Talk:Pokémon game features


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Shiny Pokémon merge
as per the discussion at Talk:Pokémon game mechanics i decided to create this article. As expressed before shininess is not a game mechanic but merely a feature or easter egg, something to make the player go, "Oh cool" kinda like the pokemon you can get that have moves they wouldn't normally learn (yay, a Skitty with Pay Day). -ΖαππερΝαππερ BabelAlexandria 16:45, 24 March 2007 (UTC)

I disagree.
Like pokérus, Shinyness isn't something commonly seen, and unlike pokérus, it doesn't serve any practical purpose. Pokérus is still an easter egg because it is so rare, it must be considered a curiosity. Paalvaa 08:07, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm pretty sure that shiny pokemon have better stats, like the red Garados in SGC. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.162.88.233 (talk) 23:39, 2 May 2007 (UTC).
 * actually that was only true for GSC. RSE changed the way base stats and individual values worked, and along with that removed the benefits of shininess. -ΖαππερΝαππερ BabelAlexandria 01:03, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Shinyness should be grouped with Pokérus as they occur naturally, albeit rarely.--Pratstercs 17:36, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

Nope
These have no connection other than rare, and pokemon. The two topics should NOT be merged. Yugiohguy1 00:53, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

I disagree
I disagree because Shiny Pokemon are not a feature. They are merly rare things that apear throughout the game. Flaming Mustang 20:28, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
 * do you have a more appropriate way to describe it? (i.e. we prolly shouldn't have an article called Rare things that appear throughout Pokemon games so what would be a good group article name to put something like that in? do you feel that pokerus and shininess are unrelated enough to not warrant grouping them together? -ΖαππερΝαππερ BabelAlexandria 16:42, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Disagree.
The two should either be in two seperate articles, and the pokerus given its own article rather than 'Pokémon Game Features'. Pokerus seems sizeable enough of a read to have its own article.
 * size isn't the issue, notability is. -ΖαππερΝαππερ BabelAlexandria 09:03, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

The Name of this Ariticle Doesn't Make Any Sense
Its named "Pokemon game features" but yet all it talks about is Pokerus. The two articles should either be merged or this artile should change its name to "Pokerus". Plus the name is far too broad and general to ever put together a full list, without basically repeating everything in the "Pokemon game mechanics" article. (67.81.84.210 17:10, 27 June 2007 (UTC))


 * the mini-games and shininess are both other topics to include. this came about because some people wanted to merge pokerus.. they didn't care where, they just wanted it merged. since the original intent was to inaccurately merge it into the game mechanics article i shoved it here as a compromise. -ΖαππερΝαππερ BabelAlexandria 17:21, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Not Related
The pages should not be merged because shininess and Pokerus have nothing to do with eachother, except that they are both rare. 70.49.84.85 17:47, 27 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Pokérus and Mystery Gift are completely and utterly unrelated, and I don't see anyone complaining about /that/. -- 67.165.139.44 19:13, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Pokérus affects the rate at which an infected Pokémon gains stat experience and/or effort values, two variables which are covered in (and belong to) the Game Mechanics article. As such, I suggest merging this into the aforementioned article. -- Ishikawa Minoru 20:44, 19 September 2007 (UTC)


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