Metroid Killer
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Grow them yourself. Erm my mom bought some for me, otherwise they are on a lot of pokewalker courses.Jeels said:
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Pokémon Heart Gold/Superior Silver |OT|
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CornBurrito
Member
The Battle Factory is so fun. I love using such random Pokemon.
Crumpet Trumpet
Banned
The same thing happened to me Trojita. I never got it fixed though, I opted for Gorilla Glue instead :lol Now I have a ghetto ass DS.
CruxisMana
Member
Trojita said:
The exact same thing just happened to my brothers laptop. Creepy.
I dunno whether to splurge on a DSi when I pick this up on friday. Still chugging along with my launch day Phat.
i actually dig voltorb flip, but i feel like the things you can buy with the coins are way too expensive. what are the things you can ONLY get in the game corner? i wanna buy them and not waste coins on otherwise obtainable items/pokemon. my friend got a sandshrew in his pokewalker and i have an abra, is dratini only available in the game corner?
Ouch. :/ Pictures/stories like that are why I'm glad I kept my DS phat. The DS Lite isn't bad of course but it seems really fragile from what I've heard. Cracked hinges, detached screens, etc.
The DS phat though, those things are built awesomely. Ugly as hell though. How are the DSi XLs? I was hoping they'd be more like the phat than the Lite but I dunno.
The DS phat though, those things are built awesomely. Ugly as hell though. How are the DSi XLs? I was hoping they'd be more like the phat than the Lite but I dunno.
btkadams said:
Serebii says... no that isn't the only place.
Aigis said:
That they are, I've dropped my original silver DS all kinds of places, it's been with me around the globe multiple times, I've lost my charger and bought a new one multiple times over the years, and it's still going strong.
CornBurrito
Member
Trojita said:
Perhaps your Onyx was a bit overzealous in trying out that new move.
Trojita said:
Nintendo will repair it for less than the cost of a new one. Just call them for prices.
You can also buy a new outer casing from DX if it's just the case that broke, and then put the guts into it.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.7276
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.14608
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.18525
Etc.
The good thing about ordering a replacement housing, is that they have cool ones like the Final Fantasy one above.
ColtraineGF
Member
Don't use him...get a Lanturn instead. <3 Lanturn.Jeels said:
Man i've run into Tauros, Milktank, even Farfetch'd (which I didnt know you could find wild) and still no Snubbull.
On the bright side, now i've got a decent natured Tauros named Kujata
Before its over with, combined with what i've got on Plat, I think i'll have a decent variety of monsters I want to train.
On the bright side, now i've got a decent natured Tauros named Kujata
Before its over with, combined with what i've got on Plat, I think i'll have a decent variety of monsters I want to train.Jeels said:
Horribly outclassed in every aspect by almost every other water Pokemon. Rock/Water is a great offensive type (Kabutops), but a horrible defensive type, which is what Corsola really wants to be.
However, Corsola is an awesome Pokemon for the 'lolz because we're too cool team', along with Farfetch'd, Delibird, Luvdisc, and a few other select Pokemon.
upandaway said:
I've been ordering from them for many years with no issues. CAG should have some threads on them. They have good customer support too, so if something doesn't show up, or shows up damaged, they usually just replace it no questions asked.
In regards to moving the guts, I'd say it's not hard. You only need a triwing, and DX sells those for about a buck. You may also need a regular screwdriver for some of the screws inside, but really, it's not hard.
Easystride
Member
What level would you guys recommend I evolve Vulpix into Ninetails? Mine is level 33. Looking at its moves learned by leveling, I don't see much that stand out, but I thought I should ask.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Please do. I love huge nerdposts.kzn said:
Wall of Text:
First, the disclaimer: Unless I have missed something, which I doubt, most of the sets you will see after levels 1 and 2 cannot be resolved without guessing at some point. Sometimes, and more commonly as the levels increase, you will be faced with sets that are impossible to even get started on without a fairly low-odds guess.
That said, none of the guesses are completely unguided, and the first two levels are typically completely solvable. The general idea relies on the fact that you do not need to expose anything but 2s or 3s to max your reward and clear a board, so the 'value' of flipping a square with a 1 is essentially identical to the value of flipping a Voltorb.
The way this works is to render some rows/columns 'dead', in the sense that none of the squares on them will increase your ability to win.
Thus, at the start, especially on early sets, you will be faced with at least one row that is either dead or completely safe. Dead rows (without having flipped anything on them yet) are rows where the row/column numbers total to 5 (i.e. 4 total/1 voltorb, 3/2, 2/3, and so forth). Safe rows are obvious (no voltorbs). A 5 total/0 voltorb row is essentially dead, but it takes less work to flip the whole thing than it does to mark it as dead so you might as well flip it.
So, to start with, mark any row that is dead with whatever memo you like, and you can safely ignore that row/column for the rest of the game. This will leave you with either a row/column of flipped squares or one/two dead rows. In the former case, you generally have a better shot at winning than in the latter.
In the former case, you will hopefully have flipped a 2 or 3 (or, if you're really lucky, multiples/both). Any row/column in which you have flipped a 2 or a 3 needs to be re-checked to see if there is any way that row/column can contain another 2 or 3 - if it cannot, it is dead. So, for example, if you flip a 3 on a 6/1, that row needs to get 3 more to reach the total, and it needs a Voltorb, in 4 remaining squares - so it is dead, because it must be 1/1/1/Voltorb. Likewise, a 2 on a 5/1 renders that row dead. A 2 on a 6/1 does not help, and so forth.
In the latter case, and/or if you flipped a 2/3 but it didn't render a row dead, you need to guess to get started. The highest probability guesses are where high-total/low-voltorb rows intersect with high-total/low-voltorb columns (a 7/1 intersecting with a 9/1, for example). None of these guesses will ever be perfect, which is where the frustration comes in - you will flip Voltorbs on your first flip sometimes, and it will piss you off.
This will generally get you a sufficient number of flips on most sets that you wont be reset to a lower level (you get reset to Level X where X is the number of squares you flipped until you flip more than your current level). On later levels, you will typically end up faced with guesses midway through the game and very late.
In some cases, you can further narrow guesses down by figuring out if a row/column needs, say, a 3 somewhere but the column/row you are planning on intersecting it on cannot work with a 3. I am not, however, sold on how effective this is given the time it took me at least - if you aren't good at mental arithmetic, you should probably just ignore this until later levels. Getting reset to level 1 from 2 isn't a big deal, but from level 6 it is.
This will relatively consistently allow you to get to levels 5-6, where the coin winnings are sufficient to make quick progress towards high coin totals.
One thing to avoid is falling into the trap of treating Voltorbs identically to 1's - you will still run into cases where you can establish that a given square must be a Voltorb, and it is worth checking if that covers all the Voltorbs on the intersecting rows/columns - but this is quite rare.
One thing I am not sure about is the efficacy of guessing based on intersections of high totals, or intersections of low Voltorbs - the general rule of thumb I ended up following was to guess at intersections of low Voltorbs when I was at risk of resetting to a lower level, and to guess at intersections of high totals in all other cases.
If anything above needs clarification I'll try.
First, the disclaimer: Unless I have missed something, which I doubt, most of the sets you will see after levels 1 and 2 cannot be resolved without guessing at some point. Sometimes, and more commonly as the levels increase, you will be faced with sets that are impossible to even get started on without a fairly low-odds guess.
That said, none of the guesses are completely unguided, and the first two levels are typically completely solvable. The general idea relies on the fact that you do not need to expose anything but 2s or 3s to max your reward and clear a board, so the 'value' of flipping a square with a 1 is essentially identical to the value of flipping a Voltorb.
The way this works is to render some rows/columns 'dead', in the sense that none of the squares on them will increase your ability to win.
Thus, at the start, especially on early sets, you will be faced with at least one row that is either dead or completely safe. Dead rows (without having flipped anything on them yet) are rows where the row/column numbers total to 5 (i.e. 4 total/1 voltorb, 3/2, 2/3, and so forth). Safe rows are obvious (no voltorbs). A 5 total/0 voltorb row is essentially dead, but it takes less work to flip the whole thing than it does to mark it as dead so you might as well flip it.
So, to start with, mark any row that is dead with whatever memo you like, and you can safely ignore that row/column for the rest of the game. This will leave you with either a row/column of flipped squares or one/two dead rows. In the former case, you generally have a better shot at winning than in the latter.
In the former case, you will hopefully have flipped a 2 or 3 (or, if you're really lucky, multiples/both). Any row/column in which you have flipped a 2 or a 3 needs to be re-checked to see if there is any way that row/column can contain another 2 or 3 - if it cannot, it is dead. So, for example, if you flip a 3 on a 6/1, that row needs to get 3 more to reach the total, and it needs a Voltorb, in 4 remaining squares - so it is dead, because it must be 1/1/1/Voltorb. Likewise, a 2 on a 5/1 renders that row dead. A 2 on a 6/1 does not help, and so forth.
In the latter case, and/or if you flipped a 2/3 but it didn't render a row dead, you need to guess to get started. The highest probability guesses are where high-total/low-voltorb rows intersect with high-total/low-voltorb columns (a 7/1 intersecting with a 9/1, for example). None of these guesses will ever be perfect, which is where the frustration comes in - you will flip Voltorbs on your first flip sometimes, and it will piss you off.
This will generally get you a sufficient number of flips on most sets that you wont be reset to a lower level (you get reset to Level X where X is the number of squares you flipped until you flip more than your current level). On later levels, you will typically end up faced with guesses midway through the game and very late.
In some cases, you can further narrow guesses down by figuring out if a row/column needs, say, a 3 somewhere but the column/row you are planning on intersecting it on cannot work with a 3. I am not, however, sold on how effective this is given the time it took me at least - if you aren't good at mental arithmetic, you should probably just ignore this until later levels. Getting reset to level 1 from 2 isn't a big deal, but from level 6 it is.
This will relatively consistently allow you to get to levels 5-6, where the coin winnings are sufficient to make quick progress towards high coin totals.
One thing to avoid is falling into the trap of treating Voltorbs identically to 1's - you will still run into cases where you can establish that a given square must be a Voltorb, and it is worth checking if that covers all the Voltorbs on the intersecting rows/columns - but this is quite rare.
One thing I am not sure about is the efficacy of guessing based on intersections of high totals, or intersections of low Voltorbs - the general rule of thumb I ended up following was to guess at intersections of low Voltorbs when I was at risk of resetting to a lower level, and to guess at intersections of high totals in all other cases.
If anything above needs clarification I'll try.
lordfroakie
Member
Which bug pokemon should I use? Pineco or Heracross?
War Peaceman
You're a big guy.
Ant tips on finding a Heracross? I've been bashing trees on Route 33 for ages and can only seem to find Spearows and Aipoms.
silverbullet1080
Banned
I'm planning my team out to be: Feraligatr, Ninetails, Pidgeot, Umbreon. I can't think or anyone else I want to add, suggestions?
lordfroakie
Member
vcassano1 said:
Try the trees near a mountain.
silverbullet1080
Banned
Fuck me, firestones are hard to get ;_;
I dunno if this has been posted or not yet, but for those of you who need some help with Voltorb Flip: http://voltorbflip.lanowen.com/voltorb.php
Gamer @ Heart
Member
Safari Zone is a bitch and a half. I feel so completely powerless against these pokemon.
Gamer @ Heart
Member
Wiseblade said:
I really liked him in my original gold playthrough, but heracross is a complete washout against the one type bug pokemon are really useful against, psychics.
CornBurrito
Member
Jokey665 said:
Thanks a bunch dude. Awesome link.
Kad5 said:
Eh... mine has been lackluster to say the least. I'd rather have a Gengar/Kazam. However, he does hit decently on both sides of the spectrum, and he is sturdy enough to set up screens for the tougher battles.
edit: It actually learns Nasty Plot at level 55. That makes it potentially stronger than Alakazam, Slowbro, and Gengar.
With Hypnosis/Nasty Plot/Psychic/Focus Blast (or Shadow Ball) he can be a fine sturdy sweeper.
where is the person that takes Heart Scales? Blackthorn?
CornBurrito
Member
Could someone post the "official" order you are supposed to challenge the Kanto gym leaders in?
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Fuck yeah, League Champ.
Typhlosion lv39
Togekiss lv39
Sudowoodo lv37
Espeon lv39
Gyarados lv39
Dragonair lv37
I make it to the champ with only 1 revive left and think "Well, shit." Used 2 X Attacks, 1 X Speed, a Dire Hit, and pretty much everything else in that item pocket on Gyarados to steamroll him. If there was ever a time to use those items, it was now.
Typhlosion lv39
Togekiss lv39
Sudowoodo lv37
Espeon lv39
Gyarados lv39
Dragonair lv37
I make it to the champ with only 1 revive left and think "Well, shit." Used 2 X Attacks, 1 X Speed, a Dire Hit, and pretty much everything else in that item pocket on Gyarados to steamroll him. If there was ever a time to use those items, it was now.
Out of curiosity, has anyone else been recording their Pokewalker step statistics? Seems like it'd be an interesting thing to share in the thread.
Day 1 - March 14 - 10,139 Steps
Day 2 - March 15 - 8,761 Steps
Day 3 - March 16 - 6,642 Steps
Day 4 - March 17 - 10,817 Steps
Day 5 - March 18 - 6,921 Steps
Day 6 - March 19 - 9,871 Steps
Day 7 - March 20 - 7,608 Steps
Day 8 is almost over and I haven't even crossed 3,000 yet... clearly I've been slacking off today.
Day 1 - March 14 - 10,139 Steps
Day 2 - March 15 - 8,761 Steps
Day 3 - March 16 - 6,642 Steps
Day 4 - March 17 - 10,817 Steps
Day 5 - March 18 - 6,921 Steps
Day 6 - March 19 - 9,871 Steps
Day 7 - March 20 - 7,608 Steps
Day 8 is almost over and I haven't even crossed 3,000 yet... clearly I've been slacking off today.
I totally laughed at the fact that I just met Raikou when I started up my gaming and was surfing on some water. That was extremely lucky and it's sort of funny imagining meeting Raikou in middle of a body of water. :lol
Too bad I was so underpowered and probably too slow. I've met both Entei and Raikou and why is it I can somehow paralyze them before they leave? In the original versions you had to be fast enough to even land a hit.
Too bad I was so underpowered and probably too slow. I've met both Entei and Raikou and why is it I can somehow paralyze them before they leave? In the original versions you had to be fast enough to even land a hit.
overthehill99
Member
Ehh it's a Sunday. My average has been around 13,000 (with a whooping 23,000 yesterday alone), but today I have 2,700.vid said: