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Platinum
Topic Started: Mar 23 2009, 07:49 AM (860 Views)
Jolt
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I thought I'd start a thread for the new game.

I hate my cartridge. As you know, I am a Crobat fan. It's the only one pokemon that's been a staple on my team since it came out. I ALWAYS have one with me in the games.

That in mind, there I am, having just caught a Gible (since you don't need to wait to get Strength to catch it now), and I am heading to the coal mining town to deposit it. Then, boom, a green Zubat appears. Now, I had a Golbat, but a shiny Crobat would be the roxorz, so naturally, I want it. Unfortunately, all I have with me is a level 3 Bidoof for cutting and smashing rocks, a level 30 Golbat that would pummel the shiny creature, a level 28 Rotom that would also cream it, a level 19 Gible with three HP, and a level 23 Grotle. Naturally, I go with the Grotle to attempt the capture.

I used Tackle. Critical Hit. Bye-Bye shiny Zubat.

The very next encounter is yet another shiny Zubat. I am jumping for joy. I use Tackle. Critical Hit. Bye-Bye another shiny Zubat.

ARGH!
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DarthEevee
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Mmkay. That is evil. o_o Still luckier than me, as the only wild shinies I've seen were a pink quagsire in Crystal and a shiny metapod in my (then boyfriend's) borrowed and eventually given gold game. He did the crit at the wrong time and KO it himself.

Haven't been able to get him to pick up a game since tho. Ah well.

That is still a very evil game. u.u Hopefully my platinum is not that evil...I've only just gottn my starter really, and amd just about to head for Jubilife.
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Fordy
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Fucking nerds.
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Fordy
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Also just throw balls repeatedly until it works. Especially Quick ones. It works with legendaries too.
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Fantasy Shadow
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It's not worth it.
Never, ever encountered a shiny. x.x Boo.

I should probably get Platinum...
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Jolt
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My game totally made up for it.

The Riolu egg from Riley hatched into a shiny one. I think I'd rather have a shiny Crobat than a shiny Lucario, especially since I don't usually use Lucario, but meh. Lucario looks better than Crobat as a shiny.
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DarthEevee
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I want a Shiny Riolu.... :(

Oh well. Probably won't get that far for several weeks, myself. Having difficulty with Gardenia because I don't want to catch a pokemon soley to beat her up with and the teammates I do have that I want to keep aren't good against grass types.
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What the hell, Jolt? THREE?
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Fantasy Shadow
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It's not worth it.
Picked up Platinum earlier today... woot.

I chose Chimchar and traded over an Eevee for my usual Espeon... and that's all I got. ;-; I can't decide on any other Pokemon to use. I hate to reuse any Pokemon, so eventually, I have a really hard time picking some.
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Steel Cerberus
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I totally got it today but haven't had time to play it yet. D:

I did get the little Giratina statue that came with the preorders, though. Its pretty rad.
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I didn't preorder and still got the silly thing. It is kind of cute. The case is pretty spif as well. Keeps the little ones from killing my batteries without my permission any more because they haven't yet figured out zippers. *nodnods* Hopefully by the time they do, I'll have enough money to buy them their own.

Not bothering with the trading, as you get an eevee free once you reach Hearthome. Gonna get a leafeon with that'n to try her out...and gonna try a gallade this go around from route 208, too. Trying to figure out what else to take. Went with piplup in Platinum because I used turtwig in Diamond and personally loathe chimchar's existence (no offense to those that do like it...I just don't like Goku wannabes or monkeys with their butts on fire personally).

Am thinking of trying togekiss for a flier (since you get a togepi in the town with the second gym)...and really don't know what else. Currently have a luxio and buneary...may just end up keeping them if I don't end up using a lucario again.
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Jolt
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My team totally kicks ass. I creamed the whole game.

Torterra, Crobat, Vaporeon, Houndoom, Rotom, and a Bibarel/Chatot for the HMs.

I have a Battle Frontier team, too, and it also kicks ass.

And yes 45, I usually have a few shinies in every game I play... ever since Gold, anyways. I guess I just rock.

Oh, I do need help with something. I need to catch Munchlax. It is found with the Honey tree garbage. However, only certian trees have a chance to lure it... I guess they are better than others. Does anyone know which ones they are?
Edited by Jolt, Mar 30 2009, 07:54 AM.
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Alexandra
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... I had no idea you no longer needed strength for Gible. Oooo.

I haven't really been playing it since I've got a lot to do. I'm going to play it a lot when I'm on the bus going to Chicago during spring break, though. Platinum doesn't really wow me, though. Of course, none of the Pokémon games have wowed me since... Crystal. x:

My current team's a Monferno, Psyduck, Staravia, and a Luxio. Because I'm really lame. I'm not really sure what I'm going to add to that team. I'm not really taking this game very seriously, lol.

I've never encountered a shiny in all my nine years of playing Pokémon games. My sister encountered a shiny Wooper once in Gold, though, and freaked out and showed me. Of course... she had no Pokéballs. D'oh.
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Kaizanu
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After looking up some info on the Munchlax...

Only 4 (I'm guessing random trees) out of all the trees in Sinnoh contain Munchlax. And those will always have a 1% chance, so I guess it would be best to go put honey on all of them and check them all. Six hour waits. Woo.

And then you can go the easy way and just go get one GTS style. :3

And Platinum is some cool beans, I put 18 hours on it in the first two days. >.>'

Edit;
I got Diamond a while back, but I sold my Fat!DS recently and bought Platinum with it, so I'm playing on my sister's DS Lite. Hopefully I can grab my own some time soon.

Since I started with Piplup on Diamond (Empoleon sucks! Dx), I decided to go with Turtwig, because I've never liked monkeys. Never. They are the scariest animal ever; yes, we are scary.

Currently got four badges and the team: Torterra, Eevee, Noctowl, Luxio, Kadabra, and a Houndour. Sometimes I switch out my pokes for a Haunter, Onix, Rhyhorn, and a few others. >.> I like big teams, but I want a Totodile/Feraligatr for my water type.
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Alexandra
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One thing they fixed between Platinum and Diamond/Pearl was the slight delay between the attack hitting and the damage going down. I'm not sure if anyone else knows what I'm talking about, but... it would drive me crazy. I'm a little OCD. >_>;
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Yup. It's just makes the battles go slightly faster, which is a benefit for some of us speed freaks.
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Jolt
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Surfing is really fast, too.

I honey'd the trees alot. No Munchlax, and I have no wifi, so GTS is out. Oh well. I will probbaly buy Fire red or somethign and Pal-Park it to Platinum or something.

Golduck is one of the most well-rounded water pokemon there are, so kudos for you using a Psyduck.
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It's not worth it.
Right now I've got Monferno, Rotom, Buizel, Eevee on my team. I got a Cherubi on my team, but it's male, and I wanted female, and since I was an idiot and forgot to reset to get the right gender... I'm currently in the process of tagging all the honey trees and trying to find another one.

Yeah, pretty much reject Pokemon... ah, well. I used all the good ones in my first two runs, so now it's on to the second string.
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Kaizanu
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I thought you could only pal-park after completing the 'dex?
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Reading Serebii, it seems that they say that all trees have a chance for the munchlax, not just four. o.o Donno if they're right, but, *shrugs* I pal-park'd snorlaxes over and bred to get myself one, in diamond because I didn't have the patience to honey-tree after three days of not seeing any.

Me, I've at least gotten to Hearthome's gym. Have a leafeon, prinplup, buneary, togepi, luxio and kirlia for my team. Having looked over Gallade's moveset, I am disappointed, though. They have like zero variety for fighting moves. u.u Am debating switching to a rotom instead of the luxio. Just keep forgetting to grab it.

Yep, I'm slow. Probably why I didn't notice all the speeding up of stuff before now.
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I never bothered looking for a Munchlax, I just bred for one. :x

And, uh, I just barely got to the town place with the first Gym? Oreburgh? I dunno.

My team right now is Turtwig, Shinx, Magikarp (what?), Zubat, Cricketot (gonna be replaced with an Abra soon), and Starly. I'm trying to use different Pokemon this time through. :x
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My horrible inexperience with the new generation shines through when I have no idea what team I'm going to use with a Turtwig. D:
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That's true Kaiz, but I did complete the dex, so I can Pal Park.

I have like... 102 hours and change of playtime with 349 on the dex. Not caught, but seen. I am only catching stuff that I am using on my Battle Frontier team.

I suggest using a Breloom with Poison heal with a Toxic Orb. It rocks the house.
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