Monday, March 14, 2011

Pokemon White: Finishing Up and Post Credit Gaming

Pokemon White's difficulty level began curving up faster as I went farther in, but after fighting the Elite Four, endgame content skyrocketed. I don't know how I feel about this. It is entirely possible to continue without much of a hitch, and the National Pokedex expands your Pokemon availability from 156 to over 400.
That was the fun part. Being able to replace all these new Pokemon with old favorites who are stronger (I caught a level 64 Milotic....).
SPOILERS?!?!!! D:

But first, the final stretch
The Elite Four posed no threat. I went in with Lvl 50 Pokemon and blew everyone up without a hitch. The game's storyline ended with a "final boss" for the first time, that wasn't the champion. There was some shiny cinematic. Some talk. Some more shiny cinematic. Forcibly caught a Legendary Pokemon with one Pokeball (...that's just crazy talk). Had that Legendary Pokemon get one shotted in a not-so-legendary way. The end.
The game was fast, but I attribute it to the fast leveling up capabilities. I liked the more RPG like role the story took, with a "final boss", which closed the storyline very well. However, I'm not sure if I'm happy with the endgame content.
O.o 15 Levels Higher!!?!??! WTSKADL:AHWQDKASLd
Nothing says "Hello Post Game," then going into your first battle and fighting a level 63 Drowsee.
Mind you, the highest level Pokemon you fight during the storyline is level 53, so seeing a 10 level gap is kind of scary. That being said, they're all low evolution forms, thus weaker stat wise and easier to take out. But they also don't give as much EXP as usual. So I don't know if it's a good or bad thing.  I do have some problems with trainer fights now, where I'm scratching the bottom of my poke-belt, barely getting out of battles with a live Pokemon. I'm not used to losing.
Gotta Catch'em All
I do love the National Pokedex and all it stands for. Time to start replacing all these Unova Pokemon with old Generation Pokemon :D. I love my Milotic, Lucario, and Dragonite. I like the new hunting system (shaking grass and dark water ripples etc), are fun to farm. It's the only thing I'm really enjoying.
White Forest
White Forest is only for Pokemon White, and involves NPCs who bring Pokemon with them. They eventually leave and you have to go to your friends other Forests or Black City, to bring more over. The problem with this is that I have no friends with Pokemon White or Black...so.....this feature sucks right now...
HeartGold
My boyfriend is going to buy Pokemon Black soon, so I bought Pokemon HeartGold. It's a lot of fun. I like that your lead pokemon follows you (hello Pokemon Yellow), and you can talk to it and it makes cute faces and emotes. :D fuN!
The game is twice as long so I'll really enjoy it. The leveling isn't as super speed as Black/White, but faster than Diamond, so it makes it bearable. It's weird playing this Generation II game, but only really seeing Generation I pokemon. I guess times do change. The graphics are nice, but not as interactive as Pokemon White (Dragonite's wings flap! COOOL XD). It's still an upgrade. Remember when all the Pokemon shared the same sprites...HEH.

Trainer Card! I chose the Pokemon Maniac as my avatar because it seemed to fit hehe!
My current White team
I would like to eventually replace Exadrill with a Psychic Pokemon, but I haven't found any I like. I don't use Legendary Pokemon because that's cheating ><
Lance doesn't use Legendary Pokemon, so neither will I :D
-Milotic, Lucario, Dragonite, Chandelure, Lilligant, Exadrill

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