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Hammerite posted:If you have easy access to 2-max-IV Ditto via the Friend Safari then with some perseverance and a little luck you will be able to get 3-max-IV Ditto. Alternatively, you can start with a Mantyke/Mime Jr/Azuril/etc other baby pokemon that cannot breed that are guaranteed 3 perfect IVs in the right egg group and go from there. Usually easier than dealing with Dittos.
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Anatharon posted:Are there any differences of which Pokemon can be found between X/Y or is it just the appearance of Mega Charizard that changes? Also, there is no "Mega Charizard". Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y are caused by separate Mega Stones, Charizardite X and Charizardite Y.
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Oct 28, 2013 06:20
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Anatharon posted:Are there any differences of which Pokemon can be found between X/Y or is it just the appearance of Mega Charizard that changes? There are some exclusives, but none are majorly better or powerhouses. And Registeel. 
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Oct 28, 2013 06:23
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Anatharon posted:Are there any differences of which Pokemon can be found between X/Y or is it just the appearance of Mega Charizard that changes? Metagross? Registeel?
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Oct 28, 2013 06:23
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Mega Charizard X is Fire/Dragon with Tough Claws (powers up direct contact attacks). Mega Charizard Y is Fire/Flying with Drought.
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noirstronaut posted:There are some exclusives, but none are majorly better or powerhouses. That's the one. Thanks!
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Oct 28, 2013 06:25
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Anatharon posted:Are there any differences of which Pokemon can be found between X/Y or is it just the appearance of Mega Charizard that changes? Golurk? 
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Oct 28, 2013 06:26
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Anatharon posted:Are there any differences of which Pokemon can be found between X/Y or is it just the appearance of Mega Charizard that changes? Genesect?  Jesus there are alot of these things. Sedisp fucked around with this message at 06:41 on Oct 28, 2013 |
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Oct 28, 2013 06:38
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Anatharon posted:Also I remember a Pokemon that was a walking robot tank thing. What was it called? It's Pikachu! Goddamnit, Arrgh
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Oct 28, 2013 06:54
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I am Reverend posted:It's Pikachu! This loving video kills me every time
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Countblanc posted:This loving video kills me every time I like to think that's the same dude from the snorlax video.
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Oct 28, 2013 07:02
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So can I use the power items in conjunction with the Destiny Knot? I have a Froakie with 4 perfect IVs in Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Def and Speed, and Protean, and a Ditto with a perfect IV in HP. Could I give Ditto the Power Weight and Froakie the Destiny Knot and eventually get perfect IVs in all 5 stats on a Froakie? I know I can do this WITHOUT involving the Power Weight but it certainly will make it easier. The Froakies I've hatched so far have all had perfect HP and at least one other perfect stat, so I'm guessing yes, I just want to be 100% sure what I'm aiming for is possible with enough effort.
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Oct 28, 2013 07:03
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Quick question, does suction cups still work if the lead pokemon with it is knocked out?
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Oct 28, 2013 07:11
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nerdbot posted:So can I use the power items in conjunction with the Destiny Knot? I have a Froakie with 4 perfect IVs in Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Def and Speed, and Protean, and a Ditto with a perfect IV in HP. Could I give Ditto the Power Weight and Froakie the Destiny Knot and eventually get perfect IVs in all 5 stats on a Froakie? I know I can do this WITHOUT involving the Power Weight but it certainly will make it easier. The Froakies I've hatched so far have all had perfect HP and at least one other perfect stat, so I'm guessing yes, I just want to be 100% sure what I'm aiming for is possible with enough effort. I didn't even seem able to reliably use two pokemon with different power items, to get those two stats, so I'm going to guess it wouldn't be a sure thing. It might just guarantee that one of the five stats the destiny knot chooses is the one you put the power item on. e: I didn't even realize this is what you were trying to do. I'm certain that will work. Filthy Haiku posted:Quick question, does suction cups still work if the lead pokemon with it is knocked out? on this I'm fairly certain it will. Raizor fucked around with this message at 07:22 on Oct 28, 2013 |
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Filthy Haiku posted:Quick question, does suction cups still work if the lead pokemon with it is knocked out? It does. nerdbot posted:So can I use the power items in conjunction with the Destiny Knot? I have a Froakie with 4 perfect IVs in Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Def and Speed, and Protean, and a Ditto with a perfect IV in HP. Could I give Ditto the Power Weight and Froakie the Destiny Knot and eventually get perfect IVs in all 5 stats on a Froakie? I know I can do this WITHOUT involving the Power Weight but it certainly will make it easier. The Froakies I've hatched so far have all had perfect HP and at least one other perfect stat, so I'm guessing yes, I just want to be 100% sure what I'm aiming for is possible with enough effort. Not really sure about that. Normally, without any items, the parents will pass down 3 random IVs(Destiny Knot increases this to 5.), while with just a Power Item you can guarantee one passing down, and 2 other random IVs are still passed down.
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nerdbot posted:So can I use the power items in conjunction with the Destiny Knot? I have a Froakie with 4 perfect IVs in Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Def and Speed, and Protean, and a Ditto with a perfect IV in HP. Could I give Ditto the Power Weight and Froakie the Destiny Knot and eventually get perfect IVs in all 5 stats on a Froakie? I know I can do this WITHOUT involving the Power Weight but it certainly will make it easier. The Froakies I've hatched so far have all had perfect HP and at least one other perfect stat, so I'm guessing yes, I just want to be 100% sure what I'm aiming for is possible with enough effort. Destiny Knot + Power Item does work. You won't get the right nature, but only one parent needs the right nature. I do this all the time to get a 5IV parent to breed with a 4IV natured parent.
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rhoga posted:Destiny Knot + Power Item does work. You won't get the right nature, but only one parent needs the right nature. I do this all the time to get a 5IV parent to breed with a 4IV natured parent. What I was planning to do was get a 5 IV Froakie, then breed THAT Froakie with a Ditto with the nature I DO want until I get a Froakie with 5 perfect IVs and a good nature. Coincidentally, all the Froakies I've gotten out of this have very good natures. I'm normally not too crazy over getting good IVs, but I have the materials to put together a really good Froakie so hey, why the heck not. EDIT: ......It turns out the Ditto I have with Timid ALSO has perfect HP, so I could've made this a little easier on myself than I did. Whoops. The Froakie I'm using also has Timid, and really I could've just used that Froakie just fine, but I wanted to experiment with breeding something simple before I move onto bigger "projects". nerdbot fucked around with this message at 07:29 on Oct 28, 2013 |
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Man I must not be doing this chain fishing thing right because I've had several 50+ chains and not seen a shiny yet.
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Balon posted:Man I must not be doing this chain fishing thing right because I've had several 50+ chains and not seen a shiny yet. 250 with no shiny is my record, it's more common than purely in the wild, but folks saying "30 catches are so" are getting a skewed result from reporting bias.
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Bruceski posted:250 with no shiny is my record, it's more common than purely in the wild, but folks saying "30 catches are so" are getting a skewed result from reporting bias. It's surely skewed, but I can attest to finding a shiny Relicanth around 20-30 pokemon. It was the only time I actually got that high of my three attempts, the others I hosed up the prompt earlier than that. I suppose my retribution was it being a relicanth.
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Bruceski posted:250 with no shiny is my record, it's more common than purely in the wild, but folks saying "30 catches are so" are getting a skewed result from reporting bias. Oops, sorry to be one of those guys immediately after you responded:  About 15 in to a new chain.
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Crosscontaminant posted:You can find Rotom in the bins in the Lost Hotel on Tuesdays sometimes, and something else in the ones in Pokémon Village. What else does the Lost Hotel have? I forgot I ran around that area then got stuck and left. I should definitely put a Rotom on my team though.
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THE AWESOME GHOST posted:What else does the Lost Hotel have? I forgot I ran around that area then got stuck and left. The Garbodor line aka the best Pokemon ever. Also Magneton and Electrode which seems like a really late appearance for both of them but w/e.
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I heard that you can find Shuppet there on Thursdays, but I haven't confirmed it. It makes sense that you can find it the same place as Rotom. Klefki, too, is a fairly common encounter.
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Bongo Bill posted:I heard that you can find Shuppet there on Thursdays, but I haven't confirmed it. It makes sense that you can find it the same place as Rotom. Banette is actually in the trash cans at the Pokemon Village on Thursdays, but not at the hotel.
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Shear Modulus posted:The Garbodor line aka the best Pokemon ever. Oh that's why people keep trading rare things for my electrodes, I guess I caught a couple while I was wandering around. Magneton turned out to be completely broken if you get him early on, in BW2 he can basically solo the game. Sonicboom is usually useless but he gets it at a low enough level that 20 damage is still a lot, and nothing in the main story could really deal with his resistances. Bongo Bill posted:Klefki, too, is a fairly common encounter. Yeah that's the only place I've seen a Klefki too. Which I also want to put into my party because the Prankster T-Wave/Swagger/Play Rough/Sub set seems too awesome to waste. I'm gonna end up having no slots left for things that aren't fun gimmicks
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LAY-ZX posted:I learned this second-hand so someone can feel free to correct me, but apparently Smogon has discovered that the abilities that change a move's type (Pixilate, Refridgerate, and Aerialate) also give a 1.3x boost on top of STAB after changing the type. Unless I'm mistaken, that means Sylveon's and Gardevoir's best stab is Hyper Voice, Aurorus gets Nature Power-turned-Tri Attack on wi-fi which beats out Ice Beam, and Mega Pinsir does even stupider damage with Return/Thrash. I haven't been able to find anything about this and am becoming more and more convinced it's bullshit, but I really want it to be true. Has anyone else heard anything to this effect, or can at least prove it's bullshit?
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LAY-ZX posted:I haven't been able to find anything about this and am becoming more and more convinced it's bullshit, but I really want it to be true. Has anyone else heard anything to this effect, or can at least prove it's bullshit? I read the same thing on Smogon, actually, with people posting damage numbers on moves that should've been impossible to achieve without that boost being in effect. Just found it again, in the Pinsir thread there: http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/pinsir.3489976/page-3#post-4918366
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Shadow Ninja 64 posted:I read the same thing on Smogon, actually, with people posting damage numbers on moves that should've been impossible to achieve without that boost being in effect. Just found it again, in the Pinsir thread there: http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/pinsir.3489976/page-3#post-4918366 loving awesome. I knew those abilities couldn't be as worthless as they sounded.
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Why are people on Pokemon Showdown so bitter? me - "Charizard X is beastly!" (I've seen him nearly sweep a team. If not for snow warning causing Hale, he WOULD'VE swept the team) him - "Only cuz of crit" Dude. It was a Talonflame. Dragon Dance Charizard X wouldn't have had a problem. Sidenote holy poo poo Charizard X is so good you guys. Especially as an opener.
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Classtoise posted:Why are people on Pokemon Showdown so bitter? The only problem with Mega guys is you only get 1 on your team, so you really have to make it count. Like Mega Tyranitar seems neat but normal Tyranitar is already pretty awesome so there's no real reason to use your mega slot on him. Mega Aggron is a nice gimmick (he's basically impossible to kill with physical attacks) but if you use him you're giving up all the really strong guys like Gengar, Scizor or Lucario.
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Where does Mr. Bonding spawn for the last hatching power?
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pandaK posted:Where does Mr. Bonding spawn for the last hatching power? Cafe Introvision. Or is it introversion? Whatever it's the cafe left of the south pokemon center.
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Out of curiosity, why is it that people are preferring Mega Gengar over Mega Alakazam or Mega Aerodactyl, which seem like they'd be even more fearsome sweepers? Does Shadow Tag really make that much of a difference?
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pandaK posted:Where does Mr. Bonding spawn for the last hatching power? Fly to lower Lumiose, it's the cafe next door to the poke center. Cafe Introvert.
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Bongo Bill posted:Out of curiosity, why is it that people are preferring Mega Gengar over Mega Alakazam or Mega Aerodactyl, which seem like they'd be even more fearsome sweepers? Does Shadow Tag really make that much of a difference? Shadow Tag is absolutely broken yeah. It's less about straight up sweeping, it means that at any point in the match your guy is at risk of getting trapped and killed, it changes how you have to play. He can come in after anything has been knocked out and get a revenge kill and you can't stop him easily. Edit: Worth mentioning that Gengar gets stuff like Hypnosis on top of that. Usually you switch out a sleeping pokemon as dead weight but he can sit there and do whatever he wants. Or he can run Taunt, and trap in a pokemon trying to lay down hazards like Spikes and Stealth rock. Since it's taunted it can't do that anymore and has to rely on (probably weak) attacks. THE AWESOME GHOST fucked around with this message at 09:15 on Oct 28, 2013 |
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Bongo Bill posted:Out of curiosity, why is it that people are preferring Mega Gengar over Mega Alakazam or Mega Aerodactyl, which seem like they'd be even more fearsome sweepers? Does Shadow Tag really make that much of a difference? Magic Guard Alakazam holding a Life Orb is more powerful than Mega Alakazam and Mega Alakazam only gets some speed, and a minuscule amount of defense, to make up for it. Alakazam already has issues with KOing threats and dealing with priority, and Mega Alakazam doesn't offer much to help. In contrast, holy poo poo Mega Gyarados might be one of the more surprisingly good Mega forms. Mold Breaker is an absolute 'gently caress You' to a lot of pokemon that wall an offensive DD set, Rotom and Gengar especially as it can spam earthquake without worrying about Levitate, and it gets bulky enough that its able to survive at least one good electric attack once they're knocked down to 2X effectiveness. The best part is that he's threatening as hell either way, but totally different pokemon are good against the normal and Mega forms. Like Scizor rarely carries anything that can dent regular Gyarados, but Bug absolutely fucks up Mega Gyarados. Ditto, but reverse, for Rotom who almost totally walls normal Gyarados but goes down like a chump to Mega Gyarados. As long as you don't telegraph you're going Mega, people will often switch in their Rotoms and you can get delicious KOs off of them.
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The real best mega is Mawile, because on top of being able to kill drat near everything in one hit he can Sucker Punch all of the loving Talonflames out of the sky before they can do anything.
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LAY-ZX posted:The real best mega is Mawile, because on top of being able to kill drat near everything in one hit he can Sucker Punch all of the loving Talonflames out of the sky before they can do anything. Best counter I've found to Talonflame? No joke, Avalugg. He's so sturdy Talonflames have issues 2HKOing him with Flare Blitz and he can OHKO with Avalanche or Stone Edge. He's been such a weirdly great addition to my team, mostly because no one has any idea how to deal with him yet (use any special attack in existence).
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UPDATE ON MY FROAKIE BREEDING QUEST: I finally got one with 5 perfect IVs and Timid! ...but it has Torrent, not Protean  At least I can toss this guy into the daycare and slightly up the odds of good stats.
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