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pokehearts July 15th, 2012 3:17 PM

Zubat.....so.many.Zubat
 
Whenever you walk into a cave, you are bound to encounter a Zubat or a Geodude or some other Pokemon that's too common. What do you think about it, Do you like the opportunity to capture Pokemon, do you stay to look for a super rare Pokemon, or do you just use repel to avoid all the hassle.

I just use Repel.

Mystical Mermaid July 15th, 2012 4:13 PM

Zubat may be a bit of an annoyance, but their being common in caves and other dark places mirrors many small species of bats in reality. Zubat and its evolutions are largely based on vampire bats, and the myths surrounding them. The three species of these blood-drinking (they don't suck, they create a gash in the victim's skin and lick the blood out) bats are common throughout their range, which extends from southern Mexico through much of South America. Regardless of species, a single cave can be home to thousands upon thousands of bats, which can be seeing flying out in swarms at dusk. If you were to venture into a cave, you'd be much more likely to see bats sleeping, or rocks lying around (Geodude) than you would a moon fairy.

The general trend with Pokemon is that those based on endangered animals and mythical creatures are more rare than those based on common animals. Of course, many of these less common Pokemon are worth the patience required to obtain them. Personally though, I tend to use Repels while in caves unless I'm looking to catch a certain Pokemon or I'm level grinding.

Munchlax11 July 15th, 2012 4:25 PM

Zubat.....so.many.Zubat
 
[SIZE="a"]I usually save my money and don't buy repel, but I run away from all the Zubat and Geodude[/SIZE]

Mango Dolphin July 15th, 2012 4:35 PM

Stay BACK Zubat! I have a repel and level 89 Serperior named Aronet and i'm not afraid to use him! I also have, like, Kyurem and Reshiram, so back off you Zubat.

... You can take a guess.

T!M July 15th, 2012 5:09 PM

I find there presence rather helpful for EV Training, also catching a male Geodude is something I consider a blessing in most POKeMON installations. I call him the Thunder Repellent.

But if I'm in a hurry, I try to avoid caves, because, all in all, they are rather frequent.

Katie the Friendly Ghost July 15th, 2012 6:53 PM

I stay away from Repels generally. The allure of that random shiny encounter makes me suffer through all the caves. :P Of course nothing ever comes of it. I just like to think it will though haha.

Aquacorde July 15th, 2012 8:29 PM

Ah usually if I'm wandering through a cave it's because I'm training a Pokémon. Or if I'm going through first time I'm gaining levels anyway. So I just knock them down for a bit of experience and I don't mind them much! I hardly ever end up using repels and when I do it's for surfing haha.

T!M July 15th, 2012 8:37 PM

In a final opinion, I believe money towards REPEL would be better spent for items like POKeBALLs, POTIONS or STAT BOOSTERS... I really see no necessity in them.

Zephele July 15th, 2012 10:09 PM

I really don't like traversing through caves since Pokemon always seem to pounce on you every two steps, so I usually blitz through them while spamming Repels. All the missed experience from knocking out those Zubat and Geodude is probably why I'm frequently underlevelled when I play through a game, haha.

Ninjagon July 15th, 2012 11:11 PM

Mostly, i use repels, but much thought has been debated in my head whether to or not. They ARE a waste of money outside of caves and are completely useless if your pokemon aren't of the right level. BEING a shiny hunter and a somewhat successful one at that, i need to stop buying them - my first random encounter shiny was this year, Shroomish in Petalburg Woods. That tells me something, i have been spamming repels for way too long. My other RE Shiny is Deino, but i was hunting it. Other shiny's i have were MM'ed and SR'd.

Kikaito plush July 15th, 2012 11:41 PM

I just battle the Zubats or whatever it is, I don't like Repels much as I could be repeling a shiny.

PlatinumDude July 16th, 2012 3:03 AM

Pokemon like Zubat and Geodude are annoying to me and whenever I see one, I just run from it unless I'm EV training.

Olli July 17th, 2012 12:44 PM

Earlier on I just endured them because I wasn't aware of the effects of repel, so obviously I hated going through Mt. Moon and such, though nowadays I just use repel, unless there's some specific Pokémon I want to catch in the caves.

AxeyWaxyWoo July 17th, 2012 1:01 PM

lol, my first random shiny encounter was a Geodude. XD

Anyways, I hate using repel. I really don't know what I've got against it.
I just battle, and if I really can't be bothered, run. :P

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ July 19th, 2012 4:05 AM

Unless I'm in some sort of rush to get through an area or my Pokemon are running low on HP/PP, I'll usually bite the bullet and battle the wild Pokemon that get in my way. It's experience, at least. It's usually if I have to backtrack through an area later in the game and I'm 25 or so levels higher than the wild Pokemon that I'll use Repel to avoid them. However, in later parts of the game, I will welcome battles with the evolved ones (Golbat/Graveler) instead of their former forms simply because they would give me more experience for beating them.

Besides, if it wasn't Zubat and Geodude you encountered every three steps, it would be some other Pokemon.

Red99 July 19th, 2012 4:42 AM

Depends on the point of the game. When I'm first starting to train my pokemon, caves are good things, because the pokemon are generally weak. But when I'm champion of the pokemon league, I don't even bother. I just use a max repel.

ZetaZaku July 19th, 2012 2:43 PM

I usually fight them, unless they're way under my level and their exp don't mean at all. I rarely use repel, so I run from battles. Sadly, even though I'm doing that, I haven't encounter a shiny yet :(

In my latest playthrough of Blue, they were great foes for my Butterfree as they don't stand a chance against it's Confusion.

Hikamaru July 19th, 2012 8:39 PM

I don't fight Zubat, they don't give out much EXP points and they annoy me like hell... darn confusion and poison.

Geodude also annoy me, at least early on.

I usually use a Repel so I don't have to fight them. I usually just catch one for the Pokedex and that's it.

If I didn't have to encounter Zubat and Geodude every few steps, I'd actually enjoy the caves much better.

Speaking of which, I never found any Shiny Zubat yet although on two occasions (both in Gen IV games) I caught a Shiny Graveler.

Legobricks August 9th, 2012 9:22 AM

When moving to a new place, I generally pass through random encounter areas without a repel, and fight every encounter. If one takes what is potentially grind in their stride as a part of normal game progress, one won't be underpowered for boss-type fights and the route itself can become a challenge (fighting one's way to the top of Mt. Silver, finishing versus Red, especially). This is true in most any RPG.

Affliction August 9th, 2012 9:47 AM

I don't bother fighting them because I am the Pokemon League Champion and I have much better Pokemon to fight.

In Gen I, Zubats were just like, THE ONLY THING YOU CAN ENCOUNTER (Joking, but it's only got 1 evolution then)! I never played it, but I know Crobat didn't exist then.

People probably catch more Zubats than they used to because of the Crobat. But really, they used the REALLY ANNOYING method so pretty much I don't know why I bother.

Pokemon Trainer UV August 9th, 2012 11:31 AM

It depends on what point of the game.

If it's near to the beginning, I tend to train. That or I watch the world burn by catching a Zubat over a Pidgey.

But later on when cave Pokemon become useless, I just repel the heck out of caves.

Subtle Blue August 9th, 2012 11:55 AM

The swarms of Zubat cannot penetrate my shield of apathy.

Zayphora August 14th, 2012 3:59 PM

Repels are my weapon. Hiding from the bats is my strategy.

Plasmette August 14th, 2012 5:27 PM

Well...its certainly better than Woobat...

Bourne-mouth August 19th, 2012 5:12 PM

Zubats are a definite annoyance. That's why I spend half of my money on Repels. They're the most important item around when travelling imo, and especially, walking into a darn cave plenty of Zubats and Geodudes.

Mentalii August 20th, 2012 6:08 AM

Even if they're very numerous, I use them to train my team. They can appear at each step, I'll battle them. That's sometimes irritating, but I last, for the good of my team. And, if I go in a cave where Pokémon are too weak compared to my current team, I just use Repel, because just fleeing over and over quickly become annoying.

zephyr6257 August 20th, 2012 6:13 AM

I don't really mind Zubats. I usually have an electric pokemon on hand, which takes care of most problems. Before I enter a cave, I stock up on pp restores, instead of repels, so I don't run out of electric moves. :3 Also, I'm quite hipster, repels are too mainstream.

Honest August 20th, 2012 8:32 AM

Repel the flying rodents. And round rocks.

I'd never even be looking for a roaming legendary in a cave, since I tend to stick with routes with really weak Pokemon, makes encountering them easier.

Brendino August 20th, 2012 10:52 PM

I can honestly say that Zubat never bothered me, especially knowing that they could evolve into a pretty good Pokemon in Crobat.

Tentacool, or the other hand, I've always hated. It would always make surfing to and from Cinnabar a nightmare for me, and because I am usually pretty lucky at avoiding Pokemon in tall grass, I don't always think about buying Repels, until it is usually too late.

Twilight Sky August 26th, 2012 3:58 PM

I just spam repels with every chance I get if the wild Pokemon become too much of a hassle. This is a good and a bad thing, admittedly. But it's better than encountering them every other step or so. >>:


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