All of the Lights

Started by Mr Cat Dog February 18th, 2012 8:36 AM
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Age 29
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In the first two generations, I always used it, just for simplicity's sake. In the third generation I didn't use it too much, seeing as navigation was always pretty easy even without using it. For the fourth and fifth generations I think I'd teach it to something I could catch in the route before the cave in which Flash was necessary, then box them after I got through it. It's really quite an annoying move to have, I never waste a slot with it if I can get away with it!

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mikey

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I never never never use flash. I can't remember that last time I have.

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Hikamaru

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What's a Flash?

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Flash lowers your opponent's accuracy by 1 stage and when used outside of battle it lights up dark caves.
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I used to use Flash because I always used to play by the books ("this part says you need Flash? Okay let me go get it), but lately I've taken to not using it and just looking for a map online to get through.


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Posted April 23rd, 2022
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I used Flash late-game but early on for the places you had to use Flash in... I'm pretty sure I just tried to guide myself through in the first Zubat Cave in G/S/C just to get that one potion, lol. Dunno about other games, I'm sure I just skipped places needing Flash early on :x Hate using Flash though, so very useless and illegal @ competitive.

(On another note, I'm glad I don't really have to Flash @ B/W :33)
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I used it but in later games I just looked at maps.
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I often don't use it (never for the initial traversing of Dark Cave, Hoenn, for example)
Some places are really hard to traverse without it, though.
Have any of you ever tried getting though Mt.Silver without Flash?
I have managed, more than once, but it required very carefully counting my steps to match to the map, and listening closely for the bumps. It is not an easy thing.

If the cave is really difficult to navigate I will use Flash, but if I have a reason to not I can go without.

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Posted August 7th, 2019
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I tend to get through most caves without the need of Flash but sometimes it's useful as is Defog.

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I used Flash in every generation except the first one because you could still kind of see everything on the screen. They didn't take the complete darkness thing as seriously as they did in Gen II where I found it was a necessity.

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I tend to use Flash if only because I want to make things easier on me. The only games where it was a problem were the Johto games, as you need Flash fairly late in the game; in Blue and Leaf Green I hadn't assembled my full team of six by the time I reached Rock Tunnel and so I had a free slot for a Flash slave. In 4th gen IIRC, it became TM70 and it became easier to get rid of for a superior move.

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