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I ATTAC

8 (15.4%)

I PROTECC

6 (11.5%)

Waiting on the third one

2 (3.8%)

Waiting on the third AND fourth one

1 (1.9%)

GET WELL SOON ZYGARDE

5 (9.6%)

I am a concientous objector and abstain from taking up arms

30 (57.7%)

Total Members Voted: 51

[Cthulhu]

Honestly... Give it time.

I honestly think that the reason they are dropping Megas is less because of power creep (because... Well... when did they ever care about Power Creep?) but rather because of the sheer monumental amount of work that would need to go into actually updating megas in order to be complete.

But even I don't think they are gone for good.

I mainly think power is the issue because of the VGC ban.  Megas like Kangaskhan kind of dominate doubles formats.

[Sirus]

Dick move, SuMo.

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I can't believe that after battling Kukui, entering the Hall of Fame, and several long cutscenes, that the game just throws you into battle against Tapu Koko without even a chance to save. I can only assume that failing to catch it requires a reload to before the championship fight if you want a second chance.

And considering the severe difficulty spike I encountered starting with Hau's final match, the last thing I want to do is reload. Guess it's Master Ball time at last.

[RedWarrior0]

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Legendaries reappear if you beat the E4 again if you KO it. They've done this for a while now

[umiman]

Dick move, SuMo.

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I can't believe that after battling Kukui, entering the Hall of Fame, and several long cutscenes, that the game just throws you into battle against Tapu Koko without even a chance to save. I can only assume that failing to catch it requires a reload to before the championship fight if you want a second chance.

And considering the severe difficulty spike I encountered starting with Hau's final match, the last thing I want to do is reload. Guess it's Master Ball time at last.

Pokemon NEVER locks out the "mandatory" legendaries.

[Furtuka]

Dick move, SuMo.

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I can't believe that after battling Kukui, entering the Hall of Fame, and several long cutscenes, that the game just throws you into battle against Tapu Koko without even a chance to save. I can only assume that failing to catch it requires a reload to before the championship fight if you want a second chance.

And considering the severe difficulty spike I encountered starting with Hau's final match, the last thing I want to do is reload. Guess it's Master Ball time at last.

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It sticks around if you faint it and you can fight it again by talking to the totem in its chamber, and even if you do faint it on the second time you challenge it as well the Tapus respawn after the next time you beat the Elite 4. The only thing you can get locked out of by the battle with it after the first time you challenge the elite 4 is that the pre-battle cutscene changes depending on whether you brought Nebby with you for the elite four or not.

[RedWarrior0]

Dick move, SuMo.

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I can't believe that after battling Kukui, entering the Hall of Fame, and several long cutscenes, that the game just throws you into battle against Tapu Koko without even a chance to save. I can only assume that failing to catch it requires a reload to before the championship fight if you want a second chance.

And considering the severe difficulty spike I encountered starting with Hau's final match, the last thing I want to do is reload. Guess it's Master Ball time at last.

Pokemon NEVER locks out the "mandatory" legendaries.

Before Platinum, there was no or almost no way to battle a legendary again without a save + reset, other than getting your party defeated by it. Platinum introduced the method I mentioned above if you KO it or flee. BW introduced mandatory captures, where KOing the pokemon would give you a second shot. Off the top of my head, these would be the BW cover legendaries, Rayquaza and the first of the Lati@s in ORAS, and Solgaleo/Lunala in SM

[Furtuka]

This week's episode of Generations

[Akura]

I'm sick of seeing Luvdisc. Trying to fish up a Corsola - two actually, I caught a Corsola already, now I'm trying to draw in Mareanie - but I either get "Nothing seems to be biting" after 1-3 seconds, junk items, or Luvdisc.

I'm fishing the spot on Route 9, Corsola appears 5% of the time there. The only other place is the ocean near Kukui's lab, which are 1%.

first of the Lati@s in ORAS

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Lati@s joins you without a battle in ORAS. You also forgot Xerneas/Yveltal.

[Neonivek]

I am still astounded they still haven't added a Luvdisc evolution yet

[Sirus]

Wait, you can catch things other than Magikarp with the rod? I finally decided "to hell with fishing" when casting my line in Poni Canyon somehow wrangled up a level 30-something Magikarp that knew flail.

Also I just wish to confirm:

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If I were to simply knock Tapu Koko out, it would reappear if I returned to the shrine? And if I knock it out a second time, it will reappear after defeating the E4 again?

On a slightly different note, would anyone be interested in seeing my E4-beating team? You would be able to point out just how bad it is

[Greiger]

Wait, you can catch things other than Magikarp with the rod? I finally decided "to hell with fishing" when casting my line in Poni Canyon somehow wrangled up a level 30-something Magikarp that knew flail.

Also I just wish to confirm:

Spoiler: continuing the previous spoiler discussion (click to show/hide)

If I were to simply knock Tapu Koko out, it would reappear if I returned to the shrine? And if I knock it out a second time, it will reappear after defeating the E4 again?

On a slightly different note, would anyone be interested in seeing my E4-beating team? You would be able to point out just how bad it is

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Yes I have done so myself to syncro one for a friend.  I can confirm personally that you can refight them.

[Sirus]

Wait, you can catch things other than Magikarp with the rod? I finally decided "to hell with fishing" when casting my line in Poni Canyon somehow wrangled up a level 30-something Magikarp that knew flail.

Also I just wish to confirm:

Spoiler: continuing the previous spoiler discussion (click to show/hide)

If I were to simply knock Tapu Koko out, it would reappear if I returned to the shrine? And if I knock it out a second time, it will reappear after defeating the E4 again?

On a slightly different note, would anyone be interested in seeing my E4-beating team? You would be able to point out just how bad it is

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Yes I have done so myself to syncro one for a friend.  I can confirm personally that you can refight them.

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My specific concern is that Tapu Koko will reappear at least once without refighting the E4. Because they were quite tough, and I would need to do some serious grinding before I fought them again.

The great thing about ORAS' Delta Episode was that it gave you a perfect training opportunity mixed in with the plot and legendary capturing. I stubbornly stuck with the exact same team I beat the E4 with the first time, and prevailed in the rematch challenge without any extra grind.

[Greiger]

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Oh sorry I misread.  Not sure about without beating the elite four.  A friend claims it just shows up the next day. But take that with salt, since it's kinda against tradition and a lot of that friend's info has been secondhand.

At any rate if you plan on doing any breeding of a competitive team yer gunna need to get the elite 4 on farm anyway.  There's no real good level farming places I found other than them.   I just got my nebby up to lv 80 and have her sweep them, and have what I need to level soak up xp from xp share and a lucky egg.

[Neonivek]

It would be interesting if they brought in the Synchro Stones from the Pokken game.

Though... "IF" they did... I honestly wonder what it would do as far as game mechanics are concerned...

Because conceptually it puts a pokemon in near perfect synch with its trainer

[Sirus]

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Oh sorry I misread.  Not sure about without beating the elite four.  A friend claims it just shows up the next day. But take that with salt, since it's kinda against tradition and a lot of that friend's info has been secondhand.

At any rate if you plan on doing any breeding of a competitive team yer gunna need to get the elite 4 on farm anyway.  There's no real good level farming places I found other than them.   I just got my nebby up to lv 80 and have her sweep them, and have what I need to level soak up xp from xp share and a lucky egg.

"Competitive team"? Pfffft no. I raise the ones I like, give 'em silly names, maybe do a bit of breeding in the vain hope of a shiny, but that's it. The most I "power-level" my mons is by doing some dedicated EV training, usually using Super Training or Isle Evelup, and that's never done to excess.