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Old June 5th, 2014 (1:30 PM).
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Though the GTS may not be vital, it's definitely helpful for people who don't have friends who own the game/don't have access to an online community and need to complete the Dex.

Also, every once in a while, if you get lucky, you can snag a legendary for almost nothing on your part.
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Old June 5th, 2014 (5:24 PM).
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For me it's been almost essential for specific Pokémon, although, I don't have to use it since I have a very reliable buddy who has a living Pokédex so anything bar Legendaries are achievable. But for the most part, my completed Pokédex(es) are thanks to the GTS and my hard work :p
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Old June 5th, 2014 (10:30 PM).
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Not really. I can import whatever I need. I was impatient and wanted my Slurpuff, so I prowled for that; a lot went fast, but I finally got one. Of course, I got the item for it later and could have done it anytime. La meh.
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Old June 6th, 2014 (5:51 AM).
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I didn't really understand the GTS when I first used it, a couple of days ago. I put my shiny luvdisc up and asked for a Clefable... thinking people could offer anything and I'd be able to review my offers. But I was wrong, went into it before and I automatically got sent a Clefable. :/ I don't though, the Luvdisc was incredibly easy to find and I'm sure I'll get another one.

Also, when I look through all the available trades, everyone is asking for legendaries. But you can't search for legendaries? Or I can't anyway. I wanted to find a Articuno, but Articuno isn't in the list of pokemon you can look for. Am I being stupid, or do I need to do something different?
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Old June 6th, 2014 (6:16 AM).
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I didn't really understand the GTS when I first used it, a couple of days ago. I put my shiny luvdisc up and asked for a Clefable... thinking people could offer anything and I'd be able to review my offers. But I was wrong, went into it before and I automatically got sent a Clefable. :/ I don't though, the Luvdisc was incredibly easy to find and I'm sure I'll get another one.

Also, when I look through all the available trades, everyone is asking for legendaries. But you can't search for legendaries? Or I can't anyway. I wanted to find a Articuno, but Articuno isn't in the list of pokemon you can look for. Am I being stupid, or do I need to do something different?
You can search for other legendaries through the GTS, the reason why you can't find an articuno is because the search options only register the pokemon that you had encountered in the game. To find the legendaries that you haven't encountered, you should manually type the name of the legendary pokemon in the 'what pokemon?' option at the very bottom of the alphabet list by scrolling down. Have fun though, cause everyone offering an articuno are asking for gen 2-5 legendaries only.
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Old June 6th, 2014 (6:23 AM).
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Thanks Sebastian! That makes sense I guess. I was wondering why I couldn't see starters from Johto and stuff too.

Eh, looks like I won't be getting an Articuno any time soon then. =/ I came across a Zapdos in game, but it immediately fled. Hopefully I'll find an Articuno and be a bit more lucky!
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Thanks Sebastian! That makes sense I guess. I was wondering why I couldn't see starters from Johto and stuff too.

Eh, looks like I won't be getting an Articuno any time soon then. =/ I came across a Zapdos in game, but it immediately fled. Hopefully I'll find an Articuno and be a bit more lucky!
um, you do know that the legendary birds are determined by your starters right?
Articuno - Chespin
Zapdos - Fennekin
Moltres - Froakie

You can only get one bird per save. So the only way to acquire the Articuno is by catching the zapdos (google the method cause it also confused me at first) and trade it online through the deposit function of the GTS, or you can restart the game and select Chespin as your starter to encounter the Articuno later in the game.
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Old June 6th, 2014 (6:49 AM).
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No I didn't know that. xD I don't really know much about the game, I haven't had it that long lol. Thanks for letting me know, I'll most probably try and catch that Zapdos then and trade him off for Articuno.

Thanks for the advice. ^^
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Old June 6th, 2014 (3:22 PM).
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Those Pokemon aren't necessarily hacked. Pokemon from Gen 5 and earlier transported to X/Y lack the blue pentagon and don't have any recorded memories. All the blue pentagon means is that the Pokemon was not born or caught in Kalos (which is the case for all pokes sent to Gen 6 via the Transporter). Pokemon from games older than Gen 6 lack memories because the whole memory thing didn't exist till X/Y.

Better signs of a hacked Pokemon are if it was caught in a place it can't ever be legitimately caught (like a Xerneas that says it was caught on Route 4), or if it has moves it can't legitimately know (like a Gyarados that knows Solarbeam) or if it has an Ability that it can't legitimately have (like a Krookodile that has Water Absorb).
wow really??? woah that changes my mind a lot, thank you for the info, i didnt know that :D
but my rayquaza and kyogre says it came from Hoenn, is that possible? :/
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Old June 6th, 2014 (3:29 PM).
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wow really??? woah that changes my mind a lot, thank you for the info, i didnt know that :D
but my rayquaza and kyogre says it came from Hoenn, is that possible? :/
Rayquaza and Kyogre made their debut in the Hoenn games (Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald), so yes, they can be from Hoenn.
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Old June 6th, 2014 (10:08 PM).
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Yes, anything from 252 thru 386 can easily be from Hoenn. And some things before that also appear there. If it's 387 (Turtwig) or higher, and claims to be from Hoenn, then it would be a fake.

Of course, some Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos COULD show up there in November's new games. How many remains at question, and I think the original listings will remain mostly intact, including Route 116 which was home to my Shiny Nincada before I captured it. However, I don't think importing from the Gen. III editions into the new Hoenn will allow their original catch locations to be restored. Highly doubt it. It will be interesting to carry it through time and have the information say "came from Hoenn" while traveling in Hoenn. :)
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Old June 7th, 2014 (1:30 PM).
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I'm looking for a foreign male pokemon from Eevee's egg group. EVERYONE wants Legendaries for their level 1-30 diglett, ponyta, etc. I cannot find ANYTHING. The GTS is useless. This website is much better.

Some people are even asking for like level 1-10 Gloom. How can that you even do that? Why on Earth would they want to have a level 1-10 gloom? Do they not realize that it is impossible to have that without hacking? Or a Level 91+ Doduo. What would one want a 91+ Dodou for? Why would they put a crap Pokemon up for trade on there and of all things, ask for a 91+ Doduo?
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Old June 7th, 2014 (1:50 PM).
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Legendaries for a Diglett? This proves that there are idiots (or young kids, which is another story) on the GTS. Catch Dugtrio and breed with Dito. WHAMMO, you have a Diglett.

Of course, if the GTS ones have special moves and hidden abilities, and are female, they might be worth a legendary...
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Old June 17th, 2014 (12:24 PM).
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I've just recently become a bit obsessed with the GTS haha, I'm working on my Vivillon collection so I guess in my case yes I would say that it's vital :)


It's also been really good for getting other things I wanted like starters and Magmar; yes most people seem to want legendaries but if you keep looking you usually end up getting reasonable and interesting deals :)
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I've found the GTS Pretty useful this time around. Been able to get the pokemon I ask for off it pretty easily and with very little wait time. o3o
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