I get this is 99% just for gameplay purposes, but it's still kinda funny to think about how stagnant this technology has been

u/Weekly-Dog-6838 — 18 days ago

Best Pokemon with alternate forms that have no effect on themselves in battle. Day 11

After a time extention due to a 4-way tie, Dudunsparce has drilled a hole and burrowed away! As a reminder, upvoting these posts will help more people see them, thus reducing the chance that this happens again. Also, oops, all yellow and white forms today!
List of why everything that is or was here is here:

Maushold–family of 4 or 3

Dudunsparce–2 or 3-segment (yes, 3-segment form weighs more, but somehow it’s not even enough of a difference for moves like Low Kick or Grass Knot to differ in damage, so it still counts)

Florges, Floette, and Flabébé–Red, orange, yellow, blue, and white flowers (Floette also has Eternal Flower form but obviously that’s way stronger)

Furfrou–all the different trims

Pikachu (with cap)–each of Ash’s different hats.

Vivillon–different wing patterns based on IRL region

Sawsbuck and Deerling–Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter forms

Minior—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, light blue, and violet cores (yes, there’s also its Shields Up form, which does play differently, but this is a seperate form change from that, this is purely about the color of the core form)

Burmy—Leaf, Trash, and Sand cloaks (they’re all still pure Bug type, with identical moves and stats too)

Sinischa and Polchageist–Unremarkable and Masterpiece forms

Polteageist and Sinistea—authentic and phony forms

Unown–each different letter, plus ? and ! forms (yes they couldn’t all learn the same types of Hidden Power in Gen 2 and only 2 of them could even be shiny because of how DVs worked, but that has long since been fixed)

Magearna–altered and original color forms

Tatsugiri–Curly, Droopy, and Stretchy (I specified “no effect on themselves” because they give Dondozo different stat boosts, but that’s pretty situational so I think it should still be here)

Zarude–original and Dada (it just puts on a Bandana)

Gastrodon and Shellos–East and West sea variant (and possibly a yellow form soon)

Spinda–all the different potential spot placements 

Squawkabilly—blue, white, yellow, and green plumage (I’m aware that green and blue plumage has a different hidden ability from yellow and white. If each different form had a different ability, they wouldn’t be here, but as is, the yellow and white forms are still functionally identical, as are green and blue, and I didn’t want to have Squawkabilly twice, so they’re al here) 

Honorable mentions:
-Pikachu here is specifically the QR code-distribution ash cap variants, and it actually would've been here twice because of the cosplay Pikachu. Except, those forms all know 1 different move each, so they're not identical

-Toxtricity evolves based on nature, and while you can still change that later with Nature mints, they also have slightly different movesets (for example, Amped form learns Zap Cannon while Low-key form learns Parabolic Charge)

-Keldeo is very much a borderline case, but it can't be in Resolute form without knowing Secret Sword, whereas its other form can have any combination of moves possible. Very slight difference, but it's still technically different

-Xerneas also has a powered-down form in lore (or whatever it's called when its antlers aren't glowing), but I decided that since it always powers up upon entering battle, I'd lump it in with the roaming form of Terapagos and mark that as an unobtainable form instead.

-Gimmighoul has its Roaming form and Chest form, the former of which is also playable if transferred from GO, but actually, the chest form is slightly superior since its ability isn't Run Away.

Anyway, which of those remaining will be the next one out? Comment your vote, most votes in about 24 hours is eliminated (unless we have another tie in votes😅)

u/Weekly-Dog-6838 — 23 days ago

Not saying these shinies are good, but they’re at least pretty noticeable, both being noticeably more gray (and in other places, also now orange) as of Gen 9.

Also (dis)honorable mention to Ceruledge for being very minor but still on par with these. And also the ones that are considered bad just because they’re so small like Flabébé, Joltik, or Sizzlepede

u/Weekly-Dog-6838 — 29 days ago

Best Pokemon with alternate forms that have no effect on themselves in battle. Day 6.

Poltchageist has fallen down and shattered! Also, would you look at that, there's so many different Pokemon here now that we've even found a shiny! Anyway, comment your vote, most votes in about 24 hours is eliminated For explanations as to why everything's here, see yesterday's post.

u/Weekly-Dog-6838 — 29 days ago

Any guesses as to what the name of this region could be?

Obviously it will probably be primarily based on something to do with the story of these games, more than the real-life name of it. But I just wanna know, does anyone have any guesses (and if so, any particular reason?)

u/Weekly-Dog-6838 — 1 month ago

Best Pokemon with multiple forms that have no effect on themselves in battle. Day 2.

Pikachu’s event distribution has ended! Who will be the second one out? Comment your vote for who to eliminate. Votes are counted by comments, not upvotes, and most votes in ≈24 hours is eliminated! See yesterday’s post for a list of everything that’s here and why, as well as some honorable mentions

u/Weekly-Dog-6838 — 1 month ago

Inflation would be long past this point by 2026!

This was part of my friend’s reaction to today’s Nintendo Direct (and yes, I got their permission to post this here). And before anyone freaks out about these prices, I must clarify: this is in Canadian dollars. So actually on the cheap side.

u/Weekly-Dog-6838 — 1 month ago
▲ 1.1k r/SpawnPointMemes+2 crossposts

This always comes to mind whenever I see any sort of combination lock build—or even just a big piston door TBH

u/Weekly-Dog-6838 — 1 month ago

What's your answer?

here's your daily reminder that, if you're 20 or older, please get off of this sub. It's not meant for you.

u/Weekly-Dog-6838 — 1 month ago

Best Pokemon whose name sounds like an Eeveelution, but isn’t FINAL RESULTS (and my day 0 predictions no one asked for)

A surprisingly low amount of votes for a very surprising final 2, but at last, Lumineon has been crowned as the best Pokemon that has “eon” as the last syllable of its name! I could never have seen this coming, as you can tell I expected a lot less love for the glow fish and a lot more for Keckleon. Also, shoutouts to that whole gang that was constantly rallying for Inteleon to win this, I respect that drive. In retrospect I should’ve known that the Swords of Justice at least wouldn’t be popular, in addition to me not realizing how they were actually pronounced (totally on me for that and Basculegion BTW). Oh, and you still haven’t seen the last of Vivillon!

u/Weekly-Dog-6838 — 1 month ago