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just a small question which natures can be completely flawless? (31 IV into every stats)
i heard Expert Evan saying that is only 4, but i'm not sure which of them...
i heard Expert Evan saying that is only 4, but i'm not sure which of them...
Timid, Modest, Calm, and one of the neutral ones (forget which).
This only applies to Pokemon caught in the wild. Bred Pokemon, as well as Wondercard Pokemon, can have any nature/IV combination.
Correct me if I've made any mistakes, but I'm pretty sure the complete list is:
Entei, Raikou, Suicune*, Ho-oh, Lugia, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo, Latios and Latias (this applies both to the roamer in your game and to the upcoming Enigma Stone event that makes the other of the pair available), Groudon, Kyogre (version-specific), Rayquaza, the red Gyarados at Lake of Rage, the Sudowoodo blocking Route 36, the Snorlax blocking Diglett's Cave**, and the Lapras in Union Cave every Friday***.
In short, basically every legendary and stationary Pokemon.
* If you defeat Suicune at Cerulean Cape, it will respawn in the Burned Tower after defeating the Elite Four again.
**I'm not COMPLETELY sure about this, as I just went ahead and caught it the first chance I had. Logic would dictate that it would respawn too, however, since pretty much every stationary overworld Pokemon + legendaries do as well.
***Lapras will respawn every Friday regardless of whether you capture or defeat it.
Some time ago I had this site with which you could quickly check for the type balance of your team by filling in the 6 pokemon the team was built out. You'd just fill their names in and optional ability and it would say to which types your team is weak.
Sadly, my pc has crashed and I cant find the site anymore. Does anyone know a site like this?
Sadly, my pc has crashed and I cant find the site anymore. Does anyone know a site like this?
BurningMan
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Actually, boosting an actual moves base power by 1.5x is the same as increasing the Pokemon's attack stat my 1.5x im pretty sure (correct me if im wrong). Thats why (random example) Lickylicky has the most powerful Explosion in the game, because it gets a 1.5x STAB on Explosion, where Pokemon like Metagross with substantially higher attack still have a weaker Explosion.
I need a Electric / Fire sweeper for my team...
Who can fit it best? Arcanine or Jolteon?
A friend said that Jolteon doesn't fit because I already have Weavile in.
What do you guys think?
Who can fit it best? Arcanine or Jolteon?
A friend said that Jolteon doesn't fit because I already have Weavile in.
What do you guys think?
Hello everybody! For calculating the speed of a pokemon with choice scarf, does it round up or down? A pokemon with 295 speed will have without rounding 442.5 speed. Will its actual speed be 442 or 443? thanks!
If there's a Synchronizer at the start of the party, it'll make approximately 52% or so of the wild Pokémon that you encounter have the same nature as the Synchronizer. (50% chance of Synchronize forcing the Pokémon to the nature you want; 2% chance that the Synchronize fails but the Pokémon has the right nature by chance anyway.) It doesn't matter whether the Pokémon with Synchronize is healthy or fainted, just so long as they're in the first slot in your party.
Jolly, Timid, Adamant, Modest, Bold, Calm, Careful, and Impish are some of the most useful natures competitively, although a few others are used as well. Generally speaking, on anything but a mixed sweeper or a few very slow Pokémon, you're going to want a nature that reduces either Attack or Special Attack; what you increase is normally what the Pokémon in question is best at, or to cover a weakness. Many Pokémon also need to run max speed to outspeed various things; you can find good natures for particular Pokémon in their Strategy Pokédex entry.
Docile, not that anybody cares.
IVs are usually changed for:
- Hidden Power combinations
- Trick Room (low Speed IVs)
- Legal nature/IV combinations on legendaries
Hey I've been breeding Horsea and have come across this one with the following IVs
Nature: Adamant
HP: 2
ATK: 31
DEF: 25
SPATK: 17(Irrelevant)
SPDEF: 31
SPE : 31
It's a dragon dance substitute Kingdra
-Outrage
-Dragon Dance
-Waterfall
-Substitute
Is it usable? I'm using it against someone primarily who hasnt EV trained or IV bred. But would like to take it on WiFi in the future. Could I just take some EV's from attack and put them in HP? Seeing as it has the max attack anyway, and DD would just boost this further
Also, do its defenses make up for the HP IV? Like is it better than one with 15/15/15 in HP/DEF/SPDEF?
Thanks!
Nature: Adamant
HP: 2
ATK: 31
DEF: 25
SPATK: 17(Irrelevant)
SPDEF: 31
SPE : 31
It's a dragon dance substitute Kingdra
-Outrage
-Dragon Dance
-Waterfall
-Substitute
Is it usable? I'm using it against someone primarily who hasnt EV trained or IV bred. But would like to take it on WiFi in the future. Could I just take some EV's from attack and put them in HP? Seeing as it has the max attack anyway, and DD would just boost this further
Also, do its defenses make up for the HP IV? Like is it better than one with 15/15/15 in HP/DEF/SPDEF?
Thanks!
@Kaede11: No, it will lose focus and not hit.
EDIT:
@Eeveeate: 2/25/31 Kingdra takes hits almost exactly the same as 15/15/15. It takes special hits slightly better than 15/15/15. But it's going to be negligible difference in most cases ... assuming level 100. It's usable and you should just max attack EVs.
EDIT:
@Eeveeate: 2/25/31 Kingdra takes hits almost exactly the same as 15/15/15. It takes special hits slightly better than 15/15/15. But it's going to be negligible difference in most cases ... assuming level 100. It's usable and you should just max attack EVs.
It does not, since it received damage. If it would have been Baton Pass, then yes, it finishes.
1) Does anybody have a successful Dragonite team? I'm trying to build one but not sure where to start.
2) Is Cresselia good on Wi-Fi? or even simulators? Seems like people pass it off as unusable in OU due to its Pursuit weakness, but it's got pretty great defense, and Reflect...I really want to use the flawless bold one I've RNGed, guess I'm just hoping that it's not as unusable as people say!
@ Eeveeate: I wouldn't settle for anything less than 31 in HP, Attack, and Speed and 25+ in both defenses, but I'm picky, so...
It usually takes a while but I kept these standards even before I had an AR and knew how to RNG so it's not impossible. Just make sure you have good parents for the eggs.
2) Is Cresselia good on Wi-Fi? or even simulators? Seems like people pass it off as unusable in OU due to its Pursuit weakness, but it's got pretty great defense, and Reflect...I really want to use the flawless bold one I've RNGed, guess I'm just hoping that it's not as unusable as people say!
@ Eeveeate: I wouldn't settle for anything less than 31 in HP, Attack, and Speed and 25+ in both defenses, but I'm picky, so...
It usually takes a while but I kept these standards even before I had an AR and knew how to RNG so it's not impossible. Just make sure you have good parents for the eggs.
Is it possible to find a list showing the item and movesets of all battle tower pokemon for SS? If so, where can I find it?
Also, if substitute is up, can you still be taunted?
Also, if substitute is up, can you still be taunted?
I remember a long time back on here there was a list of abilities for each pokemon with a "0" and possibly a "1" ability (to determine what ability leads to which one when evolved)
Is it possible to get a link for that? Many thanks and internets for anyone willing to post.
(p.s. the question is, will a tyrogue with guts turn into a hitmontop with technician?)
Is it possible to get a link for that? Many thanks and internets for anyone willing to post.
(p.s. the question is, will a tyrogue with guts turn into a hitmontop with technician?)
i need opinions.
im breeding for porygons and i got a modest porygon with the ability download. its IVs are 31 in HP, def, sp atk, and sp def. IVs of 0-1 in atk and 20-26 in speed.
im loving the 4 31s but the ability and speed IV are bugging me. if it had trace, i would be more likely to forgive a mediocre speed IV. i wanted it to be a porygon-2 but with download i think it would make a better porygon-z.
is it worth using/raising? anyone have any strategies given its ability and IVs?
thanks for the input guys!
im breeding for porygons and i got a modest porygon with the ability download. its IVs are 31 in HP, def, sp atk, and sp def. IVs of 0-1 in atk and 20-26 in speed.
im loving the 4 31s but the ability and speed IV are bugging me. if it had trace, i would be more likely to forgive a mediocre speed IV. i wanted it to be a porygon-2 but with download i think it would make a better porygon-z.
is it worth using/raising? anyone have any strategies given its ability and IVs?
thanks for the input guys!