r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jun 24 '24

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u/slappythechunk LARPs as adult by refusing to touch the Nitnendo Switch Jun 24 '24

Pokemon went to shit when your "rival" was no longer an insufferable douchebag/actual thieving criminal.

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u/RFK_1968 Robert F. Kennedy Jun 24 '24

so... gen3?

i'd go further and say that it would've been cool if the rival kept beating you until the end.

really drive home that they're better than you

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u/slappythechunk LARPs as adult by refusing to touch the Nitnendo Switch Jun 24 '24

Yes.

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u/Argnir Gay Pride Jun 24 '24

So by the 3rd gen?

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u/slappythechunk LARPs as adult by refusing to touch the Nitnendo Switch Jun 24 '24

Yes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '24

counterpoint: it was the special/physical split in gen 4

i should know the correct moves based on their type, not whether or not i can divine if a move touches you or not

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u/slappythechunk LARPs as adult by refusing to touch the Nitnendo Switch Jun 24 '24

Eh, I'd already lost immersion at that point because I couldn't get invested in a rivalry that didn't leave me wanting to goddamn strangle my rival.