Nov 11, 2016, 09:44 PM
Except that it's not exactly easier to hunt shinies, just getting the charm. From what's been said they took out horde hunting, pokeradar/dex nav (as well as all legendaries/UBs/tapus being shiny locked), and so far we only have one possible method of shiny hunting, which doesn't seem too bad, like an easier version of pokeradar, just PP consuming. I haven't even seen anything hinting that we can even fish either, but I doubt they'd remove that?? Hopefully not, I love chain fishing.
I completed the national dex back in 2014 in XY but the whole idea of possibly having no national dex in sun and moon is crazy (even if S/M doesn't have a national dex and it's later patched in with the pokebank update it means they were either testing the waters with the concept or keeping people from moving them in-game so soon). I know it's supposed to be this new concept that breaks the mold of old pokemon games when it comes to having no gyms, you creating the elite four, and having a nursery instead of a daycare. I'm fine with that, but where's the satisfaction of completing the national dex in game? Of pulling resources and working together with other people across the nation and even the world to complete something as gigantic and time consuming as the national dex, and then get such an awesome reward like the shiny charm?
I don't mind the shiny charm being obtained easier now, I would have LOVED that concept back in 2014 (especially since I catch every pokemon in an area before I move on), it would have made my life a whole lot easier, but what could possibly be a better reward than that when it comes to catching ALL pokemon? Yes, it is satisfying to simply go through and complete the national dex, but the sole reason I completed the national dex WAS for the shiny charm. If I could have gotten it in XY and ORAS by simply completing the regional dexes I would have never bothered getting pokebank, replaying old games, or using online forums to complete the national dex, and I would have never met any of the online friends I have now in the pokemon community.
I was hoping for more from S/M, maybe even region hopping via the terminal from the demo, and maybe that'll be DLC or something one day (which would be AWESOME), but after the leaks and the datamining I'm left a little underimpressed. The graphics are awesome, the music is awesome, the ability to change clothes again is awesome, but I feel like the storyline and characters are very typical of pokemon (and even a bit rushed), which is something they could have definitely changed since they're changing everything else. I love shiny hunting still, but knowing that I have rather limited options to find shinies is :/
I completed the national dex back in 2014 in XY but the whole idea of possibly having no national dex in sun and moon is crazy (even if S/M doesn't have a national dex and it's later patched in with the pokebank update it means they were either testing the waters with the concept or keeping people from moving them in-game so soon). I know it's supposed to be this new concept that breaks the mold of old pokemon games when it comes to having no gyms, you creating the elite four, and having a nursery instead of a daycare. I'm fine with that, but where's the satisfaction of completing the national dex in game? Of pulling resources and working together with other people across the nation and even the world to complete something as gigantic and time consuming as the national dex, and then get such an awesome reward like the shiny charm?
I don't mind the shiny charm being obtained easier now, I would have LOVED that concept back in 2014 (especially since I catch every pokemon in an area before I move on), it would have made my life a whole lot easier, but what could possibly be a better reward than that when it comes to catching ALL pokemon? Yes, it is satisfying to simply go through and complete the national dex, but the sole reason I completed the national dex WAS for the shiny charm. If I could have gotten it in XY and ORAS by simply completing the regional dexes I would have never bothered getting pokebank, replaying old games, or using online forums to complete the national dex, and I would have never met any of the online friends I have now in the pokemon community.
I was hoping for more from S/M, maybe even region hopping via the terminal from the demo, and maybe that'll be DLC or something one day (which would be AWESOME), but after the leaks and the datamining I'm left a little underimpressed. The graphics are awesome, the music is awesome, the ability to change clothes again is awesome, but I feel like the storyline and characters are very typical of pokemon (and even a bit rushed), which is something they could have definitely changed since they're changing everything else. I love shiny hunting still, but knowing that I have rather limited options to find shinies is :/
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