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5th Gen Repel Doesn't Work?

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Yurusumaji

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    • So I am playing White 2 on my 3DS and as I was going through sewers in Castelia City I was headed for the Doctor and activated a repel so as to reach him without having to pummel through a dozen Rattatas and Zubats. Well, shortly after activating it, a battle started! It was a Rattata. I beat him and then went into my inventory to see if my Repel was still activated. It was. It kept happening, too. Three repels later and I had fought 6 battles spanned across all three.

    WTF? Anyone else having an issue with Repel not working like it should?

    ETA: Everything's fine. I'm just dense.
     
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    NyxUmbreon

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    What's the level of your battling Pokemon? I think, if your Pokemon at the top of your list has a level equal to or lower than that of the wild Pokemon in the area, then Repel's effects are decreased.
     

    Yurusumaji

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    • NyxUmbreon said:
    What's the level of your battling Pokemon? I think, if your Pokemon at the top of your list has a level equal to or lower than that of the wild Pokemon in the area, then Repel's effects are decreased.
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    Most of the levels are equal. Guess I need to put my starter as my battle Pokémon when I don't want to be messed with. Still, that's new, isn't it? How utterly bizarre.
     
    Xander Olivieri

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    If the level of your first Pokemon isn't higher than the wild Pokemon, then you still battle. Repel only blocks pokemon that are lower than your first Pokemon. If a Fainted Pokemon is in Slot one, it still counts.
     

    Yurusumaji

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    • XanderO said:
    If the level of your first Pokemon isn't higher than the wild Pokemon, then you still battle. Repel only blocks pokemon that are lower than your first Pokemon. If a Fainted Pokemon is in Slot one, it still counts.
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    Thanks. I should have known this, I've been playing the games for a few years now. I normally go into every area over-leveled (my husband made fun of me for it regularly), so I never even realized it only stopped attacks from lower-level Pokémon.

    I feel so freaking stupid right now. :embarrass
     

    Greenbeans

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    • Repels affects depend on the level of your pokemon and the level of the repel, if its the worst repel, and your pokemon are low level. You will still have a decent chance of running into a pokemon.

    Defenitly not a glitch. Because i used repels in the same place and i didnt run into 1 pokemon.
     

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    jerichob10 said:
    Repels affects depend on the level of your pokemon and the level of the repel, if its the worst repel, and your pokemon are low level. You will still have a decent chance of running into a pokemon.

    Defenitly not a glitch. Because i used repels in the same place and i didnt run into 1 pokemon.
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    Huh? There are no levels of repels. All repels work the same some just last longer.
     
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