Power

Started by Mr Cat Dog February 18th, 2012 8:34 AM
  • 824 views
  • 11 replies

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
PP (aka Power Points): how much do you care about these when playing in game? For example, here are some questions to consider when answering: How often, if ever, do you run out of PP when battling? Do you use things like PP Up/PP Max to boost certain moves you really like to use? What about Elixirs/Ethers? And so on...

Seen September 18th, 2020
Posted February 18th, 2018
7,741 posts
16.6 Years
I aim to max anything with five or ten power points, or simply keep Leppa Berries handy; which is easier to do depends on the game. The reliable classics like Psychic, Thunderbolt, Ice Beam and Flamethrower find a lot of use with me, so are generally the first candidates for PP-boosts. I seldom run out of PP during a battle, or even a series of them; even if I do I'm capable of already having built my team with other moves to compensate.

EB

Re: World

Age 29
Florida
Seen December 7th, 2014
Posted December 27th, 2013
93 posts
11.3 Years
Personally, I think the game developers gave moves far too much Power Points than necessary. Hardly anyone worries about PPs at all mid-game; my friend's younger brother (13) didn't even know what they were until I pointed them out to him. :cer_eek:

Leppa berries are pro and most high-powered STAB moves on my party members will usually get max PP, but it'd definitely be interesting to witness a reduction of move count to a certain degree. Just to get players more involved in keeping track of and managing their team.

Pyrax

Midnight Guest

Age 27
he/him
UK
Seen 4 Hours Ago
Posted 2 Days Ago
1,522 posts
14.1 Years
how much do you care about these when playing in game?
Depends on the move in question and the situation.
For example, I only use PP boosters on a move that I use a lot.
I pay close attention to the remaining PP when I'm batting the Elite Four, since I usually only have a couple of PP restoring items at any given time.

How often, if ever, do you run out of PP when battling?
Yes, but only when I'm level grinding.
PSN: MakotoSako / SW-8442-6811-7902 (Hibiki) / Banner's mine

Elite Overlord LeSabre™

On that 'Non stop road'

Age 97
Shimoda City
Seen 3 Days Ago
Posted January 25th, 2022
9,705 posts
15.5 Years
In game I'll use PP Ups on reliable, low PP moves like Earthquake or Ice Beam. Since I spread usage of my team out, I rarely run out of PP when traversing a dungeon. I usually only run out when level grinding. But sometimes, I'll temporarily keep two moves of the same type (i.e., Psybean and Psychic) on a Pokemon just so I have a backup plan if I run out. Usually the weaker move will be replaced come Elite Four time.

Still wish Ethers were sold in Pokemon Marts...

Elite Overlord LeSabre™
PC Vital Stats
* Pair
* PC Family
* Bishies
* VG Claims
* Friend Codes
Links
* Blog
* Web Site
* Fan Fictions:
* Leaf Green LP

PlatinumDude

Nyeh?

Age 29
Male
Canada
Seen July 31st, 2020
Posted May 30th, 2020
12,958 posts
12.7 Years
I'm concerned about PP when I grind. If one of my good moves is about to run out of PP, I leave the area, go to the Pokemon Center to heal, then come back.

I also use the PP of my Pokemon's moves to keep track of the EVs I get if I'm EV training.

Hikamaru

Age 30
Female
Australia
Seen January 24th, 2019
Posted September 4th, 2018
50,214 posts
12.2 Years
I'm concerned about PP when I grind. If one of my good moves is about to run out of PP, I leave the area, go to the Pokemon Center to heal, then come back.

I also use the PP of my Pokemon's moves to keep track of the EVs I get if I'm EV training.
I agree with you PlatDude, I am always concerned about my PP when level grinding. If my PP is low, I use my Archeops to fly back to the Pokemon Center.

Also, I mainly fight against Audino cos of the EXP they chuck out when defeated.
Gone forever for personal reasons.
Visit my Tumblr page if you wish to contact me.

http://daikenkki.tumblr.com/

Oryx

CoquettishCat

Age 30
Female
Seen January 30th, 2015
Posted December 27th, 2014
13,184 posts
12.2 Years
I generally don't care about PP. I don't use PP Ups, and I'll pick the strongest move in game regardless of PP. Idk, I just never think that deeply into it.


Theme * Pair * VM * PM

Not all men...

Are all men stupid?

That's right.

Male
Seen March 29th, 2015
Posted March 27th, 2015
589 posts
11.6 Years
I would say that I do care about the PP of my Pokémons' moves, as I'm always looking for a code for my Action Replay that gives me infinite PP. It always saves me the trouble of going back to the Pokémon Center just to replenish their PP.

Of course, this isn't an issue in the early game, when their PP vastly outlasts their own health bars.

Ho-Oh

used Sacred Fire!

Age 31
Female
QLD, Australia
Seen June 5th, 2022
Posted April 23rd, 2022
35,988 posts
17.5 Years
I used to use PP Up and PP Max etc until I started playing B/W (or HG? One of the two, defs) which is when I just started to collect them. I like to think I have a lot of a rare item, and really, I never used those attacks that much already since in the past I was "ALL OUT POWER" and didn't really care about what attacks were best against other Pokemon or not so I just sorta wasted them lool.