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  1. Daren

    Obscure Pokémon game trivia

    In Pokémon Yellow, Dragonite's catch rate was adjusted from R/B, going from 45 to 9, even though there are no wild Dragonite in Yellow. Why? I suspect you may originally have been able to find them around route 25 (maybe a 1% super rod chance or similar) in a reference to the giant Dragonite in...
  2. Daren

    Obscure Pokémon game trivia

    I strongly suspect dex entries are written without consulting the actual stats. Grimmsnarl's Sword dex claims it can overwhelm a Machamp...but if you compare their physical stats Machamp is superior; Grimmsnarl has slightly higher HP (95 to 90), but lower attack (120 to 130) and defence (65 to 80)
  3. Daren

    Obscure Pokémon game trivia

    I recall there was a lot of controversy around them at the time (like classic Pokémon being relegated to postgame only) so I'm not surprised the hype from their fans exceed the actual sales.
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    Obscure Pokémon game trivia

    Gyarados' moveset got overhauled very significantly between Red/Blue and Yellow--probably more than anyone other than Pikachu (who underwent hilarious movepool inflation in Yellow that stayed until later games brought more Pokémon up to the same level). In R/B it had Dragon Rage and Hydro Pump...
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