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Note: @viceview51's score was actually 17. Right, time for the Random Task. This week it was... Sibling Rivalry Whenever you beat someone higher on the League Table in a GP, you get 2 points If you lose to someone lower than you, you lose 2 points. This is an interesting one. The people lower on the table have less risk of losing points while the top placers have a lot more to lose. @viceview51's placing is not considered for the 1st GP. Here are the points everyone got from it. A score of 0 or more results in Task Completed. @viceview51's score in GP1 was discounted, so he's not able to be the Player who made no Bloody Difference this week. I managed to break into 20 1st places this week, but that wasn't enough to stop the old switcheroo with @RedShell. With 3 weeks to go, it's not exactly clear who could clinch 1st place. Next League Night: 29th November 8pm Room 1: @BowserBasher is host @BowserBasher @viceview51 @RedShell @martinist I'm not 100% certain I'll be in next week, I'll get back to you once I know. It's the last Player's Choice night of the year. So I'm gonna throw in a Balloon Battle there. Sign up Now!

Oh, right. I suppose I better update the Smash Blog stuff. Boring!

I'm glad someone has some Godzilla lore knowledge. Because mine is... yeah... I'm gonna concede on the 3 Links. If Godzilla isn't evil, the Master Sword is just another toothpick. As for FE, gotta come clean here... Lucina shouldn't have been there, I kinda oopsied on that. She's meant to be with her dad. And I learned something about Roy's sword, didn't know it was a Dragonsbane effect weapon. (Can you blame me? Who actually played Binding Blade?) But yeah, Godzilla breathes fire and is a giant reptile, it's close enough to dragonkind for the Falchion, etc. to be effective. You're right about everything else FE though, with Robin being a maybe... It all depends on... So I compromised and put Robin in the tier in between. I'm gonna put this up to the others. Where should Robin go? - "Good Chance" or "Godzilla's got this"? I actually considered Godzilla's radioactive nature. But Dark Samus uses Phazon, and I really doubt Zilla can withstand that. I mean it's not exactly found on Earth... Best case scenario, Zilla gets corrupted and Dark Samus now has the best toy ever. Dr. Mario? Take it from Viridi. I agree with her. Your point about Red raises an interesting... point. I guess so, but Godzilla ain't no Pokémon, so it's not gonna work anyway. I'll put him with Yoshi and the rest. Villager is the mayor, Isabelle's the secretary. And she didn't sign up for that! She's totally legging it. Villager is so psycho, he'd probably stay behind. It's open to interpretation though so... Another vote. Should the Animal Crossing characters swap places? And we might as well cover Lucas as well. Lucas - "Totally Running Away" or "Pretty Close Matchup"? Yeah, Pit and Palutena were placed there for laughs. They could both take Godzilla, no probs though. I misplaced Dark Pit, so many characters to place... The Belmonts have literally beaten up Death. That has to stand for something! The holy water will probably do nothing, mind. I'm not budging on Donkey Kong though. DK 94 doesn't star the DK from Smash. Different Gorilla. As for the moon? Counter point, DK's punch wasn't the reason for the moon falling, it was the speed at which he hit it. I based this on the almost never seen ending to DKC Returns when you only have Diddy. Let's not question how they survived that though... And that's that. I'll update the tier list above now.

That would make your GP1 score 17 after recalculation. Your average is currently 31.3, do you want to keep that score? I take it from your other post that you managed to actually complete every race in GP3, so I can just use that score. Anyway, here's my highlights from yesterday. And I'm declaring myself this week's winner of "Ultimate skill of the week" with this banger. Nice try @RedShell

Thanks for the hunts last night, @RedShell, @S.C.G and @Dcubed It was a night where there was impeccable teamwork, I need to pay more attention, This Barroth was gunning for an Oscar and where I discovered the ultimate Monster Hunter strategy. I'll be up for some more later tonight.

It's a new Generation! My particular favourite, but would the spin-off's match up? Well, like all the other gens, let's start with the smaller titles that don't really need their own post... Don't expect much in the way of sales figures. Pokédex 3D released for the 3DS in 2011. Made by Creatures Inc. and released as a free digital only title. Pokédex 3D was essentially a database for 152 Gen 5 Pokémon. Providing information on movesets, stat spread, catching locations, abilities, etc. This title is notable as it's the first time we started seeing the official 3D Pokémon models that are still used today. You see, during the transition from 2D sprites to 3D models that the mainline games were going through, Creatures Inc. decided to make Pokémon models that were ready for the HD era that would inevitably arrive for the series. It was remarkably forward thinking, but as you can imagine, making models for well over 700 Pokémon at the time was a massive undertaking. So this was released as a way to kind of tide people over. It also utilised Augmented Reality to let you take pictures of Pokémon. Pokédex 3D Pro came out a year later for the 3DS. As the name suggests, it's a more comprehensive version of Pokédex 3D that features all 649 Pokémon from the first 5 generations. It also wasn't free. You had to pay for this one. That pretty much sums up the main upgrade, but this title also has a quiz feature that puts your knowledge of Pokémon to the test. Like, serious nerdy stuff, such as heights, weights and even egg groups. Yes, I nailed all of them. What!? Pokédex for iOS also came out in 2012 and is pretty much Pokédex 3D Pro for Mobile Phones. Not much else to say. These titles were probably made to subsidize the cost of making the absolutely huge amount of high quality models that are still used to this day. You can still see them in the Pokémon Let's GO games. They were also used in the 3DS mainline games, even if it did have the side effect of tanking the framerate when too many were on screen at once. Still, it was a smart move. It saved a lot of time in the long run. I still actually boot up Pokédex 3D Pro now and again. Not for actual Pokémon knowledge, mind, it's kinda out of date now. But those models are great and make great references for whenever I feel like drawing a Pokémon. Anyway, let's get weird. Holy Crap! It's the Pokémon Trading Card Game! ...OK, not quite... Pokémon Card Game: How To Play DS is a free tutorial game that came with the Starter Kit in Japan that was available in 2011. Developed by Creatures Inc. and Zener Works, it's a small tutorial that teaches you how to play the TCG. That's it. There's nothing more to talk about. It was a freebie, after all. Pokémon Dream Radar is an Augmented Reality Shooter for the 3DS that released in 2012. Made by Game Freak and Creatures Inc. It's the first time a spin-off was made by the actual developers of the mainline Pokémon games. The player is tasked with collecting Dream Orbs by shooting clouds using the 3DS' AR feature. But now and again, you might encounter a Pokémon. When this happens, you need to shoot it with... beams of light(?) in order to capture it. If you pulled this off, you were able to transfer those Pokémon to the Gen 5 DS games. This includes the new Therian Formes of Tornadus, Thundurus and Landorus. You could also utilise the Gen 4 games to get special versions of Legendary Pokémon with rare abilities. This game was OK, decent fun for what it's worth. I wouldn't be surprised if the AR feature used in this was reused for Pokémon GO in some way. We finish with Pokémon Tretta Lab, a Japan only 3DS digital title that came with a special bundle in 2013. You might remember me talking about Tretta back in the Gen 4 posts, so I won't repeat myself with what that is. Unfortunately, it's not a 3DS version of the original arcade title as the name would suggest. Instead, it's a utility kind of application that helps you catalogue your certainly ginormous collection of Tretta discs. You could scan them to see more details and to simulate battles. What's that? How do you scan these discs on a 3DS? Why, with this monstrosity of course! And you thought the Circle Pad Pro was bad... Unfortunately, support for this dropped almost a year later when a new set of discs was released. Which was a bit of a middle finger to anyone who bought this, really. That's it for Gen 5's weird spin-off section. Tomorrow, there'll be something that's actually weirder than all this.

That's never been the case in any Pokémon game though, even with EXP Share.

Room's open now.

@S.C.G that leaves you with Morton.

Man, I am never pulling this Hellblade quest off! Took me an hour to get a full room going, only for some jerk to come in and cart 4 BLOODY TIMES! You'd think after the third time, they'd just hang back and let the rest of us finish off the last Hellblade... I just want that armour... @Hero-of-Time I get it now. I get your frustration with Randoms.

Ah, I see. Whenever I do a tier list. I go by all of the source material. I normally actually ignore Smash, because the characters aim to be balanced there.

No. Then trust me when I say that to Kirby, Godzilla is nothing. This is what happened to just one poor villain that miffed Kirby. Kirby fights some proper eldtrich horrors in his games. Like planet-destroying levels of nightmares. And it's nothing to him.

Have you played any Kirby Final Boss?

Obligatory Link would Shadow of the Collosus it and stab it with the Master Sword. Blade of Evil's Bane is pretty effective. Naturally, Toon Link would just jump there and shove the sword into it's brain. Worked on Ganondorf. Young Link doesn't have the Master Sword or epic gravity defying skills, so he's screwed. A well placed Falcon Punch beats anything. Everyone knows this. Bayonetta has literally punched God into the sun, so Godzilla is nothing for her. Samus/Dark Samus' suits are way past modern technology. Mewtwo has crazy Psychic powers (And Ness to a lesser extent). Meanwhile Rosalina and Shulk are literal Gods. Kirby beats everything, Godzilla is another Tuesday for him. The Fire Emblem gang fight Dragons on a daily basis. Chrom and Marth in particular have the Falchion which is made specifically to kill Fire Breathing Reptiles. Fox and Falco have the Arwings. Probably just another end-stage boss to them. Mega Man has a smorgasbord of weapons, like Samus. If Sonic has the Chaos Emeralds, he'll breeze it with Super Sonic. Ridley is the closest thing to Godzilla in the Ninty Universe, except he can fly. Cloud is from Final Fantasy. Giant Fire Breathing Dragons is the norm. Mario has literally Butt stomped a 100m tall Electric Dragon to death. Meta Knight is from the Kirby universe, so I have to imagine he's crazy strong if he can give Kirby a decent fight. (Same with Dedede if he wasn't looting) Simon and Richter have struggled their way through worse. I think that covers everyone.

Mixture of both, I'd guess. You'd have to ask him yourself, but I've not seen him on this site for ages.

Yes you can, I remember @Ugh first aid spotting a Green Zubat in the middle of Mt. Moon.

The base chance of getting a shiny is the same as Sun/Moon. 1 in 4096. Why don't you lot have a look at the ways to influence this?

So who's up for some post Kart Hunts tonight?

PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure released in 2009 for the Wii. It's an action adventure game developed by Creatures Inc. You play as a Pikachu who starts the game playing with his Charmander, Chikorita and Piplup friends. A Mew suddenly shows up and leads them into a mysterious hole in the ground. This leads them to the titular PokéPark. The Mew then informs Pikachu about an ancient stone called the Sky Prism, which has been shattered into 14 pieces. So Pikachu has to explore the park and find these pieces. No, the Mew isn't going to help. The game generally involves exploring a number of areas and befriending the 193 Pokémon inside. Different Pokémon will want to play different games with Pikachu. The smaller ones will want to play chase and Hide-and-seek games while bigger Pokémon will probably want to battle. These battles are noticeable in that they're done in real-time, a first for the series. So no, Pokkén didn't do it first. In order to get the Sky Prism Shards, Pikachu will have to win at the 14 attractions of PokéPark, a selection of Mini-games. The problem is, Pikachu isn't exactly good enough to pull this off, so you have to befriend Pokémon more suited to what's needed so they can do it for you. The game is definitely aimed at younger children, so it's very easy. Despite that, it sold 1.19 million, which is decent. PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond was released in 2011 for the Wii. Once again, it was developed by Creatures Inc. Pikachu has traveled to a different PokéPark with Piplup (Charmander and Chikorita are strangely absent from this game). There's rumours of a place called Wish Park where the fun never stops. Turns out it never stops because Pokémon who go there can never leave. Piplup gets trapped in there and Pikachu has to rescue him. The game plays similarly to the first game, but befriending Pokémon plays a bigger role than the Mini-Game Attractions (Of which there are only 4). As you can probably tell from the cover, the Gen 5 starters, Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott play a big role in this game. They're fully playable in this and are able to switch with Pikachu for exploration and battles. Each one has a special skill that makes them suitable for different situations (Except Pikachu, who has no special skills and should almost never be used). The battles in this game get a bit of a renovation. Type advantage plays a part in this and choosing the right Pokémon will make battles easier, if things are going bad, you can even call upon a Pokémon you befriended to control for a bit. You can also play the 4 attractions in Multiplayer as well. PokéPark 2 sold 0.76 million. Which is pretty average considering. And that does it for PokéPark. Which is a shame, there was potential here. These are decent games, even if they are devoid of challenge. The battling in the sequel is really fun as well. I would have liked to see where it could have gone... And that also does it for Gen 4. There weren't a lot of original ideas here and most of them were a bit "meh" PokéPark was good, but it's not a dizzying high. Next up is Gen 5, which I have mentioned before as a wacky bunch of spin-offs.

Right, seeing as those upstarts on ResetERA are wasting my idea with nonsense about Avocados. Here's an actual important tier list about something that doesn't really matter. I call this one... OH NO! It's Godzilla! What do you do!?

Don't you lump me in with them!

Sorry about that. Could've sworn I posted the theme on Sunday... Next League Night: Tonight 8pm Room 1: @BowserBasher is host @Glen-i - Larry @BowserBasher @viceview51 @martinist - Lemmy @RedShell - Iggy @S.C.G @Dcubed - Roy As you can probably tell, you have to choose one of the Koopalings tonight. It'd be great if there was at least one of each, so feel free to claim your Koopaling now!

Thanks for confirming that the Pokémon in this game have stats well above what it could be in previous games. That Defense is more than double than what is possible in previous games. This seriously puts the chance of future Pokémon Bank compatibility into question.

It was. Game Freak specifically made the models HD quality to "future-proof" them. This had the side-effect of completely tanking the frame rate of the 3DS titles when particularly complicated Pokémon showed up. As for the animations being new, that's a negative. They're all in Sun/Moon (Apart from Pikachu, Eevee, Meltan and Melmetal) There's a picture @Serebii used to use every time he brought this point up, but I can't find it... That goes for the walking animations as well. Although they weren't used, the code for Sun/Moon has walking animations for every Pokemon.

I do! Hah! That threw a spanner in your works.