What are the traditions of every gen?
>3 starters that are water/fire/grass
>regional bird
>pika clone
>fossils
What else?
Fossils isn't a tradition.
But they are nice.
Gen 2 didn't have a pika clone
>>26320117
Well Johto skipped them because it was more like an expansion to Kanto, but it can be considered a tradition nonetheless.
>>26320129
Pichu, even if it wasn't a "clone".
>>26320129
It had Pichu though.
>>26320106
>Regional rodent
>Pseudo-legend
>>26320129
Pichu.
>>26320106
>pseudo legendary
>main legendary trio
>early route 2-stage Normal-type line
>at least one Mythical
>>26320129
Pikaclone usually involves the gimmick of the gen if there is one, that being babies with Pichu. It's always been a bit of a stretch but technically "pikaclone" isn't an official title anyway. Just a Pikachu like rodent has always been introduced each gen.
>>26320144
>>26320150
>>26320152
Pre-evolutions are not clones.
>>26320106
2 stage regional normal type
>>26320159
>Mythical
Is this what they're called now? I always just called them "Mew guys"
>>26320174
True, but it was a new Pokemon.
>>26320174
Pichu was a clone..
It introduced a whole new mechanism at the same time too and played the same old movie role with Pikachu.
>>26320174
Just as cancerous though.
>>26320174
"Clone" in the sense of "another cute electric rodent designed to replicate Pikachu's appeal and marketability." Pichu is a Pikaclone.
>3 starters
>early bird
>early mammal
>2 early bugs
>pika clone
>gimmickmon (ditto, smeargle)
>gimmickmon for latest new thing (togepi, plusle/minun, munna)
>2 fossils
>pseudo legendary
>legendary trio
>2 box legendaries
>boss of the 2 box legendaries
>cute legendary
>'secret' event legendary
>>26320106
>regional gimmick mon (usually single stage) with signature attack or ability
>regional gimmick mon showing the console and its gen new features
>regional shitbug(s)
>regionalbulky ice type :^)
>6 magikarp fisherman
>hometown dude talking about technologies
>ebin road block gimmick
>new evolution methods
A bro tier pokemon that gets fucking cucked in stats, moves, and ability
Regional Forgettable Water Type
remove a mechanic introduced in a previous generation
>>26320133
No it can't.
Starters
First route normal type shitmon
First route bird
At least 4 legendaries and at least one mythical
Pikaclone if you count Pichu
That's it.
>>26320106
>Early obtainable electric-type (pikachu, mareep, electrike, shinx, blitzle, heliolisk)
>>26320372
Most people would disagree with you.
>>26320133
>Johto skipped them
I just now realized that
>>26320106
No gen 2 fossils, so not quite a tradition there.
No gen 2 pikaclone, unless you stretch for Marril.
Other traditions or near traditions: A godawful bug type on the first three or so routes. Gen 5 didn't have one, I think.
Regional rodent.
Random normal-typed shitmon with no prospects that exists to pad out the 'dex (Likitung, Stantler/Dunsparse, Spinda, no gen 4, Audino, Furfrou)
The Magikarp salesman is near-tradition as well.
>>26320106
>Forest and cave before third badge
>>26320457
>>26320449
>No gen 2 pikaclone, unless you stretch for Marril.
Pichu definitely counts. Yes, it's a pre-evolution, but it's still an attempt to replicate Pikachu's popularity with a cute electric rodent, and that's what counts.
>Other traditions or near traditions: A godawful bug type on the first three or so routes. Gen 5 didn't have one, I think
Gen V had two: the Sewaddle and Venipede lines. Only Gens II and IV skipped the early-game 3-stage Bug.
Cat, Bear, Dog and Frog
>>26320602
Hoppip is a cat?
>>26320397
What was 6?
>>26320636
Yeah
>>26320220
>>gimmickmon for latest new thing (togepi, plusle/minun, munna)
Explain
>>26320129
Marill aka Pikablue
>>26320636
no it is not
>>26320660
>babies
>double battles
not sure what the fuck Munna was mentioned for though
>>26320419
Most people would be wrong.
>>26320678
The Dream World thing.
>>26320661
that was just a fan term. it doesnt even look like one.
>>26320678
perhaps they meant musharna and its connection to global link
>>26320678
Dream World. Also Chatot for the mic.
>>26320220
>>2 fossils
Gen I had 3, Gen II had 0, Gen 3 had 2.
And then all the other gens copied Gen 3 for no fucking reason.
>>26320684
Literally every generation except 2 has Fossil Pokemon. I don't know what the fuck you're going on about, it certainly counts as a tradition.
>>26320489
Ah! Sewaddle. I knew I was forgetting something.
Venipede was actually good though.
While not 3-stage, the Ledyba and Kricketot lines fit the shitty bug type motif well-enough.
>>26320695
>that was just a fan term. it doesnt even look like one.
>Japanese name: ピカブルー
>>26320729
>Japanese name: ピカブルー
>マリル
What?
>>26320729
?????
that's just pikablue in japanese, retard
>>26320729
>>26320763
>>26320777
>>26320789
nice posts
>>26320106
>gyms are all based around a single type
I think it would be more interesting if gym leaders utilized different strategies. I.e. weather effect set ups, baton pass sweeping, stalling, spikes, shadowtag, etc.
The original games sorta did this but it didn't make it to the other games.
>>26320129
>>26320722
Literally every generation except 5 has 8 gyms. The number of gyms is not a tradition.
Literally every generation except 6 has the same value for each base stat. Keeping the same value for the same stat is not tradition.
Literally every generation except 1 has legendary pokemon on the cover. Having legendaries on the cover is not tradition.
Literally every generation except 3 has a single pseudo legendary. The number of pseudo legendaries is not tradition.
Literally every generation except 4 has either a dragon type trainer gym or elite four. Having a dragon type elite four or gym trainer is not tradition.
>>26320129
Did you forget pichu existed?
>>26321122
5 didn't have 8 gyms? I don't remember that
>>26320602
Gen 2's cat is Sneasel. It follows the cat-name puns the other regional cats do in Japan.
I was taken back by it at first too.
>>26321122
>Literally every generation except 5 has 8 gyms. The number of gyms is not a tradition.
Gen I had nine.
>>26321122
>Literally every generation except 5 has 8 gyms. The number of gyms is not a tradition.
but you still only battle 8 of them for the 8 badges
>Literally every generation except 6 has the same value for each base stat. Keeping the same value for the same stat is not tradition.
nobody said that was a tradition. they just adjusted some pokemon's stats, thats all
>Literally every generation except 1 has legendary pokemon on the cover. Having legendaries on the cover is not tradition.
yes because the legendaries on the cover thing started on gen 2 and started being a tradition beginning gen 2
>Literally every generation except 3 has a single pseudo legendary. The number of pseudo legendaries is not tradition.
but the fact remains that every gen had a pseudo legendary
>Literally every generation except 4 has either a dragon type trainer gym or elite four. Having a dragon type elite four or gym trainer is not tradition.
HGSS says hi
>>26320185
Mythicals are the new official term for "event-exclusive legendaries"
>>26321226
>Literally every generation except 4
>HGSS says hi
>every generation except 4
>>26321244
So are cover legendaries mythicals or is it just specifically "this darkrai is mythical because it's from nintendo"
>>26321255
HGSS is Gen IV, though. Next you're going to say Kanto never appeared in Gen III because FRLG don't count.
>>26321226
>Having legendaries on the cover is not tradition.
>yes
>and started being a tradition beginning gen 2
are you only pretending to be retarded or are you actually this stupid
>>26321270
Darkrai is mythical because it's not normally available through only in-game means without that gypsy vodou witchcraft in Gen IV. Cover legendaries like Palkia aren't because you can encounter and capture them through only in-game methods.
>>26320636
>>26320670
>>26321282
Traditions don't have to start in gen I.
>>26321282
calling me retarded and stupid without even trying to disprove the parts you quoted does not defend the point you were trying to make
>>26321270
"event-exclusive"
>>26321325
Yes.
>>26321122 is saying things that are traditions.
>>26321339
if traditions have to begin in gen 1 then the traditions you have going on in your family and your location does not count as traditions because they were not started by your ungabunga caveman ancestors.
also most of the things in >>26321122 aren't traditions like the base stats thing and the dragon specialist thing
>>26321369
>if traditions have to begin in gen 1 then the traditions you have going on in your family and your location does not count as traditions because they were not started by your ungabunga caveman ancestors.
I LITERALLY just said that traditions don't have to start in gen 1.
The only thing that's not a tradition that I know of in there is the base stat thing, because I've never really looked into them.
We also need to get a new food pokemon. Last 2 gens it was based on sweets. Maybe there's a Hawaiian specific sweet?
>>26320106
Somebody will always complain about new Pokemon being badly designed.
Fuck you what makes you an expert on Pokemon design? Cute little ice cream cone what's wrong with that?
>>26321607
They have a lot of desserts made of coconuts so whi knows.
>>26320220
>>2 box legendaries
>>boss of the 2 box legendaries
gen1 didnt have this, and gen2 only had 50% of this
>>26321191
It's not a cat at all it's a kamitachi. Gen 2 didn't really have a lot of the traditions that were established again because it was a sequel and expansion of gen 1.
>>26320264
Gen 6
>regional gimmick mon 1- I dunno, aegislash?
>regional gimmick mon 2- inkay
>regional shitbugs- vivillon line
>regional bulky ice type- avalugg
>6 magikarp bro- check
>hometown tech dude- check
>shitty roadblock- check
>new evo methods- check
Checks out bro
>>26321310
You have clearly never seen the evil that is a wet cat. That is closer to a dog.
>>26320372
>>26320684
>>26321122
You are such a fucking bitter and delusional faggot oh my god.
>>26320602
How is Abomasnow a bear?
>>26320602
>not including espeon/umbreon as the regional cat for kanto
come on anon
>>26320661
GF doesn't consider Marill a pikaclone
>>26323214
****shit, meant to write johto
>>26321122
A tradition doesn't have to happen 100% of the time to be a tradition dumbass
>>26320637
Gen 6 had all of those though
Starters obviously
First route normal type shitmon is Bunnelby (unless you're being really anal about what counts as route 1)
First route bird is Fletchling
At least 4 legendaries - Xerneas, Zygarde, Yveltal, Volcanion, Diancie, Hoopa
At least one mythical - Volcanion, Diancie, Hoopa
Pikaclone - Dedenne
