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Quick, I need casual battle buddies to tide me over until I can form a respectable team.

My FC is 0602 6282 8767, 3ds name The Hoss game name Hermes, Friend Safari is normal, Lilligant/Loudred or Exploud/mystery third pokemon, could be Ditto, but that's just me being hopeful. If someone could let me know that'd be great. PM me if added
 
man i'm having a real good time just going through my pokedex and catching mons. Can listen to podcasts while on the train or whatever and I get to fill out my dex!
Which podcasts do you suggest? I ran out and need to listen to more.

On another note, maybe I'm not old enough or something, but what is with those videos of the Tom Jones song and dancing that make them so beloved?
 
Seems like Volcanion, Diancie and Hoopa are more or less confirmed.

They appear in GTS. Now, normally if you input random words/Pokemon that don't exist, the GTS won't show them, but inputting their names are legit.
 
Why do you need Solar Beam on Heliolisk anyway? Surf covers similar types, and works better with Rain Dance and Dry Skin. Plus Heliolisk does not have the bulk to take advantage of Solar Power.
 
Hey, I have a question for people here.

First, keep in mind I don't plan to go all out competitive or anything. Also, consider my dedication to breeding limiting, being a thing I've never partook before for the same reasons it is limited now. I don't plan to breed any more of this Pokemon.

I'm making a decision between two Scythers I have (Will be a Scizor). Both are Adament Technician.

One has a max IVs in Attack, but has some dismal stats in defense and speed. Average or above average in everything else. Was told he was "above average" by the guy in Kiloude.

I have another that has max IVs in HP and speed. The attack IV is high teens (19 is the number I've been given via a gen 6 calculator). Defense is low twenties, and everything else is average. Been told he was "relatively superior".

Is it worth taking the "relatively superior" one despite the drop in Attack IV?

Thanks to anyone who answers. :)
 
How competitively viable is Zoroark? I love the design, enough that I'd like him to deserve a spot on my team.

If you're good at mindgames you can use him pretty well, but he's not going to take a single hit. If you want a straight up sweeper other Pokemon do it better, but he's perfectly workable.
 
That 12.5% female chance on Eevee is going to make getting a good female Vaporeon and Espeon painful...

That's how I feel about Togepi. It honestly sucks and I hate that they did it.

Oh yeah, and I'm also on that Pikachu train. Raichu has always been an awful design and I doubt a Mega evolution would save it. Pikachu for life. :D
 
Which podcasts do you suggest? I ran out and need to listen to more.

My weekly rotation is new episodes of Idle Thumbs, Tone Control, Giant Bomb, Bombing in the AM and bi-weekly episodes of 8-4 Play (games), I listen to a political podcast about Aussie politics called Something Wonky, two podcasts about China - a focused China History Podcast and a more random but still intelligent podcast called Sinica - a podcast about expats in Japan called Japanofiles, weekly The Bugle, weekly Night Vale, and I plug the gaps with This American Life, Dan Carlin's Hardcore History, and Planet Money.
 
I go to Route 14 to Horde EV train for attack. It's raining. So I go to Route 19 instead, but after one horde battle it starts to rain.
 
man i'm having a real good time just going through my pokedex and catching mons. Can listen to podcasts while on the train or whatever and I get to fill out my dex!

The Pokedex doesn't tell you where a Pokemon can be found unless you've already caught it, right? That kinda makes it a pain to go looking for specific Pokemon without looking it up.
 
Maybe I'm crazy but I wish they'd add in-game ways to change not only Ability but Natures and IVs. Genders aside. IVs at the very least.
Seems really archaic and not fun to have your favorite Pokemon permanently gimped/disadvantaged due to extremely low odds of ending up with what you need, or spending days breeding and tossing the rejects which doesn't seem like the spirit of things.

If they want uniqueness they should run with concepts like Vivillon, Furfrou and Pumpkaboo. Like allowing you to catch Pokemon in varying shades of color and sizes, and then customize them. /wishful thinking
 
woot battle 51 in super singles. Master showed up at 50 instead of 49 like in previous gens. Got 50 bp instead of 20 as well.

got a nice statue put up at the Maison's entrance. guess I'm doing doubles now.

I bred a perfect Gible earlier. I forgot this thing learns Outrage via move tutor or by egg move breeding. Oh well Fairy types fucked everything up so not getting locked to Outrage might be a good thing in the Maison. Running Dragon Claw instead.

also earned Grand Duchess title in the Chateau. 300K for Black Writ; I'll try it tomorrow and hope the price tag is worth it.
 
The Pokedex doesn't tell you where a Pokemon can be found unless you've already caught it, right? That kinda makes it a pain to go looking for specific Pokemon without looking it up.

It absolutely tells you where you can find it. But it won't tell you what kind of rods you'll need etc. (Though it does at least tell you 'use a rod')
 
It absolutely tells you where you can find it. But it won't tell you what kind of rods you'll need etc. (Though it does at least tell you 'use a rod')

Oh, that helps then.

And I didn't know that you need certain rods to catch certain Pokemon. I've just been using the best rod that I have.
 
woot battle 51 in super singles. Master showed up at 50 instead of 49 like in previous gens. Got 50 bp instead of 20 as well.

got a nice statue put up at the Maison's entrance. guess I'm doing doubles now.

I bred a perfect Gible earlier. I forgot this thing learns Outrage via move tutor or by egg move breeding. Oh well Fairy types fucked everything up so not getting locked to Outrage might be a good thing in the Maison. Running Dragon Claw instead.

also earned Grand Duchess title in the Chateau. 300K for Black Writ; I'll try it tomorrow and hope the price tag is worth it.

Dammnnn what kind of team did you run for Super Singles? I only made it up to round 22 before losing to confusion hax. -_-
 
I am having the toughest time picking a mega for my team. I wanted to have at least one in my crew, but none of the guys I'm using have a mega evo...

Why is there no Mega Nidoking? WHY!?
 
Is there a Masuda method or something in order to get a Reset Bag in Super Training? Because jeez.....
 
Anyone know a good strategy to money farming? I have a set of clothes I want but dem poke dollar prices! Also I know of course about amulet coin but I'd like some more fast methods :P
 
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Carbink was a fairy/rock wall of terror crushing foes.
Umbreon was a wall.
Gourgeist had the sexy Trick-or-Treat/Phantom Force combo.
Blaziken was turning Super-Saiyan all day.
Vespiquen and Chestnaught cleaned up the rest.

:p

It was a blast.
 
Why are people trying to sweep me with Garchomp in rotation battles.

Okay I just rotated to Greninja and STAB Ice Beamed you. OHKO. What now?
 
Not sure if I like what this IV breeding is doing to me.

"Oh, an Outstanding Potential Scyther/Scizor with perfects in Attack, Defense, and Special Defense, huh? If you'd only had a perfect in HP too." /aborts Scyther fetus.
 
That 12.5% female chance on Eevee is going to make getting a good female Vaporeon and Espeon painful...

I'm trying to Masuda Method an Eeevee (because I wanna try it at least once) and I just started. Out of the 16 I've hatched so far, 15 of them were male. XD

Anyone know a good strategy to money farming? I have a set of clothes I want but dem poke dollar prices! Also I know of course about amulet coin but I'd like some more fast methods :P

Go to Le Wow in Lumiose, Hibernal Avenue. Yes, you have to pay 100,000 to dine there, buuuuuut... Prize Money Lv. 3 + Amulet Coin = You make twice that back, and then you can sell the Balm Mushrooms you get after for a clean 100,000 too. I love Le Wow. You can break even or you can clean house with them.
 
I've been enjoying setting small daily goals for myself in this game. Like one day I decided to reset for a good Mewtwo. The next day I decided to breed a decent Marill. Next day I decided to reset on Zygarde. Etc etc. Helps me not get bored/overwhelmed.
 
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I'm desperately looking for a Lucky Egg. Mine was accidentally traded away. :(
 
I'm afraid my touch of OCD would kill me if future shiny Honedge doesn't have the stats I need. Max HP and DEF, but not ATK and SpD? I might explode from indecision.
You could always use Swords Dance to raise its Attack :)
I'm using a Shiny Raichu that's Above Average, but only has 31 IVs in SpA/Speed
 
I've been enjoying setting small daily goals for myself in this game. Like one day I decided to reset for a good Mewtwo. The next day I decided to breed a decent Marill. Next day I decided to reset on Zygarde. Etc etc. Helps me not get bored/overwhelmed.

I play like this as well and am really satisfied with the results (as long as they show up!).
 
Is there any way to see the Pokémon of people who challenge you before you accept their battle invite? I'm at the third town and just got my entire party one-hit by Mewtwo. *sigh*
 
Is there any way to see the Pokémon of people who challenge you before you accept their battle invite? I'm at the third town and just got my entire party one-hit by Mewtwo. *sigh*

My rule of thumb is the fancier hair/hat the stronger their Pokemon likely are. Vanilla = Weak. Always a risk though.
 
Finally got all my Ditto natures from the safari.. Finally. Naive nature took me like six hours. I now have about three boxes full of Dittos. Haven't taken half of them to the IV judge yet... But thank god I'm done. Can finally start breeding! I'm OCD and wanted to ensure I had all the natures on all the dittos.. x_x

In other news, I caught a shiny Minccino in Hekaton's safari :D

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Thanks! I'm pretty proud of it. I found a shiny blue psyduck in a horde early on in my game... Sigh. I dunno why I thought it was prudent to trade it for a Xerneas. lol he was so legit looking. /facepalm. So I've decided to keep the shinies I get from this point forward. :p
 
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