I cannot stand Pokemon.

 

 

 

I have to ask you guys, why do you like it so much? (I'm not trying to troll, I'm just curious why people like it)

 

No one cares about the games anymore. The 8 gym thing is done and gone. Its the metagame, and all the complex procedures required to make a worthy team (Breeding, IV, EV, etc) that makes the games appealing towards the competitive field. Only kids think Pocket Monsters is kiddy. :shame:

Pokémon Platinum does bring some interesting changes to the competitive metagame. Some moves have been changed (Hypnosis accuracy dropped to 60%), there are some new level up moves (Nasty Plot Darkrai) and a whole host of new move tutors.

I need everyone's help on deciding on what I should teach my Milotic and Electivire.

 

 

 

Currently:

 

Electivire

 

Thunder

 

Thunderbolt

 

Thunderpunch

 

Brick Break

 

 

 

Milotic

 

Hydro Pump

 

Surf

 

Ice Beam

 

Rain Dance

 

 

 

I don't want breed only moves because I don't have time to re-train them.

To be honest, both your Electivire and Milotic have horrible movesets.

 

 

 

You should try to avoid ever using two moves of the same type, with few exceptions. Unfortunately, without breeding you have quite a limited movepool.

 

 

 

Electivire

 

 

 

Thunderbolt, Thunderpunch, Thunder. If you haven't EV trained, you may consider taking both T-Bolt and T-Punch. Electivire has a fairly limited movepool if you don't consider egg moves.

 

 

 

Consider,

 

 

 

Thunderbolt

 

Thunderpunch

 

Brick Break

 

Earthquake

 

 

 

If you're willing to rebreed,

 

 

 

Thunderbolt / Thunderpunch

 

Ice Punch / Fire Punch / Earthquake

 

Ice Punch / Fire Punch / Earthquake

 

Cross Chop

 

 

 

A similar situation applies to Milotic. Milotic is actually better as a defensive Pokemon, so loading a bunch of attack moves onto it is unwise.

 

 

 

If you're not willing to rebreed,

 

 

 

Surf / Hydropump

 

Ice Beam

 

Toxic / If you're lucky enough, HP Electric 70

 

Recover

 

 

 

Rest

 

Sleep Talk

 

Surf

 

Ice Beam

 

 

 

If you ARE willing to rebreed,

 

Surf

 

Ice Beam / HP Electric 70

 

Hypnosis / Mirror Coat

 

Recover

I decided to ask instead what water type I should use. I'm open to any Pokemon that can double as an Ice type(it doesn't have to be ice type). Please list move sets too. And give several different Pokemon if possible. :D

 

Thanks :thumbsup:

What has everyone been doing lately in your games? I have been trying to get a good team planned for a saphire playthrough, but whenever I find a team that might work, I find that the saphire movesets suck #-o . So no training nincada really, shedinja and ninjask arn't very useful (except ninjask as a baton passer). Lotad would be useful if I could get a rain dance + fake out ludicolo, but alas, I can't (plus lotad learns rain dance at like level 44...... a long wait if I dont have a tm) Aron will probably be useful, but it takes forever to learn double edge/take down (cant remember which one it was) so it doesn't get useful for a while.

 

 

 

Any suggestions on pokemon I should train? I started with torchic.

I've been waiting for someone to answer my post above yours, kcdragon8116

Gyarados @ Life Orb

 

Adamant, 252 Attack, 252 Speed, 6 HP

 

- Waterfall

 

- Ice Fang

 

- Earthquake / Outrage

 

- Dragon Dance

 

 

 

Starmie @ Life Orb / Choice Specs / Choice Scarf

 

Timid, 252 Sp. Attack, 252 Speed, 6 HP

 

- Surf

 

- Thunderbolt

 

- Ice Beam

 

- Grass Knot / Energy Ball / Psychic

Thanks again Soma I'll try and take your advice.

Whoa, what have people been up to?

 

 

 

Pokemon Platinum eh?

 

What? :D

Whoa, what have people been up to?

 

 

 

Pokemon Platinum eh?

 

What? :D

 

 

 

Too busy with Disgaea DS. :

Ah.

 

 

 

I read up on platinum - it's like Emerald, a re-release with a few tweaks on the previous 2.

 

 

 

Does this mean you can catch all pokemon whether or not they're in D/P? (Stunky, Glameow, Murkrow, Misdreveous*, etc)

 

Any more possible info plawks?

 

 

 

oh and erm,

 

Shall I start playing ma pokeymans again? :D

It's actually the inverse of that, all Diamond/Pearl exclusive Pokemon are excluded from Platinum.

 

 

 

Here for more information:

 

 

 

http://www.serebii.net/platinum/

^ That wasnt informative. :x

^ That wasnt informative. :x

 

The right hand menu is your friend.

I'll get Platinum when its out...Have they said some sort of English release date?

i gotta pick a new pokemon and i want the grass type but i've read that there are only two fire pokemons in the game? what?!

There's already a Pokemon thread and where did you hear this? There's way more than 2 fire types.

read it here http://www.dsfanboy.com/2007/06/16/ds-d ... r-turtwig/

 

 

 

and i couldnt find a pokemon thread (CTRL + F'd first two pages mmkay)

During the main game the only other fire type is Ponyta. If you want Turtwig, just use that.

During the main game the only other fire type is Ponyta. If you want Turtwig, just use that.

 

 

 

Oh really? Wow I never realised! Anyways Piplup is the way to go. My Empoleon could solo the Elite Four at level 65.

Depends what you will catch for the first 3 gym battles.

 

Knowing that your started can own 2/3 the leaders.

Pokeventures

 

 

 

There is the thread. It has been inactive, so it was probably on the 5th or 6th page.

 

 

 

I had to use Rapidash as my fire type. They really need to up the number of fire types in the game, since we dont have much to choose from.

Platinum adds Flareon, Houndour/doom, and the Magmar line, apparently. Plus, there's whatever you can catch with GB inserts (Growlithe, Vulpix).

 

 

 

They need to make fewer water types and more fire, I think. Then again, ones like Groudon and Solrock should have been fire-based, I think. Fortunately, enough Pokemon can learn fire attacks...

Is it possible to catch a dratini in the game? Dragonite is like my super duper favourite pokemon of all time