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The Official Pokemon Platinum Thread of Catching Them All (Again)
MichaelEM3
Banned
So who are you all picking for your starter?
Went with Turtwig in this game since I've already chose Chimchar (Pearl) and Piplup (Diamond) before.
Went with Turtwig in this game since I've already chose Chimchar (Pearl) and Piplup (Diamond) before.
cann3dheat
Member
I haven't played a Pokemon game since Silver/Gold, and I'm going to pick this one up today. Should be interesting.
overthehill99
Member
So does Serebii, but its free. :/Wilsongt said:
Crazymoogle
Member
1. Er...there's a pamphlet with the game itself describing how to switch Rotom.
2. Oh god why am I doing this to myself again? Wasn't 492hrs enough!? :lol
3. Firestorm, I hate your bellyzard team so much. :lol
2. Oh god why am I doing this to myself again? Wasn't 492hrs enough!? :lol
3. Firestorm, I hate your bellyzard team so much. :lol
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
0. If you don't use Pokemon from trades, anyway.Captain N said:
I don't know how long it takes normal people to beat D/P/Pt, as I usually take my sweet time with it.
Bellyzard? Bellymander's where it's at!Crazymoogle said:
Unless you received them in a trade, they should be fine. Otherwise you need all 8 badges. I'd recommend taking Pokemon you receive in trades and breeding them. Hatch the egg and it's yours. I think I beat the game in 20 hours, spent 80 hours breeding, and the rest battling online.Captain N said:
I think I tend to blaze through in under twenty hours, but that's because the only things I care about catching are TMs so that I can get to the multiplayer.
Edit: "A MAGIKARP living for many years can leap a mountain using Splash. The move remains useless, though." Welcome to Pokemon, where the scale of strength is so obscene that mountain-leaping power does no damage!
Edit: "A MAGIKARP living for many years can leap a mountain using Splash. The move remains useless, though." Welcome to Pokemon, where the scale of strength is so obscene that mountain-leaping power does no damage!
Wii Will Rock U
Banned
Just picked up the guide book from Barnes and Noble since I already own the import Platinum and have since February.
This guide is about 650 pages and pure awesome.
Also, to answer some of the questions previously posted:
1. I'm 19 and loving the games still. Nostalgia may be a factor but damn am I still having fun.
2. You can catch Zapdos, Moltres, and Articuno without having to do any stupid game switching in this one.
This guide is about 650 pages and pure awesome.
Also, to answer some of the questions previously posted:
1. I'm 19 and loving the games still. Nostalgia may be a factor but damn am I still having fun.
2. You can catch Zapdos, Moltres, and Articuno without having to do any stupid game switching in this one.
Mejilan said::lol
When listing out the main differences between Pokemon Platinum and Diamond/Pearl, I think people failed to mention the most profound one.
Platinum fucking shrieks at you when you leave the title screen!
It almost sounded like I was starting up Metroid.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Cynar said:
Looks like http://www.amazon.com/dp/0761562087/?tag=neogaf0e-20
But seriously, it's fucking huge... You'd be hard pressed to mistake it for another.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Wish I didn't have so much homework to do...
Wii Will Rock U
Banned
I just took picture of the one I bought so you guys know what to look out for.Cynar said:
Front Cover:
The Book's Binding Width:
Mejilan said:
When I downloaded them from the store, I downloaded them to a CycloDS. I then backed up the saved game, so I can generate more at any time.
Takes a little while for me to dupe them (lots of copying saves), but you're guaranteed a totally unique Pokemon, rather than an exact copy of something I already had.
Wii Will Rock U
Banned
Question to really hardcore players out there:
Should I continue training my newly caught Lickitung (On Route 215) so it evolves? The stats in the guide look good and it's move pool looks great too but I'm just curious at to your opinions.
Should I continue training my newly caught Lickitung (On Route 215) so it evolves? The stats in the guide look good and it's move pool looks great too but I'm just curious at to your opinions.
just beat the oreburgh gym
trying to keep the 4 I traded to myself a few levels lower than my monferno and my squirtle (traded the egg so I'd have 2 that always listen)
when I played diamond I had a chimchar and turtwig traded to me and I don't remember them not listening ever being an issue more than a handful of times (one time during a gym fight) so I'm hoping it won't matter much this time either
trying to keep the 4 I traded to myself a few levels lower than my monferno and my squirtle (traded the egg so I'd have 2 that always listen)
when I played diamond I had a chimchar and turtwig traded to me and I don't remember them not listening ever being an issue more than a handful of times (one time during a gym fight) so I'm hoping it won't matter much this time either
Kickass I asked my mom to pick up my prepaid preorder of Platinum today for me while I was at work and I come home and not only did she get the game she bought me the strategy guide as a treat since they had it on sale!
Talk about rocking. Now to get starting on actually playing the game after dinner xd
Talk about rocking. Now to get starting on actually playing the game after dinner xd
Wii Will Rock U
Banned
Also, if any of you guys who just bought the game want a Spheal or a Trapinch early on, let me know, I am giving them away. I just bred some extras and hatched them (they are at Level 1, untrained).
Wii Will Rock U said:Also, if any of you guys who just bought the game want a Spheal or a Trapinch early on, let me know, I am giving them away. I just bred some extras and hatched them (they are at Level 1, untrained).
I'd love one of each and later on I can repay you.
Wii Will Rock U
Banned
Sounds good considering I was just giving them away to be nice, :lol.Captain N said:
Just pm me your info or post it on here. My FC is 0560 2519 8174. Name: Roger.
Don't worry about it and take what you like when you go through the main game. Once finished, start a new team from scratch by breeding. That way you'll get the natures and movesets you want and can keep track of their EVs. Also that way you can make sure you get good IVs if you want to get into that.Wii Will Rock U said:
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Spring Break this week for me.Zaraki_Kenpachi said:Wish I didn't have so much homework to do...
Hooray!
Can this thing even be legitimately obtained at level 1?Reich said:
Wii Will Rock U
Banned
Awesome advice, thank you.Firestorm said:
Sixfortyfive
He who pursues two rabbits gets two rabbits.
Yeah, seriously. "Anything works for the singleplayer" is the common saying. At worst, you'll just have to grind more to beat it.Firestorm said:
Since my last few playthroughs were easy as hell, I'm going through Plat with a team of common Sinnoh Pokes: Torterra, Bibarel, Staraptor, Kricketune, Luxray, and Bronzong. The majority of these are absolutely terrible in competitive play (and not much better for anything else), but I'm evoking the feeling that we all had when we played through Red/Blue the first time and refused to trade out the dead weight on our team because its "my guy" and we've all come so far together, dangit! No HM slaves here.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Sixfortyfive said:
Ya, I said fuck it for the time being and am playing now... Tonight's gonna be a long night.