But sometimes taillow is not that good. remember its a normal type as well. besides a Sableye is the best. Its a ghost/dark type and it cant get hit with any moves of the gym.shanecdavis said:Now wait a minute here, high level Pokes will only disobey you if you received them in a trade. That was a security measure that GF put into the game to prevent players from starting out with L70 uber Pokes and totally ruining the strategy/playability of the game. I have never had a problem (that I can recall) where a Poke that I raised myself disobeyed me.
As for leveling up your Pokes early on, I think that is a bad strategy. You are much better off bringing along your Pokes normally at first, and then later take advantage of locations where you get battles with lots of Exp points, and helpful items such as Exp Share. Plus it makes the game more of a challenge since the AI is subpar, battling opponents with lower level Pokes helps even out the playing field.
Aragorn gave the best advice, in relation to the second gym. A Taillow with Wing Attack is capable of blowing through every Poke. I suggest using it at Lv17 or 18, just to make it some kind of challenge. Starting with Mudkip, and adding Tailllow, you can get through the first three gyms pretty easily, especially in Ruby/Sapphire. I always do that so I can get to the point of setting up Secret Bases.
Actually, Taillow is Normal/Flying, which is HUGE against the second gym. Not to mention the fact that it is easier to raise up than Sableye. If the question is which is a better overall Poke then I might agree with you on Sabby, but it wasn't. You can catch a Taillow on Route 104 and then level it up extremely easily against the Bug-type Pokes that trainers use against you and in the Petalburg Woods. It also learns Wing Attack at Lv13, which is a devastating attack against Fighting-types that early in the game. For the second gym, Taillow is all that is needed.Dark Venusaur said:But sometimes taillow is not that good. remember its a normal type as well. besides a Sableye is the best. Its a ghost/dark type and it cant get hit with any moves of the gym.
~Dark Venusaur
Okay I can agree with you on that. Yeah Taillow is a very good choice but sometimes you have to think into the future whether or not Taillow is good for your team(Thats if you keep it or not.) Sableye is good also for the gym and the Pokemon league with those Ghost types.shanecdavis said:Actually, Taillow is Normal/Flying, which is HUGE against the second gym. Not to mention the fact that it is easier to raise up than Sableye. If the question is which is a better overall Poke then I might agree with you on Sabby, but it wasn't. You can catch a Taillow on Route 104 and then level it up extremely easily against the Bug-type Pokes that trainers use against you and in the Petalburg Woods. It also learns Wing Attack at Lv13, which is a devastating attack against Fighting-types that early in the game. For the second gym, Taillow is all that is needed.
But sometimes training like that is not always the best answer. Well he will need a Ice/Water type or just a plan Ice type to deafeat Drake and all of his Dragon types.Apion said:Its a good plan even tho its gonna take time. But imagine, if you keep doing that by the time you reach the Elite 4, your not going to have problems scince your pokemon will be strong.
