Things in Pokemon that bothered you.

[Sallix]

The one thing that always bothered me was the fact that noone really gave a shit if a 10 year old was roaming the world with 6 weapons of mass destruction clipped to his belt at all times

This, as well as no one seemed to care that the 10 year old was roaming around the world by him self and getting into fights with age 30+ men who could take your character out in one punch.

 

[havass]

Well, with Heart Gold/Soul Silver coming out in a few days, I felt it was time to get all nostalgic about the freaky weird things in the Pokemon games of old. (Or Pokemon episodes of old, whatever works)

I for one always had issues with Nurse Joy, someone you only went to see when your Pokemon were hurt/unconscious, saying "We hope to see you again!"

Sadistic pink-haired witch.

LOL. I've thought that myself. Why would I want to see her again soon?!

 

[Abedeus]

2) No-one else except your Rival (and Wally in Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald, but I digress) is actually taking the Gym challenges. In fact, no-one except plot-related people actually does anything! They just stand around waiting for you to get up in their face and press A. Pokemon could learn a thing or two from Bethesda.

Am I the only other one who thinks a Bethesda-esque Pokemon game would be mind-bogglingly awesome?

*ponders creating a Pokemon mod for Oblivion, realizes he doesn't have the time :'( *

I remember there being a Pokemon mod. You threw a ball at some creature, and you captured it, then you could throw it back with it being your ally... Not sure if they finished it, I tried the beta version, it was fun.

The one thing that always bothered me was the fact that noone really gave a shit if a 10 year old was roaming the world with 6 weapons of mass destruction clipped to his belt at all times

This, as well as no one seemed to care that the 10 year old was roaming around the world by him self and getting into fights with age 30+ men who could take your character out in one punch.

Same thing is in EVERY childish manga/anime. Yu-gi-oh, Beyblade, Medabots... okay, in Medabots sometimes they assaulted people, but in other animes - no.

 

[Ultress]

Trading to evolve , this is probably more to do to my lack of friends but seriously this takes some trust on both ends. What's to stop you friend from just taking your newly evolved Alakazam like a jerk.

Also running around to catch the legendary pokemon was and is still annoying.

The fact that there no option for a Nurse Joy orgy.

 

[Thwarted]

no non-legendary lightning/flying pokemon.

 

[Deadlock Radium]

why only 6 balls?

He has a FUCKING BACKPACK

That, anything else was great fun.

 

[Plurralbles]

Not beig able to catch them all from one game.

That was bullshit that I couldn't stomach since the very beginning.

And the only thing that really bothered me other than they keep adding more and more creatures that dont' add a damn thing to the game at all but a wasted pokeball.

 

[Berserker119]

Being unable to open your own gym.

Now someone needs to make a game out of this!

Imagine it now!

A game kinda like Simcity where you manage your own town.
Start from premade towns, or make your own.

You become the gym leader, the unofficial mayor of the town, and you design your gym, (how many trainers you put in, decorations, puzzles ect), but in order to make your gym better, you need better trainers.

To attract better trainers, you need to invest in the town. A better town, more trainers attracted to it. But you can also train your existing trainers with the gym equipment, (but the success is limited, and you cannot change hired employees pokemon neither).

You'd also have to go out and train your team, and try to catch new pokemon of your chosen type (more type sets become available as you progress), so you could go to other gyms, and challenge them.
If you win, you attract more advance trainers to your gym, and you also get access to better funding, and attractions for your town. (You can also get more trainers set up in your gym as well)
But you'd have to close down the gym to do so, which is risky, as if you spend too long, your gym begins to deteriorate, and trainers may end up skipping you all together.

EDIT: Oh, and there would be three main ways to raise money.

- Going out to tournaments, and exploring routes to find nuggets/fight trainers.
- Investing in shops/markets (like making them have a sale, which attracts more trainers, and easrn some quick cash, but do it too often, and trainers may actually wait to go there only when sales are on!)
- Getting the money allowance from the pokemon league (which is based on town size, running costs, and prestige/ gym rank). Can be increased by spending cash to impress a representative, (but this is risky!)

You just blew my mind. I would buy 18 copies of this game.

 

[Joshroom]

Being unable to join Team Rocket.[/quote]

Yea, that always bugged me. Why couldn't I join Team Rocket? Its not like they ever did anything other than over the top cartoony evilness. And why was it whenever you fought a Team Rocket guy he'd leave you alone after you beat his pokemon? I mean, most of them are like 25 - 30 and you're 10 - 12. Why didn't he just walk over and punch you in the face?

 

[mechanixis]

As the games went on, things seemed to get softer and softer, until the entire world was one big peaceful tourist destination populated by eerily relaxed people who didn't seem to have any purpose or drive in their lives. Pokemon beauty contests and hotspring spas became the major landmarks, as if the entire world was collectively going senile. Even your rival started patting you on the back and congratulating you for defeating her. At the same time, the criminal organizations grew more and more deranged, shifting their focus from petty gambling rackets and the illegal Pokemon trade to terraforming the planet or harnessing ultimate cosmic power over space and time.

And while the technology has existed for a while now to create those damn Master Balls, they STILL HAVEN'T ENTERED MASS PRODUCTION.

 

[MattZero]

The little Missingno thing that glitched up my Pokedex every fucking time I tried to catch it.

Does no one on this site know that if you just run away from it whatever item is in your 7th item slot glitches and gives you 3000 of it?

I never understood people trying to catch it, it was just a way to get 3000 master balls to catch zapdos, articuno, moltres and mewtwo without a fight. Or 3000 rare candies to powerlevel weaksauce pokemon into something able to be used.

Or if you go to the safari zone, fly out, then do the missingno glitch you can catch safari zone Pokemon with masterballs? Headache eliminated.

EDIT: sorry Bhaalspawn if you actually know this I just grabbed your example because I see this a lot but I've never seen anyone describe the glitches I have above.

 

[mikecoulter]

I for one always had issues with Nurse Joy, someone you only went to see when your Pokemon were hurt/unconscious, saying "We hope to see you again!"

Sadistic pink-haired witch.

That is exactly what I used to think. It just seemed evil.

Other than that, nothing else really bothered me.

 

[Insert Comedy Here]

The caves, good God, the caaaaaaaves. One step, Poke attack! It's a Zubat, step again, Poke attack! It's a Geodude. And I never thought to buy Repel that early in the game.


Also, in the anime, Ash's amnesia to the fact that ninety-eight per cent of the time he has Pikachu use an electric based attack on Team Rocket's mech, flying machine, cage, or whatever, it won't work, because... that would be too easy.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

 

[thePyro_13]

I for one always had issues with Nurse Joy, someone you only went to see when your Pokemon were hurt/unconscious, saying "We hope to see you again!"

Sadistic pink-haired witch.

heh heh. you got the nail on the head. I always figured it was because I was keeping her in business. I mean, you never see any one else healin their pokemon.

My favourite was the first movie. All the trainers are so cut watching their pokemon being forced to fight each other. What the Hell? That's exactly what they were doing, and will continue to do when they get them back!

Also, bug trainers... The bastards would use harden every single turn. Would always take ages to kill every bloody pokemon. Takeing off a half-pixel of health every turn.

 

[Solstrana91]

Well lets see here.

Machoke, it's been said that its skin stretches and rips because it can't contain its muscles. Now Google a picture of one and take a look at it arms.

Latios/Latias carries around Soul Dew. Soul Dew, is made from the soul of a dead Lati@s. You only get to see one of them.

Lickilicky, is a really fat Pokemon that eats everything in sight. It can learn the move muddy water, which is like th move surf, but brown. Consider how that could work, just don't do it while your eating.

Hypno, it eats children. Drifloon, it's a cute balloon thing. It tries to drag children to hell.

Golbat, it's a vampire bat, and feeds on people. It's nearly two meters tall and weighs over 120 pounds.

Parasect, when they evolve from Paras, the fungus zombifies them. Hell bug Pokemon in general. Spiders a full yard in length, hornets three feet tall and that attack in massive swarms, Man-sized praying mantises , 4 foot tall scorpions, 6 foot long dragonflies.


In short, Pokemon is disturbing as hell.

Well....I won't be sleeping any time soon.

Why have Nintendo not realised how successful a Pokemon MMORPG would be? Heart Gold/ Soul Silver sold over 2 million copies in the first month and a half in Japan alone.

 

[Srcruls]

Lots of things bugged me bout the game

One thing, WHY DID THEY MAKE THE EVERSTONE!!!

Sorry for the caps, but all it does is stop pokemon evolving, which you can do by pressing b.

The only use i can think for it is giving it to a machoke/kadabra/haunter/graveller etc to piss someone off on the world trade centre they put into pearl/diamond.

 

[Legendsmith]

I for one always had issues with Nurse Joy, someone you only went to see when your Pokemon were hurt/unconscious, saying "We hope to see you again!"

Sadistic pink-haired witch.

I knew I couldn't be the ONLY person to think that. I mean, what the hell? She WANTS all or most of my poke'mon to be beaten in battle so she can SEE ME again?

 

[IshFish]

I hated team rocket always being in EVERY EPISODE! they were so pointles and repetative through 500 epies or whatever

 

[I Resurection I]

The only problem I ever had was trying to Catch the legendary pokemon I would always beat them and never catch them