6th Gen Did you use the Exp share?

Started by Blueredemption November 27th, 2014 7:32 AM
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Blueredemption

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Age 24
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Seen October 5th, 2022
Posted January 4th, 2021
478 posts
9.8 Years
The revolutionary Exp share from XY carried over into ORAS, and brought along with it extreme benefits when it comes to grinding. Did you keep it on after getting it from the scientist in Petalburg woods? Or did you shut it off to keep the difficulties of the game around?

I myself shut it off, as did many of my friends. I just couldn't see myself going through hoenn without getting a little disappointed if it got too easy.

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Pendraflare

Age 32
Male
Pennsylvania
Seen July 30th, 2021
Posted March 29th, 2021
6,263 posts
9.8 Years
I had it off the entirety of my main play before the post-game. But now that i've beaten the Delta episode, I have it on now that I can focus on training up stuff to higher levels and what not.
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PokeChris123

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Age 24
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Hoenn Region - Littleroot Town
Seen June 7th, 2018
Posted July 19th, 2016
150 posts
9.9 Years
I kept it off the whole time, I wanted to challenge myself... I'm not sure if I will turn it on after the Elite 4.
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Age 26
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In OJ Land
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Posted August 22nd, 2020
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14.3 Years
I turned off the exp share. After being too overleveled at my first Kalos playthrough, I had to keep it off the entire time I play any gen 6 games. It's just not fun.

Plus, it'll just result in you using only 1-2 Pokemon in the party 'cause the others already gain their level ups thanks to you.
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Zhuang Zi
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Age 30
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Staten Island, NY
Seen April 27th, 2020
Posted September 27th, 2018
153 posts
12.8 Years
I kept it on, mainly because I have no patience grinding out my Pokemon. I just used my starter during the main story and Delta Episode.


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Posted January 20th, 2015
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8.5 Years
On what I consider my main playthrough on Ruby I played it the way god(Arceus) intended. No EXP share and only using Pokemon I find in Hoenn.

When I do my playthrough just to get all the other legendaries on Sapphire I'm turning it on, as well s bringing Pokemon in from the bank.
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Mawa

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Age 30
Female
Canada
Seen August 13th, 2020
Posted March 1st, 2020
I kept it on, I have exams and big projetcs so I don't have that time to train my pokemon, but if I am overleveled, I will put it off.
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East Texas
Seen February 17th, 2017
Posted December 27th, 2014
4 posts
8.5 Years
I kept it on and alternated pokemon to the frontline. Usually pushed some out and replaced them after I got their evolutions. I've been playing through slowly. Put in 40 hours in just trying to catch them all or evolve them.my beldum, latias, sceptile and a gyarados have been my main team since the middle though. I'll play with more for the contests after I beat the 4 the first time.
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Age 32
Female
Pennsylvania, USA
Seen October 21st, 2016
Posted May 11th, 2016
66 posts
13.3 Years
I always keep mine on because I like to be over-leveled. Also, its been a tradition of mine to have my main team at level 100 before I challenge the E4. That way, I can concentrate on training other Pokémon post-game.
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QueenNatSumi

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Female
Las Vegas
Seen December 2nd, 2014
Posted November 27th, 2014
19 posts
8.5 Years
I enjoyed turning it off, and ive found that if you battle in secret bases you can get exp pretty easy. Also there other ways to get some. But I don't see much use for it until post game training up pokemons and eving stuff for battles.
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Nah

Age 30
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9.5 Years
I've been alternating having it on and having it off so far. Grinding in Hoenn (or anything that's not Unova or Kalos) usually sucks, so the Exp.Share is welcome, especially because I don't like having my team be too varied in level; I like them to all be within a few levels of each other. I don't keep it on all the time though because while I don't mind being a little overleveled, too much isn't exactly fun fun for story purposes.

I'm just hoping that there will be a good way to level grind before the Elite 4 or in the post-game, or both. I only have 5 badges atm, so we'll see what happens.
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Age 27
Britain
Seen December 14th, 2015
Posted November 22nd, 2015
419 posts
9.5 Years
Just got it and turned it off immediately. It's already too easy considering I've caught Level 17 (& could have caught a lvl21) Pokémon with the DexNav before I even entered Petalburg Woods. My team members are already higher than Brawly's Pokémon, and I'm not even in Rustboro yet.
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Age 31
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Florida
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16 Years
I kept it on and then turned it off at some point, like gym 4. I turned it back on again since Team Aqua's base in Lilycove.

Hikamaru

Age 30
Female
Australia
Seen January 24th, 2019
Posted September 4th, 2018
50,214 posts
12.2 Years
I already know what I'll do once I get the games... I'll still use it. It didn't really bother me in X/Y plus I'm someone who likes to breeze through, and on top of that I'll be doing Pokemon Amie on everything as well.
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