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[Assassin of the Red Sands]

can you breed rotoms?

 

[Coronis]

Yes, with Ditto.

 

[Zacchaeus]

Just make some of your own sets ColdEye, and go test them out on Shoddy. Soemtimes the best sets for you are the ones you make yourself

 

[0n1l1nk.]

How many egg moves a pokémon can get? I mean pure egg moves, not moves they can learn by level up or TM/HM.

 

[Aura Guardian]

4, I think, which is the maximum number of moves a pokemon can know.

 

[sandman]

can togekiss learn helping hand through tutoring in heart gold or SS?

 

[Coronis]

can togekiss learn helping hand through tutoring in heart gold or SS?

Togekiss cannot learn Helping Hand.

 

[Ferrouswheel]

Togekiss cannot learn Helping Hand.

I believe it can actually, but IIRC it's through XD.

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

I believe it can actually, but IIRC it's through XD.

I just looked on Bulbapedia and Smogon, and neither has it able to learn Helping Hand. It does learn Follow Me, maybe that's what you were thinking of.

 

[sandman]

I believe it can actually, but IIRC it's through XD.

yeah since it can learn it in XD i was hoping it could learn it in hg even though for some reason it doesn't learn it in platinum.

I just looked on Bulbapedia and Smogon, and neither has it able to learn Helping Hand. It does learn Follow Me, maybe that's what you were thinking of.

it can learn it in XD, maybe they don't have xd moves?

 

[veedub08]

how can i learn my poke's IVs ? does it involve using RNG?

 

[pkmn-taicho321]

Can someone point me in the direction of the most recent shoddy usage stats? for smogon OU ladder

how can i learn my poke's IVs ? does it involve using RNG?

http://www.legendarypokemon.net/javacalc.html

 

[jumpluff]

They're stickied here. We should be getting February stats in a few days.

veedub08: use an IV calculator, such as MetalKid's. Note that if your Pokémon has won any in-game battles, it'll have gained EVs, which will skew the result.

 

[Shoes McFace]

If I have a lvl 100 Arceus, is there any way to raise its stats, such as giving it Vitamins or EV training it?

 

[jumpluff]

You can max out vitamins, but can't EV train it.

 

[Shoes McFace]

And you can give a Pokemon a maximum of 10, correct?

 

[veedub08]

veedub08: use an IV calculator, such as MetalKid's. Note that if your Pokémon has won any in-game battles, it'll have gained EVs, which will skew the result.

So, i could use metalkids IV calculator on a lvl 1 newly bred poke? can i also use it to calculate newly caught wild poke's IVs? sorry last question, do you have a link to it... thanks jumpluff

 

[Shoes McFace]

So, i could use metalkids IV calculator on a lvl 1 newly bred poke? can i also use it to calculate newly caught wild poke's IVs? sorry last question, do you have a link to it... thanks jumpluff

Yes, but it will give you a range of possible IVs that are extremely unspecific.

Edit: And yes, this also works on newly caught Pokemon, but you may still get a range of possible IVs until it reaches a lvl where a 31 IV would have a specific stat.

Heres what I'm talking about.

And this is the website I go to for my IV needs.

 

[veedub08]

Yes, but it will give you a range of possible IVs that are extremely unspecific.

Edit: And yes, this also works on newly caught Pokemon, but you may still get a range of possible IVs until it reaches a lvl where a 31 IV would have a specific stat.

Heres what I'm talking about.

And this is the website I go to for my IV needs.

awesome thanks a lot!

 

[Coronis]

yeah since it can learn it in XD i was hoping it could learn it in hg even though for some reason it doesn't learn it in platinum.

it can learn it in XD, maybe they don't have xd moves?

It can't, as Serebii does have XD purification moves, such as Lugia's.

http://www.psypokes.com/xd/moves.php

As you can see, all Togepi gets is Tri Attack.

 

[Shoes McFace]

No problem! I don't know any ways to find a newly bread Pokemon's IVs, sorry! Does anyone have any simple strategies they use to figure that out?

 

[Zacchaeus]

No problem! I don't know any ways to find a newly bread Pokemon's IVs, sorry! Does anyone have any simple strategies they use to figure that out?

Rare Candy it up to level 10 I think it is, and use Metalkid's calculator found here: http://www.metalkid.info/Pokemon/Calculators/IV.aspx

 

[pacifist]

Or you could put it into the Daycare to gain a few levels. Be careful with Egg Moves, however, as they won't hesitate to delete Egg Moves for a "better" move.

 

[Shoes McFace]

Thank you very much Master Ball!

Edit: And thank you as well Angry Pacifistic!

 

[Naxte]

It can't, as Serebii does have XD purification moves, such as Lugia's.

http://www.psypokes.com/xd/moves.php

As you can see, all Togepi gets is Tri Attack.

Hmm, neither Serebii or that page list the Move Tutor moves from XD though, so neither of them are complete (could have sworn that Serebii did have the XD move tutor moves in the RS-dex, but it seems it doesn't apparently, looking at Mewtwo and other such Pokemon's pages). Looking at that list of moves though, Helping Hand isn't a tutor move though (and Togetic's page on Bulbapedia confirms it doesn't learn the move through a Gen III tutor), so I suppose it doesn't matter in this case. However, for future reference, neither seem to be a good way of getting info on XD movs.