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Psuedo-Legendaries

Discussion in 'Pokémon General' started by phineas81707, Dec 28, 2015.

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Favourite Psuedo-Legendary?

  1. Dragonite

    2 vote(s)
    18.2%
  2. Tyranitar

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  3. Salamence

    1 vote(s)
    9.1%
  4. Metagross

    3 vote(s)
    27.3%
  5. Garchomp

    3 vote(s)
    27.3%
  6. Hydreigon

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. Goodra

    2 vote(s)
    18.2%
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  1. phineas81707

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    Rather simple: which is your favourite of the bunch? And while you're here, why not voice an opinion about how well (or otherwise) you think the pseudo-legendary Pokémon are handled, or other general opinions on the topic.

    I personally find the idea of them quite interesting, even if there are a few too many Dragons and dragon-like Pokémon in the mix (where's my Fire pseudo? Fairy?). As for obtaining them... I'm not sure if I really feel the idea of them being on the beaten path. I'm fond of how Bagon was handled in Gen III, where it was found in only one room in a more optional dungeon. With the advent of features like the Habitat List and the Dexnav, doing it that way shouldn't be as obtuse.
    (And my favourite is Goodra. Adorable, powerful and can take a mean hit.)
     
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    I do agree that there are a lot of Dragon ones, but that's kinda because it's a little bit of real life tales. Dragons are typically seen as legendary creatures. I do remember a time when rotom was once considered a pseudo-legendary. Though that might have just been me.

    I didn't know Metagross was one, but since he is I'll pick him. I've always liked him. He's is probably smarter then Alakazam. His brains (yes he has four brains) all operate like a super computer each. And there's nothing that says they can't learn. They're very powerful in psychic powers, and are steel types as well. Plus that mega evolution is amazing.
     
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qe9O90cD80

    Ever since watching the Ash vs. Drake battle and seeing Dragonite plowing through almost the entirety of Ash' team I've been in love with it. With Blastoise, it's currently all time favorite Pokémon. Not only is it extremely adorable, but it can also be badass and the mix is just perfect to me.
    I love all the other pseudo legendaries and then Metagross and Tyranitar in particular. Metagross is probably one of the best designed Pokémon and it's also the signature Pokémon of one of my favorite champs as well. I don't like its Mega Evo as much but it's still alright, I guess. Tyranitar is simply badass and powerful looking. Most of the time it's appeared in the anime he's been this destructive beast though it's also been shown to be a very loving parent as well, plus its Mega Evo, unlike Metagross', does appeal to me so Tyranitar is my second favorite :3
     
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  4. phineas81707

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    Considering that Generation III has two psuedo-legendaries while all other generations have just one, I'm going to assume that Metagross only coincidentally meets the measuring stick for psuedos (three-stage evolutionary line, Medium-slow experience, and 600 BST), considering he's so different from all the others. For example, all psuedo-legendaries other than him have a catch rate of 45, while he has a catch rate of 3.

    I included him on the list because I'm familiar with him being a psuedo-legendary. Honestly, I consider Haxorus as one, too, but I don't remember what condition he flunked off memory.
     
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    I tend not to use Pseudo-legends, probably for a similar reason to why I don't use full-legends. Maybe I just like the more mundane species, maybe it's something else.

    I'm going to have to say Metagross is my favorite pseudo-legend. First of all, his types are two of my favorites. Second of all, he's right up there with Tyranitar for general BA-ness. Giant stony T-Rex with powers of darkness and a computerized ferric mechano-organism with psychic powers? Heck yes on both.

    Which brings me to my #2: Tyranitar. The only thing I don't like is his many, many weaknesses. Design and concept and all that I love though.

    And @[member="Blast"] , check this out too. Same flavor but with less shouting and with more metal \,,/
     
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    I've only used a psuedo-legendary once and that was only because I didn't know it was one. I generally dislike them and the fact that almost all of them got mega-evolutions cheeses me off. Yes, Nintendo, more power is definitely what they needed. Absolutely. Good call. >.>

    As for my favourite, it's the one psuedo-legendary I did use, Garchomp!
     
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    I'd like to know the story of how you managed to train a Garchomp and not know it was a psuedo. It got a huge reputation for being broken by psuedo standards, and in it's debut appearance (DPPt), it's located in a cave that you'd be extremely lucky to find on your own (and most guides explicitly point out the Gible), and outside of Platinum, required Strength, which was four badges away from when you can first reach it. Basically, unless you were playing X/Y or some other method I'm unaware of, that was a short miracle on your part.

    As for the Megas, I'm fine with them (making OP things more OP was an issue I got over when Mega Mewtwo was announced), except for one somewhat ironic fact: the three psuedos that still lack Megas are my three favourites. Oh well, there's always Metagross...
     
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    To be fair, I didn't know anything was a psuedo-legendary then, I caught what I found and was awed by how great it was later on. As for how I caught a Gible; luck, ignorance and a bit of inattentiveness, simply. Call it a miracle, if you so wish.
     
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    I think I had a similar time then, minus the managing to find the damn thing part. I mostly knew Garchomp as "Cynthia's other Pokémon, if I'm doing good enough to faint Spiritomb".

    To be fair to me, I don't think I spent a lot of time visiting Wayward Cave at all, and I didn't know Mira existed for a long time.
     
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    To be honest, I doubt I would've been able to be beat Cynthia if it weren't for my own Garchomp! I had no idea what I was doing and I would've given up pretty easily back then. xD
     
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    Always liked Metagross, probably because it's really a steel wrecking machine that's not a dragon, and when I was younger I always thought that it should've been a legendary.
     
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    Both of these are the complete reason for my love of Metagross and Tyranitar. Metagross is purely badass, and Steel is easily my favorite type.
     
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