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Bowyn Sshh! Be vewy vewy quiet from Canada Since: Jun, 2010
Sshh! Be vewy vewy quiet
#201: Apr 9th 2011 at 1:08:09 PM

So, are there any rules regarding the Safari Zone?

[up]I'd just give her Pluck, waiting until level 38 is ridiculous.

edited 9th Apr '11 1:09:35 PM by Bowyn

There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
Fauxlosophe Since: Aug, 2010
#202: Apr 9th 2011 at 1:11:02 PM

I tried no starter, but Iago [THAT TRAITOR] died before I could leave the area. Let alone reach the PC box to deposit my starter.

Crewe Li'l Punk from Gravity Falls, Oregon Since: Apr, 2010
Li'l Punk
#203: Apr 9th 2011 at 1:12:36 PM

Pidgeotto gets it a level earlier. I'm already bringing my Espeon up to 36, my Graveler up to 33, my Gyarados up to 35, and my Flaaffy up to 31.

I could just delay the evolution (like I am with Darrel the Flaaffy so he learns Discharge faster) and give her Wing Attack, and save my Pluck TM for something else.

Victory! Honor! Destiny! Mutton!
jebuz I've been Bluelinked from Australia Since: Jan, 2001
I've been Bluelinked
#204: Apr 9th 2011 at 4:43:16 PM

Crash and burn! Nuzlocke is a cruel, cruel game when you don't know what's coming.

RIP

  • ITSJUSTNOT the Cricketune (Died trying to take on a Duskox and Pachirisu by itself. Teach your Chansey how to wall, Natelie.)
  • GODDAMNBAT the Zubat (Forgot what type it was and switched into a Kedabra like a noob.)
  • GEOCHICK (WHY THE FUCK DOES JUPITER's ZUBAT HAVE GIGADRAIN?)
  • PINGU the Prinplup (Stupidly attacked a pokemon using Bide. Screwed by the RNG.)

GAME OVER (Can no longer use Cut to get to the next area)

Australia The country with a 2 party system But all the power with independents
Fauxlosophe Since: Aug, 2010
#205: Apr 9th 2011 at 4:46:57 PM

Wait! Have you also gone into caves and other areas?

I usually made a note to avoid pokemon in some areas so I could backtrack and grab one in the event of emergency.

TommyX from Atluff Since: Aug, 2010
#206: Apr 9th 2011 at 5:09:15 PM

I boxed Mr. Mowz because I felt like it, and just have Neal, Ikue and Crush to deal with. Curbstomping Brock got Crush way ahead of everyone else, so I need to grind a bit.

jebuz I've been Bluelinked from Australia Since: Jan, 2001
I've been Bluelinked
#207: Apr 9th 2011 at 5:39:56 PM

Avoid areas? Why? I just catch and box them.

It looks like I could have caught a Drifloon if I waited until next friday before fighting anything in Valley Windworks. But I didn't get the hint about that until after I caught some otter pokemon.

edited 9th Apr '11 5:40:23 PM by jebuz

Australia The country with a 2 party system But all the power with independents
Crewe Li'l Punk from Gravity Falls, Oregon Since: Apr, 2010
Li'l Punk
#208: Apr 9th 2011 at 5:43:05 PM

Wait, you don't have any Pokemon in the box that can use Cut?

Victory! Honor! Destiny! Mutton!
jebuz I've been Bluelinked from Australia Since: Jan, 2001
I've been Bluelinked
#209: Apr 9th 2011 at 6:06:42 PM

Nope. I have 2 water pokemon in the box and 5 pokemon in my team that can't Cut.

Australia The country with a 2 party system But all the power with independents
Crewe Li'l Punk from Gravity Falls, Oregon Since: Apr, 2010
Li'l Punk
#210: Apr 9th 2011 at 6:09:29 PM

Huh. So you were doomed from the start?

Victory! Honor! Destiny! Mutton!
jebuz I've been Bluelinked from Australia Since: Jan, 2001
I've been Bluelinked
#211: Apr 9th 2011 at 6:12:30 PM

No, my Piplup had it (but got KO'd), but I was planning on giving it to my Krickitune (but that got KO'd first).

Australia The country with a 2 party system But all the power with independents
Crewe Li'l Punk from Gravity Falls, Oregon Since: Apr, 2010
Li'l Punk
#212: Apr 9th 2011 at 6:26:08 PM

Oh, I see.

My Bidoof in my Platinum Nuzlocke (which has stalled seeing as I can't find my Platinum game) died because I had her up against a Kricketot that was using Bide. I though I could kill it before it hit me.

I thought wrong. I became very sad and my team was reduced to only a Starly and Turtwig.

Victory! Honor! Destiny! Mutton!
lalalei2001 Since: Oct, 2009
#213: Apr 9th 2011 at 6:26:39 PM

Use its dead body?

The Protomen enhanced my life.
jebuz I've been Bluelinked from Australia Since: Jan, 2001
I've been Bluelinked
#214: Apr 9th 2011 at 6:44:38 PM

Aren't I supposed to perma-box it? To be honest, I'm looking for reasons to stop this run and try another one when I'm not playing blind. I don't know how to prepare for a boss fight when I don't know what pokemon are going to be used or what overpowered moves are going to be put on a standard mon which I can barely survive using a mon that resists them!

Basically, I'm still bitter that I've been pushed into Trial-and-Error Gameplay, but without a chance to try again.

edited 9th Apr '11 6:44:51 PM by jebuz

Australia The country with a 2 party system But all the power with independents
Fauxlosophe Since: Aug, 2010
#215: Apr 9th 2011 at 6:48:53 PM

Yeah. Cheat, cheat and cheat again.

Bulbapedia is pretty handy for that sort of stuff.

I am going to Nuzlocke my Black once I finally goddamn get around to playing

edited 9th Apr '11 6:50:17 PM by Fauxlosophe

Crewe Li'l Punk from Gravity Falls, Oregon Since: Apr, 2010
Li'l Punk
#216: Apr 9th 2011 at 6:49:11 PM

You can always go on things like Bulbapedia and Serebii.net to look stuff up about gym leaders and the like.

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hnd03 Parasol Star Memories from [REDACTED] Since: Jun, 2009
Parasol Star Memories
#217: Apr 9th 2011 at 6:54:20 PM

I don't even get the luxury of a comprehensive wiki. The World Link wiki has a character list and what the gym leaders use, but you get nothing beyond that. You aren't told movesets, evolutionary lines, how to evolve, nothing.

I wasn't expecting Brawly to use an ice type nor did I think that Roxanne would use the rock type equivalent of Hyper Beam twice in a row. Sure I got lucky with both, but I'm not complaining.

edited 9th Apr '11 6:55:02 PM by hnd03

So. Let's all pause for a moment to smell what the Rock was, is, and forever will be... cooking.—Cave Johnson
Sabbo Since: Jan, 2001
#218: Apr 9th 2011 at 7:01:33 PM

Bulbapedia has pretty much everything Pokemon you might want except tier lists.

Marioguy128 Geomancer from various galaxies Since: Jan, 2010
Geomancer
#219: Apr 9th 2011 at 7:02:54 PM

Tier lists are Smogon, but are unneeded.

You got some dirt on you. Here's some more!
hnd03 Parasol Star Memories from [REDACTED] Since: Jun, 2009
Parasol Star Memories
#220: Apr 9th 2011 at 7:04:31 PM

[up][up] and [up] Who are those directed towards?

So. Let's all pause for a moment to smell what the Rock was, is, and forever will be... cooking.—Cave Johnson
Sabbo Since: Jan, 2001
#221: Apr 9th 2011 at 7:10:18 PM

You, mostly. The rest of the reason was just a general "People should realize this, and also serebii is shit."

Oh, and to [up][up], Smogon is no good for tier lists for Gen5 onwards.

edited 9th Apr '11 7:11:12 PM by Sabbo

jebuz I've been Bluelinked from Australia Since: Jan, 2001
I've been Bluelinked
#222: Apr 9th 2011 at 7:15:29 PM

I'm confused. I don't remember Brawly or Roxanne using those (In Ruby). Is that an Emerald thing?

Of course, it's one thing to have pokemon with awesome moves early. It's another when those pokemon could have literally any move it is capable of learning by TM (so you need to guess which types it's going to use).

You don't see me complaining about facing a parichisu and a moth with gust, absorb and poison sting at the same time (that had super effective type coverage over all my pokemon). Those moves make sense. If Brawly had a Fighting pokemon using Fire Blast, then I'd be pissed.

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hnd03 Parasol Star Memories from [REDACTED] Since: Jun, 2009
Parasol Star Memories
#225: Apr 9th 2011 at 7:17:11 PM

I don't think Bulbapedia has anything on this.

So. Let's all pause for a moment to smell what the Rock was, is, and forever will be... cooking.—Cave Johnson

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