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RockinX

Sixfortyfive wrote: »

Spoit wrote: »

How do you get persuit and fake out on an aipom? Without Smergle

http://waitingforseedot.appspot.com/moveset?id=aipom&id=&m=Fake+Out&m=Pursuit

You might have to use Smeargle? I dunno.

Hitmontop can work as well. Tyrogue learns Fake Out and when it evolves it can learn Pursuit with the move relearner. I'd rather use a Smeargle, though. It's way easier.

ChopperDave

Sixfortyfive wrote: »

EDIT: And shut down in match #45 by Quick Claw Metagross... Man, this thing just does not want me to get my 100 streak on HeartGold.

I'm telling you guys, Flinchkiss is such a boss in the Battle Tower. Togekiss with Air Slash, Aura Sphere, Thunder Wave, and Roost = much ownage. You only really need to worry about guys with Inner Focus, like Dragonite and Alakazam. Pair with Electrivire for extra lulz.

On the other hand, Flinchkiss also lays bare how much the computer blatantly cheats to win things. When your Togekiss misses two times in a row and then gets OHKO'd by Horn Drill, you will want to murder everything

Sixfortyfive

I used to run Togekiss/Gengar/Garchomp for the Tower in Platinum. Paraflinch what you can, switch out to Garchomp for electrics, let Gengar demolish whatever it can and Destiny Bond afterward.

It's nice while it lasts, but it is invariably ruined by those ice-specialist Ace Trainers.

ChopperDave

I tend to partner Togekiss with Physical Electivire and Empoleon. Having two Electricity-weak guys tends to draw out the electricity-themed trainers, which allows Electivire to go to town. Empoleon, meanwhile, carries the quad ice resistance (and like a billion other resistances as well), laughing at the ice-themed trainers while he sets up an agility and a substitute.

I find it's a pretty good combo. They're all bulky and hit hard, and they deal with status pretty well too. (Electivire absorbs Thunder Wave, Empoleon shrugs off poison attacks and can set up a substitute to counter anything else.)

The only problem, as I mentioned, is the computer's infuriating ability to NEVER MISS EVER WHEN USING A OHKO MOVE. On my next BT run I'm considering swapping in Forretress for Empoleon just to counter that bullshit.

Rent

It's ludicrous, fuckin' seriously

Had two OHKO hits land in a fucking row on my team

Also fun is when you fight the pokes with fissure AND horn drill AND guilltoine

Anyways I got up to the 60s or so with a choice band jolly garchomp, life orb jolly absol, and leftovers blissey just fine (my run got cut short due to me doing stupid switching, not from the computer being an asshole)

Think of setting up a trick lead though, seems that works really well

Rent

anyways some of the bullshit the computer pulls is so cheap I'm considering asking for a WG spiritomb just to bypass it all

BEcause seriously

fuck ohko moves

Pureauthor

Guess what.

Fire Fang bypasses Wondertomb defenses.

Why? Because the game says so.

Rent

Pureauthor wrote: »

Guess what.

Fire Fang bypasses Wondertomb defenses.

Why? Because the game says so.

A hacked Spiritomb or Sableye with the ability Wonder Guard. Since Spiritomb and Sableye have no weaknesses, they can only be damaged by weather conditions, status problems, entry hazards such as Spikes or Stealth Rock, recoil moves and, curiously, the move Fire Fang. Note that the ability Mold Breaker will cancel out the Wonder Guard ability. Also, If the opponent has Scrappy, or uses Odor Sleuth or Foresight a Wondereye or Wondertomb can be hit with a super effective Fighting-type attack. Gastro Acid is a move that will cancel this ability as well. Also, Future Sight and Doom Desire will strike through Wonder Guard as well, and do not take type into account so Future Sight will still damage the partial dark type Spiritomb and Sableye. These instances prove that Wondereyes and Wondertombs are not invincible

Hmmm, $5 says that after fight 75 or so everyone you fight has Scrappy Kangashkans on their team, rampardoses, and lileeps

Nerdgasmic

If you're going to get a hacked pokemon, why not get one with super stats?

Carnarvon

Nerdgasmic wrote: »

If you're going to get a hacked pokemon, why not get one with super stats?

Because that would be cheating, duh.

I always thought this stuff was hilarious back in my Morrowind days. Equipping all +Magicka items and putting a weight on your cast key, then going to sleep? Not Cheating! Making a mod that includes a master trader that will raise your skill to 100? Not Cheating! Setting your skill to 100 in the console? Cheating!

Speaking of Paraflinch, back in I think Gen 2, I had a Crobat with Bite, Confuse Ray, Glare(might have been thunderwave), and Attract. I managed to kill three of the elite four with only her and some max ethers.

InvisibleInk

You won't believe it, The Normal Gym is complete!

So time to start challenging me you little SOBs!

Come and lose to the Normal Gym!

RockinX

Wanna face the Psychic gym, Ink?

ChopperDave

The grass gym has been open for a few weeks now and has seen no challengers, either.

Unfortunately, I'm not near any wi-fi that plays nice with my DS, so it may be a few days before I could accept or make any challenges anyway :?

InvisibleInk

RockinX wrote: »

Wanna face the Psychic gym, Ink?

Yeah that should be interesting

I'll head online then Rockin

do I have the right FC for you?

RockinX

If you added my SS FC, yes. I'll get my team.

RockinX

Hold on, Ink, I need to find them in my boxes

InvisibleInk

I'm online Rockin, I probably have the right code for you.

RockinX

I can't connect to you, let me host.

Do you have this code?

2837-2176-3811

InvisibleInk

Apparently not!
This is the 3rd code for you in my Pal Pad

RockinX

InvisibleInk wrote: »

Apparently not!
This is the 3rd code for you in my Pal Pad

Which means you probably deleted the wrong one

InvisibleInk

EAT MY LUCK

CHOKE ON IT

THE VERY FIRST TIME I USED IT !!!!

though, I guess it might not do me much good.
Still, to have that trigger the very first time was pretty funny

RockinX

You also got the parahax on the first Body Slam.

InvisibleInk

Yeah, wasn't that unexpected?

oh lord.
this might take some time

RockinX

OMG! I didn't know that move could miss.

Joy.

InvisibleInk

But your no slouch with the luck.
is that the 2nd or 3rd attack boost? and no full paralysis yet.
we each got a miss
ugh

RockinX

WOOT! A critical hit!

InvisibleInk

fuckin criticals!
goddamn Rockin, you've stolen my Mojo

InvisibleInk

arrrghhh
stupid choice

RockinX

Man, I love the name of your Porygon Z, man.

InvisibleInk

hrrmm
all this luck has been absurd

re:names
thanks, I'm happy with it to.

I wish Ace wasn't female and that Gracy wasn't Male
but that always happens to me

RockinX

I don't think I can win this one. Not with the freeze making me unable to move, but I guess it's fair.

InvisibleInk

I looked up the stats on Dodrio, and stayed in. Now I regret that very much

RockinX

InvisibleInk wrote: »

hrrmm
all this luck has been absurd

re:names
thanks, I'm happy with it to.

I wish Ace wasn't female and that Gracy wasn't Male
but that always happens to me

I don't remember who Ace is, but Gracy has a 12.5% chance of being female.

InvisibleInk

Hallelujah!

But i'm not safe yet unfortunately

damn you for stat boosting! That would have killed me if your luck had kicked in again!

I'm saving that battle Rockin.
Maybe in a few weeks you can upload that fight?

RockinX

Also, I probably should have had a Liechi Berry.

Edit: GG.

Sure. But it'd have to be from your side. I forgot to save that one. Also, from the game where I can save the battle and upload it to Youtube it'd be nicer to have a label for the video where our battle was.

InvisibleInk

NORMAL GYM DEFENDS!

PSYCHIC GYM INFERIOR!

Awesome fight. Crazy ass fight.

RockinX

Man, I don't like some of the choice I made, but eh. I should have farmed more Liechis and actually had a properly trained Gallade.

Oh well, I tend to be too hard on myself for losing. It's not the first time.

notsoy

So after I nailed my Jirachi spread on the third soft-reset, I felt inspired to try for a good Rayquaza

Most of the Smogon sets seem to suggest a focus on physical attacks, with the obligatory surprise set full of special attacks

Should I just go for a Jolly nature and a Dragon Dance set, then? I've already got a mixed attacker in Palkia, a special attacker in Mewtwo, as well as standard-issue Ho-oh and Lugia

Sixfortyfive

My policy on legendaries for now is to not bother catching them until I'm planning to enter a specific tournament/match that permits them. I had to borrow copies from friends and stuff just to get the legendaries I wanted for the VGC because I had already caught mine with different natures.

So, only catch it after you've decided what purpose you want it to serve, basically.

In other news: Factory Head Thorton loses to a BrightPowder miss! BwahahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

InvisibleInk

Challengers? Challengers for the Normal Gym?

Why in the world would I choose to build a team when I could see that so few battles were taking place?

Cripes, I need to go finish up Galaxy 2 and Sin&Punishment.
and world 9 of NSMBW