Pokemon game discussion

Tutorial... Tips? You mean those PSS popups? The ain't tips, them's reminders. They work, too. 
*me, trekkin' a hill*
*popup*
*"would you like to wonder trade? A wonder trade blah balh bhal blbbpthb"*
*'Hmmmm!' I think to myself.*
*why yes, I think I WILL wonder trade! Thank you, PSS!*
*receives scatterbug*
*forgets everything*
*repeat*

Same with the gts. It reminds me to check my stuff or look for vivillons more regularly.

I don't find them annoying at all. I mean... It's bottom screen. What's going on down there that's so important?

I wonder what they'll do with all those meme's in a different language...

Like, in german "Mein Körper ist bereit" is obviously not a meme and unless you're, like, REALLY good at both english and memes, it'll probably confuse the shit out of players.

Woe is us with working memory and peripheral vision :V
But for real, for me, they are pretty distracting because they always pop up at the worst time and just are there.
Also, they aren't just reminders because they actually try to teach me how to use the functions which I already know how. I guess some people need them and find them useful, but I don't. And so I'm disappointed you can't turn them off.

But they are nothing compared to the battery pop-up. "Your 3DS is about to run out of power". 'Yes, thank you, I can see that' *5 seconds* "Your 3DS is about to run out of power". 'I know.' *5 seconds* "Your 3DS is about to run out of power". 'Yes, I KNOW.' *5 seconds* "Your 3DS is about to run out of power". *muffled cries*

I get it even while I'm charging my battery. It's bizarre. (And a noted code error. I can picture the scenario that would cause it perfectly.)
Also... Do they really try to teach you? Single thing of text, which you're not obligated to read, and the button. If you already know how to use it, you can skip the text and just... Press the button. I can't physically understand the whole 'annoys me 'cause it's there' thing, I don't think I'm constitutionally capable of being annoyed by something passively.

Except by certain people but that's really more of a watered down version of utter loathing than it is annoyance.
God I hate some people

That's because different.
For one, I DO feel obligated to read it. Because that's the kind of person I am. You on the other hand not, apparently.
I for example almost incapable of hating anybody.
That's why psychology is so exiting.
Psychology~
<3

d_what wrote:Press the button.

Let's say you want to cook something. All the ingredients are in the fridge. What would you do/like more: Going to the fridge for every single ingredient individually, or just taking everything to the counter with a single trip.
I thinks this is a good analogy.

... :0 what happened words?
and I think you've lost me. Explain this fridge thingy again plz?

(P.S I read it the first time if that helps. Now it's redundant because I am still remember it.)

The ingredients are the tooltips.~
I'm not sure how to explain it better. I just want to be able to turn of the tooltips [take everything to the counter with a single trip] so I don't have to click on them individually.

But this is a futile conversation?!

Waitwaitwait
is it true that you can find hidden ability Pokemon in the wild?

You can in the Friend Safari and in Horde Battles.

in horde battles, each wild pokemon has a chance of having a hidden ability.

apparently the legendary bird you get is dependent on your starter; uno for chespin, dos for fennekin, tres for froakie. anybody willing to give me a zapdos for either of the other two? i'll be sure to catch it with whatever nature you want.

[i don't blame you if not]
[zapdos da bess, after all]

Yeah, I don't get Zapdos. You might be able to find one on the GTS, but I can't make any guarantees. On an unrelated note, I'm beginning to think that your chances of finding a shiny while chain-fishing may depend on your Pokédex completion, like critical captures do.

I have all three just sitting in Black 2. I'm content enough to just wait.

my only zapdos is the one i caught in HG, back when i was a noob at pokemon and didn't know jack shit about stats.  
it's sassy [-speed +sp. def.]

I only care about natures when it comes to pokemon I want to train for competitive reasons. Otherwise, first one I catch is the one I'm using. If I use it. If not, it goes in the box, and none of the characteristics matter.

GUYS I JUST CAUGHT A SHINY SKRELP
AND IT WAS WITH A CRITICAL CAPTURE
WHAT IS ALL THIS LUCK
She's Adamant, and I'm about to go find out about her IV's.

*anxiously awaits first X/Y shiny encounter*

seriously, i never really cared before, but the absurd amount you guys have been finding makes me overly hopeful.

Fair warning, it took me a while, and that was chain-fishing with a Suction Cups Inkay in front to guarantee bites. Also, you can't use the Poké-Radar in the Friend Safari, which is disappointing.

I think (note this is completely unproven but I'm not alone in thinking so) that the shiny rate for Friend Safari is boosted to Masuda Method levels (or even higher!) because a LOT of the non-chained shinies that I see people catching via friends or /r/shinypokemon are coming from the friend safari.

Why did you think I was trying to use the Poké-Radar in the Friend Safari in the first place?

Same reason I tried it.

muffinz wrote:yyyyeah but
that post was worded like genuine non-sarcastic advise, and the rest of the advice in it was actually correct

soooo
iunno

I meant physical defense screeches and runs away im allowed to mistake psycho cut for a special move right

I checked bulbapedia and his physical defense isn't too bad either actually it's his HP that's awful
But basically hit it with psycho cut and it will die

Yes, Psycho Cut is a physical move.

It's basically Slash but psychic type.

GUYS GUESS WHO MY NEW FAVORITE POKEMON IS

i actually have no clue how to use the poke-radar. i know what it does for the most part, but every time i try to activate it, it tells me 'blahblahblah"...but not now."
don't tell me; it's something i'll figure out next playthrough.
i'm probably just being dumb anyway.  

unrelated: gogoat is much bigger than i envisioned.
we should talk about surprising pokemon sizes in genchat. :y

edit: barbaracle looks like a megaman enemy in that artwork.