Pimp Daddy McSnake
04-15-2007, 01:48 PM
Which Pokemon are you gonna start with when you're gonna play Pokemon D/P?



Being a bit conservative and knowing it's more all round I mostly went with a grass type.

But this time around I think I will choose Chimchar. I haven't spoiled myself yet so I don't know what they will look like when they evolve. Chimchar looks like he's got some potential. Might become a big ape.

Zulu
04-15-2007, 02:02 PM
It doesn't really matter, as I always drop my starter as soon as I can. This time around, I am going to make an all Bug Pok�mon team.

chewey
04-15-2007, 02:05 PM
Chimchar, because its last evolution is supposed to be pretty good.

Zulu
04-15-2007, 02:15 PM
http://www.nikospokemonsite.nl/images/Yanma_T.gif

<3

Vaati
04-15-2007, 04:24 PM
I usually start off with the water starter so Piplup probably. I always find it pretty useful teaching Surf to my water starter as well.

Tact
04-15-2007, 08:03 PM
Piplup for sure. someone was kinda enough to show me all the evo's of the starters and he's the coolest. with the grass being second coolest.

Marceline
04-15-2007, 08:34 PM
I am in love with Piplup. I almost always start with the water type too.

Wattson
04-15-2007, 08:54 PM
I'm having a bunch of friends over (okay like 3 or 4 at this point but that's still... a bunch?) and we're going to make sure everyone gets all 3 starters to begin with.

I'll probably "pick" Piplup as the actual starter for my file because he'll be the one who doesn't get the traded exp bonus; I don't plan on using him because supposedly you can get Manaphy pretty early in the game and I have the ability to do that. But I'll probably use all three starters anyways, at least for a while.

Sciz_Bisket
04-15-2007, 11:09 PM
i love all the 1st stages. but after the evolve the only ones i realy like is chimchar. so either him or turtwig.

jewess crabcake
04-15-2007, 11:21 PM
I always start out with fire-types except with emerald Treeko was a fucking force when he turned into Sceptile.

Argus Zephyrus
04-16-2007, 12:32 AM
Chimchar/Infernape's stats resemble Quilava/Typhlosion. (speed + power)
I also find Piplup/Empoleon appealing; he's like a stronger Squirtle/Blastoise.

BTW, Sceptile owns, baby. :cool:

Say, I can't decide which version to get: Diamond has Scyther, Aggron, and Tyranitar, but Pearl has Houndoom, Magnezone, and Salamence. =\ (all of which are some of my favorites) Otherwise, both versions contain most of my pokemon of choice.

Pimp Daddy McSnake
04-16-2007, 12:45 AM
Chimchar/Infernape's stats resemble Quilava/Typhlosion. (speed + power)
I also find Piplup/Empoleon appealing; he's like a stronger Squirtle/Blastoise.

BTW, Sceptile owns, baby. :cool:

Say, I can't decide which version to get: Diamond has Scyther, Aggron, and Tyranitar, but Pearl has Houndoom, Magnezone, and Salamence. =\ (all of which are some of my favorites) Otherwise, both versions contain most of my pokemon of choice.

No Mudkips? :(

jewess crabcake
04-16-2007, 12:48 AM
well aren't all starter poke'mon uncatchable. I don't remember being able to catch charmander/quilava.

Argus Zephyrus
04-16-2007, 12:49 AM
You can get Mudkip from Pal Park in either version by putting in Ruby, Sapphire, or probably even Emerald version.
Same goes for any other uncatchable pokemon.
BTW, some pokemon you don't even have to go to Pal Park to get: I think there are some that appear in the wild if you insert FR, LG, Ruby, or Sapphire. I do not know what effect Emerald will have.

Edit: You can pretty much get any pokemon from any GBA game as long as it's in your pc, disregarding the five different versions.

Wattson
04-16-2007, 01:28 AM
Say, I can't decide which version to get: Diamond has Scyther, Aggron, and Tyranitar, but Pearl has Houndoom, Magnezone, and Salamence. =\ (all of which are some of my favorites) Otherwise, both versions contain most of my pokemon of choice.

Both versions have Magnezone.

I'm getting Diamond because all of Pearl's exclusives (besides Purugly, Bastiodon, and Palkia) can be gotten in Emerald or Leaf Green, which are the versions I have.

Also, if you insert Emerald, just like the other games, some pokemon will appear in the wild.

Zulu
04-16-2007, 01:36 AM
http://i12.tinypic.com/2ikcc35.gif

MUDKIP IS FORGOTTEN AS OF NOW.

Also, why not get both games?

Tact
04-16-2007, 03:43 AM
Both versions have Magnezone.

I'm getting Diamond because all of Pearl's exclusives (besides Purugly, Bastiodon, and Palkia) can be gotten in Emerald or Leaf Green, which are the versions I have.

Also, if you insert Emerald, just like the other games, some pokemon will appear in the wild.

ok. that's it. now i think i'm pissed.

theres a lot of new features you guys have been talking about for a good while now that i didn't understand. but i think i've had enough. i think i have reached the limit of keeping myself in the dark. i regret not having every juicy detail provided to me by ninteno power like i used to get back in the days.

and i would finally like to humbly ask, where can i learn everything on the net?

playing while emerald plugged in? pal park? wtf? O_o


i am SOO behind the times. :(

Argus Zephyrus
04-16-2007, 03:52 AM
Yes, man. Get a frickin' DS.
Pal Park is some feature through which to obtain the pokemon you've caught in the GBA versions.
Check out Serebii.net's pokedex, for example.

TK
04-16-2007, 05:12 AM
Chimchar, because its last evolution is supposed to be pretty good.

Not just pretty good. One of the best sweepers in the game.

Makes me sad because I hate the way it looks. =(


I'll be starting with Turtwig, but I probably won't be using it anymore halfway through the game.

J. Peterman
04-16-2007, 06:28 AM
Turtwig joined up with me after I was nice to it. It is pretty cool, I guess. But Pikachu kind of did beat it with that Iron Tail, and I like my Staravia and Aipom too. Dawn already has a Piplup and that Paul guy has a ChimChar so I had no choice, really.

KREAYSHAWN
04-16-2007, 08:56 AM
I think piplup, the other ones are weird looking imo :(

hb smokey
04-16-2007, 08:09 PM
I generally take the fire pokemon right off the bat, so I guess I'll do the same with this game. I never even knew which three you would get to choose from until now. :(

Tact
04-16-2007, 08:53 PM
i'm not sure. but. no nevermind. i was thinking of restarting emerald to get the grass dude cause i regret getting the water dude. he looks so gai! but i think i'm too far in the game now. so...nuts to that idea. haha.

i think i'll try to finish lvling up my old red team.

Pimp Daddy McSnake
04-16-2007, 09:51 PM

Zulu
04-16-2007, 10:23 PM
Hahaha! Your Professor Oak needs some work, though. Also, the Second Generation is by far the best so far.

Pimp Daddy McSnake
04-16-2007, 10:49 PM
That's not mine, but still hilarious :D

J. Peterman
04-17-2007, 12:02 AM
ALL POKEMON ARE BEAUTIFUL ON THE INSIDE AND OUT

Marceline
04-17-2007, 12:42 AM
second generation was my least favorite bunch of starter pokemon, personally.

chewey
04-17-2007, 09:56 AM
Chikorita is the ugliest starter ever.

Neo Xzhan
04-17-2007, 12:24 PM
I'm probably going for Piplup. And I defenatly want Pearl, because it'll have Misdreavus.

sephiroth_of_the_dark
04-17-2007, 12:38 PM
i perfer Diamond it the cover look bad and it cool

Tact
04-17-2007, 04:39 PM


ROFL IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT'S TRUE! HAHAHAH


first generation was the only GOOD generation. but i have great hopes for this last one. :)

sephiroth_of_the_dark
04-17-2007, 06:29 PM
http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=1

TK
04-17-2007, 08:32 PM
first generation was the only GOOD generation. but i have great hopes for this last one. :)

No offense, but that is kind of a dumb statement from someone whose Pokemon battle philosophy is "use the ones that look the coolest."

Marceline
04-17-2007, 08:36 PM
I got a pink DS today and reserved Pokemon Pearl! I am so excited. ^____^

TK
04-17-2007, 11:07 PM
Woohoo! Ndi, I will have Diamond, so we can trade exclusives and stuff. ^_^

J. Peterman
04-18-2007, 01:59 AM
Ndi I will give you a Pachirisu for your Pachirisu

Tact
04-18-2007, 04:56 PM
No offense, but that is kind of a dumb statement from someone whose Pokemon battle philosophy is "use the ones that look the coolest."

yes. exactly. what's your point? if we have differing opinions on what's cool or not then it can't be helped. but here you seem to be trying to say that since i like cool looking pokemon, and love the 1st generation, that somehow it contradicts my philosophy?

yah. no. first generation is the coolest. simple as that.


ps. after fighting the elite four again a bunch of times cause i'm almost done lvling all my pokemon to 100, i realized karen says "favorites" not coolest. so you can switch that word if it'll make you feel better.

i use a similar philosophy to karen's from the elite four in silver/gold. (everything she says when you beat her) she basically states that poeple who choose pokemon based on strenghts weaknesese are total noobs and dumb! that we should fight and win with our favs. i totally agree. ^^

my favs just happen to be the coolest looking ones. like psyduck. he's the coolest of them all! ^^

J. Peterman
04-18-2007, 07:41 PM
I really want to use Pachirisu Tact but it is pretty weak. I'm probably going with Luxray instead because he is cool enough. Maybe a Pikachu instead.

TK
04-19-2007, 01:12 AM
yes. exactly. what's your point? if we have differing opinions on what's cool or not then it can't be helped. but here you seem to be trying to say that since i like cool looking pokemon, and love the 1st generation, that somehow it contradicts my philosophy?

My point is that you wouldn't even know what the "best" generation is, all you know is which one has the Pokemon you are the most attached to. Which is fine, but you should be talking about your favorites rather than what is "best." In terms of actual competitive battling, RBY is extremely simplistic compared to the later entries in the series, and it has far less variety and replayability. It's not a better game by any stretch of the imagination, you just like it because I guess you're keen on Charizard or something.

Sciz_Bisket
04-19-2007, 01:44 AM
http://i12.tinypic.com/2ikcc35.gif

MUDKIP IS FORGOTTEN AS OF NOW.

Also, why not get both games?

I REMEBER MUDKIP

J. Peterman
04-19-2007, 02:17 AM
I would use Mudkip but my Emerald Pokedex is like at 341 and I don't want to start over because I chose Sceptile though he is pretty cool too.

jewess crabcake
04-19-2007, 02:27 AM
Sceptile is greatness.

J. Peterman
04-19-2007, 02:36 AM
NOT BETTER THAN MY PIKACHU

jewess crabcake
04-19-2007, 02:38 AM
Yes he is Pikachu doesn't stand a chance against my Sceptile, any thunder attacks, moot. Quick attack? Sceptile rapes in speed, Iron tail? dodge and counter with earthquake.

J. Peterman
04-19-2007, 02:49 AM
My Pikachu has heart and soul. It has taken down numerous Pokemon. As long as your Pokemon doesn't has a name beginning with Ele, I am confident in its ability.

Tact
04-19-2007, 10:16 PM
My point is that you wouldn't even know what the "best" generation is, all you know is which one has the Pokemon you are the most attached to. Which is fine, but you should be talking about your favorites rather than what is "best." In terms of actual competitive battling, RBY is extremely simplistic compared to the later entries in the series, and it has far less variety and replayability. It's not a better game by any stretch of the imagination, you just like it because I guess you're keen on Charizard or something.

oh. i see what your saying. you're talking about the games themselves. (mechanics, depth, moves, complexity, variety, and so on?)

i was only reffering to the starters and and how they LOOK. or how any pokemon LOOKS in general. i never said anything about the games themselves. that's how i was using the word "best". in terms of looks.

so no worries. we is cool. i thought i was gonna have to lay the smackdown on someone for insulting red/blue's starters. :p


if you wanna talk about the games themselves. i don't know what to say to be honest. i've always enjoyed every new addition and feature they've added to all the new games all the time. from being able to set the time, day and night, choosing male and female, breeding, personalities, new moves, and so on and so forth. they've all been great additions and i welcomed them.

i don't know where you got the idea i was opposed to that.



well anyway. on another topic. i finally finished lvling my main red team to 100. i wanted to see if i can max their stats with things like carbs and iron, but nothing had any effect. i guess that means i rased them awesomely.

i did this cool trick. you know how in viridian city, you can fight yourself, or the last person you did mistery gift with? well. what i did was a made a team of 6 lvl 100 chansyes in my gold version, and did a mistery gift with myself. so that i could fight those 6 lvl 100 chancey's in viridian city. and since i traded over my red team to silver for the extra xp boost, i was actually getting a total of 8000+XP PER CHANCEY! lol. too bad i can only do that once a day.


also. too bad i was stupid enough to give them softboiled so it takes me ages to finish them off even after using toxic on them. -_- lol. i gotta do mistery gift again but this time with no softboiled in the gold version. :D

Pimp Daddy McSnake
04-21-2007, 02:39 AM
YES YES YES!!! POKETIME!!! WHOOOOO FIRST!


Zulu
04-21-2007, 02:49 AM
I hate you.

Sciz_Bisket
04-21-2007, 03:16 AM
i love him.

J. Peterman
04-21-2007, 06:29 AM
Ebichu, breed your starter and then trade it to me on Sunday afternooish.

Or something.

Oh and I can get like lots of Pokemon only missing like

Totodile/Croconaw/Feraligator
Mudkip/Marshtomp/Swampert
Torchic/Combusken/Blaziken
Bulbasaur/Ivysaur/Venusaur
Charmander/Charmeleon/Charizard
Omanyte/Omastar
Murkrow
Qwillfish
Delibird
That Pokemon that Clamperl can evolve into that isn't Huntail

Legendary Missing
Suiccune
Entei
Ho-Oh
Mew
Deoxys
Celebi
Jirachi
Latios

I only have one GBA so it is like very hard for me to trade starters I had to do it over XD.

But my Lugia's and Groudon's IV values look pretty good.

Modest Rayquaza has 31 Speed IV. Everything else sucks. My Articuno or something was like 12/5 and then all 1's. That was really bad.

jiro
04-21-2007, 06:31 AM
Piplup I like water types

J. Peterman
04-21-2007, 06:48 AM
I think I like Floatzel more, so I may end up going Turtwig or ChimChar now. But then again, I really don't like Turtwig's movepool but like him more because I have one in the show, so I'm torn right now. Dawn's getting a Floatzel anyways, well at least the Buizel. I'm not sure if I want that. And that kid had a Shinx, and I hated that kid, so do I go with Luxray? Man, and then if I get Lucario that would be like I'm really trying to be that hero with a Lucario of me own that knows how to do all that weird stuff.

They should've just made a new Pikachu with 100 for all stats so I could easily make my party.

Pimp Daddy McSnake
04-21-2007, 11:06 AM
Ebichu, breed your starter and then trade it to me on Sunday afternooish.


Ok, as soon as I figure out how to do that I'm on it!

jiro
04-21-2007, 07:03 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwNPDP90RfA

Release date tomorrow, can't wait for it! Here is a little interesting video...

Zulu
04-21-2007, 07:06 PM
You people annoy me, you know that Europe is always the last place for a release, so you flaunt it in our faces. xD

jiro
04-21-2007, 07:07 PM
C'mon Zulu at least it gets release

KATY FUCKING PERRY
04-21-2007, 07:07 PM
Save the best for last y/y?

jiro
04-21-2007, 07:53 PM
Lol What best?

KREAYSHAWN
04-21-2007, 08:25 PM
I think n/n :(

Pimp Daddy McSnake
04-21-2007, 09:13 PM
ok I've been playing in for a day now and it's great :D:D:D

In each Pokecenter you can trade & fith other peoples pokemon en chat with other people via WiFi :D I'm currently trying to trade an army of Mudkips :D

ps: you need at least 1 badge to trade your pokemon. Also, you can find a breeding center after around 5 hours playtime.

Zulu
04-21-2007, 09:26 PM
I can't wait to get mine! Tell us more Ebichu, is the atmosphere still there and how is your overall observation of the game so far?

Pimp Daddy McSnake
04-21-2007, 09:35 PM
Well, the way you get your first Pokemon is kinda corny and your best friend becomes your new rival. The typical atmosphere still there. Graphics and sound made a great upgrade, DS worthy.

But the real excitement starts with the numerous on line capabilities. :D

Next to 1 on 1 trading There's a general market to trade Pokemon. You can search for a Pokemon in a list to see if there's a user logged in who has one. Then there's the on-line battles. 1vs1, 2vs2. etc. And the Pokemon club where you can meet people on-line in a sort of lounge to talk to or to trade.

It's just amazingly fun. :D I have nothing to say really, just buy / download it :D

Neg
04-21-2007, 09:52 PM
Coming out on a Sunday? What happened to Tuesdays? with albums, dvds, etc. Or am I not understanding time zones again? :o

J. Peterman
04-21-2007, 10:07 PM
Nintendo likes to release stuff on Sundays, I believe.

Stores probably had them for a while now, but generally won't break the street date unless the workers don't care or if they're not some big chain game store. I believe Gamestop and maybe a few other stores are opening early, but nothing like a midnight release or anything.

Pimp Daddy McSnake
04-21-2007, 10:14 PM
Ok, in a few minutes I'm going to start uploading Pokemons from the previous games. So far I want a Mudkip, Pikachu and a Slowpoke.

J. Peterman
04-21-2007, 10:23 PM
So I guess getting the Sinnoh Pokedex sighting filled shouldn't take too long.

Though I want my money now.

IDX
04-21-2007, 11:18 PM
There is a game (among a few others) that was released in Europe that was never released in the USA. It's the English version of the Japanese game: OZ called "The Sword of Etheria". I was mad due to the fact that every online store that had it wouldn't ship video games overseas! So I ended up downloading it instead.

Back on topic, because I don't have a DS, I watched the Diamond and Pearl episode of Pokemon yesterday!

hb smokey
04-22-2007, 04:56 AM
Nintendo likes to release stuff on Sundays, I believe.

Stores probably had them for a while now, but generally won't break the street date unless the workers don't care or if they're not some big chain game store. I believe Gamestop and maybe a few other stores are opening early, but nothing like a midnight release or anything.
Nope. Nintendo releases almost everything on a Tuesday. Ship out Monday, arrive Tuesday.

J. Peterman
04-22-2007, 05:27 AM
It's probably just the Wii/GCN/N64 that were Sunday releases. No idea why they would do the same for Pokemon.

Wattson
04-22-2007, 08:04 AM
It's probably just the Wii/GCN/N64 that were Sunday releases. No idea why they would do the same for Pokemon.

The DS and DSlite were also Sunday releases.
The last installment of Zelda was on a Sunday (duh), Pokemon is gonna be on a Sunday, and I'm willing to bet cash that Mario Galaxy is going to be a Sunday too.

Joey
04-22-2007, 08:42 AM
So damn excited. Seriously. I found this awesome website that shows all the PokeMon and extra things such as: stats, moves, and I also heard you have to do more to a PokeMon than level it up to have it evolve? Not sure.

Tact
04-22-2007, 08:47 AM
FUCKING EBICHU.

what timezone are you in anyway? i don't get mine till tomorrow morning at 11am the earliest! (i should reserved at walmart where they prolly open at 9 or so. damn you bestbuy!!) :p

Joey
04-22-2007, 08:47 AM
Ash, I will trade you my Deoxys for something amazing.

Tact
04-22-2007, 08:57 AM
more besides beauty like milotic or happyness like umbreon/espeon? neat!

and the idea of trading via wifi has me creaming my pantz! lol

Pimp Daddy McSnake
04-22-2007, 12:14 PM
<blink>POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT!</blink>
---------------------------------------------



Ok, so I've played around 6 hours now. So far I've seen 26 and caught 9 Pokemon out of the possible 90 from the Sinnoh Pokedex. So it might take a while to see all 90 and to unlock the palpark.

My party consists of:

Chimchar @ lvl 15 (Had to stop him from evolving twice)
Budew @ lvl 17
Luxio @ lvl 15
Psyduck @ lvl 15
Pachirisu @ lvl 10

So far I have 1 gymbadge and have yet to find a breeding center.

J. Peterman
04-22-2007, 03:19 PM
I think the Sinnoh Dex is like 150, Ebichu.

I could be wrong.

Pimp Daddy McSnake
04-22-2007, 04:27 PM
I think the Sinnoh Dex is like 150, Ebichu.

I could be wrong.

Well, I see 90 in-game. but maybe it's male + female.

TK
04-22-2007, 05:30 PM
This morning was a resounding success. I have a copy of Pokemon Diamond, so does my brother, and my whole family has a Wii. I am one happy TK.

jewess crabcake
04-22-2007, 05:45 PM
OMG, I think I need to get off the internet, I've left the whole torrenting games thing behind me but temptation is a fucking itch please refrain from tempting me. How can I stop an internet? I guess I'll leave it to will power.

jiro
04-22-2007, 06:29 PM
I'm getting it this afternoon after I do a few errands, this bites...

jiro
04-22-2007, 06:30 PM
I wonder how far the wifi connection go in america? seriously in japan it goes for miles...

J. Peterman
04-22-2007, 07:03 PM
FREAKING GOT CHIMCHAR FOR BIDOOF!

Pimp Daddy McSnake
04-22-2007, 07:07 PM
FREAKING GOT CHIMCHAR FOR BIDOOF!

OMFG RLY? :D

J. Peterman
04-22-2007, 07:12 PM
GOT ANOTHER FOR BUIZEL!

OH YEAH!

Got all the starters

Did
Starly for Turtwig
Bidoof for ChimChar
Buizel for ChimChar
Picked Piplup

I was just messing around with the GTS and some people were probably nice and just had these trades up.

TK
04-22-2007, 07:40 PM
I'm glad I've been able to put together a balanced team so quickly.

This is great so far. I loved it when the guy was like, "find three clowns in this town, and I will give you a Pokemon watch!"

Also, jftr, I made a sticky thread at the top to be dedicated to trading/battling.

J. Peterman
04-22-2007, 07:43 PM
Got another Piplup.

There all males, so I can't breed any of the starters until I get/import Ditto.

Tact
04-22-2007, 10:13 PM
i got my copies this morning. (diamond and pearl) and i'm super pissed at bestbuy for giving away the styluses to preorder people ON preorder day and not announceing the first day of pre-order.

who the fuck does that? it's supposed to be, "pre-order, and get your free 'whatever' on the date of purchase!" who ever heard of getting a free 'whatever' on the date of PRE-ORDER? they're fucking idiots. and i'm a fucking idiot for reserving anywhere else except gamestop/eb. -_-

Wattson
04-22-2007, 10:32 PM
TK wtf before I deposited machop I had the exact same team as you.
except I'm only using abra and geodude as hm slaves

J. Peterman
04-22-2007, 10:37 PM
WATTSON MY TEAM IS THE BEST
well right now its

Prinlup
Monferno
Grotle
Staravia
HM Slave
HM Slave

Wattson
04-22-2007, 10:39 PM
DANG DUDE
you've leveled up pretty fast

I'm not using my piplup or chimchar yet because they will be unruly until I beat two gym trainers apparently ?_?

J. Peterman
04-22-2007, 10:46 PM
I traded with Japanese players who had like "Pachirisu for Turtwig" so I get like 2x experience with those.

And the Chimchar I traded for already had Blaze Kick and Flamethrower which are doing big damage at this point of the game. My Prinlup is doing nothing. He sucks right now.

The Piplup I traded for was named Ichiro in Japanese. Truly greatness.

chewey
04-22-2007, 11:13 PM
Oh man, the wait until I get diamond is going to kill me :(.

Geordis lives
04-22-2007, 11:20 PM
D/P hasnt come out in NZ so i dont know i might go Fire [BURN,BURN,BURN] but if we can trade with a GBA D/P ill get all 3

TK
04-23-2007, 01:30 AM
TK wtf before I deposited machop I had the exact same team as you.
except I'm only using abra and geodude as hm slaves

nice.

It is a good team.

So was anybody else incredibly amused to see the expressions "noob" and "owned" in this game?

hb smokey
04-23-2007, 02:18 AM
I haven't really done much with the game, because I want to transfer my pokemon from Emerald to Diamond. I haven't noticed anything in the game as to how to do that. Anyone know how?

Also: I started out with Chimchar. I generally start out with the fire type. And the two others in my team are Abra and Onix.

TK
04-23-2007, 02:19 AM
You can't do it until you've got the national dex. Gonna have to wait a while.

It's in the manual, if you want to get more details. Kinda makes sense. The game would be too easy if you could import Pokemon while you're still completing the adventure.

hb smokey
04-23-2007, 02:28 AM
Well the National Dex is essentially when you're at the end of the game. Hopefully it will let us import them and actually use them for a new file or somehting.

Wattson
04-23-2007, 02:38 AM
Well the National Dex is essentially when you're at the end of the game. Hopefully it will let us import them and actually use them for a new file or somehting.

Well, you can import them to one file, trade them to a friend, and then trade them back at the start of your new game, but you have to get badges to control them if they are over level 10 since they're traded.

hb smokey
04-23-2007, 02:43 AM
Well, you can import them to one file, trade them to a friend, and then trade them back at the start of your new game, but you have to get badges to control them if they are over level 10 since they're traded.
Well, that's better than just importing all of them to a file that is near the end of its playtime I guess.

Wattson
04-23-2007, 02:45 AM
Well, that's better than just importing all of them to a file that is near the end of its playtime I guess.

"near the end of its playtime"?
I beat the Elite Four on Emerald at like 40 hours (or was it 60? lol). Either way, I have 90 hours on it now.

TK
04-23-2007, 02:54 AM
Well the National Dex is essentially when you're at the end of the game.

Yes, that was my point. X_X

jiro
04-23-2007, 02:57 AM
TK how many badges have you earned?

TK
04-23-2007, 03:51 AM
up to two now

J. Peterman
04-23-2007, 04:07 AM
National Dex is after Elite Four and after seeing all 151 Pokemon from the Sinnoh Dex, I believe.

Palkia/Dialga can be added from that statue person in Hakutai/Evergreen city. I forget the English name of the town for some reason...

I want Riolu now.

Tact
04-23-2007, 04:54 AM
damn you guys are too fast! >.<


and i'm kinda nervous to enable my wireless router for this. i might get haxored on my pc! (not cause of DS just cause i'm opening myself up) never done it before but hopefully i'm just being too paranoid.


you guys are too fast though. i'll fall behind so bad i bet. hahah. (unless you all have school days and i don't hahahahaha) :p

J. Peterman
04-23-2007, 04:55 AM
Do encryption stuff then Tact.

Or go to McDonald's or something.

hb smokey
04-23-2007, 05:04 AM
"near the end of its playtime"?
I beat the Elite Four on Emerald at like 40 hours (or was it 60? lol). Either way, I have 90 hours on it now.
Couldn't think of a better phrase than that at the moment.

I got about 3 and a half hours on it. Onix is at 9, and Abra plus the form after ChimChar is 18 or so. I can't even remember its second form. I need to boost my Pokemon brains big time.

TK
04-23-2007, 05:24 AM
lol, I still haven't done my homework that is due tomorrow morning.

J. Peterman
04-23-2007, 05:31 AM
Tell them you were saving the world from Team Galactic and it had to wait.

Wattson
04-23-2007, 05:49 AM
I'm a good student and have done all my homework!
except for study for my kanji quiz
which I'm about to do.

Then I'll stay up way too late playing pokemon~

TK
04-23-2007, 06:13 AM
GREAT FUCKING SCOTT I CAN'T STOP

J. Peterman
04-23-2007, 06:47 AM
I ALREADY HAVE 7 BADGES!

though i should be getting the 8th one soon at Team Galactic HQ

too bad I can't get more than 8 like Gary did

And I do not ribbons that is Hikari/Haruka's thing

TK
04-23-2007, 07:01 AM
That's it, I'm taking my homework to a diner and leaving the DS behind.

Do homework, eat breakfast, go to school, come home, take nap, go back to Pokemon.

J. Peterman
04-23-2007, 07:03 AM
I won't have time to play at all tomorrow. So tonight then Friday maybe...

KREAYSHAWN
04-23-2007, 01:21 PM
man i cant wait to play this now :(

i think i am going to get a ds the minute my exams are over :D

Prak
04-23-2007, 01:38 PM
I'm being eaten alive by my desire to play it. Too bad the money I set aside for it got eaten by an emergency expense. As usual.

lenneth
04-23-2007, 03:04 PM
As soon as I'm done with some work stuff + homework, I'm so getting this :(

Tact
04-23-2007, 04:30 PM
I'm being eaten alive by my desire to play it. Too bad the money I set aside for it got eaten by an emergency expense. As usual.


*insert godfather theme music here*

Prak, I think you and me can work out an agreement together. I buy you you're little, pokeymen game you want if you can...eh...lets say, make sure my good friend "Serena" wins a certain little contest? *inserts cash in his shirt pocket while offering this very generious proposal*

*taps his shirt pocket*

i know you'll do what's right. :)

*end godfather theme music*


;) btw lol



anyway. thanks for the tip, ash, i'll look it up cause i'm a wireless noob.

oh and i dont know why i'm not playing right now cause i bet theres diffrent pokemon in the morning.


oh and also. did anyone else buy both the official nintendo strat guide and the prima guide and realize there's almost no fucking detailed data on the pokemon at all? much less what areas have pokemon? (double checks...) ok i guess prima does list them. but it's such a tiny box now as opposed to how it was in older strat guides. i was like "damn, i gotta figure out what spawns where on my own? O_o" :p

on the 27th volume 2 of the prima strat guide is out (which i think is just a massive ginormous pokedex) and i'll be getting that too.

J. Peterman
04-23-2007, 04:54 PM
I FREAKING NEED MUDKIP AND TORCHIC

I have all the other starters...

Wattson
04-23-2007, 04:55 PM
Ash in like a week (probably) I can get you those if you can wait that long

J. Peterman
04-23-2007, 04:59 PM
I'LL TRY WATTSON

Though I already traded for all the Pearl Exclusives, I think. Got a Level 100 Dialga.

Sciz_Bisket
04-23-2007, 10:31 PM
TEAM!

turtwig- lvl. 7
kricketot- lvl. 5
shinx- lvl. 4

lenneth
04-23-2007, 10:55 PM
Just picked up Pearl a bit ago ^o^

While I'm normally partial to water/fire starters, I chose Turtwig this go around~

jewess crabcake
04-23-2007, 11:01 PM
Dammit shit all of you go to hell, pushing your stupid games down my fucking throat, I'm so fucking jealous I hate myself. Damn it... money makes the world go round, if you don't have any do you truly exist?:(

Sciz_Bisket
04-23-2007, 11:33 PM
Just picked up Pearl a bit ago ^o^

While I'm normally partial to water/fire starters, I chose Turtwig this go around~


high five! if you didnt know eventually we'll both end up with a grass/ground pokemon: torteria

Tact
04-24-2007, 01:56 AM
i finally made the effort to learn a bit of my wireless router and set it up and everything. sadly, i found out the DS doesn't support WPA which is like the best method. So I had to use WEP instead. I have an off button to my modem anyway and i always turn it off when the pc's are off so no worries of any noobs leeching my precious net. and i use hardcore crazy passes too. like "donut". lol ;)

so i tested it, and i'm all set for when the time comes that i can trade with people world wide. i don't know how soon that is yet. i'm barely going to try to get my first badge. but i hope it's soon.

even though i have both strat guides, i'm pretty much avoiding them unless i really need it. cosulting the guide at every step is just annoying and i've ruined many games like that. (oh ff12, forgive me! :p)

J. Peterman
04-24-2007, 02:12 AM
FINALLY GOT A MUDKIP

still need a dang torchic

KREAYSHAWN
04-24-2007, 02:21 AM
ash, you're amazing!

J. Peterman
04-24-2007, 02:33 AM
Now all I need to do is transfer over my 360 Pokemon from Emerald 6 at a time...

I still want a freaking Mudkip...

Just got a Phione egg. Now I need Manaphy.

jewess crabcake
04-24-2007, 02:35 AM
Wot? why? what is worth 60 transfers?

Pope Bobicus XIV
04-24-2007, 02:55 AM
Well I have been playing for about 13 hours so far and I guess I am doing alright.
Except I still have a Budew and it's level 17 already because apparently my pokemon hate me too much to evolve.

chewey
04-24-2007, 03:04 AM
Now all I need to do is transfer over my 360 Pokemon from Emerald 6 at a time...

I still want a freaking Mudkip...

Just got a Phione egg. Now I need Manaphy.

I will be able to transfer 24 pokes a day (18 maybbeeee) so I can trade you some pokes you don't have if that'll be faster.

J. Peterman
04-24-2007, 03:07 AM
Alright. That sounds good.

iconoclastic pastry
04-24-2007, 04:04 AM
Ugh. I'm picking up a copy of Diamond as soon as my finals are over. No video games until then. =/

TK: How are you liking the wii?

also: knowing you have a wii increases my desire for online brawl (which is impressive because that desire is already quite immense).

TK
04-24-2007, 04:20 AM
Yeah, I'm pretty sure that Brawl is the only thing that is eventually going to tear me away from Diamond.

I've really only goofed around with the Wii. The only games we have so far are Wii Sports and Zelda. Wii Sports is fun in a "I can get a kick out of this for about five minutes" sort of way, and Zelda is... well, it takes itself too seriously for a Zelda game in my opinion, but it's a moot point since I haven't been able to get into a Zelda game since OOT (not because I don't think they are good anymore, simply because I stopped wanting to play that type of game). I haven't had a chance to try it with anything that makes really robust use of the controller yet, but I love the way it feels judging from Wii Sports. I think I am probably going to get Elebits. That looks like something that would be incredibly fun, and actually uses the Wii controller thoroughly and effectively.

Tact
04-24-2007, 04:46 AM
Am I the only one who believes in never using old gen pokemon in your new team in this version? o_o (kinda like ash on the tv show) :p

the old one's are just too familiar and i know them too well. i want a challenge! new strategies! new ways of thinking! (i might give in and grab a r/s gen pokemon though if there aren't that many new ones that i like. but i haven't examined all the new pokemon yet so i don't know.

all i know is, i now have a reason to get a murkrow. o_o his new evo is fucking gorgeous.

J. Peterman
04-24-2007, 04:52 AM
I basically used Infernape/Torterra/Empoleon/Staraptor the whole game and that cricket as a HM Slave along with Geodude.

Though, I don't feel like using Pokeomn that aren't cool.

TK
04-24-2007, 06:00 AM
Am I the only one who believes in never using old gen pokemon in your new team in this version? o_o (kinda like ash on the tv show) :p

the old one's are just too familiar and i know them too well. i want a challenge! new strategies! new ways of thinking! (i might give in and grab a r/s gen pokemon though if there aren't that many new ones that i like. but i haven't examined all the new pokemon yet so i don't know.

all i know is, i now have a reason to get a murkrow. o_o his new evo is fucking gorgeous.

Nope. My decision is based on a balance of what I like, what is effective, and what is available.

Though honestly, almost everything I've really needed has been accomplished by Staraptor, Luxray, and Torterra (and their lesser forms.) I haven't even bothered leveling Kadabra up to sweep every single CPU opponent like it always can. This actually feels easier quite a bit easier than last gen. This is fine with me though since I only have Kadabra around for utility and will replace it as soon as I find something cooler that can do its job decently (or get around to turning Haunter into Gengar. Then I'll replace it with something that does a different job.)

Prak
04-24-2007, 02:10 PM
So guys, I picked up Pokemon Pearl yesterday. I couldn't really afford it, but I did it anyway because Pokemon are totally better than eating for a week. Started with Piplup, but I haven't had much time to play yet.

Pimp Daddy McSnake
04-24-2007, 02:46 PM
So guys, I picked up Pokemon Pearl yesterday. I couldn't really afford it, but I did it anyway because Pokemon are totally better than eating for a week. Started with Piplup, but I haven't had much time to play yet.

That's the spirit! I love buying things I can't afford.

Also, it's a bit stupid that I didn't make a poll.

I counted the starter choices and there doesn't seem to be a FFShrine favorite.

Piplup - 5

Chimchar - 4

Turtwig - 4

TK
04-24-2007, 05:08 PM
So guys, I picked up Pokemon Pearl yesterday. I couldn't really afford it, but I did it anyway because Pokemon are totally better than eating for a week. Started with Piplup, but I haven't had much time to play yet.

Rock on. Food sucks.

Be sure to let us know your friend code when you get your pal pad!

Prak
04-24-2007, 05:21 PM
Will do!

Also, you might want to post some instructions on how to find the friend code. I know smokey had trouble, so I'd like to head off the possibility.

Pimp Daddy McSnake
04-24-2007, 05:59 PM
The first time when you use one of the WiFi capabilities in the basement of the Pokecenter, you'll receive a Pal Pad.

You can find your Pal Pad in your inventory. With your Pal Pad you can register friends and also view your own friend code.

also, mine is: 0430 4738 7686

lenneth
04-24-2007, 06:19 PM
Took me forever to figure out that my Pal Pad was in my inventory :facepalm:, but yeah, the whole WiFi stuff for pokemon is a bit confusing initially

TK
04-24-2007, 06:30 PM
The first time when you use one of the WiFi capabilities in the basement of the Pokecenter, you'll receive a Pal Pad.

You can find your Pal Pad in your inventory. With your Pal Pad you can register friends and also view your own friend code.

also, mine is: 0430 4738 7686

should I add it to the list

hb smokey
04-24-2007, 06:51 PM
It's simple. Just make sure you're in the basement of the Pokemon Center. You automatically connect to Nintendo Wi-Fi when you go down there. Then the Pal Pad tells you your friend code.

My team is now as follows:

Alakazam - 22
Monfero - 18
Prinplup - 20
Grotle - 18

Tact
04-24-2007, 09:29 PM
aw i wanna add you guys!

what name does it use in the palpad? ingame name right?

ok. if so. i'll be tony. i like using my real name in rpg's cause i feel like i'm in it. :p

/me gets his friend code.

ok. mine is: 5412 6382 2871

ok. i found out you can enter your friend's name. i added you ebichu if that's alright. feel free to use Tact as my name since i've had it for years. up to you guys. :)


so. since i haven't read the strat guide fully yet. i was wondering. what are all the things i can do with my friends and palpad exactly?

but most importatnly.

remember the part about nintendo wifi connection saying it treats your system and game as one unit, and after registereing it says to always use that unit?

what does that imply exactly? that i would have to re-register if i used a diffrent system?

and does that mean that if my brother playes diamond, it would be best to wait for him to get his own ds (were sharing ds's right now) in order to get his number?

i'm confused in this part.

thanks in advance if you know the answers. :p




oh and i'm glad prak got his now. but now i feel bad. don't you have credit? O_o credit is great so you can still eat for a week and then payoff the thing little by little. it would have only taken 4 months at 10bucks a month lol

Tact
04-24-2007, 10:17 PM
ok. sorry for the double post. i just coudln't help myself! ^^

i'm really happy right now.


yesterday night, i decided to give the gts thing a go. and i really wanted a turtwig. but the only people trading them wanted something crazy in return. like a lvl 100 suicine or a manaphy. O_o

so i thought i'd try out offering one instead. and i put my recently caught lvl 10 psyduck in there in exchange for the turtwig. ( ;_; i miss him already)

today, i decided to check if anyone was nice/crazy enough to accept such a trade. and lo and behold! they were! hahaha. they gave me a lvl 1 turtwig. (yay) someone made it from an egg. (i thoought egg's were lvl 5. this is cool)

but anyway. ther'es one thing that bugs me. the guy who traded me was from japan and so the turtwig's name is japanese. ;_; i hope they made it so that we can change traded pokemon's names too. cause i know back then in the old versions you could never do that. this would suck! >.<

if i can't do it. i might wait to find an english named one later on instead.

but either way. i'm totally hyped and stocked that this worked, that someone was nice enough to give me one, and that it happend overnight while i was sleeping. ^^

goodbye psyduck! i hope you make you're new japanese trainer happy. :)



btw. does anyone know how to control the "avatar" you're assinged when you come up in searches? cause when i find poeple with the pokemon i want, they are like karate peeps, or old men. and stuff.

Wattson
04-24-2007, 11:50 PM
btw. does anyone know how to control the "avatar" you're assinged when you come up in searches? cause when i find poeple with the pokemon i want, they are like karate peeps, or old men. and stuff.

I think in Orebough's pokemon center there's a girl who asks you what kind of trainer you want to be in the future and then that's what avatar you have.

J. Peterman
04-25-2007, 01:56 AM
ANYBODY HAVE A MANAPHY FOR TRADE???

At least trade/trade back.

And the other legendaries that are event only too?

Wattson
04-25-2007, 02:44 AM
ANYBODY HAVE A MANAPHY FOR TRADE???

At least trade/trade back.

And the other legendaries that are event only too?

I got the egg today (or, technically, unlocked the ability to get the egg), but I was going to SR to get a good natured/IVd one later once I got a flame body pokemon so it'll be quite a while I think.

Argus Zephyrus
04-25-2007, 02:52 AM
I got the egg today (or, technically, unlocked the ability to get the egg), but I was going to SR to get a good natured/IVd one later once I got a flame body pokemon so it'll be quite a while I think.
How do you unlock the ability to get an egg of a rare one?

J. Peterman
04-25-2007, 03:08 AM
I got the egg today (or, technically, unlocked the ability to get the egg), but I was going to SR to get a good natured/IVd one later once I got a flame body pokemon so it'll be quite a while I think.

When you get it if you could just trade/trade back with it for me I'd appreciate it, unless I get a Manaphy before then.

Tact
04-25-2007, 04:52 AM
i think you can get a manaphy if you have pokemon ranger can't you?

i see nothing special about it so i haven't even bothered. it looks dumb. O_o

J. Peterman
04-25-2007, 05:04 AM
I don't have Ranger, that's why I want it.

For Pokedex data.

Edit:

Don't need Manaphy anymore. Got one just now.

Wattson
04-25-2007, 06:02 AM
I don't have Ranger, that's why I want it.

For Pokedex data.

Edit:

Don't need Manaphy anymore. Got one just now.

CONGRATSZ

J. Peterman
04-25-2007, 06:30 AM
THANKS WATTSON

ALSO GOT A MEW AS WELL

lenneth
04-25-2007, 08:18 PM
This game is so effing fun. For whatever reason, I'm having a blast with the underground mini-game, and Team Galactic is totally lol.

Can't stop playing :(

Joey
04-25-2007, 11:03 PM
I am so far behind!

I just got my second badge and a bike! Haha.

Wattson
04-25-2007, 11:10 PM
Oak, so did I just last night!
I think I'm intentionally playing very little maybe or in short bursts because I beat Twilight Princess in a week and ended up really dissapointed in it.

J. Peterman
04-25-2007, 11:14 PM
DANG YOU PEOPLE GET TO PAL PARK

I need Suicune, Entei, Jirachi, Deoxys, Ho-Oh to complete pre-Diamond legendaries.

Then I would need Darkrai, that stupid one and Arceus for DP.

Wattson
04-26-2007, 12:09 AM
I don't have Suicune, Entei, Jirachi, Deoxys, OR Ho-Oh, so it's a moot point?

TK
04-26-2007, 12:17 AM
but anyway. ther'es one thing that bugs me. the guy who traded me was from japan and so the turtwig's name is japanese. ;_; i hope they made it so that we can change traded pokemon's names too. cause i know back then in the old versions you could never do that. this would suck! >.<


I don't think you can, but you could always just use the Turtwig to breed another one.

J. Peterman
04-26-2007, 12:26 AM
I don't have Suicune, Entei, Jirachi, Deoxys, OR Ho-Oh, so it's a moot point?

Anybody have them then?

Like, those are the only non- DP legendaries I don't have right now

Oh wait Latios you can trade me that then Wattson

Japanese names change back to English if they didn't give them a nickname.

If you can read the Katana you should pretty easily be able to tell if they named it something differect. Like my Empoleon is named Ichiro.

I have three legit Manaphies now. GTS is super.

Tact
04-26-2007, 01:37 AM
i don't know. But i'd rather complete the pokedex with the easy ones first before attempting the legendary trades.



btw. how many event only pokemon are there? i'm leaving the event ones for last.

J. Peterman
04-26-2007, 01:44 AM
3.

I've gotten all of the Pokemon except Jirachi, Suicune, Entei, Ho-Oh, and Shayman. I know my Arceus is a 100% hack because it hasn't even been released in Japan yet, I believe, and wasn't available through the glitchy Elite 4 Surf thingie like the others were. I have two spare Manaphies, so I can probably get what I need. And I can always trade Latias for Latios, I'm guessing. If anybody here has them and would just let me dex the data, I'd greatly appreciate that. By dex, I mean you trade and then I trade back.

If anybody wants me to breed anything, I can do it tomorrow. I'll just list what I can breed that would be pretty decent/hard stuff to get at your point of the game:

Phione
Torchic
Mudkip
Treecko
Cyndaquil
Totodile
Chikorita
Bulbasaur
Charmander
Squirtle
Riolu
Gible
Dratini
Larvitar

Anything else I can probably do too, but you'll have to tell me specifically so I can Pal Park them tomorrow morning.

Tact
04-26-2007, 07:06 AM
damn ash. you damn pro. O_o

and yah. it'd be great if you would do "dex's" as you put it for any you don't wanna part with when the time comes. (if ya don't mind)

i wonder how far i can get with no outside help whatsoever. and both versions. hmm.

J. Peterman
04-26-2007, 11:29 AM
If battling online gets you the Dex Data, then that would be even better because it would save time and you get to face off against my LV 13 hacked Arceus.

Or my LV 100 hacked Dialga (I have 1 legit I caught, a couple seemingly legit Japanese ones, and then all out hacks - say they were caught in Route X when it can't be caught there)

Got another Celebi, Japanese one. Don't know if it's hacked or not.

TK
04-26-2007, 03:22 PM
I'm on Victory Road. Should have beaten the Elite Four by the end of the day.

lenneth
04-26-2007, 09:11 PM
Sheesh, you guys are fast. I'm just about on my way to my 3rd badge.

I was so close to picking up a Turtwig for a level 4 Abra. My connection screwed up and GTS was "very busy", so I missed out on it :( Was going to use for breeding probably, as my original has evolved into a Grotle... Unless if you breed a grotle it starts off as a turtwig? I dont know, ive never bred pokemon ;(

Wattson
04-26-2007, 09:56 PM
Unless if you breed a grotle it starts off as a turtwig? I dont know, ive never bred pokemon ;(

Yup, that's how it works.

J. Peterman
04-27-2007, 01:33 AM
Sheesh, you guys are fast. I'm just about on my way to my 3rd badge.

I was so close to picking up a Turtwig for a level 4 Abra. My connection screwed up and GTS was "very busy", so I missed out on it :( Was going to use for breeding probably, as my original has evolved into a Grotle... Unless if you breed a grotle it starts off as a turtwig? I dont know, ive never bred pokemon ;(

If you want anything just tell me and I can trade it to you.

Joey
04-28-2007, 08:41 PM
Hey, I need friend codes from everybody.
If anyone wants to trade I have a decent list of PokeMon although I am not too far in the game.

J. Peterman
04-28-2007, 09:40 PM
Oak, I will trade you a Level 41 Hacked Jirachi for a Bidoof.

Sciz_Bisket
04-28-2007, 09:58 PM
i have 1 gym badge. what up?

J. Peterman
04-28-2007, 10:39 PM
I have 1 Lucky Egg. what up?

jiro
04-29-2007, 12:01 AM
I have 4 gym badges, what's up?

J. Peterman
04-29-2007, 12:32 AM
I have 10 manaphies, what's up?

jiro
04-29-2007, 12:47 AM
Give me 1, please?

J. Peterman
04-29-2007, 12:51 AM
I can give you a Level 1 Japanese Docile Manaphy the OT named Kinnikun if you want it.

jiro
04-29-2007, 05:05 AM
how do you scale on very rocky walls? which tm I might have missed that...

J. Peterman
04-29-2007, 05:10 AM
There's an HM called Rock Climb. I believe it's HM08

jiro
04-29-2007, 05:25 AM
ohh should be in snowpoint city

Pope Bobicus XIV
04-30-2007, 04:45 AM
Ash, how deep into the game is pal park? I am reasonably certain that I have Entei and Suicune as I would have gotten them on colosseum. I'd be willing to dex trade them if you'd be willing to trade a manaphy for some random pok�mon as something cool in return.
That is, of course, if you need them still.
And, unfortunately, I never got around to Ho-oh as I didn't really play any deeper into the game once I could trade my pokemon in for easy leveling.

Also, before I dive back into the game and off the board for a while, anybody else mad at getting cheated with that haunter in snowpoint?
And, as another note, thoughts on all the internet slang in the game?
(if this has been discussed someone just let me know and I will track it down)

Back into the gaming world I go.

J. Peterman
04-30-2007, 04:52 AM
I already got everything.

So like, I don't need anything.

So like... Shinies?

Pope Bobicus XIV
04-30-2007, 02:47 PM
Most I have in the way of shinies is a Fearow on my Fire Red so nothing fantastic, but if I come across anything else I will likely let you know, I'm not much of a shiny pok�mon fan even if they are super rare.

Sciz_Bisket
04-30-2007, 08:00 PM
must you catch or see all 493 pokemon to get pal park or just the one in the game

J. Peterman
04-30-2007, 08:09 PM
150 seen from Sinnoh Dex.

Not including Manaphy/Event Legendaries/Heatran/Cresselia/Phione

Have a Bold Celebi, so I can use that for my party. Along with Timid Manaphy

Joey
05-01-2007, 02:50 AM
Ash, give me somthing amazing.

EDIT:

I will take you up on that Bidoof offer by the way =)
Just PM your friend code or somehing

J. Peterman
05-01-2007, 03:06 AM
Wait until Friday. I'm way too busy this week.

Sorry.

And like, Friday from noon to 8 PT. Then I'm home with NO WIFI.

MY SHINY METAGROSS IS GOING TO DOMINATE!

hb smokey
05-01-2007, 09:50 AM
I'm about to get the 5th gym badge from Hearthome City, or at least I thought. The gym leader still isn't back...

Joey
05-02-2007, 01:27 AM
Yeah I hated that, you just have to move on to the other gyms.
Alright Ash, I will check with you on Friday then.

J. Peterman
05-02-2007, 01:57 AM
I beat that Gym Leader like the stupid coordinator she was.

MODEST MANAPHY WILL DOMINATE OH YEAH

I'm pretty sure Manaphy isn't an Uber so I should be good with that. Celebi shouldn't be either.

hb smokey
05-02-2007, 05:48 AM
Just got the 6th badge and I'm right outside Lake Verity I think it was?

J. Peterman
05-02-2007, 05:56 AM
DOES THAT MEAN YOU BEAT HIS DADDY UP?

TK
05-03-2007, 08:48 PM
Celebi's status as uber is oft debated but as of yet it has remained in standards. Manaphy is not treated as an uber right now though I suppose it's always possible it could get banished up there. I doubt it though since Jirachi and Celebi have managed to stay in standards for so long.

Tact
05-03-2007, 09:12 PM
can anyone make a quicklist of unbreedables for me please.

since unbreedables are probably the hardest to trade and obtain cause poeple might be unwilling to trade them. i'd appreciate it. thanks.

J. Peterman
05-03-2007, 10:35 PM
Celebi's status as uber is oft debated but as of yet it has remained in standards. Manaphy is not treated as an uber right now though I suppose it's always possible it could get banished up there. I doubt it though since Jirachi and Celebi have managed to stay in standards for so long.

My Manaphy is too cute to get banned.

Though I don't know about Cresselia. I don't feel like using Blissey and want to see how it works as a Special sponge of sorts

Timid Togekiss to try and get use of Serene Grace and Air Slash. Though, I'm not sure what I'll use for the exact moveset. May change it later. I may end up going with a Timid Manaphy and try out the Rain Dance/Rest version. I don't know if I'll use Metagross now though.

J. Peterman
05-03-2007, 10:47 PM
I'm pretty sure everything is breedable except Ditto and Legendaries.

At least I've never bred a Ditto... if it's possible then I dunno.

Manaphy can breed with a Ditto but then you get a Phione, not a Manaphy, and the Phione doesn't evolve into Manaphy.

Because it is stupid

TK
05-04-2007, 04:28 AM
My Manaphy is too cute to get banned.

Though I don't know about Cresselia. I don't feel like using Blissey and want to see how it works as a Special sponge of sorts

It should work quite well. Probably not as well as Blissey, but well.

I really hate Blissey too, and for a long time I refused to use it, but when I decided to make a truly competitve tournament-ready team for ADV, I realized there was simply no way to get around it. I really hate Game Freak for inventing it, and I'd have absolutely no problem with banning its fat egg-shaped butt to ubers.


Timid Togekiss to try and get use of Serene Grace and Air Slash. Though, I'm not sure what I'll use for the exact moveset. May change it later. I may end up going with a Timid Manaphy and try out the Rain Dance/Rest version. I don't know if I'll use Metagross now though.

Most Togekiss flinchhaxing sets are giving it thunder wave, air slash, another attack (I'd use Aura sphere but grass knot is also popular) and either a recovery move or scheme. Thunder wave is a must though, it makes it almost impossible for them to move and makes up for Togekiss's lack of speed.

I'm planning to train two Togekisses, one for flinchhaxing and one for wishpassing. For a long time I wanted to combine the two, but you really sacrifice the effectiveness of both by doing that, so I figured I will craft a team around each style. I love Togekiss so much most of the teams I think up are centered entirely around it.

J. Peterman
05-04-2007, 04:31 AM
I would like Togekiss more but Misty had a Togepi and it ruined her character and all, so I have to hate it a little.

Because like it was evil.

TK
05-04-2007, 04:33 AM
hah. I guess I'm lucky I never watched the show then ?_?

J. Peterman
05-04-2007, 04:54 AM
I dunno.

I really hate Misty so it is like I am conflicted.

On one hand it ruined her charatcer, on the other I want Misty to suffer the eternal pain of the Doctor Pepper.

Very confusing.

Tact
05-04-2007, 05:33 AM
man. talk like this just shows me i'm prolly not ready for real tourny battles irl. @_@

i don't understand most of it. whatever happend to simple moves like slash? and sleep powder? i really need to learn all the new moves invented in the game. i'm still stuck in 1999. lol

TK
05-04-2007, 06:35 AM
there isn't that much difference between newer moves and "simple" moves like slash. air slash is a special flying attack with a chance to flinch, aura sphere is a special fighting attack that never misses, and grass knot is a special grass type move that does more damage to heavier opponents.

You'll probably have a tougher time getting used to all the Pokemon's abilities, since those didn't exist in the old games. The thing that makes Togekiss such an obnoxious attacker is its ability, serene grace, which doubles the chance for a move's extra effect to occur. So in the case of air slash, there's a 60% chance to flinch the opponent rather than 30%. Combine that with paralysis from thunderwave, and in order to actually do anything, they have to A) not get flinched by air slash and B) not get stuck with paralysis. So the strategy is paralyze everything in sight and beat the shit out of them with air slash, and pray they don't have Electivire.

J. Peterman
05-04-2007, 06:44 AM
Tact I will build a party of 1st and 2nd Gen Pokemon so you do not feel lost

jiro
05-04-2007, 08:18 PM
Current Party and attacks:

Luxray lv. 42
Thunder Fang
Crunch
Thunder
Thunderbolt

Prinplup lv. 32
Bubblebeam
Metal Claw
Fury Attack
Bubble

Drifloon lv. 38
Shadow Ball
Stockpile
Swallow
Spit Up

Golduck lv. 33 (finally evolved from stupid psyduck)
Confusion
Hydro Pump
Hyper Beam
Tail Whip


Staraptor lv. 43
Aerial Ace
In Fight
Wing Attack
Take Down

Bronzong lv. 45
Extrasensory
Future Sight
Gyro Ball
Safeguard

hb smokey
05-04-2007, 10:24 PM
I just got the Master Ball.

Infernape - 55
Alakazam - 51
Torterra - 51
And I always forget the name of the third form of the water starter :(

It's 51 too nonetheless.

Wattson
05-04-2007, 10:32 PM
PSYDUCK lv28 @Mind Plate
Timid
-Strength
-Rock Smash
-Confusion
-Surf

MEDICHAM lv38 @Fist Plate
Adamant
-Calm Mind
-Confusion
-Meditate
-Hi Jump Kick

STARAPTOR lv34 @Amulet Coin (need to change that item lol)
Mild
-Double Team
-Aerial Ace
-Close Combat
-Fly

VESPIQUEEN lv28 @Nothing????
Mild
-Heal Order
-Gust
-Power Gem
-Cut

TORTERRA lv32 @Shell Bell
Jolly
-Bite
-Curse
-Earthquake
-Wood Hammer

LUXRAY lv31 @Nothing????
Brave
-Swagger
-Spark
-Charge
-Bite

HURRAY

J. Peterman
05-04-2007, 10:57 PM
Manaphy Level 95
Modest
-Tail Glow
-Surf
-Ice Beam
-Grass Knot

Rhyperior Level 100
Adamant
-Megahorn
-Avalanche
-Earthquake
-Stone Edge

Weavile lvl 40 @ Choice Band
Jolly
-Ice Punch
-Pursuit
-Night Slash
-Some Random Junk Move For Now

Togekiss lvl 80
Timid
-Aura Sphere
-Air Slash
-Wish/Roost
-Thunder Wave

Cresselia Lv 70
Calm

Special Sweeper
WHATEVER
SUPER MOVES

STILL DECIDING STUFF

30treei8
05-05-2007, 05:25 AM
I got the game last Saturday, and started out with Piplup without hesitation.

And I never evolved it. Nicknamed PIMP IT UP, my Level 73 Piplup has been loyal since day one. It has only fainted once, and that was against Purugly (back when I was around level 20). I'm glad that PIMP IT UP is a flying/water, because Drill Peck comes in handy against Grass, Ghost, and Bug types.

Edit: Here's the 6 in my party, and what they do:

Lv. 73 - Piplup
Quiet
-Hydro Pump
-Surf
-Drill Peck
-Bubble Beam

Lv. 50 - Uxie
Bashful
-Confusion
-Yawn
-Future Sight
-Solar Beam

Lv. 52 - Mesprit
Sassy
-Confusion
-Extrasensory
-Future Sight
-Thunder

Lv. 50 - Azelf
Timid
-Confusion
-Uproar
-Future Sight
-Nasty Plot

Lv. 51 - Palkia
Careful
-Water Pulse
-Fire Blast
-Dragon Claw
-Spacial Rend

Lv. 35 - Staraptor
Docile
-Wing Attack
-Fly
-Close Combat
-Aerial Ace

Sciz_Bisket
05-05-2007, 05:35 AM
Grotal lvl 20
Luxio lvl 19
Budew lvl 16
Staravia lvl 17
Geodude lvl 15
Abra lvl 14
Cherubi lvl 13
Pichirisu lvl 13
Zubat lvl 12
Krickitune lvl 10
Murkow lvl 12

yea. im kinda slow.

Tact
05-06-2007, 05:39 AM
the only completed team i can ever list is my old old old red team. :p

i'm working on a yellow team so that i can decide waht i want for my firered team. (i don't want repeats in my teams)

but i'm having trouble deciding based on the fact that the old ingame character design is hilariously incorrect as opposed to the streamlined anime character designs. cause i'd rather have a regular loooking spyduck in fireRed then a wierd looking one in Yellow. :p

but i should prolly concentrate more on pearl anyway. i don't know why i'm trying to play 3 games at once. O_o

Xeta
05-07-2007, 03:27 AM
Empoleon Lv42
-Surf
-Peck (yeah just waiting for drillpeck)
-Flash Cannon
-Ice Beam

Luxray Lv43
-Thunder Fang
-Strength
-Crunch
-Some Crappy Move like leer or something

Haunter Lv43
-Shadow Ball
-Sludgebomb
-Psychic
-Thunderbolt

Gabite Lv42
-Earthquake
-Dragon Claw
-Rockslide
-Takedown

Lucario Lv35 (Yeah yeah I gotta train him some)
-Force Palm (This is kind of a filler move)
-Psychic
-Crappy Filler Move
-Crappy Filler Move

HM Slave LvWhatever
-HM Move
-HM Move
-HM Move
-HM Move

Yep, I don't have a decent sixth party member. :P

hb smokey
05-07-2007, 05:05 AM
Empoleon, Alakazam, Infernape, and Torterra are all rougly lvl 54 now. I just caught Diagla. I decided to waste all my crappy balls on it because I'm not going to use them anyway. I seriously came a split second away from catching it with a regular Poke Ball. It shook three times and I about lost it when it was caught...then it escaped.

122 on my Pokedex.

Sarah
05-10-2007, 12:23 AM
(https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1174)

Wattson
05-10-2007, 05:36 AM
should say "Is this RADICAL (Y/Y)?"

J. Peterman
05-10-2007, 05:52 AM
N

bidoofs are ugly

jiro
05-13-2007, 06:28 AM
Guys! I caught Dailga with one pokeball!

Wattson
05-13-2007, 06:44 AM
CONGRATS JIRO IT TOOK ME TWO

J. Peterman
05-13-2007, 07:04 AM
IT TOOK ME I FORGET

BUT I HAVE SHAYMIN TOO SO I SAY BOO

jiro
05-13-2007, 07:59 PM
you beat the elite 4 already? wow, fast. shaymin is one of the easiest to catch from what i heard, so i say boo

J. Peterman
05-13-2007, 08:06 PM
Shaymin is an Event Legendary I TRADED FOR

Otherwise you need to hack.

jiro
05-13-2007, 09:14 PM
Shaymin is an Event Legendary I TRADED FOR

Otherwise you need to hack.

you don't have to hack because you have to go talk to professor oak to get it, it's after you beat the elite 4

J. Peterman
05-13-2007, 09:46 PM
You need an event item to trigger Shaymin's appearance.

Otherwise no Shaymin.

jiro
05-13-2007, 09:56 PM
Prof. Oak letter is what you need. *Nods*

J. Peterman
05-13-2007, 09:59 PM
But you don't get that letter except from a SPECIAL EVENT THINGIE

jiro
05-13-2007, 10:04 PM
But you don't get that letter except from a SPECIAL EVENT THINGIE

Thingy is available, but it's up to you if you want to claim teh shaymi

J. Peterman
05-13-2007, 10:07 PM
Available where? I don't think the event has been out in the US yet that let's you receive Oak's Letter in game unless you use some hacking device to get it. You can still reach Route 224 or whatever, but the long path leading to Shaymin won't be available until you get the letter via event/hack.

The Darkrai event item won't be released for a while since they're giving it away in a Cherish Ball.

Like that Deoxys.

jiro
05-13-2007, 10:08 PM
Available where? I don't think the event has been out in the US yet that let's you receive Oak's Letter in game unless you use some hacking device to get it. You can still reach Route 224 or whatever, but the long path leading to Shaymin won't be available until you get the letter via event/hack.

The Darkrai event item won't be released for a while since they're giving it away in a Cherish Ball.

Like that Deoxys.

You're right it's not yet available in the US, but available in Japan, china.

J. Peterman
05-13-2007, 10:10 PM
OH I'm SAYING US

though the Japanese game had it once it came out because of the E4 glitch

jiro
05-13-2007, 10:18 PM
Who cares about Shaymin? Only attacks it has are these.


J. Peterman
05-13-2007, 10:32 PM
I CARE MAN

I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT THE GREATEST POKEMON EVER

...

jiro
05-13-2007, 10:53 PM
Not the greatest, if you want the greatest go get Arceus

J. Peterman
05-13-2007, 11:30 PM
I already have Arceus.

SHAYMIN IS TOO COOL TO PASS UP IMO

Xhuian
05-17-2007, 10:32 PM
I choose Chimchar, Got it evolved to Infernape

Can anyone tell me how to get Azelf? I've thrown like 50 ultra balls at it and wont go in.

I'm saving my master ball as a last resort,
And yes, I have Dialga.

Xeta
05-17-2007, 11:24 PM
Use Dusk Balls. They work twice as well.

Sciz_Bisket
05-26-2007, 04:04 AM
i have two gym badges. what up?