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Now:I can breed a ditto with 31/x/x/x/x/x with a x/x/x/x/x/31 ditto to get a 31/x/x/x/x/31 ditto, correct? Since the rules with breeding ditto are a bit different - I wasn't sure. Sorry if it's a dumb question!
Scepticallistic is quite right, you can't breed ditto
 
Is Volt Tackle and Wish an illegal combination on Pikachu/Raichu?

*EDIT*
Didn't realize Pichu learns Volt Tackle when bred with a Light Ball... So, it should be possible to breed a male Pichu that knows Wish first, then breed two Pikachus with Light Ball(s) to get both moves, correct?
 
Speaking of the forms, since they're not allowed on Wi-Fi, why are they allowed to be used on Shoddy?

since the new platinum game (and event, in case of rotom and skymin) is required, they can be difficult to obtain

same reason for banning manaphy, jirachi, mew, celebi, sometimes stuff like deoxys, etc

on shoddy, everyone can be customized, thus eliminating the need to "catch them all" (arceus is probably banned on uber ladder for being too cheap-same would go for smeargle if it had real stats other than fair speed)

i have never heard of origin giratina being banned, though i would not be surprised
 
Can smeargle really learn every move. i was thinking of moves that kill the pokemon. healing wish, lunar dance, explosion, transform?

PM me if you answered my question.
 
Can smeargle really learn every move. i was thinking of moves that kill the pokemon. healing wish, lunar dance, explosion, transform?

Lunar Dance and Healing Wish fail if there are no unfainted pokemon not in combat. The easiest way to sketch them would be in a double battle with only Smeargle and the LD/HW user alive.

As for transform, if it misses due to fly/dig/dive/etc you can copy it. I'm not positive if you can copy it if Ditto does transform into something else.

And for Explosion/Selfdestruct, do a double battle with a pokemon that has Damp, an exploder, and Smeargle.
 
since the new platinum game (and event, in case of rotom and skymin) is required, they can be difficult to obtain

same reason for banning manaphy, jirachi, mew, celebi, sometimes stuff like deoxys, etc

on shoddy, everyone can be customized, thus eliminating the need to "catch them all" (arceus is probably banned on uber ladder for being too cheap-same would go for smeargle if it had real stats other than fair speed)

i have never heard of origin giratina being banned, though i would not be surprised

They are allowed are all allowed on Shoddy. I have no idea what you're talking about.

Rotom forms are legit because you can still use them in local wireless Platinum vs. Platinum battles.

Jirachi and Celebi are solidly OU while Manaphy is undergoing testing. Mew is Uber. They are still used on Shoddy. Giratina-O is not banned.


Of course, if you're referring to WiFi on DS, Giratina-O, Skymin, and the Rotom forms aren't allowed on WiFi.

So how do I get a good ditto then?

You catch one.
 
What serves as a decent check to bulky waters besides Blissey? The Celebi I ran in the past have taken too much from Ice Beams, so it hasn't done much to help. Doing well against Starmie especially Counterstars is a plus.

Secondly, what is something besides SD Scizor that can really take advantage of a dragon locked on Outrage and set up? I used a CBgross, but it really doesn't take advantage of it by setting up.
 
What serves as a decent check to bulky waters besides Blissey? The Celebi I ran in the past have taken too much from Ice Beams, so it hasn't done much to help. Doing well against Starmie especially Counterstars is a plus.

Secondly, what is something besides SD Scizor that can really take advantage of a dragon locked on Outrage and set up? I used a CBgross, but it really doesn't take advantage of it by setting up.
Vaporeon does decent, as it can Toxic then Wish + Protect stall. Latias can CM up and recover off damage taken from Ice Beams. Snorlax can just pound away with attacks. You could try Celebi again except an offensive version with LO and Leaf Storm.

Agigross is the first thing that comes in mind. Subpetaya Empoleon can take a +1 Outrage from Salamence and be in perfect range for a Petaya berry boost, but it'll die from priority attacks. Skarm could set up Spikes and then Roost/WW Salamence away.
 
Baton Pass

All right... so I tried to find the answer to this but it's not clearly outlined and because it's become a crucial part of my strategy I need to know...


Say Drifblim has the ability Unburden.
Drifblim's Unburden activates after losing their item.
Drifblim's speed doubles
Drifblim uses Baton Pass.

Does the Pokemon Drifblim baton passes to get the bonus of the doubled speed?
 
All right... so I tried to find the answer to this but it's not clearly outlined and because it's become a crucial part of my strategy I need to know...


Say Drifblim has the ability Unburden.
Drifblim's Unburden activates after losing their item.
Drifblim's speed doubles
Drifblim uses Baton Pass.

Does the Pokemon Drifblim baton passes to get the bonus of the doubled speed?
http://www.smogon.com/dp/abilities/unburden

When a Pokémon with Unburden consumes or loses its item, Speed doubles. This applies to consuming a berry or losing an item through Knock Off, Thief or Covet. This does not count as a stat boost, cannot be Baton Passed, and is lost when the Unburden Pokémon switches out. Unburden does not activate if the Pokémon does not have an item to begin with, if a Pokemon without a held item gains Unburden, or if an item is lost via Fling or Natural Gift.
 
Is it true that the DS runs out of power faster when playing a gameboy advance game than when playing a DS game?

And is it true that over time, the DS is able store less power?
 
Is it true that the DS runs out of power faster when playing a gameboy advance game than when playing a DS game?

And is it true that over time, the DS is able store less power?

Im not sure about the first part.. Im sorry.

To the second part:
That would have to be true as it runs off of a bettery. As a battery gets old, it starts to perform more poorly over time. Just like other rechargable batteries, eventually they age to the point where they store little charge. I have no idea how long a DS battery is supposed to last though.
 
Hi I'm going for slowpoke using emerald rng keep hitting spread that gives me hidden power bug 70 is this any good on a slowbro slowking . The analysis recommends hp electric. As slowbro in uu tier would hidden power bug be of any use.
 
Hi I'm going for slowpoke using emerald rng keep hitting spread that gives me hidden power bug 70 is this any good on a slowbro slowking . The analysis recommends hp electric. As slowbro in uu tier would hidden power bug be of any use.
The Slowpoke family can learn Signal Beam, so there's no reason to use HP Bug.
 
Hi, I got a Jirachi in a trade and I want to make sure it's legit. Shoddy isn't working for me atm, so could someone please check for me if an Impish Jirachi with 1 / 31 / 15 / 29 / 0 / 20 (Speed last) is legitimate?

Thanks!
 
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