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2012-12-10, 02:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Pokémon Thread XIV: Return of the Pokémon Thread Strikes Back Harder
I'm going for Mold Breaker since I'm not going to use sandstorm on my main team. I do have a sandstorm team on my platinum version though, so maybe I'll breed two and port the old team over.
Yeah, I did a little bit of breeding already (though my pokemon only had moderate IVs) so I've got a Jolly Mold Breaker Drillbur ♀ already. I'll breed it with N's purrloin and hopefully get something with decent stats. Not going for perfect here, but a 30-31 in attack and speed and at least 20 in defences/HP is what I'm after.
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2012-12-10, 03:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Pokémon Thread XIV: Return of the Pokémon Thread Strikes Back Harder
Wait, I thought Rock only overlapped with Electric when nabbing Flying types for super effective damage (and in the case of Gligar/Gliscor, Landorus, Shedinja and Lightinrod Zapdos, Rock is the only option between the two). Rock also covers Bug, Ice and Fire. Three additional types, just like Bug covers three additional types.
Rock helps you hit, for super effective damage, Emolga, Joltik/Galvantula Rotom-H and Zapdos that you couldn't with just Steel and Electric. It's also more effective combo against any other Electric besides Stunfisk and the magnet family.
Granted, Power Gem is only 70 power, but Ampharos has a pretty good 115 SpA to work with.Last edited by Thormag; 2012-12-10 at 03:15 PM.
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2012-12-10, 03:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Pokémon Thread XIV: Return of the Pokémon Thread Strikes Back Harder
It's the 70 power that's the problem. Only when Rock is two levels of damage over Electric does Power Gem deal more damage than STAB Thunderbolt. Signal Beam has more power and covers Hydreigon and Krookodile. For Gliscor and Ice types, Flash Cannon is superior to Power Gem.
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2012-12-10, 04:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Sure, but there are tons of Pokemon that are x4 weak to Rock, so even if it's just a measly 70 power, it's still enough to blast them. Like Volcarona or the millions of part Flying types (useful when conserving PP in-game, which Power Gem has plenty).
Also, remember that there are several Ice type Pokemon that are neutral to Flash Cannon. Like those pesky Water/Ice types and Rotom.Previously known as Dorian Soth.
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2012-12-10, 05:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Pokémon Thread XIV: Return of the Pokémon Thread Strikes Back Harder
I'll give you Volcarona (though its immense power and good special bulk means that I'd be cautious before sending Ampharos against it, let alone Magnezone and its Fire weakness), but there aren't many in-game that are 4x weak to Rock, particularly ones that aren't also at least 2x weak to Electric (wherein STAB Thunderbolt is better again). In-game, which is the setting that you originally wanted the moves compared, Power Gem mostly covers Volcarona, Galvantula, and the Ground/Somethings (Flying, Ice, Fire) that are neutral to Rock.
Again, assuming in-game (where you aren't going to face many appliance Rotom, if any at all) and you're considering Magnezone's Flash Cannon vs Ampharos's Power Gem, you're forgetting what they're playing coverage to, which is their STAB Thunderbolt. If you're not using Thunderbolt against a Water/Ice Pokémon, I can't help you.
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2012-12-10, 05:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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For the most part, a STAB, super effective Thunderbolt is going to beat a non-STAB, super effective Power Gem every time, even if the target has a x4 weakness to Rock (95*1.5*2 = 285 vs. 70*4 = 280). Likewise, Thunderbolt easily beats out Power Gem against the Water/Ice types you mentioned.
That leaves Power Gem as the superior choice in only a few niche cases, such as Volcarona, where you're probably better off switching off to a different pokemon anyway.
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2012-12-10, 05:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Yes, you are both right, STAB Thunderbolt will always be better in these cases, but my point in defending Power Gem is that it's not a bad move (as in, a waste of moveslot), because it has good coverage, it is coming from a 115 SpA base Pokemon (that also gets Thunderbolt, Signal Beam and Focus Blast) and has plenty of PP (20), whereas Flash Cannon has awful coverage (resisted by Water, Fire, Steel and Electric and only hitting super effective against Ice and Rock... whoopdeedoo), 10 less PP and it's only used because the Pokemon in question has nothing else to offer in terms of attacking moves.
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2012-12-10, 05:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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I'm not arguing that Power Gem is a bad move per se; Rock is a very powerful offensive type, and Power Gem is one of the only special moves of that type.
However, for a non-STAB move its power (base 70) is fairly middle of the road, its coverage overlaps with the Electric type, and is attached to a pokemon who, when compared to Magnezone, lacks speed (5 points lower), offense (15 points lower) and a plethora of resistances brought by the Steel type, one of the strongest defensive types in the game. And for all its flaws, Flash Cannon also hits harder than Power Gem (base 80 vs base 70) and benefits from STAB when used by Magnezone.If brute force isn't working, that just means you're not using enough of it.
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2012-12-10, 06:10 PM (ISO 8601)
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It is middle of the road, but let's also remember that Hidden Power is used for coverage on an awful lot of Pokemon, and it can only go up to 70 power.
I'm not saying that Magnezone is a bad Pokemon, quite the contraire, I think that the magnet Pokemon is a bit underrated, but I feel that for in-game, Ampharos is an option as viable or better than it.
Magnezone is going to get outsped most of the time, just like Ampharos. Its set of resistances is useful, but it's no tank and takes more damage from Special moves than Ampharos does (consider that Fire attacks are commonly special). It sports a x4 weakness to Ground and no Levitate, and even though it hits really hard, it's only attacking moves are either Electric, Steel or Normal (I gather that he can be tutored a Bug move, but I don't really know the specifics).
Magnezone has a lot going for it, but also against it.Previously known as Dorian Soth.
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2012-12-10, 06:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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So, breeding question.
I'm trying in LeafGreen to breed my Gen III Pikachu (who has Bodyslam) - with a female Raichu - and get it passed on. (I thought that tutored moves, like TMs, were all passed on, anyway...)
Problem is, because of the other moves he has, the Pichu come out with Charm, Thunderbolt, Shockwave and Thunder... What's the fidelity rules for this? Is it like same-type overwrites or something, or is it the order or the moves or what?
Also, given he's got a Lightball, any idea why the Pichu haven't got Volt Tackle, or was that a Gen IV move or what?
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2012-12-10, 06:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-12-10, 06:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Ah, yes, of course. Well, that's one issue down!
(Not a problem itself, since maybe I can chain breed that one later... Or not, I dunno, it might not count in Gen IV or later, might it; doesn't matter, I'd prefer Bodyslam if I have to choose (lower damage, but Pikachu ain't exactly made for takin' recoil damage!), and my preference is to follow Ash's Pikachu as a special attacker anyway.)
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2012-12-10, 06:52 PM (ISO 8601)
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Quick question; which is a better move for a Torterra, Wood Hammer or Seed Bomb? Its other moves are Earthquake, Crunch, and Leech Seed. I am taking suggestions for other alternate movesets on it though.
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2012-12-10, 07:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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Hidden Power is also specifically recommended when it covers something that will be a common threat that resists its main attacking move. Power Gem does that only rarely for Thunderbolt... Smogon recommends HP Ice instead for Ampharos, due to then providing pseudo-BoltBeam by covering Ground, Grass, and Dragon (which all resist Electric attacks).
Magnezone takes more relative special damage than Ampharos (they have the same SpDef stat, Ampharos has more HP), but will resist more attacks. Both are dead to Ground attacks, but Magnezone can pack Sturdy for staying alive for one hit.
For purpose of playing through BW2, Magnezone is simply superior: it totally walls Roxie, Skyla, and Burgh and is fairly strong (defensively) against Elesa and Drayden's Pokémon, while also having the means to easily KO the first three and Marlon, and goes on to a good showing (not great, but good) against several of the Elite Four's Pokémon. Flaafy/Ampharos gets Power Gem too late for that move to be useful against Burgh or Elesa and doesn't resist most of the physical moves that will be sent at it by the gym leaders. Against the Elite Four, the lack of speed and modest physical defense hurt Ampharos's advantage regarding Marshal and the others' typing favors Magnezone in general (Shauntal's Chandelure is something that one should not be sending in a modestly-bulky and slow Pokémon against anyway, and the Ground types floating about don't do either Ampharos or Magnezone any favors).Leech Seed suggests Wood Hammer due to being able to mitigate some of the recoil damage. Wood Hammer is preferred by Smogon due to its immense power. I would suggest Stone Edge over Crunch due to getting in the popular EdgeQuake combo, unless you need the coverage against Ghost or Psychic types.Last edited by Mando Knight; 2012-12-10 at 07:16 PM.
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2012-12-10, 08:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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I'll drop the case for Ampharos then, due to my ignorance regarding B&W2 in-game mons and leaders. I just felt like I needed to stand up for the sheared sheep since it helped me tremendously during my HG run.
Maybe Magnezone IS better than Ampharos for B&W2 particularly, but I still feel it's pretty underwhelming overall, for the reasons that I've stated before.Previously known as Dorian Soth.
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2012-12-10, 08:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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I've personally found Electric as a -type- to be largely underwhelming.
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2012-12-10, 08:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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You could always go for the more outlandish and alternative option of Magneton with Eviolite. I mean, if you want a third option.
Magneton has quite a few things going for itself, it is bulkier than Ampharos and Magnezone with Eviolite, it's also faster than both of them, and if that's not enough, it can still hit really hard (its SpA is higher than Ampharos', although lower than Magnezone)
It generally has the same problems Magnezone does, as well as not doing as much damage as Magnezone, but still, something to consider.
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2012-12-10, 08:43 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-12-10, 09:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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If brute force isn't working, that just means you're not using enough of it.
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2012-12-11, 12:49 AM (ISO 8601)
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Heheheheh... Darkrai is... Darkrai is a special case when it comes to whether or not mine was obtained legitimately. As in, no gameshark was used, bu- WAIT A MINUTE
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- but a non game-enhancing secondary card was used, to get to the Member Card scenario on Pokemon Diamond. And that is technically illegitimate, because that scenario was only ever distributed for Platinum by Wi-Fi. However, it still passes every non-human legitimacy check, because that's a valid way to catch Darkrai as far as the games go, but there's not an actual way that could have been done. Arceus (Nest Ball!) and Shaymin are in the same boat. Apparently Shaymin can't get the item to change forms, but I haven't tested that yet.Last edited by OracleofWuffing; 2012-12-11 at 12:53 AM.
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2012-12-11, 04:48 AM (ISO 8601)
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With the amount of times people misspell my name as "aorts" - and seriously, I don't think there's a single person on the internets that spelled it right first time unless they priorly saw me correcting someone else, I'm pretty sure it's an interesting statement on human pattern recognition in reading or something - I'm allowed one typo occasionally...!
So, can anyone shed any light on the aforemention Pikachu Bodyslam breeding difficulties?Last edited by Aotrs Commander; 2012-12-11 at 04:49 AM.
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So..... A breeder's pokemon managed to give me a pokerus. I'm expecting the first legendary I see to be a shiny at this point.
Would it be worth it to try to find ice beam to slap on my Samurott?
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2012-12-11, 06:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-12-11, 08:14 AM (ISO 8601)
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Well that was quick! Got myself a Mold Breaker Drillbur with IVs of 30,30,28,16,28,30* with less than 30 eggs. I also have another with 30,30,22,28,30,26*, which isn't bad, and a decent Sand Rusher with 22,30,30,10,30,30* for my sandstorm team. I am very happy.
*Approx. based on level 50 stats.
Just as a random aside to the earlier discussion I have an Ampharos in W2 (had her since the start of the game, all the way to the elite 4) and she is pretty awesome. I play her more defensively, with Cotton Guard and a Rocky Helmet to combo with Static.
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2012-12-11, 08:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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I come to you fellow pokemon lovers as I need help.
I haven't played a pokemon game since generations 2's Silver and Gold (the originals).
I am considering buying Black 2 for the simple fact that I love playing with all the eevee evolutions (and eevee) and that I'd be able to catch eevee in the wild for once instead of having to do a bunch of complicated repeated play throughs to get enough. It'd be fun to play pokemon again, play with my all eevee line up and check out the two new evolutions at last.
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2012-12-11, 08:42 PM (ISO 8601)
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