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The problems with Pokémon games

ReKoil, Jul 3: Compared to any good RPG with an actual decent plot, Pokemon will always be sorely lacking. All of the story-lines are lackluster. Imo in Pokemon the story pretty much gets treated as 'something to do while you're exploring', rather than 'exploring...

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Naming my character?

Sheep, Aug 2022: Neri or Faeble for me, Neri works best for female imo but Faeble is cute for both!

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Can't transfer

Angelic777, Jul 2022: @Devalue THANK YOU I also found this pic from a forum's Discord

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Which pokemon do I put in my team's empty spot?

Corveone, Jul 2022: You can look at the E4 movesets to help you decide: https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Appendix:FireRed_and_LeafGreen_walkthrough/Section_15 I mean, many of them garbage, look at that physical Jynx with not even a Psychic type move. ...

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Started by Ggpokerbiel

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I made funny calculations to compare each type's super-effective offense coverage potential

d4rk, Jan 2022: Originally posted to reddit but I thought it may fit here, too: After linking the result *here, let me interpret some of it, and I hope it will be useful to you. Also here's a TL:DR: Ground is the real MVP of types when it comes to...

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illumise egg giving a volbeat?!

popplio25, Jan 2022: yeah, that's true 🙄

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My character can't move in Pokemon Snakewood

Sheep, Jan 2022: Hi, feel free to ask this in the Snakewood thread! The people who would know would be over there. Good luck!

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Started by blue2jb

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pokemon emerald - safari zone, teddiursa

popplio25, Dec 2021: i've chosen a electric puppy now *electrike* ^.^

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Trade buff?

colours, Sep 2021: hi o/ i've already moved your first thread over to Previous Generations, there isn't a need to make another. c: gonna close this one up~

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Started by Ggpokerbiel

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Do you need Nintendo Switch Online to use the premium service of Pokemon Home?

Venonat in Space, Jul 2021: EDIT: I figured it out. Sorry to post here. And thank god I saved 20 bucks.

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how do i teach any move to my pokemon

Sheep, Jul 2021: We can't give out cheat codes sadly, but if you google 'pokemon firered cheats move modifier' or something similar you'll get results! If you want the Move Maniac (Move Relearner) to relearn old moves, you'll have to go to Island #2.

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Pokemon Team Drafting

koklee, Mar 2021: Hi I understand everyone has their preference of pokemons. Over here, I am trying to use the data of all the pokemons from gen1-gen8 and try to come up with a team of Pokemon that can have a high win rate against other possible combinations of team....

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Gamecube Gameboy Player

SawkTheWarrior, Dec 2020: Thanks!

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Pokémon Box Ruby and Sapphire problem

shinichi999, Nov 2020: I have a problem that is driving me crazy, so I really hope someone can help me! I'm trying to play my Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire on the TV using the Pokémon Box game. Both my Pokémon Box ISO and the original GBA game are in Spanish. I'm using the...

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Started by shinichi999

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THE MEANING OF NAME NATURE POKE'MON?

pkmin3033, Sep 2020: Natures are pretty basic stereotypes really, you just need to look at what the word means to intuit the reason behind the stat growth. I'm generally going to assume that Atk and Def represent more physical traits, and Sp Atk and Sp Def are more...

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Started by JudahMyles

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Pokkén Help?

KitsuV, Jul 2020: So I recently picked up Pokkén Tournament DX, because of the NSO trial, and I'm getting ready to go into online battles. Problem is, I've played nothing but Machamp for almost 200 battles offline, and am having trouble coming up with other...

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Pokemon World | A new adventure

colours, May 2020: 1. this doesn't belong here, sorry. idk where it would go, so im closing this. 2. please dont advertise your discord in your posts. leave that for your signature.

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Started by ItayIncineroar

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Teach Venusaur Solarbeam?

Dustin Marino, Apr 2020: thanks sheep!

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Gen IV/V DNS Mystery Gift

Palamon, Apr 2020: Yeah, it still works. you have to expect connection errors from time to time. No server is gonna have a perfect uptime. Which games are you running into more problems with? Gen IV or V?

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Pokemon X Y Cheat Codes (Citra)

Flowerchild, Apr 2020: Hi there~ we don't allow the distribution of cheat codes on PC. For more information, please see the Pokémon Gaming Central rules. You'll have to google for them yourself, sorry.

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My first Nuzlocke-Challage, but what rules should i use. (Votes, Discussion)

Janp, Mar 2020: Hi, welcome to the forum. We have the whole section dedicated to various challenges like Nuzlocke, where you can post about your run. It's called Challenge Logs. As for your questions and voting: 10 minutes isn't really telling much about...

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pokemon dx

punisher355, Mar 2020: please help me lol

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Friend Code Sharing Thread

(4 pages)

colours, Mar 2020: gonna go ahead and close this thread up. we have a megathread over in Video Games where you can post all of your friend codes from various gaming platforms there so it doesn't make much sense anymore to keep this one up. ^^

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Pokemon Home Trading Help

Sheep, Feb 2020: It's really dumb but sadly that's the way it is /: Seems like your best bet is having someone with premium make a trade room and then joining along with a third person you trust (trade rooms require a minimum of 3 people, which is probably why it...

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Started by Arjay

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When people sell good pokemon

ChickenMom, Feb 2020: I never knew the fossils can't breed! :O Okay so, none of them are legit. Does this mean they're not tradable between games and not Bank/HOME compatible?

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Pkrs

Nah, Dec 2019: It stands for "Pokerus", which is basically some rare thing that doubles the amount of EVs a Pokemon with Pokerus gains from beating other Pokemon. You can spread it to other Pokemon too.

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Gameboy advance

Isirgath, Aug 2019: Hi Red, thank you very much for all your answers. This helped me very much indeed.

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Pokerus virus explaination!!!

EmTheGhost, Jun 2019: Pokerus causes infected Pokemon to earn twice the EVs from battling. (EVs gained from items, like vitamins, remain the same.) This means that your Pokemon will be stronger at any given level (up until 100) than a Pokemon without Pokerus, and EV...

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Started by Kompaui

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Pokemon Rocket Science missing pokemon

Brendino, May 2019: Hey caminopreacher, unfortunately I don't have the answer for you, since we only deal with official Pokemon games in the Pokemon Gaming Central board. I can direct you to the Rocket Science thread in our ROM hack board (which I see you've found in...

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Started by caminopreacher

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Unable to tell if my game is fake

TM_AerialAce, Feb 2019: thanks for the link, after some research i found that japanese 5th gen games are region locked on anything DSi and above, but can still be used in pokemon bank. looks like my game is legit :)

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Pokemon Black Cartridge Saving Issue

Squidski, Dec 2018: (TL;DR at bottom) So let me start this off with some backstory. I'm gonna say probably about 5 years ago (I was around 13ish) I lended my cartridge of Pokemon Black to my friend to borrow for a while (like a week or a month or something). Anyway,...

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Multiplayer on 3DS

Nah, Dec 2018: You can probably still find people playing the Gen 6 games (XY and ORAS) online, although the Gen 7 games are likely to have more people on them. I don't know anything about console modding though, so I can't help you with that one.

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PC Organization . . .

Shaddoll_Jinzo.18, Dec 2018: I have started organizing my pokebank in order by appearance and have been doing well. However, in pokemon USUM (I own Ultra Moon), my PC is a mess and needs tidying. I have Row 2 for Egg hatching shinies, last two rows for Competitive pokemon, and...

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Need help for my team please

billsevans, Nov 2018: Hello, I need some help deciding which moves to use for my team pls. Im using the original gen 1 blue to clarify, Venusaur -Razor Leaf -Sleep Powder -Swords Dance -Hyper beam

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Living pokedex question.

Radubadu, Nov 2018: Awesome, thanks again!

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Which one?!?!

CodeHelmet, Nov 2018: Well, Generation 1 or Yellow allows you to get all 3 starters in one run and thanks to in-game glitch known as the DItto Glitch, you can get catch multiple Eevee's and get the Kanto Eevolutions in a single run as well. If you wanted the Johto,...

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What have you found useful when making in-game teams?

Alternative, Oct 2018: I absolutely try to use Pokemon I like, as well as going for a balance in team composition so that I have decent coverage against a lot of tough enemies, buuuuut that usually doesn't bode over too well a lot of the time. I'm taking my latest run in...

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Battle Resort- Multi Battle Connection

HTan, Oct 2018: Dear bros, Could you help me on connecting with friends via internet or local to join together on Multi Battle of Battle Resort. We made friends and join together to the same categogy for battle as a team. But the fact that we got the same...

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SOS Chain Shiny Hunting in Sun and Moon

Claire Lilly, Oct 2018: Okay, thank you. But I suppose it takes much longer than with a shiny charm.

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Should I buy Japanese or English emerald?

Claire Lilly, Oct 2018: I would buy the english version. What use do you have of a game, if you can't fully enjoy the game, because you don't speak the language. Anyway, I don't think you can get a new copy nowadays and in this case, the timebased events are most likely...

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Started by Sloxy

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Pokemon:Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald - Empty Batteries & Timebased Events

HeroLinik, Sep 2018: A dead battery is really nothing to worry about, because nothing serious is being affected. Only the following will be affected: - Berries stop growing - Eevee can only evolve into Espeon or Umbreon - Lilycove Dept. Store never has any sales -...

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Started by Claire Lilly

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Teambuilding Advice

colours, Sep 2018: As far as type matchups go, I'd say beware of Ground-types because Earthquake does a number on your team as far as Line 1, Line 2, and Line 4 goes. I'd say this is likely because of Alolan Raichu in addition to Empoleon and Toxicroak. Line 3...

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I see me!

Caite-chan, Aug 2018: That I didn't do...I just know I could talk to myself as if it were someone else doing it.

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Pokemon Party Creation

loumast, Aug 2018: It's like a tough puzzle which is fun to chew on and has pokemon in it XD I'll try and finish my own list and post it, just finished gen 4 though. Definitely not the most optimal teams, but yeah.

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Help a new player out

CodeHelmet, Aug 2018: Most of what she has is due in large part to me lol, although what I’m knowlegeable on is Generation 1 and 2, although I haven’t played Gen 2 in 18 years. Even so I do know a few things regarding Generation 3. Roxanne is the first Gym Leader and she...

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[SOLVED] Landing a high-damage combo in Pokkén DX?

Starry Windy, Aug 2018: Lately I've been thinking of completing mission panels in Green League in Pokk�n Tournament DX, and so far I haven't cleared a certain objective that says "Land a high damage combo attack". And I'm sure Burst Attack thing wouldn't count because I've...

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Moving my Eevee through generations

Boghy12, Aug 2018: oh, damn. Thanks, then I suppose I should make a post trading my shiny eevee on gen7 for a shiny eevee on gen6..

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Questions regarding IV Markings Below Pokemon

HeroLinik, Jul 2018: The markings aren't marked automatically per perfect IV, they still need to be marked manually. The reason they're used is just to show others where the perfect IVs are if you plan to trade the mons away, but it can also serve as a useful aid if you...

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Pokemon XD: Vaporeon

Pizzagod13, Jun 2018: Yeah. I am starting to think vaporeon is the better choice here. If I picked Jolteon I would be stuck using Spheal for most of the game which would be pretty garbo for a long while. Not taking Jolteon also lets me teach thunderbolt to someone else...

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I don't think I'm playing the right way...

Ogu, Jan 2018: I have always one or two HM Slaves and after I choose Pokemon who I think look strong and cool. My only rule is having type diversity and having every weakness covered with all 16/20 moves I can use.

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The problems with Pokémon games

Naming my character?

Can't transfer

Which pokemon do I put in my team's empty spot?

I made funny calculations to compare each type's super-effective offense coverage potential

illumise egg giving a volbeat?!

My character can't move in Pokemon Snakewood

pokemon emerald - safari zone, teddiursa

Trade buff?

Do you need Nintendo Switch Online to use the premium service of Pokemon Home?

how do i teach any move to my pokemon

Pokemon Team Drafting

Gamecube Gameboy Player

Pokémon Box Ruby and Sapphire problem

THE MEANING OF NAME NATURE POKE'MON?

Pokkén Help?

Pokemon World | A new adventure

Teach Venusaur Solarbeam?

Gen IV/V DNS Mystery Gift

Pokemon X Y Cheat Codes (Citra)

My first Nuzlocke-Challage, but what rules should i use. (Votes, Discussion)

pokemon dx

Friend Code Sharing Thread

Pokemon Home Trading Help

When people sell good pokemon

Pkrs

Gameboy advance

Pokerus virus explaination!!!

Pokemon Rocket Science missing pokemon

Unable to tell if my game is fake

Pokemon Black Cartridge Saving Issue

Multiplayer on 3DS

PC Organization . . .

Need help for my team please

Living pokedex question.

Which one?!?!

What have you found useful when making in-game teams?

Battle Resort- Multi Battle Connection

SOS Chain Shiny Hunting in Sun and Moon

Should I buy Japanese or English emerald?

Pokemon:Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald - Empty Batteries & Timebased Events

Teambuilding Advice

I see me!

Pokemon Party Creation

Help a new player out

[SOLVED] Landing a high-damage combo in Pokkén DX?

Moving my Eevee through generations

Questions regarding IV Markings Below Pokemon

Pokemon XD: Vaporeon

I don't think I'm playing the right way...