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

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anliteralidiot said:
I never understood why they didn't update it to be 50/50, same with eevee. It feels like one of those weird g2 holdovers.
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The intent was to make it harder to immediately breed dupes because you'd need a Ditto to breed dupes of Males. Which ironically doesn't apply in gen 2 since Ditto is found just outside the daycare.
 
I am starting to wonder if all rebursts ate 5th gen, not a single old pokemon yet

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So my mom took my sister's daughter to McDonalds today and got something Pokemon related in the happy meal. Asked me what it was because she didn't have a clue. Apparently they're giving out Pokemon cards to kids in a pack that also includes a poster with a QR code and stickers to stick on the poster (stickers are body parts of pokemon you have to put in the correct place)

The cards come in a pack with 4 cards in each pack, and they're kinda bullshit. The ones in this pack my mom got are...
  • Hologram/Foil Pikachu that gives you free electric energy for it's 50 point attack
  • A Rayquaza that's a colorless type with a 30 point attack requiring 2 energy that prevents retreating. It has a 120 attack for one more energy where you have to discard all energy after use.
  • A Dragapult where one of it's attacks requires you killing off your Dreepy to give 100 points of damage to the opponent (can't stack against the same pokemon, no weakness/resistance)
But the worst is a Quagsire with the dumbest attack I've ever seen
>if you have exactly 2, 4, or 6 prize cards, this attack does nothing
It's a 180 attack, by the way.
 
Celebrate Nite said:
and stickers to stick on the poster (stickers are body parts of pokemon you have to put in the correct place)
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I swear I know what you're talking about with these sticker poster thingies, but I swear this was something that Burger King or McDonald's did many years ago also with Pokémon. I dunno, might be tripping/misremembering, but I swear back in the '90s/2000, there was one of these.
 
Kari Kamiya said:
I swear I know what you're talking about with these sticker poster thingies, but I swear this was something that Burger King or McDonald's did many years ago also with Pokémon. I dunno, might be tripping/misremembering, but I swear back in the '90s/2000, there was one of these.
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Was it 2021 for the 25th Anniversary?
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These stickers in particular you can stock on that beach-lookin poster thingy.

According to this, McDonalds didn't start adding Pokemon to their Happy Meals until 2011, so that's a long list to dig through.
 
Well the in-person GO Tour: Unova event wasn't a complete disaster, I actually enjoyed it.
I spent my Friday at the Rose Bowl since that's the day my friend selected when they bought my ticket.

First off, some technical stuff.
  • The clear bag policy wasn't as invasive as I thought, the clear backpack I borrowed from a friend turned out to be good enough.
  • The one portable charger per person rule was pretty fair, my 30,000 mAh charger was able to go through.
  • A bag check was provided at the event if people brought stuff that wasn't "kosher" enough for the clear bag policy or people brought more than one portable charger. In addition to that, said bag check also allowed you to access your checked bags to swap stuff out.
  • Food was provided by both the Rose Bowl and food trucks brought in for the event. Everything was very expensive.
The actual event was pretty fun, there were four areas where specific Pokémon spawned and raids consisted of Black/White Kyurem, Reshiram, and Zekrom. Tornadus, Thundurus, and Landorus were available via a set of Timed Research challenges that requires you to spin certain Poké Stops. The Shiny rate was oddly ass compared to stories I've heard about past in-person GO Tours, I got around 11 regular Shinies and one Shiny Legendary.
I also Citywide Experience add-ons in my ticket so I spent Saturday and Sunday in Santa Monica since it's a big PoGO hotspot.

The citywide event is kind of what I expect the Global event to be like to a certain extent. Pokémon from all four of the in-person event’s environments barring Deerling and Druddigon spawn at once and raids consist of Black/White Kyurem, Reshiram, Zekrom, and Druddigon. There were also special “enigma” Poké Stops that yielded Research tasks that rewarded Pokémon with special backgrounds.
Abella said:
They’re more of a rarity as the hits are worth less than their English counterparts. These people are only in it for the money so knowing that, they tend to avoid them and stick to the ones people are willing to camp out for and you can get at big box stores like target and Walmart.

Personally I don’t like these machines because they’re pretty much just a waste of space and electricity and are constantly sold out. I think most people who aren’t into pokemon also see them and think of them the same way as claw machines with plushes or fidget toys and trinkets in them. They really should start cutting back on them because they really don’t do anything but suck up electricity and stay empty until the vendor’s employee shows up to restock it again and repeat the cycle. That’s the best case scenario, at worst they also can draw people willing to act out and commit crimes over these damn things.
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Either that or start putting in limits to amount of products one can purchase and actually track ‘em from machine to machine.

Celebrate Nite said:
So my mom took my sister's daughter to McDonalds today and got something Pokemon related in the happy meal. Asked me what it was because she didn't have a clue. Apparently they're giving out Pokemon cards to kids in a pack that also includes a poster with a QR code and stickers to stick on the poster (stickers are body parts of pokemon you have to put in the correct place)

The cards come in a pack with 4 cards in each pack, and they're kinda bullshit. The ones in this pack my mom got are...
  • Hologram/Foil Pikachu that gives you free electric energy for it's 50 point attack
  • A Rayquaza that's a colorless type with a 30 point attack requiring 2 energy that prevents retreating. It has a 120 attack for one more energy where you have to discard all energy after use.
  • A Dragapult where one of it's attacks requires you killing off your Dreepy to give 100 points of damage to the opponent (can't stack against the same pokemon, no weakness/resistance)
But the worst is a Quagsire with the dumbest attack I've ever seen
>if you have exactly 2, 4, or 6 prize cards, this attack does nothing
It's a 180 attack, by the way.
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The cards being crap is kind of the point, they’re meant to be something nice for the kids.

That said there is a card in the set (specifically the holo Roaring Moon) that does see some play in tournaments.
 
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People aren't happy knowing there are daily caps when you try to build your tour pass. Niantic said the cap's gone this coming weekend, so you got 2 days to get to level 100 (good luck with that if you got a life, and you don't have a big Pokemon group). I'm not even killing myself to hit 100, and I'm not paying $14 if Victni isn't guaranteed to have good ivs. My sister caught a 99% Shundo Virizion while I got a regular hundo Terrakion (I'm super happy with that). Gonna aim for a decent Reshiram and maybe some Therian Landorus for the candies.
 
Archeops said:
The cards being crap is kind of the point, they’re meant to be something nice for the kids.
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Back in my day, those places gave us spinning tops. And water squirters. And keychains.
Some of them were big chunks of plastic, heavy and dense enough to brain a kid with.
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They sure don't make 'em like they used to.
 
Archeops said:
Well the in-person GO Tour: Unova event wasn't a complete disaster, I actually enjoyed it.
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What was LA like?
Grayback said:
Back in my day, those places gave us spinning tops. And water squirters. And keychains.
Some of them were big chunks of plastic, heavy and dense enough to brain a kid with.
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They sure don't make 'em like they used to.
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Would it be autistic of me to ask what Pokémon toys the people in this thread like?
 
Registration said:
I am starting to wonder if all rebursts ate 5th gen, not a single old pokemon yet
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That reminds me. I will defend the gen 5 main games for only having Unova Pokemon until the postgame til the day I die, but when it comes to spinoffs I have to agree it's too much.

At least in the main games you can transfer Pokemon if you really want them, but in the anime, this manga, and spinoffs like Gates to Infinity or PokePark 2 you'll hardly see something other than gen 5 mons. And it's usually the same ones too, you'll always see the Golurk, Krookodile, Zoroark or Hydreigon lines, but good luck finding a Zebstrika, Reuniclus or Escavalier. Gen 4 spinoffs were much more balanced when it came to Pokemon selection.

I_Lurk_Here said:
Would it be autistic of me to ask what Pokémon toys the people in this thread like?
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Does my fully-functioning Pokewalker count? :smug:
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Squawking Macaw said:
That reminds me. I will defend the gen 5 main games for only having Unova Pokemon until the postgame til the day I die, but when it comes to spinoffs I have to agree it's too much.

At least in the main games you can transfer Pokemon if you really want them, but in the anime, this manga, and spinoffs like Gates to Infinity or PokePark 2 you'll hardly see something other than gen 5 mons. And it's usually the same ones too, you'll always see the Golurk, Krookodile, Zoroark or Hydreigon lines, but good luck finding a Zebstrika, Reuniclus or Escavalier. Gen 4 spinoffs were much more balanced when it came to Pokemon selection.
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IT IS TIME AGAIN FOR ME TO PRAISE POKEMON CONQUEST APROPOT OF NOTHING

Conquest is the only Gen 5 spin-off I remember that didn't do this. It still had Gen 5 as a big focus, and I struggle to imagine that the Unovan starters or the monkeys would have been included had this game come out in any other generation, but the PC and a lot of the Warlords have bonds with non-Unovan Pokémon and the new guys shared their screentime pretty equally with the old.

If you scroll down that list, you'll seriously find a 50/50ish split. Some very odd choices from gen 5 too. Beartic and Zebstrika, Gothitelle and Cinccino-- stuff you'd be hard pressed to find in any new spin-off today. I think it's probably the best example of putting a hugee emphasis on new mon without ignoring the old in gen 5's entire roster. It's got a lot of the more obscure gen 5 mon that would appeal to various tastes (alongside the usual starters, monkeys, legendaries fare) thrown in with well-loved classics like Tyranitar, Infernape, and Alakazam.

All this probably has to do with the fact that Conquest came out ridiculously late into the generation, being released when the DS and generation 5 were both on their deathbed in 2012, so they had time to learn from the mistakes of earlier spin-offs... but I'm still bringing it up because it's a great example.

Also go play Conquest. It's really fun and nobody ever talks about it.
 
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Kerry said:
There is a bug where people who bought the 5 dollar raid pass couldn't actually get any rewards from it, so Niantic just auto-completed all the challenges for everyone. Why this included the free pass, i have no idea. But hey, free legendaries.
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You get five free genesects, so it's a win/win.
My Verizion was perfect, too, so I'm happy.
 
Anonitolia said:
Conquest is the only Gen 5 spin-off I remember that didn't do this. It still had Gen 5 as a big focus, and I struggle to imagine that the Unovan starters or the monkeys would have been included had this game come out in any other generation, but the PC and a lot of the Warlords have bonds with non-Unovan Pokémon and the new guys shared their screentime pretty equally with the old.
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I've never got around to playing Conquest but I've heard good things about it, I even heard that Zekrom (my favorite) gets some time in the spotlight, so it's certainly on the to-play list.

Another gen 5 spinoff that wasn't just Unova mons was Rumble Blast, but it removed shinies and the Rumble series has always been a grindy mess. You can't upgrade your Pokemon's power or special traits, so if you want more powerful Pokemon you have to catch new ones, and that's a luck-based grindfest.
 
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