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Title: There are still 800 and something pokemon to catch: Now with more ribbons
Post by: pokepal148 on December 17, 2013, 08:24:21 AM: Update: New Objective
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Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Art_de_Cat on December 17, 2013, 01:13:01 PM: I can help with most of the pre XY pokemon once the bank is up
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Stratos on December 17, 2013, 03:32:06 PM: Got my sister a copy of LeafGreen for Christmas so I can get a lot of older monsters from her and my old games. I'll join in this endeavor once I have all the items in Animal Crossing. Should be easier than in older games despite the larger number thanks to the GTS.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Khushrenada on December 18, 2013, 06:47:05 PM: Yo, Pokepal148, I'm really happy for you, I'ma let you finish, but Khushrenada has one of the best collecting threads of all time! One of the best threads of all time! (https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/forums/index.php?topic=42905.0)
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on December 18, 2013, 08:09:00 PM: I'm taking this endeavor in chunks and am now focused on the central pokedex. Let's do this,
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on December 31, 2013, 08:02:13 PM: So far I have around 100 of the little buggers from the central dex registered leaving me with mostly evolutions to deal with. Meaning I have to try to train everything up and find a bunch of evolution stones. I'm going to ask that any trades people offer to me focus on those Pokemon under the evolution catagory of the map.

Right now I have a shiny kecleon that I will likely use as a bargaining chip for some other likely legendary Pokemon
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on January 28, 2014, 05:50:11 PM: I finally got back to this whole thing after a brief hiatus and I will say training for evolutions is the most tedious part of all of this. Right now I'm just using the gts to will in around 30 or so loose ends..
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Khushrenada on February 13, 2014, 01:38:05 PM: Did you ever get in contact with Art_de_cat about this? I noticed the other day on Backloggery that he mentioned having a complete pokedex. He might be your best bet to help you out.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: EvilMario on February 23, 2014, 11:27:31 PM: I won't mind helping you with some of the rarer event Pokemon, if you want them in your Dex. Jirachi, Mew, Manaphy, etc. I can trade you them to fill the Dex, then you trade them back. Let me know if you're still hunting for these.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on April 13, 2014, 03:41:17 PM: if anyone was wondering what catching 700 of thest things is like well... it goes something like this

Quote from: EvilMario on February 23, 2014, 11:27:31 PM
I won't mind helping you with some of the rarer event Pokemon, if you want them in your Dex. Jirachi, Mew, Manaphy, etc. I can trade you them to fill the Dex, then you trade them back. Let me know if you're still hunting for these.
yeah go ahead, those and the 100 or so unobtainable Pokemon in xy withoit bank (seriously you can't get meowth in this one) would be great.

------------------------
474 Pokemon seen, 345 caught.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on June 02, 2014, 12:01:01 AM: I now have central kalos completed, coastal kalos is coming along pretty smoothly (I think the 3 legendary birds are in that one, I'll need zapdos and articuno data from one of the many generous people who are not reading this atm. ;)
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Stratos on June 02, 2014, 08:37:03 PM: When do you come across the birds? I'll get Articuno if you can only get one of them.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: nickmitch on June 02, 2014, 10:57:18 PM: They're wandering around. You encounter them randomly.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on June 03, 2014, 01:43:50 AM: It's pretty stupid how they're set up tbh.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: nickmitch on June 03, 2014, 09:52:09 AM: Yeah, I never liked the wandering legendaries thing. I'd rather just find and catch 'em in cave or wherever.

I really ought to just put together a capture team.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on June 03, 2014, 10:06:06 PM: I have a parasect I wanna get leveled up since it's one of the only Pokemon to learn false swipe and a sleeping move.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Wah on June 04, 2014, 12:51:00 AM: Tropius? God damn it pokepal! name the pokemans you need!
p.s Shiny baby riolu if you want it?
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on August 06, 2014, 04:46:12 PM: Ok let me see here, because Ruby was my first pokemon game that I seriously got into I have decided that I will not return to the hoenn region for Alpha Ruby untill the pokedex is complete in what I feel is ~~an effective way to prevent me from getting addicted to animal crossing again~~ a sort of poetic journey type thing.

Now I don't have B/W or B/W2 which means I'm cut off from my copy of Heart Gold as far as Legendary Pokemon are concerned. And right now I'm reaching the point where I should start worrying about those.
Quote from: old list of all 720 Pokemon I didn't want to waste
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Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur
Charmander Charmeleon Charizard
Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise
Caterpie Metapod Butterfree
Weedle Kakuna Beedrill
Pidgey Pidgeotto Pidgeot
Rattata Raticate
Spearow Fearow
Ekans Arbok
Pikachu Raichu
Sandshrew Sandslash
Nidoran♀ Nidorina Nidoqueen
Nidoran♂ Nidorino Nidoking
Clefairy Clefable
Vulpix Ninetales
Jigglypuff Wigglytuff
Zubat Golbat
Oddish Gloom Vileplume
Paras Parasect
Venonat Venomoth
Diglett Dugtrio
Meowth Persian
Psyduck Golduck
Mankey Primeape
Growlithe Arcanine
Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath
Abra Kadabra Alakazam
Machop Machoke Machamp
Bellsprout Weepinbell Victreebel
Tentacool Tentacruel
Geodude Graveler Golem
Ponyta Rapidash
Slowpoke Slowbro
Magnemite Magneton
Farfetch'd
Doduo Dodrio
Seel Dewgong
Grimer Muk
Shellder Cloyster
Gastly Haunter Gengar
Onix
Drowzee Hypno
Krabby Kingler
Voltorb Electrode
Exeggcute Exeggutor
Cubone Marowak
Hitmonlee
Hitmonchan
Lickitung
Koffing Weezing
Rhyhorn Rhydon
Chansey
Tangela
Kangaskhan
Horsea Seadra
Goldeen Seaking
Staryu Starmie
Mr. Mime
Scyther
Jynx
Electabuzz
Magmar
Pinsir
Tauros
Magikarp Gyarados
Lapras
Ditto
Eevee
Vaporeon Jolteon Flareon
Porygon
Omanyte Omastar
Kabuto Kabutops
Aerodactyl
Snorlax
Articuno
Zapdos
Moltres
Dratini
Dragonair
Dragonite
Mewtwo
Mew

gen 2
Chikorita Bayleef Meganium
Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion
Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr
Sentret Furret
Hoothoot ]Noctowl
Ledyba Ledian
Spinarak Ariados
Crobat
Chinchou
Lanturn
Pichu
Cleffa
Igglybuff
Togepi Togetic
Natu Xatu
Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos
Bellossom
Marill Azumarill
Sudowoodo
Politoed
Hoppip Skiploom Jumpluff [/s]
Aipom
Sunkern Sunflora
Yanma
Wooper Quagsire
Espeon Umbreon
Murkrow
Slowking
Misdreavus
Unown
~~Wobbuffet~~
Girafarig
~~Pineco~~ Forretress
Dunsparce
Gligar
Steelix
Snubbull Granbull
Qwilfish
Scizor
Shuckle Heracross
Sneasel
Teddiursa Ursaring
Slugma Magcargo
Swinub Piloswine
Corsola
Remoraid Octillery
Delibird
Mantine
Skarmory
Houndour Houndoom
Kingdra
Phanpy Donphan
Porygon2
Stantler
Smeargle
Tyrogue
Hitmontop
Smoochum
Elekid
Magby
Miltank
Blissey
Raikou
Entei
Suicune
Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar
Lugia
Ho-Oh
Celebi

gen 3
Treecko Grovyle Sceptile
Torchic Combusken Blaziken
Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert
Poochyena Mightyena
Zigzagoon Linoone
Wurmple Silcoon Beautifly Cascoon Dustox
Lotad Lombre Ludicolo
Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry
Taillow Swellow
Wingull Pelipper
Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir
Surskit Masquerain
Shroomish Breloom
Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking
Nincada Ninjask Shedinja
Whismur Loudred Exploud
Makuhita Hariyama
Azurill
Nosepass
Skitty Delcatty
Sableye
Mawile
Aron Lairon Aggron
Meditite Medicham
Electrike Manectric
Plusle
Minun
Volbeat
Illumise
Roselia
Gulpin Swalot
Carvanha Sharpedo
Wailmer Wailord
Numel Camerupt
Torkoal
Spoink Grumpig
Spinda
Trapinch Vibrava Flygon
Cacnea Cacturne
Swablu Altaria
Zangoose
Seviper
Lunatone
Solrock
Barboach Whiscash
Corphish Crawdaunt
Baltoy Claydol
Lileep Cradily
Anorith Armaldo
Feebas Milotic
Castform
Kecleon
Shuppet Banette
Duskull Dusclops
Tropius
Chimecho
Absol
Wynaut
Snorunt Glalie
Spheal Sealeo Walrein
Clamperl Huntail Gorebyss
Relicanth
Luvdisc
Bagon Shelgon Salamence
Beldum Metang Metagross
Regirock
Regice
Registeel
Latias
Latios
Kyogre
Groudon
Rayquaza
Jirachi
Deoxys

gen 4
Turtwig Grotle Torterra
Chimchar Monferno Infernape
Piplup Prinplup Empoleon
Starly Staravia Staraptor
Bidoof Bibarel
Kricketot Kricketune
Shinx Luxio Luxray
Budew Roserade
Cranidos Rampardos
Shieldon Bastiodon
Burmy Wormadam Mothim
Combee Vespiquen
Pachirisu
Buizel Floatzel[/s]
Cherubi Cherrim
Shellos Gastrodon
Ambipom
~~Drifloon Drifblim~~
Buneary Lopunny
Mismagius
Honchkrow
Glameow Purugly
Chingling
Stunky Skuntank
Bronzor Bronzong
Bonsly
Mime Jr.
Happiny
Chatot
Spiritomb
Gible Gabite Garchomp
Munchlax
Riolu Lucario
Hippopotas Hippowdon
Skorupi Drapion
Croagunk Toxicroak
Carnivine
Finneon Lumineon
Mantyke
Snover Abomasnow
Weavile
Magnezone
Lickilicky
Rhyperior
Tangrowth
Electivire
Magmortar
Togekiss
Yanmega
Leafeon Glaceon
Gliscor
Mamoswine
Porygon-Z
Gallade
Probopass
Dusknoir
Froslass
~~Rotom~~
Uxie
Mesprit
Azelf
Dialga
Palkia
Heatran
Regigigas
Giratina
Cresselia
Phione
Manaphy
Darkrai
Shaymin
Arceus

gen 5
Victini
Snivy Servine Serperior
Tepig Pignite Emboar
Oshawott Dewott Samurott
Patrat Watchog
Lillipup Herdier Stoutland
Purrloin Liepard
Pansage Simisage
Pansear Simisear
Panpour Simipour
Munna Musharna
Pidove Tranquill Unfezant [
Blitzle Zebstrika
Roggenrola Boldore Gigalith
Woobat Swoobat
Drilbur Excadrill
Audino
Timburr Gurdurr Conkeldurr
Tympole Palpitoad Seismitoad
Throh
Sawk
Sewaddle Swadloon Leavanny
Venipede Whirlipede Scolipede
Cottonee Whimsicott
Petilil Lilligant
Basculin
Sandile Krokorok Krookodile
Darumaka Darmanitan
Maractus
Dwebble Crustle
Scraggy Scrafty
Sigilyph
Yamask
Cofagrigus
Tirtouga Carracosta
Archen Archeops
Trubbish Garbodor
Zorua Zoroark
Minccino Cinccino
Gothita Gothorita Gothitelle
Solosis Duosion Reuniclus
Ducklett Swanna
Vanillite Vanillish Vanilluxe
Deerling Sawsbuck
Emolga
Karrablast Escavalier
Foongus Amoonguss
Frillish Jellicent
Alomomola
Joltik Galvantula
Ferroseed Ferrothorn
Klink Klang Klinklang
Tynamo Eelektrik Eelektross
Elgyem Beheeyem
Litwick Lampent Chandelure
Axew Fraxure Haxorus
Cubchoo Beartic
Cryogonal
Shelmet Accelgor
Stunfisk
Mienfoo Mienshao
Druddigon
Golett Golurk
Pawniard Bisharp
Bouffalant
Rufflet Braviary
Vullaby Mandibuzz
Heatmor
Durant
Deino Zweilous Hydreigon
Larvesta Volcarona
Cobalion
Terrakion
Virizion
Tornadus
Thundurus
Reshiram
Zekrom
Landorus
Kyurem
Keldeo
Meloetta
Genesect

gen 6
Chespin Quilladin Chesnaught
Fennekin Braixen Delphox
Froakie Frogadier Greninja
Bunnelby Diggersby
Fletchling Fletchinder Talonflame
Scatterbug Spewpa Vivillon
Litleo Pyroar
Flabébé Floette Florges
Skiddo Gogoat
Pancham Pangoro
Furfrou
Espurr Meowstic
Honedge Doublade Aegislash
Spritzee Aromatisse
Swirlix Slurpuff
Inkay Malamar
Binacle Barbaracle
Skrelp Dragalge
Clauncher Clawitzer
Helioptile Heliolisk
Tyrunt Tyrantrum
Amaura Aurorus
Sylveon
Hawlucha
Dedenne
Carbink
Goomy Sliggoo Goodra
Klefki
Phantump Trevenant
Pumpkaboo Gourgeist
Bergmite Avalugg
Noibat Noivern
Xerneas
Yveltal
Zygarde
Diancie
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on August 12, 2014, 10:04:17 PM: Quote from: unobtainable Kalos Pokemon
Rattata Raticate
Vulpix Ninetales
Meowth Persian
Seel Dewgong
Krabby Kingler
Koffing Weezing
Porygon

Chikorita Bayleef Meganium
Cyndaquil Quilava Typhlosion
Totodile Croconaw Feraligatr
Unown
Girafarig
Porygon2
Stantler

Treecko Grovyle Sceptile
Torchic Combuskin Blazikin
Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert
Slakoth Vigoroth Slaking
Baltoy Claydol
Castform

Turtwig Grotle Torterra
Chimchar Monferno Infernape
Piplup Prinplup Empoleon
Kricketot Kricketune
Cherubi Cherrim
Buneary Lopunny
Glameow Purugly
Bronzor Bronzong
Finneon Lumineon
Porygon-Z

Snivy Servine Serperior
Tepig Pignite Emboar
Oshawott Dewott Samurott
Drilbur
Excadrill
Tympole
Palpitoad
Seismitoad
Cottonee
Whimsicott
Darumaka
Darmanitan
Maractus
Yamask
Cofagrigus
Frillish Jellicent
Tynamo Eelektrik Eelektross
Elgyem
Beheeyem
Bouffalant
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on August 12, 2014, 10:08:41 PM: Quote from: Stratos on June 02, 2014, 08:37:03 PM
When do you come across the birds? I'll get Articuno if you can only get one of them.
Post game, wandering. Which one you get is based on your starter.

It's actually worse then wandering, it's like a scripted thing where they wander around like before but you have no way to trap them, it's some sort of bad cinematic thing where it's like

'Wild moltres appeared'
*camera pans around for some reason*
Wild moltres fled.

And then after 13 rounds of that it hides in some cave somewhere.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Stratos on August 12, 2014, 10:10:56 PM: I have been contemplating starting over on Black since I stalled there and X has motivated me to go back and so I could get you copies of pokemon from Black and HeartGold. My sister has White and SoulSilver so I could get those for you through her. Give me a list and I'll see what she has.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on August 12, 2014, 10:57:19 PM: Quote from: Stratos on August 12, 2014, 10:10:56 PM
I have been contemplating starting over on Black since I stalled there and X has motivated me to go back and so I could get you copies of pokemon from Black and HeartGold. My sister has White and SoulSilver so I could get those for you through her. Give me a list and I'll see what she has.
Heart gold gets me alot of legendary Pokemon. Let's see,

Raikou and Entei can be found wandering around Johto, I'd say use a dugtrio or something to trap them(they both know roar, I just checked, so it would be a bit of a waste to spend a turn using mean look when you could be throwing more balls.)

Suicune has its own little side thing going for it.

Ho-oh and Lugia are fairly easy to get as well.

Groudon and Kyogre can be found in some tower using the red orb and blue orb (groudon's only in SS, Kyogre is in HG.)

If you have both of them in your party you can talk to someone and he'll give you the jade orb so you can get Rayquaza.

Latios and latias both roam around in kanto based on which version you have.

I as mentioned above, haven't played B/W so here (http://www.serebii.net/blackwhite/legendary.shtml)
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Wah on August 15, 2014, 12:21:33 AM: Wrong way Groundon's in SS, vice versa :P:
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on September 14, 2014, 01:27:42 AM: I added a WIP list of the little rascals but I still have to finish crossreferencing what I have listed with what I have in the pokedex.

Gen 6 is complete as far as listing what I have/don't but I still need to double check on the others.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on September 14, 2014, 04:32:19 PM: What's nice about having the lists now fully updated is that I can now cross reference them with my friend safari's. Which also means I'm about to punch myself in the face for not catching pawniard when I first saw it
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Spak-Spang on September 14, 2014, 07:54:36 PM: So what is the number of Pokemon you have now? Which game are you saving them into? Are you using any sort of backup since it is such a crazy endeavor?

What Pokemon do you like for your teams?

Which generation is your favorite?
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on September 14, 2014, 08:56:57 PM: Quote from: Spak-Spang on September 14, 2014, 07:54:36 PM
So what is the number of Pokemon you have now?
The dex is at around 499 but with how many Pokemon I have close to evolving (just got a dusclops) it's sure to change.
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Which game are you saving them into? Are you using any sort of backup since it is such a crazy endeavor?
A physical copy of X.
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What Pokemon do you like for your teams?
Battle me and find out :smug:
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Which generation is your favorite?
4th probably.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Spak-Spang on September 15, 2014, 12:02:40 AM: Can't battle you. I don't have a Pokemon. But otherwise I would and I would lose.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: ObbyDent on September 15, 2014, 02:31:25 AM: @pokepal

http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/ (http://play.pokemonshowdown.com/)

Me and you baby.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on September 16, 2014, 12:23:56 AM: I don't do showdown tbh, prefer the real deal Pokemon experience over some simulation. especially now that about half my team is iv bred/trained. Seriously I have like 8 boxes worth of baby larvitar and charmander just chilling in the bank.

S/O to Triforcebun for hooking me up with about half of the legendaries. That trading and a few previous evolutions has gotten me to ~~529~~ Pokemon caught.

update 530, someone accepted my chansey offer on the GTS. Slakoth get
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: ObbyDent on September 16, 2014, 02:10:47 AM: Why not just make your team in showdown? Its a quick an easy way to show me how good you think you are ( ;) ) without me having to go buy X and spend a month making my team.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Triforce Hermit on September 16, 2014, 11:52:17 AM: I missed that you needed a Mew. And I could get some of the legendaries from Pokemon Black, but I hate Unova so much. I swear I had a Raikou, Entei, Kyurem, Zekrom, and Virizion, but for one reason or another, they were missing.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on September 16, 2014, 04:58:41 PM: I'm also interested in a female lapras that was caught in a Lure Ball :smug:
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on September 26, 2014, 12:20:29 AM: I'm now at 550 with only one Pokemon away from having gen 6 complete.

And I'm getting rather annoyed with how difficult it is to get moon and dusk stones in this game.

At this point I'm using the stupid baloon popper thing on PGL to try and get some evolution items.

Now damnit PGL, stop giving me f-ing pomeg berries
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: ObbyDent on September 26, 2014, 12:25:34 AM: So I joined the Pokemon club at my college. This dude maxed out his game timer and finished his Pokedex like three months ago. Get on his level. :cool;
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on September 26, 2014, 12:49:14 AM: If he didn't beat all of the contests in R/S/E and get the little glass bird for his secret base when he was in 3rd grade then he can go ahead and kiss my feet.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Triforce Hermit on September 26, 2014, 05:35:54 AM: I'm going through Johto and Unova again so I can get Entei and Raikou (**** all of you assholes on GTS who want special Pokemon THAT CAN'T BE TRADED OVER GTS) among others. Anything you need in particular? I also had the good fortune to get a Genesect so I can get you the dex info on that.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Shaymin on September 26, 2014, 07:56:36 AM: Quote from: pokepal148 on September 26, 2014, 12:20:29 AM
And I'm getting rather annoyed with how difficult it is to get moon and dusk stones in this game.

At this point I'm using the stupid baloon popper thing on PGL to try and get some evolution items.

Now damnit PGL, stop giving me f-ing pomeg berries

Might i recommend using Special Super Training (Aegislash and Hydreigon) rounds instead for those?
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on October 07, 2014, 01:50:18 PM: So now I'm off to do some more smash and.. hold on what's that in the upper left corner...? why do I feel obliged to do something there...? oh dear god,

(http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzXM3d1CMAEaHiU.jpg)

Right let's get this finished off once and for all.

Quote from: Shaymin on September 26, 2014, 07:56:36 AM
Quote from: pokepal148 on September 26, 2014, 12:20:29 AM
And I'm getting rather annoyed with how difficult it is to get moon and dusk stones in this game.

At this point I'm using the stupid baloon popper thing on PGL to try and get some evolution items.

Now damnit PGL, stop giving me f-ing pomeg berries

Might i recommend using Special Super Training (Aegislash and Hydreigon) rounds instead for those?
I'm horrible at ST. I'd rather use up my last pokemiles in the PGL and hope the RNG gods smile favorably upon me in this day.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on October 16, 2014, 10:07:13 PM: Right I'm now at 574 pokemon caught and, oh, it looks like Moltres has finally decided to go into it's little cave.

Now i can snag him and finish the Central Kalos Dex.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on November 08, 2014, 07:48:15 PM: I've got 630 out of 719 Pokemon, I got my diance, and I have got to update that list... actually you know what? I have all of the 450-something pokemon in the kalos dex so I can basically just replace it with something more condensed.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on November 18, 2014, 11:10:17 PM: Shoutout to the guy on the GTS who offered a Feebas for that Spinarak that was sitting in a PC Box. I appreciate it very much.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: NWR_insanolord on December 01, 2014, 05:24:19 AM: I'm teetering on the edge of buying Omega Ruby. I want to, but then I think about how little I played Y, and how god-awful terrible Ruby and Sapphire were. Somebody please sway my opinion, and do my thinking for me.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Khushrenada on December 01, 2014, 10:19:49 AM: You should do it. A re-make is always better than the original and usually helps correct some flaws. For instance, a lot of people consider Wind Waker HD to be better than Wind Waker GC thanks to the swift sail. Plus, what else are you going to spend your money on? Brown's playoff tickets? Ha ha ha ha.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Stratos on December 01, 2014, 03:41:10 PM: 3rd gen is when I began to stop caring about Pokemon as much and I had Emerald edition. I personally plan on picking it up some time next year because of how much X/Y re-energized me to the series. If you are teetering now, I push to buy it. The new series changes applied to what I felt was one of the worse generations could turn Alpha/Omega into one of the greats.
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Post by: Mop it up on December 01, 2014, 05:09:01 PM: Wait for a sale.
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Post by: NWR_insanolord on December 01, 2014, 05:16:17 PM: Waiting for a sale on a Pokémon game effectively means deciding not to buy it.
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Post by: Mop it up on December 01, 2014, 05:19:20 PM: That might be true for the digital version, but not physical. I only buy Pokémon games on sale and I've gotten them for half price or less. You just have to be vigilant.
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Post by: NWR_insanolord on December 01, 2014, 05:28:27 PM: I'd be more likely to buy it digitally at full price than to buy it physically on sale. I haven't bought a physical game in over two years, and really don't want to start again.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Khushrenada on December 01, 2014, 05:38:23 PM: Quote from: Mop it up on December 01, 2014, 05:19:20 PM
That might be true for the digital version, but not physical. I only buy Pokémon games on sale and I've gotten them for half price or less. You just have to be vigilant.

It's true. I own nearly every Pokémon game but have only played a third of LeafGreen. I bought them all because I got them for $20.00 bucks or less and Pokémon games keep their resale value. It's why I haven't gotten a copy of FireRed and finally started playing through the series.
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Post by: Phil on December 03, 2014, 01:12:47 PM: I still have yet to play X despite owning it at launch, so I'm in no hurry for Omega or Alpha yet. At the same time I don't have much free time to devote to such a huge endeavor that Pokemon can be. Getting any kind of competitive team is out of my realm of understanding and possibility, so... I was going somewhere with this. Can't remember where. No smart ass comment from me either. Disappointing post overall.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Khushrenada on December 03, 2014, 01:50:19 PM: Quote from: Phil on December 03, 2014, 01:12:47 PM
Disappointing post overall.

Sounds like you're describing my posts. Zing!

Wait a second............
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on December 06, 2014, 02:04:31 PM: I might end up getting Alpha Sapphire just to get the legendary spam. If I do get the game will I need a second 3ds to transfer stuff or could I get away with just using the bank.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: nickmitch on December 07, 2014, 06:47:07 PM: Pokemon Bank is probably your best bet if you've downloaded either game, that way you don't have to switch carts to move Pokemon.
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Post by: pokepal148 on December 08, 2014, 10:36:04 PM: Either way I'll probably beat khush and his animal crossing stuff.
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Post by: Khushrenada on December 08, 2014, 10:56:22 PM: Ha! I'm not that far from completion. 14 items left? Out of 2862 items plus DLC. I got this. Meanwhile, you're still having trouble with just over 700 items to collect. I expect to wrap up the AC item collection by this weekend if not sooner. Book it.
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Post by: nickmitch on December 08, 2014, 11:55:56 PM: THE RACE IS ON!!!
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Post by: pokepal148 on December 09, 2014, 06:34:00 PM: Aren't you also going for the medals?
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Post by: Khushrenada on December 10, 2014, 12:01:10 AM: Oh, you want to compete by how I do with my badges? Yeah, in that case you might win as I have no idea if I can get gold on the streetpass badge. If it wasn't for that and the visiting badges, I'd still say I could get all gold badges before you finish up your Pokedex.
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Post by: pokepal148 on December 10, 2014, 12:46:05 AM: This calls for darastic measures.

As much as the OR/AS legend spam appeals to me Pokemon White 2 along with the Dream Radar will cover every non event legendary I need except for Deoxys who is no longer an event Pokemon due to the release of ORAS.

I think it was Triforce Hermit who got me that Zekrom which I appreciate.
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Post by: pokepal148 on December 10, 2014, 10:32:50 PM: Man the dream radar takes a while to get going.

Ok new plan, ORAS have tornadus and thunderus as version exclusive for whatever reason so we use the dream radar to get tornadus and then play through White 2 and try to clean out unova before going on that well earned nostalgia trip through Alpha Sapphire to snag whatever's left.
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Post by: pokepal148 on December 11, 2014, 03:46:28 PM: Tornadus get,

Now UPS. I'm waiting for you, get over here...
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Post by: pokepal148 on December 11, 2014, 05:37:47 PM: And I now have Pokemon White 2 at my disposal. this should be fun,
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Post by: ClexYoshi on December 12, 2014, 11:07:52 PM: I actually completed my national dex a few months back. wonder trading did wornders, and I was able to piece together everything else either with GTS, previous versions, or by offering sketch commissions for legendary pokemon.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on December 13, 2014, 02:37:03 PM: I'm basically running around the unova region with a hidden ability slowpoke I got from the Dream Radar and occasionally I'll end up seeing something I know I don't have like maracactus and immediately catch it.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on December 14, 2014, 09:03:47 PM: As much as I'm enjoying my unova romp (5 badges pal,) I'm going to go ahead and start the download of Omega Ruby (I traded the tornadus for a thundurus to deal with that issue)
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: Khushrenada on December 15, 2014, 12:46:33 AM: Quote from: Khushrenada on December 08, 2014, 10:56:22 PM
Ha! I'm not that far from completion. 14 items left? Out of 2862 items plus DLC. I got this. Meanwhile, you're still having trouble with just over 700 items to collect. I expect to wrap up the AC item collection by this weekend if not sooner. Book it.

Man, the bloody museum gift shop will not offer me the last item I need. I've gone through 15 game days and the Underwater wall has still not come up for sale for me. I've had every other wall the museum sells offered to me a couple times over. Why can't the underwater wall come up along with the others? Lousy Celeste. So much for booking it. Of course, maybe if I hadn't left my 3DS at work on Thursday and hadn't gone straight to bed on Friday and slept away the rest of that evening, then maybe I would have gotten it on time after all. But that's just excuses. I said I'd get them all and I didn't and I don't feel like playing another hour to try and come up with it. Guess we'll see what happens tomorrow.
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Post by: Stratos on December 15, 2014, 03:49:05 PM: What do you need to do to unlock the underwater wall?
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Post by: Khushrenada on December 15, 2014, 04:05:24 PM: We could take this to the AC League thread as I mention it there. However, to help bump up the post count of this thread, I will answer it here.

You need to donate every type of fish to the museum. (You may need to donate every type of deep sea creature as well. I forget. It's been awhile since I looked that up.) I finally did that and completed my museum. Completing the museum unlocks the Museum Model for furniture and I've had that thing show up twice already in the same timeframe since I donated the last fish but no underwater wall yet.
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Post by: pokepal148 on December 26, 2014, 09:35:03 PM: Ok, Cobalion, I have your friend Virizon here in the PC, just get in the ball and we can talk this over nice and easy... OK?

Quote from: Pokemon White 2
Oh no! The Pokemon broke free!
...
Aww! It appeared to be caught!
...
Aargh! Almost had it!

*sigh,* it's never that easy...

-----
Update: and as soon as I finished that post a timer ball got through.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all
Post by: pokepal148 on December 27, 2014, 09:50:15 PM: I passed my 666th Pokemon milestone a while back and... (drumroll please) my 666th Pokemon is:
(http://th00.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/281/d/e/autumn_deerling_by_kanymon-d4c8jfm.png)

Be afraid, be very afraid. Deerling has come for your soul.

Right then, I'm nearly cleared with non-legendary Pokemon which is nice.
Also, Kanto is now complete outside of Mew.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all (30 left!!!)
Post by: Khushrenada on December 27, 2014, 11:46:12 PM: That's good. I was starting to get worried that I might get all the New Leaf gold badges before you finished your pokedex but it looks like you will be able to finish this quest before mine. That just means that my gold badge quest is the greater challenge and when I accomplish it, I will have pulled off one of the greatest gaming challenges ever. 8)
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all (30 left!!!)
Post by: pokepal148 on December 29, 2014, 02:28:31 PM: Quote
Communication with the server was interupted during your previous session, so the server has been locked. Please wait a short while and then try to connect again

Really?!?!?

Seriously Nintendo, just introduce a utility for bank to allow you to transfer pokemon directly between games without having to access the web using some cache storage on the system itself to temporarily store the 2kb Pokemon data. It's that easy! You have less load on the servers and everything!

And don't try to say it's my fault because I've never had this issue before but since Christmas the Bank has been a huge pain and honestly it's a bit annoying.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all (30 left!!!)
Post by: pokepal148 on December 31, 2014, 04:08:52 PM: I now have 700 Pokemon. I only need 'something' more and I'll have gotten them all.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all (20 left!!!)
Post by: Spak-Spang on January 01, 2015, 08:24:51 AM: What is that something?
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Post by: nickmitch on January 03, 2015, 08:23:47 PM: Probably meth.
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Post by: Stratos on January 03, 2015, 08:26:35 PM: I tried to "Catch 'em All", but all I caught was herpes...
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon and I need your help to catch em all (20 left!!!)
Post by: pokepal148 on January 04, 2015, 04:04:32 PM: Alright then, all of the non event Pokemon are accounted for. Not to worry I have my sources (http://bmgf.bulbagarden.net/f599/hacked-pokemon-services-read-first-post-151444/index20.html)

However, from What I've heard in ORAS you can get a certificate that you can actually display in your secret base if you have them all. Thus the time has come to go for the Living Dex which shall take me on a long hard journey to... mostly hatch a bunch of eggs...

Quote from: Stratos on January 03, 2015, 08:26:35 PM
I tried to "Catch 'em All", but all I caught was herpes...
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Hoenn Confirmed.
Post by: pokepal148 on November 09, 2015, 07:54:02 PM: So let's play this copy of Alpha Sapphire I have... hold on, I should set some stuff up first

*goes through bank to gather one specimen of every Pokemon I have that is native to the Hoenn region and arrange them in numerical order according to species order and dump that on the alpha sapphire copy, with gaps for whatever I'm missing.*

I can actually use the Bank to dump everything I have right now to Alpha Sapphire save, and send them back and those Pokemon will have been registered as obtained in Alpha Sapphire so with that done the plan is to use Dexnav as a checklist so I can whittle down whatever Pokemon I don't have right now. The plan is to complete the hoenn Dex this way but if a random non hoenn mon decides to come by while I'm doing this then that's fine by me.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Hoenn Confirmed.
Post by: pokepal148 on February 05, 2016, 03:47:27 PM: So the distributions are starting now. Firstly Mew at Gamestop.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Anyone have an extra Ekans?
Post by: pokepal148 on February 13, 2016, 01:14:00 AM: Right, after some delay (I blame Xenoblade) I now have every pokemon introduced in generation 3 sitting in a few boxes.

Also a small thanks to lucariofan, I wound up using your friend safari to nab a phanpy to put in the bank. I could certainly have done it without you but I appreciate it all the same. Now if only we could get Khushy's friend safari to offer something somewhat useful,
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Anyone have an extra Ekans?
Post by: Wah on February 13, 2016, 05:33:50 AM: Bitch fear my Phanpy!
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Anyone have an extra Ekans?
Post by: Khushrenada on February 13, 2016, 03:31:13 PM: Quote from: pokepal148 on February 13, 2016, 01:14:00 AM
Now if only we could get Khushy's friend safari to offer something somewhat useful,

What friend safari? I've never done any pokemoning aside from Leafgreen on my GBA Micro.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Anyone have an extra Ekans?
Post by: pokepal148 on February 13, 2016, 04:26:52 PM: Basically your friend code generates a thing called a friend safari so because I'm friends with you there is a friend safari created in your name.

Each safari can have up to 3 pokemon (If said friend has X or Y and connects with you or something you get the third one,) and yours has come up with an Abra and an Espurr.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Anyone have an extra Ekans?
Post by: Evan_B on February 13, 2016, 04:49:16 PM: Quote from: Khushrenada on February 13, 2016, 03:31:13 PM
What friend safari? I've never done any pokemoning aside from Leafgreen on my GBA Micro.
I believe, though I'm not certain, that even friends registered in the normal 3DS friend list can offer a friend safari in X and Y.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Anyone have an extra Ekans?
Post by: Shaymin on February 13, 2016, 07:58:33 PM: They can, but the friend has to have beaten the Elite 4 before the 3rd slot will open up.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: pokepal148 on February 14, 2016, 04:21:17 PM: So funfact: the Tyranitar I use in my team is actually I.V. bred. This means I have 3 boxes worth of Larvitar with 2-4 perfect I.V.s,

Larvitar is actually somewhat of a commodity at the moment because in Gen 6 he's almost entirely exclusive to Pokemon Y. So those three boxes are incredibly useful as trading fodder for stuff that would normally be somewhat annoying to find.

Meanwhile i've mapped out what I need from Gen 4 and... Oh good lord that's a lot of stuff I'm missing. Now I recently acquired a copy of platinum that I could use for that but most of it can be gotten by other means and....

Hold on... You're saying the legendary birds turn up as roaming legendaries in Platinum?

(http://orig11.deviantart.net/43b6/f/2011/143/2/6/badass_ninth_doctor_gif_by_quimtuk-d3h1mnk.gif)
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Post by: Caterkiller on February 17, 2016, 11:59:48 AM: Anyone manage to get a US Mew card? I am busting my apples trying to find one but all my gamestops are out. I have just about every pokemon known to man, I can help you get almost anything you need.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: Wah on February 17, 2016, 06:35:49 PM: Went to local EB sold out, went downtown, sold out, went to opp end of town sold out, theses mew cards are fuckin ridulcous to find.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: pokepal148 on February 18, 2016, 07:06:14 PM: I got my Mew without a problem.

Also I like how average trainers in platinum will actually switch out their pokemon if they have some reason to.
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Post by: Wah on February 18, 2016, 07:24:18 PM: I FOUND ONE!
and , it knows Pound fuckin fantastic.
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Post by: pokepal148 on February 18, 2016, 09:31:40 PM: Oh, here's a nice battle video I'm sure someone will get a kick out of:

FTWG-WWWW-WW3H-S462
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Post by: Wah on February 19, 2016, 04:38:33 AM: It's not a url...
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Post by: nickmitch on February 19, 2016, 01:24:26 PM: I got mine pretty early on with no problems. I learned one of the last times they did a distribution this way that waiting would be problematic. Once, I forget the giveaway, I went at the end of the first week to three different gamestops searching to no avail.

I can see the next time I go to shopping if they have any left.
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Post by: pokepal148 on February 19, 2016, 03:09:11 PM: Quote from: Lucariofan99 on February 19, 2016, 04:38:33 AM
It's not a url...
Key it in to the VS. Recorder ingame.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: pokepal148 on February 20, 2016, 01:48:48 PM: So I just found the battle theme that would have been used in the unreleased Azure Flute/Arceus Event. I'm just going to leave this here:
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: pokepal148 on February 22, 2016, 12:22:23 AM: Hold on, I still have a master ball in my abandoned Heart Gold playthrough don't I... Yeah, I do, I pretty much always end up hoarding those things.

With most of my team in that game having been transferred to later games (of particular note, an Umbreon I was using there actually wound up getting transferred to Platinum because it's bulky and can learn mean look which is of immense use to me for the post game bird hunt.) I don't exactly have enough of my main mons left to clear through Kanto which makes that save relatively useless because I can't use that to get the legendary birds.

Except I can use the Master Ball to nab myself a Lugia so I suppose there's that silver lining.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: NWR_insanolord on February 22, 2016, 01:07:36 AM: I've been going back and playing Pokémon Y lately and I'm liking it, but I find myself sticking too closely to the Gen 1 monsters I grew up with. I haven't found a ton of newer ones I like, which I'm not sure if is due to bias or just what I've run into. I've got this fire monkey guy that I use because I wanted a fire type in my party, and some weird snake thing I kind of like, but apart from those and my starter it's all the old stalwarts.
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Post by: nickmitch on February 22, 2016, 07:04:36 PM: Quote from: pokepal148 on February 22, 2016, 12:22:23 AM
Except I can use the Master Ball to nab myself a Lugia so I suppose there's that silver lining.

(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m74/nickmitch889/ms8vdl_zpss4wupeyd.gif)
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Post by: pokepal148 on February 22, 2016, 07:21:59 PM: Quote from: NWR_insanolord on February 22, 2016, 01:07:36 AM
I've been going back and playing Pokémon Y lately and I'm liking it, but I find myself sticking too closely to the Gen 1 monsters I grew up with. I haven't found a ton of newer ones I like, which I'm not sure if is due to bias or just what I've run into. I've got this fire monkey guy that I use because I wanted a fire type in my party, and some weird snake thing I kind of like, but apart from those and my starter it's all the old stalwarts.
I recently rewatched the third pokemon movie and decided I actually want to use a Zubat for a playthrough one of these days because Brock actually uses his pretty well there.

Also, in all of my recent playthroughs of these games (Black, White 2, Omega Ruby, Platinum, Alpha Sapphire,) the only pokemon I've double dipped on is Roserade who has turned up in both my Omega Ruby and Platinum playthroughs and linoone who is my preferred HM Slave.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: Evan_B on February 23, 2016, 04:32:01 PM: I am likely going to re-buy the copy of Pearl I returned to Gamestop despite its high price, just because I feel a great amount of nostalgia for that game lately. It's my favorite region, by far.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: Wah on February 23, 2016, 06:40:00 PM: Platinum is a way better version, try to pick that up.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: Stratos on February 23, 2016, 07:46:36 PM: Agreed, go for Platinum for the extra quests and monsters.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: pokepal148 on February 23, 2016, 08:03:37 PM: It even fixes a bunch of minor technical issues Diamond and Pearl had (surfing speed.)
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: pokepal148 on February 26, 2016, 05:08:57 PM: I now have 6 badges which means it's off to that long trek through mount coronet and the snow routes and... Holy **** I forgot how good this music was.

I seriously think D/P/Pt has some of the best route music right now.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: Evan_B on February 26, 2016, 05:12:56 PM: But Platinum has the worst Legendary at the forefront.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: pokepal148 on February 26, 2016, 05:16:53 PM: But you can get the other two as well so you have all 3.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: Evan_B on February 27, 2016, 12:17:24 PM: Valid.

There's going to be more than 800 Pokemon this time next year. Playing through Red has me all nostalgic.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: Wah on February 27, 2016, 05:52:59 PM: Going back and playing them again... Red and Blue suck *waits for the rocks to be thrown*
Hear me out, Maybe it's Nostalgia that i don't have ( i grew up with Ruby) but Red and Blue lack so many features. If you want a good trip to Kanto, play Soulsliver and Heartgold I honestly think that the Platinum arc is the best but they come in a close second.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: Evan_B on February 27, 2016, 06:17:36 PM: If you didn't play the games when they released, it's hard to understand their appeal. To anyone that didn't, it might feel like they're missing something, but for those that played it on release, every game since has added things that make the original experience better.

HeartGold and SoulSilver possess abilities and the physical/special split, as well as the running shoes and Pokemon following mechanic (which is really lovely, despite having little use), and in that way, it's the closest to "modern" Pokemon you can get. But Gold and Silver before it were the definitive trek through Kanto, to me, despite the region being smaller.

In terms of regions having "character", I would agree that Sinnoh has the most personality. Mt. Coronet might be a massive obstacle that splits the world in two (or three, really), but it is this feature that you constantly return to and gain new ways of traversing, and finally reaching its peak feels like a very great accomplishment, in terms of the franchise. While the water of Hoenn felt more like a nuisance because of its size (and the ridiculousness of Dive), Coronet was just a big feature. Not to mention, the different areas around Coronet had tons of variety and personality in themselves. It didn't feel like these massive, inexplicable terrain differences- the Northern region was predictably snowy, the Western region was tame and flowery, and the Eastern region was a mix of marshland and shores.

Man, I want to go back and play those games.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: pokepal148 on February 27, 2016, 08:40:45 PM: Man, Cyrus was a pain in the neck to deal with. Thank goodness it's smooth sailing from here and i'll never have to deal with that agai- oh crap.

(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/0f/df/f7/0fdff7c5e40c73c01e047766aaa63861.jpg)
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: pokepal148 on February 29, 2016, 04:43:13 PM: I wound up importing the Lapras I was using in my HG file along with the Snorlax you find in that game to try and help myself out here.

There's a reason I'm concerned about Cynthia and it's because of this:

(http://i.snag.gy/Yyjav.jpg)

Six pokemon with amazing offensive coverage and, to make matters worse a perfect set of I.V.s.

Just for the sake of comparison, none of the Pokemon I use in online battles in Omega Ruby have a perfect set of I.Vs because my only two I.V. bred pokemon, Charizard and Tyranitar, both focus entirely on physical attacks so it just isn't practical to give them perfect I.Vs in Special attack.

My point is, I know first hand the kind of difference having perfect I.V.s has on your pokemon and that frightens me.

Snorlax wound up learning thunder punch from a shard tutor to deal with Milotic but Lucario still presents a problem to me because my usual counter for it is the Charizard I'm using which will just get nuked to oblivion with stone edge.

I'll have to find the TM for Earthquake and teach it to my Scizor.

Lapras and Charizard should be able to handle Garchomp, that Togekiss can be clipped by both Snorlax and Lapras, and I still have Empoleon and my own Roserade to back me up if needed. Spiritomb I'll just have to try and power my way through. With proper leveling I should be able to handle this.

I also need to keep an eye on the Shinnoh regional dex because I need to get that filled in order to get the legendary birds to start roaming.

And yes, I did trade myself a charmander at the start of the game, deal with it.
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Post by: Evan_B on February 29, 2016, 06:29:51 PM: I'm surprised at the level of thought you've put into your Elite Four approach.

I pretty much steamrolled her lineup with Torterra.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: pokepal148 on February 29, 2016, 10:58:50 PM: The AI in platinum got significant buffs from D/P from what I've heard and I've seen more then enough evidence to believe it (they will abuse any type advantage they can, average trainers will switch out on me quite frequently, etc.)

Basically I'm preparing for the worst.

The issue is the team I have has been repeatedly proven to have glaring issues in some of the game's tougher fights.

Although I'm having no such issues catching Azelf and Uxie. Roserade use stun spore, Scizor use false swipe, go dusk ball, done deal.

Anyways, with those two taken care of it's time to send some of my team to Heart Gold so they can earn ludicrous amounts of boosted experience taking on some Kanto Gyms for me. At this rate people might start thinking I'm not mostly just making it up as I go. :D
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Post by: Evan_B on March 01, 2016, 01:00:52 AM: Since I don't really have as much expendable income, I'm probably going back to SoulSilver, myself.

Snorlax is annoying as hell in Red/Blue. Stupid Rest, healing fully and causing my status effects to go away.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: pokepal148 on March 01, 2016, 02:18:19 AM: Groudon does the same thing in Omega Ruby.

Although the one I got has a sassy nature so I'm really enjoying that mental image.

(http://i.imgur.com/jKyt2tk.jpg)
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: TOPHATANT123 on March 03, 2016, 03:04:42 PM: Got time to waste? Spend it by narrowing down your favourite Pokémon!
https://t.co/xHBhPzlMEE

My top ten are Cyndaquil, Charmander, Celibi, Oddish, Psyduck, Infernape, Vileplume, Corphish, Typlosion, and in 10th place Flaaffy.
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Post by: Evan_B on March 03, 2016, 08:12:18 PM: Damn you TOP, I just did the dirty deed.

I was surprised to see what made it to the top 10. Mine were
1: Lugia
2: Charizard
3: Granbull
4: Zoroark
5: Typhlosion
6: Nidoking
7: Donphan
8: Scolipede
9: Rampardos
10: Azurill

I'm most surprised to see a Legendary at the top of my list, but my favorite movie was Pokemon 2000 so I guess it makes sense. However, my favorites like Raikou, Lucario, Lopunny, and Vespiquen were absent as well. I'm proud to say that my list has a variety from across generations, and that there's likely a reason there's no Gen 3 Pokemon there. Gen 6 made me fall in love with Pokemon like Granbull again because of their new typing, but I can't say I enjoyed any of the new Pokemon all that much.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: pokepal148 on March 04, 2016, 04:33:01 PM: We all know the third movie is the only one that's good.

Also Platinum got cleared a while back so now that I have most of the legendaries I can just start playing for loose ends.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: Evan_B on March 04, 2016, 04:36:20 PM: Unown as the villain? They don't even have an agenda, they're just enabling some stupid girl's dreams.

2000 is all about this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pBcUjhaydQ
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: Wah on March 05, 2016, 05:54:45 AM: We can all agree that (for Pokemon wise) Gen 5 sucks.
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Post by: pokepal148 on March 05, 2016, 09:30:10 AM: Eh, the more original designs like Volcanora are actually pretty sweet imo.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: Evan_B on March 05, 2016, 01:26:22 PM: I don't know about that. Heaviest bug (Scolipede), awesome fighting duo (well, really more Sawk than Throh), personal favorite Zoroark, zero-weakness Elektross, and awesome Galvantula!

But everything else sucked. Especially the legendaries. The alternate forms of the Djinni trio saved them somewhat, but the four musketeers were stupid looking. I would argue that Gen 5 or Gen 6 have the worst designs. Only a handful of both Gens' Pokemon have great usefulness, but Gen 6 just has a lot of stupid Fairy types that don't look so great. Likewise, Garbador and Vanilluxe are crimes against humanity.
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Post by: Stratos on March 05, 2016, 01:50:03 PM: I used to hate on Gen 3-5 more, but looking back there are a lot of good designs there if you look. Every gen has its Pidgeys, Rattatats, and Zubats that we love to hate.

A lot of designs I newly discovered and like are actually from Gen 4/5. Since I kind of lost interest in Pokemon during that time I can see how I glossed over the entire generation and missed some of the better monsters.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: Evan_B on March 05, 2016, 03:04:37 PM: As I said before, I came back into Pokemon at Gen 4 so there's a lot from that Generation I really like. Skipping Gen 3 and rediscovering those Pokemon didn't do the same thing for me, though. I genuinely dislike a vast majority of those Pokemon outside of Flygon and a few others.

Gen 2 and Gen 4 are just about even, for me.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: pokepal148 on March 18, 2016, 06:15:01 PM: Yeah, with most of the legendaries down I can basically focus on hatching eggs and a bit of evolution to get what I need. Kanto and Johto are now completely clear.

It's interesting because all this time I've still been accepting battle challenges and, long story short my main competitive team is basically setup to basically try to cripple an opposing team enough that my Charizard can come in late in the game and preform a lategame sweep because I already destroyed anything that my opponent has to try and counter it.

However apparently random bottlers have realized how threatening the move Stealth Rock can be because it's a move that I've seen alot of people try to use against me, and for those who don't know, Stealth Rock is a move that when you use it, causes any pokemon your opponent switches in to lose a certain percentage of it's health based on how much of a resistance that pokemon has to rock type attacks.

Charizard's Fire/Flying typing has a 4x weakness to rock type attacks which means it loses up to 50% of it's health upon entry. That's a bit of a problem.

It's definitely a problem but it isn't one that I wasn't aware of. The move Defog can be used to counter Stealth Rock and is also an HM in platinum so I made sure to have a Scyther learn it and then had it transferred up along with the Shinnoh Legendaries (well technically it was transferred up with Lugia because it wouldn't let me transfer that Scyther from platinum because Defog is an HM move there) because for whatever reason Scyther can pass on Defog as an egg move which is really handy because I happen to have it's evolved form, Scizor on my main team.

Also I should mention that the Scyther I transferred up happened to have a Perfect I.V. in Attack.

Long story short I know what I'll be doing when I'm done here.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: Evan_B on March 19, 2016, 11:56:06 AM: I admire your tenacity. And the fact that you have a nice competitive team. I try to break expectations rather than embrace them, myself. I skipped on ORAS so I don't have some of the new Megas that I'd like to try, but in X and Y, my team was structured as such:
Granbull with Def/HP EVs, used primarily for walling and thunder waving, with chip damage here and there.
Flygon for scouting and Earthquakes. Can he learn Dragon Tail? I feel like that would drastically increase his viability. So would a Mega, of course...
Entry Hazard Scolipede with Swarm for an extra salty Megahorn before passing out.
Mega Abomasnow for maximum pain. Destroying folks with Ice Shard and Blizzard never felt so good.
The fifth slot would swing between a very solid Electivire with good type coverage and a Lucario for breaking Fairy walls.
The Sixth slot, however, was always a Zoroark. The mind games, they are my favorite. Zoroark is one of my favorite Pokemon because of that neat ability.
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Post by: Shaymin on March 19, 2016, 04:53:12 PM: And yeah, Flygon can Dragon Tail.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: Evan_B on March 19, 2016, 05:02:11 PM: Dragon tail automatically goes last, though, correct?
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: pokepal148 on March 19, 2016, 06:30:36 PM: I do run a Lapras on my team alot. It's really good at catching people off guard.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: Evan_B on March 19, 2016, 08:31:45 PM: Do you follow tiered play at all, Pokepal?
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: pokepal148 on March 19, 2016, 11:02:55 PM: Somewhat, but the main source for that (at least for singles, which I prefer) is from smogon which, while I respect what they do, I kinda have this let peeve over them that, you know what, let me just show it to you.

Here is Blissy's (http://www.smogon.com/dex/xy/pokemon/blissey/uu/) analysis thing. Notice the number of times the move Wish is used in their moveset because there is something special about that.

You see there is only one way to legitimately get a Blissy with Wish and that is to go to the Pokemon Center Store in New York between the dates December 16, 2004, and January 2, 2005 with a copy of Fire Red and Leaf Green and receive a special egg that contains a Chansey that knows Wish... if that egg doesn't hatch into one of the other 5 pokemon that were in that distribution.

Or here's one, about The Best Defoggers (http://www.smogon.com/smog/issue37/ou-defog) in The 6th Generation Metagame, only two of which you can actually have learn Defog in a 6th Gen Game, and one of those two (My main man Scizor, woot woot) requires you to transfer a Pokémon from a previous generation as I did that can pass on Defog as an Egg Move. It's not that they don't know this, heck, they outright admit that Mandibuzz is the only pokemon there that could learn Defog before the Bank released, it's just that for whatever reason they choose to ignore it.

In Gen 6 gamefreak requires that pokemon used in any ranked modes/tournaments have originated from a Gen 6 game and it's a move I agree with. A Pokémon should be viable in the current metagame because of the moves it can learn in the game's associated with said metagame, not because of a move it can leare from some one-use tutor in FR/LG.

It's just something that kinda bugs me.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: Evan_B on March 20, 2016, 02:43:44 AM: Wow. That's very interesting. I've only gone on to Smogon a few times for advice on movesets, but I've never encountered those sorts of entries (mostly because who uses Blissey and Defog is dumb, no, I jest). But I do think your claim is valid, but with the inclusion of the RBY Pokebank shenanigans, we'll be seeing the emergence of some strange Pokemon in competitive play for Sun and Moon. I mean, especially because of the transfer up from Gen 1 to Gen 6 mechanics- what sort of abilities will these Pokemon have, and whatnot? But while transferring up used to be a nice way of keeping your steady collection, I think it should really only serve that purpose, and shouldn't factor into competitive play. I liken it to fighting games- patches, or new versions come out and make the old builds obsolete for a reason.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: TOPHATANT123 on April 02, 2016, 01:42:29 PM: (http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx24/anthonydranfield/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_20160402_182632432_zpsoettidyb.jpg)
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Post by: pokepal148 on April 30, 2016, 08:19:37 PM: So let's try to clear this off for good.

I have a legit shiny dugtrio for their first person to trade me an xerneas.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Revenge of the Larvitar Breeding Rejects.
Post by: pokepal148 on May 08, 2016, 04:35:08 PM: Quote
From May 11-17 you can download a Shiny Xerneas, and from May 20-26 you can get Shiny Yveltel!

Nevermind then. I guess Game Freak decided to bail me out on this one. Thanks guys.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Getting Crap Past the Dream Radar
Post by: pokepal148 on May 27, 2016, 08:10:23 PM: Tornadus is a bit of a pain to get. you get him by having both Thundurus and Landorus
in your party and going to certain locations in B/W or ORAS. The problem is in ORAS the Thundurus and Landorus you use to get Tornadus have to come from ORAS so even though I have both Thundurus and Landorus the game won't recognize them as valid because they both came from Black and White and I can't send them back to Black and White to trigger the event either.

You can get all three by using Pokemon Dream Radar but that requires me to play a reskin of Face Raiders.

So the original plan was to use Pokemon Dream Radar to get a Thundurus and use it along with the Landorus I could get in Pokemon Black to trigger the event but the Thundurus I got from Dream Radar can't be traded over unless I find out where they I need to go to revert it to its original form because the ones from Dream Radar came in a special form that isn't in B/W1.

Well... I suppose I could at least get a Dream Ball Togepi from the Dream Radar. That's nice I guess.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Getting Crap Past the Dream Radar
Post by: nickmitch on May 27, 2016, 08:58:46 PM: You can do it!
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Getting Crap Past the Dream Radar
Post by: Shaymin on May 28, 2016, 12:24:40 AM: Quote from: pokepal148 on May 27, 2016, 08:10:23 PM
You can get all three by using Pokemon Dream Radar but that requires me to play a reskin of Face Raiders.

So the original plan was to use Pokemon Dream Radar to get a Thundurus and use it along with the Landorus I could get in Pokemon Black to trigger the event but the Thundurus I got from Dream Radar can't be traded over unless I find out where they I need to go to revert it to its original form because the ones from Dream Radar came in a special form that isn't in B/W1.

Abundant Shrine, requires the Landorus from Dream Radar (#Serebii confirmed):
http://www.serebii.net/black2white2/formchange.shtml (http://www.serebii.net/black2white2/formchange.shtml)
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Getting Crap Past the Dream Radar
Post by: Wah on May 29, 2016, 03:06:17 AM: So when are you going to change the title too, 800 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Getting Crap Past the Dream Radar
Post by: TOPHATANT123 on June 02, 2016, 01:46:28 PM: New trailer + a heap of footage from the Japanese Pokemon YouTube.
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Post by: Phil on June 04, 2016, 03:20:55 PM: Ooh! Thanks for posting all that, TOPHATANT123!
I've been playing Pokemon Rumble World, and it's been introducing me to a bunch of the newer Pokemon I've missed out on.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Getting Crap Past the Dream Radar
Post by: pokepal148 on June 05, 2016, 02:39:43 AM: Meanwhile back to the topic at hand I literally have four pokemon left before I have this thing finally wrapped up outside of the event only stuff so...

(http://cdn.historycommons.org/images/events/b027_bush_mission_accomplished_2050081722-7750.jpg)
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Getting Crap Past the Dream Radar
Post by: pokepal148 on June 05, 2016, 12:28:24 PM: Quote from: Lucario on May 29, 2016, 03:06:17 AM
So when are you going to change the title too, 800 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!
Actually it's interesting you bring that up. Basically we can expect every pokemon who is introduced in Sun and Moon to show up in Sun and Moon so thus maintaining a Living Dex should be simple enough. Remember the entire living part of this adventure was run from my Omega Ruby save file which is the main reason that Gen 3 went down so easily.

Honestly a lot of the more annoying stuff is from the fact that if you aren't good at the more advanced super training minigames you're somewhat low on options to get the more rare evolutionary stones.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Getting Crap Past the Dream Radar
Post by: nickmitch on June 05, 2016, 04:36:09 PM: Quote from: pokepal148 on June 05, 2016, 12:28:24 PM
Quote from: Lucario on May 29, 2016, 03:06:17 AM
So when are you going to change the title too, 800 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!
Actually it's interesting you bring that up. Basically we can expect every pokemon who is introduced in Sun and Moon to show up in Sun and Moon so thus maintaining a Living Dex should be simple enough. Remember the entire living part of this adventure was run from my Omega Ruby save file which is the main reason that Gen 3 went down so easily.

Honestly a lot of the more annoying stuff is from the fact that if you aren't good at the more advanced super training minigames you're somewhat low on options to get the more rare evolutionary stones.

He can't hear you anymore.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon TO HOARD!!!: Getting Crap Past the Dream Radar
Post by: Khushrenada on June 05, 2016, 05:13:38 PM: And it's all your fault!
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon HOARDED!!!: I guess I'll go breed something now.
Post by: Caterkiller on June 15, 2016, 12:46:21 PM: Who needs help catching Pokemon?

I have at least 2 of every Pokemon outside of certain mythical Pokemon that are only giveaways. I keep one set of the 720 Pokemon in Pokemon bank and one set on my Pokemon Y. If something should happen to one or the other at least I have them all elsewhere.

I have Sturdy Tyrant with Dragon Dance and Marvel Scale Dratini with Extreme Speed. Both of these Pokemon are fairly difficult to get because you can't just get them in game. If I give you one, then you have a great tool to constantly trade for almost anything you need in the future. Got 2 Heartens, a Zekrom, Reshiram, Crecelia and all kinds of great stuff from these two Pokemon.
Title: Re: 700 and something Pokemon HOARDED!!!: I guess I'll go breed something now.
Post by: nickmitch on June 16, 2016, 03:37:21 AM: I think I may try to fill out my 'dex towards the end of the summer. Gonna convert my Y team to a capture team. I'll post here if I need anything. I think I'll try to do it by getting one region at a time.
Title: Re: Apparently there are 800 and something pokemon now. Who keeps making them all?
Post by: pokepal148 on November 08, 2017, 08:56:29 PM: So it's been a bit so I might as well go back to this. I caught all the Ultra Beasts except the ones that are exclusive to Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon and I only have two of the Tapus Wonder Trading my gen 6 breeding rejects has filled a lot of spots in my Dex (and it got me a jolly magikarp with perfect IVs) and other than that I'm good to go. Compared to the massive undertaking that was doing a living dex from the start just capping off the newguys is more like minor housekeeping than anything.
Title: Re: Apparently there are 800 and something pokemon now: That Tapu was a Fini catch.
Post by: nickmitch on November 10, 2017, 01:30:06 PM: That's awesome!

I think I'll have less going on IRL this upcoming summer, so I think I'll try and do a living 'dex. With Gens 1 and 2 on the 3DS, I think I should be good through the first 3 gens. Plus, I want an excuse to play through Gold and Silver a time or two.
Title: Re: Apparently there are 800 and something pokemon now: Now with more ribbons.
Post by: pokepal148 on December 09, 2020, 09:53:56 PM: I just have to breed some stuff to get a full living dex for gen 8 but since I don't hate myself enough already apparently, I have taken on another stupid hardcore Pokemon challenge.

There are these things called ribbons that you get that are a sort of quasi achievement system. You get them for doing things like winning contests or getting win streaks at the battle tower and they're tied to the Pokemon you used to complete those tasks so they can be transferred between games. There's a so called "Ribbon Master" community that tries to get as many ribbons as possible on a single pokemon.

Now let me tell you a story. My first shiny Pokemon (I'm assuming anyone who read this far knows what a shiny pokemon is but they're the ones that are different colors from regular Pokemon and have fancy star effects when they come out of the ball) was a dratini in Firered's save file. Sadly I lost that save file but since I have an everdrive I can get that dratini back and evolve it into a beautiful green Dragonite and since it was caught in the Safari Zone, it is in a Safari Ball which is a nice bit of synergy in terms of coloration. I've gotten really picky

So using the power of cheating, I have reclaimed my shiny dratini and now it shall become a beautiful dragonite that will get all of the ribbons and we will all live happily ever after.

I did Mt. Battle in XD: Gale of Darkness to get the Earth Ribbon and today I finished the contests in Ruby as well as the level 50 battle tower ribbon, the art ribbon, the one you get for beating the elite 4, and the effort ribbon so now I just need to do the level 100 battle streak thingy to get that ribbon and I can move on to Gen 4.

Contests are an interesting beast. The first round is something I'll get to in a second when I but the second round is an interesting system where you try to get as many points as possible while screwing over your teammates. It's actually a really interesting system and I'm definitely curious to see how it gets iterated on in DPPT and ORAS. The problem with it is that it takes forever. The first round is a good minute or two of just mashing through text and the second round feels like it drags on forever. It's just a drag and it ruins what should otherwise be a fun little side mode.

My other issue with contests is that it repurposes your existing moveset for contests. It's really difficult to get a moveset that works for both contests and battles and I didn't want to do any more cheating for this beyond what I had to do to get the dratini and it's two cohorts (a Snorlax and a Metagross) for the battle tower so I was basically trying to make things work with what I had.

There is a ribbon for doing wi-fi multi battles in Gen 4's battle tower/battle frontier so if you are interested in getting a 50 battle streak in the battle tower I'm down for that.
Title: Re: There are still 800 and something pokemon to catch: Now with more ribbons
Post by: TrailerMan on January 17, 2021, 03:51:28 AM: I'll never count any Pokémon past the first 150.