Usage of the Touch Screen

Do you think B/W will have a Poketch or Pokegear related item you can use throughout your journey? If so, what would you like to see? What furthur usages of the touchscreen do you think will be used?

In my opinion, the Pokegear sucks. Other than the ability to call people and tune radio, it isn't that special. I want the Poketch back, as it was somewhat more useful. Maybe a hybrid of the two, but please don't make us call people or recieve calls from people to battle them again, as it takes too long. (Vs Seeker is WAY better). Give us ideas.

They'll most likely come up with something new. Theres a chance it'll just be something simple, though I wouldn't mind having something like Pokegear with a few changes.

I'd like to see a Poketch/Pokegear hybrid. The Pokegear is good cause it has the map & the radio. But in SS I find myself really wishin' I had the Poketch at times because of all the apps. And instead of a VS Seeker I hope they just make it to where you walk up to somebody & ask for a battle. And they should also put in a phone for people to call you, Gym rematches, etc.

I loved how much SS relied on the touch screen. Being able to have a small button on the touch screen instead of A was a good idea, although I didn't find myself using it a lot. Same with Yes/No choices and the Auto-Run deal. I don't use them a lot, but I like having the choice.

I like both the Pokegear and the Poketch, but I hate it when Trainers call me and start bragging about their Rattata.

Good point.

Frankly, I didn't like the Pokegear or the touch screen usage of the yes/no choices as it kinda slows it down a bit, but for those that use the touch screen it's much more useful.

coachcline said:

I'd like to see a Poketch/Pokegear hybrid. The Pokegear is good cause it has the map & the radio. But in SS I find myself really wishin' I had the Poketch at times because of all the apps. And instead of a VS Seeker I hope they just make it to where you walk up to somebody & ask for a battle. And they should also put in a phone for people to call you, Gym rematches, etc.

I agree with this post. How easy and much more convenient would it be to just be able to go up to someone and ask to re-battle them. I don't understand why that seems to be against the law of Pokemon games lol.

As for further usage of the touch screen, I think it would be cool to implement a new battle system, rather then randomly getting critical hits you have to do something skillful on the touch screen, and your opponent has to do something skillful to defend the critical. If they did this I think it could not only make the game more fun, but also make competitive battling a strategic reactive battle, rather then just strategy like they have now. I know that this could probably upset some competitive battle purists, but I think it actually adds more skill to battling, rather then random chance.

Have to agree with Coach's post.

I never understood why the people you defeat, just stand in the same place, even after you defeated them. I think, along with something like being able to just walk up to someone & asking for a battle; we have a system, whether a phone call or a Vs Seeker, that allows those that really want to battle quite badly can get in touch so we know for sure they're willing to battle.

As well as seeing people taking off to PokeCenters/using revives/max revives on their pokemon after being defeated - Why is it that if we get beaten, we black out & 'rush to the pokemon center cradling our pokemon to shield them from further harm' or whatever it is; but no-one else ever does.

I wouldn't mind seeing a hybrid of the two coming back, but as someone else said; scrap the phone, I hate getting calls from some idiot saying "my rattata is in the top percent of rattata" when I'm already so far into the game I have a lvl 70 Tyrannitar lol

Glaceon said:

Do you think B/W will have a Poketch or Pokegear related item you can use throughout your journey? If so, what would you like to see? What furthur usages of the touchscreen do you think will be used?

In my opinion, the Pokegear sucks. Other than the ability to call people and tune radio, it isn't that special. I want the Poketch back, as it was somewhat more useful. Maybe a hybrid of the two, but please don't make us call people or recieve calls from people to battle them again, as it takes too long. (Vs Seeker is WAY better). Give us ideas.

I take it you didn't play the original Gold and Silver.

Gear was stupid.

Didn't even go for the touch screen, just pressed X like normal to access the start menu.

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Or, maybe we will see something new.

Lyk I iz 2 orshu 4u said:

Gear was stupid.

Didn't even go for the touch screen, just pressed X like normal to access the start menu.

Lol I agree, and that's what I did. It shouldn't be a pain to add something to the touch screen, but rather should feel natural. The touch screen ideas they implement into Pokemon right now are just a pain to use, and not really a necessity, that needs to change.

marielue5 said:

Lyk I iz 2 orshu 4u said:

Gear was stupid.

Didn't even go for the touch screen, just pressed X like normal to access the start menu.

Lol I agree, and that's what I did. It shouldn't be a pain to add something to the touch screen, but rather should feel natural. The touch screen ideas they implement into Pokemon right now are just a pain to use, and not really a necessity, that needs to change.

So you're saying it's harder to use your menu and that the PC sucks? That's strange, because I have find it so much easier it's not funny.

Dark Breloom said:

marielue5 said:

Lyk I iz 2 orshu 4u said:

Gear was stupid.

Didn't even go for the touch screen, just pressed X like normal to access the start menu.

Lol I agree, and that's what I did. It shouldn't be a pain to add something to the touch screen, but rather should feel natural. The touch screen ideas they implement into Pokemon right now are just a pain to use, and not really a necessity, that needs to change.

So you're saying it's harder to use your menu and that the PC sucks? That's strange, because I have find it so much easier it's not funny.

You see, I can scroll through about six boxes etc by the time I get the styless out...

I'm not saying that its harder; it's just too much of a bother to get the styless out and that it takes less time selecting the option you want manually.

Lyk I iz 2 orshu 4u said:

Dark Breloom said:

marielue5 said:

Lyk I iz 2 orshu 4u said:

Gear was stupid.

Didn't even go for the touch screen, just pressed X like normal to access the start menu.

Lol I agree, and that's what I did. It shouldn't be a pain to add something to the touch screen, but rather should feel natural. The touch screen ideas they implement into Pokemon right now are just a pain to use, and not really a necessity, that needs to change.

So you're saying it's harder to use your menu and that the PC sucks? That's strange, because I have find it so much easier it's not funny.

You see, I can scroll through about six boxes etc by the time I get the styless out...

I'm not saying that its harder; it's just too much of a bother to get the styless out and that it takes less time selecting the option you want manually.

I'm not referring to scrolling; I'm referring to the way you can just pick up a pokemon and carry it around very easily.

Dark Breloom said:

I'm not referring to scrolling; I'm referring to the way you can just pick up a pokemon and carry it around very easily.

Pick up with 'A' scroll to where you want it to go, place with 'A'.

It's not that hard.

Lyk I iz 2 orshu 4u said:

Dark Breloom said:

I'm not referring to scrolling; I'm referring to the way you can just pick up a pokemon and carry it around very easily.

Pick up with 'A' scroll to where you want it to go, place with 'A'.

It's not that hard.

But it's much quicker.