The Pokemon D/P Thread

[Priran]

Happiness is on a scale of 1-255, and happiness evolutions happen at 220.

When you catch a pokemon it's probably around 70-80.

Wearing a Soothe Bell adds 1 to all of these:
Gaining a level is 2 happiness (6 if you caught it in a luxury ball)
Walking 256 steps is 1 happiness (2 if in a luxury ball)
Using a stat modifier item on it is 2 happiness (6 for luxury ball)

Soothe Bell has no effect on these:
Energypowder is -5 happiness
Heal powder is -5
Energy root is -10
Revival Herb is -15

[Priran]

Budew, WHY WON'T YOU EVOLVE?!

Later on in the game, I think after Gym #3 you get the Soothe bell, which makes friendship increase faster. Like Pri said, you can just catch a roselia. But the Soothe bell will really help with Hapiny and Golbat and Eevee evolutions.

edit: HELL YES False Swipe is a purchaseable TM. :D

What's so good about False Swipe except that it helps to prevent weaklings/Legendary from dying so you can capture them?

That is why. If you're not hacking 9999999 Master Balls and actually catch your pokemon, legendaries can take over 30 balls with a 4x mod (Dusk Ball, Timer Ball), with 1 HP and a severe condition (Sleep/Freeze). With Ultra Balls, a 2x mod, it's just lulz. Every single HP counts in catchrate.

[Syn]

Budew, WHY WON'T YOU EVOLVE?!

Later on in the game, I think after Gym #3 you get the Soothe bell, which makes friendship increase faster. Like Pri said, you can just catch a roselia. But the Soothe bell will really help with Hapiny and Golbat and Eevee evolutions.

edit: HELL YES False Swipe is a purchaseable TM. :D

What's so good about False Swipe except that it helps to prevent weaklings/Legendary from dying so you can capture them?

That is why. If you're not hacking 9999999 Master Balls and actually catch your pokemon, legendaries can take over 30 balls with a 4x mod (Dusk Ball, Timer Ball), with 1 HP and a severe condition (Sleep/Freeze). With Ultra Balls, a 2x mod, it's just lulz. Every single HP counts in catchrate.

Pffffffft, real men catch everything with Pokeballs.

[Nicejob]

Budew, WHY WON'T YOU EVOLVE?!

Later on in the game, I think after Gym #3 you get the Soothe bell, which makes friendship increase faster. Like Pri said, you can just catch a roselia. But the Soothe bell will really help with Hapiny and Golbat and Eevee evolutions.

edit: HELL YES False Swipe is a purchaseable TM. :D

What's so good about False Swipe except that it helps to prevent weaklings/Legendary from dying so you can capture them?

That is why. If you're not hacking 9999999 Master Balls and actually catch your pokemon, legendaries can take over 30 balls with a 4x mod (Dusk Ball, Timer Ball), with 1 HP and a severe condition (Sleep/Freeze). With Ultra Balls, a 2x mod, it's just lulz. Every single HP counts in catchrate.

Lol non event d/p legends have a high catch rate. Last I check Dialga/Palkia had a 70~% catch rate. The psychic trio is like 50-60%

[Scythiroth]

As long as they can't run away, I'll catch them eventually, so idc. Enemies that can run though when you are trying to catch them = fail.

[Helpoemer]

can't wait to customise my own pokeballs with the Poke Seals =3

gogo spelling their name out with unown seals =P

[Maguspk]

If anyone wants starter eggs, pm me or something. I'll get them whenever I have time

I'd like them if possible; One problem for me though, how do I get my friend code? I went into Nintendo WFC Settings before loading my game and connected fine but how do I get my friend code? Do I need to get it in game or is it my WiFi Connection Code?

[Syn]

If anyone wants starter eggs, pm me or something. I'll get them whenever I have time

K, 1 of each except flaming monkey ass. Thanks. :D

[Helpoemer]

If anyone wants starter eggs, pm me or something. I'll get them whenever I have time

I'd like them if possible; One problem for me though, how do I get my friend code? I went into Nintendo WFC Settings before loading my game and connected fine but how do I get my friend code? Do I need to get it in game or is it my WiFi Connection Code?

uhh i think you get it when you go to the bottom floor of the pokemon centre, the person there gives you the Pal Pad or something and your friend code is in there

i think

[Tonko]

Magus: I'd absolutely love 6 of your shiny perfect Evees.

I feel like I'm freaking 16 again playing the original red/blue games. Friend moved in with me and wanted this for his birthday so I thought I'd give it a shot. Bought him a Diamond and myself a Pearl.

Absolutely loving the game. Friend code is 0086 8779 8068.

I abused my purchasing power when I picked up both and wrangled all 3 starters onto my Pearl copy, they're around lv 13ish now, and I've only got one gym badge. They're REALLY not listening to me. 3/4 of the time it disobeys. What's the badge to level ratio for controlling traded pokemon? My Abra is also mis-behaving that I traded in game.

[Maguspk]

If anyone wants starter eggs, pm me or something. I'll get them whenever I have time

I'd like them if possible; One problem for me though, how do I get my friend code? I went into Nintendo WFC Settings before loading my game and connected fine but how do I get my friend code? Do I need to get it in game or is it my WiFi Connection Code?

uhh i think you get it when you go to the bottom floor of the pokemon centre, the person there gives you the Pal Pad or something and your friend code is in there

i think

Oh.

[SilverBreeze]

Tonko it's usually ...

2nd badge - Up to 30
4th badge - Up to 50
6th badge - Up to 70
8th badge - All Pokemon

I think... i'm pretty sure. It has been a while though.

I'd like a couple of those eggs when you get a chance Julian, just let me know :D

[Huggo]

Budew, WHY WON'T YOU EVOLVE?!

Later on in the game, I think after Gym #3 you get the Soothe bell, which makes friendship increase faster. Like Pri said, you can just catch a roselia. But the Soothe bell will really help with Hapiny and Golbat and Eevee evolutions.

edit: HELL YES False Swipe is a purchaseable TM. :D

What's so good about False Swipe except that it helps to prevent weaklings/Legendary from dying so you can capture them?

That's exactly it.

[Maguspk]

Now legendaries that recover (almost all of them) are the bitches.

[Huggo]

Magus: I'd absolutely love 6 of your shiny perfect Evees.

I feel like I'm freaking 16 again playing the original red/blue games. Friend moved in with me and wanted this for his birthday so I thought I'd give it a shot. Bought him a Diamond and myself a Pearl.

Absolutely loving the game. Friend code is 0086 8779 8068.

I abused my purchasing power when I picked up both and wrangled all 3 starters onto my Pearl copy, they're around lv 13ish now, and I've only got one gym badge. They're REALLY not listening to me. 3/4 of the time it disobeys. What's the badge to level ratio for controlling traded pokemon? My Abra is also mis-behaving that I traded in game.

The badge from Eterna gym allows you to control up to level 30. I haven't found another badge that'll allow to control higher. I've got my 4th. I'm guessing the 5th will allow it.

[Cautery]

Hay guys, where can I find a flash card to load up any DS games? Any import e-shop sell it?

[Huggo]

Also: so I received a Skorupi from GTS and it has the Pokerus on it. Does anyone know if it's possible to spread it to my other Pokemon?

And speaking of GTS. It's kinda neat, but when every single person holding something I want is wanting a lv 100 legendary in return, it's kinda disheartening.

[Deejay]

Not to sound like a troll, but all this talk about emulating/flash carting/rom'ing up diamond and pearl is really starting to cloud this thread.

[Priran]

Budew, WHY WON'T YOU EVOLVE?!

Later on in the game, I think after Gym #3 you get the Soothe bell, which makes friendship increase faster. Like Pri said, you can just catch a roselia. But the Soothe bell will really help with Hapiny and Golbat and Eevee evolutions.

edit: HELL YES False Swipe is a purchaseable TM. :D

What's so good about False Swipe except that it helps to prevent weaklings/Legendary from dying so you can capture them?

That is why. If you're not hacking 9999999 Master Balls and actually catch your pokemon, legendaries can take over 30 balls with a 4x mod (Dusk Ball, Timer Ball), with 1 HP and a severe condition (Sleep/Freeze). With Ultra Balls, a 2x mod, it's just lulz. Every single HP counts in catchrate.

Lol non event d/p legends have a high catch rate. Last I check Dialga/Palkia had a 70~% catch rate. The psychic trio is like 50-60%

lol.

Dialga/Palkia is 30.
Psychic trio is 3.
Heatran, Darkrai, Giratina, Regigigas, Arceus, and Cresselia are 3.
Sheimi is 45.

In R/S/E, Groudon and Kyogre were 5.

Most legendaries are 3, an average pokemon is generally over 150 if not 200.



Catch calculation for anyone wondering what the shit I'm talking about.

floor (Pokeball mod * (((( Total HP * 4 ) - ( Current HP * 2 )) * Catch Rate ) / Total HP ) + Status + 1)

If HP exceeds 255 for either HP calculation, it's divided by 4.
Catchrate is the numbers listed above.
Status is 10 for Freeze/Sleep, 5 for para/poison/burn.

Pokeball mods:
Base: 1x
Great: 1.5x
Ultra: 2x
Nest: 1-3x
Dusk: 4x
Timer: 1-4x
Repeat: 3x


The game rolls a random number (0-225) and if it falls below the number that results from the above equation, you catch the pokemon.

[Maguspk]

Also: so I received a Skorupi from GTS and it has the Pokerus on it. Does anyone know if it's possible to spread it to my other Pokemon?

And speaking of GTS. It's kinda neat, but when every single person holding something I want is wanting a lv 100 legendary in return, it's kinda disheartening.

Don't lose the Pokerus. Put it into your PC and then take it back out to reset it's timer first!

After that, put it into your party and fight a few battles and walk around a bit. By then your other pokemon in the party should have it. Then deposit the pokemon back in the PC asap. It's best to keep multiple pokemon with Pokerus around because if you don't you'll lose it. Once a pokemon gets Pokerus once it can't ever get it again, so just save it until you want to EV train a pokemon. It's useless to EV train anything except a baby or brand new caught pokemon, otherwise it will have EVs already and you can't really predict how to spread them because you haven't been keeping track.

Add me everyone: I can hook us all up with sweet Legendaries I got from PokeEvents lol. (Mews, Jirachis, Celebiis (JP name because I got it from a JP event), 3 Legendary Birds, Lugia/Ho-oh, 3 Legendary Dogs, Mewtwo, the Advanced Legendaries including Deoxys and some shinies/max stats I've accumulated.)

Code: 2062 5636 9811
If you add me send me a PM or something with your code so I can add you too. Also, I started a Group in my game called /BG/ but I have no idea how to add people to it. I posted on a Pokemon forum I frequent and hopefully they'll have some information on the function. My hope is to setup a BG group that we can all actively participate in and trade/share etc. Kinda like a Guild(Linkshell) in other games.