Pokemon Omega Ruby/ Alpha Sapphire

[Kurt Zisa]

Is coming out tomorrow (for some of us at least). Who's going to be getting either or both of these games? Are you excited? I am unusually excited for Sapphire, much more than I was for X and Y and most of the recent games bar HG/SS. I think it's because the contests are returning, along with (hopefully) the Battle Frontier which will (again, hopefully) rival the ones from Emerald and Gen IV. Especially now that we have Super Training, the average Joe can now at least attempt to EV train guys for the Battle Tower etc.

My first team has already been thought up: Swampert, Swellow, Ludicolo, Hariyama, Seviper and Claydol. I did a file on HG recently where Feraligatr had Waterfall and physical attacks (spent ages getting Swords Dance from the Game Corner) and Slowking handled the Special Attack side with Nasty Plot and Surf, so i'm looking to replicate that success with Swampert and Ludicolo having Waterfall and Surf respectively.

Definitely going to have a team with Aggron again at some point. The only reason he's not in this one is that I like Hariyama just as much and Aron and Makuhita are both found in the same area.

I think it would be cool if we could make this a discussion thread like the ones we've had in the past. At least you don't have to worry too much about spoilers this time around. So what is it that you're looking forward to most about OR/AS, and do you know who will make up your first team?

[Heartless Angel]

Definitely gonna make use of the Metagross mega. They upped his speed, and general awesomeness, I think he's gonna be a good sweeper. Mega Altaria is nuts, 110 base Sp atk, gains the fairy type, and has Pixilate for an ability. Aggron has been a staple on my team since gen 3 released the first time. Protean Greninja is a no brainer for any time from here on out.