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The Pokemon Thread - New tournament coming March 1st!

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  • RockinXRockinX Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Eh, can't be worse than Atrioc. As good as him, maybe.

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  • Kay2Kay2 Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I don't think that 'good' and 'using the same OU team as everyone else' is really the same?

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  • RockinXRockinX Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I have my own counter for Skarmbliss anyway, though. I just feel the need to battle someone and I don't like PBR's 3vs3 battles.

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  • Kay2Kay2 Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Yeah, the 3vs3 are pretty bad. I'm sort of unavailable, because I'm trying to breed/train an interesting new team for you guys to steamroller at the tournament.

    I should make a sneaky mixed-sweeper to piss on Skarmbliss too, maybe. I guess a Lucario would be fast enough.

    Kay2 on
  • RockinXRockinX Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I really want to sell PBR.

    I can't even find the battle forum on Smogon :(

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  • AshtonDragonAshtonDragon AKA The Nix Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I hate reading this thread at work. I always want to post "I'll battle you" but alas, I cannot :|

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  • Kay2Kay2 Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I like PBR for DS battles with friends, checking IVs, and occasionally pwning a team of Legendaries to feel big about myself.

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  • RedMageDarionRedMageDarion Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Rockin, if you want to battle, I can toss together a different team than I used last night.

    I'm doing some homework, but I can definitely spare a few minutes.

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  • RockinXRockinX Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Let's go.

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  • RedMageDarionRedMageDarion Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Man. I had forgotten how much my Ice team needed work.

    Meh. Good battle.

    My team hates the guy you lead with.

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  • RockinXRockinX Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    The second guy you sent is the one that stands out as the most different one.

    I think the game just made up for the fucking hax I have been going through against one of the panamian trainers. Fucking Haunter with focus sash and hits with Hypnosis all the fuckin time.

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Contrary to what I said yesterday, I have already begun my Hitmontop/Kangaskhan replacement. Need a Brick Break, though.

    I'm sure someone with Fire Red or Leaf Green would be kind enough to head on over to Celadon City and buy one for me. Hint hint.

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  • Kay2Kay2 Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I am so, so sick of breeding Pokémon right now. -_-

    At least I'm getting slightly better ones each generation, and then pushing them into the Day Care Center so they'll dance with each other until better ones wander along in eggs. Man, this is SOULCRUSHING.

    Kay2 on
  • RedMageDarionRedMageDarion Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Contrary to what I said yesterday, I have already begun my Hitmontop/Kangaskhan replacement. Need a Brick Break, though.

    I'm sure someone with Fire Red or Leaf Green would be kind enough to head on over to Celadon City and buy one for me. Hint hint.
    I've got a bunch of them.

    I'll be glad to give you one.

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    What do you want in exchange?

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  • RedMageDarionRedMageDarion Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    What do you want in exchange?
    I don't need anything, really.

    Just gimme a junker pokemon.

    I'm online, by the way.

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    What do you want in exchange?
    I don't need anything, really.

    Just gimme a junker pokemon.

    I'm online, by the way.

    Well, I'll at least give you a Pokemon with an Egg move or two.

    Meet you online.

    Thanks, and a female Charmander too. I can use it if I ever want to make a Charizard.

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  • InvisibleInkInvisibleInk Po,OrRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Kay wrote: »
    I am so, so sick of breeding Pokémon right now. -_-

    At least I'm getting slightly better ones each generation, and then pushing them into the Day Care Center so they'll dance with each other until better ones wander along in eggs. Man, this is SOULCRUSHING.
    It certainly is. Thats why I can't be bothered to make anything new. I forced myself to make 5 of my ground gym pokemon in only 2 weeks. It took about 2 weeks and 2 or 3 days.
    It was... unpleasant. I had to make one sacrifice, Lucario has Inner Focus instead of Steadfast. Not much of a sacrifice, but a little disappointing.
    It all turned out pretty well though!

    I have 2 previously created pokemon that only need to be EV trained, but I feel that neither one would fit into my teams very well. But I swear I will make at least one new pokemon.

    Battles anyone?

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  • Kay2Kay2 Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Wait wait. Steadfast is better than Inner Focus?

    I spent AGES making sure my Lucario had Inner Focus. I had better IVs on some with Steadfast. :|

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  • AshtonDragonAshtonDragon AKA The Nix Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Kay wrote: »
    Wait wait. Steadfast is better than Inner Focus?

    I spent AGES making sure my Lucario had Inner Focus. I had better IVs on some with Steadfast. :|

    It doesn't matter much. But if you think about it. Steadfast will ensure that you are faster after being flinched, so it's almost as if you weren't flinched in the first place. Though with Inner Focus, theres no chance of them switching out in time.

    Steadfast is probably better, but it doesn't matter that much.

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  • Kay2Kay2 Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Makes me immune to Emerl's bastarding Fake Out tactics, too. :o

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  • RogarRogar Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Pokémon Tournament - Official Update


    This upcoming tournament has been planned to take place on the weekend of March 1st.


    Combatants so far..

    1.Rogar
    2.Emerlmaster999
    3.InvisibleInk
    4.Kay
    5.GurtPerk
    6.AshtonDragon
    7.Corran (?)
    8.RockinX
    9.MunkusBeaver (?)
    10.Chen (?)
    11.BlueBlue (?)
    12.Aggril (?)
    13.mrsnackroad
    14.Johnny Fabulous
    15.RedMageDarion
    16.Shorty
    17.Mr Pockets
    18.Mushroom Pie
    19.Atrioc
    20.No Great Name


    Other:

    Currently, teams must remain the same throughout the entire tournament. This also means that items must be kept the same. Be careful when discussing a battle not to release information about either team as to give equal opportunity to all participants. I'm up for changing this rule if majority agrees.


    Just posting this so everyone can see who's entered so far, but I would really like to know what everyone thinks about the rule posted above.

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  • InvisibleInkInvisibleInk Po,OrRegistered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I think teams should remain the same, but I think items and movesets should be allowed to change.
    I seriously doubt anyone would change movesets so that doesn't matter either way, but changing around a held item might be useful, maybe.
    So basically I don't think there's any reason to change the rules.

    Kay, yeah I think Steadfast is better. Especially against pokemon with Fake Out. If I know that a Fake Out is coming, with Steadfast I can switch in, take limited damage because it resists normal and get a nice speed boost. Lucario should be faster than anything that isn't Choice Scarfed after one flinch.
    With Inner Focus it's better to just switch to some other steel type/rock/ghost/high def/HP Pokémon who can take the hit better than Lucario and spare Lucario the damage.
    I think Inner Focus is only useful against Togekiss. But I'm not sure I would even use it in that situation because Lucario is frail and Thunder Wave would really fuck it up.

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  • AtriocAtrioc Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I think teams should remain the same, but I think items and movesets should be allowed to change.
    I seriously doubt anyone would change movesets so that doesn't matter either way, but changing around a held item might be useful, maybe.
    So basically I don't think there's any reason to change the rules.

    I agree with this !!

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  • JaysonFourJaysonFour Classy Monster Kitteh Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Yeah, it's a good idea. It lets you fix something that doesn't work- I wouldn't want to keep playing in a tournament if I messed something up and it became a liability.

    Oh, and sign me up. What the hell, if I get stomped, at least I know how well my team works out and I get some experience at this sort of thing.

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Damn you Palmer and your bastard Milotic being faster than my Leafeon for the first time ever even though I made absolutely sure that your Salac Berry had not activated because you had 50% your max HP!

    Emerl RAGE!

    Between making my new guy and going through the Tower once more for another item, I don't know if I'll be able to fight you tonight, Rockin.

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  • AshtonDragonAshtonDragon AKA The Nix Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I haven't been to the Battle Tower in ages. Mostly because some of the pokemon I want to use in it aren't level 50 yet. I generally only turn the game on now to do WiFi battles.

    On that note, anyone up for a battle?

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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 February 2008
    Are there any new widespread ZANY Pokemon strategies that I should be aware of?

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Rest assured I wrecked Palmer up something fierce as payback, and got what I needed from the Hax Tower. My Togekiss missed twice in a row with Air Slash, but enemies will always hit with stuff like Guillotine and Stone Edge without fail. I pray that I will never have to enter there again.

    Just need to EV train my Newcomer and level it up some and then I'd be up for some fighting. I'll be ready by tomorrow afternoon/evening.

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  • AshtonDragonAshtonDragon AKA The Nix Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Are there any new widespread ZANY Pokemon strategies that I should be aware of?

    Not really. I haven't seen any particularly new strategies around here, anyway.

    PS: Someone should battle me.

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  • Kay2Kay2 Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I want to get the bulk of my team finished by the weekend, so that I can test it out.

    Kay2 on
  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Oh yes, and I agree that changing movesets and items should be allowed. The main reason I asked for the Brick Break from RedMage was to give it to Scizor since my team would lack a Fighting move without it. But that all depends on my new guy; if it rocks, Brick Break stays. If he sucks, he gets the boot, Hitmontop would return (hopefully I figure out if New Guy sucks or not before the tourney lest I get stuck using a crappy Pokemon during the tourney), and Scizor would drop Brick Break.

    The only bad thing about Scizor's moveset is that now she doesn't have a STAB move. And I'm not too sure about a few of my items either.

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  • TheOne(AndOnly)TheOne(AndOnly) Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    So I started playing again, I've had the game since launch but didn't put too much time into it.

    Anyway my question is, is the USB dongle reliable? I mean does it drop or slow down the connection noticeably, or is it smooth sailing?

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Once again, I stand before you all as a beggar. I've decided to bring back an old Pokemon that SirToasty would remember well, but it needs some tweaking since, quite honestly, it sucked.

    What I need:
    2 of each of the Beries that reduce HP, Attack, and Speed (2 so that I can make more of them faster)
    A TM of Sleep Talk

    So, what do I have to do to mooch off of the kindness of strangers yet again? :P

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  • mrsnackroadmrsnackroad Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    I'd be willing to part with a Sleep Talk TM, Emerl; surely you could spare a Heart Scale or some Insignificant Item for it.

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Alright, I'll send a Heart Scale and an Egg Move Pokemon in a minute.

    Crap, don't have a Heart Scale. Dusk Stone fine? And I'm online.

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  • mrsnackroadmrsnackroad Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Dusk Stone will be fine - I'm not seeing you, though. I had to get a new DS and Friend Code recently though, so that's probably it.

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Ah, that would do it. Heading back.

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  • Super NamicchiSuper Namicchi Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Emerl - i've got berries out the arse, but

    i don't have access to wifi until tomorrow.

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  • Mx. QuillMx. Quill I now prefer "Myr. Quill", actually... {They/Them}Registered User regular
    edited February 2008
    Noooooooo.


    Also, WiFi seems to be fighting back again. Not letting me back online.

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