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Pokémon Heart Gold/Superior Silver |OT|
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Zod the Bear
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Dogenzaka said:Would someone be willing to help me transfer my event Pokemon over to SS? A little later, though, when I get that ability to do so in the game. But yeah. I need help. I only have one DS lol
I should be able to help.
Trainer ID: Jerec, Friend Code: 1333-9897-4395
Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
Dogenzaka said:
evos have stronger stats.
ColtraineGF
Member
Hey, neat little trick for those who don't remember which natures raise and lower which stats:
Look at the Stats screen for your Pokemon (the second tab after selecting Status, I think). If you look closely, two of the names for the stats (Attack, Defense, Speed, etc.) will be highlighted. The orange one is the stat being raised, and the blue one is the lowered one.
Difficult to notice, though...may have to tilt the DS a bit.
A Pokemon doesn't get better by keeping it in the same evolutionary stage. Only benefit is if there is some move it only learns at that stage, or if it learns moves earlier, or in the rare case where one or more of the base stats are better (e.g. Scyther)
Look at the Stats screen for your Pokemon (the second tab after selecting Status, I think). If you look closely, two of the names for the stats (Attack, Defense, Speed, etc.) will be highlighted. The orange one is the stat being raised, and the blue one is the lowered one.
Difficult to notice, though...may have to tilt the DS a bit.
Ah... depends. If a move you really like comes sooner, and you can't stand waiting a few levels to get it later, than sure, keep it a Cyndaquil. It won't matter much, until later (maybe).Dogenzaka said:
A Pokemon doesn't get better by keeping it in the same evolutionary stage. Only benefit is if there is some move it only learns at that stage, or if it learns moves earlier, or in the rare case where one or more of the base stats are better (e.g. Scyther)
Damn I'm really going through this game a lot faster than anticipated. I know 15 hours is a fair amount of time for only having the first six badges, but this will be the last game I can afford for the next several months probably. Maybe after I beat the Johto E4 I'll try to limit myself to 2 hours a day or something
Maaaaan this game is just so fucking good! I'm off to work now though for 5 pokeless hours At least I have my trusty Smeargle in my pokewalker to keep my company
yeah right
Maaaaan this game is just so fucking good! I'm off to work now though for 5 pokeless hours
At least I have my trusty Smeargle in my pokewalker to keep my company
Eteric Rice
Member
Is there a way to reset EVs in this game, or no?
Just picked this up an hour ago, it's bringing back so many fond memories of Silver (though I picked up HeartGold this time around).
A question: is there any way to invert the controls for lefties? The touchscreen interface seems like such a huge improvement, but I can't really make use of it.
A question: is there any way to invert the controls for lefties? The touchscreen interface seems like such a huge improvement, but I can't really make use of it.
Gamer @ Heart
Member
Wow. The pokewalker is alot more sensitive than i thought. I was shaking it like my digimon toy from so long ago and all it needs a just a small wave motion which is great.
Odious Tea
Member
PokeGAF: Onix or Geodude?
To the Cyndaquil trainer; evolved him, and buy him Fire Blast TM at Goldenrod for 5500$. It's the second (third if you count Eruption) Special based Fire move in the game, and Cyndaquil/Quilava/Typhlosion will basically run over everything with it.
I have a soft spot in my heart for Golem, but Steelix's Steel typing is definitely good at making it a tank. Golem has much better coverage with his attacks though, and is an all around awwwwesome looking Pokemon. Receiving Curse in HGSS is a plus too! As for Onix himself, not including Steelix, he's a total scrub and has 45 attack the same as PIDGEY. :lol
And by the way, I'm up to 9215 on my Pokewalker for the day. And this is a usual day for me; two dog walks, walking to and from the streetcar at home/work.
Odious Tea said:
I have a soft spot in my heart for Golem, but Steelix's Steel typing is definitely good at making it a tank. Golem has much better coverage with his attacks though, and is an all around awwwwesome looking Pokemon. Receiving Curse in HGSS is a plus too! As for Onix himself, not including Steelix, he's a total scrub and has 45 attack the same as PIDGEY. :lol
And by the way, I'm up to 9215 on my Pokewalker for the day. And this is a usual day for me; two dog walks, walking to and from the streetcar at home/work.
Odious Tea
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Welp. Looks like I'm leveling Geodude.Salaadin said:
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
I don't even know what my team is going to look like. I'm still waiting for Play-Asia to deliver my copy of Soul Silver.
In the meantime, here's a smiley wearing a bowler hat:
C|:-\
In the meantime, here's a smiley wearing a bowler hat:
C|:-\
Gamer @ Heart
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The best way to max out a pokemon (scizor) i know i will want as one of my elites without EVing and shit would be to to mate it and raise it correct? Does two sycthers make a beter baby scyther?
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Yep. At this rate, I get it a week early.Wiseblade said:
Breeding does generally give you better stats, but it doesn't really matter who its parents are as long as its mother was a scyther/scizor.Gamer @ Heart said:
Decide what moves you want (check its egg move list as well as its level-up and/or TM movepool) and breed what moves you can onto it when it hatches. Also, you might want to find out which stats you'll be prioritising and breed a huge clutch of them, picking out the one with the best IVs. This is all before you even once bring it out in a battle and will help to ensure that your eventual Scizor will be its best when you do EV train it.
Remember, its IVs don't need to be perfect, just high.
Another thing you'll need to do is work out which nature you want to give your Scizor. Each nature gives a boost in one stat and a handicap in another (or is neutral), so if you're serious about min-maxing your monster, try to make sure one (preferably both) of its parents has a desirable nature and is holding an everstone.
To speed up the hatching process, have a monster with magma body or similar special ability in your team (it has the side-effect of making eggs you're carrying hatch in half the steps).
Hmm I made it up to the Elite member before the Champ. Sigh i guess i need to grind my pokes a tad more.
Team so far is
Ampharos Lv38
Typhlosion Lv37
Noctowl Lv35
Ursaring Lv38
Lairon Lv36
Only thing i am missing is a strong water type and sadly my staryu was taking forever to train. Also there really are no great grinding places in this game i never noticed that in the japanese version.
Team so far is
Ampharos Lv38
Typhlosion Lv37
Noctowl Lv35
Ursaring Lv38
Lairon Lv36
Only thing i am missing is a strong water type and sadly my staryu was taking forever to train. Also there really are no great grinding places in this game i never noticed that in the japanese version.
SpinningFrog
Member
I can't say that I'm a huge fan of the new Voltorb Flip game. However, I do have 1000 coins now. Half way there.
Gamer @ Heart said:
These are the natures, and the order you should go for them in;
(1)Adamant (+Atk, -SpAtk)
(2)Brave (+Atk, -Speed)
(3)Impish (+Def, -SpAtk)
(4)Jolly (+Spd, -SpAtk)
Scyther belongs to the Bug egg group, and just as it sounds, it can breed with almost every bug around. The trick is having a Female Scyther (females determine species, and males determine what moves are passed down). If you don't have a female one, you can use a Ditto as a replacement for the Female, disgusting as it sounds. You can use the Everstone on the Female/Ditto to pass down the nature 50% of the time.
Thus, if you breed an Adamant Scyther, but it has Swarm, but you want Technician for Scizor's Bullet Punch, you have a much better shot at hatching Adamant natured ones if the female has an Everstone.
Scizor doesn't really need to be bred for any moves. Night Slash (or Pursuit), Swords Dance and X-Scissor are learned by level up, and Bullet Punch is a move that must be 'relearned'. He learns Roost as well, which can be handy.
Although you're going to ignore EV training, these are the Pokemon that will help him raise his attack. If you find a good Machop spawning spot, stick with it for a few minutes and you'll see his numbers rise next level up! http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-dp/attack.shtml
Good luck!
SpinningFrog
Member
Lkr said:
I figured I'd go for the most expensive Pokemon, Dratini first, then get Abra and whatever the other one was.
Lkr said:
You're going to waste a lot of experience on Togepi, but Togekiss is amazing (although you can't receive Togekiss until after you obtain the National Dex). Starter+Normal/Flying type is generally how most people roll early on.
Delio said:
So..
Gyarados from Lake of Rage didn't make the cut on the team for water type?
. Staryu/Starmie is an amazing Pokemon, but requires a hefty investment of TMs to make the most use of it. Psychic/Thunderbolt/Ice Beam/Surf runs through the entire game easily, but you could run Recover as well.
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Wait... you can't catch Abra north of Cerulean anymore?SpinningFrog said:
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Not if you've got something fast that has Mean Look and use a Speed Ball (I think that's what they're called).EvilMario said:
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
My personal favourite is a Parasect with Spore and False Swipe. Not really that great on Abras though, since Parasect is so damn slow.EvilMario said:
ShockingAlberto
Member
I use a Trapinch when Abra hunting.viciouskillersquirrel said:
Zod the Bear
Member
What's the best HM slave(s) to use in HG?