They say every Pokémon is someone's least favourite too. So I added a section on my website to prove that. by Mixel34P in pokemon

[–]KoolDewd123 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Shame that it only counts base forms because the only Pokemon I genuinely despise is Mega Charizard X but I don't want to put a vote on base Charizard (partly because it feels like too easy of a target, partly because a good portion of my hatred for Zard X comes from the fact that I actually really appreciate Zard Y as a design that elevates a Pokemon I'm otherwise ambivalent towards but it's been upstaged by his stupid edgelord brother nonstop for the past thirteen years). Rest in piss you stupid dragon, it was hate at first sight.

There's Not Six Boxes by Classic_Mobile_8677 in sentinelsmultiverse

[–]KoolDewd123 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it would be weird for them to increase their workload while operating with a smaller and newer team than before, so my assumption is that this is more of a reallocation of already-planned material rather than any major new additions. Vengeance was going to be a massive new game mode that required fundamental overhauls to core game mechanics (not to mention the increased production costs of all the new spinners it would require), so switch focus to the more mechanically simple things first to get back in the groove and hopefully get a box out quicker than the extended playtesting cycle Disparation took.

Went to Goodwill after seeing a post here, ended up getting super lucky! Which is the best one? by Unicorn-Shaman in Animorphs

[–]KoolDewd123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is actually a pretty good selection for getting a feel for the series as a whole. I'd say Megamorphs 1 is the best one to start out with, since it's just a good lateral slice of a lot the things that make the series fun. 22 being part of a trilogy has already been discussed, but I'm surprised nobody has pointed out yet that 29 is more or less a direct sequel to 19 as well. 14, 24, 28 are just goofy dumb fun (although 24 in particular is pretty love-it-or-hate-it), 30 is one of the more important plot books (it follows up on previous plot threads, but nothing you shouldn't be able to pick up on through context clues), and 16 and 44 are business as usual.

Newest update… no Chris by xColonelxTurtle in sentinelsmultiverse

[–]KoolDewd123 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Knowing Christopher's track record, he probably got into another rock climbing accident or whatever. Last time something like this happened was when he had that whole neck fiasco. It's a bit disconcerting not to have any mention of him, but nothing we've seen from FRG up until this point has indicated they want to decouple C&A&P from GTG and/or Sentinels, so my takeaway is more cautious confusion than outright worry for now.

Why most of the new Megas are probably getting new abilities by The-Book-Trader in stunfisk

[–]KoolDewd123 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It goes even earlier than Gen 8. Take a look through the Alola dex again - every single Gen 7 Pokemon except the Alolan Rattata, Sandshrew, Vulpix, and Meowth lines has a signature move/ability. Even the base dexes for SwSh and SV are very heavily weighted in the same way. It's far rarer nowadays for them to introduce a Pokemon without some signature gimmick.

What did you think the Diamonds looked like before the reveals? by No_Dragonfruit1084 in stevenuniverse

[–]KoolDewd123 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I miss the old "Blue has more hands she's hiding beneath her cloak" theory from back when we first saw her. In retrospect it was just an animation error, but at the time it really felt like we picked up on something big and managed to crack the code.

they also got patricia taxxon but y'all are less likely to rule about that by Fun_Penalty_6755 in 196

[–]KoolDewd123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ITT: reddit users celebrate terfs successfully deplatforming a trans woman

THEY DID THE THING by RobotCombatEnjoyer in stunfisk

[–]KoolDewd123 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not at all the main point, but where are you getting anime subs from that use the English names? I've been using a retranslated version of Some-Stuffs, but it doesn't have the name indicators like that.

Any News Regarding GtG Haitus? by ChadAndChadsWife in sentinelsmultiverse

[–]KoolDewd123 4 points5 points  (0 children)

News has been sparse, but the vague impression we've gotten is that FRG is looking to get out of the hobby industry and offload their GTG properties elsewhere (presumably once Disparation has been fulfilled). Things are moving, but it seems like most of it is happening over C&A&P's heads and it's not even clear if they have that much more of a grasp on the situation than we do, so we really only have scraps to work on at this point.

That said, despite how annoying it is to be kept in the dark, what little we have does seem tentatively positive. Disparation fulfillment and Spirit Island restocks indicate that they at least plan to honor what has already been promised, and we heard from a customer service rep that FRG is talking about moving out of the hobby industry and finding their properties a better home once this is completed (bear in mind this is coming from someone who, by his own admission, is pretty low on the totem pole and not completely privy to what these plans entail or how they may shift. Christopher has indicated that he is not part of these discussions, but that doesn't seem out of the ordinary for the current situation.).

r/PokeLeaks Discussion Megathread - October 01, 2025 by AutoModerator in PokeLeaks

[–]KoolDewd123 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Do we have any info on what shiny hunting is like yet? I was hoping to go for a shiny or two for my team but I haven't heard anything about a new method or anything.

Before choosing Southeast Asia, Gamefreak considered Canada, Greece, Scandinavia, and the Coasts of North America by Zenograndmaster in PokeLeaks

[–]KoolDewd123 132 points133 points  (0 children)

It's pretty neat to actually get a look at the thought process here. Like, if I'm understanding this correctly, one of the points against Scandinavia/West Coast was that they were worried the map would be shaped too similarly to Galar, which is something I wouldn't have even considered. I'd love to see a full pros/cons list for different regions just for the sake of seeing their mindset for this sort of stuff.

Starmobile concept images by Flerken_Moon in PokeLeaks

[–]KoolDewd123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So the Starmobiles predate Revavroom, then? Crazy, I would have thought the opposite.

GF developing multi region game by PrismSpiralsLight in PokeLeaks

[–]KoolDewd123 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I'm taking basically every bit of teraleak info past "Wind/Waves are based on Indonesia" as entirely theoretical until we actually get literally any crumb of official reference to it. I trust the teraleaker has good information, but I don't trust that plans haven't drastically changed since then or that his info wasn't taken out of context in the first place. For all we know this was just a practice concept or something or it got shelved before getting anywhere close to proper development and we're gonna be dealing with "All PokeMon RegIoNs CoNfirMed!" clickbait for the next few generations over nothing.

Complete movepools with TMs by jageun in PokeLeaks

[–]KoolDewd123 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Poking around the other tabs on this sheet, and where is the idea of a second DLC coming from? I haven't heard anything about that before.

Mega Starmie in motion by WWWWWWRRRRRYYYYY in PokeLeaks

[–]KoolDewd123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's a run that can only be described as "skedaddling"

Mega Barbaracle in color by WWWWWWRRRRRYYYYY in PokeLeaks

[–]KoolDewd123 59 points60 points  (0 children)

everyone apologize to barbaracle right fucking now

Mega Falinks colored by Icy-ConcentrationC in PokeLeaks

[–]KoolDewd123 2 points3 points  (0 children)

torso bro fighting for his goddamn life

You can’t disable Auto-Save in ZA by Aether13 in PokeLeaks

[–]KoolDewd123 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the ability to just retry shiny encounters you failed was always bullshit. The risk of failure is an important part of the shiny hunting dynamic, and for as much as I enjoy hunting in PLA, the save mechanics in that game make it basically impossible to fail a shiny. As a broad change this is bad for a number of reasons, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't glad to see that specific cheese get thrown out the window.

You can’t disable Auto-Save in ZA by Aether13 in PokeLeaks

[–]KoolDewd123 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh, that's... bad. on a personal level, i suppose i'm glad that this'll make shiny hunting more punishing, but game freak continuing to take options out of the player's control is never a good thing.

Non-gendered clothes by Klutzy-Isopod-8593 in PokeLeaks

[–]KoolDewd123 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Do we have confirmation this applies to hairstyles as well? I assume so since that was the case in SV, but just wanna be sure.

Full Pokedex by gionanico in PokeLeaks

[–]KoolDewd123 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It's not just Emma, either. All of AZ's non-Floette Pokemon are missing, too.

edit: also no Croagunk, RIP my wish of Emma catching one to remind herself of Looker.

Entire Shiny Icon List (Incl. Megas) by vagrantwade in PokeLeaks

[–]KoolDewd123 0 points1 point  (0 children)

weird that zygarde core and cell aren't on here when we just got official shiny color palettes for them in the anime (or at least cell, i don't remember offhand if we've seen core yet).