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[–]RyanRev 136 points137 points ago

I always assume that when I use repel, all the pokemon I normally would have encountered would have been shiny.

Except in caves. Don't have time for that ._.

[–]failparty 22 points23 points ago

You don't want a shiny zubat?

[–]Tomling 16 points17 points ago

You want a shiny Zubat?

[–]-Serge 59 points60 points ago

Pink Crobat!!~

[–]tahninial 3 points4 points ago

Haha yeah, I was just going to say I would love a shiny crobat, but I forgot what colour it was. The Pokémon I like are never in colours I like when they are shiny. I'd LOVE a crobat with the wing and body colour switched.

[–]fiendly 25 points26 points ago

Sad to say my first shiny was indeed a zubat. Loved that beast, brown zubats looked awesome. The sun was in my vision and I couldn't tell, my power was dying and I had to go for it. I lowered its HP and threw numerous pokéballs and what I had caught still wasn't certain. When I got home I knew I had a 1/8000 chance Pokemon. I didn't care if it was a zubat, it was.. My zubat.

[–]NZBlur 23 points24 points ago

shiny zubats are green

[–]mangaferret 10 points11 points ago

my shiny zubat is green?

[–]fiendly 7 points8 points ago

Well then.. My eyes deceived me. I guess I evolved it before I noticed lol.

[–]mangaferret 10 points11 points ago

i just looked, and the webbing of it's wings are brown. you are forgiven

[–]megaman78978 6 points7 points ago

Some colorblind have trouble differentiating between green and brown. One of my friends thought a lot of green stuff was brown.

[–]larwk 6 points7 points ago

Winter forever.

[–]fiendly 0 points1 point ago

I only remember it being brown because of the light when I had it in my parents car. The glare would of made me think it was brown. A pink crobat was awesome though.. I ended up trading it recently :(

[–]dustywildman 0 points1 point ago

same. My first shiny was also a zubat, they did look brown, but indeed they are greeeeeen!

[–]jay501 58 points59 points ago

[–]ZeroBalance98 129 points130 points ago

Ain't nobody got times for 'bats!

[–]killer4u77 3 points4 points ago

Zubats...

[–]Majackal 1 point2 points ago

I hate boldores

[–]CatMode 0 points1 point ago

There are no Pokemon you would have encountered. The shinyness and traits are decided when you start the encounter

[–]MassEffectCodexVoice 104 points105 points ago

I'm still kind of disappointed that your Pokemon don't follow you like hg/ss. I just think adding stuff like that and customizable sprites would add some more incentive to buy the sequels. I'm going to buy it anyway but I like to dream.

[–]docmedic 16 points17 points ago

I wonder why they didn't include that. That would have made this game even more perfect. I want my legendary to follow me around. T_T

[–]studmuffffffin 9 points10 points ago

Sometimes you just want to walk up to a video game director, smack him/her on the head and say "what the fuck were you thinking?". The perfect example being the stupid messages when you pick up a treasure in skyward sword.

[–]Alexbo8138 1 point2 points ago

What does it say?

[–]fr4vr 7 points8 points ago

Basically something along the lines of

You got a(n) [object]! These [adjective] [objects] are [verb] in [noun]. [Insert slightly witty/descriptive comment here].

For example,

You got a Jelly Blob!

It may look like a boring wad of gunk,
but it's used to make all sorts of things!

[–]Sea-Salt 6 points7 points ago

Wasn't it not so much what they said, as it was that they said it every time you picked it up? It's been a while since I've played; on bad terms with that game.

[–]emolga587 2 points3 points ago

The messages only show up once per item per play-session, but that is still very annoying!

[–]lightningrod14 0 points1 point ago

why?

[–]MericaMericaMerica 2 points3 points ago

I personally don't think it's a big deal. I personally would rather the OPTION to have them follow you around, but none of it really makes a difference in the end to me.

[–]Toidiedud 9 points10 points ago

Unfortunately HG/SS were not made by the same team, B/W and B/W 2 were by the main Pokemon Team. HG/SS was by someone else.

So thats the main reason :(

[–]Wiilio 6 points7 points ago

Well the Pokemon Team should have definitely been like, "Hey. You guys have some good stuff here... Pokemon following behind, a bottom screen that's actually useful... I'mma take it." Seriously. Things like the following 'mon and the useful touch screen are part of what made HGSS my favorite game. Need to see more of that.

[–]JMaboard 1 point2 points ago

The reason they gave us last time is because they were both being developed at the same time by different teams and the following option was added last minute.

You could assume that meant that the second time around they would add that feature.

[–]ceol_ -2 points-1 points ago

That would be assuming the development team is competent. Considering it took them 15 years to add the option of using another repel after yours just wore, I have my doubts that's the case.

[–]Konstantino 1 point2 points ago

Lol please, this repel feature is just a nice little convenience tweak more than anything. It's not like we had this feature at the top of our imaginary 'features-to-add' list. I would say the development team is much more than competent, seeing as they've managed to sustain an incredible game with a ridiculously large following for over a decade now.

[–]LogicalAce 55 points56 points ago

For everyone saying they thought this was in B/W1, this same general picture was posted 4 or 5 months ago, so you're probably just having de ja vu. It was most definitely not in a previous game.

[–]Arcanine92 24 points25 points ago

I can verify this comment is correct.

Source: playing Black 1 right now.

[–]minizanz 4 points5 points ago

i can verify that that is BW2 as i have been playing the translation and that is using the updated graphics. it is basically a finished black and white, and you get skills about 10 levels early so that is nice.

[–]LogicalAce 4 points5 points ago

Wait, skills?

[–]NinjaDinoCornShark 3 points4 points ago

That threw me off too. Please let us in, Minizanz!

[–]LogicalAce 2 points3 points ago

"+2 in apricorn crafting"

I'll go abuse google until I know what 'skills' refers to.

[–]NinjaDinoCornShark 5 points6 points ago

"Ability Gained: Pick up your poke balls if they fail!" Honestly, I've never understood why the trainer can't just pick the damn thing back up.

As a side note, I just imagined a man heading to California, finding the Google HQ and just beating the shit out of all the building.

[–]Envoke 3 points4 points ago

I always assumed it was the expenditure of energy that made them one time use. The pokemon 'broke' free, meaning that it broke the container rendering the ball useless. The Masterball is the peak of pokeball craftsmanship, meaning that it never broke.

[–]NinjaDinoCornShark 0 points1 point ago

Wow... you just flipped my world upside down.

[–]LogicalAce 1 point2 points ago

After rendering google the equivalent of a red-headed stepchild, I have decided I still don't understand what he's referring to. Fuck.

[–]minizanz 1 point2 points ago

i guess moves is the correct term. when i was playing the translation the moves came much quicker than in BW1. bulbapedia used to have them separate and i was just going to link that but it seams to not have it anymore.

[–]LogicalAce 0 points1 point ago

My disappointment can't be put into strong enough words...

[–]Arcanine92 2 points3 points ago

Yeah yeah I know that was BW2. But the guy I commented on was saying that wasnt in BW1. Thats what I was verifying

[–]crazylegscowpuss 9 points10 points ago

It's all these little things that make me more and more excited to get this game!

[–]chaser902109 6 points7 points ago

I am going to like the habitat feature if the pokedex

[–]lightningrod14 0 points1 point ago

wait, what?

[–]rskoopa 46 points47 points ago

Original post's effect wore off... Repost?

[–]iScreme 7 points8 points ago

1200 upvotes. It was super effective!

[–]warsy26 8 points9 points ago

That's how young trainers end up shiny-less, sad husks of the dreamers they used to be.

[–]TennuyanRyu 10 points11 points ago

I don't use repels and I still have no shinys. :(

[–]Seangonzo79 4 points5 points ago

I know the feel bro. Not even a shiny goddamn Bidoof

[–]SovietSolipsism 6 points7 points ago

Been playing for 14 years, since I was 12. Red and Blue release, every version to date. Thousands and thousands of hours. Zero shiny encounters.

Note -I have never attempted to game a shiny, so if it was the hugest of deals to me...

[–]Seangonzo79 0 points1 point ago

I was 7 when I got Blue for Christmas in 98. I've played every generation on handhelds and emulators, I've tried the radar thing on Platinum, and I've put in triple digit hours in every single game I've played.

Still no goddamn shinies, although I have traded things for my one legit shiny and my Charizard that my friend happened to find on his cheat device

[–]Envoke -1 points0 points ago

I killed a shiny magikarp once because I wasn't paying attention :( woe is me.

[–]Seangonzo79 2 points3 points ago

Level 100 Magikarp is the king of the shinies

[–]lightningrod14 0 points1 point ago

bout same length of time as a pokemon player, i didnt get one until HG--a pidgey. first route, first catch.

[–]lightningrod14 0 points1 point ago

i have a shiny bibarel...its alt-color is, predictably, stupid. unless i see two side by side i can't tell the difference.

[–]Skeff1 9 points10 points ago

I use repels a lot, but I still have a shiny Buizel, and shiny Tauros under my belt.

[–]IcyRice 1 point2 points ago

Fucking saw this 2 months ago..

[–]gereffi 5 points6 points ago

I'm so confused... I know that I've seen this before. Is this a troll post or something that I'm missing?

[–]chaser902109 1 point2 points ago

It seems that alot of people here including myself are having de ja vu. Honestly I swear I have seen this before, but playing through black I can say I haven't. It must be everybody so excited for it...

[–]icydeadnoobs 9 points10 points ago

[–]spidey98 5 points6 points ago

We get it. We've seen 897 screenshots like this.

[–]VictorTugelbend 12 points13 points ago

I haven't. Maybe you should get off reddit more often

[–]iScreme 0 points1 point ago

You're going about it all wrong.

Maybe you shouldn't get off reddit as often.

[–]Skeff1 5 points6 points ago

Nice.

[–]ForsakenCarnage 0 points1 point ago

That's amazing

[–]mcrguy18 -1 points0 points ago

just creamed my pants

[–]LFluffy -1 points0 points ago

slowking/slowbro.jpg

[–]Kyoma_Hooin 2 points3 points ago

I seriously hope this isn't the best new feature.

[–]My_Horse_Must_Lose 0 points1 point ago

haha. my thoughts exactly. Everything i've been reading seems to indicate there really aren't a lot of changes from B/W, aside from the plot and Kyurem's new forms.

[–]redragon11 0 points1 point ago

Reeeeeepooooooost

[–]edman3d 4 points5 points ago

surprised no one has mentioned that this has been posted with the same caption like 400 times

[–]OilySalmon 3 points4 points ago

I thought Black/White 2 weren't released yet...

[–]NinjaDinoCornShark 10 points11 points ago

They were released in Japan and they have been translated by modders.

[–]OilySalmon 5 points6 points ago

Fully translated or just partial?

[–]Grimant 4 points5 points ago

Everything except the text and graphics are fully translated in the unofficial translation.

[–]VictorTugelbend 6 points7 points ago

So partial then.

[–]iScreme 5 points6 points ago

The text...? I's confused... they've translated everything except the text...

What else is there to translate besides the text?

[–]NinjaDinoCornShark 1 point2 points ago

The implications. Sure you might not know what they're saying, but you know what they're saying.

[–]dannyqthach 2 points3 points ago

I got it, and it doesnt even fully translate.... :( only attacks/moves and random shit. :(

[–]chaser902109 6 points7 points ago

Wasn't that in black an white 1 also?

[–]Necsha85 62 points63 points ago

No

[–]LetsHavePun 4 points5 points ago

I swear to god it was... but it seems like it wasn't. WHAT'S GOING ON. Am I having a poke-breakdown?

[–]Twofoe 4 points5 points ago

Memory is a fickle thing. There are loads of people who misremember having been raped as children.

[–]aengvs 33 points34 points ago

I like that you immediatly chose the most extreme example of forgetting something. Not car keys or birthdays, straight to child rape.

[–]Twofoe 6 points7 points ago

It's a topic that was brought up in The Demon Haunted World, by Carl Sagan, which I recently read.

[–]Fappingitup 6 points7 points ago

have an upsagan

[–]studmuffffffin 0 points1 point ago

So upbrave.

[–]timetravelinginward 1 point2 points ago

I was more concerned that "misremember" was used when "forget" would have sufficed.

[–]gman92 0 points1 point ago

Well, that escalated quickly.

[–]brosephiroth 0 points1 point ago

It lets you know when it wore off. Does not let you reapply.

[–]csuits -1 points0 points ago

Wasn't that in Black and White 1? I remember a Pokemon game having that feature.

[–]HarleanHarlow 0 points1 point ago

Joint Avenue is pretty cool too, although that isn't exactly a feature, more like a bonus. Mine is already filled out though so it isn't as exciting. Upgrading it is fun though :)

[–]TheSkeletonDance 0 points1 point ago

Jesus christ, why are they adding that now. I could have used that feature since the beginning.

[–]stayygold 0 points1 point ago

MUST HAVE TRANSLATED VERSION!

[–]EndComplete 0 points1 point ago

2 more days. I am so excited!

[–]MericaMericaMerica 0 points1 point ago

If I could like this twice, I would.

[–]cheapasiangeo 0 points1 point ago

I'm playing Pokemon HeartGold and constantly going in my stupid menu to keep using Repels and this screenshot just makes me feel fucking redundant in life.

[–]Sven2774 -1 points0 points ago

Oh shit, that reminds me, I gotta get my ideal pokemon team ready for B/W2.

Shuckle, Raichu, Lucario, Arcanine, annnnd I am still trying to think of the last two. Probably Samurott just to have a gen 5 starter and water type, and then some sort of flying type.

[–]ActionFilmsFan1995 0 points1 point ago

Dragonite? Awesome pokemon.

[–]mrspacepanda 0 points1 point ago

But you need an Eeveelution in there somewhere.

[–]superindian25 0 points1 point ago

Out of all the awesome pokemon you can catch you use a freaking shuckle.

[–]Sven2774 0 points1 point ago

Dude. Shuckle is awesome and hilarious. Highest defense of the game. Don't did the shuckle.

[–]ronald_rager -1 points0 points ago

It annoys me cause my mind sees BW2 and instantly converts it to BroodWar 2.

[–]TacosAllDay 0 points1 point ago

OMFG FINALLLLYYYYYYYYYYY

[–]caiada 0 points1 point ago

I feel like they should've just made repels register-able, like every other important item in the game and what was incredibly obvious with the advent of registering multiple items in B/W.

But hey, when's GF ever do the obvious and most useful thing.

[–]Look_at_them_shine 0 points1 point ago

Bah! Back in my day, we had to stand in front of cut trees, find the Pokemon that knows cut, and tell it to use it. Kids these days... But seriously, playing the original games again is difficult once you get used to how convenient the newer games are. Now that they have the repel feature, I can't think of anything else tedious that needs to be fixed.

[–]JackAction 0 points1 point ago

The character sprite looks like it has a hedgehog on its head.

[–]CatMode 0 points1 point ago

Repost

[–]ScootaLewis 0 points1 point ago

I always wanted to register Repels to the select/y button.

[–]BaconBoob 0 points1 point ago

2 more days!! :D

[–]Nicxtrem99 -1 points0 points ago

Using repel prevent you from finding shinies. Please, don't say you played for 14 years and didn't found a single shiny...

That is all.

[–]gmessad 0 points1 point ago

Yes, we know.

[–]1937MCACornet 0 points1 point ago

It took how many games for Game Freak to finally add this feature?!?

[–]mrdoink20 -2 points-1 points ago

YOU WIMP

[–]likeaboss47 -3 points-2 points ago

That was in the first black and white games.

[–]chotix 0 points1 point ago

no, it isn't. spource: my repel just ran out

[–]Denchura102 -1 points0 points ago

Does it only work on regular Repels and not the better versions?

[–]BlackQuilt 2 points3 points ago

I would assume it works for all of them....

[–]greymeta 1 point2 points ago

It works with Super and Max Repels too!

[–]astronautwrath -2 points-1 points ago

i could literally cry, unbelievable.

[–]Spartann30 -4 points-3 points ago

this was in BW1.

[–]chotix 1 point2 points ago

no, it wasnt. my repel just ran out.

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[–]Grimant 3 points4 points ago

They weren't

Source: I played Platinum and Heartgold.

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[–]Quaytsar 8 points9 points ago

No it wasn't.

Source: I just tried it in White.

[–]SenatorPikachu -4 points-3 points ago

i call bullshit. it just happened to me in white.

EDIT: well, even though i distinctly remember this happening a few days ago, turns out isn't a feature. sorta weird, but whatever.

[–]Quaytsar 0 points1 point ago

I'm fairly certain that OP's picture is from promotional materials for the games and has been posted to Reddit before.

[–]SenatorPikachu 0 points1 point ago

it's just weird. i could've sworn i had the game ask me if i wanted to use another repel. maybe i'm thinking of using potions on pokemon without exiting back to the items menu.