The Pokemon Questions Thread Again!

[randomspot555]

Lol fail question. I honestly didn't know that. Why can't Teleport switch out akin to U-Turn?

Because that isn't what Teleport does. Teleport's in-game description specifically says it only works for wild Pokemon battles.

[~Kari~]

Natures are set as soon as the egg is created and you take it from the Daycare Man. You can influence the nature by making the female or Ditto hold an Everstone. The Pokemon holding the Everstone has a 50% chance to pass its nature to the egg. Normally, natures are random.

[Ulicies]

Because that isn't what Teleport does. Teleport's in-game description specifically says it only works for wild Pokemon battles.

I know, but you might as well make moves like that slightly more useful...

[yoshi007]

Basically what ~Kari~ said, though in Black and White 2 the Pokémon holding the Everstone has 100% chance of passing down its nature, i.e. it's guaranteed.

[yveltallover]

Why is regirock in the NU tier? It has a pretty nice attack stat, great defense, not bad special defense that is further boosted by sandstorm, and has a decent HP stat.

[Mime Senior]

Where can I get a Technician Breloom? From what I understand it is only through a Hidden Grotto or Dream Workd is this correct?

Also is it possible to breed a Shroomish with Technician? If so what are the steps required to obtain one?

[randomspot555]

Where can I get a Technician Breloom? From what I understand it is only through a Hidden Grotto or Dream Workd is this correct?

Also is it possible to breed a Shroomish with Technician? If so what are the steps required to obtain one?

Hidden Abilities are available by Dream World, Hidden Groto, select events, and some in-game trades and in-game events. For example, the Musharana that appears in the Dream Yard post-game of BW1 has the Hidden Ability Telepathy. Shroomish is in the Dream Park. Just gotta find one.

Hiden Abilities can be passed down while breeding if the female knows the ability. This means genderless Pokemon, since they breed with Ditto, won't be able to pass it down.

[Excitable Boy]

Why is regirock in the NU tier?

Because it's NeverUsed.

That doesn't mean you can't use one yourself in higher tiers if you want, just that most other people don't.

[Shine]

Shroomish is in the Dream Park.

just to add, Dream Park is a Dream World area.

Hiden Abilities can be passed down while breeding if the female knows the ability. This means genderless Pokemon, since they breed with Ditto, won't be able to pass it down.

And even if the Pokemon with Hidden Ability is female, if its breeding partner is a Ditto, the hidden ability will not be passed down.

[MiloticTwins]

Are elderly Pokémon too old to use Bulk Up attack on themselves?

[Excitable Boy]

Are elderly Pokémon too old to use Bulk Up attack on themselves?

Pokemon of any level are capable of using Bulk Up, provided that they are capable of learning the move.

Bulk Up can still be Snatched or Heart Swapped, though, and its use can still be prevented by Disable and Taunt. The stat changes are also still affected by Haze, Simple, and Contrary, and Unaware Pokemon can still attack and defend without taking the stat changes into consideration.

[supersmew]

I have two questions. First, I got a EGG called MAGIKARP from the GTS with Pokérus and it was holding Leftovers, is it a Bad EGG and will it harm my game? And two, I'm breeding a Kingdra with a Japanese Magikarp for a MM. Is there any way to make sure the offspring have Swift Swim?

[Buuz]

I was thinking, does it matter at what level your Pokémon evolves? Let's say i want to get a lv.100 Machamp from a lv.1 Machop. Does it matter if i let Machop evolved in Machoke ASAP and then immediately let it evolve into Machamp? That's what i usually do. But i don't know if it will effect the stats it'll have at lv.100, which is why i'm asking.

[Dylz]

Haven't EV trained in a while, I want a shiny Charizard, Mild nature. With 4 Atk / 252 SPD/ 252 Satk, I'm gonna train with pokerus & power items. But I want to know if my calculations are right:

25x Litwick / With Pokerus + Power Item (150 Satk)
1x Litwick with Pokerus (2 Satk)

19x Basculin / With Pokerus + Power Item (152 Spd)


For the rest of the EV's I'm gonna use drugs.

[Magicmonkey]

Assuming litwick is worth 1 EV, you get 10 for defeating them with pokerus + power item. 12 if it is worth 2 EV's base.

Basculin is worth 2 EV's I beleive, so with pokerus, and a power item, is worth 12. Assuming you want 152 in both, you would want 15 litwicks and 1 without power item, and 12 basuclins +2 without power item. after drugging you should have 4 left. to check you have done it correctly (before saving) use 4 of the wings that add HP to do this, then try a 5th. if the 5th works, you have KO'd to few mons and my maths is wrong. If the 4th works and thats it, job done. If the 1st doesn't work, who cares it 4EV'S, try again if oyu want.

[dirkac]

I was thinking, does it matter at what level your Pokémon evolves? Let's say i want to get a lv.100 Machamp from a lv.1 Machop. Does it matter if i let Machop evolved in Machoke ASAP and then immediately let it evolve into Machamp? That's what i usually do. But i don't know if it will effect the stats it'll have at lv.100, which is why i'm asking.

Weel, you can't evolve it at Level 100, as it can't level up anymore.

But that aside, other than learning moves it could only learn in it's early stage (sometimes) it doesn't matter when you train the stats (EV train).

[floodz66]

I think you may lose out on some stats by not evolving early, but am not 100% sure. I always breed my pokemon, and take the best nature, and ev train it, and evolve it as soon as i can. So, i have never had a lvl 100 un-evolved pokemon, unless it only has one stage.

[Archstaraptor]

Weel, you can't evolve it at Level 100, as it can't level up anymore.

But that aside, other than learning moves it could only learn in it's early stage (sometimes) it doesn't matter when you train the stats (EV train).

I believe evolution will try to occur after every battle at lv100 if it has not done so already
Movesets and faster levelling-but what you've stated about EVs is correct.

[VaironGod]

Its stats will be fine no matter what level you evolve a pokemon. Their stats will match up with the new Pokemons base stats calculating IVs and Evs along with the new stats.

[The Eleventh]

In terms of stats, it doesn't matter when you evolve a Pokémon if it's trained identically to another Pokémon; just make sure it does evolve.

I believe evolution will try to occur after every battle at lv100 if it has not done so already
Movesets and faster levelling-but what you've stated about EVs is correct.

If the evolution is induced through levelling up, the Pokémon can no longer evolve at Level 100, for obvious reasons.