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Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire |OT| Hoenn Finally Confirmed
- Thread starter ColtraineGF
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Paltheos
Member
PM me if you want to finish filling your dex. I don't mind filling in the holes. That's part of the reason I got a living dex to begin with.
Thanks a lot, I really appreciate that! But I'm actually pretty close to finishing it: other than the mythicals that will be delivered later this year, I'm only missing Ho-Oh (still looking for a shiny one in OR), Togekiss (got a Togetic ready to be power leveled in a Blissey Base one of these days, along with a Shiny Stone that I'll use once it has learned the moves I want) and Xerneas (which will be distributed -in its shiny coloration, no less!- in a couple of days).
It feels good knowing that I'm finally nearing the goal of having a living dex. If I can manage to grab every mythical, then my only problem will be shiny Ho-Oh, as it doesn't seem to want to appear anytime soon. Oh, and Volcanion too, unless it gets a worldwide distribution or I can acquire a US code once (if?) they go out.
Christopher
Member
Anything to trade?
I don't think I have anything worthy : (
Muku
Member
Sent you a PM a few moments ago.
Edit: Got ya covered chief.
So, went to my appointment today. As I was leaving, the lady behind the counter said she liked my shirt. It's a Pokemon shirt with a Pokeball that says "Gotta catch'em all!" Thanked her. Went to restroom before leaving. As I exit the restroom and go to leave, she calls out and says "Oh, take this." I was like "Eh?" Walk over and take the small slip of paper she's holding out. It was Bulbasaur. :O Made it awesome because that was my first Pokemon ever. She then goes "Yeah, we have a paper over there. It says 'It's dangerous to go alone. Take this.'" At the bottom had the starters to pull off. Was so awesome.
Also, while downtown I nabbed a couple more Darkrai codes. One of the stores ran out but was able to print me one out. They had codes, just no longer the cards. So that was cool. Sooooo.... if you are still in need of a Darkrai, let me know.
Thanks again : )
Muku
Member
Muku
Member
Congrats!
After first few where synch didn't work for them, I said screw it and threw trying to synch mine out the window. Been a bit better since. I feel like I have a better chance with the RNG than the syncher LOL ><
You know, I think you're right. It'd be best to have the shiny charm as soon as possible. If you're OK with it, I could send you a PM later to ask you (temporarily, of course!) for a Ho-Oh so I can "own" it in the game's Pokedex. I have class tonight, so it probably won't be today. Thanks a lot for the offer!
Hahaha this is beautiful. Imagine if it had all 721 mons, how big would that paper need to be?So, went to my appointment today. As I was leaving, the lady behind the counter said she liked my shirt. It's a Pokemon shirt with a Pokeball that says "Gotta catch'em all!" Thanked her. Went to restroom before leaving. As I exit the restroom and go to leave, she calls out and says "Oh, take this." I was like "Eh?" Walk over and take the small slip of paper she's holding out. It was Bulbasaur. :O Made it awesome because that was my first Pokemon ever. She then goes "Yeah, we have a paper over there. It says 'It's dangerous to go alone. Take this.'" At the bottom had the starters to pull off. Was so awesome.
Congrats! That's a lot of luck indeed, color me jealous
entremet
Member
You should go to the Mythical thread in the OT.
More giveaways and trades there. I just gave one out recently.
edti: beaten!
It's okey, thanks for telling me about it anyway.
Might be useful in the upcoming exclusive events : )
Paltheos
Member
No problem, man. Let me know.
Muku
Member
I just keep open a text file and edit my number. Nothing special. Sometimes I do it each time, sometimes I count to 5 or 10 before editing it. If there is an easier way I am all for it.
1) Open a calculator.
2) X + 1, where X is the number you're starting at
3) Hit Enter to increase by 1
Keep a text file or something with the numbers when you end a session.
Edit: It makes incrementing just take a single button press, so that's the route I go for stuff like that. No constant editing/replacing.
Muku
Member
Yeah, I don't have calcs around. Well not solar ones anyway. Have an old TI one but meh. Batteries. I figure about calculator, but still work. You could as easily do tick marks on paper in 5's.
Also, dem Shiny Xerneas are up. Get dems.
You mentioned a text file. I meant the calculator program that you're guaranteed to have included lol.
You're literally pressing a single key every encounter x.x (or every 5 encounters, if you do +5 instead, or whatever. It repeats your last calculation whenever you hit =/Enter, so 0 + 10 = 10, hit enter again = 20, again = 30.)
Muku
Member
Okay but still then it's work.
I actually started out doing that but felt like it was just easier to +1 each time in text file. And it wouldn't be a single key. It would be at min 2. So not really saving time or anything on it.Okay but still then it's work.
No, it's a single key after you set it up. Just added in that it repeats your last operation whenever you hit enter. You add once the long way, incrementing just takes hitting Enter.
It's far less work than editing the number in a text file every time lol.
Muku
Member
Okay, so you repeat it. But still doesn't kill the time to wait on reset. I guess that's why I don't mind editing the # each time. So much time wasted on resetting every time.
I only quoted you because you said you'd be for an easier way. Which I provided =p Doesn't really matter if you make use of the information, I just provided it lol.
It more than halves the number of keypresses you have to make, since you also don't have to manually change the tens, hundreds, thousands... places.
Muku
Member
Wouldn't call it easier, other than maybe one key total. I do think I need to get a battery for my calculator though so I can be away from my computer. Actually what I need is one of those hand held things. Click once and be done XD
I'd definitely call it easier. It's not like we're talking 2 key presses ever here.
1 to 10, editing every time is
1 = 1 keypress
2 = 3 (remove 1, replace with 2)
3 = 5
4 = 7
5 = 9
6 = 11
7 = 13
8 = 15
9 = 17
10 = 20
with the calculator that'd be
1 = 1 keypress
2 = 4 ( +, 1, enter)
3 = 5
4 = 6
5 = 7
6 = 8
7 = 9
8 = 10
9 = 11
10 = 12
Just over half the presses getting to 10. Every increment of 10, 100 etc means extra work when editing the number, but incrementing is always 1 keypress on the calculator. Saves hundreds/thousands of keypresses in the end. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't matter when you're just thinking about time between resets because either way you have plenty, but I'd rather press 500 keys than over 1000, personally lol. Plus the comparison still applies when using multiples of 5 or 10.
But yeah you could also get a tally counter =p
Muku
Member
I know you're going for strokes, but easier for me isn't so much the strokes. Since I'm killing time anyways. It's just wanting the quick note. Though I guess what I like now is I don't have to remember to go and edit file, as I'm already doing it.
On a side note, still have Darkrai codes if anyone needs.
PreyingShark
Member
Darkrai code? Yes please.
Awesome!
How do you guys keep up with these? Do you have notifications or something?
I missed out on Jirachi -_____-
OMG Zyngarde was released just last week too hahaha dang. I need to quit bitching about pokemon not getting released and start paying attention to this account lol
thoseAREmySHOES
Member
Alright, I've been too lazy to soft reset for nature/IVs on most of the previous Mystery Gift legendaries... but I think I'm gonna go for it on this shiny Xerneas. Seems like Modest is the way to go for nature for it's moveset, but I'm wondering how picky I should be on the IVs.
I suppose I'll just see how long it takes to get a Modest and start from there
I suppose I'll just see how long it takes to get a Modest and start from there
thelongestj
Member
Have any of you got all five trophies in the battle maison?
I am still missing the doubles and rotation trophies. (I almost got the doubles trophy but lost in the high 40's). I want to get them before Sun/Moon comes out but I wanted to get the last two with a Shiny Mega Charizard X. The problem is that I can't seem to be able to breed one. I have almost three boxes of 5 31 IV charmanders and I have the Shiny Charm and am using the Masuda method but it is taking forever. It was so much easier in Black where I could use RNG abuse to get shiny pokemon on the first try. I wanted to get my first shiny pokemon with a pentagon (not through wonder card) but I'm starting to wish I had bred a shiny charmander in Black before transferring up all my pokemon. Plus, I'm betting the pentagon will be pointless in Sun/Moon anyway.
I am still missing the doubles and rotation trophies. (I almost got the doubles trophy but lost in the high 40's). I want to get them before Sun/Moon comes out but I wanted to get the last two with a Shiny Mega Charizard X. The problem is that I can't seem to be able to breed one. I have almost three boxes of 5 31 IV charmanders and I have the Shiny Charm and am using the Masuda method but it is taking forever. It was so much easier in Black where I could use RNG abuse to get shiny pokemon on the first try. I wanted to get my first shiny pokemon with a pentagon (not through wonder card) but I'm starting to wish I had bred a shiny charmander in Black before transferring up all my pokemon. Plus, I'm betting the pentagon will be pointless in Sun/Moon anyway.
I have more BP than I could ever possibly use, so I can help with Magmortar and Rhyperior if you supply the Magmar and Rhydon lol.
Do you need a Jirachi? I can give you a spare one. Have some extra Zygarde too.
Yep, if you check this thread every now and then it's virtually impossible to miss it. Plus I have a WhatsApp group with a couple of friends where we talk about Pokemon (and other games too, but the name and avatar are Poke-related, and we created it last year when one of them started playing his first Pokemon game), so someone will always remember and let the others know.
I still hate myself for missing both Vivillon distributions. I don't care about having all the patterns, but there are two that I'll never be able to have.
thelongestj
Member
I have a NA pokeball pattern wondercard that I haven't picked up yet. PM if you're interested.
MacGurcules
Member
Turns out I'm mildly overstocked on Fancy and Pokeball Vivillon. Considering your largess in offering out spare Jirachi, I can likely peel you off an extra of each of those.
IGN: MacGurcules
FC: 2981-6887-2789
Might have to be later in the day, but if we can line something up, I'll help you out.
Probably honestly best to just read the Bulbapedia page on the topic to learn about the actual mechanics.
Once you understand how everything works, that's when guides/tips about how to best go about it become useful imo. I could write out a step-by-step thing, but that's easier when not simultaneously explaining why for everything haha.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EvTM_GXbFk
Youtube has a lot of useful ones. My advice is to take it slow at first and fully learn the process before you start taking shortcuts. It helps a lot in the long run when you know what you want to do instead of following steps from other people. Just like math, it helps a lot more to actually do it in-game instead of just reading guides. You're going to learn a lot more and quicker by being hands-on.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Don't get discouraged. I hatched around 2500 Squirtles before I finally got a shiny, and this was with the Shiny Charm and MM. It's all just about putting in the time if you really want one. It's frustrating, but you can do it!
If you read and still have questions, feel free to PM me, though posting questions here will get you answers as well.