Are Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire worthy followups to Gen 2?

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  @ji_mothy · 2 years ago · pinned

  Who should I raise in emerald, without the gen-3-only stipulation?<br><br>Discord <a href="https://discord.gg/gs33PKEdkn">https://discord.gg/gs33PKEdkn</a><br>Watch streams <a href="https://twitch.tv/ji_mothy">https://twitch.tv/ji_mothy</a><br>Patreon <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ji_mothy">https://www.patreon.com/ji_mothy</a><br>Thx for being here &lt;3

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• HO

  @HomeCookinMTG · 2 years ago (edited)

  I think part of the reason there are no pokemon in the Game Corner in RSE is because it&apos;s not ran by a criminal organization trying to make a profit off of stolen pokemon.<br><br>EDIT: Side note, Zigzagoon&apos;s evolution can solo the elite 4. &nbsp;Belly Drum is a hell of a move.

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• VO

  @VolrinSeth · 2 years ago

  Combusken with fire moves or even fighting moves trivialises both magnemite and magneton in the third gym.

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• MC

  @mctrump957 · 1 year ago

  &quot;Phoebe&apos;s Sableye has no counter&quot;<br>Manectric learns Odor Sleuth at level 25, which can expose a fighting type weakness in Dark/Ghost Sableye. Or, if you really wanted to be a nutjob, Zigzagoon learns it at level 17 AND can learn a fighting type move... Rock Smash.

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• GA

  @garrett8557 · 2 years ago

  Idk if boxing your starter before the first gym qualifies as “playing how Nintendo intended” lol

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• ME

  @megatronacepticon · 2 years ago

  If you go back to the top of Mt. Pyre after Groudon you&apos;ll see Maxie return the orb he stole, which is the finale to his arc. The game doesn&apos;t tell you to go there, but the Maxie wrap-up is there to be found, similar to the Rival finally evolving his Golbat in Gen 2 being exclusive to fighting the Elite 4 on Monday and Wednesday.

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• TH

  @TheDapperFox · 2 years ago

  For anyone who doesn&apos;t know, Shedinja copies moves AFTER evolution and new moves learned. &nbsp;This means that if you delay evolution till 25, your invincible bug will know Swords Dance! &nbsp;Great for abusing that immunity to get free set up turns.

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• KR

  @kryzethx · 2 years ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LAEYFGZ680&amp;t=184">3:04</a> Pfft, a <b>real</b> gamer would fill his party with these Pickup masters, and then only swap one out upon obtaining a new permanent party member

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• PU

  @puparn93 · 2 years ago

  The creator&apos;s would have intended on you keeping your starter for at least the first gym. You could have grinder torchic and got a fighting type eventually.

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• JT

  @jtyler9130 · 2 years ago

  Just to confirm for Gym 3 Torchic would be a fighting type with Double Kick which could deal with Magnemites, Marshtomp will negate and Grovyle will resist, so not sure why you’re not using a starter on a “play as intended “ play through.

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• AL

  @AlexsGoogleAccount · 2 years ago

  That&apos;s an interesting point about the lack of dialogue regarding the apocalyptic event. NPCs are just standing around in 300 degree weather and chatting about their day.<br><br>Chrono Trigger is another example of a game that did a good job at altering dialogue. Once the Black Omen monster ship is flying in the air, its visible in all future time periods you can travel to, so the NPCs acknowledge that its flown in the sky their entire lives.

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  @SuntanAlbino · 2 years ago

  Absolutely LOVE your videos and these types of &quot;As the dev intended&quot; videos but I gotta call bologna on ditching your starter as I highly doubt Gamefreak expects anyone to box their starter. Obviously people do that but there&apos;s no way that&apos;s the original intent for the player lol. Also just want to add that the player has access to Makuhita back in Granite Cave as well as the newly acquired Rock Smash HM in Mauville to help deal with Wattson&apos;s Magneton. Your Torchic would have worked pretty well too since on evolution into Combusken it learns Double Kick but ideally still has Ember as well. <br><br>All that said, keep up the amazing work dude, your videos are awesome and I look forward to everything you put out down the road!

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