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solarowl March 15th, 2011 11:11 AM

Catching 'em all?
 
So, for those who are still going through the story of Black and White, are you catching as many Pokemon as you can on your journey, or are you just catching Pokemon for your team?
I've been catching Pokemon only for my team, I don't really find it necessary to catch every single Pokemon possible as soon as you start your adventure. But the main reason I'm not catching Pokemon is that this is one of the first times, I've played it three times and am still having fun playing through it. Maybe a fter 20 playthroughs, I'll catch every Pokemon from the start. After I beat Ghetsis, I will go through my Pokedex and catch all the Pokemon IN ORDER. Yes, in the order of the Pokedex. It's just something I've always done.

So, what about you?

Blitzle March 15th, 2011 11:17 AM

Through the gameplay, I mostly just carried around the 6 pokemon and my boxes were empty (aside from Victini and Fire monkey)

Since beating the League and plot, I've been collecting pokemon and stuffing my boxes. So, I don't necessarily want to reset this game, but I would like to get Pokemon White and re run that game over and over. (Birthday is coming up :D)

iRoyBoy March 15th, 2011 11:19 AM

I guess I never really thought of it but yah I am. Or at least i've been trying to. I think it just came as second nature to try and catch them all. But the sad thing is we need more than 8 PC boxes to keep one of every pokemon. Why Nintendo WHY D;
I think my friend has caught every pokemon he's seen and he's already almost out of room. Then again he has compleated the game and transfered a lot of pokemon from his heart gold.

Eurydice March 15th, 2011 11:53 AM

I tried to catch one of each pokemon I encountered so when I beat the game I won't have to catch so man to complete the pokedex

Emurus March 15th, 2011 12:01 PM

I've got quite a few pokemon, but I mostly just want to complete the pokedex.

Once my pokedex is complete (has all info on every pokemon(at least in Unova))
I'll actually try to have all the pokemon.

I've traded a few already, but they're logged now. =)

Oryx March 15th, 2011 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iRoyBoy (Post 6511849)
I guess I never really thought of it but yah I am. Or at least i've been trying to. I think it just came as second nature to try and catch them all. But the sad thing is we need more than 8 PC boxes to keep one of every pokemon. Why Nintendo WHY D;
I think my friend has caught every pokemon he's seen and he's already almost out of room. Then again he has compleated the game and transfered a lot of pokemon from his heart gold.

It expands though. o_o IIRC, you get enough after you get the National Pokedex for every Pokemon, and you have more than enough to catch every Pokemon in Unova before getting the National Dex, right?

I'm trying to get them all just because I never have before. Not sure what I'm gonna do about starters and legendaries yet, maybe trade for a few min with friends at school, but I would like to get all the ones excepting those caught. I'm grinding for the Elite 4 now, and leveling Pokemon that I need their evolutions for the Pokedex with an exp share as I do so.

chaos11011 March 15th, 2011 12:59 PM

See this team in my sig? Yeah, I'm only using this team completely in the Elite Four. Every pokemon I see I will catch and train it equally, as an example have all my Pokemon Level 17 before the 2nd Gym. I mean, Pokemon's motto is "Gotta Catch'em All!" this will put me at a disadvantage because it will take away from needed EXP (Though Audino fixes this) but puts me at an advantage because I will virtually have a counter for every gym (Multiple counters even!)

If you were wondering, I don't have Pokemon Black yet.

MiSoRamen March 15th, 2011 1:22 PM

I go though the game with just my team and then I catch all the pokemon in the dex as something to do after I have completed the main story.

ShinyMeowth March 15th, 2011 1:38 PM

This is my playing pattern at every Pokemon game:
-Play through the game once using your starter+HM slaves
-Play through the game some more times using different Pokemon
-After some months, start working on the Pokedex.
So, I'm not working on the Pokedex yet, but I will eventually.

Dreadnought March 15th, 2011 2:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MiSoRamen (Post 6512137)
I go though the game with just my team and then I catch all the pokemon in the dex as something to do after I have completed the main story.

I pretty much do this as well especially since now we can catch Wild Tyranitar's, Milotic, Poliwhirl, Dragonite, Gliscor's, etc...

lamby101 March 15th, 2011 2:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iRoyBoy (Post 6511849)
I guess I never really thought of it but yah I am. Or at least i've been trying to. I think it just came as second nature to try and catch them all. But the sad thing is we need more than 8 PC boxes to keep one of every pokemon. Why Nintendo WHY D;
I think my friend has caught every pokemon he's seen and he's already almost out of room. Then again he has compleated the game and transfered a lot of pokemon from his heart gold.


Once you get to a certain part of the story you get 16, maybe 18 boxes.

Giratina ♀ March 15th, 2011 2:19 PM

I'm catching Pokémon for my team. Afterward, I'm going to go back and catch everyone else so I can get to work on my epic project to rename all of the Unova Pokémon because... well, Throh and Sawk. Enough said.

olih March 15th, 2011 3:24 PM

I'm catching all the Pokemon I find, so it will be easier to fill up my Pokedex. About the not enough space in the box thing, it expands. Once you put one Pokemon in each box, you get more boxes. Eventually you'll have space for 720 Pokemon. More than enough for all the Pokemon in the National Dex.

MeiChama March 15th, 2011 3:27 PM

I tend to catch only the Pokemon I like, then after wards I'll go catch more if I feel like it. XD

Meganium March 15th, 2011 3:30 PM

I'll attempt to catch all of the Pokemon right after the main storyline. Before that, I'll just stick to what I'm looking for to add on my team.

Kenshin5 March 15th, 2011 4:55 PM

Yeah I am trying to catch everything, even before the main story is over. I catch anything new I encounter. As of now my Dex shapes us as this Seen 100 Obtained 76.

AoXoA March 16th, 2011 12:48 PM

Every single new pokemon I see I catch. I use a AR code for 100% catch rate though, because I get annoyed not catching something and it popping out, or accidently KOing them.

Only cheat I use however. But apart from a couple (Like in one of the caves they are like a 1% chance of appearing) ive gotten all I could. I use a gamefaqs.com faq to make sure I grab all the items etc possible, and to know what pokemon appear.

SnivyWonder March 16th, 2011 12:51 PM

Just For My Team,Then Catch Em'
 
I catch my team first,then I GOTTA CATCH EM' ALL

Astinus March 16th, 2011 1:09 PM

I catch every Pokemon I run across that I haven't caught before. Also, I run around in an area until I find each different wild species before I move on. The only ones I haven't found are the shaking grass ones, and that's because I haven't seen any shaking grass yet on White.

Saryka March 16th, 2011 1:49 PM

I started catching as many Pokémon as I could at the beginning of the game, but... I got reeeeally lazy after about the fourth badge and now I'm only catching Pokémon for my party. The second playthrough, I'm definitely gonna put more effort into catching as many Pokémon as I can, but I ain't catching 'em all because EFFORT. :| and I'm too lazy to trade for the ones I can't get in my game haha.

drew16 March 16th, 2011 2:16 PM

When i started pokemon White i caught everything in sight just to be one step closer to completing the pokedex. As of right now my national dex says
SEEN-313 OBTAINED-233

Ho-Oh March 17th, 2011 8:02 PM

Seen: 116, Obtained: 84.

Playtime: 57:33

...and not even versing the Elite Four yet, yeah I'm planning to catch all Unova Pokemon. Not going to catch the Pokemon from other generations though, only if I get them in trades.

And yeah trading will help me complete the pokedex. Sooo, for the first time I'm aiming to complete the pokdex...XD;

ProGuava March 17th, 2011 9:31 PM

no, since of course there will be a third version of the series b and w, spending the time cathing all the pokemans and finishing the pokedex in these versions are pointless. Ill wait till "grey"

RYOUKI March 17th, 2011 9:41 PM

I tend to catch Pokemon which I deemed 'rare' and hard to fight. In B/W, I don't know what's rare and whatnot so if I see a cool-looking Pokemon, I just catch it. But usually, I don't waste my time catching Pokemon.

It's worse for my SS though, in which my Pokemon box never had more than 10 Pokemon in them.

.-Notched March 17th, 2011 10:13 PM

My first box is already full of Pokemon.

My team has 6 pokemon.

Yeah, I'm going to catch them all.

Destiny. March 17th, 2011 10:17 PM

I've filled about 400 so far.. still a long way to go!

Pkmn Trainer Touko March 17th, 2011 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ProGuava (Post 6517585)
no, since of course there will be a third version of the series b and w, spending the time cathing all the pokemans and finishing the pokedex in these versions are pointless. Ill wait till "grey"

Wow that's a good point....I think you changed my mind by pointing out that obvious facr.

I planned on doing my national dex...maybe I'll just do the Unova dex in English White and do the national dex in Grey.. =/

Sabrewulf238 March 17th, 2011 10:56 PM

I caught a couple of pokemon during the main storyline, however I left a good few to catch afterwards. Which I've been doing now.

travisjb1990 March 18th, 2011 2:44 AM

I am catching Pokemon for my team and some others too. I am eventually going to catch 'em all too!

Mimikyu402 March 18th, 2011 6:21 AM

In black I have caught all pokemons from unova except those 3 events at the bottom with a litte help from some friends and the gts

Dark Piplup March 18th, 2011 1:40 PM

I caught mostly for my team. But, I have like 20 others that I caught so I plan on catching em all someday. But my "team" has about 8 pokemon and not just six.

Giraffe March 18th, 2011 1:49 PM

I'm only actually catching Pokemon for my team.

I doubt I'll be catching them all soon -- I'm focusing on completing the game first; Then I'll consider it.

JooJoobs March 18th, 2011 1:49 PM

I caught all the Pokemon up until after Castelia City just because there wasn't that many in the grass/desert/cave(etc) but I've slowed down and only picked up the Pokemon I think are cool looking/interesting or keeping on my team.. But eventually I will go back through and pick all of them up :)

TheMysteryEgg March 18th, 2011 1:51 PM

I thought no one except me tried to fill the Pokedex. I'll try to once I've beat the Champion and all that post-game extras.

Waffle-San March 18th, 2011 4:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Astinus (Post 6514460)
I catch every Pokemon I run across that I haven't caught before. Also, I run around in an area until I find each different wild species before I move on. The only ones I haven't found are the shaking grass ones, and that's because I haven't seen any shaking grass yet on White.

I'm pretty much the same. I don't actually know what species inhabit which route but I make sure I have at least one battle per patch of grass. When I beat Ghetsis I had caught around 90 Pokemon.

Jack Kentnon March 18th, 2011 11:40 PM

397 caught. Thank god for the pal park and Audino!

Zeffy March 19th, 2011 12:05 AM

I don't feel like catching everyone in my playthrough. I'm not really the "complete the pokedex" kind of guy. I'm more of a "train what you like" kind of person.

Hikamaru March 19th, 2011 12:41 AM

I think I'm going to collect any Pokemon I see. I normally collected females in my previous games, but this time I'll catch the first gender I see. I'll catch random Pokemon until I find the ones for my planned teams.

neonat2 March 20th, 2011 5:19 PM

Seen: 495
Obtained: 287
Playtime: 54:36
I no longer have any Pokemon on my platinum, heartgold, pearl, and soulsilver...BUT I WILL CATCH THEM ALL!!!!

Xyrin March 20th, 2011 5:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neonat2 (Post 6523954)
Seen: 495
Obtained: 287
Playtime: 54:36
I no longer have any Pokemon on my platinum, heartgold, pearl, and soulsilver...BUT I WILL CATCH THEM ALL!!!!

Same for me.. Well I have around the same and I don't have any pokemon on my HG. Lol took like 2 hours.

lawlercopter March 21st, 2011 1:09 AM

I've actually been catching a lot more than I normally do on a play through. I've also started to breed them. Breeding is more fun than it seems like :P

Pokemon Master Derrville March 21st, 2011 1:46 AM

After HG i started playing Emerald and Emerald was the first Pokemon game where I didnt catch everything I saw. I took that new found strategy or habit, whatever you might call it, and applied it to White. I have about 12 or so Pokemon one was used strictly for "Cut" and others were ones I first picked up that I no longer need because I built up stronger Pokes.

Eventually I will go back and catch as many as I can.. But only after I beat the main story.

King Gumball March 21st, 2011 2:03 AM

I plan to catch them all AFTER I beat the Elite Four :D cbb now, and I want some fun after I beat the E4 too.

♠Dawn Rayne♠ March 21st, 2011 2:04 AM

Yeah, I am catching all the region's Pokemon and evolving them and then getting all the other's traded. Most of my fav Pokes are in Kanto and Hoenn actually. I need to find someone who has my favs, might have to put it in my sig.

vaporeon7 March 21st, 2011 2:26 AM

I've finished the regional Pokedex and I have got 491 on the National. Still quite a bit mor to go though.

Zeturic March 21st, 2011 3:45 AM

I'm currently working on the Unova "chapter" of the living Pokedex - I've gotten about 3 boxes full of complete evolution lines, and a bout 2 boxes of uncomplete lines.
Not looking forward to transferring my 492 (never got Darkrai or Deoxys) from Pearl to this game.

While going through the game, as always, I caught practically nothing, other than my team, which was even smaller than usual, at only four.

Himechi March 21st, 2011 4:46 AM

I catch all the new ones I come across! Except Tranquill, I totally missed him. Vanillite (sp?) was so hard to catch for some reason >.<

Keizar March 21st, 2011 2:33 PM

For the first time ever, i actually choose to catch every pokemon i possible could while playing through the story line.

My reason for this is, that previous i haven't really played the games for more than fun, but now i decided that i wanted to achieve something with this, and not starting to catch them all, when i had beaten the story line seemed like a waste to me, when i was encountering them anyway a long the way.

And should probaly mention that i actually enjoyed catching all the pokemon i could on my way up to becoming the Champion.

tjb90 March 22nd, 2011 6:02 AM

I am going to catch them all but I am going to take my time.

giradialkia March 22nd, 2011 6:10 AM

Well, I started just catching for my team, then I caught some of the things I liked the look of. Now that I'm finished basically everything, story-wise, I just sorta decided it might be cool to try and catch them all. So I've been doing that. Aside from some Unove Pokemon you can only obtain easily via evolution, I've gotten almost everything you can catch in White. I also traded with a friend for the Version Exclusives, and got Victini. My National Pokedex is now 238, which I'm happy with. I'mma try and see this one through, definitely.

danno 507 March 22nd, 2011 6:20 AM

Catching every pokemon i see! make it easier for when i go bak to catch em all! :D

Twilight-kun March 22nd, 2011 7:23 AM

Pokemon R/B/Y/FR/LG/R/S/E/D/P/Pt/HG/SS/B/W:
Pokemon seen 649
Pokemon caught 15

Um...

vaporeon7 March 24th, 2011 2:44 PM

I've already posted in this thread but I am so pleased with my efforts I thought I'd post again. I have finally completed the National Dex after 2 weeks! (Well there goes my modesty)

TTC March 24th, 2011 5:36 PM

Generally I only worry about pokemon I plan to use for battling.

Sydian March 24th, 2011 7:57 PM

My first (and only, lol not restarting it) playthrough in White, I caught it if I didn't have it, pretty much. Wanna complete the region dex at least, like I always do with new generations.

Phototoxin March 25th, 2011 3:13 AM

Going to try and complete the WHOLE pokedex... I should have everything I need with a well established platinum and gold..


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