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Pochama95 May 24th, 2009 3:58 PM

The new D/P/Pt Trainers battle styles
 
Ever since D/P came out more and more ppl became less of a "just catch 'em all" trainer and now want a pokemon with certain stats, natures and IV's. I understand move sets but doesn't it get tiring to go out and find a Jolly Gible instead of just catching the first gible u see?

I just wanted to know how many ppl battle by the new system and how many still play and battle for the fun of it?

jmadude May 24th, 2009 4:00 PM

I just catch for the fun of it I really don't care of any of the IVs or whatever, I just trust what I catch.

wolf May 24th, 2009 4:02 PM

Battling by the new system involves more thinking, and is a lot more fun in my opinion. I don't want to battle by just attacking, but by strategy. =|

Pochama95 May 24th, 2009 4:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmadude (Post 4672640)
I just catch for the fun of it I really don't care of any of the IVs or whatever, I just trust what I catch.

That's exactly what I do too

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolflare (Post 4672648)
Battling by the new system involves more thinking, and is a lot more fun in my opinion. I don't want to battle by just attacking, but by strategy. =|

You can catch anything and have a strategy for it like my Chimchar was timid so it's attack went down so I made it a special atk user instead of restarted for a certain stat

Zelda May 24th, 2009 4:18 PM

In Diamond, Pearl and Platinum, I do both battling for fun, and IV's and all that. Either way is fun to me.

kissing. raindrops May 24th, 2009 4:31 PM

If I don't EV train a Pokemon I would never use it for competitive, then again I haven't had almost any competitive battles, because my team isn't even complete. I like EVing and stuff, it's not hard. Savage attack battlers will be stopped in competitive. As for ingame, it's whatever EV/IVs and whatever nature.

Sweet Candace May 24th, 2009 4:37 PM

I could care less about IV and EV's. I take what the game gives me and I accept it. I don't get all crazy trying to get the "perfect" Pokemon.

Nearsighted king of Ice May 24th, 2009 6:15 PM

i just try to catch pokemon with different types i don't don't care of any of the IVs i just catch em' all :) i never catch common pokemon and their evolution line except shinx cuz it's evolution line is cool

wolf May 24th, 2009 6:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Pochama95 (Post 4672661)
You can catch anything and have a strategy for it like my Chimchar was timid so it's attack went down so I made it a special atk user instead of restarted for a certain stat

So what would you do with a Relaxed (+ Def / - Speed) Abra. =\ Make it a wall? =|

PlatinumDawnFtw May 24th, 2009 6:22 PM

I used to do EV training, but my Pokemon still sucked because I could IV breed.

I just gave up on the whole competitive thing because I don't want to slave over my DS for hours just for a few Pokemon.

Now I just catch whatever and run with it.

Azumi May 24th, 2009 9:54 PM

If my Pokemon is a Sp. Atk monster, then I give it Sp. moves. :) That's how my Infernape got Flamethrower, Fire Blast and Blast Burn. All Sp. Atk moves.

Zelda May 25th, 2009 6:41 AM

Well when I want to do Wifi battles I EV train but I don't really care much for the IV's. For in-game teams I just train regularly without EV's or IV's.

~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~ May 25th, 2009 6:42 AM

I just battle for the fun of it, I'm lucky to get the best nature Pokemon for that certain Pokemon that I've just caught. I dont have a whole century to look for that certain nature for that certain POkemon


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templekeeper May 25th, 2009 8:02 AM

Gotta catch 'em all only if they're shiny-I don't waste time with synchers or anything like that. IV breeding takes too long.

Dmatt May 25th, 2009 8:54 AM

I IV breed and EV train for the fun of it, it's really nice to see my "perfect" baby and then using it for competitive battling .. It might get annoying or tiring but that's what keeps me entretained :D

.Ozymandias May 25th, 2009 8:58 AM

I do both, though the whole 'take 'em as you find 'em' really appeals to me, because I'm probably exceptionally odd but find myself growing attached to my little pixels!

Alxprit May 25th, 2009 9:18 AM

I've recently gotton into competitive battling, so I breed them with certain natures and EV train as hard as I can. Only thing that doesn't matter to me is IVs.

lorelli May 25th, 2009 9:21 AM

I tend to be a "Gotta Catch 'Em All" type trainer. I find it fun looking for all the Pokemon. :3

Mōnštȝr¿ May 25th, 2009 11:22 AM

I battle by both.
It really depends on how I'm feeling and how luck I am.

dotKarma May 25th, 2009 11:25 AM

I just take them as they are. IVs and EVs don't matter and shinies are kind of pointless. I mainly just play through the game anyway and then usually restart or sell the game back.

Nnoitra Jiruga May 25th, 2009 11:54 AM

I tend to be the more competitive kind of trainer...

Ryanniny May 25th, 2009 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sweet Candace (Post 4672749)
I could care less about IV and EV's. I take what the game gives me and I accept it. I don't get all crazy trying to get the "perfect" Pokemon.

LOL, same. I don't see much of a point trying to get a specific nature, gender i can understand (i like matching my pokemon on whether i think the pokemon suits male or female better)
The whole EV/IV training is just beyond me...

Sebastien Loeb May 25th, 2009 12:29 PM

DP is a metagame a lot not equilibrate, I don't like a lot I preferred to level of competitive batting the metagame Advanced and the metagame GSC.

KnilShadowLink May 25th, 2009 1:04 PM

I do it old school style, GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL! (Did you know that Pokemon dropped that as their catch phrase at the start of the 3rd generation? I was like, What the f***?!)

...But I do EV train, and breed for Egg moves, but I don't really care about Natures and IVs (For competitive battling only)

Naxus_Darkstar May 25th, 2009 1:05 PM

I ev train stuff for battle tower, wifi, ect. but i dont do any eving until after i beat the elite four and stuff and i always try to catch new pokemon. and will use them in game but if i want it for competitive i will breed it. As for ivs i dont care about them to much but i mean a 31 iv is a nice bonus compared to a 7. i dont look or breed for them but if i get something with good ivs im happy. ;D


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