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I recieved the Enigma Stone event Wonder Card and went to the Pewter City Museum and Steven wasn't there. Is there something I need to do beforehand? I have not beaten Red yet, or all of the gyms.
 
okay, i want to start competitive battling online
but first i need to work out a few things

how do people get so many leftovers in battle?

also, if i want to train SpD for my Blissey how do i level blissey up so she can train on those pokemon without wasting my EV's, where do i train to get no EV's

another thing, i want a weavile in my team as a physical sweeper, but im not sure if it will be best to evolve her straight away or wait?

if i start for example my blissey out to battle then switch to a stronger pokemon to fight does blissey get any EV's?


Btw, my team line up is gooing to look most likely lilke this

Weavile: physical sweeper EV's Attack 252/. Speed 252. HP 4

move set, not to sure yet but probably : Swords Dance, night slash, Iceshard/ice punch, counter/pursuit

Blissey SpD wall/staller EV's Def/SpD 252 (dont know whether to go SpD or def). Hp 252 Speed 4

Move set: Wish, Softboiled,Flamethrower/ice beam,toxic


Tyranitar anti sweeper EV's Attack 252. Speed 252 Hp 4

Move set Earthquake,Dragon dance,Stone edge, crunch



Bastodion: Def wall/satller EV's Hp/SpD/Def (not to shure what to do ?) Speed 252 *what ever i didnt choose in first EV*


Move set : Stealth Rock,Toxic,Roar,Rest(for full staller)or ice beam


Abomasnow: staller/sweeper EV's SpA 252 Speed 252 Hp 4

Move set: Leech seed,Blizzard, substitute, focus punch/protect



Gengar: SpA sweeper EV's SpA 252 Speed 252 hp 4


move set: Pain split,shadow ball, substitute, Curse/Hypnosis/hiddenpower fire




i dont know about items to much
would love suggestions on what to fix

any help is much apreiciated :)
 
earthcore said:
okay, i want to start competitive battling online
but first i need to work out a few things A few? Really?

how do people get so many leftovers in battle? Trade for them, buy them, transfer them from other games owned etc. There are many ways.

also, if i want to train SpD for my Blissey how do i level blissey up so she can train on those pokemon without wasting my EV's, where do i train to get no EV's The daycare is a good place. Alternatively, Rare Candies or just use EV-reducing berries to get rid of EVs later.

another thing, i want a weavile in my team as a physical sweeper, but im not sure if it will be best to evolve her straight away or wait? Doesn't matter.

if i start for example my blissey out to battle then switch to a stronger pokemon to fight does blissey get any EV's? Yes, the full number.


Btw, my team line up is gooing to look most likely lilke this

Weavile: physical sweeper EV's Attack 252/. Speed 252. HP 4
Item: Life Orb
Nature: Jolly
move set, not to sure yet but probably : Swords Dance, night slash, Iceshard/ice punch, counter/pursuit/Low Kick

Blissey SpD wall/staller EV's Def/SpD 252 (dont know whether to go SpD or def). Hp 252 Speed 4 Go Defence.
Item: Leftovers
Nature: Bold
Move set: Wish, Softboiled,Flamethrower/ice beam/Seismic Toss,toxic


Tyranitar anti sweeper EV's Attack 252. Speed 252 Hp 4
Item: Life Orb
Nature: Jolly
Move set Earthquake,Dragon dance,Stone edge, crunch



Bastodion: Def wall/satller EV's Hp/SpD/Def (not to shure what to do ?) Speed 252 *what ever i didnt choose in first EV*
I wouldn't use Bastiodon. It can't really take hits. Try another wall like Hippowdon, Skarmory, etc. There are many that are better.

Move set : Stealth Rock,Toxic,Roar,Rest(for full staller)or ice beam


Abomasnow: staller/sweeper EV's SpA 252 HP 252 SpA 4
Item: Leftovers
Nature: Timid
Move set: Leech seed,Blizzard, substitute, focus punch/protect




Gengar: SpA sweeper EV's SpA 252 Speed 252 hp 4
Item: Life Orb
Nature: Timid
move set: Pain split,shadow ball, substitute, Curse/Hypnosis/hiddenpower fire/Focus Blast




i dont know about items to much
would love suggestions on what to fix

any help is much apreiciated :)

If you are trying to get into battling, try taking and using one of the teams in the RMT forum. It is much easier to get into it with a team you know works.
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how do people get so many leftovers in battle?
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Hack it. You can buy an Action Replay, and get x99 Leftovers. Or, you can do this. In HG/SS. When you battle Snorlax, it is sure to hold Lefties by 100%, and therefore, by using Thief and by losing to it, you get the item, and Snorlax will still be there, with new Lefties. I highly suggest you use Haunter with this. Haunter is fucken fast for Snorlax, and obviously, with just any attack, it will die, as to Snorlax, dying to Crunch.

also, if i want to train SpD for my Blissey how do i level blissey up so she can train on those pokemon without wasting my EV's, where do i train to get no EV's
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Blissey with Max HP and Max SpD with a Calm Nature that has Light Screen. I fucking doubt hard that it'll die to a Special Move. Fuck it. Even the most powerful, lol. Die Blissey. Die.

if i start for example my blissey out to battle then switch to a stronger pokemon to fight does blissey get any EV's?
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By using EXP. Share, the pokemon that holds the item will also get the EV's.

I wouldn't use Bastiodon. It can't really take hits. Try another wall like Hippowdon, Skarmory, etc. There are many that are better.
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Yeah? It can revenge kill a boosted sweeper, namely Lucario. By making it hold Focus Sash, it can kill Luke with a Metal Burst, assuming hazards ain't present. But lol, this doesn't make any sense. lol. But hell yeah, I agree, Hippowdon as a wall is fucking epic. Bronzong's usage is really getting low lately, will it go down to UU? lol.

BTW, since Elekid is pretty fast, being 95 Base speed, can it battle in UU? Or maybe in OU. Gyarados will die to Elekid's Tbolt, SR damage included.

And, where can I get those moving sprites? It's just so awesome.
 
Starting with OU, no. It can't even OHKO a 4x weak with a STAB base 95 power attack.

As for UU, probably not. It doesn't really beat many major threats and it is unlikely to sweep very much. It is really outclassed by other electric-types.
 
Not sure exactly whether I should ask this here or in the Wi-Fi Forum, so apologies ahead of time. I obtained three Crown Raikous from the recent event and SR for some decent ones that I plan to use semi-competitively (Battle Frontier, friends, local tourneys, maybe some wi-fi, etc.) I don't know how to RNG, so th IVs aren't excellent, but I ended up with these three and was wondering which would be best for a Calm Mind Sweeper.
25/11/21/18/30/31
11/21/11/30/28/28
5/1/25/30/28/25
Thanks much.
 
WoOoShoOo!! said:
Can someone please explain to me more further, the battle style I really want to try, Heavy Offense. I really want to try it.
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Basically, it is a style where you just keep the offensive pressure on at all times, so that your opponent's walls are overwhelmed and their sweepers have no chance to set up. Check out the RMT forum for examples.

Percussionist said:
Not sure exactly whether I should ask this here or in the Wi-Fi Forum, so apologies ahead of time. I obtained three Crown Raikous from the recent event and SR for some decent ones that I plan to use semi-competitively (Battle Frontier, friends, local tourneys, maybe some wi-fi, etc.) I don't know how to RNG, so th IVs aren't excellent, but I ended up with these three and was wondering which would be best for a Calm Mind Sweeper.
25/11/21/18/30/31
11/21/11/30/28/28
5/1/25/30/28/25
Thanks much.
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I'd go with the first.
 
It might have been a question of wording. He might have said "Does more damage" because of weaknesses/resistances, but short of that it makes no difference.
 
Could someone run a calc for me?
You see, I was battling a Starmie today with my Honchkrow. It has max Attack IVs & EVs.
Yet when I used Sucker Punch on the Starmie, Starmie lived with health in the red. I was completely surprised and it costed me the match.

So...how is it statistically possible for Starmie to survive that? Sorry if this seems like a stupid question, but I'd like to see the numbers here.
 
Gonzo said:
Why does STAB EQ do more damage than Non-STAB Focus Punch? The damage should be equal...
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Clarifying on this. Weakness/Resistance can affect it, as well as the damage variation.

The damage formula for Pokemon has a multiplier at the end that is equal to randInt(85,100)/100. That means that if you get an 85 first, then a 100, the second hit will deal ~17.5% more damage (100/85).
 
Two simple questions:
1) Is the Smogon server on Pokemon Online just for tourneys and stuff, or should I use that for ladder matches instead of the PO server?
2) What's a good way to stop Wish-Protecting?
 
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