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[UltimateIke]

Kokonoe has to take off her 'Pokemon are friends not tools' cap when it comes to the actual game and discussion, but that is a good observation. -laughs-

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[Cute Dragon Here]

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*notices the HP count*

384?

 

[UltimateIke]

I'm a Gen I Arcanine. I don't have EV limits.

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

I'm a Gen I Arcanine. I don't have EV limits.

But can you hit 999?

 

[UltimateIke]

Nah. In the original two generations you could max EVs in every stat at the same time, but there was still a limit on how many an individual stat could take. So Arcanine's stats would be 384/319/259/299/259/289 at their highest.

That's why I bothered with the max HP detail.

 

[ffdgh]

so.....she would send out a perfect 31 iv and ev trained shiny Arcanine I assume?

 

[UltimateIke]

so.....she would send out a perfect 31 iv and ev trained shiny Arcanine I assume?

Haha! That's the idea! Her team was engineered in Pokésav a secret lab. Like Mewtwo's cloned Pokémon from the first movie.

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

I wonder how would Ike fare against Haxy.

 

[ffdgh]

What if they were rngd bred in a special way? :O

 

[UltimateIke]

I wonder how would Ike fare against Haxy.

Whoever was faster would OHKO the other. You could use Outrage or Earthquake, or I could use Outrage. First hit is the winner.

What if they were rngd bread in a special way? :O

She's the leader of a secret Pokémon crime syndicate. They don't have time for such precise mathematical calculations! Their clocks aren't even in sync!

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

What if they were rngd bread in a special way? :O

Mmm, bread for Pokémon hmm

I want to be faster than an Arcanine!

 

[ffdgh]

bread..... darn toast jumbled my head.

I want the strength of terrakion but we can't all have nice things.

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

Funny thing, if an Haxorus could be faster than an Arcanine, would it be hax?

 

[PK Gaming]

We should have like a GAF-Pokemon tournament where our favorite Pokemon duke it out via theoretical matchups.

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

We should have like a GAF-Pokemon tournament where our favorite Pokemon duke it out via theoretical matchups.

I want to see Haxorus VS everything. :3

 

[Korosenai]

Im looking to add a water pokemon to my team. Should I go with Starmie or Milotic?

 

[ffdgh]

Always starmie.
So good

 

[ScraftyDevil]

We should have like a GAF-Pokemon tournament where our favorite Pokemon duke it out via theoretical matchups.

I think we all know who'd win.

*condescendingly files nails*

 

[PK Gaming]

I think we all know who'd win.

*condescendingly files nails*

real talk: Scrafty is actually a strong contender. It's really bulky so only the fighting-type ,moves can risky OHKOing. Scrafty can just use the Dragon Dance + Hi Jump Kick (or coverage move) combo to come out on top. CB Haxorus might just win though...

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

real talk: Scrafty is actually a strong contender. It's really bulky so only the fighting-type ,moves can risky OHKOing. Scrafty can just use the Dragon Dance + Hi Jump Kick (or coverage move) combo to come out on top. CB Haxorus might just win though...

But then I would be stuck with one move.

 

[ffdgh]

real talk: Scrafty is actually a strong contender. It's really bulky so only the fighting-type ,moves can risky OHKOing. Scrafty can just use the Dragon Dance + Hi Jump Kick (or coverage move) combo to come out on top. CB Haxorus might just win though...

Decisions decisions.......Oh I know i'll use my choice band terrakion

 

[Cute Dragon Here]

I just noticed SD is not a Scrafty and isn't feeling festive.

 

[ScraftyDevil]

I just noticed SD is not a Scrafty and isn't feeling festive.

Christmastime ends on the 27th for me, and I decided to use an avatar that I've had in waiting for a while now. I'll probably be back tk my old jazz in a few days, so don't worry.

 

[gilljoy]

Definitely. I still keep my copies of Silver and Platinum around. I don't have B2W2 yet, but having Plat and HG or SS makes it easier to get most pokemon without having to do all kinds of stupid pal park transfer nonsense.

HG/SS (correct me if I'm wrong) is the only game with the running shoes on a toggle switch(!). I swear those games were made by geniuses and then they let tards run the asylum for BW.

Picked up a copy of Soul silver today need to beat that and black before I even buy black and white 2.

Anyone fancy some friendly games once I get setup?

 

[backlot]

Picked up a copy of Soul silver today need to beat that and black before I even buy black and white 2.

Anyone fancy some friendly games once I get setup?

Sure, I'd be up for a couple battles.

 

[Wichu]

Looks like there's a bug in the 4th gen games where under certain circumstances the shiny rate goes way up. I'm practically swimming in shiny Pokémon already and I'm only three hours into Pearl.

 

[backlot]

Looks like there's a bug in the 4th gen games where under certain circumstances the shiny rate goes way up. I'm practically swimming in shiny Pokémon already and I'm only three hours into Pearl.

Is there any way to repeat the bug? Do you have any idea how you did it?

 

[Wichu]

Is there any way to repeat the bug? Do you have any idea how you did it?

It's due to the way Cute Charm works outside of battle. Using a Cute Charm lead is supposed to make wild Pokémon have a 2/3 chance of being the opposite gender - however, the way the game does this screws with the shiny rates.

Assume the Pokémon with Cute Charm is male (so female Pokémon are more common):

In 2047/2048 save files, the effect is to cut the shiny rate by 1/3 (the Pokémon affected by Cute Charm will never be shiny).
But in the remaining 1/2048 saves, the effect is the opposite - the chance is increased. In 1/4 of those (1/8192), every Quirky-natured Pokémon affected by Cute Charm will be shiny, giving a 2/3 * 1/25 = 2/75 chance of finding a shiny.
In the other 3/4 of those 1/2048 (so 3/8192), any one of eight different natures will do, giving a 2/3 * 8/25 = 16/75 = 21.3% chance of a given wild Pokémon being shiny.

If the Pokémon with Cute Charm is female, the 1/2048 chance is different per gender ratio (there are 4 different gender ratios, so you have a 1/512 chance of it working with one of them).
This obviously limits which Pokémon it works on, so getting lucky and having a save file which works for males is better (since it will work for wild Pokémon with any gender ratio).

If you get this trick to work, then any shinies you get out of it will be limited to a few different natures:
Hardy/Lonely/Brave/Adamant/Naughty/Bold/Docile/Relaxed (16/75 chance of a shiny)
Impish/Lax/Timid/Hasty/Serious/Jolly/Naive/Modest (16/75 chance of a shiny)
Mild/Quiet/Bashful/Rash/Calm/Gentle/Sassy/Careful (16/75 chance of a shiny)
Quirky (2/75 chance of a shiny; obviously inferior but still better than 1/8192)

So dust off your 4th gen games, and see if you have one of those 5/2048 save files (the gender/gender ratios it works for are mutually exclusive; if it works for males it won't work for females etc)!

Note that this only works for wild Pokémon of variable genders (i.e. it won't work for most legendaries).

 

[backlot]

So it won't work for most save files then? Still that's pretty interesting. Maybe I'll check out my old games.

 

[Busaiku]

Gamefreak will switch Arcanine and Flareon's stats and movepool next gen.
And they'll also swap Special Attack and Speed.

Like they actually meant to do all along, but just forgot, but now they know better.

 

[Sora_N]

Trying to finish off main story for White (did not really enjoy this game that much tbqh).

Darmanitan (just evolved)
Samurott
Scrafty
Eelektrik
Excadrill
Gigalith

Average level is about level 40. I really hate Gigalith, and would like to replace him. I haven't touched the game for 2 months until this morning and I evolved Darumaka on the way to work. Any recommendations on what I could replace Gigalith that may benefit my team? I apparently got all 8 badges already (barely remember) so just need to get a better team put together and move on through E4, etc.

 

[PK Gaming]

So dust off your 4th gen games, and see if you have one of those 5/2048 save files (the gender/gender ratios it works for are mutually exclusive; if it works for males it won't work for females etc)!

Note that this only works for wild Pokémon of variable genders (i.e. it won't work for most legendaries).

how do i figure out it my gen IV is one of those special 5/2048 save files? Do I just have to brute force it and hope that my game produces a shiny?

 

[Korosenai]

Would anyone be willing to trade a cyndiquil? Would be much appreciated. I can offer a lvl. 1 adamant/technician scyther, would be good for getting a beast Scizor.

 

[ColtraineGF]

Gimme a sec, I'll see what I can do.

*pulls out bicycle*

 

[ColtraineGF]

Okay, got em coolin' on the windowsill.

3739-8842-7058

 

[Chet Rippo]

That's not how I remember it! I thought I was the one who requested it in the IRC?

 

[Korosenai]

Okay, got em coolin' on the windowsill.

3739-8842-7058

That was fast

Friend code: 0003-4749-6878

I'll go ahead and go to the wifi room.

 

[ColtraineGF]

Alright, got it - on standby.

 

[stn]

Guys, question. Say I have one DS but want to trade my Platinum pokes into White 2. How reputable are those trading websites that exist? I won't lose my Pokes, right? I got a 3DS XL for Christmas but I'd rather return it and stick with my DS Lite. There's just nothing else I like on the 3DS.

Thanks.

 

[ffdgh]

Guys, question. Say I have one DS but want to trade my Platinum pokes into White 2. How reputable are those trading websites that exist? I won't lose my Pokes, right? I got a 3DS XL for Christmas but I'd rather return it and stick with my DS Lite. There's just nothing else I like on the 3DS.

Thanks.

It makes an exact clone. 100% safe.

 

[gosox333]

Decided to give breeding a try over the past couple days. I've always known about IV's, but I never actually thought about dealing with them. Well, four hours worth of playtime and five boxes of litwicks later, and I know IV's better than anybody should want to

(Not gonna post the pic directly, since it's kinda big)

I wanted perfects in HP, Special Attack, and Speed. I was willing to stop whenever I got all three, so the pretty decent defenses are a bonus.

 

[ffdgh]

Decided to give breeding a try over the past couple days. I've always known about IV's, but I never actually thought about dealing with them. Well, four hours worth of playtime and five boxes of litwicks later, and I know IV's better than anybody should want to

(Not gonna post the pic directly, since it's kinda big)

I wanted perfects in HP, Special Attack, and Speed. I was willing to stop whenever I got all three, so the pretty decent defenses are a bonus.

You might want to link your save to your account. Your link is unenviable lol.

 

[gosox333]

You might want to link your save to your account. Your link is unenviable lol.

What does linking my save do?

 

[UltimateIke]

What does linking my save do?

It's giving you a chance to claim your Pokémon before it adds it to the site for everyone to see and download.

 

[ffdgh]

Basically it'll save every pokemon you upload to your account for future use Like this

 

[gosox333]

Oh, that's cool. Thanks guys.

 

[ScraftyDevil]

 

[injurai]

ya, but they at least need more dual region or dual league games.

G/S/HG/SS prove its works perfectly. It actually gives pokemon lvl 60-100 something to do.

 

[BuggyDClown]

ya, but they at least need more dual region or dual league games.

G/S/HG/SS prove its works perfectly. It actually gives pokemon lvl 60-100 something to do.

Oh man, I really want Gen VI to be the same way including Unova as the second region.

 

[Professor Beef]

As long as the level curve doesn't shoot into the stratosphere like the post-game of Black/White, I'm ok with more stuff.