Age 30
Female
United States (EST)
Seen May 14th, 2018
Posted June 21st, 2016
153 posts
12 Years
**Not sure if this is the right forum, but I figured since it was pretty broad that this would be the best spot for it. Feel free to move it if this is in the wrong location.**

Anyway, I've never cheated before to get a pokemon to level 100 before and I didn't plan on doing so- until I recently became interested in competitive battling. I'd like to start getting some experience but trying to train is driving me away.

What do you prefer- using programs like Pokesav or training yourself? Do most people use Pokesav?

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psyanic

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Age 26
Male
USA
Seen April 10th, 2023
Posted June 30th, 2018
1,284 posts
12 Years
Majority of the time, I actually train my team. Sure it takes a lot of time, but once I get to level 100, I feel like I accomplished something. Which I completely did, so yeah I train my Pokemon.

I guess an exception would be if I just feel rushed or another and I must battle competitively so I just hack and whatnot.

miltankRancher

Mega Ampharos is the one.

Age 28
Male
Philippines
Seen June 11th, 2014
Posted September 7th, 2013
3,947 posts
13 Years
Well, I mainly used PO so I can easily configure/reconfigure my teams. But, when I'm Ev training in game, I usually send them over to my Platinum or White games since they have unlimited Rare Candies. :)

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Male
United Kingdom
Seen September 26th, 2021
Posted August 7th, 2019
21,056 posts
15.4 Years
I've never used Pokésav.. partly because I don't know how to work it but I prefer training myself, it's traditional and as tough as it can be it's fun and what makes up the game, otherwise.. it's pointless.
Age 28
Seen July 16th, 2012
Posted July 15th, 2012
2,420 posts
11.6 Years
I don't know how to use Pokesav, so I haven't used it yet. I train my Pokemon the old same way, although there are instances that I need to use Rare Candies as I don't have any other option. :'p .. But I think training it than using Rare Candies is much more worth it to be honest, as you feel that you have accomplished something by not taking advantage of something that will help you out.

Mr Cat Dog

Frasier says it best

Age 32
Male
London, UK
Seen September 29th, 2017
Posted July 12th, 2017
11,344 posts
19.1 Years
I've always been more of the train-your-critters-up kinda guy, although if I'm only a few levels away from what I want a member of my team to be, and am either running short of time or patience, I am tempted to Rare Candy it up. Of course, that depends on if I have Rare Candies... which isn't that often! As for this PokeSav, I'd never even heard of it until looking it up. It certainly seems interesting, but I don't think that would be for me. I've no interest in competitive battling and like just playing the games for the fun of it: levelling up and everything!
Age 30
Female
United States (EST)
Seen May 14th, 2018
Posted June 21st, 2016
153 posts
12 Years
Hmm interesting...I thought for sure most people would go and use PokeSav to prepare their competitive teams. Thanks for the feedback!

And thanks for moving the thread, I really wasn't sure where something like this would belong ^.^

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Pixel!

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Age 25
Male
Brazil
Seen November 20th, 2011
Posted November 18th, 2011
116 posts
11.5 Years
I don't really use PokeSav for this purpose,I only really use PokeSav for hacking Pokemon that doesn't appear in the game I'm playing and I want to use.
So, I train them,but I generally play hacks or earlier generations in which leveling up is easier,so ...
Age 27
Female
In the land of Hyrule...
Seen April 13th, 2012
Posted April 6th, 2012
402 posts
11.8 Years
I've never used Pokesav. Though I've also never actually trained any of my Pokes to lvl100 before out of all the many many years i've been playing. I used to use a AR to get them to 100. Now that I have White though, I'm working on training them [U]not[U] cheating them, to 100 so I can battle competitively. That's my main goal right now is to get my whole team to 100. I know i'll be very proud when I do!