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hello, this is my 1st post, not sure where questions about the game go, so i will leave it here in the general area.

How do I use Choice Spec? How do I activate its ability?
I have eqipped it to a pokemon, but the ability never activiates
how do I do it?

thanks for any advice.
 
if u use ar to hack the event for darkrai, shaymin, and arceus, and they are legitimately caughht, then are they legit for competitive play?
 
Choice Specs does not tell you when it's in use; it works automatically. Choice Specs multiplies your Special Attack stat by 1.5, but you can only use one attack as long as you stay in (switching out and switching back in lets you pick a different move). Just make a Pokemon hold it and attack away.
 
also, about toxic orb..
for example, i have a breloom holding it.
i switch it in, it gets poisoned. i switch out, and use aromathereapy, and a few turns later, i switch it back it.
is toxic orb supposed to activate again?
 
Great Sage said:
Choice Specs does not tell you when it's in use; it works automatically. Choice Specs multiplies your Special Attack stat by 1.5, but you can only use one attack as long as you stay in (switching out and switching back in lets you pick a different move). Just make a Pokemon hold it and attack away.
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thanks, so its a random chance that it would work?
what are the probabilities of it working?
 
I have a Charizard that has the Pokerus, but I'm not sure if it's contagious still. I can't find any website that has a picture of it's status on DP, so does anyone here know? I've been told that the Smiley in it's status page tells whether it's infectious or not, but I'm not sure which it is. Right now it looks a bit like '_'

Thanks!

`Proto
 
weavile said:
also, about toxic orb..
for example, i have a breloom holding it.
i switch it in, it gets poisoned. i switch out, and use aromathereapy, and a few turns later, i switch it back it.
is toxic orb supposed to activate again?
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It will activate again. Still at the end of the turn.

hiheyho said:
thanks, so its a random chance that it [Choice Specs] would work?
what are the probabilities of it working?
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It works all the time. Your special attacks are boosted. You can "see" it "working" when you do more damage than if you didn't equip the Choice Specs... then you can't choose a different move the next turn afterwards until that Pokemon switches. Try choosing a different move, if the game doesn't allow it, that is definite proof of the Choice Item working.

Proto said:
I have a Charizard that has the Pokerus, but I'm not sure if it's contagious still.... Right now it looks a bit like '_'
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Smiley face means it can't spread the virus anymore. If a Pokemon can still spread the "disease", it will have a purple box that says "PKRS".
 
Ok My team right now is. Garchomp, Blissey, Yanmega, Cresselia, Gyarados, and Weavile. I usually start with Gyarados and DD etc. But I have seen Gyarados used for a lot of late game sweeping. So My question is. Should I start with someone else on my team? And if so, who?
 
what's a good empoleon spread for calm nature. the analysis says 252 hp 252 spdef, but doesnt an empoleon need more def? or some spatk?
 
IJsthee said:
what's a good empoleon spread for calm nature. the analysis says 252 hp 252 spdef, but doesnt an empoleon need more def? or some spatk?
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Empoleon is usually made into a special tank. Its defense is not usually covered since it probably shouldn't stay in anyway against the likes of anything with Ground or (physical) Fighting moves. That's why the EV Spread is like that.

You can put max Sp. Attack and Speed if Empoleon is the Agility Sweeper type, but there are other better sweepers out there, so that's not usually in a standard set.
 
I heard the movie Darkrai couldn't be traded due to the Ribbon on it. Meaning all the Darkrai's getting traded are fake? Simple True False question.
 
Is there any way to make the sprites in your avatar the same color as the Forum's background?

For example
majikhv0.png
 
Maestro said:
Is there any way to make the sprites in your avatar the same color as the Forum's background?
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I assume you are using Photoshop. Delete the background layer (or if you are editing a sprite that wasn't transparent to begin with, either map white to the transparent pixel using Image -> Mode -> Color Table or remove the white altogether). When you Save For Web it as a GIF or PNG... the transparency would be saved.

As far as I know, when I get my sprites from Pokemon Elite, it's already a PNG with transparency, so it shouldn't be much of a problem.

Example:
mayinDP.png

(my edit of May was originally a male Pokemon Ranger BTW)
 
Pretty much, take a screenshot of the colour you want to make the background (the button to do it is the PrtScn/Print Screen button, should be on the same row as your F# keys), control-v into paint and use the eyedropper tool to change the current colour to the darkish blue one, then paint-can the white background of your sprite to make it the blue one :D
 
Great Sage said:
Does anyone know exactly where the TM for Stone Edge is? I know it's in Victory Road, but I can't seem to find it.
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Go in the back entrance [lol], near the Elite 4, and head down the stairs to the room where there's a couple of rock smash/strength puzzles. Head east, and then north to where you'll fight a double-battle, then use your mach bike to jump the gaps across the rocks to find Stone Edge in the top left corner of the room...I hope this made sense xD
 
Great Sage said:
You could try lol Whirlwind Snorlax. There really aren't any good special walling phazers or hazers. The closest you'll get are Mantine and Milotic.
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Then how do I keep people from setting up on me? It costs me the match almost every single time they it (wall or no wall).
 
Originally Posted by Fat Maestro
Is there any way to make the sprites in your avatar the same colour as the Forum's background?
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You can't use the 'upload from your own computer' option in the user cp - this shrink the picture and makes it into a non-transparent jpeg. You need to save the file as a .png (less than 100x100 pixels) and upload it to http://www.imageshack.us and then paste the direct link into the 'use remote file' box on the user cp.
 
adman2 said:
Then how do I keep people from setting up on me? It costs me the match almost every single time they it (wall or no wall).
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Taunt is a good way to prevent people setting up on you. Roar Steelix can take a good number of hits, with only a couple of weaknesses [most of which can't OHKO with max HP and some Sdef EVs].
 
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