General Quick Questions & Answers Thread

[~RNC~]

I already read that, I googled before I posted about this and there is a discussion in the pokemon general that some one mentioned because of Missingno it would win a fight between Unova and Kanto (I think that was the last region) Just wondering why ppl are still talking about a pokemon that doesn't exist really!

[Sydian]

People still find it interesting to this day, really. I mean, people still think RBY is the best thing since sliced bread and ignore gens II-V, so yeah. People will discuss and gush over anything really.

[~RNC~]

Ok one more and I'm done, why would Missingno be listed on Bulba if it's not real? I mean Bulba to me and serebii is my trusted sites for pokemon info!

[Sydian]

Bulbapedia is a Pokemon encyclopedia and considering encyclopedias are probably the most detailed books of information, it's only natural this internet encyclopedia contain everything about Pokemon that it can hold. Serebii is a bit more straight forward and less detailed than Bulbapedia. And not an encyclopedia, lol.

[mozartm99]

So I got some spare cash recently and I want to get a new pokemon game. I already have all the blacks and whites, I have pearl and diamond, and I don't really want a GBA of GB color game. So out of Soul Silver, or Platinum which do you guys think I should get. I kinda want to get SS so I can experience the older type stuff, but platinum looks pretty &$% cool. So what are your opinions on the two games?

[Dillon_68]

SoulSilver, no doubt about it. Platinum is very good also, but SoulSilver looks the best, has Pokemon following you, and is very lengthy.

[mozartm99]

Yeah I did some looking around and read some reviews and SS just sounds like an overall more fun/different experience. And the main legendary is lugia.

Would it be a bad idea to get it used? I know it would have all of the previous owners data but that might be kind of fun to do that.

[Killjoy]

I like getting used Pokémon games, just so I can see what the person before me used. Mind you I still start over from the beginning after I check it out. It would be silly to continue someone else's game, even if they weren't that far into the game

Out of the two, I would deffinetly get SS (Or HG, which if what I chose). Platinum is an excelent game, but I'm still more of a fan of HGSS

[LilJz1234]

I would say Soul Silver, they made all the changes from Platinum and transferred it to SS. Plus it's really awesome to see how Johto changed from the Gen II G/S/C games.

And the interface is quite better imo.

[pikakitten]

I'd say SS because it has two regions, slightly different story than the original G/S/C, good music, features, etc. I'm not that big of a Sinnoh fan though so :P xD

[mozartm99]

Well I got SS yesterday and love it. I cleared the first two gyms easy with my Cyndaquil (now a quilava) lv 20, and a zubat Lv. 16. The egg hatched and I will probably get rid of it though. What other guys would you recommend adding to the team though?

[shubshub]

Wait a while and get Pokemon X FTFW

[24bones3]

With X&Y announced me and my friends are the Pokemon games. If we start on February first we have 40 days to beat each game. I haven't actually played black and white, 1 or 2. I'm the only one who used to be a die hard Pokemon fan and have a few questions. We want to have basically rules almost, like certain things you have beat in that game, here is what we have so far...

Red/Blue
• Defeat all 8 Gym Leaders
• Defeat Elite Four
Crystal
• Defeat all 8 Gym Leaders
• Defeat Elite Four
• Defeat Trainer Red
Emerald
• Defeat all 8 Gym Leaders
• Capture Rayquaza
• Defeat Elite Four
• Capture the Regis
• Defeat Champion Steven
Platinum
• Defeat all 8 Gym Leader
• Catch Giratina
• Defeat Elite Four

I look at these as incomplete lists and need help completing them. I also need help making lists for Pokemon Black/White 1 and 2. We are not doing the Frontiers because it will take to long for my friends.

So if anyone could improve this list and make one for black/white it would be great!

[shubshub]

Originally Posted by 24bones3

With X&Y announced me and my friends are the Pokemon games. If we start on February first we have 40 days to beat each game. I haven't actually played black and white, 1 or 2. I'm the only one who used to be a die hard Pokemon fan and have a few questions. We want to have basically rules almost, like certain things you have beat in that game, here is what we have so far...

Red/Blue
• Defeat all 8 Gym Leaders
• Defeat Elite Four
Crystal
• Defeat all 8 Gym Leaders
• Defeat Elite Four
• Defeat Trainer Red
Emerald
• Defeat all 8 Gym Leaders
• Capture Rayquaza
• Defeat Elite Four
• Capture the Regis
• Defeat Champion Steven
Platinum
• Defeat all 8 Gym Leader
• Catch Giratina
• Defeat Elite Four

I look at these as incomplete lists and need help completing them. I also need help making lists for Pokemon Black/White 1 and 2. We are not doing the Frontiers because it will take to long for my friends.

So if anyone could improve this list and make one for black/white it would be great!

Crystal
- Defeat all the Kanto Gyms
- Catch a Shiny Pokemon??? [Optional]

Red and Blue
- Catch Zapdos Moltres and Articuno
- Catch Mewtwo
- Capture Mew??? [Via the glitch also Optional]

Platinum
- Capture Dialga and Palkia [You can do this Post-Game]
- Get the Griseous orb [You can get the Griseous orb Post-Game in the Distortion World]
- Get all Battle Frontier Symbols (Or Print or whatever they are called) in Silver
- Get all Battle Frontier Symbols in Gold

[Toujours]

Originally Posted by 24bones3

With X&Y announced me and my friends are the Pokemon games.

You are them?!?!

Anyway assuming that you don't want to play the games that aren't listed here. Maybe some non-battling type achievements? Like getting Porygon in Red, getting a shiny in Crystal, winning contests and musicals. Anyway this is game-related so moving it to PGC. Good luck!

[Believeinsteve]

So I'm in the lava zone, just finished battling with Farfetch'd and thought to myself, maybe I'll play some ol' pokemon stadium after I beat pokepark 2 (have that behind me here).

And then I thought to myself even more, wonder if theres a game where you can play as a pokemon and battle in 3d realtime. I googled it but I got one search result from 2009 that was relevant.

I saw the mystery dungeon series but it seemed to follow more of a fast paced fire emblem feel.

Apologies if this is a commonly asked question

[dabidpelix]

I was wondering, would a pokemon trained from level one end up stronger than a pokemon caught at level 50 and trained up? sorry if this isnt in the right place btw please forgive me!!!!

[Sydian]

The only games you can play as a Pokemon are Pokemon Dash (only as Pikachu, and I don't recommend this game at all), PMD games, and PokePark. Pretty sure that's all. ;( Maybe Rumble and Rumble Blast? idk much about them so eh.

[QuickSilveri]

In a way yes, it would be stronger. This is due to its exposure while battling as your pokemon, altering its EV gains/losses. However, some captured pokemon could have max-EV potential and be stronger at lvl100 than one trained from lvl1->100. Long story short, yes and no (it doesnt really matter). hope this helped. :/

Regards, Chris

[Killjoy]

Ya what Quicksilveri said. It'll be EV'd so yes. However, If you train you two identical Pokémon, one of which raised from level 1, one found at level 50, to level 60, they very well could have evened out by then depending on how many Pokémon you beat to get them there

[Breyyne]

Iron, calcium, protein, you name it. When are they most effective?

I am restarting my Pokémon "quest" from FireRed/LeafGreen onward to collect the complete set of Pokémon. I am also hoping to bring up a competition worthy team completely legit.

My big question about the supplements is when to use them. I know they raise the base stats that they represent but does that help raise the stats of trained and untrained Pokémon the same. Or does having a higher base stat as you level give them a boost to that stat's gain?

[Wind Heart]

Iron, Calcium, Protein and the others are so useful if you want to quickly make your trained and untrained Pokemon stronger permanently. So it's nice to use it to your untrained Pokemon as well. However, when you can't use these supplements anymore (when you try to use the supplements but your Pokemon no longer accepts it), I think you should train your Pokemon the usual way by battling.

[Breyyne]

@Wind Heart: Of course, I plan on training my Pokémon through battling. But is it better stat wise to use them on a fresh Pokémon.

[Wind Heart]

Oh yes, using Iron, Calcium and the others could be said as the shortcut to make your Pokemon stronger (and Pokemon which trained this way are still counted as legit Pokemon), that your supplement-fed Pokemon's power may equal your fully-trained Pokemon if fed more.

[Breyyne]

I think we are missing each other's meanings.
If I took two Pokémon that are exactly the same (same IV's, Pokémon, level, ability and nature) fed one supplements till it no longer takes them, then leveled them both to say Lvl 100 with dual Exp Shares so neither actually fought. Would the supplemented Pokémon have better stats?