General Gameplay & Battle Mechanics Thread

[J-Biz]

Anyone have the game and know where the Fishing Rod is? Don't want to think I've missed it, after catching a Magikarp

 

[Afrodisiac]

Is day and night not a thing anymore? usually it follows my time, but it's as bright as anything ingame

 

[Hydrohs]

So that 200 battle point item that changes your pokemons ability- is it a single use or permenent item, and can it give my serperior it's hidden ability contrary? I just want to destroy pokes with my favorite snake.

No one knows yet whether it's single use or infinite, but it dies not switch to Hidden Abilities.

 

[Nevans]

Do we have any new poison moves yet

 

[Trainer Yusuf]

Do we have any new poison moves yet

Not any that we know, but there should be at least one.

 

[Mays]

Has it been laggy occasionally mid-battle for anyone? Specifically when it zooms upto their face

 

[IrieFuse]

Something I'm happy about is how attacks are all now spelled correctly.

It's finally called Feint Attack!

really? that's cool I hope spacial rend finally gets corrected too, to spatial rend.
you guys think pokemon names will be retconned too? like victreebell and feralitgator?

 

[Citizen Insane]

Do we have any new poison moves yet

I think I saw Venom Drench and Belch IIRC.

 

[Bundalings]

really? that's cool I hope spacial rend finally gets corrected too, to spatial rend.
you guys think pokemon names will be retconned too? like victreebell and feralitgator?

Spacial is a legitimate alternate spelling of Spatial. Faint Attack meant something completely different, though, so I'm glad they fixed it.

 

[Hydrohs]

really? that's cool I hope spacial rend finally gets corrected too, to spatial rend.
you guys think pokemon names will be retconned too? like victreebell and feralitgator?

Don't count on any Pokemon name changes.

 

[Rakurai]

They finally had the sense to boost Rock Romb's power to 60 and accuracy to 95, making it a somewhat usable move now.

Fury Cutter also had its BP doubled, making it more practical to use.

 

[IrieFuse]

Spacial is a legitimate alternate spelling of Spatial. Faint Attack meant something completely different, though, so I'm glad they fixed it.

well that's true but I guess

and hydrohs, what makes you say that? not that I'm actually expecting pokemon name changes. it's just in a way, it's like why not?

I'm going to sound stupid if I missed it without realizing but it looks like there's no new gadget ala pokegear/pokenav/poketch/x-transceiver

I almost wanna include c-gear in that list but that's something else and it's been replaced by pss

 

[Hydrohs]

and hydrohs, what makes you say that? not that I'm actually expecting pokemon name changes. it's just in a way, it's like why not?

That would be a pretty major change, don't you think? Even just adding a letter. It's the Pokemon's name, it's what it's been identified as forever. Moves are different, they don't matter as much.

 

[IrieFuse]

That would be a pretty major change, don't you think? Even just adding a letter. It's the Pokemon's name, it's what it's been identified as forever. Moves are different, they don't matter as much.

well idk I just saw it as a name. i see move name changes as equal to pokemon name changes (as long as it's essentially the same name just different "corrected" spelling)
it's not like you're changing the design of the pokemon after 15 years, get me? but I won't be surprised if it doesn't happen because your reasoning makes enough sense too. I just personally don't see it as a big deal.

 

[Blazios]

Fury Cutter also had its BP doubled, making it more practical to use.

It's actually Honedge's best move to use when you first catch it, thanks to No Guard.

Has anyone else mentioned that TM96 is Nature Power? Because it is Nature Power.

 

[R_N]

It's actually Honedge's best move to use when you first catch it, thanks to No Guard.

Has anyone else mentioned that TM96 is Nature Power? Because it is Nature Power.

Oh really? This one, right? http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Nature_Power

If so that has potential for online, giving access to Earthquake to those that might want it...assuming they get Nature Power of course

 

[Dragalge]

I'm thrilled that weather abilities has been nerfed. The Hidden Power Base Power change is also a welcome to me as I don't have to worry about the power of Hidden Power anymore too.

 

[Hydrohs]

I always thought having pretty well every aspect of Hidden Power affected by IVs was pretty silly, so that's a nice change.

 

[Rakurai]

I don't understand the nerfs to special attacks. I do hope they nerfed things like Close Combat and Flare Blitz as well, because players will just focus on using physical attackers even more otherwise.

They're already more prevalent then special attackers, in part because their stat boosting moves have a much higher distribution then their special equivalents.

 

[Hydrohs]

I don't understand the nerfs to special attacks.

I do hope they nerfed things like Close Combat and Flare Blitz as well, because players will just focus on using physical attackers even more otherwise.

I actually wondered about that as well, we've had all these moves unchanged since Gen I, so why now?