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Pokemon Discussion Thread - Red & Blue arc


Literally accepted and all. Idk why we don't use it.
^^^

If you said its accepted, and it doesnt change the outdated page that doesnt even bother to mention the exact statistical value, without changing the actual value of speed then it really is not an issue.

You're asking why we dont use it, and its because no one takes any action or efficiency with this verse.
 
Changing the stats of a profile without a content revision thread is pretty major.
Except
-It didnt change the stats. Its still vague FTL scaling.
-Page doesnt go over the exact value and its outdated af.
-Uses a far better justification, just straight up, so i dont know why people feel the need to complain
-You're forcing yourself to care.

I dont even agree with trying to compare anime to the games, but trying to say this is a major rule violation is just flat out trying to make this bigger than it is
 
Its the fact you are all pretending to care so badly.
Revert it if you want, its not like you will all put this much effort into making a CRT about fixing this verse
 
Except
-It didnt change the stats. Its still vague FTL scaling.
-Page doesnt go over the exact value and its outdated af.
-Uses a far better justification, just straight up, so i dont know why people feel the need to complain
-You're forcing yourself to care.

I dont even agree with trying to compare anime to the games, but trying to say this is a major rule violation is just flat out trying to make this bigger than it is
Changing the value of the stats of still changing The stats, even if the exact value is not listed.

Just undo the change and make quick content revision thread to get the calc added to the pages.
 
make quick content revision thread to get the calc added to the pages.
Literal antithesis. People need to get out of the mentality that CRTs arent unnecessarily long in themself so they might as well be for something relevant, especially for this verse when it comes to something so minor as changing the justification (and not the actual stat).

Btw, another page, Wishiwashi, also scales to Pinsir, so theres some already accepted established scaling.
 
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Does anyone have a scan of Kyogre teleporting? I've been looking for it to finish up my Kyogre PnA clean up since it's on their current profile, but idk where it comes from.
 
I agree that anime, games, and manga shouldn't escalate against each other, but any discussion on the topic should be in a CTR.
Aside from that, if you're changing what they scale to (which is what you're doing by making them scale to a different calculation), it's a stat change, even if they're still in the same category.
It's a rule violation, though I don't think it's a major one.
 
Its not anything to be getting worked up about in the first place. Not like we havent suddenly chosen to care about where we scale these unkept profiles to what (generous) calculation, or anyone had plans to change this in the first place.

How about we devote this energy to getting the verse fixed instead
 
Well no, cause thats what i just said we should devote the energy too?

Theres stats to fix, profiles formatting to clean up, a Verse page to reorganise, Content to add (Like how we still dont have the new megas for example), and preferably people figuring out that we shouldnt rely on composite cross-scaling anime, manga and games together as they are very obviously different. Even Ash vs Yugi agreed on that.
 
In my opinion, there are two logical starting points:
  • If the goal is to eliminate cross-scaling between anime, games, and manga, that's the first step.
  • If not, then efforts should focus on identifying the haxes that each move, ability, and/or item represents, as this affects the P&A of the entire verse.
In the case of the first point, we would also have to find out what CTR introduced it; if I remember correctly, it was a document of arguments in favor of cross-scaling, although I never got around to reading it.
 
figuring out that we shouldnt rely on composite cross-scaling anime, manga and games together as they are very obviously different
this was already attempted and failed and was debunked. You can try a repeat of that and send the verse into another 2 year frozen state if you'd like.
 
I think at most cross-scaling could be limited in Legendary scaling, but legendaries with overall similar portrayal would be left alone. This is the most I'd agree to personally and even then I'd push for several mons to remain where they are right now.
 
I'll say: A Canon Split is not necessarily bad. What's bad is the work that would then follow that that nobody seems willing to do.
 
Well no, cause thats what i just said we should devote the energy too?
I mean we kinda need to have an agreement before we try to fix stuff otherwise we are going to mess with each other by trying to "fix" stuff in different ways.
Theres stats to fix
such as
profiles formatting to clean up, a Verse page to reorganise, Content to add (Like how we still dont have the new megas for example)
I guess this is reasonable.
preferably people figuring out that we shouldnt rely on composite cross-scaling anime, manga and games together as they are very obviously different.
Isn't a lot of the background world building that is the actual basis for much of the scaling the same like mountain smashing?
 
this was already attempted and failed and was debunked. You can try a repeat of that and send the verse into another 2 year frozen state if you'd like.
Very conceited of you tbh but like, i can see why it 'failed'. Something like this is genuinely not debunked, and Ash vs Yugi, G1 Blogs and other notable sources have criticised and went against this standing that you think we can composite EVERY Pokemon medium. Even this wiki's modern standard of separating pages for alternate versions of characters is clear proof of this.

Case in point, this wiki is like, the only place that accepts all of that across the entirety of powerscaling. The Games and Anime are just obviously separate and the only people standing in the way of it would be the ones keeping it in this state.
Its gonna be in a frozen state regardless
 
Isn't a lot of the background world building that is the actual basis for much of the scaling the same like mountain smashing?
The Rhyhorn mountain smashing came from PLA where it was from a contextually beginner-Pokedex entry. Every other modern incarnation then says Rhyhorn only messes around with skyscrapers, meanwhile more impressive Pokemon like Tyranitar are the ones that affect those Mountains. There should be a lot of scrutiny applied, as well as the consideration that Type effectiveness and interactions are ever present in a Pokemon's 'durability'.

Using other stuff from anime, llike Brock's Happiny should also not be justified as that Happiny is literally just a comedic gag
 
Abridging this cause i really cba to sort out Pokemon rn, but I personally wouldnt be opposed to making the palette smaller and getting rid of a lot of the outdated and under-worked Pokemon profiles (or make them blogs and archive idk). If someone wants to re-add the page of a newer quality then that would be completely fine but i reckon this task would be a lot less daunting due to the sheer amount of content.

Pokemon Species profiles should stick to Games, with little anime context splashed in if needed ig? And then perhaps more profiles of Anime-examples of Pokemon, similar to the Team Rocket Bewear and Ash Greninja could be made separately?

Its a big dedication but quite frankly the Verse needs to downsize imo if we do actually want to sort things out.
 
Something like this is genuinely not debunked
There was a CRT where a big blog was released that debunked the original canon split and put a nail in that coffin
and Ash vs Yugi, G1 Blogs and other notable sources have criticised and went against this standing that you think we can composite EVERY Pokemon medium.
...who cares??? Taking Death Battle as an actual source is like treating Reality TV as actual unscripted events. G1 blogs are simply a group of specific scalelers with their own biases and issues, not to mention some dubious calcs if I remember correctly. The sources you've mentioned are no more important than any VSBW opinion.
Also, not every Pokemon medium. Mystery Dungeon generally doesn't fit into the scaling mold, the Masters EX games are doing their own thing. The only ones we're placing into the same category are games without contradictions to each other, the anime as a second priority source and manga as a teritary priority source.
Case in point, this wiki is like, the only place that accepts all of that across the entirety of powerscaling.
And? Across the entirety of powerscalers that don't scale pokemon more like.
The Games and Anime are just obviously separate and the only people standing in the way of it would be the ones keeping it in this state.
They are complementary and that has been established several times to the point where Ash literally exists and had most of his adventures within the game canon (Ash-Greninja, Pikachu with all the hats and 10m volt thunderbolt, Ash getting added to PMEX, Gengar gift from Ash in Galar, Alain getting mentioned by Steven and that's just to name a few).
 
There was a CRT where a big blog was released that debunked the original canon split and put a nail in that coffin
Question: Do you know which thread it was? I looked for it in the past, but I couldn't find it.

I would like to be able to read that blog in due course.
 
Question: Do you know which thread it was? I looked for it in the past, but I couldn't find it.

I would like to be able to read that blog in due course.
I can't be bothered to look at it for now but search for the canon split debunk blog in the search bar, you'll find it at some point. Don't exactly remember who made it but it might've been Bobsican.
 
There was a CRT where a big blog was released that debunked the original canon split and put a nail in that coffin
Im aware. I dont know what was said or what arguments were made but there is 0 way that the idea of separating the games and anime is 'debunked'. Like, what so ever. Its very common logic from even stuff as simple as errrr, Swellow's thunder armor, that the Games work differently, and the fact the story actually follows Ash in the anime in place of any protagonists.

Lets please not pretend like an argument cant be made, especially when its far more present contextually than whatever crazy reach is being made to keep them composited.

...who cares??? Taking Death Battle as an actual source is like treating Reality TV as actual unscripted events. G1 blogs are simply a group of specific scalelers with their own biases and issues, not to mention some dubious calcs if I remember correctly. The sources you've mentioned are no more important than any VSBW opinion.
Also, not every Pokemon medium. Mystery Dungeon generally doesn't fit into the scaling mold, the Masters EX games are doing their own thing. The only ones we're placing into the same category are games without contradictions to each other, the anime as a second priority source and manga as a teritary priority source.
A lot of people care? We shouldnt be shutting down any other ways of doing things, especially when its far more popular and concise to be following those. Otherwise we're stuck in the past.
And? Across the entirety of powerscalers that don't scale pokemon more like.
People who scale Pokemon outside of the wiki do exist. Professional researchers and global opinions do matter.
They are complementary and that has been established several times to the point where Ash literally exists and had most of his adventures within the game canon (Ash-Greninja, Pikachu with all the hats and 10m volt thunderbolt, Ash getting added to PMEX, Gengar gift from Ash in Galar, Alain getting mentioned by Steven and that's just to name a few).
Those do NOT prove Ash exists in the game-canon whatsoever. Making slight references and giving out meta-level rewards in-game through wifi etc.

The player does not obtain Ash's real Pikachu, or his real Greninja in the games. Alain could easily just have an off-screen game variant as a neat reference, and this is immediately debunked by how the Anime and the Games play the Delta episode differently. Like...these are NOT arguments to try and make this scaling real.
 
Like i really gotta emphasise how including stuff from the anime into the games as little niche events does not mean the anime really happened in the same place as the games, and then that also means the games can then be scaled via anime logic. The anime quite clearly follows a varied version of the games' story, and that should be proof enough they dont take place in the same canon.

Even with Pokemon mutliverse stuff or whatever, thats fine but thats literally how most series' treat their separate-canon content if they have a multiverse aspect to them. It doesnt mean we scale unless theres a direct showing to it.
 
https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Dracovish?diff=9442202&oldid=9397351

There, its that easy. Nobody is changing the stat value and the Pinsir calc was accepted

I dont agree with anime/game cross-scaling in general so i aint doing anything else, but just goes to show how much better of an argument you can have because at least the Anime is a relevant medium
Sister, I got banned for adding "common sense additions" to GoW Poseidon like Electricity Manip and Resistance without a prior CRT and then some, you are deadass changing a speed rating and are defending it.

This is 100% a report-worthy rule violation. No ifs or buts.

@Planck69 @LephyrTheRevanchist Please see to this.
 
I dont know what was said or what arguments were made
Pause
A lot of people care? We shouldnt be shutting down any other ways of doing things, especially when its far more popular and concise to be following those. Otherwise we're stuck in the past.
If we chased after everyone's tail we would be dead as a wiki by now, it is our personal takes that keep this place properly afloat. This isn't industry, this is subjective opinions, and using DB as a source is something you'd need to lobotomize me to get me to accept.
People who scale Pokemon outside of the wiki do exist. Professional researchers and global opinions do matter.
'Professional' 'global' are you hearing yourself right now? Seriously. These are like 5 dudes here, maybe 7 dudes over here, half of them in a basement eating tendies and getting grease over the keyboard. Stop treating this shit as politics when it's quite literally a pointless game-like hobby. The reason why we enjoy what we enjoy is precisely because we don't care about following some status quo.
Those do NOT prove Ash exists in the game-canon whatsoever. Making slight references and giving out meta-level rewards in-game through wifi etc.
Yeah no this is a bias at this point. I ain't even gonna entertain it. These were fully added and fully playable, these aren't just references, this is quite literally in the game. You can whine about it all you want but I ain't gonna hear out what's clearly "uhhh this doesn't count because uhhh I said so!"
Like i really gotta emphasise how including stuff from the anime into the games as little niche events does not mean the anime really happened in the same place as the games, and then that also means the games can then be scaled via anime logic. The anime quite clearly follows a varied version of the games' story, and that should be proof enough they dont take place in the same canon.
This isn't what's being argued, what is argued is that these events are taking place in a shared multiverse where generally things would be the same until a clear contradiction came. In-game stories across the multiverse are heavily different from each other as well, just take all the alternate realities in USUM. If Ash exists in the game world then nothing stops from there being a parallel timeline where he was the one taking the reins, especially considering we quite literally do see some of the protagonists in the anime itself.
Why cross-scale parallel timelines? Because they are not that different from each other where it matters. If something is different, sure, scale it differently, but a Bidoof in the anime isn't gonna be different from a Bidoof in the game. Why? Because if you go into the portal in SM to go to a parallel world, that bidoof will also be the same.
 
I would agree with individual trainers, and individual Pokemon including legendaries not cross scaling
The Rhyhorn mountain smashing came from PLA where it was from a contextually beginner-Pokedex entry. Every other modern incarnation then says Rhyhorn only messes around with skyscrapers, meanwhile more impressive Pokemon like Tyranitar are the ones that affect those Mountains. There should be a lot of scrutiny applied, as well as the consideration that Type effectiveness and interactions are ever present in a Pokemon's 'durability'.
I mean the mountain thing was just because they couldn't say skyscraper so I don't fully disagree with that, please clarify if impressive Pokemon is just fully evolved Pokemon or power house Pokemon.
Using other stuff from anime, llike Brock's Happiny should also not be justified as that Happiny is literally just a comedic gag
I would argue Brock's Happiny has a greater role that just a gag it also serves as representative of Brock's own goal to be a Pokemon Breeder. I also told you this so many times the joke is that it is comically strong for example it carries a bigger rock than all the others to make a dam, here it is told to take care of a Metagross it succeeds for a while, here is the set up to a joke where another first stage Pokemon fails to lift a rock and here is the conclusion to the joke where it effortlessly lifts the rock (it is admittedly split apart by one scene if you could wait)
 
I think I found it. I'm posting it here so I can come back without having to save it, and so Jinx666 can take a look if he wants, since he seems to be the one most against the current standards of verse.
 
Sister, I got banned for adding "common sense additions" to GoW Poseidon like Electricity Manip and Resistance without a prior CRT and then some, you are deadass changing a speed rating and are defending it.
???
And you think this is reasonable?
I got no idea abt the context and i dont wanna but this is an example of a terrible decision, that doesnt mean you hold everyone to that because this sounds incredibly irrational.

Doesnt mean you need to drag everyone down with it. This is based on an actual accepted calc and doesnt change the actual showing of a stat on a profile that doesnt even bother to list the values yet. It is NOT that serious, you just sound bitter about it. Go resolve it with the relevant parties
Literally already been seen and handled by Ant
 
I would argue Brock's Happiny has a greater role that just a gag it also serves as representative of Brock's own goal to be a Pokemon Breeder. I also told you this so many times the joke is that it is comically strong for example it carries a bigger rock than all the others to make a dam, here it is told to take care of a Metagross it succeeds for a while, here is the set up to a joke where another first stage Pokemon fails to lift a rock and here is the conclusion to the joke where it effortlessly lifts the rock (it is admittedly split apart by one scene if you could wait)
Brock's happiny and its comical strength feats are all a gag. Its literally JUST Brock's Happiny that does this and it shouldnt be used to scale other Pokemon.
Also an example of how we cant trust inconsistent Pokemon scaling in the Anime, because the Anime just flat out doesnt follow or gaf about things like Type Effectiveness, Pokemon stats and other things whenever it wants to suit them.
 
???
And you think this is reasonable?
I got no idea abt the context and i dont wanna but this is an example of a terrible decision, that doesnt mean you hold everyone to that because this sounds incredibly irrational.

Doesnt mean you need to drag everyone down with it. This is based on an actual accepted calc and doesnt change the actual showing of a stat on a profile that doesnt even bother to list the values yet. It is NOT that serious, you just sound bitter about it. Go resolve it with the relevant parties

Literally already been seen and handled by Ant
I don't care. Rules are rules. Ant is one person. Other staff can decide what to do with it.
 
Brock's happiny and its comical strength feats are all a gag.
It's a specifically strong Happiny. Nothing wrong with that, Pokemon vary in power, that's how Totem and some Alpha Pokemon come to be.
Its literally JUST Brock's Happiny that does this and it shouldnt be used to scale other Pokemon.
It shouldn't, there's better feats generally.
Also an example of how we cant trust inconsistent Pokemon scaling in the Anime, because the Anime just flat out doesnt follow or gaf about things like
let's see
Type Effectiveness
Blatant lie, at most it can be inconsistent due to plot inconsistencies. Those are mistakes, not actual rules.
Pokemon stats
Adressed in the first season of the anime, stats don't reperesent the actual pokemon and the actual skill so they're mostly ignored
and other things whenever it wants to suit them.
vague
 
This happens because sneaky people like to sneak in sneaky calcs in big verses.
A calc being accepted by a calc member means the math is fine, the contents of the feat itself could be contested.
Meanwhile the verse genuienly had a Pokemon Go calc that uses default animations and incorrect sizing to scale everything??? Where was the contents of that feat talked about exactly? If that managed to get through genuinely, then i really cant trust past accepted CRTs for this verse were accurate (or remain accurate)

Either way no, unless im missing huge context, banning people over common sense additions is just petty and an awful precedent to have people believe they need to bother and fuel fires with. imo

I dont think Average Pokemon is FTL either, or thhe Anime is comparable to the Games, so fair enough but if we're gonna keep overexaggerated stats, you might as well use the better of two evils.
 
I don't care. Rules are rules. Ant is one person. Other staff can decide what to do with it.
More like you just want to fuel the fire and create further issues from my pov? Genuinely what is the point of your intrusion here? We literally moved on then you come in like a hall way monitor. Go revert the edit if it bothers you that bad,

"I got banned for something stupid and misunderstood, but im okay with that and so should you!", miss me with that logic genuinely 😭
 
Meanwhile the verse genuienly had a Pokemon Go calc that uses default animations and incorrect sizing to scale everything???
Old calc, never got updated properly
Where was the contents of that feat talked about exactly?
Dunno, somewhere in the 2018-2019, maybe 2017 era, good luck searching.
If that managed to get through genuinely, then i really cant trust past accepted CRTs for this verse were accurate
If they were in 2017 then yeah, but most of the stuff is now gone, like we're removing all the mystery dungeon stuff and such.
 
Blatant lie, at most it can be inconsistent due to plot inconsistencies. Those are mistakes, not actual rules.
Blatant Lie

As if Pikachu didnt KO an Onix with a Thunderbolt.

You realise you're just saying "Oh thats never happened, but when it has happened its a mistake so yeah!". Anything but admitting the Anime just doesnt follow the Game logic
 
Brock's happiny and its comical strength feats are all a gag. Its literally JUST Brock's Happiny that does this and it shouldnt be used to scale other Pokemon.
Also an example of how we cant trust inconsistent Pokemon scaling in the Anime, because the Anime just flat out doesnt follow or gaf about things like Type Effectiveness, Pokemon stats and other things whenever it wants to suit them.
That is what I a trying to say that's why I specifically brought up it out doing other Pokemon I just recall having to tell you no the Happiny feats aren't something that are joke we shouldn't seriously consider, but a joke that really just means it is a comically strong Happiny no one should scale to
As if Pikachu didnt KO an Onix with a Thunderbolt.
The sprinkler system explained that one even if it didn't really make sense
 
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