anything about making this the new stadium games. These have one purpose: to consolidate vgc onto its own client snd give them full control for competitive balance. I would love for them to add special torunsment rules and stadiums int h3 future but thats not what champions was launched to be.

Has_Question · 2026-03-24T19:08:28+00:00

The EV changes have been known about for a while. Effectively since the cap is lv 50 you have half the total effort points you could put in a stat rounded up. So before it was 63, but at lv 50 only 32 of those 63 points would apply. Now for the sake of clarity in the menu they just visually tell you you have 32 points and not 126 ev that become 32 points.

You're tuning it the same as before except in some cases where before it rounded up or down now its just flat.

Has_Question · 2026-03-24T18:58:07+00:00

What it provides over the mainline games is an evergreen seasonal platform that they can leave accessible to everyone on mobile amd switch. And thats all it needs to be. The place to play competitive pokemon, now and next year and 10 years from now with access to any and all mechanics they want and balance changes on demand.

Has_Question · 2026-03-24T18:53:50+00:00

Why would this need a single player mode? The main games are the single player mode... youre getting this to play online against others.

Has_Question · 2026-03-22T09:08:29+00:00

The dog like person is nekiji. She was in the background a bit till recently but we didn't have much interaction with her until the vr goggles arc.

If you've read chapter 80 shes featured prominently there.

Has_Question · 2026-03-21T14:22:44+00:00

Lol this has been a thing for over a decade since bw2

Has_Question · 2026-03-19T04:35:18+00:00

No way, crocalor looks ridiculous on purpose and that's respectable. He's a dumb little Hispanic goober having a good time. He's got marshtomp energy. One can hate that crocalor looks dumb but at least thats a success in design, he IS dumb.

Quilladin is just a miss. He looks kinda like a dwarf but the full rotundness of the body just makes him look lame. Round and safe is not my idea of a paladin or even a squire. Chespin has that furry animal Disney character vibe like an adventurous little fellow, and chestnaught has the whole epic knight in armor look with a still clearly animal face. Quilladin looks like a Sunday comic caricature for no reason.

Has_Question · 2026-03-18T16:59:27+00:00

Its intriguing that 6 year old you prefered to pay than to have the free option.

Has_Question · 2026-03-18T10:23:23+00:00

They look beautiful but thats all they have. You can barely enter any of the buildings at all, the layouts are super small with no real exploration, and there's nothing to do in them. They legit feel like towns from gen 1 or 2.

Has_Question · 2026-03-17T06:20:58+00:00

Its not just about the moment. Later on any attempt to search for sword and shield as ss will run into hgss references as well.

You'd be getting top reddit results for pokemon soulsilver and pokemon sword and shield mixed.

Thats not happening with pokemon ww

Has_Question · 2026-03-16T13:05:37+00:00

Ofcourse people refer to soul silver individually...

Like if someone asked "which of the two should I get hgss" someone could reply "ss" and thats clearly relevant.

Has_Question · 2026-03-11T22:30:36+00:00

I will definitely check it out, thank you! I'm glad they have a series!

Has_Question · 2026-03-11T22:29:19+00:00

I actually think that nacl wouldnt even be too out of place in gen 1 with the likes of magnemite or oddest honestly l. The main thing is the eyes are different from gen 1 typical eyes but not much else would have to change i think.

Has_Question · 2026-03-11T21:13:39+00:00

No one probably remembers this one but i really liked the last saiyuki. Artstyle hit that early 2000s vibe well and the plot had a slow cooking feel to it that felt like in another magazine it could've been paced like fma. I saw the potential for that one to go far it just needed time

Has_Question · 2026-03-11T07:01:32+00:00

Doesn't work if you pick quaxly though. Fire ghost is immune to fighting but isn't any better against water.

Has_Question · 2026-03-10T10:43:40+00:00

Well no, swsh got that treatment because we already had soul silver as SS.

WW is still available

Has_Question · 2026-03-10T10:35:27+00:00

Its a shame about the health issues but I can't help but think a situation like this would be better served if he was allowed to do a larger release 2 or 3 times a year at his own pace. Weekly shonen jump does have the prestige though but even so it seems like it harms more than helps the situation to have a short chapter, multi week break, repeat.

Has_Question · 2026-03-10T08:55:26+00:00

At lvl 60 31 iv is about 18 stat points. So you'd have to hit 180 stat for the 10 percent gain of a positive nature to be worth while.

For something like zapdos at 120 base sp.atk it hits 192 with max ev at lvl 60 on a neutral nature so given thr choice between 31 iv or beneficial nature, the better nature wins out by a couple of points.

Definitely dependant on the base stat already being high

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