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Pokemon Thread XICV: Everyone Has Caught A Shiny But You (Page 1 NSF56K)

DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
edited March 2011 in Social Entropy++
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IN STORES NOW
DO NOT TRANSFER YOUR SHINY RAIKOU/SUICUNE/ENTEI TO THE NEW GAMES USING THE REGULAR TRANSFER METHOD

BULBAPEDIA SAYS THAT WILL NOT UNLOCK ZORUA/ZOROARK

you have to talk to some douche in castelia and give the answers "EVERYONE" "HAPPY" "SIMPLE" "CONNECTION"
and then that unlocks the "relocator" on the main menu (like, the Continue/New Game/Mystery Gift menu)
use that to transfer them in
EV Hotspots
attack: route one. Patrat and Lillipup both give one attack EV

sp atk: celestial tower. Litwick and Elgyem both give one sp atk EV

Speed: Surfing in a ton of different places. Route one works, it ONLY has Basculin. Basculin gives 2 speed EVs

Sp Def: Surfing in route 4 (the desert). Only Frillish. Frillish gives one Sp Def EV

def: The best option I can find it Wellspring Cave, which is 50% Roggenrolas. Roggenrola gives 1 Def EV. There might be a better place somewhere?

hp: Icirrus City, surfing, 100% Stunfisk, 2 HP EVs per Stunfisk
it's absolutely a step backward in functionality
I still think we can have fun with this video game
that is for fun having

maybe it's not the fun we were expecting
maybe we won't have AS MUCH fun as we thought we would, or for as long
but it's still pokemon, the single player was already worth the price of admission in my opinion
whatever blood we squeeze from this stone is a gain


Will your draconian-type hold over the pokemon thread never cease?!
No. I am the once and future king of the Pokemon Thread. Also the current king. It's an infinite regency.
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The hell goes on in here?
Mostly, we just argue about which pokemon are the best, and Fiz talks about the anime and the rest of us have no idea what's going on, and sometimes dudes post bad fanart on purpose. Gen 5 is literally here right now, and the SE++ Pokemon League is prepared and awaiting Gym Leaders with completed teams.

Incidentally, which pokemon are the best?
All poison types, Escavalier and Samurott. The rest rank somewhere below those ones.
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But wait, I don't know anything about pokemon!
You disgust me. But if you wish to learn, there are three sources:
Bulbapedia, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: a pokemon wikipedia. Craploads of information, and fairly user-friendly.
Serebii is another option, and probably a faster one for quick browsing of pokemon, but the guy who runs it seems really kinda weird and I don't think I like him.
Finally, Smogon.. This is a bad place. It is all about competitiveness and no fun, but in the interests of giving everyone access to information, I have included it. Just let it be known that if you make use of the dark secrets and cookie cutter strategies contained within, I will disapprove.
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Why would you disapprove?
Because pokemon is not about winning. It is about FIGHTING SPIRIT, a bond between man and animal that does not in any way resemble some kind of horrific violent slavery. Strong pokemon, weak pokemon- these are the flimsy perceptions of people. True pokemon masters try to win with their favorites.
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Got any other resources?
Got the animated sprites here.
Also, high quality artwork, complete with pokedex number and both english and japanese names. Handy.

WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THE SE++ POKEMON LEAGUE?

So, with the introduction of B/W, the competitive battling community received a horrible shock: standard wi-fi battling was gone. The reasons for Gamefreak making this decision are likely unknowable and maddening, but we gotta make what do with what we got. And what we got are Flat Battles.
The hell is a flat battle?
It works like this:
- All pokemon are leveled down to level 50. They aren't leveled up, so if you have a dude at level 45 he will stay at level 45 and everyone else will be at level 50 and your pants will fall down and everyone will see your tiny penis. If your dude evolves or learns moves above 50 he keeps everything, he just gets reduced in level.
- Species Clause is in effect. The game physically will not allow two of the same species number.
- Item Clause is in effect. The game physically will not allow two of the same held item.
- Singles battles are bring 6, pick 3. Then you battle with those three. Just the three. The other three don't do fucking anything, they just watch and hop up and down and get mad that they weren't picked.
- There is a built-in banlist. See:
#150 Mewtwo
#151 Mew
#249 Lugia
#250 Ho-Oh
#251 Celebi
#382 Kyogre
#383 Groudon
#384 Rayquaza
#385 Jirachi
#386 Deoxys
#483 Dialga
#484 Palkia
#487 Giratina
#489 Phione
#490 Manaphy
#491 Darkrai
#492 Shaymin
#493 Arceus
#494 Victini
#643 Reshiram
#644 Zekrom
#646 Kyurem
#647 Keldeo
#648 Meloetta
#649 Genesect

So, how do we deal? This is how we deal:

- Until further notice, SE++ Pokemon League battles are to be Best-2-of-3 Flat Battles, with each participant having to use all six of his pokemon between games. Yes, this is not ideal. But it is better than not battling at all.

There is also the option for a Wonder Launcher, which is some kind of weird-ass way to say "You can use items in online battles". It's actually a pretty neat system, earning a point every turn, and those points being able to be spent on items like potions, heals, stat-up items, and at the very end of the scale, revives.

- Use of the Wonder Launcher is not mandatory. If you want to use it, and I recommend doing so, go ahead. If you don't, you don't have to. People who do want to use the Wonder Launcher are overruled if their opponent doesn't.

So, that's it? No more 6v6?
I didn't say that. Or if I did, I was lying. There is a 6v6 option, but it doesn't autolevel any of your pokemon. Why this option is even here I don't know, maybe they thought people just fucking love experiences like taking on the elite four and having all their dudes eight levels above you and getting their asses kicked and they wanna recreate that with their friends. At the moment, this option isn't an option, because I ain't gonna force the league to level all their dudes to 100 manually.

But, there is hope.
What we need are 3-4 people who can hack the game to produce infinite Rare Candies. Bold talk, I know. But bear with me. If you have Black or White, access to the Internet, a hacking device (I don't know what they're called I'm not a hacker) and a bunch of free time, you can help save the SE++ Pokemon League.
One we gather enough people with this power, the process is easy: everyone trains their pokemon as usual. When finished, they trade their team to one of these rare candy wizards. They take their infinite supply of sweets and use them to make all your dudes level 100. Then you get them back and we can battle 6v6 again!
Note, however, that this process is only a hope. Not enough brave hackers have volunteered to make this process feasible. If they do, however, it is an option.
I dunno if I'm comfortable with all this hacking.
Then don't do it! The best-of-3 flat battle style is still the official method of the SE++ Pokemon League. This option is just for people who really miss 6v6 battles, and agree to earn their badges through this method.

There is one more official rule:
- Don't be a dick. This is, bar none, the most important rule. View every action you take through the lens of wondering if you are a dick. Are you a dick? Cut that shit out. This is a big league. We do not need you. If nobody wants to battle with you, nobody will battle with you.
Don't be a dick.

GYM LEADERS

DICHOTOMY
POISON
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SPEED RACER
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MELDING
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SIR FABULOUS
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YUKIRA
FIRE

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Z0RE
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BENDERY IT LIKE BECKHAM
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ISOLDAE
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NIRYA
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ARCH
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MIZUUMI
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CAPTAIN ULTRA
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TURAMBAR
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MUNKUS BEAVER
STEEL
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NOT GYM LEADERS AT ALL, BUT STILL WORTHY OF RECOGNITION


GEORGE FORNBY GRILL
FUCK YOU, BATTLE SOMEONE ELSE
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CAP'N STU'S SCURVY SHIPMATES
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Yukira
Dr. Wily Numbers
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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    dichotomy I love your OP but we need to get this thread to page 2 ASAP so that I can stop having to scroll through it

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  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    now let's get to page 2 as swiftly as possible

    edit: heh

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  • BugBoyBugBoy boy.EXE has stopped functioning. only bugs remainRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    this is bugboy's official "the battle subway just pulled out some bullshit and swept me" post

    please look for other instances of this post throughout the thread

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  • ScrumtrulescentScrumtrulescent Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    We were so close to mars :(

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    heh

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  • Lucky CynicLucky Cynic Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I need to get me some shinies.

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    this is the obligatory "undeinpirat is taking his dang time with the game" post

    im really good at it

    edit: i really hope i can get a shiny at some point in this playthrough

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I declare this Pokemon thread the OFFICIAL POKEMON BUT ALSO SUPERMEGA THREAD

    but all supermega has to be in spoilers
    and only I can post it
    and I'll only post this one
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    in other news I'm going to breed up an axew and it's gonna own

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  • BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    ps it is never a good idea to buy max repels

    super repels are way more cost efficient

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  • SLyMSLyM Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    I asked if anyone has an AMERICA EAGLE chick they are willing to trade last thread and I assume no one does, but I'll ask again in the new thread because it also gives me a blue dot.

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Beasteh wrote: »
    ps it is never a good idea to buy max repels

    super repels are way more cost efficient

    but money is thrown at you in this game and you have to reapply max repels less often...

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    what number is xicv anyways

    seems like a fake number

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  • Captain UltraCaptain Ultra low resolution pictures of birds Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    BugBoy wrote: »
    this is bugboy's official "the battle subway just pulled out some bullshit and swept me" post

    please look for other instances of this post throughout the thread

    Is this like the license plate game?

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    what number is xicv anyways

    seems like a fake number

    it is, although CXIV would be 114

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  • BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Beasteh wrote: »
    ps it is never a good idea to buy max repels

    super repels are way more cost efficient

    but money is thrown at you in this game and you have to reapply max repels less often...

    true

    im fairly sure you get so much money after exploring the undella ruins your sprite should be changed to a rich kid

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    oh dear lord it takes significantly longer to breed an axew than it takes to bred an eevee

    FUCK YOU GAMEFREAK

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  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    in version 2.3 of this OP I was planning on having an A in the roman numerals, but that seems like it'd be too obvious

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  • BugBoyBugBoy boy.EXE has stopped functioning. only bugs remainRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    it is my goal

    nay, my dream

    to obtain all the musical props and get a star on my trainer card

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    oh my god and axew has two abilities and one of them is shitty WHO DESIGNS THESE THINGS

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  • ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    dang battle subway pullin' bullshit erry day

    yes sure i love a walrein ferrothorn snorlax stall team

    yes this is a fun game

    what is the most fastest way to get the most bp

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  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Arch wrote: »
    what is the most fastest way to get the most bp

    hacks

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    i am going to use the fuck out of a snorlax once i get to postgame

    i love that blubber butt

    also probably garbodon

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    cloyster

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  • ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    i hate you dichotomy

    :-[

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  • SomestickguySomestickguy Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    alright who got a shiny this time

    and is it better than this shiny gigalith

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  • Sir FabulousSir Fabulous Malevolent Squid God Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Currently grinding through Emerald to get a Cacnea to get the best lil Ferrothorn and no-one offer me a free one or anything because then I will cry because I will have wasted several hours of my life.

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  • unintentionalunintentional smelly Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    yesss we made it

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  • BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    oh my god and axew has two abilities and one of them is shitty WHO DESIGNS THESE THINGS

    troll freak

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  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    we've had like three shiny roggenrollas
    a shiny venipede
    a shiny golett
    a shiny joltik

    shit is nuts

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  • Sir FabulousSir Fabulous Malevolent Squid God Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Whoo Champagne for everyone!

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  • MathildaMathilda Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    alright who got a shiny this time

    and is it better than this shiny gigalith

    I have obtained a shiny Scolipede and Golurk.

    I know someone else has a shiny Galvantula.

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  • BugBoyBugBoy boy.EXE has stopped functioning. only bugs remainRegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Dichotomy wrote: »
    we've had like three shiny roggenrollas
    a shiny venipede
    a shiny golett
    a shiny joltik

    shit is nuts

    and a dwebble

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  • BeastehBeasteh THAT WOULD NOT KILL DRACULARegistered User regular
    edited March 2011
    dont forget the shiny tentacool that was brutally slain by my ev training spiritomb

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  • Rogue LemonRogue Lemon AVATAR BOX TOO TIGHT, 50 YEARS DUNGEON!Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    Did somebody say shinies?

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    I had a pinkish Ampharos in the original Gold too. Poor little thing just stayed trapped in there, un-tradeable until the cart's batteries gave out. :(

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  • ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    BugBoy wrote: »
    Dichotomy wrote: »
    we've had like three shiny roggenrollas
    a shiny venipede
    a shiny golett
    a shiny joltik

    shit is nuts

    and a dwebble

    and the shiny tympole who is now a badass shiny seismitoad

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  • ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    mathilda

    oh my god you have the golurk that just hit me

    shiny golurk is one of the best shinies

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  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    starting to think gamefreak upped the shiny rate

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    guys i am bad at pokemon

    i am basically pp stalling clay's excadrill with my scraggy by using a ton of healing items on him while he uses slash

    because i dont want scraggy to die

    he's too young

    (also because he has like a million attack due to moxie and getting swagged on earlier)

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  • ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    also who got shiny venipede

    damn

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  • ArchArch Neat-o, mosquito! Registered User regular
    edited March 2011
    oh someone got a shiny deerling

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