4th Gen Diamond / Pearl Q&A Thread

[Mōnštȝr¿]

What is the max power of Return if the pokemon is at max happiness

I would say 100% I could be wrong.... I don't know the percentiles of the game.

 

[True Justice]

I would say 100% I could be wrong.... I don't know the percentiles of the game.

Close. It's actually 102 when maxed out.

 

[Tigger]

Quick question. You know in the game corner. To get the TM explosion, do you have to finish right after 10 or whenever or as long as you go over 10 is it ok ?? I know you have to loose one for it to count, but I'm up to 15 and it just won't loose !! So is it worth keeping going or have I already missed out on the TM by going over 10 ??

 

[True Justice]

Quick question. You know in the game corner. To get the TM explosion, do you have to finish right after 10 or whenever or as long as you go over 10 is it ok ?? I know you have to loose one for it to count, but I'm up to 15 and it just won't loose !! So is it worth keeping going or have I already missed out on the TM by going over 10 ??

After 15 spins, the Clefairy with either stay for another bonus round or it will return to its Poké Ball and the bonus. This seems to be random. If ten or more bonus rounds are played in a row, talking to the woman behind the counter will yield players TM64 (Explosion). In order to obtain the TM, the player must lose a bonus round after their tenth consecutive round, pressing Start to end the "Slot Session" will not count as having played 10 games in a row and will, in turn, not yield TM64.

If you're at 15, then it should be ok to stop and get the TM. Just make sure you don't press start to end the Slot Session in the bold above.

 

[Tigger]

Thanks a lot :D Good to know my efforst are not in vain. It just won't loose. I keep ignoring where the shiny Clefairy is pointing to, but it just keeps going !!!!! I'm hoping the moon goes red soon then make her tired.

 

[True Justice]

I have a question. What is the recommended number of berries to completely EV wipe a Pokemon. I trained (not EV trained) some of my shinies and I wanted to EV wipe them and see if they have any potential.

 

[Haza]

I have a question. What is the recommended number of berries to completely EV wipe a Pokemon. I trained (not EV trained) some of my shinies and I wanted to EV wipe them and see if they have any potential.

I believe that it is 11, wait for another answer though for Im not completely sure.

 

[HalcyonXIII]

I have a question. What is the recommended number of berries to completely EV wipe a Pokemon. I trained (not EV trained) some of my shinies and I wanted to EV wipe them and see if they have any potential.

11 is the maximum you'll need for one stat.
If the stat has 101-255 EVs, then using just 1 of the appropriate berry will reduce it to 100. If the stat has 1-100 EVs, then each berry will reduce them by 10(or to 0, if it's at 1-10 EVs left).

So that would be 1 berry to drop it to 100(if it's actually above that), and then a further 10 berries to drop it from 100 to 0. At most.

 

[Walrein]

For the battle tower-do I need 3 pokemon at Lv100 or what?

 

[Xebelleon]

Figured I would post here rather than the Moveset board as this question is aimed more for a casual goal. Fun time and the like.

I got TRANSFORM on a Smeargle...

What other moves would, or could, go good with this Transforming Smeargle?
I don't really want a crappy Mew wannabe. Would CONVERSION be a good start?

 

[Bishopk]

Transform is very much a novelty on Smeargle, since it's got loads of other, better moves it can learn.
That being said, my novelty Smeargle has Transform, Fly, Roar of Time, and Spacial Rend.
If you're looking for a serious, competitive moveset, I can't really help :(

 

[Xebelleon]

Thanks, bishop.

I got alot of novelty Smeargle. I think I will put other odd moves on it. Like Camoflage, Defog and Rock Smash. As for novelty, I like the Conversion sets. Like Smeargle with SebSeed, Super Fang and Conversion.

 

[Azonic]

I have a question. What is the recommended number of berries to completely EV wipe a Pokemon. I trained (not EV trained) some of my shinies and I wanted to EV wipe them and see if they have any potential.

I thought they give you a message when all the EVs are wiped. Normally, they give you "Special Attack was reduced" or something, but when they fully wipe the EVs, you'll get "Special Attack can't go lower", or something along the lines of that. If I'm not mistaken, you will get a message telling you that all the EVs have been wiped.

For the battle tower-do I need 3 pokemon at Lv100 or what?

Uh, yeah.

 

[Haza]

For the battle tower-do I need 3 pokemon at Lv100 or what?

They only need to be above 50

 

[amr]

Hi guys,

A few questions here, please help.

1) Nugget, and that gold dust, are those only good for selling?
2) Does stopping a a pokemon from evolving do any good? And for an example, would a Lv. 40 Piplub's stats equal to a Lv. 40 Empoleon's stats?
3) What's the most affective attack against Palkia?

Thanks.

 

[True Justice]

Hi guys,

A few questions here, please help.

1) Nugget, and that gold dust, are those only good for selling?
2) Does stopping a a pokemon from evolving do any good? And for an example, would a Lv. 40 Piplub's stats equal to a Lv. 40 Empoleon's stats?
3) What's the most affective attack against Palkia?

Thanks.

1) Yes, and you make alot of money off of them too.
2) The only benefit out of preventing a Pokemon from evolving is obtaining attacks that their evolution is incapable of learning. Ex. Combusken learns Mirror Move at LV. 43, where as Blaziken never gets the opportunity to learn Mirror Move.
3) In-Game: Roar of Time
Competitive Battling: Outrage.

 

[Crotina]

can you catch farfetched in pearl? if so were?

 

[Evilyn]

Yeah, you can. It swarms on route 221.
Dawn's/Lucas' sister tells you whitch Pokémon is swarming after you get the National Dex and the swarms change everyday.

 

[El Gofre]

Competitive Battling: Outrage.

Actually it's draco meteor. The higher BP makes up for hitting palkia's better defense.

 

[FinalPaladin]

hi.ummm where can i find dragonair or dratini in pearl(do i nedd to use waterfall to find em)