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1wngdngl · 4 years

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Pokemon Shield playthrough - Part 5

Back again with another post! This one covers Route 5 and the Water Gym.

Just as I start down the route, I encounter the Cameraman/Reporter duo, who are a classic trainer pair from past games. Given that all the Gym Challenge stuff is a big spectacle in the Galar region, it makes perfect sense that Gym Challengers would get interviewed along the way.

This horde of Minccino chased after me. It was adorable.

I discovered the Pokemon breeding-grounds - or at least, the artificial version of it. This is not the same as the old “Day-Care” that could also level up Pokemon. The Nursery is solely for eggs, while Levelling up can be done with PokeJobs and the experience candies.

The people here are really nice - they gave me a free rare Pokemon!

It’s like a baby dinosaur! I believe this is also the first Poison-Electric combo we’ve had.

Since I don’t want to have duplicate types, I remove Yamper from the team. I prefer dual-types, plus this purple dinosaur looks cooler. Okay, so he starts at Level 1, and he’s pretty frail, but I can be patient.

Leaving the Nursery behind, I encounter another traditional trainer class - the Chef. He sends out food to attack me.

I also find a wild Wobbuffet - and promptly realize just how horrible its catch rate is.

I wasted every last Poke Ball on this fiend. At least he gave decent experience when I knocked his lights out.

I consoled myself by catching the weird apple creature for myself. Here’s another unique type combo - Grass and Dragon (wait, does Mega Sceptile have that typing?) It only knows a defense-raising move and the incredibly-weak Astonish, and has horrible stats all around. I’m sure it will evolve into something great, if I can figure it out. (btw, is it weird that Galar has both apples /and/ “Leppa” berries?)

I decided that my psychic-bug-cocoon wasn’t doing enough for me, so it got booted off the team.

I also got a second try at Wobbuffet ;)

This guy has a nice camping spot for himself. He never leaves. Maybe he ran away from home?

Seeing a pink puffball and an apple fight over a toy is too cute for words.

My coworker also has this game, and was kind enough to trade over this incredibly-high level Wingull. Not that I really plan to use it, but it /does/ have Pokerus. You’d think by now the nurses and professors of the Pokemon world would have learned to harness the power of Pokerus and turn it into a mandatory booster shot.

Back on track, these silly Team Yell people are blocking the bridge forward.

I get to see what my Dark-type fox /could/ have evolved into, if it were still on my team :( It looks like a proper gentleman-thief.

I love Pokemon - you save someone from getting their precious possession stolen, and as thanks, they give you their precious possession.

Too bad the outfit for it is so garish.

The blue color is a little better though.

Now that I have a bike, I can go into the Wild Area and try the Rotom Rally mini-game. It’s basically a time trial as you travel between different regions of the Wild Area. It looks like you can’t get attacked by wild Pokemon while in this Rally mode, so it’s probably the quickest way to get around (minus the flying taxi, of course).

These guys can also upgrade your bike a bit, but it’s expensive. And they don’t have the ride-on-water option either.

You know, Serebii.net says that Bunnelby doesn’t evolve until Level 20. This is an illegal Diggersby here!

Okay. Back on the bridge. Riding is so much faster than walking, but I keep stopping anyway to grab hidden items and look at the scenery. You can see the Dragon city in the background.

Another fight with my rival on the bridge. His Scorbunny has evolved, but it’s still not too tough.

In this place, Eldegoss literally float by on the wind.

Here’s the tunnel that ducks under the train tracks. What could be on the other side?

That can wait! First, I gotta get my Pokemon sent out on more jobs. I love this logo that’s a blatant KFC rip-off.

Oh, I also discovered that you can, in fact, change the wallpaper of PC boxes. All of the choices are pretty boring, though.

Also, my coworker invited me on a raid battle with a 5-star Ditto. I have a bad feeling about this...

Scorbunny’s final form is so majestic.

None of the previous raid battles I fought had “barriers”! Is that something that only shows up in multiplayer raids?

This is it. We’ve weakened it, and now I have the chance to obtain this rare, useful, iconic Pokemon for myself...

Yeah, I failed the capture. I didn’t know they could fail. At least I got some good loot.

FINALLY, I make it to the seaside town of Hulbury. I wonder which British coastal town this is based on? For being the main port of the region, it’s not really all that big.

We encounter Chairman Rose and some of his “admirers”.

We also learn a little more about the relationship between Rose and Bede. Apparently Bede really wants to impress the Chairman, so maybe he’s not so much “working for him” as trying to gain his favor.

You know, I really don’t think he pulls off that outfit. What is it even - a mix of baseball uniform and swim trunks?

Oleana thinks she can boss me around.

I don’t owe you anything, silly person! This is /my/ Pokemon journey. And I’ll take as long as I want. ^.^

Sigh...Why can’t I just throw my coal monster at these goons to get past? My character is way too nice.

Oh, here’s another look at that elephant Pokemon that the Chairman had. It looks like it’s wearing a little hat.

Also, please be more creative when naming locations.

Here’s the “bustling market” I was told about? Must be a slow day.

We’ve got the stock “bitter medicine” booth (I never use these)...

Ah! Here’s something useful. You can bet I will use this item to maximize my earnings from every battle. I haven't seen an option to re-battle trainers yet, and those cool outfits won’t buy themselves.

I trade away for a Cottonee. You know, why don’t people in real life just trade pets with each other whenever they feel like it?

Pokemon, Pokemon...People already say your recent games are too easy, and now you’re giving me a free held item that’s super-effective against the current Gym? (Yet another sign that you should ignore Oleana and /not/ go straight to the Gym upon arrival.)

If nothing else, Hulbury is scenic. I bet the dock is covered with Wingull droppings though.

These people obviously don’t get the point of Pokemon.

With the hills overlooking the sea, I’m reminded of Los Angeles - or was it San Francisco? It’s probably a lot colder in Hulbury though.

Here’s the train station at the top of the town. Of course it can’t take me anywhere new. What if my dying grandmother lived in the next town over - would you let me get on /then/?

I never got into Pokemon’s post-game battle facilities much. I wonder what Galar will have in that department.

I go fishing in the pier, and find a few new Pokemon. That seems to confirm that what you catch is based on where you are, so there’s no rod upgrades.

Good to see that Basculin still comes in two forms. I’m guessing Sword version has the red form?

Another sneaky way to help players - hide a Chinchou in the pier. Its electric attacks would also be useful against the Water Gym.

Aha! Here’s that Pokemon we saw in the trailer, when everyone wasn’t sure if it /was/ a Pokemon or just a generic fish. Well, it is real, though it doesn’t look that useful. It actually looks like a skinnier version of red-striped Basculin.

Nope, not keeping you. I only have six slots!

Some more postcard pictures.

Here’s that weird-looking Pokemon that was also glimpsed in the trailer. Will I be able to find this in the wild?

A hidden Electric-type TM. This is why you explore and do side stuff /before/ continuing the main story.

About ready to face the Gym now. First, now that I’ve entered a new town, I have some new options for my league card.

Here’s a brief look at where I am so far.

And a preview of Nessa. That pose cannot be comfortable.

My team. I’m hoping Avery’s Electric attacks will help, even though he is a bit under-leveled...

First, the Gym puzzle. It’s not really that hard. You could probably do it completely by accident.

In the old days, we had puzzles involving sliding around on icy floors, and using the Strength HM to push boulders into the correct holes. Now /that/ was a puzzle!

I wonder if Nessa ever gets cold, wearing that?

Her Dreadnaw wasn’t a super-high level, but it was incredibly powerful.

It knocked out my Dynamaxed Pokemon, even when the Dreadnaw itself was small!

I had no choice but to pull out my starter, and fight water with water.

Turns out Nessa’s calm demeanor breaks when she faces failure.

And now it’s dusk. I still don’t get how time of day works in this game - is it just an aesthetic thing related to the story?

A change in lighting can make for totally different pictures.

I have access to a new job company. They must be a sponsor for Nessa, since she wore a pin with their logo. Does this mean we can actually encounter Wailord in the game?

I also get the Chairman’s league card. I like the way he writes his signature.

You know the drill - can’t advance with my life until I follow the plotted line into this restaurant. At least it looks fancy inside. I like the Wishi-Washi designs on the floor.

Some story stuff happens. I am completely extraneous to this conversation.

I don’t really know how I feel about the Chairman. I still think he’s probably up to no good, but he’s not the cackling-evil sort that Lusamine was. Maybe it’s actually Oleana who’s evil, and Rose is being manipulated.

This restaurant: Nice location, horrible service. The whole time I sat here - empty glasses, and no food. If I’m gonna be forced to sit and listen to some exposition, I should at least get a meal out of it.

Okay, that’s all for now! In the next entry, I will enter this tunnel into yet another mine.

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dualvission · 5 years

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Pokémon starters ranked (by non-Pokémon player)

What do I have to declare?

I have no attachments to any generation because I didn’t play Pokémon as a kid. The only interaction I had was Super Smash Brothers on Nintendo 64. This will be solely on how they look and how I think they convey their elemental powers.

How did I do this?

I started by ranking the generations and correcting where I felt there were complete outliers. I feel that, in general, quality is consistent in a generation.

24. Chikorita – Arguably the ugliest Pokémon that’s met to be cute. Necklace lumps would be cool if not biologically concerning. Train should immediately take to nearest nurse.

23. Totodile – This is a good idea gone wrong. The open mouth is not the right look. Eye-shadow should encase upper eyelid, but on the third eyelid is also a good look.

22. Cyndraquil – This is a small creature, that’s about as much as I can say. Honestly, without the flaming back, wouldn’t know it was a fire type.

21. Grookey – This little bastard is taking everyone’s hearts and I don’t get it. I will address my biggest issue later in this list with the highest ranking generation-8 Pokémon.

20. Chespin – Biggest issue: I forget this Pokémon exists. That hurts it the most. Not sure what those lower antennae off the face are.

19. Tepig – I don’t like its stupid nose. Looks far too round, needs more contrasting lines.

18. Scorbunny – Looks more like an ice/fighting type. That’s a thing, right?

17. Snivy – It’s the Tepig issue, too many same-y feeling curves. Those lines on its front make it better.

16. Froakie – It’s just an ugly frog with a shawl. People only like this because Greninja, right?

15. Oshawott – Honestly just a less good looking Piplup. Looks like a friend though.

14. Fennekin – This is just a fire fox. Not impressed because there are like several of these.

13. Chimchar – This is a good monkey. I think the fire butt was a little overkill. I wish it had a long tail instead. Maybe a fire like cowlick on the top of its head would be nice but I know that’s a fire type without the fire queues.

12. Treecko – He’s like creepy Yoshi. Not a bad thing but Broshi is a thing already.

11. Turtwig – I would protect this child with my extra life. It’s got a fat head and I love it. The little twig is a nice touch.

10. Sobble – The issue with gen-8, they all look the same. Circle head, cylinder body of third width, fat legs, and head ornament. Like that’s a big issue. You want your characters to have distinct silhouettes. Yes, when you have over 800 characters, you are going to get some overlap, but you would not want that with your starters. You want them to look distinct from each other at the least. But they don’t. Sobble is just the one I feel best uses this silhouette.

9. Popplio – This seal pup has an interesting aesthetic. I’m not a fan of that. I wish the nose was less pronounced and there was another color on that collar. Very soft round, wish there was more contrasting lines.

8. Piplup – Look at this puffin child. Look at’em. I want one but smaller. 40 cm seems really big; puffins are like 18 cm according to Google.

7. Torchic – Good use of contrasting lines and a good use of the fire aesthetic without setting the poor creature on literal fire. That beak could poke my eye and I would kiss it.

6. Rowlet – This is my brother’s favorite starter. Not a terrible choice. I wish it was a little less round and its wings weren’t uselessly small. I am concerned for its survival viability.

5. Litten – I love cats. Anyone that knows me knows that I will have 4 cats at some point if I can support them. Great use of contrasting colors and lines. It looks anxious, I want to protect and love. Definitely a fire type, though I feel like it should become a fire/dark type next.

4. Mudkip – This is a water cat-axolotl. I am sad that it frowns, why ‘e frownin’?

3. Charmander – This is easily the weakest generation one Pokémon based on design. I know this is a fire dragon, but it is so blobby. I’m not sure what would fix it, but it deserves this spot.

2. Squirtle – I love this turtle. It is obvious that it is a turtle and that it uses water in some way. Looks like baby.

1. Bulbasaur – Another turtle, but it’s also a flower-cat. That’s amazing! I want to hold’em. It would never hurt me or my feelings.

One last note about generation 8, somehow, generation 1 had very similar characters in terms of real-world counterparts but because they look so distinct in silhouette, you know instantly what each one is and its abilities, solely based on silhouettes. Generation 8 does the opposite of this and that’s disappointing.

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