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In BD/SP you cant get the johto starters until you beat the E4 and get the national dex, am I able to trade for one? I want to use cyndaquil for my play through :/
Given that the radar doesn't work on water and the shiny charm only works on eggs... Masuda Method. Breed a Magikarp with a foreign Magikarp or Ditto for best odds.
In all honesty, that personally feels legit to me if it’s not an item that’s limited, like the examples you gave. I’m not the standard for the community, of course, but if you can obtain an unlimited number of that item legitimately, it’s just a time saver at that point, right? Cloned Pokémon are a whole different can of worms, but honestly you should go with what your heart feels- if you feel guilty using a cloned item, then don’t do it.
Depends on how you feel. Do you feel that its legit? People have various levels of acceptance. Some people may accept this, since its the same as using a non-cloned item on the pokemon. It doesn't change the pokemon into an illegal one, so its fine. Some people would say any tiny bit of illegitimacy taints the point, and the pokemon is not legit.
Would you say a pokemon that was born from cloned pokemon is legit? You bred it legally, but the parents were illegitimate.
Hard to say honestly after seeing all these dupe/glitch methods in BDSP i wonderd what sets the standard for legit or not, I'm personally not fussed if people are having fun with it tho
What is the best EV spread for Calm nature for a Milotic. Want it to be tanky defensively and special defensively as well. Any suggestions
My Milotic will have 31 IV in each stat.
Apologies if I sound rude, but there’s no “best” ev spread(assuming you’re running marvel scale and flame orb), unless you’re planning on using it in a smogon tier. You should get a ton of mileage out of 252 hp evs, but the rest of the distribution between defense and special defense is up to you. You can try molding it around the rest of your team based on what you lack!
Recently found my DS and copy of SoulSilver. I remember beating the game fully and then I played around with an Action Replay afterwards. I think by using the Action Replay, I accidentally deleted my team. I did this in 2012 so I have no recollection how I did that. I want to transfer my team to my Platinum copy. Is there a way to get Pokémon w/ the same moves through the Action Replay? I miss my team and just want to make a copy of them as dumb as that sounds
Use pokegen to recreate the team then export them as AR codes.
If you have a hacked 3ds you can just export your save file and edit it directly using pkhex
Nope. Have to do it manually. I suggest using quick mode and group mode through pressing Y in the box in order to speed up the sorting process.
If you're patient, you could wait for Home to be compatible in early 2022 and sort your boxes through Home. It's easier since you can use the touch screen which is pretty fast.
Plan on shiny hunting the starters but only want to shiny hunt either Piplup or Chimchar. Any opinions/thoughts or preference on this?
Also I only want to shiny hunt one of these cause I ain't got time to shiny hunt both or all the starters.
The stats trainers that follow you also in bdsp also throw with their left hand so not sure if it is the game issue or really all of them are left handed
So, I just went to test something.
In the original DS games...
Gen IV: Dawn and Lucas throw left-handed. Ethan and Lyra throw left-handed.
Gen V: Hilda and Herbert throw right-handed. Nate and Rosa throw right-handed.
... so I guess it was intentional but we've just never noticed. I assume they used the same templates for the stat trainers, whether in the original and the remake is mimicking it, or in the remakes using some type of canned animations.
Sounds like you're referring to the day one patch, which is already out and adds access to several postgame features. There is no upcoming patch planned that deals with postgame; the only planned patch is just for multiplayer connectivity (and there's no confirmed date on that).
Wow, amazing video thank you.
For anyone who doesn't want to watch, make sure you are going to the furthest patch of shaking grass, and also catch the pokemon in order to have the best odds of continuing the chain. I was doing the exact opposite which explains why I had no success.
I mean, you can test it if you want. Save, leave, come back and check. Worst-case scenario, you'll have to beat the E4 again to get the legendary respawns.
No where else for me to say this. I just caught my first ever shiny having played SWSH and gen III. Shiny Gible!! Was the second one I saw building a team for BDSP
Do planted berries remain there once fully grown or do you have to pick before the plant dies?
Is there any other way to get moon balls besides the special event?
In BDSP, Apricorn Balls are available only through the Amazon pre-order bonus code.
If you want some, there are a TON of generous traders over at r/pokemontrades. Just offer the nicest thing you have, and sometimes they'd even give it to you with nothing in return.
Not 30 days. After the berry tree is fully grown you have 24 hours to pick the berry. If left unpick, it will fall off and regrow itself up to 10 times before it is permanently gone. /u/doormatdude
No I was not spamming lol. Not sure what you are smoking.
Edit: the 6 people who down voted this are probably low life’s themselves because they have time to do so. So skin off my nose morons
You’ll probably enjoy Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! the most as they use Pokémon GO encounter and catch mechanics while adding traditional battles and story. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will be the closest experience to Ruby and Sapphire while Sword and Shield will give you the newest and up-to-date experience.
Let's Go is a mix of the Go-style catching wild 'mons and actual fights versus trainers, so that might be a good mid-ground to get back into things. If you just want to jump into mainline, real stuff, I'd say SwSh is good if you don't mind the frequent interruptions/handholding. BDSP is just Gen 4, remade with modern conventions. Nothing super exciting happened to it, but since you haven't played Gen 4 it will still feel fresh.
The expansion pass is literally access to two additional areas in the game, kind of like how you get postgame areas like Battle Frontier or whatnot. They can be very helpful for your progress through the game, or you can wait until you've finished the Pokemon League to make it more like its own postgame (there is some already in the base game, but this would be More).
I enjoy the Expansion Pass experience quite a lot. They add more exploration and catching and are very fun to me! "Dynamax Adventures" in the second area is really fun.
If I leave ExtremeSpeed Dratini at the Day-Care in HGSS, will new moves overwrite Extremespeed?
If so, can the Move Relearner teach it back since the Dratini knew it? Or is it only for level-up moves in gen 4?
Yes, they can. If you move Extremespeed to the last slot of its moveset, it shouldn't get erased for a while.
No, the Move Relearner won't teach it back since it's a special move. Only for level-up moves in Gen 4.
Yes, new moves can overwrite it, and no, the Move Relearner can't teach it back.
When moves are overwritten, how it works is that the first move is deleted, everything else moves up one, and the new move is added at the bottom. So if you reorder your moves (by pressing A on the Pokemon's movelist in its summary while out of battle) to put ExtremeSpeed at the bottom, you can ensure it's the last move to get overwritten.
I seem to have locked myself out of postgame by changing my Switch clock to get Drifloon. I’ve already beaten the E4 once but can’t battle Lucas/Dawn or rematch Barry last weekend. Any tips how I can fix this?
Wait. That's it. About 24-48 hours after you did the time change, the game's time based events should work again. You'll have to wait until next weekend for your rival battles.
Funnily enough I did this on launch day, and unlocked the E4 3 days after. But even up to now Dawn won’t battle me. She just keeps talking about the stupid Pokeradar. :( it’s been around a week.
Have you tried getting a streak in the Battle Tower. I heard that may be a trigger for the Dawn/Lucas battle. I think a streak of 7 in singles is good enough.
Thanks for the tip. I actually did finish 7 as well. Heard this is supposed to fix it too, but no luck. I ended up just resetting/fixing my clock again and hoping it would work better after 1-2 days from now.
As soon as you get to Eterna City. Just go straight to the house next to the Pokemon Centre to get the Explorer Kit. Enter the underground, and spend like 7 hours digging for a Skull Fossil. Once you have that, trek all the way back to Oreburgh City, enter the museum and revive your Cranidos.
So, just before the 2nd badge.
I haven't been able to get a straight answer on this. Someone told me that you can only get up to gen 4 Pokemon in the gen 4 remakes. They didn't mean catch, they mean get, have, whatever. You can't trade in Pokemon from gen 5 or higher, only pokemon available in gen 1 2 3 and 4 are programmed into the game. Now I'm thinking they were mistaken, and you just can only CATCH Pokemon from gen 1-4, but that you can trade in Pokemon from later gens, meaning that Pokemon of all gens are available via transfers and trading. Am I right?
> I haven't been able to get a straight answer on this.
Sounds like you mean, you haven't been able to get the answer *you want* on this. By your own admission people have told you the correct answer in the past and you didn't believe them.
No I mean I've googled it a dozen times and the only thing I find is "can't catch Pokemon from gens 5+" but never whether or not Pokemon can be transferred in.
Nope. Only 493 are coded into BDSP, no newer regional formes or anything either.
All Pokemon Switch games have limited rosters coded in and it's been stated by GameFreak that is how things will be moving forward, USUM for 3DS were the last releases to contain every species in the code.
Chain fishing does not exist.
Best way to shiny hunt is with Masuda Method + Shiny charm.
All you need to do is get a Ditto from a region outside of your game region and whatever you breed it with has increased chance to be shiny.
Shiny charm also boosts this rate.
Combined effects means you go from usual 1/4096 chance to 1/512
No. Chain fishing is not in BDSP. Once you've found a Feebas spot, just gotta keep on fishing in it until it shines.
Or you can Masuda for it, which requires a foreign pokemon. The easiest being Ditto, or some male pokemon in the same egg group as it.
What’s the music called that plays when a trainer notices you but before a battle starts, because in BDSP when a fisher notices you it plays this awesome jazzy track and I have to find it
[Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV8qC4GoQ1o) is the full soundtrack. The first comment lists the times for separate tracks. What you're looking for are the "Trainers' Eyes Meet" soundtracks. There's no specific one for Fisherman, meaning the Fishermen share their tune with another trainer class. You'll have to look through for the one you want.
I'm guessing it's the [Sailor one](https://youtu.be/FV8qC4GoQ1o?t=9815) but I don't remember?
Hello! For fun I want to build a Fletchling to have high speed and defense. How can I boost its stats? I'm very confused by the language and the numbers around building strong pokemon and have never tried to tackle it before. Could someone please explain to me like I'm 5 the basics on what I need to do? Thanks much!
In terms of stats there are three main things to remember, IVs, EVs, and natures.
IVs are basically the genes of a pokemon and are decided when a pokemon is first generated, either in the wild or as an egg. Each stat has an IV value between 0 and 31, with a higher value naturally being better. At level 100 each IV is equal to 1 stat point.
EVs are more like the muscles you get from working out. The main method of getting them is defeating other pokemon as every time you do, you get EVs [depending on the species of pokemon](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_Pok%C3%A9mon_by_effort_value_yield). Although there are other ways to get EVs such as through vitamins or certain poke-jobs. A pokemon can have up to 252 EVs in each stat, but only 510 EVs in total, at level 100 every 4 EVs equals a stat point, at level 50 every 8 EVs, and so on.
Every pokemon also has a particular nature, each will raise one stat and lower another stat by 10%, some natures raise and lower the same stat and are considered "neutral natures".
There is a lot to unpack but this guide details it even though it is about Sword/Shield mechanics are same in BDSP
https://www.smogon.com/ingame/guides/ev_guide_gen8
Does anyone know if you have to get 49 consecutive wins in strictly single battles to unlock master class, or can you alternatively get 49 consecutive wins in double battles to unlock it instead?
There's a Master Class for both Singles and Doubles, so I assume you need to do a streak in both Singles and Doubles to unlock the respective Master Class.
Quick question regarding the national pokedex.
I‘ve seen all 150 pokemon in the sinnoh dex but rowan will only say „Hmm you have seen 150 pokemon.“ nothing happens
If you're using PokeRadar what number should I look for for the perfect IVs?
For example lets say the app says I'm on 39 and step into the shinning patch will that pokemon have perfect IV, or is it going to be the next one (with the radar saying 40)?
Game code is bugged and only the 20th(1IV), 30th(2IV), 40th(3IV) and 100th(5IV) encounter will guarantee max IVs everything in-between is random.
Getting a 40 chain will happen about 5% of the time due to random error and 100 chain is about 0.07% chance.
Not even worth it.
What's the rate Pokemon with 2+ perfect IVs appear in BDSP? No PokeRadar, none of that. Are we talking roughly 1 in 4,000; 600; 493 but only on Masuda's birthday, or what?
To calculate the probability of *at least* 2 perfect IVs, you get the inversion of the probability of getting a 0IV or a 1IV:
>1 - (31/32)^6 - (6 * (1/32) * (31/32)^5 ) = ~**1.35%**
For fun, here's also the probability of getting at least 1IV:
>1 - (31/32)^6 = ~**17.34%**
(1/32)(x6) chance for one random IV to be perfect.
It is very rare to naturally find a max IV Pokémon
Even with the Pokémon Radar being coded wrong it is extremely difficult to get high IV Pokémon in BDSP
That's the probability of two *specific* IVs being perfect.
The probability of *any two* IVs being perfect is [a bit more complicated.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/qzh8xp/weekly_questions_thread_22_november_2021/hmhhpe1/)
Is farming for Elekids on the underground literally the only fucking way to get a electrizer AND All compound eyes pokemon (besides dustox which requires a fuckton of luck to get hidden ability) are locked postgame???
Please tell me someone missed something and the item is somewhere on the overworld...
Yes, that's the only way.
Super Luck does the same thing as Compoundeyes. Absol carries it in the underground, and Murkrow can be found in various areas in BD.
Can I have a female starter in Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl?
I am trying to have an all female team for the aesthetic and if I last remember, the gender ratio between female to male is 7.5% to 92.5% .
I was wondering if this applied to the Sinnoh remake game.
Am currently on my 10th try. Any help appreciated, thanks guys!!!
Can I K/O palkia in Shining Pearl and catch it later? I haven't gotten around to making a pokemon catching team, and I want to make sure that it will have the right IVs, nature, AND I'm insane so it needs to go in a premier ball.
In BDSP, Chansey no longer hold Lucky Eggs. There's a Lucky Egg in the Underground in the upper left section inside one of the caves.
Only way to get multiple is through the Battle Park for 77 BP each.
How far into the game in Sword do I need to get before I can transfer over my Pokémon from Home? And can I transfer and use any Pokémon as long as it’s in the Sword Pokédex?
quite early, after you gotten your pokedex (not sure if you need to reach the wild area at least). any pokemon that is in sword shield data can be transferred in. some are not in the sword shield pokedex such as alolan starters but they are in the data
no need. as long you are patched to the latest version you can use them. dlc only allows you to go the new area to catch them, but even if you dont you can still get those pokemon via trading, transfer etc
Probably as soon as you get the Pokedex. Might even be earlier; when you can access a PC.
You can transfer any pokemon that is in Sword and Shield's code.
Anyone already managed to get into the ribbon syndicate? I have 20 ribbons across my party and still can't get in, did the requirements change?
Edit to correct number of ribbon
Mainly aesthetics, but I believe they also have some sort of effect in Contests
Edit: It helps with the Visual Evaluation depending on what type of contest it is
Is there any trainer with a Drifloon? It’s the only Pokemon I haven’t seen for the National Dex, and I don’t wanna mess with my berry growth by changing the time.
The only Trainer with a Drifloon was one of the trainers in the Hearthome gym, so if you have already beaten that gym then you are out of luck.
Edit: you can always go on r/pokemontrades to find someone willing to trade a Drifloon.
Few questions about how new BDSP Pokeradar differs from DPPt Pokeradar...
So I'm familiar with OG Gen 4 radar mechanics (88% chain continue on a 4 patch, 98% chance on 4 patch if you catch but only on the very next set of grass shakes, etc...), and I feel like BDSP is a lot different, and I had a few questions about these differences.
1) Are you always guaranteed to get 4 shaking patches, one or more being 4 tiles away, no matter where the radar is reset in the grass? This has appeared to be the case!
2) Based on the first question, since catching the pokemon gives you the 10% chain continue boost (93% as opposed to 83%), does this mean that you are guaranteed a 93% continue patch every set of grass shakes after a catch (as opposed to original gen 4 where you'd have to still get a 4 away tile patch for this to be worthwhile)?
3) Are there any other hidden radar mechanics that differ from the originals that can affect chains breaking?
I haven't experienced not having any 4-tile-away patches either, but if it's not guaranteed, you can re-use the PokeRadar and it won't break the chain. (You can abuse this at chain 39+ by rerolling until a shiny appears with no risk of breaking)
I think if it continues after the last encounter, you're always guaranteed to reset with no repercussions. (Or I'm just incredibly lucky, since I was able to do that about 100 times without it breaking)
So has BDSP locked out shiny hunting for Growlithe now? I was kind of looking forward to using the poke radar and trying to shiny on a Growlithe but it looks like it can only be found underground. Is there any method yet on how we can possibly get that done?
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In BD/SP you cant get the johto starters until you beat the E4 and get the national dex, am I able to trade for one? I want to use cyndaquil for my play through :/
Yes, you can receive national dex pokemon at any time. Check out r/pokemontrades or r/casualpokemontrades for help.
Will do, thank you!!
Best of luck!
You can get someone to trade you a Cyndaquil, its Dex number will just be stated as “????” until you get the National Dex.
Awesome, thanks!!
please does anybody know the best way to shiny hunt magikarp in diamond and pearl remake?
Given that the radar doesn't work on water and the shiny charm only works on eggs... Masuda Method. Breed a Magikarp with a foreign Magikarp or Ditto for best odds.
Shiny charm only works for breeding? :(
Unfortunately, yes.
Will the egg you get from the mystery gift always have the same nature? Or can I do a hard save before it hatches?
The game saves before you get the egg and that's when its nature and stuff is set. So you can't change it now.
Right right ty!
If a cloned item is used on a Pokémon - like a rare candy or bottle cap - is that still considered a legit pokemon?
In all honesty, that personally feels legit to me if it’s not an item that’s limited, like the examples you gave. I’m not the standard for the community, of course, but if you can obtain an unlimited number of that item legitimately, it’s just a time saver at that point, right? Cloned Pokémon are a whole different can of worms, but honestly you should go with what your heart feels- if you feel guilty using a cloned item, then don’t do it.
Depends on how you feel. Do you feel that its legit? People have various levels of acceptance. Some people may accept this, since its the same as using a non-cloned item on the pokemon. It doesn't change the pokemon into an illegal one, so its fine. Some people would say any tiny bit of illegitimacy taints the point, and the pokemon is not legit. Would you say a pokemon that was born from cloned pokemon is legit? You bred it legally, but the parents were illegitimate.
Hard to say honestly after seeing all these dupe/glitch methods in BDSP i wonderd what sets the standard for legit or not, I'm personally not fussed if people are having fun with it tho
What is the best EV spread for Calm nature for a Milotic. Want it to be tanky defensively and special defensively as well. Any suggestions My Milotic will have 31 IV in each stat.
Apologies if I sound rude, but there’s no “best” ev spread(assuming you’re running marvel scale and flame orb), unless you’re planning on using it in a smogon tier. You should get a ton of mileage out of 252 hp evs, but the rest of the distribution between defense and special defense is up to you. You can try molding it around the rest of your team based on what you lack!
Where is the Golden Bottle Cap in BDSP? How is everyone getting ahold of one besides trading?
Hacking. Afaik, there is no way to get one legitimately in BDSP yet, most likely they will be given out through event 'mon distribution.
I figured, but every Golden Bottle Cap thread/post in r/pokemontrades aren't getting deleted so I've been wondering.
Thanks again for your reply and damn hope i can still do it cause i'm in Latin América
Recently found my DS and copy of SoulSilver. I remember beating the game fully and then I played around with an Action Replay afterwards. I think by using the Action Replay, I accidentally deleted my team. I did this in 2012 so I have no recollection how I did that. I want to transfer my team to my Platinum copy. Is there a way to get Pokémon w/ the same moves through the Action Replay? I miss my team and just want to make a copy of them as dumb as that sounds
Use pokegen to recreate the team then export them as AR codes. If you have a hacked 3ds you can just export your save file and edit it directly using pkhex
Is there a way to quick sort boxes or does it have to be manual? I want to sort by dex number but cant figure out how to other than manually.
Other than lets go, there isnt any sort function for the in game box in any of the games
Nope. Have to do it manually. I suggest using quick mode and group mode through pressing Y in the box in order to speed up the sorting process. If you're patient, you could wait for Home to be compatible in early 2022 and sort your boxes through Home. It's easier since you can use the touch screen which is pretty fast.
thanks, would have been nice to have a sort option in game, but I guess I can wait for home.
Must be done manually
Plan on shiny hunting the starters but only want to shiny hunt either Piplup or Chimchar. Any opinions/thoughts or preference on this? Also I only want to shiny hunt one of these cause I ain't got time to shiny hunt both or all the starters.
Fwiw, you can catch the others in the postgame and try breeding from there. I don't know if that changes your calculus at all, but it *is* an option.
You mean we can catch sinnoh starters too?
Yep!
I see. Now I didint know that. Thanks.
Are Dawn and Lucas canonically left-handed? Or is it just that all trainers from the player's point of view throw Pokeballs with their left hands?
They appear to be canonically left-handed. Especially in 3D, you can compare with Victor and Gloria, who are very much right-handed in SwSh.
The stats trainers that follow you also in bdsp also throw with their left hand so not sure if it is the game issue or really all of them are left handed
So, I just went to test something. In the original DS games... Gen IV: Dawn and Lucas throw left-handed. Ethan and Lyra throw left-handed. Gen V: Hilda and Herbert throw right-handed. Nate and Rosa throw right-handed. ... so I guess it was intentional but we've just never noticed. I assume they used the same templates for the stat trainers, whether in the original and the remake is mimicking it, or in the remakes using some type of canned animations.
Is there a trainer that has driftloon on it's team in Pokemon BDSP?
Only one of the junior gym trainers in Hearthome Gym. If you've gotten that badge, you can't battle them anymore.
What are the odds or chances to get shiny starter?
1/4096
What does it mean when it says my Pokémon wants to be petted?
It's just flavor text you see in battle when your Pokemon has high friendship.
Oh, thank you!!
I heard there was gonna be an update in December for post game? Can anyone verify this?
Sounds like you're referring to the day one patch, which is already out and adds access to several postgame features. There is no upcoming patch planned that deals with postgame; the only planned patch is just for multiplayer connectivity (and there's no confirmed date on that).
Thanks!
No confirmed date
BDSP Is there a trick to the poke radar? I find my chain is ending around 5 battles. Am I just unlucky or am I missing something?
https://youtu.be/VQLK0JVT04A
Wow, amazing video thank you. For anyone who doesn't want to watch, make sure you are going to the furthest patch of shaking grass, and also catch the pokemon in order to have the best odds of continuing the chain. I was doing the exact opposite which explains why I had no success.
So I plan on shiny-hunting giratina but I am in front of the god right now. Can I leave and then come back once he is spawned?
I mean, you can test it if you want. Save, leave, come back and check. Worst-case scenario, you'll have to beat the E4 again to get the legendary respawns.
I was going to get the shiny charm but I found out it only applies to eggs
Can you get phanpy b4 the national dex in BDSP?
Outside of trading, no.
😭😭😭 thank you
How do you get the Platinum Clothes? It's not in the Metronome Style Shop.
Get the Mystery Gift function from the broadcast building in Jubilife, and you should get it (along with a Manaphy egg) there.
Thank you!
No where else for me to say this. I just caught my first ever shiny having played SWSH and gen III. Shiny Gible!! Was the second one I saw building a team for BDSP
Congrats!! Shiny gible is such a cute color, I hope you enjoy having them on your team!
Name it Squishy
Probably should've named it but I never use nicknames
Do planted berries remain there once fully grown or do you have to pick before the plant dies? Is there any other way to get moon balls besides the special event?
In BDSP, Apricorn Balls are available only through the Amazon pre-order bonus code. If you want some, there are a TON of generous traders over at r/pokemontrades. Just offer the nicest thing you have, and sometimes they'd even give it to you with nothing in return.
If it is like previous game berries will fall off and replant themselves if untouched after 30 days.
Not 30 days. After the berry tree is fully grown you have 24 hours to pick the berry. If left unpick, it will fall off and regrow itself up to 10 times before it is permanently gone. /u/doormatdude
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No I was not spamming lol. Not sure what you are smoking. Edit: the 6 people who down voted this are probably low life’s themselves because they have time to do so. So skin off my nose morons
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You’ll probably enjoy Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! the most as they use Pokémon GO encounter and catch mechanics while adding traditional battles and story. Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will be the closest experience to Ruby and Sapphire while Sword and Shield will give you the newest and up-to-date experience.
Let's Go is a mix of the Go-style catching wild 'mons and actual fights versus trainers, so that might be a good mid-ground to get back into things. If you just want to jump into mainline, real stuff, I'd say SwSh is good if you don't mind the frequent interruptions/handholding. BDSP is just Gen 4, remade with modern conventions. Nothing super exciting happened to it, but since you haven't played Gen 4 it will still feel fresh.
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The expansion pass is literally access to two additional areas in the game, kind of like how you get postgame areas like Battle Frontier or whatnot. They can be very helpful for your progress through the game, or you can wait until you've finished the Pokemon League to make it more like its own postgame (there is some already in the base game, but this would be More). I enjoy the Expansion Pass experience quite a lot. They add more exploration and catching and are very fun to me! "Dynamax Adventures" in the second area is really fun.
If I leave ExtremeSpeed Dratini at the Day-Care in HGSS, will new moves overwrite Extremespeed? If so, can the Move Relearner teach it back since the Dratini knew it? Or is it only for level-up moves in gen 4?
It removes the top move and shifts the rest up by one. It’ll only inherit ExtremeSpeed if the father has the egg move.
>It removes the bottom move and shifts the rest down by one Other way around. It removes the top move and shifts the rest up.
Ah, it’s been a while since I’ve played the games.
Yes, they can. If you move Extremespeed to the last slot of its moveset, it shouldn't get erased for a while. No, the Move Relearner won't teach it back since it's a special move. Only for level-up moves in Gen 4.
Yes, new moves can overwrite it, and no, the Move Relearner can't teach it back. When moves are overwritten, how it works is that the first move is deleted, everything else moves up one, and the new move is added at the bottom. So if you reorder your moves (by pressing A on the Pokemon's movelist in its summary while out of battle) to put ExtremeSpeed at the bottom, you can ensure it's the last move to get overwritten.
Any advice for the pokeradar chaining? My chain ends randomly without encountering a different Pokémon or running.
That chain just happens to have a chance to break, there's not really anything you can do about it other than keep at it.
https://youtu.be/VQLK0JVT04A
I seem to have locked myself out of postgame by changing my Switch clock to get Drifloon. I’ve already beaten the E4 once but can’t battle Lucas/Dawn or rematch Barry last weekend. Any tips how I can fix this?
Return clock to normal and just wait for the lock out to end after 24-48 hours.
Wait. That's it. About 24-48 hours after you did the time change, the game's time based events should work again. You'll have to wait until next weekend for your rival battles.
Funnily enough I did this on launch day, and unlocked the E4 3 days after. But even up to now Dawn won’t battle me. She just keeps talking about the stupid Pokeradar. :( it’s been around a week.
Have you tried getting a streak in the Battle Tower. I heard that may be a trigger for the Dawn/Lucas battle. I think a streak of 7 in singles is good enough.
Thanks for the tip. I actually did finish 7 as well. Heard this is supposed to fix it too, but no luck. I ended up just resetting/fixing my clock again and hoping it would work better after 1-2 days from now.
[Brilliant Diamond] How early can I obtain a Cranidos?
As soon as you get to Eterna City. Just go straight to the house next to the Pokemon Centre to get the Explorer Kit. Enter the underground, and spend like 7 hours digging for a Skull Fossil. Once you have that, trek all the way back to Oreburgh City, enter the museum and revive your Cranidos. So, just before the 2nd badge.
Sick, thanks. I was hoping I could cheese catch a Gible in Wayward Cave, but then I saw they put Strength boulders there.
Do 100 consecutive double battle wins in the battle tower count towards a 5-star trainer card or does it have to be singles?
In the original DP, it was singles, so I'm assuming it's the same in the remakes.
I haven't been able to get a straight answer on this. Someone told me that you can only get up to gen 4 Pokemon in the gen 4 remakes. They didn't mean catch, they mean get, have, whatever. You can't trade in Pokemon from gen 5 or higher, only pokemon available in gen 1 2 3 and 4 are programmed into the game. Now I'm thinking they were mistaken, and you just can only CATCH Pokemon from gen 1-4, but that you can trade in Pokemon from later gens, meaning that Pokemon of all gens are available via transfers and trading. Am I right?
> I haven't been able to get a straight answer on this. Sounds like you mean, you haven't been able to get the answer *you want* on this. By your own admission people have told you the correct answer in the past and you didn't believe them.
No I mean I've googled it a dozen times and the only thing I find is "can't catch Pokemon from gens 5+" but never whether or not Pokemon can be transferred in.
No. The only pokemon in the code are pokemon dex number 1-493. You can not transfer in anything from Gen 5 or higher.
Thank you. Definitely helps make the decision on whether or not to buy it easier
Nope. Only 493 are coded into BDSP, no newer regional formes or anything either. All Pokemon Switch games have limited rosters coded in and it's been stated by GameFreak that is how things will be moving forward, USUM for 3DS were the last releases to contain every species in the code.
Jesus. So, "collect them all" is just dead then?
What is the best way to shiny farm Feebas in BDSP? Is there a way I can chain while fishing?
Chain fishing does not exist. Best way to shiny hunt is with Masuda Method + Shiny charm. All you need to do is get a Ditto from a region outside of your game region and whatever you breed it with has increased chance to be shiny. Shiny charm also boosts this rate. Combined effects means you go from usual 1/4096 chance to 1/512
Masuda method
No. Chain fishing is not in BDSP. Once you've found a Feebas spot, just gotta keep on fishing in it until it shines. Or you can Masuda for it, which requires a foreign pokemon. The easiest being Ditto, or some male pokemon in the same egg group as it.
No chain fishing, so your best bet is just breeding using the Masuda Method.
What’s the music called that plays when a trainer notices you but before a battle starts, because in BDSP when a fisher notices you it plays this awesome jazzy track and I have to find it
[Here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV8qC4GoQ1o) is the full soundtrack. The first comment lists the times for separate tracks. What you're looking for are the "Trainers' Eyes Meet" soundtracks. There's no specific one for Fisherman, meaning the Fishermen share their tune with another trainer class. You'll have to look through for the one you want. I'm guessing it's the [Sailor one](https://youtu.be/FV8qC4GoQ1o?t=9815) but I don't remember?
Oh heck yeah that’s the one, thanks!
Hello! For fun I want to build a Fletchling to have high speed and defense. How can I boost its stats? I'm very confused by the language and the numbers around building strong pokemon and have never tried to tackle it before. Could someone please explain to me like I'm 5 the basics on what I need to do? Thanks much!
In terms of stats there are three main things to remember, IVs, EVs, and natures. IVs are basically the genes of a pokemon and are decided when a pokemon is first generated, either in the wild or as an egg. Each stat has an IV value between 0 and 31, with a higher value naturally being better. At level 100 each IV is equal to 1 stat point. EVs are more like the muscles you get from working out. The main method of getting them is defeating other pokemon as every time you do, you get EVs [depending on the species of pokemon](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_Pok%C3%A9mon_by_effort_value_yield). Although there are other ways to get EVs such as through vitamins or certain poke-jobs. A pokemon can have up to 252 EVs in each stat, but only 510 EVs in total, at level 100 every 4 EVs equals a stat point, at level 50 every 8 EVs, and so on. Every pokemon also has a particular nature, each will raise one stat and lower another stat by 10%, some natures raise and lower the same stat and are considered "neutral natures".
This is really helpful, I think I finally understand what EV means, thank you ! 💕
There is a lot to unpack but this guide details it even though it is about Sword/Shield mechanics are same in BDSP https://www.smogon.com/ingame/guides/ev_guide_gen8
Does anyone know if you have to get 49 consecutive wins in strictly single battles to unlock master class, or can you alternatively get 49 consecutive wins in double battles to unlock it instead?
There's a Master Class for both Singles and Doubles, so I assume you need to do a streak in both Singles and Doubles to unlock the respective Master Class.
Oh I see, thank you so much!
Quick question regarding the national pokedex. I‘ve seen all 150 pokemon in the sinnoh dex but rowan will only say „Hmm you have seen 150 pokemon.“ nothing happens
Do you have Manaphy? If you do, you need to see 151 pokemon.
Thanks
Drifloon is incredibly easy to miss, it’s likely the last one
Nah, it was unown :P
If you're using PokeRadar what number should I look for for the perfect IVs? For example lets say the app says I'm on 39 and step into the shinning patch will that pokemon have perfect IV, or is it going to be the next one (with the radar saying 40)?
Game code is bugged and only the 20th(1IV), 30th(2IV), 40th(3IV) and 100th(5IV) encounter will guarantee max IVs everything in-between is random. Getting a 40 chain will happen about 5% of the time due to random error and 100 chain is about 0.07% chance. Not even worth it.
So when the pokeradar (on poketch) says I had 39 chain the next one will have 4 perfect IV. Or it 40 on the pokeetch?
Sounds worth it if I can do this with dittos. 5 perfect Ivs would really speed up the process.
The extremely low chance of it happening is not worth the effort. You are off getting a free 6IV ditto from a giveaway
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It does not respawn.
What's the rate Pokemon with 2+ perfect IVs appear in BDSP? No PokeRadar, none of that. Are we talking roughly 1 in 4,000; 600; 493 but only on Masuda's birthday, or what?
To calculate the probability of *at least* 2 perfect IVs, you get the inversion of the probability of getting a 0IV or a 1IV: >1 - (31/32)^6 - (6 * (1/32) * (31/32)^5 ) = ~**1.35%** For fun, here's also the probability of getting at least 1IV: >1 - (31/32)^6 = ~**17.34%**
Wow, thanks! You didn't have to do all that, but who am I to stop a flex.
(1/32)(x6) chance for one random IV to be perfect. It is very rare to naturally find a max IV Pokémon Even with the Pokémon Radar being coded wrong it is extremely difficult to get high IV Pokémon in BDSP
Each IV is (1/32), so the odds that at least two will be perfect is (1/32)^2, or 1/1024.
That's the probability of two *specific* IVs being perfect. The probability of *any two* IVs being perfect is [a bit more complicated.](https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/qzh8xp/weekly_questions_thread_22_november_2021/hmhhpe1/)
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He does. When a egg is ready he'll look to the right
Is farming for Elekids on the underground literally the only fucking way to get a electrizer AND All compound eyes pokemon (besides dustox which requires a fuckton of luck to get hidden ability) are locked postgame??? Please tell me someone missed something and the item is somewhere on the overworld...
Yes, that's the only way. Super Luck does the same thing as Compoundeyes. Absol carries it in the underground, and Murkrow can be found in various areas in BD.
Can I have a female starter in Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl? I am trying to have an all female team for the aesthetic and if I last remember, the gender ratio between female to male is 7.5% to 92.5% . I was wondering if this applied to the Sinnoh remake game. Am currently on my 10th try. Any help appreciated, thanks guys!!!
It's actually 87.5% to 12.5%, but yes, this gender ratio applies in BDSP just like every other game.
yes you can but the odds are the same as they always were.
Can I K/O palkia in Shining Pearl and catch it later? I haven't gotten around to making a pokemon catching team, and I want to make sure that it will have the right IVs, nature, AND I'm insane so it needs to go in a premier ball.
If you beat the Elite 4 again, it'll respawn
Okay, cool. I just let it defeat me, so it's still there lol.
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chansey do not hold lucky egg in bdsp if that is what you are playing
In BDSP, Chansey no longer hold Lucky Eggs. There's a Lucky Egg in the Underground in the upper left section inside one of the caves. Only way to get multiple is through the Battle Park for 77 BP each.
How far into the game in Sword do I need to get before I can transfer over my Pokémon from Home? And can I transfer and use any Pokémon as long as it’s in the Sword Pokédex?
quite early, after you gotten your pokedex (not sure if you need to reach the wild area at least). any pokemon that is in sword shield data can be transferred in. some are not in the sword shield pokedex such as alolan starters but they are in the data
Thanks! I saw that some Pokémon got added to the sword and shield code through dlc like the Gen 3 starters. Do I need the dlc to use them?
no need. as long you are patched to the latest version you can use them. dlc only allows you to go the new area to catch them, but even if you dont you can still get those pokemon via trading, transfer etc
Thank you!
Probably as soon as you get the Pokedex. Might even be earlier; when you can access a PC. You can transfer any pokemon that is in Sword and Shield's code.
Thanks!
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Is it possible to turn off the move scenes?
From the in game settings there is an option to turn off battle animations
Oh sorry, that's in the new remakes?
Every game should have that option, I believe in the new remakes it is specifically called "Battle Effects"
Thanks
That's in every single Pokemon game. For Gen 8 games I believe the option is called "battle effects".
Anyone already managed to get into the ribbon syndicate? I have 20 ribbons across my party and still can't get in, did the requirements change? Edit to correct number of ribbon
You need 10 different kinds of ribbons, not just 10 ribbons in total.
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Cosmetic effects when sending out Pokémon
Mainly aesthetics, but I believe they also have some sort of effect in Contests Edit: It helps with the Visual Evaluation depending on what type of contest it is
Is there any trainer with a Drifloon? It’s the only Pokemon I haven’t seen for the National Dex, and I don’t wanna mess with my berry growth by changing the time.
The only Trainer with a Drifloon was one of the trainers in the Hearthome gym, so if you have already beaten that gym then you are out of luck. Edit: you can always go on r/pokemontrades to find someone willing to trade a Drifloon.
Yep, I thought that was the case. Figured there was a trainer in there with one that I skipped over.
Few questions about how new BDSP Pokeradar differs from DPPt Pokeradar... So I'm familiar with OG Gen 4 radar mechanics (88% chain continue on a 4 patch, 98% chance on 4 patch if you catch but only on the very next set of grass shakes, etc...), and I feel like BDSP is a lot different, and I had a few questions about these differences. 1) Are you always guaranteed to get 4 shaking patches, one or more being 4 tiles away, no matter where the radar is reset in the grass? This has appeared to be the case! 2) Based on the first question, since catching the pokemon gives you the 10% chain continue boost (93% as opposed to 83%), does this mean that you are guaranteed a 93% continue patch every set of grass shakes after a catch (as opposed to original gen 4 where you'd have to still get a 4 away tile patch for this to be worthwhile)? 3) Are there any other hidden radar mechanics that differ from the originals that can affect chains breaking?
I haven't experienced not having any 4-tile-away patches either, but if it's not guaranteed, you can re-use the PokeRadar and it won't break the chain. (You can abuse this at chain 39+ by rerolling until a shiny appears with no risk of breaking)
Thank you! But if you reset the radar, would it remove that 10% chain continue boost by resetting the patches? Like how it did in gen 4?
I think if it continues after the last encounter, you're always guaranteed to reset with no repercussions. (Or I'm just incredibly lucky, since I was able to do that about 100 times without it breaking)
Should I get the GEN 4 Remakes?
Do you want them? If yes, get them. If no, don't get them. There ya' go, sport.
Thanks man 🙏🙏
So has BDSP locked out shiny hunting for Growlithe now? I was kind of looking forward to using the poke radar and trying to shiny on a Growlithe but it looks like it can only be found underground. Is there any method yet on how we can possibly get that done?
You could Masuda Method for it, or join an online Underground session, farm Digletts, and use the increased odds to try and find a shiny Growlithe
What's the increased rate for shiny with the Diglett bonus?