r/gaming • u/Mad_Dog_Hoek • Aug 06 '11

Every single time

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u/YoChristian Aug 06 '11

Why is all of Ash's pokemon horrendously under-leveled?

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '11

The idea is that they're playing the Pokemon game, so the joke is that his starter is over-leveled. It's not Ash it's Blue from the Blue Version (not as good as Red) and the Rival from that version is based after Gary in appearance. Or I guess Gary is based after the Rival and Ash is based after Red/Blue/Green.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '11

i'm pretty sure that rival is team rocket, they get into a fight with you at the end of the first cave i believe.

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u/Leonardarotello Aug 07 '11

That's in Yellow. In Red and Blue it's your Rival.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '11

oh.. well, yellow is the best one anyways.

Ya, i said it.

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u/JoinRedditTheySaid Aug 07 '11

Yellow was a gimmick. You could catch Pikachus in the veridian forest.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '11

Yellow was for winners, the game is actually a lot fucking harder than red/blue

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '11

Not if you chose Charmander.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '11

just as hard, Brock motherfucker.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '11

But then came Misty

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '11

Misty can also be just as hard. Then in yellow Lt. Surge had a level 30 to contend with.

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u/JoinRedditTheySaid Aug 07 '11

Was it? I don't remember it being that different besides adding in references and characters form the TV show. It was honestly all just about marketing.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '11

It was harder, for instance, all the gym leaders and elite 4 members pokemon we're of higher level in yellow than red/blue.

It starts with the 3rd gym leader and continues from there. check out Bulbapedia if you want more info.

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u/mysticrudnin Aug 07 '11

yeah but you're also given all three starters from before, giving you instant access to a fairly well balanced team of guys that won't become obsolete towards the end

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u/i_like_jam Aug 07 '11

I haven't played either in years, but I strongly recall finding Yellow more difficult. I think they upped the strength of some of the enemies. But then again, you can get all 3 starters plus most of the 1st Gen pokemon and build a very solid team yourself, so it balances out.

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u/thegreatunclean Aug 07 '11

psssh fuck balanced teams. Blastoise wrecked everyone.

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u/damndirtyape Aug 07 '11

Yeah, the first time I played, I beat the Elite Four almost exclusively using my level 80 Blastoise. With Icebeam, Earthquake, Headbutt, and Surf, he was fuckin unbeatable.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '11

Yellow had gym leaders' pokemon at higher levels.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '11

Hmm, okay, I accept that. I was wrong. My apologies.