The game does look really impressive and for once the Pokemon actually physically hit each other.Hah. ;D
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Lj2Jqz-rxk8&search=Battle%20RevolutionImpressive!
A video of Battle Revolution in action.
And there's currently 386 Pokemon, not counting any of the new ones for this game. With Diamond and Pearl, I'm guessing they'll be around 500. Some people might say that's too much, but hey, that's quite a selection for a team of six.
I will always say Pokemon games aren't just for kids I have suck countless hours in to Poke Blue and Poke Ruby. I'm now 23 the TV series yes stay away from that it's terrible but they make solid games that can be played through many times.
Having said that I don't know why you can say its a balanced game some pokemon are so incredibly over powered even still Psycic pokemon are a little over powered its been reigned in a bit with the inclusion of Dark pokemon but until a really really good Dark pokemon is made Psycic will rule.
Also Bug pokemon are under powered most bug are seen in the 1st area evolve into a butterfly like creature and are useless after level 20. Theres needs to be some killer bugs that are on par strength wise with the starting poke you get. Also that should help even out Psycic pokemon.
Lets not get started on how crap Poison ones are.
I will always say Pokemon games aren't just for kids I have suck countless hours in to Poke Blue and Poke Ruby. I'm now 23 the TV series yes stay away from that it's terrible but they make solid games that can be played through many times.
Having said that I don't know why you can say its a balanced game some pokemon are so incredibly over powered even still Psycic pokemon are a little over powered its been reigned in a bit with the inclusion of Dark pokemon but until a really really good Dark pokemon is made Psycic will rule.
Also Bug pokemon are under powered most bug are seen in the 1st area evolve into a butterfly like creature and are useless after level 20. Theres needs to be some killer bugs that are on par strength wise with the starting poke you get. Also that should help even out Psycic pokemon.
Lets not get started on how crap Poison ones are.
Any Dark or Ghost Pokemon will rape a Pshycic type. It's more than easy enough to make a team of Pokemon that doesn't include a single Psychic. In the original Red/blue, yeah, Psychics were horribly overpowered, but that's why there's a dark type now. Even a simple Arcanine with Crunch can anhilate a Mewtwo. There are a few "uber" Pokemon that are just insanely overpowered, but these are generally considered bad practice, most people won't use them on their team, let alone battle against them. And yeah, there are still some weaklings, but there has to be some kind of variation.
And there are plenty of really good bug Pokemon. Heracross, Scizor, Armaldo and Shedinja are up there with the best of them.
Flygon gets raped by ice, which I tended to use so its not that good at all....But Heracross can rape most ice types, so it works out well.
Yes it does electric beats ice.Only because most ice pokes are water as well. Ground rapes Ice anyway.
Bzzzt!
Heracross can learn (by TMs or breeding) kickass fighting type moves. The fact it has high defense means that 'counter' works very nicely against flying pokes.... as long as you dont mind your precious heracross nearly fainting.
Are they going to include the old Pokemon from the Red/Blue eras, in addition to the new ones?I thought they'd included those in every game to date?
its the same thing. if you bought them all then you wasted 200 dollars. pwnt. the worst thing is that they come out with 2-3 differen't versions of the same game. year after year after year. *sigh* but if you haven't bought one before it is a good game.
I just think that it's better if you can complete the whole game without having to trade, or having to buy more games.
All the old GBA games are compatable, so if you have a fully complete Pokedex in Emerald, you can trade them all over to Diamond and Pearl.
I think the idea of colour variation would be cool... ever since I saw a glitched purple crabby in pokemon gold... I didnt have any pokeballs so I didnt manage to catch it :'(Those weren't glitches. Rare, coloured pokémon were a deliberate addition to the Gold/Silver games.
They've definatly taking trading a little too far recently though, it worked between two games, and perhaps even a third on the gamecube. But now that it's become around 14, it's just stupid. Wi-fi should help sort this out though, and I'm guessing most of the Pokemon that aren't in Diamond and Pearl will be in Battle Revolution for the Wii.Yeah... :-\
I think the idea of colour variation would be cool... ever since I saw a glitched purple crabby in pokemon gold... I didnt have any pokeballs so I didnt manage to catch it :'(
Oh, cool. So are there rare coloured pokes in ruby/saphire as well?I think the idea of colour variation would be cool... ever since I saw a glitched purple crabby in pokemon gold... I didnt have any pokeballs so I didnt manage to catch it :'(
The Pokemon Stadium games on the N64 did this, depending on the nicknames of your Pokemon, they would slightly change colour. So your Charizard for example could go a much brighter orange instead of the standard orange, or could even go bright red, or anywhere inbetween. It was a great little addition that they've never used since, I'd love to see something like that included again.
But yeah, the purple Krabby wasn't a glitch. All the games since Gold and Silver have used "rare coloured Pokemon" or shiny Pokemon as their commonly reffered to as. Basically there's a 1 in 9000 chance the Pokemon you encounter will be a different colour from usual. If you remember the Red Gyrados in Gold/Silver, that was one you got for free.
I saw somewhere a secret where you could get one of the legendary pokemons (I don't remember which one) if you did something before seeing it.
I saw somewhere a secret where you could get one of the legendary pokemons (I don't remember which one) if you did something before seeing it.
I thought you could capture them anyway? What version are you talking about?
I gave in today. Talking about the game reminded me how much fun I used to have. So I went and got Fire Red today. I assume it's a remake, which is fine.
... And yes, I'm really leaving. I'm just wasting time till my ride gets here
i was gonna go buy the new pokemon games tomorrow, but once I think about it, Oberic is right. I'll wait. I'll waste my money on Motley Crue albums instead :P
Karate chop is better against rock type pokemon and its one of the weakest fighting moves around... besides, how many rock types do you seriously expect to see? The only ones actually worth having in your team are Golem, Rhydon and Tyranitar (probably the best pokemon ever)
Just take a really sucky 'mon that you only caught to fill your 'dex, and give it as many HM's as it can learn. Water types can all learn three, plus often strength or flash. Problem solved.Bah! I had to go and choose Cradily. Cradily= sucks. What does its anchor power actually do anyway?
No-one expects you to actually put HM's on pokemon you intend to use, with the possible exception of surf.
Fighting types are doing the business these days, what with the slapping down of Psychic and all. I find that the best rock-types are often the fossil pokemon, which are always pretty nifty. Armaldo's a good one.
Just take a really sucky 'mon that you only caught to fill your 'dex, and give it as many HM's as it can learn. Water types can all learn three, plus often strength or flash. Problem solved.Bah! I had to go and choose Cradily. Cradily= sucks. What does its anchor power actually do anyway?
No-one expects you to actually put HM's on pokemon you intend to use, with the possible exception of surf.
Fighting types are doing the business these days, what with the slapping down of Psychic and all. I find that the best rock-types are often the fossil pokemon, which are always pretty nifty. Armaldo's a good one.
I perfer Gardevior to them. (I still would if Psychic wasn't overpowered.)
I've found that if you mix steel and phycic you get a very hard to beat teamMetagross?
I've found that if you mix steel and phycic you get a very hard to beat teamMetagross?
not with Skarmoray, that just pwns ground typesI've found that if you mix steel and phycic you get a very hard to beat teamMetagross?
EEEEAAAAAAARRRTHHHQUUUUAAAAAAAKEEEE!
Seriously, I hate that thing. It's just a good thing I picked Mudkip.
Why not aside from the fact that the xp gain wouldn't be of any use to you whats wrong with bringing out the 100s?My point exactly.
lol I use the elite four to raise the levels of any new pokemon I catch, you can go up about twenty lvls with exp. shareIts the smart way to do it. It also allows you to raise the levels of your already very high pokes without being frustrated at the slow speed at which they gain XP (because youll be concetrating more on the newbie youre training)
Why not aside from the fact that the xp gain wouldn't be of any use to you whats wrong with bringing out the 100s?My point exactly.
If you ask me EVs are counterintuitive. Surely it should depend onwhat your pokemon's actions are. For example, if they take a lot of damamge then they should have larger defense and HP gains, if they dole out lots of damage, they should gain attack/sp. attack. I dont see whay only attacking spindas would cause your poke to become a mighty attacker. It makes no sense. Also, you can just use vitamins. Since EV are capped and by the time youre doing things like this money wont be an issue, theres no point in attacking whismurs 'till your thumbs bleedYou know thats kind of what I thought when I saw the EV thing.
If you ask me EVs are counterintuitive. Surely it should depend onwhat your pokemon's actions are. For example, if they take a lot of damamge then they should have larger defense and HP gains, if they dole out lots of damage, they should gain attack/sp. attack. I dont see whay only attacking spindas would cause your poke to become a mighty attacker. It makes no sense. Also, you can just use vitamins. Since EV are capped and by the time youre doing things like this money wont be an issue, theres no point in attacking whismurs 'till your thumbs bleed
And hey, Lucario may actually be a starter Pokemon. He was previously believed to be a Legendary, but so was Blaziken.It honestly doesnt look like a legendary to me. It has the feel of the third evolution of a starter from the last few games.
Since he's a fighting type, has been shown as a male Pokemon, and is always around level 40, it wouldn't surprise me to see him as a starter. (Yeah, there are still things going against it, but I can still hope.)
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/WinterSnowblind/182px-Lucario.jpg)
I dont see whats so funny. I think pretty much everyone had a parasect in the original pokemon... it was one of the best.What Scither was the cooledt and the best. I mean come on he could do a regular attack before most creatures could do a quick attack
Yes, I got one, or 4, I can't remeber how many. No more than 4 I think. As for my team no I didn't have Parasect.Raticate? Weak... Powerful weak... :-\
Lvl. 100 all
Mewtwo
Articuno
Zapdos
Dragonite
Nidoqueen
Raticate
This takes me back to the time that I was being challenged by this "Master" of the game. During the match, I noticed a certain trend he was doing. It eventually came to our mewtwo's (Early on) in combat. Guess which move he uses? Go on guess. Don't know? Think you know? Well, you are almost certainly wrong no matter what, he used Hyper Beam! Against a mewtwo! I attack and use the off turn to recover. Then, he tries it again!!! (The trend was that he used Hyper beam more than all other moves combined.) I won with ease, though I was pretty upset that everyone still thought he was far superior to me despite watching the thrashing personally. I had two rematches with him and he did a little better, somewhere along the line learning not to lean on Hyper beam so much, but I still won with ease. (He also had all Lvl. 100's) And everyone still says he is better. That was about 5-7 years ago though, another thing is I guided him though the maze to find that mewtwo and he said that he did it 100% by himself to everyone after. I'm not mad, after the second match and even the first time I found their ignorance amusing. Holy **** I typed a lot. Better shut up now.
I had blue version... all I could get was crappy Pinsir... did anyone actually suceed in catching a kangaskhan at the safari zone?Yeah. You get used to the Safari Zone after a while.
I had blue version... all I could get was crappy Pinsir... did anyone actually suceed in catching a kangaskhan at the safari zone? i think I managed to in the end, and I did it without resorting to the missingno exploit
The only decent moves pincir had were...uh. Nothing really. Vicegrip. Woop!Seismic Toss, Guillotine, and Slash and Sword Dance...
I caught all 151 pokemon on blue, plus the various trading I had to do :) Yes, I as the pokemon uber-master. I kind of got dissapointed when I went to this one guy in a mansion and all he gave me was a stupid diploma for capturing all of them.Did anyone else find that van near Vermillion where Mew could supposedly be caught? I felt more cheated by that than by the diploma...
Scyther had two of those in addition to being one of the fastest pokemon in the game and lets not forget fury cutter that move is lethal also it evolve into Scizor which is one hell of a kick ass pokemon( it's only weakness is fire, everything else it has a decent level of resistance too)The only decent moves pincir had were...uh. Nothing really. Vicegrip. Woop!Seismic Toss, Guillotine, and Slash and Sword Dance...
No, what you had to do was get cut, then get yourself killed by one of the trainers on board. The trigger for the ship to leave was you going out via the exit.
I won't argue that Scizor kicks ass, but there was no Scizor or fury cutter in Red and Blue.Scyther had two of those in addition to being one of the fastest pokemon in the game and lets not forget fury cutter that move is lethal also it evolve into Scizor which is one hell of a kick ass pokemon( it's only weakness is fire, everything else it has a decent level of resistance too)The only decent moves pincir had were...uh. Nothing really. Vicegrip. Woop!Seismic Toss, Guillotine, and Slash and Sword Dance...
I found this chart (http://faqsmedia.ign.com/faqs/image/animelee_pokemon-r-s_engl.gif). Is it something that everyone already knew, or have I made a breakthrough?No, that's for Ruby/Sapphire, not Diamond/Pearl.
I found this chart (http://faqsmedia.ign.com/faqs/image/animelee_pokemon-r-s_engl.gif). Is it something that everyone already knew, or have I made a breakthrough?firstly ralts-kirlia-gardevoir, bagon-shelgon-salamance, and chimecho should not be in the legendary part of that thing. secondly:
me neither, and If I want a ridiculosly strong pokemon relative to it's lvl I'll just get a very low lvl jiggylypuff use a moonstone on it as soon as it learns sing and then teach it a bunch of tm's by the time it's lvl30 it can take on a normally evolved pokemon of around lvl 40
me neither, and If I want a ridiculosly strong pokemon relative to it's lvl I'll just get a very low lvl jiggylypuff use a moonstone on it as soon as it learns sing and then teach it a bunch of tm's by the time it's lvl30 it can take on a normally evolved pokemon of around lvl 40
Fire Red and Leaf Green are remakes of the original Red and Blue. They were actually released before Emerald, but have better graphics, menu's and a few other things. If you want to get back into Pokemon, they're really the games to get. The nostalgia is great, but it's all updated with better graphics, and things brought into it in later games, such as abilities and holding items, etc. There's even a new set of Islands you get to travel to after you beat the Elite Four, where you can catch a lot of the Pokemon that were available in Gold and Silver.But weren't Yellow/Crystal the same thing?
Fire Red/Leaf Green are great to play, where as Emerald feels like a cheap update of Ruby and Sapphire with bad animations added in and a few features slapped on at the end.
Fire Red and Leaf Green are remakes of the original Red and Blue. They were actually released before Emerald, but have better graphics, menu's and a few other things. If you want to get back into Pokemon, they're really the games to get. The nostalgia is great, but it's all updated with better graphics, and things brought into it in later games, such as abilities and holding items, etc. There's even a new set of Islands you get to travel to after you beat the Elite Four, where you can catch a lot of the Pokemon that were available in Gold and Silver.But weren't Yellow/Crystal the same thing?
Fire Red/Leaf Green are great to play, where as Emerald feels like a cheap update of Ruby and Sapphire with bad animations added in and a few features slapped on at the end.
I wonder what the Diamond/Pearl equivalent cash-in will be called... They're starting to run out of things to name them after.
The battle frontier cheats? :o It never did that with me, and I got all the symbols.Useless? ???
Something weird is happening to my old fire red cartridge. I guess the hex values are busted, cause only female pokemon appear. I've never touched the thing with any sort of cheating device, so whats up? :P Plus I really was hoping the magikarp would be male (the one you get from the fishy-lookin' guy in the pokecenter outside mt moon.) For breeding. Unfortunatly, It is female, and thus useless in terms of breeding. >:( This happened to anyone else?!
Why couldn't they just have kept it simple, instead of making hundreds of new games and cards. I had the ambition to collect all the cards and play through all the games, but I gave up years ago :/
Why would anyone possibly want to breed Magicarp?
the lower the lvl you start training them the higher they can get toO RLY?!
**Are hatched pokemon better than wild pokemon? I haven't noticed it, at least.Not that I know of, but, with breeding, it's much easier to accumulate new pokes en masse and keep the one(s) with the most promising stats.
what are you talking about!? if you train a pokemon (leveling it up, I have no idea what EV's even are and don't really care) from a very low level later on it' stats will be much higher than a wild pokemon that is off the same level
what are you talking about!? if you train a pokemon (leveling it up, I have no idea what EV's even are and don't really care) from a very low level later on it' stats will be much higher than a wild pokemon that is off the same level
Unfortunately though, there's no way to trade between the older games. The GBA games only work with other GBA and Gamecube games, apparently it's impossible for GBA games to communicate with old Gameboy games, plus the stat system was completely reworked in Ruby/Sapphire. They have at least promised that Diamond and Pearl works with all the GBA games.
Unfortunately though, there's no way to trade between the older games. The GBA games only work with other GBA and Gamecube games, apparently it's impossible for GBA games to communicate with old Gameboy games, plus the stat system was completely reworked in Ruby/Sapphire. They have at least promised that Diamond and Pearl works with all the GBA games.
Uhm, for some reason, a friend of mine doesn't believe diamond and pearl are compatible with r/s/e/fr/lg...could you cite your source?
It was one of the developers themselves that stated the new starters are Psychic, Dark and Fighting.
A lot of people are still trying to pass it off as a rumour, but like I said, it came from one of the developers themselves on the official website - who also gave a lot of other information at the same time - that the psysical and special attacks are being changed, Roselia will have an evolution, etc, and all that other information we know for definate, I'm not sure why there's so much controversy over the starters types.
When would you ever be in a situation where you need to use a Psychic Pokemon against a Dark one, except the first rival battle, where your only attacks are Scratch or Tackle?Seriously.
When would you ever be in a situation where you need to use a Psychic Pokemon against a Dark one, except the first rival battle, where your only attacks are Scratch or Tackle?
When was the last time you had to resort to using Ember on a water type?
A Psychic starter would need Shadow Ball to even stand a chance. It's a lot of hassle to balance the three against each other when there's already a perfectly good triangle triangle to use. Even a Fighting/Flying/Rock triangle could work, but total immunity just doesn't work.Who says Psychic types have to have crappy attack power? All of the other starters up to now have had fairly decent stats in both Attack and Special Attack. Just because it works that way for most Psychics doesn't mean they can't have Tackle or Pound or something to start and a reasonable attack stat to go along with it. ::)
Poison isn't super-effective against bug anymore. Seems for some reason they decided to nerf what was already an underpowered type. Although they did the same thing to Ice...
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/WinterSnowblind/starters.jpg)Argh! Why, Gamefreak, why!? :(
They look kind of coolI disagree. The starters seem to have been getting progressively more lame-looking with each installment, and it looks to me as though the Diamond/Pearl generation is going to be no exception.
Anyways, you can call me crazy, but isn't there a possibility that there will be two, or possibly even more, starter packs? That would be awesome, though I'm not sure how it would work, or how other people would react.
Hold on...
(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2267/hikozaruib3.png)
Where is that fire coming from? :-\
Ah-HAH! Nuts to you, Dark-type!
Pity these starter actually look worse than the fake set.
Except the penguin. The penguin is the shizzle.
But it is good to see them following the whole "we can make anything look like a grass type by putting a leaf on its head" tradition.
Ah-HAH! Nuts to you, Dark-type!
Pity these starter actually look worse than the fake set.
Except the penguin. The penguin is the shizzle.
Wouldn't try and sound cocky just yet. There's still the fact one of the developers on the official website kept dropping hints about the starters being different types. I can't believe any company would do that for no reason, least of all Nintendo.
Also, the penguins name in Japanese means "Rookie Fighter". There's still a good chance they're dual typed.
Hold on...
(http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2267/hikozaruib3.png)
Where is that fire coming from? :-\
Why can't it be a Fire/Psycic and dark/grass granted we already have dark/grass in Shiftry and i think Cacturn but fire Psycic I think is new. Anyway they may not gain there deul types until later evoltions Torchic doesn't duel type to a fighting pokemon unil after the 1st evo.
Fire/Psychic and Grass/Fighting, then.Why can't it be a Fire/Psycic and dark/grass granted we already have dark/grass in Shiftry and i think Cacturn but fire Psycic I think is new. Anyway they may not gain there deul types until later evoltions Torchic doesn't duel type to a fighting pokemon unil after the 1st evo.
Because Fire/Psychic and Dark/Grass screw up the triangle.
It's supposed to be unfair, not just even or even impossible.
Fire/Psychic and Grass/Fighting, then.Why can't it be a Fire/Psycic and dark/grass granted we already have dark/grass in Shiftry and i think Cacturn but fire Psycic I think is new. Anyway they may not gain there deul types until later evoltions Torchic doesn't duel type to a fighting pokemon unil after the 1st evo.
Because Fire/Psychic and Dark/Grass screw up the triangle.
It's supposed to be unfair, not just even or even impossible.
(http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h203/WinterSnowblind/untitled.jpg)OK.. these 3 are much better than the standard types 3.. and much better lookin' too. except.. the... penguin. I might actually pick water for the first time since I played blue..
edit2: Um, ok, umbreon is changed at night with max friendship, espeon is changed at day with max friendship.. what do you think sun stone and moon stone will be if they allow those to be used on eevee this time? moon=Ice? and sun=dragon?I wouldn't be too hopeful about Moon/Sunstone evos for Eevee. If they were going to do that, they'd probably have added them already. Besides, 5 potential evolutions is more than enough for it.
Hey, I like the Fire monkey. Imagine the humiliation on your opponent's face when they have to say "I was beaten by a Flaming Monkey." :P :D
Hey, I like the Fire monkey. Imagine the humiliation on your opponent's face when they have to say "I was beaten by a Flaming Monkey." :P :D
Only Meganium did that with me.Feraligatr was okay, but a giant polecat with a fire on its back? Meh...
I don't want to get on the bd side of a Garydos. But the G/S starters really didn't look at interesting I have to admit. then again only Blaziken wa the only really super badass one from R/S Swampert wasn't too bad and septile looked dumb (plus generalyl sucked).No way! Sceptile wins for being one of the only fast Grass types in the game.
Yeah but grass type suck in generaly and Sceptile never learns that many good moves.Leaf Blade
Poison is weak agaisnt Psycic and Bug's and with Psycic being taken down a peg and the addition of Sludge bomb Grass is now the crappest type.Poison is weak against Psychic and Ground, not Bug, and Grass is not the crappest type, that honour goes to Ice. Four weaknesses, and no resistances apart from itself. The fact that practically everything in the game can learn Ice Beam and/or Blizzard doesn't exactly help them much, either.
Plus leaf blade isn't all that hot It's not bad but not great. Giga drain is the closest thing to a good move and it only has a base of 5PP even if you use a ton of PP ups it only gets like maybe 7PP. Razor leaf is the only truely good grass attack.Er.. Razor Leaf is exactly the same attack as Leaf Blade, only weaker and less accurate... :-\
Poison is weak against Psychic and Ground, not Bug, and Grass is not the crappest type, that honour goes to Ice. Four weaknesses, and no resistances apart from itself. The fact that practically everything in the game can learn Ice Beam and/or Blizzard doesn't exactly help them much, either.
Poison is weak against Psychic and Ground, not Bug, and Grass is not the crappest type, that honour goes to Ice. Four weaknesses, and no resistances apart from itself. The fact that practically everything in the game can learn Ice Beam and/or Blizzard doesn't exactly help them much, either.
The explain why my Beedrills Pin Missile attack is super effective agaisnt all manner of Poison pokemon.
Giga drain is the closest thing to a good move and it only has a base of 5PP even if you use a ton of PP ups it only gets like maybe 7PP.8PP at max. [/nitpick]
Giga drain is the closest thing to a good move and it only has a base of 5PP even if you use a ton of PP ups it only gets like maybe 7PP.8PP at max. [/nitpick]
the system is 3 more pp per base 5pp after using 3 pp ups or a ppmax
5=8
10=16
15=24
etc.
You raised a beedrill? ::)
Only Meganium did that with me.Feraligatr was okay, but a giant polecat with a fire on its back? Meh...
Is Kwanzaa really a pokemon? I heard that somewhere.
Grrrr! Why oh why must the three starters always be grass, fire and water!?! Show some originality, Pokemon making people!Yep.
Grrrr! Why oh why must the three starters always be grass, fire and water!?! Show some originality, Pokemon making people!Yep.
They've also released their weak, dime-a-dozen flying type that you find on every route in the game.
*sigh*
I'm becoming less enthusiastic about this game all the time.
awesome! It roasts itself... Farfetched even provides its own garnish :D
Actully brings up the point of what do people in the pokemon world seeing pretty much every animal can be sen as a pet as well.Yeah, I was going to suggest that maybe everyone is a vegetarian in the Pokemon universe, but then they'd still be eating Exeggcutor...
Yum dem pikachu's make good eatin.
Waiter waiter there's a Venonat in my soup.I think if my fillet of magickarp evolved into a gyarados steak I wouldn't complain ;)
Also what happens if your meal evolves is that like a free upsize?
Incidently, Oberic, Magic player?yes. just at home though. kitsune rock and the kamigawa block is awesome.. and ravnica.. and mirrodin..... lol..
Am I the only one that hated the contests? They were far too random to be any fun.Amen to that, just behind the night/day feature as a bad idea
I do like the new customisation part of the contests, but it's a little disapointing that it's only for the contests, why can't we keep them with funny hats and flowers on their heads? It would make battling so much more interesting, especially on wi-fi, were a lot of people will be using similiar teams.
Am I the only one that hated the contests? They were far too random to be any fun.Do you think? I'd probably cringe every time I saw someone send out a Wigglytuff with a cute lil' bow on its head... :-\
I do like the new customisation part of the contests, but it's a little disapointing that it's only for the contests, why can't we keep them with funny hats and flowers on their heads? It would make battling so much more interesting, especially on wi-fi, were a lot of people will be using similiar teams.
Amen to that, just behind the night/day feature as a bad ideaNo! >:(
Berry Blending was a cool way to pass the time though.It was annoying and tedious, I thought. Especially the way you had to use PokeBlocks to prevent Safari Zone pokes from running away. Not that it really did that very well, either.
HERACROSS is infatuated with the INDIGO POKéBLOCK!
Wild HERACROSS fled!
In Continuation to the news yesterday, on further investigation, according to Coronis and kiera2 the scan seems to imply (although it does not actually say it outright, so this is not confirmed) that after you transfer the 6 from your GBA games to DP, you have to go to a nearby Park in the game and hunt them down and capture them with the Park Balls. It is unknown if they will be easier to capture (since many of the Pokemon likely transferred will be legendaries which have an incredibly low capture rate). This is yet to be confirmed but we will keep you aprised on this startling news developmentYay! Now we get to try and catch our Level 100 Mewtwos and Rayquazas (who will most likely flee after the first ball or two) on full HP with Safari Balls! Great idea, Game Freak!
We should all get NetBattle and have a tournament.I actually got NetBattle just the other day. Haven't actually built a team I'm happy with yet, though.
A little disapointed that the fire one is another fire/fighting though.Yeah.. But the fact that it learns Slack Off (and Taunt) means that it's hardly going to be an inferior Blaziken.
I take back what I said about Serebii. It's great that he's putting up all this information, but he's still acting like a jealous prick whenever anyone else puts up information that he doesn't have. It would be far easier to respect this guys site, if he wasn't such a tool.Hahaha
"Wah, wah, I haven't gotten that far in the game yet, that site must have made it up!!1"
He's actually going around other Pokemon sites forums, whining like this. ::)
Gonna be starting back on with this later this morning. Unfortunately I do have University so that will stop me doing too much this morningPokemon: Serious Business!
I do have to have a rant though;
I am far from amused about the sites that are using the screenshots that I captured from my game without credit *coughPokeJungle&TPcough* not ot mention those crediting a certain other site for information they blatently got off here. (e.g. Huge thanks to _____ when the info came directly from us)
I'm all for the free sharing of information, but credit where credit is due, especially in regards to pictures. Jeez
And then, theres the people on other forums insulting me because I am not at a certain part because there are others rushing ahead. Seriously get over yourselves. I am one man, with Coronis it's two and we work semi-together, but what you fail to realise is, the game isnt quick short routes between each town like RBYGSCRSE, its actually really really big. I'm providing in depth stuff here, not just "ZOMG I just battled Lucario rofflecopter"
But I digress
Got some bad news though, my mum has to take the camera today so I may not be able to get some good shots (Lets see you gits have pictures now). Going to try with my phone but it could be a bit blurry, will prolly redo the shots thursday.
Oh, just entered the town with the 3rd gym. Gonna do some training and then have a go at it, will keep you aprised but as I said, I do have University this morning
He is a super-nerd... Although playing pokemon in Japanese is enough to make you a super-nerd...Apparently there's some ridiculously broken, uber-legendary Normal type with 120 base stats across the board... (http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/6974/493lq6.gif)
What could be nerdier than a super-nerd? Ultranerd? Or has he gone all the way around and become stupid?
Also: OMGWTF Poison/fighting frog. Awesome. This might be the first time that I pick the Grass starter, since everyone is going to go for the damn penguin.
And ol' Ankylotortoise is going to learn earthquake.
And IS THIS FINALLY THE GRASS-TYPE EVEELUTION? (http://www.greenchu.de/sprites/icons/470.png)Spoiler: The new Eeveelutions look like crap. :(
DUN DUN DUN!
Also this one looks like an eevelution: (http://www.greenchu.de/sprites/icons/471.png)
Thanks for postin' that list of sprites. It'll keep me occupied for hours. I mean, now I know that the badass frog evolves: (http://www.greenchu.de/sprites/icons/454.png)
I'm sure there will be more no legends options in any case it just makes fighting types even better. Train the attack stats like crazy and go to town.You're using Toxic, Calm Mind and Psychic on Medicham? That's kind of wasting its trait. I'd advise you use physical moves instead of using him as a special attacker.
In other news been having fun in battle tower in Ruby although I have the worst luck sometimes. Ludico and swampert also cause me trouble as i don't have anything thats super effective and they have good stats. that evolved Wiscash (what ever its called) which has same elements of Swampert is the same but the stats aren't as good so not too bad. Everything else I come up agaisnt hasn't caused too much trouble thank god for toxic it saved my arse so many times with hard to put down pokes.
If anyone has a better stratergy than sending in medicham toxic then clam mind then psycic would be a help as i don't always have enough time to do all that.
The Eeveelutions are pretty disapointing, but I was never all that fond of Eevee to begin with, I thought most of his evolutions were pretty bland and ugly. There also seems to be far too many legendaries. What's going on with that pink/yellow thing and the Metagross look-a-like? These guys just seem unnecesary, not to mention *another* Regi.It shouldn't be too bad, what with wi-fi trading and all. But 150 DOES seem a bit low. It is the lowest Dex count yet, along with RBY...
However, I do really like the new Aipom, Magneton, Porygon, Murkrow, Misdrevous, etc. Most of the new evolutions of the old guys are really cool, I can't wait to see Magmar. I'm pretty happy with the game so far. It seemed like things were only getting worse and worse, I was extremely disapointed when R/S came out, not just because of the poor Pokemon designs, but the region itself was pretty horrible, but Diamond/Pearl seem to be a huge improvement. They just need to calm down with the Legendaries.
Oh, and also, there only seems to be 150 Pokemon in the game. Which means anyone who doesn't have the older GBA games is going to be missing out on a lot, including a lot of the new evolutions. Things like Electabuzz are not in the game at all, dispite him now evolving. Got to wonder if that's such a good idea.
And IS THIS FINALLY THE GRASS-TYPE EVEELUTION? (http://www.greenchu.de/sprites/icons/470.png)Spoiler: The new Eeveelutions look like crap. :(
DUN DUN DUN!
Also this one looks like an eevelution: (http://www.greenchu.de/sprites/icons/471.png)
Thanks for postin' that list of sprites. It'll keep me occupied for hours. I mean, now I know that the badass frog evolves: (http://www.greenchu.de/sprites/icons/454.png)
EDIT: The Steel/Fire thing in the top left looks pretty awesome. Level 70, too. Could it be the Mewtwo/Rayquaza of D/P?
You're using Toxic, Calm Mind and Psychic on Medicham? That's kind of wasting its trait. I'd advise you use physical moves instead of using him as a special attacker.
I actually completely forgot about wi-fi trading. I was thinking along the lines of the low dex count ruining the game for new fans, because they wouldn't be able to get half the Pokemon, but thanks to wi-fi, I guess it shouldn't be too much of a problem to find specific Pokemon you need.
The problem is that I'd need to buy Leaf/Fire/Green/Red to get a lot of these now evolutions, which makes me sad. Unless the Wii game'll let me get them.Apparently, a bunch of wild, non-Shinou Pokemon do indeed become available (http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?t=152027&page=6#113) after obtaining the National Dex, ala FireRed/LeafGreen.
Yeah i thinking i might get rid of calm mind as i don't use it too much although I'm not sure what to put in it's place obviously something that is a good physical attack. Any suggestions?Brick Break, Shadow Ball and/or Return would be good.
Ooh, neat.
Meditite can't get Earthquake or Rock Slide, can it? Rock slide is surprisingly handy for beating on flyers.
Brick Break would do the most damage out of those three, factoring in STAB from being Fighting. But Return would do only a little less, and Shadow Ball is just great stuff.
If your going to have Rain Dance on Lanturn, why not have Thunder? It's 100% accurate with Rain Dance.Ooh, neat.
Meditite can't get Earthquake or Rock Slide, can it? Rock slide is surprisingly handy for beating on flyers.
Brick Break would do the most damage out of those three, factoring in STAB from being Fighting. But Return would do only a little less, and Shadow Ball is just great stuff.
I have a Flygon who knows Earthquake already Rockslide might be an idea but seeing it is a fighting type I don't want to stick it in agaisnt flying types, plus my Lanturn has thundershock plenty of sp-atk points and flying types tend to have crap sp-def so no problem there. Medicham already knows Brick break and I use it often. Is Shadow ball Dark or Ghost? Either way it's a special move and therefore not taking advatage of its pure power ability.
Here is my team you can work out what holes need to be filled.
Flygon (Levitate): Flamethrower, Dragon Claw, Crunch, Earthquake.
Lanturn (Volt Absorb): Ice Beam, Rain Dance, Thunderbolt, Surf.
Medicham (Pure power): Psycic, Calm Mind, Toxic, Brickbreak.
Currently my best winning streak is 43 in a row so it's pretty good the only pokemon that give me trouble are Swampert and Ludico. Occasionally a female Crowbat if it's set up with confuse ray and attact can mess me up but often I can get around it as I can use either thunderbolt or psycic.
My random sarcastic thought of the day.Come again?
I was reading Serebii's Gym Leader page, which has the address http://www.serebii.net/diamondpearl/gymleaders.shtml.
While Reading... Something caught my anime-freak-ish attention, Specifically...
#1 - Hyouta - Kurogane City
First thought: Holy ****! Where's my Sakura City, Syaoran City, Fay City, and Mokona City?
Second thought: Wait, I didn't play Ruby, there may well be a Sakura City since all were named after flowers.
Third Thought: Meh, Forget it. The cities are probably named after something I can't think of. Samurai? Ninja? Colors? Kinds of Metal?
Yeah, that was my random thought of the day.
Edit: Yes, my Anime-freak self is aware that Kurogane is commonly used in Manga, so no teasing. I can recall one other instance of Kurogane Somewhere, and I think I've seen it three or four other times. The one time I can remember is Pacemaker: Kurogane, a story very similar to Ruroni Kenshin With Less boobs (YAY!) and more Guns.
My random sarcastic thought of the day.
I was reading Serebii's Gym Leader page, which has the address http://www.serebii.net/diamondpearl/gymleaders.shtml.
While Reading... Something caught my anime-freak-ish attention, Specifically...
#1 - Hyouta - Kurogane City
First thought: Holy ****! Where's my Sakura City, Syaoran City, Fay City, and Mokona City?
Second thought: Wait, I didn't play Ruby, there may well be a Sakura City since all were named after flowers.
Third Thought: Meh, Forget it. The cities are probably named after something I can't think of. Samurai? Ninja? Colors? Kinds of Metal?
Yeah, that was my random thought of the day.
Edit: Yes, my Anime-freak self is aware that Kurogane is commonly used in Manga, so no teasing. I can recall one other instance of Kurogane Somewhere, and I think I've seen it three or four other times. The one time I can remember is Pacemaker: Kurogane, a story very similar to Ruroni Kenshin With Less boobs (YAY!) and more Guns.
I finally found someone i can battle my pokemon agaisnt my cousin after years of saying he didn't like pokemon fianlly got it. Well he said he wasn't interested in it and yesterday i see him and he has Pokemon Ruby Poke Saphire and Pokemon Leaf green. 0_o
Anyway i saw his team despire the fact he has a Blazikan more than 10 levels higher than anything i got the fact he hasn't trained any other pokemon to any decent level means i can tak him easy.
I finally found someone i can battle my pokemon agaisnt my cousin after years of saying he didn't like pokemon fianlly got it. Well he said he wasn't interested in it and yesterday i see him and he has Pokemon Ruby Poke Saphire and Pokemon Leaf green. 0_o
Anyway i saw his team despire the fact he has a Blazikan more than 10 levels higher than anything i got the fact he hasn't trained any other pokemon to any decent level means i can tak him easy.
Ah, the classic failing of new trainers.
They squeak while you walk on them. ;)
Have you considered switching Rain Dance out for something else? If it isn't part of your strategy, you might do better with a different move.
I don't really see the point of trying to play through an RPG in Japanese, then buying it again in English later on.. :-\Why not? It's not as if they're going to miss much in the way of plot...
I don't think it's fair to count that as Japan alone though, as most of the copies probably went to the US/Europe.
Almost everyone I know with any interest in these games has imported it. I don't really see the point of trying to play through an RPG in Japanese, then buying it again in English later on.. :-\
Just thought I'd post this in case it hadn't been mentioned:
Pokemon D/P sold over 1.5 million units in five days.
Dear god.
Besides that some of this game looks interesting, the only thing I see missing is a really good Dragon Type. There haven't been that many good Dragon types since Dragonite and Charizard (in my opinion), well except maybe Flygon but he looks like an Insect more then looking like a Dragon. They need another Dratini-type lineage in the game. Although I rarely used Dragonite for any battles, I almost always made sure I had one in my PokeBox.
And I thought I was said and pathetic for still following the serious. ;) Not really.
But is it just me or is the Electabuzz evolution ugly as hell?
Besides that some of this game looks interesting, the only thing I see missing is a really good Dragon Type. There haven't been that many good Dragon types since Dragonite and Charizard (in my opinion), well except maybe Flygon but he looks like an Insect more then looking like a Dragon. They need another Dratini-type lineage in the game. Although I rarely used Dragonite for any battles, I almost always made sure I had one in my PokeBox.
http://www.filb.de/?option=news&aktion=komm&ID=460 and then look at the one named Bippa <-- Nintendo/Game Freak's attempt to replace the crappy Zigzagoon with an equally crappy Racoon based pokemon?
Sorry if this was already said recently, but I didn't feel like digging through the thread.
Any more word on what the US and Eurpean release dates will be?
Sorry if this was already said recently, but I didn't feel like digging through the thread.
Any more word on what the US and Eurpean release dates will be?
No word yet, there's been rumours that the US release date will be November, but that seems extremely unlikely.
Probably around February/March next year for the US, and then December 3010 for Europe.
I really like Electabuzz' evolution, and most of the old Pokemons new evolutions, they've helped made a lot of the old crappy Pokemon really good. Magmars evolution on the otherhand looks terrible, even if they've made him one of the best fire Pokemon in the game, why the hell did he turn in to a large fat man?I think it looks more like a giant baby.
(http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/5990/462yv0.png)
You just know that they're going to make a movie out of that, somehow.I had the same thing with Latias, I had it on 1hp and asleep yet I tried for weeks to catch the buggar but to no avail, then after a break of about a year I went back to play it and on my second attempt, with the first ball it stayed in, mocking me about the hours I wasted previously when this time it wentin almost voluntarily
Sidenote: How could I have played Pokémon Sapphire for 220 hours and not yet caught Rayquaza? This has been rectified now, at least.
The Latias/os are easy to catch Mean look and arena trap then spend ages doign anything you can to make the battle go on for as long as you can accuracy lowering attack parlysing oppenents and then jsut things like howl or leer or anything that alters stats wait until the oppentent runs out of PP and starts using struggle when it get low throw a timer ball. Tada works with every legendary.
And Rests off paralysis.The Latias/os are easy to catch Mean look and arena trap then spend ages doign anything you can to make the battle go on for as long as you can accuracy lowering attack parlysing oppenents and then jsut things like howl or leer or anything that alters stats wait until the oppentent runs out of PP and starts using struggle when it get low throw a timer ball. Tada works with every legendary.
Except Rayquaza, which kills itself by using Outrage and becoming confused.
Did u not hear you don't need master ball for the Latis Mean Look or Arena trap is all good. if outrage is killing it then just lower its own atack ability to slow it down until it isn't effective and hopefully it will rest is way back up. i think after about 30 rounds timer balls are as good as they will ever get anyway.It's a lot easier to just chuck a Master Ball at it than to train a Dugtrio or a Pokemon with Mean Look.
As for music in Pokemon games I play with the sound down anyway ussually listen to music or something anyway i don't find the sound nessicary for portible games and battery lasts longer with out sound.
I'm very disapointed with the whole male/female variations thing. I was lead to believe that every Pokemon would have some kind of variation, even if the differences were small, it was still a pretty cool sounding thing. But only five or six of the new Pokemon have any changes at all, and most of them aren't even noticable unless you do a side by side comparassion.
This was one of my most anticpated new features of the game, but now I only find myself asking, what was the point. I hope they expand upon this in future games at least, it would have been neat if they had actually put some effort into it.
So, folks, I haven't played a Pokemon game since ... like ... 1994 or something. Which game should I get back into it with? 'Cause I remember having fun with them, they just sort of fell to the side at some point.That depends. FireRed and LeafGreen are remakes of the original Red and Blue games, with most of the new enhancements added, and a few extra quests thrown on at the end. So if you're looking for something more familiar, I'd go with one of those.
They probably don't see a need to create a 3D Pokemon.They made two already.
Just under a week until I face my cousin and hopefully find out who is the better trainer. Tensions are running high. :DI wanna be the very best, like no one ever was (doo doo DOO!)
Instead of reading through 31 pages of this thread, and because I can't find it online:
How many pokemon total in Pearl and Diamond? I know there is 107 new pokemon, but how many can be caught total?
They must have over 400 by now I think. And I'd like a big game.
I remember on my Blue version I got all 151. I was so proud. =)
Later Edit: Anyhow, all this talk about this game got me interested in a little research into how Pokemon has been doing since I lost touch with it. I came up across a "Banned Episodes" page on wikipedia about the series which is worth a read. It's rather entertaining.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banned_episodes_of_Pok%C3%A9mon
There are now 493 Pokemon. I'm not sure why they keep going with the odd numbers.
And has anyone seen the new videos of Battle Revolution on the Wii? I was pretty excited when the first showed the trailer, but unfortuantely that first one seemed to be completely CG. The game itself looks no better than Colosseum and XD did on the Gamecube and they were sub-par even for the Gamecube, the attack animations are still boring and some of them just bizarre. What's up with them quickly facing different directions when they use agility? It looks very amateurish, I've seen Flash animations with more effort put into them. And also, the battles themselves still seem very slow and disjointed - you see the Pokemon get hit, stagger backwards, get up again, and THEN they faint.Yes! Thank you.
I been looking to get a ditto in my copy of Ruby my cousin has leaf green but hasn't finsihed the game and doesn't have the universal dex so can't trade with me. Well I'll probably get one when D/P comes out.
In other news I did manage to get to battle him on his copy of Saphire and I whooped his arse. Keep in mind all my Pokemon are at least level 78 his highest was a blazeken at 78. Eeverything else was level 50 and under.
Oh, on that note, D/P will automatically adjust your pogeys' levels to 50 or 100 for the battle tower and battles against other people.
Blastoise is, and always will be, the only good pokemon.
I say, what we need are more Poison types. All the other rare types, like Fire, Ghost and Steel, have some seriously tough 'mon to stick up for them. What does poison have? Weezing and Crobat.And Venusaur, Gengar and sort of Tentacruel.
Actually, it's 100% accuracy.
And no, for some reason he can't learn Earthquake...
It'd be sweet if P&D had Wi-Fi play.
Battling anyone in the world..... :o
Yeah it does have Wi-fi play it the biggest selling feature of this version.
It seems the americans have a release date - April 22 (http://au.ds.ign.com/articles/751/751830p1.html)
This is technically about Pokemon Gold, but there isn't a thread for that - I just got ahold of a copy very cheaply and was wondering what people's top tips were. I kinda played a friend's copy of Red back in the day but never owned it myself so I'm not particularly experienced. For a person relatively new to pokemon, what's the best advice you can give?When you get to the end of the game and get to the final area, theres a relatively rare rock/dark type pokemon whose name escapes me at the moment. Catch one, it'll eventually evolve intoa Tyranitar, which is totally kickass.
When you get to the end of the game and get to the final area, theres a relatively rare rock/dark type pokemon whose name escapes me at the moment. Catch one, it'll eventually evolve intoa Tyranitar, which is totally kickass.Yeah, Larvitar.
Cool. I heard that bred pokemon tend to have higher stats. Is that true, and if so, is it worth the effort?Sort of, and no.
Pokemon: Battle Revolution looks so cool. But I vowed never to buy any more Pokemon games.....I think it looks lame. A lot more effort was put into the Stadium titles.
It's so shiny....
Yeah, Pokemon is a surprisingly complicated game...
Basically the same with me. Except I was 11 when I got Blue. Bow before my 2 year superiority!Yeah, Pokemon is a surprisingly complicated game...
Indeed. I first got the Blue version when I was 8. All I knew about making a good team was having high level and that was the only factor I based my party on. Pretty much my party contained of my starter and legendarys. And that's not necessarily a good team.
When I got into Gold, I looked more at about which moves and stats of pokemon. and when I got Sapphire I really got into the which pokemon had better stats and moves and would use my starter quite little compared to others.
Depends what is in store I guess if I see a million pearls and 1 diamond I'll get a pearl and vice versa also if I find out something about which ones are exclusive to which title might help me decide also.http://www.serebii.net/diamondpearl/exclusives.shtml
Usually the team i use for playing the game isn't trained to be the best they are just in because they don't suck and i can teach them the HMs i need to get around easy.
You can teach every water type you get the best water-type move for free, thanks to HMs.
I believe I read somewhere they downgraded an HM to a TM in D/P. Couldn't find which one though.
I really wish they would get rid of HM's alltogether.I agree. But Game Freak seem to have a serious aversion for recognising the faults in their games.
They're a very annoying way to stop the player progressing too far too soon. Having to drag around a bunch of Pokemon you don't want to use, or even like most of the time, just so you can use certain HM's is just unnecessary. Couldn't the same thing be achieved by giving players items, like a torch to light up caves, etc?
In my opinion, HM's really take away the enjoyability of playing through the games, because you can't just use which ever Pokemon you want.
The EV system apparently hasn't been reworked at all, for instance.
EV's aren't that bad it was just they were ment to be hidden values no one knew about giving a slight randomness to stat levels Gamefreak just didn't account for people pouring over every last code of pokemon for the best advantage on battling and finding how to make pokemon reach full potential.Yes, but people figured out that they were there ages ago, and since Ruby and Sappire there's now a cap on the number of EVs you get (and there are now certain items etc in the games that directly influence your EVs and that require you to know about EVs to make proper use of).
I wish they would push some more originality into their games.Yeah, in the fifth generation, they should have it that the main character is a 16-year-old kid whose alcoholic single mother is having a clandestine affair with the local Pokemon authority, Professor Bob (I still think that there was something going on between Ash's Mom and Prof. Oak, but that's another story). Little does our hero know that Bob is actually a member of the Yakuza, who fill the Team Rocket position for this game, and that the entire Pokemon League is being run by them behind the scenes.
Eight Gyms.
Elite Four (Of which there are never actually four of.)
A caring mother
The starter town being named after a sort of sapling plant
The professor named after a tree
Legendary Pokemon
An evil team with tacky names.
And plenty more similarities.
I wish they would push some more originality into their games.
Eight Gyms.
Elite Four (Of which there are never actually four of.)
A caring mother
The starter town being named after a sort of sapling plant
The professor named after a tree
Legendary Pokemon
An evil team with tacky names.
And plenty more similarities.
HYAAAAAAAH! So seriously, Bastardman, you should really email that to Gamefreak, I mean, imagine how much that game would sell?
I wish they would push some more originality into their games.Yeah, in the fifth generation, they should have it that the main character is a 16-year-old kid whose alcoholic single mother is having a clandestine affair with the local Pokemon authority, Professor Bob (I still think that there was something going on between Ash's Mom and Prof. Oak, but that's another story). Little does our hero know that Bob is actually a member of the Yakuza, who fill the Team Rocket position for this game, and that the entire Pokemon League is being run by them behind the scenes.
Eight Gyms.
Elite Four (Of which there are never actually four of.)
A caring mother
The starter town being named after a sort of sapling plant
The professor named after a tree
Legendary Pokemon
An evil team with tacky names.
And plenty more similarities.
Eventually, you'll find out about Bob's involvement with both the Yakuza AND your mother, and you'll shoot him dead in a fit of self-righteous rage, right in front of your mother's eyes. In tears, she tells you to leave town before she calls the cops on you, and you steal a ball from Bob's Pokeball belt, containing one of the three starters (because some traditions must remain intact) and flee. Throughout the game, you'll be given the choice of taking bribes from Yakuza members to lose Pokemon battles, and as you progress through the league and become more of a threat you'll have to battle against Yakuza hitmen who use Pokemon other than Zubat, as well as the police who are trying to hunt you down for the murder of Professor Bob.
On arriving at the league, you'll actually have to battle OTHER qualifying trainers before the Elite 4, because somehow more than one person (!) managed to beat the gyms and qualify for the League this time. Oh, and there'll be spectators and news crews too. Basically, the Pokemon League will be more than just five big empty rooms at the end of a cave filled with stationary trainers whose only ambition is to stop you and piss you off without ever actually reaching the League themselves.
If and when you finally beat the Pokemon League, the game won't end, because your guy will realise that it's a hollow victory - the entire sport of Pokemon battling is corrupt, so to put an end to it, you join the Japanese police and attempt to hunt down the crime lords. During this post-game Gold-and-Silver's-Kanto-equivalent portion of the game, you pistol-whip pimps and drug dealers until you've finally worked your way up to the top of Japan's leading crime syndicate, AND BECOME A POKEMON MASTER.
Yeah, in the fifth generation, they should have it that the main character is a 16-year-old kid whose alcoholic single mother is having a clandestine affair with the local Pokemon authority, Professor Bob (I still think that there was something going on between Ash's Mom and Prof. Oak, but that's another story). Little does our hero know that Bob is actually a member of the Yakuza, who fill the Team Rocket position for this game, and that the entire Pokemon League is being run by them behind the scenes.
Eventually, you'll find out about Bob's involvement with both the Yakuza AND your mother, and you'll shoot him dead in a fit of self-righteous rage, right in front of your mother's eyes. In tears, she tells you to leave town before she calls the cops on you, and you steal a ball from Bob's Pokeball belt, containing one of the three starters (because some traditions must remain intact) and flee. Throughout the game, you'll be given the choice of taking bribes from Yakuza members to lose Pokemon battles, and as you progress through the league and become more of a threat you'll have to battle against Yakuza hitmen who use Pokemon other than Zubat, as well as the police who are trying to hunt you down for the murder of Professor Bob.
On arriving at the league, you'll actually have to battle OTHER qualifying trainers before the Elite 4, because somehow more than one person (!) managed to beat the gyms and qualify for the League this time. Oh, and there'll be spectators and news crews too. Basically, the Pokemon League will be more than just five big empty rooms at the end of a cave filled with stationary trainers whose only ambition is to stop you and piss you off without ever actually reaching the League themselves.
If and when you finally beat the Pokemon League, the game won't end, because you'll whistle for a cab, and when it comes near. The license plate'll say fresh and it'll have dice in the mirror. If anything you could say can say this cab is rare, but you'll think 'Now forget it' and jack the cabbie, running him over as you drive off.
I wish they would push some more originality into their games.Yeah, in the fifth generation, they should have it that the main character is a 16-year-old kid whose alcoholic single mother is having a clandestine affair with the local Pokemon authority, Professor Bob (I still think that there was something going on between Ash's Mom and Prof. Oak, but that's another story). Little does our hero know that Bob is actually a member of the Yakuza, who fill the Team Rocket position for this game, and that the entire Pokemon League is being run by them behind the scenes.
Eight Gyms.
Elite Four (Of which there are never actually four of.)
A caring mother
The starter town being named after a sort of sapling plant
The professor named after a tree
Legendary Pokemon
An evil team with tacky names.
And plenty more similarities.
Eventually, you'll find out about Bob's involvement with both the Yakuza AND your mother, and you'll shoot him dead in a fit of self-righteous rage, right in front of your mother's eyes. In tears, she tells you to leave town before she calls the cops on you, and you steal a ball from Bob's Pokeball belt, containing one of the three starters (because some traditions must remain intact) and flee. Throughout the game, you'll be given the choice of taking bribes from Yakuza members to lose Pokemon battles, and as you progress through the league and become more of a threat you'll have to battle against Yakuza hitmen who use Pokemon other than Zubat, as well as the police who are trying to hunt you down for the murder of Professor Bob.
On arriving at the league, you'll actually have to battle OTHER qualifying trainers before the Elite 4, because somehow more than one person (!) managed to beat the gyms and qualify for the League this time. Oh, and there'll be spectators and news crews too. Basically, the Pokemon League will be more than just five big empty rooms at the end of a cave filled with stationary trainers whose only ambition is to stop you and piss you off without ever actually reaching the League themselves.
If and when you finally beat the Pokemon League, the game won't end, because your guy will realise that it's a hollow victory - the entire sport of Pokemon battling is corrupt, so to put an end to it, you join the Japanese police and attempt to hunt down the crime lords. During this post-game Gold-and-Silver's-Kanto-equivalent portion of the game, you pistol-whip pimps and drug dealers until you've finally worked your way up to the top of Japan's leading crime syndicate, AND BECOME A POKEMON MASTER.
I looked around and stumbled on some MIDIs already made of the game. Some of them were battle themes titled with a "Team Galaxy" in the song name. Could this be the evil organization that plays Team Rockets part in this game?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokemon_Diamond_and_PearlIf by 'Jesus' you mean a shower of pedantic, anal-retentive idealogues...
There is this magical site run by Jesus, Eligecos. Check it out.
The wikipedia article says nothing about online connectivity. How much will there be? Will it be just like having the other person there, and you can trade pokemon that way? My friend and I will buy it if that's the case (different versions, of course).There's a global trade station where you can put up Pokemon for trade and specify what you want in return, then when you come back, someone may or may not have traded you.
There's a global trade station where you can put up Pokemon for trade and specify what you want in return, then when you come back, someone may or may not have traded you.
Yeah, that's why I thought they were doing it as well.
But the pal park, where you transfer your Pokemon from your old games to D/P isn't available until after you defeat the Elite Four, so given that, it seems completely pointless to also add this limitation.
Piplup, Turtwig and Chimchar.Hahahaha, wow. Those fake Pokemon in the bootleg games have better names than that.
Well, we're getting closer to the US release now, dispite a lot of the problems it seems to have, I'm pretty excited. There's been a lot of new info lately too, mostly the US names for the new Pokemon. I won't bother posting them all, but needless to say they're all pretty awful, especially the starters. Piplup, Turtwig and Chimchar. Other notable terrible names include "Bidoof", "Driftblim" and "Starly"....and that's why I started naming them after Gold
Seems like they hand a random brainstorming session and used whatever was thrown out first. Thank god for nicknames.
It's about finding new combinations Although they do tend to make a few to many Water/Ice type heck Water it's self is over represented.maybe it simply has to do with the fact that there is so much more ocean than land, so water pokemon are more abundant. I'm not sure whether they thought of it like that though. The sapphire and ruby versions kind of have to do with that don't they? Maybe I'm totally wrong :P
Well, using the real world as a model there should be more bug pokemon than anything else. There should also be a retardedly ridiculous number of bat pokemon.It's about finding new combinations Although they do tend to make a few to many Water/Ice type heck Water it's self is over represented.maybe it simply has to do with the fact that there is so much more ocean than land, so water pokemon are more abundant. I'm not sure whether they thought of it like that though. The sapphire and ruby versions kind of have to do with that don't they? Maybe I'm totally wrong :P
Well, using the real world as a model there should be more bug pokemon than anything else. There should also be a retardedly ridiculous number of bat pokemon.ok, makes sense.
Also there should be a region where everything is poison type.
Also there should be a region where everything is poison type.
Fourecks?
Mine will be called "SSJ4 Pingu". That is of course when it finally gets released in the UK two years from now.
I'm naming my starter penguin Linux, for obvious reasons. ;)
Thankfully due to the DS's lack of region encoding you can enjoy the American version when it comes out :P
Send Qui-gon and Obi-Wan. Its not like the Viceroy is that subtle a caricature :P
Thankfully due to the DS's lack of region encoding you can enjoy the American version when it comes out :P
Nope. Nintendo have blockaded imports from any region.
Blame those darn localization teams for taking too long.Yes because translating English (US) to English (UK) must tax the sharpest of minds, especially when most don't even change the spelling.
Yes because translating English (US) to English (UK) must tax the sharpest of minds, especially when most don't even change the spelling.Ironic, isn't it? :)
(http://ssfuturama.wz.cz/info/nations/persons/beelzebot.jpg)Yes because translating English (US) to English (UK) must tax the sharpest of minds, especially when most don't even change the spelling.Ironic, isn't it? :)
I just got the new Nintendo Power and they have a lot about Pokemon in it!
Also my local EB had a demo of Pearl and I got to play it and I have to say the animations are much better and I really enjoy what I was able to play!
There is none.NOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *DIES* *ASPLODES* DIES AGAIN* CURSE YOU "AMERICAN LANGUAGE"
I'm going to try and pick up an import copy. I'm not going to wait a year for them just to not change "color" to "colour."
There is none.hate to break it to you, but they probably won't even do that.....
I'm going to try and pick up an import copy. I'm not going to wait a year for them just to not change "color" to "colour."
There is none.hate to break it to you, but they probably won't even do that.....
I'm going to try and pick up an import copy. I'm not going to wait a year for them just to not change "color" to "colour."
Where? the only word with a negative meaning in that is won'tThere is none.hate to break it to you, but they probably won't even do that.....
I'm going to try and pick up an import copy. I'm not going to wait a year for them just to not change "color" to "colour."
Beep Beep. Syntax error: Double Negative. Beep.
Where? the only word with a negative meaning in that is won'tThere is none.hate to break it to you, but they probably won't even do that.....
I'm going to try and pick up an import copy. I'm not going to wait a year for them just to not change "color" to "colour."
Beep Beep. Syntax error: Double Negative. Beep.
Curses and drat!Where? the only word with a negative meaning in that is won'tThere is none.hate to break it to you, but they probably won't even do that.....
I'm going to try and pick up an import copy. I'm not going to wait a year for them just to not change "color" to "colour."
Beep Beep. Syntax error: Double Negative. Beep.
Really?
http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2727
Well.... I'll at lest be getting it :-\
I think the pendulum is swinging back into Pokemon's favor. I wasn't surprised when my best friend said he wanted the game, but that his older brother and his girlfriend wanted it really surprised me. Both of them and I are in college, and my friend will be next year.
Maybe people are just recognizing it as a good game again. I'm not about to get swept up in cards or the TV show like I did when it first came out, but the game? It just looks solid.
Which site was that? Im importing as well, but apparently i'm not getting it until some days later..
:-\ do you need a credit card for importing? if so, importing will be no option...
:-\ do you need a credit card for importing? if so, importing will be no option...
All you need is a debit card, do you have a bank account? Because if so you should be able to get one.
June the first. And I'm gonna ask someone to write a large chunk of info about the game so far.
:-\ do you need a credit card for importing? if so, importing will be no option...
All you need is a debit card, do you have a bank account? Because if so you should be able to get one.
I also have to point out just how great the Global Trade Center is, I just tried it out now, looking for a Chimchar, as it's the one starter I don't have, and within two minutes someone sent me one for my Bidoof, AND it had Pokérus.
Is there a "wanted" system for wi-fi trading as well?
No I mean like in wifi you say "I will trade a [Pokémon] for a [Pokémon]" and wait a while, when somebody responds you trade with them.
I've never even ran into a shiny in any pokemon game ever.
So, has anyone had a live chat over wifi yet?
Thats it I'm looking to import now I don't care anymore.
although you will not
be able to use any of the Pal Park features until after you acquire the
National Dex after completing the game.
As you enter the Pal Park, if you have already gotten the National Dex,
Professor Oak will be inside and will tell you that you can now transfer
Pokemon from Kanto or Hoenn into the Pal Park. He'll also give you the
Pokeradar Counter for your Poketch, which shows you a ranking of the top 3
Pokemon that you've seen the most of by using the Pokeradar. He also says
something about Eterna City, and then leaves.
Now, by transferring Pokemon from your GBA games, you are able to catch the
transferred Pokemon inside of the Pal Park. You can transfer up to 6 Pokemon
per GBA game every 24 hours into the Pal Park (and, for those of you who like
to time jump and set the Nintendo DS clock ahead, doing that will make you
wait another 24 hours).
To do this, insert a a copy of Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, or
LeafGreen into the GBA slot of your Nintendo DS. On the menu screen (Continue,
New Game, Settings...), there should be a new option (it's the third option)
for you to select. Select this option, and you will be able to choose 6
Pokemon from your GBA game by using the stylus to select them. The selected
Pokemon cannot have any HM moves learned, otherwise you will not be able to
transfer them, so be sure to make use of the version's Move Deleter before
attempting this.
After you have selected your 6 Pokemon, you will be asked if you want to
permanently transfer the Pokemon from the GBA game to your Diamond or Pearl
version. THE POKEMON WILL BE GONE FOREVER IN YOUR GBA GAME IF YOU DO THIS!
Upon answering yes via stylus, you will be asked one more time for
confirmation, and if you say yes again, the Pokemon will be transferred into
the Pal Park.
Now, load up your save, and talk to the technician at the gate of the Pal Park
and he'll ask if you want to try and catch the Pokemon that you transferred
over. Agree, and you'll be given 6 Park Balls to catch the Pokemon inside of
the Pal Park. If you are transferring any Water-type Pokemon, it is
recommended that you keep a Pokemon with Surf in your party.
The Pal Park is a pretty simple place; there are patches of grass scattered
about. The 6 Pokemon that you transferred will be hiding inside of the tall
grass and on the water, and your job is to track all of them down. You might
also only have a limited amount of time to do this (although I have yet to run
out of time, I have heard that there is a time limit). Certain Pokemon will
favor certain parts of the Pal Park and will be more likely to be found in
those areas. For instance, Rock-type Pokemon will be more commonly encountered
in the northeastern part of the Pal Park, in the rocky area, and Bug-type
Pokemon will be easier to find in the foresty northwestern area.
After catching all 6 transferred Pokemon, you will be escorted out of the Pal
Park and will be judged based on several factors, one of which being how
quickly you caught the Pokemon. Depending on how well you did, you will
receive an item (I always got berries). Answer Yes to the question, and your
newly-transferred Pokemon will be sent to your PC.
All Pokemon that you transfer retain all of their stats, moves, held items, OT
and ID No., gender, nickname, etc. Pretty much, exactly like they were in the
GBA game. (Actually, I'm not sure on this, but there is a chance that certain
Pokemon's abilities may change when transferred, due to the addition of new
abilities for certain Pokemon.)
The site I use is serebii.net. The owner is the most narccicistic, self-praising, irritating bastard i've ever met, but the site is full of info.
words
I've seen Noob used a few times, the aformentioned "MASSIVE DAMAGE", a "A winner is you!", and at least one other I forget... oh yeah, owned was used once.
I'm trying to rebuild my old team from my day of Pokemon Red. The star of my team was a traded vulpix (turned ninetales) and I want to get one on my newly purchased Pearl. I read on Seribii (sp) that Vulpix only appear in the wild if you have LG inserted into the DS. I don't have LG....
Anybody have a vulpix they'd like to trade? I don't care about level (lower would actually be better, so I can raise it my self)
Any nature that doesn't decrease special attack is fine.
(Adamant, Impish, Jolly and Careful decrease special attack)
I'm pretty early into the game, but I can offer up a Misdreavus, which I hear is pretty rare on other games.
I hope someone can help me out. I'd hate to buy LG just to get a vulpix.
Hmmmm and lemme get this straight, you can't use Pal Park from a European game to an American, right?
Side Note: How does one obtain one's own friend code?
Open your PAL pad and manually register me as a friend, then just PM me your friend code so I can add you. We should be able to trade then, even without the global dex.
My code is 0086 8841 7944
If anyone else wants to friend me, feel free to add my code to your game and just send me yours via PM
Might help my lotto payoffs a bit ^_^
If you're wondering it took me about 30 hours of playing time. Well, off to new regions!
If you're wondering it took me about 30 hours of playing time. Well, off to new regions!
di you just say that we can go to other regions after the final four? if so, which one(s)?
Yeah, I think I screwed up with the GTS.
I put my psyduck in for a pikachu, just to see if I would get something.
Well, I did, but I'm partly regretting it.
For one, Psyduck is psychic, and two the pikachu has a Japaneses name -_-
And Cobra, sprinkle some puncuation marks in there. But I train up all of the pokemon in my party. They are all at the same level, unless I fight a gym battle with only one or two pokemon, at which point I just don't use them until my others catch up. That's just how I play, and it isn't conducive to regularly switching out pokemon from my party.
I was hoping that the egg would be something cool but when it hatched I was greatly disappointed...
Well, then change pikachu's name to english? Is there a name changing guy?
Oh god I cannot wait, I'm expecting it tomorrow!
National Dex
Complete your Sinnoh Pokedex by seeing all 150 Sinnoh region Pokemon, go to Prof. Rowan's lab and talk to him. Prof Oak will dash in and upgrade it.
you can actually see all 150 without any friends. You just gotta know where to look.
This (http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/925601/48103), says that there are 20 Exclusives in each game.
I think the pokedexes in both games are the same, so you would need the other version to see those other 20.
Thats how it has worked in the past.
This (http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/925601/48103), says that there are 20 Exclusives in each game.
I think the pokedexes in both games are the same, so you would need the other version to see those other 20.
Thats how it has worked in the past.
Ive caught all the legendaries on my pearl cart now with the exception of the two goddamn runners, Mesprit and Crescelia -_-" They are ANNOYING to capture, seriously. How the hell can they flee battle WHILE ASLEEP?
Ive caught all the legendaries on my pearl cart now with the exception of the two goddamn runners, Mesprit and Crescelia -_-" They are ANNOYING to capture, seriously. How the hell can they flee battle WHILE ASLEEP?
Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Sell 1 Million --- Apr 27th 10:39 pm CDT
posted by JoeTillinghast
According to a Nintendo press release yesterday, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl have hit the 1 million sales mark just five days after becoming available.
This accomplishment marks the fastest sales of any Pokemon game since the series conception almost a decade ago.
Both games have also sold well in Japan, already topping the 5 million mark after being released on September 28th.
Ive caught all the legendaries on my pearl cart now with the exception of the two goddamn runners, Mesprit and Crescelia -_-" They are ANNOYING to capture, seriously. How the hell can they flee battle WHILE ASLEEP?
Warning: do not use "Me first" (a move that copies the enemie's move if you go first) on wild Geodudes, especially ones that know selfdestruct.
thats a lotta rare pokemon. cool man! :)
thats a lotta rare pokemon. cool man! :)
I wouldn't actually say those are hugely rare. Althogh theres only one of each per game and they can't be bred, they are easier to track down and catch (Except those godawful runners, of course). On balance its much more unusual to see a Milotic or a Tyranitar in the hands of a casual player, given the hassle it takes to get them.
It's nice to know I have a lot of time to catch up with you Americans tomorrow...
Okay, does a pokemon get the traded xp bonus if you give it to a friend then trade it back?
I have all fossils if anyone wants them after my wifi stops being gayHey, Luminar, we're both online, get your DS and we'll do that shieldon/cranidos trade now.Way to go offline mere seconds after I wrote that.Cheers Luminar! It's good to know that I'm not the only person who nicknames my pokemon.
Oh, and I'd like to reiterate my search for the other fossil pokemon. I've got Kabutos piling up here - does no-one haveOmanyteor Lileep or Anorith?
hey hey. Wondering if anyone in England has this game. and if they do, whether or not wifi works properly? i really want a def. yes or no b4 i order it :|
Great! I posted it up in the FC thread. But I need your FC too, and it's not there. PM me next time you (and me) are online in the forum.
Oh, and I just caught Dialga, it was waaaaaay too easy. My Infernape used two mach punches, then one dusk ball and boom! Caught myself the controller of time.
I honestly did not know that there was voice chat either.
:O
Something awesome happened today, I traded for a female Chimchar, and it was holding a masterball.
You can automatically change all levels to either 50 or 100.
You can automatically change all levels to either 50 or 100.
How do you do that?
I noticed you could select the different cups, but that limits you to three Pokemon each, which is a little disapointing.
I am officially in love with Amazon...
The estimated delivery date for my order was May 22-25, and guess what, it was delivered this saturday!
I haven't played yet though, because my parents hid the game when it arrived (I timed the delivery so that it would be after my AP biology test earlier on today, but now that that's over, I can play!)
Now I've got to wait for my dad to get home so he can tell me where he's hidden it :D
I was actually really scared, because I tracked my order earlier on today, and it said "delivered May 11" and I was like "what?", but it turns out it was just my parents..hehe.
I am officially in love with Amazon...
The estimated delivery date for my order was May 22-25, and guess what, it was delivered this saturday!
I haven't played yet though, because my parents hid the game when it arrived (I timed the delivery so that it would be after my AP biology test earlier on today, but now that that's over, I can play!)
Now I've got to wait for my dad to get home so he can tell me where he's hidden it :D
I was actually really scared, because I tracked my order earlier on today, and it said "delivered May 11" and I was like "what?", but it turns out it was just my parents..hehe.
Good luck get through all that crap.....especially the ******* fog!!!
Why are they hidding it? :(for my own good! ;)
You DO know theres a HM to get rid of the fog, right?
I got Chimchar. I think a lot of people chose Piplup just for the first Gym Leader, but Chimchar is really handy against the Ice and Grass leaders. I thought Chimchar was a good choice. One thing -
NEVER put your Infernape in daycare around level 51, it grew two levels and when I took it out it's move Close Combat (which I had raised to 6 PP with a PP up) had been replaced with Calm Mind... ARGH!
Cool! Also, will you do a back and forth with me with the guys I listed? If we do I cant talk.
Anyone wanna particiate in some sort of wi-fi thingy? I may not have time for a full on battle though, maybe just a three-on-three?
Don't rush it though. You need to explore everything along the way as much as you can. That way you can be effectively prepared as you play along.Why do you think i wont be sleeping there's a lot i got to do catch up and enjoy the game.
I need the second generation starters. But first i need a reliable wi-fi node to play from.
I need the second generation starters. But first i need a reliable wi-fi node to play from.
Those starters are the rarest, the only ways to get them nintendo events aside is to complete the national dex in Emerald. The you get a choice between the three Johto starters.
I need the second generation starters. But first i need a reliable wi-fi node to play from.
Those starters are the rarest, the only ways to get them nintendo events aside is to complete the national dex in Emerald. The you get a choice between the three Johto starters.
As long as u got a ditto.
Yes because ditto is the only pokewhore.aew.
is a sneasel so extremely powerfull?
on which pokemon did you guys spend your master ball on? :)
EDIT - Anyone wanna know a way then can get any Pokemon they want at Lvl. 100, without cheating in any way, with barely any trouble?
Permanently, no. You could do a Lv.100 battle on WiFi though, if you're checking IVs and stuff.
is a sneasel so extremely powerfull?
No, I just like it. It's got an interesting combination of dark/ice.
on which pokemon did you guys spend your master ball on? :)
...On a different note, check out Spiritomb. I got myself one last week. It's not too shabby. Dark and Ghost type. It has virtually no weaknesses and a lot of strengths...
Sp.Att? On Spiritomb?
You mean you're not using an obvious staller for obvious stalling?
HP - I usually use Woopers, try the south of Route 212
Attack -
Oh hell, just use Serebii. On the D/P pokedex scroll down and you can see all the pokemon who give a certain EV.
Cobra, I can do it now, if you want.
For me the thing that makes Pokemon good is the idea of being able to trade with friends and battling them all which doesn't seem as do-able on PC.
Quote from: cobraFor me the thing that makes Pokemon good is the idea of being able to trade with friends and battling them all which doesn't seem as do-able on PC.
agreed. thats why i wait, and wait, and wait till the game comes out in europe....
On a more serious note, I can't seem to get Wifi to work.
My Wii picks up my router with ease, but my DS doesn't seem to want to.
Anyone got any ideas why?
I still looking to get Palkia yes. next time i get on at night I'll do a trade although right now I'm in navigating victory road.
Where did she get that Mew?
my sweetheart.
You can get more then one manaphy in the game I heard, as long as you do the mission again in ranger.
Could be a bloke.
Is there anyway to breed a male chimchar without a ditto? I tried with a female ponyta and i got like 20 ponytas now. ???I don't think so.
Can you see every pokemon on your game. Then only have to see your friends legendary.
I thought this wasn't out yet?
So what are the new pokemon like?
Because I got gold, but the pokemon mainly annoyed me, because they all seemed like half-hearted attempts, with stupid names or just being copies of original ones.
I never played any after that, but what are they like now?
I think I may appreciated them now, being thoroughly bored with the original 150.
I can only get one out of my game. You're going to have to get it out of your copy through AR.
Practically expect a well built Heracross with a team like that and get a better bulky water type.
Practically expect a well built Heracross with a team like that and get a better bulky water type.
Like...Wailord?
Does anyone know how effective the new Magnaton evoltuion is as a Skarmory counter? I know Magnaton was a somewhat popular counter previously but had few other uses has it been improved on now?
Dual types can produce dual weakness obviously Spiritomb is ultimate in that it cancels it's self out. Still there can be issues such as your Golem having x4 weakness ot Grass or even water which is common and Garydos having x4 weakness to Electric which is very common in a sweeper.
Does anyone know how effective the new Magnaton evoltuion is as a Skarmory counter? I know Magnaton was a somewhat popular counter previously but had few other uses has it been improved on now?
Sounds like they beefed it up should help with over using Skarmory. I did considar looking to put it in my team but my team is set up fine for Skarmory threats. At least i hope it is done up well enough. With people mentioning there teams so far I been considaring maybe making it part of the tournament to announce teams or something that we we all level playing field and can provide suggestions possibly for even battling outside our liike corner of the net.
omg european release in 6 days. FINALY! we get to buy the game while you guys have played it for a few months now! >:(
So is it just me or has this game worn off for everyone else as well?
I havn't played in a week.
If u seen any legendaries u good to go I said trade for a legendary you have seen u say u only need the johto's and deoxy's which implaies u have Hoenn legendaries if u got them ask for those over GTS and when u get a Hoenn legendary trade it on Gamefaqs for a johto one.
I doubt they changed the offer, the offer was probably taken and you saw a different one.
They might have the codes for spawning ones but you're going to have to search hard for those, they're not included in AR.
Anyone managed to hax up those legendaries yet? Waiting around is getting RIGHT on my nerves since ive asked about 5 different people and they've been unable to for various reasons.
Anyone managed to hax up those legendaries yet? Waiting around is getting RIGHT on my nerves since ive asked about 5 different people and they've been unable to for various reasons.
a friend of mine hacked the game. he has all the legendaries multiple times, including Arceus i can have them too! :D
You need to keep it in a slot next to the egg in your party or it won't work, though.
did anyone else's say FIN at the end of the credits? what was that about? did i wait MONTHS for an "english" version, only for them to forget to fully translate the ending? not the biggest problem, i'll admit, but a lil annoying!
They're rare to a point they're not worth looking for. :-\
I caught Dialga in two turns.
1 - Weakened him straight into red.
2 - Threw dusk ball.
Some how a pokemon with no actual weakness what's not to love.
You guys should probably check this out. (http://www.pokemon-gts.net/)
This will greatly improve your GTS experience, it's pretty neat. It's like watching the stock market. You can see trades as they happen on a virtual globe and see which Pokemon are the most popular.
Never, in the history of me playing pokemon, have I ever encountered a shiny myself.
Never, in the history of me playing pokemon, have I ever encountered a shiny myself.Me neither, ad that's with at least 300 hours across Gold, Ruby and Diamond. I have seen the Pokerus twice though and that's supposedly much rarer (although on the second time I was told I had it at the pokecenter but it didn't show up on my pokemon
hehe, i was lucky to find a feebas in 5 minutes of fishing.... ;D
Doesn't Bidoof annoy you?
I just trained loads of pokemon to level 50 then sold them for master balls, then used them to catch the legendaries. :DAnyone know how to sell pokemon for master balls?
On the GTS, people will exchange a crap pokemon (EG Starly) holding a Masterball for a decently powerful Pokemon.I just trained loads of pokemon to level 50 then sold them for master balls, then used them to catch the legendaries. :DAnyone know how to sell pokemon for master balls?
Cheater.I am just using a glitch to my advantage. It's basically like using missingo, and everybody loves missingo, right?
Actually would have been a good choice. High HP sure brick break is a risk but at least it had a chance of surviving compared to everyone else. Then when your dragon is back pray its got a speed advantage and drop the other like a hot potato.
Yeah, I could arrange that too (but surf is a good move on a pikachu accordingly to serebii).
Back in Gold/Silver/Crystal, if you bred a shiny ditto with another pokemon, the chances of the poke comming out of the egg being shiny were of 1/64, any idea if that's also true for D/P?
Nay. It stopped being true with R/S/E.
Mister C, you have the luckiest friend on Earth. Steal his seven-leaf clover.
I have a shiny manaphy :-D It only took me a few hundred resets!Was that worth it?
So, Veekun apears to have died. Which is annoying, since it was easily the best pokedex site around. Now I'm down to Bulbapedia.
Cheater!Who cares :-o
>.<
I have no idea what you just said because I'm a Dutch retard so I'll just say: Thanks!
I have no idea what you just said because I'm a Dutch retard so I'll just say: Thanks!
I'm talking about the Action Replay. I have one too. :P
Yeah, about that... My AR is total loss.. Gotta delete every bit of code in it, and reboot. So it might take another day.
EDIT: Deleted, now re-entering every bit of code....
EDIT2: Fixed! I hope!
holy... Someone gave ma an EV'd garchomp, EV'd Weavile and EV'd rampardos for a semilegit shiny arceus.
I defeated AlwaysWatching in a DU-DU-DU-DU-DU-DUEL!
Miltank? Not too bad of a choice, but if you're getting sick of looking try getting either Bronzong or Skarm/Bliss
Try catching a Tauros on Pearl. >:(
Miltank.
Where do you catch a Miltank in D/P?
They seem to do it very irregularly, though. Is it something to do with the relative level of your team?
Trick Room on Alakazam for Snorlax, not for Alakazam. I generally use it to set up for Snorlax.
~~~ Use veekun.com and maybe you can find something you can get that can use both False Swipe and Odor Sleuth/Foresight :o ~~~
Darkdragon, I'll try to help a bit if I can, you did allow me to see the new spore videos after all :P
First, buy a lot of super repels, I would say, maybe 995, 999 just to be safe.. (ok thats too extreme, just, get a lot of them.) Because if you DO get to 40, it can sometimes still take a long time refreshing the radar to get a shiny (watch your step.), It is possible, to get more than one shiny in a chain. Most I've got is 3, but I tried for a fourth just.. because... Until it gotannoyingboring.
You're doing the pattern right, dunno why you can't get past 14.. I tend to be able to get to 40 now a lot more.. Hmm.. I would say, try bigger grass patch yet? Or I might say, Determination is key, don't give up, it only takes time.. Sometimes a LOT*. Yeah, they can appear early in the chain.. VERY early.
Don't forget, if you DO get the chain to 40, you CAN get
Psyduck family, Poliwag family, and Wooper family can have damp, get one of them if you plan on catching an exploder, but don't have enough master balls to waste.
False swipe is the best move for catching.. Anything.. Except ghosts and super-hard pokémon like steel and rock, but still a lot safer than getting a critical hit and wasting a shiny (I hope this never happens to anyone, ever.)
~~~ Use Serebii.net and maybe you can find something you can get that can use both False Swipe and Odor Sleuth/Foresight :o ~~~
I got my Gastrodon before I knew the 40-chain secrets and the distance to walk secrets, but the shiny tile appeared at a chain of 3 gastrodons, I was only trying to level up. Oh, and when I was hunting for my ponyta for.. days, it happened at 33 of the chain, yeah, I'm real lucky with the number 3.... weird.
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My shiny progress: ;D
Pokéradar rocks, Got myself 3 Shiny Shinx (siblings get the spares as gifts.), 2 Shiny Electrike (spare to trade with a sibling, whoever gets a spare shiny first.), 1 Shiny Buneary (proud of this one, it appeared on like, 10-11 of the chain 8)),
* and FINALLY got that Murkrow. It took well over (atleast) 120 Super Repels. and like 2 or 3 hours! It just would not appear after I got the chain to 40! ARGH!..!!..!!!!1!!!1!1Eleven!!11!!!!! :P Named it "Cello".. yeah.
Oh, and several "LOL"s dotted here and there, would look too sloppy if I put 'em up there.
There isn't any easy way to get shinywaterFish pokémon right? (So far I've got one shiny fish, my Sharpedo.)
Never give up, never surrender! oh.. 4:22 AM here.. Sorry for making so many words in one white-grey-ish box. Hope something was useful or inspiring or what-bloody-ever.
Hm, Giga Impact could work on a Slaking with his ability.
Also, you could add a move like Slack Off there, as his ability only stops using attacking moves. And a bit of recovery can never hurt.
Hm, odd, I thought he could do something else then attack on his loafing turn. Truant says: He cannot attack consecutively.
Anyway, sorry for confusing :-p
hmmm i only play red,yellow and blue version. i'll try diamond
hmmm i only play red,yellow and blue version. i'll try diamond
You sure missed a lot of fun :P
Yeah, with it's Technician ability, Punishment is a great attack. The ability will make it equal Brick Break in power, plus, there's always the chance that someone will switch something into it, doubling the power again.
So, I'm trying to get a team together. Does getting decent IV's always take this long? I've spent hours hatching eggs now and none of them have had more than 20 in the stats they need. :-\
Yeah, with it's Technician ability, Punishment is a great attack. The ability will make it equal Brick Break in power, plus, there's always the chance that someone will switch something into it, doubling the power again.
So, I'm trying to get a team together. Does getting decent IV's always take this long? I've spent hours hatching eggs now and none of them have had more than 20 in the stats they need. :-\
But you can breed them with ditto to get it back to a level 1 so it all good.
But you can breed them with ditto to get it back to a level 1 so it all good.
Beldum can't breed, unfortunatley.
Beat Up isn't reliable enough to be realistically used. It's more useless than Explosion if he's your last 'mon, or if your team has no serious physical attackers.
Yeah, Heart Scales are for re-teaching moves in Pastoria.
Shards are for buying weather TMs on Route 112 (?).
BTW, I don't really like the idea of a pokemon following you everywhere you go. It would get annoying, wouldn't it?
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