Quick Question and Answer Thread / Breeding Questions

[Kaseo]

There's more than one. They have low chances of appearing, that's all. Like...5%?

 

[Hellohihello]

Ahh okay, I got lucky then on my first try :)

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I am going to catch all the eevee, breed them, and have every evolution! Thanks.
I am quite tired of staravia. The intimidate makes the game go slower.

 

[jigglyppuff8]

Go to options and set battle scene to off. That way, you don't see the animation for stat loss or any other move for that matter. Makes in-game battles quicker.

 

[Gymnotide]

No one answered my question, so repost.

Of the following effects, which stack?
Intimidate / Cleanse Tag / Black Flute

Does Flash Cannon change colors depending on the Pokemon using it? I swore it was grey when my Blastoise used it, but it's purple when this Forretress used it on me.

What's the damage range of HP Ice 69 / Manectric Max SpA, neutral nature and Choice Specs on Rhyperior neutral SpD and on Rhyperior neutral SpD Sandstormed?

 

[bobandbill]

Of the following effects, which stack?
Intimidate / Cleanse Tag / Black Flute

Intimidate can stack, Cleanse Tag IIRC only works if it's on the lead Pokemon so it cannot stack, and Black Flute...I believe it merely has the same effect as a Repel, right? Don't believe it would stack then... (can't use multiple Repels at once). Educated guess however.

 

[Gymnotide]

Intimidate can stack, Cleanse Tag IIRC only works if it's on the lead Pokemon so it cannot stack, and Black Flute...I believe it merely has the same effect as a Repel, right? Don't believe it would stack then... (can't use multiple Repels at once). Educated guess however.

I meant Intimidate's overworld effect. If you have a Pokemon with Intimidate on the frontlines, Pokemon are less likely to appear -- the same effect as Cleanse Tag. In fact, Keen Eye has the same overworld effect, but you can't have two abilities at the same time, so I didn't mention it. Black Flute temporarily reduces the amount of Pokemon seen, but does NOT have the same effect as Repel. It merely decreases the frequency of appearance rate.

My question was if you could combine these effects to reduce the amount of Pokemon you see without having to use Repel.

 

[bobandbill]

Ah, ok. Misunderstood - didn't know you mean their overworld effects all at once. In that case, I wouldn't know, sorry... and after a good search still don't know either. =/ At any rate, I just use Repels. =P

(As for Flash Cannon, when I use it with different Pokemon (including a Blastoise) it's always purple for me - although it could differ if an opponent uses it? BTW that was on my Diamond version).

 

[ckret2]

I accidently used a action replay code to get the national dex, but it didn't fill my sinnoh dex, so then i went and filled my dex the hard way. I found out i was not given a poke radar, and i am not allowed to go to no area except the battle frontier. I can get to places like the migration station, and catching the legend birds.

Can i fix this without restarting my game??

I don't think there's a way to remove the national dex once you get it. But, if you used an AR code to get the national dex, why don't you use AR codes to get the Poké Radar and to get to the other areas around the Battle Frontier? If worst comes to worst, you can use a walk-through-walls code to reach the Pokémon Centers in Survival Area and Resort Area, and after you've visited them once, you can use Fly to get back to them later even if the sprites blocking the roads never move.

Be careful if you try that, though, since it's really easy to mess things up with AR. (As you've probably figured out by now. :P)

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Quick question, more about curiosity than anything else: I had closed my DS while standing near a few berry trees. When I opened my game up, one of the trees sparkled. I walked over and clicked on it and all it said was "this Qualot plant is growing bigger. Want to sprinkle some water?" Nothing out of the ordinary, then. So, why did it sparkle?

My guess is that, maybe, berry trees sparkle when they grow taller? I hadn't been paying attention to the Qualot until it sparkled (heck, I didn't even know it was a Qualot until it sparkled), so I wasn't watching to see if it grew from a sprout to a taller plant. Does anyone know for sure what the sparkle means?

 

[jigglyppuff8]

That's just what the sparkle means. It went into its next phase (seed → seedling → "growing bigger" → blooming → berry) while you were around it. Just a neat little aesthetic feature.

 

[Amaruuk]

Is there anyplace that has more detailed information on the Platinum Villa than what's on Serebii or Bulbapedia? I particularly want to know if there's some sort of schedule or criteria for people to visit, since it lists only a few people whom you need certain items to have visit (like Prof. Rowan and Gardenia), but what of the others? And when/how often do visits occur?

 

[Gymnotide]

Is there anyplace that has more detailed information on the Platinum Villa than what's on Serebii or Bulbapedia? I particularly want to know if there's some sort of schedule or criteria for people to visit, since it lists only a few people whom you need certain items to have visit (like Prof. Rowan and Gardenia), but what of the others? And when/how often do visits occur?

Johanna > Table
Lucas/Dawn > Small sofa
Prof. Rowan > Bookshelf
Gardenia > Houseplant
Piano > Cynthia

I think the visits are randomly generated for each day, like the trainer cafe. I am not sure, so don't quote me for this.

I have had Crasher Wake / Fantina appear in my house too, so I don't know how that plays in.

 

[Zackraa]

I meant Intimidate's overworld effect. If you have a Pokemon with Intimidate on the frontlines, Pokemon are less likely to appear -- the same effect as Cleanse Tag. In fact, Keen Eye has the same overworld effect, but you can't have two abilities at the same time, so I didn't mention it. Black Flute temporarily reduces the amount of Pokemon seen, but does NOT have the same effect as Repel. It merely decreases the frequency of appearance rate.

My question was if you could combine these effects to reduce the amount of Pokemon you see without having to use Repel.

Yes you can stack these to achieve an encounter rate lower than any other also having a higher level on said pokemon will help

That said a lv. 100 pokemon with the intimidate ability and a cleanse tag/incense on it while using max repel then using black flute will lower your encounter rate significantly

 

[TFN]

I have a few questions about Duskull
1. Were can I find one ?
2. When does it evolve ?
3.How do you get a Dusknoir do you train it or trade it ?

 

[jigglyppuff8]

1. In D/P, it's on route 224. It's a Pokeradar Pokemon.
In Platinum, it's on Route 209 (night), Lost Tower (night), and Turnback Cave.
2. It evolves into Dusclops at lv. 37.
3. You trade it while it is holding a Reaper Cloth which you can find in Route 229 in D/P and Acuity Lakefront in Platinum.

 

[Amaruuk]

Johanna > Table
Lucas/Dawn > Small sofa
Prof. Rowan > Bookshelf
Gardenia > Houseplant
Piano > Cynthia

I think the visits are randomly generated for each day, like the trainer cafe. I am not sure, so don't quote me for this.

I have had Crasher Wake / Fantina appear in my house too, so I don't know how that plays in.

See, that was the info I'd already found. I was just wondering if at least one site had gone more in-depth with it like maybe extracted data on who comes when and the other folks that apparently don't require a certain item. The info that's out is so vague.

 

[~Frozen Darkness~]

I accidently used a action replay code to get the national dex, but it didn't fill my sinnoh dex, so then i went and filled my dex the hard way. I found out i was not given a poke radar, and i am not allowed to go to no area except the battle frontier. I can get to places like the migration station, and catching the legend birds.

Can i fix this without restarting my game??

If you have Pokesav, I'm pretty sure you can downgrade back to a Sinnoh Pokedex.

 

[The Argentavis]

Question: everytime a pokemon hatches from an egg, does it take up one of your pokeballs?

 

[TFN]

No I don't think it does because they are all in normal pokeballs and I tend no to have many or none when they hatch

 

[bobandbill]

Question: everytime a pokemon hatches from an egg, does it take up one of your pokeballs?

No. That way, if you only say have the Master Ball or something like that, then it won't go ahead and use that, which is good.

 

[Nidoking54]

Where is the move deleter in Pearl?
I need to get rid off the HM moves on my pokemon A.S.A.P!!