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The Official Pokemon Platinum Thread of Catching Them All (Again)
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Coincidentally, this is the exact reason why I'm never going to use him, ever.Jive Turkey said:
Turtwig, bitches!
TheGrayGhost
Banned
Captain N said:
What the hell? Have you every played a Pokemon game before? "Do all Pokemon evolve at 14?" What kind of question is that?!?
Wii Will Rock U
Banned
Just gave Captain N my Spheal and Trapinch babies. Now I can focus on raising my Vibrava and Sealeo.
overthehill99
Member
Walmart.com is dumb, but that deal was too good to give up........
Dammit.
Dammit.
Well, as I think I predicted somewhere in the first two pages, most of my favorite changes in Platinum are the ones that go completely unreported. I'm not that far, as I haven't even gotten my fourth badge yet, but here's what I've seen already:
1) There's a guy in Veilstone City who tells you your Hidden Power type. Those with IV calculators will know how this can help.
2) A decent number of trainers have four or more Pokemon. If there's one thing I disliked about Diamond/Pearl single-player moreso than other Pokemon games' single-player, it was that, aside from a few gimmick teams like six Magikarp and five Bidoof (the latter of which has sadly been eliminated), it seemed as though GameFreak was purposely limiting every enemy trainer to three or fewer Pokemon. Look, I plow through the single-player as fast as I can anyway, so I'm the last person who should be wanting it to last longer, but in this case I think the extra variety helps. When there's a guy who's tossing a team of six at me and it consists not of random commons like Staravia or Kricketune but instead
, the single-player feels much less like it was purposely designed to be as easy as is humanly possible. Of course, this is offset somewhat by the enemy AI seeming even dumber than before, as it goes really heavy on spamming stat boost moves consecutively withoue ever attacking, but in terms of being moderately interesting I'll take something like that or the
team over literally every enemy trainer team in D/P.
3) Enemy trainers lying around where no enemy trainers existed before. One example would be that there are trainer battles inside Pokemon Centers now, but my favorite example is the challenge to
in a given number of turns at the Pokemon Mansion. I haven't actually done this yet, but just in principle it reminds me of that old bridge sequence in Cerulean City where you fight for a Nugget. [Edit: Okay, I just took it. Their actual Pokemon selection is dumb, although I have hope that it'll change since they want me to come back again the next day to do the whole thing all over again, but it's still a cool little gimmick.]
Points 2 and 3 remind me of Emerald, although Emerald had to go further--that game took the series' most barren and boring region and made it interesting by simply upping the number of trainers and double battles, while Platinum is just taking an already-good region and making it better by increasing the number of Pokemon per trainer.
1) There's a guy in Veilstone City who tells you your Hidden Power type. Those with IV calculators will know how this can help.
2) A decent number of trainers have four or more Pokemon. If there's one thing I disliked about Diamond/Pearl single-player moreso than other Pokemon games' single-player, it was that, aside from a few gimmick teams like six Magikarp and five Bidoof (the latter of which has sadly been eliminated), it seemed as though GameFreak was purposely limiting every enemy trainer to three or fewer Pokemon. Look, I plow through the single-player as fast as I can anyway, so I'm the last person who should be wanting it to last longer, but in this case I think the extra variety helps. When there's a guy who's tossing a team of six at me and it consists not of random commons like Staravia or Kricketune but instead
Skorupi, Tropius, Tangela, Carnivine, Croagunk, and Yanma
Jolteon + Flareon + Vaporeon
3) Enemy trainers lying around where no enemy trainers existed before. One example would be that there are trainer battles inside Pokemon Centers now, but my favorite example is the challenge to
defeat five maids
Points 2 and 3 remind me of Emerald, although Emerald had to go further--that game took the series' most barren and boring region and made it interesting by simply upping the number of trainers and double battles, while Platinum is just taking an already-good region and making it better by increasing the number of Pokemon per trainer.
Wii Will Rock U
Banned
Since my game is an import, maybe, but I doubt it since they are traded.Captain N said:
That said, the seal's name is Spheal and evolves into this guy:
And then this guy:
Needless to say, he is worth training.
The ant thing, Trapinch, on the other hand, evolves into:
And then this beast:
So yeah, raise them early and you'll have two awesome Pokemon by the time you get to where I am in the game. I got a Spheal and Trapinch given to me when I first got Platinum and I was only at the first gym. I wanted to continue the tradition.
overthehill99
Member
I'm assuming you either transfer the egg straight from FireRed or LeafGreen, or transfer a Squirtle over, and then breed it with another Squirtle or a Ditto.jimmbow said:
There are no Squirtles in Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Emerald, Ruby or Sapphire, so it had to be from FireRed/LeafGreen.
Wii Will Rock U
Banned
Breed a Squirtle, Wartortle, or Blastoise.jimmbow said:
Wii Will Rock U said:Since my game is an import, maybe, but I doubt it since they are traded.
That said, the seal's name is Spheal and evolves into this guy:
And then this guy:
Needless to say, he is worth training.
The ant thing, Trapinch, on the other hand, evolves into:
And then this beast:
So yeah, raise them early and you'll have two awesome Pokemon by the time you get to where I am in the game. I got a Spheal and Trapinch given to me when I first got Platinum and I was only at the first gym. I wanted to continue the tradition.
Does the guide say what level they will evolve?
Wii Will Rock U
Banned
Sure lemme check...Captain N said:
Trapinch evolves into Vibrava at level 35 and then Flygon at level 45.
Spheal evolves into Sealeo at level 32 and then Walrein at level 44.
So yeah, you have a lot of training ahead of you but it's worth it, trust me.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Firestorm said:
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum is the first series I didn't pick the fire type. I like penguins too much not to pick piplup.
kafka rock opera
Member
Holy shit i need this guy, where can i get one?Wii Will Rock U said:And then this guy:
Wii Will Rock U
Banned
Evolve a Spheal, into a Sealeo, into him.kafka rock opera said:
It's funny you said that.Zaraki_Kenpachi said:
Platinum is the first in the series where I haven't chosen the water type. I like monkeys too much not to pick Chimchar.
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Deleted member 21120
Unconfirmed Member
Would anyone be willing to help me out by letting me trade them a Pokemon holding a Water Stone, so they can trade it back to me on my Platinum cart? I want to evolve my Eevee.
DeathbyVolcano
Banned
So, as far as I know (haven't played a Pokemon since Gold/Silver)...I can only get the other two starting pokemon through one of you guys breeding one, right?
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Deleted member 21120
Unconfirmed Member
Thank you! PM'ed.Captain N said:
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Deleted member 21120
Unconfirmed Member
Hey, thanks a lot, Captain N! I really appreciate it, dude. And sorry for the confusion, I should have explained it better beforehand.
lordfroakie
Member
Just got the Platinum, loving the game so far. Larvitar won't hatch :/
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
So I'm looking at a Pokemon locations guide and notice that some of the Eterna Forest creatures have only a 1% chance of being encountered. I don't remember any encounter rates being that low in D/P.
DeathbyVolcano
Banned
mattso said:
hey man, whatever you do on your own time...
Killa Sasa
Member
Haven't went through a PKMN since Fire Red, and I skipped everything between that and Yellow. Is Platinum worth the playthrough for a fan of the original PKMN? I'm not too partial to the item holding system, is it integral to winning most battles (later on, I assume)?
Crazymoogle
Member
Killa Sasa said:
Item holding in what way? What the pokemon holds? I mean, now that the player has pockets, general inventory is no longer an issue. But it's still one item held per pokemon. That being said, it's still just fire and forget. Give Pikachu Light orb, or whatever floats your boat. The elemental items help you do more damage but outside of competitive play they aren't crucial to your survival.
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Deleted member 21120
Unconfirmed Member
If anyone wants any of the starters from any gen, I just realized I have two of each already bred that I can trade away.
Wii Will Rock U
Banned
Could I get a Turtwig, Bulbasaur, and Treecko?Cocopjojo said:
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Deleted member 21120
Unconfirmed Member
Sure.Wii Will Rock U said:Could I get a Turtwig, Bulbasaur, and Treecko?
My FC is 2577 9624 6920, you logging on now?
Wii Will Rock U
Banned
Sure am, I'll be in the online waiting room.
My FC: 0560 2519 8174
Name: Roger
My FC: 0560 2519 8174
Name: Roger
kafka rock opera
Member
Id kill to get that aligator starter from silver but would i have to have the national dex to get it?Cocopjojo said:
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Deleted member 21120
Unconfirmed Member
Hold up, Wii, I grabbed the wrong Turtwig. Let me back out and get the right one.
kafka rock opera
Member
Well then well then! Any chance i could convince you to trade for my very rare bidoof?mattso said:
Wii Will Rock U
Banned
Thanks for the Pokemon, Coco! I really appreciate that you got me those grass starters! My dream team can now be assembled to take on the Elite Four.
Sorry, I took so long to audibly respond, I wasn't used to voice chat and I had my volume down, :lol
I do appreciate it either way though, thanks a bunch. I'm gonna breed the ones you traded me!
Sorry, I took so long to audibly respond, I wasn't used to voice chat and I had my volume down, :lol
I do appreciate it either way though, thanks a bunch. I'm gonna breed the ones you traded me!
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Deleted member 21120
Unconfirmed Member
Haha, yeah, sure thing.kafka rock opera said:
2577 9624 6920. Post or PM me your code.
EDIT: Or you can trade with that guy. Mine's just a normal one, no egg moves.
Haha, no problem, dude. Yeah, I figured you had your volume turned down.Wii Will Rock U said:Thanks for the Pokemon, Coco! I really appreciate that you got me those grass starters! My dream team can now be assembled to take on the Elite Four.
Sorry, I took so long to audibly respond, I wasn't used to voice chat and I had my volume down, :lol
I do appreciate it either way though, thanks a bunch. I'm gonna breed the ones you traded me!
kafka rock opera
Member
Hey that sounds rad. I can wait for you im trying to figure out how to get my wifi usb dongle to work anyhow dont wanna make coco waitmattso said: