Official Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver thread of 10 year nostalgia rush

Ok guys so Im in Kanto, bout to take the gym challenge. I beat Brock and now im moving on to Sabrina.
Here is my team. Let me know what you think.

Espeon- Psychic, Signal Beam, Toxic, Shadow Ball

Lapras- Surf, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Dragon Pulse

Tyranitar- Earthquake, Stone Edge, Crunch, Screech

Flareon- Fire Fang, Flamethrower, Will O Wisp, Bite

Gengar- Shadow Ball, Dark Pulse, Sludge Bomb, Toxic

Yanmega- Air Slash, Big Buzz,Toxic(Open slot, thinkin psychic or Giga Drain)

Espeon starts the team cause most of the time he can take whatever someone deals out and switch to whatever i need to.

The other i thing cover a wide array of pokemon. Trying Yanmega in the team as i really like him alot. I have others that can jump in depending on what im feeling that day.

I want some different moves for Tyranitar and Flareon.
What do you guys thinks?
Thx a bunch
 
I'd recommend teaching Tyranitar Superpower once you can. You don't have a Fighting move which are tied with Rock for most types effective against.

I'd get rid of Dark Pulse on Gengar. Seems redundant to have both a Ghost move and Dark move since they're effective against the same types. Maybe Giga Drain?

Here's my team so far (last 2 are planned)
Typhlosion: Flamethrower, Lava Plume, Dig, Quick Attack (might drop Quick Attack for Swift)

Heracross: Close Combat, Brick Break, Aerial Ace, Reversal (will teach Earthquake and Megahorn when I can)

Dragonite: Fly, Dragon Pulse, Dragon Dance, Thunderbolt (might dump Dance for Outrage)

Lugia: Extrasensory, Aeroblast, Surf, Hydro Pump (will dump Hydro Pump for Giga Drain)

Starmie: Surf, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Recover

Tyranitar: Crunch, Stone Edge/Rock Slide, Earthquake, Dragon Dance (undecided between the Rock moves)

With Dragonite, Lugia, and Starmie, I may switch around who gets Surf and Fly to give the other 4 regular moves. I'm also planning on dropping someone for Metagross since I'd like to use him.
 
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[quote name='Ryukahn']From a usefulness standpoint, I prefer Palkia, especially if you will not be doing any competitive battling. paulcalypse is correct in saying that choosing Giratina is the only way of getting the Griseous Orb though.[/QUOTE]

Luckily I have a Palkia from Pearl and can still get both of the diamond and pearl dragons in Platinum if I want to invest the time.

Thanks guys!
 
Anyone else having problems unlocking pokewalker courses? I have over 6000 watts now, but the 5000 watt course has yet to unlock. I do not see anything on Serebii about any issues either, so not sure what is up.
 
[quote name='Ryukahn']Anyone else having problems unlocking pokewalker courses? I have over 6000 watts now, but the 5000 watt course has yet to unlock. I do not see anything on Serebii about any issues either, so not sure what is up.[/QUOTE]

It is the same for me. My theory is you need to have the National Pokedex before that route unlocks since all the Pokemon in that route are not originally found in Johto or Kanto.
 
[quote name='adriley313']Ok guys so Im in Kanto, bout to take the gym challenge. I beat Brock and now im moving on to Sabrina.
Here is my team. Let me know what you think.

I want some different moves for Tyranitar and Flareon.
What do you guys thinks?
Thx a bunch[/QUOTE]

Your Tyranitar knows some sweet moves as is. As he is week to Bug and Ground (among others) I would replace screech and teach him Aqua Tail from the move tutor, which may not be till quite a bit further in the game (battle frontier i think). You could also go to the Move Re-learner in Blackthorn with a heart scale and learn Fire/Ice/Thunder Fang, which are decent. Remember Ice counters Dragon and Ground types.

Flareon - Teach it superpower eventually, Iron Tail might be sweet, too.
 
[quote name='Ryukahn']Anyone else having problems unlocking pokewalker courses? I have over 6000 watts now, but the 5000 watt course has yet to unlock. I do not see anything on Serebii about any issues either, so not sure what is up.[/QUOTE]
You need the national pokedex for those courses. It's on bulbapedia.
 
[quote name='Sir_Fragalot']You need the national pokedex for those courses. It's on bulbapedia.[/QUOTE]

Never used bulbapedia before, so thanks for the info. I don't like the layout/navigation at all, but I'll keep it in mind from now on if I have any questions.
 
Serebii has some wrong info on the Elite 4 which is very lame. It says their pokemon don't power up until after you beat Red; yet, I've goten all 16 gym badges and haven't beat Red, yet their pokemon are stronger! This makes it much harder to easily level up. I basically have to fight them underleveled and die until I level up enough.
 
So does anyone know the best way to EV train my pichu's defense? I have no idea how to EV train it.

Also, would teaching brick break be a good idea considering its weak against rock and ground?
 
[quote name='david12795']So does anyone know the best way to EV train my pichu's defense? I have no idea how to EV train it.

Also, would teaching brick break be a good idea considering its weak against rock and ground?[/QUOTE]

You could teach Brick Break or Iron Tail. Though Iron Tail has a lower accuracy it does have a higher power. The other thing you could consider is Grass Knot. The power depends on how heavy the foe is, though I'm not sure just how much it increases. Typically rock types should be heavy anyways so it should do fairly well. Though it is a Special Attack, and Pichu/Pikachus attack is a bit higher than its special attack. Then again once you evolve it into a Raichu it is about equal (also depending on the nature you chose if it helped increase the Special Attack stat)

Now to EV train your Pichu's defense, usually fighting against most Rock Type pokemon should increase your defense. You can check Serebii.net and look at their pokedex. It will tell you what points you normally would obtain by defeating those. Defeat a lot of those in a row and when you level up you will gain more defense than usual.
 
[quote name='D4rkewolfe']You could teach Brick Break or Iron Tail. Though Iron Tail has a lower accuracy it does have a higher power. The other thing you could consider is Grass Knot. The power depends on how heavy the foe is, though I'm not sure just how much it increases. Typically rock types should be heavy anyways so it should do fairly well. Though it is a Special Attack, and Pichu/Pikachus attack is a bit higher than its special attack. Then again once you evolve it into a Raichu it is about equal (also depending on the nature you chose if it helped increase the Special Attack stat)

Now to EV train your Pichu's defense, usually fighting against most Rock Type pokemon should increase your defense. You can check Serebii.net and look at their pokedex. It will tell you what points you normally would obtain by defeating those. Defeat a lot of those in a row and when you level up you will gain more defense than usual.[/QUOTE]


Thanks! Its gonna take a while to EV train considering my pichu only knows volt tackle and I dont have brick break :(


I have not even used my pokewalker yet. But I have heard that you could obtain a sufring/flying pikachu...too lazy to get on to that :p
 
Finally beat Platinum....and I hate to say it, but I might return my copy of SS. It's just too much Pokemon in too short of a time, and there's still a ton to do in Platinum.

I couldn't resist the urge to pick it up for $10 ($20 gc + 10 off coupon) at TRU...but now, I may just want that "30" bucks back and use it towards another game (I'm lookin' at you Splinter Cell)
 
[quote name='david12795']So does anyone know the best way to EV train my pichu's defense? I have no idea how to EV train it.

Also, would teaching brick break be a good idea considering its weak against rock and ground?[/QUOTE]

Pichu and Pikachu are really frail defensively as it is, and it has low HP, so you are better off training for speed and special/attack so you can outrun your foes. Even with EV training for defense, it won't take many hits.
 
[quote name='A Happy Panda']Finally beat Platinum....and I hate to say it, but I might return my copy of SS. It's just too much Pokemon in too short of a time, and there's still a ton to do in Platinum.

I couldn't resist the urge to pick it up for $10 ($20 gc + 10 off coupon) at TRU...but now, I may just want that "30" bucks back and use it towards another game (I'm lookin' at you Splinter Cell)[/QUOTE]
If this is any incentive, I say you should keep your copy of SS because Nintendo has a lot of HGSS wi-fi and in store events for the games. On April 1 we get Yellow Forrest for the Pokewalker. Japan also got Mew and a Latios/Latias event. These should all be coming to USA if we are lucky. Once they do, they most likely will not be repeated.
 
My character is a bit of a slut. He'll just give his phone number to anybody.

Has anybody tried trading a Pokemon caught using the Apricorn balls back to D/P/Pl? Does it just show a red Pokeball instead? I know those balls cannot be held and sent back to Sinnoh.
 
Im loving my Yanmega.
We just swept Sabrinas whole gym and most of Erikas.
Now we are on to Janine where im sure Yanmega will tear them up too.

Did the Arecus event and got Giratina. For the next one dont know who i wanna get.
 
[quote name='david12795']fuck I just ev trained my pichu and fought like 100s of geodudes and got 0 points for defense :([/QUOTE]

Like Paulcalypse mentioned, defense is the lowest stat for Pichu/Pikachu/Raichu. You would be better off raising its speed or Attack/Special attack (depending which stat you rather have for your attack method). The highest skill it gets is Speed so sometimes it is best to rely on raising that stat and improving upon it.

Otherwise you might see really low numbers as you are seeing right now (or even zero as it was right now). Not to mention just one level does not mean you completely EV trained it. It will take a while. One way to also raise like icedrake mentioned is by using things such as protein/calcium/etc. Though that will only raise it by one and reach a cap. While EV training I believe you can gain more on the stat before hitting the cap for it.

Not too sure, I also think you can only raise two stats completely and one for about 15 points or so. Not sure, so if anyone else knows more feel free to jump in.
 
[quote name='david12795']Thanks! Its gonna take a while to EV train considering my pichu only knows volt tackle and I dont have brick break :(


I have not even used my pokewalker yet. But I have heard that you could obtain a sufring/flying pikachu...too lazy to get on to that :p[/QUOTE]

That is true about the Pikachu though it is either a Surfing Pikachu or a Flying Pikachu. The other Pikachus in that area are 2 regular lower level ones and then the others is a Flailing Pikachu or a Pikachu with Volt Tackle.

Though the event to obtain this area does not begin until April 2nd. So even if you haven't played with it, if you get the event next week you can just go to that area and attempt to get those Pikachus.

I honestly really enjoy the pokewalker a lot.
 
[quote name='D4rkewolfe']Like Paulcalypse mentioned, defense is the lowest stat for Pichu/Pikachu/Raichu. You would be better off raising its speed or Attack/Special attack (depending which stat you rather have for your attack method). The highest skill it gets is Speed so sometimes it is best to rely on raising that stat and improving upon it.

Otherwise you might see really low numbers as you are seeing right now (or even zero as it was right now). Not to mention just one level does not mean you completely EV trained it. It will take a while. One way to also raise like icedrake mentioned is by using things such as protein/calcium/etc. Though that will only raise it by one and reach a cap. While EV training I believe you can gain more on the stat before hitting the cap for it.

Not too sure, I also think you can only raise two stats completely and one for about 15 points or so. Not sure, so if anyone else knows more feel free to jump in.[/QUOTE]



Thanks for the tip :D but honestly IMHO, I feel that speed isn't always everything. I feel that every stat is just as important. I just want to focus on defense because it is considerably low. Its so low that my pichu will get a 1 hit ko and the rest of the stats won't even matter because by the time I get to using pichu's best stats (eg. speed, sp. atk, atk, etc), I'll be dead already.

Does anyone see where I'm going? Feel free to ask me. I love to hear suggestions/opinions/tips.


Some of you may ask, why am I using pichu then? because I had yellow version and I felt like evolving pichu into pikachu so it can follow me just like the old days, retroactively speaking :)

[quote name='D4rkewolfe']That is true about the Pikachu though it is either a Surfing Pikachu or a Flying Pikachu. The other Pikachus in that area are 2 regular lower level ones and then the others is a Flailing Pikachu or a Pikachu with Volt Tackle.

Though the event to obtain this area does not begin until April 2nd. So even if you haven't played with it, if you get the event next week you can just go to that area and attempt to get those Pikachus.

I honestly really enjoy the pokewalker a lot.[/QUOTE]

Flailing? haha niceee. But I will probably catch them but won't use them well because, I already have the promo pichu that will eventually evolve.
 
Finally my eevee evolved into umbreon. Now does anyone know an easy way to train magnikarp into gyarados. I only have the 4th badge at the moment. Going to start after my ds finishes charging.
 
[quote name='DQT']My character is a bit of a slut. He'll just give his phone number to anybody.
[/QUOTE]

I like to reject their offer to trade digits at first just to see their disappointed dialogue, then I talk to them again and get it.

Is there a way to delete someone off your phone? Joey won't stop calling me about how his Rattata is in the top % of all Rattatas.
 
[quote name='david12795']Thanks for the tip :D but honestly IMHO, I feel that speed isn't always everything. I feel that every stat is just as important. I just want to focus on defense because it is considerably low. Its so low that my pichu will get a 1 hit ko and the rest of the stats won't even matter because by the time I get to using pichu's best stats (eg. speed, sp. atk, atk, etc), I'll be dead already.

Does anyone see where I'm going? Feel free to ask me. I love to hear suggestions/opinions/tips.[/QUOTE]

I see what you're doing but it's not the best. Because of Pichu's higher speed and special attack, it's better to hit fast and hard using those 2 stats. Even if you max out it's defense, it's going to be KO'd by a single Earthquake.

[quote name='Sir_Fragalot']Finally my eevee evolved into umbreon. Now does anyone know an easy way to train magnikarp into gyarados. I only have the 4th badge at the moment. Going to start after my ds finishes charging.[/QUOTE]

Put it first in your party and switch it when you fight. That's really it.
 
David if you want to know about EV training than shoot a email to SL4IN.
Awhile ago he sent me a guide on what pokemon to fight to EV train the best. Dont know if he has one for SS/HG yet but he should be able to help.

MY Yanmega is beast. Just swept thur Janine and her pokemon.

What move should I teach Yanmega.

Air Slash
Bug Buzz
Toxic

I focus on Special Attack as thats what hes good at. And with Speed Boost he tends to hit first. Any ideas. I was thinking Giga Drain.
 
[quote name='adriley313']David if you want to know about EV training than shoot a email to SL4IN.
Awhile ago he sent me a guide on what pokemon to fight to EV train the best. Dont know if he has one for SS/HG yet but he should be able to help.
[/QUOTE]

Some tips for anyone who wants to EV train for speed with what they have right now in HGSS. If you have Pokerus it's twice as fast, too.

1. Trade a drowzee for a machop at the dept store 4th floor in Goldenrod. The machop will be holding a Macho Brace. This will double the EVs earned.
2. Put this Macho Brace on the pokemon you want to EV train.
3. Go to the Lake of Rage where there should be mostly Magicarp encounters while surfing. Fainting one will net you 1 Speed EV x 2 Macho Brace = 2 Speed EVs. Gyrados will net you 2 Atk x 2 Macho Brace = 4 Atk EVs.
4. The max you can earn is 510 total across the board. The max you can earn in a single stat is 252. Once you reach 510, you won't earn more.
5. Kill a ton of Magicarps.
 
[quote name='sippycupz']I like to reject their offer to trade digits at first just to see their disappointed dialogue, then I talk to them again and get it.

Is there a way to delete someone off your phone? Joey won't stop calling me about how his Rattata is in the top % of all Rattatas.[/QUOTE]
Be VERY CAREFUL who you give your phone number to. Unless they tell me they'll give me items, I don't give it away. Even them I'm worried. I have like 10 total numbers and they still annoy me.

No way to delete phone #s once you give them away.
 
[quote name='icedrake523']I see what you're doing but it's not the best. Because of Pichu's higher speed and special attack, it's better to hit fast and hard using those 2 stats. Even if you max out it's defense, it's going to be KO'd by a single Earthquake.



Put it first in your party and switch it when you fight. That's really it.[/QUOTE]

Hmm I guess I understand it from that perspective. You're saying that I should max out my speed and sp atk because it'll benefit me even more rather than trying to max out my defense when it's gonna go nowhere. I guess the theme of pikachu's defense is: ITS NOT GONNA BE GOOD EV TRAIN OR NOT. lol. But maybe I should at least ev train it's defense just a little bit ;) or buy those calcium(s) to boost its defense.




[quote name='adriley313']David if you want to know about EV training than shoot a email to SL4IN.
Awhile ago he sent me a guide on what pokemon to fight to EV train the best. Dont know if he has one for SS/HG yet but he should be able to help.

MY Yanmega is beast. Just swept thur Janine and her pokemon.

What move should I teach Yanmega.

Air Slash
Bug Buzz
Toxic

I focus on Special Attack as thats what hes good at. And with Speed Boost he tends to hit first. Any ideas. I was thinking Giga Drain.[/QUOTE]


Thanks I'll look for him whenever I get the chance ;)

as your yanmega, is it a flying type as well? sorry I don't remember most of the johto's type. But I would go with giga drain or anything weak against electric. Can it learn any ground moves?




[quote name='paulcalypse']Some tips for anyone who wants to EV train for speed with what they have right now in HGSS. If you have Pokerus it's twice as fast, too.

1. Trade a drowzee for a machop at the dept store 4th floor in Goldenrod. The machop will be holding a Macho Brace. This will double the EVs earned.
2. Put this Macho Brace on the pokemon you want to EV train.
3. Go to the Lake of Rage where there should be mostly Magicarp encounters while surfing. Fainting one will net you 1 Speed EV x 2 Macho Brace = 2 Speed EVs. Gyrados will net you 2 Atk x 2 Macho Brace = 4 Atk EVs.
4. The max you can earn is 510 total across the board. The max you can earn in a single stat is 252. Once you reach 510, you won't earn more.
5. Kill a ton of Magicarps.[/QUOTE]


Thanks for the tip :D


So you're saying that the most ev's we can get PER stat is 252?
 
Well, I'm at Lugia soft resetting for a non crappy IV Timid one. So far, I've been lucky enough to pull a 26 Attack, 26 Sp. Defense, 19 Speed IV'ed Adamant Red Gyarados, and a 29 Attack 28 Speed IV'ed Extreme Speed Dratini.

I just wish this Lugia would not be as stubborn. Articulating a new team for the VGC Regionals tournament coming up in the next few months, already know a few that will be on the team, still trying to decide on a few fillers.
 
[quote name='david12795'] But maybe I should at least ev train it's defense just a little bit ;) or buy those calcium(s) to boost its defense. [/QUOTE]
Gamefreak really should explain this stuff better. If you EV train it in defense, even if you max out the stat, you will still get one-hit KOed by everything.

As far as the Calciums (and other stat meds) go, each one will give the Pokémon 10 EVs in whatever stat. However this boost applied right away, instead of when it levels up. One Carbos would be the same as killing 10 Magicarps. For these stat drugs, you can really decrease the time it takes to EV train your guy. You can use a max of 10 on each stat, so 100 EVs on a stat. Thus, you would only have to train for 152 more for that stat, because 100 + 152 = 252.

Again, this stuff is only slightly hinted at in the game, but I think it's kept me interested in the games for so long. Pokémon really allows you to dig deep and get into the technical aspects of training your team. Have fun!

[quote name='SL4IN']Well, I'm at Lugia soft resetting for a non crappy IV Timid one. So far, I've been lucky enough to pull a 26 Attack, 26 Sp. Defense, 19 Speed IV'ed Adamant Red Gyarados, and a 29 Attack 28 Speed IV'ed Extreme Speed Dratini.

I just wish this Lugia would not be as stubborn. Articulating a new team for the VGC Regionals tournament coming up in the next few months, already know a few that will be on the team, still trying to decide on a few fillers.[/QUOTE]
I used an Abra that I got at the game corner to synchronize, and I got a decent lugia after only a couple dozen resets. Pretty stoked about the max HP, since he's an awesome wall. He pretty much saved my butt in the Elite four.

Lugia - #249 (Timid): 31 / 9 - 13 / 18 - 19 / 20 - 22 / 21 - 23 / 27 - 28

 
[quote name='david12795']Hmm I guess I understand it from that perspective. You're saying that I should max out my speed and sp atk because it'll benefit me even more rather than trying to max out my defense when it's gonna go nowhere. I guess the theme of pikachu's defense is: ITS NOT GONNA BE GOOD EV TRAIN OR NOT. lol. But maybe I should at least ev train it's defense just a little bit ;) or buy those calcium(s) to boost its defense. [/QUOTE]
It's still not worth it. Earthquake is one of the most widely used attacks and it's going to OHKO your Pikachu no matter how many defense EVs it has. You have to take advantage of its strengths. Well-rounded Pokemon are "jack of all trade, master of none."
 
Man, you guys are serious about Pokémon. I just pick and choose what Pokémon I find interesting, and I try to play every game with Pokémon I've never used before.

But, obviously, I don't play competitively.
 
I just try to get beneficial natures. Take Larvitar for example. Anything that takes away from Attack, Speed, or the Defenses and adds to Special Attack is useless for him.
 
[quote name='icedrake523']I just try to get beneficial natures. Take Larvitar for example. Anything that takes away from Attack, Speed, or the Defenses and adds to Special Attack is useless for him.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, when I am playing through initially I do not really care about the best nature, but I sure as heck do not want a nature that takes away form a pokemon's strength. I do not go as far as to outlaw natures that take away from defenses, but anything hurting speed or the main attack type is a definite no.

On another note, if anyone needs Heart Scales, make sure to check out the Pokewalker route Beautiful Beach. I got three of them earlier relatively easy. Once I build up more watts I will try for more.
 
In 10 minutes, I was giving myself event pokemon to my normal SS cart. Thank you hackers of the world! You could use it to send non-event Pokemon, but that would make you a loser. I don't think I'm breaking any rules here, all the homebrew is on the PC - the cart is not modified or anything.

Use this method to send pkm files to retail games via wifi to your gts gift center...

-Download the file attached to this post, unzip it wherever.
-If you don't already have Python 2.6 download and install the version that fits your OS from http://python.org/download/
-In the files you unzipped earlier, look for sendpkm.py. Drag the PKM file you wish to send onto that file. Note that the PKM file must be a party PKM, not one from storage.
-A window will pop up telling you to set your DS's DNS server to the given address. To do this boot your pokemon game on your DS and choose "Nintendo WFC Settings" from the main menu.
-Tap whichever connection you're using and edit the settings. Select "No" for Auto-obtain DNS and enter the address given to you by the program for the primary DNS.
-Save the settings and go into the GTS/GTC ingame. It may take a few moments, but the PKM file on your computer will be sent to your game. If your party is full it will be sent to box 1 of the PC.
-Don't forget to set the DNS settings on your DS back to normal if you want to use official online functions!

sendpkm.zip: http://www.mediafire.com/?ycydiznqzkz

Get .pkm files at http://www.pkmdb.com/NDS-English-Event-Downloads
 
Beat all 16 badges.

Time for some training for Red and working on the Pokedex.
May import a team from Diamond to beat him.
Who knows.
 
[quote name='utopianmachine']Man, you guys are serious about Pokémon. I just pick and choose what Pokémon I find interesting, and I try to play every game with Pokémon I've never used before.

But, obviously, I don't play competitively.[/QUOTE]
Same here, I tried doing that EV stuff but it just took away from the game's fun. Enjoying myself much more just going with the flow, even if it means I won't be the very best, like no one ever was. Just my way to play though, play however pleases you most
 
I only did the EV training once and it was in my Diamond game, just because I really got back into Pokemon at that time and had done pretty much everything in it. I might not do it here, definitely will enjoy the game as is, but like others I like catching pokemon with at least beneficial natures. The others are used for trade filler.

If at some point I want to make a good competetive team, then I might do some EV training, but I agree, it is not something that tends to be too enjoyable.
 
Beat the Elite 4.

I might swap out Lugia for Beldum I migrated from Ruby to Diamond. That poor Beldum is so neglected. So good, but no one wants to spend the time to get it to Metagross.
 
[quote name='D4rkewolfe']I only did the EV training once and it was in my Diamond game, just because I really got back into Pokemon at that time and had done pretty much everything in it. I might not do it here, definitely will enjoy the game as is, but like others I like catching pokemon with at least beneficial natures. The others are used for trade filler.

If at some point I want to make a good competetive team, then I might do some EV training, but I agree, it is not something that tends to be too enjoyable.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, EV training should only be done after you have 'beaten the game', IMO. There is absolutely no reason to do any type of EV training while battling the gym leaders. They are set up in a fashion that lends itself for people just getting whatever pokemon they want to use, regardless of nature, and are not really too harsh on your choices, as long as you have at least a little bit of variety. Once you beat the game, you can EV train if you want to hit up the Battle Tower or do some WiFi battles against friends.

Another thing I am trying to restrain myself from doing is trading pokemon over from my Platinum game. I want to just play with the pokemon found in the game and build a team based on them, but it sure is tempting to move over some egg move pokemon to join my ranks and crush the gym leaders.
 
[quote name='Ryukahn']Yeah, EV training should only be done after you have 'beaten the game', IMO. There is absolutely no reason to do any type of EV training while battling the gym leaders. They are set up in a fashion that lends itself for people just getting whatever pokemon they want to use, regardless of nature, and are not really too harsh on your choices, as long as you have at least a little bit of variety. Once you beat the game, you can EV train if you want to hit up the Battle Tower or do some WiFi battles against friends.

Another thing I am trying to restrain myself from doing is trading pokemon over from my Platinum game. I want to just play with the pokemon found in the game and build a team based on them, but it sure is tempting to move over some egg move pokemon to join my ranks and crush the gym leaders.[/QUOTE]

Agreed 100%. I mean one should remember the game is indeed simplistic in nature so it can be enjoyed by small children, yet can be be very deep if you decide to train your team, get the right move set, etc.

I got to say I did find enjoyable doing the breeding chains just to get the perfect egg move set as well heh heh. The game in itself you could have the worst natured pokemon, but you'll be alright in the end and still beat it. You know I never really played anyone here, but perhaps after I beat it I might just try to train a team and see how I do with some of you all.
 
[quote name='Doomed']
In 10 minutes, I was giving myself event pokemon to my normal SS cart. Thank you hackers of the world! You could use it to send non-event Pokemon, but that would make you a loser. I don't think I'm breaking any rules here, all the homebrew is on the PC - the cart is not modified or anything.

Use this method to send pkm files to retail games via wifi to your gts gift center...

-Download the file attached to this post, unzip it wherever.
-If you don't already have Python 2.6 download and install the version that fits your OS from http://python.org/download/
-In the files you unzipped earlier, look for sendpkm.py. Drag the PKM file you wish to send onto that file. Note that the PKM file must be a party PKM, not one from storage.
-A window will pop up telling you to set your DS's DNS server to the given address. To do this boot your pokemon game on your DS and choose "Nintendo WFC Settings" from the main menu.
-Tap whichever connection you're using and edit the settings. Select "No" for Auto-obtain DNS and enter the address given to you by the program for the primary DNS.
-Save the settings and go into the GTS/GTC ingame. It may take a few moments, but the PKM file on your computer will be sent to your game. If your party is full it will be sent to box 1 of the PC.
-Don't forget to set the DNS settings on your DS back to normal if you want to use official online functions!

sendpkm.zip: http://www.mediafire.com/?ycydiznqzkz

Get .pkm files at http://www.pkmdb.com/NDS-English-Event-Downloads
http://www.pkmdb.com/NDS-English-Event-Downloads[/QUOTE]


Thanks. That works great. I still feel slightly wrong doing it, but I missed all the events. Now I must resist the urge to create other PKM files. It is so tempting when you can just create a "perfect" Pokemon in a matter of seconds.
 
I EV trained my Ponyta to stand a chance against 4th gym's shadow ball. Fought a few drowzees (special defense only went up a few points) and got it up to lvl 25 before I beat Gengar.
 
You know what's funny actually, I'm at Olivine so far, and Morty gave me a much tougher time than Whitney. I remember back in the day, Whitney and her Miltank was an udder force to be reckoned with... this time, she didn't use Rollout on me even ONCE, and I beat her. I was disappointed. Morty though, I lost to his Gengar 3 or 4 times.

Incidentally, I got a Miltank of my own recently and it Bide + Milk Drink'ed my friend's team to death :)
 
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