Yeah, some information on a Pokémon's summary just looks like a bunch of flavour text. Like an "Oh, my Skitty is jolly and mischievous. That's cute" kinda thing. Natures are clearer to understand, now that the stats are colour coded and the rest is just kinda up for interpretation. At least IVs are much clearer now with the PC update you can get after you beat SuMo.
btw the characteristics ("alert to sounds" etc) are basically just a hint to tell you which of the Pokémon's stat has the highest IV. Kinda useless with the PC update.
there any gen 1-6 pokes with previously unavailable HA now available in SM via SOS?
there any gen 1-6 pokes with previously unavailable HA now available in SM via SOS?
So has everyone heard of the new rumour circling around? Apparently, if the Pokemon Stars rumours are true, then there might be 20+ new Pokemon in it. I'm honestly split on whether I should believe it.
Reason being is that the sun is itself a star, albeit a special category of star. We already have one called sun so it would be somewhat redundant to have two games based on stars.
I wouldn't put much stock in it at this point. I don't think we have any official confirmation from Nintendo yet. Plus i'm really hoping it's not called Stars. Reason being is that the sun is itself a star, albeit a special category of star. We already have one called sun so it would be somewhat redundant to have two games based on stars.
I'm not a giant fan of the name myself, but I personally don't think that matters at all, even being someone studying to be an astrophysicist. The Sun may be categorized as a star, but as far as the concept the name represents, they are two completely different things, at least colloquially. Personally, I just don't like the name just because I find the plural to be awkward. I wouldn't mind a game called "Star Version," but "Stars Version" just sounds awkward to me.
I'm not a giant fan of the name myself, but I personally don't think that matters at all, even being someone studying to be an astrophysicist. The Sun may be categorized as a star, but as far as the concept the name represents, they are two completely different things, at least colloquially. Personally, I just don't like the name just because I find the plural to be awkward. I wouldn't mind a game called "Star Version," but "Stars Version" just sounds awkward to me.
Personally, I just don't like the name just because I find the plural to be awkward. I wouldn't mind a game called "Star Version," but "Stars Version" just sounds awkward to me.
A lot of people are throwing around Eclipse for a third title as well. While I like the name and concept, I think this one would be less likely since an eclipse is not a celestial body like the sun and moon are. At least it seems to me that the celestial body theme is what GF is going for this time around and not necessarily space as a whole. While not a fan of the name, I could definitely see Star/s being a strong candidate since it fits that criteria.
If the third one is called Stars Version, then it'd be a reference to the phrase "Sun, Moon and Stars," an idiom referring to the collective heavens and outer space.
Bro, have you been living under a rock?
Even Game Freak gave up on the "Version" artifact of the game titles back in 2013.
I've really given up on speculating on what the third version might be called after Gray and Z didn't happen.
I wouldn't even say it necessarily has to be a reference to the idiom at all though. There's just the simple fact that the Sun, Moon, and stars are three most dominant things we see in the sky.
Sure, the word isn't on the covers, that doesn't mean the term doesn't apply. They're still different versions of the same game.
I agree that "Gray" is certainly debatable, but I think Zygarde and other factors make it pretty clear that had there been a single third Kalos game, it would have been titled Pokémon Z, though.
But if the title is accurate (questionable), the point is that it's specifically an idiomatic reference and not a scientific reference, which renders the stance of "but the sun is already a star!" even sillier. It's the same reason why Gold and Silver had "heart and soul" tacked on for their remakes, the same reason why Ruby and Sapphire had "alpha and omega" tacked on for theirs, albeit inverted. They weren't references to actual heart, actual soul (whatever one believes an "actual" soul is), or the biblical Alpha and Omega.
No, it does apply. The games themselves aren't titled with "version" anymore, which was the point. It doesn't matter if someone believes "Stars Version" sounds awkward, because that won't be the title of the game. "Pokémon X Version" also sounds awkward, but that is similarly irrelevant, because that wasn't the title of the game.
As we've already stated, "Version" was dropped from the official game titles starting with X and Y and continuing through what is now three consecutive core title releases. That's how they're officially labeled, listed and marketed. There's never been any disconnect in that regard
But if the title is accurate (questionable), the point is that it's specifically an idiomatic reference and not a scientific reference, which renders the stance of "but the sun is already a star!" even sillier. It's the same reason why Gold and Silver had "heart and soul" tacked on for their remakes, the same reason why Ruby and Sapphire had "alpha and omega" tacked on for theirs, albeit inverted. They weren't references to actual heart, actual soul (whatever one believes an "actual" soul is), or the biblical Alpha and Omega.