zel 2.0

so where do i get the LIPS program you talked about in the pokemon shiny gold thread?

cant wait to get it workin :)

hey zel quick question, when do u get our for your break cause i just got out now and i was wondering about your scedule over here.
oh, and just checking in. keep up the good hacking, i cant wait for B6

YX: The Champion DP battle theme? I dont think I'll need it, I'm just fine with the Cyrus one, which is my favorite. The rest are so so.

mitchel: Too bad I'm not on Windows right now, just PM me again so I wont forget about it next time I'm on Windows.

smballer: Really, I have no idea, because since now I've gotten a job, I dont know what'll happen in the future. My plan is to keep hacking, but that depends on how much dedication I can put into it. If not, at least I'll try to help people till I get more time.

Aquillae: I dont know, because it's not like everyone thinks the X is so easy. It must be that you are just too good >.<
There are many times that I dont want to change the Leaders' lineups dramatically, because that'd be like hurting the "remake" part too much (and I still want the X to be a bit of remake), and in terms of levels, not like the game ends on Mt.Silver, so there's still a lot of gap that I need to be increasing levels (lv100 around Mt.Silver is a definitive no)
About movesets, I know, a lot of competitive strategy use HP as a filler to battle against weaknesses, BUT there's one HUGE problem: We hackers cannot decide which type or power the opponent trainer's HP will be. How can we make a strategy based on HP then. That's why I rely on my usual technique of: a strong or same type move, a move that's neutral or that can still harm against their weak types, a defensive or annoying move and another attacking move or healing if possible. Then, it's up to the AI to use that moveset in the best way, but in my opinion that is a balanced way for movesets. Am I that wrong?

Dont forget that your Pokemon have IVs and all that stuff that will always give you an edge in the battle, while theirs not. And levels wont matter when that is involved (that's why earlier battles are harder, the game is more equilibrated by then)

BW: Probably I should ask DJ about that? :P

Bylsma and hiro_juragata: Both of you should close the emu, delete any .sav or .sa1 file generated for the game. Start the emu again and before loading the game, make sure in Options->Emulator->Save Type, the Flash128k option is selected. When it is, load the rom and start a New Game. That will fix the save errors and you'll be able to progress after the E4 the next time you reach there ('cuz you need to start the game from the beginning)

Hey, Zel. I'm new to the forum and what not, and I noticed your ShinyGold right away. Its a great hack, but I have a problem. I'm sure you get this alot, but the save doesn't work for me. I changed it to 128kb but when I try to save it shows "Save Error. Please exchange the back up memory." Any idea on how to help me? I'd appreciate it alot and I support this hack 100%

Hello Zel, I'm new to your hack and I love it. But I have a big problem that I cannot find any answer to. I have saved just before Lance and I have already beaten him and Carlos. However, when the credits end, it returns to the title screen and I cannot reload my game because I used the VBA sav file thing. Anyways, I changed the save type to 128k and beat them again, but I still don't know how to load up my old file. Can you please give me an answer because I can't wait to play in Kanto. The only explination I have is that I put B5 onto B4, so the file I'm playing on started with B4. Anyways, I would appreciate an answer. Thank you so much

hey, i'm not talkative! :P

Anyways,
Hope you have a nice day.

Au Revoir~

Hi Zel! I'm Aquilae who wrote the SG5X walkthrough, if you don't remember.

Actually I would like to raise some concerns about the difficulty of 5X (I'm probably the only one who says it it easy =$), and some possible fixes.

First would be the downward curve in which the difficulty moves, as the pokemon gain EVs through battling and completely outshine the computer trainer's pokemon, despite the level difference.

That is why I was pushing for increased levels toward the end of the game, Carlos & Amelia (around Level 75 pokemon) were comparatively easier to beat even with their pokemon 15 levels higher than mine, and I found the earlier battles, Whitney and Bugsy to name a few challenging ones, actually were harder than Carlos & Amelia.

I would also like to see another change, that is a change in movesets as the game progresses, streamlining and improving throughout the game. In one of the posts you made you described the Elite Four rematch as having comparatively better movesets than the earlier trainers. Unfortunately I have failed to observe this phenomenon happening with the Gym Leaders of Beta Five, simply put the Kanto gym leaders have absolutely horrid movesets that fail to get past a wide variety of pokemon that counter it.
In competitive battling having a moveset that can handle several types/score super effective hits on a variety of pokemon is called the maximising type coverage, and generally helps in aiding the potency of the pokemon itself.
For example if Zapdos countered by Golem because Drill Peck and Thunderbolt are resisted by it.
But if the Zapdos had Hidden Power Ice, it would beat Golem and help with Ground types which come in to null Thunderbolt, increasing type coverage.

I have a lot of suggestions for the improvement of the Gym Leaders, I would be using Sabrina as an example:

Espeon lv 63: Psychic, Shadow Ball, Morning Sun, Reflect
Mr Mime lv 62: Psychic, Shadow Ball, Light Screen, Reflect
Alakazam lv 64: Psychic, Shadow Ball, Recover, Reflect

This team is 100% beaten by a Dark type, and a Psychic resister provided it isn't weak to Ghost. Shadow Ball draws off Espeon, Mr. Mime and Alakazam's comparatively lower attack stats, it won't be hurting much.
So how would a Psychic go around beating Dark types? For one, there is Medicham which possesses Fighting moves which are super effective on Dark.
There is another option in a defensive pokemon which uses Calm Mind, say a Grumpig, which could beat Dark types one-on-one given the Sp. Def boost Calm Mind provides and sweep an unprepared team.

You see, there are a lot of ways to fix the things that are lacking in the gym leader teams, which would make them even more difficult to deal with.

Granted, there are some parts of the game that are really difficult, I would say Whitney is one of the hardest.
Basically getting a Fighting type, most probably MUSCLE the Machop, would make it easier to deal with. Another thing that I have attempted to do is to use Butterfree's Sleep Powder, with its ability Compoundeyes, Sleep Powder has almost 100% accuracy and it incapacitates the opponent pokemon. I also have used Intimidate to my advantage as Miltank and Clefairy use only physical attacks - Intimidate lowers Attack which also weakens Whitney's pokemon.
I would not suggest an increase in difficulty in the earlier parts of the game, probably up till Whitney, but I would like to see an increase in difficulty, that is an increase in levels and better movesets toward the end.

I wish you good luck with Shiny Gold, and I hope you have taken the time to read my overly long message.

spanish is ur language? i thought u were going to some uni in USA....well after shiny gold is 100%, what do u plan to do anyway?

Hey Zel i've a Question what is the command for earthquake in Fire-Red? Thnx if you want to say it ^^
Thnx in advance ^^
and good luck further with your hack Shiny Gold ^^
Cya
~Mitchel1

I mean the DP Champion battle. There is one, but it stops at 55 seconds- mine is full and only 40 seconds.

wow~
sounds excitingly frightning... >.<

now I'm even more afraid to let the time pass by! >.<

well, anyways, I'm sure you'll do good.
keep things up and do great~ =3

also, try setting your mind on things which will stop you from getting distracted by anything so you could concentrate on doing the more important stuff for you to do. :3

good day~

P.S. I ain't this supportive though, so it's rare for you to see me with these kinds of posts. :laugh: :P :D :) :\

hey zel... seems that you're getting pretty busy. :P
sadly, I can't enjoy my teenage life fully, but oh well... :P

anyways, you now have a job, ei?
may I ask what it might be..? :3

Posting to see if I get some problem.
The moderated comments thing is just weird o_o;

smballer: How would I not be good at Spanish, if it is my native language :P
<alright, insert jokes about one not being able to talk his own language properly here XP>

DJ: Well, I think I'll be forced to be stressed, you'll know why on my FC.

trebuh: Just read Mastermind_X's "Chagning the Worldmap Completely" thread in the Documents/Tutorials section, because I'm sure I wont teach anyone how to do that, as it is very heavy to do -_-
(dont forget that for a few parts, Advance Map 1.91 can help you with that)

YX: The one for Lance, or which one are you refering to? I like the clonex's version for the Lance one.

BW: Ah, I see, you seem to be as talkative as I am :laugh:
Thanks, and same for you ;P

Hi zel..........well..............
I got nothing to say...

Take care and have a nice day.
Au Revoir~

Zel- do you want a full version of "Battle! Champion" song? It's my private re-mix.

hi zel ! ia m a big fan of yours!im just wondering how did you create a new world map/region map? can you help me?iam doing a a hack called pokemon thunder yellow ,well... its not a r/b/y remake.Its a fire red rom,and i dont know how to change the logo and the pokemon in the title screen. can you help me? tnx

ok ok i nkow u said no hacking stuff but plz ive been trying for over a year now to get hold of you and and ive onli just realised the hyperlink on your name

ive flash carted beta 5 but the save doesnt work could u possibly fix that?
it would be much appreciated

and also ur hack is the best pokemon game ever nintendo's suck compared to youres!

its lucky that gold was allways my fave ;)
thx and sorry about the hacking stuff ill never talk about it again!

wenks... wow.., you're really busy, zel... :\
anyways, just keep things up and don't stress yourself too much, okies..? :)

you'll survive, I know you will. ;)

holy crap zel, ur really good at spanish. i take a class at school in spanish but still suck at it. Yo sucko en el espanolo. See? That's how much i suck at espanol. anyway, is beat 6 gonna be released in like...a year?