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LonelyGaruga's latest activity
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LonelyGaruga replied to the thread Unpopular opinions.In gen 1, Giovanni gives the TM for Fissure. Earthquake is instead found in Silph Co. -
LonelyGaruga replied to the thread Unpopular opinions.That should be a pretty simple flag to check for too, just needs to check for move type changes before selecting a move.
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It does recognise immunity abilities, the AI just doesn’t register that some moves can change type and just treats them like what the...
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LonelyGaruga replied to the thread Unpopular opinions.Enabling the AI to recognize ability-based immunities would be the simplest fix to the Lightningrod example, albeit one with a bit of...
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LonelyGaruga replied to the thread Unpopular opinions.I more or less understand the first example, even if that's already something that could happen under gen I mechanics (I.E. cure Sleep...
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LonelyGaruga replied to the thread Unpopular opinions.And? I should think suggesting the AI have a capacity for "hard reads" (in practice, randomly making baffling decisions for no...
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LonelyGaruga replied to the thread Unpopular opinions.Honestly a fully omniscient AI can at least be analyzed, understood, and exploited. That rewards knowledge and team building skill. Any...
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LonelyGaruga replied to the thread Unpopular opinions.I honestly don't see the equivalency here when there is a very real possibility of not being able to outpace the entire team and getting...
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LonelyGaruga replied to the thread Unpopular opinions.Having to switch to a counter because the opponent put in a Pokémon sufficiently disadvantageous to fight against is a very effective...
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LonelyGaruga replied to the thread Pokémon Movepool Oddities & Explanations.The only Bug types that get Dark Pulse are Skorupi (evolves into a Dark type), Genesect (probably tied to its cannon), and Golisopod, so...
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LonelyGaruga replied to the thread (Little) Things that annoy you in Pokémon.Wasn't aware of this and was initially thinking it was not always correct on the basis of Rockman ZX being pronounced "Zex" (as opposed...
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Out of curiosity, where is this stated? The only thing close to implying an official pronunciation thus far is the Japanese website... -
LonelyGaruga replied to the thread (Little) Things that annoy you in Pokémon.Just learned the official pronunciation of Z-A is "Z to A" and not simply the two letters...just sounds really awkward compared to what...
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LonelyGaruga replied to the thread Pokémon Movepool Oddities & Explanations.Gen I did have Rock Slide as a TM...and one of the only two Rock moves in the whole game, at that.