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[Squeaky Yugi]

In the Pokestar Studios building where you shoot the movies, there's this really rude guard that says something like "only stars are allowed past this point." Does he ever actually move if you do enough movies?

[the ash man83]

Once you have completed all movies with their strange endings, you get acess to the room he is guarding (your own dressing room).

[SamusTheHedgehog]

This isnt really a Black and White Question but rather a Question on Pokemon in General and i cant find a General Question Thread so here it goes:
When i go online i see people doing something called Nuzlocke Challange... whats a Nuzlocke Challange? is it a game where your only allowed to use a Nuzleaf that focuses on locking down the opponents actions?

[varanus_komodoensis]

This isnt really a Black and White Question but rather a Question on Pokemon in General and i cant find a General Question Thread so here it goes:
When i go online i see people doing something called Nuzlocke Challange... whats a Nuzlocke Challange? is it a game where your only allowed to use a Nuzleaf that focuses on locking down the opponents actions?

Here is the general Pokemon Questions Thread, but I'll answer your question anyway.

The Nuzlocke Challenge started with this guy. It was originally called "Pokemon Hard Mode" and the goal was to create a more intimate bond with the team you have, and to use Pokemon you usually wouldn't use. You should read that guy's comics; they're pretty hilarious.

The first two rules of a Nuzlocke Challenge are always these:

1. A Pokemon that faints is considered dead, and must be released (or boxed and not used again, if you don't have the heart to release it).
2. You may ONLY catch the first Pokemon you find in each new area/route/building, etc.

There are also these rules, which are used in almost every Nuzlocke:

3. You must nickname all of your Pokemon in order to form a stronger bond with them.
4. If your entire team faints, it's game over.
5. Multiple encounter rule: If the first Pokemon you encounter in an area is the same as/in the same evolutionary family as something you've already caught, you may re-encounter in that area until you find something you don't have. This rule is implemented to prevent the player from having a team full of Zubats and Geodudes.

Then, there are dozens and dozens of optional rules, which most people put into place. Here are some examples:

*You may catch shinies, but unless they're the first Pokemon on a route, you can't use them.
*No healing items allowed
*Starter Pokemon are based off of Trainer ID number: 1-3: Grass, 4-6: Fire, 7-9: Water, 0: Player's choice
*Being forced to catch a Pokemon/being given a Pokemon doesn't count as the catch for that area
*Use the same amount of Pokemon as the opponent in Gym and rival battles.
*In the Safari Zone you may re-encounter until you actually catch one Pokemon in each area

And so on. There are dozens of these rules. Nuzlocke Challenges are really fun and you should give one a try!

[SamusTheHedgehog]

Thanks, and sorry for not knowing where it was.
Just one question... Why is it called Nuzlocke if it has NOTHING to do with Nuzleaf?

[Dangertrout]

Thanks, and sorry for not knowing where it was.
Just one question... Why is it called Nuzlocke if it has NOTHING to do with Nuzleaf?

The original person who did this challenge made a comic for his run. He caught a Seedot who he gave the face of Locke from Lost. It eventually evolved into Nuzleaf and was basically an important character to the comic even after it fainted.

[SamusTheHedgehog]

The original person who did this challenge made a comic for his run. He caught a Seedot who he gave the face of Locke from Lost. It eventually evolved into Nuzleaf and was basically an important character to the comic even after it fainted.

Ok, i see...
on a actual white related question, i see your sig and notice you hunt shinys?
Well i have a Japanese Ditto (at least i think its from Japan, it gave me its Japanese Pokedex Entry and has both a OT and Name in Japanese, but i hear there are conditions that can make it not Japanese) and my Rufflet breeding in the daycare, but last time with Eevee it didnt work.
On advrage how long does it take to hatch a shiny, cause im running out of Box Space on White

[Dangertrout]

Ok, i see...
on a actual white related question, i see your sig and notice you hunt shinys?
Well i have a Japanese Ditto (at least i think its from Japan, it gave me its Japanese Pokedex Entry and has both a OT and Name in Japanese, but i hear there are conditions that can make it not Japanese) and my Rufflet breeding in the daycare, but last time with Eevee it didnt work.
On advrage how long does it take to hatch a shiny, cause im running out of Box Space on White

You have a 1/1,300ish chance at hatching a shiny

[RayRenan]

Hi,
I'm having problems in the super single battle subway.
My team is drizzle politoed, swift swin kingdra and prankster tornadus.
My tornadus has 31 iv and 252 ev in speed and is timid.
My kingdra has over 100 speed in lv50, but with swift swin it gets over 200.
However, battle subway garchomp is faster than both my tornadus and my kingdra and kills me with outrage.
How is that possible? Since tornadus base speed is higher than garchomp's and kingdra is faster than both.
Thank you.

[varanus_komodoensis]

Hi,
I'm having problems in the super single battle subway.
My team is drizzle politoed, swift swin kingdra and prankster tornadus.
My tornadus has 31 iv and 252 ev in speed and is timid.
My kingdra has over 100 speed in lv50, but with swift swin it gets over 200.
However, battle subway garchomp is faster than both my tornadus and my kingdra and kills me with outrage.
How is that possible? Since tornadus base speed is higher than garchomp's and kingdra is faster than both.
Thank you.

What moves do Kingdra and Tornadus know?

[Shine]

What item they are holding? I recall there's a Garchomp in BS that holds a Choice Scarf.

And don't forget that they have maxed EVs and best IVs too.

[RayRenan]

tornadus has hurricane, grass knot, focus blast and taunt.
kingdra has draco meteor, outrage, waterfall and dragon dance.
I've really forgotten about choice scarf. I just did the math and garchomp is faster than my kingdra with it.
Thank you for the help!

[Agonist]

uh... what are the EVs/nature on your Kingdra? The only way Garchomp can outspeed Kingdra in the rain is if it's not running max Spe, and Garchomp is Jolly (the scarfed set in the subway is Adamant).

[rovert]

I was wondering if it was possible to use the c-gear to trade without saving. I saw on bulbapedia that trading requires a save no matter what, but I was hoping to try getting some passerby numbers by starting a new game and simply beating up through the first gym. The issue with this is if I were to find a shiny or something, I would want to at least try to keep it. I would prefer not risking it by starting a new game and possibly running into a shiny, but I was wondering if anyone else might know.

[varanus_komodoensis]

I was wondering if it was possible to use the c-gear to trade without saving. I saw on bulbapedia that trading requires a save no matter what, but I was hoping to try getting some passerby numbers by starting a new game and simply beating up through the first gym. The issue with this is if I were to find a shiny or something, I would want to at least try to keep it. I would prefer not risking it by starting a new game and possibly running into a shiny, but I was wondering if anyone else might know.

You cannot trade without saving, ever, in any Pokemon game, in any trading situation. In a lot of cases, you're required to save twice, both before and after the trade.

I'm not sure, however, what you mean by "passerby numbers".

[rovert]

You cannot trade without saving, ever, in any Pokemon game, in any trading situation. In a lot of cases, you're required to save twice, both before and after the trade.

I'm not sure, however, what you mean by "passerby numbers".

I'm talking about getting the c-gear on one copy of my game and having it pass by the other one. It would allow me to meet people, something I normally don't do. I tested my theory on the two save files I have (turning off save before IR), and it did not prompt me to save. I'm not sure how the games will handle it as the trading auto saves but never explicitly tells you about it.

[Agonist]

I was wondering if it was possible to use the c-gear to trade without saving. I saw on bulbapedia that trading requires a save no matter what, but I was hoping to try getting some passerby numbers by starting a new game and simply beating up through the first gym. The issue with this is if I were to find a shiny or something, I would want to at least try to keep it. I would prefer not risking it by starting a new game and possibly running into a shiny, but I was wondering if anyone else might know.

The problem is that you don't get the C-Gear until after your first badge. If you don't want to run into a shiny before that, avoid grass.

[rovert]

The problem is that you don't get the C-Gear until after your first badge. If you don't want to run into a shiny before that, avoid grass.

My issue with that is white has given me a random shiny very early on, even without going into the tall grass much. It's nearly impossible to get through the first gym without really getting into a wild encounter.

[Soups]

If I'm breeding a male Togetic with a ditto, should every Togepi I hatch end up being male? Because that's what I'm seeing.

[Soups]

Ah, I think I just answered my own question. Didn't realize any pokemon save the starters was heavily weighted to being male.

[Hydrohs]

If I'm breeding a male Togetic with a ditto, should every Togepi I hatch end up being male? Because that's what I'm seeing.

Ah, I think I just answered my own question. Didn't realize any pokemon save the starters was heavily weighted to being male.

The starters are also typically heavily weighted to be male. The PokeDex on the main site has the probability for each Pokemon.

[Greekboy]

I have a question about trading/ WiFi:
On my last Black save file, I remember that the first time I traded with my friend it said that I could only trade on the current handheld system I was using (my DSi). I started a new game, and I'm planning on sooner or later getting a 3DS, but I still want to trade. If I trade now on my DSi, will I be able to continue trading on the 3DS? The same thing applies for accessing the WiFi network, because I remember something similar happened too.

[majinvegeta010688]

Yes or no? Do the trainers pokemon in black and white give your pokemon more evs than one in the wild

[manniezmoll]

I have a question about trading/ WiFi:
On my last Black save file, I remember that the first time I traded with my friend it said that I could only trade on the current handheld system I was using (my DSi). I started a new game, and I'm planning on sooner or later getting a 3DS, but I still want to trade. If I trade now on my DSi, will I be able to continue trading on the 3DS? The same thing applies for accessing the WiFi network, because I remember something similar happened too.

if you transfer your wifi settings to the new system, you'll be fine. you'll be able to trade using the same FC you've been using. if you start new wifi settings on the new system, your FC will be replaced & (i think) your FC list will be too...

Yes or no? Do the trainers pokemon in black and white give your pokemon more evs than one in the wild

if you battle a wild patrat, you'll get the same EVs that you would get for battling a trainer's patrat. those don't change.

[varanus_komodoensis]

Yes or no? Do the trainers pokemon in black and white give your pokemon more evs than one in the wild

No. If you fight an NPC, you will get the same number of EVs from their Pokemon as you would in the wild.

Battle Subway and PWT Pokemon do not give you EVs; nor do Wifi or Infrared battles. You only get EVs from battles from which you also get experience points.