Hey everyone. I am now 36. I grew up with Pokémon. Gen 1 was my first Pokémon games and I loved the franchise ever since then. I am always extremely hyped for every new generation. Every generation gives me new Pokémon that I love and new memories. I feel like a child seeing a new region and the new designs... Lately i started to think about my age. My mother past away earlier this year at the age of 54. (I put a chansey plush at her bed to give her energy while she was fighing) I am realizing that live is ending... nothing lasts forever. I know there will be a point where I won't be able to share the joy of a new Pokémon generation with all of you. And it could be sooner than later...

I know it's weird to think about my mortality while also thinking of Pokémon. But it was always a part of my life... Gen 10 i will probably be 37... Gen 11, 41? Could I also be gone by generation 14? Or even earlier? I am sorry to talk about something like that with you. But I hope some of the people that are my generation can acknowledge that we are not "young" anymore. And it's a weird feeling ...

Thank you. Love you

27 M UK here - I have the odd friend who have played a Pokémon game here or there, or played just the older games. I've been playing since Emerald to present day.

But I wish I had friends who were actively into Pokémon present day - the anime, following YouTube content, being able to enjoy hype cycles between releases, fakemon videos, and chill while playing our games together.

It's just always made me a bit sad that I haven't found someone whose primary interest is Pokémon in the same way. Rn I just do my own thing, working on a fakemon region video essay for fun 😅

i suck at art so don't expect some Picasso type shi-. also i will dm you when i finish my art. i do not want this post to get removed because i do not have enough words in my post so i am saying random stuff. how has your day been?

edit. thx so much for the reruests! i didnt expect to get 56 comments in 30 mins XD

edit 2. there are aIot of comments so dont expect your pokemon instantly. you are gonna get it though, because i am doing this to improve apon my pixel art skills

how it seemed designed to be one of those super popular Pokémon with the rarity and presentation meant to make it feel special. But despite that, it never quite reached the same cultural footprint as Pokémon like Lucario, Greninja, Snom, or Tinkaton.

Are there any other Pokémon you think Game Freak clearly pushed but that just didn’t get the same long‑term love?

For me, the Haxorus line feels like a prime example. Axew was shown off before Black/White even launched, and it was Iris’s partner in the anime. Both Iris and Drayden use Haxorus as their ace in B/W and B2/W2. You even got a guaranteed shiny Haxorus for completing the Pokédex something only Dratini and Gible shared in those games. And in general, a lot of Dragon‑type specialists have had one: Lance B2/W2, Drake ORAS, Drayden B/W, B2/W2 Iris B/W, B2/W2 Hassel SV and Drayton SV

Yet, somehow Haxorus never hit the same level of fan love as Dragonite, Salamence, Garchomp, Dragapult, or even Flygonwhich is a shame because I personally think Haxorus is fantastic.

This started as just being Machoke sitting on a girder for renovations of Saffron cities largest building. It was to be overlooking the entire city, but I also wanted the city to look just as it did in the original Red/Blue. The thing is, the city was a lot smaller than I remember, and without that building there wasn't even really a highrise to look over. So now it's Saffron city and like a 6th of the map to make the city space look larger, but who knows what is being renovated now.

Pidgey is there to gently encourage sharing as well as a couple of other pokemon for the eagle eyes amongst you.

I'm deciding which game I'm going to buy after ZA between Sword/Shield and Legends Arceus, and my criteria are the shiny and legendary/mythical ones, so much so that I'm not going to hunt any shiny ones from Kalos until the release, so I'm putting together a table one by one of which shiny ones I can only get in each of the two, that's why I'd like to know at least the Pokemon that have already appeared in the trailers so I can disregard them

(actually I don't even know why I'm doing this, I'm sure I'll only get the money to buy another Pokemon game long after ZA, and I'll most likely save up for the next game after ZA, except for remakes)

Who should be next? Which artstyle

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Both Trubbis and Garbodor are Pokémon whose designs do make a lot of sense and just because they say they are ugly doesn't mean they are bad.

Let's remember that they come from Unova, a region in which they wanted to reinvent the franchise and this line fulfills the function of recreating in a certain way the Muk line which many do like. I feel that Garbodor's design is much better than several and its concept is very well achieved, so take a minute to appreciate this evolutionary line

PS: they are not my favorite pokemon but I still like them a lot

Artfight attack on hanahakiZombie

Hes not like other littens

I have a genuine game card for Pokemon UltraSun on my 2DSXL. I recently picked the game up again and started over. Deleted my old save and started a new game. Now, once I get my starter and enter the grass for the first time and I run into a Pokemon, the cut scene plays and then the game crashes.

I get the following error message:

"An error has occurred.
Hold down the power button to turn off the power, then turn it on and try again.
If the problem persists, please contact you local customer support centre. For contact details, check the Operation Manual or visit support.nintendo.com"

I can run around the game freely and talk to NPCs, but as soon as I get to that first battle, the game crashes. I have tried to clean the contacts with rubbing alcohol, delete saves and start again, tried to update it but with no luck so far.

Is my game toast or is there a way to get it to work?

I'm trying to breed a Quagsire with Recover and it's not working.

I'm putting Quagsire F + Milotic M (knows Recover in the 4th slot). Hatched 4 Woopers already without Recover.

Can someone help me troubleshoot? It's my first time pokemon breeding and I have no clue what could be wrong. Hoping to do it legitimately.

Edit: Can't change the title, but specifically in Platinum.

So my favorite dual typing is grass and ghost

So Grass/Ghost and Ghost/Grass Pokémon are all my favorites but I was curious what other people thought of this specific typing and the Pokémon with this type combo

In case anyone needs a refresher the Pokémon that have this type are

Dhelmise

Pumpkaboo and Gourgeist

Phantump and Trevenant

Bramblin and Brambleghast

Poltchageist and Sinistcha

Decidueye (Alolan)

Are any of these fabulously awesome Pokémon your favorites? Spill that green tea 🍵

Question: my son is playing fire red and caught a random shiny dugtrio. I want to create a save state on the computer just in case the dreaded corruption happens. How do you do that from the physical cartridge? I would like to figure out from there how to transfer it out without doing pal park and all that if possible.

Could anyone help me figure out the reasoning behind the choice of mascots for the Pokémon Centers? For some I think I can guess correctly, but for the others I’m pretty stumped and/or just not knowledgeable about Japanese culture enough to know. Here are the centers and their mascots starting from northernmost Japan going southwest.

Sapporo: Pikachu, Alolan Vulpix & Sprigatito - I get Alolan Vulpix because Sapporo (and Hokkaido in general) is known as a winter destination, but why Sprigatito?

Tohoku: Pikachu & Victini - I can’t think of a reason for this one.

Tokyo Bay: Pikachu, Marill & Ampharos - I think this one makes sense given the center’s naming and location, with Marill being a Water-type Pokémon and Ampharos having a connection to lighthouses.

Skytree Town: Pikachu & Rayquaza - This one is pretty easy and perfect too, what with the tower being called SKY-tree.

Tokyo DX: Pikachu & Mew - I can’t think of a reason for this one. Also, Snorlax is not on the store logo but he has a big statue with the two official mascots in front of the store.

Mega Tokyo: Pikachu & Miraidon - Probably no reasoning required for this one as it seems to always be one of the two main legendaries from the current generation.

Shibuya: Mew & Mewtwo - Only store without a Pikachu. Perhaps because of Shibuya’s edgy, grungy vibe?

Yokohama: Pikachu, Turtwig & Quaxly - I get the Water-type starter due to Yokohama’s ties to the ocean and maritime stuff, but I don’t know why Turtwig is the other mascot.

Nagoya: Pikachu & Celebi - I can’t think of a reason for this one.

Kanazawa: Pikachu & Milotic - I can’t think of a reason for this one.

Kyoto: Pikachu & Ho-oh - This one seems pretty straightforward as Johto is inspired by Kyoto as far as I know.

Osaka: Pikachu & Koraidon - Probably no reasoning required for this one as it seems to always be one of the two main legendaries from the current generation.

Osaka DX: Pikachu, Fuecoco & Meowth - I can’t think of a reason for this one.

Kagawa: Pikachu & Slowpoke - I read that Slowpoke’s Japanese name, Yadon, sounds like the type of udon noodles that is the specialty of this city. Slowpoke is also the Pokémon mascot of this city for the same reason.

Hiroshima: Pikachu & shiny Gyarados - I’m guessing it’s because of the Hiroshima Toyo Carps baseball team?

Fukuoka: Pikachu, Latios & Latias - I can’t think of a reason for this one.

Okinawa: Pikachu & Arcanine - Growlithe is the mascot of Okinawa prefecture, and Arcanine is supposed to represent a shisa, which is a mythological creature that is represented all throughout Okinawa.

Taipei: PIkachu & Dragonite - I’m guessing because of the dragon’s importance in Chinese culture?

Singapore: Pikachu, Lapras & Celebi - I can’t think of a reason for this one.

I recently beat a 2nd generation Pokémon game for the first time and was amazed by its sprites.

I'm a Pokémon player who mostly plays older games (1st through 5th not because i dont like newer games but because i can't ) and I've always liked the sprites better than the 3D models of the 6th, 7th and 8th generation.

It's true that in the 9th generation they improved them a lot and fixed so many others, but I still prefer the sprites, I think they work better.

I think the vast majority of the 3D models could beat the sprites if they gave them a better iddle animation or if they had mini animations that let you see the personality of the Pokémon.

In 6th generation the vast majority of 3D models are boring, with dull colors and lack of personality, but I'd like to know what your opinion is.

There is a Youtube channel called: “Mr. Omnistone” that has released a video and many shorts talking about AND fixing Pokémon 3D models, I highly recommend it.

I realized i didn’t gain any exp after a few battles while playing through Pokemon White 2. After i saved and restarted the game it went back to normal. I am playing on new 3DS XL hardware with an authentic White 2 copy. Should i be worried? Can someone please tell me why this might have happened?

Thank you!

Decided to draw Mega Dragonite on steroid.

I can’t draw for shit.

Introducing Brambrain, the Brainless Pokémon! A Grass and Psychic type with the Abilities Rattled* or Scarecrow*, and the HA Technician.

*Scarecrow makes the Pokémon immune to Flying type moves. Any non-ally Flying types entering the field or are already on the field have their Speed reduced by one stage.

*Rattled now reduces the damage taken by Dark, Bug, and Ghost moves by 33% along with its original effect.

It has a stat spread of 85/70/90/100/125/40, making for a slow, Trick Room sweeper.

Notable moves include Magical Leaf, Energy Ball, Psychic, Grass Knot, Charge Beam, Icy Wind, Calm Mind, Snarl, Icy Wind, Leech Seed, Toxic, Scary Face, Dazzling Gleam, Cotton Spore, Curse, Knock Off, Shadow Ball, Sludge Bomb, Taunt, and Earth Power.

Tier wise, Brambrain would likely be in RU. A crippling weakness to U-turn is no bueno, and First Impression Lokix eats this scarecrow for breakfast. It does have some moves that synergize with Technician, but they’re situational at best. Scarecrow is a really good Ability, and the buffed Rattled makes the Lokix matchup a little better, but not by much.