Pokémon General Discussion

[Flipz]

Yeah it is, and worse it's only borrowed...I have to give it back on Thursday. 

My current team is:

Gyarados ~lvl 28
Grotle (name: Wiggy!) ~lvl 28
Kadabra (name: Kazza) ~lvl 34
Pachirisu ~ lvl 20 (soon to change, I have an EXP share on him and am going to level him up real quick in prep for the 5th Gym boss)
Togetic ~lvl 22 (soon to be removed)
Rotom ~lvl 22

2x Luxio ~lvl 17 (1 male and 1 female, again, I plan to level them up until they evolve, and then pick one to replace Togetic and possibly Gyarados or Wiggy!)

As I mentioned, I'm about to fight the 5th Gym Leader, so I'm stocking up on Electric-type Pokemon. 

Ditch Pachirisu. Even though I have a Lvl 48 Pachirisu in my Diamond, I'm using it for Pickup purposes. Rotom will suffice for an electric type. If you have the Secret Key, then you could go to the Eterna Galactic Building and select a machine Rotom will merge for better stats.

See if you can find an opportunity to trade Kadabra and let it evolve, and you wouldn't regret having a non-legendary Pokemon with the highest Special Attack (there is another pokemon with the same base Special Attack stat). Just beware of physical sweepers.

Here is a link to see how you can make Alakazam a deadly sweeper.
http://www.mlno.org/index.php/topic,2447.0/msg,136801.html

Gyarados is an okay option, and in competitive battling, he somethings can score 6-0, meaning that sometimes he can defeat all 6 of your opponent's Pokemon. Just beware of Electric attacks, since he has a 4x weakness to them.

Actually, keep Togetic. If you find a Shiny Stone, you can evolve Togetic into a more powerful OU Pokemon...
Will I mention Pokemon names?

Speaking of which, you have two flying types on your team. Since I really don't like teams that repeat types, you can trade Gyarados for another water type, like Floatzel and Vaporeon, or if you can get one, Milotic. Feebas, the pre-evolution of Milotic, are really hard to obtain, so good luck, but Milotic is a really powerful Pokemon.

Or you could trade Togetic for another Pokemon that doesn't repeat types, but I can't think up of any now.

Actually, I was planning on switching out Gyarados anyway because I realized (again) that he's Water/Flying type, not Dragon type.  Anyway, I mainly use him for wild Pokemon catching, since his Dragon Rage move always does exactly 40 damage.  It's quite useful for getting them way down without killing them. 

I can't trade; I don't have wifi.    For the same reason, I can't get the Secret Key...

  You mean I can actually get a Shiny Stone already??  Where?!?  I really want to get Togekiss so I can level it up until it learns Aura Sphere...

[.]

you get it in iron island. you will also need 4 heart scales :p.

[B~T]

Yeah it is, and worse it's only borrowed...I have to give it back on Thursday. 

My current team is:

Gyarados ~lvl 28
Grotle (name: Wiggy!) ~lvl 28
Kadabra (name: Kazza) ~lvl 34
Pachirisu ~ lvl 20 (soon to change, I have an EXP share on him and am going to level him up real quick in prep for the 5th Gym boss)
Togetic ~lvl 22 (soon to be removed)
Rotom ~lvl 22

2x Luxio ~lvl 17 (1 male and 1 female, again, I plan to level them up until they evolve, and then pick one to replace Togetic and possibly Gyarados or Wiggy!)

As I mentioned, I'm about to fight the 5th Gym Leader, so I'm stocking up on Electric-type Pokemon. 

Ditch Pachirisu. Even though I have a Lvl 48 Pachirisu in my Diamond, I'm using it for Pickup purposes. Rotom will suffice for an electric type. If you have the Secret Key, then you could go to the Eterna Galactic Building and select a machine Rotom will merge for better stats.

See if you can find an opportunity to trade Kadabra and let it evolve, and you wouldn't regret having a non-legendary Pokemon with the highest Special Attack (there is another pokemon with the same base Special Attack stat). Just beware of physical sweepers.

Here is a link to see how you can make Alakazam a deadly sweeper.
http://www.mlno.org/index.php/topic,2447.0/msg,136801.html

Gyarados is an okay option, and in competitive battling, he somethings can score 6-0, meaning that sometimes he can defeat all 6 of your opponent's Pokemon. Just beware of Electric attacks, since he has a 4x weakness to them.

Actually, keep Togetic. If you find a Shiny Stone, you can evolve Togetic into a more powerful OU Pokemon...
Will I mention Pokemon names?

Speaking of which, you have two flying types on your team. Since I really don't like teams that repeat types, you can trade Gyarados for another water type, like Floatzel and Vaporeon, or if you can get one, Milotic. Feebas, the pre-evolution of Milotic, are really hard to obtain, so good luck, but Milotic is a really powerful Pokemon.

Or you could trade Togetic for another Pokemon that doesn't repeat types, but I can't think up of any now.

Actually, I was planning on switching out Gyarados anyway because I realized (again) that he's Water/Flying type, not Dragon type.  Anyway, I mainly use him for wild Pokemon catching, since his Dragon Rage move always does exactly 40 damage.  It's quite useful for getting them way down without killing them. 

I can't trade; I don't have wifi.    For the same reason, I can't get the Secret Key...

  You mean I can actually get a Shiny Stone already??  Where?!?  I really want to get Togekiss so I can level it up until it learns Aura Sphere...

You'll have to wait for Iron Island buddy, as period said. Or you could level up your Pachirisu to Level 41 and use Pickup. Speaking of which, what ability does Pachirisu have? If it has Pickup, then just battle with Pokemon until it is holding something. Also, you need a Heart Scale to teach it Aura Sphere...  And another one for Air Slash...  Avoid Physical moves. Go with Special moves, since Togekiss's base Sp. Attack is 120, which is very high.

In game and Pre-E4, a good moveset for Togekiss would be:
~ Air Slash
~ Aura Sphere
~ Magical Leaf
~ Ancient Power

You need another Heart Scale to teach it Magical Leaf, as well as raising it to Level 33 for Ancient Power. If it has Serene Grace, then Air Slash and Ancient Power would be really great moves. Hustle on Togekiss is a really bad ability, especially since it is meant to be a Special Sweeper, not a Physical one. 
For a Dragon type, go with Altaria or Garchomp. Garchomp is a Ground type, so it will overlap Torterra's typing. So Altaria is the only non-legendary Dragon type Pre-E4. You can always use Giratina, but he is too powerful, and it will probably suck the fun out of the game.


Oh, and a question, will wild Magmar in Platinum hold the Magmarizer? Will wild Electabuzz hold the Electrizer?

[Magical Girl Mimi]

Either that, or Elekid or Magby. I forget ATM. If you're looking for Elekid and Magby, I'm pretty sure they're a choice for the guy to say they're there after the Elite Four or so.

[B~T]

I'm pretty sure you have to breed Electabuzz and Magmar for Elekid and Magby respectively to get them in Platinum. Elekid and Magby are found in D/P.

I'm talking about Platinum. I'm wondering whether wild Magmar and Electabuzz hold their respective trade items in Platinum or not. 

[Magical Girl Mimi]

I'm pretty sure you have to breed Electabuzz and Magmar for Elekid and Magby respectively to get them in Platinum. Elekid and Magby are found in D/P.

I'm talking about Platinum. I'm wondering whether wild Magmar and Electabuzz hold their respective trade items in Platinum or not. 

I've caught them in the wild though, IIRC. =|

[B~T]

On Platinum?

[Magical Girl Mimi]

I had thought so, but according to Serebii, no... =/

*Sees the new commercial for HGSS* ... This is now officially one of the best games ever. Full blown 3D Ocarina of time worthy start screen. ... Well, N64-like graphics for Ho-oh and Lugia that is. This continues to amaze me.

[B~T]

What route did you catch them on?

[Magical Girl Mimi]

I'm not sure now if I even caught them, but I had thought in the Trophy Garden... Maybe I confused them with Mime Jr and Bonsly...

[B~T]

Wait, what was in your GBA slot?

[Magical Girl Mimi]

Either FireRed, Sapphire, or Emerald... I forget...

[B~T]

I think you confused them with Mime Jr. and Bonsly...

[Ddude The Insane]

A secret to winning? What's that?

Using Electivire. I beat Argenta with Electivire and won a silver print on my first try. She used a Pokemon with weaknesses to three of my moves-Brick Break,Earthquake and Fire Punch. TOTAL PWNAGE.

[Magical Girl Mimi]

I've beaten Argenta a few times on my first try for the Silver print, one with a Staraptor from my In-Game team. =)

[B~T]

Not that it matters, but I soft-resetted for an Eevee with good IVs. Eventually, I got:

A Modest Eevee with 31 IVs in Special Attack!

Eevee (Modest)
IVs:
HP:    10 - 14
Att:   5 - 9
Def:   5 - 9
SpA:   31
SpD:   5 - 9
Speed: 20 - 24

Modest #133 Eevee: 10 - 14 / 5 - 9 / 5 - 9 / 31 / 5 - 9 / 20 - 24

[Flipz]

My current team is:

Gyarados ~lvl 28
Grotle (name: Wiggy!) ~lvl 28
Kadabra (name: Kazza) ~lvl 34
Pachirisu ~ lvl 20 (soon to change, I have an EXP share on him and am going to level him up real quick in prep for the 5th Gym boss)
Togetic ~lvl 22 (soon to be removed)
Rotom ~lvl 22

2x Luxio ~lvl 17 (1 male and 1 female, again, I plan to level them up until they evolve, and then pick one to replace Togetic and possibly Gyarados or Wiggy!)

As I mentioned, I'm about to fight the 5th Gym Leader, so I'm stocking up on Electric-type Pokemon. 

Ditch Pachirisu. Even though I have a Lvl 48 Pachirisu in my Diamond, I'm using it for Pickup purposes. Rotom will suffice for an electric type. If you have the Secret Key, then you could go to the Eterna Galactic Building and select a machine Rotom will merge for better stats.

See if you can find an opportunity to trade Kadabra and let it evolve, and you wouldn't regret having a non-legendary Pokemon with the highest Special Attack (there is another pokemon with the same base Special Attack stat). Just beware of physical sweepers.

Here is a link to see how you can make Alakazam a deadly sweeper.
http://www.mlno.org/index.php/topic,2447.0/msg,136801.html

Gyarados is an okay option, and in competitive battling, he somethings can score 6-0, meaning that sometimes he can defeat all 6 of your opponent's Pokemon. Just beware of Electric attacks, since he has a 4x weakness to them.

Actually, keep Togetic. If you find a Shiny Stone, you can evolve Togetic into a more powerful OU Pokemon...
Will I mention Pokemon names?

Speaking of which, you have two flying types on your team. Since I really don't like teams that repeat types, you can trade Gyarados for another water type, like Floatzel and Vaporeon, or if you can get one, Milotic. Feebas, the pre-evolution of Milotic, are really hard to obtain, so good luck, but Milotic is a really powerful Pokemon.

Or you could trade Togetic for another Pokemon that doesn't repeat types, but I can't think up of any now.

Actually, I was planning on switching out Gyarados anyway because I realized (again) that he's Water/Flying type, not Dragon type.  Anyway, I mainly use him for wild Pokemon catching, since his Dragon Rage move always does exactly 40 damage.  It's quite useful for getting them way down without killing them. 

I can't trade; I don't have wifi.    For the same reason, I can't get the Secret Key...

  You mean I can actually get a Shiny Stone already??  Where?!?  I really want to get Togekiss so I can level it up until it learns Aura Sphere...

You'll have to wait for Iron Island buddy, as period said. Or you could level up your Pachirisu to Level 41 and use Pickup. Speaking of which, what ability does Pachirisu have? If it has Pickup, then just battle with Pokemon until it is holding something. Also, you need a Heart Scale to teach it Aura Sphere...  And another one for Air Slash...  Avoid Physical moves. Go with Special moves, since Togekiss's base Sp. Attack is 120, which is very high.

In game and Pre-E4, a good moveset for Togekiss would be:
~ Air Slash
~ Aura Sphere
~ Magical Leaf
~ Ancient Power

You need another Heart Scale to teach it Magical Leaf, as well as raising it to Level 33 for Ancient Power. If it has Serene Grace, then Air Slash and Ancient Power would be really great moves. Hustle on Togekiss is a really bad ability, especially since it is meant to be a Special Sweeper, not a Physical one. 
For a Dragon type, go with Altaria or Garchomp. Garchomp is a Ground type, so it will overlap Torterra's typing. So Altaria is the only non-legendary Dragon type Pre-E4. You can always use Giratina, but he is too powerful, and it will probably suck the fun out of the game. 

Umm...?  I don't recognize any of those names.  I just went back to Verity Lakefront because I missed some stuff there.  Pachirisu has Pickup, but it mainly gives me Great Balls and Ultra Balls.  Where do I need to go for Pachirisu to pickup a Shiny Stone?

Meh, I already have 1 Heart Scale...I can have all three I need within 2-4 days by visiting the newspaper guy in Floaroma Town...

Speaking of which, I need to get to Valley Windworks today.  Any tips for catching Drifloon?

[The Host]

I have all 5 silver prints now... (which means I need to begin going for coloured prints >_<)

as for getting Drifloon: go on a Friday...lol no, actually, it is on Friday, but it's at a lowish level, so Dusk Balls for night and Dragon Rage to lower health should be sufficient. As he said: save, fight, throw, and reset as needed...

I need wi-fi if I ever want to check IVs... I've currently EV trained 4 of 6 pokemon for my competitive team, so hopefully they can come in use sometime in the future...

Battle Hall will be my first coloured print(hopefully). I need a pokemon to do it with though... currently using a Lucario:
Lucario @ item
Modest
4HP
252SpAtk
252Speed
~Dragon Pulse
~Vacuum Wave
~Dark Pulse
~Aura Sphere

suggestions?

[Magical Girl Mimi]

Wow, sounds like an epic setup. I should really get to trying the Battle Factory once I'm done with SF3. ^^

[The Host]

how far into it were you? (like which round of 7 battles...)

Didn't play Plat yesterday, cause I didn't feel like it... I need to find 2 pokemon that can go on my team, that would work well with the 4 currents ones... and I may need to replace 1 or 2 of the current ones to keep away from overlapping typing...

BTW, not that I was going to do something like this, but can you have more than one pokemon on a team of the same kind(like having 2 Garchomps on an Uber team)?