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On the one hand having wild pokemon visit your island in Poke Pelago is pretty great (got a free metang!) but it really sucks when you get a rare one like Lapras and it just leaves even if you fill out your bean cart also what's a good set for Passimian? I've been unable to breed any pokemon much due to filling out my dex and it seems that is an exclusive most don't have yet. Would Adamant (I have a 4.9 IV ditto for it) or Jolly (nothing until pokebank unfortunately) be better for it?
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Traded two castforms for two Type:Nulls last night 
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The FC rewards for talking to guests and VIPs in Festival Plaza really is all over the place. I got 2 FC for something last night and this morning I got 120 FC for listening to a VIP talk. I'm wondering if it scales with Plaza rank or something (as in your rank and that of the people you interact with).Machai posted:Stupid Alolans don't even know what goosebumps are, keep calling it chicken skin. smdh Chicken skin is the superior term. Pokemon enthusiasts from China, Finland, Estonia, South Africa, Korea and Vietnam will agree with that assessment 
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Sockser posted:Traded two castforms for two Type:Nulls last night I'm praying that my Castform for Lunala trade has gone through overnight. That'd be a big ol' nope. Maybe people are getting smarter, but that post would seem to imply they aren't. Maybe the trick is to ask for another Cosmog and to get a friend with Moon to evolve it instead...
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I've spent a lot of time getting all the EV items and EV berries and everything... but I never considered the fact that I have no idea what EVs I actually want  I mean, I'm sure I can't go wrong with Speed + Atk/Sp.Atk or HP + Atk/Sp.Atk but anything more nuanced is beyond my knowledge. I tried searching, but all I can find are smogon forum posts of people suggesting wildly different stuff.Mierenneuker posted:Chicken skin is the superior term. Pokemon enthusiasts from China, Finland, Estonia, South Africa, Korea and Vietnam will agree with that assessment Maybe the truth... is in the middle  We call it "goose skin" in my country
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i said this last night in discord but togedemaru's shiny is very disappointing
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Alxprit posted:I'm praying that my Castform for Lunala trade has gone through overnight. I've had a Castform for UB trade up most of the last night but haven't had a chance to check for it, but I saw a lot of folks requesting Silvally for UBs so maybe you just need to ask for a Type: Null, evolve it and then trade that for the legendary
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boy are my arms tired posted:i said this last night in discord but togedemaru's shiny is very disappointing I like the shape it makes, though.
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Alxprit posted:I'm praying that my Castform for Lunala trade has gone through overnight. I got two Cosmogs for Castform yesterday. Haven't been able to get a third trade for a potential living Pokedex yet* but I am amazed I even got two to begin with. My plan probably is to evolve to Lunana and trade it for Solgaleo on the GTS. But yeah that is a future scenario, I should probably finish the game first  *Cosmog, Cosmeom, Solgaleo and Lunana Mierenneuker fucked around with this message at 15:03 on Nov 30, 2016 |
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I read some pre-release stuff about hyper training, and I figured I'd ask before I finally buy this today: does hyper training let a relatively casual Pokemon fan like me actually participate in wifi battles? It lets you boost a max-level Pokemon's IVs, right? Somehow I've been extremely resistant to getting deep into Pokemon breeding for good IVs so I never end up getting to do multiplayer battles because I'd just get owned.
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I'm mad no one has bit on my Rowlet 4 Litten trade. Like, wtf? I thought the whole reason for putting starters on gts was to get other starters. And no one is offering popplio 4 Rowlet either.
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tbp posted:tournament effort post This is some incredibly interesting and cool poo poo. the RBY and GSC replays are fascinating because it's so different from the modern game in viability--Persian rolling over dudes in that one RBY replay was rad What would you say makes a Singles/Poke player good? Is it being able to predict moves more than anything? From my very, very, very limited experience in VGC so far over the last week (lol) that seems to be the case--when I've lost it's been because the other person was just smarter greatn posted:I'm mad no one has bit on my Rowlet 4 Litten trade. Like, wtf? I thought the whole reason for putting starters on gts was to get other starters. And no one is offering popplio 4 Rowlet either. I had the same thing going on like the Sunday after release and couldn't trade a Popplio for jack poo poo. I don't think people are jonesing for starter babies this gen 
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Can someone help me understand why Castform is such a hot commodity?
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Waffles Inc. posted:Persian rolling over dudes in that one RBY replay was rad persian's making a comeback in a big way as an annoying oranguru eater Harrow posted:I read some pre-release stuff about hyper training, and I figured I'd ask before I finally buy this today: does hyper training let a relatively casual Pokemon fan like me actually participate in wifi battles? It lets you boost a max-level Pokemon's IVs, right? Somehow I've been extremely resistant to getting deep into Pokemon breeding for good IVs so I never end up getting to do multiplayer battles because I'd just get owned. yes, however bottlecaps are sort of at a premium since its random if you get any, and you need 6 if you want to make a single competitive mon (arguably 5 if not mixed sweeper or 4 if you want really low speed); if you're real lucky you could get a gold bottle cap
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Harrow posted:I read some pre-release stuff about hyper training, and I figured I'd ask before I finally buy this today: does hyper training let a relatively casual Pokemon fan like me actually participate in wifi battles? It lets you boost a max-level Pokemon's IVs, right? Somehow I've been extremely resistant to getting deep into Pokemon breeding for good IVs so I never end up getting to do multiplayer battles because I'd just get owned. I can't see how bottle-caps are more casual than breeding atm because getting a pokemon to level 100 seems to be an utter chore. Maybe once everyone has a 5-star rare kitchen to share around this will change but for now hyper training to me feels completely nonviable.
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boy are my arms tired posted:yes, however bottlecaps are sort of at a premium since its random if you get any, and you need 6 if you want to make a single competitive mon (arguably 5 if not mixed sweeper or 4 if you want really low speed); if you're real lucky you could get a gold bottle cap Well, that is at least something. Are there any guides to basic Pokemon breeding/training/etc. out there? I get the feeling I'd really enjoy competitive battling, but the barrier of entry has always seemed really obtuse to me. I'm the guy who thinks the main stories are easy enough as to be boring, but who's still too casual to really dig into the competitive side, so Pokemon games tend to just go right by me while I'm sitting in the middle. If it turns out it's not as grindy and terrible as I've sort of assumed to breed and train good Pokemon I'll be pretty happy about that.
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Why is there a five minute cutscene before and after choosing your starter, I just want to SR for a jolly rowlett.
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if your trade is up for more than an hour, relist it. it's going to get pushed back farther in the queue where people are less likely to see it as more bad trades populate the list
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Is it fixed which pokémon can SOS which? I got a million and one Fearow in a row from a Fearow but Pancham called Goomy instantly.
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Harrow posted:Well, that is at least something. get a level 100 japanese ditto with destiny knot from either GTS or from someone in the thread who obtained it absolutely legitimately get the pokemon you want to breed up get an everstone (refight against captain illima) 1) breed the ditto with destiny knot and the pokemon you want withOUT the everstone, look for a pokemon with the nature you want (example, golisopod could use adamant, so look for adamant wimpods) - destiny knot transfer 5 IV values from the parents over to the kid; there is always that one IV that is randomly chosen, so thats where the RNG comes in 2) once you find the nature you want (ex: adamant wimpod), put everstone on that pokemon and switch spots with the pokemon you were using - everstone transfer the nature to the child, so if you want adamant to pass, give the adamant one an everstone 3) breed until you get a wimpod with more Best stats from the Judge App then the previous one (this is referred to as max IVs), replace the old with the new (and make sure you put the everstone on the new) 4) repeat 3 until you are pumping out 5 and 6iv mons; look for ones that have what you are looking for, and you can then move to EV training for EV training; spend a few hours getting the Power items; you can either get important ones first (attack, speed, special attack, hp) or you can get them all, its up to you get a pokerus mon from someone in the thread 1) find a mon that gives the EVs you want (HP: Grimers north of Malie City by the waste plant, Speed: Zubats in the Sunken Cave on Melemele Island (accessed through Melemele Meadow). ~make sure EXP SHARE is on~ 2) Adrenaline Orb the mon and bring it to critical (false swipe) - do not paralyze it or sleep it, this reduces SOS chance 3) kill the SOS mons; if you have a Power item and Pokerus on your dude, you will only need to kill 7 SOS mons to max your EVs for that stat 4) swap power items, repeat 1-3 5) you have 4? points leftover, you can usually toss them into a defensive stat and it'll do fine there you go
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Josuke Higashikata posted:Is it fixed which pokémon can SOS which? Normal SOS's are fixed, but weather ones aren't.
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So how is this as a final team? Looking like it's going to be Pelliper, Decidueye, Raichu-A, whatever Deino evolves into(I'm assuming it stays Dragon Dark), Salazzle(I'm assuming it stays fire poison), and Dugtrio-A. I cover every type except Fairy, Rock, Fighting, and Normal greatn fucked around with this message at 15:40 on Nov 30, 2016 |
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Harrow posted:Well, that is at least something. You want to make sure any guide you consult is up-to-date for gen 7. As with last gen there have been changes (last time destiny knot, this time hyper training) which mean that anything from before is outdated. If you do use something from earlier gens be aware that it will emphasise breeding for ages to get the perfect mon, whereas now you have an alternative. And getting the right hidden power type is more viable because if nothing else, you can just breed for that and then hyper train.
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greatn posted:So how is this as a final team? You have an answer to pretty much anything you'll face in the E4 so you're good to go
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What's up with a vast majority of GTS trade offers being complete poo poo? I was hoping to pick up some Eevee's to evolve them into the different forms (I spent like 30 mins trying to farm them up and got 1 so I figured I'd try), but everyone wants legendaries and ultra beasts...wtf. I found one guy that wanted a Vulpix for the fairy version of Eevee but in the 3 mins it took me to go catch a female version someone else made the trade and all the others were for some insanely rare pokemon.
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Ouhei posted:What's up with a vast majority of GTS trade offers being complete poo poo? I was hoping to pick up some Eevee's to evolve them into the different forms (I spent like 30 mins trying to farm them up and got 1 so I figured I'd try), but everyone wants legendaries and ultra beasts...wtf. I found one guy that wanted a Vulpix for the fairy version of Eevee but in the 3 mins it took me to go catch a female version someone else made the trade and all the others were for some insanely rare pokemon. Yeah that's how the GTS. That's why you don't seek, you deposit.
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Ouhei posted:What's up with a vast majority of GTS trade offers being complete poo poo? I was hoping to pick up some Eevee's to evolve them into the different forms (I spent like 30 mins trying to farm them up and got 1 so I figured I'd try), but everyone wants legendaries and ultra beasts...wtf. I found one guy that wanted a Vulpix for the fairy version of Eevee but in the 3 mins it took me to go catch a female version someone else made the trade and all the others were for some insanely rare pokemon. all halfway reasonable trades go in seconds, leaving only the stupid poo poo behind
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Ouhei posted:What's up with a vast majority of GTS trade offers being complete poo poo? I was hoping to pick up some Eevee's to evolve them into the different forms (I spent like 30 mins trying to farm them up and got 1 so I figured I'd try), but everyone wants legendaries and ultra beasts...wtf. I found one guy that wanted a Vulpix for the fairy version of Eevee but in the 3 mins it took me to go catch a female version someone else made the trade and all the others were for some insanely rare pokemon. That's basically the GTS in a nutshell. Deal with Goons to breed/trade you the gaps in your Dex, especially once the Bank opens Honestly if you're not gonna be doing battling and thus aren't caught up in the breeding/EV stuff, assembling a dex and/or living dex is basically the only thing giving these games longevity--and aside from version exclusives you can do an Alolan living dex mostly within your own game (Cosmog middle evo aside) It's how I passed a year's worth of work trips in X/Y/ORAS Waffles Inc. fucked around with this message at 15:49 on Nov 30, 2016 |
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Ah, well that makes sense then. This is my first pokemon game since Yellow so I'm catching up on all the new poo poo. I'm currently trying to round out my team a bit for the Elite 4 battle, want to beat it with a group I really like as opposed to the random one I slapped together with things I managed to collect along the way.
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greatn posted:So how is this as a final team? Keep in mind that Deino doesn't evolve until LV50, and doesn't reach its actually useful final stage until an absurd LV64, the highest of any Pokemon in the series.
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Kite Pride Worldwide posted:Keep in mind that Deino doesn't evolve until LV50, and doesn't reach its actually useful final stage until an absurd LV64, the highest of any Pokemon in the series. Hrm. I mainly chose him for being two types I didn't have on my team. Any other recommendations? Taking him out would leave fairy/dark/dragon/fighting/rock/normal with no representation. Also, I have a Gyarados of relative similar level to my Pelliper right now, but she just doesn't seem as strong, will she be better eventually? I'd prefer a two type mon. I could pull my Radicate-A out of storage I suppose.
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No idea what possessed Game Freak when they decided on the Gen 5 evolution levels.
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Seeking isn't as bad now on GTS, I mean it is but it isn't, when you seek what you want to do is first filter out anyone requesting legendaries unless you're okay with trading them away, then after selecting a Pokemon you are looking for press Y and you can filter out all the request to Pokemon you actually have in your PC. There's a high possibility that you will filter out every trade request, but hey at least you didn't have to shuffle through all them.
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Mierenneuker posted:I got two Cosmogs for Castform yesterday. Haven't been able to get a third trade for a potential living Pokedex yet* but I am amazed I even got two to begin with. My plan probably is to evolve to Lunana and trade it for Solgaleo on the GTS. But yeah that is a future scenario, I should probably finish the game first You should be good? Your game gives you a Lunala and a cosmog You trade for two cosmogs, giving you three Evolve one to Lunala, trade for Solgaleo Evolve one to Cosmoem and keep it there Done
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greatn posted:Hrm. I mainly chose him for being two types I didn't have on my team. Any other recommendations? Taking him out would leave fairy/dark/dragon/fighting/rock/normal with no representation. Gyarados has garbage spA which is probably the problem. So aqua tail / waterfall is going to be better than using special attacks. If you have a drizzle pelliper then the rain is also a factor. kirtar fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Nov 30, 2016 |
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Kite Pride Worldwide posted:Keep in mind that Deino doesn't evolve until LV50, and doesn't reach its actually useful final stage until an absurd LV64, the highest of any Pokemon in the series. 
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I woke up this morning to this in Isle Avue. Takes a few days but Baking Eggs is useful.
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