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Sheep March 11th, 2015 12:05 PM

Castform
 
I so good at titles.

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In RSE you were given a free Castform upon saving the Weather Institute from a Team Aqua or Magma takeover. Did you use Castform? Most people seem to box it but there has to be someone who decided to give it a try even if only briefly, right? What was your thought of this Pokemon overall?

Hiatus March 11th, 2015 12:15 PM

When I was first introduced to this Pokémon in Ruby, I'd used it for a while.

Initially, I thought that Castform would evolve after you had trained it to a certain level, which is one reason as to why I wound up keeping it on my team. After noticing about its actual evolutionary chain thanks to some website, which had shown that it does not evolve into anything, unfortunately, I boxed it into my PC and chose something else.

Of all its forms, I'd say my favorite would have to be normal, as I feel it to be cutest. Second is rain, with third being snow.

Hikamaru March 13th, 2015 6:50 AM

I did use Castform for a little bit, but I ended up not keeping it on the team long-term because I had an established team already when I picked it up. I still enjoy its gimmick though, and it's hella cute.

As for my fave of the forms, it's the Rainy Form for me. It's because I love Water-types, plus it really benefits with Thunder.

Sydian March 13th, 2015 11:25 AM

He's such a nice member! He's also Alabamian. Not many of us around here on PC. He ev-- oh. The Pokemon...right. A bit disappointed the user Castform didn't make this thread though. ;) Anyway, I really like Castform. I don't like him nearly as much as I did when RSE were new, but I still think he's pretty unique and definitely adorable. Sunny Form is my favorite and I've used it in-game before as well. n___n

Sirfetch’d March 13th, 2015 1:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Alli (Post 8653825)
He's such a nice member! He's also Alabamian. Not many of us around here on PC. He ev-- oh. The Pokemon...right. A bit disappointed the user Castform didn't make this thread though. ;) Anyway, I really like Castform. I don't like him nearly as much as I did when RSE were new, but I still think he's pretty unique and definitely adorable. Sunny Form is my favorite and I've used it in-game before as well. n___n

I SAW THIS THREAD AND THIS POST FIRST AND THOUGHT IT WAS MY FANCLUB ;D

Ofc I love Castform! It's the single most unique and adorable Pokemon to ever exist <3 I originally used it in Ruby because I didn't have a 6th team member yet and it looked so adorable and fun as all hell to use haha. It has such a crazy movepool as well which makes it super versatile. I always have one on my team now!!

Qibli March 13th, 2015 8:09 PM

Snow and Sunny form looks awesome, though it forms giving weather ball a decent effect and gets bits of stab from it exception on Sandstorm which didn't get STAB.
I normally skip that one

Virtual Chatot March 14th, 2015 3:17 AM

If I recall correctly I always boxed it. By Fortree City my team was usually full enough.

Tetra March 14th, 2015 7:31 AM

Whenever I reached the Weather Institute I always had around four Pokémon, if I was lucky maybe six! I would obviously pick it up, but I never actually used it as a proper party member because I always thought it had weak stats and stuff. I didn't even know much about its movepool to be honest! I will actually be using it next time I play through Emerald. Hopefully I get a good nature and stuff (I know barely anything about natures >.>)

stp March 14th, 2015 9:43 AM

I'm pretty sure I ended up boxing him. Fortree is so deep into the game that I generally have most of my team or already know which members are going to be on it so I never end up using him. I like the Rain Castform the most and then the Ice Castform.

Pendraflare March 14th, 2015 11:06 AM

I remember using Castform once, in a playthrough where I was using only Pokémon given to me, and there were only four I could use (including my starter). It was kinda fun to mix things up with it, but given the limited TM capabilities I couldn't get too overloaded on it.

Imperator161 March 14th, 2015 3:09 PM

When I first played Sapphire, I think I used Castform briefly (i.e., for a couple of battles, until I reached Fortree) before dumping it in the PC. I think if it had been given out earlier, I might have used it more, but as it was, I already had a fairly well-established team by that point, and Castform didn't really fit. I did pick up a Tropius for Fly, but it had more unusual typing that my team lacked, so it felt like a better choice at the time. I don't think I've really used Castform in other games (Ruby, Emerald, etc.), either.

Guardian March 29th, 2015 4:19 PM

Castform is really cute. But it looks weird. Boobs, butt, you choose lol.
Still it's a really original Pokemon.

Lycanthropy March 30th, 2015 10:15 AM

No, I didn't train it. I had a full team by then already to which I was attached to. But still, the Castform gives a free Mystic Water, which is nice.

TwilightBlade April 12th, 2015 5:32 PM

Unfortunately I've never used it in the 20+ times playing through Hoenn. I always had a full team by Fortree. Castform makes me regret not training one! :(

TheFlygon April 13th, 2015 8:41 AM

I guess I experimented with it for a while, that being said, In my opinion castform is not a strong pokemon and looks kinda weird as well. Although the changing to fit the current weather is a nice sort of thing, it just doesn't work that well or often.

CageTheMartyr April 13th, 2015 11:55 AM

I got it and immediatly boxed it!
I kinda didn't want it with me because I thought it would of been a weak Pokemon, and a drag to train

zevarius kerensky April 17th, 2015 6:43 PM

used him in some battles, but i kept him around fer the contests X3 culd not get past the MASTER RANK COOL CONTEST! otherwize he is lvl 51 and wuz in the hall of fame from 3 - 6 beatings of the eliete 4

AquaMarine8 May 7th, 2015 10:41 AM

I usually box Castform, but not before taking it's held item off of it, first. xD I think the concept of Castform is really cool, though.

Coffee May 14th, 2015 6:05 AM

As a kid i always used castform in my teams. Just the fact that he transformed into other forms while in battle was amazing to me (You can guess what mega evolution did to my brain)

Nowadays i dont use him anymore seeing as he is rather useless in battle.

SparklingMistral May 27th, 2015 2:04 PM

I picked mine up, but I'm pretty sure I boxed it, haha. I didn't really have any interest in using it, but it was nice to see a Pokemon that transformed with the weather since Hoenn was so centered around the whole weather thing to begin with.

Dreg May 29th, 2015 7:30 AM

I never used Castform as I didn't have a place for it on my team. I did see what it was capable of, but I ended up boxing it immediately.

Who's Kiyo? May 29th, 2015 9:44 PM

I always have really enjoyed Castform and thought his particular "gimmick" has a pretty neat trick. I absolutely love the hail form and rain form.

My initial experiences with it back when I was like ... ten, I guess, is that I used it a bit to figure out how it worked, and then did some battles in the rain over on the next route past Fortree. I always associate it with that route more than the actual Weather Institute.

Granted, it has never and probably will never be on any of my serious teams, but Castform is still a very much welcome addition to the series.


Evening June 6th, 2015 5:28 AM

ENJOY THE BOX HAHAHAHAHAHA

unless gf made a mega castform with at least 100 base in all stats lol 'cept for attack. i mean, mega castform > mega weezing

CJoE June 11th, 2015 3:35 AM

I used Castform once but when i knew it can't evolve, just like Peitharchia thought, i ended up putting him in my PC. But later then, i just realise how strong it is because it can learn a lot of powerful elemental move, i used it against the E4. 8)

IAmVincentLiu June 19th, 2015 6:31 AM

I feel like Castform would be useful in double battles, but sometimes it gets knocked out before I can actually do anything, and double battles aren't exactly that common to take up a team slot.

Oakesy June 22nd, 2015 9:32 AM

I trained it around five levels then realised it didn't evolve and boxed it, deeming it not good enough.

Circuit June 23rd, 2015 9:33 PM

Sadly, I never really used it much, but I definitely have used it! On my first few run-throughs of Hoenn, I would keep it on my team, but after it began to be one shot by Pokémon of an equal level, I decided I needed something a bit more resilient, or that could at least dish the damage out. For this reason, around Fortree, I always picked up a Manectric if I hadn't already trained and evolved an Electrike. In OR/AS my team was full by the time I reached Norman, so I already knew exactly what team I wanted, and Castform just didn't fit, though had there been room, I would have used it again, if only for the nostalgia!

It's a shame so many people think it's useless, since I think with a little bit of perseverance that Castform could potentially be a great in-game Pokémon, perhaps if received a little earlier?

Nagi June 24th, 2015 3:58 AM

i did actually use Castform for a little while! from getting it on Route 119 until around Lilycove City. i realise that's not very long, but it just wasn't very strong compared to my other Pokémon, so in the end i threw it out. i would adore a Mega Evolution for it though, that would be so great! xd
my favourite form is the Sun Form, by the way. it looks so happy like that c:

Murkrow June 25th, 2015 7:45 PM

never really used it. felt like another one of those cute but gimmick pokemon with niche to no usage.

it would have been a viable and much used pokemon if its stats improved when it changes into one of its weather formes.

punkysaur June 25th, 2015 8:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chase (Post 8653977)
I SAW THIS THREAD AND THIS POST FIRST AND THOUGHT IT WAS MY FANCLUB ;D

Ofc I love Castform! It's the single most unique and adorable Pokemon to ever exist <3 I originally used it in Ruby because I didn't have a 6th team member yet and it looked so adorable and fun as all hell to use haha. It has such a crazy movepool as well which makes it super versatile. I always have one on my team now!!

Indirectly it is your fan club!
Anyways,I never used castform in r/s/e as I had already 6 members in my team.But i've used it in the 6th gen games many times.Also it's great movepool makes it somewhat a challenge for the opposition!

Gandhi Savage July 1st, 2015 4:30 AM

I thought it had a really cool gimmick! Changing typings with the weather is really cool but why is there not a rock form for sandstorms? I always found it helpful in the Gym Battle vs. Tata&Liza, setting up Rain Dances for my Surf-er to pile on the damage. It's a little frail, and doesn't hit nearly hard enough but it'll be cool to see if it gets a Mega Evolution (we probably missed the best chance for it in ORAS though). I completely love Castform in the hail it just looks so cool!


Sun July 29th, 2015 4:28 AM

Castform is certainly one interesting Pokémon as it changes forms according to the weather. Castform also happens to be the fourth manmade Pokémon after Porygon, Mewtwo and Porygon 2. While it is a gimmick Pokémon, undeniably it's still intriguing and memorable till this day.

Pave Low August 12th, 2015 7:53 AM

Castform? In my team? I don't accept level 25 weaklings when nearing end game.

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Tora August 12th, 2015 1:15 PM

Usually I just boxed it immediately, but then I used it once in a Nuzlocke on Emerald. It was actually quite fun to battle with and it even managed to get into the Hall of Fame. Unfortunately it then died in the last fight against Steven. To a crit, if I'm not mistaken.

DraconianWing August 14th, 2015 2:33 PM

I used it on my playthrough of Ruby, during the battle against Winona...

Everything was going well until Altaria was sent out. Being a beginner, I had no idea what type it was, let alone what it was weak against. Earthquake eliminated my team in one fell swoop; Blaziken. Lairon. Sharpedo. Hariyama had managed to take 1/4 of its health before it too suffered the same fate as the others on its team. All hope rested on the Pokemon that remained; a level 33 Castform, still armed with the Mystic Water that it arrived with. Overflowing with confidence and perhaps arrogance, Altaria instead attacked with DragonBreath, sapping 3/4 of its opponent's health bar. Castform became paralyzed. It struggled to remain in the battle. Only one possible option remained for the possibility of victory, and it laid with a secret weapon; a move known as Icy Wind. With a final push of effort, the 1-foot 1.8 pound Weather Pokemon unleashed a 55 base power Ice-type Speed reducing assault on the enemy. Tensions rose as Altaria's health began to drop... 50...35...20...10... and finally...0. Shock filled the room as Winona's only remaining Pokemon fell from the sky and landed with a soft thud. It was at that moment Castform's legacy was born, forever to be remembered in the form of the Feather Badge.

Tragedy struck when I was organizing my team and PC boxes. An accidental A-button input upon highlighting the "RELEASE" option marked the end of my journey with the little grey Pokemon. It's party icon slowly disintegrated, never to be seen again. Some say that Castform is out there somewhere... Hunting down wild Altaria, burning with the desire to terminate each and every one of them with the infamous "Wind of Death."

MimiMatters August 14th, 2015 3:15 PM

Every game in hoenn I have used him at least to aid in the 6th gym. Weather ball is a gimmik but it totally helps to choose between water, fire, and ice.


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