" You have alot of electric type moves scattered about, prehaps swap one of those with a diffrent type move that you dont have, and hidden power, what are you doing! "
You must not play competively
HP Ice on a Jolteon is a pretty standard thing to do in order to anticipate and hit any Ground-type switch ins. Also it doesn't matter how much electric moves his team has, you give a pokemon moves that will allow it to take out certain threats or counters.
If the electric move fits the pokemon it is with (and it does) then he will have an Electric move. On a party wide basis you judge the typing of the party if they are all or most are too vulnerable to one typing of attack.
" @Mikazukinoyaiba: When EV Training, how does one determine which stats will benefit each Pokemon the most? "
Know how you want to use the pokemon. If you want a Physical Sweeper max out Attack and Speed, if you want a physical wall max out HP and Defense.
If you're asking how to determine what pokemon to use as what ,check out serebii.net's pokedex and pay attention to the move pool and base stats of a pokemon. You can also check out smogon's strategy pokedex and they have their own general recommendations and calculations on how to raise what pokemon to perform what job.
It's cool that EA approved this since ME2 is one of the greatest recent games, but I must say that this sudden marketing ploy is a rather telling indicator of Dragon Age II's sales...
I don't think Commander Shepard is enjoying being EA's whore, one one hand I like EA's support of Bioware but instances like this makes me wish they were still independent.
I never use de-buffs against my opponent, it's always better to just buff up your own pokemon to either allow them to take multiple hits or to increase their stats to deal major damage.
I don't know when I'll get into turning that into a guide, anyone is more than welcome to take that and turn it into a guide if they want. Just let me know.
Also, most competitive battlers online use pokesav to get the pokemon that they need onto their game cart, since it eliminates the need to grind, while still upholding the major strategy that competitive battling requires. "
that is kind of where an honor rule goes into play
For example I won't play with hackers, as far as I'm concerned pokesav is still hacking.
I have no problem with people who use simulators to save time, but to me IV breeding and EV training (the latter only taking 30-40 minutes to do) makes the game more rewarding and interesting to play. I like something that can consume time and in return I reap major benefits for it.
@StarvingGamer
said:
" I used to be a hardcore breeder during Emerald, picked it back up for Diamond. It got to the point where I was breeding while driving to and from work because it was taking me 20+ hours to get a single Pokemon I was satisfied with. NEVER AGAIN!
You were playing before the Power Items then, now that they are here IV breeding for the 'perfect' pokemon (I hope you aren't talking about straight 31 pokemon) is far easier. Dual max IVs take a matter of half an hour and triple max IVs uptowards an hour. Beyond that you really shouldn't intentionally pursue any more max IVs unless you're EV training in those stats.
@DrFidget said:
" I was top 32 at the U.S. national championship in 09, and I made it to the last round of the Worlds LCQ last year. While IV breeding is helpfull, a RNG guide is almost infinitely better. Once you know how to catch perfect IV, right natured (even shiny) pokemon in a few minutes, competitve battling gets a lot easier. "
Perhaps, someone else would have to do that however.
Personally I'm opposed to RNG manipulation, takes some of the hit-or-miss out of the pokemon stats though it is still very much an accomplishment.
I use the Volcarona from Desert Relic as my flier, mostly because I think it is cool to capture but not worth actually using since I'd rather IV breed and EV train a good one.
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