Picking Tepig because my friends are getting Oshawott and Snivy. I hate that its a Fire/Fighting because I dont do two of the same types on my team ever and I really wanted to use a Scrafty. I guess I'll just hope that he's either useful in competitive teams or Ill jst use him on my gray playthrough.
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Pokémon Black/White |OT2| International Edition
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Bentendo said:
Other than maybe some poster/map type of thing, I don't think so.
JohnTinker
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I will not buy this tomorrow
I will not buy this tomorrow
I will not buy this tomorrow
I will not buy this tomorrow
I will not buy this tomorrow
I will not buy this tomorrow
I will not buy this tomorrow
I will not buy this tomorrow
I will not buy this tomorrow
im sorry, school 
FTH said:
You'll need another Pokemon with it. And your starter will have to be Female, unless you have a Ditto. A Ditto can fill in for either gender.
As for what Pokemon it can breed with, you can trail and error it by seeing how they get along by talking to the Daycare Man (ie; they prefer other Pokemon, they won't breed). Or you can check out Serebii and see the Pokemon in the Egg Groups that match up with it. (Ground and Plant)
Merovin said:
Snivy ends up with the best speed out of all the starters, by far. But it is very weak early on compared to the others. You really need good TMs for it to be used fully, mostly Swords Dance and Leaf Blade (learned) naturally. The other two starters have much higher attacks in all regards right off the bat though, and don't even need to setup to deal damage (although they both can as well).
Snivy definitely needs a hand early on, and many people will opt for Grass types that can learn Sleep Powder/Spore.
Maybe it's because I wanted a quadrupedal, ground-type fire starter.OMG Aero said:
I don't know anymore. Snivy doesn't seem like a good Pokemon, I don't really like Tepig's evo line, and I've never really enjoyed Water starters outside of Swampert.
How is Oshawott in this game?
Oxx said:
Indeed, the item required to obtain Victini will only be available for a limited time, and might not appear again (ever). You'll likely be able to find someone willing to trade extra Victinis though (like me), who have extras from their Japanese copies.
PounchEnvy said:
Oshawott is the best in-game, in my opinion. He is right at the manageable speed margin for in-game for me, and he can serve as an HM slave while actually being able to attack with them (Waterfall, Surf, Strength, Rock Smash, Dive, Cut). He's the most powerful early on as well, with Razor Shell and Dewott's pretty powerful attack stats for a stage 2.
overthehill99
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I'm pretty sure today is the last day, so get yourself over to Gamestop.D-Pad said:Whoa! Deja vu...
Also I didn't know Celebi was required for that stupid event! I never got it.
My Amazon expected deliver date is Tuesday the 8th. I won't be able to play it until Thursday evening though because of a bunch of exams. It's gonna be so hard staring at it on my desk and not playing it for two days!
Also, I was planning on starting with Snivy because its final evo looks the coolest, but is he really that bad? I guess Oshawott would be my second choice because I don't want another fire/fight type. I really wish they had made Oshawott's evo a bipedal water/fight type otter and Tepig's final form a quadrupedal Fire/Ground boar.
Also, I was planning on starting with Snivy because its final evo looks the coolest, but is he really that bad? I guess Oshawott would be my second choice because I don't want another fire/fight type. I really wish they had made Oshawott's evo a bipedal water/fight type otter and Tepig's final form a quadrupedal Fire/Ground boar.
8BitsAtATime
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KingK said:
I feel your pain. I wish i had just gone to gamestop and preordered it.
EvilMario said:
I am quite looking forward to Leaf Blade. Should make things a lot better. What do you reckon? (And the rest of GAF?) Keep Snivy, or swap out for either Leavanny or Lillgant? Totally unsure what to do. I play to have that bug/electric thing as well, if that sways the decision in anyway.
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To help with the decision making, here is my planned team;
Obviously, the water guy will be decided dependent on whether or not fossils can still be held items this gen, will come from my Black version if so.
BannedEpisode
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Billychu said:
If I'm not mistaken, it is possible to obtain the .nds files that create the local wifi signals used in distribution events.
Possible anyway, not necessarily legitimately.
VoteForPedro
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Would this be a good first pokemon game? I've never played any except a bit of Blue back when I was a kid.
For a series that targets primarily kids I must admit I'm pretty overwhelmed by all the info in the OT.
For a series that targets primarily kids I must admit I'm pretty overwhelmed by all the info in the OT.
KirbYuuYuu
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Is there a list of Pokemon that currently appear in the DreamWorld? Any Gen 5ers? And how do I get these... Pokemon?
Crumpet Trumpet
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Apparently this is like a "rebirth" of Pokemon or some crap, so I think it'd be perfect for you. lolVoteForPedro said:
Victini makes me feel better about choosing Snivy :x
VoteForPedro said:
This would be as good as any title, maybe the best. It has incredible polish, access to nearly every Pokemon, and has a gigantic list of after game goodies to keep you coming back.
Pokemon can be enjoyed on many levels. There's a lot of 'hidden' information in the game that can make it very complex, and rewarding.. especially as a competitive metagame. It can be enjoyed just as easily in a casual nature though, as most people will take this route.
This is incredible. I'm loving this game. As others have said, everything things familiar yet brand new all at once. Massive leap from Red Just beat the first gym leader.
If I have one nitpick it's that the battle sprites of your own Pokemon are very pixelated, like they were designed to be the same size as the opponent's Pokemon for whatever reason. This I dislike, but it is a small complaint.
But UGH. Time to teach somebody cut. Hate this moment. Debating the pros and cons of just giving it to Snivy for now. It'd be a good normal-attack replacement for tackle, I guess; so not a total loss.
Just beat the first gym leader.If I have one nitpick it's that the battle sprites of your own Pokemon are very pixelated, like they were designed to be the same size as the opponent's Pokemon for whatever reason. This I dislike, but it is a small complaint.
But UGH. Time to teach somebody cut. Hate this moment. Debating the pros and cons of just giving it to Snivy for now. It'd be a good normal-attack replacement for tackle, I guess; so not a total loss.
Suairyu said:This is incredible. I'm loving this game. As others have said, everything things familiar yet brand new all at once. Massive leap from Red
If I have one nitpick it's that the battle sprites of your own Pokemon are very pixelated, like they were designed to be the same size as the opponent's Pokemon for whatever reason. This I dislike, but it is a small complaint.
But UGH. Time to teach somebody cut. Hate this moment. Debating the pros and cons of just giving it to Snivy for now. It'd be a good normal-attack replacement for tackle, I guess; so not a total loss.
Pro: Snivy has a very small movepool, but even more so early on. By the time you're ready to teach it more awesome moves, you'll have access to the Move Deleter. And then you're saving someone else from Cut.
Con: It's Cut.
I wouldn't teach Cut to your starter, from what I've heard, HMs in this game are primarily for optional stuff so it would just be a waste of a move slot until you get to the deleter.Suairyu said:This is incredible. I'm loving this game. As others have said, everything things familiar yet brand new all at once. Massive leap from Red
If I have one nitpick it's that the battle sprites of your own Pokemon are very pixelated, like they were designed to be the same size as the opponent's Pokemon for whatever reason. This I dislike, but it is a small complaint.
But UGH. Time to teach somebody cut. Hate this moment. Debating the pros and cons of just giving it to Snivy for now. It'd be a good normal-attack replacement for tackle, I guess; so not a total loss.
I'm at the fourth gym now and I haven't even seen any cut trees aside from the one in the Dreamyard so far.
KirbYuuYuu
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Snivy reminds me a lot about Piplup in terms of its movepool. It generally sucked raising the thing... until you got access to Bubblebeam, and Empoleon.
Still love Empoleon regardless. Penguins for life!
Still love Empoleon regardless. Penguins for life!
UberTag
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Normally I'm not a fan of water-based starters but Oshawott's got a few other things going for him that haven't been mentioned yet.
Most gens bring a zillion new water-based pokes to the equation but they seem comparably sparse this go around. If you exclude legendaries, there's only one more water Pokémon than fire. Even the cool looking crocodile isn't a Water-type.
And their special attacks are all underwhelming. The only new critter that matches up with a well-trained Samurott is Keldeo... and as an event giveaway who knows when he'll be attainable.
The other detail I'll mention is that if you're an anime afficionado, the only way you'll get to face Cilan in battle is by having Oshawott as your starter. Plus, your rivals get color coordinating monkeys if you go that route as well.
Most gens bring a zillion new water-based pokes to the equation but they seem comparably sparse this go around. If you exclude legendaries, there's only one more water Pokémon than fire. Even the cool looking crocodile isn't a Water-type.
And their special attacks are all underwhelming. The only new critter that matches up with a well-trained Samurott is Keldeo... and as an event giveaway who knows when he'll be attainable.
The other detail I'll mention is that if you're an anime afficionado, the only way you'll get to face Cilan in battle is by having Oshawott as your starter. Plus, your rivals get color coordinating monkeys if you go that route as well.
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