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zommy08 April 9th, 2010 11:27 PM

The "Wild Pokémon are really dumb" moment
 
When was it that you thought "Wow, that wild Pokémon did something really stupid"?
I just had one now: Trying to catch Lugia in SS. Lugia used Rain Dance right before the rain stopped. TWICE.

Druid April 9th, 2010 11:46 PM

Mine's with Lugia also - I managed to get it under five hp, paralyze it, and reduce its accuracy with flash six times. My single, lower-leveled pokemon was barely touched. Whenever it managed to hit me, it used rain dance xD

bobandbill April 10th, 2010 4:04 AM

Moved to general Pokemon gaming as this can apply to basically any main Pokemon game, not just HGSS.

hyperblast81 April 10th, 2010 9:07 AM

Havent had one yet, I'll probably notice one when I truely get "In" to the HG I got 2 days ago.

dragon0fangz April 10th, 2010 12:46 PM

Just had a dumb trainer moment in PBR (Yes i still play PBR)...
My graveler (last pokemon) against a combusken (also last pokemon).
Graveler's health was low.
I knew combusken could easily KO me with a Double Kick, which i had seen it use before.
But NO, it kept using quick attack. I guess the trainer's AI was wired to use Quick Attack to finish off pokemon. It took him 3 hits, and my Graveler was still alive. I just kept using Rock Blast. Then I won. Its like he threw the match...

(Edit: Sorry, i didnt notice this was WILD pokemon. Oh well, theres no difference, really)

coconutberry April 10th, 2010 1:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dragon0fangz (Post 5703593)
Just had a dumb trainer moment in PBR (Yes i still play PBR)...

What's PBR? D: LOL, I'm confused.

XaiXo April 10th, 2010 1:55 PM

The Mewtwo in SS failed against my level 7 Slowpoke.

Used Amnesia in the first turn, my Slowpoke used Yawn.

Second turn, it uses Guard Swap (yes, on a level 7 Slowpoke), then falls asleep. I proceed to tackle it with Slowpoke for a laugh.

Repeated that cycle until I caught it.

Kon~ April 10th, 2010 2:45 PM

I always laugh when I've got a Pokemon into the red, mine's in the red, it has a chance to finish me off and it uses a stat move.

(Also, not wild, but this happened with the Kimono Girls' Jolteon. I ended up killing it with an Ursaring who was burned and in the red.)

otakulily April 10th, 2010 3:04 PM

Wading through a cave full of one-turn, self-destructing Gravelers is not fun.

Dwarven King April 10th, 2010 4:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by otakulily (Post 5704018)
Wading through a cave full of one-turn, self-destructing Gravelers is not fun.

I know exactly what you mean. :(

EmeraldSerenade April 10th, 2010 4:40 PM

When a wild pokemon uses a status move when your already inflicted with it -.-

AuroraHearts April 10th, 2010 4:46 PM

well i have a 'trainer pokemon are really dumb" moment,

in the kanto region,
sabrinas gym,
one of the old ladies you fight there has this hypno
who used skilled swap, then did it again, and again and eventually died with its original skill XD

i love it when stupid pokemon do this

Enigma April 10th, 2010 4:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XaiXo (Post 5703823)
The Mewtwo in SS failed against my level 7 Slowpoke.

Used Amnesia in the first turn, my Slowpoke used Yawn.

Second turn, it uses Guard Swap (yes, on a level 7 Slowpoke), then falls asleep. I proceed to tackle it with Slowpoke for a laugh.

Repeated that cycle until I caught it.

Lmao. :pink_laugh:

Quote:

Originally Posted by EmeraldSerenade (Post 5704265)
When a wild pokemon uses a status move when your already inflicted with it -.-

This happens to me all the time. :pink_disbelief:

Hantsuki April 10th, 2010 4:58 PM

When a Pokemon like Raticate is using Quick Attack when my Pokemon just used Fly or Dig last turn. Same thing when they are using normal attacks on my Haunter. It's just not going to work guys! Unless you are a Hoothoot/Noctowl using Foresight first.

Lieutenant Unstable April 10th, 2010 5:22 PM

I've always thought Self Destruct was pretty stupid. (I always run from Gravellers. Always. >_>)

DXrobots April 10th, 2010 5:51 PM

when a pokemon uses self destruct against my gengar its like ok, it didn't even phase me.

zommy08 April 10th, 2010 11:26 PM

In Platinum, training a Shelgon, I met a Graveler. This happened 3 TIMES! It KOed itself using SelfDestruct while I used Protect. :P

mattman324 April 11th, 2010 12:10 PM

In the origanals, the AI was notoriously bad. I remember one time my level 11 Squirtle (Yeah, it was in Yellow, and I dislike Yellow, but still.) was being trained in Digglet's Cave. The level 31 Dugtrio COULD have KOd me in one hit with Dig, but NO! Using GROWL was so much more important.

I won. :P

Sydian April 11th, 2010 12:26 PM

Ho-oh is stupid. It kept using Sunny Day. How hot does he like his spring break? Gracious.

ggctuk April 11th, 2010 12:42 PM

Electrodes are stupid. Take those ones powering the generator in Mahogany Town's Rocket Base. They use Screech first to sharply lower your Defense, then use SonicBoom.

shroud April 11th, 2010 2:11 PM

in the old RBY games when i just started i remember having caught a geodude and practiced battling against pikachus in the viridian forest. the only attack they knew was T-Shock. :P

BridZworld April 11th, 2010 5:10 PM

I think wild Pokemon are stupid, when you have a level 50+ Pokemon in your party, and you come accross a level 8/9 Pokemon, but they wont let you run. I don't find anything more infuriating than "Can't escape"

The Girl Once named Tracie April 11th, 2010 5:19 PM

When Moltres used agility for the 5,000,000th time when its speed was already maxed out

Destiny Bond April 11th, 2010 5:41 PM

When a wild hunter kept useing nightmare like three times, when my pokemon was not asleep

Niprop April 12th, 2010 9:24 PM

...No such luck for me. The pokés I usually face seem to know type effectiveness, and some even know how to actually power up their moves one turn and attack with the corresponding special/physical attack on the next. Maybe I'm just (un)lucky.


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