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DaniBeez wrote:I've almost fallen off the Pokemon wagon for good now, but I still like seeing and following the new Pokemon designs as they come out!

In a similar vein, I don't think I'll be purchasing any more new main games, but I still love Pokémon and do like to see what they come up with. I'm definitely down for playing Let's Go sometime, but less stoked about the idea of shelling out €60 for it, so might have to give that one a pass as well.

I'm more than happy to stick with the games currently available, and think ORAS will remain my "go-to" game in terms of dex completion. That said, all my Pokémon from that game are currently in the Pokébank from when I thought i was going to move them to Sun (which I don't want to do anymore) and my subscription ran out.. so that's something for another time.

With games in general, I feel like at this point there's just an excess of options at my disposal and I really do not have the free time (or even the attention span) to justify playing all of them. I'm actively trying to just be happy with more thoroughly enjoying the ones I already own rather than taking a bite out of everything without really completing them. Probably going to prod back into one of the older (Pokémon) titles soon, as I've been feeling the urge to.

paperpaws wrote:and my subscription ran out.. so that's something for another time.

Just FYI, people have been reporting that their pokemon are getting deleted if they don't renew their subscription within a certain "grace" period. So if this might be a concern to you, I'd recommend getting it renewed asap, just in case!

Kereudio wrote:

paperpaws wrote:and my subscription ran out.. so that's something for another time.

Just FYI, people have been reporting that their pokemon are getting deleted if they don't renew their subscription within a certain "grace" period. So if this might be a concern to you, I'd recommend getting it renewed asap, just in case!

Oh wow, thanks for letting me know. I'm definitely going to look into that ASAP in that case. I pretty much have all my prized Pokémon on there now I've been accumulating since the original Ruby/Sapphire releases.. so I hope it's not too late ._.

EDIT: Well, thanks so much for telling me! Also just found out you don't have to buy a new pass to withdraw them. I'm about to all safely transfer them back to my Alpha Sapphire game (even though I'm about to leave for work). I'd have been infinitely salty if things like my 15-year old Latias would've been gone haha.

Oh nice, I didn't know you could withdraw them without a sub, but then again that makes sense now that I think about it. I'm glad you were able to grab them!! Yeah when I heard of that I was scared that I was about to lose my Leafeon that an old friend gave me for my birthday forever ago

Kereudio wrote:Oh nice, I didn't know you could withdraw them without a sub, but then again that makes sense now that I think about it. I'm glad you were able to grab them!! Yeah when I heard of that I was scared that I was about to lose my Leafeon that an old friend gave me for my birthday forever ago :(

I didn't know either! Annoying how they don't clarify those things properly, especially the risk of just having your Pokémon wiped. All you have to do is answer "no" when it prompts you to choose if you want to buy a new pass or not. In any case I'm glad I didn't have to pay to get my Pokémon back and am happy they're safe on my Alpha Sapphire cartridge now, even if I hardly ever play anymore. Lots of nostalgia stored on there!

TimberRaven wrote:Man, the Pokemon stuff coming out nowadays... :shock: what happened
It's baaadddd
no offense but what happened

This is nothing compared to, say, 18-20 years ago. Pokémon has always enjoyed a certain amount of appeal. They're currently just hyping up for the Switch title that's coming out soon, I guess!

Also. I feel old now. And realise I have Pokémon older than some users on here.

DaniBeez wrote:I have a shorter attention span too now. I think it's all the social media distractions!

Do you think there will be a smartphone pokemon? Or an emoji-based one? :P

For me it's definitely a combination of that + the constant stress I feel whenever I do anything "unproductive" due to the limbo stage of life I'm in. I sure hope there won't be a smartphone or emoji Pokémon, but I wouldn't put it past the designers. Every generation has had their ridiculous ones..

I think the older designs were more simplistic and generally "animalistic" in nature, which I liked, though I agree every generation has their hits and misses. I was quite surprised at how small the X/Y generation was when I noticed it again the other day, haha. Not a lot of unique additions there.

I agree on how nice it is that every Pokémon has their own little part of lore and information about them. It's also nice when you can piece together a more thorough description of a Pokémon through the different dex entries for them.

Have any of you picked up Let's Go? Super curious to hear about some experiences. It's too pricey in my eyes to splurge money on just for the sake of checking it out, but I'll be checking if a demo is available.