Pokémon (Not-So) Griefing Thread - Scarlet and Violet Released with 10 Million Copies in First 3 Days in Buggy States

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Dr. Geronimo said:
Found this online, so may not be true:

To evolve Bisharp into Kingambit, you first need to make yours hold the Leader's Crest item. Once you've done that, you just need to have it defeat three other Bisharp that also happen to be holding a Leader's Crest, too.

what is this nonsense lmao. I guess its better than evolving by level up like i expected.
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If they’re going to do retarded gimmick evolution methods like this, there REALLY needs to be some hints in-game such that you can reasonably figure it out without needing to (a) randomly try shit without a strategy or (b) just look it up online.
 
Cryptojew said:
Wait, so egg moves are non-transferrable now? For what purpose? Between this and not including the full roster of mons (again), I think I'll sit this one out.
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Fortunately, it appears that the egg move transfer method that was introduced in SwSh, was simplified even further in S/V:

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Unfortunately, if the move wipe does happen with transfers, Event-only moves will still get deleted.
 
Ooooooh! Interesting! Fidough's evolution, Daschbun, gets an ability called "Well-Baked Body." From pokemon.db:

"Immune to Fire-type moves, and Defense is sharply boosted."

If that defense boost takes the form of a temporary in game battle boost like Iron Defense, you can lead with Daschbun and baton pass that boost on your first turn.
 
I fucking love Kilowattrel, rain teams look like they're eating really good this gen. My only worry is that Sun teams outright overpower them because of how the past paradox pokemon all use it to buff theirselves. Though holy fuck, Basculegion is going to fucking slaughter everything that looks at it funny whenever rain is up
 
Thiletonomics said:
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Bottle Caps can also be purchased, and it appears that PP Ups and Ability Capsules can also be purchased in the same way. Still no word about Ability Patches though, maybe those will be added either in the later patches, or in the DLC.
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I've heard from some people playing the game early that Ability Patches are available in 6-star Raids.
 
Gar For Archer said:
Well I’ve been playing through the leaked ROM and possible emulation-related jankiness aside, this is easily the best post-3D Pokémon game… not that that’s saying much. But it’s at least the first 3D game that actually justifies it.

Big negatives so far are:
- World graphics vary from passable to god-awful depending on the area, which… isn’t a great thing for an open-world game. Breath of the Wild came out in 2017, this game has no excuse.
- Basically no outfit customization, playing dress-up with my character was pretty much the only fun part of Gen 8 so it kinda sucks that you’re stuck between 4 boring school uniforms in this game
- Animations are obnoxiously slow, if there’s an option to change this I haven’t found it. Pokémon battles even against tall grass fodder take friggin forever thanks to this. It’s possible this is an emulation issue, but I’m not counting on it.
- Not really a fan of the human designs, they’re really uncanny valley and lean too “realistic” for my liking. Pokémon is better with more animesque/cartoony character designs.

Main positives:
- THE biggest issue with SwSh, the awful shallow linear map design, has been completely reversed.
- New encounter/catch/auto battle mechanics are great, level-grinding is no longer a boring slog but something that just happens semi-passively as you explore new areas,
- The prospect of having 3 different quest lines actually makes me excited to play a new Pokémon game for the first time in a long time. Whether it delivers on those expectations we’ll have to see.

This game definitely isn’t gonna be perfect, the graphics can be REALLY rough at times and there’s no excuse for that in 2022, but it’s a huge step in the right direction after the massive disappointment of Sword and Shield.
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Tell me about the sheer amount of dialogue. I hear this game basically took inspiration from Persona, but it seems like it wasn't in the right ways.
 
Massively Strong Greed said:
Tell me about the sheer amount of dialogue. I hear this game basically took inspiration from Persona, but it seems like it wasn't in the right ways.
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I only played up until the first gym and while there’s quite a bit of dialogue in the beginning like any modern Pokémon game, that mostly ends once the actual game starts (e.g. once you leave the school). There’s also an option to skip cutscenes that’s available right from the start, though I haven’t tried it so I couldn’t say how it works.
 
Oh goddamn it…
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It seems that the Legendaries (both box Legendaries and the Ruinous Quartet) are Shiny-locked after all despite initial reports saying they’re not, thankfully Paradox Pokémon aren’t and you can still get your chrome-plated robots in Violet.
 
I'm aware that the recent games are exceptionally hand-holdy, especially in SwSh where you can't take three steps without being escorted somewhere or told to do something to advance the plot. How does SV compare?

I hope they fixed pop-in issues that used to plague the overworld. I know that in some places in SwSh, only about 4 NPCs were shown at a time in the cities. It may be optimization issues, but when you compare it with other contemporary open world Switch games that don't have as much of a dramatic pop-in issue, the excuse falls flat, especially when patches can be applied via updates.
 
I have fallen in love with Slither Wing and will spend the next 2-3 years building teams around it. any suggestions
 
huecoffs02 said:
I have fallen in love with Slither Wing and will spend the next 2-3 years building teams around it. any suggestions
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Slither Wing and the other ancient Pokemon have abilities that boost their primary stat under Sunny Day. For best results, pair with a Dought Pokemon. The robot Pokemon are the same way with Electric Terrain so they're best paired with Pincurchin (Tapu Koko isn't in Scarlet and Violet at this time.)
 
huecoffs02 said:
I have fallen in love with Slither Wing and will spend the next 2-3 years building teams around it. any suggestions
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Was planning on getting Violet, but I'm seriously considering getting Scarlet instead just so I can get Slither Wing. Also because regular Hydreigon is exclusive to Scarlet, along with Dragalge.
 
Gorazul1978 said:
I really like the music.Seldom Pokemon games disappoint in the music section.
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I'd tend to agree, even the shitty newer games have many absolute bangers, but SV has a petty bad soundtrack overall... probably the worst in the series. Watching the stream of it the first day it leaked was funny as the music came up with many duds until the culmination of the treasure failure in the Elite 4 theme. It's so bad everyone was wondering if it's something unfinished that will get patched day 1 because it is an atrociously grating 4 second loop. Like half the chat was muting the stream it was so bad, if you can find it online it's worth it for a laugh.
 
Focken Kiwi said:
Slither Wing and the other ancient Pokemon have abilities that boost their primary stat under Sunny Day. For best results, pair with a Dought Pokemon. The robot Pokemon are the same way with Electric Terrain so they're best paired with Pincurchin (Tapu Koko isn't in Scarlet and Violet at this time.)
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I was actually considering Rain for Slither Wing. Either way, Snow, Rain, and Sand will probably be strong choices this time around due to Paradox.
 
Scarlett Johansson said:
Dashbun supremacy
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I've decided I'm building my team all around bread dog.

Team list:
Dachsbun
Avalugg
Clodsire
Espeon
Pawmot
Ditto

I won't bother going into specifics with IV and EV spreads but the overall strategy will involve Dachsbun acting as a scout and pivoting its defense boost via baton pass to either Avalugg, Clodsire or Espeon depending on the opposing Pokemon. Avalugg will obviously be my physical wall, Clodsire a special defensive toxic staller and Espeon for anti setup magic bouncing shenanigans. Pawmot acts as an additional strong physical attacker and medic and Ditto is the wildcard.
 
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