Quick Question and Answer Thread / Breeding Questions

[TwilightBlade]

Syked

Where is the guy who teaches you deleted moves in Platinum?

I need to teach my Gyrados Dragon Dance...what move should I delete from his moveset: Waterfall, Dragon Pulse, Blizzard, Avalanche...

Pastoria, in a house a little southeast of the Pokemon center. The man accepts Heart Scales to tutor your Pokemon old moves. These scales can be randomly found on wild Luvdisc or Underground. Get rid of......... Blizzard.

And what is the ideal moveset for these Pokemon:

Absol, Raichu, Torterra, Staraptor (Knows Fly), Arcanine, and Gyrados...my team.

Your best bet is either browse Smogon.com or to post here. However, if this team is ingame, teach whatever you want, mostly attack moves. In game trainers are fairly easy to defeat.

 

[Syked]

It is in game but I think after I fully go through everything, I'm going to start training up a competition team, BUT, I have no clue on how to EV train, breed, etc.

 

[TwilightBlade]

Well... There is always time to learn.

Description of EVs is here.

Browse aforementioned Smogon site for general movesets for your Pokemon.

Feel free to post in this thread if you need a moveset for a Pokemon.

For general questions about battling strategies and for requesting individual movesets, post in this thread.

Basically, the Strategies forum is ideal for you. There are many other helpful stickies.

I know it's a lot, but you have a lot of resources and helpers. :P

 

[Fire Wolf]

The moverelearner is in Pastoria City.
As for the movesets:
Gyarados: Dragon Dance, Ice Fang, Waterfall, Earthquake.
Staraptor: Return, Brave Bird, Close Combat, U-Turn
Arcanine: Fire Fang, Thunder Fang, Extremespeed, Will-o-Wisp/Crunch (Crunch is preferred, Growlithe learns it at level 42 if you didn't evolve it earlier)
Absol: Swords Dance, Psycho Cut, Payback, Fire Blast
Torterra: Earthquake, Wood Hammer, Crunch, Curse
Raichu: Thunderbolt, Nasty Plot, Grass Knot, Focus Blast.
These are some personal preferrances.

 

[Syked]

Thanks Fire Wolf and Twiglight Blade !

This helps me alot.

 

[Amore]

Unidentified Flying Aces

This looks fine, although you could swap Ice Punch for Earthquake for more coverage (Feral has Ice).



Ditch Water Pulse for Shadow Ball (for Medicham). Your concern is the Battle Frontier, not the E4 now.



This looks fine, but why did you say that Feraligatr is level 36? Surely it must be level 50 in the Battle Arcade... Level it up if not.

Your team appears to focus on sweepers... As you have two physical sweepers, I suggest that you ditch one (probably Feral, lower base stats IIRC) and pick up a bulkier Pokemon, such as Cresselia. Her ability, Levitate, complements Vire's/Lucario's weakness. If you foresee Earthquake, switch out to Cress and take no damage.

A good Cresselia set would be:

Bold
252 HP / 252 Def / 4 SpA
~ Reflect
~ Moonlight / Rest
~ Ice Beam
~ Thunder Wave / Psychic

Reflect helps with your teams mostly physical weaknesses, Ice Beam takes over from Feral, T-Wave helps your somewhat slow sweepers, and Moonlight is for Cress to obviously heal.

Be sure to abuse the game board in Arcade to your advantage...

If you're already caught a Cress and she isn't Bold or another suitable nature, maybe try GTS or the Trade Corner. :(

Would a Calm Mesprit or Bashful Uxie do the same trick?

And yes, i've levelled up Feraligatr.

or would Gengar work?

His set:
Shadow Ball
Thunderbolt
Focus Blast
Dark Pulse (his HP is dragon, kinda fail).

I was thinking i could use:

Feraligatr
Gengar
Mesprit/Uxie/(if i really have to go get the darn thing)Cresselia



And is Latias bannned?i have a shsiny modest one with Surf/Grass Knot/Psychic/Dragon Pulse that just needs levelled up

 

[Fire Wolf]

Latias is not banned, it is banned ONLY if it is holding Soul Dew.

 

[Moltres111]

Hey guys.

I was just wondering: In my Platinum's Mystery Gift, there is an option called "Receive from friend". Now, both me and my friend have the Oak's Letter to receive Shaymin, but both of our Shaymins are crappy. I thought "Hmm.. maybe I can restart my game, do this WiFi thingy with my friend, and then I can get a new, better Shaymin?"

I just need confirmation from you guys: IF I restart my game, can I then receive an Oak's Letter from my friend's Mystery Gift?

Pictures if you don't understand what I mean:
https://i46.tinypic.com/9bhf8h.jpg <-- I love you Platinum :D
https://i49.tinypic.com/2rrryuu.jpg <-- The "Receive from a friend" option

 

[jigglyppuff8]

No. Currently the only Wonder Card that allows for sharing is the JP Secret Key.

 

[Stan the man]

Where can i battle a prinplup

I started with piplup and gave it away before it evolved not wanting a starter. Eventally i bet the elite four only to find that i need a prinplub to get the national dex. so is there any where i can battle a prinplup?

 

[jigglyppuff8]

Route 212. A Pokemon Ranger has them in D/P. A Rich Boy in Pt.

 

[Stan the man]

looking for him now thanks

 

[ConnoRAWR]

Right just watched the Arceus movie, and both me and my friend wondered...
If Dialga controlled time
And Palkia space,
Then what was Giratina.
Yeah, our memory isnt that good >.<

 

[jigglyppuff8]

>Giratina has control over antimatter and the Distortion World, where time does not flow and space is unstable.

 

[ConnoRAWR]

>Giratina has control over antimatter and the Distortion World, where time does not flow and space is unstable.

Merci :D Now i can go post that on twitter :P

 

[Amore]

I was wondering.....is there anywhere where i can see a Bulbasaur in Platinum?
Or any of the hoenn starters.

But not in Battle Frontier, i want to search GTS for them

 

[osagras]

Is possible?

Is possible to get all the starters in pokemon platinum?

 

[Yu_&_Rei]

yeah sure, maybe getting the starters exluding the one you picked from the beginning from friends who have them? Trading and stuff?

 

[osagras]

by all i mean charmander cyndaquil, etc

 

[Yu_&_Rei]

yes thats what I mean, you can trade and stuff to get all the starters =P