Pokemon Discussion Thread: Generation II

[Transoxthraxia]

Yes.

Sweet.

How many?

Two. A shiny Walrein that I captured in Emerald as a Spheal and used the cloning glitch to flood my school's local Pokemarket with them. First lesson of inflation, I guess.

The second is a shiny Glaceon that I hatched after spamming Eevee eggs.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Sweet.

How many?

Two. A shiny Walrein that I captured in Emerald as a Spheal and used the cloning glitch to flood my school's local Pokemarket with them. First lesson of inflation, I guess.

The second is a shiny Glaceon that I hatched after spamming Eevee eggs.

Noice.

[Lost heros]

So, anyone here have a shiny pokemon?

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

So, anyone here have a shiny pokemon?

[The Saint James Islands]

So, anyone here have a shiny pokemon?

I have exactly one from a natural encounter: a Poochyena, which was the first Pokémon I ran across in Emerald.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

So, anyone here have a shiny pokemon?

I have exactly one from a natural encounter: a Poochyena, which was the first Pokémon I ran across in Emerald.

Noice.

Both times I got a shiny I was in +100 hours of postgame.

[The united states of Saints]

So, anyone here have a shiny pokemon?

Yep, a shiny Sylveon and Yveltal.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

So, anyone here have a shiny pokemon?

Yep, a shiny Sylveon and Yveltal.

Awesome.

[Flowrisa]

So, anyone here have a shiny pokemon?

I have a shiny Suicune which I got from GTS trade in Pokémon Moon.

[New haven america]

So, it appears I have the most Shinies out of everyone here.

I will now hold this over you all. *Nod*

[Gurori]

So, it appears I have the most Shinies out of everyone here.

I will now hold this over you all. *Nod*

I have a box of shiny charizards and a box of shiny genesect, beat that.

[New haven america]

So, it appears I have the most Shinies out of everyone here.

I will now hold this over you all. *Nod*

I have a box of shiny charizards and a box of shiny genesect, beat that.

1. Charizard isn't very good, and 2. Genesect is ok.

You see, if we add that together, you only have two Shinies: Charizard and Genesect, sure, you may have a lot of them, but you only have Charizard and Genesect. Now compare that to my 22 Shinies.

I win.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

So, anyone here have a shiny pokemon?

I have a shiny Suicune which I got from GTS trade in Pokémon Moon.

Sweet.

[Gurori]

I have a box of shiny charizards and a box of shiny genesect, beat that.

1. Charizard isn't very good, and 2. Genesect is ok.

You see, if we add that together, you only have two Shinies: Charizard and Genesect, sure, you may have a lot of them, but you only have Charizard and Genesect. Now compare that to my 22 Shinies.

I win.

I have a shiny Electrode too XD



And a Shiny Arceus.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

1. Charizard isn't very good, and 2. Genesect is ok.

You see, if we add that together, you only have two Shinies: Charizard and Genesect, sure, you may have a lot of them, but you only have Charizard and Genesect. Now compare that to my 22 Shinies.

I win.

I have a shiny Electrode too XD



And a Shiny Arceus.

Yay!

But wait you can't get a shiny Arceus legit.

[Gurori]

I have a shiny Electrode too XD



And a Shiny Arceus.

Yay!

But wait you can't get a shiny Arceus legit.

I got it from somebody in a trade, I'll be able to unshiny it myself.

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Yay!

But wait you can't get a shiny Arceus legit.

I got it from somebody in a trade, I'll be able to unshiny it myself.

Oh.

[Gurori]

I got it from somebody in a trade, I'll be able to unshiny it myself.

Oh.

My Shiny Charizards are cloned for my Trading Business, so using similar cheats I'll be able to unshiny the Arceus.

[Mundeo]

Oh.

My Shiny Charizards are cloned for my Trading Business, so using similar cheats I'll be able to unshiny the Arceus.

Are any of your shinies legit?

[The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp]

Oh.

My Shiny Charizards are cloned for my Trading Business, so using similar cheats I'll be able to unshiny the Arceus.

Ohh.

I don't cheat for my shinies.

[Gurori]

My Shiny Charizards are cloned for my Trading Business, so using similar cheats I'll be able to unshiny the Arceus.

Are any of your shinies legit?

The Original Shiny Charizard and the Shiny Electrode.

Thought I could trade the Shiny Genesects which like the Arceus, was obtained by trading.

Nope.

[Olthar]

Why the Pokémon World is a Corporate-owned Nightmare: A Fan Theory

A question a lot fans have been wondering since the first games is "Why are the Pokémon Centers and PC Storage free?" The most common answer is that the Pokémon World is, to some degree, socialist, but I intend to prove just the opposite. I will state my case as to why this not only works within a capitalist system but that it, in fact, exploits the trainers.

To begin with, we must look at that most famous of fictional tools: the Poké Ball. How does it work? That is quite easy to determine. In the majority of interpretations, Poké Balls convert the Pokémon into pure energy and then store that energy. This can only be accomplished if the Poké Balls are high density super capacitors, each outfitted with a minature super computer to reassemble the atomic structure of the Pokémon. This also neatly explains how the PC Storage system works by being a simple data and enegry transfer.

That brings us to the second point: the energy. Now, converting mass into energy is a theoretical possibility because energy equals mass. Times the speed of light. Squared. That second part is important, however. Mass contains incredible amounts of energy, and converting macro-organisms into it would create devastating levels. Even converting a single Ghastly, the lightest of all Pokémon, would create enough energy to decimate the whole of New York City, and yet trainers are out there catching Wailords and Onixes. So what happens to all of it?

With that kind of energy, all sorts of things become possible, and the various Poké Ball companies have access to an untold number of Pokémon. The notion of "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is propaganda to convince trainers to catch as many Pokémon as possible, while the rule of only allowing six active Pokémon ensures that trainers will catch hundreds of Pokémon that they will stick in the PC and then never use. That is why the PCs are free: they are, effectively, energy banks. Like with a regular bank, opening an "account" and putting your Pokémon in is free because the bank doesn't just hold onto it. Regular banks lend out that money, and the Poké Ball companies sell that energy. Unlike regular banks, though, trainers don't collect any sort of interest.

This is the crux of it all. Silph Co. and such are, predominantly, energy manufacturers, and they collect that energy by exploiting the ignorance and naiveté of children. They created the Pokémon League and filled the world with propaganda uplifting trainers into superstar status above even athletes and movie celebrities. Everyone and everything else are pawns in their games. The regional professors are paid to recruit new trainers and promote the collecting mentality by handing out inexplicably empty encyclopedias. Bill and the others manage the PC Storage System and make it easy and convenient to use in order to foster its usage among trainers. The Pokémon Centers offer quick and free healing to keep trainers as active as possible. And the Gym Leaders and Elite Four serve as the goal/reward system to entice the trainers along their journeys. Everything is designed to hook as many people as they can into this scheme to produce as much energy as possible.

Now, the only remaining question is "What do they do with all that abundance of energy?" Well, Lt. Surge did say something about a war...

[Impaled Nazarene]

Why the Pokémon World is a Corporate-owned Nightmare: A Fan Theory

A question a lot fans have been wondering since the first games is "Why are the Pokémon Centers and PC Storage free?" The most common answer is that the Pokémon World is, to some degree, socialist, but I intend to prove just the opposite. I will state my case as to why this not only works within a capitalist system but that it, in fact, exploits the trainers.

To begin with, we must look at that most famous of fictional tools: the Poké Ball. How does it work? That is quite easy to determine. In the majority of interpretations, Poké Balls convert the Pokémon into pure energy and then store that energy. This can only be accomplished if the Poké Balls are high density super capacitors, each outfitted with a minature super computer to reassemble the atomic structure of the Pokémon. This also neatly explains how the PC Storage system works by being a simple data and enegry transfer.

That brings us to the second point: the energy. Now, converting mass into energy is a theoretical possibility because energy equals mass. Times the speed of light. Squared. That second part is important, however. Mass contains incredible amounts of energy, and converting macro-organisms into it would create devastating levels. Even converting a single Ghastly, the lightest of all Pokémon, would create enough energy to decimate the whole of New York City, and yet trainers are out there catching Wailords and Onixes. So what happens to all of it?

With that kind of energy, all sorts of things become possible, and the various Poké Ball companies have access to an untold number of Pokémon. The notion of "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is propaganda to convince trainers to catch as many Pokémon as possible, while the rule of only allowing six active Pokémon ensures that trainers will catch hundreds of Pokémon that they will stick in the PC and then never use. That is why the PCs are free: they are, effectively, energy banks. Like with a regular bank, opening an "account" and putting your Pokémon in is free because the bank doesn't just hold onto it. Regular banks lend out that money, and the Poké Ball companies sell that energy. Unlike regular banks, though, trainers don't collect any sort of interest.

This is the crux of it all. Silph Co. and such are, predominantly, energy manufacturers, and they collect that energy by exploiting the ignorance and naiveté of children. They created the Pokémon League and filled the world with propaganda uplifting trainers into superstar status above even athletes and movie celebrities. Everyone and everything else are pawns in their games. The regional professors are paid to recruit new trainers and promote the collecting mentality by handing out inexplicably empty encyclopedias. Bill and the others manage the PC Storage System and make it easy and convenient to use in order to foster its usage among trainers. The Pokémon Centers offer quick and free healing to keep trainers as active as possible. And the Gym Leaders and Elite Four serve as the goal/reward system to entice the trainers along their journeys. Everything is designed to hook as many people as they can into this scheme to produce as much energy as possible.

Now, the only remaining question is "What do they do with all that abundance of energy?" Well, Lt. Surge did say something about a war...

This is nintendo, not Bioware, Bethesda, or Ubisoft

[Olthar]

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This is nintendo, not Bioware, Bethesda, or Ubisoft

Your point? You've read the Pokédex, haven't you?

[Transoxthraxia]

Why the Pokémon World is a Corporate-owned Nightmare: A Fan Theory

A question a lot fans have been wondering since the first games is "Why are the Pokémon Centers and PC Storage free?" The most common answer is that the Pokémon World is, to some degree, socialist, but I intend to prove just the opposite. I will state my case as to why this not only works within a capitalist system but that it, in fact, exploits the trainers.

To begin with, we must look at that most famous of fictional tools: the Poké Ball. How does it work? That is quite easy to determine. In the majority of interpretations, Poké Balls convert the Pokémon into pure energy and then store that energy. This can only be accomplished if the Poké Balls are high density super capacitors, each outfitted with a minature super computer to reassemble the atomic structure of the Pokémon. This also neatly explains how the PC Storage system works by being a simple data and enegry transfer.

That brings us to the second point: the energy. Now, converting mass into energy is a theoretical possibility because energy equals mass. Times the speed of light. Squared. That second part is important, however. Mass contains incredible amounts of energy, and converting macro-organisms into it would create devastating levels. Even converting a single Ghastly, the lightest of all Pokémon, would create enough energy to decimate the whole of New York City, and yet trainers are out there catching Wailords and Onixes. So what happens to all of it?

With that kind of energy, all sorts of things become possible, and the various Poké Ball companies have access to an untold number of Pokémon. The notion of "Gotta Catch 'Em All" is propaganda to convince trainers to catch as many Pokémon as possible, while the rule of only allowing six active Pokémon ensures that trainers will catch hundreds of Pokémon that they will stick in the PC and then never use. That is why the PCs are free: they are, effectively, energy banks. Like with a regular bank, opening an "account" and putting your Pokémon in is free because the bank doesn't just hold onto it. Regular banks lend out that money, and the Poké Ball companies sell that energy. Unlike regular banks, though, trainers don't collect any sort of interest.

This is the crux of it all. Silph Co. and such are, predominantly, energy manufacturers, and they collect that energy by exploiting the ignorance and naiveté of children. They created the Pokémon League and filled the world with propaganda uplifting trainers into superstar status above even athletes and movie celebrities. Everyone and everything else are pawns in their games. The regional professors are paid to recruit new trainers and promote the collecting mentality by handing out inexplicably empty encyclopedias. Bill and the others manage the PC Storage System and make it easy and convenient to use in order to foster its usage among trainers. The Pokémon Centers offer quick and free healing to keep trainers as active as possible. And the Gym Leaders and Elite Four serve as the goal/reward system to entice the trainers along their journeys. Everything is designed to hook as many people as they can into this scheme to produce as much energy as possible.

Now, the only remaining question is "What do they do with all that abundance of energy?" Well, Lt. Surge did say something about a war...

lmao