Pokémon Thread XVIII: Day Care Man Doesn't Know How It Got Here

[Mando Knight]

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Oh, it's you! We were watching your Playground, and we were surprised! Your Playground was holding a Thread! We don't know how it got there, but your Playground had it. You do want it, don't you?



Pokémon Thread XVIII: Day Care Man Doesn't Know How It Got Here

IMPORTANT: Remember to update your copy of X/Y to v1.1, as explained here (http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1061).

These are friend codes (May be out of date/incomplete: If they are, post your new codes now and I'll fix them). For your friends. If you're not on here? It means you're not friendly. Or that for whatever reason your codes didn't get put here. If you're not here, just mention it whenever you can. Additions in the thread will be added to the end of the respective list, and then will (if I remember) be re-alphabetized after a "reasonable time period." (Probably 1/week or 1-2/month, depending on how fast the thread goes)

Friend codes, for the uninitiated, are how you connect with other players. The DS (and thus Gen IV & V games) uses a different Friend Code for each game you have, while the 3DS uses one Friend Code for the system.

DS FRIEND CODES:
{table=head]Name|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum|HeartGold|SoulSilver|B lack|White|Black 2|White 2
Aotrs|X|X|X|X|X|1549-4381-0381|X|X|X
AtlanteanTroll|X|X|1505-6983-3009|X|1291-5054-9504|X|3911-6794-1526|X|X
B-Man|X|X|X|X|5371-4488-1062|X|X|X|X
breakdownjason|X|X|X|X|X|1291-9831-7735|X|X|X
bue52|X|X|0088-3371-2579|0689-7808-4229|X|X|X|X|X
CoffeeIncluded|X|X|X|X|X|X|0389-8063-2889|X|X
Crimson Angel|X|X|X|X|X|2494-4300-9144|X|X|X
Derjuin|X|X|X|X|X|4470-1730-8020|X|X|X
Deth Muncher|X|X|1162-2087-3138|X|X|X|X|X|X
Deuxhero|X|X|X|X|3481-6327-5325|X|4727-7229-9821|X|X
Drascin|X|X|X|X|X|3525-1309-6530|X|X|X
FantasyFoxMan|X|X|X|1677-9053-6018|X|X|1377-6516-2321|X|X
Freako|X|X|1333-4517-6347|X|2966-0800-3851|X|X|X|X
Geno9999|X|5328-7909-7435|X|X|1892-8459-0727|Owned|X|X|X
goldfly|X|X|X|0174-5615-7997|X|4728-4502-3697|3009-8301-5885|3912-5708-8983|X
Gulaghar|X|4471-1118-7762|X|X|2065-5870-1618|0820-3896-4898|X|0820-3896-9454|X
Jimp|X|X|X|X|2407-7659-7056|X|X|X|X
Kobold Bard|X|X|X|4168-8792-1683|X|X|X|X|X
Legoshrimp|2923-1445-3340|X|X|X|1849-3954-2553|X|X|X|X
Linkavitch|X|X|X|5027-8564-5267|X|X|X|X|X
Lizard Lord|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|0992-0748-7847|X
Mando Knight|Owned|Owned|X|1806-4645-4773|X|X|1850-1765-8454|4513-8367-5916|X
Mattarias, King.|X|X|X|3524-4231-3529|X|X|4770-6741-0740|X|X
Mindfreak|X|X|X|X|X|Owned|X|4943-3506-7435|X
OracleofWuffing|X|X|X|X|X|4684-8355-8999|X|X|X
oxybe|X|X|X|4684-4678-9165|X|X|1162-9092-9501|X|X
PhantomFox|X|X|4213-3737-8347|X|X|X|X|X|X
Qwertystop|X|X|2450-2269-2301|4770-4806-9656|X|X|X|X|X
Rising Phoenix|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|4084-3527-0188|X
Ryzouken|X|X|3782-2115-8275|X|X|4512-9802-0628|X|X|X
ShinyRocks|X|X|X|X|X|2064-8383-8632|X|X|X
SparkMandriller|2277-4598-3685|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|X
Terry576|0174-5674-2515|X|X|X|X|X|X|X|X
tgva8889|X|X|3438-0598-0009|X|3052-0635-4414|X|3353-3706-1386|X|X
The-Mage-King|5369-7209-0920|X|X|X|X|X|4169-5014-1806|X|X
Thormag|X|X|2065-8881-0711|X|X|1764-5885-4832|X|X|5115-3060-5236
Togath|X|X|1894-0753-2924|X|X|X|1679-3304-3870|X|X
Turalisj|X|X|X|X|X|4684-8033-0061|X|X|X
[/table]
3DS Friend codes:
You can only have 100 Friend Codes registered at a time.

To use the Friend Safari, you need to have defeated the Elite Four, and both you and your friend must have added each other. For more details, see here (http://serebii.net/xy/friendsafari.shtml).
{table=head]GitP Name|Code|Character Name|3DS (Mii) Name|Safari Type|Pokémon 1|Pokémon 2|Pokémon 3
Aotrs|5172-0494-3728| |Bleakbane|Normal|Lillipup|Kecleon|
Arcran|2294-3882-2896| |Arcran|Water|Octillery|Wartortle|Azumarill
AstralFire (Full)|0834-1672-7022|Adorabelle|Cinder|Bug|Ledyba|Volbeat|Venomoth
Atlantean Troll|4055-3788-4115| |Fresca|Normal|Lillipup|Loudred|
bluewind95|0473-9066-8078|Raziel|Kallie|Grass|Tangela|Swadloon|Gogoat
boj0|1693-1768-6943|boj0|boj0|Fairy|Swirlix|Togepi|Floette
Burley|1547-6257-5822| | | | | |
Burnerpower|0645-6906-6047|Chase|Burner|Fire|Pansear|Pyroar|Braixen
ChaosArchon|4742-5730-4052| | | | | |
Cynan Machae|2964-9109-7883| |Cynan|Pancham|Hariyama|Mienfoo|Pancham
D Man 7733|0104-0178-9108| |Dennis|Psychic|Duosion|Espurr|Munna
Dark Tira|4012-4193-6629|Flair|Dark Tira|Grass|Ivysaur|Sunkern|Quilladin
Derjuin|2063-0607-0374|Gwen|Derjuin|Flying|Tropius|Doduo|Tranquill
Diego Havoc|5343-7951-5809|Diana|Diego|Ghost|Lampent|Phantump|Spiritomb
Dihan|3909-7507-9532|Cai|Bryn|Fairy|Kirlia|Mawile|Floette
Drakenkin|1220-6369-1867| |RC|Steel|Forretress|Magneton|Klefki
Elhann|4656-7012-2957|Afo|Afo|Normal|Lillipup|Loudred|Ditto
Emperor Ing|1134-7922-2243|Rand|EmpI|Ground|Phanpy|Dugtrio|Palpitoad
FallenGeek|2938-7158-7152| |UberGeek|Fairy|Dedenne|Mawile|Floette
Foolish Teeth|2965-0036-6655|Jerome|80s|Flying|Farfetch'd|Woobat|Rufflet
Freudianship|0791-1490-0816| |Victoria|Ice|Delibird|Bergmite|Piloswine
Gengy|1762-3248-0955|Genaur|(Redacted)|Dark|Pawniard|Crawdaunt|Lie pard
geonova|3625-8744-4346|Geo|Geo|Water|Wartortle|Panpour|Poliwhirl
Gift Jeraff|0662-3715-4355| |Venkman|Fighting|Mankey|Throh|Hariyama
Goldfly|1203-9717-6298|Gold|Gold|Electric|Pikachu|Electrode|Luxio
Gulaghar|4012-3882-1934|Nadia|Ghar|Fairy|Dedenne|Mawile|Floette
Happy Gravity|2208-5735-4223|Eileen|-_-|Poison|Swalot|Kakuna|Croagunk
Harnel|5472-7302-7698|Halae|Halae|Water|Krabby|Gyarados|Frogadier
Infernally Clay|1891-1230-7244|Alice|Winny|Psychic|Sigilyph|Grumpig|Duosion
Keris (Full)|2423-2600-9179|Tarn|Tarn|Water|Bibarel|Floatzel|Frogadier
Kurgan|1478-3987-4689|Kurhanik|Kurgan|Steel|Magneton|Forretress|Kle fki
Lawless III|5129-1568-6363|Gorgeous|Andrew|Flying|Farfetch'd|Woobat|Flet chinder
Lord Fullbladder|5343-8973-8240| |SheG|Normal|Aipom|Minccino|Ditto
Mattarias, King (request only)|5343-8171-8375|Mattarias|Mattarias|Water|Bibarel|Floatzel|Fr ogadier
MeatShield#236|1950-7553-3565|Thomas|Meatshield|Bug|Combee|Beautifly|Pinsir
Mercenary Pen|4227-2044-9144| |MercenPen|Flying|Pidgey|Tranquill|Hawlucha
Mtg_player_zach|1590-5500-0148|Zach|Zach|Electric|Pikachu|Dedenne|Luxio
noparlpf|0705-3326-2027|Jude|Jude|Flying|Spearow|Woobat|Rufflet
Oracle of Wuffing|2234-7142-0224| |T-Dawg|Dragon|Dragonair|Gabite|Sligoo
Othesmo|0533-5350-5769| |Gaius|Electric|Emolga|Electabuzz|Manectric
Partof1|4313-0044-7312|Magnus|Tom|Bug|Ledyba|Beautifly|Vivillon
Peelee|5370-1262-5440|Peelee|Peelee|Flying|Pidgey|Tranquill|Rufflet
Peelee's Wife|4339-2708-2563|Sephrenea|Sephrenea|Ice|Delibird|Sneasel|Lapr as
Perkinz|1993-7396-5551| |Armads|Fighting|Pancham|Mienfoo|Riolu
Ping Pong Along|4914-4022-6171|Pierre|Jake|Psychic|Wobbuffet|Gothorita|Abra
Prophet Ripley|3437-3875-9174|Artemis|Carebear|Water|Bibarel|Gyarados|
Psychotic|2836-0282-0242|Jimmy|Jimmy|Steel|Forretress|Mawile|Klefki
Qwertystop|1805-2284-9978|Qwertystop|Qwerty|Dark|Mightyena|Crawdaunt|Ab sol
Rezkeshdadesh|0104-0343-1530|Gaston|Rezzy|Psychic|Espurr|Grumpig|Girafarig
Rising Phoenix|2492-5555-9928|Mortimer|Dimi|Psychic|Sigilyph|Abra|Xatu
Ryuho Tsugu|3823-9797-6825|Periphas|εχθρός|Fire|Growlithe|Charmeleon|Fle tchinder
SaintRidley|1650-2179-8114|AElfgif/Doña Ximena|Colbert Jr|Ice|Beartic|Snover|
Sajiri|0748-2783-1667|Lily|Sajiri|Psychic|Abra|Espurr|Xatu
Seerow|4184-2537-0787| |Jack|Psychic|Grumpig|Gothorita|Sigilyph
ShinyRocks|2294-4502-1203| |Joelio|Ice|Snover|Beartic|Cloyster
SKarious|2449-5207-9736| |Shai|Poison|Kakuna|Ariados|Drapion
spectralphoenix|1864-9713-0312||Alex|Normal|Teddiursa|Minccino|Smeargle
Talvereaux|2406-5576-5996|||Poison|Seviper|Ariados|Toxicroak
TamerBill|4828-4410-2451|Bex|Bill|Poison|Venomoth|Gloom|
Terazul|3411-1167-8365|Pen|Pen|Water|Frogadier|Wartortle|Bibarel
The Succubus|4613-7683-1174| |Doc| | | |
TheGeckoKing|4098-2424-2486|Martin|Martin|Psychic|Grumpig|Espurr|
ThelazyMage|2938-7262-8516|Eric|Eric|Dark|Nuzleaf|Sandile|Absol
ThePhantom|2680-8881-4704||GR|Ghost|Shuppet|Pumpkaboo|Drifblim
Thormag|0619-3578-2378| |Thormag|Grass|Oddish|Petilil|Quilladin
Togath|1650-2364-0504|Merry|Ken|Flying|Pidgey|Tranquill|
Tono|1478-3812-1377| |Tono|Bug|Butterfree|Heracross|Masquerain
truenekomancer|0619-4369-0275| |TSK|Bug|Butterfree|Illumise|
Tylorious|3668-7804-7430|Tylor|Tylor|Fire|Charmeleon|Magmar|Braixen
urbanwolf|4425-1730-5201| |King|Fighting|Pancham|Mankey|Tyrogue
userpay|2036-6900-9795| |userpay|Fairy|Togepi|Spritzee|
Winterfate|1246-9091-8502||Winterfate|Ice|Snorunt|Bergmite|Cloyster
Yuki Akuma|1633-4400-9136|Yuki|Will|Ghost|Shuppet|Phantump|
ZamielVanWeber|3067-5161-6274||Zamiel|Electric|Electabuzz|Pachirisu|Galvant ula
ZeltArruin (Request only)|3840-5756-8123| |ZeltArruin|Rock|Corsola|Dwebble|Rhydon
Dvil|1891-1492-0775||Lorzo|Ghost|Shuppet|Pumpkaboo|Dusclops
Armaius|3239-3640-9568||Timothy|Ice|Spheal|Beartic|Lapras
Alaris|1907-9395-1731|Tom|Alaris|Flying|Farfetch'd|Swanna
WJMill|3625-8308-8437|Whitney|Whitney|Fighting|Machoke|Throh|Breloo m
Hunter Noventa|0189-8423-5030|Emi|Emi|Electric
revilo300|0920-0919-2787
NeoPhoenix0|2852-8259-2899|Victoria|NeoPhoenix|Water|Octillery|Floatzel| Azumarill[/table]

Related to the friend codes is the IRC. Use this channel when you want to trade with other people.

irc.quakenet.org/#pkmtrade


Looking for an impossible Pokémon? Can't or won't spend hours hunting for one with perfect stats, but want one anyway? These guys can help! ...In Gen V. (But not XY... yet, at least)
Kobold-Bard
ryzouken
Hunter Noventa
Qwertystop
OracleofWuffing


The Last Thread: I get by with a little help from my Friend (Safari) (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=311377)

Helpful Links/Hints For Adventuring Ten Year Olds

Bulbapedia (http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/)
Smogon (http://www.smogon.com/)
Metalkid's IV Calculator (http://www.metalkid.info/Pokemon/Calculators/IV.aspx)
Serebii (http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml)
Useful NPCs in XY (http://serebii.net/xy/useful.shtml) (on Serebii)
Pokémon Online (http://www.pokemon-online.eu/) (for battles over the internets when you don't want to bother training things by hand)


So, you're tired of navigating a Pokemon thread where everyone uses fancy words and stuff? Well no worries! Here's a guide on... BREEDING FOR DUMMIES!

One of the first things to remember in breeding is that there are Natures that help and ones that hinder. For instance, a Special Attacker such as Mewtwo would be hindered by an Adamant nature, but helped in his stat growth by a Modest nature. To improve your chances for getting a particular Nature in a child Pokémon, use at least one parent with the Nature you want, and give it the Everstone. In Gen IV, the Everstone doesn't guarantee the inherited Nature, though it does in Gen V and VI.

Brilliant Spreadsheet for Growth (http://pokemon.marriland.com/statcalc_dp.php).

Some IVs (don't know what an IV is? Check the next spoiler box!) are randomly inherited from the parents. You can lock in a maximum of one IV by giving a parent the corresponding Power training item (Power Bracer for Attack, Power Lens for Special Attack, and so forth), or (starting with XY) randomly inherit 5 (instead of the normal 3) by holding the Destiny Knot. Use Flat Battles to determine the IVs of a hatched Pokémon, or if you only care about the highest IV and the sum of all of its IVs, you can take it to a guy who's in the lobby of either the Battle Tower or the Battle Subway in the DS games, depending on the generation, and in the Kiloude City Pokémon Center in XY. You're looking for them to judge it Relatively Superior overall and Can't Be Better in its best stat. The XY judge will also tell you about any really bad IVs the Pokémon has.

The third main thing with breeding is Egg Moves. Egg moves are moves the parent has, and passes down to a child. For instance, in my breeding of Chimchar, the egg moves are Grass Knot and Swords Dance, which are passed down to the child who gets said moves from the start. In order to pass on most Egg Moves, the father must know the move (Genderless Pokémon never learn Egg Moves). These include all of the moves that are listed as the child Pokémon's Egg Moves in a move list chart, as well as any compatible TMs or HMs. You can also pass on moves that the child would learn by level-up that aren't in those two lists--for these, both parents must know the move. In XY, some moves can be inherited from the mother...

The fourth and final thing to keep in mind are Hidden Abilities. Starting in Generation V, most Pokémon were assigned an additional ability that they could only get if you caught them under certain circumstances (the special Darmanitan in Desert Resort, or Pokémon found in hidden grottoes, the Dream World, or some in Friend Safaris). Some Hidden Abilities are highly sought-after, like Dragonite's Multiscale. If the mother has the Hidden Ability, the children will inherit it. The father can occasionally pass down the Hidden Ability if bred with a Ditto.


Dr. Strangemon or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Min-Max
Don't feel the need to bother with this stuff unless you're playing against humans or at one of those "Battle Whatever" places. You shouldn't need it for most of the game, and it can be kind of a pain.

First, the equations. These are how the game calculates the Pokémon's final stats.
HP = (IV + 2*Base + EV/4) * Level/100 + 10
Others = ((IV + 2*Base + EV/4) * Level/100 + 5) * Nature
So, at level 100, 1 IV or 4 EV raises a Pokémon's stat by 1 while a 1 point difference in Base stat is worth 2.

Nature
Most natures raise one stat and lower another, while some don't change any stats. A raised stat has a multiplier of 1.1 (or +10%), a lowered stat has a multiplier of 0.9 (or -10%), and a neutral stat has a multiplier of 1.0.

Base Stats (Base)
With a new generation just out, there's a lot of talk about finding out about a Pokémon's base stats. What are these, some of you ask? Well, they're modifiers to stats that a Pokémon gains just by being that kind of Pokémon. A (normal) Tyranitar has a base Attack of 135, a Mewtwo has 154 base Special Attack, and so on. When a Pokémon's stats change as it Mega Evolves or changes Form, it does so by changing the set of base stats it looks at. Otherwise, these base stats can't be changed (hence the "base"). At level 100, a Pokémon gets twice its Base stat to its final stats.

Individual Values (IV)
In addition to base stats, every Pokémon gets a bonus of 0-31 points applied to each stat. So a level 100 Tyranitar could have an attack stat of 273, or it could have a attack of 304. That bonus is the IV.
A Pokémon has its IVs generated the moment you meet it, or accept its egg, and there's no way to change them. You're stuck with what you've got. However, you can influence them a little, if you're willing to breed. Bred Pokémon don't randomly generate all their IVs, they inherit up to 3 from their parents. In XY, giving a parent the Destiny Knot causes them to inherit five random IVs instead. There's a few other ways of influencing IVs in bred Pokémon, which are explained in the breeding section.
In addition, in XY, some Pokémon are guaranteed to have some "perfect" (31) IVs. Pokémon found in the Friend Safari will have two random perfect IVs, while Pokémon that can't breed will have 3.

Effort Values (EV)
Every time you win a fight, your Pokémon get experience, but that's not all they get. Every Pokémon also gives out effort points. For every 4 effort points in a particular stat, your Pokémon gains 1 point in it. So if that Tyranitar from earlier with 304 attack had 4 attack EVs, his actual attack would be 305. If he had 252 attack EVs, it'd be 367. Sounds handy, but there are limits. You can't have more than 255 points in a single stat, and you can't have more than 510 EVs in total.

You'll see a lot of Pokémon with 252 attack/special attack EVs, 252 speed, and 4 HP, but there are a lot of ways to configure them. Defensive Pokémon will obviously focus on different things, Pokémon which use both physical and special attacks will need to split EVs between them or possibly sacrifice speed, and so on.

It's a tremendous pain to work out what EVs your Pokémon has (if you weren't keeping track, anyway), so you'll likely want to start with a Pokémon that you freshly hatched and work from there, though you don't have to. There are 6 berries that reduce EVs in a single stat each, so you can use those to reset your Pokémon and start from scratch. After that, just keep a careful record of what you fight, and only take down Pokémon that you know give you the EVs you want.

EV training takes a while, but there are a few ways you can speed it up. The first is an astonishingly rare status condition called Pokérus. Any Pokémon with Pokérus gets double EVs from fights, and will spread the Pokérus to any Pokémon in your party for the first 72 hours after it catches it. After those 72 hours it stops being contagious, but still gets double EVs. Pokérus has something like 1/20000 chance to appear on wild Pokemon, but with the magic of the internet I'm sure you can obtain it.

The second way to speed up EV training is through Power Items. If a Pokémon is holding the right item, they get bonus EVs from every fight. For example, a Pokémon holding a Power Lens will get 4 special attack EVs. A Pokémon holding a Power Anklet will get 4 speed EVs. A Pokémon holding a Macho Brace will just get double the EVs of whatever they're fighting. These bonuses are doubled if you have Pokérus.

The third way to speed up EVs is through vitamins. Each vitamin given to a Pokémon gives them +10 EVs in a certain stat, up to a limit of 100. 1 protein gives 10 attack EVs, 10 give 100. These unfortunately aren't doubled by Pokérus or items, so you'll have to pay for the full amount. Luckily money is easy to come by in these games.

Just as an example, I'll show how I EV'd my Gengar.
First, I gave him 10 calcium, and 10 carbos, so 100 special attack and 100 speed already.
After that, I gave him Pokérus and a lucky egg, got him to meet a Floatzel (2 speed EVs, doubled to 4 because of Pokérus), and then sent out my Weezing to explode on it so Gengar could get all the experience, for a higher level and 100 special attack, 104 speed.
After that, I gave him a Power Lens, flew over to the Old Chateau, and killed 15 Gastly (1 special attack from Gastly, 4 from the lens, doubled to 10 from Pokérus) for 150 special attack EVs, bringing my total to 250 special attack, 104 speed.
After that I equipped a power anklet and killed one more Gastly (1 special attack from Gastly, 4 speed from the anklet, doubled to 2 and 8 from Pokérus), meaning Gengar had 252 attack, and 112 speed.
Leaving the anklet equipped, I flew to Route 201, and killed 14 Starly (1 speed from Starly, 4 from the anklet, meaning 10 speed per starly thanks to Pokérus), for a total of 252 attack, 252 speed.
All that was left after that was to kill a Bidoof with a Power Weight (1 HP from Bidoof, 4 from the Weight, 10 thanks to Pokerus, although I only gained 6 points because I hit the EV cap), leaving my Gengar with 252 special attack EVs, 252 Speed, and 4 HP, just how I wanted him.
Roughly an hour's work, and one Pokemon down.

In XY, there's an additional method of EV training, which doesn't involve beating up wild Pokémon, but you instead play minigames (called Super Training) with the Pokémon. This lets you choose which stat you'll train, and awards you 4 EVs per difficulty level (so +4 for level 1, +12 for level 3). In addition, you may gain special training bags that can make further Super Training easier, reset your EVs entirely, or other effects. The training system also displays your earned EVs graphically (but not numerically), making it somewhat easier to keep track of a Pokémon's EVs.
tl;dr: The simplified version of EVs/IVs - EVs are gained by fighting other Pokémon. They vary by the Pokémon defeated. They increase your stats for every 4 gained. IVs are inherent to a Pokémon. They increase stats for every point possessed, and range from 0 to 31. EVs have to be manually tracked or else removed entirely with certain berries. IVs can be checked by knowing the EVs of a Pokémon and then plugging its stats into an IV calculator. The higher the Pokémon's level, the more accurate; level 100 wifi battles provide maximum accuracy.

Now, you might ask, "Mando Knight, how do you get those accented e's?" On a PC, change your keyboard layout to US-International, and press 'e. For some versions of Windows, if you don't want the US-International keyboard on all the time, you can also have it switch between different registered keyboards with a press of Ctrl+Shift. You can also copy-paste them from someone else's posts. Or the thread title.

[Elhann]

subscribing.

And I'll use this post to remind anyone who wants a larvesta, ralts/kirlia or gible that they are available at Elhann's. They are the fruit of incest, but need a caring new trainer anyways.

[AstralFire]

As always, my Fletchlings are ready to serve.

[Sylthia]

Subscribing as well.

I'm going to have to get back to breeding Beldum, I've exhausted my supply by putting them on the GTS to complete my Pokedex. Now I've only got 23 left, but the only ones that will be hard will be the one's that require the special items to evolve. Plus, I get this thought every time...

"Should I evolve my Electabuzz now and get the pokedex credit, or should I try to breed a super IV one first, in case I ever want to use Electivire?"

[ZeltArruin]

Dratini, Scyther, Inkay, Staryu, Skiddo, Honedge, and soon to be Eevees open for trade, generally 4-5 IVs at 31.

[noparlpf]

Subscribing as well.

I'm going to have to get back to breeding Beldum, I've exhausted my supply by putting them on the GTS to complete my Pokedex. Now I've only got 23 left, but the only ones that will be hard will be the one's that require the special items to evolve. Plus, I get this thought every time...

"Should I evolve my Electabuzz now and get the pokedex credit, or should I try to breed a super IV one first, in case I ever want to use Electivire?"

You can buy more Electrizers or whatever they're called at the Maison, can't you?

[Elhann]

"Should I evolve my Electabuzz now and get the pokedex credit, or should I try to breed a super IV one first, in case I ever want to use Electivire?"
You know you want a superElectabuzz first. With egg moves. Go for it (so I can ask for a spare later):smalltongue:

[Sylthia]

You can buy more Electrizers or whatever they're called at the Maison, can't you?

Yeah, but they're kind of expensive, and I'm trying to get all the TMs and other item-evolvers, too. At least it's not like some games, where there's only one or limited number of those types of items.

[WJMill]

Hi there! Please add my code.

GitP Name: WJMill
3DS Code: 3625-8308-8437
Mii Name: Whitney
Character Name: Whitney
Safari Type: Fighting
Pokemon 1: Machoke
Pokemon 2: Throh
Pokemon 3: Breloom

[Kurgan]

Hi there! Please add my code.

GitP Name: WJMill
3DS Code: 3625-8308-8437
Mii Name: Whitney
Character Name: Whitney
Safari Type: Fighting
Pokemon 1: Machoke
Pokemon 2: Throh
Pokemon 3: Breloom

Added. A shame you don't have Miltank with a name like that...

By the way, if I missed anyone, pester me! Also also, to save some space, I will probably start removing people who did not add me back next week, just a heads up.

[WJMill]

Added. A shame you don't have Miltank with a name like that...

By the way, if I missed anyone, pester me! Also also, to save some space, I will probably start removing people who did not add me back next week, just a heads up.

Ha, right? Funny story, I got married this summer, so I'm WJSwaner now. Too bad I don't have a Swanna!

Edit: Added back obvz.

[boj0]

Pretty sure I just had the greatest clutch double critical ever.

Turn 21
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
It's super effective! The opposing Klefki lost 45% of its health!
The opposing Klefki fainted!
Test Subject R76 sent out The Great Wall (Clefable)!

Turn 22
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
The opposing The Great Wall lost 22% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall used Cosmic Power!
The opposing The Great Wall's Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall's Special Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall restored HP using its Leftovers!
The opposing team's Reflect wore off!

Turn 23
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
The opposing The Great Wall lost 32% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall used Cosmic Power!
The opposing The Great Wall's Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall's Special Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 24
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
The opposing The Great Wall lost 23% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall used Cosmic Power!
The opposing The Great Wall's Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall's Special Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 25
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
The opposing The Great Wall lost 18% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall used Soft-Boiled!
The opposing The Great Wall regained health!
The opposing The Great Wall restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 26
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
A critical hit! The opposing The Great Wall lost 63% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall used Cosmic Power!
The opposing The Great Wall's Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall's Special Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 27
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
A critical hit! The opposing The Great Wall lost 23% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall fainted!

boj0 won the battle!
Ladder updating...
Ladder (probably) updated, but score could not be retrieved (corruption).
Test Subject R76: omg
boj0: GG
boj0: LOL
Test Subject R76: double criticcal
Test Subject R76: lol
Test Subject R76: so much hax
Test Subject R76 left.

[noparlpf]

Hi there! Please add my code.

GitP Name: WJMill
3DS Code: 3625-8308-8437
Mii Name: Whitney
Character Name: Whitney
Safari Type: Fighting
Pokemon 1: Machoke
Pokemon 2: Throh
Pokemon 3: Breloom

Added. My FC is in my sig.

[WJMill]

Added. My FC is in my sig.

Added! Thanks!

[Sylthia]

Hi there! Please add my code.

GitP Name: WJMill
3DS Code: 3625-8308-8437
Mii Name: Whitney
Character Name: Whitney
Safari Type: Fighting
Pokemon 1: Machoke
Pokemon 2: Throh
Pokemon 3: Breloom

I'll add you when I get home. My code is in the OP. And congrats on your wedding. My wife and I play pokemon together. It's pretty nice.

[WJMill]

I'll add you when I get home. My code is in the OP. And congrats on your wedding. My wife and I play pokemon together. It's pretty nice.

Added. It is pretty fun! We hadn't played Pokemon since Gold/Silver so we both got back into it together. We picked up Black/White and Pearl/Diamond as well and plan to get B/W2 when we can find it used.

[AstralFire]

Pretty sure I just had the greatest clutch double critical ever.

Turn 21
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
It's super effective! The opposing Klefki lost 45% of its health!
The opposing Klefki fainted!
Test Subject R76 sent out The Great Wall (Clefable)!

Turn 22
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
The opposing The Great Wall lost 22% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall used Cosmic Power!
The opposing The Great Wall's Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall's Special Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall restored HP using its Leftovers!
The opposing team's Reflect wore off!

Turn 23
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
The opposing The Great Wall lost 32% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall used Cosmic Power!
The opposing The Great Wall's Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall's Special Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 24
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
The opposing The Great Wall lost 23% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall used Cosmic Power!
The opposing The Great Wall's Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall's Special Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 25
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
The opposing The Great Wall lost 18% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall used Soft-Boiled!
The opposing The Great Wall regained health!
The opposing The Great Wall restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 26
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
A critical hit! The opposing The Great Wall lost 63% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall used Cosmic Power!
The opposing The Great Wall's Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall's Special Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 27
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
A critical hit! The opposing The Great Wall lost 23% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall fainted!

boj0 won the battle!
Ladder updating...
Ladder (probably) updated, but score could not be retrieved (corruption).
Test Subject R76: omg
boj0: GG
boj0: LOL
Test Subject R76: double criticcal
Test Subject R76: lol
Test Subject R76: so much hax
Test Subject R76 left.

That is a major sucks for them, wow. I think luck should be a valid strategy, but only when you directly invoke it.

[Alaris]

Ah, that new thread smell. And an awesome name has been chosen for it, I approve.

Figured I'd hop over and subscribe before I sneak off to play some more of X. ^_^

[Qwertystop]

Pretty sure I just had the greatest clutch double critical ever.

Turn 21
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
It's super effective! The opposing Klefki lost 45% of its health!
The opposing Klefki fainted!
Test Subject R76 sent out The Great Wall (Clefable)!

Turn 22
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
The opposing The Great Wall lost 22% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall used Cosmic Power!
The opposing The Great Wall's Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall's Special Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall restored HP using its Leftovers!
The opposing team's Reflect wore off!

Turn 23
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
The opposing The Great Wall lost 32% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall used Cosmic Power!
The opposing The Great Wall's Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall's Special Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 24
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
The opposing The Great Wall lost 23% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall used Cosmic Power!
The opposing The Great Wall's Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall's Special Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 25
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
The opposing The Great Wall lost 18% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall used Soft-Boiled!
The opposing The Great Wall regained health!
The opposing The Great Wall restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 26
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
A critical hit! The opposing The Great Wall lost 63% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall used Cosmic Power!
The opposing The Great Wall's Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall's Special Defense rose!
The opposing The Great Wall restored HP using its Leftovers!

Turn 27
You have 150 seconds to make your decision.
Top Train used Earthquake!
A critical hit! The opposing The Great Wall lost 23% of its health!
The opposing The Great Wall fainted!

boj0 won the battle!
Ladder updating...
Ladder (probably) updated, but score could not be retrieved (corruption).
Test Subject R76: omg
boj0: GG
boj0: LOL
Test Subject R76: double criticcal
Test Subject R76: lol
Test Subject R76: so much hax
Test Subject R76 left.

What could he have done, though? He didn't actually attack you. Just waiting for you to Struggle to death? What attacking moves do Clefable usually have, anyway? Seems like he overdid the defense-boosting a bit, if he was actually capable of winning he could have done it.

[Kurgan]

Ha, right? Funny story, I got married this summer, so I'm WJSwaner now. Too bad I don't have a Swanna!

Edit: Added back obvz.

Congrats! Now you know what you must do, forge an elite group of 6 Swanna and prove you are the ultimate Swaner (and hope he doesn't have like, any electric pokemon, um, at all)!

[Mercenary Pen]

What could he have done, though? He didn't actually attack you. Just waiting for you to Struggle to death? What attacking moves do Clefable usually have, anyway? Seems like he overdid the defense-boosting a bit, if he was actually capable of winning he could have done it.

I suspect the Clefable was trying to set up to use Stored Power- which would have been power boosted for all those defensive boosts.

[NineThePuma]

Best thread name ever of all time.

[Beacon of Chaos]

Hi there! Please add my code.
I have added you. My code is in the OP. :smallsmile:

[WJMill]

I have added you. My code is in the OP. :smallsmile:

Added! Thanks!

[Arcran]

And we're subscribed again!

Also, that Day Care Man is so dang creepy. I mean, he just stands around watching those Espurr, waiting...

[Mtg_player_zach]

Speaking of breeding, I have about 4 or 5 Jolly Larvitars with SR, DDance, and Outrage if anyone wants to trade for something.

Right now the big things I'm looking for are Sheer Force Bagon, and Gale Wings Fletchling
I would love one.

Hmmm. I don't have those things you want, but I can give you a 4IV gible, larvesta or ralts for one of the spares, if it works for you. Although I could breed you one Fletchling, if you must have one.

I would like a Larvesta if you still have some.


As always, my Fletchlings are ready to serve.



I would love one, I have Digletts w/ Reversal Memento, some 4 iv Mawiles, some 4 iv Honedges, some HA Shroomish's with Bullet seed, and some 3 iv Staryus.

Edit: Can I be listed as full friendlist for now? I'm up to 92 friends and I'd like to only add people if I need to trade/battle them or they really need my friend safari.

[Sylthia]

And we're subscribed again!

Also, that Day Care Man is so dang creepy. I mean, he just stands around watching those Espurr, waiting...

Obviously, he's trying to figure out how the eggs get there.

[boj0]

I would love one.

I only have males left if that means anything to you, but otherwise I'm down for a trade.
EDIT: Maybe trade for a Shroomish?

[Rising Phoenix]

Subbing as well, though I am kinda taking a break from breeding things.

[boj0]

My goodness, I love Assault Vest Tyranitar so much

The opposing Gengar used Focus Blast!
It's super effective! CAMB lost 50.5% of its health!
CAMB used Pursuit!
It's super effective! The opposing Gengar lost 8% of its health!
The opposing Gengar fainted!
.

That's Mega Gengar, who has base 170 SpAtk and hits with a BP 120 x4 effective move


252+ SpA (custom) Focus Blast vs. +1 252 HP / 252+ SpD (custom) in sand: 224-268 (55.44 - 66.33%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Since Mega Gengar and Assault Vest aren't in the calculator I had to fiddle with some stats, but still, wow look at that bulk

[Mattarias, King.]

Oh, hey, new thread. Uhhhmm... Anyone want Sandshrews? :smalleek: I have.. SO MANY.

All with pretty good IVs... I'm trying for a shiny. >_>;

[noparlpf]

My goodness, I love Assault Vest Tyranitar so much

The opposing Gengar used Focus Blast!
It's super effective! CAMB lost 50.5% of its health!
CAMB used Pursuit!
It's super effective! The opposing Gengar lost 8% of its health!
The opposing Gengar fainted!
.

That's Mega Gengar, who has base 170 SpAtk and hits with a BP 120 x4 effective move


252+ SpA (custom) Focus Blast vs. +1 252 HP / 252+ SpD (custom) in sand: 224-268 (55.44 - 66.33%) -- guaranteed 2HKO

Since Mega Gengar and Assault Vest aren't in the calculator I had to fiddle with some stats, but still, wow look at that bulk

Nice. Yeah, buffing up Tyranitar's low SpDef would make it amazing.

[Derjuin]

Nice. Yeah, buffing up Tyranitar's low SpDef would make it amazing.

o.O Low? It's base 100...

The crazy part is that it actually took an attack off of sky-high special attack that hit for quadruple damage and only took 50% damage.

[noparlpf]

o.O Low? It's base 100...

The crazy part is that it actually took an attack off of sky-high special attack that hit for quadruple damage and only took 50% damage.

Am I mixing up SpAtk and SpDef? Crap, I am. Don't mind me, I'm sick and exhausted.
But still it's weak to a lot of common special attacks. So buffing SpDef is good.

[Derjuin]

Am I mixing up SpAtk and SpDef? Crap, I am. Don't mind me, I'm sick and exhausted.
But still it's weak to a lot of common special attacks. So buffing SpDef is good.

Well, actually, its special attack is 95...not stellar, but not really "low" :smalltongue:. But that's me being pedantic.

Also I've found that an Aegislash that runs a Weakness Policy and focuses on boosting its speed can easily sweep quite a few pokes. Since its defenses are phenomenal while you're boosting, you don't usually fear a OHKO...even a +1 snorlax's Earthquake only did ~75% to an HP/Attack EV'd Aegislash. It's even better if you also run King's Shield, that way you can block priority attacks from certain obvious users (lucario/scizor for example) and mutilate their attack at the same time, forcing a switch and giving you more time to boost. Of course, it's really weak to certain things (slowbro and Flame Body pokes :smallfurious:) so it's not all peachy keen. Though I think if this Aegislash runs Shadow Claw instead of Shadow Sneak, it might be able to secure an OHKO on the slowbro. Leaving off priority would open you up to other things, though.

[Sylthia]

I feel dumb for asking this, but how do you make your avatar look different? I've seen lots of friends and passersby how look like various trainer and gym leader avatars.

[Alaris]

I feel dumb for asking this, but how do you make your avatar look different? I've seen lots of friends and passersby how look like various trainer and gym leader avatars.

There are various clothing stores and hair salons throughout Kalos that you can go to, to purchase new clothes, or a haircut. Be warned... they're expensive...

[Derjuin]

Something quite bizarre just happened on Showdown...


Turn 26
MGarchomp used Fire Blast!
It's super effective! The opposing Table (avalugg) lost 97% of its health!
The opposing Table used Curse!
The opposing Table's Attack rose!
The opposing Table's Defense rose!
The opposing Table's Speed fell!
Turn 27
The opposing Table ate its Custap Berry!
The opposing Table's Custap Berry let it move first!
MGarchomp used Poison Jab!
The opposing Table lost 3% of its health!
The opposing Table fainted!


O.o...?

MGarchomp had +1 speed, Avalugg had -1 (from curse). I wonder if that had anything to do with it? Maybe their code for Custap is borked or something...

[Mattarias, King.]

I feel dumb for asking this, but how do you make your avatar look different? I've seen lots of friends and passersby how look like various trainer and gym leader avatars.

Profile>Poke your name>Public Icon. :smallsmile:

[Alaris]

Profile>Poke your name>Public Icon. :smallsmile:

Oh... wait... there's a "Public" appearance that's different from your in-game appearance... seriously? Ugh... I thought you would actually be able to customize to the degree I see all the Passerbys.

[Togath]

On the subject of in-game appearances.. Are ponytails an option for female ones?
I've noticed several icons(the ones based off your character) that feature them.. but can't figure out how to get them myself.

[Derjuin]

On the subject of in-game appearances.. Are ponytails an option for female ones?
I've noticed several icons(the ones based off your character) that feature them.. but can't figure out how to get them myself.

You have to be really fashionable to get the ponytail; you get it at the same time you get pigtails, I believe. I use it with my summer and fall outfits, it looks really great.

[Mattarias, King.]

Customization IS sorely lacking. Especially for dudes. :smallsigh:

http://serebii.net/xy/customisation.shtml Here you go. Some styles can't be unlocked until you're super stylish in Lumiose. Best trick to do that is to get loaded, then buy balls one at a time from the pokeball boutique. Bargain Power helps.

[Derjuin]

Wow, I am liking Mega Garchomp more and more. I just wish I could get a shiny one - apparently a shiny Mchomp is ~purple!~

Its base 120 special attack lets it function as a sort of mixed sweeper, only you rarely need to actually invest in special attack. I use Fire Blast/Outrage/Earthquake/Poison Jab to great effect - I've seen many Avaluggs sent at me, only to crumble to a Fire Blast. I haven't yet had the pleasure to use it on any 4x weaks or Skarmory, though. :smallfrown:

[boj0]

Something quite bizarre just happened on Showdown...


Turn 26
MGarchomp used Fire Blast!
It's super effective! The opposing Table (avalugg) lost 97% of its health!
The opposing Table used Curse!
The opposing Table's Attack rose!
The opposing Table's Defense rose!
The opposing Table's Speed fell!
Turn 27
The opposing Table ate its Custap Berry!
The opposing Table's Custap Berry let it move first!
MGarchomp used Poison Jab!
The opposing Table lost 3% of its health!
The opposing Table fainted!


O.o...?

MGarchomp had +1 speed, Avalugg had -1 (from curse). I wonder if that had anything to do with it? Maybe their code for Custap is borked or something...


Custap gives you +1 priority, not Speed IIRC

[Mando Knight]

Custap gives you +1 priority, not Speed IIRC

It's not priority, it moves you to the top of your priority bracket, much like the Quick Claw occasionally does. Stall, Lagging Tail, and Full Incense do the reverse.

[Gullara]

Friend Safari updates!

TheGeckoKing's 3DS name is Martin.
TheGeckoKing's safari type is Psychic and contains Grumpig, Espurr.
Ping Pong Along's 3DS name is Jake.
Ping Pong Along's safari type is Psychic and contains Abra, Wobbuffet, Gothorita.
Happy Gravity's 3DS name is -_-.
Happy Gravity's safari is Poison type and contains Swalot, Kakuna, Croagunk.
Qwertystop's character name is Qwertystop.
Derjuin's 3DS name is Derjuin.
ThePhantom's 3DS name is GR.
ThePhantom's safari type is Ghost and contains Shuppet, Pumpkaboo, and Drifblim.
Qwertystop's final safari pokemon is Absol.
MeatShield#236's final safari pokemon is Pinsir.
ShinyRocks' final safari pokemon is Cloyster.
Freudianship's 3DS name is Victoria.
Freudianship's safari contains Delibird, Bergmite, Piloswine.
Dvil needs to be added to the list with the friend code 1891-1492-0775.
Dvil's 3DS name is Lorzo.
Dvil's safari type is Ghost and it contains Shuppet, Pumpkaboo, and Dusclops.
bluewind95's 3DS name is Kallie.
bluewind95's safari type is Grass and contains Tangela, Swadloon, Gogoat.
Armaius needs to be added to the list with the friend code 3239-3640-9568.
Armaius's 3DS name is Timothy.
Armaius's safari type is Ice and it contains Spheal, Beartic, Lapras.
Alaris needs to be added to the list with the friend code 1907-9395-1731.
TamerBill's 3DS name is Bill.
TamerBill's friend safari is Poison and it contains Venomoth, Gloom.


And there we go. I went back in the old thread and tracked down those that hadn't been added to the OP yet. That should save you a lot of trouble, Mando. I may have missed someone, though.

[Elhann]

Hi there! Please add my code.

GitP Name: WJMill
3DS Code: 3625-8308-8437
Mii Name: Whitney
Character Name: Whitney
Safari Type: Fighting
Pokemon 1: Machoke
Pokemon 2: Throh
Pokemon 3: Breloom

Added. Please add me back, my FC is in the first post.

Same goes for Dvil and Alaris.

oh, and Mtg_player_zach, I still have a few larvestas with good IVs. Make an offer, and I'll probably accept.

[AstralFire]

I would love one, I have Digletts w/ Reversal Memento, some 4 iv Mawiles, some 4 iv Honedges, some HA Shroomish's with Bullet seed, and some 3 iv Staryus.

Could I have Staryu and a Shroomish?

Your pick on whether you want one of my 31/31/31/x/31/31s or my Hex-31s. Have plenty of either sex.

[Gullara]

Hi there! Please add my code.

GitP Name: WJMill
3DS Code: 3625-8308-8437
Mii Name: Whitney
Character Name: Whitney
Safari Type: Fighting
Pokemon 1: Machoke
Pokemon 2: Throh
Pokemon 3: Breloom

Oops, I totally missed you. I just added you. Please add me back.

*eyes friend list* Man, I'm starting to get close to 100 myself. So many people.

[ZeltArruin]

Friend Safari updates!

Dvil's 3DS name is Lorzo.
Dvil's safari type is Ghost and it contains Shuppet, Pumpkaboo, and Dusclops.


Hello new friend!

[noparlpf]

ThePhantom's 3DS name is GR.
ThePhantom's safari type is Ghost and contains Shuppet, Pumpkaboo, and Drifblim.

Dvil needs to be added to the list with the friend code 1891-1492-0775.
Dvil's 3DS name is Lorzo.
Dvil's safari type is Ghost and it contains Shuppet, Pumpkaboo, and Dusclops.

Added ThePhantom (that Safari is fitting) and Dvil.

[Hunter Noventa]

I'll toss my friend code into the ring.

3DS Code: 0189-8423-5030
Mii Name: Emi
Character Name: Emi
Version: Y
Safari Type: Electric
I can't remember which mons I had off the top of my head, but they were mostly trash, which was a bit sad.

On the plus side, I can fairly reliably breed above average Froakies with Protean for anyone who wants them. I can also provide Hidden Ability Eevees.

Please PM me if you add me as a friend!

[noparlpf]

I'll toss my friend code into the ring.

3DS Code: 0189-8423-5030
Mii Name: Emi
Character Name: Emi
Version: Y
Safari Type: Electric
I can't remember which mons I had off the top of my head, but they were mostly trash, which was a bit sad.

On the plus side, I can fairly reliably breed above average Froakies with Protean for anyone who wants them. I can also provide Hidden Ability Eevees.

Please PM me if you add me as a friend!

I'll just post it here as I already hit "Quote" instead of "PM". Added.

[Derjuin]

It's not priority, it moves you to the top of your priority bracket, much like the Quick Claw occasionally does. Stall, Lagging Tail, and Full Incense do the reverse.

...Ah, so if the Avalugg used Avalanche it wouldn't have worked anyway since Avalanche is -4 priority. Okay.

I better go revise my bug report on Showdown then >->;

[Elder Tsofu]

Hi! I wonder if anyone has a Snorunt that they wouldn't mind giving a new home? I'm planning to breed it on my own so any stats works. :-)

[noparlpf]

Hi! I wonder if anyone has a Snorunt that they wouldn't mind giving a new home? I'm planning to breed it on my own so any stats works. :-)

I should have several four-IV Snorunt, I think. None with HA though. I forgot to get one with HA for non-Hail teams.

[Elder Tsofu]

That would be quite excellent, I'm quite laid back so HA is just something to be treasured when stumbled upon. :smallsmile:
Anything you'd like in return? I don't have much when it comes to perfectly bred pokémons - but I can certainly take a look.

*Edit* Thanks for the trade, marvelous. :-)

[WJMill]

Oops, I totally missed you. I just added you. Please add me back.

*eyes friend list* Man, I'm starting to get close to 100 myself. So many people.

No prob! I wasn't in the last thread.

Added you and Elhann. Thanks! :)

[Sylthia]

I'll toss my friend code into the ring.

3DS Code: 0189-8423-5030
Mii Name: Emi
Character Name: Emi
Version: Y
Safari Type: Electric
I can't remember which mons I had off the top of my head, but they were mostly trash, which was a bit sad.

On the plus side, I can fairly reliably breed above average Froakies with Protean for anyone who wants them. I can also provide Hidden Ability Eevees.

Please PM me if you add me as a friend!

Added you. Please add me back.

[Gullara]

Alaris' 3DS name is Alaris.
Alaris' safari is Flying type and contains Farfetch'd, Swanna.

[Alaris]

Alaris' 3DS name is Alaris.
Alaris' safari is Flying type and contains Farfetch'd, Swanna.


Ayep, pretty much:

GitP Name: Alaris
3DS Code: 1907-9395-1731
Mii Name: Alaris
Character Name: Tom
Vivillon: Modern
Safari Type: Flying
Pokemon 1: Farfetch'd
Pokemon 2: Swanna
Pokemon 3: None/Unknown?

[WJMill]

Ayep, pretty much:

GitP Name: Alaris
3DS Code: 1907-9395-1731
Mii Name: Alaris
Character Name: Tom
Vivillon: Modern
Safari Type: Flying
Pokemon 1: Farfetch'd
Pokemon 2: Swanna
Pokemon 3: None/Unknown?

Added! Please add me! 3625-8308-8437

[Alaris]

Added! Please add me! 3625-8308-8437

Added. Could've swore I added you before. Aww well.

[Mattarias, King.]

Uhm... I'm confused. Why did I get a "Congrats!" instead of a "nice!"? O_o My birthday isn't until monday... :smallconfused:

[Alaris]

Uhm... I'm confused. Why did I get a "Congrats!" instead of a "nice!"? O_o My birthday isn't until monday... :smallconfused:

Not sure, maybe it's a wider window.

Either way, Happy Early Birthday, since I'll never remember it by Monday. :P

[Togath]

I'd set mine a month off by mistake =3(November 1st instead of October)

[noparlpf]

Guess what time it is. It's time to spend a few hours Super Training. Although with the head-start from twenty vitamins each it might not take too long. I'm really liking that you can have over a million Pokéyen these days. Means I don't need to save all my money in the form of Balm Mushrooms.

[Mattarias, King.]

Not sure, maybe it's a wider window.

Either way, Happy Early Birthday, since I'll never remember it by Monday. :P

Haha, thanks! :smallsmile: Here's hoping I get my shiny Sandslash by then!

On a sidenote, I always called pokemon money just Poké. Dunno where I got that from.

[noparlpf]

On a sidenote, I always called pokemon money just Poké. Dunno where I got that from.

Mystery Dungeon Red called it that, I think.

[Derjuin]

Guess what time it is. It's time to spend a few hours Super Training. Although with the head-start from twenty vitamins each it might not take too long. I'm really liking that you can have over a million Pokéyen these days. Means I don't need to save all my money in the form of Balm Mushrooms.

There's actually a really, really easy way to do EV training now: hordes! :smallbiggrin:

If you have EXP share on, your pokemon all get EVs from the defeated wild pokemon. THis means you can, say, OHKO a group of 5 wingulls with your level 100 florges or whatever using Dazzling GLeam, and suddenly your level 1 Gible with pokerus and a power weight/brace/thinger gains 50 speed EVs!

However, super training IS fun, and sometimes I do EV training through it simply because it is such fun...

[Mattarias, King.]

Mystery Dungeon Red called it that, I think.

:smallconfused: Huh... Never played the Mystery Dungeon games... Weird. But okay, cool to know it's kinda canon.

[Sylthia]

Haha, thanks! :smallsmile: Here's hoping I get my shiny Sandslash by then!

On a sidenote, I always called pokemon money just Poké. Dunno where I got that from.

I call them Pokebucks. My wife's started calling them Pokefrancs in Gen VI.

[noparlpf]

There's actually a really, really easy way to do EV training now: hordes! :smallbiggrin:

If you have EXP share on, your pokemon all get EVs from the defeated wild pokemon. THis means you can, say, OHKO a group of 5 wingulls with your level 100 florges or whatever using Dazzling GLeam, and suddenly your level 1 Gible with pokerus and a power weight/brace/thinger gains 50 speed EVs!

However, super training IS fun, and sometimes I do EV training through it simply because it is such fun...

Oh yeah, those are a thing.
But that would mean spreading Pokérus, and then finding my Bellossom for Sweet Scent, and then getting the right hordes, and anyway I'm going to bed soon and hoping this pain doesn't turn out to be appendicitis overnight. So I'll EV train tomorrow.

[AstralFire]

I just call them yen. Real-life items like food and bicycles are approximately the cost they would be in Yen, and when I played the Japanese versions of Gold and Silver I am pretty sure the money symbol was the Kanji for Yen.

[Alaris]

Oh yeah, those are a thing.
But that would mean spreading Pokérus, and then finding my Bellossom for Sweet Scent, and then getting the right hordes, and anyway I'm going to bed soon and hoping this pain doesn't turn out to be appendicitis overnight. So I'll EV train tomorrow.

That, and it means GETTING Pokerus... which is hardly common. O.O

And urk... I hope you feel better man! :S

[Derjuin]

Oh yeah, those are a thing.
But that would mean spreading Pokérus, and then finding my Bellossom for Sweet Scent, and then getting the right hordes, and anyway I'm going to bed soon and hoping this pain doesn't turn out to be appendicitis overnight. So I'll EV train tomorrow.

I have piles of mawiles with Sweet Scent and ready access to Pokerus, so I guess I take them for granted. :S

Good luck to you though :smalleek: appendicitis is not fun...

[Alaris]

Something I found very interesting for the first time in the series (officially, I think), when you first meet the Pokemon Professor for this region:

You actually battle him! And hell, even better, he has a full, 3D battle model. I know that there was battle data for Professor Oak in RBY, but you could never battle him without cheating/glitching.

Anyway, back to play X for an hour or two before bed.

[OracleofWuffing]

I just call them yen. Real-life items like food and bicycles are approximately the cost they would be in Yen, and when I played the Japanese versions of Gold and Silver I am pretty sure the money symbol was the Kanji for Yen.
Yeah (http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Dollar), Japanese versions just use Yen, other places get to use Pokémon Dollar, Pokédollar, Dollari Pokémon, and Pokécuarto.

[Mattarias, King.]

Yeah (http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Dollar), Japanese versions just use Yen, other places get to use Pokémon Dollar, Pokédollar, Dollari Pokémon, and Pokécuarto.

Oh.. Thanks! That's really informative!

....:smallconfused: Why do I only use the Mystery Dungeon currency name if I've never played one...? So..... Mysterious. :\

[Alaris]

Wow... I figured I'd get ahead of the curve with my Pokedex, and breed a Bulbasuar to trade for a Charmander on the GTS (you know, since other people probably chose Charmander and want the other Kanto starters).

Turns out, I was horribly wrong. All people want for their Level 1 Charmanders are 1-of-a-kind legendaries, like Xerneas, Zapdos, Articuno, or Mewtwo. -.-

Seriously people? It took me forever to get out of the LEGENDARY pile, and find people requesting reasonable things. Unfortunately, I have yet to find a single person looking for a Bulbasaur (at least not one that isn't "Level 70 to Level 80.").

Sheesh... so stupid.

So... if anyone on here needs a Bulbasaur and happens to have a spare Charmander (in Egg form or hatched), I'd be perfectly willing to trade. Otherwise, I guess I'll keep scrolling to see if anyone actually wants to trade reasonably.

Edit: After some clever filtering, I managed to find a total of THREE people willing to trade Charmander for Bulbasaur. I promptly took them up on it, and now have my very own Charmander. Wooh. ^_^

[Drakenkin]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... I must have accidentally wonder-traded my destiny knot away. Does anyone know if another npc gives it as well? Or any other way of getting another one?

Edit: Mattarius, truly you are the best!

Also, Alaris, funny enough, I've been on a charmander breeding kick. Wish I had seen you looking for one earlier, I've got a bajillion of them. Ok, maybe just a couple of boxes.

[Mattarias, King.]

In Lumiose, there's a trainer lady in an alleyway that's kinda sad about missing someone. Battle her, she gives you one when you win. And she reappears. :smallsmile:

[OracleofWuffing]

Seriously people? It took me forever to get out of the LEGENDARY pile, and find people requesting reasonable things. Unfortunately, I have yet to find a single person looking for a Bulbasaur (at least not one that isn't "Level 70 to Level 80.").
For future use, if you already have a specific pokemon you want to trade away, it is most likely faster to put it up for trade and request the pokemon you want- you can manually type in the species of pokemon, even if you haven't seen it now. New trade requests show up first in GTS, so people looking for your pokemon typically see your trade before the N weeks old legendaries.

[SKarious]

Hi all, I'm back from Magical Lawyer Land. Time to get my pokem-on.
About GTS, bulls%t: I've never understood why people are blocking the trade with impossible requests. They can't get anything that way and they block trades for themselves. People are weird.

Luckily, you can filter out most of the junk: use the magnifying glass icon to set the filter for "only show trades of pokemon you own".

Does anyone have tips about chain-fishing? I'm trying to catch a shiny, the radar method is not working for me (chain stops after 10 or so), and I'm not going to hatch a thousand eggs.

[Beacon of Chaos]

Ayep, pretty much:

GitP Name: Alaris
3DS Code: 1907-9395-1731
I will add you. :smallsmile:


Does anyone have tips about chain-fishing? I'm trying to catch a shiny, the radar method is not working for me (chain stops after 10 or so), and I'm not going to hatch a thousand eggs.
Here you go (http://yellowfur.tumblr.com/post/64778388247/prguitarman-fishing-chain-is-no-joke-thats). The quality is poor, so click on it and then save the image to read it easier.

[Kurgan]

Oh yeah, those are a thing.
But that would mean spreading Pokérus, and then finding my Bellossom for Sweet Scent, and then getting the right hordes, and anyway I'm going to bed soon and hoping this pain doesn't turn out to be appendicitis overnight. So I'll EV train tomorrow.

I've been using this. (http://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/1ounim/list_of_horde_encounters_and_ev_values_useful_for/) Not sure if it has ALL horde encounters in, and sometimes its "rare" seems to be more frequent then well, its "frequent", but it makes EV training a breeze.


Wow... I figured I'd get ahead of the curve with my Pokedex, and breed a Bulbasuar to trade for a Charmander on the GTS (you know, since other people probably chose Charmander and want the other Kanto starters).

Turns out, I was horribly wrong. All people want for their Level 1 Charmanders are 1-of-a-kind legendaries, like Xerneas, Zapdos, Articuno, or Mewtwo. -.-

Seriously people? It took me forever to get out of the LEGENDARY pile, and find people requesting reasonable things. Unfortunately, I have yet to find a single person looking for a Bulbasaur (at least not one that isn't "Level 70 to Level 80.").

Sheesh... so stupid.

So... if anyone on here needs a Bulbasaur and happens to have a spare Charmander (in Egg form or hatched), I'd be perfectly willing to trade. Otherwise, I guess I'll keep scrolling to see if anyone actually wants to trade reasonably.

Edit: After some clever filtering, I managed to find a total of THREE people willing to trade Charmander for Bulbasaur. I promptly took them up on it, and now have my very own Charmander. Wooh. ^_^

For future use, just put up a trade with YOUR thing and if your request is reasonable, people will bite. I've been filling up my pokedex by putting up Ditto's caught in...Elhann I think?'s safari, even pokemon I COULD catch normally if I wasn't so lazy.




Question:
I had an idea pop into my head at work: train up a weasel/ferret themed team. I know of Floatzel, Linoone, and Furret that fit this, but are there any other that resemble those adorable creatures?

EDIT: added Alaris, I miss anyone else?

EDIT 2: added Dvil and Hunter as well.

[Dihan]

Mienshao and Weavile would fit a weasel/ferret team.

[noparlpf]

I just call them yen. Real-life items like food and bicycles are approximately the cost they would be in Yen, and when I played the Japanese versions of Gold and Silver I am pretty sure the money symbol was the Kanji for Yen.

A bike costs a million yen? That's like, ten thousand USD. My bike was around $400. A cheap bike is in the $100-200 range. Only the very top-of-the-line fancy bikes are anywhere near ten thousand.


That, and it means GETTING Pokerus... which is hardly common. O.O

And urk... I hope you feel better man! :S


I have piles of mawiles with Sweet Scent and ready access to Pokerus, so I guess I take them for granted. :S

Good luck to you though :smalleek: appendicitis is not fun...

I have a few with Pokérus from trades, I'm just lazy. Bellossom is now stored in my special box so I can find it easily.
I'm not sure it's appendicitis, but I'm going to see a doctor today. Hopefully it's just the worst gas ever or something else tame.

[Togath]

A bike costs a million yen? That's like, ten thousand USD. My bike was around $400. A cheap bike is in the $100-200 range. Only the very top-of-the-line fancy bikes are anywhere near ten thousand.

I'm pretty sure the bikes are ridiculous in price on purpose(hence why you always happen upon a scenario that nets a free one:smallwink:)

[noparlpf]

I'm pretty sure the bikes are ridiculous in price on purpose(hence why you always happen upon a scenario that nets a free one:smallwink:)

Well yeah. I'm questioning which Pokémon game they played that had reasonably-priced bikes.

[Infernally Clay]

A bike costs a million yen? That's like, ten thousand USD. My bike was around $400. A cheap bike is in the $100-200 range. Only the very top-of-the-line fancy bikes are anywhere near ten thousand.

To be fair, the future Champion is hardly going to ride anything less than the very top-of-the-line fancy bikes. :P

That, and for a bit of fridge brilliance perhaps, bikes in the Pokémon world are entirely unnecessary. People fly from town to town on their Pokémon and surf across oceans on them. If things like cruise ships and bikes were considered very luxury items because everyone uses their Pokémon to get around, it'd make sense they're so expensive. There's no need, after all, for cheap bikes or cheap boat fares in a world where Pokémon can get you where you need to go without costing you a thing.

[Sylthia]

Wow... I figured I'd get ahead of the curve with my Pokedex, and breed a Bulbasuar to trade for a Charmander on the GTS (you know, since other people probably chose Charmander and want the other Kanto starters).

Turns out, I was horribly wrong. All people want for their Level 1 Charmanders are 1-of-a-kind legendaries, like Xerneas, Zapdos, Articuno, or Mewtwo. -.-

Seriously people? It took me forever to get out of the LEGENDARY pile, and find people requesting reasonable things. Unfortunately, I have yet to find a single person looking for a Bulbasaur (at least not one that isn't "Level 70 to Level 80.").

Sheesh... so stupid.

So... if anyone on here needs a Bulbasaur and happens to have a spare Charmander (in Egg form or hatched), I'd be perfectly willing to trade. Otherwise, I guess I'll keep scrolling to see if anyone actually wants to trade reasonably.

Edit: After some clever filtering, I managed to find a total of THREE people willing to trade Charmander for Bulbasaur. I promptly took them up on it, and now have my very own Charmander. Wooh. ^_^

Unfortunately, the GTS is flooded with people asking for Legendaries. I have extras of each starter currently available, if you need any others.

[noparlpf]

To be fair, the future Champion is hardly going to ride anything less than the very top-of-the-line fancy bikes. :P

That, and for a bit of fridge brilliance perhaps, bikes in the Pokémon world are entirely unnecessary. People fly from town to town on their Pokémon and surf across oceans on them. If things like cruise ships and bikes were considered very luxury items because everyone uses their Pokémon to get around, it'd make sense they're so expensive. There's no need, after all, for cheap bikes or cheap boat fares in a world where Pokémon can get you where you need to go without costing you a thing.

Not everybody is a trainer and Flying is apparently limited to going between towns. What if you want to visit your friend out in the middle of Route whatever? Bike.

[AstralFire]

Well yeah. I'm questioning which Pokémon game they played that had reasonably-priced bikes.

I never said "reasonably." :smallwink:

[noparlpf]

I never said "reasonably." :smallwink:

You said real-world prices applied. Hardly any bikes cost a million yen in the real world.

[AstralFire]

You said real-world prices applied. Hardly any bikes cost a million yen in the real world.

The bikes are generally played up as being ludicrously expensive even in-game, while stuff like Castelia Cones aren't.

[Sylthia]

Just 5 Pokemon away from completing the National Pokedex as far as one can until the Pokebank comes out.

Just need
Articuno: this will be the hardest. I can get it on X, but I'm really not looking forward to chasing it down again.
Magmortar: Just need to grind BP or trade
Gliscor: same
Palpitoad: easy, just need to evolve it
Braviary: same

[Terazul]

Wow... I figured I'd get ahead of the curve with my Pokedex, and breed a Bulbasuar to trade for a Charmander on the GTS (you know, since other people probably chose Charmander and want the other Kanto starters).

Turns out, I was horribly wrong. All people want for their Level 1 Charmanders are 1-of-a-kind legendaries, like Xerneas, Zapdos, Articuno, or Mewtwo. -.-

Seriously people? It took me forever to get out of the LEGENDARY pile, and find people requesting reasonable things. Unfortunately, I have yet to find a single person looking for a Bulbasaur (at least not one that isn't "Level 70 to Level 80.").

'

For future reference, any time you go to the GTS, just go to options, and choose not to show trade offers of people looking for "Special Pokemon". Oh look! Suddenly no more Legendaries (except the bird trio).

[Gullara]

My friend is going to trade me a shiny Qwilfish in exchange for a 5 IV Scyther. Working on that now. :smallcool:

[Legoshrimp]

Hi, I have pokemon Y and this is my friendcode 0645 - 6868 - 0216

[Sylthia]

Hi, I have pokemon Y and this is my friendcode 0645 - 6868 - 0216

Added you. Please add me back. My code is in the OP.

[TamerBill]

So, anybody with X version want to trade Mega Stones? I'm particularly looking for Pinsirite and Tyranitarite, but I wouldn't mind the other X-exclusive (X-clusive?) ones either. I can trade Y-exclusive stones, or various bred pokemon. I hope someone can do a deal with me.

Also, Qwertystop, I still have your Gulpin, let me know when you're ready to trade for her.

[Legoshrimp]

Added you. Please add me back. My code is in the OP.

Will do when I have internet, which might be tomorrow.

[Qwertystop]

So, anybody with X version want to trade Mega Stones? I'm particularly looking for Pinsirite and Tyranitarite, but I wouldn't mind the other X-exclusive (X-clusive?) ones either. I can trade Y-exclusive stones, or various bred pokemon. I hope someone can do a deal with me.

Also, Qwertystop, I still have your Gulpin, let me know when you're ready to trade for her.

Right, sorry. Tonight is likely to work... 530 EST?

What do you want for it?

[TamerBill]

Right, sorry. Tonight is likely to work... 530 EST?

What do you want for it?

Alright, I'll catch you then. I don't need anything special for it, just a Scatterbug will do.

[Mando Knight]

Ugh, the English dub of Origins made the predictable switch on Oak's grandson's name. Without changing his jacket at all.

[boj0]

Ugh, the English dub of Origins made the predictable switch on Oak's grandson's name. Without changing his jacket at all.

Wait, if they changed his name to Blue, did they get rid of the line about him not picking a Pokemon based on his name like Red?

[Mando Knight]

Wait, if they changed his name to Blue, did they get rid of the line about him not picking a Pokemon based on his name like Red?

No, they changed the line, so that he picks Squirtle not because it matches his name but because it's Water-type.

[Kurgan]

Hi, I have pokemon Y and this is my friendcode 0645 - 6868 - 0216

Added you.

[Qwertystop]

Alright, I'll catch you then. I don't need anything special for it, just a Scatterbug will do.

Sorry about the delay - didn't realize I didn't have you registered.

Check that thing for perfects, one parent was a ditto with 3 perfects.

[TamerBill]

Sorry about the delay - didn't realize I didn't have you registered.

Check that thing for perfects, one parent was a ditto with 3 perfects.

Perfect HP and Special Defence, though it'll only be sitting in my Vivillon box with its compatriots.

[Forrestfire]

Wow, I managed to avoid an entire thread of pokemon while keeping myself off spoilers. :smalleek::smallamused:

In any case, I finally got a copy of Pokemon Y. Just got my Froakie.

I ended up spending a bunch of time trying to figure out a name for my PC (picked female since I'd not done that in a while and she has a nice hat, and my initial name, "Forrest", didn't mix with feminine pronouns well at all XD)... Finally picked one... and proceeded to be tormented by two more nickname choices right afterwards...

[Gullara]

Hi, I have pokemon Y and this is my friendcode 0645 - 6868 - 0216

I added you too. Please add me back.

[Mattarias, King.]

WELP, my decision to hatch eggs in the friend safari worked well! Got a shiny Phantump! :smallbiggrin:

That's.. 3 Friend Safari shinies!

[Gullara]

You are so lucky! Shiny Trevenant are ridiculously cool.

[Mattarias, King.]

Yeah, I really should buy some lotto tickets. O_o

It's ability is... Frisk. :\ Dang. Oh well. Max Def and speed IVs, -def, +sp. def nature... Useable, methinks.


AW SNAP As I was writing this, I hatched my shiny 'Shrew! :smallbiggrin::smallbiggrin:

Only max def and sp. Attack.. :\ Despite Destiny Knot. Oh well.

[boj0]

WELP, my decision to hatch eggs in the friend safari worked well! Got a shiny Phantump! :smallbiggrin:

That's.. 3 Friend Safari shinies!

Explain this sorcery

[Mattarias, King.]

:smallconfused: Uhm.. Have eggs in your party... And then run around in a safari zone. Magic?

[Qwertystop]

What, does it give them a chance of getting the Hidden Ability, or were you just doing two things at once because why not?

[boj0]

:smallconfused: Uhm.. Have eggs in your party... And then run around in a safari zone. Magic?

:smallyuk: Well obviously, I mean does hatching in the Safari increase shiny chance or something?

[Mattarias, King.]

:smallyuk: Well obviously, I mean does hatching in the Safari increase shiny chance or something?

Oh! Haha, no, I don't think so. Didn't mean to imply that. I was doing two things at once because why not. Didn't mean to sound like a jerk.

Edit; NOOOOOOOO!!! :smallfrown::smallfrown: I just found a shiny Pidgey... BUT MY PC BOXES WERE ALL FULL! :smallfurious::smallfurious::smallfurious:

RELEASE THE SANDSHREEEEWWSS!!!

[Shekinah]

Sounds like everyone's seeing shinies left and right. Rezzy and I have only seen one total so far.

[noparlpf]

Sounds like everyone's seeing shinies left and right. Rezzy and I have only seen one total so far.

Nah. I haven't seen any yet this gen.

[Mattarias, King.]

Funny thing is... It was in my Ex's safari. =_=

[Qwertystop]

I've never seen any. One of my friends (who was avoiding spoilers) saw a shiny for the first Hawlucha he'd ever seen.

Apparently, the image in the pokedex is the shiny if that's the case, so he only had the gleam to go on to assume it was in fact shiny until he noticed the minisprite.

[Derjuin]

Apparently pokemon showdown is letting people save replays again, just in time for me to save this little gem (http://pokemonshowdown.com/replay/pokebanklcbeta-62642801) of a battle.

Am still looking for a Shiny Kirlia...I am not really sure how to breed one (a shiny ralts, that is) with decent stats, except by trawling the GTS for foreign dittos with 31 SA/Speed IVs. :smallyuk:

[Legoshrimp]

Added you.


Added you. Please add me back. My code is in the OP.


I added you too. Please add me back.

Added! Also I think my friend safari is water(correct me if I am wrong :smalltongue:)

[WJMill]

Hi, I have pokemon Y and this is my friendcode 0645 - 6868 - 0216

Added! 3625-8308-8437 :)

[Arcran]

I hatched a Shiny Hawlucha the other day, but that's about it.

Unfortunately, it was Modest. Hawlucha literally only gets like 3 Special Moves. :smallfrown:

I'll still try to find a way to use the damn thing, but it made me sad.

[Togath]

it's more useful than an adamant Audino with 0IVs in attack =3

[Aotrs Commander]

I ended up spending a bunch of time trying to figure out a name for my PC (picked female since I'd not done that in a while and she has a nice hat, and my initial name, "Forrest", didn't mix with feminine pronouns well at all XD)... Finally picked one... and proceeded to be tormented by two more nickname choices right afterwards...

I can definately recommend "My Lord" as the nick name (or "my Lady" as appropriate) as endless hilarious!

Yes, peons, worship at my feet! Ahahahahahaha!

(This being especially facilitated by using Bleakbane as the PC name this time around. I can't remember now, but I have a feeling that it was too long in prior gens... Wasn't the PC name only like up to seven or eight characters? I'm pretty sure it was shorter than the Pokemon names anyway.)

[Mercenary Pen]

I can definately recommend "My Lord" as the nick name (or "my Lady" as appropriate) as endless hilarious!

Yes, peons, worship at my feet! Ahahahahahaha!

(This being especially facilitated by using Bleakbane as the PC name this time around. I can't remember now, but I have a feeling that it was too long in prior gens... Wasn't the PC name only like up to seven or eight characters? I'm pretty sure it was shorter than the Pokemon names anyway.)

Yup, character limits used to be seven letters for the main character, and ten for your pokémon. (tries to convince you that a flying type you catch should be nicknames Beakbane)

[AstralFire]

Sounds like everyone's seeing shinies left and right. Rezzy and I have only seen one total so far.

Look at my signature.

I think I'm around 2500 now, actually.

Zero shinies.

...

One shiny.

...

Oh my god I got a shiny.

Oh my god I got a shiny.

SHINY ADAMANT GALE WINGS FLETCHLING 31/31/31/31/X/31

[noparlpf]

Hi, I have pokemon Y and this is my friendcode 0645 - 6868 - 0216

I'll add you in a bit.

[AstralFire]

It was exactly my 2,450th Egg. Oh my god, I'm grinning like a madwoman right now.

[noparlpf]

It was exactly my 2,450th Egg. Oh my god, I'm grinning like a madwoman right now.

Awesome. What does a shiny Talonflame look like, by the way? Serebii didn't have the sprites up yet last I checked.

[Kajhera]

Yes! Astralfire finally got a shiny Fletchling and it is an awesome adamant perfect-quint champion in addition to that! *dances*

...

... I may or may not be vicariously Pokemon-ing through this thread to be looking forward to that so much. :smallredface:

(really want an adamant gale wings talonflame, but getting a 3ds and X version would cut into my money a little more than I'd like right now. :smallsigh: )

[AstralFire]

By level, your Hank has grown by 87!


Yes! Astralfire finally got a shiny Fletchling and it is an awesome adamant perfect-quint champion in addition to that! *dances*

...

... I may or may not be vicariously Pokemon-ing through this thread to be looking forward to that so much. :smallredface:

Thank you so much. :D


Awesome. What does a shiny Talonflame look like, by the way? Serebii didn't have the sprites up yet last I checked.

Soft brown underbelly. The shot I saw before was fuzzy, I'll take a new picture soon personally.


(really want an adamant gale wings talonflame, but getting a 3ds and X version would cut into my money a little more than I'd like right now. :smallsigh: )

Be happy to give you one when you get it. :)

[Kajhera]

Be happy to give you one when you get it. :)

:smallsmile: Thank you, breeder of falcons.

[Gullara]

That's awesome, AstralFire. With as much time as you sunk into that, you totally deserved to get a perfect one too. :smallbiggrin:

[Elhann]

Congrats on the shiny bird, AstralFire.

[Qwertystop]

Look at my signature.

I think I'm around 2500 now, actually.

Zero shinies.

...

One shiny.

...

Oh my god I got a shiny.

Oh my god I got a shiny.

SHINY ADAMANT GALE WINGS FLETCHLING 31/31/31/31/X/31

Change your avatar to the shiny - that kind of luck needs commemorating.

[Peelee]

Look at my signature.

I think I'm around 2500 now, actually.

Zero shinies.

...

One shiny.

...

Oh my god I got a shiny.

Oh my god I got a shiny.

SHINY ADAMANT GALE WINGS FLETCHLING 31/31/31/31/X/31

Dude, congrats. I was on the lookout for shinies for you when I started rebreeding mine. You bred yourself one epic 'mon. Seriously happy for you right now.

[AstralFire]

Thanks guys. :D


http://i.imgur.com/tyb4HfI.png (http://imgur.com/tyb4HfI)

So for the curious:
{table=head]Normal Talonflame | Shiny Forme
Red | Slightly more Saturated Red
Gray | Mocha
Black | Dark Red
Yellow | Identical[/table]

[Alaris]

Thanks guys. :D


http://i.imgur.com/tyb4HfI.png (http://imgur.com/tyb4HfI)

So for the curious:
{table=head]Normal Talonflame | Shiny Forme
Red | Slightly more Saturated Red
Gray | Mocha
Black | Dark Red
Yellow | Identical[/table]

Shiny.... AND Pokerus? Damn... impressed.

[WJMill]

I wanted to add a discovery!


Emi
Electric
Pachirisu
Pikachu
Manectric

[Aotrs Commander]

Oh my god I got a shiny.

Oh my god I got a shiny.

SHINY ADAMANT GALE WINGS FLETCHLING 31/31/31/31/X/31

HUZZAH!!!!

I was beginning to think I would actually get to play to the point - at my usual cripplingly slow stop-start rate - until I actually got hatching powers to throw in your direction before you got there!

You richly deserved that from the RNG after all your efforts!




Shiny.... AND Pokerus? Damn... impressed.

If'n you want Pokerus, I gots a load of gubbins - mostly Pikachu and Scatterbug - infected in my box. (I cribbed it off Gulaghar, who got it off wonder trade or something I think, so there's plenty of us around to you can snag it off.)

[noparlpf]

What would be good items for Dragalge or Meowstic F?

[Emperor Ing]

Shiny Pokerus with 5/6 perfect IVs? Damn that's gonna be hard to top. Ever.

Anyways I have a Scyther I finally managed to breed an Adamant nature on to, and I was hoping someone would be willing to have said Scyther traded to them and then trade back so I can get a Scizor?

[TamerBill]

Anyways I have a Scyther I finally managed to breed an Adamant nature on to, and I was hoping someone would be willing to have said Scyther traded to them and then trade back so I can get a Scizor?

I can do that for you, if you want.

[Qwertystop]

Shiny Pokerus with 5/6 perfect IVs? Damn that's gonna be hard to top. Ever.

Anyways I have a Scyther I finally managed to breed an Adamant nature on to, and I was hoping someone would be willing to have said Scyther traded to them and then trade back so I can get a Scizor?

Hidden Ability, too. And it's a Talonflame, so it's viable and its HA is awesome. And the right nature.

[Emperor Ing]

I can do that for you, if you want.

Thanks, i'm online now.

[Emperor Ing]

Excellent, thank you very much.

Also, the last pokemon in your Friend Safari is Toxicroak.

edit: Also, Venomoth is REALLY creepy :smalleek:

[Happy Gravity]

My first shiny EVER was in this generation. Saw it in a horde while I was EV Training and promptly dropped everything to catch it.

Calm Scraggy. Very funny, game.

[Derjuin]

Just curious, astral - did you use the Masuda Method, or just two near-perfect Fletchlings of your own?

[OracleofWuffing]

Serebii has prices for the Pokemon Bank subscription per year thingy.
United Kingdom £4.49
Europe €4.99
Australia $6.50
New Zealand $8.50
US $4.99
Japan 500 ¥

I've already dealt with currency conversion enough at work, someone else can Google the math to see how fair it is.


What would be good items for Dragalge or Meowstic F?
Any idea what you plan to use them for or what moveset you're running or what the rest of the team looks like? I guess Black Sludge is always an option for Dragalge... I wanna go with some damage booster for Meowstic, but it's kinda frail for Life Orb and I could see it running enough of a support set that Specs would be kinda silly.

[noparlpf]

Serebii has prices for the Pokemon Bank subscription per year thingy.
United Kingdom £4.49
Europe €4.99
Australia $6.50
New Zealand $8.50
US $4.99
Japan 500 ¥

I've already dealt with currency conversion enough at work, someone else can Google the math to see how fair it is.

Europe and the UK are paying a bit more. I think the yen and the cent are about equivalent now. No idea about Australia or New Zealand.


Any idea what you plan to use them for or what moveset you're running or what the rest of the team looks like? I guess Black Sludge is always an option for Dragalge... I wanna go with some damage booster for Meowstic, but it's kinda frail for Life Orb and I could see it running enough of a support set that Specs would be kinda silly.

Meowstic F is more of a special attacker. I'm probably putting Black Sludge on Dragalge, I think.

[Emperor Ing]

I've already dealt with currency conversion enough at work, someone else can Google the math to see how fair it is.

In the US alone (let's round it up to $5) it translates to $0.42 a month, which is significantly less than the cost of either a 3DS or your copy of Pokemon X/Y. Hell, there's games that sell DLC for less than what they're selling the Bank for.

[AstralFire]

Just curious, astral - did you use the Masuda Method, or just two near-perfect Fletchlings of your own?

Both.

I have an abundance of 6 IV fletchlings. I found a German player and gave her two of these in return for her breeding me a new perfect one from the parents I gave her; took her about 8 eggs. I took the child she gave me and bred it with one of my other perfects. All told, the process of hunting someone down who was willing to help me, wonder trading extras, breeding up to perfect parents, etc, took me from about October 20th 'til now.

[FallenGeek]

It was exactly my 2,450th Egg. Oh my god, I'm grinning like a madwoman right now.

CONGRATULATIONS!, belated by now as they might be.

Those numbers, though, make me very hesitant to brave the Masuda Method.

[AstralFire]

:D

By the way, Fallen, I'm free to trade now, since we appear to actually be online at the same time for once. Lol.

[Legoshrimp]

So I am thinking of training a scizor and laparas what are the best moves/EVs/nature, and any tips for breeding, I have a friend with laparas in their safari, I am hoping to get someone who has dittos as well.
Speaking of which people I have added from the list because they have pokemons I am interested in:
Elhann
Harnel
Lord Fullbladder
my FC is 0645 - 6868 - 0216
Thanks.

[Emperor Ing]

Well for Scizor, the Technician ability gives you a better move-pool as it powers up moves that wouldn't even be competitive otherwise. Most builds use Bullet Punch because it's a STAB Technician-boosted Priority move.

Adamant, Careful, and Lax are all good natures for Scizor

As for EVs, depends what you're going for, but for the most part most Scizor builds rely on its great defenses while shoring up his rather pitiful special defense by investing in HP and SpD EVs. With the Assault Vest giving one SpD combat stage bonus to Scizor he can probably become a solid tank yet the inability to use moves like Swords Dance with it on is really going to hurt his ability to sweep. It's worth rememebring that Scizorite is a thing, but not strictly necessary.

[Mtg_player_zach]

:D

By the way, Fallen, I'm free to trade now, since we appear to actually be online at the same time for once. Lol.

Astral were you the one I was trading a Shroomish and a Staryu to? If so, you have to add me back.

[ZeltArruin]

Well for Scizor, the Technician ability gives you a better move-pool as it powers up moves that wouldn't even be competitive otherwise. Most builds use Bullet Punch because it's a STAB Technician-boosted Priority move.

Adamant, Careful, and Lax are all good natures for Scizor

As for EVs, depends what you're going for, but for the most part most Scizor builds rely on its great defenses while shoring up his rather pitiful special defense by investing in HP and SpD EVs. With the Assault Vest giving one SpD combat stage bonus to Scizor he can probably become a solid tank yet the inability to use moves like Swords Dance with it on is really going to hurt his ability to sweep. It's worth rememebring that Scizorite is a thing, but not strictly necessary.
That and HP/Att Ev's with 6 in SpD choice band sets are strong too. That Stab Bullet Punch is that strong. Just don't be reckless, that low hp can let you down.

[Gullara]

There's like, a half dozen good ways to build a Scizor. Picking one that suits the rest of your team best is the tough choice. :smalltongue:

[Happy Gravity]

Bullet Punch is basically in every Scizor build ever. Other moves can be Roost, U-Turn, Superpower, Agility, Swords Dance, Baton Pass, anything your team needs or wants. The bug is flexible.

[Legoshrimp]

Alright cool, so I should figure out what else is going to be in my team first hmm...
Well I want laparas and scizor, probably going to use the dragonite zach gave me. From there I am less sure. Might have one eeveeloution because eevees are awesome, so what are the best eeveeloutions? Other potentials for team are gengar/gyrados/absol maybe charizard/venusaur maybe tyranitar. Hmm any ideas what would be good for the team? (also for battle tower what would be good for a 3 man team including scizor?)
Thanks.

[Emperor Ing]

I would say build multiple Scizors then distribute EVs differently with different movesets. At least then you can experiment.

[Legoshrimp]

I would say build multiple Scizors then distribute EVs differently with different movesets. At least then you can experiment.

Alright, now to figure out how to breed and get good IV's.

[FallenGeek]

:D

By the way, Fallen, I'm free to trade now, since we appear to actually be online at the same time for once. Lol.

Unfortunately, I had to be afk to cook dinner. Ooops. Also, I'm pretty sure you never added me to your friend list.

[AstralFire]

I fixed my apparent failure to add both of you, sorry about that.

[Mtg_player_zach]

Alright, now to figure out how to breed and get good IV's.

Basically you put a destiny knot on one pokemon and an Everstone on the other. The everstone passes nature down 100% of the time. The destiny knot passes down 5 iv's from both parents. So you just keep adding better parents to the chain as you get them from eggs. Lots of incest. http://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/1otqx0/tutorial_everything_i_know_about_iv_breeding_in/ This should explain it better than me.

[Gullara]

Might have one eeveeloution because eevees are awesome, so what are the best eeveeloutions?

I beleive Jolteon, Espeon, and Vaporeon are generally the best of the eeveelutions. Sylveon may have a place up there as well, but it's still probably too eary to say.

Each of the three eeveelutions I mentioned has very difference rolls.

Vaporeon is quite tanky and has a lot of handy utility moves like Scald, Heal Bell, Wish, and of course the always useful Toxic and Protect.
Espeon has great utility In Magic Bounce, allowing you to toss all kinds of things back in your opponent's face. It also makes use of Baton Pass frequently.
Jolteon is all power and speed, making it a very good sweeper. a 110 Sp Attack stat backed by 130 base Speed is fantastic.

[Legoshrimp]

Thanks. So after more thought I am thinking scizor, dragonite, gyrados, gengar, sylveon, vaporeon. Does this seem like it could be a reasonable team? Don't really know much of anything about competitive pokemon yet :smalltongue:

[Emperor Ing]

Thanks. So after more thought I am thinking scizor, dragonite, gyrados, gengar, sylveon, vaporeon. Does this seem like it could be a reasonable team? Don't really know much of anything about competitive pokemon yet :smalltongue:

Actually that doesn't look that bad. Granted i'm much more of a casual than everyone else in this thread minus you and me, but from where i'm standing it doesn't look too bad.

However it does, at least to me, look like you might be vulnerable to Walls and stallers.

[Mattarias, King.]

I have so much freaking Friend Safari luck. :smalleek: ANOTHER shiny Phantump, which I gave to my friend, and then a shiny Fletchinder I almost ran away from.

Like... Dangit. :smalleek:

[Partof1]

Can someone help me evolve my pumpkaboo?

[OracleofWuffing]

Can someone help me evolve my pumpkaboo?
If you're still looking for help on that, I'll be online for a little bit. Just send a trade request.

Meanwhile, has anyone happened upon a spare Sneasel/Weavile with Pickpocket? I was thinking of filling out my battle box with something to have on hand for random challenges and wanted one on my team. Not really picky about natures or IVs at this point.

[Partof1]

Thank you. Trade mons are always such a bother, I find.

[Kurgan]

I have a couple of extra 5IV Houndours if anybody wants one before I start throwing them onto the GTS.

Why are so many of my personal favorites fire type?


Also wait what, was that 4 shinies in the course of a day for you? My god that is lucky. Congrats!

[Legoshrimp]

I have a couple of extra 5IV Houndours if anybody wants one before I start throwing them onto the GTS.

Why are so many of my personal favorites fire type?


Also wait what, was that 4 shinies in the course of a day for you? My god that is lucky. Congrats!

if you still have any can I get one?

[Kurgan]

if you still have any can I get one?

Sure, any special name you want? I think I have one missing HP and one missing Speed if memory serves, and they are currently named after their IVs, so unless you want "allbutHP" or the like for a name...

[Legoshrimp]

Sure, any special name you want? I think I have one missing HP and one missing Speed if memory serves, and they are currently named after their IVs, so unless you want "allbutHP" or the like for a name...

Not really I don't name my pokemon, so whatever works.

[Kurgan]

Not really I don't name my pokemon, so whatever works.

Ok, I'm ready and theoretically online, player name Kurhanik. Forget who you are so send me a trade when you pop on.

[Legoshrimp]

Ok, I'm ready and theoretically online, player name Kurhanik. Forget who you are so send me a trade when you pop on.

Thanks a lot ! :smallsmile:

[Kurgan]

Thanks a lot ! :smallsmile:

No problem. The one I sent you is only lacking HP, rest are 31.

[Elhann]

So I am thinking of training a scizor and laparas what are the best moves/EVs/nature, and any tips for breeding, I have a friend with laparas in their safari, I am hoping to get someone who has dittos as well.
Speaking of which people I have added from the list because they have pokemons I am interested in:
Elhann
Harnel
Lord Fullbladder
my FC is 0645 - 6868 - 0216
Thanks.

Added you. Lilipups and loudreds available to you, once we are online at the same time, feel free to get as many dittos as you need :D

[Dihan]

I have just added Dvil, Armaius, Alaris, WJMill and Hunter Noventa.

Edit: and Legoshrimp

[noparlpf]

I beleive Jolteon, Espeon, and Vaporeon are generally the best of the eeveelutions. Sylveon may have a place up there as well, but it's still probably too eary to say.

Each of the three eeveelutions I mentioned has very difference rolls.

Vaporeon is quite tanky and has a lot of handy utility moves like Scald, Heal Bell, Wish, and of course the always useful Toxic and Protect.
Espeon has great utility In Magic Bounce, allowing you to toss all kinds of things back in your opponent's face. It also makes use of Baton Pass frequently.
Jolteon is all power and speed, making it a very good sweeper. a 110 Sp Attack stat backed by 130 base Speed is fantastic.


Umbreon is pretty good too. Usually see Toxic, Moonlight, Protect, and I forget the other. It's been a while since I played online. And my friend who plays online a lot says his Sylveon is working pretty well for him.

[AstralFire]

Anyone have a spare Eevee with decent IVs, SR/Icicle Crash Swinub, or Spikes Venipede?

[Legoshrimp]

Added you. Lilipups and loudreds available to you, once we are online at the same time, feel free to get as many dittos as you need :D
Thanks! now we just need to be online at the same time to unlock the third friend safari pokemon.
I should be online for the next few hours if you see this and can log on.



I have just added Dvil, Armaius, Alaris, WJMill and Hunter Noventa.

Edit: and Legoshrimp

Added!

[Derjuin]

I have so much freaking Friend Safari luck. :smalleek: ANOTHER shiny Phantump, which I gave to my friend, and then a shiny Fletchinder I almost ran away from.

Like... Dangit. :smalleek:

Some research is being done on the Friend Safari, and it appears that shininess goes way up once both friends have beaten the Elite Four and used the Friend Safari at least once. People have reported finding shinies in under 40 minutes of searching; in one thread on Smogon (can't remember which), it was stated that of all the information they gathered, the shortest amount of time before a shiny was something like 35 minutes, while the longest was only about 5 hours.

I think they said the average rate in the Safari is about 1 in 600...it's not confirmed to be that, but that's what they're hypothesizing.

[Arcran]

Got some Impish Ferroseed with Leech Seed and Stealth Rock up for grabs. Also working on Timid Rapid Spin Tentacruel. Will take anything, but I'd prefer cool things.

[noparlpf]

It occurs to me that I don't need to save and reboot to see what all the girl hairstyles look like. I can just look on Serebii. Oh yeah.

[SKarious]

Hurrah!
After chain-fishing 94 times yesterday, and planning to call the whole thing off, I chain-fished 2 shiny pokemon today. Of course, They're not perfect or even above average, but at least their natures aren't hindering.
My first shiny, ever (except for the red Gyarados of course) was a red-striped Basculin. A bit disappointing as it's hardly any different than the normal version. Lighter green instead of light green. Still, a shiny's a shiny. Is there anthing that can be done with Basculin other than wondertrading it?
My second shiny was a remoraid and I'm quite happy, as I've wanted to try it for a long time. Octopi are cool.

Time to get to the safari and try to capture some rare mons. Anyone got a koffing maybe? I kinda want a tank.

[Mattarias, King.]

Some research is being done on the Friend Safari, and it appears that shininess goes way up once both friends have beaten the Elite Four and used the Friend Safari at least once. People have reported finding shinies in under 40 minutes of searching; in one thread on Smogon (can't remember which), it was stated that of all the information they gathered, the shortest amount of time before a shiny was something like 35 minutes, while the longest was only about 5 hours.

I think they said the average rate in the Safari is about 1 in 600...it's not confirmed to be that, but that's what they're hypothesizing.

Haha, I figured the rate is upped. Still feel good about it though. :)

[Sylthia]

Hurrah!
After chain-fishing 94 times yesterday, and planning to call the whole thing off, I chain-fished 2 shiny pokemon today. Of course, They're not perfect or even above average, but at least their natures aren't hindering.
My first shiny, ever (except for the red Gyarados of course) was a red-striped Basculin. A bit disappointing as it's hardly any different than the normal version. Lighter green instead of light green. Still, a shiny's a shiny. Is there anthing that can be done with Basculin other than wondertrading it?
My second shiny was a remoraid and I'm quite happy, as I've wanted to try it for a long time. Octopi are cool.

Time to get to the safari and try to capture some rare mons. Anyone got a koffing maybe? I kinda want a tank.

I don't think Koffing will be available until the Pokebank comes out.

[Legoshrimp]

So this is going to be my basic strategy to get a good pokemon.

1. use everstone to get correct nature I want (ie. adamant on scyther)
2. use everstone on scyther, and destiny knot on ditto with IV's I want.
3. repeat until I have 2 scythers with a bunch of Perfect IV's.
Edit: 3.5 then breed them 1 with everstone 1 with destiny knot.
4.???
5. profit.


Edit: Is this basically right?

[Sylthia]

So this is going to be my basic strategy to get a good pokemon.

1. use everstone to get correct nature I want (ie. adamant on scyther)
2. use everstone on scyther, and destiny knot on ditto with IV's I want.
3. repeat until I have 2 scythers with a bunch of Perfect IV's.
4.???
5. profit.

Pretty much.
This is a good guide...http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/696959-pokemon-x/67535721

[Happy Gravity]

Anyone want to try a GiantitP tournament on Pokemon Showdown (http://play.pokemonshowdown.com) or something? Guess I'd put that in another thread if anyone was interested.

[Drakenkin]

Getting a 6 perfect IV charmander is proving to be very time consuming. I might just settle on one with 5 with ?? for attack. Unless there's a better stat to "dump"?

[Togath]

dump special attack for a Charizard X, and attack for a Charizard Y is what I was planning to do.

[noparlpf]

Anyone want to try a GiantitP tournament on Pokemon Showdown (http://play.pokemonshowdown.com) or something? Guess I'd put that in another thread if anyone was interested.

We should do one via wifi. That way all this breeding will pay off.

[Qwertystop]

Anyone want to try a GiantitP tournament on Pokemon Showdown (http://play.pokemonshowdown.com) or something? Guess I'd put that in another thread if anyone was interested.

I would be interested. Nowhere near competitive on-card, unfortunately.

[Happy Gravity]

Guess I'll boot up a separate thread and we can discuss it there. I'd personally prefer running it on Showdown. We can have spectators there and everything! :P

That and I'm lazy and only have half-teams trained on my card.

[ScionoftheVoid]

I might be interested in a tournament on Showdown. Recently re-started Y with some friends so I'm nowhere near back to being able to create competitive teams. And I'm just not great at the game, besides. :smalltongue:

[noparlpf]

I'll bring it up there too, but should we do 6th gen Pokémon only, or just non-Pokébank OU?

[Qwertystop]

I'll bring it up there too, but should we do 6th gen Pokémon only, or just non-Pokébank OU?

I'd say pre-Pokebank OU, because it cuts down on a lot of annoying things like everyone having Stealth Rocks. Shrinks the field.

[Happy Gravity]

Huttah! (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=315068)

[noparlpf]

I'd say pre-Pokebank OU, because it cuts down on a lot of annoying things like everyone having Stealth Rocks. Shrinks the field.

Yeah. I just think a 6th gen only match would be interesting. I suppose including Megas and retyped Fairies.

[Sylthia]

There's some type advantages and lack-thereof I've never understood/been able to remember. I always forget that Bug is not weak to Ice. It just seems like it should.

[noparlpf]

There's some type advantages and lack-thereof I've never understood/been able to remember. I always forget that Bug is not weak to Ice. It just seems like it should.

I always used to think Ghost was good against Fighting. My ex made fun of me for it a lot.
I still can't get Fairy straight, and Ghost and Dark not being weak against Steel now is confusing me.

[Sylthia]

Probably a dumb question, but if you have a Friend Safari with Vivillon, does its color go by your region, or your friend's?

[WJMill]

I have just added Dvil, Armaius, Alaris, WJMill and Hunter Noventa.

Edit: and Legoshrimp

Added! Thanks~

[Kurgan]

Got some Impish Ferroseed with Leech Seed and Stealth Rock up for grabs. Also working on Timid Rapid Spin Tentacruel. Will take anything, but I'd prefer cool things.

Um...if you want to skip a step, I have a bunch of Rapid Spin Anorith if you want one, not sure on IVs on them, as I've been trading most of them away on GTS, but I think some of them are 4IVs, and all are Timid already...basically leftovers from my Timid 5IV [all but speed] Armaldo with Rapid Spin and Assault Vest. Turns out it can tank like a champ.



So, that feeling when you win a battle, with one pokemon at 7hp left, that is just so wonderful.

[Elhann]

Probably a dumb question, but if you have a Friend Safari with Vivillon, does its color go by your region, or your friend's?
I caught a safari Vivilon, and it was the same as my region's.

[AstralFire]

Got half of my team bred. Such a pain making sure that each of them ends up in a luxury ball, but it'll be worth it to have my entire roster of balls match.

[Aotrs Commander]

So, over the course of the last couple of weeks - given that I've had to go and pick my niece from school a couple of times - I tackled all sixteen gym leader rematched back-to-back. (I tell you, setting all that up was such a freaking PAIN.)

Fracking hell, bit of a step up from Blaine to Blue, isn't there? Everyone else is 52-60-ish and then ruddy Gary Oak shows up with his 68-72s!

Still beat 'im on the first pass, despite the unpleasant surprise of Tyrannitaur switching in mid Dig on my Arcanine. (He was just getting twitchy my 8-level-lower Arcanine was beatin' his...)

I think I had most trouble (today) with Surge, since Electrivire has Earthquake (and again, poor Coruscate, who's Dig generally is the team's anti-fire/anti-electric - since half the team are vulnerable to electric, got KO'd.)

I had to do a reset on Misty, since I while I was expecting Starmie, I wasn't expecting her to lead with it, but once I sent Amphareos in first, she went down easily.

I actually had a run of notably GOOD luck for once, as well a couple of times, like when I got arse-backwards and sent out Scyther to fight Lapras. Bladerush is pretty solid, though and wing attack is potent, but if it's Blizzard hadn't completely missed she'd have been sunk.

Surge's Electrodfe was most tedious, though, since after a bitter fight with my Ampharous (after being brought to the red at least once) it decided to throw teddy out of the pram and explode, meaning I didn't even get any XP for it. (Normally, that'd be cause for reload, but Surge was giving me enough gyp (having to basically fight him only half my team and only Dig as a super-effective move, I let him have it.)

I swept Blaine completely with Feraligatr. Magmortar's Thunderbolt just wasn't quite strong enough... (And Hellbore's not even got any defensive investments!)

[AstralFire]

Back to back with no healing? Nice.

[Aotrs Commander]

Back to back with no healing? Nice.

Oh, not with no breaks to the Pokemon centre for healing, oh frag no! I'm not even close to that good!

(And my team were only in upper fifties... I'm not sure without legendaries, being significantly higher level or some having really serious hurtage (I dunno, The Best Sweeper or something) you could fight 96 Pokemon in a row without a break. An expert might be able to do it, but I ain't that level!)

I meant I had got all sixteen standing around in the dojo at once (making them wait about eight months in the dojo for me to dain to come fight them is penance for being so flippin' hard to get hold of, I figure.)

[AstralFire]

Still better than I. I think I only ever got the numbers of three. They made that far too annoying.

[Togath]

New shiny odds are out; it's 1/4,096 at the default now =D

[noparlpf]

New shiny odds are out; it's 1/4,096 at the default now =D

Has anything come out about tipping yet?

[Qwertystop]

Got half of my team bred. Such a pain making sure that each of them ends up in a luxury ball, but it'll be worth it to have my entire roster of balls match.

Wait, hatched pokemon can end up in a ball other than a standard one?

[Mando Knight]

Wait, hatched pokemon can end up in a ball other than a standard one?

They do now. It's based on the mother's ball.

[Qwertystop]

They do now. It's based on the mother's ball.

So you have to chain it for a while.

Blech... I wish they'd just done it like Shedinja, where it's a ball from your bag. Or, frankly, just let you pick.

[Elhann]

Unless you breed a male with a ditto, in that case, the baby goes to a plain pokeball.
Not sure if you breed a female with a ditto, though.

But yeah, now the baby goes in the same ball as the mother.

[noparlpf]

Unless you breed a male with a ditto, in that case, the baby goes to a plain pokeball.
Not sure if you breed a female with a ditto, though.

But yeah, now the baby goes in the same ball as the mother.

Female with Ditto, the baby gets the mum's ball.

[Aotrs Commander]

Still better than I. I think I only ever got the numbers of three. They made that far too annoying.

I don't blame you. It took about a week or two of pratting about to get their numbers AND then phone them at the right juncture. And I am lucky enough to have the time and the opportunity to do it...

Seriously, never mind people who have regular jobs, even kids don't always have the luxary of being able to use their DS at the random times required...

Damn right I left 'em all standing around for six months or something before I fought 'em...!

[Mattarias, King.]

I just realized my DS's clock didn't adjust for daylight savings. If I fix it now, would that mess up anything ingame? :smallconfused:

(So many birthday sparkles.. @_@)

[Aotrs Commander]

I just realized my DS's clock didn't adjust for daylight savings. If I fix it now, would that mess up anything ingame? :smallconfused:

(So many birthday sparkles.. @_@)

If you change the clock, it'll disable all clock-related gubbins for 24 hours (presumably to stop you spamming daily events or something). I generally don't bother to change the timem, therefore.

At the very least, I'd leave it until after your birthday's over.

(And happy birthday.)

[Mattarias, King.]

There are daily events? :smallconfused: But ok then, sounds good. And thanks! :smallbiggrin:

[noparlpf]

There are daily events? :smallconfused: But ok then, sounds good. And thanks! :smallbiggrin:

The ones I do are the Lotto, the free Lux or Heal Ball(s) from the little girl in the Pokéball Emporium, and the free chocolate heart from the maid in the northwest house in Camphrier. There are a few other events that reset daily, though. Clothing available in boutiques changes based on day of the week, for example...guess that does affect me again because I started a new game in Y. Now I can buy all the girl clothes too.

[Mattarias, King.]

The ones I do are the Lotto, the free Lux or Heal Ball(s) from the little girl in the Pokéball Emporium, and the free chocolate heart from the maid in the northwest house in Camphrier. There are a few other events that reset daily, though. Clothing available in boutiques changes based on day of the week, for example...guess that does affect me again because I started a new game in Y. Now I can buy all the girl clothes too.

Oh, wow, I completely spaced on all those... Thanks. Time to go probably not win a master ball!

[ZamielVanWeber]

Random moral... Quabdry as it were. I hace a blissey sitting in 5th gen that I am pretty sure is hacked, but it knows Wish. Ahould I send it up to 6th and breed it when the time comes?

[Mattarias, King.]

If it even lets you transfer it, sure. :smallconfused:

[Forrestfire]

If it transfers? I don't see why not.

[AstralFire]

Random moral... Quabdry as it were. I hace a blissey sitting in 5th gen that I am pretty sure is hacked, but it knows Wish. Ahould I send it up to 6th and breed it when the time comes?

Yes. I think if anyone has a right to complain about hacked mons atm, it's me, and I personally think kicking a big fuss over that sort of thing is silly.

[noparlpf]

If it transfers? I don't see why not.

They might put software in Pokébank to detect and delete hacked 'mons.

[ZamielVanWeber]

Okay. I tend to be picky about hackmons... But wish Blissey is too amazing an opportunity to pass up.

[AstralFire]

They might put software in Pokébank to detect and delete hacked 'mons.

They are, but given Game Freak's past track record and the limitations of the Gen V data structure, a well-crafted hack will probably shoot straight through, especially once it's been traded.

[ZamielVanWeber]

This blissey originated in gen IV, for what it is worth.

[AstralFire]

This blissey originated in gen IV, for what it is worth.

Did you receive it in Gen V and thus it tells you it's from Gen IV, or did you actually first receive it in Gen IV?

Gen IV hack tools (especially the early ones) were a lot sloppier about legitimacy on the whole, while by mid-Gen V, they got it down to art pretty much. (Gen IV and V run on nearly the same engine and have almost the exact same .pkm data structure.) However, it could have been created in Gen V and made to look like a Gen IV uptrade. Or it could be a really well-crafted Gen IV hack (rare, but they did exist.)

[ZamielVanWeber]

I brought it from 4 to 5 nyself.

[noparlpf]

Okay. I tend to be picky about hackmons... But wish Blissey is too amazing an opportunity to pass up.

I'm pretty sure Wish is a legit move on Blissey anyway. I've seen it on Blissey on Showdown. It might be an egg move. Unless you mean it looks hacked in other ways.


They are, but given Game Freak's past track record and the limitations of the Gen V data structure, a well-crafted hack will probably shoot straight through, especially once it's been traded.

Well, giving Game Freak the benefit of the doubt. But yeah, I doubt they'll make it any kind of impermeable.

[Terazul]

They might put software in Pokébank to detect and delete hacked 'mons.

That's actually what people just figured out that the little pentagon next to each of your pokemon means (before the markings options). That it was rightfully "obtained," or some such.


This pentagon is a confirmation of being obtained in-game. If your Pokémon has this, it confirms it was obtained legitimately in-game or through event. If not, then it has an error and has been hacked, or potentially from another region.

The literal definition of this pentagon, given by the Pokémon Company, is that the Pokémon is ok to use. This came from the rules of the upcoming Dragon tournament in Japan where, on looking deeper into the fine print, it is stated that Pokémon that were transferred from Black, White, Black 2 & White 2 cannot be used. There is a possibility that the mark could be for Pokémon obtained natively in the Kalos region, with other marks for Pokémon transferred, but this will not be made clear until December 25th when Pokémon Bank is released

[noparlpf]

That's actually what people just figured out that the little pentagon next to each of your pokemon means (before the markings options). That it was rightfully "obtained," or some such.

Oh, so that's what that's for.

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Does anybody else really want an item to negate recoil damage?

[AstralFire]

I can't think of anyone off-hand who's that dependent on recoil attacks which wouldn't still prefer Life Orb or Choice Band.