4th Gen Honey, or using your head?

[Guy]

Headbutting hands down. While I did enjoy slapping some honey on the trees, headbutting was by far more convenient, responsive, and faster. Plus, why wait about half a day for a Pokémon to show up (which most of the time it was something common) when you can keep smashing a tree head on?

 

[Fede-hime]

Headbutt is better. Do you realize how much time, luck, and money goes into catching a Munchlax? What's worse is if you accidentally kill the darn thing while trying to catch it. No. Headbutting is better despite the brain trauma it may cause my pokemon.

 

[psyanic]

Trees are abused...

I prefer Headbutt, by a slight margin. I pretty much forget to check, rendering it to be a complete waste of money and time. Though Headbutt was really annoying when it came down to finding the pokemon you actually wanted.

 

[giradialkia]

Oh god, headbutting all the way. I HATED they Honey method- it takes too long, and usually results in disappointment :/ Waiting several hours in the hopes of finding a Heracross yet getting a darn Wurmple :( As far as I'm concerned, it's impossible to get a Heracross from a Honey tree. And it's sure as hell impossible to get a Munchlax :/ The luckiest I ever got with a Honey tree was catching an Aipom, so.. I much prefer headbutting because of the instant result. I also prefer that in HGSS, if you headbutt a tree and nothing appears, you know that nothing will ever be in that tree- so you know not to waste your time headbutting it again and again. Headbutt all the way, for me. :)

 

[Yoshikko]

I actually found the whole honey thing too complicated, I forgot to go back or just couldn't be bothered, and it cost a lot of money too. I like the concept of the honey but it just isn't really convenient.

 

[Cresselia*]

Never really used headbutt tbh :/ I used honey much more.

 

[vaporeon7]

Headbutting was so much better then using honey. Probably the biggest reason is that it was so much quicker. I remember having to wait ages to catch a Cherubi and Burmy. Headbutt was a bit annoying though because there was only one tree in each area and I had to carry the move.

 

[~*!*~Tatsujin Gosuto~*!*~]

Headbutting is the way to go because it would take less than 10seconds to see if you ran into a Pokemon rather than waiting a whole day for a male Combee or an even rarer Pokemon such as Heracross.


:t354:TG

 

[PelipperMail]

I only used honey approximately four times. Of those four times, I remembered twice. Both of those gave me a male Combee.
I headbutt all the time while looking for hidden items on SS accidentally, and I found a Heracross in the process once - so I am definitely a big fan of headbutting!

 

[alisaie]

Headbutting. While the idea and concept of Honey was nice and all, it was just like what have been mentioned. Honey took a while, and it becomes really disappointing if you've waiting for hours for a Pokemon to come around, and it's not a Pokemon you want (like a Male Combee). Headbutting on the other hand is much easier to do, and if you want to get all the tree Pokemon just simply take a day and just headbutt around for said Pokemon. You don't have to really wait or anything.

 

[Ciax]

like nearly everyone else I prefer headbutting as it is instant. The only good thing about honey is catching a combee

 

[Mr Cat Dog]

Headbutting is fun. The immediacy is always good to know, especially if it becomes clear that you're wasting your time getting Pinecos when if you try a different tree, you could get a Heracross. (I know the game mechanics don't really work that way but LET ME IMAGINE IT, DAMMIT!)

 

[shinyabsol1]

I liked the idea of honey trees, but headbutting is so much easier.

And I just wanted to say to a certain pokemon...

it's sure as hell impossible to get a Munchlax

...thanks for the pain, I will probably never put honey on a tree again.

 

[Caesar]

I'm going with the general consensus ( I did it before it went mainstream shut it, Hipster EK) and say headbutt, because of the instant result. However, I am doing a pro and cons for my preferred method:

Pros of Headbutting:

• Instant results
• No forgetting about headbutting (Although you might eventually forget how, hitting your head over and over is not good, concussions are bad)
• Headbutting is free

Cons of Headbutting/pros of honey:

• 100% Pokemon seeing rate
• Something about Honey is just cool
• Honey seems more realistic than headbutting
• Soft resetting

 

[Killjoy]

I've gotten PKRS a lot from Pokemon found via headbutting, so I'll go with that. I've only actually used Honey once.

 

[Ineffable~]

Show some love for Headbutting! :D

I always loved headbutting. Loved the Pokémon that came from it, how easy it is, how immediate it is, and I even quite like the move Headbutt itself in battle.

I don't really like Honey since I never got to tend to the tree at the right time unless I pained greatly remembering and thought about it all day, and even then it wasn't one-hundred percent. On top of that, if I ever actually did get at the Pokémon, rarely would it ever be something I wanted. :(
The concept of Honey Trees was actually really quite cool, but it didn't work for me personally and I feel they could have done it better.
Idek how people get Munchlax at all. D:

On the other hand, there isn't really any problem I find with Headbutting.

 

[Deliciousfruit233]

I. Hate. Those. Freaking. Honey. Trees.

I've been placing honey on those damn trees almost every day since December of LAST YEAR, and STILL haven't found a Munchlax. Stupid 12 hour wait. With headbutting, once you headbutt a few trees, you'll find one that works every time, and you can hit it once every 10 seconds rather than once every day.

 

[mondays suck]

I've been commonly ranting and complaining about how crappy the honey mechanic in general is in the past, and my opinion hasn't changed a bit since then. Honey belongs on bread, not on trees.

 

[dozo]

I've been commonly ranting and complaining about how crappy the honey mechanic in general is in the past, and my opinion hasn't changed a bit since then. Honey belongs on bread, not on trees.

Haha this.
I never had the patience to put honey on trees and wait. Headbutting was quick, effective, and kinda neat to watch.

 

[T3chwolf3]

I liked honey because whenever I headbutted a tree, I got a freakin spearow -____-