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Old April 29th, 2006 (6:11 PM).
pkmnfan_06 pkmnfan_06 is offline
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Please rate my Ruby team. It might not be the ideal team, but it beat the Elite Four.

[email protected]'s Rock
Nature: Mild
Moves:
Surf
Strength
Earthquake

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Nature: Lax
Moves:
Ice Beam
Zap Cannon
Superpower
Ancientpower

[email protected]
Nature: Mild
Moves:
Dragon Claw
Rock Tomb
Earthquake
Eruption

[email protected] Claw
Nature: Mild
Moves:
Metal Claw
Zap Cannon
Superpower
Ancientpower

[email protected] Coin
Nature: Bold
Moves:
Crunch
Earthquake
Dragon Claw
Hyper Beam

[email protected] Share
Nature: Calm
Moves:
Secret Power
Fly
Steel Wing
Endeavor

Thank you for viewing my party. Feel free to ask questions and rate my team.
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Old April 29th, 2006 (7:42 PM). Edited April 30th, 2006 by Ice demon.
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As a rule of thumb,try to stay away from 10% boosting items like charcol and nevermeltingice.
Also kings rock and quick claw are hax items that are generally frowned upon.
Never use any of the HMs except for surf..Get a HM slave for the rest.
However, because this is ingame..i guess it'll suffice.

I hope u have access to emerald/FR/LG cuz i'll recommend things that can only be obtained from these versions..



Swampert[brave]@leftovers
-ice beam
-surf
-earthquake
-curse/protect


Regice[calm]@leftovers
-ice beam
-thunderbolt
-rest
-thunderwave/psych up


Groudon[adamant]@choice band
-earthquake
-rockslide
-brick break/thunderwave
-overheat/fireblast

cool.

Registeel[careful]@leftovers
-thunderwave/curse
-explosion/earthquake
-rockslide
-rest

boring..

Flygon[adamant]@leftovers
-earthquake
-rockslide
-substitute
-screech

ingame doesnt switch so screeching tends to work pretty well.

Swellow[adamant]@choice band
-aerial ace
-steel wing
-return
-filler..sleeptalk/double edge

if u get HP ground/fighting with a decent base damage then use it on swellow.
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Old April 30th, 2006 (6:33 AM).
pkmnfan_06 pkmnfan_06 is offline
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As a rule of thumb,try to stay away from 10% boosting items like charcol and nevermeltingice.
Also kings rock and quick claw are hax items that are generally frowned upon.
Never use any of the HMs except for surf..Get a HM slave for the rest.
I have but 2 questions:
1. What's a hax item?
2. What's " HM slave"?
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Old April 30th, 2006 (7:43 AM). Edited April 30th, 2006 by emerald star.
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Originally Posted by pkmnfan_06
I have but 2 questions:
1. What's a hax item?
2. What's " HM slave"?
An HM slave is a pokemon such as kyogre, and you make its four moves something like these:
Surf
Dive
Waterfall
Strength

See, they are all HMs and you don't use this pokemon in things like the Elite Four or the Battle Frontier. I personally wouldn't recommend this because I do what you did and it works wonders and I don't have to go to my PC in the game just to get that HM Slave. Don't understand what I mean? Here's my team:

[email protected] seed
Moves:
Leaf Blade
Cut
Earthquake
Frenzy Plant

[email protected] water
Moves:
Ice Beam
Surf
Dive
Hydro Cannon (not hydro pump, im not an idiot)

Charizard (black)@king's rock
Moves:
Dragon Claw
Flamethrower
Fly
Blast Burn

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Moves:
Crunch
Strenght
Rock Smash
Earthquake

[email protected] scarf
Moves:
Fire Punch
Ice Punch
Thunder Punch
Brick Break

[email protected] ice
Moves:
Ice Beam
Recover
Aero Blast
Waterfall

All of these are at Lv. 100. This is the team I beat the Elite Four with, got all the Battle Frontier Symbols with, and got most of the gym badges with. Also, you might have noticed, other than Recover, all the moves are attacking moves. This is my best strategy and I have always hated moves like Calm Mind because they are a waste of a turn. But back to what I was saying, this is the team I always use and I never have to go to a PC to get a HM slave. Other than Flash, which I never use, all the HMs are in my team and my team still kicks butt.
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Old April 30th, 2006 (8:02 AM).
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Oh and by the way, you will find that the regi's are terrible the stronger you get. They may start strong but their stats barely increase and the moves they get at higher levels aren't good. You can do what you want but I learned how weak they were after I trained them to high levels and all my work went down the drain. Sorry, but I thought I would let you know.
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Old April 30th, 2006 (12:05 PM).
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First of all, a "hax" item is an item that depends on chance in order for it to work. Quick Claw is a good example. There is only a 10% chance (IIRC) that the Poke holding this item will go first. There are just better items to use instead.

Next, NEVER use Kyogre as an HM slave. I am sure you are just using it as an example, but I don't want anyone getting the wrong impression. HM slaves are reserved for pretty useless Pokes so that your real team can have a better moveset and be able to cover its weaknesses better. Wailmer and Tropius learn 5 different HMs. Use them to get where you need to go.

That brings me to my next point. Do not use two attacking moves of the same type on the same Poke. Emerald star gives you many examples with their team. Having more than one move of the same type, like using HMs, only limits the effectiveness of your Poke. Which Poke is more effective - a Swampert with Surf, Dive, Waterfall, and Strength or a Swampert with Surf, Ice Beam, Earthquake, and Rest? No comparison. Being smarter with your movesets will make your team better.

Lastly, never use two-turn moves (i.e. Fly, Hyper Beam) or high Attack Power/low accuracy moves (i.e. Thunder, Fissure). They are just not worth it. For example, during the two turns it takes for you to attack with Fly you only do 70 damage, you could attack TWO times with Aerial Ace to do 120 damage. Again, no comparison.

Basically, go with Ice Demon's suggestions.
 

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