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The Pokemon Thread

yell0w_f0x

yell0w_f0x

~Foxy loves oreo~
I got a shaymin from some random passerby. Lol. He was asking for a master ball. So I gave him my extra one. So yeah. I got shaymin and got the gradeceia flower (I don't recall the actual name but it's somewhere along those lines)

In other news. I heard that may 20 is the cutoff for all online capabilities of the the ds pokemon games. Doesn't affect me much cuz I don't have any of the ds pokemon games. But yeah. Just putting it out there.
 
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TransformerRobot

Robot in disguise
So, trying to catch Zapdos in LeafGreen, losing Ultra Balls in the process, and losing even more patience.

Anybody know the best way to catch Zapdos?
 
SirRob

SirRob

Well-Known Member
False Swipe -> Thunder Wave -> Ultra Ball spam -> Zapdos struggles itself to death -> Soft Reset -> Repeat
 
SirRob

SirRob

Well-Known Member
Constantly putting it to sleep is a hassle. If you don't mind doing that then sure, the chances are better, but with paralysis you hardly even need to keep your eyes on the screen.
 
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TransformerRobot

Robot in disguise
SirRob said:
Constantly putting it to sleep is a hassle. If you don't mind doing that then sure, the chances are better, but with paralysis you hardly even need to keep your eyes on the screen.
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Didn't really make much difference when I did it. Should I just try buying more Ultra Balls?

Or is there a cheat code I can put in to get multiple Master Balls?
 
CaptainCool

CaptainCool

Lady of the lake
Catch rate is just 3... Low HP, sleep or paralysis and spam your balls. Soft reset if it fails or you run out of balls.
When it's paralyzed and at 1HP you still just have a catch rate of 3.1% :p

TransformerRobot said:
Or is there a cheat code I can put in to get multiple Master Balls?
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>:C
Transformer confirmed as non-Pokemon Master!
 
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Stratelier

Stratelier

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TransformerRobot said:
So, trying to catch Zapdos in LeafGreen, losing Ultra Balls in the process, and losing even more patience.

Anybody know the best way to catch Zapdos?
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Paralysis buys you a free turn 1 in 4 times, so that's about a 33% increase in how long it takes for Zapdos to run out of PP. Sleep buys you a fixed # of turns, provided you have high accuracy (hint: if you only have Hypnosis or Sing, buy a few X Accuracies and use them) and something that can take Zapdos's attacks when it wakes up.

Also, count the # of turns and start using Timer Balls (they're more effective than Ultras after 20 turns). (I *think* you can acquire these before the postgame, in the Sevii Islands)
 
Jags

Jags

Shepherd of Fire
TransformerRobot said:
So, trying to catch Zapdos in LeafGreen, losing Ultra Balls in the process, and losing even more patience.

Anybody know the best way to catch Zapdos?
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Press Down+B. Works every time.
 
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Zraxi

Guest
Jags said:
Press Down+B. Works every time.
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I always did (that top finger trigger thing)Left+Down+B. I didn't even know it did anything, it was just a lucky charm thing I did.
 
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SirRob

SirRob

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Really, you're not missing out at all by skipping generations. Pokemon's always built to accommodate newcomers, and the appeal of older games gets lost as the community moves on to the newer ones.

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I think I mentioned this before, but I blazed through Heart Gold after I deleted my file a few weeks ago. Playing it just to beat it wasn't a very gratifying experience, honestly. After doing that, I realize why people might not enjoy the game, and consider it to be a repetitive experience. I definitely think the multiplayer aspect makes the series fun more than anything else. Exploration and collecting stuff, too.
 
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Misomie

Misomie

Lazy Artist
I still play my old pokemon games but only special playthroughs now. Some parts I find stupidly boring though (like HGSS during the rocket business and XY's afterstory, ect)
 
yell0w_f0x

yell0w_f0x

~Foxy loves oreo~
Milo said:
I'm behind a couple of generations it seems.

curse my inability to skip a game series to the end.
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What SirRob said. I haven't played gen 4 and 5 at all. Maybe a little in the beginning but since I don't really have a ds I just totally skipped it.

Xy is so far the most interactive pokemon game in my opinion. I haven't put the game down in the 4 months it's out. I bought bravely default but I still find myself playing pokemon more.
 
Jags

Jags

Shepherd of Fire
Why oh why, is it so awkward buying Bank. I got four options of putting money on my account to pay for it, and none are practical. I don't want to put money on there that I won't use, but there is little option otherwise >:[
 
yell0w_f0x

yell0w_f0x

~Foxy loves oreo~
@ SirRob. Yer so high up in the rankings in that last beta competition. Lol. Mine is about 3800. Haha. Congrats.
 
Stratelier

Stratelier

Well-Known Member
Misomie said:
I still play my old pokemon games but only special playthroughs now. Some parts I find stupidly boring though (like HGSS during the rocket business and XY's afterstory, ect)
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I'm catching Pokemon in HGSS exclusive balls (Safari Ball Lapras, Apricorn Ball whatever) and transferring them over to G6. I'm also including some underlevelled Safari Pokemon so I can potentially troll people on the GTS (yes, there are legit "Lv.11-20" Haunter/Machoke available).
 
DrDingo

DrDingo

Moved to phoenix.corvidae.org with the others
Stratadrake said:
I'm catching Pokemon in HGSS exclusive balls (Safari Ball Lapras, Apricorn Ball whatever) and transferring them over to G6. I'm also including some underlevelled Safari Pokemon so I can potentially troll people on the GTS (yes, there are legit "Lv.11-20" Haunter/Machoke available).
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Ah, this reminds me of the days when I used to catch underlevelled staravia in the tall grass in one of the great lakes in Sinnoh. Got some pretty sweet deals for that on the GTS.
I think I also got a level 11 Weezing in that game.
 
SirRob

SirRob

Well-Known Member
yell0w_f0x said:
@ SirRob. Yer so high up in the rankings in that last beta competition. Lol. Mine is about 3800. Haha. Congrats.
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Wow, the rankings are up already? Last competition I remember it taking a lot longer. I'm really surprised I ranked so high, since my team's designed for singles. I think I just got lucky and didn't run into many players who used legitimate doubles strategies. Thank you, though!

TransformerRobot said:
Anyone know how I can add Mew to my Pokedex in LeafGreen?
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It's under the truck!!
 
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TransformerRobot

Robot in disguise
SirRob said:
Wow, the rankings are up already? Last competition I remember it taking a lot longer. I'm really surprised I ranked so high, since my team's designed for singles. I think I just got lucky and didn't run into many players who used legitimate doubles strategies. Thank you, though!

It's under the truck!!
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What truck?
 
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