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Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |OT| Hoenn Finally Confirmed
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PreyingShark
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Fire Blast -> Roost, this means you need a new Mence though since you no longer need naive. However, you want a +Attack nature anyways. DDers should always be +Attack nature, preferably adamant. The reason for Roost is because it helps against annoying things. Also, Fire Blast can miss and then you're boned.
As for Starmie... I would personally switch it out for a bulky water like Suicune. I know, Suicune requires SRing, but it's amazing and totally worth it.
Gentle Rodriguez
Member
So basically play way more defensive, seems like a good plan. My Salamence has ass IV's anyway so I might as well breed a legit one.
I joined the fun too! This is as good as my list is getting. Some of those types were painful to chose from.
In the maison, I found Pokemon like Alakazam and Greninja to be invaluable because they offer so much coverage.
In the maison, I found Pokemon like Alakazam and Greninja to be invaluable because they offer so much coverage.
The Shadow Knight
Member
Breeding Eevee is quite a bit of a pain, what with the 12.5% female chance and all but it seems the RNG took pity on me:
Eevee - Modest - Anticipation - 31/0/31/30/31/30 - HP Fire
Specs Sylveon is now go!
Eevee - Modest - Anticipation - 31/0/31/30/31/30 - HP Fire
Specs Sylveon is now go!
PreyingShark
Member
But like, Suicune is so, so awesome. You pretty much just use Calm Mind to make it into a monster, Rest to heal away the damage, and then destroy things with Scald. For the last move you usually go Icy Wind or Substitute. Usually it's Bold with EVs in HP and Defense and a little Speed since Calm Mind boosts the other two relevant stats so much. It's pretty consistent as long as you take into account the probability of a critical hit.
Greninja's a good pick too, though. As for Alakazam, that wouldn't help with his Umbreon problem.
But like, Suicune is so, so awesome. You pretty much just use Calm Mind to make it into a monster, Rest to heal away the damage, and then destroy things with Scald. For the last move you usually go Icy Wind or Substitute. Usually it's Bold with EVs in HP and Defense and a little Speed since Calm Mind boosts the other two relevant stats so much. It's pretty consistent as long as you take into account the probability of a critical hit.
Greninja's a good pick too, though. As for Alakazam, that wouldn't help with his Umbreon problem.
I love Suicune, but getting a good one is a pain in the ass while there's plenty of alternatives that work just as well.
If I had a good one, I wouldn't be saying this >.>
I also run Focus Blast on my Alakazam because I love living on the edge. Let's see an Umbreon survive that!
It can also run Dazzling Gleam to deal with Umbreon, but that's just not as exciting
Jimnymebob
Member
Shoutouts to Magneton, Slowbro, Onix, Snorlax, Hitmonlee, and Heracross, too.
I just realised how Gen I heavy my chart is. I definitely like the Pokemon in that Gen the best, but aside from Gen IV, where I can count my favourites/the ones that aren't terrible on both hands, I like Pokemon from all of them, especially Gen II and VI.
Steel and Dark were hard to choose from, and Slowbro is my favourite Psychic type, but I class him too much as a Water Pokemon, if that makes any sense.
PreyingShark
Member
Hey Gentle Rodriguez, I have a Bold Suicune I caught with 31/31/X/31/27/29 IVs that I have no intention of using that I'll give you if you want it. It's not cloned or anything, either. :3 (I use one from SS for the Maison and have both OR and AS so I can farm more Suicune whenever)
Just for you Azuran, because of the horrible things you've done to me in MK8. ^_^
I am working on getting the right natures for my legendaries and I wanted to ask about regirock. He seems like a tank so I want a nature to boost his Def/SpD. Most of the guides indicate either Careful (+SpD) or Impish (+Def). Since Regirock already has high Def, is there much benefit from boosting it further or should I increase his SpD?
PreyingShark
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Do you want its SpD to be higher than 252 SpD EVs would get you to with an Impish nature?
The rule of natures is that you only boost a stat that isn't the Pokemon's highest one if you can't reach the desired value in that stat otherwise. You maximize your overall stat total that way. In this case, Impish gives 20-something points while Careful only gets you like half that, so you shouldn't go Careful unless you have to.
KnightBuster
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At 855 flags and it is going sooooo slow. The most extra flags I got today was two. Two extra flags. I need people who hunt flags pls
I get 30 flags a day myself, but no one I know is flag-hunting, so I share your pain. I only JUST got Silver Rank too. At 107. :\
PreyingShark
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Seriously? I went from 850-ish to 1K in... a day and a half I believe.
Poor MicH.
Poor MicH.
There we go, over 35 people deleted from my 3DS friend list that I haven't seen months or don't know who the hell they are when I google their FC. The only people that manage to survive are GAFers, and people who have unique friend safaris with hidden abilities that I can't catch anywhere else.
It feels so good to have some free space again.
It feels so good to have some free space again.
Thanks for that, I have seen a few Impish builds, but they never say why they build like that and reading your explanation makes sense. It does seem effective to use the EVs for SpD and use impish to boost Def.
PreyingShark
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Got a 31/X/30/31/27/31 Timid legendary. Was going for HP Ice.
It's HP Dragon.
...I'm going to go figure out the name for my Fox amiibo now.
It's HP Dragon.
...I'm going to go figure out the name for my Fox amiibo now.
razgriz417
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Thinking about getting either ruby or sapphire (leaning sapphire) tomorrow at BB with the B1get1 40%, anyone have a link of a list of the pokemon/story differences between the 2 versions? Any preferences between the two versions in this thread? I skipped over the ruby/sapphire games growing up
I'm loving my luck in Omega Ruby. I got a shiny Slakoth randomly like an hour into playing on day one, a shiny Reshiram after only ten resets, and I just hatched a shiny Bagon after twenty eggs (I was in the middle of trying to get to a perfect IV one, of course it gets only one perfect IV even though its parents are quad-perfect ones, but she got perfect attack at least and I love her <3).
Spinosaurus
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exclusive mon
http://www.serebii.net/omegarubyalphasapphire/exclusives.shtml
Story differences...i got nothin.
You shouldn't have posted this on GAF. Now prepared to spent days when you SR for the next legendary on your list.
So true...I'm past 1500+ resets and this freaking tiger refuses to appear shiny.
The only shiny legendary besides the stupid locked ones I wanted was Reshiram, which I've already got!
razgriz417
Member
Yesssssss. Shiny Reshiram is like an angel sent from above!
Biggest and most important differences here:
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire
Safe Search doesn't matter, but off leads to a more in-depth and educated decision
Hmm the original colors makeh shelly look like a wario ware character...or captain syrup a bit.
dakkumauji
Member
Well this took a whole lot more time than I expected.
Mostly followed only picking them based off their primarily type expecting Flying types since there's only like 4 of them.
Spinosaurus
Member
I'd like to imagine that she has a Mega Glalie called Wario
HypnoDarkrai
Member
Congrats Macka! You're nightmare is over.
Spinosaurus
Member
Congrats!
MaximumSpider
Banned
Wait, DexNav shiny chaining is a thing?
MasterSheen
Member
Finally back from my trip outta town. Now to get back into AS and catch that Regigi-
*already nighttime*
Why did GF have to make catching these legendaries so damn convoluted? Getting to Regigigas is especially ridiculous
*already nighttime*
Why did GF have to make catching these legendaries so damn convoluted? Getting to Regigigas is especially ridiculous
NormalFish
Banned
yessir.
Muku
Member
Is it very EX specific? That's awful to hear. Even with theme decks, I agree that the evolution thing seems to have gone by the way side for most part. Probably not as awful with them decks, but holy shit. I love the one with Yveltal but when I play it, getting the stupid thing to show is just a pain. Everyone else? It always ends up as their starter and steamrolls my poor Vulpix and Rattata.
Actually, since getting back into the TCG with TCGO, it's been a bit depressing. Well, was when I've been reading translations of cards I've been getting, but worse when I jumped into TCGO. I feel like the card game has lost something important. Before it was about evolving and all. Now it's if you don't have your one badass Pokemon at start, prepare to get steamrolled.
Game I had couple days ago was best one I had in a while. Was getting rolled early on, but came down to one prize a pop at some point. With a little fanagaling I pulled off a win, but was most fun I'd had in forever in the game.
So the tournament system isn't in place yet? I know they're just piling up. I get pissed when box at end has 4 of them in it. I dunno if I'd even use them anyway.
Bit of a curiousity question: I don't have my own Shaymin, but I have gotten my own Keldeo and Victini from past events. Do yall think I should bother getting a set of all three anyway? Or just get the Shaymin and save the rest of the cards for Shaymin? I imagine the bonus here is they get three guaranteed IVs, right?
HypnoDarkrai
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Congrats Macka! But in an ultra ball?
Actually Ultra Ball works well with Shiny Raikou. Probably the only shiny legend I would match the ultra ball with.
Anyways got 30 MYSTRY Mews in my game, clones in emerald then transfered up. Will be willing to trade later. If you PMd me about it a couple days ago and I didn't get back, don't worry, I'm slow as hell at replying.
Lol, the megastone is only available through this distribution?
HypnoDarkrai
Member
No, you can apparently get it from a rematch with Steven after the Delta Episode.
I like to match Pokemon to balls, and I thought it was the most fitting. Plus it's one of my least used balls (only shared with Mawile iirc), so it's actually a nice change.Congrats Macka! But in an ultra ball?
What would you have used?