HOLY CRAP!!!
Okay, I was playing Emerald, I was going to Steven to deliver the letter in Granite Cave, the usual.
Little did I know I would be getting a visit from a Shiny Aron! Woo-hoo!
I mean, come on! Not even at the second gym yet, and I got a Shiny! Yayz!
Just felt like sharing that info with you all.
Page claimed in the name of Shiny Pokemon, BTW.
Pokemon.
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Shiny Pokemon suck and are useless. The only redeeming quality of your story is that it was an Aron.
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Well, I like Shiny Pokemon just 'cause they're pretty damn rare, that's all. Plus my Aron has a Jolly Nature. That's always a bonus, getting boost in Speed Growth. The only time Ar/Lair/Agg-ron ever uses Special Attack is for Hyper Beam, which sucks as a move anyway, so the decrease in that is fine with me.
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I just discovered that the GTS is good for something.
I traded a male Combee for a Piplup, and a Pikachu for a Turtwig, then the Turtwig for a Japanese Turtwig.
I traded a male Combee for a Piplup, and a Pikachu for a Turtwig, then the Turtwig for a Japanese Turtwig.
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Jolly is a garbage nature on Aggron. It's buffing a stat, speed, that Aggron is horribly endowed in. What you want is Adamant; + Attack, - Special Attack.
Not that I condone the use of Aggron. Too susceptible to Close Combats and Earthquakes... and everything else under the sun. He's never been able to wall in any metagame.
Not that I condone the use of Aggron. Too susceptible to Close Combats and Earthquakes... and everything else under the sun. He's never been able to wall in any metagame.
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Current team:
Ken the Infernape
Bashful Nature
Close Combat
Fire Spin
Fire Blast
Flame Wheel
He's probably my weakest, but he's my starter... so I kind of have no choice. I'll give him a better moveset once I take down the Elite Four.
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S. Mercury the Vaporeon
Impish Nature
Toxic
Last Resort
Surf
Ice Beam
Courtesy of someone calling themselves Blitz. I know this one's moveset doesn't match its Nature.
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R. Balboa the Golem
Brave Nature
Explosion
Earthquake
Double-Edge
Rollout
Courtesy of someone who calls themselves Matt...
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Vittorio the Golbat
Docile Nature
Confuse Ray
Fly
Mean Look
Sludge Bomb
Working on turning it into a Crobat. It's a happiness evolution, if I'm not mistaken.
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DimensnMan the Palkia
Careful Nature, unfortunately
Water Pulse
AncientPower
Dragon Pulse
Spacial Rend
For the Elite Four, obviously.
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Kikyo the Mismagius
Bashful Nature
Confuse Ray
Shadow Ball
Payback [gotta change this...]
Psybeam
I'm debating whether to ditch this one, use it as half of a breeding pair [it's female] or just get a Gengar instead. I might also ditch it for V.M. Smith the Kadabra [courtesy of RevivedSin]
I'm currently looking for a Murkrow (just out of curiosity), a Munchlax (I put my Happiny up for trade in the GTS), and any strong Grass types you've got. A breeding pair for a Roserade would be nice.
Ken the Infernape
Bashful Nature
Close Combat
Fire Spin
Fire Blast
Flame Wheel
He's probably my weakest, but he's my starter... so I kind of have no choice. I'll give him a better moveset once I take down the Elite Four.
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S. Mercury the Vaporeon
Impish Nature
Toxic
Last Resort
Surf
Ice Beam
Courtesy of someone calling themselves Blitz. I know this one's moveset doesn't match its Nature.
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R. Balboa the Golem
Brave Nature
Explosion
Earthquake
Double-Edge
Rollout
Courtesy of someone who calls themselves Matt...
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Vittorio the Golbat
Docile Nature
Confuse Ray
Fly
Mean Look
Sludge Bomb
Working on turning it into a Crobat. It's a happiness evolution, if I'm not mistaken.
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DimensnMan the Palkia
Careful Nature, unfortunately
Water Pulse
AncientPower
Dragon Pulse
Spacial Rend
For the Elite Four, obviously.
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Kikyo the Mismagius
Bashful Nature
Confuse Ray
Shadow Ball
Payback [gotta change this...]
Psybeam
I'm debating whether to ditch this one, use it as half of a breeding pair [it's female] or just get a Gengar instead. I might also ditch it for V.M. Smith the Kadabra [courtesy of RevivedSin]
I'm currently looking for a Murkrow (just out of curiosity), a Munchlax (I put my Happiny up for trade in the GTS), and any strong Grass types you've got. A breeding pair for a Roserade would be nice.
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It only took me a day of trying, a really cheap trick (known in some circles as Toxic) and tens of thousands of p in healing items, but I managed to get my way through the Elite Four.
I also uncovered a couple of crippling weaknesses in my team. The only defense I have against psychics is a Mismagius, which is really no defense at all, and the only defense I have against Grass is my Infernape, which just isn't fighting up to expectations lately.
I also uncovered a couple of crippling weaknesses in my team. The only defense I have against psychics is a Mismagius, which is really no defense at all, and the only defense I have against Grass is my Infernape, which just isn't fighting up to expectations lately.
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From Penny Arcade
So I ended up attending one of the Gamestop Pokemon tournaments on Saturday. When I told Kara that I wanted to go she told me it would just be a bunch of little kids. I explained to her that Pokemon was no longer just a kids game. That a large number of men my age played Pokemon now. I told her I'd probably be surrounded by guys my age who took it way more seriously than I did. I'm really glad she decided not to go with me. As it turns out I was the oldest person in the tournament by roughly twenty years and the only one not wearing a shirt with Pikachu on it.
I showed up at the Alderwood mall Gamestop and entered my name. As the little kids poured in I became less and less convinced I should participate. The little boys with their Pokemon backpacks and the girls with tiny Pokeballs in their hair seemed to assume I was just someones Dad rather than their competition. It was actually really cool to see how much these kids love Pokemon. I've been so into it recently that I think I'd forgotten I should be having fun. With my pages of hand written math and charts of carefully plotted out EV training regiments I actually felt sort of dirty. These little kids were showing me teams comprised not of statistically optimal Pokemon but of their favorites. A little girl talked to me for five minutes about why she loved Kyogre so much. When she asked why I used Rotom I couldn't bring myself to tell her that his ghost/electric type meant he had a lot of immunities while giving him some surprising moves that should allow me to cripple sweepers with status effects but still fight off any Dark types I encounter. "I think he's cute." I explained. She smiled and nodded as though this was the reason she had expected to hear.
I noticed one of the kids there was actually quite a bit older than the rest of the group. Still probably half my age, but he towered over his opponents. I watched as he struck up conversations with the other children, inspecting their Pokemon and always finding them lacking. "I've EV trained my entire party." he said to a few of the kids who obviously had no idea what that meant. He showed of his multiple "shinies" to a couple of very impressed young men before explaining that he wasn't going to use them in the tournament because it just wouldn't be fair to everyone else. No, he would dominate them with a mixed bag of EV trained legendaries and obscure all stars culled from every single incarnation of the series. He was essentially being a little Douche.
I had just decided to pull myself out of the tournament in order to let the kids have their fun when Cory, who was running the show told me he'd matched me up against the little loudmouth in the first round. I figured I might have a chance to take him out and then none of the other kids would have to face him. So I stayed in and when it came time to play I synced up my DS and loaded my fairly mundane crew. It worked out that we were standing on the wrong sides of the television so his team showed up on my side and mine on his. The crowd of kids around me cheered and congratulated me on such an impressive roster. I explained that those were his and that mine were on the other side. "You really need to play more." one of the younger boys instructed. I agreed and selected my three Pokemon to take into battle. A few of the kids behind me would shake their heads in disgust as my finger hovered over each possible selection. My opponent, in what I can only assume was an attempt to show off grossly underestimated this old man's skillz. He tried to pull off an extremely risky strategy involving the near sacrifice of his first Pokemon for a "baton pass" maneuver and a quick stat boost to his second in line. This failed miserably as the aforementioned Rotom I pulled in did not give two shits about anything he hit me with. Once I'd taken him out I moved to the next round but really had no desire to continue. I played my opponent but then bowed out and gave him a free pass onto the next round. The young man I played earlier kept approaching me and telling me he could have beat me easy, he just used the wrong Pokemon. I nodded, yes well that's sort of the whole game.
I watched a bit more of the tournament and I was really impressed with the sportsmanship of the kids. I've been watching the cartoon with Gabe and it really stresses the importance of winning and losing graciously. Each of these kids when they lost shook the others hand and thanked them for the match. The winners complimented the losers Pokemon and strategies while impressing on them that it really was a very close game. I know they weren't my kids but as a thirty year old gamer with a kid of my own I could not help but be extremely proud of all of them. Their passion for the game was totally infectious and I've decided to throw away my spreadsheets. I'm no longer hatching five eggs at a time in order to find babies with the optimal natures and stats. I've also brought Beautifly back into my team. She's not very tough, but I like her, she's pretty.
-Gabe out
So I ended up attending one of the Gamestop Pokemon tournaments on Saturday. When I told Kara that I wanted to go she told me it would just be a bunch of little kids. I explained to her that Pokemon was no longer just a kids game. That a large number of men my age played Pokemon now. I told her I'd probably be surrounded by guys my age who took it way more seriously than I did. I'm really glad she decided not to go with me. As it turns out I was the oldest person in the tournament by roughly twenty years and the only one not wearing a shirt with Pikachu on it.
I showed up at the Alderwood mall Gamestop and entered my name. As the little kids poured in I became less and less convinced I should participate. The little boys with their Pokemon backpacks and the girls with tiny Pokeballs in their hair seemed to assume I was just someones Dad rather than their competition. It was actually really cool to see how much these kids love Pokemon. I've been so into it recently that I think I'd forgotten I should be having fun. With my pages of hand written math and charts of carefully plotted out EV training regiments I actually felt sort of dirty. These little kids were showing me teams comprised not of statistically optimal Pokemon but of their favorites. A little girl talked to me for five minutes about why she loved Kyogre so much. When she asked why I used Rotom I couldn't bring myself to tell her that his ghost/electric type meant he had a lot of immunities while giving him some surprising moves that should allow me to cripple sweepers with status effects but still fight off any Dark types I encounter. "I think he's cute." I explained. She smiled and nodded as though this was the reason she had expected to hear.
I noticed one of the kids there was actually quite a bit older than the rest of the group. Still probably half my age, but he towered over his opponents. I watched as he struck up conversations with the other children, inspecting their Pokemon and always finding them lacking. "I've EV trained my entire party." he said to a few of the kids who obviously had no idea what that meant. He showed of his multiple "shinies" to a couple of very impressed young men before explaining that he wasn't going to use them in the tournament because it just wouldn't be fair to everyone else. No, he would dominate them with a mixed bag of EV trained legendaries and obscure all stars culled from every single incarnation of the series. He was essentially being a little Douche.
I had just decided to pull myself out of the tournament in order to let the kids have their fun when Cory, who was running the show told me he'd matched me up against the little loudmouth in the first round. I figured I might have a chance to take him out and then none of the other kids would have to face him. So I stayed in and when it came time to play I synced up my DS and loaded my fairly mundane crew. It worked out that we were standing on the wrong sides of the television so his team showed up on my side and mine on his. The crowd of kids around me cheered and congratulated me on such an impressive roster. I explained that those were his and that mine were on the other side. "You really need to play more." one of the younger boys instructed. I agreed and selected my three Pokemon to take into battle. A few of the kids behind me would shake their heads in disgust as my finger hovered over each possible selection. My opponent, in what I can only assume was an attempt to show off grossly underestimated this old man's skillz. He tried to pull off an extremely risky strategy involving the near sacrifice of his first Pokemon for a "baton pass" maneuver and a quick stat boost to his second in line. This failed miserably as the aforementioned Rotom I pulled in did not give two shits about anything he hit me with. Once I'd taken him out I moved to the next round but really had no desire to continue. I played my opponent but then bowed out and gave him a free pass onto the next round. The young man I played earlier kept approaching me and telling me he could have beat me easy, he just used the wrong Pokemon. I nodded, yes well that's sort of the whole game.
I watched a bit more of the tournament and I was really impressed with the sportsmanship of the kids. I've been watching the cartoon with Gabe and it really stresses the importance of winning and losing graciously. Each of these kids when they lost shook the others hand and thanked them for the match. The winners complimented the losers Pokemon and strategies while impressing on them that it really was a very close game. I know they weren't my kids but as a thirty year old gamer with a kid of my own I could not help but be extremely proud of all of them. Their passion for the game was totally infectious and I've decided to throw away my spreadsheets. I'm no longer hatching five eggs at a time in order to find babies with the optimal natures and stats. I've also brought Beautifly back into my team. She's not very tough, but I like her, she's pretty.
-Gabe out
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Woah, I've had some pretty good luck with Shinies. I know noones gonna be interested in this, but in one day, I caught a Shiny Gastly on Diamond, and a Shiny Meditite on Emerald. That makes my total Shiny count five: Charizard, Gastly, Meditite, Aron, and Tentacruel. If I'd kept my data on my old Sapphire, I also would've had a Shiny Altaria.
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Shiny Shellos and Gastrodons are popping up everywhere around me.
Ok, screw this, I'm totally maxing out my VS Seeker and whoring out my EXP Share to go to level 60.
I'll train normally from there.
On Victory Road, which, btw, is a ideal training place for my Pokes. As is Iron Island.
Screw the Elite 4 for now. I need better stats.
Shiny Shellos and Gastrodons are popping up everywhere around me.
Ok, screw this, I'm totally maxing out my VS Seeker and whoring out my EXP Share to go to level 60.
I'll train normally from there.
On Victory Road, which, btw, is a ideal training place for my Pokes. As is Iron Island.
Screw the Elite 4 for now. I need better stats.
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Whoa, it's a Garchomp. Where the heck did you get that? I offered one of my army of eevees for my Gible.
Also, I only need Sinnoh Dex #47 (Mothim) and #114 (An Unown of any kind) before I have my National Dex. If someone could just trade those two to me, I'll give them right back... I promise.
Also, I only need Sinnoh Dex #47 (Mothim) and #114 (An Unown of any kind) before I have my National Dex. If someone could just trade those two to me, I'll give them right back... I promise.
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...WTF? You don't have an Unown? Just go to Solaceon Town or whatever, go to the top house, take a right, and jump down the last cliff to find the Solaceon Ruins. Unowns aplenty! I have all 28, by the way.
As for Mothim, I'd trade mine to you permanently for nothing, but as it is, we have no Wireless Intarwebz yet, and I don't have easy access to any Hot Spots, as I live in the middle of freakin' nowhere, requiring a 45-minute drive to get to the nearest city.
Also, I successfully raised one of my 12-pack of fully EV-trained Pokemon to Level 100.
As for Mothim, I'd trade mine to you permanently for nothing, but as it is, we have no Wireless Intarwebz yet, and I don't have easy access to any Hot Spots, as I live in the middle of freakin' nowhere, requiring a 45-minute drive to get to the nearest city.
Also, I successfully raised one of my 12-pack of fully EV-trained Pokemon to Level 100.
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Yo Tonedeaf, I've successfully breeded over 20 Feebas, 20 Eevee, and around 10 Riolu with your Ditto.
I think I'm done with it. I'm just waiting until I catch you again. And hopefully I'll get one from someone else~
I think I'm done with it. I'm just waiting until I catch you again. And hopefully I'll get one from someone else~
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I caught a Ditto. Its now about Level 4-something from breeding with genderlesses.
BTW, could Ditto breed with Rotom and make a Rotom Egg?
BTW, could Ditto breed with Rotom and make a Rotom Egg?
