At 6/10/09 11:02 PM, mariopsp wrote: It doesn't get more retarded than Bibarel.

Agreed. Seriously, I wish that Rowan would start working on something useful, like a strain of Myxomatosis specifically aimed at Bidoof and Bibarel, instead of doing shit all about evolution.

At 6/10/09 11:39 PM, Darkrai228 wrote: it just conked out.

Hmm. Can you still connect through other wireless devices, or is it just the DS? If it's the actual router, then you may just need to get a new one, or bring it to a store and see if they can find what's wrong with it.

I don't know if this has been said before, but I though it would be good idea to arrange a day and time every week for all of us to get on wi-fi and do some battlin, like Saturday nights around 8:00 NG time for example.

Thoughts? Comments? Please discuss, because even though it's just an idea, I would like to see something like this happen.

At 6/11/09 12:12 AM, Fox wrote: I don't know if this has been said before, but I though it would be good idea to arrange a day and time every week for all of us to get on wi-fi and do some battlin, like Saturday nights around 8:00 NG time for example.

We tried organising a tournament once, but nothing ever came of it due to lack of numbers and disorganisation. I'd love to do this, but I'm not able to during term time due to college internet blocking wifi :(

I'd love to battle some of you guys during the holiday break though, where I'll be home with unblocked internet ^_^.

Timezones might be an issue, but if everyone can post their timezone (in terms of GMT, please) that would be good.

For example, I'm in AEST, which is GMT+10

At 6/11/09 03:51 AM, ParadoxVoid wrote

Timezones might be an issue, but if everyone can post their timezone (in terms of GMT, please) that would be good.

For example, I'm in AEST, which is GMT+10

Ok,then,i'm in regular EST which is GMT-5

Allright I'm in.

I was thinking of something more casual than an actual tournament (Something along the lines of "oh hi, <insert name here>, would you like to battle?" "oh sure, <insert other name here>. See you in the wi-fi room!"). I thought it would be nice to have a designated weekly time slot for casual battles and trades and stuff.

I agree that under the current circumstances here, a tournament would fail. Besides, we would need 8 people to participate, and we don't even have that many friend codes on your blog page. 6 participants wouldn't work because we need an even number of matchups, and 4 is just too little a number.

If we can somehow get enough people to sign up for a tournament, then I would be willing to help organize it.

By the way, I'm GMT-6.

At 6/11/09 08:51 PM, Fox wrote: I thought it would be nice to have a designated weekly time slot for casual battles and trades and stuff.

This I agree to.

I agree that under the current circumstances here, a tournament would fail. Besides, we would need 8 people to participate,

Not necessarily

and we don't even have that many friend codes on your blog page. 6 participants wouldn't work because we need an even number of matchups, and 4 is just too little a number.

Well,we could do round robin like some tourneys do.But if we get like 5 people then I agree,we can't do the tourney.

At 6/11/09 08:51 PM, Fox wrote: I was thinking of something more casual than an actual tournament

Yeah, I totally feel you. Tournaments just don't seem to work unless you have a lot of people, or you're all in the same timezone... and we fill neither requirement.

I think I might add timezones to my blog page as well, just so if this comes to fruition we can organise times a bit more effectively.

Also, as so far as organising goes it might be a good idea to dig up the old Xat chatroom that Machop90 set up aeons ago.

I was just browsing Serebii... and nearly orgasmed. It looks as if ANY Pokemon will be following you, not just the starters and 'cutesy' Pokemon that Game Freak seem to have an obsession with! YAY!

What pokeblock should I give to my pokemon in order for it to get huge votes from the prelim. round at the pokemon contest?

At 6/13/09 10:19 PM, ParadoxVoid wrote: I was just browsing Serebii... and nearly orgasmed. It looks as if ANY Pokemon will be following you, not just the starters and 'cutesy' Pokemon that Game Freak seem to have an obsession with! YAY!

I'm still waiting on a picture of a Lugia following the guy before I believe it fully.

At 6/13/09 11:25 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: What pokeblock should I give to my pokemon in order for it to get huge votes from the prelim. round at the pokemon contest?

The ones that match the contest you're entering? As in, give Dry Pokeblocks for Beauty contestants, Bitter Pokeblocks for Smart contestants, etc.

At 6/13/09 10:19 PM, ParadoxVoid wrote: I was just browsing Serebii... and nearly orgasmed. It looks as if ANY Pokemon will be following you, not just the starters and 'cutesy' Pokemon that Game Freak seem to have an obsession with! YAY!

That's awesome. I wonder if shinies will look correct while following the player, because I really want to show off my gold Steelix like that.

At 6/14/09 03:17 PM, Fox wrote: That's awesome. I wonder if shinies will look correct while following the player, because I really want to show off my gold Steelix like that.

That would be awesome, but I doubt it. I think it's probably similar to the party sprites, which don't show shinies either. Though really, it wouldn't be that hard, since it's basically just a paintjob.

At 6/15/09 01:11 AM, ParadoxVoid wrote: That would be awesome, but I doubt it. I think it's probably similar to the party sprites, which don't show shinies either. Though really, it wouldn't be that hard, since it's basically just a paintjob.

It still doesn't hurt to hope...

At 6/15/09 01:17 AM, Fox wrote: It still doesn't hurt to hope...

No it doesn't... I'm hoping as well, I'd love to see my Shiny Charizard behind me... :)

Also, have you guys seen the new UI that Game Freak have implemented? You can now navigate the pack, your party, your Pokedex.... well, I'd imagine basically everything with the touch screen, which actually gives it a use now. Though to be honest, it should have been like that in D/P/Pt.

Finally hit a stride at the battle tower thanks to my "Earth, Wind & Water"

It wouldn't have made any sense having wailord as fire

Latias as wind

Registeel as earth

At 6/15/09 07:56 AM, ParadoxVoid wrote: it should have been like that in D/P/Pt.

I was incredibly disappointed with the UI in D/P simply because it was much easier to use the touch screen in battles, but you couldn't use it for any other main UI bits... even if you hit start it'd be up the top and you couldn't use it :/

At 6/15/09 05:35 PM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: it was much easier to use the touch screen in battles

But how will I press down and B when throwing pokeballs?!

At 6/15/09 06:02 PM, TheMaster wrote: But how will I press down and B when throwing pokeballs?!

I think the control pad + buttons should always be an option, but I really would have liked it if the action took place on the touch screen, since for the majority of the poketch apps, they're pretty useless and a waste of memory. If it was like this, there could have been tonnes of new directions game freak could have taken with the puzzles.

Expect some more pokemon related pictures in the art portal.

Someone please tell me Heatran isn't an Uber, because I've been raising my Platinum one to about level 85 now.

Right, I'm building a team, and want some tips with it, since I've never done a competitive team before.

So far I'm planning on:

Skarmory - To lay down spikes and stealth rock, attack with Brave Bird, and Roost as required.
Heracross - To attack with Megahorn and Close Combat
Gyarados - To Dragon Dance, and then attack with Waterfall and Ice Fang.
Tyranitar - Attack with Crunch and Stone Edge
Smeargle - Belly Drum and Substitute to up attack and activate a low-health berry to boost speed or attack, and then Baton Pass to Heracross, Gyarados or Tyranitar
Alakazam - Attack with Psychic, trick them into holding toxic orb or choice something to lock them into a move

It covers most types, bar water, and I suppose I could just give Gyarados Thunder to deal with them, but it isn't particularly accurate. I'm considering switched one of the physical attackers for a Jolteon, but regardless of which I switch, it opens more holes than it fills.

At 6/19/09 05:26 PM, mariopsp wrote: Someone please tell me Heatran isn't an Uber, because I've been raising my Platinum one to about level 85 now.

Nope, he's OU. Looks like you're in luck.

At 6/19/09 05:50 PM, TheMaster wrote: Right, I'm building a team, and want some tips with it, since I've never done a competitive team before.

Team stuff

I'll need the planned movesets and goal for each Pokemon, IV and EV spreads, nature and hold item plans, and positioning before I can give any "helpful" tips. Also, at a glance, I'd recommend that you get Earthquake and a Dragon move, just since those tend to be hard-hitting moves that are quite effective in the OU game. Overall though, the choice in Pokemon looks solid.

At 6/19/09 05:50 PM, TheMaster wrote: So far I'm planning on:

Skarmory @ Leftovers
Spikes / Stealth Rock / Brave Bird / Roost

Heracross @ Choice Band or Muscle Band
Megahorn / Close Combat / Night Slash / Stone Edge

Gyarados @ Muscle Band or Life Orb or Choice Band
Dragon Dance / Ice Fang / Waterfall / (Thunder)

Tyranitar @ Quick Claw or Life Orb or Choice Band
Crunch / Stone Edge / Aerial Ace / Earthquake

Smeargle @ Liechi Berry or Salac Berry or Focus Sash
Belly Drum / Subsitute / Baton Pass / Return

Alakazam @ Choice Specs / Toxic Orb
Psychic / Trick / Shadow Ball / Focus Blast

Not a bad team, though you'll need to fix this up if you want us to give you more comprehensive advice. I've added my suggestions for the missing info in bold though.

I'd give Skarmory leftovers due to it being a superb tank, and also to help heal some of that recoil damage.

Heracross needs some moves to take out likely enemies, which are flying types (hence the rock move) and psychics and ghosts (night slash). Night Slash has better accuracy than Megahorn, and is super effective against ghosts, since Bug moves aren't good against them, and of course Fighting moves have no effect. Choice/Muscle band should be self explanatory.

Gyarados also benefits from the attack boost that a Muscle band would give, but Life Orb is an option since Gyarados is a little hardier than Heracross. Choice Band is also another solid option though.

Tyranitar sits in the same position as Gyarados as far as attacking items are concerned, though Quick Claw is sometimes useful even though it's unreliable. It wil often catch your opponents off-guard, and has saved my arse countless times. As for attacks, you need Earthquake somewhere in your party, and on Tyranitar it really is a necessity. The last one can be Aerial Ace to fend of fighting types, but it's up to you. Avalanche is another option though.

Smeargle is pretty well done, though you might want to lend a bit of thought to a Focus Sash, since it isn't the hardiest pokemon out there. Also, you basically just need one attacking move if worst comes to worst. Alternatively, you could give it Nasty Plot should you want to Baton Pass to a special sweeper.

Alakazam just needs something to take out its two main weaknesses, Ghosts and Dark types - hence Shadow Ball and Focus Blast. Generally you don't need to worry about bugs, since they're quite often paired with a typing Psychic can take advantage of.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-rs/371.sh tml

Judging by the pokedex info. does that means it wants to become "an hero"?

Maybe so.

I have all starters and basically any pokemon not listed below

I'm looking for
Sableye
Lunatone
Seviper
raiku
suicune
celebi
ho oh
lugia
manaphy
darkrai
shaymin
arceus

Lol who wants to trade with me?

At 6/20/09 04:38 PM, Idiot-Finder wrote: Judging by the pokedex info. does that means it wants to become "an hero"?

Hmm, I've never really thought about it like that. Perhaps it does...

At 6/20/09 04:47 PM, JonnyTheWinnar wrote: At 6/20/09 05:27 PM, Jarvid wrote:

Have you guys joined? If not, then welcome.

Lol who wants to trade with me?

Nobody. At all.
Seriously, I'm sure some people might want starters, I think mrbobbyjoe was looking for some at one point? Unless he got them already.

At 6/20/09 10:33 PM, ParadoxVoid wrote: Seriously, I'm sure some people might want starters, I think mrbobbyjoe was looking for some at one point? Unless he got them already.

I'm still missing Torchic, but I'm not willing to part with a Legendary in exchange for a chicken.

At 6/21/09 04:14 AM, mrbobbyjoe wrote: I'm still missing Torchic, but I'm not willing to part with a Legendary in exchange for a chicken.

I could probably spare you a Torchic once I'm home actually. I don't care what you give me, though if you have a Shaymin that I could glance at to have on my dex, that would be awesome. Otherwise a Bidoof would be fine, since I've got everything else on my Pearl anyway.

I'll be back at home on my Saturday or perhaps Friday for you, so I dunno. If you see me on the BBS then, give me a holler.