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Nidoking. In Pokemon RB glitchless speedruns, Nidoking is an absolute must to use. According to the pokemonspeedruns.com FAQ for RBY: However, in the actual games, Nidoking has been a severe victim of power creep. While he has remained comfortable in UU for some time, which is not all bad for...

I'd argue for hardest Pokemon to catch period would be the Manaphy from Ranger, if you want to get it's shiny. Not the mission itself, it was pretty easy iirc, but the context behind it: Each cartridge can only complete the Manaphy mission once for the egg. Ever. So no restarting the game if...

That's good. I have a HP Ice Tapu Koko, so I could SR for either ground or fire.

Let me guess, that healed your Vaporeon completely? Now that is dumb.

You have no idea how many times the AI has used a Z-Move on my Pokemon when it's in the red in the Battle Tree. ...when it's not even my last Pokémon.

Oh god this. Why can't Victini learn this move normally (or at least via Heart Scale)? This move was made for this thing. inb4 someone brings up Rayquaza learning it

I am! I proposed I would only do it as soon as I got the 6 Pokemon needed to start, and I only have 3 right now.

You do make a valid point there. It does seem to craft a whole risk/reward sort of deal. No wonder I didn't bother evolving my Growlithe in my Sun playthrough until later. God i feel stupid now...

Stone evolution Pokemon not evolved from Eevee not being able to learn plenty of moves. Why? Trade evolved Pokemon still can learn moves like their pre-evos, and some more too (Hi Scizor). Seriously, I had to breed 3 5IV Jolly Cloysters for Battle Spot just to address this problem. One for...

Reminders that the Battle Revolution Stargazer Colosseum Set 8 Master Battle had the final boss use Cherrim on one of his teams for the Flower Gift buff for allies. ...and ability-summoned weather was still permanent in Gen 4...

Bump. I still need 3 more.

From when I had FireRed as a kid: I threw a Master Ball at Zapdos... way before I discovered the legendary dogs were in the game... ...and the Roar glitch being a thing... ...and I didn't know about roaming Pokemon... ... Look. I was a dumb kid, okay?

Yes, I know this is from a gen 4 Smog article but remember this? Sucker Punch isn't a punching move. It's Japanese name is sneak attack. Hence, it's not an Iron Fist-boosted attack Does this look capable of a sneak attack to you?

Hey Game Freak, can you please get Shiny Tapu Koko outside of Asia, please? kthnxbai ...I'm sorry, I just really want Shiny Tapu Koko. It just looks so cool!

Whydon, have Ripjaws the Totodile. Throughout the game, Ripjaws is very heat-sensitive and gets dehydrated easily, especially as a Totodile. As such he is not allowed to battle any fire-type Pokemon, and must be switched out if hit by a fire type move (mainly via switch in). If Ripjaws gets...

I have never played Pokemon GSC ever (HeartGold and SoulSilver don't count) so why not do a scramble challenge for Crystal? Medium-hard difficulty No prohibiting me from evolving a Pokemon (you can evolve Pokemon X if you complete challenge Y is fair game though) HM slaves are exempt from the...

As a person who tends to play more on Battle Spot Singles rather than Smogon OU, I've come across my fair share of... interesting Battle Spot sets. While some sets may be simply bad, I've come across some creative ones, mainly from the Japanese players, who I swear to god, want to stand out from...

An instance in Super Singles Battle Tree: I faced Veteran Priya carrying a Raikou-1 when my Tapu Lele was paralyzed. Having taken damage earlier, I was planning to weaken the Raikou so my Mega Salamence could come in for the kill. So Raikou uses Shadow Ball and it looks to be a 2HKO, and I just...

You imagine what it would be like if the Tapus weren't shiny locked (and not from an event, like the Shiny Tapu Koko)? Seriously, legit Shiny HP Fire Tapu Lele would be rarer than hen's teeth. The trade forums would be placing them on high priority in their wanted lists.

This. Oh god this. It took a bit for me to get the Timid HP Ice Tapu Koko, and forever for Timid HP Fire Tapu Lele for Battle Tree/BSS. Like, seriously, the chance that Tapu Lele gets HP Fire period is a measly 1.25%. Thank god for Bottle Caps though...