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Rarity will have an effect on the pokémon though as the harder it is to achieve the desired results on a pokémon, the more it will be worth in the end (so something such as a perfect H.A Togepi would be worth more than a perfect H.A Budew.) Though I would definitely say a lack of knowledge would be a cause of inflation especially over here on Yellow server (so many people think IVs are more important on a pokémon than it's nature/ability; saying a Jolly Gastly with 30 IVs in Sp.Atk is "epic".)

You know, the Seafoam Cave in which you need Surf HM that Zer0 is addressing to access. Anyway.. That really does sound like a bit of a pain; Especially since the game is coded to kick you out after X time instead of timing how long you've actively been in there for (afaik It'd make it a bit easier on the servers.) So I guess the only way to manage that is if you could possibly get on the server at a time where the login queue is low/not there. At least then if you have a problem you'd still be able to get the HM before time runs out (the route to the house should only be about a 3-4 minute walk anyway if you know where you're going.) Regarding the safari pricing though It's next-to-nothing when you'e further into the game and actually want to farm the pokémon in there (such as Scyther and Eevee.) So once you have the HM just continue with the game and you'll be rolling in all them pokedollars in no time.

I got confused with it too. Though it is just a graphical error as afaicr my mudkip was hit by electric-type attacks.

If it says "Logging in" then fades away, that means you've been placed into an invisible queue. Just wait a bit and you'll either go through or the actual queue will appear.

Personally I'd say Sucker Punch is a staple move on Honchkrow regardless of the set. It's speed is pretty mediocre and due to it's typing it can be pretty frail, too. The only way you could get Night Slash to work effectively is if it held Choice Scarf yet seeing as that's not coded into the game yet that plan's out the window.

Spent ~20 hours grinding in Route 25 (Tuesday-Wednesday) and didn't find a single Charmander; Let alone a clone one. What makes it worse is a friend came to join me on the grind and within an hour found two Charmanders with the second being a clone. Also, my syncs hate me. every time I find a 'mon with epic IVs the sync fails.

PM'd you.

Eruption Typhlosion is the only thing it has going for itself. Everything else is does is pretty mediocre to bad and it's out-classed by pokémon such as Volcarona.

About that...

If it means anything I've had a friend who didn't know about clones and started the game with a clone Bulbasaur. I'm pretty sure everyone would like to start the game off with something like that.

Re: What shinies u have?? <r>Two shiny Rattatas on Yellow server. I was so disappointed when I got one from Joey as I then realised <U><s></s><URL url="https://i.imgur.com/1Ew76BN.png"><s></s>my other one<e></e></URL><e></e></U> was worthless.</r>

Bagon is far into Meteor Falls. To reach the area you have to enter the cave through unconventional methods. I'll let you explore Route 115 to figure out how to get in ;)

I can safely say it is not in the usual locations for Johto or Hoenn (Ice Path and Cave of Origin B3F)

Upgrading servers isn't hard whether it be physical or cloud-based. This is coming from someone who owns multiple Linux VPSs and has a server-capable PC. This was why I mentioned why I didn't know the current server costs or their upkeep time as I'm unsure as to what requirements are needed to keep the server healthy. The thing is even without the event the queues are appearing every day. If it's a common occurrence then that means it's time to upgrade as the average player-base has exceeded the maximum the server can handle.

Personally I'd say we'd only need new server 'worlds' as a fresh restart. Though with Yellow being so new and still working things out It'd definitely be a better idea to add more grunt to the existing ones. In my opinion the best idea would be to seriously power up the servers and increase the afk timer a little bit; going back to it's usual quick kicks when the servers are reaching capacity. I'd help fund the stronger servers yet I don't even know how much it costs per month to keep up.

I used a Gyarados for Kanto, Johto and Hoenn. The guy just wrecks them too easily. Edit: It was 75 for Kanto, 78 for Johto and 86 for Hoenn running Dragon dance, Aqua Tail, Crunch and Ice Fang.

Of course. The reward is owning a Lv100 Clone Blastoise <3

I play most of my games off of sound cues. So I end up looking at my phone whilst sub-conciously hunting in PRO. Though I've never ran away from shinies or encounters I want so I can't say how you find out when you've found your pokémon.

Definitely Mudkip. The only part I had a problem was right before the 8th gym as a rival battle contained a pokémon that out-sped my (at the time Lv99 Marshtomp) and it knew a nasty grass attack. Luckily sturdy Magnemite came in to save the day. Everything else was just straight-up sweeping especially since I could teach it moves such as Surf and Ice Beam instantly.

I'm going to take a guess and say Riolu's Counter did 2x the potential damage of False Swipe instead of the actual damage it dealt. I'm not sure how Counter is supposed to interact with False Swipe though so I can't be 100% certain on the matter.

Let's do some number crunching then. As an example We'll use a Lv25 Tangela with 66HP. Assuming all you did was False Swipe it and throw a pokéball you'd have a 17% chance to catch it. If you then paralysed it and threw an ultra ball instead you'd then have a 52% chance. So it's still a pretty easy catch.

I've always been the opposite. It's always felt like a waste of time when you got a pokémon to near-perfection just to find out it was either pretty bad or didn't work how you thought it would. The only reason why I did competitive in Gen 4 was because (just like the previous games) I could manipulate the RNG to speed up the breeding process from 3+ boxes of eggs to only a few. Without it I wouldn't have even bothered and may have lost interest in Pokémon altogether. While I seriously dislike the grind to getting pokémon to a competitive point, I really enjoy what comes after that (team building, the mind games in battle, tournaments, ect.) If I wanted to grind pokémon as trophies then I'd go old-school shiny hunting.

- I'm mentioning the evolution requirement as it feels like it was placed there for the sake of being there instead of there being a real reason. -This point wasn't aimed at me. Moving on.. -Yet there is a difference between spending time on something you enjoy and spending time on something you really don't enjoy because it happens to be the blockade of something you may.

Though again, I'd assume Mew is there more for completionist's sake; The reason why you'd want to fill the pokédex in the first place.

Other than the evolution requirement I actually thought the requirements for Mew were very fitting. Seeing as filling the pokédex is one of the main things to do in a standard pokémon game, with your reward for catching all the Kanto pokémon is getting the opportunity to catch the iconic Kanto legendary. It's not like many people would want to use Mew in competitive anyway as the chances of getting a decent Mew (random IVs, random nature) are so slim it's not worth the effort in that regard.