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Feb 22, 2017 22:21
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Ariong posted:how to get ingame quote:An item to be held by a Pokémon. A pair of shady-looking glasses that boost the power of Dark-type moves.
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Feb 22, 2017 22:22
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Ariong posted:UGH! I somehow misread the nature of the Kartana I caught with perfect Attack and Speed IVs. It is careful, not Jolly. I should think so. Best use of bottle caps is legendaries 'cause you can't keep breeding them til they're genetically superior. Now I just soft-reset (and/or Abra-synch) until I get the nature I want, and caps can fill out the rest. Alternatively, I can check out what I have for Kartanas when I get home. I've already got a trained Adamant one, not going through all that again for another copy of the same guy just 'cause his speed will be a little higher and attack a little lower. But I still led with a Jolly Abra when I got all 4 from this playthrough.
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Feb 22, 2017 22:45
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I'm just now at the Poni wilds, and I'm considering switching out some pokes for something similar. I've got an Electabuzz, a Muk, and a Slowbro I'm considering switching out. Any suggestions for replacements? I'm kinda tempted to give the Alolan Sandslash a try, as well as Charjabug.
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Feb 22, 2017 22:54
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Why would anyone want to switch out alohan muk?
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Feb 22, 2017 23:10
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bradybunch posted:Why would anyone want to switch out alohan muk? because it's... [Sonic voice] too slow
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Feb 22, 2017 23:16
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Counterpoint: everything in Alola is slow. It's that laid-back tropical culture, I tells ya. Alolan Sandslash is in kind of an uncomfortable position, because it's a physical tank with a x4 weakness to fighting and no good recovery options. It's faster than Slowbro, but not so much faster that it outweighs the trade-offs. Vikavolt has a pretty good chance of killing anything it can attack with a weakness in 1 shot, but with a speed of 45, you have to assume it's getting hit at least once. That's not a huge drawback in the maingame... if you can avoid it eating rock or fire STAB attacks, which will almost certainly kill it. (I gave mine a Quick Claw and it did okay.) edit: I mean outside competitive play you can use p. much anything you please without too much issue, just you know, be aware of the stuff you need to watch out for Rangpur fucked around with this message at 23:33 on Feb 22, 2017 |
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Feb 22, 2017 23:26
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Diet Poison posted:I should think so. Best use of bottle caps is legendaries 'cause you can't keep breeding them til they're genetically superior. Now I just soft-reset (and/or Abra-synch) until I get the nature I want, and caps can fill out the rest. Pretty much. I reset for an hour to get a Modest Tapu Lele, and it ended up with 4 perfects IVs (HP/ATK/SPD/Sp.ATK) and its DEF and Sp.DEF were 27 and 28 respectively.  .I'm still going to cap the defenses.  I also just got lucky with a Buzzwole. Went through the whole mission and checked them a couple days later to find one of them was Adamant with the perfects being HP/DEF/SPD, and a 26 in ATK.  It almost single-handedly got me my first 30 streak in the Battle Tree.
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Feb 23, 2017 00:19
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Does anyone have a DBHA Nidoran M? I'd really like one.
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Feb 23, 2017 02:07
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OgreNoah posted:Does anyone have a DBHA Nidoran M? I'd really like one. Do people like mons in Dream Balls now? I collected a whole load of them back in Gen 5. Maybe I should transport them all forward to gen 7.
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Feb 23, 2017 10:20
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Hammerite posted:Do people like mons in Dream Balls now? I collected a whole load of them back in Gen 5. Maybe I should transport them all forward to gen 7. Oh yeah, they're pretty popular. Try reddit.com/r/pokemontrades/ Though the new cool thing is everything in Beast Balls because they're so difficult to capture. I ended up getting a pair of Nidorans in dream balls last night from some guy in australia.
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Feb 23, 2017 15:04
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I just hit 1400 rank on showdown (VGC 2017). I know this is a relatively low ranking but it's the highest I've ever ranked so I'm pretty happy with myself as an entry-level player.
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Feb 23, 2017 15:07
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Turns out all my old game mons are of the wrong nature so no djinnis or zapdos for me. I'm seriously temped to replay heartgold to get that red for something though, can you still transfer from those games?
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Feb 23, 2017 15:52
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Avalerion posted:Turns out all my old game mons are of the wrong nature so no djinnis or zapdos for me. I'm seriously temped to replay heartgold to get that ted gyarados for something though, can you still transfer from those games? You'd have to trade them up to Black/White 1 or 2 first
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Feb 23, 2017 15:55
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So I'm debating getting into competitive, at least somewhat casually. Is having the proper nature a huge deal, or is it just min/maxing?
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Feb 24, 2017 00:44
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Yes.
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Feb 24, 2017 00:45
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iospace posted:So I'm debating getting into competitive, at least somewhat casually. Is having the proper nature a huge deal, or is it just min/maxing? Well you'd be taking 10% less damage/dealing 10% more damage, that's a pretty big difference.
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Feb 24, 2017 00:46
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If breeding or trading for natures/etc sounds like a pain to you I recommend playing on simulators (specifically Pokemon Showdown) until you decide on a team to build, it'll save you a lot of time.
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Feb 24, 2017 00:47
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Yeah, I really have that problem most players have that they view status moves as overrated. That's probably the first thing I have to break myself of.
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Feb 24, 2017 01:45
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iospace posted:So I'm debating getting into competitive, at least somewhat casually. Is having the proper nature a huge deal, or is it just min/maxing? Neutral natures effectively do not exist in the competitive scene. Definitely says something about the usefulness of these boosts
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Feb 24, 2017 02:02
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zonohedron posted:
Update: Just got to Glittering Cave. Gulpin has been really good so far, mostly because of Yawn. Aside from Gulpin it's been hard not to just use Braixen for everything. Scraggy and Zubat are okay, but not great, especially because Scraggy's Moxie is so rarely actually useful. Electrike may as well be a Rattata or something; it just hit level 20 and just now learned its first electric-type move.
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Feb 24, 2017 02:55
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Gulpin is good. Iirc Shed Skin is nicer on Scraggy so it can tank status. Source: my old DD SS Scrafty.
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Feb 24, 2017 03:49
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So I got the judge in my game. Somehow, I got a Pichu from another country... Perfect IVs except special attack, which is just shy of perfect. That was a surprise.
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Feb 24, 2017 03:54
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iospace posted:So I got the judge in my game. A Brief primer on breeding: There's a small handful of items useful for breeding specific natures or passing down beneficial IV values. - Everstones, when held, pass the nature of the parent to the child 100%. A lot of Pokémon have one attacking stat they'll never use, which can be the "dump stat" so another can get a small boost. - Destiny Knots ensure that 5 Individual Values are selected from both parents and passed to the child instead of the normal 3. What IVs and from which parents is still random, as will be the 6th IV. - Power <Weight, Bracer, Belt, Lens, Band, Anklet>, when held, pass the precise Individual Value of their corresponding stat (HP, Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, Speed) to the child. Useful for things like ensuring your Pokémon has 0 Speed IVs for certain builds. They also help greatly in training Effort Values, giving 8 points of their relevant stat up to a cap of 252 per stat and 510 cumulative total. - And also on EVs, every 4 points grants the equivalent of one stat point to the relevant stat at level 100 (or in online battles where your Pokémon are automatically scaled to level 50).
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Feb 24, 2017 04:08
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notoriousman posted:It was probably traded away for that precise reason, Pokémon eugenics can be harsh. So why 0 speed for certain builds? Just so that specific 'mon will always go last?
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Feb 24, 2017 04:15
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iospace posted:So why 0 speed for certain builds? Just so that specific 'mon will always go last? If you are using a team that relies on Trick Room, you want the lowest possible speed stat to "outspeed" under Trick Room.
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Feb 24, 2017 04:20
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Anyone else participating in this weekend's competition, how are y'all faring? I came out 10-5 tonight. My first loss was entirely luck-based. Two turns of Rock Slide horseshit flinching and then a miss with High Horsepower. Just shenanigans all over the place... Pretty fun otherwise!
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Feb 24, 2017 04:22
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iospace posted:So why 0 speed for certain builds? Just so that specific 'mon will always go last?
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Feb 24, 2017 04:22
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Xander B Coolridge posted:Anyone else participating in this weekend's competition, how are y'all faring? I came out 10-5 tonight. What are you running? I'm still figuring out my team. I haven't trained any of the Tapus yet, so probably not them. I've trained Kommo-o, Salazzle, Metagross, Golisopod, Dhelmise, Decidueye, Mimikyu, Ninetales-A, and Marowak-A. I'm working on Popplio and Aerodactyl right now. It makes me sad I can't use all the competitive mons I trained for ORAS.
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Feb 24, 2017 04:32
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OgreNoah posted:What are you running? I'm still figuring out my team. I haven't trained any of the Tapus yet, so probably not them. I brought: Ninetales Arcanine Mimikyu Muk Mudsdale Wishiwashi Though if I had a properly trained Goodra I would have brought that in place of Wishiwashi. I desperately need access to TBolt
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Feb 24, 2017 04:38
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notoriousman posted:It was probably traded away for that precise reason, Pokémon eugenics can be harsh. I don't see the point in breeding for a 6IV monster anyway as there's no need for a stat to be perfect when it isn't even going to be used. Although since Raichu is a special attacker, having the special attack being the dump stat is a deal breaker.
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Feb 24, 2017 04:54
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Xander B Coolridge posted:Anyone else participating in this weekend's competition, how are y'all faring? I came out 10-5 tonight.
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Feb 24, 2017 05:12
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Isn't Raichu about equal in both? Don't forget this is the Pokémon whose signature move is Volt Tackle.
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Feb 24, 2017 05:12
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Dabir posted:Isn't Raichu about equal in both? Don't forget this is the Pokémon whose signature move is Volt Tackle. Alolan has a bit higher special attack for base (as in they took 5 points out of attack and put it there so instead of even, it's now 10 higher). And yes, I'm doing research, though I probably have a loooooooooooot to digest still. iospace fucked around with this message at 05:22 on Feb 24, 2017 |
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Feb 24, 2017 05:15
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I think I've only won two matches out of seven tonight but that's because I'm running a messy setup with Oranguru, Hariyama, Vikavolt, Mimikyu, Crabominable, and Toxapex. I mostly just want the mega stones but I also wanted my precious hairy crab to body slam things. 
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Feb 24, 2017 05:44
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I'm 2-1 so far. The last guy just loving stalled me out with a whimsicott with no attacks. So boring Using a trick room team of mimikyu/snorlax/crab/golispod Every team has had mimikyu on it so far
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Feb 24, 2017 05:51
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I wasn't able to register because I was dumb and procrastinated and I also had an internet outage but honestly I probably would have forgotten anyways. Sigh... I gotta wait like two months for those stones, now. The two stones that I could actually use.
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Feb 24, 2017 06:00
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Zuzie posted:I don't see the point in breeding for a 6IV monster anyway as there's no need for a stat to be perfect when it isn't even going to be used. Although since Raichu is a special attacker, having the special attack being the dump stat is a deal breaker. You technically want 0 attack on all special attackers due to confusion and Foul Play. That said Raichu uses both attack and spatk. Attack makes Fake Out and Nuzzle do a bit more, which is relevant every once in a while.
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Feb 24, 2017 06:20
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0/4. Didn't raise a team and don't really feel like playing against Ultra Beasts and Tapus. On the positive side, Alolan Ninetales seems interesting.
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Feb 24, 2017 06:54
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That's the thing that sort of boggles my mind. Why are Ultra Beasts and Tapus legal?
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Feb 24, 2017 07:04
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