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[haunter]

I saw on Heracross' page that if you have a Flame Orb + Guts + Swords Dance, the attack is tripled. First thing, doesn't a burn cut attack in half? Second, even if the burn from the Flame Orb didn't reduce attack, Guts only increases attack by 50% under a condition. So it would be like this:

No stats increased = 100% attack power
SD = +100% attack, making your attack being doubled to 200%.
Guts condition = +50% attack, raising attack to 250%.

Am I missing something, or was the tripling a typing error? Unless, the adding of attack boosts are in a different order, and you start with 150% attack with Guts, and the SD raises it to 300%. Is that correct?

First of all, guts pokemons don't have their attack reduced by the burn status.
Secondly, the attack is actually tripled after a swords dance and the guts boost: 383 (considering max attack adamant Heracross) * 2 (swords dance) * 1,5 (guts)= 1149 which is 383*3.

would 404 sp. atk porygon- z w/ download + life orb be enough to ohko most pokemon using tri attack? im roughly aiming for base 96- 100 sp. defence or do i need nasty plot as im using agility for obvious reasons neutral damage

Your question is really hard to answer. It depends on what pokemons you want to kill or outspeed.

 

[pkmn1000]

WHen you use the rng in emerald after you soft reset how do you actually encounter the shiny

 

[Lugiamaster26]

So i'm guessing hax item clause forbids scope lens as well?
Focus band dosen't really matter as Focus Sash is better

 

[pkmn1000]

So i'm guessing hax item clause forbids scope lens as well?
Focus band dosen't really matter as Focus Sash is better

NO i dont think scope lense is a hax item. but focus sash works once while if you get lucky the band could theoretically save your ass 15 times or more.

 

[Age of Kings]

Hax item clause bans Scope Lens, yes.

 

[Tsukikage]

Is there a way to check if the IVs on a legendary are legal or not? I just got traded a near perfect IV Kyogre from a friend, and I have a sneaky suspicion about it. If that's hard to understand, I'm looking for something that I put the IVs into, and it tells me if its a legal combination for something that was captured and not bred.

 

[adman2]

Is there a way to check if the IVs on a legendary are legal or not? I just got traded a near perfect IV Kyogre from a friend, and I have a sneaky suspicion about it. If that's hard to understand, I'm looking for something that I put the IVs into, and it tells me if its a legal combination for something that was captured and not bred.

I'll have to ask a similar question. What, if they exist, are the limitations of IVs on legendaries? I'm trying to find a good Uxie and Manaphy on the GTS.

 

[thetorsoboy]

Anyone know where the new IRC Server thing is? They moved and it doesn't say where to anywhere. :(

 

[Naxte]

^irc.synirc.net. The channel name is the same.

 

[Age of Kings]

@people asking about IVs on legends:

There are two options. The first is using X-Acts IV-PID calculator and the second is simply inputting the IVs and nature on Shoddy, which utilizes the same algorithm.

 

[Shelcario]

I'm having trouble coming up with a Platinum Battle Tower team that's effective so could someone give me three pokemon that would be good to enter, and not any of the teams that have been used by previous people with a strategy around it possibly?

 

[Olie]

I'm having trouble coming up with a Platinum Battle Tower team that's effective so could someone give me three pokemon that would be good to enter, and not any of the teams that have been used by previous people with a strategy around it possibly?

You can't go wrong with Bulky sweepers :)
My current team is SD Chomp to lead, CB Scizor and Mixape.

 

[Shelcario]

Thanks Olie, I'll see what I can come up with:)

 

[jkwarrior]

Anyone know if Discharge can be bread from a Jolteon as an egg move onto an eevee? thanks.

 

[VashTheStampede]

Anyone know if Discharge can be bread from a Jolteon as an egg move onto an eevee? thanks.

No, it can not. Could you imagine how powerful that would make the Eevee line? Jolteon with Flame Thrower, Hydro Pump, and Discharge? :\

I can dream though..

 

[TheSioux]

How exactly do you calculate how much damage your pokemon can do?
For example
My marowak with an attack of 568 uses fire punch (atk 75) on a Skarmory with 334 hp and def of 416.

 

[nyczxjay]

Go use a damage calculator. I personally use Metalkid's and Psypokes.

http://metalkid.info/Pokemon/OnlineProgram/Calculators/DamageDP.aspx - Metalkid's

http://www.psypokes.com/dex/damage.php - Psypokes

 

[CardsOfTheHeart]

How exactly do you calculate how much damage your pokemon can do?
For example
My marowak with an attack of 568 uses fire punch (atk 75) on a Skarmory with 334 hp and def of 416.

That can be done easily with Libelldra's damage calculator.

EDIT: MetalKid's and Psypoke's calculators aren't accurate; I wouldn't recommend them. MetalKid fixed his, though, but hasn't released it yet.

 

[Panda]

Why is it that Shoddy doesn't support the self-ko clause? I thought it was a pretty standard clause, and yet it isn't there.

 

[TheSioux]

ah, okay, thanks guys.

 

[Staraptor Call]

So i'm guessing hax item clause forbids scope lens as well?
Focus band dosen't really matter as Focus Sash is better

Please note that "hax item clause" isn't standard and isn't even implemented on Shoddy. Most "hax items" aren't worth using, with the exception of Scope Lens.

Jolteon can't pass Discharge to Eevee as an egg move.

 

[RedSpyda]

does the move safeguard prevent the move rest from restoring hp or does the pokemon using rest under safeguard restore hp and sleep not activated???

 

[Syberia]

It does not interfere with Rest at all, it only protects you from status that comes from your opponent

 

[Elite_Battle_Master]

Is my Platinum game glitched or broken?!

I am breeding right now a Gyarados and a Ditto and everytime I get the egg back, instead of the game saying: "What will hatch from this? It will take some time," it IMMEDIATELY says "Sounds can be heard from inside! It will hatch soon!"

What the heck?!

 

[Naxte]

I am breeding right now a Gyarados and a Ditto and everytime I get the egg back, instead of the game saying: "What will hatch from this? It will take some time," it IMMEDIATELY says "Sounds can be heard from inside! It will hatch soon!"

What the heck?!

Hmm... Was the copy of Platinum used? Do you have a sibling who uses the DS and has an Action Replay? Cause that sounds like the fast-hatch code to me (though, I don't have an AR, so I can't be sure).