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pokedude7 · Aug 15th, 2010, 8:32:00 PM

I believe that the speed drop from paralysis is 50% in all pokemon games.

Ich777ich · Aug 15th, 2010, 9:21:05 PM

No paralysis drops you to 1/4 of your total speed.

Hihi · Aug 16th, 2010, 4:59:52 AM

On pokemon channel, is it one jirachi per game Ruby/Sapphire cartridge or is it one jirachi allowed per game file? Meaning that if one restarts Pokemon Ruby, would they be able to download Jirachi from Channel with that cartridge?

LightningLord2 · Aug 16th, 2010, 5:06:43 AM

Yes.

VaporeonIce · Aug 19th, 2010, 1:53:10 AM

This may sound like a stupid question, but how does the game calculate who goes first in a wild Pokemon battle in Emerald? It seems like answer should obviously be "whichever Pokemon has the higher speed," but when I was trying to catch a Rayquaza with a +Speed nature by seeing whether it went first against my own Pokemon. When I used something that had a lower speed than a +Speed nature Rayquaza with a pretty good IV (I don't remember what it was at the moment, it was a while ago), Rayquaza never went first unless it used Extremespeed. Then, when I finally gave up and used a Pokemon with a somewhat lower speed stat (but that required a pretty good IV from a neutral natured Rayquaza to be outsped), I found that ALL of the Rayquaza that outsped my Pokemon had a +Speed nature, and a higher Speed IV than would be necessary to outspeed my Pokemon if the Rayquaza had had a neutral nature (so if a 20 or higher IV neutral natured Rayquaza was required to outspeed my Pokemon, every Rayquaza I caught, which were all of the ones that outsped me, had a 20 or higher speed IV and a +Speed nature). This led me to believe that the game does something weird in calculating who goes first in a wild Pokemon battle in Emerald, like using 90% of the wild Pokemon's speed stat for the speed check, or something. Of course, it's possible that it was absurd luck, but that's nearly impossible; I caught Rayquaza more than 10 times, and the pattern held every single time. I suppose this may not be a "simple question," but it theoretically could have a really simple answer; I've just never heard of this phenomenon (until it occurred in my game), let alone any explanation for it.

MaxMilen · Aug 19th, 2010, 1:15:24 PM

This may be a stupid question, but... can somebody direct me to a reasonably accurate damage calculator for GSC?

Zacchaeus · Aug 20th, 2010, 4:25:27 PM

Too long; didn't read at bottom. Quite a while ago, I bought Blue version used from Gamestop and played it for a good amount of time. I encountered M'/Missingno. plenty of times (item duplication glitch) and I caught plenty of M'/Missingno. just for fun and to get things like Sky Attack Kangaskhan. Just about a month ago, I turned on Blue version to discover that the save file corrupted and was deleted entirely. The game is completely normal again, except that every once in a while, the colors of the game load incorrectly and almost everything appears pink and blue. My plan is to clone Rare Candy, vitamins, and Nuggets on Blue version, (I will not catch M'/Missingno. any more,) and then trade my completed Pokémon to Yellow version, which I don't use any glitches on.

Too long; didn't read: Will my Blue version be safe just using item duplication, or will it still be prone to data corruption?

Also, is there a chance that my games will die altogether, being old and not very well manufactured?

limozeen · Aug 21st, 2010, 12:53:14 AM

Can Wobbuffet learn mimic? I know it sounds like a ridiculous question to ask but I was looking at his entry in the G/S/C strategy pokedex and the entry claims he can. I looked further into this and found that a few other reliable pokemon websites claimed Wobbuffet could not learn mimic. Normally, this question sounds like it could be answered with a single google search but I seem to be getting conflicting answers here.

**Fatecrashers** · Aug 21st, 2010, 12:58:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat limozeen

Can Wobbuffet learn mimic? I know it sounds like a ridiculous question to ask but I was looking at his entry in the G/S/C strategy pokedex and the entry claims he can. I looked further into this and found that a few other reliable pokemon websites claimed Wobbuffet could not learn mimic. Normally, this question sounds like it could be answered with a single google search but I seem to be getting conflicting answers here.

That strategy dex is wrong, Wobb has never been able to learn anything outside of his level-up moves.

RayofLight010 · Aug 23rd, 2010, 12:58:10 AM

Just curious
Did Ruby and Sapphire have game data for Volt Tackle? And what would happen if a Pokemon with it was traded over?
I know that in Emerald you breed two Pikachus with a light Ball for it, and once, with Togepi using Metronome, I was able to use it in FRLG.
But... in Ruby and Sapphire, what happens?

**Fatecrashers** · Aug 23rd, 2010, 1:42:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat RayofLight010

Just curious
Did Ruby and Sapphire have game data for Volt Tackle? And what would happen if a Pokemon with it was traded over?
I know that in Emerald you breed two Pikachus with a light Ball for it, and once, with Togepi using Metronome, I was able to use it in FRLG.
But... in Ruby and Sapphire, what happens?

The game data for Volt Tackle exists in R/S but you can only get it onto Pikachu in Emerald. Trading a Volt Tackle Pikachu to R/S means it will still have the move but you can't pass it onto your offspring, much like the ExtremeSpeed Dratini in HG/SS etc.

RayofLight010 · Aug 23rd, 2010, 7:05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat Zacchaeus

Too long; didn't read at bottom. Quite a while ago, I bought Blue version used from Gamestop and played it for a good amount of time. I encountered M'/Missingno. plenty of times (item duplication glitch) and I caught plenty of M'/Missingno. just for fun and to get things like Sky Attack Kangaskhan. Just about a month ago, I turned on Blue version to discover that the save file corrupted and was deleted entirely. The game is completely normal again, except that every once in a while, the colors of the game load incorrectly and almost everything appears pink and blue. My plan is to clone Rare Candy, vitamins, and Nuggets on Blue version, (I will not catch M'/Missingno. any more,) and then trade my completed Pokémon to Yellow version, which I don't use any glitches on.

Too long; didn't read: Will my Blue version be safe just using item duplication, or will it still be prone to data corruption?

Also, is there a chance that my games will die altogether, being old and not very well manufactured?

Catching M'/Missingno. has been known to cause corrupted data. Anyways, it should be safe just using item duplication, as long as the battery in the game cartridge doesn't run out. My Red did that, so my save was gone..

What do you mean it's not very well manufactured? The game itself should last as long as you take care of it... But if it saves or not depends on the internal battery

Bynine · Aug 23rd, 2010, 8:53:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fat RayofLight010

Just curious
Did Ruby and Sapphire have game data for Volt Tackle? And what would happen if a Pokemon with it was traded over?
I know that in Emerald you breed two Pikachus with a light Ball for it, and once, with Togepi using Metronome, I was able to use it in FRLG.
But... in Ruby and Sapphire, what happens?

The same occurs with ! and ? Unown; the data exists in RS, but you can only get them in FRLG.

Shiny Celebi · Aug 23rd, 2010, 1:39:26 PM

I have 2 important questions i need straight answers too.
1. Can The Celebi from the Japanese Disk or The Jirachi from the American one ever be shiny? I really need to know this

2. This one concerns emerald's broken RNG. Ive read on some sites that getting an early shiny frame depends on your ID, and that if you have an ID with a 3 at the beginning or end you will get a shiny starter pokemon early. I need to know if this is true or not, is it also true that in order to tell if you have an early shiny frame, you need to see the uncatchable shiny Zigzagoon when SRing for a shiny starter in Emerald version. I need to know if both things are true

Phadunk · Aug 23rd, 2010, 3:00:35 PM

For all you continuing Emerald players out there.. is this game still fun to play? Even after all the newer games out now, graphics and all. can you still enjoy it? I'm wondering if i should pick it up.

Trent · Aug 23rd, 2010, 3:32:16 PM

Yes, it's worth buying. Fun storyline, bad guys (as usual), and of course when you're finished with the main game you can always test your skills in the Battle Frontier (which is bigger and more creative than the Battle Frontier in Pt/HG/SS).

There's also the ever-popular Cloning Glitch.

Shiny Celebi · Aug 23rd, 2010, 9:26:16 PM

Emerald is good. The Battle Fronteir and Cloning is awesome, and you can catch both Groudon and Kyogre, pick which Lati you catch, and when you catch all 200 pokemon you can get a Johto Starter, i still like it

Bynine · Aug 23rd, 2010, 10:14:36 PM

Emerald is, personally, my favorite Pokemon game and one of my favorite games of all time. The music is excellent, the sprites are clean (and the battle sprites are simply superb and very detailed), and overall it's very fun.

Tatter · Aug 25th, 2010, 2:01:23 PM

so i heard that if i complete the pokedex in ruby i can get a certificate from some guy in lillycove and then go to the department store and wait for some clearance sale and buy a trainers ticket for 999,999 and then go to some guy on pacifilog and say yes to him. then i can go choose to catch jirachi or deyoxys. is this true?

Texas Cloverleaf · Aug 25th, 2010, 2:24:10 PM

No

Phadunk · Aug 25th, 2010, 2:25:26 PM

so which game should i buy? R/S or Emerald?

infernape-5 · Aug 25th, 2010, 2:31:25 PM

buy emerald

i followed you on twitter

Phadunk · Aug 26th, 2010, 12:28:06 AM

another question.. with these gba games.. do the internal batteries die and whatnot.. dry out.

should i be worried? Because i just got FR and Emerald from ebay.

Duzzlight · Aug 29th, 2010, 7:15:07 PM

In regards to counters for Mewtwo, wouldn't he be a great counter to himself? If someone sends out Mewtwo, it should go like this.

1. Opponent's Mewtwo uses Amnesia
2. You send out your Mewtwo
3. Opponent's Mewtwo uses Amnesia
4. Use submission/Hyper Beam (Hyper Beam if it would OHKO)
5. Opponent uses Blizzard
6. If you used Submission, use Hyper Beam.

Would your Mewtwo still be alive after on psychic? I'm not sure how well a non boosted special would deal against a 999 special, but surely even not boosted his Special attack is so beast that it would survive? Again, not sure. Those moves also depend on which Mewtwo go first, as I'm assuming both would have the same speed. I've only recently started playing RBY in this way, so I'm not sure.

And also, if your Mewtwo wouldn't survive the 999 Blizzard, then couldn't our Mewtwo use Amnesia as well and even the field? After it's maxed, the opponent's Mewtwo wouldn't totally destroy ours, or would there just not be enough time to get off the attacks? But if that's the case, Recover should be used, as then we would heal up.

Again, I haven't tested this at all, and am just wondering if this would be a viable Mewtwo counter. So sorry if this is seen as obnoxious.

Duzzlight · Aug 30th, 2010, 11:41:31 AM

In regards tot he move relearner, can he reteach any move that pokemon could have learned, or did that pokemon have to have learned it at one point in order to get it back?

Aug 15th, 2010, 9:21:05 PM	#677
Ich777ich Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 113 Sactown	No paralysis drops you to 1/4 of your total speed. __________________ HG/SS FC: 4642 0511 9156 I use legal hacks aka Pokegen.

Aug 16th, 2010, 5:06:43 AM	#679
LightningLord2 Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 107	Yes. __________________ Level 100 Impish Shuckle (Power Trick) +6 Attack 5 Defense Curl Rollout with 10th Round of Metronome receiving helping hand from Cherrim in Sunlight vs. level 1 Lonely Ledyba with -6 Defense deals 90905824 - 106948032 damage (757548533.3% - 891233600%)

Aug 23rd, 2010, 1:39:26 PM	#689
Shiny Celebi Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 13	I have 2 important questions i need straight answers too. 1. Can The Celebi from the Japanese Disk or The Jirachi from the American one ever be shiny? I really need to know this 2. This one concerns emerald's broken RNG. Ive read on some sites that getting an early shiny frame depends on your ID, and that if you have an ID with a 3 at the beginning or end you will get a shiny starter pokemon early. I need to know if this is true or not, is it also true that in order to tell if you have an early shiny frame, you need to see the uncatchable shiny Zigzagoon when SRing for a shiny starter in Emerald version. I need to know if both things are true Last edited by Shiny Celebi; Aug 25th, 2010 at 12:46:01 PM.

Aug 23rd, 2010, 3:00:35 PM	#690
Phadunk Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,730	For all you continuing Emerald players out there.. is this game still fun to play? Even after all the newer games out now, graphics and all. can you still enjoy it? I'm wondering if i should pick it up. __________________

Aug 25th, 2010, 2:24:10 PM	#695
Texas Cloverleaf meh Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5,354 Ottawa	No __________________ C&C/Smog work

Aug 15th, 2010, 8:32:00 PM	#676
pokedude7 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 115	I believe that the speed drop from paralysis is 50% in all pokemon games.

Aug 16th, 2010, 4:59:52 AM	#678
Hihi Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 6	On pokemon channel, is it one jirachi per game Ruby/Sapphire cartridge or is it one jirachi allowed per game file? Meaning that if one restarts Pokemon Ruby, would they be able to download Jirachi from Channel with that cartridge?

Aug 19th, 2010, 1:53:10 AM	#680
VaporeonIce Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 195	This may sound like a stupid question, but how does the game calculate who goes first in a wild Pokemon battle in Emerald? It seems like answer should obviously be "whichever Pokemon has the higher speed," but when I was trying to catch a Rayquaza with a +Speed nature by seeing whether it went first against my own Pokemon. When I used something that had a lower speed than a +Speed nature Rayquaza with a pretty good IV (I don't remember what it was at the moment, it was a while ago), Rayquaza never went first unless it used Extremespeed. Then, when I finally gave up and used a Pokemon with a somewhat lower speed stat (but that required a pretty good IV from a neutral natured Rayquaza to be outsped), I found that ALL of the Rayquaza that outsped my Pokemon had a +Speed nature, and a higher Speed IV than would be necessary to outspeed my Pokemon if the Rayquaza had had a neutral nature (so if a 20 or higher IV neutral natured Rayquaza was required to outspeed my Pokemon, every Rayquaza I caught, which were all of the ones that outsped me, had a 20 or higher speed IV and a +Speed nature). This led me to believe that the game does something weird in calculating who goes first in a wild Pokemon battle in Emerald, like using 90% of the wild Pokemon's speed stat for the speed check, or something. Of course, it's possible that it was absurd luck, but that's nearly impossible; I caught Rayquaza more than 10 times, and the pattern held every single time. I suppose this may not be a "simple question," but it theoretically could have a really simple answer; I've just never heard of this phenomenon (until it occurred in my game), let alone any explanation for it.

Aug 19th, 2010, 1:15:24 PM	#681
MaxMilen Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 33	This may be a stupid question, but... can somebody direct me to a reasonably accurate damage calculator for GSC?

Aug 20th, 2010, 4:25:27 PM	#682
Zacchaeus Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 3,268	Too long; didn't read at bottom. Quite a while ago, I bought Blue version used from Gamestop and played it for a good amount of time. I encountered M'/Missingno. plenty of times (item duplication glitch) and I caught plenty of M'/Missingno. just for fun and to get things like Sky Attack Kangaskhan. Just about a month ago, I turned on Blue version to discover that the save file corrupted and was deleted entirely. The game is completely normal again, except that every once in a while, the colors of the game load incorrectly and almost everything appears pink and blue. My plan is to clone Rare Candy, vitamins, and Nuggets on Blue version, (I will not catch M'/Missingno. any more,) and then trade my completed Pokémon to Yellow version, which I don't use any glitches on. Too long; didn't read: Will my Blue version be safe just using item duplication, or will it still be prone to data corruption? Also, is there a chance that my games will die altogether, being old and not very well manufactured?

Aug 21st, 2010, 12:53:14 AM	#683
limozeen Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 1	Can Wobbuffet learn mimic? I know it sounds like a ridiculous question to ask but I was looking at his entry in the G/S/C strategy pokedex and the entry claims he can. I looked further into this and found that a few other reliable pokemon websites claimed Wobbuffet could not learn mimic. Normally, this question sounds like it could be answered with a single google search but I seem to be getting conflicting answers here.

Aug 23rd, 2010, 12:58:10 AM	#685
RayofLight010 Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 55	Just curious Did Ruby and Sapphire have game data for Volt Tackle? And what would happen if a Pokemon with it was traded over? I know that in Emerald you breed two Pikachus with a light Ball for it, and once, with Togepi using Metronome, I was able to use it in FRLG. But... in Ruby and Sapphire, what happens?

Aug 23rd, 2010, 3:32:16 PM	#691
Trent Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 165 United States	Yes, it's worth buying. Fun storyline, bad guys (as usual), and of course when you're finished with the main game you can always test your skills in the Battle Frontier (which is bigger and more creative than the Battle Frontier in Pt/HG/SS). There's also the ever-popular Cloning Glitch.

Aug 23rd, 2010, 9:26:16 PM	#692
Shiny Celebi Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 13	Emerald is good. The Battle Fronteir and Cloning is awesome, and you can catch both Groudon and Kyogre, pick which Lati you catch, and when you catch all 200 pokemon you can get a Johto Starter, i still like it

Aug 25th, 2010, 2:01:23 PM	#694
Tatter Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 7	so i heard that if i complete the pokedex in ruby i can get a certificate from some guy in lillycove and then go to the department store and wait for some clearance sale and buy a trainers ticket for 999,999 and then go to some guy on pacifilog and say yes to him. then i can go choose to catch jirachi or deyoxys. is this true?

Aug 25th, 2010, 2:25:26 PM	#696
Phadunk Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,730	so which game should i buy? R/S or Emerald? __________________

Aug 25th, 2010, 2:31:25 PM	#697
infernape-5 Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 637 Pakistan	buy emerald i followed you on twitter __________________ Flash Kart WHITE FC:2021-9066-9487 Retail Kart Black FC2365-6365-2682 ---infernape-5 trade thread---

Aug 26th, 2010, 12:28:06 AM	#698
Phadunk Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,730	another question.. with these gba games.. do the internal batteries die and whatnot.. dry out. should i be worried? Because i just got FR and Emerald from ebay. __________________

Aug 29th, 2010, 7:15:07 PM	#699
Duzzlight Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4	In regards to counters for Mewtwo, wouldn't he be a great counter to himself? If someone sends out Mewtwo, it should go like this. 1. Opponent's Mewtwo uses Amnesia 2. You send out your Mewtwo 3. Opponent's Mewtwo uses Amnesia 4. Use submission/Hyper Beam (Hyper Beam if it would OHKO) 5. Opponent uses Blizzard 6. If you used Submission, use Hyper Beam. Would your Mewtwo still be alive after on psychic? I'm not sure how well a non boosted special would deal against a 999 special, but surely even not boosted his Special attack is so beast that it would survive? Again, not sure. Those moves also depend on which Mewtwo go first, as I'm assuming both would have the same speed. I've only recently started playing RBY in this way, so I'm not sure. And also, if your Mewtwo wouldn't survive the 999 Blizzard, then couldn't our Mewtwo use Amnesia as well and even the field? After it's maxed, the opponent's Mewtwo wouldn't totally destroy ours, or would there just not be enough time to get off the attacks? But if that's the case, Recover should be used, as then we would heal up. Again, I haven't tested this at all, and am just wondering if this would be a viable Mewtwo counter. So sorry if this is seen as obnoxious.

Aug 30th, 2010, 11:41:31 AM	#700
Duzzlight Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4	In regards tot he move relearner, can he reteach any move that pokemon could have learned, or did that pokemon have to have learned it at one point in order to get it back?