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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmm_tEx2fYI
Im going to be very honest about something: I dont know if THIS specific topic im about to start discussing about IS or ISNT game mechanics, so im going to really leave it up to the vast majority of people who agree or disagree on which is which, WITH reasoning to it
Now you all remember what happend in Platnium, where the player has a confrutation with Giratina who comes in and interupts the plans of Team Galactic. It also becomes a threat of its very own by destroying both its universe and the main universe blah blah blah. Nothing new
However, what i've recently realized might be something of interest: when the player goes up to Giratina to catch it, I noticed that Giratina's level is 47 (provided in the link), something that's not even half of Level 100, the total level and peak any Pokemon in the verse can reach up to. Now catching the legendary pokemon in any game most of us can agree is just turn-based gameplay in a battling mechanic system, but as far as a Pokemon's level is concerned, where do you put that?
It can be very debatable on whether or not a Pokemon's level at wherever they're at is either game mechanics or legit levels of strength. But in terms of wild pokemon, who arent exposed (or at least not yet exposed) to Trainer influence like "leveling up", should that count as a legit natural level of power for wild Pokemon, who DO exist in the actual wild of the game whether you encounter it or not?
And if so, then does that mean whatever Giratina, or even ANY legendary, has done in the games is them not even at half their best? That they could do far worse if they were level 100 in the wild without any influence from the player or trainers period?
What do you think about this?
Im going to be very honest about something: I dont know if THIS specific topic im about to start discussing about IS or ISNT game mechanics, so im going to really leave it up to the vast majority of people who agree or disagree on which is which, WITH reasoning to it
Now you all remember what happend in Platnium, where the player has a confrutation with Giratina who comes in and interupts the plans of Team Galactic. It also becomes a threat of its very own by destroying both its universe and the main universe blah blah blah. Nothing new
However, what i've recently realized might be something of interest: when the player goes up to Giratina to catch it, I noticed that Giratina's level is 47 (provided in the link), something that's not even half of Level 100, the total level and peak any Pokemon in the verse can reach up to. Now catching the legendary pokemon in any game most of us can agree is just turn-based gameplay in a battling mechanic system, but as far as a Pokemon's level is concerned, where do you put that?
It can be very debatable on whether or not a Pokemon's level at wherever they're at is either game mechanics or legit levels of strength. But in terms of wild pokemon, who arent exposed (or at least not yet exposed) to Trainer influence like "leveling up", should that count as a legit natural level of power for wild Pokemon, who DO exist in the actual wild of the game whether you encounter it or not?
And if so, then does that mean whatever Giratina, or even ANY legendary, has done in the games is them not even at half their best? That they could do far worse if they were level 100 in the wild without any influence from the player or trainers period?
What do you think about this?
