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Well said Relyte, but as you can see, Wraith won

It's never too late to learn! Yeah, I've had painful experiences from piano... not so pretty, heh heh... That quote? From the IRC X_X

You're about to turn this into a big debate... Anyways, anything that can be used to create music can be considered instruments... because instruments means things you... use? Let's not get technical here... but sure, vocals can be My dad is good with singing... and I think I'm terrible with it So how's it like playing chords on the piano? I see everyone learning it that way... but I just started playing with different music and eventually learned. I think chords would help me more

Yes, penguins own turtles It's not back on yet... I did this in TeamUber while I was bored X_X And don't worry telos. Vaporeon does beat Flareon, but I just had to surprise everyone like this Yeah, a lot of changes here I had to keep Torterra in for obvious reasons

But... this is important Well, here's the thing. Lorewise, true, Spearow and Fearow pick on the Pidgey family, for Pidgey is docile, but that shouldn't mean Pidgey should be completely defenseless. Here's what I mean by being outclassed: Fearow: faster and stronger and has Drill Peck (but Pidgeot now gets Brave Bird =P) Farfetch'd: this guy will one day evolve, just watch... Dodrio: better than Fearow, but that automatically means it's better than Pidgeot Noctowl: meh... this bird plays a COMPLETELY different role from the others, so let's not list him Swellow: Guts abuse + STAB Facade + incredibly fast... outclasses Pidgeot by a lot Staraptor: acceptable stats, Intimidate, Brave Bird and CLOSE COMBAT, this bird must be the king of them all... although slower than Swellow and does not have Guts, but still outclasses Pidgeot Chatot: Looks small, but shares the same speed tier as Pidgeot, not to mention he has a decent special attack to use Heat Wave and all. Yes, sadly even CHATOT outclasses Pidgeot Togekiss: Paraflinchhax, awesome movepool, and incredibly bulky, this thing outclasses Pidgeot by a mile, even if it doesn't share the same role Notice how some are even only on their second stage and already outclass Pidgeot... poor poor birdy. =( Nothing's gonna stop me from using it, however. =P And thank you, Pidgeot supporters! Long live Pidgeot!

You too? Awesome! *high fives* But to people who do want to play competitively, this is an issue =/ I've always wanted to use Pidgeot in Wifi battles... but of course, the only thing stopping me was that whole "it is outclassed by the others" thing.

[icon]018[/icon]Introduction This is an article discussing the issues regarding Pidgeot, the majestic bird Pokemon who has roughly the speed of Mach 2 and the ability to conjure a storm out of its mighty wings. Note that this is a revamp of an old article I was writing regarding Pidgeot, but I was rather unhappy with it because it looked disorganised and not very concise. I think cleaning it up this way makes it a lot easier to read. [icon]018[/icon]The Issue I will say this bluntly: Pidgeot sucks, in relative and absolute terms. And now here comes the objection from most people: Pidgeot is awesome! I have one in my team and it kicks the enemy trainers' butts! Sure... that's in-game but even in-game you may sometimes find its powers rather compromised in comparison to other birds you are able to get. [icon]018[/icon]Comparison With Other Birds Of course, we would like to know how well Pidgeot compares to its other avian colleagues. Very well, here is a little comparison between Pidgeot and its fearsome rival Fearow. Yes, it seems Pidgeot has the upper hand when it comes to defence and base stat total, but not by much. However, where it matters most (which is attack and speed), Fearow surpasses Pidgeot, making Pidgeot's other stats rather redundant. And mind you, Fearow is just one of the lower birds, and from that point, the other birds completely outclass it in terms of stats and abilities. [icon]018[/icon]In-Game At least Pidgey would be useful in-game, right? I suppose it has some sort of a niche by spamming Sand-Attack, but do we really need that? Pidgey appears quite early in games that have Kanto or Johto, or they plain mock it by placing Level 51 Pidgeys in areas with larger bugs like Ariados or Venomoth (Pokemon DPP). But usually whenever Pidgey is in the game, so is its rival Spearow, who is meaner and vicious. You head to the side route of Viridian City in Kanto or head north in that little gatehouse at Route 29 for Johto for the better bird. Right from the start, Spearow has the better STAB move Peck while Pidgey has the lame Tackle, which was not buffed until Black/White, where it is inconsequential anyways as Pidgey is not an early game Pokemon there. Pidgey evolves at Level 18 into Pidgeotto, who looks awesome but results will soon prove to be disappointing. Asides from additional bulk and one extra point in speed (which may be lower if Spearow's IVs/EVs are higher to begin with), Pidgeotto's stats are very similar to Spearow's! Yes, even its attack power is the same. It is understandable regarding Pidgey's and Spearow's stats due to the former's timid nature and the latter's savage nature, but the change from Pidgey to Pidgeotto is rather a radical change, as Pidgeotto assumes the predatory niche and should continue becoming more powerful, especially as Pidgeot. So it takes until Level 18 for Pidgey to even catch up to Spearow, who evolves at Level 20. Oh look, Level 17 Aerial Ace for Spearow! That gives Spearow an amazing STAB attack to work with for a long time, and to add insult to injury, Fearow learns Mirror Move at level 23, MUCH earlier than Pidgeot. It's not like the move is all that useful, but that was supposedly Pidgeot's signature attack, but Fearow gets it much earlier. Whoops. So basically, what is the use of getting a bird that needs to reach Level 36 to reach its final form that is not too great when there is already a bird that reaches its final form at Level 20, and it is better than the Level 36 one? There is a huge imbalance here... and Fearow isn't exactly the best bird out there! Oh get this. You know how some Pokemon get a new attack when they evolve? It doesn't look like Pidgeot gets one at all. What's this? Level 38 Wing Attack? LEVEL. 38. What the heck mate? So we have a Level 17 Aerial Ace from Spearow, Level 13 Wing Attack from Taillow, and Level 9 Wing Attack from Starly. And this great majestic birds learns it at level 38? Give me a break! [icon]018[/icon]A Small Analysis : One day I will be a beautiful Pidgeot! It is understandable when Gen I Pokemon were not really programmed with competitive viability in mind, but it is clear that Pidgeot lacks the specialisation the other birds get... and they did NOTHING to improve this. I feel when they did the Special stat split in Gen II, Pidgeot's Special Attack should have been buffed so it would at least have some sort of a role. Back then, a special attacking Normal/Flying bird was non-existent except for Noctowl or Togetic, none of which were not too powerful anyways. It would have been horrid until Gen IV with the addition of special Flying attacks, and more moves would have been added to its movepool. Now why do I say this? It is because it appears that Pidgeot's specialty based on its movepool and Pokedex is blowing strong gusts of wind. It is not the savage tear-em-apart type of birds most of the other birds are; this one is more like a noblesse and prides in its plumage and majestic wings. In fact, Gen V supports this by giving the relatively exclusive attack Hurricane to Pidgeot, which is truly awesome. Okay, so it is supposed to go on Mach-2 speed, which is faster than Garchomp, but Pidgeot is slower than Gliscor! Something like 110 Special Attack would have been enough to suffice. However, since base stats are pretty much permanent, I don't think there is much they can do. They did do the unthinkable by adding a new ability in Gen V via Dream World, but Pidgeot's ability was not too helpful in helping create a specialisation. Then what? I suppose the only thing they can do is give Pidgeot the Marowak treatment. You know, a unique hold item that can at least compensate for its relatively low stats? Since trainers all enjoy the bright plumage that Pidgeot possesses, it would not be such a bad idea by giving it a hold item that can double its Special Attack, similar to Marowak's Thick Club. And I don't believe it is broken either, since Pidgeot's special movepool is rather barren, consisting of Hurricane, Air Slash, Heat Wave... and not much else. In fact, I think this would be one of the most efficient ways to give Pidgeot some sort of a specialisation. A final form bird that has no other ways to give itself a meaning would have to find any way to salvage itself. And Pidgeot is not the only victim of lack of specialisation or not fulfilling its intended purpose properly. There are many other Pokemon out there (particularly some from Gen I) that need some sort of fixing. Pidgeot may be one of the first, but it is not by any means the last. [icon]018[/icon]Conclusion That is it for now. I made this article much more concise than its predecessor and hopefully, my thoughts are easier to read now. So what do you guys think about Pidgeot? Please discuss... Though it was luck based, I have had two instances where I had Pidgeot sweep unexpectedly. [icon]018[/icon]XY Update I was proven wrong with Gamefreak not giving Pokemon new abilities, and I was proven wrong yet again when I said base stats will never change! It looks like Gamefreak may be heading towards the right direction with adding + 10 base stats to some Pokemon who need it (although Pikachu gained + 20 base stats, as + 10 in both defences), and Pidgeot was one of them, gaining an extra + 10 Speed, beating out base 100s! Hurray for balancing! I hope I'm proven more wrong when they give it a Mega Evolution with Gale Wings or something of that sort. However, that + 10 BST change is a little too half-hearted, as nobody I know would have agreed Alakazam deserved the same stat changes as early Level 10 Bugs and the sort. A boost in Special Attack and lowering its Attack maybe would help gain a niche somewhat. Unfortunately, its movepool is also pretty much the same as the older games, which may change when new move tutors come out later. It is still heavily outclassed by another early Normal / Flying Pokemon, Talonflame (although final form is Fire/Flying), which has the Attack Power of Swellow, but slightly higher Speed, and a very dangerous niche as a revenge killer that is nigh uncounterable by the majority of OU Pokemon but ironically gets beaten by lower caste of Pokemon like Luxray or Rhyperior and the likes.

(Battler 1 v Battler 2) Shoddy Warstory Battle between two in-game teams Rules: Evasion Clause, Freeze Clause, OHKO Clause, Sleep Clause Pokemon: (In order of appearance) Chanticleer Pertelote

The piano I used to play the violin when I was a child. Touched the flute, clarinet and the drums... for one year for each of these...

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Hmmm Air Slash was doing fine though. Yeah, its offense is pretty low. And Extrasensory at level 42? Two more levels! This is gonna rock I use Noctowl for Reflect and Hypnosis support, nothing else much (Hypnosis misses a fair amount of times though). Thanks.

It's all right... but I don't see the point to Ctrl + Alt. I've always learned it as "just push Print Screen".

Guys, I'm SURE the instructions left by SatoshiX in the original post was QUITE clear. No discussions and whatnot, just post your desktop... after this post. FAQ 1) But... what is the first post? http://projectpokemon.org/forums/showpost.php?p=185&postcount=1

lol. Yep, even after the forest it's all Route 205, hence why there is a distinction between North and South Route 205. Anyways, I'm playing a new file... and my main bird is Noctowl (before you all scream at me to use Staraptor because it is infinitely better, I KNOW, but I want to play differently because using Infernape and Staraptor will make the game infinitely easy)... it is level 35 right now, but my question is, will it learn a decent offensive move anytime soon? I'm stuck resorting to Confusion and Air Slash for damage...

To the west of Eterna City... that's the northern side of Route 205. Just look at the top right part of that route, above the piers and the fisherman. It's in PLAIN sight.

Well, let's take it bit by bit, and we'll see. Aggron @ Focus Band Adamant Nature Trait: Sturdy Moves -Substitute -Focus Punch -Stone Edge -Thunder Wave Hmmm... I'd just max out HP and Attack for this. Focus Band is rather pointless really, as its activation chance is only 10% (works for some people, but don't blame me if Lady Luck turns away from you). 252 HP/252 Atk/6 Def would be the route I'd go, or you can max Defense instead and use 6 Atk. But HP MUST be maxed because 70 base HP doesn't cut it. Or... that remainder 6 EVs can go in speed to outpace other Aggrons that don't use any speed... I guess If you're paranoid about other Aggrons, go 8 Speed and use 248 Atk instead, I guess Blaziken@Choice band Adamant Nature Shiny LV:100 Moves ~Fire Blast ~Focus Punch ~Brave Bird ~Sleep Talk Er... Choice Band? I don't know why you'd put that on... then in that case, I'd replace Fire Blast with Overheat. A Choice Bander is a guy that just switches in and out. Sleep Talk is fun, but it's very situational. Plus once you use Sleep Talk with a choice item, it only works the first time, but will fail after, so you will have to switch regardless. Hmmm, what to do... Since you're using a Band, I'd just go 4 HP/252 Atk/252 Speed spread Also, I'd use these moves: - Flare Blitz - Superpower - Stone Edge - Overheat/Thunderpunch Overheat is there in case Skarmory wants to crash the party (even though Adamant Choice Band will STILL hurt regardless) If you don't like Superpower, go with Sky Uppercut, but that lack of good Fighting moves hurts Salamence @ Life Orb Trait: Intimidate Brave Nature LV:100 - Draco Meteor - Earthquake - Fire Blast - Outrage Why Brave Nature? Salamence doesn't like that Speed reduction. Since you have Draco Meteor, I'd suggest you change to either Mild/Rash nature. Yes, that - Def/SpDef is not so appealing, but would you sacrifice his speed, which is the most important stat in this metagame? The EVing of this one is very tricky, since it's a Mixmence. I'd run enough EVs to hit 288 Speed, enough to outpace a 252 Speed Jolly Gyarados (287 Speed). The rest can be divided into attack/Special attack however you'd like. Metagross@Choice Specs Trait:Clear Body Serious Nature LV:100 -Meteor mash -Earthquake -Psychic -ThunderPunch Why so serious? And Choice Specs? Nah... don't use that. The only move that gets powered up by Specs is Psychic. You might consider changing that moveset... maybe Agility for Psychic? Yeah, that's actually not a bad idea. Putting 132 Speed EVs will hit 209, which after an Agility will outpace a Timid Choice Scarf Heatran, which hits 417 speed. The rest you can put to max out attack and then the others go into HP I guess... Also change the nature to Adamant. A neutral nature doesn't really benefit anyone Dusknoir@Leftovers Trait:Pressure Relaxed Nature LV:100 -Shadow Punch -Trick Room -Will-o-wisp -Psychic If you go Relaxed nature, I'm guessing you want a Trick Room user, so make the IVs 0. Just max out Dusknoir's HP, then split the rest into Defense and Special defense (most people max out defense and put the 6 remainder into Special Defense). Also, don't use Psychic. You're only asking for a Tyranitar to come eat you up (they hate Will-o-Wisp, but still... you're not winning a fight against it). You want something to defend against Dark types so why not use Earthquake? Use Focus Punch if you're sure that they won't attack you. You can also use Pain Split, which is unreliable as a recovery move but still works sometimes, enough for you to finish them off with a STAB Shadow Punch. Tyranitar@Adherence Scarf Trait: SandStream Nature:Jolly LV:100 -Focus Punch -Substitute -Thunderbolt -Stone Edge Boah... and what's Adherence Scarf? I've NEVER heard of that before. I'd go Leftovers. And the Subpunch set with Tbolt is known as Boah. Replace Stone Edge with Crunch because you already have Tbolt to deal with fliers. Since you're running Substitute, max out HP. This hits 404 HP, which makes subs that survive a single Seismic Toss (Blissey anyone?) Also, Jolly reduces your Special Attack, and most Boahs go either Brave or Quiet nature (raises attack and special attack respectively, but both reduce speed). However, putting 28 Speed EVs outpace standard Blisseys without speed (feel free to put more in in case you think the opponent put some speed in it). Then put the remainder EVs into attack and special attack. I guess that's all for now Also, I don't see a team synergy in this one? What's it about? You have a HUGE ground weakness... particularly Swampert which can pretty much wall your team and screw around with most of them. Plus Trick Room is quite unconventional on a team that really doesn't benefit from it, now isn't it?

Well, if the Pal Park Pokemon was hatched, then PID wouldn't matter So yes, just for hatched Pokemon, PID will NOT matter. However, just make sure the Ability class is right

The problem is, if you give it the Light Ball, it becomes almost broken. Let's see... 90 Base Attack and Special attack... either one of them becomes 279 max with neutral nature (and reaches 309, I believe, with positive nature). Imagine that doubled... and coming off 100 speed. That would be broken. Raichu's already an okay Pokemon with pretty high speed with a movepool to mess around with even Ground Pokemon... not to mention it gets Nasty Plot (Pika can Nasty Plot too, but when does it ever get the time to use that?). Encore messes with pretty much many things too For the most part, I consider Raichu better in battling than Pikachu.

Then you clearly don't seem to know what Christianity really is about.The last time I checked, Christianity is about love. I don't view God as the "angry" smiteful God... the Mosaic Laws of the Old testament was in effect to differentiate Israel from the other nations. There are many ways to interpret God, yes, but does that mean that all are correct? Even if He were the "angry" God, I'd think we all deserve to be punished anyhow. What goes around comes around...

Pokemon Yellow... and that promotional Game Boy Color. And red and blue versions too. Are they considered old?

Not exactly... although the Muslims claim their belief is deeply rooted in the Judeo-Christian beliefs (it is), there are many differences to account for between the Judeo-Christian Yeshua and the Islamic Isa. Allah and Yahweh seem similar but they have many differences. The God of Christianity loves all apparently: The God of Islam: Clearly something's different here...