So now SuMo have been released today for the rest of the world (i.e europe) I thought i'd make a little thread. Post your team, where you're at, etc etc.
I've been avoiding spoilers on a lot of the stuff, I've yet to even look at the world map so it's been fun so far not knowing what's next! So if you've beaten the game already then it would be nice to keep this spoiler free as possible for the time being lmao.
I'm just at Hau'oli City currently, suited and booted with a new hairdo and contact lenses. Just about to fight team skull after some grinding.
My team as of now is:
Rowan - Rowlet lvl 11
Dippy - Slowpoke lvl 9
Spike - Yungoos lvl 8
Mitzi - Meowth lvl 7
No idea what my planned team is going to be tbh.
im at around hau'oli as well, but im deliberately grinding and staying sloow.
Hanzo - rowlet level 15
Hagrid - Munchlax - level 11 (check your mystery gift for one of these guys! hes here until jan 11th)
Google - magnemite level 10
Sebastian - Alolan Meowh level 9
Presto - abra level 12
Rose - slowpoke level 11 (aiming to replace Rose with a Horsea later. Missed grabbing a Horsea on a scan today because I popped he scanbefore exploring everywhere and, uh. yeah.)
In Moon I beat the main game. Messed up with Tapu Koko and need to defeat the Elite Four again to get another chance to catch it, caught one Ultra Beast so far, and am currently searching for Zygarde cells and the two cores I'm missing.
I'm doing a challenge thing with my own rules:
1) Catch every Pokémon encountered that is not in the dex.
2) No Pokémon may be moved from the party to the box unless it's fully evolved, unless it's to make room for a utility Pokémon (for example Hold Back Munchlax or HM user).
3) Pokémon taken from the box must be taken in order, from the first non-fully evolved Pokémon.
4) Every Pokémon acquired must be nicknamed.
5) GTS or wonder trade Pokémon may be used as long as they have a nickname and are not higher in level than the highest level in the party. It is possible to ask for a nickname in GTS but this will usually be ignored.
6) Battle mode is SET (no free switch when a Pokémon faints).
Here is my team so far:
Litten F Lv.11 - Mamiti (soft resetted for a female)
Pikipek M Lv.10 - Pekdek
Munchlax M Lv.8 - Pancake (free internet download from mystery gift, has Happy Hour and Hold Back)
Ledyba F Lv.8 - Starbug
Metapod M Lv.8 - Boggle
Yungoos F Lv.7 - Nattie
The coolest thing that happened so far was Munchlax using Metronome, getting Spacial Rend which got Alola Form Rattata down to 1HP in one hit, which I then caught.
Quote from: Raphetty on November 23, 2016, 20:15
The coolest thing that happened so far was Munchlax using Metronome, getting Spacial Rend which got Alola Form Rattata down to 1HP in one hit, which I then caught.
I ended up with Dark Void from Metronome and pretty annoyed that only Darkrai can use it. I think this was during one of the Totem battles and the thing kept getting help successfully.
Quote from: Captain Jigglypuff on November 23, 2016, 20:22
I ended up with Dark Void from Metronome and pretty annoyed that only Darkrai can use it. I think this was during one of the Totem battles and the thing kept getting help successfully.
I'm pretty sure Smeargle can learn Dark Void via Sketch, unless something has changed in this gen.
Darkrai can only use Dark Void successfully now similar to how Hoopa Unbound can only use Hyperspace Fury successfully.
Toastie - Level 13 (Rowlet)
Pikipek - Level 7
Ledyba - Level 7
Yungoos - Level 8
Rattata - Level 8
Slowpoke - Level 7
I've just gotten to Hau'oli City! Pretty much just gotten there now this minute. I'm playing Moon right now so it's day time at the moment - it's nice. The Mario outfit in the clothes shop caught me off guard aha.
Really enjoying it at the moment. I've got a new do and I'll take it to uni with me tomorrow for those tasty streetpasses.
Quote from: Captain Jigglypuff on November 23, 2016, 20:32
Darkrai can only use Dark Void successfully now similar to how Hoopa Unbound can only use Hyperspace Fury successfully.
Spore is better anyways (save not hitting grass types).
So I've literally gone mad and played for about 10 hours (whilst doing other things as well of course, but I've just got off the ferry to Akala island.
Popplio (Roland) Lvl. 20
Growlithe (Buster) Lvl. 16
Magnemite (Zabi) Lvl. 17
Kedabra (Sike) Lvl. 18
I want more Alolan Pokemon and there don't seem to be that many?? It's bothering me how it's mostly Kanto Pokemon tbf because after a whole summer of Pokemon GO they're about the only Pokemon I don't really want to see. Also all the Alolan Pokemon I have seen so far are a bit ugly tbf.
I'm on the second island and I have:
Oricorio Lvl. 15
Trumbeak Lvl. 16
Torracat Lvl. 17
Cutiefly Lvl. 16
Shiny Mudbray(!!!!!!) Lvl. 12
I was using another Mudbray, then this one appears. He has a bad nature and the wrong ability, but I love him anyway.
Nearing the end of the plot here.
Decidueye
Lycanroc Midday
Ribombee
Alolan Raichu
Alolan Sandshrew (I'm in desperate need of an Ice Stone...)
Free space that rotates often
I put a nicknamed Pichu up on the GTS last night asking for a Rowlet, and when I checked this morning it was traded!
I relaxed my rules a little so I can swap out for a traded Pokémon of the same species if it's not a higher level.
Also if a traded Pokémon doesn't have a nickname and I don't have another of that species I will allow myself to use it until it's fully evolved or I'm able to acquire one myself. After all one of the reasons I use these rules is to incentivise evolving as many Pokémon as possible to fill out the Pokédex.
Updated team:
Litten F Lv.12 - Mamiti
Pikipek M Lv.10 - PECKI (swapped to another Pikipek I received in a trade)
Munchlax M Lv.10 - Pancake
Ledyba F Lv.10 - Starbug
Metapod M Lv.9 - Boggle
Yungoos F Lv.9 - Nattie
im about to go do that trial with the green hair ponytail girl, cant remember her name
heres my team:
Magnemite
Slowpoke (Planning to get a Horsea instead. Wasted my first ever island scan. Rolled a Horsea. End me.)
Alakazam
Snorlax (Event Munchlax evolved!)
Dartix
Eevee (Planning for an Umbreon)
no levels right now because im in the 'plaza, wondertrading to try and get a bit more pokedex completion. apparently theres some shinies flying around at the minute as well???
Quote from: SirBlaziken on November 23, 2016, 23:56
Spore is better anyways (save not hitting grass types).
Not forgetting the double battle aspect for VGC etc.
Quote from: Poison2007 on November 24, 2016, 13:07
im about to go do that trial with the green hair ponytail girl, cant remember
no levels right now because im in the 'plaza, wondertrading to try and get a bit more pokedex completion. apparently theres some shinies flying around at the minute as well???
I wouldn't expect shinies on wonder trade until cheat devices become rampant again.
Quote from: Raphetty on November 24, 2016, 14:14
Not forgetting the double battle aspect for VGC etc.
I don't play VGC or smogon doubles. So Spore is my default. Either way, smeargle is still useless via taunt.
I just entered Paniola Town. I'm still playing this by my own ruleset. My current team is:
Shigure (Brionne, Lv 24)
Aeris (Petilil, Lv 19)
Jaco (Ledian, Lv 18)
Schrodinger (Eevee (Planning on Espeon), Lv 16)
Good game so far. My only complaint is that it's holding your hand a little too much at the beginning and wild Pokemon calling for help gets really annoying sometimes.
Also, I'm not too sure that pure determination can heal burns.
I also keep running into doors thinking they still open automatically.
Working on catching non legendary Pokemon before challenging the Elite Four again to have another chance to capture Tapu Koko. I managed to get Mareanie and am breeding it to get more.
Quote from: Raphetty on November 24, 2016, 14:14
I wouldn't expect shinies on wonder trade until cheat devices become rampant again.
they're already up. for obvious reasons i'm not gonna link 'em here. or at all. :').
mostly its in the style of the old PokeGen, which means... injecting something into the save data? gods i don't really get it. you'd think people would try a normal run first though...
update on the team: so after beating my rival on arriving on island three, i had not just one or two pokemon evolve, but THREE. at once. im so proud.
Hanzo the Decidueye, level 34 (one of the evolvers)
Google the Magneton, Level 30 (second of the evolvers)
Feraligatr the Feraligatr, level 30 (third of the evolvers.... but why on earth did he evolve so soon??? still planning to replace this guy with horsea later, because as much as i love feraligatr i've used him a lot before. planning to replace magneton as well.)
Presto the Alakazam, level 32
Felix the Eevee, Level 30 (planning umbreon)
Hagrid the level 30 Snorlax (still kickin and still useful!)
EDIT: tried ariados for a few minutes. his moveset's been buffed, and it feels like he has too - and by quite a bit. worth a try if you fancy trying him. Leech Life is now a tm... and 80 power. with stab. been draining a lot of pokes without much hassle : o. might keep him over alakazam, due to alakazam's limited moveset right now.
im at the elite 4, takin a break for the night
osomatsu - level 50 bewear
rio 2 on dvd - level 54 toucannon
rat baby - level 55 primarina
dad - level 55 lycanroc
Bees? - level 53 salazzle
murder lady - level 53 lurantis
stufful is awful to look for :(
last update for the night!
felix, level 35 umbreon
hanzo, level 38 decidueye
google, level 38 magneton
dr vex, level 34 ariados (temp, but hes doing good so i could even keep him if i find no better, but considering getting a fire type honestly)
feraligatr level 37
hagrid the snorlax level 35 (finding less use for this guy these days, but hes still ol' reliable.)
still holding out hope for a horsea! the last slot, if i replace hagrid, is WIP though.
For my first wonder trade tonight I traded a Catapie and got a Popplio in return, the one starter I still needed!
Team:
Litten F Lv.14 - Mamiti
Pikipek M Lv.13 - PECKI
Munchlax M Lv.13 - Pancake
Ledyba F Lv.12 - Starbug
Yungoos F Lv.12 - Nattie
Wingull M Lv.10 - Golly (after Metapod evolved into Butterfree I swapped it for this Pokémon from the box)
I Wonder Traded a Spearow and got an Abra. Then I put up a Carbink for a female Sandilit and got it!
After walking around in circles to evolve Eevee I have reached the volcano park and filled in the rest of my team:
Shigure (Brionne, Lv 25)
Aeris (Petilil, Lv 22)
Jaco (Ledian, Lv 23)
Schrodinger (Espeon, Lv 23)
Skulduggery (Cubone, Lv 20)
Layla (Kangaskhan, Lv 19)
I'm around the Lush Jungle about to take Mallow's trial. But I'm currently searching for a female Salandit to add to the team. Been searching for an hour so far and I've had no luck. :(
Team:
Ariel ((Brionne--lvl. 28))
Toco ((Trumbeak--lvl. 28))
Roxie ((Lycanrox (Midnight form)--lvl. 28))
Dobbs ((Mudbray--lvl. 27))
I'm gonna use an Alolan form Pokemon eventually, but I'm not sure which one yet. I know I'm gonna use Jangmo-o when it becomes available. When the time comes, I'll probably ditch Dobbs. Gonna miss him tho TToTT
Just got to Ten Carat Hill after Hau tried fighting me for a WKD or something?
Toastie - Level 21 - Dartrix
Tumpbeak - Level 15
Cutiefly - Level 14
Crabrawler - Level 15
Rockruff - Level 11
Slowpoke - Level 15
Quote from: Captain Jigglypuff on November 25, 2016, 01:01
I Wonder Traded a Spearow and got an Abra.
I've received 7 Abras in wonder trade so far. Retrading them and keeping any with Synchronize. The Japanese are breeding them and wonder trading the breejects, presumably for Synchronize which explains why I'm only getting Inner Focus. I'm also keeping multiples of Pickup Meowth.
My Pikipek evolved..
Litten F Lv.15 - Mamiti
Trumbeak M Lv.14 - PECKI
Munchlax M Lv.14 - Pancake
Ledyba F Lv.13 - Starbug
Yungoos F Lv.12 - Nattie
Wingull M Lv.11 - Golly
Found and caught a shiny Pikipek in a matching Timer Ball while EV training a Rockruff I bred.
Speaking of which, I bred a Rockruff with Fire Fang and Thunder Fang. Gonna eventually Bottle Cap him because I've come to love Midday Lycanroc.
I got an Ice Stone from Poke Pelago, so I finally evolved my Sandshrew and can enter the Elite Four.
Leo the Decidueye - Level 63
Izzy the Raichu - Level 60
Veralis the Sandslash - Level 60
Olivia the Ribombee - Level 61
Klyde the Lycanroc - Level 58
I just 1 Ko'd the Totem Salazzle in Sun with Hydro Vortex. It felt unsatisfying tbh.
I'm on Hano Beach after almost soloing Olivia with Petilil (had to switch out to Cubone when grass z-move left her last Pokemon on low hp). Cubone is now one level away from evolving, however for some reason you can only evolve to Alolan Marowak at night and since I'm playing moon it's now daytime. I guess I'll just stare at Cubone till tomorrow
Shigure (Brionne, Lv 27)
Aeris (Petilil, Lv 27)
Jaco (Ledian, Lv 27)
Schrodinger (Espeon, Lv 27)
Skulduggery (Cubone, Lv 27)
Layla (Kangaskhan, Lv 27)
i just chained and caught a shiny staryu! they're a rash nature. so they're gonna be on my team now. i just gotta find the move relearner for recover ;-;
editing in team in a minute!
Just training and catching Pokemon that aren't on my team till tomorrow and I found that if you are moving and repeatedly hit the run button your character will stumble a little. It's a cute little feature that I don't know how they expected people to find.
[spoiler]just gotten to the ultra beast land what in fresh hell is this garbage[/spoiler]
Team:
Bouncee - Tsareena - Level 55 - Sweet Scent, Trop Kick, Leaf Storm, Aromatherapy - Bright Powder
Raggedyanne - Mimikkyu - Level 48 - Shadow Sneak, Shadow Claw, Feint Attack, Slash
Subwoofer - Zygarde 10% - Level 45 - Haze, Dig, Bind, Land's Wrath
Punchem - Hariyama - Level 48 - Brick Break, Close Combat, Fake Out, Seismic Toss - Fightinium Z
Moana - Salazzle - Level 51 - Flamethrower, Flame Burst, Dragon Rage, Venom Drench - Firium Z
Lady Bubbles - Primarina - Level 58 - Moonblast, Hydro Pump, Sparkling Aria, Disarming Voice - Primarium Z
Finished the UB quest in Moon today and caught Necrozema with the Master Ball. I caught Lunala with an Ultra Ball quite easily after lowering its health because I want to catch Necrozema with the Master Ball.
Finished the first island trial. Evolved Ledyba and swapped it for Slowpoke.
Trumbeak M Lv.21 - PECKI
Torracat F Lv.20 - Mamiti
Munchlax M Lv.19 - Pancake
Yungoos F Lv.18 - Nattie
Wingull M Lv.17 - Golly
Slowpoke M Lv.11 - Yergi
Currently on Royal Avenue on the second island.
Wishiwashi - Level 25
Trumbeak - Level 26
Toastie - Level 29
Rockruff - Level 23
Salandit - Level 19
Bouncee - Level 26
I don't play competitively but Wishiwashi seems really bulky once it hits level 20 and rocks the school formation. Actually really enjoy using it in my team aha - the new pokemon in general have been really fun to use so far.
Was meant to reply earlier but I tried catching a Magby and ended up gaining two levels because it kept calling for help aha... female Salandit tho.
Just caught myself a Solgaleo!
I've been busy with the story and a little grinding today - theres been some team shifts.
Hanzo, level 60 Decidueye
Felix, level 57 Umbreon
Google, level 58 Magnezone
Level 55 Solgaleo (Nickname withheld due to plot reasons)
Stardust, Level 50 Shiny Starmie
Dr Vex, Level 56 Ariados (yup, keeping him - he's doing fantastic on the team). - NOTE: Big Root + Leech Life buffs really helps with survivalbility, but interestingly, he's survived a metranome lava plume ayooo
Hagrid's level... 53, i think. Just switched him out.
My problem lies in grabbing a fire type now, since I've felt a real lack of one. Problem two - do I replace Google or Solgaleo? Both have been reliable and both can cover electric type moves if need be. That said, now I've got time to grind for the salamander poison d00d.
Tired though, so im gonna go sleep. Buh bye.
Reached the daycare, hatched 2 eggs including a Crunch Litten and then restored the party. Trumbeak and Yungoos evolved and I swapped them for Spinarak and Grubbin, which both came from trades.
Torracat F Lv.25 - Mamiti
Snorlax M Lv.25 - Pancake
Wingull M Lv.22 - Golly
Slowpoke M Lv.19 - Yergi
Grubbin M Lv.18 - <Japanese name>
Spinarak F Lv.5 - Webbor
Rowan - Dartrix lvl 21
Sparkles - Pichu lvl 20
Monty - Crabrawler lvl 20
Spike - Gumshoos lvl 20
Mitz - Meowth lvl 20
Dippy - Slowpoke lvl 20
Making very slow progress compared to everyone else lmao. Just on route 4 right now.
Found Monty under a pile of berries, he's been really good so far. Prob going to swap out Spike and Mitz and train up other mon. Just taking each route as I find it.
I wish Sparkles would evolve soon though :(
Started Sun today!
Rowlet - Lv12
Grubbin - Lv10
I just lost to Illma's Smeargle because my team is so fire-weak.
Update: nvm I won.
the current squad -
Hanzo, level 63 Decidueye
Felix, level 60 Umbreon
Google, level 60 Magnezone
Stardust, Level 53 Shiny Starmie
Dr Vex, Level 59 Ariados
Toxthicc, level 35 Female Salazzle
training up Tox to 50 or so before i take on the league. ooo boi.
Hit Poni island today. I have decided that my boy Guzma is my favourite character (Despite the fact that he and the ghost totem Pokemon are the only ones to wipe out my entire team)
Shigure (Primarina, Lv 41)
Aeris (Lilligant, Lv 40)
Jaco (Ledian, Lv 39)
Schrodinger (Espeon, Lv 40)
Skulduggery (Alolan Marowak, Lv 40)
Layla (Kangaskhan, Lv 39)
Starting to really feel the lack of EXP share, but I'm to proud to admit defeat and turn it on.
Salandit - level 22
Lycanroc - level 25
Bouncee - level 28
Wishiwashi - level 28
Toastie - level 31
Trumbeak - level 27
Ended up attempting a trial whilst being unprepared earlier aha. It's new and I'll only do one a day or so so I forget how they go, I thought I was just doing a mission or something ahaha. Got absolutely shrekt after a dire struggle.
Been playing with the trade features too. I've currently got a Rowlet up on the GTS for a Litten but there's so much GTS spam atm with scrubs asking for Buzzwole for a Litten and whatnot, it's slow.
Might train a bunch of Machokes and Kadabras for Christmas so I can wandertrade them out to everyone getting the game as a gift.
I'm on the second island now, onwards to Brooklet Hill! I'm waiting a while before I add new Pokémon to my team, and to be honest I'm just waiting for Minior to be available. Until then, I'll probably only add on shinies if I find any.
Dartrix - Lv23
Charjabug - Lv21
Herdier - Lv18
Merely temporary, Herdier is. I'm not sure.
Entered the hall of fame. Still under level, but surprisingly nothing gave me too much trouble apart from one member of the elite four who gave me a lot of trouble and wiped my team once.
Shigure (Primarina, Lv 54)
Aeris (Lilligant, Lv 48)
Jaco (Ledian, Lv 46)
Schrodinger (Espeon, Lv 49)
Skulduggery (Alolan Marowak, Lv 48)
Layla (Kangaskhan, Lv 51)
Evolved Spinarak and boxed it, though I may bring it back if I need Night Shade to help capture ghost type Pokémon. Put Abra in the team so I can GTS it when it evolves and get a trade evolution. Unfortunately Teleport is no longer usable outside of battle.
Torracat F Lv.27 - Mamiti
Snorlax M Lv.27 - Pancake
Pelipper M Lv.24 - Golly
Charjabug M Lv.23 - <Japanese name>
Slowpoke M Lv.22 - Yergi
Abra M Lv.1 - <Japanese name>
I'm currently fighting the Elite Four, after two days of speeding through the game and relying on the Exp Share t keep me levelled up.
Stoutland - Lv53
Wishiwashi - Lv56
Vikavolt - Lv56
Minior - Lv54
Decidueye - Lv57
Solgaleo - Lv56
Vikavolt was worth waiting for, only evolving after going through three and a half islands as Grubbin / Charjabug. Minior has been OP with Shell Smash shenanigans, just like I hoped it would be. Stoutland is just great, Decidueye is okay-ish but it could have been better honestly, and Wishiwashi is so strong with Schooling. I'm likely to use Minior again on Moon, so I'm glad it wasn't deadweight at all.
I think I just got to Poni Island? Just came from Aether(sp?) Island, generally just slowing down to train Pokemon that I might have missed or couldn't train because I didn't have fly yet.
Wishiwashi - Lv.49
Bouncee - Lv.50
Araquanid - Lv.24
Salazzle - Lv.45
Toucannon - Lv.48
Decidueye - Lv.52
Araquanid is really cool, it grew on me pretty quickly. I'm mostly just slowing down to catch-up on stuff I missed earlier in the game.
I've been building up my Smeargle to use as a second catcher. It has the ability Technician and currently knows 3 moves: Hold Back (from event Snorlax), Spore (from Paras) and Echoed Voice. Obviously False Swipe would be just as good as Hold Back. The last move will be Soak, which will allow it to attack ghost type Pokémon, get normal effectiveness against rock and steel types, and allow Spore to affect grass types. I'm levelling up a Goldeen to learn Soak so I can teach it to Smeargle. Goldeen learns it at level 40.
The easiest way to teach Smeargle a move is to fly back to Route 2, use the move on a wild Smeargle so it sketches it, switch to your own Smeargle and use Sketch to learn it from the wild Smeargle. To get Sketch again you need to level it until it learns another Sketch.
In other news, I bred a female Litten and GTS traded it for a female Rowlet.
in party:
Incineroar F Lv.39 - Mamiti
Pelipper M Lv.39 - Golly
Snorlax M Lv.38 - Pancake
Charjabug M Lv.39 - <Japanese name>
Goldeen M Lv.33
Smeargle M Lv.27 - Farbeagle
in reserve:
Slowpoke M Lv.32 - Yergi
Magnemite Lv.25 - Sparkatron
I traded a Chinchou for a female Wimpod in Moon. The good thing is the owner wanted any Chinchou rather than the ridiculous Legendary or event only trades that are pretty common or demanding one below level 10 or above the level I had.
Goldeen got to level 40, learned Soak and then evolved. I taught Soak to Smeargle as previously described, then boxed Seaking and Pelipper, replacing them with my reserve Pokémon. If I'm going to use Pelipper, it may as well have Drizzle as it's one of its regular abilities now, just like Torkoal gets Drought.
current party:
Charjabug (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Male.gif) Lv.45 - <Japanese name>
Incineroar (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Female.gif) Lv.44 - Mamiti
Snorlax (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Male.gif) Lv.42 - Pancake
Smeargle (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Male.gif) Lv.40 - Farbeagle
Slowpoke (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Male.gif) Lv.36 - Yergi
Magnemite Lv.25 - Sparkatron
Managed to find a male Alolan Vulpix the very first time seeing it in my Sun game and caught it. It is now known as Snow Paw. Then I found a Purple Minior as my first encounter in the grass in the place where you get Volt Switch and the second encounter was a Ditto. So I got two rare Pokemon rather easily.
^Remove the space between Snow and paw and you have a Warriors name.
Quote from: SirBlaziken on December 04, 2016, 17:32
^Remove the space between Snow and paw and you have a Warriors name.
It's been so long since I've done anything related to Warriors, yet I still remember most of it fondly.
In Pokemon I have almost finished the Pokedex. All I need to do is level up a few more Pokemon and trade with a friend for Solegeo, Buzzwole and the other sun exclusive UB that I don't remember. One of my Pheromosa beast boosts special attack and is capable of taking out the elite four on its own.
Evolved Slowpoke and Magnemite, then I reached Vast Poni Canyon which allowed me to evolve Charjabug and Magneton. I'm keeping Vikavolt in the party as it is very good with 4 different attacking moves, but I replaced Magnezone with a Zubat I got off the GTS. The Zubat is Spanish and has a nickname; I traded a male Litten for it.
Vikavolt (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Male.gif) Lv.55 - <Japanese name>
[Levitate] @ (no item)
- Thunderbolt
- X-Scissor
- Acrobatics
- Crunch
No item to make Acrobatics more powerful.
Smeargle (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Male.gif) Lv.55 - Farbeagle
[Technician] @ Silk Scarf
- Spore
- Hold Back
- Echoed Voice
- Soak
Catcher. Soak allows it to hit ghost types with attacking moves and grass types with Spore.
Incineroar (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Female.gif) Lv.52 - Mamiti
[Blaze] @ Incinium Z
- Darkest Lariat
- Fire Fang
- Leech Life
- Brick Break
Slowbro (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Male.gif) Lv.50 - Yergi
[Oblivious] @ Amulet Coin
- Water Pulse
- Psychic
- Grass Knot
- Slack Off
I usually lead with this so I get extra money from the Amulet Coin.
Snorlax (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Male.gif) Lv.49 - Pancake
[Thick Fat] @ Snorlium Z
- Giga Impact
- Crunch
- Hold Back
- Yawn
Catcher with Hold Back event move. Giga Impact is required to use the exclusive Z move.
Zubat (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Female.gif) Lv.20 - Yasuo Suja
[Inner Focus] @ (no item)
- Wing Attack
- Bite
- Absorb
- Confuse Ray
Just caught Nebby (and named it accordingly) :3
Now I'm heading for the Elite 4 (Y)
I evolved Golbat into Crobat, then replaced Snorlax with a Carbink that I caught for the utility move Skill Swap. Skill Swap will be used to detect the ability of Pokémon before catching them. I taught it some extra attacks via TM.
Carbink Lv.43 - Binko
[Clear Body] @ Fairium Z
- Dazzling Gleam
- Ancient Power
- Psychic
- Skill Swap
Update:
I caught the Pokérus yesterday while messing around evolving some Pokémon for the dex.
I've also been using Pelago Isle Elelup to passively EV train some Pokémon. With beans it takes 16 hours to max a stat (even while not playing) and I upgraded the isle so I can do 12 Pokémon at once. Not doing this for my whole team as I haven't beaten the game yet, just trying the feature out for a few Pokémon.
I just found out some more information about this island.. the Pokémon gain 1 EV per play session if the island is level 1, 2 EVs if the island is level 2 and 4 EVs if the island is level 3. This means my Pokémon will not have gained the full amount of EVs and I'll have to leave them even longer to do so.
I exchanged some of the rarer beans for plain beans to upgrade the isle to level 3, so at least I will gain full EVs next time I use the feature.
Starting to really regret playing this entire game without the exp share on. I was expecting just as easy a ride as xy and oeras, but now im heading to the elite four with a heavily underlevelled team.
My team after having beaten the Elite 4:
Incineroar (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Female.gif) Lv.66 - Mamiti
[Blaze] @ Amulet Coin
- Darkest Lariat
- Flare Blitz
- Leech Life
- Brick Break
Smeargle (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Male.gif) Lv.78 - Farbeagle
[Technician] @ Silk Scarf
- Spore
- Hold Back
- Aerial Ace
- Soak
I made an additional Smeargle with Recycle over Soak for chaining, though it's not currently in my party.
Slowbro (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Male.gif) Lv.71 - Yergi
[Oblivious] @ Waterium Z
- Water Pulse
- Psychic
- Grass Knot
- Slack Off
Vikavolt (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Male.gif) Lv.66 - <Japanese name>
[Levitate] @ (no item)
- Thunderbolt
- X-Scissor
- Acrobatics
- Crunch
Crobat (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Female.gif) Lv.66 - Yasuo Suja
[Inner Focus] @ Poisonium Z
- Cross Poison
- Wing Attack
- Leech Life
- Bite
Primarina (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Male.gif) Lv.43
[Torrent] @ (no item)
- Hyper Voice
- Sparkling Aria
- Aqua Jet
- Disarming Voice
Included in my party just to level up and evolve; now I have all 3 starters plus Serperior fully evolved.
Anyone nickname the UB? I called one of my Xurkitree Live Wire.
Quote from: Captain Jigglypuff on November 24, 2016, 18:42
Working on catching non legendary Pokemon before challenging the Elite Four again to have another chance to capture Tapu Koko.
I didn't take any notice before as I was further behind and not interested in spoilers, but there was no need to battle the Elite Four again. Just KO Tapu Koko the first time, then go back to the place and touch the statue. Worked for me.
^Really? So this game takes a different approach to getting Legendary Pokémon to show up again if KO. Huh.
Well it's pretty necessary to use this KO method if you're resetting for a specific nature etc., due to the long dialogue and auto save after beating the Elite Four.
Did anyone nickname their Solgaleo/Lunaala anything other than Nebby?
Quote from: Ya-Yah on December 13, 2016, 20:45
Did anyone nickname their Solgaleo/Lunaala anything other than Nebby?
Ok, I'm gonna rant for a bit so you can just ignore this paragraph. Am I the only person who is starting to get a little bored at everyone ever calling the legendary Nebby. I know one other person who named it something else. And no calling it Nebula barely counts as calling it something else. My Lunala is Artemis so my Solgaleo can be called Apollo.
In other news completed the Pokedex and got a 50 win streak in the battle tree last Friday and now I don't know if there is anything left for me to do in this game.
Eh, Nebby just seemed the most fitting name forvme. I mean, thats the name it was given by a loving trainer, it felt wrong to take that away from it.
Then again I named my rowlet robin hoot, so what do I know?
Nicknames I gave out so far besides my usual Xerox the Ditto and Cassandra the Absol are Live Wire the Xurkitree, Neptune the Popplio (now a Primarina), Green Arrow the Decidueye, Gurulla the Oraguru, LOVE ME!!!! the Mimikyu, Luna the Lunala, and Queen Geara the Magearna.
I was SOS chaining Trumbeaks, looking for its hidden ability Pickup, but found a shiny one instead. >.<
I didn't count the chain, but I would guess around 15.
I got this idea from a reddit post, it's a full Baton Pass chain for the purpose of SOS chaining for shinies and hidden abilities. All but the setup lead and end of chain catcher carry Recycle and Leppa Berry so they never run out of PP.
Vangoni - Smeargle (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Male.gif) @ Leftovers
[Moody]
- Ingrain
- Substitute
- Double Team
- Baton Pass
Setup passer that provides healing, evasion, a sub to prevent status and another layer of protection, as well as a bunch of stat boosts from Moody. Phazing from Roar/Whirlwind/Dragon Tail/Circle Throw is also prevented by Ingrain.
Shakoni - Smeargle (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Female.gif) @ Leppa Berry
[Moody]
- False Swipe
- Soak
- Recycle
- Baton Pass
The idea here is to get the initial Pokémon to 1 HP to increase the chance of it calling for help, as well as later on when you need to switch to the other enemy poke due to the first one nearly running out of PP. Soak allows it to hit ghost types. Moody adds more boosts which are passed to the next Pokémon.
<Japanese name> - Smeargle (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Male.gif) @ Leppa Berry
[Technician]
- Icicle Spear
- Entrainment
- Recycle
- Baton Pass
This or the next Smeargle's job is to KO Pokémon and find out their ability using Entrainment (which is also useful for getting rid of Insomnia etc. before catching). Icicle Spear for hitting through Sturdy and types it matches well against, or Aerial Ace on the next Smeargle to hit through evasion and do better against other types.
Artacia - Smeargle (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Female.gif) @ Leppa Berry
[Own Tempo]
- Aerial Ace
- Entrainment
- Recycle
- Baton Pass
Farbeagle - Smeargle (http://pkmn.net/forums/Themes/default/images/Male.gif) @ Silk Scarf
[Technician]
- Spore
- Hold Back
- Aerial Ace
- Soak
The catcher which I've been using during my playthrough, which will end the chain.
I also have a False Swipe Decidueye for Riolu and other fighting types that use Final Gambit, being immune to most of their moveset due to the ghost type. A Damp Parasect for catching exploding Pokémon is most likely the next Pokémon I will make.
If anyone needs help teaching Smeargle any move just ask. The only problem move was Baton Pass which required me to use wild Ditto to learn the move by transforming into one of my Pokémon (that only knew Baton Pass thanks to the move deleter) and then switch to Smeargle and sketch it.
Finally got Sun, here's where I am training on route 2:
Sea Puppy (M Popplio) - Level 14
WALL (M Yungoos) - Level 13
Paula (F Cutiefly) - Level 10
My team of Smeargles is at levels 81, 68, 66, 66 and 51.
My Pickup team is at levels 56, 55, 52, 52, 51 and 39 (though I generally use 5 in the team plus Weavile for attacking).
I received a Destiny Knot via Pickup.
Cleared third challenge and training:
Simba (M Cubone) - Level 19
Sea Puppy (M Brionne) - Level 25
WALL (M Gumshoos) - Level 21
Paula (F Cutiefly) - Level 21
Egg
Caught my first Shiny of Gen 7 today! It's a female Golbat named Shimmer.
completed the alola dex with my Type: Null evolving earlier today and someone FINALLY trading me a Buzzwole on the GTS! Time for the shiny hunt
Just finished first trial!!
Party:
Shadow (M Torracat Lvl17)
-Scratch or smth
-Ember
-Fire Fang
-Lick
Hamlet (M Butterfree Lvl16)
-Gust
-Confusion
-Sleep Powder
-Poisonpowder
Lilla (F Growlithe Lvl11)
-Ember
-Bite
-idk two more moves im doing this from memory
Elly (F Trumbeak Lvl16)
-Pluck
-Rock Smash
-???
-???????
Misdreavous (F can't remember nickname Lvl13)
-Psywave
-Astonish
-Spite
-??????
Lan (M Kadabra Lvl17)
-Teleport
-Kinesis
Just starting the third island:
Sea Puppy (M Brionne) - Level 30
Simba (M A.Marowak) - Level 28
WALL (M Gumshoos) - Level 28
Paula (F Ribombee) - Level 30
ShovelKnight (M Sandygast) - Level 24
Despite having this game since release I've only recently gotten any time to play it!
Just beaten my waifu Hapu and am about to enter the Poni Canyon!
Mudsdale (Lil) Lv 49
Aloan Exeggutor (Benedict) Lv 48
Bewear (Cuddles) Lv 49
Carbink (Carrie) Lv 48
Primarina (Hans) Lv 49
Arcanine (Growlie) Lv 48
I LOVE Bewear. It's adorable and wrecks everything. I really wanted a Drampa but it's a Moon exclusive and my other ridiculous looking fave of this gen, Palossand, came along too late to really slot into my team since my Mudsdale is also a machine.
Beat the game on NYE. The Elite Four actually felt sort of challenging this time around.
Sea Puppy (Primarina M) - Level 59
Paula (Ribombee F) - Level 59
Keira (Alolan Ninetales F) - Level 59
WALL (Gumshoos M) - Level 58
ShovelKnight (Palossand M) - Level 58
Simba (Alolan Marowak M) - Level 57
Caught Nebby in a great ball and Tapu Koko in a dive ball. :^)
I'm right before the elite four. My team is:
Azura: Primarina, Female, Level 56
Maya: Espeon, Female, Level 56
Sakura: Lurantis, Female, Level 58
Rigaru: Arcanine, Male, Level 57
Po: Snorlax, Male, Level 56
Ninetales: Female, Level 61