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how do i figure/calculate IVs?

i found this site http://www.marriland.com/tools/iv-calculator but i'm not too sure about it's credibility...

If you just want to know if you have maximum IVs, you can check your Pokemon with the guy on the left in the Kiloude City Pokemon Center.

If you have a stat "that can't be beat", you should have a perfect IV. It's actually pretty easy to get 4 or 5 max IVs compared to previous generations because of Friend Safari Dittos.
 
It works.

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Broke one chain around 10 or so. Started a new chain, and in around 20 or less got this guy. Might keep going so I can synchronize a modest one, but not right now. I guess we've got enough evidence to say this is legit?
 
This may help some of you.

IV Judge.
(The first statement)
If the IV total is between 0 and 90: "This Pokémon's potential is decent all around."
If the IV total is between 91 and 120: "This Pokémon's potential is above average overall."
If the IV total is between 121 and 150: "This Pokémon has relatively superior potential overall."
If the IV total is between 151 and 186: "This Pokémon has outstanding potential overall."

(The second statement)
If the highest IV is between 0 and 15: "It's rather decent in that regard."
If the highest IV is between 16 and 25: "It's very good in that regard."
If the highest IV is between 26 and 30: "It's fantastic in that regard."
If the highest IV is 31: "It can't be better in that regard."-

Also, can anyone help with a Friend Safari that has Dittos please?
Dunno if you found anyone else but my safari has ditto in it
 
If you want something useful, breed it. You can guarantee at least 5 perfect IVs and the nature and any egg moves you want. It'll probably take longer, but it's definitely worth it.

Using FS is for when you just care about it being shiny and aren't that worried about how good it actually is.

Yeah, but the thing with FS is that every Pokemon from there has like either 2 or sometimes 3 prefect IVs.

Plus, I hear you can use the cute-charm trick to make it more likely that you will get w/e gender which, for some people and some Pokemon, would be a big deal.

I guess they both have their ups and downs. Breeding allows you more control over the nature (100% w/e nature you have hold the everstone. Not sure if Synchronize has been beefed up from 50% yet) and IVs but it takes far longer and there's no way to influence the gender of the baby with eggs. Also, I think hidden abilities are far more common in FS. I got 2 Magician Braixen out of the 3 I snatched up and a Protean Froggy that I gave MiCh for his Trex and that was the first/ only Frog I got so far.
 
Marriland is one of the most credible Pokemon websites out there. Trust them!

They're credible, though IV calcs in general are going to be off until all the information regarding new base stats spreads on old Pokemon is determined.

good to know. thanks.

so i cant really base anything off a LV 1 squirtle (bold)?

i've never paid too much attention to this stuff until recently so he's my guinea pig.

i'm super training him in defense but i dont know if i should be leveling up or just mashing the defense bags before leveling up...
 
Can someone explain to me the black magic process you're using to get 5-perfect-IVs on bred pokemon?
Well, I got a Ditto with 4 31 IVs in Friend Safari and Synchronizing a Pokemon from Friend Safari with the missing 2 IVs. Then I breed the Ditto(holding a Destiny Knot) and the Friend Safari Pokemon(holding an Everstone).
 
I'm definitely gonna continue fishing chaining later. It looks like it works pretty well, maybe I was just unlucky with a chain of 50. For now, I breed things for Pokédex completion.

My God, Purrloin look weird standing up.
 
Wasn't expecting that to happen. Let's see if I could get other legendaries like this.

Dang! Lucky!

I also want a Yveltal :(

BTW.: I see a lot of people asking for impossible trades on GTS, like 'Yveltal for a level 1-10 Xerneas'. Whats the deal with that?

My guess is they are just putting them up there to show off or something.

I still haven't figured out 'why' people would trade the legendary ones, can't you only get one per game and you can't duplicate them anyway can you?
 
:( I'm at about 140 on my fishing streak and my previous one was 69. Still nothing.

EDIT: As I say this about 3 pokemon later I got a Shiny Relicanth :)
 
I still haven't figured out 'why' people would trade the legendary ones, can't you only get one per game and you can't duplicate them anyway can you?

Some people (like me) don't care about Legendaries since they are mostly for dex completion (the ones that can't be used competitively, at least), so thy might not care about trading them away.
 
Why did nobody tell me you can register 4 key items to the y-key? WHY? This is so handy, I now have instant access to my downsing machine, good rod and map.
 
Some people (like me) don't care about Legendaries since they are mostly for dex completion (the ones that can't be used competitively, at least), so thy might not care about trading them away.

Ah, I gotcha. That makes sense. I never really looked at competition all that much so didn't know you couldn't use them. They've always been my favorite in the games. I was hoping to trade some bred starters and dinosaurs, but I don't see people wanting those anymore, lol. Had to strike while the market was hot!
 
If I wanted to breed a pokemon with a specific nature is it completely random, or will having one of the parent pokemon with the same nature increase my chances? Is the species always the same as the female pokemon? Completely new to all this stuff.
 
Anyone have a strong IV ditto they're interested in trading? Will trade Xerneas or something, really interested in getting into that breeding

Birabel, Wartortle, and Frogadier
My FC: 3067-4732-1227

Mine's 0044-2817-7819, would love to add you. Lemme know what's in mine, no one has told me yet.
 
Will be purchasing a 3DS for this specific game over the next month or so. I hope there is finally a non-event way to catch Mew. I've wanted a legit/non-traded Mew going as far back as Pokemon Red.
 
Is Tackle worth keeping with my Bulbasaur if I already have Vine Whip? I'm learning a bunch of new skills (the "powder" attacks), and I'm not sure what else to get rid of.
 
There's a mini XY tournament this Friday at my university that I kind of want to play in.
What are some of the best Pokémon this gen? I know I can expect to see Blaziken and Charizard in abundance so I am trying to think of counters for the more popular Pokémon while still building a good team.

I have no idea what the rules are since the announcement of it was pretty vague and spontaneous so right now I've been tentatively planning on about 4 Pokémon.

I've got Florges, Aegislash, Mega Banette, and Clawitzer. Not sure how well they'll do, though.

Any suggestions?
 
ATM I'm at 57 friends, so there's room for ~40 more, but I'd like to keep 5 - 10 slots for my friends at my university, so I'm willing to add ~35 more people to my list

Also, I don't think I have anyone with Braixen on my list yet, so that would be cool!

Ditto is both a blessing and a curse lol
 
ATM I'm at 57 friends, so there's room for ~40 more, but I'd like to keep 5 - 10 slots for my friends at school, so I'm willing to add ~35 more people to my list

Also, I don't think I have anyone with Braixen on my list yet, so that would be cool!

Glad you're so fast on those invites. I've let a few people dangle for a couple of days because I just forgot. I felt super bad after I realized I'm the only Wartortle.
 
If I wanted to breed a pokemon with a specific nature is it completely random, or will having one of the parent pokemon with the same nature increase my chances? Is the species always the same as the female pokemon? Completely new to all this stuff.

You can equip an Everstone on a parent and then all children will have the nature of that parent, otherwise it should be random.

What's the max level for O-Powers?

It should be 3.
 
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