I understand what you're saying its just, if you can see your opponents team, some of the strategy is taken away.  It's easy to counter something when you know it's coming.  I like the idea for battling wild pokemon or NPCs but, for PVP it makes no sense. 

Quote from: shin21 on March 19, 2012, 10:51:25 PM

part of expert battling styles its to allways be ready for what may come, ussualy people use the same OverUsed pokemon to start so the experts tend to know allready what they are up agaisnt before the fight starts

^ i think this is the best.. be prepared for anything

Just bring pain with your lead.  That works.

Being able to see your opponents party is no fun.  Also it's stupid, in the anime they don't know their opponent's full team.  Just the lead.  This idea is just stupid and annoying.  There is no need for it.  On PO I always choose to hide my team, so making it an option is pointless as well.  Since most people will choose to have it off.

@Darkstar.  I'm sure you could.  But, I've never played Gale of darkness.  So I wouldn't know.


Also Update time.

Game: Platinum.
Trainer: Bing.

Current Pokemon:
-Kathy (Chimchar) (F)
-Minnie (Shinx) (F)
-Bill (Psyduck) (M)
-Orion (Onix) (F) -I know I goofed on the name.  Didn't realize it was female until after I named it.

Pokemon that would be currently in my party if Bill hadn't of killed them.

-Machop

Events:
-Left little root.

-Picked starter. (Kathy)

-Blew though tutorials.

-Caught Minnie.

-Reached Jublife.

-Currently grinding.

-Beat the snot out of my rival.

-Caught Bill (Psyduck)

-Let grinding ensue.

-Entered Mine.

-Caught Orion (Onix)

-Won first gym badge.

Quote from: shin21 on March 18, 2012, 01:55:00 AM

(this will be a bit random but i was waiting for more posts to come so i could post myself)

During all that time, Axyl had been in the training room, nothing could be heard from inside, during the fights outside she had been raising the level of training even higher, the more the level, the more sounds from inside the training room could be heard, metal being smashed, metal hitting metal,  etc.

At the time, she had allready raised the level to the level 10 of hand to hand combat, her was panting a bit in the middle of the trianing room, looking arround at the big number of bots ready to hit her. The level 10 was allready a level that could kill someone if not experienced enough. She looks arround at the bots and sighs

"Still not enough... i need more training..."

her body was filled with minor wounds and scrapes, but still she stood up like it was nothing, after a couple of seconds the bots rush at her to hit her, at that time, loud noises could be heard from outside the training room, metal hitting metal, metal being smashed, non stop, the noises were realy loud and wouldnt stop, only one person... no, robot would know what were those sounds, that robot was Wrench.

(just want to see who would be scared or worried when they hear it^^)

Wrench views the training room, as a warning flashes across his eyes. The battle drones have overloaded.

Archie, we must go to the training room. The battle drones seem to be malfunctioning. I am attempting an override, but they are ignoring the order.

Who could have....Axyl!

Archie runs back into the base without a thought. Wrench turns to the recruits, and prisoner.

If any of you have any energy left, I would appreciate your help with a small problem. Head to the training room if you want to know more.

Wrench moves swiftly, a feat people wouldn't expect from a robot like him. Archie was almost to the door when Wrench caught up.

How many are we talking?

I'm not receiving any data from the drones. It could be ten, it could be fifty, we will not know until we're inside.

Tey break through the door, and see Axyl fighting a large wave. Archie bowls right through, knocking some to the side. A drone was about to hit Axyle in the spine, when a large hand grabbed it's head and crushed it.

Mind if we join the party?

Archie takes a couple big swings at the robots behind Axyl, one of which was destroyed, the other dodged and kicked Archie in the face.

Wrench was getting surrounded. He held his cane in both hands, and when the first bot made a move, he touched it with the bottom of his cane.

Manual Override!

The bot stopped, then rebooted and began to help in the fight. Wrench did this with great speed to the group around him, and had a platoon of five heading to fight the rogue bots.

"Heh, I never even got to fight.  But, I guess I'll go.  It can't hurt."

I raced off after Wrench, he needed to earn some trust if he ever wanted this collar removed.

Upon entering the training room, I saw the uproar.  It seemed the training drones had malfunctioned.

"Wonderful..."

Leaping into the fray I dispatched two drones with ice spikes to the head, as they were about to attack the cat-girl from behind.

"Watch your back, or you'll wish you had more than nine lives."

I threw an ice bomb into a crowd of them and blew it up.  Spikes flew threw 6 of them.  Destroying 5 in the process.  I stepped in and sliced the last one in half with an ice sword.

(sorry for the late reply bing, and fox.)

Archie looks over to the chosen and imp that showed up late.

You're late, everyone is already sparring. You two are going to fight eachother. Get out there and start, you don;t have much time left. MOVE!

Archie was fuming. How can these two expect to do anything if they decide to be late. (Yes, his pet peeve is tardiness). Cyru's collar beeps, indicating his powers are usable.

Here is the short rundown, fight, don't hold back, and watch for any stray shots.

I looked at Ualgarg.

"You heard the man.  Lets get to it.  It'll be interesting, fire vs, ice.  But, I've got years of experience on my side."

I put Ualgarg on the ground and stepped away.  Turning to face him, I dropped the air temperature around me.  I was ready for anything.

"Let's see what you've got."

Game: Platinum.
Trainer: Bing.

Current Pokemon:
Kathy (Chimchar) (F)
Minnie (Shinx) (F)
Bill (Psyduck) (M)

Events:
-Left little root.

-Picked starter. (Kathy)

-Blew though tutorials.

-Caught Minnie.

-Reached Jublife.

-Currently grinding.

-Beat the snot out of my rival.

-Caught Bill (Psyduck)

-Let grinding ensue.

Hello, everybody.  Today I'm bringing in my own version of the Nuzlocke Challenge.  It's a more traditional version than Cortex's.  Rather than make the game strangely hard, I want to add an element of emotion to your pokemon experience.  I want you to actually start caring about that pixel art.  So when one dies, you feel like you lost a friend.  Because ultimately this is what the Nuzlocke challenge was born from.

Original Comic - The one that inspired it all.
http://www.nuzlocke.com/pokemonhardmode.php?p=1

Another awesome Nuzlocke comic:
http://s7.zetaboards.com/Nuzlocke_Forum/topic/8280555/1/
And.
http://s7.zetaboards.com/Nuzlocke_Forum/topic/8299951/1/

Now for the rules.

1.You must catch the first pokemon you see in an area.  If it's a pokemon you already own, tough luck.  You can't catch it, aaand it counts as your pokemon for the area.  If it faints or you have to run, you may not catch a pokemon from that area.  Move on and cry about your failure. (Routes, caves, forests, buildings.  Basically any new area you've yet to explore.).  Also, you may receive pokemon as gifts from NPCs but, you may not make any trades with them.  (Receiving a gift pokemon counts as your pokemon from that area.)

2. You may use Pokémon centers and items to heal, no buying items though.

3. Once you've started a route, cave, forest, anything.  You must finish it.  No turning back to heal.  You may return to areas you've completed in order to grind but, you may only go back to heal once each of your pokemon has grown at least one level.

4. If a Pokémon faints, you must release it.  It's dead, get over it.

5. Pokemon must evolve when they can, no saving for a certain move.  Also if you find a stone/item to evolve a pokemon of yours, you must use it.  (Exception if you must trade a pokemon to evolve it.  Unless you have someone to trade with.)

6. Six pokemon are allowed to be owned at one time.  If you own six, no more may be caught, if you receive a gift pokemon while having six in your team.  Release it.  A pokemon that faints is dead, and must be released, it can also be replaced at that time.

7. Exception to rule #2, you may buy pokeballs, but you may have no more than ten at a time.  Balls found in areas count towards this.  If you have more.  Drop some.

8. You may only purchase full restores before starting the elite 4, but you may only have a total of 10.

9. The item max revive can only be used to revive a "dead" Pokémon on your team.  Dead pokemon are dead.

10. You may use healing items you find in battle.  (Exception for Elite 4 battles.)  But, no held items.
 
11. You may use TMs and HMs you find or are given.  Like all items, you may not buy them.

12. You can't use a legendary Pokémon.  You must defeat all the legendary pokemon of your chosen game. (Seriously, legends are for pansies anyway.)


13. All pokemon must have nick-names.  It makes you closer to them.  So don't let them die.

14. At anytime, you may catch and use a pokemon for the sole purpose of an HM but, you must release one of your party to do so.  (If one of your party can use the HM move, this rule does not apply.)  Kind of an evil rule but necessary.


I know that the original challenge only has two rules, but I'd like to keep some form of originality for this.

Those rules are the following:  1) You can only catch the first pokemon encountered in each new area.
                                             2) If a pokemon faints, consider it dead and release it.

http://www.nuzlocke.com/challenge.php

And as always-

Never give up, Never forget, and Grind like hell.

Now enjoy, I'll be playing on platinum.  Post here to keep track if you'd like.