3rd Gen Simple Questions (Ask Questions Here)

[Auron]

...Did your cartridge fall in the washing machine ?? xD

 

[Forci Stikane]

Ok, I was playing my Emerald, training my Cacturn. I was facing Gentleman Walter in a Match Call rematch. I beat his Linoone with ease, but then the game said : ??? sent out Bad Egg! The Bad Egg was asleep or poisioned or both. Now I know what bad egg is, so I turned off my game but I still had my save.

Now, since I know what Bad Egg is, I know that you can only get it if you use GameShark or Action Replay and other cheat devices. I have never cheated on a Pokemon game in my life, not even in Rom or Rom hacks. So how did I see this egg?

How did you get the game? If you got it used, then the previous owner must have cheated on it. If you got it new...then either you're lying, someone else used a cheat on it, or it's a fluke.

 

[Richard Lynch]

Only MALE Pokes can pass on Egg moves. Since Pokemon A will obviously be a female that knows Egg Move 1, it will be lost through breeding and the baby Pokemon A will only get the Egg Move 2 it gets from the MALE Pokemon C.

As I stated before, if you want a Pokemon to have multiple Egg moves, either one Poke has to know both or you have to chain them together, in the example I provided for you above.

Cross breeding... it is a whore. But well worth it.

I had to do that to get Baton Pass AND Silver Wind on my Scizor. I didn't know at the time, so I hatched one with Baton Pass, and opened a book to see when Scizor learns Silver Wind... and to my dismay, he doesn't! SO I had to do the whole thing over again.

It's actually pretty fun... almost like a logic puzzle, trying to calculate which should be males and which should be females, while at the same time considering that the final female should have a specific nature... sharpens your problem solving skills, let me tell ya that.

 

[Angelic Diablo]

It makes it even more fun when you are trying to get a specific nature and specific trait... curse those pokemon that have multiple traits

 

[Live in Color]

Yeah... I hated that took me two days to figure out that I had to breed a Shroomish with a Tropius to get Leech Seed on Tropius, then breed that with a Treecko, but the Treecko had to be Timid Natured. It took me forever, and I jumped for joy when it was done. :)

 

[Sparks]

Three questions actually.

1: Can EVs be raised by both random and trainer battles or is it one or the other? I was thinking about training them at the Elite Four and gaining a few levels at the same time.


2: If I'm going to do EV training, would it be best to wait until the pokemon maxs out its EV to feed it the Stat Boosting items or can I do it at any time without messing up the process? Also, if the EVs are maxed and your stat boosting items are maxed; is it okay to use Rare Candies to boost the remaining levels or is classic endless battles still a better way to boost stats?

3: Say I'm trying to breed two different kinds of pokemon to get an egg. Do their Natures affect if I'll get an egg or which pokemon I'll get?

 

[Paranoia]

Answers In Bold

1: Can EVs be raised by both random and trainer battles or is it one or the other? I was thinking about training them at the Elite Four and gaining a few levels at the same time.

Yes, EVs are raised by both trainers and random battles in the wild. This is because you get the EVs from the particular pokemon your battling, by this I mean is if I battled a Wigglytuff I would get 3 HP EVs. Here is a website to find the EVs each pokemon gives out: https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-rs/ev.shtml I highly suggest reading the guide.

2: If I'm going to do EV training, would it be best to wait until the pokemon maxs out its EV to feed it the Stat Boosting items or can I do it at any time without messing up the process? Also, if the EVs are maxed and your stat boosting items are maxed; is it okay to use Rare Candies to boost the remaining levels or is classic endless battles still a better way to boost stats?

Vitamins give out 10 EVs per use, and you can only give a max of 10 to one stat, so that's 100 EVs all up. So when planning to EV train, give the pokemon 10 Vitamins respectable to the stat you want to EV train. It helps by saving time. After EV training I prefer battling, as it helps raise friendship, I mean happiness, and I find it pointless to keep giving an item to a pokemon (Almost like cheating to me) but it also is easier for me to train as I have an item called the Lucky Egg, which gives me double EXP points.

3: Say I'm trying to breed two different kinds of pokemon to get an egg. Do their Natures affect if I'll get an egg or which pokemon I'll get?

The pokemon in the egg will be the same as the female pokemon you breed, ie I breed a Female Charizard with a Lapras, I'll get a Charmander not Charizard. Also, if you put the Everstone on the female pokemon before you put it into the day care center, you have a 50% chance that the baby will have the same nature as the Mum.




Also, shanecdavis if I was battling someone who had a Cursepert, but hadn't used the move Curse yet, and I had a Victreebel battling it, (which has a greater Base Stat of speed Higher by 10), which pokemon would win?, as guarenteed I have a grass move on my Victreebel, and the Swampert has Ice beam, with the grass move being stabbed and Swampert having a x4 weakness, would Swampert be OHKO? Even if it had Max Def or Max Sp. Def?

 

[shanecdavis]

Answers and clarification to previous answers in bold:

Three questions actually.

1: Can EVs be raised by both random and trainer battles or is it one or the other? I was thinking about training them at the Elite Four and gaining a few levels at the same time.

The answer is both. ANY battle your Poke participates, it will receive the pre-determined EV points from the Poke. Note that ANY Poke that is involved in that battle will earn those EV points as well, not just the one that KO's it. Also keep in mind that the Macho Brace will give the Poke holding it TWICE the EV points. For example, if your Mudkip holding the Macho Brace battles a Skarmory, it will receive FOUR Def EVs instead of the normal two. Lastly, if a Poke is holding the Exp. Share, even if it didn't participate in the battle, it will still earn the normal EV points for the battle, allowing you to EV train more than one Poke at the same time. Paranoia did give good info on where to find EV info, but I highly suggest you read the guide here written by Synch:

https://www.pkmncommunity.com/showthread.php?t=72415

2: If I'm going to do EV training, would it be best to wait until the pokemon maxs out its EV to feed it the Stat Boosting items or can I do it at any time without messing up the process? Also, if the EVs are maxed and your stat boosting items are maxed; is it okay to use Rare Candies to boost the remaining levels or is classic endless battles still a better way to boost stats?

DO NOT wait to feed your Poke the stat boosting vitamins. Understand that the vitamins don't increase EV on top of what you have done through training. In fact, it is the opposite. When you feed a Poke a vitamin, as Paranoia pointed out, you are simply giving that Poke 10 EV points in that stat (i.e. 1 Protein gives 10 Atk EV points). The problem is you can only feed a Poke vitamins until it has 100 EV points in that stat. If you have more than 100 EV points in a stat and you spend $98000 for a vitamin in that stat and try to feed it to your Poke, it won't take it. Vitamins are there to help cut down your EV training only. Getting 100 EV points in a single stat without having to go through a single battle is VERY helpful. 100 EV points = 100 battles (against Pokes that give 1 EV point) or 50 battles (against Pokes that give 2 EV points). That is valuable time you just saved.

3: Say I'm trying to breed two different kinds of pokemon to get an egg. Do their Natures affect if I'll get an egg or which pokemon I'll get?

Paranoia sufficiently covered this one. I will add that it is my practice that if I am trying to get a certain Trait (if a Poke has more than one) or Nature or even Gender, I will save my game BEFORE I take the egg from the Daycare Dude. I will then take a ride on my Mach Bike until it hatches. If it is the proper Trait/Nature/Gender then I am happy. If not, I will soft reboot, not accept the egg from the Dude, ride for a bit until he steps out again, save the game, and repeat the process.

 

[ChrisG14]

How did you get the game? If you got it used, then the previous owner must have cheated on it. If you got it new...then either you're lying, someone else used a cheat on it, or it's a fluke.

I've never used a Gameshark. I never have money for it. But I guess maybe it has fallen alot and it's been bumped alot. Maybe that had something to do with it.

 

[RYOUKI]

my friend told me about cloning pokemon so i give it a try
i cloned my salamence,regice,latias
then my pokemon team
sceptile,gardevoir,gyarados,ludicolo,skarmory,camerupt
was gone only
gardevoir and gyarados was left
i dunno what happened
it forced me to restart my game
what do you think happened?
please tell me

how can i see EV"s or IV"s on my pkmn?

 

[Paranoia]

my friend told me about cloning pokemon so i give it a try
i cloned my salamence,regice,latias
then my pokemon team
sceptile,gardevoir,gyarados,ludicolo,skarmory,camerupt
was gone only
gardevoir and gyarados was left
i dunno what happened
it forced me to restart my game
what do you think happened?
please tell me

Well you see that's the problem, when you reset at that time when saving, you did it too late, which ended up deleting your save, It would have been easier not to cheat.

how can i see EV"s or IV"s on my pkmn?

Unfortunately you cannot find out your EVs of a pokemon, So when you EV train you need to calculate them, and remember how many you have used, You can count IVs at lvl 20, 50 and Lvl 100 giving you the exact IVs. Problem is you can only calculate IVs if you know all the EVs.

 

[shanecdavis]

Also, shanecdavis if I was battling someone who had a Cursepert, but hadn't used the move Curse yet, and I had a Victreebel battling it, (which has a greater Base Stat of speed Higher by 10), which pokemon would win?, as guarenteed I have a grass move on my Victreebel, and the Swampert has Ice beam, with the grass move being stabbed and Swampert having a x4 weakness, would Swampert be OHKO? Even if it had Max Def or Max Sp. Def?

Okay, I am going to have to assume a few things here. First, both Pokes are the same level (i.e. Lv100) and both Pokes have perfect IVs, for argument's sake. I will also assume both Pokes will use the same move each turn until one faints, Giga Drain for Victreebel and Ice Beam for Swampert. Cursepert also never has max SDef EVs. 120 is typical, along with 240 HP EVs. It will have a Sassy Nature though. Victreebel has two effective movesets: Swords Dancer and SunnyBeamer. Swords Dancer will have Hasty Nature and 112 SAtk EVs (usually not so generous, but for argument's sake) and around 176 Spd EVs.

With our parameters, you can see that with the +Spd nature Victreebel has and the -Spd nature that Swampert has, Victreebel will go first. That said, a STAB Giga Drain that is 4x effective against Swampert will still only do max damage of 95%, allowing Swampert to get a hit in. Unfortunately for Swampert, a non-STAB Ice Beam that is super effective against Victreebel will only do max damage of 73%. Victreebel will win. Actually it doesn't even matter if Swampert is faster or has used Curse since none of that will have an effect on the outcome. Even if Swampert goes first, Victreebel will recover enough HP from a Giga Drain to prevent a 2HKO. The only way Swampert will win is if it has a +SAtk nature (which it NEVER should) AND max SAtk EVs (which it NEVER should). So if you face someone that has a crazy build like that, it will survive your attack and then OHKO your Victreebel.

my friend told me about cloning pokemon so i give it a try
i cloned my salamence,regice,latias
then my pokemon team
sceptile,gardevoir,gyarados,ludicolo,skarmory,camerupt
was gone only
gardevoir and gyarados was left
i dunno what happened
it forced me to restart my game
what do you think happened?
please tell me

Sorry, but I LOVE hearing about people who have screwed themselves over trying to cheat. I only wish Game Freak would make nastier things happen more often. I would include code in the cartridge that would delete the game code if GS or AR codes were entered, making the cart totally useless and forcing the cheater to have to purchase a new cart. Hey, that could increase their sales too! I am a sick, sick man. LOL

 

[Paranoia]

Ok thanks shane, but how would the victreebell fair against a Milotic?

Also, I was thinking of a moveset, would you mind touching it up, I'll leave the EVs and Nature free so you can fill it in.

Victreebell @ ???
Nature:
Trait: Chlorophyll
EVs:
- Toxic
- Giga Drain (STAB)
- Sludge Bomb (STAB) / Double Edge
- Swords Dance

So yeah comments and suggestions please?, I was thinking of going with Toxic to quickly poison the poke before she gets KO'ed.

 

[shanecdavis]

Answers and fixes in bold:

Ok thanks shane, but how would the victreebell fair against a Milotic?

Milotic turns Victreebel into a big pile of smoldering poop. An Ice Beam is a OHKO on a standard Victreebel while a STAB Solarbeam with a +SAtk nature AND 252 SAtk EVs STILL only does max damage of 93% to a standard Milotic. That is how good Milotic is.

Also, I was thinking of a moveset, would you mind touching it up, I'll leave the EVs and Nature free so you can fill it in.

Victreebel @ Leftovers / Lum Berry
Trait: Chlorophyll
EVs: 220 Atk / 176 Spd / 112 SAtk
Hasty Nature (+Spd, -Def)
- Toxic / Sleep Powder
- Giga Drain (STAB)
- Sludge Bomb (STAB)
- Swords Dance

So yeah comments and suggestions please?, I was thinking of going with Toxic to quickly poison the poke before she gets KO'ed.

Or you could use Sleep Powder to prevent her from being attacked at all. Sleep Powder > Swords Dance > sweep with a STAB special and a boosted STAB physical attack. Don't waste Normal moves on non Normal Pokes.

 

[bubba115115]

I've never used a Gameshark. I never have money for it. But I guess maybe it has fallen alot and it's been bumped alot. Maybe that had something to do with it.

Your probly right it happened to me the day after my mom found My game In the washer

 

[Paranoia]

Answers and fixes in bold:

Or you could use Sleep Powder to prevent her from being attacked at all. Sleep Powder > Swords Dance > sweep with a STAB special and a boosted STAB physical attack. Don't waste Normal moves on non Normal Pokes.

What was the normal move?!? And thanks for the set, I'd just like to know which one to swap with, I have these on my Team:

Charizard @ Leftovers - Fire/Flying
Trait: Blaze
Nature: Adamant/Naughty
EVs: 252 Speed / 252 Attack / 6 HP
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
- Feather Rest

Gengar @ Leftovers - Ghost/Poison
Trait:
Nature: Hasty/Mild/Lonely
EVs: 180 Speed / 252 Attack / 78 Special Attack
Moveset:
- Substitute
- Fire Punch
- Ice Punch
- Sludge Bomb (STAB)

Reason for full attack EVs is because I'll be using him in DP and Elemental punches are Physical.

Steelix @ Leftovers - Steel/Ground
Trait: Rockhead
Nature: Impish
EVs: 252 HP / 252 Special Defense / 6 Attack
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Rockslide
- Screech (Thought I'd lower peoples defense while it takes a beating)
- Double Edge

Blaziken @ Salac Berry - Fire/Fight
Trait: Blaze
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 168 Speed / 169 Special Attack / 168 Atk
- Sky Uppercut/Thunder Punch (STAB)
- Rock Slide
- Swords Dance
- Blaze Kick (STAB) / Flamethrower (STAB)

Aerodactyl @ Choice Band - Rock/Flying
Trait: Rock Head
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 252 Attack / 252 Speed / 6 HP
- FlameThrower/Aerial Ace
- Earthquake
- Double Edge
- Rockslide

I have them as well but I want the last one to be either Starmie, Victreebell, Tauros or Lapras Or one of them replaced, I wouldn't mind a Salamence so help for him, But i allready have a physical sweeper, as well as a mixed sweeper. Comments and Suggestions welcome.

 

[shanecdavis]

What was the normal move?!?

Victreebell @ ???
Nature:
Trait: Chlorophyll
EVs:
- Toxic
- Giga Drain (STAB)
- Sludge Bomb (STAB) / Double Edge
- Swords Dance

And thanks for the set, I'd just like to know which one to swap with, I have these on my Team:

Charizard @ Leftovers - Fire/Flying
Trait: Blaze
Nature: Adamant/Naughty
EVs: 252 Speed / 252 Attack / 6 HP
Moveset:
- Rock Slide
- Earthquake
- Swords Dance
- Feather Rest

Insert Salamence/Flygon/Dragonite here immediately.

Salamence @ Leftovers / Choice Band
Trait: Intimidate
EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spd
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SAtk)
- Aerial Ace
- Earthquake
- Fire Blast
- Rock Slide

Gengar @ Leftovers - Ghost/Poison
Trait: Levitate
EVs: 216 Atk / 176 Spd / 116 SAtk
Hasty Nature (+Spd, -Def)
- Focus Punch
- Giga Drain
- Substitute
- Thunderbolt

Reason for full attack EVs is because I'll be using him in DP and Elemental punches are Physical.

Bad strategy. Gengar's strength is in its special attacking. Its base SAtk is 130, one of the best in the game. Its base Atk is 65. A +Atk nature and max Atk EVs isn't going to change the fact that it sucks. Focus Punch still does more damage, especially against Normal-types which you will find all too often.

Steelix @ Leftovers / Chesto Berry - Steel/Ground
Trait: Sturdy
Nature: Impish
EVs: 244 HP / 216 Atk / 48 Def
Moveset:
- Earthquake
- Rock Slide
- Explosion
- Rest / Roar

EVs are best put to use in Atk than SDef. Also 244 in HP will give it max HP recovery with Leftovers. You could just use Chesto Berry instead to give yourself a free Rest. Explosion is much better than Double-Edge. Go out swinging.

Blaziken @ Salac Berry - Fire/Fight
Trait: Blaze
EVs: 100 Atk / 252 Spd / 156 SAtk
Hasty Nature (+Spd, -Def)
- Sky Uppercut (STAB)
- Rock Slide
- Swords Dance
- Fire Blast (STAB)

Having one Fire-type on a team isn't a really a good idea, having TWO exposes a huge weakness, especially with two other Pokes already weak to Water. I would replace Blaziken with either Heracross, Breloom, or Machamp.

Aerodactyl @ Choice Band - Rock/Flying
Trait: Rock Head
Nature: Jolly
EVs: 252 Attack / 252 Speed / 6 HP
- Aerial Ace (STAB)
- Earthquake
- Double-Edge
- Rock Slide (STAB)

This should be your lead if you don't add Salamence/Flygon/Dragonite. If you do, you should take this out altogether.

I have them as well but I want the last one to be either Starmie, Victreebell, Tauros or Lapras Or one of them replaced, I wouldn't mind a Salamence so help for him, But i allready have a physical sweeper, as well as a mixed sweeper. Comments and Suggestions welcome.

You have too many sweepers and too many Pokes that share the same weaknesses. Swampert could come in a gang rape this entire team without much effort. You have a great physical tank and Normal resist in Steelix, but no special wall/tank to speak of. I guess Victreebel would work here, but I would suggest Milotic or Vaporeon instead. Milotic has massive staying power, while Vaporeon is a great team player that can pass Subs and even Wishes.

 

[Auron]

If I overwater (If is it possible) a Berry tree, it makes less Berries ??

That's good !! But yesterday Emerald told me "The flowers of...are blooming very well" (Bad translation from Spanish xD and after watering it, Emerald told me "The flowers of...are blooming without problems"...And it looked de-leveled for me...xD

Remember this ?? Yesterday or the day before I tried so. From the 3 trees I had, I watered 2.

But all trees gave me the same amount of berries.

Now...Another question.

If I use More HP, it increases the Max HP the Pokémon has or the HP EVs ??

 

[shanecdavis]

Remember this ?? Yesterday or the day before I tried so. From the 3 trees I had, I watered 2.

But all trees gave me the same amount of berries.

Now...Another question.

If I use More HP, it increases the Max HP the Pokémon has or the HP EVs ??

First, do all the trees have the same berries? Second, which berries are you referring to? Remember, that in order to get the max number of berries, you have to water EVERY stage of berry growth, not just one.

As for your other question, I will assume you are referring to HP Up. All that does is increase the HP EVs your Poke has by 10. Keep in mind that those only work until your Poke has 100 EVs in HP. After that it has no effect whatsoever.

 

[Auron]

I was referring to something I said some time ago. All were the same type of berry.

Yeah, I was referring to HP Up.

And finally, what are sweepers and those things ??