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Bludjinni September 6th, 2007 1:18 AM

Which Pokemon of my team should learn Earthquake and Thunderbolt?
 
Hello,

My team is as follows:

Cacturne
Blaziken
Aggron
Altaria
Gorebyss
Slaking

One of them needs to learn Earthquake, and one of them Thunderbolt. I only have 1 of each TM and I have no means, as of now, to get others, nor do I want to chainbreed because most of my Pokemon in my team have already been bred for a good nature (and this took AGES, not going to start over).

Any ideas? Thanks! ^^

Scorp Con September 6th, 2007 1:30 AM

Give Earthquake to Aggron:)

Bludjinni September 6th, 2007 2:01 AM

That was my first idea as well, until I kinda realized that Earhquake would fit Slaking as well, don't you agree?

And what about Thunderbolt?

Scorp Con September 6th, 2007 3:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bludjinni (Post 2855284)
Don't you agree?

And what about Thunderbolt?

Yes,Slaking can learn Earthquake too,if you like,you can give Earthquake to Slkaing and Thunderbolt to Aggron;).I give you Movesets for Slaking:
Slaking
Return
Focus Punch
Rest
Rock Slide

Aggron

ultranerd57 September 6th, 2007 12:32 PM

NO
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Madridista (Post 2855414)
Yes,Slaking can learn Earthquake too,if you like,you can give Earthquake to Slkaing and Thunderbolt to Aggron;).I give you Movesets for Slaking:
Slaking
Return
Focus Punch
Rest
Rock Slide

Aggron

never give aggron special moves if its your only tm other pokemon have much higher special stats
earthquake to slaking
thunderbolt to ?gorebyss? or anything but aggron

Rochard E. September 6th, 2007 12:39 PM

Why not give Aggron and special moves? I gave Earthquake to my Aggron and my Mewtwo.

SpiderPig September 6th, 2007 12:41 PM

Give EQ to any physical atker and thunderbolt to any special..

msdmario September 6th, 2007 1:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rochard E. (Post 2856275)
Why not give Aggron and special moves? I gave Earthquake to my Aggron and my Mewtwo.

Have you seen Aggron's Special Attack? Aggron max Special Attack is 240 which can only be reached with a Sp. Atk increasing nature, 252 EVs in Sp. Atk, and perfect IVs in Special Attack. Most of the time, Aggron won't even reach 200 because nobody trains it in Special Attack. Also, Aggron doesn't get STAB for using Thunderbolt which makes the attack even weaker. In short, don't waste Thunderbolt on Aggron.

The only Pokemon on his team other than Aggron that can learn Thunderbolt is Slaking. Slaking isn't much of a special sweeper either because his Attack is much higher and he won't be to use Thunderbolt that much thanks to his ability.

Don't teach Thunderbolt until you can find a better Special Sweeper.

Bludjinni September 8th, 2007 12:42 AM

Awh. :( Okay, Earthquake to Slaking it is, then. I really hadn't realized Earthquake was a special attack (you know what, Diamond and Pearl's new system made me VERY confused, I can't even remember if it was Special or not in Diamond >_>). My special sweeper is Gorebyss, but I highly doubt it can learn Thunderbolt (..And I checked just now, it can't).

In that case, if I learn Ice Beam to Gorebyss as I was about to do anyway, I should cover all types, I think, right? I don't want Gorebyss to be a Baton Passer anyway.


Keep in mind I don't want to do any professional battles, that's why this team isn't very professional either and it doesn't need to be perfect. All have been selected on the best nature I could find and some have been actually bred to get a good nature (Cacturne, Altaria, Gorebyss), but none have been EV trained or anything.

J.M. September 8th, 2007 8:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bludjinni (Post 2860969)
Awh. :( Okay, Earthquake to Slaking it is, then. I really hadn't realized Earthquake was a special attack (you know what, Diamond and Pearl's new system made me VERY confused, I can't even remember if it was Special or not in Diamond >_>). My special sweeper is Gorebyss, but I highly doubt it can learn Thunderbolt (..And I checked just now, it can't).

In that case, if I learn Ice Beam to Gorebyss as I was about to do anyway, I should cover all types, I think, right? I don't want Gorebyss to be a Baton Passer anyway.


Keep in mind I don't want to do any professional battles, that's why this team isn't very professional either and it doesn't need to be perfect. All have been selected on the best nature I could find and some have been actually bred to get a good nature (Cacturne, Altaria, Gorebyss), but none have been EV trained or anything.

I think you mean competitive battles, which you can't do on the GBA games anyway

Magneto20 September 9th, 2007 6:59 AM

i think it would be good to teach thunderbolt to altaria, that way it can defend itself from all the ice/water types out there.

Anti September 10th, 2007 7:24 PM

I don't believe that altaria can learn t-bolt. Gorbyss as a special sweeper is bad, it is supposed to be a BPer, but w/e you're not playing competitively, so don't worry. Even for ingame teams, T-bolt is suicide on aggron...always.

Gachaking September 10th, 2007 7:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bludjinni (Post 2855255)
nor do I want to chainbreed because most of my Pokemon in my team have already been bred for a good nature (and this took AGES, not going to start over).

Any ideas? Thanks! ^^

Holding Everstone will allow the offspring to inherit the parent's nature. Good job on wasting "AGES" on something that could have taken but one or two egg-hatchings, friend.

Anyway, back on topic. I'd say Slaking needs a powerful move like Earthquake to make up for its crappy ability limiting its attacks, though its power won't be as strong as when a Ground Pokemon uses it, for obvious reasons. As for thunderbolt, teach it to anyone you wish(yeah, call me a lazy douchebag or anything you want, but I'm in the middle of downloading some crap and can't help you much)

shevchenko997 September 11th, 2007 10:07 PM

Yes,I agree.Teach Earthquake to Slaking,and Thunderbolt to Aggron.

Gymnotide September 12th, 2007 7:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shevchenko997 (Post 2876700)
Yes,I agree.Teach Earthquake to Slaking,and Thunderbolt to Aggron.

No. Don't do it.
Maybe replace Gorebyss with Starmie.

ultranerd57 September 13th, 2007 2:16 AM

replacing gorebyss would be alot better starmie can learn psychic

Anti September 13th, 2007 9:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shevchenko997 (Post 2876700)
Yes,I agree.Teach Earthquake to Slaking,and Thunderbolt to Aggron.

Uh, aggron's specila attack SUCKS. I mean, I don't know how steven is the champ of the E4 with the awful movesets his pokes have. Aggron CANNOT use special attacks, the end. Rock Slide and EQ are usually on it, iron defense is good with all the 4x weaknesses...and the last slot...who knows? Reat maybe...I'm not that good with aggron. Oh, don't use iron tail, it is WAY too unreliable.


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