Do you use stat boosting items?

Started by Azureth September 9th, 2011 11:59 AM
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Do you use stat boosting items?

mikey

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Lol, I never do. They pile up in my bag in every one of my games.

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Nope, I toss or sell mine. I mean, I have seen videos of people beating Red with a Pidgey thanks to X Attacks and such, but it's still not enough of an incentive for me to waste turns using them. XD

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I use them if I end up battling someone and they happen to be around 5 or more levels ahead of me and they actually are pretty helpful. Sometimes I even use them against someone whose the same levels as mine, just to get an extra edge.
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I once only beat the champion of LG due to using an X Attack, so I do see how they can be beneficial. I mean, you only have four attack spots, but X items are kinda like having additional stat boosting moves at your disposal. So I use them every now and then. Pretty much mainly when training lower leveled pokemon, or if I find myself under-leveled.
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Yea, I use them - when you're a lower level, or have a big disadvantage, it's a huge help. Instead of raging because the npc used sand attack 10 times in a row, I just throw on an X Accuracy :p that and dire hit are the most helpful, in my opinion.

They're also great when using an offense/defense weak pokemon that isn't overleveled somewhere like the Elite 4. In most normal battles though I don't bother, since you don't need 'em.
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I never used them all the time. Now, and then, I'll use that one like Mist to prevent stat loss, I don't remember the name of it right now, but thats it.

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I usually don't, since my in-game teams are set up so that I need to hit things quickly with powerful attacks. Can't be wasting turns when I could get taken out pretty easily by two or three attacks.

Probably I'm just really paranoid though since my 'mon are always really overleveled anyway. xD;
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Nope, as in-game battles aren't lenghty enough to warrant the use of them. It would be faster to just kill the enemy Pokemon rather than use a stat booster first then go on the attack, at least for me with my intense level-grinding. One exception is X Accuracy against some of those Gym Leaders and Elite Four members who like to spam Double Team, but other than that, and of those items I found get sold at the Pokemon Mart in the very next town.

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Usually at the start of the game. Just to get a slight edge because I'm usually so under-levelled! ): But after that I get bored and just sell them. If I have the odd one left at like the Pokemon league, I'll use it lol.









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lol Stat boost items have actually saved me a couple times. During some important battles and league battles they helped prevent me from dying or allowed me to boost my attack just enough to OHKO their pokemon when my pokemon were in trouble.
They're not helpful often, but when you need them their awesome to have on hand. Think of it this way: Using one X-Attack is like using a Sword Dance. Either way your spending a turn to raise your attack stat.
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