I am going to getting back into 4th gen (Heartgold) and first spread I am gonna abuse for is an Impish (and hopefully Bold with be included with it). I need some ideas for captures I can do with Impish/Bold.
I got Skarmory planned already.
Hmmmm....... Think Think Think......
Capture Ideas (for Bold/Impish on Heartgold) (if you're referring to the shiny spreads):
1.) Shiny Bold/Impish Baltoy (Caught in a heavy ball and Luxury ball)
2.) Shiny Bold Suicune (Caught in a lure ball, Moon ball, Dive ball, and Net ball)
3.) Shiny Bold Zapdos (Caught in a fast ball, ultra ball, friend ball, and luxury ball)
I'd like to suggest
Impish Growlithe (fast ball) and
Impish Phanpy (heavy ball or level ball for shiny donphan)
Curious question......
I know most of you guys prefer to do business with people who have their own pokemon, and I do want to take pride in getting my own pokemon, but out of curiosity, does a player (or smogoner) have to get every pokemon on the pokemon game his/her self? If no, how do I know when or what would be a good time to give somebody (on smogon) a chance or an opportunity to get a pokemon that you're looking for?
Imo the reason to give someone else a chance to get a pokemon for you is because:
- You can't get that pokemon yourself. For example: XY friend safaris, hidden ability pokemon, pokemon in apricorn balls (if like me you don't own HGSS)
- If they offer shinies or 6 IV pokemon or Hidden Power pokemon that would be a hassle for you to make yourself (although anyone could, you just choose not to because it's so much more efficient to trade)
- You're particularly lazy and can't be bothered to do the chain breeding for certain egg moves :) hehe
- Legendary pokemon that you've either failed to SR yourself or already have but you want a different nature
- Maybe you're in a huge rush for something and need that pokemon really badly but you know it'll take too long to get it yourself?
The bottom line however, is that I myself actually don't mind other people's OT. Because I mainly use traded pokemon for battles, other poeple's pokemon are easier to train and making a team that includes your friend's pokemon I think is a cool concept, like they're lending me their strength.
However, when it comes to trading, if I'm offering a pokemon that I originally obtained from someone else, I'll re-breed it so it has my OT and that's trading my own pokemon. Of course
I always give credit where it's due when the parent originated from someone else :)
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what it feels like when I battle using other people's or my friend's competitive pokemon I obtained through trade:
\o/ <(Yay!)
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