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I've just calculated the stats using the stat formula (I'm assuming a +Atk nature, fractions rounded down)

(((25[IV]+(2*134[Base Attack])+0[EV's])*99[Level])/100)+5)*1.1[Nature]=324 Attack
(((25[IV]+(2*134[Base Attack])+252[EV's])*100[Level])/100)+5)*1.1[Nature]=397 Attack

That's a difference of 73. Hope that answers your question.
 
Thanks, but I still don't understand why it gained such a huge amount. I can account for about 66 of it, but the other 7 points (which is still a lot) doesn't make sense. But thanks anyway, you're help is appreciated.

Edit: I think I have realized exactly why it gained like it did. 63*1.1=70 (because pokemon games round up), plus the three random gain. Could that possibly be it?
 
Yes. If you didn't invest EV's, your Tyranitar would have 327 Attack (Fractions rounded down), & then your nature & EV's, which woud be 324+3(No Attack investment)+(63+7(EV investment))=397, which explains the +73 Attack boost. There you go!
 
@geovanicaon: If you have a DPP game, it's best to just get coins from there ($10000 for 500 coins), since it's infinitely faster. Otherwise, yeah, like Fatecrashers said, only way is to get better at the game, but it's no where as fast as just being able to buy them in DPP.
 
Ok, so i just finished ev training my Persian, and it has 244 hp. The strategy pokedex on smogon says that it has a minimum of 271 hp. Can someone please explain to my why it dident at least hit the minimum?
 
TorterraTerror said:
Ok, so i just finished ev training my Persian, and it has 244 hp. The strategy pokedex on smogon says that it has a minimum of 271 hp. Can someone please explain to my why it dident at least hit the minimum?
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Is it Level 100? Also, the min/max stats on the Strategy Pokédex assume a 31 IV. Yours is probably lower. A 244 HP stat would correspond to an IV of 4.
 
It's not considered legal to use the Ditto glitch to breed event moves onto Pokémon, such as Extremespeed Zigzagoon or Wish Chansey, is it?
 
If you are just battling, then just tell people and most won't mind. They generally only care about everything being possible within game mechanics. If you are trading, then make sure you say what you did, but many people still won't mind because you are not actually hacking.
 
When I trade a pokemon to someone, it's happiness is reset to 70. If that person trades it back, will it still have 70 happiness, or it will have the same value that it had before trading?
 
I'm a big pokemon fan, and this community seems like a very intelligent one filled with people who know what they're doing, and that excites me. However, I'm not all that interested in competitive pokemon battling (I love to build teams, but I don't like "playing to win".) How welcome are people like me here?
 
I don't know if this is the right thread, but...
Anyways, I RNG'ed this thing here:

-murkrow
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IVs: 21/24/31/31/30/31 l ability: super luck
Nature: modest

anyway, I came up with a couple movesets for this guy.

@life orb
252 spA
252 HP
4 spe
~air cutter
~dark pulse
~nasty plot
~roost

The point of this set is basically setup sweeper. Comes in, nasty plots up, roosts off damage, proceeds to kill. Air cutter because with it's ability, super luck and AC's high chance for a crit, is great. also, it becomes a base 82 power attack, which is actually pretty good. dark pulse is alternate STAB, nasty plot to boost spA power.

OR

@burn orb
252 spe
124 spD
100 def
28 spA
~psycho shift
~roost/ substitute
~Air cutter
~Nasty plot

I find this is more of a crippler, especially for a physical attacker. It's purpose is to psycho shift a burn onto enemy pokemon, roost/ sub for protection. Same plan as above for AC and nasty plot. I am unsure about it's EVs.
 
Okay, on a more directly pokemon note, I want to do a run of SoulSilver with a 3-mon team of Typhlosion, Victreebel, and Umbreon, in honor of my older sister who raised an identical team to Lvl 100 on an Old Gold version. Could I get some advice on good movesets/held items/EV spreads for such a team? I'm not going to be doing any breeding, so Egg moves are out of the question, as is Hidden Power.
 
XionGaTaosenai said:
I'm a big pokemon fan, and this community seems like a very intelligent one filled with people who know what they're doing, and that excites me. However, I'm not all that interested in competitive pokemon battling (I love to build teams, but I don't like "playing to win".) How welcome are people like me here?
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Everyone is welcome. There are areas of the forums not about competitive battling, like Smeargle's Studio (for art), A Forum (for stuff), and others. There is also the Wifi forum, for things like breeding and battling in-cart.

As for you second question, my only advice is that you don't need any. You'll find it reasonably easy with just three Pokemon in-game. Just try to get reasonable coverage and power behind your moves.
 
XionGaTaosenai said:
Okay, on a more directly pokemon note, I want to do a run of SoulSilver with a 3-mon team of Typhlosion, Victreebel, and Umbreon, in honor of my older sister who raised an identical team to Lvl 100 on an Old Gold version. Could I get some advice on good movesets/held items/EV spreads for such a team? I'm not going to be doing any breeding, so Egg moves are out of the question, as is Hidden Power.
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Athenodoros is right. For an in-game team, you don't really need to worry about EV training or even getting the right natures (I usually just try to make sure I don't get horrendous ones, like an Adamant Alakazam). You'll usually want a team filled with sweepers to allow you to progress through the game as fast as possible. However, Umbreon's stats and movepool make it practically impossible to use him a sweeper, so you'll have to go a bit of a different route with him. Since you'll likely be fighting several battles in a row without healing, you'll probably want to avoid low-PP moves like Fire Blast/Eruption/Overheat on Typhlosion or Leaf Storm on Victreebel. If you want an example, I'd suggest something like this:

Typhlosion
-Flamethrower
-Earthquake
-Thunderpunch
-Rock Slide

Rock Slide is mainly a filler, but it's your team's best offensive option against Lance, and I assume you plan on fighting the Elite Four a lot to level up to 100.

Victreebel
-Sludge Bomb
-Seed Bomb / Energy Ball
-Sleep Powder
-Synthesis

Umbreon
-Dark Pulse
-Return / Psychic
-Confuse Ray / Toxic
-Moonlight

Something like that should be fine. You can pretty much pick whatever you want for items, although you probably want to stay away from Life Orb and Choice items. Items like Charcoal and Wise Glasses work fine, and are usually what I use in-game. Leftovers is good too, although you may be annoyed at watching the healing animation every turn if you're not at full health.

Good luck!
 
I wasn't looking for a good team for just beating the game. As Athenodoros mentioned, with only 3 pokemon I'm going to be overleveled enough that that won't be much of a problem. I was hoping for advice on building the team so that it could then be effective against other people, be it in the Battle Frontier or PBR. Obviously, I'm not looking for a team to win tounaments, but I'd like a team that is competitivley respectable, at least.
 
Well, this question sucks pretty much, but I guess I need help.

Heatran@Leftovers
Ability: Flash Fire
EV: 4 HP / 252 SpA / 252 Spe ** 252 HP / 252 SpA
Nature: Timid Nature ** Calm Nature
- Flamethrower
- Earth Power
- Substitute
- Toxic ** Will-o-Wisp

Is the EV Spread, Nature and WoW a good alternate to the original? Or should I keep it?
 
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