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Banned March 16th, 2014 1:35 AM

Question: Is there supposed to be some sort of animation when Unburden activates? I'm using it on Hawlucha in conjunction with Power Herb, and I think it's working, but there's no message or anything to tell me, which is odd.

Hikamaru March 16th, 2014 1:54 AM

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Originally Posted by berlyda (Post 8146621)
Question: Is there supposed to be some sort of animation when Unburden activates? I'm using it on Hawlucha in conjunction with Power Herb, and I think it's working, but there's no message or anything to tell me, which is odd.

I think that when the item of the Unburden holder is lost, I don't think the message pops up. That's what I remember when I used something with Unburden. I know some abilities have the message pop up but not in this case I'm afraid.

Dark_Yveltal March 16th, 2014 3:35 AM

Hey everyone, can you please help me?

I have the following question: I am breeding for a shiny Larvitar now, one larvitar (father) is japanese and the mother is obviously my own. I gave the mother an Everstone, to pass on her nature/ability to the "babies". I'm around 280 Eggs now, but this may sound stupid, but does the Everstone affect Masuda Method? Is it somehow harder to get a shiny or doesn't this matter at all and your odds are still the same?

Maybe someone has experiences with this one, I appreciate your help and thanks in advance!

Onicon March 16th, 2014 3:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark_Yveltal (Post 8146750)
Hey everyone, can you please help me?

I have the following question: I am breeding for a shiny Larvitar now, one larvitar (father) is japanese and the mother is obviously my own. I gave the mother an Everstone, to pass on her nature/ability to the "babies". I'm around 280 Eggs now, but this may sound stupid, but does the Everstone affect Masuda Method? Is it somehow harder to get a shiny or doesn't this matter at all and your odds are still the same?

Maybe someone has experiences with this one, I appreciate your help and thanks in advance!

Well no; for example we always scount one egg after another for IVs, and never with Everstones. When we found a shiny, we had replaced the the parents with other ones, one holding an Everstone. The egg still turned out to the shiny.

Howmander March 16th, 2014 4:14 AM

So I know the power of Rollout or Ice Ball doubles right after using Defense Curl, does it HAVE to be Defense Curl used right before using Rollout or Ice Ball to get the benefit, or can it be ANY defense raising move? I am planning a Bidoof (with SImple Ability) to have Skull Bash and was wondering if Rollout would have any benefit from it.

Banned March 16th, 2014 4:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Howmander (Post 8146789)
So I know the power of Rollout or Ice Ball doubles right after using Defense Curl, does it HAVE to be Defense Curl used right before using Rollout or Ice Ball to get the benefit, or can it be ANY defense raising move? I am planning a Bidoof (with SImple Ability) to have Skull Bash and was wondering if Rollout would have any benefit from it.

It's just Defense Curl (makes sense, since it curls into a ball when using Defense Curl, ready for Rollout / Ice Ball).

Miau March 16th, 2014 4:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Howmander (Post 8146789)
So I know the power of Rollout or Ice Ball doubles right after using Defense Curl, does it HAVE to be Defense Curl used right before using Rollout or Ice Ball to get the benefit, or can it be ANY defense raising move? I am planning a Bidoof (with SImple Ability) to have Skull Bash and was wondering if Rollout would have any benefit from it.

Just Defense Curl. And you can use it any time in battle before Rollout/Ice Ball, not necessarily right before, and you get the boost as long as the Pokemon hasn't switched out of battle.

Hikamaru March 16th, 2014 4:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Onicon (Post 8146762)
Well no; for example we always scount one egg after another for IVs, and never with Everstones. When we found a shiny, we had replaced the the parents with other ones, one holding an Everstone. The egg still turned out to the shiny.

As far as I'm aware of breeding mechanics, Everstone only affects nature. If one parent holds an Everstone in X/Y, it'll pass down its nature to the baby Pokemon 100% of the time, like it was in Black 2/White 2.

I don't recall it affecting the chances of getting shinies.

Shhmew March 16th, 2014 1:54 PM

Everstone only passes down Nature (100% of the time), and from what I've experienced, it and the Destiny Knot don't affect shininess in any way. In fact it's pretty much the only way to get a shiny that's any good for competitive battling, you know? (well, except cheating or trading)

Just don't give up :D

Shrew March 16th, 2014 6:24 PM

1) Restaurant Le Wow. How much exp do you get total from defeating everything?

With this number, I plan to take into account multipliers (O-Power, Lucky Egg, being unevolved) to make it most efficient to get things at exactly lv50.

2) What % chance does Chansey hold Lucky Eggs?

3) If I have a pokemon hold a Lucky Egg, but don't use it in battle... Will the Exp Share combine with the Lucky Egg? Or will I just get the normal share? (I'm not sure if there's any point in getting more than 3 Lucky Eggs because Rotation/Triples only allow 3 on the field at once.)

Hiatus March 16th, 2014 8:05 PM

For your second question, apparently one in every twenty Chansey hold Lucky Egg. If I were to make an estimate, the percentage would be somewhere around five or so. :P

arinceo March 16th, 2014 8:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Shrew (Post 8148912)
1) Restaurant Le Wow. How much exp do you get total from defeating everything?

With this number, I plan to take into account multipliers (O-Power, Lucky Egg, being unevolved) to make it most efficient to get things at exactly lv50.

Not sure exactly :S Which is rather sad considering I've done literally hundreds of the double battles!

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Originally Posted by Shrew (Post 8148912)
2) What % chance does Chansey hold Lucky Eggs?

You can increase it from five to 20% if the first pokemon in your party has Compound Eyes as its ability.
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Originally Posted by Shrew (Post 8148912)
3) If I have a pokemon hold a Lucky Egg, but don't use it in battle... Will the Exp Share combine with the Lucky Egg? Or will I just get the normal share? (I'm not sure if there's any point in getting more than 3 Lucky Eggs because Rotation/Triples only allow 3 on the field at once.)

Having the Lucky Egg on a pokemon not in battle will still give it boosted exp points on top of what it typically would receive from the EXP share.

Pokemon in battle - 100% EXP
Pokemon in party with Lucky Egg - 75% EXP
Pokemon in party - 50% EXP

Howmander March 17th, 2014 12:35 PM

So people have gotten AZ's Floette with the power save, has anyone gotten those two secret Vivillon patterns yet then?

Sopheria March 17th, 2014 2:06 PM

Is Hawlucha's Flying Press able to hit through Wonder Guard?

Onicon March 17th, 2014 2:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Sopheria (Post 8150501)
Is Hawlucha's Flying Press able to hit through Wonder Guard?

It did not hit, presumably because the flying type is only a secondary effect.

PS: Come to think off, we had no Mold Breaker. That is something we need to test once we find a Hawlucha with it.

Nah March 17th, 2014 3:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Howmander (Post 8150276)
So people have gotten AZ's Floette with the power save, has anyone gotten those two secret Vivillon patterns yet then?

Wait, there's 2 extra Vivillon patterns? When did this happen?

PlatinumDude March 17th, 2014 3:14 PM

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Originally Posted by No Chance Without Zekrom (Post 8150671)
Wait, there's 2 extra Vivillon patterns? When did this happen?

The hacker who revealed Diancie, Volcanion, Hoopa, Mega [email protected] and AZ's Floette also revealed the extra Vivillon patterns. There's also no word on whether those Vivillon patterns were actually used.

Also, Flying Press still does not hit Shedinja because it's still a Fighting move:
0* effectiveness (Fighting) x 2* effectiveness (Flying) = 0, therefore, Shedinja is still immune.

destinedjagold March 17th, 2014 5:45 PM

Question related to Masuda Method shiny breeding.
We now all know that there is a probable bug in the game that forgets the parents are MM-able after we shut the game off and turn it back on
At least, I think everyone knows about this 'bug' now...
, therefore, we need to get the parents back and put them back in so the game can tell that parents are MM-able.

So my question is, would it be enough to just withdraw the foreign parent and put it back in to enable the Masuda Method again?

Flushed March 17th, 2014 6:01 PM

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Originally Posted by destinedjagold (Post 8150983)
Question related to Masuda Method shiny breeding.
We now all know that there is a probable bug in the game that forgets the parents are MM-able after we shut the game off and turn it back on
At least, I think everyone knows about this 'bug' now...
, therefore, we need to get the parents back and put them back in so the game can tell that parents are MM-able.

So my question is, would it be enough to just withdraw the foreign parent and put it back in to enable the Masuda Method again?

Whoa, wait a second. I guess I've never heard of this bug, because that means I've wasted soooo much time with non-MM breeding.

Do you have a source (which could potentially answer your question as well)? I would assume that recognition of nationality is determined as they're dropped off, since that's a factor in chance of egg production, so I think taking out parents and putting them back in would solve any potential glitch, but I'm not sure.

destinedjagold March 17th, 2014 6:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Flushed (Post 8151017)
Whoa, wait a second. I guess I've never heard of this bug, because that means I've wasted soooo much time with non-MM breeding.

Do you have a source (which could potentially answer your question as well)? I would assume that recognition of nationality is determined as they're dropped off, since that's a factor in chance of egg production, so I think taking out parents and putting them back in would solve any potential glitch, but I'm not sure.

Quoted from the [Has anybody gotten a Masuda Method Shiny yet?] thread.

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Originally Posted by Cordelia (Post 8131836)
When you start your game, take out your parents and then redeposit them. In Trade Corner, we've postulated that the game has a bug in it where it 'forgets' that your parents are Masuda-capable and doesn't take account of the Shiny Charm when you turn your game off. So when you turn it back on, take your parents out and then put them back in. Of course, you have to be careful with your egg moves (making sure they still know them) with this method, but it works. I've gotten two shinies in three days and I do not have the Shiny Charm.


Flushed March 17th, 2014 6:10 PM

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Originally Posted by destinedjagold (Post 8151023)
Quoted from the [Has anybody gotten a Masuda Method Shiny yet?] thread.

Oh ok, I gotcha, and you're asking whether to take out one parents or both?

I'd say take out both, because it only determines "foreign" status in comparison to the other 'mon and not your game, and perhaps will only recognize the nationality upon putting it in the DayCare.

destinedjagold March 17th, 2014 6:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Flushed (Post 8151027)
Oh ok, I gotcha, and you're asking whether to take out one parents or both?

I'd say take out both, because it only determines "foreign" status in comparison to the other 'mon and not your game, and perhaps will only recognize the nationality upon putting it in the DayCare.

What a waste of heart scales. =/
Aw well~
/grabs more heart scales from pokemon-gl~

Flushed March 17th, 2014 6:25 PM

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Originally Posted by destinedjagold (Post 8151041)
What a waste of heart scales. =/
Aw well~
/grabs more heart scales from pokemon-gl~

If you're using the Lumiose method, soft-resetting should save you from spending scales. If you're using KeySav/any other method, I guess that does mean quite a few Heart Scales.

destinedjagold March 17th, 2014 7:05 PM

Question: if we delete a friend from our friend list, will they then appear on our acquaintance list?

XpokeX March 17th, 2014 9:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by destinedjagold (Post 8150983)
Question related to Masuda Method shiny breeding.
We now all know that there is a probable bug in the game that forgets the parents are MM-able after we shut the game off and turn it back on
At least, I think everyone knows about this 'bug' now...
, therefore, we need to get the parents back and put them back in so the game can tell that parents are MM-able.

So my question is, would it be enough to just withdraw the foreign parent and put it back in to enable the Masuda Method again?

It won't affect me if i just close my DS to sleep mode right? Just when i close the game?

Shhmew March 18th, 2014 2:36 AM

Just to clarify, the MM thing is only a theory, just like tipping. It's definitely not confirmed or anything. (though I must say it has shown some promising results in my experience...)

Zorogami March 18th, 2014 7:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Shhmew (Post 8151522)
Just to clarify, the MM thing is only a theory, just like tipping. It's definitely not confirmed or anything

Its not a confirmed thing?? I really thought it was, weird. I did have some pretty good results with it myself so

SuperSouvlaki March 18th, 2014 12:35 PM

Legit Mew - Pokémon Ranch > X Y
 
Hey everybody,

I created this account to ask you guys the following question:

I used to be a very big Pokémon fan (Pokémon Red was my first video game back in the 90's). I've captured A LOT of Pokémon. I transported my loved Pokémon from the gamecube > Pokémon Sapphire > Pokémon Leaf Green > Pokémon Diamond > SoulSilver > Pokémon Ranch Wii. When you store 1000 Pokémon on the wii app, a character named Hayley will give you a 100% legit Mew that you can transfer back to Diamond.

To me, it felt like I finally completed Pokémon. Unfortunately I didn't had the time to play gen 5 and 6... But my 11 year younger brother has! So, I decided to give him ALL my pokémon including mew!

The question: will the Pokébank recognize this version of Mew as legit (because this isn't an event Pokémon, he comes from a not so famous wii app)? Or will the AI think "OT Hayley Pokemon Ranch??? WTF? This must be an hack!" We haven't bought x and y yet...

mangamusicfan March 18th, 2014 1:17 PM

He wil acept it.
At least that's what I heard! not entirly sure though.

Howmander March 18th, 2014 1:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperSouvlaki (Post 8152383)
Hey everybody,

I created this account to ask you guys the following question:

I used to be a very big Pokémon fan (Pokémon Red was my first video game back in the 90's). I've captured A LOT of Pokémon. I transported my loved Pokémon from the gamecube > Pokémon Sapphire > Pokémon Leaf Green > Pokémon Diamond > SoulSilver > Pokémon Ranch Wii. When you store 1000 Pokémon on the wii app, a character named Hayley will give you a 100% legit Mew that you can transfer back to Diamond.

To me, it felt like I finally completed Pokémon. Unfortunately I didn't had the time to play gen 5 and 6... But my 11 year younger brother has! So, I decided to give him ALL my pokémon including mew!

The question: will the Pokébank recognize this version of Mew as legit (because this isn't an event Pokémon, he comes from a not so famous wii app)? Or will the AI think "OT Hayley Pokemon Ranch??? WTF? This must be an hack!" We haven't bought x and y yet...

Well first off, don't let other people's hysteria over hacked pokemon worry you! :D second of all, only very few pokemon were ever SOLELY given as Event Pokemon (I think only Jirachi, Celebi, Keldeo, Genesect, and Meloetta I believe. While true, other pokemon required an event to obtain them, they were also obtainable in game because of that event, meaning that if they were obtained in that game, they were still legitimate, such as Victini in Liberty Garden, Shaymin in Flower Paradise, etc, etc) Mew should be perfectly fine because I got one that lists it's location from Hoenn, meaning that it came from Pokemon Emerald, so the Mew that came from Pokemon Ranch should also make it through perfectly fine

SuperSouvlaki March 18th, 2014 1:52 PM

@mangamusicfan @Howmander
Thanks for your replies! I will transfer the pokémons to black > X. It's really cool to transfer the pokémon to new generations.

CrimsonFang March 18th, 2014 2:55 PM

About the Masuda Method...
 
I'm trying to get a shiny Typhlosion. I got a Japanese Typhlosion(Says JPN on top) from the GTS, and a Ditto I caught, in Pokemon X. I also got a Fletchinder (it has flame body). Now my question: When I have five eggs on my team (I saved), and all of them hatch into non-shinies can I just turn off then turn on my 3DS so I'll have those eggs again instead of going back to the daycare to get more eggs? Or do I have to keep hatching different eggs for it to work?

Shhmew March 18th, 2014 3:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Zorogami (Post 8151865)


Its not a confirmed thing?? I really thought it was, weird. I did have some pretty good results with it myself so

Just to clarify (again), I meant the theory of your game "forgetting" and having to take your parents out and putting them back in when you restart your game. Masuda Method itself IS a confirmed thing.

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Originally Posted by CrimsonFang (Post 8152614)
I'm trying to get a shiny Typhlosion. I got a Japanese Typhlosion(Says JPN on top) from the GTS, and a Ditto I caught, in Pokemon X. I also got a Fletchinder (it has flame body). Now my question: When I have five eggs on my team (I saved), and all of them hatch into non-shinies can I just turn off then turn on my 3DS so I'll have those eggs again instead of going back to the daycare to get more eggs? Or do I have to keep hatching different eggs for it to work?

What is inside the egg is determined when you obtain it, not when you hatch it. So once you get the eggs you can't just keep soft resetting; it'll be the same each time.

I'd suggest the Quick Q&A thread in the X & Y forum for questions like this in the future though [:

Howmander March 18th, 2014 4:43 PM

I know that Gamesync goes down 150% of the time anyone tries to use it (Obvious exageration, lol!) but the last 7 or 8 times I've noticed that I can always gamesync the first time I try (as I have it turned off automatic updates because I hate waiting for the game to finish saving and taking the next million years just to tell me GameSync is down before I can do anything else) as I'm sending my Pokemiles to the server, but as soon as I cash those pokemiles in and try to GET my items sent back to my game, that's when the Gamesync server disconnects because it's too busy, and it continues to be too busy for HOURS on end before I can finally connect and get my stuff. So I was curious, has anyone else been having similar problem? it seems whenever I connect just to upload poke miles, I can always connect immediately with no issue, but as soon as I try to get something from the server, I am always delayed by hours before I can actually get my items. Is there some sort of delay to verify items? Is there an issue between when something is sent from the PGL to your game the same way when you deposit a cheque into a bank machine and there is a time limit before you actually get the money(items) deposited into your account(game)? Anything like that?

Shrew March 18th, 2014 5:49 PM

Does Compound Eyes actually help find Lucky Eggs for Chansey in the Friend Safari? According to Bulbapedia, Compound Eyes changes item probability from 50%/5%/1% into 60%/20%/5%. From my experience, Chansey always has Lucky Punch, and so if there's a 5% it has Lucky Egg, then that means it's 95%/5%. So will Compound Eyes change this into 90/10% or 80/20% ? I'm skeptical of this, because that would mean that Compound Eyes is technically reducing the chance of an item, which is not something I'd expect it to do.

Howmander March 18th, 2014 6:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Shrew (Post 8152919)
Does Compound Eyes actually help find Lucky Eggs for Chansey in the Friend Safari? According to Bulbapedia, Compound Eyes changes item probability from 50%/5%/1% into 60%/20%/5%. From my experience, Chansey always has Lucky Punch, and so if there's a 5% it has Lucky Egg, then that means it's 95%/5%. So will Compound Eyes change this into 90/10% or 80/20% ? I'm skeptical of this, because that would mean that Compound Eyes is technically reducing the chance of an item, which is not something I'd expect it to do.

Well you understand just because YOU always find a chansey with Lucky punch that that is simply anecdotal evidence, even if you don't want to beleive it, Chansey only has a 50% chance of holding Lucky Egg: http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/113.shtml Regardless of what you run into, those numbers are coded into the game. If a pokemon has 100% of holding an item, by definition it can't be holding any other item. Ever. Or else it wouldn't be 100%. So to answer your question, yes, Compound Eyes does increase the chance of finding the items by the posted amounts.

destinedjagold March 18th, 2014 6:10 PM

Reposting my question~
Hope anyone can answer~ :3


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Originally Posted by destinedjagold (Post 8151087)
Question: if we delete a friend from our friend list, will they then appear on our acquaintance list?


Howmander March 18th, 2014 6:14 PM

So I've got a Baton Passing Smeargle, and I am a firm believer in never having any pokemon without at least 1 attacking move, (because I have been caught twice against an opponent with their last Pokemon in the red with my last pokemon with full health but no way to inflict damage) so said Smeargle has Coil, Quiver Dance, Baton Pass and I was either going to give it Spiky Shield (so it inflicts damage if anything attacks it) and holding leftovers OR give it Recover and holding Rocky Helmet. Which of these two options would be best in this specific situation?

destinedjagold March 18th, 2014 6:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Howmander (Post 8152967)
So I've got a Baton Passing Smeargle, and I am a firm believer in never having any pokemon without at least 1 attacking move, (because I have been caught twice against an opponent with their last Pokemon in the red with my last pokemon with full health but no way to inflict damage) so said Smeargle has Coil, Quiver Dance, Baton Pass and I was either going to give it Spiky Shield (so it inflicts damage if anything attacks it) and holding leftovers OR give it Recover and holding Rocky Helmet. Which of these two options would be best in this specific situation?

I think...you need one more attacking move. =/
In a "what if" scenario, what if your foe only has moves not making contact with your Smeargle? Like an Aura Sphere?

Howmander March 18th, 2014 6:27 PM

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Originally Posted by destinedjagold (Post 8152977)
I think...you need one more attacking move. =/
In a "what if" scenario, what if your foe only has moves not making contact with your Smeargle? Like an Aura Sphere?

That's true, not sure what I should give up though. Perhaps a draining move (so instead of Recover, I get a move that simultaneously attacks and restores HP) But also, which would be better, the Coil/Quiver Dance duo I have, or a Shell Smash/Cosmic Power duo?

Shrew March 18th, 2014 8:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Howmander (Post 8152943)
Well you understand just because YOU always find a chansey with Lucky punch that that is simply anecdotal evidence, even if you don't want to beleive it, Chansey only has a 50% chance of holding Lucky Egg: http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/113.shtml Regardless of what you run into, those numbers are coded into the game. If a pokemon has 100% of holding an item, by definition it can't be holding any other item. Ever. Or else it wouldn't be 100%. So to answer your question, yes, Compound Eyes does increase the chance of finding the items by the posted amounts.

I thought that because the Friend Safari had different ability and IVs, that the items might also be coded in more generously. I was confused why I couldn't find anything on Serebii or anywhere about item % rates in the Friend Safari, and now I know why. I also took into account that it was just my own experience, which is why I believed it was 95%/5%.

PlatinumDude March 18th, 2014 9:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Shrew (Post 8153209)
I thought that because the Friend Safari had different ability and IVs, that the items might also be coded in more generously. I was confused why I couldn't find anything on Serebii or anywhere about item % rates in the Friend Safari, and now I know why. I also took into account that it was just my own experience, which is why I believed it was 95%/5%.

Chansey has a 5% chance of holding a Lucky Egg. The 50% is the Lucky Punch.
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Originally Posted by Howmander (Post 8153000)
That's true, not sure what I should give up though. Perhaps a draining move (so instead of Recover, I get a move that simultaneously attacks and restores HP) But also, which would be better, the Coil/Quiver Dance duo I have, or a Shell Smash/Cosmic Power duo?

Spore or Dark Void should be used to let Smeargle incapacitate a counter before it sets up. Shell Smash would be the preferred option here, as even though your defenses would be lowered, it gives the recipient more power and Speed behind it without having to spend multiple turns getting all set up:
-Spore/Dark Void
-Shell Smash
-Baton Pass
-Magic Coat/Ingrain/Taunt
Nature: Timid
EVs: 96 HP/120 Def/40 SDef/252 Spe
Item: Mental Herb/Focus Sash
Ability: Own Tempo

If you're still focused on boosting stats separately, here's a much better alternative to whatever you have:
-Spore/Dark Void
-Shift Gear/Substitute
-Quiver Dance/Substitute
-Baton Pass
Nature: Timid
EVs: 96 HP/120 Def/40 SDef/252 Spe
Item: Mental Herb/Focus Sash
Ability: Own Tempo

Howmander March 18th, 2014 9:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PlatinumDude (Post 8153236)
Chansey has a 5% chance of holding a Lucky Egg. The 50% is the Lucky Punch.

Spore or Dark Void should be used to let Smeargle incapacitate a counter before it sets up. Shell Smash would be the preferred option here, as even though your defenses would be lowered, it gives the recipient more power and Speed behind it without having to spend multiple turns getting all set up:
-Spore/Dark Void
-Shell Smash
-Baton Pass
-Magic Coat/Ingrain/Taunt
Nature: Timid
EVs: 96 HP/120 Def/40 SDef/252 Spe
Item: Mental Herb/Focus Sash
Ability: Own Tempo

If you're still focused on boosting stats separately, here's a much better alternative to whatever you have:
-Spore/Dark Void
-Shift Gear/Substitute
-Quiver Dance/Substitute
-Baton Pass
Nature: Timid
EVs: 96 HP/120 Def/40 SDef/252 Spe
Item: Mental Herb/Focus Sash
Ability: Own Tempo

Thanks for the info, just so you know though, my ability is Moody to get that extra bonus sharp increase in something as well. Sure it's not a reliable option (as it's a random stat that gets sharply raised as well as lowering something else down one stage as well) but it's a freebie bonus for every turn it's in battle.

Sandslash Fan March 19th, 2014 12:32 PM

I'm beginning to think that Breloom in the friend safari does not hold Kebia Berry. Can anyone confirm this?

I have a lead Pokemon with Compound Eyes, so it should be a 35% chance to find one. No luck after encountering at least 20-30 of them.

Howmander March 19th, 2014 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Superstrength79 (Post 8154389)
I'm beginning to think that Breloom in the friend safari does not hold Kebia Berry. Can anyone confirm this?

I have a lead Pokemon with Compound Eyes, so it should be a 35% chance to find one. No luck after encountering at least 20-30 of them.

well, it doesn't raise it to 35%, it raises it to 20%. (the base chance of finding it is 5%: http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/286.shtml )

Aiden Blue March 19th, 2014 3:51 PM

Breeding: Honedge
 
Does anyone know of a Pokémon suitable to breed with a female Honedge? I've ttied a few options and, not looking so great in the long run. Any advice? Would be much appreciated.

Hiatus March 19th, 2014 4:05 PM

Aside from normal gem, are there any other type of gem stones in X and Y? I've been spending hours visiting place to place looking for them, but I just couldn't find any.

Xerneas_X March 19th, 2014 4:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Peitharchia (Post 8154767)
Aside from normal gem, are there any other type of gem stones in X and Y? I've been spending hours visiting place to place looking for them, but I just couldn't find any.

unfortunately, absolutely none to date.

Sandslash Fan March 19th, 2014 5:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Howmander (Post 8154440)
well, it doesn't raise it to 35%, it raises it to 20%. (the base chance of finding it is 5%: http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/286.shtml )

Regardless of the math, I still would like to know if they are even holding them at all.

Flushed March 19th, 2014 5:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Aiden Blue (Post 8154743)
Does anyone know of a Pokémon suitable to breed with a female Honedge? I've ttied a few options and, not looking so great in the long run. Any advice? Would be much appreciated.

Any male Pokemon in the Mineral Egg Group will work. Ditto's always a good option too.

Howmander March 19th, 2014 5:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Superstrength79 (Post 8154870)
Regardless of the math, I still would like to know if they are even holding them at all.

Well, that link says that Friend Safari is the ONLY place Breloom can be found in X and Y, so if there's a % chance of holding a berry, it would have to be holding the berry in the Friend Safari. If you want to speed up the process, rather than catching them you can always get a pokemon with a move that steals the held item and them just use it and then run away.

Puddle March 19th, 2014 5:39 PM

From the looks of it, there aren't any good breeding moves you can get.
Cofagrigus gives Destiny Bond.
Honedge itself gives Shadow Sneak and Metal Sound.
Dwebble gives Wide Guard.

I'd say just breed with another for Shadow Sneak.

Nah March 19th, 2014 5:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Howmander (Post 8154904)
Well, that link says that Friend Safari is the ONLY place Breloom can be found in X and Y, so if there's a % chance of holding a berry, it would have to be holding the berry in the Friend Safari. If you want to speed up the process, rather than catching them you can always get a pokemon with a move that steals the held item and them just use it and then run away.

Or have a Pokemon with Frisk in the lead slot. That'll check if its holding anything without need to use Thief or catch it.

WingedDragon March 19th, 2014 7:30 PM

How can a Will-o-wisp work when safeguard is in play? I asked because I switched in my chomp used Safeguard with my meowstic and it still got burned

Howmander March 19th, 2014 7:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdrianD (Post 8155050)
How can a Will-o-wisp work when safeguard is in play? I asked because I switched in my chomp used Safeguard with my meowstic and it still got burned

Meowstic can have the Infiltrator ability, which ignores protections and stat boosts caused by moves liek substitute, reflect, light screen and safeguard.

Edit: sorry, misread, what was the opponent that was using it?

WingedDragon March 19th, 2014 8:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Howmander (Post 8155067)
Meowstic can have the Infiltrator ability, which ignores protections and stat boosts caused by moves liek substitute, reflect, light screen and safeguard.

Edit: sorry, misread, what was the opponent that was using it?

Yes I had meow using Safeguard. They had a Noivern or something. Maybe that had infiltrator?

Howmander March 19th, 2014 8:02 PM

just checked, and yes, Noivern can have infiltrator

Sandslash Fan March 20th, 2014 8:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by No Chance Without Zekrom (Post 8154940)
Or have a Pokemon with Frisk in the lead slot. That'll check if its holding anything without need to use Thief or catch it.

I have a Pumpkaboo with both Frisk and Thief, and still no berry after two days of trying. Looks like I can find the berry as a field item though. I'll grab my Farfetch'd from Pokemon Y and move tutor Air Cutter back to him.

http://www.serebii.net/xy/wilditems.shtml

Keiran March 20th, 2014 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AdrianD (Post 8155086)
Yes I had meow using Safeguard. They had a Noivern or something. Maybe that had infiltrator?

Noivern can have Infiltrator, but it doesn't learn Will-O-Wisp. The only Pokémon that can have both is Chandelure, Lampent, and Litwick. Do you remember anything else about the battle? :<

Banned March 20th, 2014 2:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keiran (Post 8156173)
Noivern can have Infiltrator, but it doesn't learn Will-O-Wisp. The only Pokémon that can have both is Chandelure, Lampent, and Litwick. Do you remember anything else about the battle? :<

Flamethrower is commonly used by Noivern, so perhaps that's where the burn came from?

GreenFlame March 21st, 2014 1:06 AM

How do I find a Light Ball?
 
I've been searching Santalune Forest for Pikachus by having my own Pikachu at the lead of my party, and by now I've caught about 15-20 Pikachus, none of them holding a Light Ball. I think the chance of a Light Ball is around 5%, and increases if you have a Pokemon with Compound Eyes as the leader of your party; however, this means it is rare for me to encounter a Pikachu as I don't have Pikachu as my party leader. How can I get the Light Ball?

Howmander March 21st, 2014 1:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giganomix (Post 8157361)
I've been searching Santalune Forest for Pikachus by having my own Pikachu at the lead of my party, and by now I've caught about 15-20 Pikachus, none of them holding a Light Ball. I think the chance of a Light Ball is around 5%, and increases if you have a Pokemon with Compound Eyes as the leader of your party; however, this means it is rare for me to encounter a Pikachu as I don't have Pikachu as my party leader. How can I get the Light Ball?

Unfortunately having the compound eyes pokemon lead your party is the most likely way to get one. I was fortunate in that the first pikachu I ran into was holding a light ball (Thankfully I had Butterfree) but sadly that's all you can do.

Hiatus March 21st, 2014 1:16 AM

Make sure to have a Pokémon with Frisk on your team. That way, you'll know if the wild Pikachu's holding Light Ball or not. :) Another thing you could do is use either Theif, Covet, or Snatch when encountering. By doing so, you'd be able to prevent yourself from filling up your boxes with Pikachu, haha.

Shhmew March 21st, 2014 1:47 AM

An alternative to leading with something with compound eyes is to lead with something with Static. This makes it more likely to encounter electric types; in this case, Pikachu. You can then use Thief to check it for an item. (make sure your pokemon isn't already holding an item)

Pokemon that can learn thief and have static:
Spoiler:
Raichu
Voltorb
Electrode
Electabuzz
Elekid
Electrike
Manectric

Personal preference really, this is just an alternative ^__^" Good luck!

Howmander March 21st, 2014 2:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shhmew (Post 8157390)
An alternative to leading with something with compound eyes is to lead with something with Static. This makes it more likely to encounter electric types; in this case, Pikachu. You can then use Thief to check it for an item. (make sure your pokemon isn't already holding an item)

Pokemon that can learn thief and have static:
Spoiler:
Raichu
Voltorb
Electrode
Electabuzz
Elekid
Electrike
Manectric

Personal preference really, this is just an alternative ^__^" Good luck!

He already said he was doing that originally. he was leading with a Pikachu with Static. The whole problem is that by doing that, the Pikachu only has a 5% of holding a light ball, but if the lead pokemon has Compound Eyes, even though the encounter rate for Pikachu will be lower, once you do they have a 20% chance of holding the light ball. Thief, Frisk and the like are all good things to have on your team though while looking, that is for sure.

Sandslash Fan March 21st, 2014 3:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giganomix (Post 8157361)
I've been searching Santalune Forest for Pikachus by having my own Pikachu at the lead of my party, and by now I've caught about 15-20 Pikachus, none of them holding a Light Ball. I think the chance of a Light Ball is around 5%, and increases if you have a Pokemon with Compound Eyes as the leader of your party; however, this means it is rare for me to encounter a Pikachu as I don't have Pikachu as my party leader. How can I get the Light Ball?

Find someone in the community that has a Pikachu in their friend safari. Then all you need is Compound Eyes.

Ryanar99 March 21st, 2014 6:40 AM

I have pokemon x and I beat the E4 then took the train to that new city is there anymore cities or areas to unlock besides places with legendaries

Ryanar99 March 21st, 2014 6:41 AM

And also does anyone one have a friend code for electric

Hikamaru March 21st, 2014 7:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryanar99 (Post 8157704)
I have pokemon x and I beat the E4 then took the train to that new city is there anymore cities or areas to unlock besides places with legendaries

Sadly there isn't unfortunately, the post-game is that shallow.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryanar99 (Post 8157706)
And also does anyone one have a friend code for electric

Try looking in the Friend Code Thread in this very section. The first post has a link to a list of members' Friend Safari contents, so I'm sure you'll find the Electric Friend Safari you're looking for. Good luck!

GreenFlame March 21st, 2014 9:37 AM

My Pikachu who is Level 67 (I think) knows Quick Attack, Thunder, Thunderbolt and Double Team at the moment, and I Super Trained it's Speed stat to the max (I plan on getting it a Light Ball anyway). However, I still find it to be a bit slow compared to several other Pokemon when I battle other Trainers online. Other than levelling up, what can I do to get it's Speed stat to the highest? Because of Pikachu's naturally low HP and defense stats it usually has to go first or it gets K.O'd. Thanks for any help.

PlatinumDude March 21st, 2014 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giganomix (Post 8157969)
My Pikachu who is Level 67 (I think) knows Quick Attack, Thunder, Thunderbolt and Double Team at the moment, and I Super Trained it's Speed stat to the max (I plan on getting it a Light Ball anyway). However, I still find it to be a bit slow compared to several other Pokemon when I battle other Trainers online. Other than levelling up, what can I do to get it's Speed stat to the highest? Because of Pikachu's naturally low HP and defense stats it usually has to go first or it gets K.O'd. Thanks for any help.

There's nothing you can do besides EV training in Speed to increase Pikachu's base Speed. In battle, you can have a Scolipede Baton Pass Speed Boosts to Pikachu, but this is going to be hard, given Pikachu's bad defenses.

Nah March 21st, 2014 11:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giganomix (Post 8157969)
My Pikachu who is Level 67 (I think) knows Quick Attack, Thunder, Thunderbolt and Double Team at the moment, and I Super Trained it's Speed stat to the max (I plan on getting it a Light Ball anyway). However, I still find it to be a bit slow compared to several other Pokemon when I battle other Trainers online. Other than levelling up, what can I do to get it's Speed stat to the highest? Because of Pikachu's naturally low HP and defense stats it usually has to go first or it gets K.O'd. Thanks for any help.


It also depends on its nature. Some natures will increase Speed, while other hinder it, and some don't effect it at all. What's your Pikachu's nature?

debbletricks March 21st, 2014 12:40 PM

Is it possible to pass on a HA if the parent pokemon that has it is male? I thought you could but i'm not having any luck. I'm trying to breed my vulpixes to have drought but stay in their love ball. Is this a lost cause?

PlatinumDude March 21st, 2014 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by debbletricks (Post 8158286)
Is it possible to pass on a HA if the parent pokemon that has it is male? I thought you could but i'm not having any luck. I'm trying to breed my vulpixes to have drought but stay in their love ball. Is this a lost cause?

It's possible for males to pass down their DW/Hidden Abilities, but only if they're bred with Ditto.

Taiji Dragon March 21st, 2014 1:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giganomix (Post 8157361)
I've been searching Santalune Forest for Pikachus by having my own Pikachu at the lead of my party, and by now I've caught about 15-20 Pikachus, none of them holding a Light Ball. I think the chance of a Light Ball is around 5%, and increases if you have a Pokemon with Compound Eyes as the leader of your party; however, this means it is rare for me to encounter a Pikachu as I don't have Pikachu as my party leader. How can I get the Light Ball?

Don't know if i'm a little late to answer this question. But about 3 months ago I was in your same position. I sometimes got tired and sometimes I got desperate because between so many pikachu's none had the light ball. It took me like four tries each i made like 30-50 tries and then i just got tired and started doing something else to refresh myself. Yes Pikachu has a 5% chance of carrying the light ball. So what I did was I chaught the first pikachu I saw and took advantage of it's static ability. Normally a Pikachu will appear in 1 out of 10 pokemon encounters or so. Static made that like 6 out of 10. Compound eyes increases your chances of finding rare items but pikachu will appear less frequently. I have a Zoroark with Thief and so i switch it out every time I found one. Last time it took me like 40 tries in a row. When I killed that last pikachu with thief and the message said your zoroark took the wild pikachu's light ball I just felt like i just finished giving birth oh my god the releave and joy was intense. After that I went to breed pikachu with light ball and got myself a Volt Tackle Pichu. Today it's in it's final form at level 50 stored in one of the PC boxes :P.

The key is perseverance.

Wr3cking8a11 March 21st, 2014 1:21 PM

This is a lot to ask, I know..
 
Hello all. I'm hear looking for a kind, or more wealthy, or more action replay savvy person than myself.
If at all possible, I'm looking for; Arceus with or without any plate, Rotom in any form, Genesect, Ho-oh, Mew, Victini, Deoxys, Keldeo, Zekrom, Reshiram and Kyruem. Yes, I DO know this is a lot to ask. If you can give me any one of these, or all, or if you know of a way for me to obtain them somehow without the games or events that have them, please post here. My friend code is 1075-1208-1444.
Thank you in advance, I already can't fathom your genorosity!


- wr3ck

Hiatus March 21st, 2014 1:48 PM

Hey, Wreck; you might want to check out our Quick Trades section. This is where these kind of requests go, so if you had posted there instead, I think you would have an easier time finding somebody to help you. :) Good luck!

Howmander March 21st, 2014 2:10 PM

I ask this because of Pokemon Ranger where you were able to Manaphy or Pokemon Dream Radar where you could get the pokemon you capture, but in the new Pokemon Trozei, can you get anything from this game to send to the main game? Capturable pokemon, items, anything? Or is it completely standalone? Thanks!

PlatinumDude March 21st, 2014 3:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Howmander (Post 8158448)
I ask this because of Pokemon Ranger where you were able to Manaphy or Pokemon Dream Radar where you could get the pokemon you capture, but in the new Pokemon Trozei, can you get anything from this game to send to the main game? Capturable pokemon, items, anything? Or is it completely standalone? Thanks!

You can't send over the Pokemon you catch in Trozei to X/Y.

Nah March 21st, 2014 4:39 PM

Which Pokemon are numbers 141, 142, and 143 in the Coastal Kalos dex?

PlatinumDude March 21st, 2014 4:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by No Chance Without Zekrom (Post 8158693)
Which Pokemon are numbers 141, 142, and 143 in the Coastal Kalos dex?

Clamperl, Huntail and Gorebyss in that order. Fish Clamperl up in Route 12 with the Good Rod if you want one. Huntail or Gorebyss can be fished up with the Super Rod in the same place, but they're rare (the one you get depends on the version; Huntail for X and Gorebyss for Y).

BigSteve March 21st, 2014 6:42 PM

<p>
Quote:

Originally Posted by PlatinumDude (Post 8158696)
Clamperl, Huntail and Gorebyss in that order. Fish Clamperl up in Route 12 with the Good Rod if you want one. Huntail or Gorebyss can be fished up with the Super Rod in the same place, but they're rare (the one you get depends on the version; Huntail for X and Gorebyss for Y).

</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>there is ofcourse the option to trade clamperl holding deep sea tooth / scale to evolve it</p>

GreenFlame March 21st, 2014 10:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tao Dragon (Post 8158344)
Don't know if i'm a little late to answer this question. But about 3 months ago I was in your same position. I sometimes got tired and sometimes I got desperate because between so many pikachu's none had the light ball. It took me like four tries each i made like 30-50 tries and then i just got tired and started doing something else to refresh myself. Yes Pikachu has a 5% chance of carrying the light ball. So what I did was I chaught the first pikachu I saw and took advantage of it's static ability. Normally a Pikachu will appear in 1 out of 10 pokemon encounters or so. Static made that like 6 out of 10. Compound eyes increases your chances of finding rare items but pikachu will appear less frequently. I have a Zoroark with Thief and so i switch it out every time I found one. Last time it took me like 40 tries in a row. When I killed that last pikachu with thief and the message said your zoroark took the wild pikachu's light ball I just felt like i just finished giving birth oh my god the releave and joy was intense. After that I went to breed pikachu with light ball and got myself a Volt Tackle Pichu. Today it's in it's final form at level 50 stored in one of the PC boxes :P.

The key is perseverance.

Well what I have been doing is using an Electrode as my party leader that knows Thief and every time I encounter a Pikachu (which is like every encounter with Static ability) I use Thief and it makes it faint. So far though, none of them have been holding the Light Ball so what I'm going to do is do a Friend Safari with Pikachu and Compuned Eyes and I think it should work. Thank you every one for all your help.

Howmander March 22nd, 2014 1:03 AM

The game has been out for 5 months now, is there seriously no guide on the internet anywhere that tells you how to tell the size of Gourgeist apart effectively? The best I have been able to find is "Their cries are different" or "Check the pokedex" or a list of base stats but nothing actually specific or concrete.

I (so far) have only gotten TWO sizes of gorgeist so I don't have all 4 sizes to compare to, but on their summary screen it shows the two I have as noticeably different, so all anyone would have to do is post the sizes of gorgeist on the summary screen so we can compare ours to the background icon to see what size we have. Am I just completely blind or has no one posted such an easily identifiable size comparison?

Keiran March 22nd, 2014 2:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Howmander (Post 8159275)
The game has been out for 5 months now, is there seriously no guide on the internet anywhere that tells you how to tell the size of Gourgeist apart effectively? The best I have been able to find is "Their cries are different" or "Check the pokedex" or a list of base stats but nothing actually specific or concrete.

I (so far) have only gotten TWO sizes of gorgeist so I don't have all 4 sizes to compare to, but on their summary screen it shows the two I have as noticeably different, so all anyone would have to do is post the sizes of gorgeist on the summary screen so we can compare ours to the background icon to see what size we have. Am I just completely blind or has no one posted such an easily identifiable size comparison?

If you're hunting for Super-Size you will recognize its cry easily. It's vastly different from the others. Also, Pumpkaboo from the Friend Safari can only be medium. To identify the smaller sizes, I just compared how high their sprite animation reached in their status profile - caculating their stats might be easier for you. :c

Howmander March 22nd, 2014 3:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keiran (Post 8159354)
If you're hunting for Super-Size you will recognize its cry easily. It's vastly different from the others. Also, Pumpkaboo from the Friend Safari can only be medium. To identify the smaller sizes, I just compared how high their sprite animation reached in their status profile - caculating their stats might be easier for you. :c

I'm not hunting them, I'm getting them in trade and have no idea which is which since I have only two sizes to compare them to. And again the cry doesn't actually help since I don't have multiples to compare them to, I have 2 and I have no idea what I need to be listening for to differentiate between the two I have.

I have no idea if I have a super size, medium, regular or small since, again, I have 2, what I think might be a small and super size might actually be a regular and medium sized one, I have no way of knowing unless there is something tangible to compare them to. (Such as status screen comparisons, each one is a different size in comparison to the Pokeball symbol behind it on the summary screen, because remember, I have Gourgeist, not Pumpkaboo (you can't get traded a pumpkaboo, they evolve during trade), so if someone would just take a picture of all four sizes in their summary screen everyone else could tell right away, rather than vagueness like its cry being different.)

Banned March 22nd, 2014 4:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Howmander (Post 8159401)
I'm not hunting them, I'm getting them in trade and have no idea which is which since I have only two sizes to compare them to. And again the cry doesn't actually help since I don't have multiples to compare them to, I have 2 and I have no idea what I need to be listening for to differentiate between the two I have.

I have no idea if I have a super size, medium, regular or small since, again, I have 2, what I think might be a small and super size might actually be a regular and medium sized one, I have no way of knowing unless there is something tangible to compare them to. (Such as status screen comparisons, each one is a different size in comparison to the Pokeball symbol behind it on the summary screen, because remember, I have Gourgeist, not Pumpkaboo (you can't get traded a pumpkaboo, they evolve during trade), so if someone would just take a picture of all four sizes in their summary screen everyone else could tell right away, rather than vagueness like its cry being different.)

The cry is the same for small, average and large, and noticeably different for super size: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlxnNvC3wno
So you can easily tell if they are super size from this, but I don't know about distinguishing between small, average and large.

Hikamaru March 22nd, 2014 4:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by berlyda (Post 8159432)
The cry is the same for small, average and large, and noticeably different for super size: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlxnNvC3wno
So you can easily tell if they are super size from this, but I don't know about distinguishing between small, average and large.

I think what Howmander is trying to say is how can he tell the Small, Average and Large Gourgeist apart. Obviously the Super Size ones have a deeper cry, but because he's receiving them through trades he's not sure what size some of them are when viewed aesthetically.

Banned March 22nd, 2014 5:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hikamaru (Post 8159438)
I think what Howmander is trying to say is how can he tell the Small, Average and Large Gourgeist apart. Obviously the Super Size ones have a deeper cry, but because he's receiving them through trades he's not sure what size some of them are when viewed aesthetically.

He also said "I have 2 and I have no idea what I need to be listening for to differentiate between the two I have", so I was linking a YouTube video to help with that.

Akymo March 22nd, 2014 12:33 PM

What is a shiny pokemon and what does 5 IV mean?

I see it alot in the trade forums.

Nah March 22nd, 2014 1:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akymo (Post 8160102)
What is a shiny pokemon and what does 5 IV mean?

I see it alot in the trade forums.

Since Gen 2, all Pokemon have a "Shiny" form, which is an alternate color scheme for the Pokemon. For example:

Regular Genesect:
http://www.serebii.net/xy/pokemon/649.png

Shiny Genesect:
http://www.serebii.net/Shiny/XY/649.png

You'll know if something is shiny if it has a red star in its status screen and makes a sparkle effect when sent into battle (not all shinies have as obvious of an alternate coloring as Genesect here). Shiny Pokemon are rare and are considered highly valuable by the general community.


"5IV" means that the Pokemon has perfect IVs in 5 of its 6 stats. Explaination of what IVs are: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Individual_values

The higher a Pokemon's IVs are, the better its stats are. Pokemon with lots of perfect IVs are desireable for competitive battling.

Onicon March 22nd, 2014 1:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akymo (Post 8160102)
What is a shiny pokemon and what does 5 IV mean?

I see it alot in the trade forums.

Shiny Pokemon by courtesy of Bulbapedia

IVs are hidden values of the stats that range from 0 to 31. Perfect IVs, ergo 31 IVs, means that at level 100 you will have 31 points more that particular stat. 5 IVs means that the Pokemon at question has five stats with a maximum IV.
Why five? The new breeding mechanic in XY allows an egg to receive five stats from the parents when one of them holds the Destiny Knot instead of only 3.

HouseMD March 22nd, 2014 1:28 PM

Where can I get the spped boost torchic with blazikenite on my Y? I want it so bad its
Would be like a dream come true should i be able to acquire one!

Nah March 22nd, 2014 1:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HouseMD (Post 8160222)
Where can I get the spped boost torchic with blazikenite on my Y? I want it so bad its
Would be like a dream come true should i be able to acquire one!

Getting a Speed Boost Torchic isn't that hard; someone should be able to trade you one. Check out the Quick Trade subforum here on PC. Getting a Blazikenite is harder. Its an event-only mega stone, and the event has been over for a while now, so they're limited in number (unlike Speed Boost Torchics, which can be bred). You'll have to find someone who's willing to part with their Blazikenite, which isn't so likely.

Onicon March 22nd, 2014 1:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HouseMD (Post 8160222)
Where can I get the spped boost torchic with blazikenite on my Y? I want it so bad its
Would be like a dream come true should i be able to acquire one!

The event is finished, so you are best off in the Trade Corner. Some players stockpiled a few Blazikenites and because of PoweSav it is possible to clone these, too.

Akymo March 22nd, 2014 2:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by No Chance Without Zekrom (Post 8160203)
Since Gen 2, all Pokemon have a "Shiny" form, which is an alternate color scheme for the Pokemon. For example:

Regular Genesect:


Shiny Genesect:


You'll know if something is shiny if it has a red star in its status screen and makes a sparkle effect when sent into battle (not all shinies have as obvious of an alternate coloring as Genesect here). Shiny Pokemon are rare and are considered highly valuable by the general community.


"5IV" means that the Pokemon has perfect IVs in 5 of its 6 stats. Explaination of what IVs are:

The higher a Pokemon's IVs are, the better its stats are. Pokemon with lots of perfect IVs are desireable for competitive battling.

Hmm, so basicly a shining pokemon is a colored pokemon, with a color different then the original?

I have found some of these pokemons, in i think Vivillon, Pichu, Burmy, and many colors of Flabébé.

And 5 IV's are only gotten thru breeding, with Destiny Knot, am i right?

Nah March 22nd, 2014 2:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akymo (Post 8160288)
Hmm, so basicly a shining pokemon is a colored pokemon, with a color different then the original?

I have found some of these pokemons, in i think Vivillon, Pichu, Burmy, and many colors of Flabébé.

And 5 IV's are only gotten thru breeding, with Destiny Knot, am i right?

You can catch a Pokemon with 5IVs, but the chance of doing so is PSO-level abysmally low. So, yeah you can really only get 'em through breeding.

Btw, Vivillon, Burmy, and Flabebe all have mulitple color schemes that are not shiny forms. To see if they are shiny, look for a red star in their status screens and a sparkle effect when they enter battle.

Akymo March 22nd, 2014 2:26 PM

Hmm where exactly should I look for the red star? Is it if I press X and go to pokemon?

Nah March 22nd, 2014 2:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akymo (Post 8160329)
Hmm where exactly should I look for the red star? Is it if I press X and go to pokemon?

Yeah, just hit X, select Pokemon, then select the Pokemon in question, and hit "Summary". The red star (if it is shiny) will appear on the lower screen, near the bottom left corner.

~RNC~ March 22nd, 2014 5:42 PM

Sorry if this has already been asked but do you need to have an account paid for to use the pokebank? Like in if I transport all of my pokes from my 5th gen. game if the paid for account expires can I still use it?


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