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[Game On] Pokemon Diamond/Pearl

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  • Gorilla SaladGorilla Salad Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I fucked up my Captain Planet team. I named my Luxray Ma-Ti. Ever since, he's been killing everything.

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  • ZizZiz Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I got a Focus Sash! I can breed FEAR now, if I just get the Ratata pair! Then I'll have to find someone to fight one on one just so I can watch the rat beat something big. :P

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  • Speed RacerSpeed Racer Scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratch scritch scratchRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Ziz wrote: »
    I got a Focus Sash! I can breed FEAR now, if I just get the Ratata pair! Then I'll have to find someone to fight one on one just so I can watch the rat beat something big. :P

    Why do you need to breed a FEAR? Do you just want one that's level one? I'd advise against that. A properly leveled Raticate would be harder to catch onto than a level one Rattata.

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  • ZizZiz Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Why do you need to breed a FEAR? Do you just want one that's level one? I'd advise against that. A properly leveled Raticate would be harder to catch onto than a level one Rattata.
    Eh, I don't expect to ever fool anyone with it. I just want one because I think it's funny. Plus I'm sure I could find one friend with a megasweeper who would be willing to let me watch the rat beat it, just to laugh because it'd be funny. :)

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    RockinX wrote: »
    I just caught a shiny Phanpy, these are its IVs:

    phanpy.GIF

    Does anyone want it? I'm willing to take offers. But I'd like to get a Stealth Rock or an Avalanche TM in exchange for it.

    I can give you stealth rock.

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  • RockinXRockinX Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    RockinX wrote: »
    I just caught a shiny Phanpy, these are its IVs:

    phanpy.GIF

    Does anyone want it? I'm willing to take offers. But I'd like to get a Stealth Rock or an Avalanche TM in exchange for it.

    I can give you stealth rock.

    Are you sure you want a lax Phanpy? Donphan already has low sp def as it is.

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    RockinX wrote: »
    RockinX wrote: »
    I just caught a shiny Phanpy, these are its IVs:

    phanpy.GIF

    Does anyone want it? I'm willing to take offers. But I'd like to get a Stealth Rock or an Avalanche TM in exchange for it.

    I can give you stealth rock.

    Are you sure you want a lax Phanpy? Donphan already has low sp def as it is.

    eh, he's got a 31 IV in it, plus, I dunno if I'm even going to train it or not, I just like shinies. also I have a spare stealth rock, so why not.

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  • RockinXRockinX Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Ok, I added you and I'll be waiting at the union room.

    0301-6425-9658

    I called it Ephelant, do you want me to rename it?

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  • Kuribo's ShoeKuribo's Shoe Kuribo's Stocking North PoleRegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    actually, I gotta run. hang on to that for me please :)

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  • RockinXRockinX Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Ok. Do you want to keep the name Ephelant or not? I just thought Phanpy looks so much like the Ephelant.

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  • ZizZiz Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    RockinX wrote: »
    Ok. Do you want to keep the name Ephelant or not? I just thought Phanpy looks so much like the Ephelant.

    Heffalump!

    Then catch him a shiny Linoone and name it Woozle!

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  • RockinXRockinX Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Oh, Heffalump is the English name of the Efelante? Since they call it Efelante in Spanish, I just assumed it was the same in English.

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Heh, know what I say to fans of DT?

    No Guard'd Dynamic Punch and Stone Edge. :twisted:


    On the subject of me gloating about Lady Toast the Shiny Impish Machamp with No Guard, would anyone care to battle it?

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  • TyrantCowTyrantCow Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Let me preface this with: I was not watching the thread(s) in which the Tourny rules were discussed.
    But, just based on my experience around the Pokemon threads since the game has been released... Just about anything goes, with the exception of using a handful of uber-legendaries. I think most people here are well enough versed in the game to shutdown anyone using the same "cheesy" tactic over and over. I'd go as far as to tell you to go ahead and use a BP/DT strat; but, on one 'mon tops. Otherwise, you'll just get worked by Aerial Ace or what-have-yous.

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I agree with BP and DT being on only one Pokemon, but preferably not on the same one. Seems like the only way we'd get a majority of people to agree to the rules.

    Plus it doesn't affect me much, since I have the Machamp and a Hazer.

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  • RedShellRedShell Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Isn't it normal ettiuette not to load up your team with leftovers?

    I had a battle that went for 45 minutes last night with someone from serebii wifichat. That was ridiculous.

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Yeah, it's overkill. One of our established rules is to not use copies of the same item.

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  • AshtonDragonAshtonDragon AKA The Nix Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Thats very rarely an issue of mine in Diamond anyway. Theres so many more usable items, now.

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  • ZizZiz Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I went Ditto hunting for Timids and Adamants, sadly I have no good Adamants but caught this Timid:

    HP: 25-27
    Atk: 30-31
    Def: 4-6 (grrr)
    SAtk: 18-20 (sniff)
    SDef: 30-31
    Speed: 28-29

    It's not perfect but it's okay yes? (Gak, I just noticed I have one with 29-31 SAtk and 24-26 Speed, would that be a better one to keep?)

    I have a couple more questions too.

    1. Does Focus Sash protect you if you're at full health and use Explode? I'm just curious. :P
    2. There's an herb held item that revives fainted Pokemon? I'm surprised I don't hear complaints about it being used, is it like Double Team and most people just don't?

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Ziz wrote: »
    I have a couple more questions too.

    1. Does Focus Sash protect you if you're at full health and use Explode? I'm just curious. :P
    2. There's an herb held item that revives fainted Pokemon? I'm surprised I don't hear complaints about it being used, is it like Double Team and most people just don't?
    1. Seriously doubt it.
    2. What item is that?

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    On the subject of me gloating about Lady Toast the Shiny Impish Machamp with No Guard, would anyone care to battle it?
    That made me all warm inside.

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  • KupiKupi Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Okay, enlighten me. What the heck is a FEAR?

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  • ZizZiz Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Kupi wrote: »
    Okay, enlighten me. What the heck is a FEAR?

    FEAR is, if I understand all this right:
    Focus Sash
    Endevor
    Quick Attack
    Ratata

    Basicaly, you find someone with an overpowered Sweeper you'd like to have some fun with. Take your Ratata with a Focus Sash attached and knowing Quick Attack and Endeavor, and challenge them. The fight goes like this:

    Ratata comes out.
    Megapoke comes out.
    Megapoke uses Uberattack!
    Ratata holds on with its Focus Sash!
    Ratata uses Endeavor.
    Megapoke owner goes "O_o? Yeah well, I'll kill you next time, so there!"
    Ratata uses Quick Attack.
    Megapoke owner goes "$@#5"
    Dead Megapoke.

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Ziz wrote: »
    Kupi wrote: »
    Okay, enlighten me. What the heck is a FEAR?

    FEAR is, if I understand all this right:
    Focus Sash
    Endevor
    Quick Attack
    Ratata

    Basicaly, you find someone with an overpowered Sweeper you'd like to have some fun with. Take your Ratata with a Focus Sash attached and knowing Quick Attack and Endeavor, and challenge them. The fight goes like this:

    Ratata comes out.
    Megapoke comes out.
    Megapoke uses Uberattack!
    Ratata holds on with its Focus Sash!
    Ratata uses Endeavor.
    Megapoke owner goes "O_o? Yeah well, I'll kill you next time, so there!"
    Ratata uses Quick Attack.
    Megapoke owner goes "$@#5"
    Dead Megapoke.
    If you didn't understand that and need a more direct explanation:
    Lv. 1 Rattata, Taillow, etc. with said moves and Focus Sash.
    Lv. 1 poke hangs on to attack with 1 HP due to Focus Sash.
    Lv. 1 poke uses Endeavor to bring opponent to 1 HP.
    Lv. 1 poke uses Quick Attack to strike first and finish off opponent.

    edit: I did enjoy your description Ziz. :^:

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  • Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    SirToasty wrote: »
    Ziz wrote: »
    Kupi wrote: »
    Okay, enlighten me. What the heck is a FEAR?

    FEAR is, if I understand all this right:
    Focus Sash
    Endevor
    Quick Attack
    Ratata

    Basicaly, you find someone with an overpowered Sweeper you'd like to have some fun with. Take your Ratata with a Focus Sash attached and knowing Quick Attack and Endeavor, and challenge them. The fight goes like this:

    Ratata comes out.
    Megapoke comes out.
    Megapoke uses Uberattack!
    Ratata holds on with its Focus Sash!
    Ratata uses Endeavor.
    Megapoke owner goes "O_o? Yeah well, I'll kill you next time, so there!"
    Ratata uses Quick Attack.
    Megapoke owner goes "$@#5"
    Dead Megapoke.
    If you didn't understand that and need a more direct explanation:
    Lv. 1 Rattata, Taillow, etc. with said moves and Focus Sash.
    Lv. 1 poke hangs on to attack with 1 HP due to Focus Sash.
    Lv. 1 poke uses Endeavor to bring opponent to 1 HP.
    Lv. 1 poke uses Quick Attack to strike first and finish off opponent.

    edit: I did enjoy your description Ziz. :^:

    Ray queasy completely owns this, as does any other Uuber/Near Uuber with any quick attacking moves, which there are quite a few of.

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  • ZizZiz Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    SirToasty wrote: »
    Ziz wrote: »
    Kupi wrote: »
    Okay, enlighten me. What the heck is a FEAR?

    FEAR is, if I understand all this right:
    Focus Sash
    Endevor
    Quick Attack
    Ratata

    Basicaly, you find someone with an overpowered Sweeper you'd like to have some fun with. Take your Ratata with a Focus Sash attached and knowing Quick Attack and Endeavor, and challenge them. The fight goes like this:

    Ratata comes out.
    Megapoke comes out.
    Megapoke uses Uberattack!
    Ratata holds on with its Focus Sash!
    Ratata uses Endeavor.
    Megapoke owner goes "O_o? Yeah well, I'll kill you next time, so there!"
    Ratata uses Quick Attack.
    Megapoke owner goes "$@#5"
    Dead Megapoke.
    If you didn't understand that and need a more direct explanation:
    Lv. 1 Rattata, Taillow, etc. with said moves and Focus Sash.
    Lv. 1 poke hangs on to attack with 1 HP due to Focus Sash.
    Lv. 1 poke uses Endeavor to bring opponent to 1 HP.
    Lv. 1 poke uses Quick Attack to strike first and finish off opponent.

    edit: I did enjoy your description Ziz. :^:

    Ray queasy completely owns this, as does any other Uuber/Near Uuber with any quick attacking moves, which there are quite a few of.

    Any Poke that kills indirectly, kills with Quick Attacking moves, is a Ghost, or makes weather (Tyranitar) kills it. That's why it's really for someone who doesn't know about it, especially someone proud of their (hacked) level 100 full IV Garchomp or whatnot who just knows they're going to beat you.

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  • mystic_knightmystic_knight Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Switching ruins that strategy.

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  • CorranCorran VARegistered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Switching ruins that strategy.

    Although if you called the switch you could use endeavor again and then they've got another poke at 1hp.

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Fight anyone?

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  • ZizZiz Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Corran wrote: »
    Switching ruins that strategy.

    Although if you called the switch you could use endeavor again and then they've got another poke at 1hp.

    Or Pursuit, if you wanted to take the fleeing one out.

    I just thought of something else, what about something with Focus Slash, Pain Split, and a Quick Attack move? I don't know if that exists, but with Pain Split you could keep healing to full HP so the Focus Slash would keep working. I'd be just as easy as FEAR to get around, but it'd still be funny to annoy someone that way if they didn't catch on too quickly. :P

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  • MiserableMirthMiserableMirth Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Switching isn't the greatest strategy against a "FEAR" (lol), because Endeavor from a level one is going to leave you with less than 10 HP.

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Bleh, scratch that all. I am bringing back Hitmontop. He was a lot better than Machamp. So I'll still go with him, Magmortar, Leafeon, Blastoise, Miltank, and Umbreon instead.

    After all, why change something that actually worked?

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Ziz wrote: »
    Corran wrote: »
    Switching ruins that strategy.

    Although if you called the switch you could use endeavor again and then they've got another poke at 1hp.

    Or Pursuit, if you wanted to take the fleeing one out.

    I just thought of something else, what about something with Focus Slash, Pain Split, and a Quick Attack move? I don't know if that exists, but with Pain Split you could keep healing to full HP so the Focus Slash would keep working. I'd be just as easy as FEAR to get around, but it'd still be funny to annoy someone that way if they didn't catch on too quickly. :P
    Pretty sure Focus Sash only works once per battle but I could be wrong.

    Just switch on the Quick Attack turn. Then you could finish it off with the full health pokemon to kill it before it can endeavor again.

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  • mystic_knightmystic_knight Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Yeah, Focus Sash is actually a consumable item, people just don't notice because it usually only gets used in the Battle Tower and online.

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Yeah, Focus Sash is actually a consumable item, people just don't notice because it usually only gets used in the Battle Tower and online.
    Does it disappear completely when it is used? I thought it was just limited to one use per battle, but you could use it in another.

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Yep, it vanishes for good if used outside of WiFi and the Battle Tower.

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    Yep, it vanishes for good if used outside of WiFi and the Battle Tower.
    And since online and BT scales levels up, FEAR is virtually useless outside of local wireless play.

    edit: And even then, it is easily countered if you catch it in time.

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I think you can actually not use scaled battles on WiFi. There's that Free Play option that I haven't checked out yet, so it may do as I suspect.

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  • SirToastySirToasty Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    I think you can actually not use scaled battles on WiFi. There's that Free Play option that I haven't checked out yet, so it may do as I suspect.
    Well yes, there is that.

    But I can't see it being used too much with the option to scale levels and even the playing field.

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  • mystic_knightmystic_knight Registered User regular
    edited June 2007
    SirToasty wrote: »
    Yep, it vanishes for good if used outside of WiFi and the Battle Tower.
    And since online and BT scales levels up, FEAR is virtually useless outside of local wireless play.

    edit: And even then, it is easily countered if you catch it in time.

    Most sweepers will 1 shot a Ratata no matter what its level.

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