Pokémon Sun/Moon - Nov 18, 2016

[xElipsis]

Does anyone here play Pokemon TCG online? I've got a bunch of booster pack codes I'd be willing to give away for free. Full Art Mega Charizard EX (from Pokemon Evolutions set) is probably the best thing I have.

[Akiyama]

Ugh. I wish I had the highest rank possible lotto wheel for Festival Plaza lol

Also I really need to get some dittos at some point, but dammit I Just need to finish the main game first. I always get sidetracked by shit D:

[Seravi Edalborez]

So a little clarification on how using Zygarde cells works.

There's 2 options for assembly: Zygarde+Cube, or just Cube. Cube is simple enough: checks the number of cells in your cube and makes the highest Zygarde possible. The breakpoints are

(100 - Zygarde with Power Construct that can change forms with the key item Cube and cannot be disassembled)
(50 - 50% Zygarde with Aura Break)
(10 - 10% Zygarde with Aura Break)

If you are post-E4 the Zygarde will be level 50, otherwise it's 30.

Anytime you disassemble a Zygarde you destroy it completely, which it warns you about but worth noting again.

Using Zygarde+Cube will add a party Zygarde's cell count to the cube total before checking. When you make a Zygarde this way, the nature, OT, EVs, IVs, nickname etc of the Zygarde you are adding to will carry over.

For my specific example, I collected 96/100 cells and got a GTS Zygarde 10%. If I add cube to it, I will make a Power Construct Zygarde. If I cube by itself I will make a 50% Aura Break Zygarde. If I disassemble it and then make from cube (which will have 106 cells in it), I will make Power Construct. This does mean that it's a little convoluted to get a 10% without Power Construct if you don't want the form change mid-fight.

IMO if you have the box space and ever need to seriously ponder resetting for a good Zygarde, I'd form a couple 50%s, keep 40 (but less than 50) in the cube, and just spawn 4 dogs at a time. If any are good, disassemble until you have 90 in the cube and then add to the good dog.

Also I had not seen it mentioned anywhere so I was curious: Core Enforcer is not some 100%-form exclusive move like Hoopa-Unbound's deal. Zydog and Zysnake can use it just fine.

[Rooney]

Will have an extra genesect and 2 extra volcanion codes. Can pm them this afternoon after I get home.

Edit: No one pm'd and I'll be driving for the next two days, so I'll post them here. Will remove as soon I can after people say they're used.

Genesect: A5Z54LAS3X9X4Z6P

Volcanion: A6Z77PKSNRT2PSPC
A6Z77PWCATCC5TCK

Merry Christmas to someone!

[Hitou]

Claimed a Volcanion. Thanks, Rooney.

[Vaspinne]

I should be picking up Sun or Moon for Christmas. But I'm debating if I should buy either X or Y too. I'm about 490 pokemon caught for my pokedex and I'm kind of itching to complete it considering how close I am =/.

The biggest pain in the neck pokemon I think are the ones you have to trade with a specific item to evolve. Not so much because of the item, but just because I'm using the Global trade system to do it and I just feel like it might be difficult to get the trades done.

Edit: I was also gonna go with Popplio in Sun/Moon, but after watching the first couple episodes of the anime, I can't help but want Rowlet instead >_>

[Seravi Edalborez]

The biggest pain in the neck pokemon I think are the ones you have to trade with a specific item to evolve. Not so much because of the item, but just because I'm using the Global trade system to do it and I just feel like it might be difficult to get the trades done.

In OR I would trade Speed Boost Torchic for literally anything. Torchic > Scizor or Electivire > other trade-evos, or one-time legends. I did not once personally trade-evolve anything.

Unfortunately this seems more difficult to arrange in SM because GTS comments are now picked from a bunch of pre-sets, none of which I feel screams "I have hidden ability" and of course it's still one of those things that they don't reveal to you before trading in the first place.

My workaround right now is amassing an army of Type:Nulls or "extra" UBs with the intent to use them for trade bait. Mareanie seems to be solid GTS bait right now.

Personally I liked Decidyeye solely because even after you complete the game, you now have access to a pretty high level False Swipe user. Mine was basically the tank for every UB and Tapu.

[Fondue]

how early can I get a dank false swipe smeagle? its already irritating me that I cant do these chain farming things well I'm about to leave the first island

[Silenka]

Pretty early. You can catch Smeargles on the first island (Route 2 or Route 3 I believe) and if you have the promo Munchlax, you can use it to teach the smeargle hold back (same as false swipe). Otherwise, you get False Swipe very early on as a TM - before you leave the 1st island, so just teach it to some Pokemon and have the wild Smeargle sketch it.

[Ragnus]

What's so special about Smeargle?

[Zealot]

He's a Blue Mage.

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[Ragnus]

Oh. That's pretty awesome then.

[Tomiko]

Just completed my Pokedex + Living Dex at the same time.

-Porygon-Z was my last Pokemon to get.

-I haven't started the Ultra Beast Quest yet, so I traded for all the Ultra Beasts, 2x Cosmog, Cosmoem, 2x Type-Null, Silvally, 2xSolgaleo, 1x Lunala. You can get just about anything for Scizor.

[Hitou]

Where are you getting all the Scizors from though?

[Tomiko]

Where are you getting all the Scizors from though?

Mainly traded for Scythers with Metal Coat in the GTS. Very few trades were for Scizors.

Edit: One of my Solgaleos was for a Minior. lol

[Fondue]

Can anyone help me evolve my kadabra?

[Zealot]

Finally grabbed Moon over the weekend. Looks like I'm starting this up soon if anyone has any advice.

[Kirin]

Done with main story.

Spoiler: show

Got really hyped when Kukui talked about having a guy with a cape show interest in his Elite 4, hoping to have a match with Lance. Bah.

Kind of torn about what the remakes will be. Kanto was heavily mentioned, but a lot of quiet references to Sinnoh and some hidden design similarities to Arcues with the Ultra Beasts sharing design characteristics. Revisiting Sinnoh potentially makes every game playable on the 3DS/Switch, but revisiting Kanto (and Alola along with it) ties into the anniversary.

I am interested in seeing Lillie's journey through Kanto though and the role that Sun/Moon has as the first Alolan champion.

Dat Tapu Koko hype music though.

Is there a projected date for Pokebank access? Wondering if I should invest the time in completing pokedex or just wait to import everything.

[Kaslo]

Done with main story.

Spoiler: show

Got really hyped when Kukui talked about having a guy with a cape show interest in his Elite 4, hoping to have a match with Lance. Bah.

Kind of torn about what the remakes will be. Kanto was heavily mentioned, but a lot of quiet references to Sinnoh and some hidden design similarities to Arcues with the Ultra Beasts sharing design characteristics. Revisiting Sinnoh potentially makes every game playable on the 3DS/Switch, but revisiting Kanto (and Alola along with it) ties into the anniversary.

I am interested in seeing Lillie's journey through Kanto though and the role that Sun/Moon has as the first Alolan champion.

Dat Tapu Koko hype music though.

Is there a projected date for Pokebank access? Wondering if I should invest the time in completing pokedex or just wait to import everything.

Also, spoiler from the Anime:

Spoiler: show

At the end of XYZ Ash plans to return to Kanto and start from the beginning (the Sun/Moon anime apparently takes place shortly after Ash gets back to Kanto and they are in vacation in Alola)

So it sure does seem they are teasing a potential Red/Green/Blue remake/revisit

[Zealot]

Looks like that guy with the conspiracy theory video that this would be the last Pokemon game before a reboot was on to something.