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For those of you that play Pokémon competively...

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by greatman05, Oct 11, 2009.

  1. greatman05 Newcomer, in training

    ...Why is it that Pokémon like Weavile and Alakazam are allowed to have terrible defenses instead of putting any sort of investment into improving their defenses?
    greatman05, Oct 11, 2009
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  2. snowchick7669 TechSpot Enthusiast

    Wait a minute.....

    People play pokemon competitively?
    snowchick7669, Oct 11, 2009
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  3. hellokitty[hk] I'm a TechSpot Evangelist

    Lol!
    I've never heard of it...
    Are you talking about the card game?
    Have you considered that the game may just be imbalanced?
    hellokitty[hk], Oct 11, 2009
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  4. greatman05 Newcomer, in training

    I'm talking about the video game and its simulation, Pokemon Netbattle (Supremacy for Gen. IV)
    greatman05, Oct 11, 2009
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  5. LinkedKube TechSpot Project Baby

    Why are we talkin about this on this forum again...
    LinkedKube, Oct 11, 2009
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  6. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe

    just for clarification, is this the card game that 9 year olds play?
    red1776, Oct 11, 2009
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  7. Route44 TechSpot Ambassador

    Naa, red, you can actually play competively between DS hand consoles. I know teens that play it competively.
    Route44, Oct 11, 2009
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  8. hellokitty[hk] I'm a TechSpot Evangelist

    I have no idea, but because its a DS game, it probably can't be updated, therefore, it may be imbalanced by design.

    Isn't Pokemon RPG style? How would that work competativly?
    hellokitty[hk], Oct 11, 2009
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  9. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe

    oh okay, i thought i had seen my daughter playing it with cards a time or two
    red1776, Oct 11, 2009
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  10. MetalX TechSpot Chancellor

    "Teens that play it competitively" huh? Wow. I'm 17 and I wouldn't be caught dead playing that :)
    MetalX, Oct 12, 2009
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  11. Technochicken TechSpot Paladin

    I was thinking that exact same thing:D (minus being 17). I'm guessing it Route44 was referring to young teens.
    Technochicken, Oct 12, 2009
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  12. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe

    :haha: well put Metal, I asked my 9 year old about it and she the same thing.
    red1776, Oct 12, 2009
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  13. greatman05 Newcomer, in training

    Well, I mean, there are some competitive elements to it...Link battles, WiFi battles, EV training, picking out Pokémon based on stats, etc. To each his own, I suppose...I'm a big fan of the games, so...yeah. For me, age has nothing to do with how much I enjoy something...I still occasionally watch Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon (not as often as I used to 'cause the newer shows are starting to suck...bad).
    greatman05, Oct 12, 2009
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  14. Route44 TechSpot Ambassador

    If you would have asked elementary kids from about 6 years ago as well as some teens they had no problem playing Pokemon on their Game Boy Advances or with cards.

    Now it is passe'. And what is "in" now will soon be passe' as well. It is the Link Battles that greatman05 points to that has a fun aspect. And I agree, the stuff Nickelodeon puts out now are terrible.
    Route44, Oct 13, 2009
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  15. werepossum Newcomer, in training

    Surely competitive Pokémon playing is a sign of the Apocalypse, no?
    werepossum, Nov 9, 2009
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