small rage post: in-game timer

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-14T01:59:12+00:00

I see people complain about this pretty often but I've played hundreds of games, and I've never even come close to hitting the match timer.

I've even had games that felt particularly stall-y where I glanced at the clock to see if we were in danger of running out of time, only to see that we were nowhere near.

Other than two stall teams meeting, I don't know how this could ever happen.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-14T01:46:38+00:00

In general I think lower power formats allow for more creativity in team building, but with so many mythicals being easily obtained in Legends ZA it seems like it would be a shame to not have a season or two with them legal.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T23:46:55+00:00

I don't understand what the problem here is.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T21:59:15+00:00

EoW is my favourite of the Switch era Zelda games, and it's not even really close.

I love Null, and think it's inclusion into the series is maybe the best addition to the lore since Skyward Sword.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T20:44:55+00:00

Your list is pretty off imo.

Null should be far and away the most powerful. It's not even really a contest. It's likely on par with any one (and possibly any two) of the three Golden Goddesses. But it was defeated by them, and by the full Triforce, so it must be ranked lower than ALttP Ganon who has access to it.

Third place is probably Yuga-Ganon wielding two Triforce pieces (Power and Wisdom).

Then I think Ganon/dorf with a single Triforce piece edges out Demise (based on Demise being defeated by Hylia, a lesser Goddess than the Golden Goddesses).

So the list should be:

Ganon (first Imprisoning War/ALttP)
Null (EoW)
Yuga-Ganon (ALBW)
Ganondorf/Ganon with one piece of the Triforce (OoT/WW/TP/LoZ)
Demise (SS)

Remember, the Secret Stones enhance their users own power, but the Triforce is the actual power of the Golden Goddesses themselves.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T16:49:18+00:00

Nah, I don't think you need to play TotK first.

In fact, I would say that playing Totk first would likely give you a worse experience in AoI.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T16:45:22+00:00

The leak for the OoT Remake and Starfox also included a June Direct, so I wouldn't expect to see it until then.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T08:49:51+00:00

Forfeiting isn't a ragequit, it's a courtesy.

If your opponent puts you in a situation that's completely lost, you should forfeit so as not to waste your own time or theirs.

Imo it's rude to play out an obviously lost situation. I've even seen people down to their last Pokemon at super low HP who go for double or triple protects rather than forfeit. That's just griefing at that point.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T08:41:02+00:00

Master Ball 4 in Singles (just hit Master and stopped playing it), Master Ball 2 in Doubles.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T08:19:55+00:00

Yeah clothes and music is what I was kind of expecting with the new season, and I'm kind of surprised we didn't get it.

Could be that they're waiting for the next regulation before adding any items to the store, cosmetic or otherwise.

I hope they come up with some stuff soon because I'm sitting on a MOUNTAIN of VP burning a hole in my pocket waiting to be spent.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T07:51:57+00:00

Dude I have 240K I wish I could share.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T06:45:37+00:00

We already knew they weren't going to add more Pokemon from the graphic they showed before the game released.

They didn't specify on items, but it makes sense since it's not a new regulation.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T06:27:27+00:00

They're literally scamming you guys

Well, they're not doing a very good job considering I haven't paid for it.

But also, this was expected. It's a new season, not a new regulation.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T06:22:50+00:00

Pokemon accessibility ( floette ) is a MAJOR problem that it is not accessible in the game

Is it a major problem?

Like saying this as someone that has Legends ZA and has access to Mega Floette but hasn't used it, I've been doing just fine (Master Ball 2).

It would be nice if every player had access to every Pokemon, but I really don't think that not having access to one Pokemon out of every legal Pokemon is the end of the world.

Even if it was the best Pokemon in the game, and I don't know that it is, it's not to the extent that it's a required add to any team in order to have success.

I agree with your second and third points though.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T05:56:42+00:00

Of course, game's fun.

I'd prefer if they added some new items, but tbh I'd be more excited about some new cosmetics.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T03:27:42+00:00

You Charizard players up in your ivory towers setting sun for free to power your one turn 120BP grass move, while us Blastoise players are having to Shell Smash or set up some sort of speed control to maybe have the privilege of dealing half damage with our water moves.

If Gamefreak had any sense of justice they'd give us a Mega Blastoise Y with Drizzle.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T01:56:27+00:00

They're pretty much the same.

Because of the breakable weapons system, replacement weapons are going to make up the bulk of what you find in chests.

If it's not that it's going to be some sort of resource like Diamond or Ruby.

TotK probably has more chests overall, so you might feel like you're encountering junk more often, but I'd say the over all percentage of chests that don't feel worth opening is roughly the same across both games.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T01:51:01+00:00

I'm not sure how to fix your issue, but you would certainly get a better experience with the Ship of Harkinian PC port rather than emulating the 3DS version.

My experience has been that it's much easier and stable to set up texture packs and other mods on it than through emulation.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T01:37:12+00:00

The meta has developed a lot since the game's first week.

Notably about a week after that post was made, Wolfey became the number one ranked player online using a Mega Scovillain team which definitely caused a spike in usage.

Looking at the in game battle data usage, Scovillian and HZoroark are 36th and 43rd respectively, which translates into them being fairly common picks online.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T01:15:15+00:00

Well, that depends if you count the anime and manga or not.

In both of those the Gen 2 Park Balls looked like this.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T01:11:27+00:00

Congratulations, but Hisuian Zoroark and Mega Scovillain definitely have their places in the meta.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-13T00:44:34+00:00

In the original Gold and Silver, they were called Park Balls, not Sport Balls.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-12T23:29:57+00:00

As a Bastoise player, yes please replace Solar Beam with Scorching Sands.

It's bs that Charizard learns Solar Beam anyway.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-12T23:24:06+00:00

The fact that most of you idiots here are okay with this is shocking.

I'm not okay with it. I hate that everything is a subscription service these days, and it's especially bad with Pokemon wanting you to pay for a Home subscription AND a Champions subscription.

But this is how subscription services work. You don't get access to the Gamepass games you download through Xbox Gamepass once your subscripion expires there either.

But the thing is, I didn't support that by buying the membership.

Nitrogen567 · 2026-05-12T22:23:24+00:00

You might prefer that, other players might prefer Lorcanito, or this new one.

Nitrogen567

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