4th Gen Diamond / Pearl Q&A Thread

[World King]

See? Another simple question that could've been answered by posting on the Q&A. Too many wasted threads, lately...

And yes, you can.

 

[tom10]

hidden power?

what is hidden power and how do you use it as certain types of attacks?

 

[HalcyonXIII]

Here's a guide detailing all you need to know about the move, Hidden Power -

Hidden Power guide

 

[World King]

Exactly. For more details, you can also look up in Bulbapedia. Question answered.

 

[Bendak]

How come I EV trained my Shroomish and made sure he ONLY has 152 EV points in attack, and 44 in speed. I want him to be 252 speed and attack. I tried to use 10 proteins to raise its attack from 152 to 252 and it said it wouldnt have any effect. Im positive I only raised its EV's by 44 speed and 152 strength since it hatched from its egg, I kept track and everything. Why wont the proteins work?

 

[airconditioning]

How come I EV trained my Shroomish and made sure he ONLY has 152 EV points in attack, and 44 in speed. I want him to be 252 speed and attack. I tried to use 10 proteins to raise its attack from 152 to 252 and it said it wouldnt have any effect. Im positive I only raised its EV's by 44 speed and 152 strength since it hatched from its egg, I kept track and everything. Why wont the proteins work?

You can't use Proteins or any other Vitamins once the EVs for that stat have exceeded 100. That's why it's best to use those up before you start EV training.


Would it be unethical to Pokesav Hydro Pump onto my Swampert? I was unaware that Hydro Pump was only learnable by Mudkip when I was EV training, and evolved him while battling. Rebreeding is out of the question, as there's no way in hell I'm spending another 20 hours riding up and down Solaceon.

 

[HalcyonXIII]

You can't use Proteins or any other Vitamins once the EVs for that stat have exceeded 100. That's why it's best to use those up before you start EV training.


Would it be unethical to Pokesav Hydro Pump onto my Swampert? I was unaware that Hydro Pump was only learnable by Mudkip when I was EV training, and evolved him while battling. Rebreeding is out of the question, as there's no way in hell I'm spending another 20 hours riding up and down Solaceon.

You're obviously going to get people that disagree with the idea of using illegal means to do anything to a Pokémon, but I wouldn't consider it an issue since it is a move that Mudkip could acquire normally through learning.

You could always use Surf as an alternative though.

 

[VFlea]

How the hell I evolve my Happiny into Chansey? I tried to use the Oval Stone, but it says that it won't have any effect...

 

[Ninve]

VFlea: You must attache the oval stone to Happiny and level it up in daytime.

I have a question; Does abilities change when you evolve them? For example, my Horsea has sniper, but is it possible to have Swift Swim when it later evolves into Kingdra?

 

[El Gofre]

Im afraid not, unless the evolution doesnt have access to that abilityit will keep it.

 

[Hiropyro]

Umm do people consider, Lucario a pokemon not men tot be in teams? Hes not persay legendary. And hes like a pokemon I really want in my team?

And o.O whats this EV training you talk of XD

 

[Wichu]

EV training is a technique used to increase a particular stat over the others. It's only necessary if you plan to get into competitive battling.

And I don't see why you shouldn't use Lucario in a team... It's not really the strongest Pokémon out there, but it is still pretty good.

Edit: The only times abilities change when a Pokémon evolves are when the evo has a different ability (Numel -> Camerupt, for example), or if it's been traded from a GBA version, where it has a 50% chance of changing when it evolves if the evo has 2 abilities. This can be avoided by evolving on the GBA game.

 

[El Gofre]

Umm do people consider, Lucario a pokemon not men tot be in teams? Hes not persay legendary. And hes like a pokemon I really want in my team?

And o.O whats this EV training you talk of XD

A) Lucario isnt a legend.
B) Bear in mind not all legendries are banned, as some are not overly powerful. Check the tier discussion sticky in the battle forum to see which pokes are deemed ubers.
C) For detailed EV training guides, go into the strategies and moversets forum and read the Compiled Fourth Gen Guides sticky.

 

[Circuit]

How do you get Froslass

In the title. How do you get Froslass (is that right?). Been wondering for a while

 

[Milke]

Serebii.net has all the answers.

Use a Dawn stone on a female Snorunt.

 

[World King]

Just use the Item "Dawn Stone" on a FEMALE Snorunt. After that, it'll evolve into Froslass.

 

[Circuit]

Ah. Ok thanks. That helps a lot.

 

[tom10]

ev training

if i give a pokemon exp share and i go battle a pokemon and get the points r they spil between them or do they both get the full amout of points?

 

[Matt-O]

Both Pkmn get the full number of EVs

 

[mattfeeder18]

Pal Park Eggs

I was just wondering, as you can transfer any Pokémon across Pal Park, does this include eggs? And if it does, what level do they hatch at, as it has always been evel 5 until D/P, which is now level 1?