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Closed Orchid's Mysterious Garden

There's actually a fun bit of trivia from Bulbapedia that explains more clearly why its effect changes between users:
BP said:
Curse's differing effects are a play on its Japanese name, のろい Noroi, which can mean either "curse" (呪い) or "dull/slow" (鈍い), depending on the kanji used. This is why it bestows an actual curse when used by Ghost-type Pokémon but lowers Speed when used by non-Ghost-type Pokémon.
A shame that this got lost in translation. I guess "cursed" can also mean something like "burdened" in English to reference the slow part, but that seems like somewhat of a reach lol.

Anyway, as an update to this nonsense: I threw together a Showdown team featuring a Gengar with Curse, and used it in a battle with @Hawthorn (because he accidentally signed a contract years ago when he decided to be my friend that says he has to be the test subject for all of my dumb experimental Pokemon strategies).
It wasn't particularly reliable, or even that interesting - it ended up being hardly even noticeable when I did get to use it - but it was fun at the very least. I miss Gengar's Levitate (as does everyone else on earth) but Cursed Body is still pretty good sometimes.
 
Anyway, as an update to this nonsense: I threw together a Showdown team featuring a Gengar with Curse, and used it in a battle with @Hawthorn (because he accidentally signed a contract years ago when he decided to be my friend that says he has to be the test subject for all of my dumb experimental Pokemon strategies).
It wasn't particularly reliable, or even that interesting - it ended up being hardly even noticeable when I did get to use it - but it was fun at the very least. I miss Gengar's Levitate (as does everyone else on earth) but Cursed Body is still pretty good sometimes.
I forgot about Showdown! I've only done two battles over there (lost both lol). I'd love to try out some battles again sometimes!
 
I forgot about Showdown! I've only done two battles over there (lost both lol). I'd love to try out some battles again sometimes!
Hm I might make a Showdown account. I've had a few in the past but never really played much. If I do I'll friend you guys~
Showdown's fun! I've been messing around on there off and on for about... geez, 6 years now?
I'm not nearly as invested in Smogon's tiers as I used to be, but it's still one dang good website to just play with friends (without having to do the tedious EV/IV stuff yourself).
 
Showdown's fun! I've been messing around on there off and on for about... geez, 6 years now?
I'm not nearly as invested in Smogon's tiers as I used to be, but it's still one dang good website to just play with friends (without having to do the tedious EV/IV stuff yourself).
Just tried out a few random/random monotype battles and only lost one or two. (I'm Just a Torchic Yes over there btw). I don't care much for tiers either; I just use my favorites.
 
/waves
Showdown's a whole lot of fun, I agree! I'm with Torchic when it comes to just using favorites on there - I sorta end up having the same two or three on. . Almost every team. Whoops! It's neat to hear everybody's enjoying it, though, it'd be really cool to get a chance to say hi or battle!

It wasn't particularly reliable, or even that interesting - it ended up being hardly even noticeable when I did get to use it - but it was fun at the very least.
Give yourself some credit, Orch! It was really cool and that Gengar was scary! You all should have seen my poor Sunflora trying to survive /)w(\ But I do like being test subject... it's a learning experience and fun to see all the stuff you come up with! Definitely keep posting all your ideas on the blog, though, so i can prepare everyone here can try them out if they want to
 
Neat! I'm not on there all the time, but for future reference my PS username these days is kamexnite.
I looked up the very first username I had on there and apparently I joined all the way back in May 2016, towards the end of Gen 6. (That's still the competitive format that I like the most/know the most about... ow I feel old)

It was really cool and that Gengar was scary! You all should have seen my poor Sunflora trying to survive /)w(\
Sorry for bullying your sunflower. :whistle:

In retrospect, it was fine. Taunt + Torment + Cursed Body is a good way to shut pretty much anything down like that - but I gave it Giga Drain and a Big Root to recover quickly from the Curse recoil, and that part didn't work nearly as well as I wanted it to.
I guess that's one of those moves that only really works when you get STAB from it? I didn't put a ton of EVs into SpA though so that could have just been on me. Oh well, Black Sludge would have been a better option in the long run either way.

Definitely keep posting all your ideas on the blog, though, so i can prepare everyone here can try them out if they want to
Yeah sure thing man.

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2/19/2022
I had a somewhat bizarre dream this morning...

In the dream, I made a post on this here blog, before going to go watch some video game press conference (it was formatted like a Direct, but had a stage setup like an old Ubisoft E3 presentation or something). Turns out it was an announcement for Puyo Puyo Fever 3.

It's kind of weird because I've never even thought about a hypothetical Fever 3 until now. I'd be all for it obviously, but I think we'd need something like a remaster of 1 & 2 before that could happen. For that matter, Fever 2 never even got localized here... that would be a good way to finally do it.

I hardly ever remember my dreams anymore, so... maybe if I make a post here, it'll set the rest of it into motion?

Oh, and also Dawn was shown as a playable character, so I guess it was also Poké Poké Fever.
...I change my mind, I want that game to be real instead...
 
Oh, and also Dawn was shown as a playable character, so I guess it was also Poké Poké Fever.
...I change my mind, I want that game to be real instead...
That does sound really cool! Reminds me of a 3DS pokémon game I'm forgetting the name of... hmmm...
 
2/25/2022 - The Official Unofficial 1st Bulbaversary Post
huh? hmm? wait, how'd I get here? :confused:

So, here's the deal — my join date here on BulbaForums reads June 8th, 2019, right? But for those of you unaware, I only introduced myself with my first post on February 25th, 2021, a little over a year and a half later.

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So today, February 25th, 2022, marks my one year anniversary of actually using the forums. Hence, the Official Unofficial Bulbaversary title.

And I'm kinda shocked! I haven't really been much of a public, consistently active user anywhere online for the past... 7 years, maybe? I'll be honest, these days I usually tend to live under a rock (and when I leave my rock, I go back under it at the first sign of danger). But it's already been a whole 365 days since I decided to start regularly posting here on Bulba! And that's crazy to me, because... well, I'm still here. And that's a very good thing!

Over the course of that time:
  • BDSP and Legends both went from not even being announced yet, to being released
  • A year ago, Pokeani was about to air JN057; and just this morning, JN099 was aired
    • not to mention, Project Mew began
    • we also saw returns from too many dang characters to name!
  • New Pokémon Snap released, and nearly 10 months later, I still haven't finished the postgame :wynaut:
  • I joined Team Rainbow Rocket
  • I did the Monster Mash (it was a graveyard smash)
  • I became a Snap Superstar, and... uh, something else not quite officially announced yet *cough cough* :notworthy:
  • I made 702 posts. And that's not even counting all the profile posts/status updates!
  • I met many great people. :bulbaLove: I can't ping everybody, of course, but every single one of youse has been a pleasure to talk to over the past year — even if it was only once or twice, or in passing, or in Fun & Games, or anything. hell, if you're reading this, this is about you! Thanks for being great!
I was genuinely not expecting to find such a sincere and welcoming community here... especially when all I did was dig up some account I forgot I had because I wanted to talk about Pokémon lol. Hopefully this is just the first of many more years to come.

so uh, anyway, this place is cool, you guys are cool, so, uh, thanks. I'm gonna go sit in the corner now.
 
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I became a Snap Superstar, and... uh, something else not quite officially announced yet cough cough :notworthy:
ooooh? I'm excited to see whats coming up!
I was genuinely not expecting to find such a sincere and welcoming community here... especially when all I did was dig up some account I forgot I had because I wanted to talk about Pokémon lol. Hopefully this is just the first of many more years to come.

so uh, anyway, this place is cool, you guys are cool, so, uh, thanks. I'm gonna go sit in the corner now.
Thank you for being here! The forums wouldn't be the same without you! I wish I could say more, but I am very tired right now.
 
Happy one year, Orchid! :bulbaLove: I'll hold off on being too sappy, but I at least want to say seeing you here making friends, accomplishing so much, and growing into such a kind and warm presence on the forums is turning my heart to mush /)w(\ It wouldn't be the same without you!
 
Aw thanks you guys!
Tako and Mari, I hope you both do something fun for your Bulbaversaries too when the time comes.

I’m so glad to have met you and become friends with you, Orchid! (Can I call you a friend? Is that cool?) You’ve helped me through so many things, and you’re a really cool person to talk to in general!
Of course that's cool!
We joined sort of around the same time, so I'm glad I could make your past year here even a little bit brighter :)

Happy one year, Orchid! :bulbaLove: I'll hold off on being too sappy, but I at least want to say seeing you here making friends, accomplishing so much, and growing into such a kind and warm presence on the forums is turning my heart to mush /)w(\ It wouldn't be the same without you!
Dude, if we're ever in a restaurant, I'm going to tell the staff it's your birthday, so they'll all sing Happy Birthday at you as loudly and embarrassingly as they can. That's how this reply makes me feel. :confused: (jk you're nice)

Besides, it's YOUR first Bulbaversary today too because I made you join with me and I don't see YOU celebrating :cautious:
 
2/26/2022 - Pokémon Presently Presents Pokémon Presents
Oops I nearly forgot this was happening.

Today's officially good old Pokémon Day. As such, in roughly T-minus 6 hours we're getting a brand-new Pokémon Presents (I still think Pokémon Direct was a much better title especially since they still mostly announce video game stuff in these but whatever). I'm threadmarking this post as the 26th just so I don't get it mixed up with my actual post after the Presents, but you get the idea, right?

Inspired by fellow bulbablogger CuboneKing's post on the same topic ( :bulbaWave: ), I'll try to sort out my thoughts on this into three handy groups.
These are: 1. things I want to happen, no matter how improbable; 2. things that in my eyes seem most likely to happen; and 3. things that would make me sigh.

1. Hopes And Who-Knows-What Dreams:
  • Colosseum + XD remaster... pleeease?
  • If not that, then Battle Revolution 2 would be nice indeed.
    • Actually, anything involving Genius Sonority at all would be nice...
  • A new Pokémon Puzzle Challenge game with more depth and the addition of online play would be a dream come true.
    • even if it's not strictly a PanePon title, I'd gladly accept any puzzle game that isn't just in that Battle Trozei/Shuffle/Café Mix style for the billionth time. I want falling blocks, thank you very much.
    • *cries because Pokémon Journeys Puzzle League will never happen*
  • Hey You Pikachu 2 with a USB microphone Switch accessory, this is not a joke
  • A remake of Pokémon Zany Cards from the Pokémon Mini, this is only somewhat a joke I liked that game
  • ...it really does feel weird not having to ask for Snap anymore.
2. Genuine Predictions:
  • Pokémon Sleep as the one "big" thing. ...if it's not just vaporware by now, that is.
  • HOME compatibility for BDSP/Legends, for real this time (and BDSP finally opening the Global Wonder Station as a result)
  • Legends DLC/expass. ...I didn't play it yet but that's what everybody else is saying. :whistle:
  • I feel like a BDSP Mystery Gift of some sort is plausible. Event mons or a new outfit, take your pick.
  • Apparently Detective Pikachu 2 is still happening?
  • I genuinely wouldn't mind another Pokémon Smile update yes I actually use that app I can do what I want >_>
  • One of those random 5-second merch announcements they do in these sometimes
  • Very brief mention of GO and/or Unite, probably
  • Obligatory new mobile game something-or-other, meh
  • ...Gen 9 isn't really happening here, right?
    It doesn't feel like the end of this gen yet... but things seem to be pointing in that direction, so I can't ignore the possibility. I wouldn't be mad if it was announced, but I still don't feel like the world's ready for Gen 9 until at least 2023. If it was announced now, but not released until then... well, that'd be fine.
3. No No No:
  • I'm going to be bold and say please don't put a new Ranger game on the Switch.
    The way I see it, the Ranger style was so suited for the DS line's touchscreen that I feel like trying to force it onto the Switch would be disastrous. The Poketch already feels awkward in BDSP for that very reason. If they make a new Ranger game, I just foresee a choice between using the messy joycon "pointer" controls, or the not-great Switch touchscreen - and if they do somehow find a way around that, it just won't feel right if I'm not drawing circles, man. I love Ranger too much to let it suffer a fate like that.
  • I really enjoyed Let's Go, but uh, I personally don't think we need another one, ever.
  • pokémon NFTs
This Presents will only be 14 minutes long, so please don't take this list as me saying "all of these things could happen at once" like I did for the Nintendo Direct - it's more like "a random assortment of three or four of these things could happen, maybe".

I'll be honest, this is the least solid idea I've had of what could happen in a Presents in a while. Like, we all just knew when those DP remakes were dropping, right? But this one... uhh... My Pokémon Ranch 2, maybe? I'm not completely 100% confident in anything here - especially when they sometimes pull a fast one on us with these, like that time they dropped the New Snap announcement like it was nothing lol

...dang it, I have things to say about what's happening in Pokeani right now too. orz
But this post is already long enough, so I'll spare you. For now.
 
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2/27/2022 - Pokémon Presented Presents at the Pokémon Presents Presentation
Huh. OK.

I'm going to hold off on a real post about the Pokémon Presents until later today to avoid spoiling anybody (I'll edit this one as soon I can articulate my thoughts) but the most I have to say right now is...
I feel fine about this, but I know some people are probably gonna be really, really mad.
...Why was that reveal trailer so weird though. What was that. Who was that guy. :confused:



EDIT:

Okay, I think I can talk now.

Here's a look over at my last post:
  • Colosseum + XD remaster... pleeease?
  • If not that, then Battle Revolution 2 would be nice indeed.
    • Actually, anything involving Genius Sonority at all would be nice...
  • A new Pokémon Puzzle Challenge game with more depth and the addition of online play would be a dream come true.
haha, just kidding. I was kidding. I got you good!!
...</3

Pokémon Sleep as the one "big" thing. ...if it's not just vaporware by now, that is.
So... should we give up on this yet or no? Next year, maybe? Was the real Pokemon Sleep the friends we made along the way??

HOME compatibility for BDSP/Legends, for real this time (and BDSP finally opening the Global Wonder Station as a result)
I'll just keep saying this every time something is announced because it's gotta be right eventually. :confused:
  • Legends DLC/expass. ...I didn't play it yet but that's what everybody else is saying. :whistle:
  • I feel like a BDSP Mystery Gift of some sort is plausible. Event mons or a new outfit, take your pick.
First one was sorta true, I guess. It does feel a little silly to see a software update as a big announcement, but then again I was the guy who was like "OMG BDSP updated the Union Room!!1" so what do I know.
Second one was right about the Shaymin event, but now I want new outfits in the future...

Very brief mention of GO and/or Unite, probably
Yup. Two things I don't play, though.
I also forgot Masters even existed and that's actually on my phone right now.

...Gen 9 isn't really happening here, right?
oops

As I'm sure you've noticed - Generation IX just got announced, with the two new games being Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet.

TL;DR: I'm okay with that.

Like I said, I'm not at all surprised. Journeys seems to be wrapping up their plotlines at a record pace (Chloe only has one more Eeveelution to meet, Project Mew's still going strong, we're basically standing on the front doorstep of the Masters 8 right now), so the fact that Gen 9 is happening by the end of the year is definitely not a shock to me. The strict schedule on these games is admittedly... a little bit bad. But it's not unexpected.

I'm also not somebody who was completely adamant on the next generation happening in 2023 or 2024, so this doesn't really pain me. It surely would have been nice to have a longer gap between gens, but like I said above, I felt like I could see it comin'. It also probably would have thrown a wrench into some things if they didn't plan ahead.

I know there are many people who were absolutely sure of it though, and I do wonder how they feel right now. I haven't seen a lot of booing and jeering or anything like I was expecting (see the first half of this post lol), but maybe once the hype settles in a week or so we'll all be taking this a little more seriously.

Anyway, my current thoughts on it from what we saw:
The Titles: 8/10
Scarlet and Violet. Very good. They do kind of sound like fake Pokémon games I would have made up when I was a kid, but that is exactly why I like them so much. I've been waiting for the fabled "Pokémon Purple Version" for years and dang it I'll take it, give that one to me.
The logos are a little meh, I think the font choices are odd, but that doesn't really affect anything.

The Starters: 9/10
They're great. Like... genuinely. For several gens running there's always been at least one starter that I just don't care for (sorry Chespin. and Rowlet. and Grookey. I don't hate Grass-types I swear) but all three of these are very strong picks. There's the Water-type Quaxly, the Fire-type Fuecoco, and the Grass-type Sprigatito.

Quaxly: Love it. Love duckies, especially when they're wearing hats. Good, bright colors. Liking how how similar the name is to Berdly, and how much it looks like Dewey Duck. I feel like if you squeezed it it would make a squeaky toy rubber duck noise. Seems like there's also some inspiration from the blue-footed booby which is objectively a very funny bird name.
Fuecoco: Nice little pepper-dile. The first thing I thought of when seeing it were Rexes from Super Mario World, but looking at it now they're actually not that similar (Bub from Bubble Bobble comes to mind though, and I saw someone else say it looks like a Tamagotchi). Even if it's a crocodile, I actually wouldn't mind if it evolves into a huge kaiju-esque thing, because it's already on two legs. I would give it a pat on the head.
Sprigatito: Siamese cat? Grass-types, are you trying to get me back on your side?! This could be great if it stays on the domestic cat route as it evolves. I have a lot of faith in this little dude being good. But please, for the love of all that is well and good in this world, please, please do not become bipedal. I beg of you. :cry:
Which one are you choosing?!: ...dunno yet. I like all of them in their own way. Right now I rank them 1. Sprigatito, 2. Quaxly, 3. Fuecoco - but I'm going to wait until we see them in action in the game before I make any decisions.
About what dual-types they could turn into upon evolving, I said some stuff here.

The Region: 7/10
I'm not really one to be super invested in the regions themselves/their origins/etc., so I'm just gonna say that it looks quite nice. Spain is a nice place to base it off of, I'm curious about what it'll be called.
It looks like it's going to be open-world ingame though. I'll reserve judgment until I see a smidgen of actual gameplay footage, but... take it easy on me, Game Freak, I can't deal with everything being open-world games for the rest of my life.

The Graphics: Ok/10
They're good. Not anything that's uber blowing my mind, but the environments and textures look very clean so far. Definitely taking a few cues from New Snap (is there any word that Bandai Namco is also working on this? That would be cool).
Not so keen on the style they're choosing for the player characters though. They're very... realistic, and it doesn't mesh well on my brain. New Snap was also trying a similar thing, but it did still retain that ~anime style~ that Pokémon characters generally have, so it didn't ever look out of place. These guys, well, they just look like people. Like they were dropped in from another game, or something. It makes it feel kind of... off-brand to me. I know Pokémon games have been varying in art style quite a lot lately, and maybe I'll get used to it over time, but right now it's weirding me out just a little bit.

Overall: Hopeful/10
I really, really want to like these games. Let it be known that I loved SM, but I truly did not like SwSh for a myriad of reasons. We've seen so little right now, but what we've seen makes me want to hope that Scarlet and Violet are going to be really good.
My very first impressions from right after the trailer are here, by the way.

I think that's everything. If I missed something I'll try to cram it in there somewhere.

...seriously though, how come they tried to pull a bait-and-switch making us think it was Detective Pikachu 2 before dropping this reveal? Like... why? What was that???
 
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I feel fine about this, but I know some people are probably gonna be really, really mad.
Is it a "I'm fine with the stuff in the trailer but others might not be" or "I have unpopular opinions on the trailer". Either way, sending you luck and protection :bulbaLove:
And we didn't get Pokémon NFTs thank goodness
 
Is it a "I'm fine with the stuff in the trailer but others might not be" or "I have unpopular opinions on the trailer". Either way, sending you luck and protection :bulbaLove:
The first of those two. I wrote this a few minutes after the trailer had ended, and I meant it as in "that 2022 release date is gonna annoy the people who really wanted Gen 9 in 2023/24", just because I'd seen so many posts like that. But from what I've seen so far... everybody seems pretty okay with it? I'm kind of surprised. In a good way, though. :whistle:

And we didn't get Pokémon NFTs thank goodness
I put that in as a joke and then got actually nervous about that possibility LOL

I'm gonna work on updating that post now...
 
The first of those two. I wrote this a few minutes after the trailer had ended, and I meant it as in "that 2022 release date is gonna annoy the people who really wanted Gen 9 in 2023/24", just because I'd seen so many posts like that. But from what I've seen so far... everybody seems pretty okay with it? I'm kind of surprised. In a good way, though. :whistle:
I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels that way. I've seen a few people worried for how the game will turn out which is understandable, but otherwise I'm completely fine with it. I have a few other opinions about the games, mainly stuff that people will be mad about once the initial hype leaves, but otherwise I'm glad people seem to be okay with things
 
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