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mabels big day posted:This is awesome. Telling players to have their own Chansey get poisoned before going into the Link Battle so it can't be frozen is the most hilariously dickish thing I've ever heard of. A primitive version of Toxic Orb Clefable 
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The guide also tells you to use Horn Drill on Rhydon as an advantage over Golem, which makes OHKO moves being legal officially sanctioned and supported.
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when were they not legal
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oddium posted:when were they not legal The bullies over at smogon always ban them......... 
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smogon. well, their heart's in the right place .......... Train On, i say
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speaking of smogon look at this handsome devil
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Oh, my! It's Poison Kirby from Kirby: Planet Robobot!
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Disargeria posted:I thought it was weird how a lot of things were obviously hosed up back then but I felt like none of it was admitted in an official capacity aside from you know, actually fixing it later. This is great, I love the mention of Tauros as King poo poo of competitive battling, as well as the suggestion to bring a bunch of Pokemon that know Wrap/Bind/Fire Spin/Clamp so you can defeat your opponent without them being able to take a turn. I'm surprised they didn't specifically mention Dragonite being able to learn Agility and thus be the fastest Wrap user.
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Is there a reason to let a Pokemon use a luxury ball as a held item if the Pokemon wasn't caught in one? For some reason, and I'm still new at this game, but my level 85 Delphox is holding a luxury ball. Since I've been playing this save for only 70 hours off and on since two years ago, I can't remember why I did that or if it ever served a purpose. Second question: do most folks stop using their starters at some point? As you can see from question one I've been using my evolved Fennekin starter forever and never saw a point to switch it out as naturally it was my strongest Pokemon. Am I pokemanning wrong? How did you guys learn so much poo poo when the game teaches so little?
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chaosapiant posted:Is there a reason to let a Pokemon use a luxury ball as a held item if the Pokemon wasn't caught in one? For some reason, and I'm still new at this game, but my level 85 Delphox is holding a luxury ball. Since I've been playing this save for only 70 hours off and on since two years ago, I can't remember why I did that or if it ever served a purpose. Pokeballs do absolutely nothing when held. Give it a berry or a type-boosting item.
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No, holding a Poke Ball does nothing, you only get its effects if you catch a Pokemon with it. And starters are perfectly well rounded team members that are great, basic elemental attackers, I always use my starter in my playthroughs, they're great. But yeah, the game does teach you the basics, but if you wanna get in depth with all the mechanics, well there's plenty of sites to find that info for yourself. It also sounds like you just used your starter and nothing else, I find the game much more enjoyable when you have a team of six (or even with the new Exp. Share, a team of like 12 or something that you constantly rotate) since it also means you won't be horrendously overpowered.
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Crosspeice posted:No, holding a Poke Ball does nothing, you only get its effects if you catch a Pokemon with it. I'm mixed on that. I'm all for a challenge but with all the random encounters it seems the game would get real tedious. I keep my Delphox as my "kill em quick" Pokemon and rotate the other 5 and level them up with exp share. Delphox is over 20 levels higher than his nearest poke-partner. This game is a rabbit-hole.
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I usually box my starter as soon as I can in favor of something better, because most of them are garbage. Though the Water ones are usually decent HM slaves.
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Did more battles today in the Kanto Classic and I did worse today. Exactly 50/50 split on wins/losses, including one dude who was clearly only in it to get his participation in. His highest level Pokemon was level 20 and none of them were fully evolved.  My last match of the day was the most frustrating. It was against a dude who was, first of all, better than me. I will admit this. He was better. His team was just loving annoying and the match took forever because of it. Curselax, for one, which is always a barrel of fun. After I Hazed away its 5 or so Curse boosts, he never left it in for more than a turn the rest of the battle, and it spent the entire time asleep. I am also fairly certain it had nothing that would do poo poo to a Gengar. Lapras with Rest and Sheer Cold. Why, yes, he got my Jolteon with a Sheer Cold. Because of loving course he did! Slowbro with Natural Cure, and Rest, of course. Clefable with Thunder Wave and Moonlight. Just annoying. He switched constantly. And I mean constantly. Like he was just toying with me. He was definitely toying with me at the end, when I was down to just my Vaporeon. His Slowbro poisoned it, and then he just switched between the Pokemon he had left, and didn't attack. I forfeited. I wasn't going to give the jerk the satisfaction of watching my Vaporeon slowly die from Toxic.  That battle left a sour taste in my mouth. What a jerk.
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chaosapiant posted:Am I pokemanning wrong? How did you guys learn so much poo poo when the game teaches so little? There's two decent resources you can use to study up on various Pokemon stuff. http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml has a pretty cool Pokedex tool for each generation as well as various other info. The main news feed is pretty decent for keeping up with various events and announcements. http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Main_Page is basically Wikipedia but it's all Pokemon all the time. There's no real wrong way to Pokemon in the story line. The competitive stuff can get pretty intense, though.
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chaosapiant posted:Is there a reason to let a Pokemon use a luxury ball as a held item if the Pokemon wasn't caught in one? For some reason, and I'm still new at this game, but my level 85 Delphox is holding a luxury ball. Since I've been playing this save for only 70 hours off and on since two years ago, I can't remember why I did that or if it ever served a purpose. Starters are not only (usually) good in-game team members, but the games encourage you to become attached to them. Most never take them out of their party. People here occasionally get on the "box your starter message" because while they are usually good, they aren't often amazing. As for your pokeball, it only has an impact if used to catch something. On its own, it does nothing.
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Silver Falcon posted:Did more battles today in the Kanto Classic and I did worse today. Exactly 50/50 split on wins/losses, including one dude who was clearly only in it to get his participation in. His highest level Pokemon was level 20 and none of them were fully evolved. Sounds like you got owned.
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chaosapiant posted:I'm mixed on that. I'm all for a challenge but with all the random encounters it seems the game would get real tedious. I keep my Delphox as my "kill em quick" Pokemon and rotate the other 5 and level them up with exp share. Delphox is over 20 levels higher than his nearest poke-partner. This game is a rabbit-hole. It's less tedious when you're raising and levelling up a group of different Pokemon. That's part of the fun! I've been sucking at the Kanto Classic with only a few wins. I forgot that the Gengar I threw in my battle box lacked Shadowball, and that's been biting me a lot.
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Zore posted:I turned off the EXP share. 
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Silver Falcon posted:Did more battles today in the Kanto Classic and I did worse today. Exactly 50/50 split on wins/losses, including one dude who was clearly only in it to get his participation in. His highest level Pokemon was level 20 and none of them were fully evolved. Lol
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Hex Gengar is way cooler for wallbreaking. Nothing better than crushing a Gliscor with it. How's your Poison Heal now, jerk?
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Bogart posted:Hex Gengar is way cooler for wallbreaking. Nothing better than crushing a Gliscor with it. How's your Poison Heal now, jerk? Whenever I battle online I like to bring Substitute/Disable Gengar. Especially for Kangaskhan. You can't fake out me. Oh, Sucker Punch? Substitute. Now I disable it. Unless they made a silly decision and gave it Crunch, they literally can't hit me anymore. So I just wait until Disable wears off and Sludge Bomb until they die. And he's not even my Mega.
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chaosapiant posted:Is there a reason to let a Pokemon use a luxury ball as a held item if the Pokemon wasn't caught in one? For some reason, and I'm still new at this game, but my level 85 Delphox is holding a luxury ball. Since I've been playing this save for only 70 hours off and on since two years ago, I can't remember why I did that or if it ever served a purpose. everything i learned, i learned from a man named earl in pokemon stadium 2 also nah starters own, if you aren't playing competitively then don't sweat it. your starter is designed to be at least slightly better than most everything else you'll find easily for a while
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Some people don't like being overleveled so easily, my friend. It's not that confusing.
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i just wiped on the s.s. goddamn anne jfc
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Getting serious on a cartridge is only practical to even attempt once you've reached postgame, as there are important tools and useful resources that you can only access once you've beaten it.
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Super No Vacancy posted:i just wiped on the s.s. goddamn anne jfc Convenient, if you have the Cut HM when you do so then you can return to the S.S Anne much later with Surf and move the truck!
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CJ posted:IT depends if you care about looking like a 3 year old with the 2DS. How old would you say a person looks if they use their New3DSXL in public instead? I never got this argument, I don't even like looking at my cell phone in public as I am probably there for a reason with a thing to do or I'd be home.
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extra stout posted:How old would you say a person looks if they use their New3DSXL in public instead? I think their point is that the 2DS was essentially designed as a handheld for toddlers. It's cheaper (so more parents can buy it), it lacks a hinge (so small children won't snap it off accidentally) and it lacks the 3D capability (because 3D isn't recommended for tiny, developing eyeballs). I have a pokemon 3DS XL and it's great. I really enjoy the bigger screen. I use it in public all the time because I take public transit everywhere. I use it while waiting on the train platform and while on the train itself. The time it takes me to get to school in the morning is just enough time it takes to complete a 12 floor dungeon in Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon.
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2DS also good for poor folks like me who additionally don't care about 3D.
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extra stout posted:How old would you say a person looks if they use their New3DSXL in public instead? A lot of people play their 3DS on the subway/bus. I see people playing on my commute relatively frequently. Of course, if you have a car, then you lose out on that A+ game playing/book reading time
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majormonotone posted:A lot of people play their 3DS on the subway/bus. I see people playing on my commute relatively frequently. If you're daring and stuck in traffic you don't lose out on anything.
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In non-related news, I just started a new OR run. Would any six goons be kind enough to trade me a mystery egg so I can play Pokepotluck? 
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Bogart posted:In non-related news, I just started a new OR run. Would any six goons be kind enough to trade me a mystery egg so I can play Pokepotluck? I've got a nice egg I can spare for you.  FC 2878-9758-7818
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Bogart posted:In non-related news, I just started a new OR run. Would any six goons be kind enough to trade me a mystery egg so I can play Pokepotluck? FC is 1977-0156-0209, IGN is Tabitha
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Bogart posted:In non-related news, I just started a new OR run. Would any six goons be kind enough to trade me a mystery egg so I can play Pokepotluck? what's your fc? 0490 8248 4605
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RIGHT! Friend codes. Forgot. Adding you three now, and mine is 1418-6734-2472.
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Silver Falcon posted:Did more battles today in the Kanto Classic and I did worse today. Exactly 50/50 split on wins/losses, including one dude who was clearly only in it to get his participation in. His highest level Pokemon was level 20 and none of them were fully evolved. Get back to me when someone sweeps you with sheer cold. 4 hits in a row.
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Why do both Nidorans become magically infertile the moment they evolve. Why gamefreak
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LEGO Genetics posted:Why do both Nidorans become magically infertile the moment they evolve. Why gamefreak Only Nidorina and Nidoqueen are infertile. It supposedly started as a bug? But they keep putting it in every generation so who knows what the gently caress.
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