Black and White 2

[Meiscool]

The inability to catch 6 dittos and go through the whole game with them ruined pokemon white for me. Perhaps this is made better in white 2?

[desiderata]

I picked it up yesterday and played for about five hours after work.  No Dittos, but I caught a MAREEP FUNK YEAH.  Also, Genesect event via Wi-Fi.

[Prpl_Mage]

4 days left till release here.
I miss my old pkmn emerald hacks. Starting the game with togepi and only being able to fight feebas in the wild.

[oooog]

I am officially retiring my badges after these games.  I picked up Black 2, and I am experiencing the usual hype from initially starting the game.  Hey, cool.  Pokemon.  Oh wait, I played this before.  Like 7 times.

The only thing the Pokemon games have going for them at this point is the post-game and competitive battling, but official tournament rules are garbage, and aside from this, nobody seems to want to play anymore.  Myself included.  This new generation makes things too easy.  There was once a time where a player could use a Butterfree and somehow make it usable, but now there is a very noticeable divide of usable Pokemon and garbage ones.  I'm looking at you sandstorm teams.
http://www.psypokes.com/dex/psydex/530/all

Unless the next iteration of the game offers something new (honestly at this point I'd settle for a graphical overhaul and see an entire game done in full 3D, just to see what it would look like), I'm afraid it is time to grow up and walk away from this series.

[desiderata]

Just out of curiosity, does anyone else nickname all the Pokemon they catch?  I started to awhile ago when I played through Red version again.

[Prpl_Mage]

Unless the next iteration of the game offers something new (honestly at this point I'd settle for a graphical overhaul and see an entire game done in full 3D, just to see what it would look like), I'm afraid it is time to grow up and walk away from this series.

Kinda like Colosseum and X D?

Just out of curiosity, does anyone else nickname all the Pokemon they catch?  I started to awhile ago when I played through Red version again.

Everytime. Nothing beats having a theme and going for it. I've had FF summons, Metal gear solid code names, pretty much everything.

Ironical I gave the "dreameaters" in KH Dream drop distance pokémon names. Vicious circle that one.

I just have to name one of my new pokes butt-stallion. I will pop in that game 5 years from now and remember Borderlands 2 and Handsome jack's diamond pony

[oooog]

Nay, nothing like Colosseum and XD.  Those were nothing like the handheld iterations.  I want wild pokemon and whatnot.

I nickname my tourny Pokemon.  Infernape is Rafiki, Empoleon is Prinny, Ursaring is Yogi, Exploud is Billy Mays, Smeargle is Bob Ross, Alakazam is Blue Raja, Houndoom is McGruff, etc.

[desiderata]

Haha those are insanely awesome!  I named my Brotodile for HG Reptar.  All my fossil Pokes are named after timepieces, so I've got Armitron (Kabutops), Rolex (Omastar), Relic, Seiko, and so on.  Also, Magikarp is Vagikarp.  Actually, most names are puns.  Next gen I think I'll name everything after alcoholic drinks and various Value Menu items.

[oooog]

Oh, and the best of all.  My special sweeper Flygon, nicknamed Flygon Jin.

[Prpl_Mage]

Oh, and the best of all.  My special sweeper Flygon, nicknamed Flygon Jin.

That one was clever


Am I the only one who enjoys pokemon rumble on the 3ds btw?

[oooog]

It is acceptable, but only as a $6.00 eBay purchase.  It feels more like a Wiiware or in this case DSware title than anything else.  There are far more full games out there that are worth that hefty pricetag.  I'm looking at you  Ace Attorney 5, Professor Layton VS Ace Attorney, and Shin Megami Tensei IV in the foreseeable future.

[SaiKar]

Flygon Jin is the best frickin nickname I have ever heard.

[Archem]

So I have a copy of each game sitting on my desk right now, and I'm trying to figure out as a last-minute thing which version to give to my brother. I'll likely stay the course with my plans, but who knows?

[drenrin2120]

You are all terrible people...
http://www.slashgear.com/peta-releases-pokemon-black-and-blue-to-raise-awareness-of-virtual-monster-abuse-08250952/

My eyes have been opened... Team Plasma was right!

[oooog]

If properly executed, that could have been a potentially interesting side-story PETA came up with.  Pokemon revolt against their trainers and regain supremacy of their world.