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[MidnightScott]

Do the starter Pokemon you you choose after beating all 16 gyms come with more moves than usual? I got a level 5 Bulbasaur off the GTS that has Solarbeam already, and it originated in "Kanto." Think it is hacked?

If it's parent had SolarBeam, I would assume it's a Egg Move. But it could also have a TM installed move too...

I bred my Houndoom in Diamond, and the baby Houndour inherited all 4 moves...Dark Pulse, Flamethrower, Sunny Day, and SolarBeam.

 

[Dabookerman]

Pro Tip

If you're stuck at Whitney and her dreaded Miltank.

Get a Gastly - make sure Miltank is her remaining Pokemon.. preferably - curse the cow. Enjoy!

 

[CornBurrito]

In the city with Sprout Tower, don't remember the name of it, there's a guy who will trade an you an Onix for a Drowsee. There is a patch of grass just south (?) of the city that has Drowzees. Easy-peasy.

I'm 100% sure it is for a Bellsprout.

Of course I am playing HG version. Maybe it is different in SS.

edit: Serebii confirms that I am right.

http://www.serebii.net/heartgoldsoulsilver/trade.shtml

Drowzee is for the Machop is Goldenrod which makes sense considering that Drowzee are found outside of Goldenrod, and nowhere near the Sprout Tower.

 

[Jet Grind Radio!]

I'm 100% sure it is for a Bellsprout.

Of course I am playing HG version. Maybe it is different in SS.

edit: Serebii confirms that I am right.

http://www.serebii.net/heartgoldsoulsilver/trade.shtml

Drowzee is for the Machop is Goldenrod which makes sense considering that Drowzees are found outside of Goldenrod, and nowhere near the Sprout Tower.

Yea, it was a Bellsprout. I was confusing it with the guy in Goldenrod who trades the Drowzee for the Machamp. >_>

 

[TheSeks]

What? Should I not accept peoples phone numbers? Nothing good comes out of it?

Some good comes out of it, but it's rare.:lol

 

[MemoirsofMimi]

So I'm having some trouble with Clair. I find her team to be pretty easy up until Kingdra hits the battlefield. Here's my current roster:

Level 36 Meganium
Level 36 Ampharos
Level 37 Gyarados
Level 36 Togetic
Level 28 Haunter

Should I raise my team some more?

And where can I find the stone to evolve Togetic?

 

[MidnightScott]

So I'm having some trouble with Clair. I find her team to be pretty easy up until Kingdra hits the battlefield. Here's my current roster:

Level 36 Meganium
Level 36 Ampharos
Level 37 Gyarados
Level 36 Togetic
Level 28 Haunter

Should I raise my team some more?

And where can I find the stone to evolve Togetic?

You can win it in a Bug Catching Contest. I got a friend online to give me one.

 

[MemoirsofMimi]

You can win it in a Bug Catching Contest. I got a friend online to give me one.

Does anyone have an extra stone?

 

[btkadams]

So I'm having some trouble with Clair. I find her team to be pretty easy up until Kingdra hits the battlefield. Here's my current roster:

Level 36 Meganium
Level 36 Ampharos
Level 37 Gyarados
Level 36 Togetic
Level 28 Haunter

Should I raise my team some more?

And where can I find the stone to evolve Togetic?

you should evolve your team up a couple levels and youll be fine. did you venture down the route below blackthorn? you can get some easy experience there.

 

[Butane123]

So I just got extremely lucky with a Chansey.

Level: 23
Nature: Calm
Ability: Natural Cure
Item: Lucky Egg
HP IV: 27-30
Special Defense IV: 25-29

 

[notsol337]

I just picked this up yesterday, and I am experiencing a high level of frustration.

It's not because of Whitney's Miltank, it went down easy.

It's not because of my pokewalker being finicky in counting my steps.

It's because no matter what I do to my router, I can't get my DSi connected to WFC. I can use the shop, I can use the web browser, but I can't use Nintendo WFC.

Screw you, Nintendo.

 

[MemoirsofMimi]

you should evolve your team up a couple levels and youll be fine. did you venture down the route below blackthorn? you can get some easy experience there.

Yes, I just did.

Can anyone help me evolve my Haunter and Togetic?

 

[Blizzard]

Have a look at this http://www.serebii.net/heartgoldsoulsilver/pokewalker-area.shtml#ruggedpath
When you send a Pokemon to a course, one Pokemon is picked from each of groups. In your case, you got Onix instead of Magby so it was impossible to get Magby with that Pokemon.

It almost feels like cheating to look at that, but thanks, that's very useful! I had been annoyed that I missed magby (only ever saw it once?), but now I see why...

And I just checked the phone number things myself. Wow. That's yet another thing where they polished some aspects of the game so much, and them omit something that would seem really obvious (like button control of autorun/walking). Oh well, I guess this means the phone book has enough space for everyone in the game. I've been adding everyone so far. At least I think you can just ignore phone calls and they don't do anything but bounce the icon unless they are plot phone calls.

 

[Nayishiki]

Does anyone have an extra stone?

I got one on Platinum, I can also help you evolve Haunter fc is 1505 7817 2308.

 

[overthehill99]

I just picked this up yesterday, and I am experiencing a high level of frustration.

It's not because of Whitney's Miltank, it went down easy.

It's not because of my pokewalker being finicky in counting my steps.

It's because no matter what I do to my router, I can't get my DSi connected to WFC. I can use the shop, I can use the web browser, but I can't use Nintendo WFC.

Screw you, Nintendo.

No DS games support WPA. Sure, the DSi does, but no DS games do.

 

[Fitz]

Some of the boards are impossible to win by logic, actually most of the boards seem to be about luck. I have been using this Voltorb Flip Helper. It does really well up until level 4 for me, but I haven't passed that level using this helper. Still, I have about 2,000 coins out of playing levels 1-3 a bunch of times.

Ah, thanks for that. Hopefully I should have enough coins for Thunderbolt tonight so I can carry on.

UPDATE: WOW, that is amazing, really damn useful tool!

 

[Magni]

You get access to Regigigas if you have Regirock, Regice, and Registeel in your party.
You get access to Regirock, Regice, and Registeel if you have Regigigas in your party.

What the fuck? :lol

 

[overthehill99]

You get access to Regigigas if you have Regirock, Regice, and Registeel in your party.
You get access to Regirock, Regice, and Registeel if you have Regigigas in your party.

What the fuck? :lol

You're suppose to either transfer your Regigigigigigigias over from D/P, or tranfer your Regirock, Regice, and Registeel over from R/S/E. That was the idea behind that.

 

[Magni]

You're suppose to either transfer your Regigigigigigigias over from D/P, or tranfer your Regirock, Regice, and Registeel over from R/S/E. That was the idea behind that.

Except you need the three Regis in D/P as well.. Stupid idea IMO, oh well.

 

[notsol337]

No DS games support WPA. Sure, the DSi does, but no DS games do.

I'm using WEP, and I set my transfer rate to one, my channel to 1 (and I tried 11) and all the other stuff I'm supposed to do according to Nintendo.

I'm kind of annoyed. I found instructions specific to my router, but they tell me to use options that don't exist in the new firmware. I guess I'm just SOL.

 

[OMG Aero]

You get access to Regigigas if you have Regirock, Regice, and Registeel in your party.
You get access to Regirock, Regice, and Registeel if you have Regigigas in your party.

What the fuck? :lol

The idea was that you transfer the three Regis from RSE to DPP in order to catch Regigigas.

The only way to catch the three Regis in 4th gen is by having an event Regigigas and this is only in Platinum. You can then take those three Regis to catch your own Regigigas that is level 1. Or if you don't have an event Regigigas, you can transfer the three Regis from RSE just like in Diamond or Pearl.
It isn't a catch 22 situation.

 

[upandaway]

You get access to Regigigas if you have Regirock, Regice, and Registeel in your party.
You get access to Regirock, Regice, and Registeel if you have Regigigas in your party.

What the fuck? :lol

Well, you can always take someone else's Regigigas (not sure if it works with one without the fateful encounter flag), catch the three Regi's, give it back, then catch your own Regigigas.

 

[TheSeks]

Anyone?

http://www.serebii.net/heartgoldsoulsilver/dailyevent.shtml

*insert smartass comment about looking at Serebii is hard, guys here*

 

[Merovin]

So my Pidgey just evolved, and I happen to see on serebii that it won't learn Wing Attack until level 37!? Time for you to be boxed Pidgeotto!

 

[Labombadog]

Is this worth picking up considering I played the crap out of the original Silver version? I'm in the mood for a pokemon game since I haven't played one for years.

Should I pick up Platinum instead?

Anybody care to answer?

thanks

 

[Dabookerman]

Anybody care to answer?

thanks

You loved Silver, you will love this. HG/SS are the complete Pokemon Package thus far.

 

[upandaway]

Yeah, go with Silver. You might wanna have the "hey I remember this! awesome!" experience than the "oh man all this new stuff and underground and things I don't understand because I skipped the 3rd gen I'm not comfortable".

 

[Firestorm]

I kind of dislike the whole IV/EV thing.#

It's interesting, but it doesn't promote the whole "be friends with your pokémon" etc. feelings that are meant to be portrayed in the storyline and anime.

What I tend to get is people laughing at you and belittling you for having "worthless" Pokémon without the best IVs, not to mention half of the Pokémon are considered pointless in competetive battling. So what if I want to keep my monferno without evolving it? I like it that way. :S

Wasn't there some guy in the anime who does the same thing? I remember Smogonites joking about how that guy felt like he was modelled after them :lol

The point of IVs is to help differentiate all Pokemon and make them "unique" as are natures. Since they're stat-based, they're obviously abused for this purpose. If Nintendo wants to emphasize this idea of trust and bond, they would make the natures change depending on how you used your Pokemon (much like EVs). IVs shouldn't exist at all imo as there's no strategy involved there. You want the highest in all stats unless you want a specific Hidden Power. EVs has absolutely nothing to do with your point as they're based on how you train your Pokemon. Breeding has no bearing on it.

Anybody care to answer?

thanks

SoulSilver will have the nostalgia factor as well as the social aspect of GAF playing with you. Platinum will give you a new experience. Maybe get Platinum if you enjoy SuckSilver.

 

[Pikachao]

The pokeathlon dome.

My honest first thought was that I'd travelled forward in time a few hundred years from old wooden villages to a huge dome with way too many spinning lights.

 

[MemoirsofMimi]

Where can I find a Master Ball to?

 

[MidnightScott]

I just picked this up yesterday, and I am experiencing a high level of frustration.

It's not because of Whitney's Miltank, it went down easy.

It's not because of my pokewalker being finicky in counting my steps.

It's because no matter what I do to my router, I can't get my DSi connected to WFC. I can use the shop, I can use the web browser, but I can't use Nintendo WFC.

Screw you, Nintendo.

The game itself only use WEP connections. :X

 

[Shiggie]

No leaf stone guys?

 

[upandaway]

The pokeathlon dome.

My honest first thought was that I'd travelled forward in time a few hundred years from old wooden villages to a huge dome with way too many spinning lights.

I was always more at home with Pokemon having crazy tech stuff than being about nature and organic designs.

Hell, I like it more when there's a big contrast between nature and futuristic stuff in the games. After all we are catching animals with machines.

Edit: Man all these people asking for items and I can't help anyone for at least a week. Sorry!

 

[Nayishiki]

Where can I find a Master Ball to?

You get one from Prof.Elm after you get the eight badges.

 

[Pikachao]

I was always more at home with Pokemon having crazy tech stuff than being about nature and organic designs.

Hell, I like it more when there's a big contrast between nature and futuristic stuff in the games. After all we are catching animals with machines.

Edit: Man all these people asking for items and I can't help anyone for at least a week. Sorry!

I guess I never really thought of pokeballs like that, but then again they are made from apricorns etc. which are natural...

I just imagine pokemon as really similar to our world but with cool creatures like this, kind of different evolved animals that we are at one with. That's why I can relate to it, it's so similar to real life but different just enough to be interesting. The Pokéathlon seems like really disconnected minigames tbh. :/

 

[Blizzard]

I already said this, but just to reiterate...Mr. Game and his tiny little building with free coins/prizes and NO ONE ELSE IN THE CITY THERE is creepy. I've only talked to one guy so far who actually visited it, and apparently got kicked out because he was too good. Maybe everyone else got kicked out as well...

My name is Mr. Game!
My heart pounds with excitement when people enjoy my Coin game!
In fact, that's what I live for! Go ahead and play it!
Make my heart pound with excitement!
Mr. Game: Show me how you play and make my heart pound with excitement!

I think he has some sort of fetish. ;_;

 

[MemoirsofMimi]

Would anyone mind taking my Gengar and training it for a bit? It's quite a few levels behind my other Pokemon and there aren't many trainers left to battle in Johto.

 

[Tranced Shadow]

Did we ever get officially told why we had the Game Corner replaced?

I figured it's because some ratings board finally went "Wait, gambling? Lol, no." (I know we in Europe lost the slot machines in Platinum), but is there a source?

 

[notsol337]

The game itself only use WEP connections. :X

Yeah, it's WEP and still not working. I'm kind of at a loss here.

 

[Harpuia]

Did we ever get officially told why we had the Game Corner replaced?

I figured it's because some ratings board finally went "Wait, gambling? Lol, no." (I know we in Europe lost the slot machines in Platinum), but is there a source?

yeah, my guess is because of Europe. It was quite disturbing going into the casino for the first time...I was all "AWESOME, Johto casino music, time to hit those slo- eh? Who's this old fart with the flashing table?"

 

[beje]

Gambling is a firm "+18" rating in Europe so I guess they decided to go the safe route instead of risking butchering the game in the last minute.

 

[Harpuia]

Gambling is a firm "+18" rating in Europe so I guess they decided to go the safe route instead of risking butchering the game in the last minute.

Couldn't they have turned the casino into a fun filled house full of fun games though. I find the lack of variety disturbing...

 

[Mafro]

I just picked this up yesterday, and I am experiencing a high level of frustration.

It's not because of Whitney's Miltank, it went down easy.

It's not because of my pokewalker being finicky in counting my steps.

It's because no matter what I do to my router, I can't get my DSi connected to WFC. I can use the shop, I can use the web browser, but I can't use Nintendo WFC.

Screw you, Nintendo.

I feel your pain. My DSi connects no problem to my WEP wireless connection, but I can't get any games to connect at all. I have to dig my old laptop out and use the Nintendo USB Wi-fi connector whenever I want to go online.

 

[upandaway]

Couldn't they have turned the casino into a fun filled house full of fun games though. I find the lack of variety disturbing...

HGSS have the most minigames out of any Pokemon yet, with the Pokeathlon. We lost one of 'em, one that either you have in Platinum, or you had in past Pokemon games.

And it's not that fun, either. I spent far more time in the Underground and I'll spend far more time in the Pokeathlon. I'm way indifferent about the loss of the slot machines.

 

[Ondore]

At least give the option to convert money to coins, though.

 

[mjc]

Would it be wise to use the first Master Ball on Lugia, or no?

 

[btkadams]

Would it be wise to use the first Master Ball on Lugia, or no?

you get more than one? and what game are you playing. if its soul silver and you're seeing him at lvl 45, just catch him with dusk/heavy/ultra balls. its easy if you can paralyze him and then get his health into the red. i think i used 2 balls.

 

[mjc]

you get more than one? and what game are you playing. if its soul silver and you're seeing him at lvl 45, just catch him with dusk/heavy/ultra balls. its easy if you can paralyze him and then get his health into the red. i think i used 2 balls.

I'm playing Silver. I have him paralyzed and he's down in the very very red, like a sliver of health left and he's resisting any and all methods of capture. I've gone through a good handful of dusk, ultra, and great balls. I don't have any heavy balls though...where do I buy those?

And I think I read somewhere that there's a second master ball in the top of Goldenrod's radio tower.

 

[JADS]

No leaf stone guys?

Can you trade online between Diamond and HG/SS? If so I have plenty of those on my Diamond game.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

you get more than one? and what game are you playing. if its soul silver and you're seeing him at lvl 45, just catch him with dusk/heavy/ultra balls. its easy if you can paralyze him and then get his health into the red. i think i used 2 balls.

I used two balls on your mom. HEY OH!