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spanishskulduggery · 3 years

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Pokemon Vocabulary in Spanish

Because I’ve been playing Pokemon a lot lately I decided to throw together a vocab list. Keep in mind that a lot of the words are usually direct translations that work really well in English or they’re closer to the original Japanese. I’ll make notes where needed.

Some of these are a little different between the European Spanish version and the Latin American Spanish version. For example, “brick break” in Spain is demolición which is “demolition”, and in Latin America it’s karatazo meaning “karate chop”. Most of these are the same, but some are regionally distinct. I’m going based off of Spain because I’m consulting my game which is European Spanish.

Note: Any official names or names of moves will be Uppercase. Me explaining what they more literally mean will be lowercase so there’s no confusion

Los tipos / Types

Normal = Normal normal = normal, regular

Fuego = Fire el fuego = fire

Agua = Water el agua = water [technically a feminine noun]

Planta = Grass la planta = plant [“grass” is usually la hierba or sometimes words like el pasto, or for a “lawn/grass” it’s often el césped]

Volador = Flying volador(a) = flying, capable of flight

Tierra = Ground la tierra = earth, ground

Roca = Rock la roca = rock [synonymous with la piedra “stone”]

Eléctrico = Electric eléctrico/a = electric

Bicho = Bug el bicho = bug [slang for el insecto “insect”, though el bicho can sometimes mean other things]

Lucha = Fighting la lucha = a fight / wrestling [la lucha libre]

Psíquico = Psychic psíquico/a = psychic

Veneno = Poison el veneno = poison, venom

Fantasma = Ghost el fantasma = ghost [surprisingly, fantasma is masculine]

Hielo = Ice el hielo = ice

Dragón = Dragon el dragón = dragon

Acero = Steel el acero = steel

Siniestro = Dark siniestro/a = sinister, shady, underhanded [in older contexts siniestro/a is “left” or “left-handed”]

Hada = Fairy el hada = fairy [technically a feminine noun]

Remember that the Pokemon types themselves are considered adjectives

Me gustan los Pokemon tipo Agua. = I like water-type Pokemon.

No me gustan los Pokemon tipo Hada. = I don’t like fairy-type Pokemon.

Los Pokemon tipo Fantasma son mis favoritos. = Ghost-type Pokemon are my favorites.

El (tipo) Siniestro es débil contra el tipo Hada, Bicho, y Lucha. = Dark is weak against Fairy, Bug, and Fighting.

El (tipo) Psíquico es fuerte contra el tipo Veneno y Lucha. = Psychic is strong against Poison and Fighting.

¿Cuáles son los Pokemon tipo Acero más fuertes? = What are the strongest steel-type Pokemon?

Los ataques / Attacks

Malicioso = Leer malicioso/a = malicious

Cara Susto = Scary Face la cara = face (el) susto = scare, fright da susto = scary

Placaje = Tackle el placaje = tackle [in football/rugby]

Derribo = Take Down el derribo = demolition derribar = to knock down, to bring down

Doble Filo = Double Edge el filo = edge, blade

Picotazo = Peck el pico = beak -azo = [suffix meaning “a strike from”; thus it’s “a strike with a beak”]

Mofa = Taunt la mofa = ridicule, mockery, taunting mofar(se) = to taunt / to make fun of

Arañazo = Scratch el arañazo = a scratch arañar = to scratch

Cuchillada = Slash la cuchillada = a slash or stab (with something sharp) acuchillar = to stab/slash (often with a knife which is el cuchillo)

Constricción = Wrap la constricción = constriction

Atadura = Bind la atadura = binding, ties atar = to tie, to tie up

Atizar = Slam atizar = to stoke, to stir up / to slam, to whack

Impactrueno = Thundershock el impacto = impact el trueno = thunder

Ascuas = Ember el ascua = an ember [technically feminine, las ascuas in plural]

Pistola Agua = Water Gun la pistola = pistol, gun el agua = water [technically feminine]

Destructor = Pound destructor(a) = destructive

Burbuja = Bubble la burbuja = a bubble

Mordisco = Bite el mordisco = a bite morder = to bite

Triturar = Crunch triturar = to crunch, to crush, to mash

Ataque Arena = Sand Attack el ataque = attack la arena = sand [or “arena” as in a stadium]

Pisotón = Stomp el pisotón = a stomp, a stamping (of the foot) [lit. “big trample/step”] pisotear = to step on, to trample pisar = to step on, to step foot on

Golpe Cuerpo = Body Slam el golpe = strike, hit el cuerpo = body

Contoneo = Swagger el contoneo = swaying, swaggering contonear = “to swing your hips”, “to walk with a swagger”, “to strut”

Bostezo = Yawn el bostezo = a yawn bostezar = to yawn

Más Psique = Psych Up [lit. “more/plus” + “psyche”]

Corpulencia = Bulk Up la corpulencia = size/girth/bulk (of the body), corpulence corpulento = large/fat, bulky

Reserva = Stockpile la reserva = reserve, a stockpile reservar = to reserve, to save up

Escupir = Spit Up escupir = to spit [they probably went with escupir “to spit” because “to spit up” in English sounds more like vomitar is more gross]

Tragar = Swallow tragar = to swallow

Rayo = Thunderbolt el rayo = a lightning bolt, a bolt

el rayo = a beam/bolt Rayo Hielo = Ice Beam Rayo Solar = Solar Beam Rayo Carga = Charge Beam Rayo Confuso = Confuse Beam Rayo Burbuja = Bubble Beam Rayo Aurora = Aurora Beam Psicorrayo = Psybeam Hiperrayo = Hyper Beam

la onda = wave [often in the sense of electromagnetic waves, microwave, wavelengths etc.] Onda Trueno = Thunder Wave Onda Ígnea = Heat Wave Onda Voltio = Shock Wave Onda Tóxica = Sludge Wave

el puño = fist / punch Puño Fuego = Fire Punch Puño Trueno = Thunder Punch Puño Hielo = Ice Punch Puño Sombra = Shadow Punch Puño Drenaje = Drain Punch

la patada = a kick Doble Patada = Double Kick Patada Baja = Low Kick Patada Ígnea = Blaze Kick

la garra = claw Garra Dragón = Dragon Claw Garra Metal = Metal Claw Garra Umbría = Shadow Claw

el colmillo = fang Colmillo Veneno = Poison Fang Colmillo Ígneo = Fire Fang Colmillo Rayo = Thunder Fang Colmillo Hielo = Ice Fang

Vendaval = Hurricane el vendaval = gale, strong wind [el huracán is “hurricane” literally]

Fuego Fatuo = Will-O-Wisp el fuego fatuo = will-o-wisp [ghostly lights]

Tóxico = Toxic tóxico/a = toxic, poisonous

Lanzallamas = Flamethrower el lanzallamas = a flamethrower [lit. “launches/throws-flames”]

Ventisca = Blizzard la ventisca = blizzard, flurry

Cornada = Horn Attack la cornada = goring [being gored by the horns or tusks of an animal]

Bote = Bounce el bote = a bounce, a jump [among other things]

Buena Baza = Assurance la baza = a trump card, “ace up the sleeve”, “secret weapon” [so literally it means “a really good trump card”]

Maquinación = Nasty Plot la maquinación = machination, plot, plotting, sneaky plan

Látigo = Tail Whip el látigo = whip, lash

Latigazo = Power Whip el latigazo = lashing, a lash, a whipping [lit. “blow from a whip”]

Azote = Flail el azote = a whip, a flail, a scourge, cat-o-nine-tails / a smack from a whip azotear = to whip, to lash

Carámbano = Icicle Spear el carámbano = an icicle

Brillo Mágico = Dazzling Gleam el brillo = shine, gleam mágico/a = magical

Absorber = Absorb absorber = to absorb

Megaagotar = megadrain agotar = to drain, to drain away, to exhaust

Gigadrenado = gigadrain drenar = to drain

Polvo Veneno = Poison Powder el polvo = dust / powder

Paralizador = Stun Spore paralizador(a) = paralyzing

Somnífero = Sleep Powder somnífero/a = inducing sleep el somnífero = a sleeping pill

Fuerza Lunar = Moon Blast la fuerza = strength lunar = lunar/moon

Rueda Fuego = Flame Wheel la rueda = wheel

Terremoto = Earthquake el terremoto = earthquake

Bola Sombra = Shadow Ball la bola = ball la sombra = shadow, shade

Psíquico = Psychic

Paranormal = Extrasensory paranormal = paranormal, ghostly, spooky

el tajo = a cut or slash Tajo Aéreo = Air Slash Tajo Umbrío = Night Slash Tajo Cruzado = Cross Chop

Sombra Vil = Shadow Sneak la sombra = shadow vil = vile, evil, fiendish

Tinieblas = Nightshade las tinieblas = “darkness” [used euphemistically as “darkness” or “the shadows”]

el pulso = pulse Pulso Umbrío = Dark Pulse Pulso Dragón = Dragon Pulse Pulso Cura = Heal Pulse Hidropulso = Water Pulse

la cola = tail Cola Férrea = Iron Tail Cola Veneno = Poison Tail Cola Dragón = Dragon Tail Acua Cola = Aqua Tail

Hidrobomba = Hydro Pump la bomba = pump / bomb

Hidroariete = Liquidation el ariete = battering ram, ram (of a ship) / striker, forward (in football/soccer, sometimes called el delantero in Spanish) [literally hidroariete would be like “hydro-ram”]

Liofilización = Freeze Dry la liofilización = (the process of) freeze-drying

Testarazo = Head Smash la testa = head [another word for la cabeza] testarudo/a = stubborn, hard headed la testarada = headbutt [another word for el cabezazo] -azo = (a strike with)

Mazazo = Wood Hammer el mazo = mallet, hammer -azo = (a strike with)

Pantalla de Luz = Light Screen la pantalla = screen la luz = light

Reflejo = Reflect el reflejo = reflection / reflex

Avalancha = Rock Slide la avalancha = avalanche [snow] / rockslide [rocks]

Alud = Avalanche el alud = avalanche [slow] / rockslide [rocks] / mudslide [mud] / deluge, spill

Picadura = Bug Bite la picadura = bite, sting (from an insect)

Zumbido = Bug Buzz el zumbido = a buzzing, buzzing noise, droning noise (mechanical)

Chirrido = Screech el chirrido = a shriek, a screeching noise chirriar = to squeak, to shriek, to screech

Descanso = Rest el descanso = a rest descansar = to rest

Ronquido = Snore el ronquido = a snore, snoring sound roncar = to snore

Sonámbulo = Sleep Talk sonámbulo/a = a sleepwalker [in Spanish it’s more “to move around in your sleep” but in English it’s “talking”]

Viento Hielo / Viento Helado = Icy Wind el viento = wind hielo = ice helado/a = icy

Torbellino = Whirlpool el torbellino = a whirlpool, a waterspout

Rapidez = Swift la rapidez = quickness

Ida y Vuelta = U-turn (de) ida y vuelta = “round trip” [lit. “going and returning”]

Infortunio = Hex el infortunio = misfortune, accident, bad luck, a jinx/hex

Otra Vez = Encore otra vez = “again”, “once more”, “once again”

Señuelo = Follow Me el señuelo = decoy, lure

Premonición = Future Sight la premonición = premonition, prediction

la púa = spike, barb Púas = Spikes Púas Tóxicas = Toxic Spikes

Puya Nociva = Poison Jab la puya = lance, spear / a sharp jab nocivo/a = noxious, poisonous

Joya de Luz = Power Gem la joya = jewel, gem la luz = light

Furia = Rage la furia = fury, rage, anger

Enfado = Outrage el enfado = anger, rage, outrage

Cascada = Waterfall la cascada = waterfall, cascade

Salmuera = Brine la salmuera = brine / pickling liquid

Escaldar = Scald escaldar = to scald / to blanche (vegetables)

Pájaro Osado = Brave Bird el pájaro = bird osado/a = daring, bold [not as common but synonymous with audaz and atrevido/a for “bold”, though more in the idea of “daring” and “reckless”... not the same as valiente “brave”]

A bocajarro = Close Combat a bocajarro = “(at) point-blank (range)” / “no holding back”, “blunt”

Agua Lodosa = Muddy Water el agua = water [technically feminine] lodoso/a = muddy, sludgy, murky (water)

Bomba Lodo = Sludge Bomb la bomba = bomb / pump el lodo = mud / sludge

Dragoaliento = Dragonbreath el aliento = breath

Cometa Draco = Draco Meteor el cometa = comet [masculine; la cometa is a “kite”]

Perforador = Horn Drill perforador(a) = perforating, something that makes holes

Frío Polar = Sheer Cold el frío = cold polar = polar, of the poles

Canto Helado = Ice Shard el canto = stone, pebble, stone chip, little piece of something / a song, singing, canto helado/a = icy

Poder Pasado = Ancient Power el poder = power pasado/a = past, ancient

Roca Afilada = Stone Edge la roca = rock, stone afilado/a = sharp, razor-sharp

Espada Santa = Sacred Sword la espada = sword santo/a = holy, sacred

Excavar = Dig excavar = to dig

Fuerza Equina = High Horsepower la fuerza = strength equino/a = horse, equine

Llamarada = Fire Blast la llamarada = flash of fire, flare-up

Sofoco = Overheat el sofoco = a hot flash / a feeling of being suffocated or stifled

Lanza Mugre = Gunk Shot lanzar = to throw, to shoot, to launch la mugre = grime, filth

Tierra Viva = Earth Power la tierra = earth vivo/a = alive, living

Corte = Cut el corte = a cut [from cortar “to cut” / not to be confused with la corte “court”]

Fuerza = Strength la fuerza = power, strength

Surf = Surf el surf = the surf [also surfear “to surf” or hacer surf]

Vuelo = Fly el vuelo = a flight [from volar “to fly”]

Buceo = Dive el buceo = a dive, diving [from bucear “to dive down underwater” as in like “scuba diving” / not to be confused with zambullirse which is someone “diving” off a diving board in swimming]

Destello = Flash el destello = a glimmer, a flash [from destellar “to twinkle” or “to shine, to flash”]

Some Pokemon moves have pretty clear patterns. You might see ígneo/a “fiery/igneous” for fire-related things or just fuego, you normally see umbrío/a “shady, gloomy, dark” for dark or shadow things, férreo/a or de hierro for “iron” for metal and steel moves, or you might see helado/a “icy” for others. Sometimes you see voltio “volt” or voltaico “electric”... things like that.

You can typically spot the patterns and figure out what type they’re talking about if you recognize any cognates in English. So if you know aéreo means “air”, then you can sort of piece together that Golpe Aéreo “Aerial Ace” will be a flying move, since it literally means “air strike”.

Día Soleado = Sunny Day

Sequía = Drought la sequía = drought

el sol pega fuerte = “the sunlight is harsh” [lit. “the sun beats/sticks/strikes hard”]

Llovizna = Drizzle

Tormenta (de) Arena = Sandstorm la tormenta de arena = a sandstorm la tormenta de arena zarandea a ___ = “the sandstorm buffets ___”

zarandear = to shake, to buffet, to knock around

Granizo = Hail el granizo = hail / hailstone granizar = to hail

Los estados, Los problemas de estados / Status Problems

envenenado/a = poisoned causar envenenamiento = to cause poison / to cause poisoning

quemado/a = burned la quemadura = a burn

congelado/a = frozen

paralizado/a = paralyzed

dormido/a = asleep

daño de retroceso = recoil damage

amedrentar = to flinch, to cause flinching [in Pokemon it’s “flinching”, in regular Spanish it means “to intimidate” or “to instill fear”]

confuso/a = confused

enamorado/a = in love [often caused by (la) Atracción which is “Attract”) estar enamorado/a de = to be in love with

debilitado/a = fainted [lit. “weakened”]

inmune = immune

Most of these status effects are used with estar given that they’re temporary and states of being

La eficacia / Effectiveness

eficaz = effective

supereficaz = super effective

poco eficaz = not very effective

fallar = to miss, to fail

el golpe crítico = critical hit

sin efecto = no effect

afectar = to affect no afecta a ___ = (it) doesn’t affect ___

evolucionar = to evolve (Un Pokemon) ha evolucionado = (A Pokemon) evolved (Un Pokemon) está evolucinando = (A Pokemon) is evolving

debilitarse = “to faint” [lit. “to weaken / to go weak, to go limp”; when someone “faints” or “passes out” it’s normally desmayarse, but debilitarse does also have this idea in it too] (Un Pokemon) se ha debilitado = (A Pokemon) fainted

Un Pokemon salvaje te corta el paso = “A wild Pokemon appears” [lit. “a wild Pokemon cuts into your way”, sort of like “a wild Pokemon cuts you off”]

#Spanish #langblr #languages #Pokemon #learning Spanish #language #espanol #vocabulario #so much vocab

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oh-boy-me · 4 years

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Mammon did it he and the rest of the Pokémon team beat the Elite Four and the champion!

Below the cut is a summary of the battles for anyone who was interested in this Pidgeot and his friends. Since I talked about it (and because I’m pretty proud of accomplishing it) I thought it would only be fair to not leave anyone in the dark lol (and to brag I get bragging rights).

It was fun to do this, so maybe I’ll do another Obey Me-themed challenge run more publicly one day. For now, this is no longer on my mind and I’ll probably get the next request out later today :)

First up, a recap of the challenge rules, so you know why some of my movesets are abysmal.

A Pokémon can only use its level up moveset. TMs and HMs are not allowed.

When a Pokémon wants to learn a new move, I HAVE to accept it, and I HAVE to replace the oldest move.

I obviously need HMs, but I can't use those Pokémon in battle (shoutout to Simeon the Lapras, Barbatos the Beedrill, and unnamed Doduo for those roles.)

Next, the team!

Solomon (Lv 60 Kadabra): His only attacking move is Psychic, but as you either know or will soon come to know, a good psychic type is essential to beating this game. Solomon almost got boxed because for a while he had zero attacking moves, but luckily for him Psychic is good enough that I switch-trained him up to it.

Asmo (Lv 55 Golbat): My girl carried me through most of this game, but unfortunately I think she's going to be mostly a set-up/sacrifice Pokemon for this part of the challenge. I can't level her up any further because I know that at Lv 56 she'll replace Confuse Ray with Haze.

Luke (Lv 57 Raichu): I actually boxed Luke back when he was a Pikachu after some bad moveset changes. But he made a comeback, and now he's a crucial member of the team with powerful electric moves. Plus, his speed is insane and I accidentally EV trained him in Special Defense, what with all the Tentacool I killed.

Satrio (Lv 62 Dugtrio): Satrio is very useful in some situations and useless in others, since three of her four moves are ground. However, her high attack stat, boosted by soft sand, and her SUPER high speed, are crucial to this. He also saved me so much time when she had Dig. What a good girl.

Bellphie (Lv 57 Victreebel): While training him I learned that apparently Pokemon that evolve via stone don't learn any new moves after evolving! Fun! I decided that move tutor moves were fine as long as I taught them in the right order, so I caught a bunch of Paras in the safari zone for their mushrooms and gave him a proper moveset.

Mammon (Lv 62 Pidgeot): My boy. My boy. My second Pokemon after Levi the Squirtle. He's been through it all. He has one attacking move, but that's not all that's up his sleeve. Mammon has tricks and he intends on using them.

With that out of the way, we move on to the Elite Four Challenge.

--Lorelei--

Lorelei is the ice type Elite Four member, and if you noticed, uh. 4 of my 6 Pokemon are weak to ice, and none of them can do anything to an ice type either.

However! Gen I didn't make any ice type pure ice, so four out of five of Lorelei's Pokemon are part water. And I have Luke.

Lorelei leads with Dewgong and I lead with Luke. I immediately use Thunderbolt on it, which isn't enough to KO, but is more than enough to force Lorelei to use a full restore on her next turn.

Each major story battle, the opposing trainer has a set amount of healing items to use. The Elite Four has two full restores each. From what I've seen, they're programmed to use one full restore if their Pokémon finishes a turn with their HP below a certain threshold, but they won't use more than one per Pokémon (barring the last), and won't use their second restore until their ace Pokémon is on the field.

Lorelei uses her first full restore, and I use Slam to put Dewgong back into KO range. Since I outspeed, Luke takes out Dewgong with one more Thunderbolt.

Luke then oneshots her Cloyster with Thunderbolt and levels up to Lv 58. From now on, I need to be careful with when I use Luke, because he can't level up any more than this.

He nearly oneshots Slowbro as well, and the first slam that actually hits finishes it off.

I use Slam against Lapras, knowing that even the stronger Thunder can't oneshot it. Unfortunately, Lapras' first move is Confuse Ray, meaning Luke has a 50% chance to damage himself instead of attacking.

And he doesn't! But he misses Thunder. Luke then teams up with Lapras to beat himself up, and Luke faints.

I switch into Satrio to finish Lapras off. What's that, you say? Satrio is ground type; she's weak to ice!

True! But Satrio is very fast and has Earthquake. She takes out Lapras with two Earthquakes, tanking a Surf in between with no problem. Jynx is an easy oneshot with Earthquake too.

And with that, the first E4 member is down.

--Bruno--

Bruno is a fighting type trainer who seems to always use the same order of Pokemon: Onix, Hitmonchan, Hitmonlee, Onix, and Machamp.

We have Bellphie and Solomon, though. Bellphie takes out both Onix with a single Razor Leaf each, and Solomon handles the fighting types with Psychic.

--Agatha--

Next up is the ghost type E4 member, but did you know that Gengar was the only Gen I ghost line? Agatha fills in the blanks with poison types. Did you also know that the Gengar line is entirely part poison?

Do you know what move is super effective against poison types? Psychic. Solomon uses Psychic five time, and then the battle is over.

--Lance--

Just like I had nothing for ice types, I have nothing for dragon types. Dragon is only weak to dragon and ice in this generation, and I have neither type on my set. My only goal right now is this: keep Mammon healthy until Dragonite uses Outrage.

Lance always leads with Gyarados, so my obvious choice is to lead with Luke. I don't. I forget to switch Solomon out of the first slot. But Luke is a good boy who survives Hyper Beam upon switching in and uses Gyarados' horrible weakness to electric against it with a Thunderbolt.

Next up is to force my way through his two Dragonair with my strongest non-resisted move, Earthquake. One Earthquake puts it in full restore range, a slash puts it back in KO range, and then Earthquake again finishes it. An Earthquake and a Slash take out the second, since Lance won't use his second full restore until Dragonite is out.

Speak of the devil! Dragonite comes out and I switch into Bellphie to land a stun spore. A paralyzed Dragonite has its speed cut by 75% and has a 25% chance to not move at all. Unfortunately, it uses safeguard, which protects Lance’s team from status moves, so I can't finish the paralyze-confuse combo. All Asmo can do is tank hits and wait for Outrage.

With some good paralysis luck and a critical air cutter, Asmo gets Dragonite below half health, before it finally uses Outrage and knocks her out.

It is finally Mammon's turn. Dragonite is locked into Outrage for the next 1-2 turns, so Mammon uses Wing Attack to wait for Outrage to hit him, after which he is finally free to act.

See, Mammon has a move called Mirror Move, which will copy the last move used against him. Outrage is a dragon type move that has no choice but to happen on consecutive turns. Dragon is weak to dragon, so Mammon has successfully given me a super effective move.

Lance can't use a healing item while Outrage is active, so Mammon takes out the Dragonite.

The last Pokemon is Aerodactyl, which Solomon can handle with Psychic.

--bITCH--

The final battle. Blue always leads with Pidgeot, so I lead with Luke, and this is why I had to be conservative with him. I have zero idea how many full restores Blue has, but it's too many. FAR too many. I don't want to oneshot Pidgeot; I want to force Blue to waste one of his full restores on a Pokemon that can't win its match.

Luke just BARELY doesn't kill Pidgeot, so Blue does waste the item, and the same move combo I used to take out Dewgong works on Pidgeot.

Bellphie takes out Rhydon with one Razor Leaf, and while Alakazam used to be a run-ender for this team, Satrio outspeeds it and takes it out with one Earthquake.

Mammon comes in to battle Venusaur, and Blue doesn't know how to use Venusaur so Wing Attack just has to get past his setup stalling.

Next up is Gyarados, but Luke is still healthy so we know how that goes.

Last is Arcanine, the bane of my existence. It won't die. Its attack stat is insane. It has Extreme Speed, a priority move. And Blue bought the entire stock of full restores.

I switch into Solomon to take Arcanine's Intimidate. Intimidate cuts the opponent's physical attack stat upon the user switching in. However, this is Gen III, so psychic type moves are always special. I use future sight to get in some emergency damage padding, but Flamethrower and Extreme Speed take Solomon out before I can do anything else.

Solomon protected Satrio from Intimidate though, so Satrio is able to withstand an Extreme Speed and oneshot Arcanine with Earthquake.

And with that, Ah shit defeated Rival bITCH and became the Pokémon League Champion!

#noodle stews #arcanine ended so many attempts here it was stupid #kinda sad Asmo didn't get to do much but she was still crucial for Dragonite #and before you say 'just get a better team' I spent 80 ingame hours with these guys and I got attached

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thisselflovecamebacktome · 4 years

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Pokemon Sword and Shield first thoughts

The Negative:

- The reduced pokedex. Hear me out before you go screaming about how we knew this was going to be a thing. While I would always be disappointed with the reduced pokedex like I was with generation 7, Sword and Shield’s pokedex somehow felt less full than generation 7 which is strange because they had about the same (small) amount of new pokemon. My guess is that it’s because a lot of the pokemon we saw in Sword and Shield feel like the ones fans use more often than not. Like sure there were combees and whatever, but I noticed most the pseudos and beloved pokemon like charizard and gengar made it in. And like there’s nothing wrong per se about that, but it honestly felt like less diversity, especially in a game that had 6 new dragon lines.

- The lack of “evil plot” until the end. Look I know there was a buildup in Sonia’s plot about the darkest day and so on, and I know pokemon has done games where the major evil plot event happens at/after the elite four before, but the lack of evil team in these games made it feel empty and lowkey like a ripoff of Lysander’s reveal in X and Y without the team flare stuff. Like I don’t know, the chairman was an interesting villain and the whole “Is he or Olenna really the mastermind?” red herrings thrown through Bede’s story (as a sidenote, justice for Bede tbh, like yeah he’s a prick but he deserved better than he got) and Olenna’s personality was good, but none of it felt developed enough. Like story wise it literally felt like I was playing X and Y but instead of the protagonist, I was Tierno until the last part. It also made the gym challenge/travelling seem a lot longer which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but again, made it feel a little empty compared to past games.

- The version exclusives. No, I don’t care if this is a product of capitalism, I’m still gonna complain about it each game lmao. And I am especially going to criticise it with these games given you had to have a Nintendo switch online account to trade. Like I am someone who despises the idea of in game purchases, so the idea you need one to fill the pokedex is scummy to me.

- Hop. Whoever decided that he needed to make a comment every time you battled and did a supereffective or critical hit move on him needs to be fired because my god was that annoying. Just in general, I felt he was under developed in a way that made him uninteresting and pretty much a Hau rip off. And the sad thing is that like there was the makings there for him to be interesting. Him feeling like he had to live up to Leon + the shame/disappointment he felt from the loss to Bede and then you at the end along with him finding his own way in life and deciding to train to be a professor all sound interesting in theory, but it just didn’t come to life in the game in the same way I found Bede and Marnie’s backstories to be. I also kinda wish they built up the him wanting to be a professor thing more rather than just feeling like they added it on at the end.

- The graphics just popping in. Look, I wasn’t expecting Breath of the Wild graphics given this is the first new pokemon game on the switch and it wasn’t in development for as long. But I am someone who hopes that this gets fixed for future games.

- It was handholdy/linear. So I will gladly admit this was much better than it was in generation 7 and again, I wasn’t expecting Breath of the Wild but when you consider that technically in generation one, once you get cut you can do gyms 3 - 6 (7 if we’re talking let’s go) in whatever order you want and explore like 80% of Kanto, it feels restrictive that they flat out block you out of any town you haven’t been to/aren’t supposed to be in.

The Mixed:

- Sonia’s arc. I love that they showed through Hop and Sonia that becoming a professor is a genuine path because I feel like if I was in the pokemon universe, I would be a professor. But I felt the execution of Sonia’s story felt off. Like she spent a lot of it reminiscing/telling us about how she used to be a battler and supposedly Leon’s best rival and having Magnolia ask her what she’s doing with her life (which in itself was weird, I mean a professor making fun of someone for working towards being a professor???) just for Magnolia to hand Sonia the coat with no on screen resolution of any of that. Like I don’t know, I guess I just would have liked a big moment where she helped with the chairman or something whether that be through battling or her expertise and have that be an “aha!” moment where she decides to be a professor and Magnolia hand her the coat then or something of that calibre.

- The beginning. Basically I thought it was perfect except it still felt too long. Like having the champion give you pokemon, those pokemon showing their personalities in the choosing scene and being able to skip the catching and pokecenter tutorials were amazing. But even with those skippable features, the introduction felt long.

- The gym leaders. I like that Piers played a notable role in the story and his inability to use dynamax pokemon intrigues me. But quite frankly, the rest of the gym leaders are among the most forgettable we’ve ever had in my honest opinion.

- TRs. I feel like this was added for more competitive players who want a challenge which is not me if I’m honest, so I get it but would prefer TMs to stay multiuse lmao. I’m also kinda surprised at which particular TMs they chose to be TRs.

- The experience share. I’ll admit, even as someone who uses the new age experience share, I thought making it compulsory would be a horrific idea. But I genuinely feel like they balanced it out really well given I versed every single trainer with the same team without facing many wild pokemon and was still under leveled for most the gyms. My only gripe with it is that I tend to switch out my strongest pokemon throughout the main story to add a pokemon I don’t plan to use just to evolve it to fill the pokedex, so it being set up to mostly make you under leveled was a bit of a pain because as someone who isn’t big on versing wild pokemon and was just aiming to catch the new ones until post game, I couldn’t afford for my main pokemon to not be getting that experience. But I do recognise that that’s a personal thing and like not an inherit flaw of the experience share and it will definitely work well for nuzlockers and so on.

- Dynamaxing. Basically I liked them for the raids but they still feel like a worse version of mega evolutions mixed with z moves to me.

- It felt longer than most games. For the most part this is good. Like overall it felt like a fuller game, in part due to the Wild Area being somewhere you can spend literal hours in without getting sick of it. As I mentioned though, I just wish the beginning wasn’t as long and their was more to the “evil plot” part of the story throughout the games.

The Positive:

- The wild area. This was by far the best thing they added to this game. A large amount of the time I’ve spent playing this game has just been messing about in there and none of it felt like I was doing it just to pass time. The weather changes throughout also added some nice variety and change of scenery.

- The raid battles. I thought these were going to be the worst part of the game if I’m honest, but I’ve actually really enjoyed them. I do wish they had a bit more variety, but in general I feel they’re fun and well balanced.

- Bede, Marnie and Oleana. Bede was a pratt at first, but again, his backstory along with game story intrigued me and I wish we dove further into that. Marnie was just a sweetheart and I love her and wish they did more with her connection with team yell and Piers. I also wish we got more about Oleana because I loved what I saw and feel like her team was perfect for her, but wanted more.

- The music. Whoever created the Slumbering Weald music needs a pay rise because that is literally the best music track pokemon has ever had in my honest opinion.

- LionHeartShipping. Leon/Sonia is the Rivals to Friends to Lovers ship we deserve even if it’s not cannon.

- The new pokemon we got in general. Yes I wish there was more and yes there were a few that I think were among the worst we’ve ever gotten (Looking at you Thwacky, Meowth and Cramorant), but in general I liked a majority of the designs even if I didn’t pre game.

- Old pokemon getting Galarian forms and evolving.

- The attention to detail in the speaking text. While a little stereotypical, using British slang was a nice type.

- Not having an elite four. Having a more anime style championship competition to make your way up to versing Leon felt like something new and a nice change of pace. I just kinda wish that it wasn’t the gym leaders you versed in the finals. Like if they wanted to go with the major/minor idea for the gyms, it would have been cool for the gym types not included to be the ones you versed in the finals.

- Exclusive gym leaders/types. So I know they’ve done this before with Iris/Drayden, but it is something that makes playing each version feel unique. Like I don’t think just the two was enough for me to want to play sword straight after finishing shield and I wish that just say sword had grass, electric, ground, fairy, ice, normal, poison and flying types while shield had fire, water, fighting, steel, dragon, ghost, rock and bug types with Marnie and Bede keeping their dark and psychic types, especially with them emphasising the minor/major league aspect, but it was something I hope pokemon continues to do in the future.

- The fossils being created from mixing and matching parts. Feels far more creative than past games.

Final Thoughts:

- Overall this was an okay game and a decent step into the console world. While there are some spectacular aspects of the game, the story leaving something to be desired made me feel like there was something missing on this journey. Given this and the probability of pokemon improving those well done features as time goes on, I imagine this game will be one that in time will be easily forgotten. Still, despite its flaws, I definitely see it as a necessary step to whatever comes next and am excited to see where it leads us.

#pokemon #pokemon shield #pokemon sword #pokemon shsw #pokemon sword and shield #yes some of this is nitpicky i'll admit but it was basically all of my thoughts while playing #also tbh i discussed this with my brother and he pretty much agrees with everything I said which is a first

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