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Okay I thought I already knew the answer to this but now that I look at some people's posts I'm not sure how this works. When you use a Power item while EV training, does it add 4 EVs to the natural EVs of the Pokémon you defeat or does it replace the Pokémon's natural EVs with the Power item EVs? Example: Your Wobbuffet is fighting a Jirachi, and your Wobbuffet currently has no EVs. Wobbuffet is holding a Power Anklet (for whatever reason). If your Wobbuffet defeats and gains experience from the Jirachi, does it gain 3 HP Evs or 4 Speed EVs, or both? and if Wobbuffet has Pokérus, does it just gain double of the final EV values? Thanks for the help

Edit: Okay thanks SuperErinMan, wow I've definitely been doing it wrong
 
Master Ball said:
Okay I thought I already knew the answer to this but now that I look at some people's posts I'm not sure how this works. When you use a Power item while EV training, does it add 4 EVs to the natural EVs of the Pokémon you defeat or does it replace the Pokémon's natural EVs with the Power item EVs? Example: Your Wobbuffet is fighting a Jirachi, and your Wobbuffet currently has no EVs. Wobbuffet is holding a Power Anklet (for whatever reason). If your Wobbuffet defeats and gains experience from the Jirachi, does it gain 3 HP Evs or 4 Speed EVs, or both? and if Wobbuffet has Pokérus, does it just gain double of the final EV values? Thanks for the help
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A power item adds on an ADDITIONAL 4 EVs for the corresponding stat.

For your Wobbuffet scenario, it would gain 3 HP and 4 speed EVs. Pokerus then doubles every EV recieved, so if the Wobbuffet had pokerus it would gain 6 Hp EVs and 8Speed EVs.
 
http://www.smogon.com/dp/pokemon/lucario

Fighting as an attacking type goes quite well with multiple other types to provide good coverage. The Dark-typed Crunch gives you offense that is nearly unresisted, while Ice Punch also blends well with Fighting. Crunch does provide objectively superior coverage, but Ice Punch may prove to be the more useful secondary move thanks to the many Ice-weak Pokémon than inhabit OU. Stone Edge is also an option that gives good coverage, but its imperfect accuracy is definitely a problem when you're most likely to be at a low HP level to boost Reversal's power. For this reason, Rock Slide is recommended instead.
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Really? This like the only case a Pokemon that gets SE wants Rock Slide insted...
 
Whats the learning curve like for RNGing? Is it a daunting task to learn and understand at first? How long did it take you to get the hang of it and starting nailing the spreads you wanted? I'v been reading the article on it and boy, it looks like it will be quite hard to get past the learning stage and start churning out flawless pokemon, but I hope it isnt too bad. =/
 
ColdEye said:
Really? This like the only case a Pokemon that gets SE wants Rock Slide insted...
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It's the old accuracy-vs-power choice. In many cases, the more powerful move can OHKO specific targets the less powerful one cannot. But in the case where choosing the less powerful option doesn't miss out on any crucial nHKOes, it's the better for the better accuracy.

-FUCK- said:
Whats the learning curve like for RNGing? Is it a daunting task to learn and understand at first? How long did it take you to get the hang of it and starting nailing the spreads you wanted? I'v been reading the article on it and boy, it looks like it will be quite hard to get past the learning stage and start churning out flawless pokemon, but I hope it isnt too bad. =/
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Took me a lot of effort just to figure out exactly how things were working. In DPPt, it's not too hard to actually do. Does take patience, and it's frustrating when you keep missing your target delay by the narrowest of margins, or when you've hit your delay but lose count of the tedious journal flips.
 
I found out somewhere that even if you do have a DSi, you can't go on Nintendo WFC with a WPA secured connection because the cartridge only supports WEP. Is this true?

Also, is there an "easy" way to know if you've RNG abused correctly? As in a method to get, say, only a Pokemon of a certain nature that would be quicker than getting a shiny Pokemon/perfect IVs?

This is because I'm really desperate right now to deduce my SID, down to the point that I'm probably going enter random SID values in the RNG reporter and hope they come out correctly (Ironically, entering a random SID value in the RNG reporter has the same chance of working as encountering a shiny Pokemon.)

I encountered my first shiny in Diamond, but that save file is long gone. I wish I knew the importance of that shiny...
 
k10 said:
Are there any tips to getting pokerus? Like maybe a thread where poeple will trade a pokemon with me that has it?
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You can ask in this thread: http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65633

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What option is best for the third attacking move on SDLucario? Also, If one runs Reversal, does Crunch pair best?
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The standard is Swords Dance/Close Combat/Crunch/Extremespeed. Ice punch or Stone Edge can be used if you are worried about Gliscor or Mence, or think you can hit Gyara/Mence/Zapdos on the switch with SE.
 
ColdEye said:
What option is best for the third attacking move on SDLucario? Also, If one runs Reversal, does Crunch pair best?
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Yes, Crunch pairs best with Endure/Substitute, Reversal, and Swords Dance on a Reversal Lucario, for coverage reasons (and because almost all Gliscor outspeed anyways, so there is little reason to go Ice punch)
 
With scarf-TTar being so common I've found that bullet punch usually is a fine choice as well if you have a reliable way (CB TTar or scarf TTar itself) to deal with Rotom and Celebi.
 
thebattleax said:
lso, is there an "easy" way to know if you've RNG abused correctly? As in a method to get, say, only a Pokemon of a certain nature that would be quicker than getting a shiny Pokemon/perfect IVs?
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NO, RNG manipulation always involves aiming for a certain spread. In 4th gen that involves 2 steps - hitting your seed and hitting your frame. You can check if you hit your seed using the coin flips.

This is because I'm really desperate right now to deduce my SID
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You do realise that you do not need to know your SID to RNG for perfect Pokemon. You only need it to RNG for shinies - and you almost certainly won't be able to get perfect IVed shinies anyway, because which spreads are shiny depends on your SID; for most SIDs, they're mediocre IVs.
 
Are physical coverage moves effective on Mewtwo? I thought 180Atk/78SpA/252Spe/Hasty/expert Belt to OHKO Blissey with Focus Punch and scare off the likes of Groudon and Giratina with Ice Beam...

Also, if I use Nasty Plot/Hypnosis/Ice Beam or Dark Pulse/Baton Pass Mew, would giving it Salac Berry be a good idea for an occasional speed boost?
 
ColdEye said:
Are physical coverage moves effective on Mewtwo? I thought 180Atk/78SpA/252Spe/Hasty/expert Belt to OHKO Blissey with Focus Punch and scare off the likes of Groudon and Giratina with Ice Beam...

Also, if I use Nasty Plot/Hypnosis/Ice Beam or Dark Pulse/Baton Pass Mew, would giving it Salac Berry be a good idea for an occasional speed boost?
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Mewtwo can use Blissey as setup bait if she is not using Seismic toss, utilizing the Taunt / Calm Mind set. So there's really no need for Focus Punch.
 
ColdEye said:
What sets other than Taunt/Calm Mind/Aura Sphere/Ice Beam are effective on Mewtwo?
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Aura Sphere/Ice Beam/SelfDestruct/Flamethrower provides near-perfect type coverage, and if you run into a Kyogre or Palkia, you can blow up on them for the kill.
 
I'm slightly confused with the sleep and freeze clauses. Do the effects that stimulate them fail when used or work and are considered "illegal"?
For example, can I use Ice Punch without fear if one of my opponents is already frozen, or spam Sleep Powder while a different foe is asleep (without breaking the rules)?

EDIT: Thanks, Ferrouswheel!
 
Chameleon said:
I'm slightly confused with the sleep and freeze clauses. Do the effects that stimulate them fail when used or work and are considered "illegal"?
For example, can I use Ice Punch without fear if one of my opponents is already frozen, or spam Sleep Powder while a different foe is asleep (without breaking the rules)?
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It depends on if you're playing on shoddy or wifi.

If you can sleep more than one pokemon, (wifi) and you do so, while having agreed to the sleep clause, you forfeit. If you're on shoddy, you can't sleep a second poke, the move would just fail.
 
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