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The Official Pokemon Platinum Thread of Catching Them All (Again)
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
There's some NPC in Platinum that will hand out a daily heart scale for some menial task. I think it's the newspaper guy in Solaceon that asks to see a random Pokemon each day.Shiggie said:
Not positive on that, but I do recall that this particular heart scale reward I'm thinking of only applies to Plat and not D/P.
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Deleted member 21120
Unconfirmed Member
Just change the router's settings to match what your DS needs. I can't recall exactly, but I know the DS needs WEP or WPA (one or the other). Almost all routers have both of those settings available.Giard said:Gahhhhh I finally have a wireless router, but the DS doesn't support its security settings...goddammit
I wanted to do battles
Crazymoogle
Member
Cocopjojo said:
Requires 802.11b WEP
Really annoying for anyone who can't support dual-mode WEP/WPA (like me. sigh)
Johnlenham
Member
Started playing this again for no apparent reason yesterday :lol
Got myself a sick Prinplup and a shynix and for some reason I have no desire to catch anything else because I know il find it later at a much higher level ;/
Edit: why am I reading this shit :lol I do this everytime I start it up, reading about EV trainign and shineys and all that. How are people trading with themselves btw? Using two DS's or online posting with bizarre requirments that I used to read about or something else?
Got myself a sick Prinplup and a shynix and for some reason I have no desire to catch anything else because I know il find it later at a much higher level ;/
Edit: why am I reading this shit :lol I do this everytime I start it up, reading about EV trainign and shineys and all that. How are people trading with themselves btw? Using two DS's or online posting with bizarre requirments that I used to read about or something else?
Johnlenham
Member
Holy hell is this game harder than the other versions? I must have lost 8 times to the second gym leader and thats NEVER happened in any version ever :lol Leveling up lower ones seems to take ages aswell :/
AKingNamedPaul
I am Homie
Which gym leader? I remember rork's cranidos kicking my ass plenty. Also if you run around with only 2 types of pokemon you might run into trouble.Johnlenham said:
Johnlenham
Member
Was ermmm Gardinia is it? I had 6 but I managed to beat her in the end! im now stuck in this bloody cave near the cycle road :lol
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Easiest way to plow through the campaign of any Pokemon game ever is to just use 2 Pokemon:
- your starter
- one strong guy that covers your starter's major weaknesses
- HM slaves (not used in battles)
And it's best to not add the 2nd guy to the team until your starter can no longer manage everything on its own. Splitting the EXP 2 ways instead of 6 takes out a lot of the tedium.
I got bored of doing this a while back though and played through the entirety of Plat with a full team of 6.
- your starter
- one strong guy that covers your starter's major weaknesses
- HM slaves (not used in battles)
And it's best to not add the 2nd guy to the team until your starter can no longer manage everything on its own. Splitting the EXP 2 ways instead of 6 takes out a lot of the tedium.
I got bored of doing this a while back though and played through the entirety of Plat with a full team of 6.
Johnlenham
Member
Any tips on pokemon to aim for? atm the only decent ones I have are Haunter and whatever pilups evo is (Hes called George :lol )
I picked up a ralts which I remember being ok? I want an Abra but the little shits keep running away
Had a face palm moment earlier where I spent my commute back from work levelling up, beating the 3rd gym and then my rival (just) then I go and restore health a I get to my stop, I stand up and turn it off rather than closing.... few seconds pass by then I think "FUCK!" :lol
I picked up a ralts which I remember being ok? I want an Abra but the little shits keep running away
Had a face palm moment earlier where I spent my commute back from work levelling up, beating the 3rd gym and then my rival (just) then I go and restore health a I get to my stop, I stand up and turn it off rather than closing.... few seconds pass by then I think "FUCK!" :lol
Crazymoogle
Member
Johnlenham said:Any tips on pokemon to aim for? atm the only decent ones I have are Haunter and whatever pilups evo is (Hes called George :lol )
I picked up a ralts which I remember being ok? I want an Abra but the little shits keep running away
Haunter is fine, can trade him to turn into Gengar, which is an absolute speed and movetype beast. Not really a ralts fan and psychics are not the tanks they used to be...
What's your team so far, altogether?
Johnlenham
Member
Haunter 28, Penguin 28, Luxio 28, Machop 23 er Ralts 18 and Ponyta 16 (only fire pokemon ive found so far :lol )
Crazymoogle
Member
Johnlenham said:
So...
Ghost/Dark
Water?
Electric
Fighting
Psychic
Fire
That's not too bad, but having so many types in the campaign could slow down your progress. Haunter/Luxio/Machop can probably do most of what you need, though eventually you'll want a ground tank, say a Grass type or beefy fire. Ponyta isn't so good at taking hits. If you can find a move tutor Haunter will be great for your lineup though, Gengar can learn the various elemental punches.
AKingNamedPaul
I am Homie
Punches on gengar? Learn the various elemental special attacks, which are infinitely better on a special attacker. If you get lucky, you can give him a good hidden power for better coverage.Crazymoogle said:
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b-b-but evs ivs macho braceupandaway said:
AKingNamedPaul
I am Homie
elemental punches on gengar are inexcusable.upandaway said:
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
I finished upgrading my trainer card some time ago and am currently attempting to collect every ribbon possible for my starter (Torterra). The only one I have left to get is the co-op Battle Tower ribbon, which I'd have to borrow a friend's DS in order to obtain.
I'm running out of singleplayer tasks to complete. I guess I'm finally ready for HGSS.
I'm running out of singleplayer tasks to complete. I guess I'm finally ready for HGSS.
Rollo Lawson
Banned
Can I EV train a stat to make up for a low IV?
My piplup has a special defense IV between 0 and 4.
Can EV training that stat make up for it?
My piplup has a special defense IV between 0 and 4.
Can EV training that stat make up for it?
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Generally, yes, though it depends on what you really want to do with the specific Pokemon.Rollo Larson said:
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Perhaps, but that would probably be a minor hassle.OMG Aero said:
I have a friend who plays. Shouldn't be too hard to do it locally.
Question for everyone. I bought Pokemon Diamond for the girlfriend. I bought it from Costco thinking that it was the newer title out of Diamond/Platinum. From what I read it's mostly cosmetic changes and a bit more online support. Is it worth me fighting the crowds at Costco to return Diamon and re-buy Platinum or is it basically going to be the same thing? She is 24 and this will be her first exposure to pokemon. I bought her a DS Lite a couple years ago and gotten her into gaming casually since.
OMG Aero said:
It's more the time and hassle that concerns me more than the 5$ extra. If she wouldn't have noticed a difference from the point of view of a casual gamer I wouldn't bother for cosmetic changes. Since it appears there is a clear cut overall improvement to the game I'll go grab it and just return the other copy when it's more sane out in those stores.
I remember looking at Diamond in the store and thinking that the name didn't quite seem right but they had lots of copies of it so I assumed my memory was mistaken. Now I know that there is an original and a remake.
There's a list of changes on Serebii.net right here. If you don't understand this page it means you can pretty much ignore it and continue with Diamond. The changes are mostly things that first-timers shouldn't care about, but still give it a look.
By the way, maybe the biggest change to Platinum to you would be that the battles go faster. In Diamond/Pearl it was particularly slow (though not to the level of immense frustration).
By the way, maybe the biggest change to Platinum to you would be that the battles go faster. In Diamond/Pearl it was particularly slow (though not to the level of immense frustration).
Ok, so I'm really feeling like a kid again this Christmas and feel there's a gaping Pokemon-shaped hole that needs filling.
Is Platinum a good place to get back into the quest to catch 'em all?
I played the hell out of R&B/G&S back in the day, and have played a bit of Pearl in Japanese. I always had a fondness for the universe, but have just fallen out of touch, what with all the new creatures TV shows.
I love the idea of playing and trading online, I think that's an amazing step for the series to take. Is it possible to trade and battle between PAL/US/JPN versions? How about previous games or ones yet to come?
I like the look of the new G&S for DS, but it doesn't come out until Feb here, and Christmas will be over by then :lol
Cheers for any input!
Is Platinum a good place to get back into the quest to catch 'em all?
I played the hell out of R&B/G&S back in the day, and have played a bit of Pearl in Japanese. I always had a fondness for the universe, but have just fallen out of touch, what with all the new creatures TV shows.
I love the idea of playing and trading online, I think that's an amazing step for the series to take. Is it possible to trade and battle between PAL/US/JPN versions? How about previous games or ones yet to come?
I like the look of the new G&S for DS, but it doesn't come out until Feb here, and Christmas will be over by then :lol
Cheers for any input!
kyo_daikun
Member
You can trade between all regions on platinum and its the most up to date version in europe and america. You can trade to gold and silver when they come out so no need to worry there.
Cant beleive theres still no news on european arceus event...
Cant beleive theres still no news on european arceus event...
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
I think so. Almost every Pokemon to date can be caught in Platinum, and Sinnoh is one of the better regions imo.B-Genius said:
I'm not positive, but I *think* cross-region play is possible. Platinum is compatible with Diamond/Pearl even though some changes were made to the battle system (move properties changed, some Pokemon can learn new moves, etc). Any of the DS games can be linked to each other. The only interactivity they have with previous games is the ability to transfer over Pokemon from the GBA games.
From January 30th to Febuary 14th Gamestop in the states will be giving out the Pikachu coloured Pichu
This is important becuse if you transfer him to Heart Gold and Soul Silver it unlocks the Spike-eared Pichu event.
Also they are doing a Jirachi event soon but I don't have the final date on that one.
This is important becuse if you transfer him to Heart Gold and Soul Silver it unlocks the Spike-eared Pichu event.
Also they are doing a Jirachi event soon but I don't have the final date on that one.
Hey guys, help me figure what the hell is going on here.
I managed to steal using thief I think 4 Dragon Scales or whatever Seadra's wild item is, and 1 DeepSeaScale or whatever Relicanth's wild item is, and 1 King's Rock from a Poliwhirl.
I pretty much took them off my guy immediately after I stole them. And I can't find any of the items.
No clue where they disappeared to. Searched my bag and even went to the computer and I don't know. I'm just confused like fuck.
I managed to steal using thief I think 4 Dragon Scales or whatever Seadra's wild item is, and 1 DeepSeaScale or whatever Relicanth's wild item is, and 1 King's Rock from a Poliwhirl.
I pretty much took them off my guy immediately after I stole them. And I can't find any of the items.
No clue where they disappeared to. Searched my bag and even went to the computer and I don't know. I'm just confused like fuck.
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
All of those items should be in the first pocket of the item bag.
So I kept seeing the Pokemon Silver/Gold remakes thread on the front page so I decided to get back into a Pokemon game!
I haven't played a game since I played silver whenever that was released ages ago so I forgot everything about the series.
I had Platinum in my backlog so I thought I may as well play this instead of buying the new ones. I'm about 10 hours in and I'm loving it! These games are way harder than I remember (or is it just this one)?
The interesting thing to me is that I found the beginning of Dragon Quest games to be a lot easier to beat than this even though most people seem to view Pokemon as a kid's game.
Anyways it's great to be back into this series and this one is a real pleasure to play. I will definitely pick up Soul Silver next but not right away since 2 massive Pokemon RPGs in a row would do my head in! :lol
I haven't played a game since I played silver whenever that was released ages ago so I forgot everything about the series.
I had Platinum in my backlog so I thought I may as well play this instead of buying the new ones. I'm about 10 hours in and I'm loving it! These games are way harder than I remember (or is it just this one)?
The interesting thing to me is that I found the beginning of Dragon Quest games to be a lot easier to beat than this even though most people seem to view Pokemon as a kid's game.
Anyways it's great to be back into this series and this one is a real pleasure to play. I will definitely pick up Soul Silver next but not right away since 2 massive Pokemon RPGs in a row would do my head in! :lol