where are you at in your heart gold/soul silver playthrough?

[Blademaster]

Just fish in the Dragon's Den for one.

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

Do you have any specific strategy in mind for Bruno and Koga?

Have all sixteen badges now.

For Koga I used Pluck on most of his team. Combined with Faint attack for Crobat's Double Team. Taunt was also useful here. So go my precious Murkrow ^^ Thyplosion for Foretress, though.

For Bruno it was pluck again, combined with Flamethrower and a little touch of Earthquake if it was neccesairy.

When I finished the E4, I dumped all but Thyplosion and Mamoswine and added Vespiquen and Kabutops. Rock weakness aloha, but I didn't really seem to bother me much ingame. All at level 60, just before Mt.Silver enterance, saved, and started a new game on Heartgold

[DarkestLight]

Or just get the free Dratini from the old Dragon Master Dude?

[crown34]

Or just get the free Dratini from the old Dragon Master Dude?

You can? All those hours of Voltorb Flip for nothing. SIGH...

[Mew Master]

Offical. Voltorb Flip is a RETARDED Game!

Right now I'm in victory Road. First run through the Elite Four ended up with me slamming into Lance's Gyarados cuz I have like... No Electric Types.

My Current Team includes:

Ziz: Aerodactyl (Crunch, Fly, Ancient Power, Ice Fang)
Tiamat: Gabite (Slash, Earthquake, Draco Metero, Dragon Claw)
Ryuujin: Lugia (Extrasensory, Surf, Rain Dance, Aeroblast) [Also, Pain in the ass to catch]
Moroko: Venusaur (Take Down, Cut, Razor Leaf, Sleep Powder)
Yvan: Blastoise (Headbutt, Bite, Surf, Tail Whip)
Karyu: Typhlosion (Lava Plume, Quick Attack, Smokescreen, Leer)

Karyu was my starter, and I have all of the other starters thanks to Diamond Breeding Craze and Colli, except for Chika and Totodile *grumble* plus a Gabite and Aerodactyl.

I post this here because I'm doing some leveling for my second go against the Elite Four. I'm trianing Yvan so he's outside right now. I look at him, to see his reaction, and this is what happens.

"....

Yvan is concerned about the trap."

I'm thinking. "Trap? What Trap?"

I turn around and a wild battle starts off, like not even taking a footstep and the Gravler comes after us. It was funny.

I think I should re-name him Akbar.

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

The movesets are a bit off I think, well, atleast for the starters.

Thyplosion can learn EQ, Focusblast, Return, etc; and if you train it to l.46 it can learn Roll Out which is semi-usefull.

Venusaur: Synthesis? Reflect? Leech Seed? Then for special attack (since it's higher than attack) I would advise Petal Dance (instead of Razor Leaf, but I can understand if you don't want the confusion), and SLUDGEBOMB is a must

Blastoise: I like Avalanche on him since he's pretty slow and can take a hit. It'll be bye bye drago's. Icebeam or Blizzard are options just as well, but meh. Earthquake, Focuspunch or Brickbreak are filler options. If you have acces to Counter or Mirror coat, that's awesome.

Also, for Gyarados I advise you to give your Ziz Thunderfang if you don't want an electric type.

[Mew Master]

MLG: This isn't my final team by any stretch. So far Gyrados is the only issue and Venusaur is more of a placeholder, the same way that Lugia is right now. I need the National Dex so I can Get a Thunderstone for my Eevee, and get a Ralts to try out a Gallade.

I've thought about giving Ziz Thunderfang, but I've used my one Heartscale on learning Ice Fang to give me an edge against Clair when I got to Blackthorn cuz my Gabite wasn't fast enough. The fact you can't get a mutha-fuckin GAWDAMNED THUNDERSTONE ANYWHERE IN JOHTO PRE-NATIONALDEX irks me so much.

[Blademaster]

Offical. Voltorb Flip is a RETARDED Game!

The only people that say that are the ones that suck at the game.

[Mew Master]

Or the fact that there isn't a register area wher eyou can exchange Money for Coins... reTARDed.

[Ayeun]

Hey... Guess what? RESTART soon...

New team!!! Eggs are hatched, sooooo...

Mudkip
Charmander
Trapinch
Riolu
Snowrunt
Elekid

Got a dawn stone for Froslas, and a electric thingi for Elekid.

[Mew Master]

So, managed to beat the Elite Four late last night, Avalance came in handy for Lance, like, you have no idea.

So now I've got the national dex and waiting on swarms while I go and take on Kanto. So far I have Erika, Surge, and Sabrina down (my Aerodactyl waltzed right through Sabrina's and Erikas except for a Poke or two). When I make it down to Fuschia, I'm gonna transfer over some stuff from Saphire (ralts with a Thunderstone, some copies of the Starters I'm missing (Chika and Toto) and anything else I feel like to round it out.

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

Avalanche ftw

[Rossymore]

I give it to my Slowbro, as it is obviously going to go second, and will most likely be attacked. I just pray that it doesn't knock me out first! xD

Though, that's why I like Slack Off.

[Ayeun]

I gave it to my Wailord. MASSIVE HP pool and its SLOW as all hell...

[Mew Master]

Well Avalance is a decreased Priority move ANYWAY. SO you could give it to a Jolteon and it's still go second :/

[Blademaster]

I stuck with good old Ice Beam, thank you very much. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

You're like Ned Flanders.

[ChobiChibi]

The fact you can't get a mutha-fuckin GAWDAMNED THUNDERSTONE ANYWHERE IN JOHTO PRE-NATIONALDEX irks me so much.

Yus you can, my dear :3 I have two in fact. I seem to remember winning one at the Pokéathlon, but I think it has to be a certain day. Right now, I can buy a Leaf Stone with my points...

EDIT: According to bulbapedia, you can get it as a Pokéathlon prize on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

[Mew Master]

Actually, I've checked. According to the Walkthroughs you can't get a Thunderstone until you have the National Dex, and even then it's only available on Saturdays. When I checked my points for rewards, there was no Thunderstone.

So, Got rid of Lugia so I'm going to be Psychic-weak until my Ralts gets high enough, and I can manage to get a Dawn Stone from Steven *grumble grumble* to get mah Gallade. Though I may just try to catch a bunch of Dittos to transfer over and breed like crazy again.

Haven't changed my Eevee yet, wanna work on Ralts before working on the Jolteon for Misty's Gym. Currently in Fuschia and haven't played since this morning.

[ChobiChibi]

You sure you're not thinking of the Bug-Catching Contest? Because I assure you have have two thunderstones, still haven't got the National Dex, and haven't traded any over.

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wi...e#Thunderstone

Doesn't mention National Dex at all.

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wi...%A9athlon_Dome

Also here, it shows that you can get it on Thursday. I'm assuming that the asterisks mean that they're only available on those days when you have the National Dex, because in my game it's Saturday, and I can only purchase the top 6 items.

[Blademaster]

You're like Ned Flanders.

Fu-diddly-uck you.

Actually, I've checked. According to the Walkthroughs you can't get a Thunderstone until you have the National Dex, and even then it's only available on Saturdays.

Yeah, no. I got one from the Pokeathlon LONG before I tackled the Elite Four.

[crown34]

Just dominated the Elite Four. They're not that hard so I don't see what the fuss is about. Moving on to Kanto, anyone have any tips for Red?

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

I like the updated E4.

Also, my Togepi just pulled Judgement out of his Meternome *squeee*

[Ayeun]

Started training against the e4. Karren's Houndoom raped my team. Time to go hit up some more training...

Its stupid, Wailord got 2 shot by Dark pulse, and was flinched on its only action... >.<

[crown34]

Beat Surge, Sabrina and Erica, but I got dominated by Janine.
(I hate that maze!)

[Blademaster]

How did JANINE beat you?! o_O

[crown34]

How did JANINE beat you?! o_O

I had 4 grass types on me and an HM slave, you do the math.

[Mew Master]

4 Grass + HM Slave vs Poison + Ghost Poison + Bug Poison ....

DOES NOT COMPUTE! @_@

[crown34]

Epic fail on my part I guess .

[Ayeun]

Nothing wrong with a grass team!!!

[DarkestLight]

What grassers If I may ask. I stay with grass teams.

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

Yeah, atleast it's a challange.

[crown34]

Sceptile, Leafeon, Shiftry and Breloom.

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

Did a re-run again.

Got 11 badges now.

Harold (Feraligatr): Crunch | Avalanche | Waterfall | Flail [Lonely]
Walter (Sudowoodo): Hammer Arm | Rock Slide | Sucker Punch | Wood Hammer
Mary (Ampharos): Discharge | Signal Beam | Focus Blast | Thunderwave
Yin (Misdreavus): Charge Beam | Psybeam | Shadowball | Power Gem
Mimi (Tangrowth): Power Whip | Sludgebomb | Ancient Power | Sleeppowder

Mary's l.60, the rest around 54.

[Mew Master]

Still on my first run (I can't see why you guys would spend the time to do all this and then just restart like *finger snap* that). Beat Misty, got the machine part, captured the Snorlax, then went after Suicune last night.

Okay, it was night so I was using Dusk Balls and had about 33, I had 12 Ultra Balls too. I managed to get Suicune down to that little sliver of health with my 46 Jolteon Thundershocking and Quick Attacking. THen I sent in my Venusaur to put him to Sleep.

On the LAST set of Sleep Powders (PP 0) and after going through 20-some Dusk Balls and about 7 Ultra Balls, I managed to catch the damn thing... In a LEVEL BALL while my Venusaur was only 4 LEVELS HIGHER!

DAMN YOU SUICUNE! Damn you to the 8th level of hell!

[Blademaster]

Still on my first run (I can't see why you guys would spend the time to do all this and then just restart like *finger snap* that).

Some people like using different teams. Others like to challenge themselves by using specific types, themes, or even self-imposed challenges. Ever heard of a Nuzlocke run? It's like Pokemon Hard Mode.

[Mew Master]

Nuzlocke?

[DarkestLight]

Define Nuzlocke. I've never heard of it.

[DivineAll]

Apparently, from what I've heard, Nuzlocke is apparently this crazy system where you can only catch the first Pokémon you see in a new area, route, cave, whatever, and if it faints, it's actually considered dead and then you have to release it. Interesting, yet kinda dumb if you ask me.

[Mew Master]

Agreed. Dumb.

Anyway, I just got to Brock (Caught Latias on the way) and my Aerodactyl was a bit nervous in the Museum.

Brock was on his last Pokemon, the Omastar, and he made the comment: "Ahahaha It itches! It itches!" and the first thought outta my mind was "You know, they have a cream for that Brock."

Then as I get his Omastar down to <1/3 he comes back to say "Ow ow ow ow ow" and my next thought was: "You should probably see a doctor about that..."