#pokenerd

[sk3l3t0n444]

i thought of this cursed creature

it is dududududududududududududududududunsparce

[lilystrations]

Double post today, sorrynotsorry, here's a preview of the next legendary. I'm just finding *so* much enjoyment with these over the top colorful homages to my childhood favorites. It's just a nice feeling. When you find it, chase it.

[epic-gamer-merch]

Pokemon Pikachu Cracks a Joke Women's Racerback Tank Top

Gotta catch ‘em all!!!

Available here:

[l1qu1dsm00th]

Remembering that one time I rambled for over an hour about how ugly certain pokemon trainers' outfits were and how cute they could've been if they were just changed in some bits and from different angles etcetera etcetera

[bengal-tigers-on-petunias]

Long time no see shiny cottonees! alr ima just put'em all out there rn

see ya soon, vileploom.

what's new, pikachu?

alola emolga!

In a while, helioptile.

hasta manana, shiny lunala.

what's up, piplup?

down on your luck, psyduck?

a pokenerd's guide to gettin' the girls p1

Are you a ducklett cuz i just swanna be wth you ;)

might make a p2 idk but i got plenty more of pokemon puns for goodbye and some for hello

if yall got any suggestions id love to hear em but nothing about doing people im a minor

welp see you later turtonators

[petrichormeraki]

some eevees!

[saphushia]

procrastinating comic work by drawing pkmn furry brothers <3 waffle (eevee kid) gets found abandoned in the dead of winter by eco (depressed looking vaporeon). eco's stuck taking him home for the night and oops he's a struggling single parent now

eco is @fr1ndl3 's ^-^

[good-call-my-young-padawan]

0k, now I want Pokemon cards

but they are like a new currency 😭😭😭

[pokemonrebirth]

Late to the Party - SV and New Announcement Thoughts

Which I shall put below the cut for those who haven't seen the Pokemon Presents video yet.

A new Pokemon Legends game?! Set in Lumiose City? Featuring ZYGARDE?

...I'm impressed at how this franchise keeps yanking me back in. ¦D

Granted, I wouldn't have played Pokemon Scarlet if not for my niece's interest. And not because I didn't think it was a good (if a bit chuggy n buggy) game, but rather that my interest had waned and time to do all things is short. But my niece really wanted to, and I had wanted to try the local co-op play feature (it was something listed in my dream Pokemon game document after all), so we finally started our combined adventure in Paldea yesterday.

And this is what I'd hoped Sword and Shield to be like.

The local co-op is so fun! You can finally go on a journey with someone else (or three someones), and it makes the experience feel more alive somehow.

Shifting between travelling and battling is also pretty seamless, rather like Legends, which I wasn't expecting and appreciate. Love the new Pokemon Center/Mart/Connectivity stops. The photo mode is entertaining and primed for plenty of silliness.

We've not even got inside the school yet because there's so much to do just...exploring. Feels good. I pretty much got my dream Pokemon game(s) in the end.

My character Antigua, and her lechonk, Erfum.

[skythevirus]

Finished in 3 minutes. I am too much of a Pokemon nerd...

you will take my pokemon quiz and attempt to identify pokemon by generation. Now,

[mirroredranger]

@team-mavericks continued from here

That answer was anything but encouraging. 'Buggy' could mean anything. An actual bug type? A pseudo-bug type like Lurantis or flygon? What type would that pseudo-bug be? And what about a three-mouthed black hole?! That... last one sounds so familiar, but at the same time, so, so terrifying.

[Text: G] Was buggy thin and white?

She had to rule out her encounter first.

[Text: G] And could it physically rip apart something like a zekrom?

No, that was not going to be a point she'd elaborate on.

[frostycyberneticchaos]

I just got a weird idea. Magneton is three magnemites smushed together. What if one of those three were a shiny?

[emoryvalentine14]

Do not buy from @pokenerdsstore I was an affiliate for them and made some sales and I never got my commissions! Do not buy from them! And do not become an affiliate for them!

[theworstcreature]

@urmomithondotcom who is this and is this person correct??

why doesn't pokemon have POOP TYPE pokemon

[kingsillysmilez]

Pokenerd

[familiaralien]

Giant monster tamer megathread

Decided for the sake of education and my own neurodiversity to make a post including every video game series or stand alone title I know of that focuses on creature capturing competitions that isn't Pokemon.

One big exception: the game has to be a reasonably playable state. So no games that are effectively or literally lost media (like Micromon) or games that only playable state is currently a short demo (like Bestieball). With that in mind here we go:

Digimon

This one is pretty obvious. While more of a multimedia franchise it has tons of games to its IP. The one that probably would appeal most to Pokenerds is Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and its sequel as they're turned based RPGs with a monster capture mechanic.

Monster Rancher

Another one I think a lot of folks have heard about or least millennials would remember. I haven't personally played any of these titles myself but from what I gather they're raising sims with tournament combat. For a while their availability was mostly limited to emulation but Monster Rancher 1 and 2 have been ported to modern systems like the Switch.

Yo-kai Watch

A mid 2010s franchise that had a whole lot of initial success in Japan. Its an RPG series that doesn't take itself very seriously with cute and goofy monster design based on the Japanese folklore creatures called... well yokai. Has real time combat instead of turn based and more luck based capturing mechanics than Pokemon.

Palworld

Brand new game that's only in its alpha release as of now. Its effectively a parody of Pokemon where you're stuck trying to survive in the wilderness so you must build a base and farm resources to survive. Game did have some initial controversy due to some of its designs stepping a little TOO close to being outright ripoffs of existing designs. Also you can capture and enslave humans which may not vibe with some folks.

Temtem

Basically Pokemon meets a MMO lite. The game can be played mostly as single player campaign but does unfortunately still require a constant internet connection. Battles are turned based but 2 versus 2.

Shin Megami Tensei

What could be consider the original monster tamer game. The series is aimed at a somewhat older audience and the plots tend to be more philosophical then like "gotta be the best *insert title here* ever". Focuses a lot on fusing monsters as well as trying to convince them to join you. You actually battle alongside your monsters.

Dragon Quest Monsters

Monster Capturing mechanics do exist in the mainline DQ games as well (at least since DQ5 I think?) but its these games have them as the main gameplay. Much like SMT it focuses on fusing monsters as one of the main ways to expand your library off available species.

Nexomon

Franchise that started its life as a mobile game but has since gotten ports to other systems. Its very similar to Pokemon in terms of creature designs and combat but the worldbuilding is quite different as is its tone being a lot more comedic.

Coromon

Indie game with visuals similar to Pokemon Black and White. Its story was originally kinda so-so and its ending pretty abrupt but its since gotten a free patch that smoothed that out quite a bit. Also has a sorta unique "shiny" system where alternate colors are associated with higher potential which can actually be altered once. Also has a built in randomizer and "nuzlocke" mode.

Cassette Beasts

A pretty recent indie game. Unlike all the others you don't capture or hatch monsters but rather record them to transform into them yourself. Battles are always between you and a companion which there are multiple to befriend throughout your journey (including a dog!). Has some really interesting quirks with its type chart that adds a lot of extra depth. Will soon be releasing a mutiplayer update for anyone that's into that kind of thing.

Monster Crown

A game with visual based on the Gameboy era. It has some pretty fascinating breeding mechanics and a somewhat darker tone than Pokemon. WARNING: DO NOT GET THE SWITCH PORT! For whatever reason its especially glitchy and I have genuinely gotten entire save files ruined by game breaking bugs (such as my player character getting stuck in walls or clipping out of a bounds). As far as I'm aware the PC version is not nearly as much as a mess though.

Monster Sanctuary

Monster collecting meets metroidvania. Has a really fun skill tree type move learning system that allows for quite a bit of strategy. Also the monster designs are way less Pokemon and more inspired by traditional roleplay monsters (so there's like Goblins and stuff). My only gripe with the game is how you get monsters involves getting specific scores in battle which makes getting 1 of each monster way more tedious than it needed to be.

Fossil Fighters

Franchise is maybe dead since there hasn't been a new entry in it since the 3DS but its still easy enough to these games. Anyway this series involve reviving dinosaurs (and some other ancient animals) into new lifeforms called vivosaur and using them in 3 on 3 combat. Vivosaurs are obtained with a fossil digging minigame which is kinda neat.

Spectrobes

Another franchise that's been pretty dead for a while (it last entry was on the Wii). Spectrobes has a more sci fi like setting with its monsters being aliens you revive from fossils. Combat is real time and you participate alongside a couple of your monsters. I'm btw describing only the first game because I haven't played either sequel!

Evocreo

Mobile only monster game with a style similar to Pokemon Black and White not unlike Coromon mentioned above. Has a lot of focus on split path evolution. The devs are apparently going to release a sequel soon but its been in development hell for years so I'll come back and edit this if that actually happens.

Monster Hunter Stories

I have not played nor watched gameplay of this one so I can't really describe it that deeply all I know is its a spinoff of Monster Hunter involving befriending and using the titular monsters in combat.

Telefang

Its sad this game series is most famous for being badly translated and repackaged as a Pokemon game. Anyway these are Japanese only titles though fan translations exist. The gimmick of this game is that you call monsters up on your cellphone to get them over to participate in combat. This series this sprout out when cellphones were consider newfangled and hip so it makes sense.

Anode Heart

Pretty sure this one is PC only. Takes some inspiration from the Digimon World games and is semi open world. Sadly this one I don't know much about outside of that though it does have a free demo on Steam for anyone that wants to try it for themselves.

Ooblets

Extremely wholesome monster catching and farming game. Battles are actually dancing competitions instead of violent confrontations and monsters are recruited simply by beating them in a fight. Thing is monsters will only fight you if you offer them their favourite food so that's where strategy comes in.

Moonstone Island

I know very little about this one except its also a monster catching and farming game. I've heard that its really good though and I believe its PC only right now but has a planned Switch port.

Timenet

Probably the most obscure ass monster tamer on this entire list. This is a Japanese exclusive set of Gameboy games featuring very cute monster designs... and Hello Kitty. Yes Sanrio made a monster tamer back in the late 90s. I only learned this even existed after scrolling down a comment section on a random YouTube video.

Abomi Nation

I'm mostly excluding roguelike games due to most having nothing but battles an 0 plot but this one does actually has a story! You play as the actual monster as you make your way through somewhat randomly generated maps with lots of other randomized elements. The game allows for a lot of customization including turning off permadeath if you're not a fan of that. The visual style is a bit crude but its still a pretty cute game.

Jade Concoon

Another somewhat obscure entry but at least this one got an English release. Anyway its an old RPG for the PSX with monster capturing and a very fascinating monster fusing mechanic that uses an algorithm to determine the appearance of the fusion. The player character can also participate in battle and the plot is very complex. The game also has a sequel on the PS2 but I know even less about that one.

Robopon

Now if you thought Palworld was bordering on some copyright infringement this game is basically nothing but "Pokemon but the designs are robots". Still worth bringing up I think!

Ni No Kuni

Not sure how I got to mentioning several obscure titles and somehow didn't mention something that really isn't. Ni No Kuni is real time battles between you and 2 party members. You can both battle as the actual human characters or switch into a monster. Wrath of the White Witch's visual style in particular is very whimsical and even has some animated cutscene done by Studio Ghibli. I haven't played any other game in the franchise.

Siralim

I haven't played any entry in this series yet (there's apparently 4 games + a spinoff) but from reading up on the most recent entry these are basically procedurally generated dungeon crawlers with an insane level of depth. The story is apparently not that great but the games themselves apparently also make fun of it so it seems its an intentional dev choice. Battles are 6 on 6 and there's over 1000 monsters to collect.

Disc Creatures

A monster tamer with a visual style similar to the Gameboy and Gameboy Color. It has 3 on 3 combat. Impressively I'm pretty sure it was developed by just one person in the RPG Maker engine (I'm honestly surprised this is the first indie game made with ya know... an engine meant for turned based RPGs).

Monster Harvest

A Dungeon crawler mixed with farming. Its a bit shorter than anything else I've mentioned here and its a bit glitchy but its a cute little game worth picking up on sale at the least. Notably also only about a 1/3 of the monster in the game are combative with the rest being either used for farming resources or as mounts.

Loomian Legacy

A Roblox monster tamer.... yes there's 2 of those in this (I could even have added 3 but I think one is in still a pretty early state). Pretty sure this started as a Pokemon fangame and become its own thing later. It has your typical 1 on 1 turn based combat and all that. I think its free to play and there's like several hours of content on it so maybe worth a gander.

Tales of Tonorio

Pretty sure this is the same basic deal as Loomian (Roblox game, started as a Pokemon fan game, etc etc) though its has its own world building and creature designs since I'm pretty sure its made by a completely different team.

So yeah that's all of them I can think of right now. If I learn of others and/or there's new releases I may expand this.

PS: There is almost certainly numerous typoes in this. This post is way longer than anything else I've ever made on Tumblr so I can't be arse to fix them you're just going to have to deal!