With a power item, how many hordes do I have to battle (giving out 1 EV each) to max out a stat?
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Okay, so I only need five hordes. Thanks!
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Five Hordes brings you to 250 out of 252 EVs, so you'll need another battle that gives at least 2 EVs. Just thought I'd point that out.
What I do when I need Max EVs in 2 stats is use the horde that more XP and have my Pokemon hold both Power Items for that horde. For example, If I need Attack and Speed, I'll have my Pokemon hold the Speed Item while fighting Shuppet Hordes (Giving 5 Atk and 20 Spe for each Shuppet, double if you have Pokerus) then switch to the Attack Item when Speed reaches 252. This gets the stats maxed in Eleven battles while the more obvious method of matching the Horde and EV Item type requires Ten plus Another Battle or Two and gains slightly less XP. (Sorry if that was confusing.)
Just to be very clear, and perhaps a bit pedantic, it is only if your Pokemon has Pokerus that you need 5 1 EV Pokemon hordes (while holding a power item) to get 250 EVs. Otherwise, you'll need 10. A bit awkward, since it takes a few battles for Pokerus to spread.
5 hordes x 5 Pokemon per horde x (1 EV per Pokemon fainted + 4 EV per Pokemon fainted power item bonus) = 125 EV. Pokerus doubles this to 250.
Depends. Depositing in Bank itself won't affect friendship, but sending the Pokemon to a different game will reset.
So for example, if you upload a Pokemon to Bank, then back to the same save file later on, happiness isn't affected; if you use Bank to move a Pokemon to a different cart, then it will reset happiness.
I keep all my battle-ready Pokemon stored in Bank when I don't plan on using them atm, including some Return-spammers such as M-Lopunny.
Can the Poké Transporter be used on the genies while in their Therian formes, or do I have to change them into their Incarnate formes first?
Pokemon Bank doesn't care. Leave them in Therian if you want and they'll be transferred to the Transporter box with everything else in Box 1.
just tested it, you're not allowed in
I'd put it in the Nuzlocke challenge thread instead of creating a brand new thread about a supposedly new variant of Nuzlocke.
Final Gambit is a Special move, (even though the user basically charges into the target) so Fur Coat obviously won't affect it. Though I don't think it halves Physical moves that don't have a set base power anyway...
Oh, sorry. I feel like an idiot.
Some time ago in my AS game, I earned a Destiny Knot from Young Couple Lois and Hal after a couple of rematches. Today, I accidentally released one of the parent that I used to breed a 5IV Buneary while it was still holding said Destiny Knot (the item is now forever gone). Can I rematch Lois and Hal again (once or multiple times) to gain another Destiny Knot or do I absolutely have to earn it from a fan (Master rank) from Pokémon Contest Spectacular?
Bulbapedia says there's a 10% chance of receiving it when you rematch them. I assume they are correct, so you probably don't have to win the master rank contest for another one. Otherwise there are probably tons of people willing to give you one for free on this site.
You can also get one in Level 1 of Graffiti Eraser (PokéMileage Club)
Where are the discussions on the Pokemon Adventures manga posted? Or if a thread hasn't been created yet, whom did I ask permission from to do so?
are there any moderators to guide me to listing help for arranging movesets on my casual team? what do i need to do?
Well you could still use the competitive move sets and try to replace the recommended previous gen exclusive moves with something else... Or look through the Battle Maison thread for ideas to use if you're planning on challenging the Battle Maison. It'd be easier for people to help you with your casual team if you mention what you're aiming to do with it. An in-game team can use just about anything reasonably powerful and still get you through, but Battle Maison and Battle Spot would require some planning to not end up feeling discouraged because your team isn't getting you very far.
i am trying to just beat the game, get them to level 100, and maybe do the battle maison, i am not sure yet. so far, i just want the moves for some of them.
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