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* What exactly was Cyrus's plan with Giratina when he was dragged in the distortion world? He says that he wishes to "defeat" it so that the distortion world would disappear, but it has nothing to do with his overall goal (which is to erase spirit). And he theorizes that destroying the distortion world would also destroy the normal world, which was never his goal: he wanted to recreate reality without spirit, not just to destroy the world. And how do do you "foil" his plan by capturing/defeating/refusing to battle it? It's so confusing to me

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* What exactly was Cyrus's plan with Giratina when he was dragged in the distortion world? He says that he wishes to "defeat" it so that the distortion world would disappear, but it has nothing to do with his overall goal (which is to erase spirit). And he theorizes that destroying the distortion world would also destroy the normal world, which was never his goal: he wanted to recreate reality without spirit, not just to destroy the world. And how do exactly do you "foil" his plan by capturing/defeating/refusing to battle it? It's so confusing to me me.
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* What exactly was Cyrus's plan with Giratina when he was dragged in the distortion world? He says that he wishes to "defeat" it so that the distortion world would disappear, but it has nothing to do with his overall goal (to erase spirit). And he theorizes that destroying the distortion world would would destroy the normal world, which was never his goal: he wanted to recreate reality without spirit, not just to destroy the world.

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* What exactly was Cyrus's plan with Giratina when he was dragged in the distortion world? He says that he wishes to "defeat" it so that the distortion world would disappear, but it has nothing to do with his overall goal (to (which is to erase spirit). And he theorizes that destroying the distortion world would would also destroy the normal world, which was never his goal: he wanted to recreate reality without spirit, not just to destroy the world. And how do do you "foil" his plan by capturing/defeating/refusing to battle it? It's so confusing to me
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* What exactly was Cyrus's plan with Giratina when he was dragged in the distortion world? He says that he wishes to "defeat" it so that the distortion world would disappear, but it has nothing to do with his overall goal (to erase spirit). And he theorizes that destroying the distortion world would would destroy the normal world, which was never his goal: he wanted to recreate reality without spirit, not just to destroy the world.
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* Barry, your rival in D/P/Pt, is characterized as a hasty and impatient guy. Then how come he has 2 rare Pokémon in his main team that you can only encounter in ''Honey Trees'', where you have to ''wait'' for them to come out?
** There's actually an "easy to miss if playing a game, yet easy to see if you take it as real life" way: He put the honey in the trees before he went to bed! The ultimate form of multitasking!
*** Doesn't still explain how he got the rarest of honey tree Pokemon. (Munchlax has 1% chance on Personal Value specific honey trees.) Of course, he could have just been absurdly lucky, but still.
** Maybe he traded for them?
*** Honestly, trading for them would be [[FridgeBrilliance entirely in-character]] for the guy who's constantly mentioned to be impatient. Of course Barry wouldn't want to wait around for that 1% chance!
** Or it could be a subtle form of his CharacterDevelopment considering how late he gets them especially the Munchlax. While he's still impatient he's learned that when it comes to becoming stronger, it's worth it to put in the extra time.
** He used the clock trick.
* I'm not sure if I read it wrong, but didn't the books in the library in Canalave City say that Pokémon were created (by Arceus) to help humans and that's why we encounter them in the tall grass? I get the helping part when they battle us, since fighting them does level our Pokémon up. And it kind of explains why some Pokémon don't allow us to escape (way too eager to help), but what about the ones that use status effect moves (poisoning, paralysis, sleep, etc.) on our Pokémon? Wouldn't they know that it's painful for the Pokemon and doesn't really help in its level up?
** Its just an extra layer of trial for you to overcome. YOU have to heal the Pokémon with something, since few if any Pokémon Moves result in nullifying Status effects.
** That story is a myth explaining the backstory of why wild Pokemon appear, it does not state specifically that Arceus made Pokemon for that purpose, it was someone's theory for it explained in-game for why they appear. A separate book does however, appear explaining how Arceus created space, time, dimensions, and created more Pokemon and legendaries in time to shape the universe and world.
** There's also the fact that it's an in-universe myth; mythology in our world isn't known for being complete or consistent either.
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* How on earth does the player's Badges get so filthy when left alone in their case for too long? They're ''in a case.'' One would think being in a closed case most of the time would provide fairly good protection from grime, yet they get completely muddied within a few days unless you actively polish them.
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* WHAT is a Poffin actually? The only thing that is known so far is that it is a confection made with berries. But what is the exact nature of the medium that is being used to make them? Both the games and anime have sent mixed messages in this regard. From the initial appearance, Poffins look like small bread rolls. But in the anime, there is no batter involved in the process, just water and... what looks like a preprocessed berry base that is boiled, stirred and then poured into molds which implies that it's some kind of chocolate or jelly mixture that merely resembles something made out of batter.
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* In Pokémon BDSP... "You can use up to four berries to make a Poffin. However, you're not supposed to mix in the same berries each time you cook. Or else the Poffin is automatically ruined." WHAT kind of an absolutely stupid reason is that where you can't use the same berry more than once for making a Poffin? And WHY does it automatically result in an disgusting and inedible Poffin as though you were ''deliberately punished'' for violating said rule? In a realistic and lenient situation, using four Cheri berries to make a Poffin would instead result in the creation of a super spicy easy-to-make Poffin.
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* Something I noticed when playing Platinum. How is it possible for ''Dugtrio'' to learn ''slash''?! I mean, they're just three heads poking out from the ground!
** [[EldritchAbomination What]]ever is below ground, it obviously has claws.
** I'm pretty sure there's a similar question above, but... it's a mole(or three moles joined by the neck), so it has claws.
*** [[http://spookydoom.deviantart.com/art/Diglett-99614616 Diglett.]] Imagine 3 of those. Dugtrio with slash is justified.
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* So Feint hit only if Protect/Detect was used and had BP of 50. Now it can hit anytime, but has BP of 30. Apparently, ''always''. If that's true, I wonder why wouldn't they do the thing they did with many other moves - increase power (back to 50) when hitting through Protect/Detect/Wide Guard/Quick Guard.[[note]]Yes, it hits through Quick Guard. Ironically it's an increased priority move...[[/note]] Considering what things they have done, that should be pretty easy to implement.
* Most Pokemon are of the same gender as their trainers. The only exceptions are Pokemon that are more likely to be a certain gender, like Lucario. However, Bugsy, Commander Saturn and Will are all males with all female Pokemon. Why?
** Maybe for unexpected difficulty for people who make use of the Attract move?
** [[ViewerGenderConfusion Maybe Bugsy really ''is'' a girl?]]
*** No, he's just a little boy.
** With Bugsy, it's most likely because in the world of bugs, the one who actually get things done are the females.
*** Woah, dude, that's some serious FridgeBrilliance.
** All 3 of them are pretty androgynous.
** I'm more bugged by the fact that the even-gendered Pokemon all default the same way on the same team. I mean, they're [[AdultsAreUseless Gym Leaders]]! Surely, they know the [[TooDumbToLive tactical deficiencies]] inherent in CripplingOverspecialization!
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** Cyrus' computer in the Galactic HQ has an entry that says:
->"According to myths, the Pokémon created Sinnoh with its power. ''However, capturing the Pokémon with a Poké Ball prevents it from using its full power.''"
** That implies that Dialga and Palkia, being Pokemon with godlike powers over time and space, ''can'' manipulate them to such an extent that Cyrus could accomplish his goal of remaking the world... or he at least ''believes'' that they possess enough power for him to do so, which is why he goes to the trouble of creating the Red Chain to get control over them.


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** Cyrus believes that emotions are the root cause of all the world's strife and hardships. That doesn't necessarily mean that he doesn't feel them himself, or that he sees no value in showing his care and appreciation for his Pokemon; he just believes that the benefits of the world's positive emotions don't outweigh the damage caused by negative emotions, and that the world would be better off without any at all.
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*** So basically, they started completing the Sinnoh Dex ''before'' the Kanto Dex? Sounds kinda ridiculous, especially considering that Oak didn't know about the existence of non-Kanto mons around the time of the Kanto games, even declaring that there are 150 Pokémon.
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** Yes, and it'll be treated as Diamond for the purpose of loading the opposing teams.
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* This MIGHT be unrelated but.... is ''Platinum'' compatible for the ''Pokémon Battle Revolution'' game, since it's similar to ''Pearl'' and ''Diamond''? Or no?
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* What ARE those black things on Cynthia's hair? Most people say they're Lucario's "aura sensors", and others just say that they're headbands. But it still confuses me.
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*** The source code leak gives the definite answer: Wonder Guard is supposed to not prevent moves with a charging turn from working in the first turn, and Fire Fang is mistakenly included in this list (instead of Shadow Force - which works anyways because of Shedinja's weakness to Ghost).
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**Rowan and Oak are mentioned to be old colleagues. It's possible Oak had in fact completed it before the events of Red and Blue and had it spread to colleagues to fill but didn't have the Kanto Region itself catalogued as he considered himself too old to get the job done.
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** In combination with that, it also shows off both his protection of his belongings and that the section of the mansion you can explore is only the part HE chooses to let you explore. This is the guy who hires a guard just for a statue. Doors alone probably wouldn't stop someone who wanted to break in either. The maid challenge in Platinum is also in the western end.
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* It was implied that when she was a kid, Cynthia helped Rowan with his Pokédex. How does that make any sense? The Pokédex was invented by Oak, who specifically sent Red and Blue on a quest to complete it 3 years before this game took place. Cynthia looks older than them, so Rowan wouldn't have had the Pokédex when she was a kid.

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* It was implied that when she was a kid, Cynthia helped Rowan with his Pokédex. How does that make any sense? The Pokédex was invented by Oak, who specifically sent proceeded to send Red and Blue on a quest to complete it 3 years before this game took place. Cynthia looks considerably older than them, so Rowan wouldn't have had the Pokédex when she was a kid.
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* It was implied that when she was a kid, Cynthia helped Rowan with his Pokédex. How does that make any sense? The Pokédex was invented by Oak, who specifically sent Red and Blue on a quest to complete it. Cynthia looks older than them, so Rowan wouldn't have had the Pokédex when she was a kid.

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* It was implied that when she was a kid, Cynthia helped Rowan with his Pokédex. How does that make any sense? The Pokédex was invented by Oak, who specifically sent Red and Blue on a quest to complete it.it 3 years before this game took place. Cynthia looks older than them, so Rowan wouldn't have had the Pokédex when she was a kid.
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* It was implied that when she was a kid, Cynthia helped Rowan with his Pokédex. How does that make any sense? The Pokédex was invented by Oak, who specifically sent Red and Blue on a quest to complete it. Cynthia looks older than them, so Rowan wouldn't have had the Pokédex when she was a kid.
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** More likely he doesn't actually need to, but saw an opportunity to show off one of the Pokétch apps and took it.
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** Maybe he's just humoring the kid because why not?

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* Why does the president of the Pokétch company needs to use the Pokétch to ''count to three''!?

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* Why does the president of the Pokétch company needs to use a calculator to ''count to three''!?

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* Why does the president of the Pokétch company needs to use a calculator the Pokétch to ''count to three''!?
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** Probably to show that the mansion has more rooms (and is as big as it looks from the outside) without having to actually put the rooms in there.

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** Probably to show that the mansion has more rooms (and is as big as it looks from the outside) without having to actually put the rooms in there.there.
* Why does the president of the Pokétch company needs to use a calculator to ''count to three''!?
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** Levels don't meant squat in Pokémon, they're GameplayAndStorySegregation. Lance and Blue's Pokémon were higher level in Gen I than Gen II.
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** Same as how you can find some pokemon at levels lower than the levels at which they are supposed to evolve - pokemon evolution in the wild works differently from pokemon evolution in captivity. The same applies to pokemon breeding, which is why male-only pokemon are capable of breeding in the wild despite the lack of dittos in the area, and why multiples of various legendaries exist, yet you can't breed them yourself.
** I have a theory that the evolution caused by trading is a mutation caused by the energy displacement when a Pokemon is realeased from a Poke Ball and the original Trainer ID is erased. In this way wild Steelix's would be a result of Trainer's releasing Onix's which are still are holding Metal Coat (or the Onix is released near the naturally occuring Metal Coat in the wild) triggering the evolution.

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** Same as how you can find some pokemon Pokemon at levels lower than the levels at which they are supposed to evolve - pokemon evolution in the wild works differently from pokemon evolution in captivity. The same applies to pokemon breeding, which is why male-only pokemon are capable of breeding in the wild despite the lack of dittos in the area, and why multiples of various legendaries exist, yet you can't breed them yourself.
** I have a theory that the evolution caused by trading is a mutation caused by the energy displacement when a Pokemon is realeased from a Poke Ball and the original Trainer ID is erased. In this way wild Steelix's Steelix would be a result of Trainer's releasing Onix's which are still are holding Metal Coat (or the Onix is released near the naturally occuring Metal Coat in the wild) triggering the evolution.



** Who said that they're not capable of manipulating spacetime? They aren't what the myths claim, they didn't ''create'' time/space/antimatter. But they do have power such that they are capable of manipulating them, hence how Giratina can make the Distortion World, and why summoning Dialga/Palkia in diamond/pearl creates a massive distortion emanating from the peak where it was summoned.

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** Who said that they're not capable of manipulating spacetime? They aren't what the myths claim, they didn't ''create'' time/space/antimatter. But they do have power such that they are capable of manipulating them, hence how Giratina can make the Distortion World, and why summoning Dialga/Palkia in diamond/pearl Diamond/Pearl creates a massive distortion emanating from the peak where it was summoned.



* How Cyrus has Crobat? Golbat needs friendship ([[FanNickname then called happiness]]) to evolve, and I am sure that is a kind of emotion, such as love. While Cyrus thinks emotions are worthless and plans to create world without them. He has Golbat in first battle, then it evolves, in both DP and Platinum. So, how exactly he got that one Mon, considering he "starts" with Golbat?

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* How was Cyrus has Crobat? able to evolve his Golbat? Golbat needs friendship ([[FanNickname then called happiness]]) to evolve, and I am sure that is a kind of emotion, such as love. While Cyrus thinks emotions are worthless and plans to create world without them. He has Golbat in first battle, then it evolves, in both DP and Platinum. So, how exactly he got that one Mon, considering he "starts" with Golbat?



* Why does Flower Gift boosts Attack and Sp. Def when its sole user, Cherrim, has Sp.Att and its best stat followed by Speed? The ability seems wasted to me by not boosts its best stats. Not only that, Flower Gift's description implies that Sp.Att will be raised instead of Sp.Def. And finally, this issue seems to be treated like an ElephantInTheLivingRoom, where not a comment was made about it.
** Because then it has even more special attack. It's more effective to have high speed and offensive stats than to be a jack of all trades and a master of none. It's not like Cherrim is a good Pokemon to use anyway, but you know. Overspecialization is often actually a good thing.

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* Why does Flower Gift boosts boost Attack and Sp. Def when its sole user, Cherrim, has Sp.Att Atk and its best stat followed by Speed? The ability seems wasted to me by not boosts boosting its best stats. Not only that, Flower Gift's description implies that Sp.Att Atk will be raised instead of Sp.Def. And finally, this issue seems to be treated like an ElephantInTheLivingRoom, where not a comment was made about it.
** Because then it has even more special attack.higher Special Attack. It's more effective to have high speed and offensive stats than to be a jack of all trades and a master of none. It's not like Cherrim is a good Pokemon to use anyway, but you know. Overspecialization is often actually a good thing.



* How can you, Cynthia and Cyrus ''exist'' in the [[EldritchLocation Distortion World?]] First off, I doubt there's any air considering that its sole inhabitant is [[EldritchAbomination Giratina]]. Secondly, Giratina is the master of anti-matter, and the Distortion World would also be anti-matter. You, Cynthia and Cyrus are all matter - the moment you would've made contact with anything, you would've exploded like the Tsar Bomba. At least Giratina has the excuse of existing in your world via transforming into its matter-based Altered Forme; people don't have that luxury.

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* How can you, Cynthia Cynthia, and Cyrus ''exist'' in the [[EldritchLocation Distortion World?]] First off, I doubt there's any air considering that its sole inhabitant is [[EldritchAbomination Giratina]]. Secondly, Giratina is the master of anti-matter, and the Distortion World would also be anti-matter. You, Cynthia Cynthia, and Cyrus are all matter - the moment you would've made contact with anything, you would've exploded like the Tsar Bomba. At least Giratina has the excuse of existing in your world via transforming into its matter-based Altered Forme; people don't have that luxury.



* What's with that Dragon Tamer on Route 210 having Lv. 34 Gible in Platinum? In Platinum you're not going to be here until 5th badge so everyone is in 30s instead of 20s as in DP, but in DP that Tamer had Lv. 39 Gible. Why the fuck in Plat Rock Climb-restricted Trainer is weaker than the Double Team that can be battled as soon as you reach the Route? By the time you can get to him, your team is probably in '''early/mid 40s'''. DP is more reasonable than Platinum, despite that rest of Trainers on the Route is actually ''weaker''. [[Headscratchers/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Abundant Shrine case]] has the excuse that you could get the [[SocializationBonus HM virtually anytime]], which with the combination of the fact that unlike other regions, [=HMs=] are not Badge restricted in Unova (though that Black Belt has something you would normally face by the time you get Waterfall) - this guy has no such excuse.
** This is actually a problem I had with the older Pokemon games. How the hell are my Pokemon supposed to get stronger if they're fighting Level 50 Magikarps. It's because those trainers are pressing the freaking B button that I had to fight the Pokemon League if my Level 50 team. Against a FUCKING LEVEL 62 GARCHOMP.
* Why if you enter the Distortion World's waterfall from one side, you'll travel very fast, but if from the other, you'll travel very slow? What if player accidentally gets back on the waterfall? He'll need to get through slow part AGAIN. And if I recall, slow part is on the side from which you're going to access it first time. Is Game Freak just being a troll?

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* What's with that Dragon Tamer on Route 210 having a Lv. 34 Gible in Platinum? In Platinum you're not going to be here until after you earn your 5th badge badge, so everyone is in 30s instead of 20s as in DP, but in DP that Tamer had Lv. 39 Gible. Tamer's Gible was level 39. Why the fuck heck in Plat Platinum is a Rock Climb-restricted Trainer is weaker than the Double Team Teamer that can be battled as soon as you reach the Route? By the time you can get to him, your team is probably in '''early/mid their '''low/mid 40s'''. DP Diamond/Pearl is more reasonable than Platinum, despite the fact that the rest of the Trainers on the Route is actually ''weaker''. [[Headscratchers/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2 Abundant Shrine case]] has the excuse that you could get the [[SocializationBonus HM virtually anytime]], which with the combination of the fact that unlike other regions, [=HMs=] are not Badge restricted in Unova (though that Black Belt has something you would normally face by the time you get Waterfall) - this guy has no such excuse.
** This is actually a problem I had with the older Pokemon games. How the hell are my Pokemon supposed to get stronger if they're fighting Level 50 Magikarps. It's because those trainers are pressing the freaking B button that while I had to fight the Pokemon League if with my Level 50 team. Against a FUCKING LEVEL 62 GARCHOMP.
* Why if you enter the Distortion World's waterfall from one side, you'll travel very fast, but if from the other, you'll travel very slow? What if player accidentally gets back on the waterfall? He'll need to get through slow part AGAIN. And if I recall, the slow part one is on the side from which you're going to access it first time. Is Game Freak just being a troll?



* The lass in the restaurant says that her mother is in the hospital waiting for the baby to arrive. She's been saying the same thing for several years now. HOW?

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* The lass in the Seven Stars restaurant says that her mother is in the hospital waiting for the her baby to arrive. She's been saying the same thing for several years now. HOW?
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*** Just for information, the level 100 Regigigas can be trained somewhat using vitamins (and the so-called "box trick" to claim the results), and can also be EV Trained in Black and White, where the mechanism for updating stats was altered. Same, of course, for any other level 100 pokemon.

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*** Just for information, the level 100 Regigigas can be trained somewhat using vitamins (and the so-called "box trick" to claim the results), and can also be EV Trained in Black and White, where the mechanism for updating stats was altered. Same, of course, for any other level 100 pokemon.Pokemon.



** It is 13 federally, but all prefectures set it at at least 16. Anyway, Caitlin was 14 in ''Platinum'' and HGSS, and is older now.

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** It is 13 federally, but all prefectures set it at at least 16. Anyway, Caitlin was 14 in ''Platinum'' and HGSS, 16 in Black and is older now.White, and 18 in Black and White 2.



*** The same way any other pokemon does. Just more so.

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*** The same way any other pokemon Pokemon does. Just more so.
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*** In HGSS Lance's Dragonite is around level 40 at the time of the Rocket HQ, and he's still champion, so this is likely.

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*** In HGSS Lance's Dragonite is around level 40 at the time of the Rocket HQ, and he's still champion, so this is likely.



* What's with the pseudo-rival's family here? They seem far more interested in you than their child. And why do they just stand outside the lab after beating the game? Don't they have their own house to go to? Or even going inside the lab?

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* What's with the pseudo-rival's family here? They seem far more interested in you than their child. And why do they just stand outside the lab after beating you beat the game? Don't they have their own house to go to? Or even going inside the lab?



** Fire Fang no longer has this property in BW, so this may have just been a glitch. Note that it would normally hit Shedinja anyway because it's super-effective, so GF may not have realized this in time.

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** My best guess would be a way to stop cheating courtesy of Game Freak. Look at it this way, Wonder Guard prevents all attacks except for super effective moves. Best thing to solo the game with[[note]]This strategy is commonly used in the Battle Tower/Frontier to get lots of BP to earn prizes with[[/note]]. Problem is, only one Pokēmon (Shedinja) has this and it isn't exactly the best Pokēmon to use. Solution? Hack it on to something with no weaknesses[[note]]Spiritomb is a popular choice because of its unique type combination[[/note]] like Spiritomb. However, Game Freak caught to this and made Fire Fang able to hit through Wonder Guard to catch cheaters and hackers off guard. Why is it a guess? As far as I know, Game Freak hasn't said anything about this which would make this somewhat of a {{Guide Dang It}}.
*** Spiritomb doesn't have a unique type combination. Sabeleye beat it to the Ghost/Dark combo by a [[Videogame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire whole generation]].

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** My best guess would be a way to stop cheating courtesy of Game Freak. Look at it this way, Wonder Guard prevents all attacks except for super effective moves. Best thing to solo the game with[[note]]This strategy is commonly used in the Battle Tower/Frontier to get lots of BP to earn prizes with[[/note]]. Problem is, only one Pokēmon (Shedinja) has this and it isn't exactly the best Pokēmon to use. Solution? Hack it on to something with few or no weaknesses[[note]]Spiritomb is a popular choice choice, as was Sableye in Gen III, because of its unique type combination[[/note]] like Spiritomb.the Ghost/Dark combo had no weaknesses[[/note]]. However, Game Freak caught to this and made Fire Fang able to hit through Wonder Guard to catch cheaters and hackers off guard. Why is it a guess? As far as I know, Game Freak hasn't said anything about this which would make this somewhat of a {{Guide Dang It}}.
*** Spiritomb doesn't have a unique type combination. Sabeleye beat it to the Ghost/Dark combo by a [[Videogame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire whole generation]].
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*** Actually, Porygon, [=Porygon2=], Ralts, Kirlia, and Gardevoir are all able to Trace Wonder Guard. As Porygon and [=Porygon2=] are able to learn Conversion and Conversion 2, it is actually possible to have a pokemon only able to be hit by Fighting type moves, or by Ground type moves. If Fire Fang can hit through Wonder Guard on any of these pokemon, then it is a glitch, and not an intentional method of deterring cheaters.
** Actually, Spiritomb doesn't have an unique type combination, as it shares the Ghost/Dark typing with Sableye.
** I'm pretty sure Spiritomb was an example of the two. I didn't see where they said Spiritomb's type combo was unique.

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*** Actually, Porygon, [=Porygon2=], Ralts, Kirlia, and Gardevoir are all able to Trace Wonder Guard. As Porygon and [=Porygon2=] are able to learn Conversion and Conversion 2, it is actually possible to have a pokemon Pokémon only able to be hit by Fighting type moves, or by Ground type moves. If Fire Fang can hit through Wonder Guard on any of these pokemon, Pokémon, then it is a glitch, and not an intentional method of deterring cheaters.
** Actually, Spiritomb doesn't have an unique type combination, as it shares the Ghost/Dark typing with Sableye.
** I'm pretty sure Spiritomb was an example of the two. I didn't see where they said Spiritomb's type combo was unique.
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