Meet the Staff - Cheza

[White Wolf Guardian]

Wow, I've only caught 2 shiny Pokemon from over 10 years of playing >.<.

Why do normal type Pokemon still seem terrible? Am I the only person that thinks it is a disadvantage to use one?

[Cheza]

They are pretty lackluster unless they're Whitney's Miltank or Meowth of Team Rocket.
Or well, Snorlax and Chansey/Blissey seem to pop up in competitive play every now and then.
Oh, and Smeargle with Dark Void also used to be kind of a big deal until it got nerfed.
I don't play competitively tho so I really wouldn't know.


Guess part of their problem is that they're usually amongst the first creatures you encounter and possibly also catch in the game (Ratata/Pidgey, Zigzagoon, Bidoof/Starly, Patrat/Lillipup/Pidove, and so on), and Pokémon you get early on usually don't end up becoming particularly strong even after evolving, which makes all of them appear weak.
Sure, exceptions exist since I recall having and using a Stoutland in B/W with pretty good results, and Pidgeot can be kinda beastly too (but that's also not pure Normal type. It's also just so beautiful and muhjastic in its simplicity that I just can't help but love it and so I'm probably biased), but on a whole, since they have no particular strengths or resistances (aside from Ghost, which also resists Normal), it usually seems like a better idea to just use something else instead, or something that's not pure Normal-type.

[White Wolf Guardian]

Yeah, I guess you're right about that. I wish Kangaskhan, Tauros, Porygon, Licklicky, and other such Pokemon had more to offer though ...

Do you think we will ever get to find out about the "Pokemon War" and what actually happened?

[Cheza]

Mega Kangaskhan is a thing and supposedly also a pretty ok choice for battling, but Mega evolution is cruel. >->






I highly doubt it, and in some ways I'm kinda happy about that.
Unless they changed their current "childish" Gen7 ways and made it more mature-ish, I think it'd be a pretty disappointing experience.
Like, if it was on the same level as the Pokémon Generations special episodes, it'd probably be good, but if it was like the Sun/Moon-games, it wouldn't.

[White Wolf Guardian]

I wish we would go back to the "mature" era lol.

Do you think the "Game Corner" will ever return, or is that "abolished" for sake of the aforesaid "childish" direction of the games?

[Cheza]

I think it was removed to comply with gambling laws and to ensure the age rating wouldn't go up, so I highly doubt it'll return. At least not in the slot machine form.
A Game Corner that wasn't like a casino, but that had a bunch of other minigames in it could probably be made. The ones in Pokémon-Amie were quite fun, especially the one where you bounce yarn balls.
Pokéathlon from HG/SS comes to mind too. There's a lot that could be done.

[White Wolf Guardian]

*Wants to gamble in Pokemon again* >_>

Was the porygon worth every 9999 coin?

[Cheza]

I loved the slot machines too tbh. >->
Minigames would be the next best thing.




I'd have to say yes, because I like Porygon.
Perhaps not the best Pokémon for battles, but the idea behind it and its evolutions is pretty cool.

[White Wolf Guardian]

Yeah, I liked me some porygon.

Have you ever tried to sit down and write a story?

[Cheza]

It's happened, but it rarely ends well.

[White Wolf Guardian]

Ooohhh. NOW I HAVE TO KNOW.

Do you have any saved short stories?

[Bricket]

So, did anything good happen recently?