Poll
Question:
Which legendary bird Pokémon is your favorite?
Option 1: Articuno
Option 2: Zapdos
Option 3: Moltres
Get hyped! We've only got about four weeks before the original Pokémon games are released on the eShop. Amazon's download code listings confirm that they'll each retail for $9.99, a bit pricier than the average Virtual Console title.
Anyway, answer the poll and post your reasons here! Personally, I'm having a tough time deciding which one to buy. Blue is the one I grew up with and it would have the best nostalgia value, but I've never played Yellow before! So I'm very conflicted. Any advice?
I'll try to update the poll every few days or so if enough people start playing these and are interested in talking about the games leading up to release.
None because I have no money
Buy Yellow! The Pikachu following you is reason enough ^^
Ninja'd, I think you should buy Yellow too! I think it's worth it since you never played it, and it's slightly different than red/blue
As for me, I don't have any friends to play this with locally so there's no point in buying it
I have Yellow and Blue carts for my GBASP that are still functioning so I think I'mma just take Red. If I ever seriously feel the need to have Yellow available whenever I want then I might get it, but it's just Red for the moment. (Also I'm running low on space on my 3DS after downloading Ace Attorney Trilogy, Dual Destinies, and Super Mystery Dungeon digitally oops) I'm also gonna try to get a living Pokédex going, somehow - I completed the dex in Platinum and Omega Ruby, this would be easy shit in comparison!
Well you guys have sold me! Pokémon Yellow, here I come! :D
Yellow is just so much of an upgrade over Red and Blue that I don't see a purpose of getting either
in fact I don't see a purpose of getting them anyway since I have all of them sitting right next to me (plus an extra copy of blue)
I mean I was pretty sure everyone already had these games
Despite being a big Pokemon fan, I think I might probably skip this bandwagon. I didn't grow up with the Gen I games (or at least, the ones on GameBoy), so they don't really mean all that much to me. If I had to choose one though, I'd probably go with Yellow. Colored graphics and all three starters? Sign me up!
Yellow! I never played any of the Gen 1 pokemon games, i sure qould love to play yellow, given the fact that you can find all three starters in the game!
Oh cool! Pokemon Red was one of the first Game Boy games I ever played (although not my favorite GB game, that spot will always belong to Crystal), but I've always wanted to play Yellow!
I've actually been playing Red at school on my graphing calculator...there's this thing that converts GB ROMs into playable calculator apps for the TI-83/84. It's kinda slow and calculator graphics aren't exactly top-notch lol but it works
I'll be getting all three. I really hope they do get two though eventually. Easily the best gen.
Either Blue or Yellow - Blue was my first game, but I like Yellow because of special Pikachu edition.
Quote from: BrainyLucario on January 31, 2016, 05:43:45 PMYellow! I never played any of the Gen 1 pokemon games, i sure qould love to play yellow, given the fact that you can find all three starters in the game!
the 2 year generation gap is real
Quote from: Olimar12345 on January 31, 2016, 08:11:33 PMI'll be getting all three. I really hope they do get two though eventually. Easily the best gen.
I was thinking this too! Not necessarily the best gen part, but even thinking about playing the original Gold or Silver again after so many years actually makes my heart beat faster.
Still, Yellow will hold me over for a while! And honestly there's a good chance I'll buy Blue as well if I end up catching Poké fever.
pfff gen 3 where it sa t
If I got Blue, I'd want to recreate my original team as much as possible, but I only really remember... Blastoise, Pidgeot and maybe Butterfree? I just do not remember anything at all.
After getting all three, I plan to play blue first as a nostalgic run, then yellow since it had a slightly different storyline, then finish up with the nuzlock red run.
Quote from: Nebbles on February 01, 2016, 04:46:21 AMIf I got Blue, I'd want to recreate my original team as much as possible, but I only really remember... Blastoise, Pidgeot and maybe Butterfree? I just do not remember anything at all.
you probably also had a nidoqueen, wigglytuff, and Primeape
I don't think I did, actually. I remember wanting a Vulpix? But I'm not sure if it was on my team.
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on February 01, 2016, 09:33:48 AMyou probably also had a nidoqueen, wigglytuff, and Primeape
Silly you can't find Primeape or Mankey in Blue. They're exclusive to Red, while Meowth abd Persian is exclusive to Blue.
but they're in leafgreen and not firered? D:
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on February 01, 2016, 01:40:47 PMbut they're in leafgreen and not firered? D:
Nah both are in both in FRLG
I'm going with Yellow, since that one has never been revisited in any way, shape or form before now, it's less buggy than R/B, the Pokemon look like Pokemon, and it's a GBC game. Would rather have Crystal (As I never played it before) but I'll happily take Yellow.
^ OMG dude you need to get your hands on Crystal. One of my favorite games of all time. Will forever be my favorite Pokemon game. If I tried to explain why it would become a huge write-up so I think I'll pass on that.
But since this is a RBY topic, is Yellow really that different from Red and Blue? Is it sort of like Crystal vs. Gold and Silver? Really looking forward to playing it either way.
The main differences are that you start with Pikachu, you can get all three starters, there's a slight graphics update to the front sprites for the Pokemon... and I think a few version exclusives are trained. Those are about the main differences I remember, minus Jessie and James making cameos.
also gary gets an eevee, and there are COLORS
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on February 01, 2016, 01:40:47 PMbut they're in leafgreen and not firered? D:
Yeah, both Mankey/Primeape and Meowth/Persian are in both FireRed and LeafGreen. But in the original Red and Blue games, the Pokémon exclusive to each game differed from the remakes.
Out of the fifteen people who voted in the poll, here were the results:
Three are downloading only Pokémon Red.
One is downloading only Pokémon Blue.
Four are downloading only Pokémon Yellow.
Three are downloading all three games.
Four aren't downloading any of them.
Next up--which starter will you be choosing? If you're getting multiple games, then choose the starter that your "main game" will have.
I don't know that I've ever beaten a gen 1 game (original or remakes) with a Bulbasaur. I have used Charmander and Squirtle (and Pikachu) though, so Bulbasaur it is.
Squirtle, he was my first starter, after all.
Quote from: Altissimo on February 03, 2016, 09:29:42 PMI don't know that I've ever beaten a gen 1 game (original or remakes) with a Bulbasaur. I have used Charmander and Squirtle (and Pikachu) though, so Bulbasaur it is.
Good choice! Bulbasaur is my personal pick, though I voted Pikachu since I think I'm getting Yellow.
it's so easy with bulbasaur cause type matchups and sleep powder
Ughhh Mega/Giga Drain is SOO handy and Charizard is Charizard, but I might have to pick Squirtle since I've never really played with him before (in Red/Blue at least). In Yellow I'd go with Pikachu since that's an option exclusive to Yellow. It wouldn't feel right to play Yellow my first time WITHOUT choosing Pikachu, ya feel me
You, um, have to choose Pikachu in Yellow.
how could you not go with dank squirtle though
Seeing myself out now
Next poll idea should be the one we all know is the best:
What's the best Legendary Kanto Bird Pokemon?
pidgey
Obvious correct answer is John Cena
EDIT: In all seriousness, I think I prefer Zapdos out of the three. Mostly because not having a 4x weakness to Stealth Rock is something I like having.
Seconding Zapdos. bah dum tsssss
Quote from: BlackDragonSlayer on February 09, 2016, 05:21:03 PMSeconding Zapdos. bah dum tsssss
Guess I'll be the
first to say Articuno, then.
I think Articuno's my favorite.
And the results are in! Of the eleven people who voted, only one had the heart to choose Charmander. Tied for second place were Bulbasaur and Pikachu, with three votes apiece, and Squirtle taking first with four votes.
Next up, since discussion has already started a bit, legendary birds! Articuno is my personal favorite.
It's weird that I'm excited to play a Gen 1 game again.
Yeah, I can't believe how hyped I am for this. I mean, technically speaking, these are the least advanced Pokémon games, and there's definitely a lot about Pokémon as a game that improves with every new title. But something tells me this will still be a fun experience.
TBH, I just hope I know someone who gets a different game so that I can trade. It'd be a huge bummer if I can't complete the Pokédex.
I think it's sort of like, playing my first game on my most currrent handheld? It's really just going back to my first gaming experience all over again.
Oh, that's right, Blue was your first-ever game! That is exciting. I kind of already got that super nostalgia blast when I played Omega Ruby, but it'll still be fun. Ruby and Silver are the most nostalgic for me, but I played both Blue and LeafGreen more times than I can count (and it's been a while since I've done so).
I AM bummed that you can't find Meowth in Yellow. But I guess I'll get over it since I can use all three starter Pokémon if I want to.
Speaking of which, I think it'd be fun to mimic Red's team from HeartGold and SoulSilver--that would be what, Pikachu, Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, Snorlax, and Lapras? I might end up replacing Snorlax with Jigglypuff and Lapras with Alakazam or another Psychic-type Pokémon, though.
I think my team might be Blastoise, Pidgeot, Butterfree, Dugtrio, Clefable and Jolteon? Those were favorites I used a lot as a kid, from what little I remember, so it'll be fun.
I can't wait, tbh. I need to get the eShop money.
I've got a little over $10 in my account leftover from Nintendo eShop cards I received for Christmas, so I'm good to go! As long as I don't cave and buy something before then, that is.
I actually never played any of those first three games. Maybe one day I can get some eShop money to buy one
I also can't wait to finally have battles with my friends. I never really experienced using a link cable too often.
Saw the poll results so far and am surprised. Soon we shall take over the world with Articuno's power!!!
...Well, in Gen 1 at least, though Zapdos is also very powerful in those games as well. That drill peck can be destructive if used right.
I'm a zapdos guy
still salty that pidgey isn't up there
Articuno FTW!!
Quote from: mastersuperfan on February 09, 2016, 05:32:46 PMGuess I'll be the first to say Articuno, then.
Quote from: Nebbles on February 09, 2016, 05:36:50 PMI think Articuno's my favorite.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on February 09, 2016, 05:52:55 PMArticuno is my personal favorite.
Quote from: TheDreamingHawk on February 10, 2016, 08:00:57 PMSoon we shall take over the world with Articuno's power!!!
Quote from: BrainyLucario on February 11, 2016, 10:30:09 AMArticuno FTW!!
My friend was bragging about a super-Garchomp he was raising back in 4th gen so the first thing I did was raise an Articuno.
I might end up buying one if my mom doesn't give me the gameboy/gamecube disc soon
I'm a bit disappointed Moltres isn't doing too hot.
Quote from: Oronoco on February 11, 2016, 06:58:11 PMI'm a bit disappointed Moltres isn't doing too hot.
It's okay, I'm dissapointed too. *hugs*
Was that a pun
Oh dear no
I'm pretty shocked that articuno is winning
I'm not haha. Articuno was always the coolest of the birds (no pun intended probably). Like idk if anyone would choose Moltres or Zapdos over it (though Zapdos is also shockingly cool [no pun intended again probably]).
Articuno is best but mostly because ice beam rekts shit
6 more days!
i'm all abt them fast electric types though
Well, I come back after feeling a bit down/nervous for a while and goodness, Articuno is winning
Good job folks, superior ice Bird FTW
But in all seriousness, I'll probably pick up Yellow, beat Misty, and then rush to Fuschia, beat Erika and Koga and then go to capture my waifu OP Articuno.
That being said Yellow is a bit more difficult than RB, so beating Koga may be easier said than done...
Quote from: TheDreamingHawk on February 21, 2016, 01:18:33 PMThat being said Yellow is a bit more difficult than RB, so beating Koga may be easier said than done...
Really? I've always found Yellow a little easier because, even though the early game is pretty difficult (up until Lt. Surge with the exception of Misty, probably), you can switch between all three of the regular starters at will- assuming you train them all, of course. Koga especially, because the only threat he really has is Venomoth (or... nothing, if you have a Charizard by that point; whereas, by that same point in Red/Blue, you probably wouldn't have anything super effective against only Poison-type).
EDIT: To be fair, the first time I played through Yellow (when I was really young), I only trained Pikachu and Charizard, so Blaine was difficult, and Giovanni was next to impossible. I finally was able to beat him after raising my Blastoise to around Level 40-or-so and after chipping away at him with my other Pokemon. Lesson learned, needless to say!
I found training the starters relatively useless. They usually sat in my box molding to oblivion
^Somebody never discovered razor leaf
^lol true Razor Leaf is like a 100% critical hit guarantee in the first game
that's fine, Pikachu can learn razor leaf
I just looked up critical hit mechanics for the first time and it's super interesting
Gen I had it literally determined by base speed which is ridiculous (meaning that moves like Persian's Slash or Venusaur's Razor Leaf have a 99.6% chance of being a critical hit)
Gen one meta is my favorite because it's stupidly broken.
Never forget, Hyper Beam doesn't have to recharge if you knock out the opposing Pokemon!
Thunderbolt Gyarados
to kill your opponent's gyarados
Also, never forget Leech Seed and Toxic can stack effects. Also, if you used a stats boosting move like Swords Dance too much, the game would just go "lol" and roll your stat to a ridiculously low number.
Oh, and let's not forget the endless horrors of Wrap. Or Focus Energy actually LOWERING your crit rate!
let's not forget this nonsense (http://dragonflycave.com/rbystatmods.aspx)
god i love gen 1
Quote from: Nebbles on February 22, 2016, 01:27:21 PMAlso, if you used a stats boosting move like Swords Dance too much, the game would just go "lol" and roll your stat to a ridiculously low number.
iirc that wasn't possible until gen 2 because you had to get over 999 attack and marowak was the only pokemon who could do that
...Marowak is Gen 1. Lavender Tower?
Marowak needs a Thick Club to pull it off, held items don't exist gen 1.
Quote from: Altissimo on February 22, 2016, 02:40:18 PMMarowak needs a Thick Club to pull it off, held items don't exist gen 1.
let's be glitch bros
Speaking of which, apparently the demon with the ear piercing cry of nightmares (http://www.gonintendo.com/stories/252841-missingno-retained-for-pokemon-red-blue-3ds-vc-releases) returns in the VC releases. Darn.
THESE ARE POKÉMON BANK COMPATIBLE OH MY GOD
THAT'S ACTUALLY AMAZING
I KNOW RIGHT?? IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES
gen 1 exclusive moves let's go :]
shoutouts no guard fissure machamp to u casuals out there
missingno
in
BANK
You actually managed to catch Missingno without the game imploding?? A better question would be: Nintendo left it in the game in this version??
Quote from: TheDreamingHawk on February 26, 2016, 06:52:28 AMSpeaking of which, apparently the demon with the ear piercing cry of nightmares (http://www.gonintendo.com/stories/252841-missingno-retained-for-pokemon-red-blue-3ds-vc-releases) returns in the VC releases. Darn.
Just make it an honorary Pokemon.
Quote from: Waddle Bro on February 26, 2016, 07:43:24 AMshoutouts no guard fissure machamp to u casuals out there
On one hand: :D
On the other hand: :(
Quote from: E. Gadd Industries on February 26, 2016, 08:14:21 AMYou actually managed to catch Missingno without the game imploding?? A better question would be: Nintendo left it in the game in this version??
catching missingno is one of the easiest glitches to pull off. The more you do it the less likely the game is to crash
Missingno doesnt pose any threat to the game on its own lol unless you like your hall of fame
iirc it was a rumor spread by Nintendo power to get people to stop glitching
I feel like I'm ten years old again....
I feel. For some reason, whenever a new Pokémon game comes out I feel like I'm literally eight years old again. Other games I played in my youth, like Mario and Animal Crossing and whatnot, I still get the new entries in the series, but I enjoy them as an adult. Pokémon literally transports me back to when I was seven or eight years old and played Pokémon for the first time. That's probably some of the reason I love it so much.
So, what are everyone's teams so far?
Yellow Version (currently on the SS Anne):
Pikachu lv. 23
Pidgeotto lv. 23
Butterfree lv. 14
Ivysaur lv. 18
Charmeleon lv. 18
<random spot to be filled in by Squirtle>
I have Wartortle, Clefairy, Pidgeotto and Buttefree.
I'm laughing so hard because our teams are so similar.
Location: entrance of Mt. Moon
Pikachu Lv14
Birdly (Pidgey) Lv13
Kitty (Butterfree) Lv13
I'm going to get Jigglypuff (who apparently isn't available until Route 5 in Yellow!) and the three starters (I'll probably get rid of Butterfree or Pidgey)
Gonna get Diglett soon, then Eevee and make it a Jolteon, and I'll have my team.
Hey quick question, while everyone's playing through the games, can I get a check on these fanfare names?
http://www.ninsheetmusic.org/download/pdf/2531 (http://www.ninsheetmusic.org/download/pdf/2531)
When doing this sheet I went off the FR/LG soundtrack names, but I realize when I started playing Yellow again today that a couple may have been used for different purposes.
Got my full team! :D Right now, I've got Wartortle, Pidgeotto, Butterfree, Clefairy, Jolteon and Dugtrio.
Quote from: Latios212 on February 27, 2016, 08:00:00 PMHey quick question, while everyone's playing through the games, can I get a check on these fanfare names?
http://www.ninsheetmusic.org/download/pdf/2531 (http://www.ninsheetmusic.org/download/pdf/2531)
When doing this sheet I went off the FR/LG soundtrack names, but I realize when I started playing Yellow again today that a couple may have been used for different purposes.
The fourth one seems wrong for sure. Go check a LP and see.
Actually those are all just about right from what I can tell. The Gen I fanfares don't line up with the other games.
I'm thinking on getting blue because of ACE.
Y/N?
http://forums.glitchcity.info/index.php?topic=6638.0
do it and show us your results
Hooray, I'll destroy everyone with maxed out mewtwos
I'm slow:
Blue Version
Location: Cerulean City
Philip (Wartortle) lvl 21
Nikolai (Pidgeotto) lvl 20
Peter (Butterfree) lvl 11
I'm about to head up to Route 10 and then Rock Tunnel next time I start the game.
Pikachu Lv25
Birdly (Pidgeotto) Lv24
Ivysaur Lv23
LIZARDKING (Charmeleon) Lv23
Bartleby (Wartortle) Lv23
Tripp (Kadabra) Lv23
I'm tempted to buy it even though it's a waste because I can't actually play my Gameboy games right now until I get the disc player
wat do
the missingNo. is calling me
It's probably less than the cost of a GB player plus shipping.
the player should be around my mom's house somewhere though, we definitely took it with us
Player: Red
Badges: 0
Pokedex: 7
Play time: 1:46
Location: Saffron city
Team:
Eevee lv 69
Abra lv 9
I call hax
It's how I play games
People think I'm a hacker, but I'm actually not; I'm just REALLY lucky. Also, when did Pichu212 change his profile?
Player: Red
Badges: 3 (misty surge and Blaine)
Pokedex: 13
Playtime: 8:04
Team:
Vaporeon lv 100
Fearow lv 21
Gyarados lv 54
gj
Danks
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on March 01, 2016, 11:15:51 AMPlayer: Red
Badges: 3 (misty surge and Blaine)
Pokedex: 13
Playtime: 8:04
Team:
Vaporeon lv 100
Fearow lv 21
Gyarados lv 54
hey what happened to the abra
Clearly it evolved into a Gyarados.
I replaced it with fearow
Anyway, I beat the elite4. Was pleasantly surprised to find I could skip victory road.
So my team is something like vaporeon fearow gyarados venusaur hitmonchan chansey does anyone have some suggested changes or wat do next
pls spam less pls
I've got about 18 hours on the game so far. I can't put it down. I'm at the top of Pokémon Tower (just beat the Rocket group) and I finally found a Cubone haha.
Chuunibyou (Pikachu) Lv32
Flower Boy (Ivysaur) Lv29
LIZARDKING (Charmeleon) Lv29
New Shell (Wartortle) Lv29
Birdly (Pidgeotto) Lv29
Sleepy (Hypno) Lv29
I'm going to drop Birdly when it evolves (mainly using it for the Pokédex) and maybe Hypno too at some point. I want to use Omastar maybe? I may go back to my Kadabra if I find someone to trade with me so it can evolve. Using Gastly is also tempting even though I know Gengar sucks in Gen I. Idk
go with gastly he can generate missingno at around level 24
sand attack triggers me
Quote from: SlowPokemon on March 02, 2016, 07:09:45 AMUsing Gastly is also tempting even though I know Gengar sucks in Gen I. Idk
Well, uh, it has Hypnosis... and... Explosion...? No, that probably won't work...
I replaced fearow with aeroductile
For obvious reasons
Yay got master ball
You can actually play the surfing Pikachu minigame in Virtual Console Pokémon Yellow! (In the original, you needed a special Surfing Pikachu from Stadium or an event.) It's so cute lol and I finally get to hear the Pikachu's beach track in-game...
(https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F3SINMZH.jpg&hash=9be36aaca1d547b4497b063e5060c448ad64dc1f)
Been playing blue and finally caught a dratini, completing my team:
-Blastoise (Peter) lvl 40
-Pidgeotto (Nikolai) lvl 35
-Weepinbell (Modest) lvl 36
-Vulpix (Mily) lvl 27
-Gengar (César) lvl 38
-Dratini (Alexander) lvl 15
We are mighty.
Your nicknames are the best
Quote from: JDMEK5 on February 11, 2016, 01:04:40 PMMy friend was bragging about a super-Garchomp he was raising back in 4th gen so the first thing I did was raise an Articuno.
garchomp outspeeds articuno and can use rock type attack for 4x damage, although i might be replying to a really old post i forgot to check
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on March 20, 2016, 07:44:49 PMYour nicknames are the best
Lol, did you get where they're from? xD