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fifaking's Pokémon Elimination Challenge!!!!!
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GofD
Pokemon Master
Joined: Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:38 pm Posts: 1422 Location: Somewhere in this general area.
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/{dodrio} Same as last time/ Not tryin to start to something, just not really fond of this flying type.
_________________ A glass is never empty it will always be full of air, unless its in a vacuum, THEN its empty.
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Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:33 am |
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Mektar
Art Commentator
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 2:02 pm Posts: 1020 Location: Tealand
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/ Cool / just OK
_________________ These past years have been great, and this community was a great one. Key word being was. Since my birthday last year, the site hasn't updated at all, and people have been slowly trickling away from the forums over the weeks. I've had this site as my internet homepage for ages, and I anxiously awaited the resurgence that I hoped would come. But it never came. So, it is with a heavy heart that I announce my permanent leave of Psypoke. As a moderator, I wished only the best for everyone here, and worked to maintain a jolly environment where everyone could discuss cartoon monsters in peace. Now, I wish all those who happen to be reading this message good luck in whatever endeavors you have chosen to pursue, and that your futures be bright.
Mektar out.
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Sat Aug 06, 2011 8:42 am |
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dry
Dragon Tamer
Joined: Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:01 am Posts: 100
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_________________ Don't worry, I usually don't mean what I say =\
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Sat Aug 06, 2011 12:15 pm |
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Mr. Dude
Ace Trainer
Joined: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:35 pm Posts: 276 Location: Hiding from the voices
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/ LOVE Raikou/I like all the Pokemon here, but since Electabuzz is losing, I'll help shove it off the cliff.
_________________ Pokemon Factoid: All computer-controlled Pokemon have Serene Grace, Compoundeyes, and Super Luck at the same time. Click the eggs/hatchlings or die. (There may be none, but you should click them anyway.)
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Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:46 am |
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sumo12345
Psychic Trainer
Joined: Sat Oct 02, 2010 1:20 am Posts: 70 Location: THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOOOOOOW
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Electabuzz up/ Torterra Down
*shoves mr. dude instead*
And Torterra is kinda pointless.
BTW, Why are most of the pokes electric type?
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Sun Aug 07, 2011 8:27 am |
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JsXtm
Gym Leader
Joined: Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:34 pm Posts: 2204 Location: Madison, WI
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/ Still making the effort to save Dodrio for another round or two. / Not a fan of the gen 4 starters, especially the weird earth-turtle.
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Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:25 pm |
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fifaking
Dragon Tamer
Joined: Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:55 am Posts: 230 Location: South Park
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Round 7 over. Round 7 Final wrote: 2-1 1-4 Booted 0-0 *-0 0-0 3-0 Immunity 1-0 1-1 1-3 *-0
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Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:27 am |
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fifaking
Dragon Tamer
Joined: Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:55 am Posts: 230 Location: South Park
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Round 8 Round 8 wrote: 1-3 2-1 1-0 0-0 *-0 0-0 1-2 3-3 1-0 current through Gofd's vote My vote: Ampharos/Mewtwo Same/Only Caught for showcase
Last edited by fifaking on Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:42 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:29 am |
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dry
Dragon Tamer
Joined: Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:01 am Posts: 100
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/ I get that terrible feeling mence is gonna go in the next couple rounds.......
_________________ Don't worry, I usually don't mean what I say =\
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Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:38 am |
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Shuckle-rock$
Pokemon Ranger
Joined: Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:43 pm Posts: 667 Location: In a night-sea journey
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/ Cool legendary / Hasn't really helped me much in battling
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Tue Aug 09, 2011 10:42 am |
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GofD
Pokemon Master
Joined: Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:38 pm Posts: 1422 Location: Somewhere in this general area.
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/{dodrio} Voting someone different this time, Torterra is my fav grass starter. Awsome typing and does learn some awsome moves/Still not fond of this guy.
_________________ A glass is never empty it will always be full of air, unless its in a vacuum, THEN its empty.
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Tue Aug 09, 2011 11:29 am |
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Dare234
Pokemon Ranger
Joined: Sun Nov 07, 2010 4:17 pm Posts: 502 Location: Right Here
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/ Same reasons as before.
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Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:11 pm |
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Mektar
Art Commentator
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 2:02 pm Posts: 1020 Location: Tealand
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/ Uber / outclassed by Garchomp & Dragonite
_________________ These past years have been great, and this community was a great one. Key word being was. Since my birthday last year, the site hasn't updated at all, and people have been slowly trickling away from the forums over the weeks. I've had this site as my internet homepage for ages, and I anxiously awaited the resurgence that I hoped would come. But it never came. So, it is with a heavy heart that I announce my permanent leave of Psypoke. As a moderator, I wished only the best for everyone here, and worked to maintain a jolly environment where everyone could discuss cartoon monsters in peace. Now, I wish all those who happen to be reading this message good luck in whatever endeavors you have chosen to pursue, and that your futures be bright.
Mektar out.
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Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:34 am |
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twistedturtwig
Pokemon Master
Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:33 am Posts: 1214 Location: Pretty much anywhere, and always running
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/ If Torterra is voted off, the Communists have won! / Meh. Just okay. Not my favorite, and my choices are getting very limited here...
_________________ "I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right." - The Book Thief
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Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:29 am |
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JsXtm
Gym Leader
Joined: Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:34 pm Posts: 2204 Location: Madison, WI
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/ Same vote as last time. twistedturtwig wrote: If Torterra is voted off, the Communists have won! Aach, der twistedturtwig hast meine boese plan gefuendet!!! Alles ist fuer der arbeitskrieg!!! Alles ist fuer Marx!!! Lange leben der revolution! (I went with a German communist because I don't know any Russian. Besides, Marx was German.)
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Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:23 pm |
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ShinyLucario
Dragon Tamer
Joined: Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:44 am Posts: 125 Location: Petalburg City
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/ Up Up UP the awesome walking continent/Down Down DOWN the hydra-ostrich thing
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Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:19 pm |
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fifaking
Dragon Tamer
Joined: Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:55 am Posts: 230 Location: South Park
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Round 8 Over Round 8 Final wrote: 1-3 Booted 2-1 1-0 0-0 *-0 0-0 1-2 3-3 Immunity 1-0
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Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:45 am |
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fifaking
Dragon Tamer
Joined: Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:55 am Posts: 230 Location: South Park
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Round 9 time. Round 9 wrote: 1-0 2-1 0-2 1-3 2-0 1-2 *-0 1-0 current through twistedturtwig's vote. My vote:Ampharos/Houndoom Same/Not too fond of them
Last edited by fifaking on Sun Aug 14, 2011 4:25 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:47 am |
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GofD
Pokemon Master
Joined: Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:38 pm Posts: 1422 Location: Somewhere in this general area.
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/{raikou} same reasons last time I voted this guy up/ Not really a fan of the legendary dogs.
_________________ A glass is never empty it will always be full of air, unless its in a vacuum, THEN its empty.
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Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:11 am |
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Shuckle-rock$
Pokemon Ranger
Joined: Wed Nov 17, 2010 5:43 pm Posts: 667 Location: In a night-sea journey
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/ Legend beast / Least favorite so far
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Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:51 am |
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Mektar
Art Commentator
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 2:02 pm Posts: 1020 Location: Tealand
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/ Legend / Pseudolegend
_________________ These past years have been great, and this community was a great one. Key word being was. Since my birthday last year, the site hasn't updated at all, and people have been slowly trickling away from the forums over the weeks. I've had this site as my internet homepage for ages, and I anxiously awaited the resurgence that I hoped would come. But it never came. So, it is with a heavy heart that I announce my permanent leave of Psypoke. As a moderator, I wished only the best for everyone here, and worked to maintain a jolly environment where everyone could discuss cartoon monsters in peace. Now, I wish all those who happen to be reading this message good luck in whatever endeavors you have chosen to pursue, and that your futures be bright.
Mektar out.
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Fri Aug 12, 2011 10:56 am |
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AEP: Master Trainer
Ace Trainer
Joined: Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:53 pm Posts: 386 Location: Confidential for specific reasons...
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Alright, I've been gone for a while, so this is the first chance in several rounds to actually have a say. And so I say:
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Breloom was the first ever Grass/Fighting type! (Plus, the graphics for Mach Punch were so cool back when it was introduced...) And while it has now been displaced by Virizion, it still rocks because of what it can do with enough patience (learning Spore before evolution)...
Salamence was a Pokemon born merely from the Rule of Cool. It replaced my favorite Dragon/Flying (of legend), Dragonite, and for that I don't appreciate it. While it is good competitively, it's gone the too-popular-to-make-me-keep-liking-it route.
AEPMT
_________________It's great to complete a Pokedex! So I'll need some help... If you want to get better at writing in general, please visit my site! Writers' Challenge
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Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:20 pm |
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JsXtm
Gym Leader
Joined: Fri Sep 02, 2005 1:34 pm Posts: 2204 Location: Madison, WI
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/ Probably my favorite electric type ever. / Ehhh... just not a huge fan of the legendary dogs.
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Fri Aug 12, 2011 8:32 pm |
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dry
Dragon Tamer
Joined: Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:01 am Posts: 100
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/ Salamence never really replaced Dragonite. The two had similar typing and attack stats, but that was as far as they went. Salamence was more offensive and speedier, whereas Dragonite had more bulk. Dragonite was the more balanced one, but Salamence's stats were far more spread out. Look at their Pokédex entries: Dragonite is friendly, heroic and saves shipwrecked crews out at sea, yet Salamence is violent, carefree and becomes uncontrollable if enraged. People like Dragonite because he is both powerful and cute, while people like Salamence because of his hardcore image. In terms of competitive play, Dragonite is much more effective as a bulky setupper, usually using Dragon Dance, due to Multiscale. On the other hand, Salamence is better as a mixed powerhouse, due to having much more speed and better offensive stats. I really like both Dragonite and Salamence, but I've never considered the two to be similar to each other. Because they aren't. Dragonite will always be Dragonite, and Salamence will always be Salamence. And Dragonite's popularity never dropped when Salamence came around. The two appeal to two different audiences, and both of them are very likeable and useful Pokemon; that's why they are both so popular. Salamence has also never really been "overused", in a similar way to other complained-about Pokemon, such as Excadrill and Garchomp. You can't just slap Dragon Dance and Outrage on a Salamence and sweep teams with him. Salamence was relatively frail for gen 4, and setting up that one Dragon Dance wasn't easy in a metagame filled with Ice Beams and heavy offence. After the Dragon Dance, you also had to consider your options; using Outrage was pretty much suicide if your opponent still had a Scizor, Donphan or steel type with an effective move. And because those were so common at the time, Salamence wasn't too easy to use, and still required good skill. Salamence has had a lot of counters in all three gens he's been in, most of them being bulky waters such as Swampert and Suicune. Yes, you can argue that Salamence can 2HKO all his supposed counters; however, unlike the infamous Chain Chomp or other notorious, "uber" Pokemon, each Salamence will have at least 3 counters, any of which can be put in your team and still make a great contribution outside of beating Salamence. Just having the likelihood of beating any Pokemon doesn't make them overpowered; lots of Pokemon have that attribute. Jellicent is a popular counter to Infernape, but some Infernape may carry Thunderpunch. Heatran is a popular counter to Ferrothorn, but some Ferrothorn may carry Bulldoze. In fact, even Excadrill sometimes carries Hidden Power Ice, which 2HKOs two of its main counters, Gliscor and Breloom. So even though Salamence has the potential to beat every other Pokemon in the metagame, there is no single set that does so, and so Salamence is not overpowered at all. Salamence also holds a moral symbolism in his backstory as a Pokemon. Tell me that I'm reading into it too much, but Salamence's evolution story represents the idea of trying hard for your dreams, and accomplishing them through rigorous work. Bagons spend their entire time trying to fly, and as such they jump off high places, understanding the risks involved in the attempts, trying all they can to fly. They toughen their heads until they can hit solid ground from over a hundred metres above without sustaining serious injury, and they try, try again. It is due to this persistence and belief in their ability to achieve their goals that their cellular structures undergo changes as Shelgons, and eventually become Salamence, growing wings and flying, just as they had always dreamed of doing. It was their motivation and hard work that gave them their evolutions, and it teaches us, too, that through sheer diligence, we can grab hold of our lifelong aims and live happy, fulfilled lives. maybe im taking this pec a little seriosly, but hey
_________________ Don't worry, I usually don't mean what I say =\
Last edited by dry on Sun Aug 14, 2011 4:24 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Sat Aug 13, 2011 10:41 am |
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twistedturtwig
Pokemon Master
Joined: Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:33 am Posts: 1214 Location: Pretty much anywhere, and always running
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@dry No, you're not taking this too seriously. Although you might want to check out a therapist. And, Torterra has immunity. Anyways... / Same/ Never really liked it that much.
_________________ "I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right." - The Book Thief
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Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:12 pm |
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