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Discussion in 'Video Games' started by Anya, Nov 28, 2022.

  1. Cyan

    Cyan #00FFFF Staff Member B& AF, Fam Moderator

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    AIs do not have any creative capabilities and cannot be inspired, they only recognize patterns.
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    If we left pokemon design up to AI it would get incredibly dull very fast even to the most die-hard Pokemon fans. In fact there's already an AI pokemon generator. Play with it for a bit and you'll notice how quickly it starts producing similar looking pokemon.
     
  2. ToroidalBoat

    ToroidalBoat ¿qué?

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    There's some who believe that AI will someday be vastly smarter than NI.* Somehow I doubt that. Still, some NI-made designs of monsters of the pocket are better than others, but that can still be a matter of opinion. Genuine creativity still went into making them, even if some - like "Genwunners" - may claim otherwise.

    *(natural intelligence)

    (also nice find with that pocketmon generator)
     
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  3. Judgesaturn507

    Judgesaturn507 rambling without substance

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    I don't think AI art is ever going to 'replace' human designers regardless of what people say. It's only worth it for very simple things, but for more complex designs you really need a human.
     
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  4. Fialovy

    Fialovy Skeleman Warrior

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    I mean, from Gen 2-5 they used an algorithm to determine the colors of shinies and well, some of them ended up looking either puke green or barely any difference to them. From 6 onward, they made each shiny by hand
     
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    Judgesaturn507 rambling without substance

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    Most shiny Pokemon just don't look very good. The Crystal Onix from the show looks really cool, but that's not how shiny Onix actually looks. I've seen a lot of fan-made improvements to them though.

    Thankfully, more recent shiny Pokemon can be quite creatively designed (Volcanion comes to mind).
     
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  6. Cyan

    Cyan #00FFFF Staff Member B& AF, Fam Moderator

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    I like the white shinies. White eevee and staryu are incredibly cute.
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  7. ToroidalBoat

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    in the N64 Stadium games nicknaming mons changes their colors :cool:

    If they were in the games, they'd be resistant to water but week to fire. Game Freak would have to make up a new type for them, or maybe make them Grass type which is kind of wat.
     
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    Cyan #00FFFF Staff Member B& AF, Fam Moderator

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    Dang too bad there's no crystaline pokemon type that's okay in water but weak to fire like ice type or anything.
     
  9. Fialovy

    Fialovy Skeleman Warrior

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    I think my favorite Pokemon of this gen has to be Kingambit just because he uses his hair as a chair which I find amusing
     
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    ice (with water) isn't quite the same thing as crystal but it works :cool:
     
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  11. Fialovy

    Fialovy Skeleman Warrior

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    I also like how the shiny version of that one dung beetle's poo is gold, it is like it is rolling around a nugget (butt nugget?)
     
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    Judgesaturn507 rambling without substance

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    They added a lot of concepts that people have wanted for years but never had until now, like a dolphin, dung beetle, flamingo, chili pepper, olives, salt... and even a Dunsparce evolution that's just a bigger Dunsparce.
     
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    Fialovy Skeleman Warrior

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    What I like about the dolphin and pepper plant is that they made it completely different than what the fans expected them to be. Like, palafin isn't psychic and based on a super hero instead unlike what everyone thought and the pepper is a pun on kappa and capsicum and it is totally different than anything fanmade I have seen
     
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    Fialovy Skeleman Warrior

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    I like Dudunsparce you can't improve perfection very much. Also, I like that it subverts everyone's expectations of it because some badass dragon thing. Like, seriously... Plus, the number one fan of dunsparce likes it
     
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    Is there a kiwi mon that likes to sit on an innertube?
     
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    This is the closest we got.
     
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  18. ToroidalBoat

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    that expression: :confused:

    also odd how they reproduce with eggs despite the 'dex saying they're copy-protected

    (and that computer-y beings would reproduce with biological eggs)
     
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    Dunsparce = ノコッチ (Nokocchi)

    Dundunsparce = ノココッチ (Nokokocchi)
     
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