Are you ready for the rest of gen 9 to just be

>dude MEGA EVOLUTION
>you guys like MEGA EVOLUTION right?
>LOOK, MEGAAAAAAAAAAAS

>>58009488 (OP)
>Are you ready for the rest of gen 9 to just reddit
Not really

>>58009488 (OP)
TPCi literally said that they would shill Megas the whole year since the Presents, why are you surprised?

Gen 9 deserved better

>Redditor pandering for a whole year
Yikes

>>58009488 (OP)

>>58009488 (OP)
>>dude MEGA EVOLUTION
>>you guys like MEGA EVOLUTION right?
>>LOOK, MEGAAAAAAAAAAAS

>>58009513
Were Scarlet and Violet the most injusticed mainline games when it comes to representation? It's not like they've started shilling Kalos together with Paldea, they did the full switch from one to another inside the same generation. They ended the SV era from TCG to start the MEGA era after so many years sticking to "one era per generation" rule.

>>58009529
That's just how TPC acts with every single games now

>>58009529
The Pokemon that got megas are the most important and respected in the eyes of Game Freak's and TPC's eyes. Nothing could compete with them.

>>58009551
>Be Absol
>Designed to be glass cannon physical attacker
>75 speed
>Not fast even by Gen 3 standards
>Can't use STAB off your 130 attack stat
>Have to use 75 special attack because you're a Dark-type
>Only ability is Pressure (a stalling ability) on a pokemon with 60 in both defenses and 65 HP
>Proceeds to be mediocre for three straight gens

>Gen 6 happens
>You get a mega
>Finally you're not shi-!
>Not Dark/Fairy
>Despite visual AND thematic sense
>Not Dark/Fairy
>No STAB Play Rough 4U
>40 points that were desperately needed elsewhere wasted on special attack for some reason
>Only ability is Magic Bounce (a stalling ability) on a pokemon with 60 in both defenses and 65 HP
>Can't take solace in being immune to Prankster status moves because ALL Dark-types are immune to Prankster status moves by the next gen
>Litteral shit-eating goblin gets to be first Dark/Fairy type
>Proceeds to be mediocre for the foreseeable future
Yeah bro so much respected alright

>>58009529
>They ended the SV era from TCG to start the MEGA era after so many years sticking to "one era per generation" rule.
Nah, they've done that before too, with that weird BREAK thing (which were basically megas).

>>58009557
good, Absolfags deserve their humiliationritual

>>58009557
Absol is only for fucking, not competitive

>>58009564
BREAK was still part of the XY era. The last era the TCG had that was in the middle of a generation was Gen 4 with HGSS (LEGEND in Japan).

>>58009564
XY BREAK sets followed the XY era numbering order. It was also tagged as XY despite being released after ORAS, if we are talking about region representivity. Outside Japan, XY only had a singular series implying that it's not considered a different era.

Cope, seethe, and dilate
Megas are the ONLY new feature in over a decade that matters
Z moves lost
SHARTmax lost
Tera lost

>>58009616
They're not bringing megas to gen 10 kiddo

>>58009488 (OP)
It is annoying indeed

Yes

They're going to buff Megas in Champions so that they'll powercreep UBs and Paradoxes that were created taking in account the original Megas

>>58009529
Why does it feel like gen 9 has lasted way longer than gen 8? I was gonna say it makes sense we are getting another era this gen because of how long it is but its still shorter than the last couple generations somehow.

>>58009666
>she thinks mega CHARIZARDs XYZA wont be in Gen 10

>>58009697
Because we only a singular game for three years of generation, which is the usual duration of a generation. The gap between SV and Z-A is the largest between the series, 1063 days. Generation 7 (SM to SwSh release) lasted 1099 days for comparison.

>>58009707
Generation 8 (SwSh to SV released) lasted 1099 days*
My bad but Gen 7 and Gen 8 lasted about the same anyway

Paldeabros.... we are forgotten....

>>58009488 (OP)
I'm ready for Gen 9 to be fucking over, what a shit Gen

>>58009529
SV was that shit

>>58009707
ah that makes sense yeah, compfags still have like a year or two of SV to sit through since ZA isn't gonna have competitive unless they rush champions out the door to give them something

>>58009495
GO BACK

>>58009734
Maybe we get to see Champions in Worlds 2026

>>58009734
Champions is ready to release very soon according to the director's Linkedin, it will definitely replace SV by the end of the year

>>58009488 (OP)
It doesn't matter because Megas will only be in ZA which has a different battle system and no online battles.
Megas are shit because of their horrendous balancing. If they stay out of mainline games, it's fine. Megafags get their super saiyan slop and can shut the fuck up now, that's a good thing.

>>58009488 (OP)
It's the least AIDS of all gimmicks, but it's still gay
Since a gen without gimmicks is now impossible, this is the next best option, or least bad option

>>58009768
>>58009704

Kind of wish they did 4 stage evolutions back in gen 6

>>58009803
It won't be cause they need a new shiny gimmick to slap on all promotional material.

>>58009838
Gamefreak hates creating 3-stage lines already. If 4 stage existed it would be rarely used

>>58009745
No

Starting today, an object inspired by Prism Tower makes its debut!

Alongside Prism Tower, the symbol of Miare City, the setting of *Pokémon LEGENDS Z-A*, you can experience the thrill of living with Pokémon while adventuring through the city of Osaka together!

https://x.com/osk_daisakusen/status/1946085882882396343

>>58009707
>>58009710
Can you baby bastards cut they hyperbole? We already know the gap between RS and DP was the largest gap between two Gens. These baby numbers are irrelevant.

>>58009765
Champions isn't releasing this year, 'else they'd have mentioned a 2025 release, instead of el generico "in development" when they announced it, you stupid cunt.

>>58009922
monkeybros..

>>58010101
>approximately 1,600
gen 3 lasted 1495 days for english 1407 days for JP, the gap between gen 4 and 5 was longer in japan (1451)

>>58009497
Where do you see surprise?

lmao terashit flopped hard, they barely got merch and pandering, gf are run out of ideas btw, palworld won

>>58009513
That art of M-Pidgeot is fucking sick

>>58010103
Saying it's in development just means the release date is undecided, they would have said 2026 if it was certain it wasn't releasing this year. Fact is the director left in June and took the game past beta, which means it's soon going to be (or already is) in a releasable state. As a live service mobile game, deciding on a release date isn't as simple as popping it out when it's done.

>>58009697
It's the first gen that lasted for 4 years since gen 4

>>58009529
Because this is not like gen 8 where a single gen has only one gimmick and only ogerpon and the turtle has snowflake forms

>>58009488 (OP)
You mean gen 10? They're going to add new megas in Z-A which means the mechanic will also need to be in gen 10 so that the new megas can be used in a competitive game.

>>58009723
GOOD

>>58010288
>so that the new megas can be used in a competitive game.
Some of you really didn't get the memo, the whole point of Champions is to have an isolated competitive game that doesn't have to be tied to mainline games. They showed megas in the reveal trailer for a reason.

>>58010313
you touched an interesting point, not surprised if all the new megas end being champions only

>>58009488 (OP)
>Megas won’t return!
>Ok Megas are returning but not in the mainline games!
>Ok they are returning in the mainline games, but only old megas are gonna be in ZA
>WOW GUYS GUESS REST OF GEN 9 WILL BE “LOOK AT THE MEGAS” DON’T YOU GUYS LOVE HOW FORCED MEGAS ARE?!?
Cope and Seeth.
Trump Won
Diddy Won
Megas Won
Palworld Won

>>58010349
>Trump Won
>Diddy Won
>Megas Won
>Palworld Won
My... my knees...

>>58010349
AAAIIIIIIIEEEEEE

>>58009488 (OP)
Gen IX has been around for 3 years now, about as long as Gen VIII's entire lifecycle, and there's still no Gen X in sight.
I think it's fine if they wanna focus on PLZA until the next mainline release.

>>58010349
>>58010417
>>58010421
>samefagging
>has to shill palflop
lmao

>>58010433
PalGODS are so based we got our own mobile knockoff.
Suck on that tendie. A chinese knock off of an indie knock off of your favorite series. Come get your revenge for this one LMAO!

>>58010433
>inb4 inspect element

>>58010349
It's over anti-megasisters.....

>>58010441
That looks ai generated. Wtf is wrong with palchuds

>>58010433
Megas Womn

>>58010458
>illiterate.
Somebody just euthanize you already.

>>58009488 (OP)
Good, Teras sucks

>>58010494
>itoddler filename
kek you're the retard that has been spamming here
https://arch.b4k.dev/vp/thread/57964826/#57964826
https://arch.b4k.dev/vp/thread/57957870/

>>58009488 (OP)
>People enjoy this mechanic
>They decide to bring it back
Good. Maybe they should do that more often.
XY had the best battle systems and pvp by far. It deserves a revival after all the weird, failed attempts to replace it.
Can't wait to see my bro again.

>

>>58010551
sky battles and reverse battles were fucking retarded but I had the most fun playing pokemon online in the XY era, might just be because of the time period and everyone being excited for the future of 3d pokemon though

>>58010551
>XY had the best battle systems and pvp by far.
no, it had many super saiyan forms to specific pokemon and that's why it's shilled

z moves literally come from yokai watch dances
giga/dyna are tied to powerspots and some of the forms are just a fat version
tera is just a pokemon with a silly hat

>>58009529
>They ended the SV era from TCG to start the MEGA era after so many years sticking to "one era per generation" rule.
Isn't that because the generation lasted so long that the base set is rotating before a new generation releases?

>>58009529
Gen 6 suffered a lot from being snuffed out of its own identity
Over 40% of the new designs are just uglier versions of older mons

>>58010531
Schizo behavior

>>58010617
I will definitely be posting this once people start malding over Mega Meganium.
(people said they want mega evolutions for weak Pokemon, so they're getting what they asked for)

>>58009488 (OP)
The entire rest of gen 9??? The entire 6 months between the game and the announcement of gen10???

>>58011508
Wait, 4 months, actually

>>58009529
If Gen 9 were a normal 3 year gen, it'd be done in November anyways. This is no different than when they were showing off Tera during the tail end of SwSh.

>>58010430
I wanna breed her so bad, bros

>>58009557
magic bounce isn't a stall ability retard
in fact it rapes stall up the ass because it blocks all their gay status move shit
mega diancie is good, mega absol is just shit because it's based on absol who is a designated jobber

>>58011508
>>58011525
It’s actually 7 months, anon.