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Sir Unimaginative posted:I Wonder Traded a Scatterbug two hours in. Oh my god, it's that Zoroark. Somebody made a reddit thread about it, the idea was for whoever gets it to instinctively know to go to /r/pokemon, see the thread, and post in it. And then pass it along. It was kind of doomed from the start.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:06
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CaptainPoopsock posted:Thanks! Can you explain this a bit further? I did super training which gave me 4 EVs and not straight-up stat increases. When you say "at level 100" what does this mean? When my Pokemon is level 100, and I only train 4 EVs in Defense I will see one stat increase?* Your pokemon's Defense (or whatever) stat is calculated using a certain formula, and one of the variables in the formula is the number of EVs it has. Another variable is the pokemon's current level. This formula is set up so that when the pokemon is at level 100, every fourth EV in Defense causes the stat to rise by 1 (ignoring the effect of Natures). At other levels, the stat is approximately proportionally scaled (the approximation is worse at lower levels because there is a constant term). At level 50, for example, every eighth EV causes a stat to rise by 1 (still ignoring Natures).
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Oct 19, 2013 19:07
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CaptainPoopsock posted:Thanks! Can you explain this a bit further? I did super training which gave me 4 EVs and not straight-up stat increases. When you say "at level 100" what does this mean? When my Pokemon is level 100, and I only train 4 EVs in Defense I will see one stat increase?* The stat formula is kind of complected, actually. The stat formula is (([IV+(Base Stat*2)+(EV/4)]*Level)/100)+5 Which then increases or reduces by 10% depending on the Pokemon's nature. So, for instance, let's say you have a level 21 Modest Pikachu, with an 18 Special attack IV with 200 EVs in Special Attack. Pikachu's base Special Attack is 50. 18+(50*2)+(200/4)*21/100+5 = 40 Then add 10% because it's modest and you get 44.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:08
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CaptainPoopsock posted:Thanks! Can you explain this a bit further? I did super training which gave me 4 EVs and not straight-up stat increases. When you say "at level 100" what does this mean? When my Pokemon is level 100, and I only train 4 EVs in Defense I will see one stat increase?* If you have x EVs in a stat, and your pokemon is level y, that stat will get a boost of x * y / 400. This is capped at .63 points per level (EVs are capped at 252).
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Oct 19, 2013 19:09
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Amppelix posted:Oh my god, it's that Zoroark. Somebody made a reddit thread about it, the idea was for whoever gets it to instinctively know to go to /r/pokemon, see the thread, and post in it. And then pass it along. It was kind of doomed from the start. If this is the case, please tell me the person who got it ITT immediately released it.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:09
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And now for today's "where the gently caress is it?!" question: Lunatone and Solrock. Serebii's saying Route 8, but I have yet to see anything there. Little help here?
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Oct 19, 2013 19:11
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^^ pretty sure you can find them in that terrible cave with the screwy over the shoulder third person camera angle.Amppelix posted:Oh my god, it's that Zoroark. Somebody made a reddit thread about it, the idea was for whoever gets it to instinctively know to go to /r/pokemon, see the thread, and post in it. And then pass it along. It was kind of doomed from the start. I feel like it's more instinctive to IP-trace the guy who sent it and snap their 3DS in half so they can't name Pokemon anymore, but that's just me.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:11
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Finally beat the E4 and got to that sweet A New Hope medal ceremony.  I was using an Aegislash until I saw that it was apparently the most mainstream pokemon ever and was in everyone else's E4 team. Replaced it with Avalugg which surprised me by not being the worst pokemon ever, although I want a drat good reason why it can't learn Icicle Crash.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:12
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404GoonNotFound posted:And now for today's "where the gently caress is it?!" question: Lunatone and Solrock. Serebii's saying Route 8, but I have yet to see anything there.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:12
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Man, Super Training is real easy compared to how things used to be, but I wish it was lefty-friendly. i have to prop my 3DS up on my left pinky, move the circle pad with my thumb and use the stylus with my right hand. After about an hour my Hawlucha has perfect EVs, but man my pinky is achin'.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:13
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I am Reverend posted:Finally beat the E4 and got to that sweet A New Hope medal ceremony. How did you use Granbull? I originally wanted one on my fairy team but it just seemed like a super awful man.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:14
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I tried to set my profile message to "SA Prev. Jesus" so people could identify me but the censor won't let me. 
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Oct 19, 2013 19:15
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The Moon Monster posted:How did you use Granbull? I originally wanted one on my fairy team but it just seemed like a super awful man. She was pretty awful and I actually gave up on her for a while because she never learned a fairy move until I saw an AI trainer use one with Play Rough. It learns it way too late but at least between that and Dig/Earthquake it hits everything pretty hard. I am Reverend fucked around with this message at 19:26 on Oct 19, 2013 |
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Oct 19, 2013 19:24
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...I just realized the legendaries this gen are all based off of the creatures in the world tree Yggdrasil in norse legend. Now I'm all excited for a possible Ratatosk Legendary. Cute lil' gossip squirrel  Or possibly being able to catch Yggdrasil itself. We already caught god, why not the Holder of all Being?
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Oct 19, 2013 19:25
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Alright, I know it's silly to talk about difficulty in a Pokemon game, as they are for kids, but can I just stop to mention the final battle with Lysandre ? Seriously, 4 Pokemon for the final showdown with the game's major villain? Ghetsis and Cyrus were pretty drat hard if you didn't grind at all, Lysandre was a pushover. It's also kind of lame that he uses the same 4 Pokemon for each battle, and the only major difference for the climactic showdown for the fate of the world is that he Mega Evolves the Gyrados and puts on a stupid looking robot suit. Love the game, it's fantastic, but this was a little disappointing.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:26
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I am Reverend posted:She was pretty awful and I actually gave up on her for a while because she never learned a fairy move until I saw an AI trainer use one with Play Rough. It learns it way too late but at least between that and Dig it hits everything pretty hard. Your avatar/title is loving fantastic. Are Fairy types good for much? I was never impressed with Clefable/Wigglytuff/whatever in the previous games, and I haven't played enough of the new one to know how they really fit in with everything else now.
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Ryoshi posted:Your avatar/title is loving fantastic. Immune to dragon moves. Gardevoir is half fairy now. So yes.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:28
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nerdbot posted:Man, Super Training is real easy compared to how things used to be, but I wish it was lefty-friendly. i have to prop my 3DS up on my left pinky, move the circle pad with my thumb and use the stylus with my right hand. After about an hour my Hawlucha has perfect EVs, but man my pinky is achin'. Yeah the XL is kinda heavy. Lucky for me that I have a 3ds stand from buying Kid Icarus.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:28
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LordHippoman posted:Alright, I know it's silly to talk about difficulty in a Pokemon game, as they are for kids, but can I just stop to mention the final battle with Lysandre ? Yeah, it was pretty unimpressive. I feel the same way about your rival not even getting 6 mans until the postgame.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:29
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VanSandman posted:Immune to dragon moves. Gardevoir is half fairy now. So yes. Mega Gardevoir's Moon Blasts end worlds. She's literally my only experience with the Fairy type and it's a very good first impression. Now I have to never use any others so the first impression isn't ruined. e: Except Mawile, of course.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:31
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Ryoshi posted:Your avatar/title is loving fantastic. Gardevoir is a loving house now. Klefki isn't bad either, but that's fully because of Prankster.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:31
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Tell me Moon Blast looks like something out of Sailor Moon.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:32
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Has anyone written up a guide for super training like how Ogen did for Pokemon Amie? Like what the purple sparks mean, the red goals, the yellow goals, timing for your high powered shots, what pattern to dodge in to miss the soccer balls, etc? Like an optimized time path to boost a stat? I'm slogging though it by spam tapping the screen, but I'd rather have a better idea what I'm doing. Also, has anyone found the EV reducing berries yet? I finally got some reset bags, but I'd rather target my mistrained Gible than do all of attack and most of speed over again
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Oct 19, 2013 19:32
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VanSandman posted:Immune to dragon moves. Gardevoir is half fairy now. So yes. Mawile and Azumarril are surprising great now. Fairy's only weak to Poison and Steel, which basically means its only weak to Iron Head in the main game.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:33
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My lazy pokemon don't want to so anymore SP training; how can I fix this?
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Oct 19, 2013 19:34
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Gardevoir seems too slow and too squishy to be actually that good. Even neutral moves will most likely end up OHKOing her, and that's most of them. Am I missing something with her? Also pixellate on the mega seems awful, there aren't any good special normal moves that Gardevoir has access to, unless you can get Hypervoice or Boomburst or something from breeding, and even then they'd be competing with moonblast.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:34
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So what is the point of Pixilate on Mega Gardevoir? It only turns normal moves into fairy moves, but there are barely any normal special moves. Is there some specific move I'm overlooking that it really benefits from?
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Oct 19, 2013 19:34
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Passerby's should not be able to give me critical power lvl 2 while I'm trying to get Mewtwo's hp down without utterly destroying it. 
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Oct 19, 2013 19:34
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Centzon Totochtin posted:My lazy pokemon don't want to so anymore SP training; how can I fix this? if they're lying on their side? tap them. They'll instantly become energetic.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:34
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Centzon Totochtin posted:My lazy pokemon don't want to so anymore SP training; how can I fix this? If they're just on their side with a "..." just tap the screen. If they're on their side with a sad face that means they're KO'd, get yourself to a Pokemon Center. If it's neither of these things, I...have no idea. I've super trained a bunch of dudes and never seen one get tired of training.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:35
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Once people have unlocked their third pokemon in the Friend Safari zone are hidden abilities unlocked permanently within the zone or do they only appear when that other person is online at the same time as you?
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Oct 19, 2013 19:35
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Nevileen posted:if they're lying on their side? tap them. They'll instantly become energetic. Jesus I'm awful at this game. Sorry, my last pokemon as Yellow, this is a lot to process.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:36
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Desperate Character posted:Once people have unlocked their third pokemon in the Friend Safari zone are hidden abilities unlocked permanently within the zone or do they only appear when that other person is online at the same time as you? As long as both people have been online at the same time at least once, things will always be available with their hidden abilities.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:37
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Internet Kraken posted:So what is the point of Pixilate on Mega Gardevoir? It only turns normal moves into fairy moves, but there are barely any normal special moves. Is there some specific move I'm overlooking that it really benefits from? Use Pixilate and Refrigirate with a Skill Swap Gengar for absolute chaos 
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Oct 19, 2013 19:37
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Gardevoir is probably #3 fairy after Togekiss and Clefable, and given its frailty that goes to show how few decent Fairies there are. The Mega Evolution deals with its Speed troubles, but not its crippling physical weakness which Aegislash in particular is going to love exploiting. Pixilate is almost useless - Hyper Voice has a niche in doubles and triples once Pokémon Bank is out, and Hyper Beam as a dumb gimmick, but other than that nothing. I'm still going to use it, because it's one of my favourite Pokémon, but still. 
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Oct 19, 2013 19:38
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I think I've run into 3 female Combee in the last 25 minutes. That's kind of odd.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:39
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Did a quick couple egg move experiments, Skiddo, Flabebe, and Furfrou do not learn Baton Pass either. I'm going to check pretty much every Kalos Pokemon for it, so give me any suggestions for other moves or combinations to check along the way.
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Oct 19, 2013 19:40
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Fried Chicken posted:Has anyone written up a guide for super training like how Ogen did for Pokemon Amie? Like what the purple sparks mean, the red goals, the yellow goals, timing for your high powered shots, what pattern to dodge in to miss the soccer balls, etc? Like an optimized time path to boost a stat? A lot of it doesn't really lend itself to guide writing. The shots are almost certainly random from my fairly extensive experience with ST so patterns are out of the window. Red goals can be hit more than once, yellow means it's disappearing soon. Timing is all you, you grow into it. Just try to anticipate movement and fire when your shots are fully charged up. Optimum EV training is Horde encounters and Pokérus.
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There's an old man that you can give one of your Pokemon to sometime in the story. If you come back after you beat the Elite 4, he's not there anymore and there's a Pokeball in the room with a note saying that he's sorry, he can't look after it anymore. 
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