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Previous Generations

A hub for all previous Main Pokémon Games, from Red & Blue to Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee!
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Guide

1st & 2nd GEN: Bugs/Glitches/Exploits

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jojobear13, Feb 11: Not really a glitch, but this would be a good place to put it. It's well documented that the critical hit threshold for Gen-1 is different between the gameboy games and Stadium 1. Specifically speaking: R,G,B,Y Threshold = Base speed 'B' / 2...
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Important

Previous Generations Feedback Thread

Momoro, Oct 2020: Oh, thanks :) I wouldn't know where to begin the dig for that one either!
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Started by Nah

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Guide

Previous Generations FAQ

Nah, Feb 2020: Generation VII (Sun/Moon, Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon) Written by Janp, Nah, --Sun/Moon, Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon-- A note regarding Moon/Ultra Moon: In these versions, the in-game time is 12 hours different from what your 3DS's clock is set to. For...
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5th Gen

Emulator required

Redcharm, May 15: Anyone please tell me in which emulator can I play pokemon rgby vol 2
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5th Gen

First Generation Five Playthrough in a Decade!

Sweet Serenity, May 14: Magnezone is one of my all-time favorites as well.
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Started by Figure

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2nd Gen

Starter choice

Sheep, May 13: Usually based on design and recommendations for me as a kid. Chikorita was very cute, but Cyndaquil was also adorable and everyone said it was really good to use. So I went with it first. Using Chikorita throughout the gen 2 games was just brutal so...
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Are you currently playing any of the older titles?

Roni, May 11: Not at the moment, but I'm itching to do a randomizer nuzlocke on either Pokemon Platinum or Emerald in the near future~
16   523
Started by Sweet Serenity

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Do you guys still remember GBA and Pokemon!

Megan, May 8: I got Sapphire shortly after release and played it a bunch back then. This was kind of at the end of my first Pokemon phase. I remember barely anybody played the games in my school, anymore. I did find one other kid at some point so we could talk...
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3rd Gen

How does the Stone Badge boost affect damage calculation?

Reginald Cosmic, May 2: I knew that Glacia meant business. I guess I really can't one-shot her Walrein with Facade since my EVs are all distributed (meaning I can't use Proteins). I mean, I know I could grind to Level 60 or something, but I don't want to win like that,...
4   168
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Things you liked from the past

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Arcanyu, May 1: I wish they kept that too. The Hall of Fame escort feels like a sacred thing. My dream Pokemon League would be where you battle trainers in a giant stadium like Galar then maybe the winner faces the Elite 4 and champion? Like in the anime Alain won...
26   1,074
Started by VisionofMilotic

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5th Gen

Difficulties finding people to play multiplayer

Nah, Apr 25: There's probably not much else you can do besides ask around and see if anyone will oblige, though chances are you won't find anyone. It's not uncommon for multiplayer in games to dwindle down to a very small population years after release, and the...
1   216
Started by CoolKid575

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3rd Gen

Slaking During a Casual Playthrough

Pyrax, Apr 19: I remember Chuggaaconroy using a Slaking for his Emerald let's play years ago. Iirc he taught it Hyper Beam so it'd recharge during Truant, and this being Gen III it ran off Slaking's physical attack. I always thought that was a neat strategy as it...
18   722
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4th Gen

[Help!] Why am I unable to transfer Pokémon from HGSS to Black2?

Devalue, Apr 16: Looked up to see if others had this issue. Is your copy of Heartgold / Soulsilver a counterfeit? May be causing the problem, if so.
1   103
Started by Snails_R_Kinda_Nice

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7th Gen

Rain in Malie Garden?

looneymoon, Apr 14: Been gone a couple days visiting family but yeah, I also hopped over to the reverse world to double-check and got the same results. It's too bad. I appreciate your help! The good news is I did finally catch a wild Politoed just grinding with...
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Started by looneymoon

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Your favorite Starter Trio

TwilightBlade, Apr 14: I like all of the fully evolved Hoenn starters. I enjoyed using Sceptile against Team Aqua and Swampert against Team Magma. Blaziken overall can defeat the Elite 4 by itself. In other generations, I definitely struggled when using the grass...
24   2,246
Started by Megan

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1st Gen

Obtaining Used Items in Red/Blue Virtual Console Again

TwilightBlade, Apr 14: 8F arbitrary code execution involves glitching "X Special" item in your bag as well as obtaining specific Pokemon (Kangaskhan, level 100 Pidgey with 233 HP, etc). ACE offers endless possibilities: generating Pokemon, making them shiny when...
1   108
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3rd Gen

3 favourites and 3 least favourites from gen… 3?

ReKoil, Apr 12: Best: -Salamence. My favorite Pseudo. -Metagross. My second favorite Pseudo =P Both of these are just really cool and strong. -Milotic. Beautiful, although far too big a hassle to get back in gen 3, I still love it. It's easily one of my favorite...
1   106
Started by PageEmp

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6th Gen

Do people still play X/Y?

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BlackoutKitty, Apr 6: I can't play it anymore because I lost my DS but I used to play it 24/7
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Started by Solarin52

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What did you name your rivals?

Sheep, Mar 27: I started with dumb names, like Stupid, Idiot etc, because I was 9 years old and thought that was hilarious. :') Seems like a lot of other kids did that lol. But once I got older I just started using their official names. Sometimes the Japanese...
20   626
Started by Sweet Serenity

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3DS eShop Closing: Poké Transporter Doesn't Show Up in Pokémon Bank

Reginald Cosmic, Mar 21: Yes, the Generation 6 game Pokémon X let me download Poké Transporter (just in case anyone's scrambling to get the app). You just need the one Pokémon in PC box 1 for the game to offer it to you. I'm sorry for bumping the thread after all this...
8   1,441
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4th Gen

Underground Goods Giving Problem Possibly Solved

jordinduyck25, Mar 19: I don't do much on this site but I wanted to share what I found that could possibly solve the problem that many Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum players been having in the Underground that surprisingly had little to no answers in these past...
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3rd Gen

Which of the Hoenn Battle Frontier Brains did you find the hardest

Sirius Black, Mar 15: I can't really say that i've ever had much luck with the battle frontier myself, I've come up against Noland, Lucy, Spencer, Anabel and Brandon once each and I've only successfully beaten Noland. The last time I tried was like... sometime in 2015...
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Started by Adamabbafan

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6th Gen

Region Changing for Vivillon / eShop Question

Amore, Mar 15: An update on this, for future reference - all the naysayers like, you can just change the region back again (although I didn’t attempt to open eShop with the region changed) and everything works fine!
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7th Gen

Not sure what to do with my breedjects and other mons i would normally trade off.

Megan, Mar 9: I think your best bet is to ask around in our Trade Corner Section. It seems like there are still a couple people who are willing to trade through the older games.
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7th Gen

The First "Meta" Pokémon Games

Megan, Mar 9: Self-referrencial media are nothing new, especially nowadays. The games have been referencing stuff ever since gen 2 came around. And I'm not sure if gen 7 really subverts certain tropes of the previous games. It seems more like they just really...
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Started by Adam Levine

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7th Gen

How QR codes work?

Megan, Mar 9: I'm not sure if you'll find somebody here who knows about stuff like that. I think it's probably a good idea to look for places where people actually datamined the games at the time. At least that seems like your best bet.
1   126
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Softlocking

ReKoil, Mar 2: I've never encountered any soft-locks myself in a Pokemon game.
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4th Gen

Team Galactic playthrough of Diamond

Adamabbafan, Feb 27: I am currently doing a playthrough of Diamond as a Team Galactic grunt and I am using the starter as I never do a game without it this is my team. Torterra (Male) Honchkrow (Male) Purugly (Female) Skuntank (Female) Bronzong/Toxicroak (Male)...
0   174
Started by Adamabbafan

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7th Gen

The Ultimate Lillie Roast thread (fans, please stay away)

LucarioAbsolHazel7, Feb 27: WARNING: I AM OBSESSED WITH GLADION YET HATE LILLIE, SOMETHING RARE IN THE POKECOMMUNITY! Hey! I'm REALLY late to this show, but I have always hated Lillie. For majority of the reasons already stated, and since I don't have anything to say about...
16   8,579
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5th Gen

The best teams and most unusual teams you have used in Gen 5

Amore, Feb 21: Well for a playthrough my teams have been pretty conventional: Victini featured in my first ever save (and 2nd, as I blitzed through it then restarted inside a month, although that is now lost as I didn’t know B2W2 had come out and reset, never...
2   255
Started by Adamabbafan

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Shiny Odds were 1 in 8,092

Palamon, Feb 16: I liked when shinies were rarer and more difficult to get. I don't like the nonsense that is the more recent games were getting a Shiny Pokemon is as easy as walking into a wormhole and travelling really far. Always found that kind of eh. The...
19   9,765
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4th Gen

The best and most unusual teams you have used in Gen 4

RadEmpoleon, Feb 15: I think my first Pokemon team was Empoleon, Dialga, Pachirisu, Graveler, and something else. I feel like I only had 5 Pokemon on my team, or the 6th team member was something I never settled on. Idk it's been almost 13 years at this point.
8   561
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4th Gen

searching for a good emulator to play Pokémon platinum

Rock_Salazar, Feb 13: If you have a 3DS lying around, hack it to play DS games using homebrew and the Twilight menu. If not, invest in an R4 flashcart like I did.
15   4,304
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7th Gen

My thoughts on Mallow and the other characters.

Sweet Serenity, Feb 7: Hau – He was a good character and a good friend to the player. His rivalry with the player was akin to that of Red vs. Blue, but reversed, where the player is similar to Blue and Hau is similar to Red. He selects the Pokémon with the type...
1   496
Started by TomTheTrainer510

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4th Gen

Did you like Voltorb Flip, and would you like to see more minigames like this?

Dastr95, Feb 7: I preferred voltorb flip over slots gameplay wise, but it was just a room with a guy. It would have been a lot more fun if they made it an arcade and you purchased tickets to play mini games.
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Started by Sheep

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3rd Gen

The best teams and most unusual teams you have used in Gen 3

Sweet Serenity, Feb 6: Pokémon Ruby - Blaziken, Starmie, Shiftry, Zapdos, Alakazam, Gengar Pokémon FireRed - Starmie, Zapdos, Machamp, Alakazam, Tauros, Exeggutor
11   5,247
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Ever realized an old gen game wasn't as good as you originally thought?

Lynetté, Feb 6: I think this is an inevitable feeling due to hardware limitations of the time and the fact that you can only experience something for the first time once. For all their various flaws, the modern titles are far smoother experiences than the older...
18   4,392
Started by Sheep

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1st Gen

Which are your favourite sprites in Pokémon Red and Blue?

Rock_Salazar, Feb 6: I wholeheartedly agree. It's the main reason I dislike playing red and blue, and why I prefer yellow despite it having some problems. I wish there was a rom hack of red and blue that changed the sprites to yellow.
5   295
Started by Hashimi

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7th Gen

What are your thoughts on gen 7?

Sweet Serenity, Feb 4: Generation 7 has always been my second favorite Pokémon generation after Generation 5. While the adventure might have begun with Generation 5, Generation 7 introduced me to a new perspective on playing Pokémon. Firstly, I was able to create a...
15   857
Started by Sheep

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7th Gen

Your thoughts on SM not having gyms?

Sweet Serenity, Feb 4: It was a breath of fresh air in my opinion. Not only did Game Freak do something different as opposed to gyms, but they also did something that highlighted cultural differences in the Pokémon world. I really felt like I was in another location...
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3rd Gen

Giovanni's ace in FR/LG

Vishwam, Feb 3: I think it's ok if Giovanni has Rhyhorn instead of Rhydon, because there are many gym leaders and trainers that have Pokemon that shouldn't have. For example, Bruno, the fighting specialist, has two Onix, Agatha, the ghost specialist, has a team...
10   539
Started by Vishwam

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Do you remember your original game winning teams? (Gen 1-5 Era)

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Hashimi, Feb 3: I still have most of the saved files in my cartridges (exception made for Pokémon Black). Red: Venusaur, Fearow, Golduck, Hypno, Rhydon and Hitmonchan. Silver: Typhlosion, Ariados, Bellossom, Quagsire, Ampharos and Dragonite. Sapphire:...
34   4,717
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3rd Gen

New duplication glitch? Gen 3

Poll
Powerman017, Feb 2: Has anyone heard off a way to duplicate pokemon for Ruby and saphire? I think I found a way, I just can't find anything about Ruby and sapphire specifically. Any help would be appreciated.
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Cheat Code Question for Emerald: Change Pokemon So It Acts Like It Was Traded From Someone Else's Game?

Duck, Jan 31: If you're emulating it / has access to the save file, you could just PkHeX the Snorlax to have a different trainer ID than your own. That ought to do the trick.
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7th Gen

does anyone play usum

PageEmp, Jan 26: Yes, I recently began a nuzrun of it and have wanted to play gen7 again for a long time. IMO, the ultras to me are the definitive way to play that generation, so yeah.
7   634
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1st Gen

Getting all Kanto starters for Yellow

Solarin52, Jan 25: Pokemon Yellow is the only game where you can get all 3 starters just from playing through the story. It was always like a ritual to get all 3 and use them. Me personally, I never liked Venusaur because it's just boots cheeks in the early gens. But...
11   1,008
Started by VisionofMilotic

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3rd Gen

Fire red team and movesets

Megan, Jan 24: Keep in mind that Gyarados, Lapras and Zapdos have a slow groth rate. That means they need a lot more EXP than the others. At least Zapdos makes up for it by being level 50 which is pretty high for the endgame. Gyarados makes for a decent HM user as...
2   295
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5th Gen

Do you want BW remakes?

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Iceshadow3317, Jan 22: That is true. I completely forgot about Johto and don't know why. And yeah there have been rumors for a few years about a new Johto game. I do think BW would be better though given we have seasons and everything in BW which they would probably keep.
46   12,224
Started by Sheep

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3rd Gen

Gen 3 tier list ranking of best Pokémon for Emerald Battle Frontier

XemnasRage, Jan 21: My best Pokémon for the Emerald Battle Frontier: (no ranking within a tier) Emerald S: Smeargle: Leftovers: Spore, Substitute, Baton Pass, Belly Drum/Dragon Dance/Tail Glow Slaking: Choice Band: Hyper Beam, Earthquake, Shadow Ball,...
0   718
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What old generation looked the best to you?

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Rock_Salazar, Jan 19: Gens 2 and 4 were my favorites in terms of how the sprites looked. Gen 2 perfected the old school style of how the sprites should look on gameboy, and in one of the games (Crystal I think) they even animate. That's so cool for a gameboy color game....
37   11,264
Started by Sheep

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2nd Gen

Ho-oh or Lugia?

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Rock_Salazar, Jan 18: Ho-oh's design and theme are the reasons why I always preferred it over Lugia. Over the years however, I prefer Lugia a little more because it defines what a legendary pokemon should be. It slumbers at the bottom of the ocean and only comes out when...
73   10,396
Started by Dragon

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5th Gen

Has anyone tried to revive the Dream World?

nickwatic, Jan 17: seems like an impossible task
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4th Gen

Egg moves

Devalue, Jan 17: Sees no way to do so. Passes egg moves solely from the male parent in Generation 4. Double Kick options: Nidoran (male) line and Treecko line Iron Head options: Aron line, Shieldon line, Larvitar line, and Gible line Contains no overlap. ...
1   201
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