4th Gen Diamond / Pearl Q&A Thread

[Forci Stikane]

question: lets say you defeated a gengar and got 3 sp atk evs, but you had a pokemon with an exp share. would that pokemon get one and half evs?

They would both get 3 EVs.

 

[uhhh6677]

They would both get 3 EVs.

but i thought that with exp share, pokemon got only half of the evs gained?

 

[El Gofre]

but i thought that with exp share, pokemon got only half of the evs gained?

Both get the full allowance of EVs, since it would be very difficult to split 1 attack EV ;)

 

[DeathOfBlades]

What pokemon is the best for defence/special defence EV point training. And it has to be a place where it comes out a lot.

 

[Forci Stikane]

but i thought that with exp share, pokemon got only half of the evs gained?

Nope, that's just EXP. Of course, if one of them has something to influence the number of EVs it receives, like Pokerus, then that's a different story...

What pokemon is the best for defence/special defence EV point training. And it has to be a place where it comes out a lot.

Geodude inside a random cave for Defense and Tentacool on a random water route for Special Defense if you're looking for somewhere that the target Pokemon is easily found.

 

[DeathOfBlades]

Nope, that's just EXP. Of course, if one of them has something to influence the number of EVs it receives, like Pokerus, then that's a different story...

How do you spread the pokerus? Cause I have a Bidoof in my PC and it says in his stats in purple PKRS

 

[Forci Stikane]

How do you spread the pokerus? Cause I have a Bidoof in my PC and it says in his stats in purple PKRS

Battle a lot with it in your party. It doesn't matter much what you fight.

 

[World King]

To spread the PKRS, simply put the infected Pokémon in your party, also place the Pokémon you want to infect in your party, and go battle a lot (wild Pokémon battles are recommended). Like Ichaste above said, it doesn't matter how much you fight. Eventually, your uninfected pokémon will get the PokéRus. ​

 

[DeathOfBlades]

Any negative effects on Pokerus? Cause All I've heard is positive effects

 

[msdmario]

Any negative effects on Pokerus? Cause All I've heard is positive effects

There is no negative effects for Pokerus except for the fact that it goes away after 48 hours. You can still get the EV Bonus even after you Pokemon is cured from Pokerus but you can't spread it. That can easily be fixed by having a good amount of infected Pokemon stored in a box where Pokerus won't go away.

 

[Forci Stikane]

There is no negative effects for Pokerus except for the fact that it goes away after 48 hours.

Correction: it goes away at midnight.

 

[Pikazard]

can you catch sabeleye in Diamond if so where

 

[XDLugia]

i think you can find it in iron island if you have saphire inserted in the GBA slot.

 

[HeavensNightSH]

Serebii's EV Guide does a really good job addressing those who are new to EV training and making it really simple to understand.

Thank you very much! Sorry for the late response. This site moves too fast for me XD

 

[DeathOfBlades]

Is there a certain lvl where EVs stop coming or only stops whenever you use up all of your EVs

 

[Forci Stikane]

Is there a certain lvl where EVs stop coming or only stops whenever you use up all of your EVs

You can no longer add EVs at Level 100, since you can't get any more EXP at that level, either.

 

[DDD'SSCEPTILE]

I have a question:

When you battle a trainer by means of VS. Seeker, are their Pokemon the same Pokemon as before or are they made by the RNG every time you encounter them?

Because I was going to take a break from trying to hatch a shiny Magikarp and train 2 Pokemon of mine but only battle trainers for the EVs.
Would this affect trying to obtain a shiny Magikarp at all?


Hopefully I can get a solid answer soon. Until then I'll be hatching, waiting, always..

 

[True Justice]

When you battle a trainer by means of VS. Seeker, are their Pokemon the same Pokemon as before or are they made by the RNG every time you encounter them?

The trainers' Pokemon will always be the same as before. I believe the only difference is that their Pokemon may be at a higher level the next time you battle them.

Because I was going to take a break from trying to hatch a shiny Magikarp and train 2 Pokemon of mine but only battle trainers for the EVs.
Would this affect trying to obtain a shiny Magikarp at all?

Nope, the chances of hatching your Shiny Magikarp will not be affected.

Good luck with hatching your Shiny Magikarp.

 

[Mewtwo'sBagel]

I tried catching a swarm beldum all day with no success. At which point, I decided to change my DS time forward so that I could catch it on a dusk ball with a greater chance of success. It worked.
Now I'm wondering, will the game freak out or anything if I set the time back to the correct time again? I don't want to mess anything up. Does anyone know?
Happy Thanksgiving everyone?

 

[True Justice]

I tried catching a swarm beldum all day with no success. At which point, I decided to change my DS time forward so that I could catch it on a dusk ball with a greater chance of success. It worked.
Now I'm wondering, will the game freak out or anything if I set the time back to the correct time again? I don't want to mess anything up. Does anyone know?
Happy Thanksgiving everyone?

You should be okay to change time back. The only thing that you wouldn't be able to is Migrate for 24 hours. But your swarm and other daily events should remain the same.

EDIT: Also, I'm assuming you moved time ahead to night right? If you moved it ahead more than 1 day and then moved time back one day, every daily event will revert back to the first day.