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  1. randomspot555
    You'll need a flashcart to actually back up your save file. Pokesav can also be utilized with an Action Replay, but you can only make codes to put onto your cart. Your cart's save can't be transferred to your computer. This is a very short answer to your question. I don't own a flash cart, so anyone who wants to go more in depth, feel free to.
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    Announcements would be useful for updates to rules and policies for already registered users. For users before registration, a FAQ/rules on the main site can have a link near the Forums link, and maybe somewhere in the registration process.
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    We already have a thread for "Poll: D/P/Plat". And we have at least 2 that are about favorite Pokemon So yeah.
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    I'm not an AR expert, but I think he's asking why he can't use the alternate forms on Battle Tower Wi-Fi, despite having the code for alternate forms punched in. My guess would be you need both the "Use any Pokemon in Battle Tower" code and the "New forms on Wi-Fi code" activated. However, I have no idea if this would really work. The Battle Tower Wi-Fi might not be the same as regular Wi-Fi battling. Or the two codes activated simultaneously might cause the game to crash.
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    Edit your post to include what you're offering. It'll help.
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    It might help if you edit your post and say what you're offering+other details (do you want legit, generated, illegal, etc...).
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    In addition, there's no way to legally get Aqua Jet and Belly Drum on the same Marill. You're free to trade for hacks here, but just thought I'd let you know.
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    He's never made a thread, per say. But he's posted a lot in each Pokemon thread. The current one is here. I just linked to the first page he posted on. His SA name is Doug Dinsdale. Something Awful's forums are a one-time fee to post in (and another one-time fee for extra features, like search). But they are free to browse. You just have to put up with some annoying advertisements. He also made a handful of posts in this thread here. Not sure if he posted anything beyond that page. I have some tidbits that he's posted throughout the past couple threads somewhere in Serebii. I'll see if I can dig that up. He also did an "event" giveaway. He randomly captured a bunch of Pokemon with his OT/ID#, and nicknamed them "Dinsdale." I got an Onix.
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    Nor have I. But it's not really a perk that just water Pokemon get (RestTalk). Now if it can use Wish, Recover, or other similar HP recovering moves, then I'd say "Oh, it can heal itself too." I'd say Suicune is the only viable RestTalker. Everyone else has better things to do. Vaporeon can Wishpass, Swampert can actually do damage and attack, and Tentacruel needs to stay awake so it can spin away those rocks. The other 3 you listed, as you pointed out, are usually much better off playing offense than defense. Though a little bit of bulk can help them out greatly.
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    Swampert can't heal itself outside of Rest/Talk, which most Pokes get. It does have Refresh, which can remove status. Suicune doesn't even get Refresh. Vaporeon is by far the best healer. It absorbs water moves with it's ability, can Wish(pass) and is bulky enough not to care about Toxic/Will O Wisp damage for at least a few turns.
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    And hopefully the site will continue to succeed and grow.
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    Would you all be interested in a thread for Battle Tower (D/P) and Battle Frontier (Plat) records? It's on a number of other sites' forums, and maybe it'll motivate some of us/me to take the challenge.
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    Other shows have events that indicate a certain age too. For example, Bart and Lisa are always in the same grade (except for a handful of stories where they get moved up or down for the plot). And the Simpsons have been on much longer than Pokemon has, even having characters die (and stay dead) and even contain references to current and historical events. While I agree, *officially he's still 10 and the anime creators haven't indicated anything otherwise*, even giving a generous episode=1 day assumption**, it's still only 591 episodes to date. That can easily fit into a bit under 2 years. So he hasn't even hit 12 yet. **Yes, I know, some 2-3 episode arcs are said to take place over a number of weeks, like the initial voyage to Brock's Gym in Kanto. But other 2-3 episode arcs take place all in one day. So having 1 day=1 episode is just for the sake of the argument. And I'm not counting movies since their place in continuity, if in continuity at all, is debatable except for movie #1.
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    Closing+unstickying. Most info is now in the Rules thread.
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    Closing. Small questions like this can go in the D/P/Plat general forum, or even the Questions/Help thread.
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    It's not like this wasn't known before. There's no shortage of websites with information on Hidden Power. EDIT: Re-opened to discuss hidden power. If this is really popular, maybe we can start up a big ol mega thread for breeding, soft re-setting, and stuff like that.
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    I'm perfectly aware of what's going on, as far as testing, at Smogon. Not only do I keep up with their forums, but Jumpman also posts in the Pokemon thread over at the Something Awful forums. The point of the post is that two posters made two false claims: That Mew has been tested (it hasn't, and the point was that ubers/clauses/whatever should be tested so the research is reflective of the current metagame, not whatever happened in RBY/GSC/RSE) and that all Pokemon have been tested. Of course, regardless of the specific example (which I pulled out of my hat, but just so happened to be true), the meaning of the message was the same. The metagame and the rules that regulate it should be based on what's going on now. This is especially true for clauses that haven't been tested for years (OHKO, Evasion), or Pokemon that were just automatically bumped up to tiers (Manaphy, for example, was bumped to Uber without a test after it spent some time in OU). You have the right to your own opinion. About the need to test pokemon tiers/clauses/etc, for example. You do not have the right to your own facts (they have been tested).
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    While I don't want this discussion to go much further than...well, my post because I'm selfish (though you can take it to the Team Building thread or the All Around Team thread), as you progress and gain experience, you'll find that even small tweaks in the standard sets will greatly help, depending on your style of battling. It's especially true when you get thrown into different environments. You can't play PBR Wi-Fi the same way you play on Smogon's server on Shoddy, or at a Nintendo Doubles tournament.
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    How many "points" are added for each level are relatively random. But since legendary are generally caught at a higher level, they'll gain more points as they level up, compared to a 3-stage evolution which'll just get a gradual increase in points.
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    I don't even know what this means. Regardless if I use "legit h4x0r pokemon", that doesn't reduce the 6 hour drive time or that there's only a chance of anyone actually getting into the tournaments.
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    Yeah, you can say that. But do you build your teams so that, just in case Breloom or Scarf Dark Void Smeargle pops up, every Pokemon can stay awake or attack while asleep? Because if you don't, your teams are just as poorly built as anyone else's. As to other points: As of this Order of Operations, Mew has not been tested and there are responses throughout the thread talking why to/why not to test Mew. It's safe to say not every Pokemon has been tested. Unless you two can source when/where it was tested and what the vote was.
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    Yeah, it is very plot device-ey. But the same can be said about most Pokemon on the show. But I'd much rather have a Pokemon who fluctuates in terms of power rather than one that OHKOs everything.
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    Are you two new to serial fiction? It's extremely common for fictional universes to take place in a reality where time passes slowly, making characters essentially "ageless." Franchises that have been around much longer than Pokemon do this: Spider-Man (or any number of legacy superheroes), James Bond, The Simpsons, and many more.
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    That photo is incredibly fake. As for the names, it's a common tactic for huge franchises to copyright every single name they can think of. Sometimes it's to renew it (Pokemon Red was recently registered), most of the times it's to prevent bootlegs or ripoff games from using similar names, and a few times it's because they were going to be names of games but were changed for one reason or another. Basically, what Gamefreak has registered as names are essentially meaningless. I never played the Gen 2 games and certainly wouldn't mind the re-makes, especially since it could mean a 4th gen Celebi event (which is needed). But do they need to be made? No. Are the "hints" any indication of them? Not really. There's tons of references to Kanto and Hoenn in the 4th gen too. And that DSI=no Pal Park talking point is getting pretty worn out. Nintendo doesn't have an Elite Assassination Squad that is destroying every DS and DS Lite the moment the DSi comes out. They still exist, and rest assured any Pokemon fan who cares already owns a DS/Lite. So it largely doesn't matter. Anybody who starts out playing Pokemon on the DSi probably would never purchase a GBA game anyway.
  25. randomspot555
    I know a few people in the Event WC thread say they'll be attending. Unfortunately, the closest to me is 6+hours away, and that's too much of a drive for only a chance at getting in.
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