Just took a cruise to Mexico and found a bunch of pokemon cards that are in Spanish. Does anyone know how the market in the US is for pokemon cards that are in spanish. I have gone through and found all their English counter parts but it's almost impossible to find the price for cards that are in Spanish.

I picked up Violet last month and got hooked on pokemon again after not playing in 8 years. I want to get into competitive and start breeding and making an OU team however I am so confused on what is legal. Is there anyone who possibility knows a source I use as a Bible and tips on breeding. I confused on TSV and how to check mine? Does TSV does something with breeding? Any advice would help and shaping a die hard SV player and be greatly appreciated. Thank you for any help and best of like on your Shiny hunts

I’ve always loved Absol’s design but i’m not a fan of 1 stage pokemon so having an earlier stage to get him earlier and evolve him into the already cute and cool Absol would be great.

An evolutionary stage between Larvesta and Volcarona in a game where you can actually get a Larvesta earlier in the game would also be amazing.

Lastly, If Dedenne could evolve it would probably slot it into most of my teams.

Its damaged because i got it way back as a kid and didnt take great care of my cards back then if i didnt think they were cute but now im going through them and saw this. Trying to figure out how to post pics but till then know it says Magnrton and not Magneton where names are mentioned with noting else diffrent on front or back

Basically, I had came up with an idea. What if Mega’s just partially restore DNA from the Pokémon’s ancestors?This would probably explain why Roaring Moon looks like mega Salamence. Also, maybe the pain caused from mega evolution is due to the fact that they rapidly undo their evolution, and since their ancestors gained the features slowly, while the Pokémon’s body rapidly shapes into it, then that would explain things like Mega Tyrannitar.

I'll give an example to get us started.

Erika, Kanto's Grass Specialist. Teaches flower arranging, and only collects attractive Pokemon (according to her lore, not according to the Pokemon that existed for Gen 1, of which there were no attractive Pokemon of her type).

Florges, a Fairy Type from the Kalos region. A pokemon known for collecting flowers, and arranging them to create beautiful outfits.

Erika and Florges are like a match made in Heaven.

Edit: Please give an answer about a specific character, and not a broad type or trait. Something like "Lenora should have a Golurk", not "A psychic leader should have a Psyduck".

Hey guys! I've always been interested in which Pokemon are the most/least popular to use for in-game playthroughs, which is why I've put together this form. I appreciate that some of you will have been playing these games for over 25 years - in which case it might be a bit difficult to remember which Pokemon have been on your team - so just try your best to remember which Pokemon you have used. You can fill out here: https://forms.gle/KJDpRbjwVWPdUdEn6 (remember to sign into your Google account before you start filling out the form so you don't lose your progress at the end; I have disabled the option to collect the email addresses of participants)

If you decide to fill out the form, please give me any feedback you might have. If all goes well, I'll post the results in a week's time along with the next survey. Thanks!

Hey everyone! I’m doing a Pokémon D&D campaign using the statblocks from Pokédex5e, but I’ve hit my usual roadblock: starting the story. We’re doing this campaign in the region of Alola due to the popular decision of the group, and it’s made my usual roadblock into a full mountain, especially since the anime’s way of starting it flat out doesn’t work due to a party of 4, not just one. Does anyone here know how I could organically start the story? Thank you!

Hey I just beat Pokemon Violet and wanna play another pokemon and I'm stuck between which one to buy, Pokemon Lets go Or Pokemon Sword. I'm fine with both of the Pokémon's in the games but wanna know which is better graphic, gameplay, and story wise. Any help is much appreciated!

What if there was a Pokédex overhaul for the Alolan Region to fit with the modern philosophy of Pokémon which is having mons that fit the region. Why are Wingull and Pelipper in Alolan when Seagulls and Pelicans were never in Hawaii? Where is the Oddish line?

What Pokémon would you remove or add to make the dex make sense?

I was answering a comment in a YT shorts video on mythical pokémon and it went on for a little while. Basically, I said that mythical pokémon should have lore in-game and that most mythicals from gens 6 to 8 shouldn’t count. A guy disagreed somewhat, saying it’s ok for mythicals to not have lore and they just have to be event distribution pokémon that you don’t need to fill the pokédex.

So tell me, which take do you agree with?

Does anyone have a palkia from bdsp since I want to do the manaphy Dex thing and it is tough for me to get it since I have brilliant diamond. Please I promise I will give it right back I just need to get it into the dex and that's it. Please can anyone help me out. Pretty please.

Let's preface that I know NOTHING about Pokemon. I could name like 2 games and 4 Pokemon.. maybe. Diamond... Uh gold? Regular? Idk Mewtwo, Pikachu... The Charizard guy... And there's some turtle with a flower on his back..ok cool now that I've established my lack of knowledge I got my kid a kids meal and it came with Pokemon card. Usually I would just throw it away but one of them are like... Shiny? Iridescent? Idk looks vaguely important

I can't post photos so I'll describe it the best I can.

Stage 2 Hydreogon hp 180 Evolves from Zweilous (WHAT??.. ok anyways) NO. 0635 Brutal Pokemon HT 5'11" WT 352.7lbs. Ability Tri Howl "Once during your turn, you may look at the top three cards of your deck and attach any number of energy cards you find there to your Pokemon in any way you like. Discard the other cards." (Some kinda 2 black dots then a star) Dark Cutter 160

Ok cool umm is it important or can I just throw it away and the world won't bat an eye?

I want to know what kinds of Pokemon every region or a good portion of regions have. Everyone knows the starters, route 1 mons, fossils, legends, etc., but I want more unusual ones you may have noticed or said "Isn't it weird that's happened x number of times?" Good examples I've already heard are the food-based Pokemon (alcremie, fidough, appletun, vanillish), furry bait (zeraora, zoroark, lopunny, lucario), and feminine plant mons, (Lilligant, lurantis, arboliva, leavanny). Also wondering how many regional variants I should include and for my region I'm bringing back gigantamax so wondering how many new forms I should include. Anything else you think I should consider concerning the Pokedex is also appreciated

Yoo!! I’m very new to building Pokemon teams with the goal of the team actually being good. I basically want to hone in on a team that has some of my favorite mons in it, not necessarily something that’s going to make me win tournaments. But I’m new to playing the games like this and just want to hear some advice. So far my lineup looks like this;

Tyranitar, as my weather setter with Assault Vest

Dracovish with choice scarf, fishious rending everyone in my path (sand rush)

Mawile with mawilite, running play rough and I’m not sure what else

Other than these three Pokemon I’m not sure what to run. Keep in mind I’m really just interested in a fun build, that’s based around these three Pokemon. What other typing or abilities should I look for to make a well rounded overall team? What typings or abilities would have good synergy with these three? I’m partial to adding an Eelektross and Corviknight, and maybe Aegislash. What do you think? Maybe Galarian Zapdos over Corviknight for some fighting coverage?

I’m not good at this so give me some grace if I sound clueless lol thanks!!

I have an Analogue Pocket, and among reliving my childhood with games I've owned, I remembered how much I loved Pokemon as a kid. I had Red, Yellow, and Silver as a kid, and Silver was actually the last game I played (and remembered playing). I purchased Emerald as well back in the day, and checked my cart (dry battery), and looks like I played it for a few hours but that was 20 years ago and have zero recollection.

I booted up FireRed a few weeks ago, and I remembered why I loved the games so much. Plus, this game added a lot more than was in Red and updated the graphics to Gen 3, what's not to love?

With that, I realized that there's a lot I missed out on over the years (that's an understatement). So I decided to purchase all the missing games from the handhelds (one from each major release of the main games), so I acquired:

• Platinum
• SoulSilver
• White
• White 2
• X
• Omega Ruby
• Sun
• Ultra Moon

I'm still playing through the postgame for FireRed, but just wondering where's the next logical place to go? Should I get a new battery in Emerald and start over again?

I thought about going to SoulSilver to pick up the storyline in its natural progression but with updated graphics and QOL updates, but I already played a remake and am looking for something "new" - even though SoulSilver would be as new as playing FireRed.

Looking forward to some opinions here on how you'd tackle it. I'd love to hear your thoughts, looking forward to the discussion!

I just spent multiple hours getting together a full livingdex for Legends Arceus to get the new shiny Enamorous mystery gift and it turns out that you HAVE to get Shaymin and Darkrai IN Legends Arceus to be able to finish the dex and get the gift.

None of the other dexes require the mythical, why does this one? They expect me to pay $120 bucks to get both SW/SH and BD/SP just for ONE pokemon.

The worst part is that I have both of them from past events but it doesn't matter since it has to have the origin mark from PLA which you can ONLY get from having save data from the other two games. Incredibly frustrating choice

If there was a Brazil Pokémon region, what location should be there and who would be the starters and legendaries? What existing pokemon would fit in this region? Any ideas would be great as I would like to make a Brazil inspired region eventually.

Some of my ideas are: Reviving that scrapped Peanut Pokémon scrapped from X/Y and a coffee Pokémon. Quaxly line, Grookey line and Scorbunny line fits but Idk about the rest of the starters.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Started a new game on Platinum, and it got me thinking as I was about to name my first mon.
How people typically name their Pokemon.
Do you go with a overall theme?
Or do individual nicknames?
Or maybe just use their default names?

Or I suppose some alternate between naming conventions between games, so that's also a possibility.

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I havent seen many ways to gain rotom in Pokemon Soulsilver. It is my favorite pokemon by far and really want to see it in game. I know it exists through videos, even having its own event to get its forms. Im aware it can be obtained through trading from other games but now online internet is turned off and is no longer possible. I saw someone online hatch it from an egg, and from what I understand it's in the "Amorphous" egg group, but in pokemon soulsilver pokemon from those egg group got reclassified. What egg group is it in, can it be obtained, and what pokemon are needed to breed to hatch it. I hope you all can answer this cause im at a lose.

https://www.vg247.com/pokemon-gardevoir-plush

The caption reads, "A life-sized Gardevoir plush is going on sale soon, and might take the crown as number one toy you shouldn’t buy second hand... Somewhere, on the internet, people are excited for reasons not worth thinking about."

But it looks cool! I'll probably buy one if I can 👀👀

I don't know why, but something about the leaf and his nose makes me irrationally happy. I also love Seedot and Shiftry. Something about the line just makes me feel so happy. I think that Nuzleaf is just a funny little guy who people often overlook. I also got through about half of pokemon sword with him.

Hi I’m currently playing through white 2 for the bajillionth time I’m already thinking ahead to my next playthrough though. I want to use unique Pokemon I haven’t used before (with one or two personal favorites sprinkled in). I’m thinking Serperior/ Crustle (been wanting to use this rock hermit crab for a bit now)/ Lapras (haven’t used him for almost a decade now since my first pokemon game, Pokemon y)/ Espeon (haven’t used it in a bit)/ Lucario (Jack of all trades attacker/ and I’m still deliberating on a final team member. I’m thinking about having a flying or fire type cover that spot to coverage the lack of coverage against grass types. I’m thinking mandibuzz but I’m open to other suggestions as well. What do you think?

Right now i have a dsi and a switch (in the future i may get a 3ds for the 3ds games) and would like to complete the pokedex in some form. If i understand correctly the game recognises you for completing the regional dex, so i would like to do that. Can i complete the regional dex alone, with an isolated game (no trading, no other version exclusives, no finicky stuff bla bla bla etc.)? My list of games i want to play through is: LG,SS,PL,AS,X,Moon,Ultra moon, sword, lets go pikachu, brilliant diamond. ... Ty! :D

I'm seeking the perfect Valentine's Day gift for my boyfriend, and I think a Pokémon card pack or set would be ideal. However, I want it to be a surprise, so I'm exploring options without giving him any hints. We've both been searching for the Prismatic set or card packs, but unfortunately, they're nowhere to be found in stores or online. I'm now open to considering alternative sets that might be just as exciting or even better! Do you have any suggestions for Pokémon card packs or sets that could make a great Valentine's Day gift? I don’t really know much when it comes to Pokemon sets and cards

playing heart gold and i got my evee to lvl 20 when he evolved into espeon.

So, he currently knows the moves tackle, sand attack, tail whip and helping hand.

And from what I gather he doesnt learn a decent move until about 12 more lvls or so....

I guess I'm wondering how the heck can i make him useful? I kinda was working hard on him the whole game to evolve him into espeon and now that he has, I don't even want to use him.

spice
for if there are any pokémon based on spices such as salt or coriander or whatever. would be strong against normal because normies can’t handle spicy food

time
for time themed pokémon like ones based on clocks or pokémon that can travel through time like celebi and dialga. would be strong against bugs because they have short lifespans and would die over time

blood
because if there’s a blood pokémon then it wouldn’t really fit many of the other types. would be strong against fighting because if you’re fighting someone and start bleeding you might bleed too much and die

christmas
would include festive pokémon for example delibird and stantler and wyrdeer. would resist ice, because even in the freezing cold our festive spirit and joy will shine through.

mystical
for pokémon that are hiding a mysterious secret…

cloud
for cloud based pokémon like altaria and swirlix. would be weak to electric because lightning tears through clouds. would be strong against flying because you can’t see where you’re going

galactical
for galactic space pokémon that are aliens or they have a connection to space. would be weak to grass and ground because we can terraform planets

slime
slimey pokémon such as sliggoo are very sticky! it would be strong against grass because paper is made of trees, and if there’s a book it can glue the pages together so you can’t read it

computer
digital pokémon like porygon z or maybe other technological machines. would be weak to water because you can surf the web, also fire bc firewalls

love
pokémon that are based on love like aromatisse and luvdisc. would be weak to dark because if you’re writing a love letter and it’s too dark you can’t see what you’re writing and you might accidentally write the wrong name and then it goes to the wrong person and then you’ll be dating someone who you aren’t even in love with! also, this post is a shitpost

Welcome to the HYPE THREAD, a place to share your excitement about in-game achievements, brag about success, and get hyped for upcoming events. CAPS LOCK IS OPTIONAL IF IT HELPS YOU GET YOUR HYPE ON!

This is a chance to post about your successes. Our rules against self-promotion and most low-quality content, including shiny Pokemon pics, are relaxed in these threads--please talk all you like about your luck and accomplishments!

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###Paldea Prestige Flairs

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LET'S GET HYPED!!!!

Unova is by far my favorite region, and since they released BDSP, i am totally against the idea of ​​releasing a Gen 5 remake. The Sinnoh remake added absolutely NOTHING to the region, so why repeat the dose? Not to mention that Unova was the only region to win a sequel, so which of the two would TPCI end up choosing? Unova for me will always be a perfect region in itself and a remaster on the Switch would be enough.

Currently I'm really in the mood of playing another pokemon game. The only games I haven't touched is BDSP at this point. But for what I have heard those games are quite hated in the community. So my question is: Are BDSP worth playing if I played the gen 4 games as a kid? Do they offer any new experience comparing to the ds games? Are the games enjoyable If my main play style is completing the poke dex and shiny hunting?