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Marcy_11 May 27th, 2008 2:47 AM

Shoddy or wifi?
 
Would you rather train a team and battle on wifi? or make a team and battle on shoddy?
Just thought itd be fun to list the pros and cons of each

Peanutassailant May 27th, 2008 2:55 AM

i use both. i use shoddy to practice, when i get a good team i try to emulate it on wifi

.Vaporeon May 27th, 2008 3:00 AM

I dont use shoddy,ive got it but i havn't set it up or battled.
I prefer wifi .

R a c h e l May 27th, 2008 4:48 AM

I prefer Wifi :)
I haven't given Shoddy that fair a go, though.

Milke May 27th, 2008 5:02 AM

I like WiFi better becuase Shoddy seems boring.

LethalTexture May 27th, 2008 6:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peanutassailant (Post 3616105)
i use both. i use shoddy to practice, when i get a good team i try to emulate it on wifi

Same here.

And I also agree with the above poster, alot more goes on when you battle on Wi-Fi. And I think it's just rewarding to see the results of your hard work EV training and breeding your Pokemon when you battle on Wi-Fi, as all you have to do on Shoddy is click and type a few numbers and you've got a perfect Pokémon.

Jack Surge May 27th, 2008 7:55 AM

^ Yeah, same for me. I prefer battling with wifi, but Shoddy's great for practice.

Valarauca May 27th, 2008 8:35 AM

I like shoddy because i don't have d or p

Azonic May 27th, 2008 1:09 PM

I prefer Shoddy, since there happens to be more of the better and more skilled battlers on Shoddy. WiFi is pretty much random battlers, much of the WiFi battling population are rookies. Plus, Shoddy is where you can be lazy and not waste your money to battle noobs and you don't have to waste your time EV training and IV / Nature breeding, you just type the numbers in. XD

\\Ceiran// May 27th, 2008 3:08 PM

clade- basically, from what i can see, your saying that shoddy is better because theres no effort required? surely then, theres more rookies on there?

airconditioning May 27th, 2008 3:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by \\Ceiran// (Post 3617744)
clade- basically, from what i can see, your saying that shoddy is better because theres no effort required? surely then, theres more rookies on there?

He said that Shoddy was better because stronger opponents battle there, not because it took no effort.

Myself, I prefer WiFi, despite the fact that I've only had a single WiFi battle in my life. I just dislike Shoddy's battle system- there's no battle animations or theme music, and you have to read the logs carefully to even discern what just happened the previous turn. With WiFi, all you need to do is watch and see. Shoddy just seems a bit cold to me. Plus, I just don't have it in me to modify my team every few battles. I much prefer to form strong bonds with my Pokemon and believe in myself. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/Gamerman/Image%20Macros/yelwacko.gif

XEL May 27th, 2008 4:10 PM

i like shoddy because its fast and there are no DCs

airconditioning May 27th, 2008 4:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_One_Winged_Angel (Post 3617933)
no DCs

Ahahaha no.

Spoiler:
---
Epilepsy used Tri Attack.
Vaporeon lost 4% of its health.
acetrainer's Vaporeon fainted.
---
acetrainer switched in Infernape (lvl 100 Infernape ?).
Epilepsy used Tri Attack.
Infernape lost 90% of its health.
acetrainer's Infernape fainted.
---
acetrainer switched in Gyarados (lvl 100 Gyarados ?).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Epilepsy's attack!
Epilepsy used Tri Attack.
Gyarados lost 56% of its health.
Gyarados was frozen solid!
Gyarados is frozen solid!
Gyarados's leftovers restored its health a little!
Gyarados restored 6% of its health.
---
acetrainer: wow...
airconditioning: I admit, that is pretty gay...
Epilepsy used Tri Attack.
Gyarados lost 50% of its health.
acetrainer's Gyarados fainted.
---
acetrainer switched in Floatzel (lvl 100 Floatzel ?).
acetrainer switched in Electivire (lvl 100 Electivire ?).
airconditioning switched in Gyarados (lvl 100 Gyarados ?).
Gyarados's intimidate cut Electivire's attack!
---
airconditioning: Oh.
acetrainer switched in Weezing (lvl 100 Weezing ?).
airconditioning switched in Geovann (lvl 100 Rhyperior ?).
---
airconditioning switched in Epilepsy (lvl 100 Porygonz).
Weezing used Pain Split.
Weezing lost 28% of its health.
Epilepsy restored 29% of its health.
Weezing's Black Sludge restored a little health!
Weezing restored 6% of its health.
---
acetrainer has left the room.
airconditioning wins!

. May 27th, 2008 4:39 PM

You still win the match, D/C means no one wins.

I personally prefer Shoddy. Sure, there's a few things that bother me (Official Server has 100 people online, and not one wants to battle) But it's easy, and gives great pre-Wifi practice.

airconditioning May 27th, 2008 4:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by King Tyranitar (Post 3618034)
You still win the match, D/C means no one wins.

It's still an opponent walking out on you in the middle of a match. >:(

XEL May 27th, 2008 4:53 PM

yeah thats still annoying, but most shoddy players have respect and will play to the end, plus with perfect IVs the matches are much more epic than wifi

Ooka May 27th, 2008 5:28 PM

I myself prefer wi-fi. I like to see the move animations play out. And you have more time to plan out a move.

LethalTexture May 28th, 2008 7:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_One_Winged_Angel (Post 3618077)
yeah thats still annoying, but most shoddy players have respect and will play to the end, plus with perfect IVs the matches are much more epic than wifi

I feel it is rather more epic finding out if that 1 more IV you could have gotten in attack had you spent more time on breeding would have been the difference between winning and losing.

Milke May 28th, 2008 8:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by airconditioning (Post 3617814)
Myself, I prefer WiFi, despite the fact that I've only had a single WiFi battle in my life. I just dislike Shoddy's battle system- there's no battle animations or theme music, and you have to read the logs carefully to even discern what just happened the previous turn. With WiFi, all you need to do is watch and see. Shoddy just seems a bit cold to me. Plus, I just don't have it in me to modify my team every few battles. I much prefer to form strong bonds with my Pokemon and believe in myself. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v634/Gamerman/Image%20Macros/yelwacko.gif

Exactly how I feel. Shoddy doesn't seem worth it.

sol52 May 28th, 2008 11:03 AM

well since i no longer have a ds i rather shoddy it truly has great battlers there and it is a great way to practice for wifi but then again no theme music and no animations suck but its still fun

Azonic May 28th, 2008 12:19 PM

I concur with that assessment. I really dislike how less interesting Shoddy can be with the lack of sound effects, music, and animations. The lags you receive on Shoddy is also rather annoying, but Shoddy still has its benefits too. Shoddy lets you choose various clauses to battle with, unlike WiFi - where you have to just trust your opponent. Shoddy also provides you with a quick and easy battle log. Also provided is the Chat option, where you can chat with the opponent in the middle of a battle. You can also save time by typing in EVs, IVs, Natures, Items, etc. instead of spending days to find the near perfect Pokemon. Battlewise, I definitely would prefer Shoddy Battle since the opponents are a lot tougher and fight until the end (most of the time). Also, the Random Battle feature on Shoddy is quite enjoyable when you feel like a surprise. With that, I conclude Shoddy as my favorite battle tool.


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