Cry like a bitch over the feels, rage at enemies who caused you to fail, ask for rescues.
Also regarding Super:
Please remember to PUT SPOILERS IN SPOILER TAGS! Not only are some people not as fast as you, but Eurobros don't get the game for a few more months.
Last thread: >>24701966
For anyone who's not playing SMD for whatever reason, here's some resources:
Blue, Sky, and an emulator: https://mega.co.nz/#!6E8xWSzB!2TQy6qzEfI3qPxL3a2JJ9l7Wn6KXwHKxKxepMs3RIck
/vp/'s Sky guides: http://pastebin.com/Dbq61R5u
First for Ampharos being the best character
Isn't it cute how ninetails and absol became friends?
>>24703144
Basically. It's fucking stupid. Especially when you put that on Drifblim that loves spamming Minimize. and some multi-hit attack.>Prehistoric Ruins mentioned
Does this mean I'm in the no-fun allowed section of the game now?
>>24703158
>minimize carries you through level 1 in Sky
>it's even stronger now
I wish this game had difficulty settings so I could turn it down, shit ain't comfy
Mawile is one of the coolest fucking character holy shit
>smart as hell
>hits like a truck>shows up and deflects Entei's attack like nothing and then threatens him
>keeps her cool seeing her friends being absorbed
>damn near sacrifices herself in hopes that you'll be able to save everyone
Damn shame you can't recruit her til postgame
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RIP Charizard, he rektCobalionand died on the final blow from aMetal Burst.
Rescued Sylveon, now how do I add her to my team?
>>24703209
You'll find out right now.
>>24703209
Play the game for like 5 more minutes and you'll figure it out.
Jesus Christ, why are some people so eager to jump the gun and ask questions here?
>>24703216
>>24703217
Well shit.
How do I make strong teams?
Do I just recruit and use strong mons and teach them moves or do i level up and evolve weaker mons?
POST TEAM NAME W/ POKEMON
>The Razor Shells
>Turtwig and Oshuawat
>>24703248
>someone posted my wallpaper
I feel proud. This is the first time I've had something like this happen.Thanks, anon. It's the small things.
>>24703248
TheReckoning
Bulbasaur and Fennekin
>>24703248
Also,
>TeamExplorers
>Oshawott and Cyndaquil.
I never used Oshawott in any Pokemon game, but since it was my first playthrough of the game and it came up on my personality quiz, it was finally time to try. He's pretty cool actually.
>>24703248
>TheWoops
>Chespin and Cyndaquil
It's my team name in every game due to what i end up using
>>24703248
>The Ashen Quills
>Cyndaquil and Chespin
jesus christ giratina is strong
zero island isn't too hard at least.
>>24703248
>The Flying Pigs
>Cyndaquil and Riolu
Not many pigs, but it has that wish feeling to it.
>>24703248
>TheEbin
>Grovyle and Totodile
>>24703248
>TheMemespeak
>Piplup and Treecko
It's been a pretty smooth ride so far. I've only needed rescuing once. Especially since Jew Coffin gives out Reviver Seeds like candy.
You don't disappear at the end.Your partner was Mew all along.He disappears in your place.
Spoilers.
You will cry like a bitch.
But my question is how does that even work?
>>24703248
>The Firekeepers
>Kirk(mudkip) and Quelaana (Fennekin)
>>24703158
>>24703144
fuck Unburden, least you got Barrage Emera even though it's not 100% always on
talking about that though, it seems like the difficulty of dungeons affect the emeras that show up. i found a looplet with an emera (forgot the name) that guarantees your move to hit and guarantees it will be a critical whenever the PP remaining is even (basically every other use of that move is a crit)
too bad it vanishes after that dungeon
>>24703248
>The Night Shift
>Snivy and Mudkip
Snivy isn't terrible if you slap Energy Ball on him basically as soon as possible.
>>24703304
Does mudkip ever learn any decent moves? I'm getting pretty tired of missing with mud shot.
>>24703285i think it's because the only reason Mew exists as the partner in the current era is due to them messing up back then and letting Dark Matter continue existing, part of which originated from Mew. so when all is done and Dark Matter has completely disappeared with part of Mew, the partner had to disappear as well due to that.
ehhh i dunno trying to explain it makes me confused as well lmaobut then when the partner comes back it's confusing too
Let's see them Connection Orbs, boys. Currently trying to wrap up as many missions as I can
>>24703326
the moveset follows Gen6's moveset, refer to Bulbapedia or something, idkpost-game Hawlucha becomes the move tutor though and will teach you powerful moves like Earth Power to Mudkip for a huge amount of money -- time to get out those gold bars man
>>24703326
It's basically just water gun and ice beam. Thank goodness you can attack through ally pokemon.
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>>24703332
What do the gold sparkles mean?
>>24703371
Gold sparkles are pokeymans that you can bring with you.
>sand looplet only boosts physical moves
that would've been nice to mention, game.
>>The only mission I can take is this impossible one where you help him fight Salamence
Holy shit, its Dragon Rush hits for double my max HP after several Growls.
>>24703148
Shiny Celebi is recruitable in super mystery dungeon idnt she
>>24703391
Orbs and Wands, boi. Also use Sylveon.
>>24703380
SLUMBER WAND
>>24703391
bring in blast seeds, a few slumber wands and maybe a few reviver seeds, shit is easy as pie
OH SHIT
This music is too spoopy
>Flareon base mission
>"Let's go to the back! My friends are waiting!"
>NO NO NO NO NO
>nothing happens and I finish the mission no problem
>>24703248
>The Surge
>Feraligatr & Megamium
>>24703399
>>24703402
And this is really what I'm intended to do immediately after recruiting Sylveon? Seems weird, being forced to cheese with items.
>>24703418
It gets weirder when you go to the city. You get motivated mons that get extra EXP and if you bring all 3 their exp gets shared with EVERYONE. You get 6x EXP if one of the mons is an Unown
>inb4 spoilers
they talk about the city, don't act like that wasn't foreshadowing
>>24703418
Beginner's trap
>>24703332
>>24703371
333 recruited so far
>>24703285
>MC gets his memory erased willingly to go along with Mew's convoluted plan
>plays second fiddle to Partner's plot importance, getting absolutely no development
>only noteworthy plot power is breaking the barrier (which fucks everything over) when compared to Partner's scarves and ancient text reading
>the whole plot was Partner's quest in the first place, with the end goal being to have the Partner "accept" Dark Matter
>by the credits, Partner gets memories back and vanishes, leaving behind MC who still doesn't have memories and is stuck in the Pokemon World
>entire credits sequence is the Player moping on the hill wondering what to do next
Did the MC get plot-keked by the Partner?
>Australia: February 20, 2016
>Europe: February 19, 2016
There is no excuse for this.
>>24703436
No, bruh.You were the Partner all along.
>>24703413
>That boss music for everything after you join the society
Even the little things make it seem like shit just got serious after you join
>>24703461
Ugh, ignore that quote.
>>24703461
the rock arrange tho
>>24703456Fucking Mew, little faggot asshole
Nobody chooses me to be the Chosen One's fuckbuddy
That goddamn cat fetus will pay
>>24703436I feel like the ending would have been a lot strong if both of you had to disappear. Like, let me put it like this:
Imagine you two sitting on the tree by the hill. The Partner's dumb big infodump happens. But then they realize - they like the life they've ended up with. Even though they know they have to, they don't want to go.
Suddenly, both of you start to shine. It's time. You're going home, and the Partner has to disappear. Neither of you want to, and you give each other one last friendship hug. Neither of you want to let go. You start to feel like you're being pulled away. It gets harder to hold on. Your partner says the same thing. Soon enough, you're having to hold each other's arms, then your hands/paws/talons/wings/whatever. They're sobbing, not wanting to disappear or lose their friends or the live they've made for themselves, or you, their very close friend. You don't want to go either. But then you both can't hold on any more, and both of you let go and disappear.
I mean, sure, in terms of the postgame it would make no sense, since then you'd have neither your player character nor the partner to play as. But it'd certainly be a lot more interesting than what we got.
>>24703413
>Sekret Club Mission
>Already dealt with two of those ending in Monster Houses
>Get onto the floor
>Alright, here we go
>Just let me look for some shit befo-
>Immediately bump into him in the next room
>Get warped
>HERE WE G-
>He introduces me to his friends
>Social link etc.
>Get five more members and eveything goes great
The clench man. Fucking don't do that, game
>>24703472
that'd be much better, wowthen either the society doesn't care or try to find a way to bring 'em back... if they managed to figure out that they just disappeared because they accomplished their goals
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>>24703475
>>24703413
>this happened to me
ya fucken got me ya cheeky cunt
>>24703418
this game is more item based than the previous MDs.
Dammit Rampardos. The world was literally ending and you STILL never told her?
>get to final story arc of the game
>it's, of course, a gauntlet
>get to underwater cave before the ruins
>go through reviver seeds like crazy because fucking everything is ranged
i don't like this game anymore
Found Lawnmower Rotom in the Mysterious Plains. Floor 4 for me.
>>24703492
spoilers:he ended up making you deliver a letter to her
>>24703492
Alsowhat a disappointing quest.
if nothing else since the partner was mew all along hopefully that means that the inevitable people who want the hero and partner to fuck each others brains out will result in all sorts of mew-related debauchery
mew-related debauchery is always good
>Grimer used Disable!
>The move failed!
>Spinda used Copycat!
>Spinda used Disable!
>Grimer's Disable was disabled!
So when do I get access to pink Celebi and the rest of the future trio
>>24703500
Galvantula, too. Found mine on 6th floor
>>24703248
>The Bastards
>Totodile and Fennekin
>>24703248
>The Maus
>Pikachu and Chespin
>get to postgame
>teach chespin drain punch
blblblblblblblbl
>>24703505
>there's going to be all sorts of mewxhuman shit
yesss
>Chapter 21damnit Dark Matter go back to the Kirby seriesKirby/Pokemon crossover confirmed
So, what's the verdict on all of the starters? Besides there not being enough variation. What are the ups and downs about them?
>>24703551
sounds like Chespin's up there because of Pin Missile
>>24703551
Chespin owns
>>24703551
Due to the slow leveling, most of the starters' worth is tied to their early moveset, as well as TMs if you're able to swing enough cash for them before the late-game gauntlet. With some Pokemon, like Riolu (a dark move, a fighting move, quick attack), Fennekin (fire attack, psybeam, etc), Chespin, Totodile, and so on, this turns out to be okay. With others, like poor Chikorita, it becomes a big mess.
That's arguably more of a problem with the slow leveling rather than the spread of starters, but I think it shows a lack of foresight that they didn't try harder to make every starter at least somewhat unfrustrating.
>>24703551
Most Grass-Type's aren't that great (Looking at you, Snivy).
Chespin is a god
Chikorita is the worst pick you can ever make in life
Water-Type's are great at range
Fire-Type's are exactly what you'd think a fire-Type would be
Fennekin is a god
Pikachu is an inferior FatElectroMaus
>>24703491
Clearly, but the only way to win that battle is to use nothing but items since regular attacks can't hit it at your level.
>>24703555
Chespin's just got a fantastic movepool even aside from rollout/pin missile. Ranged attacks, 3 healing moves with different functionality, stat boosts, some misc utility stuff - little guy has it all
>>24703561
I picked Chikorita and I didn't have many problems
Why are multihit moves so fucking good in this game? Rollout is just insane.
>arcanine's reaction when you talk to him in a dungeon
it's fuckingadorable
Is the Joy Looplet worth it? I've been using 3 of them but I dunno, doesnt seem like it adds much exp
>>24703566
>in this game
They've been great in all PMD's. Especiall Rescue Team since base power wasn't a thing there
>>24703566
>That moment when you get BERSERKER BARRAGE
Best gem or best gem?
>>24703566
>>24703564
>>24703561
>>24703558
>>24703556
>>24703555
So, what would be a good partner for Chespin then?
>>24703574
I took Cyndaquil, but i'm pretty sure that's not the most useful choice
>>24703574
a water type is probably best.
>>24703574
Depends
Usually you want a counter to your counter. If you go Grass, your counter is Fire, which means you want Water to counter Fire. G < F = W
F < W = G
W < G = F
Good name fof a Squirtle Pikachu team?
>find out how to evolve
But if I'm going to recruit every pokemon, what's the point? I'm going for a living dex like I did in Sky
>just got out of thevoidlandand back toLively City
>it's fucking 3:30 AM
>eyes are so heavy
>but don't want to stop playing
Man, it's been a while since a game has sucked me in like this.
>>24703545
>still using the starters in the postgame
why
triangle temple is the ideal grinding spot
>get motivated unown
>get 600 exp a kill
>>24703597
>not wanting all those massive leveled up moves
>>24703590
This game has a magic to it where you just become 100% invested into it and the story
>>24703603
leveled up moves doesnt make up for the fact that all the starters except arguably pikachu have shit abilities, most of them have shit movesets too
>>24703582
Then, which water type? Is there any specific water type that stands out over the rest (maybe having multiple hit moves early)?
>>24703590
>my face when I stopped at that exact point because I would be dead tired if I didn't stop there
Christ, it's a wonderful feeling to be submerged in a game again
>>24703611
Use your judgement or go personal preference. They're all pretty even
A lot seem to like Interior Crocodile Alligator
>>24703582
Maybe Greninja, since Dark and Fighting hit everything but Fairies and Heracross for neutral.
>>24703613
I was confused as all hell until I remembered. Not sure if I want to thank you for reminding me or strangle you.
https://img.4plebs.org/boards/f/image/1395/34/1395340811728.swf
>>24703615
If you go Froakie keep in mind he doesn't start with any Dark moves
At all
But, he does get Aerial Ace off the bat
Are all the megaevolutions available in the game? Or just a certain few?
>>24703625
All. Non megas get the same benefits in the form of becoming "awakened". The stone you need to go mega is very rare in my experience.
>>24703625
>>24703627
I have 30 hours playtime and have only gotten one awakening stone, which I used to become Mega Tyranitar
it also runs out quite fast, it will only last 2 or 3 floors
>Corsola's "secret base"
>"Be honest you thought it was a Monster House until the last second"
>>24703148
>pointless yes/no dialogue options
>no always selected by default
>you can't proceed until you select yes
this triggers me
>>24703646
Classic JRPG writing, I have no idea why they even bother giving you a choice.
There a point to saving Plain Seeds like in Sky?
>>24703663
Also is there a good way of getting Gold Bars?
>>24703663
yeah Munchlax and a few other pokemon can convert them into useful items
>>24703665
no, its just random chance
>>24703665
In gates there was a gold scope, which allowed you to see shit-tons of gold in dungeons. I don't know if there's such a thing in PSMD.
>>24703669
>Munchlax and a few other pokemon can convert them into useful items
How?
>>24703673
with a move, forget what its called
munchlax starts with it
>>24703590
Stop right now, sleep well, be amazed with the ending cutscenes, be severly disappointed with the ending plot twist.
Good luck.
>Complete my first secret-base monster house
>"Sorry for attacking you all of a sudden! Let's be friends! Yay!"
Seriously?
>>24703684
Rotom is a little dick.
>>24703627
I got two Awakening stones on one floor of a dungeon, another on the next, and I haven't seen a single one since then. Is that unusual?
>grind a pokemon from level level 32 to level 38 wit the x6 unown bonus
>starter only went from 33 to 35
huh?
How's levelling? I haven't noticed any sudden levelings when entering a dungeon like in Gates. Is experience shared like in Gates?
Which of your classmates did you take on your adventure when your partner was being punished?I took Goomy, I felt bad about him getting ditched the first adventure we had.There wasn't even an option to go back for him. I felt so awful.
>>24703705
I took pancham.
I is scrub. Plz send help
tried cobalion's quest, nice intro. hope we see more of that animations
the battle was ridiculous, went with sandshrew, rotom and emolga (lvl 25).
magnitude+barrage+truant wand and it didnt even touch me
>>24703715
I'm on it
>>24703715
I left a revive seed
>>24703689
>barely survived that little cunt Scrotom's bullshit
>get another secret base mission with Smeargle
>assume all secret base missions will be monster houses
>load up on reviver seeds and oran berries
>defense curl up to max when I get to the floor just to be certain
>"you had a nice chat about art with Smeargle and friends!"
Fuck Rotom
>>24703740
Thank you based anon
Luckily I had a Sleep Orb when they pulled the Monster House trick. Bought me all the time I needed to catch up to my team and fight our way out.
>>24703248
I hate that you're called The ____. I wanted to be Team Adagio (Torchic and Totodile), but The Adagio just sounds stupid.
Found Glaceon in Sunny Spot Hill. I'm on floor 3
does jp wonder mail work on these games?
>post game
>evolve partner
>never ever speak to them again
>not even a good morning anymore
What the fuck was the point if it just throws the whole characterization away
>>24703248
>The Fug
>Bulbasaur and Charmander
>>24704037
They don't have anything to say in the postgame anyway beyond telling you how great it is for an expedition that day
>>24703705
I took Espurr, she had my back the entirety of the ancient barrows mission. I went Fennekin and Oshawott for my team.
Has anybody taken Bulbasaur? It just occurred to me that I've seen people talk about every other starter except for that one. Hell, people have even been talking about Chikorita more.Chespin/Squirtle master race here
>>24704086
I wish they'd at least add in a few more lines of flavor text or something
>>24703248
>The SYP
>Chespin and Charmander
>>24703900
No, but here's a list of all the US wondermail passwords:
http://pastebin.com/WRCppL2D
Okay, strange question, but bear with me.
Is the relationship between MC and partner bros4lyfe or does it get super sappy like it did in Explorers?
If it's bros then I'm rolling two males, if it's cheesy and cute and sappy then I'm going with male and female.
This is important.
>>24704114
I would've picked Bulba if you could have a monotype team, but I wanted to give Chikorita a chance
after realizing how early you get a Bayleef though I'm sort of regretting it
Anybody else get bummed out at the ending, but not in the sense of "it was bad"?
>>24704211
It's about half and half I'd say
>>24704199
>sitrus berries and move boosters out the ass
oh hello
>>24704211
From what I've played so far I couldn't imagine my partner as anything other than a female.
>>24704221
PMD games always bum me out. Explorers left me feeling drained for a day after beating it
>>24704229
Uh, Rescuers, even.
>>24704211
>>24704223
this
also from watching a few other people's gameplay videos, I feel like Chikorita fits the partner's character the best out of the choices
>>24704199
Where did these come from?
>>24704229like i didn't cry at the ending, probably because i knew something would happen, but after thinking on it more and more it's starting to get to me
>tfw now that SMD is out,Zero Isle South may never get every pokemon properly tested out for the guide
What do?
>>24704236I know that feel, the events of the end make me sad even after beating the epilogue and getting the team back
>>24704244write the guide for the new level 1 dungeons and/or destiny tower
Hmm, I dont recall choosing my main as a male or female, just my partner. I think I fucked it up
>>24704253
I gotta run through all the things that are different
>Hunger seems to drain faster, 100 hunger won't get you through 15 floors usually
>Looplets and Emeras mean Warp Scarves are still kill, and make Unburden less attractive
>default attack is far worse than it was in SkySeriously, 5 damage forever is shitty
>stealing from shops is even more dangerous, and probably impossible if like Gates
>don't even know if level 1 dungeons are in the game
>nerfed Reviver Seeds and Elixers mean more can go wrong
I'll take a look at it, for sure, but that's a ways off. At least all weather isn't bad like in Gates though
so far Im loving this game, I just wish we could explore dungeons at will without the restriction of one per day
>>24704288
Elaborating on the Hunger bit, i think it's like 7 per 1 point, as opposed to the 10 or so Sky had. Not to mention Seeds and Berries fill you up 2 points as opposed to 5.
>>24704288
>>24704299
on top of these dungeon floors are much larger just like in gates, making even just a 10F trek potentially tiring
>>24704251think about how old man Carracosta feels just at the start of the Epilogue
also after getting Mew to follow you, you can see his reaction
so what does the speed stat do in this game? never played an MD game where it was present
>If the Pokémon the Looplet is attached to is the leader, other members of the squad are automatically revived when they faint, without using a Reviver Seed.
has anyone ever found this emera?
>>24704322
yes, it's called Ally Reviver. i think it requires allies to be beside the leader but can't remember.
>>24704288
meowth theater has a level599 floor dungeon.
there's also a few level5dungeons with less floors that you need to go to to complete the treasure hunt.
>>24704322
yeah, in the weird genesect dungeon. it's pretty good.
>>24703436
So is theMC forever trapped in the pokemon world?
>>24704347
most likely yes.they dont wanna come back either and honestly i wouldn't
Someone save me from my stupidity, Berry Forrest 5F
>>24703248
Oban, like the show
eh
How do you guys feel aboutThe story focusing so much on the partner that he's essentially the main character? I didn't like it too much personally, not because of bad writing per se, but in a game, it feels jarring to not play the main character.
Anyone got a recommended level for thetreasure hunt? I'm only level 30 something and I cheesed theCobalionone with Ampharos.
>>24704319
Accuracy.
>>24704342
oh shit, really? Going to have to do some experimenting once I get around to tackling them. Barely scraped the ones in Gates due to how slow the levelup text was and how weather was so bad
>>24704371
good change of pace
>>24704372
treasure hunt varies.mewtwois probably impossible without being level 80+
>recover heals 960 HP
on the other handgenesectis really easy if you bring a team of fire mons.
>>24703742
It's not just rotom, there's some other guys who's secret bases are monster houses.
A pretty solid strategy is at least having two members, switching to the one who's farthest from the monster house upon entering, let everybody else die, and run for the stairs. This works unless the stairs are inside the monster house (hasn't happened to me yet), or the stairs are hard to find/you don't know where they are (in which case you might have to beat a few monsters up before finding the stairs). If you've found the stairs before the monster house, leave a member there (by switching it's tactic).
>>24704371
spoilers for realI've been thinking on it a lot lately, especially the fact you get called to the world for good, unlike the other games. It makes you wonder why that is, are you dead in the human world or something? It would explain the whole "coming to the world once before, going back, and coming back to never return"
But then again that's just game theory tier crap.
>>24704377
So no OHKO-ingMewtwolike in Rescue Team huh?
>>24704236They're hardcoded strings inside the game ROM. Someone else has also found and posted them on Reddit.
Dark Matter, the final boss, is the embodiment of negative emotions
Didn't Gates pull the exact same thing with it's final boss?
>>24704388
fuck it, it's not like i'm generating codes
>>24704391
second part could be spoiler
>>24704371
>>24704384It's canon that it's the same human as in gates. Hydreigon remembers you.
>>24704384I think that was part of the reason why the ending just kind of bummed me out rather than give feels like Gates and Explorers did.
>>24704394
>It's canon that it's the same human as in gates. Hydreigon remembers you.
Then that'd mean your partner in gates is actually mew, but that's just bullshit. Hydreigon is just a cameo (and if he isn't, they did a damn bad job explaining his presence and words).
>>24703705
I took Pancham because I was curious about the reaction since it was kind of a dick up to that point.
>>24704399
actual spoilersNot to mention that until you get the partner back, you're basically stuck in a world with no memory while it's implied that the PC doesn't want to be there anymore.
>>24704401I think it'd be better if he asked you if you remembered him or not. Saying yes would confirm that the Gates and Super protags are the same, saying no would deconfirm it, rather than just assuming an answer
Will the partner become my waifu like she did in Sky?
>>24704414
only if its chespin
>>24704352
I've never understood why the mc doesn't ever want to return to the human world after completing it's duty. Doesn't it want to find out who it was? Doesn't it know from not too long after the start it's only there to complete a job (It found out pretty soon in Rescue Team and Gates)?
I at least like how they did it with Gates, where the human is able to travel between both worlds in the end, and Explorers has the excuse that the future doesn't actually exist anymore, but Rescue Team was bullshit, and Super is so too.
>>24703248
The Sunny Day!
Torchic and Bulbasaur
Actual Sunny Day not yet included
>>24704419
Maybe it has to do with the amnesia, and not wanting to return to something they don't know/remember?
>>24704419
i mean would you rather be in the shitty human world where he doesnt even know if his life was decent or not, or the awesome pokemon world where he has shit tons of friends, food and shelter??
>>24704406Hit the nail on the head why I didn't like the ending too much and why promoting the partner to main character, while a nice change of pace, had its problems.
'You' are shafted so hard in the ending it's unreal. You never get your memories back, and you're stuck there. Even if the main character themselves didn't mind, for projection purposes, I'd definitely want to go back to the human world. You could say that you get it worse in Explorers, but dying for the cause had a heroic element to it.
It's not bad writing per se, but after going on a long adventure, an ending this hollow for the player character feels 'bleh'
>>24704419
Rescue Team was the worst since the amnesia served no purpose and the main character flat out chooses to stay.
All things considered, I think Gates, for all its flaws, had the best ending.Playing as the partner for the epilogue really made the ending have more weight to it.
>>24704221
I know that feeling. All mystery dungeons endingsmake me feel depressed. Just all that high energy adventure ending suddenly and the MC (in this case) losing his best pal as well as all of his human memories really hit me. Even if you get him back I still feel it. That's why these games are great.
>>24704419
>
look at it this way
pokemon world
>breathe fire
human world
>cant breathe fire
>walk into dragalge's monster house
>an enemy uses spore and knocks everything out
>I'm a grass type
>walk to the stairs with no problems
>>24704444
can't argue with that logicand quads
hello guys, i wanted to ask, do you guys know any place where i can find the ripped character portrait? pikachu looks so dumb in every expression he does that i was curious to see the other partner expressions
>Playing Explorers of Time
>Chimchar with Shinx
>Doing Dusk Forest with Gorvyle and Pink Celebi
>Step on tile, which attaracts 2 hippodown and Rhydon
>Shinx attacks another rhydon that is sleeping
>One Rhydon rockblasts me before Grovyle can kill it
>I only had one floor left
How different is SMD from the rest of the series? I didn't play the other one on the 3DS, as it looked awful.
>>24704419
In Rescuers you get there out of your own volition and ask to have your memories erased, I just assumed the MC life was shit
>>24704418Chespin won't become a qt3.14 Feraligatr who will bully me into fucking her
>>24704419
I think the amnesia was supposed to patch this problem over, but it felt like a cop out. Gate's epilogue was short as fuck, but I'll at least give it credit that it addressed this problem. I thought the partner's concerns overwishing you back when you might not want to, citing human friends and family, was a very nice touch.
>>24704451
The friendly AIs in SMD for the most part aren't fucking retarded like the ones in explorers. They don't attack sleeping mons and they back up for ranged attacks (which was so helpful because my partner was chespin with pin missile)
Just get it anon. It's so much better than gates and I think it's better than sky.
>>24704451
It's harder than the others, but worth getting for sure.
Personally, I feel Sky>SMD>Rescue Team>Gates
>>24704451
>>24704463
this, plus bonus that AI automatically avoids visible traps, and for some reason they don't trigger traps when they step on them, only leader do.
So equipping Trap Proof emera to your leader pretty much guarantees your team will be trap proof.
>>24703164or you could get good and prepare for every dungeon with good orbs, wands, seeds, berries, and elixers.
Step it up senpai
>>24704439
>All things considered, I think Gates, for all its flaws, had the best ending.
I remember shedding tears after saying I didn't want to come back the pokemon world. I didn't expect that bad ending. It was good.
>>24704435
I'd be intrigued to find out who I was. Maybe I'm one of those people who can't live without knowing who I am. That said, like I said, the mc often actually knows it's there only to fulfill a task, and has long enough time to wrap it's head around that fact, so it shouldn't be that hard, emotionally.Assburgers here, might not know exactly how emotions work with "regular" people
>>24704434
The amnesia can surely help, because it would then just not care, but I see no reason why it wouldn't care.
>>24704444
>pokemon world
>>breathe fire
>>Burn your grass partner
>>"Argh, fuck! Sorry, it was an accident!"
>>24704452
It's actually implied that the mc chose to have it's memories erased as to not to worry about returning, and being able to focus on the task at hand. I guess he didn't manage to pull a Death Note since he didn't expect himself to not to want to come back.
>>24704457
>I thought the partner's concerns over [ spoiler ]
And that's why gates wasn't as shit as people say. At least they did the story right, can't say the same about the gameplay, but meh.
>>24704473
(by not triggering traps i mean that they don't trigger and expose hidden traps)
also, spinarak line still confirmed for fantastic. Just recruited the little guy. Now he's got shadow sneak, sucker punch, night shade, poison sting, and pin missile.
>desperately need an apple in the latias/latios recruiting map in blue rescue team
>see one, go to get itfucking pitfall trap right in front of it
>>24704488
>5 moves
>>24704491
Right I got rid of night shade my bad
>>24704489
>he didn't pick one pokemon to max the IQ of
>he didn't search around Far-Off Sea for a Tight Belt
Granted, if you do both of those, everything save for level 1 dungeons is an utter curbstomp. If you need a rescue i'm always down for saving someone in RT
no fucking clue what to name my team
>>24704514
What's on it?
>>24704477
Gates also had my favourite partner. He's not nearly as developed as the Super one or maybe even the Explorers one, but he made up for it by being by far the most likeable as a person.
>>24704517
Froakie and Chespin
Why on earth is my partner so set on tanking hits for me when I resist them and they're weak to them? I'm starting to think they don't actually want to be on these adventures.
>>24704526
The Frogs cause they both are frogs
>>24704414
Yes.
>>24704529
Who was Virion trying to save? There's no one there.
>>24704537
>recently beat awakening
>marry kellam and sully, get their ending
>Sully continued her knightly duties and led vital missions, soon becoming a role model for women everywhere. Her husband's name has been lost to history.
that's too fucking cold
I have to admit I'm gonna miss Sky.
>have done literally everything in the game
>can't start a new game because i'll lose all of that progress forever
>now that this game is out people won't play it as much anymore
It had a good run.
How's Vine Whip/Pin Missile/Rollout/Power-Up Punch for Chespin?
>>24704531
Hedgehogs aren't frogs
I've thrown together a tier list based on testimony andguessing. Still in progress.
Comments/complaints/suggestions?
>>24704599
>Charmander and Totodile that high
I don't know how they play in this, but why?
>>24704579
Good. I had all that except bite instead of pop.
>>24704599
Wow is froakie really shit? I was considering using him but chose piplup instead.
>>24704613
Postgame and i just found the TM. Dunno what to do for Cyndaquil, but then again I'll probably be running Chespin/Wooper/Ampharos when possible.
>>24704599
Played with squirtle mc and tepig pc. Tepig was over powered most of the time, but squirtle isn't very bad, the only problem is you don't learn aqua tail until level 28, which is in the epilogue for me (I haven't been able to get rid of water gun for the whole story, and withdraw for most of it. Hell, I still have fucking Power-Up Punch).
>>24704599
Nothing on that list is as bad as Phanpy/partner Eevee, right?
>>24704599
put snivy in shit, he is awful
put torchic in meh, put squrts in shit, put piplup in ok, put cyndaquil in good because double kick is godlike in this game
>>24704531
right andowls arent birds
>>24704630
No, everything has 2-square range and some coverage, so everyone is useful. However, some of them don't learn anything good outside of their starting movepool, while others get more good moves as they go.
>>24704627
Oh, but to add to this, squirts has torrent, which boosts water attack power and critical chance when low on health. It can deliver some seriously fatal blows.
>>24704605
Charmander starts out with Flame Burst and Dragon Rage, as well as Bite. While it doesn't get anything good from level-up, its starting movepool is so good it doesn't need it.
As for Totodile, he's one of the few starters who comes with four attacking moves right out of the box. He doesn't have the range of other starters, but he has pretty great physical attacks and an Attack stat to use it.
>Get shit wrecked thanks to Yvaltal's Wing of Oblivion orwhateverthefuckitis
>Have to go through the few floors to get up there again, but on the way find a Ban Seed
>Wreck his shit by making him unable to use it
Also,so fucking glad getting knocked out in the fight against Dark Matter didn't matter, since progress and damage done saved
>>24704654
Dude, fucking EVERYONE gets Overgrow/Blaze/Torrent. Everyone except Pikachu and Riolu.
>>24704665
Tepig pc didn't.
And excuse me, but I didn't know. I've only played with squirtle.
>>24704660
this so much. a fixed 30 damage that early on is so great even though it gets more useless later on
>>24704672
>tepig pc didn't
Yes he did.
>Purifying Cave
>Get shit wrecked on first floor, while bringing level 50 salamance and dragonite, me being level 28.
>"Okay, might as well rescue myself"
>Get team of rescuing lvl 50 mons wrecked on first floor (not alakazam's team, because it's seriously shit, except maybe charizard)
>mfw
>>24704679
Then I've never noticed.
>Sell gold bar to have enough to open a treasure chest
>open it
>get a gold bar
>>24704599
So I should choose Totodile as starter if I'm choosing Chespin as a partner
>>24704703
If you want to steamroll the game with no effort, then sure, go right ahead.
>>24704599
What's wrong with Torchic?
>>24704725
literally learns nothing
base moves are decent but not anything special
>>24704725
Its starting attacks are Ember and Quick Attack, which are okay, and Low Kick, which is weak and awful for coverage. The other attacks you'll learn through level-up by the Final Boss? Peck and Fire Spin. And Sand-Attack.
Sure, you can use a Flamethrower TM, but Torchic's movepool is very poor compared to the other Fire-types. This is on top of Torchic's relative frailty in a game where the biggest roadblocks eat unprepared Fire-types alive.
I...I want to fuckRaikou!
>>24704599
Squirtle learns Ice Beam and can spam long range moves, so should be ok tier if not good tier.
desu senpai this game is too adorable gonna have to watch rambo after i play this
>>24704599
Why is Chimchar in shit tier?
>>24704599
>Treecko Totodile and Fennekin in the top tiers.
>My absolute favorites not in Meh or Okay
This is the first time I've ever had this happen to meAlso Chikorita and Torchic were my quiz answers. Glad I didn't stay with them
>>24704756
>Low Kick
>weak and awful for coverage
It allows you to body rock types that would otherwise be a pain, it might be really situational but it's great at what it does
>>24704599
I've been using Totodile and Chikorita and they both feel like they've been very useful
is it safe to say that there isn't as much of a gap between starter strength this time around?
>>24704793
I think part of it is based on the usefulness in initial moveset. I mean I know Treecko would be god tier if he started with Grass Knot but instead he has DragonBreath which is a weird start but its still ranged and stuns. So that's why I figure hes in Good. Whereas everyone elses' move set might be worse
>>24704768
Are you trying to not sound like a bitch?
Because "I better go watch a macho movie to reaffirm my identity as a male without feelings" is bitch talk.
>>24704807
gonna have to go watch gay interracial hardcore porn after this
>>24704816
That's the spirit!
>>24704802
Chikorita's main usefulness for me has been backline Razor Leaf crits off AncientPower boosts, though
most of the starters seem to have pretty good initial movesets from what I've seen
