The Official Pokémon Black & White Discussion Thread

[Solar]

Bigger pictures.

Also, pokemon have actual animation while idle now.

[Rad Lionheart]

Idle animations? Now that's top quality.

[Klavier Gavin]

The preview section in this month's CoroCoro magazine states that June 15th's issue will feature a new Pokemon as well as information on how to evolve Zorua into Zoroark (and of course new screenshots, info, etc.). Scans of the issue will likely leak on to the Internet between June 10th and 12th, and it is possible an upcoming Pokemon Sunday episode could feature the Pokemon's silhouette (probably the June 6th episode, if any).

And now we speculate some more. :v

[Black Mage J]

Random question, is anyone NOT planning on giving a bacon related nickname to their fire starter? I find the temptation hard to resist

I shall dub mine, Baconator! 

[Dexter Dexter]

I shall dub mine, Baconator! 

in b4 Wendy's

[Hypershell]

So, Zoark has his own beast trio that has a rivalry with shiny beasts, or something?

Looks interesting, I guess.

Trainers look surprisingly good.  Nice to have a male that looks normal again, but I dunno that I can say no to those shorts.  >.>

Random question, is anyone NOT planning on giving a bacon related nickname to their fire starter? I find the temptation hard to resist

Having just seen The Simpsons Movie, I was thinking more along the lines of SwineTorch.
Seriously, though, why are all the weird animals used as fire starters?  Chicken, monkey, pig?  Every new one makes me miss Charizard and Typhlosion that much more.

Looks like I'll be taking the Grass starter this time.

[Sakura Leic]

So, Zoark has his own beast trio that has a rivalry with shiny beasts, or something?

Looks more like he can transform into them to me.

[Klavier Gavin]

So, Zoark has his own beast trio that has a rivalry with shiny beasts, or something?

The special event activated by the special Raikou, Entei & Suicune given with the upcoming movie; Phantom Champion Zoroark has been detailled. In this event, when you bring the beasts (it is unclear if it's all three or just one)to the game, a special battle will occur. This battle is against a Level 25 Zoroark which will transform into the various Pokémon. At many points, it will break its transformation to allow you to capture it.

The move is called Illusion.

[Sakura Leic]

Ah so it's a different transforming move like in the movie.

[Solar]

So, Zoark has his own beast trio that has a rivalry with shiny beasts, or something?

He IS his own beast trio.

Seriously, though, why are all the weird animals used as fire starters?  Chicken, monkey, pig?  Every new one makes me miss Charizard and Typhlosion that much more.

The Typhlosion family are supposed to be mice, if that's not as weird of a decision as the rest then I don't know what it is. Also, at least Blaziken's family makes sense (fried chicken )

[VixyNyan]

Now you can make a better GIF with these screens. ^^b



One screen is missing. o.o

[Dr. Wily II]

The move is called Illusion.

It's not a move, it's Zoroark's ability. ._.

[Jericho]

In response to the fire starter names, I heard a few already that I absolutely loved, namely Pignition & Piglit.

[borockman]

I also heard Emboar.

[Klavier Gavin]

ability

Yeah, that [parasitic bomb].

[Solar]

So if that's his ability, does that make Zoroark the equivalent of random select in fighting games?

[Dr. Wily II]

We won't know for sure till new info comes in.

[Sakura Leic]

You know, what until I know what his final form looks like, I'll call him Porkchop.

[Thanatos-Zero]

Say, is there any kind of information of the Effort Value System out here yet? I want to know, if Nintendo has finally decided to remove that stupid 510 EV limitation.

[Dantonumanoa Ongdolota Amycronicon]

Say, is there any kind of information of the Effort Value System out here yet? I want to know, if Nintendo has finally decided to remove that stupid 510 EV limitation.

As in, one would be able to invest all EVs in one stat? That would be nice.

[Tickle Buffalo]

Say, is there any kind of information of the Effort Value System out here yet? I want to know, if Nintendo has finally decided to remove that stupid 510 EV limitation.

yeah man and i hope they raise the level cap to 200 and remove autolevelling when you battle people 'cause grinding is just SO MUCH FUN

POINTLESS GRIND WOO WOO I LOVE IT

[Dantonumanoa Ongdolota Amycronicon]

yeah man and i hope they raise the level cap to 200 and remove autolevelling when you battle people 'cause grinding is just SO MUCH FUN

POINTLESS GRIND WOO WOO I LOVE IT

I don't think that was insinuated anywhere.
Also, if the vitamin limit could be eliminated as well, that would be supreme.

[Tickle Buffalo]

We've had this conversation before. He wants the EV cap raised to 1512, so he'll be able to max out every stat. This, y'know, makes EVs completely pointless, 'cause with no choice in their placement, they add nothing but something else to grind before your pokemon are battle worthy, but hey, it's a good idea anyway, right? Because only being able to max out two stats so you have to actually think about what you want your pokemon to do is just so restrictive.

[Thanatos-Zero]

You know in generation 1 and 2 it was possible to maximise all stats, but from generation 3 and above there was no longer the status expierence system, but the Effort Value System with that retarded limitation off 510 EV. One stat could be maximised with 255 EV which gives your pokemon in the chosen stat 63 points (4 EVs makes 1 Point). The only thing what could be done with the limitation was to place the EVs to different stats, in order that the pokemon were atleast balanced. Wouldn´t be there such a limit, we could give our pokemon a total of 1530 EVs.

The natures and the abilities were good additions to the new Pokemon games, but it was unforgiveable to cripple our pokemon by such a limit. It worked in generation 1 and 2, so why was it changed in the first place?

We've had this conversation before. He wants the EV cap raised to 1512, so he'll be able to max out every stat. This, y'know, makes EVs completely pointless, 'cause with no choice in their placement, they add nothing but something else to grind before your pokemon are battle worthy, but hey, it's a good idea anyway, right? Because only being able to max out two stats so you have to actually think about what you want your pokemon to do is just so restrictive.

Two stats are boring, they make your pokemon in the worst case to walking class tanks, which breaks in the second round into uncountable smithereens. 
Max out Alakazam´s SPEZ ATK and Speed with the right nature. They go down directly with a supereffective hit.

[Archer]

Or they could just remove EVs altogether to produce the same result!

because there's no way I would grind for 1500+ EVs per Pokemon...I'm too lazy to do it as it is now.

Besides I doubt they'll really make a major change to the IVs and EVs since there will probably be the ability to get Pokemon from older games somehow, so if they changed anything it would screw them up..