Playing Pokemon for the First time owo (technically 2nd but w/e)

• Shanghai wrote on 2010-12-07 00:08
  Get a Pidgey, at least. Fly is going to be very useful later on in the game unless you really plan on riding your bicycle everywhere.
  
  Ghastlies can be found in the Bellsprout Tower at Night? I suggest getting one of those, or a Zubat. Gotta train them up because their initial moves are oh so useless, at least until you get Zubat Bite and Ghastly Night Shade.
  
  I don't really like those who stick to their starter throughout the game, it doesn't seem right since it makes your starter an EXP hog. >:L
• Lan wrote on 2010-12-07 00:12
  Never did finish Heart gold. Wish is strange because I usually finish Pokemon games rather quickly (With the noticeable exception of yellow which is to date still unfinished)
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-12-07 00:46

  Quote from Shanghai;239246:

  Get a Pidgey, at least. Fly is going to be very useful later on in the game unless you really plan on riding your bicycle everywhere.
  
  Ghastlies can be found in the Bellsprout Tower at Night? I suggest getting one of those, or a Zubat. Gotta train them up because their initial moves are oh so useless, at least until you get Zubat Bite and Ghastly Night Shade.
  
  I don't really like those who stick to their starter throughout the game, it doesn't seem right since it makes your starter an EXP hog. >:L

  
  
  u can only get Fly through TM
  and theres only one TM
  might as well pick a better flying pokemon
• Arsik wrote on 2010-12-07 00:47

  Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;239298:

  u can only get Fly through TM
  and theres only one TM
  might as well pick a better flying pokemon

  
  
  Fly's an HM, Cat, so you can use it as many times as you like.
• Ruquion wrote on 2010-12-07 01:13

  Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;239228:

  lol
  Quilava is so overleveled that water gun only did 10-15 dmg >:3

  
  Typhlosion is weak to Water, Ground and Rock.
  So teach it Thunderpunch and Earthquake or something, I guess.
  
  Actually, just teach it Grass Hidden Power to counter all 3 of them.
• Teaberry wrote on 2010-12-07 01:22

  Quote from Ruquion;239348:

  Actually, just teach it Grass Hidden Power to counter all 3 of them.

  He can't just *teach* his Quilava/Typhlosion Grass HP. First he has to get the Hidden Power TM (which isn't hard), but if that Quilava's IVs aren't grass-type then he's just outta luck. Of course, assuming he's playing legitimately he also needs to find the NPC that tells him what Hidden Power his Quilava has.
  
  Typhlosion actually doesn't come with great coverage as a starter. Getting Thunderpunch from the Move Tutor and keeping Flamethrower will take him a long way, though.
• Ruquion wrote on 2010-12-07 01:30

  Quote from Teaberry;239364:

  He can't just *teach* his Quilava/Typhlosion Grass HP. First he has to get the Hidden Power TM (which isn't hard), but if that Quilava's IVs aren't grass-type then he's just outta luck. Of course, assuming he's playing legitimately he also needs to find the NPC that tells him what Hidden Power his Quilava has.

  Ciro's Pokemon Maker?
• Teaberry wrote on 2010-12-07 01:37

  Quote from Ruquion;239370:

  Ciro's Pokemon Maker?

  I said legitimately. That's the equivalent of using a Pokesav/Action Replay/Gameshark.. and mostly all it does it take away the tedious parts of pokemon breeding away.
• Ruquion wrote on 2010-12-07 01:57

  Quote from Teaberry;239376:

  I said legitimately. That's the equivalent of using a Pokesav/Action Replay/Gameshark.. and mostly all it does it take away the tedious parts of pokemon breeding away.

  
  1. You can breed hundreds of the same Pokemon, EV grind it, level it to 100 and repeat it 6 times for each of your Pokemon before link battling.
  2. You can just use a program and start right away.
  I personally prefer 2, but I'm not sure about you.
• Teaberry wrote on 2010-12-07 02:43

  Quote from Ruquion;239410:

  1. You can breed hundreds of the same Pokemon, EV grind it, level it to 100 and repeat it 6 times for each of your Pokemon before link battling.
  2. You can just use a program and start right away.

  It doesn't take 100s, honestly. You just need to get the right hidden power type. The magnitude of the Hidden Power doesn't matter that much. I've never lost a match, competition or otherwise, because I didn't have Hidden Power 31. Also, I normally only have one Hidden Power on a team. If you have more than that, you probably either have 1. poor coverage as a whole on your team 2. too many sweepers or 3. not enough imagination
  
  Sure it's quicker, and I don't mind using it for theory testing, but I don't use method 2 in my legitimate games. I actually go through the trouble of breeding and raising (EV training takes an hour or so, honestly, the pain is leveling... oh wait, the game does that for you in linked battles). It gives a slightly more satisfying feeling when you curbstomp someone else's team that they typed in 10 minutes with yours that you actually learned the game to make.
• Shanghai wrote on 2010-12-07 03:07

  Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;239298:

  u can only get Fly through TM
  and theres only one TM
  might as well pick a better flying pokemon

  
  
  Well at least Pidgey looks better than Spearow. >:L
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-12-07 04:02
  Dragonite >:/
• Time wrote on 2010-12-07 04:05

  Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;239537:

  Dragonite >:/

  
  
  wait, you want to wait until you get a dragonite to use the HM fly?
• Shanghai wrote on 2010-12-07 04:29

  Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;239537:

  Dragonite >:/

  
  
  Good luck leveling weak Dratinis due to their low defense that they die in one hit. :L Not to mention their insane amount of EXP required to level up compared to other pokemon.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-12-07 04:42
  would be helpful if you have any ideas for leveling faster
  it's not bad at all atm.
  
  anyway the cat is sad that he cant get gengar in single player
  cant connect to wifi either