/vp/ - Pokémon » Thread #30840717

[25 / 2 / ?]

18KiB, 256x256, 725.png

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 05:34:47 No.30840717 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>30840842 >>30841414 >>30841421 >>30841835 >>30842491

What is and isn't a legendary in this gen?

Are Ultra Beasts legends?
Is Silvally a legend?

Also while we are here: Is it wrong to use legends on your team? If so why/why not?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 05:41:14 No.30840830 Report

Quoted By: >>30840854 >>30840906

Silvally and Ultra Beast are in this weird "they are legendaires but they aren't" category.

I personally consider Type:Null and Silvally Legendaires and the Ultra Beasts as their own category (save for the Cosmog line)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 05:41:52 No.30840842 Report

Quoted By: >>30840906

>>30840717
Ultra Beasts (7), Tapus (4), and the Silvally line (2) are classified as "sublegends". The Cosmog line (4) and Necrozma are "legendary" while Magearna and Marshadow are "mythicals" (glorified legends).
This makes a grand total of 20 whooping Alolan legendaries. Sublegends are safe to use in battle facilities and whatnots.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 05:42:13 No.30840854 Report

Quoted By: >>30840906 >>30844619 >>30844833

>>30840830
Wrong, Tapus, Silvally line and UBs are listed as sublegendary pokemon in the code, like Articuno, Moltres, etc

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 05:44:48 No.30840906 Report

Quoted By: >>30841087 >>30844583 >>30844604

>>30840842
>>30840854
>>30840830
OP here--
Do you guys prefer to avoid using legends on your team? If so why/why not?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 05:44:52 No.30840909 Report

Quoted By: >>30841174 >>30844833

Tapu, UBs, and Silvally/Null have never been officially called legendaries but the game considers them legendaries and they get filtered from the GTS if you pick the "exclude special pokemon" option

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 05:53:07 No.30841087 Report

Quoted By:

>>30840906
I used Mewtwo for a while, I used to be really hard against using Ubers because they were ridiculous.
I usually stick to sublegends if I'm going to use any. I wouldn't mind using two or three in a team if it
worked out that way. Uber legends, if I do use one, I'd likely only use one, commander status.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 05:57:04 No.30841174 Report

Quoted By:

>>30840909
I'm reluctant to refer to Null/Silvally as legends, since they're Pokemon that were made by humans not long before the events of the game they debut in. Thus, there couldn't possibly be a legend assosciated with them.

BUT, then I remember that Mewtwo and Deoxys are considered legends, despite being a lab-grown clone and space alien respectively.

I'm aware of the sublegendary classification, but I still personally feel that calling Null/Silvally legends is strange. I prefer just calling them "Special Pokemon", separate from legendaries but still having unique aspects.

Ultimately, it's up to Gamefreak to officially designate the UBs and Silvally as something. How the game's code treats them and how the company refer to them aren't always the same.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 05:58:09 No.30841197 Report

Quoted By:

Practically no; technically yes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 06:09:36 No.30841414 Report

Quoted By:

>>30840717

Silvally is not a legend and Ultra Beasts are ultra beasts

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 06:09:54 No.30841421 Report

Quoted By:

>>30840717

In technical terms, the UBs and Silvally are legends because they're always found with 3IV, but that mostly has to do with them being a limited amount of them in the game and that they're unable to be bred.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 06:29:37 No.30841835 Report

Quoted By: >>30844608

>>30840717
A legendary is any Pokemon that either 1) cannot be acquired in unlimited numbers, or 2) can only be gotten by breeding a legendary. The game code confirms this by including Silvally, Ultra Beasts, and Phione in its legendary listings.

Mythical Pokemon are still legendary, but are rarely named as such any more because a more specific term applies to them. Exactly the same is true of Ultra Beasts.

"Sublegends", incidentally, is not an official term. Personally I prefer to just call them major or minor legendaries.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 07:09:48 No.30842491 Report

Quoted By: >>30843636

>>30840717
nothing wrong with having 1 or 2 legends on your team

3 or more legends on a team is where it gets pretty bad

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 08:30:08 No.30843636 Report

Quoted By:

>>30842491
This, I was running a Suicune for a while just because I like it, but seeing teams with Celebi, Lando, and Jirachi all in 1 bunch is just cumbersome to play against.

Also Silvally is one of those "lesser" legends, it's stats aren't crazy so I doubt anyone will penalize you for using it on your team.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 10:37:06 No.30844583 Report

Quoted By:

>>30840906
I generally don't use major legends on my team outside of ROM hacks, but "sublegendaries" are fair game for me. Of course, this could be due to how much I like most of the "sublegendaries" (especially the Regis and the Lake Trio).

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 10:38:28 No.30844589 Report

Quoted By:

Officially they're "Sub-Legendaries", but nobody bothers to ever use the official terms.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 10:39:58 No.30844604 Report

Quoted By: >>30845701

>>30840906
I used Solgaleo for the rest of the main game just because it felt fitting in the story.

Usually I avoid Legendaries, but catching a roaming beast in Johto is one of my exceptions.I caught Raikou in a Fast Ball, it would have been a crime to not use it for the rest of the playthrough.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 10:40:29 No.30844608 Report

Quoted By:

>>30841835
>"Sublegends", incidentally, is not an official term.
It literally is

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 10:42:04 No.30844619 Report

Quoted By: >>30844749

>>30840854
>Legendary birds are sub legendary
What?

So what else counts as sub legendary from other gens?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 10:58:42 No.30844749 Report

Quoted By:

>>30844619
Basically;

>Cover Legends and "Final Dungeon" Legends are Legendary
Ho-oh, Mewtwo, Kyogre, and Zygarde, for example

>Extra Legendaries like the Trios are Sub-Legends
The Kanto birds, Johto Beasts, Regis, Genies, ect

>The Event-only Legendaries are called Mythicals
Manaphy, Victini, Magearna, ect

Worth noting that Legendaries and Mythicals are often banned from official play, but Sub-Legends are not. That's generally the easiest way to know. It is also worth noting that the PokéDex actually tells you which is which now.

Legendaries get a golden background in the Dex, Sub-Legends get green backgrounds. Regular Pokémon get blue backgrounds.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 11:09:37 No.30844833 Report

Quoted By:

>>30840909
Tapus are legendary, UB's are legendary, Type: N/Full are legendary though I didn't think they were

>>30840854
Sublegendries are legendary

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 11:14:03 No.30844878 Report

Quoted By: >>30844967

>Also while we are here: Is it wrong to use legends on your team? If so why/why not?
if you use them during the story you're a literal kid or just a fag
if you use them online who cares lul

Anonymous

View Same Google ImgOps iqdb SauceNAO 1474628494726.png, 323KiB, 584x717

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 11:25:40 No.30844967 Report

Quoted By: >>30845603

>>30844878
>Used Dragon Dildo Keldeo as starter in BW2 because all the Unova starters are shit
>Literally the best Unova playthrough anyone has ever had

You ready for the beating yet?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 12:42:40 No.30845603 Report

Quoted By:

>>30844967
I regret not doing this with the Genesect they gave at launch

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2016 12:54:58 No.30845701 Report

Quoted By:

>>30844604
>I used Solgaleo for the rest of the main game just because it felt fitting in the story.

my nigga.

Capcode	All Only User Posts Only Verified Posts Only Moderator Posts Only Manager Posts Only Admin Posts Only Developer Posts Only Founder Posts
Show Posts	All Only With Images Only Without Images Only Spoiler Images Only Non-Spoiler Images
Deleted Posts	All Only Deleted Posts Only Non-Deleted Posts
Ghost Posts	All Only Ghost Posts Only Non-Ghost Posts
Post Type	All Only Sticky Threads Only Opening Posts Only Reply Posts
Results	All Grouped By Threads
Order	Latest Posts First Oldest Posts First

On these archives

Your latest searches