Official Black & White Help thread (Ask your questions here)

[LightningRevolver]

No, it does not. When breeding, three IVs are passed down from the parents, while three are inherited randomly. The three that are passed down can be given in any order. This means one could come from the father, two from the mother (or vice versa), or even three from the father and none from the mother (or vice versa). If you were to give the Ditto a specific Power Item, then the corresponding IV would be guaranteed to be passed down. For example, if you were to equip Ditto with the Power Anklet, then its Speed IV would definitely be passed down, while the rest of the IVs would be inherited from the parents, and the final three would not be inherited from the parents, but decided randomly.

So, if I give Ditto a Sp. Attack EV enhancing item and breed it with a male Pokemon, it may gain the Sp. Attack IVs of Ditto? And also, how do you check IVs? And how would you also get a flawless Pokemon?

[Dangertrout]

So, if I give Ditto a Sp. Attack EV enhancing item and breed it with a male Pokemon, it may gain the Sp. Attack IVs of Ditto? And also, how do you check IVs? And how would you also get a flawless Pokemon?

If you give the ditto the power item, it will pass the corresponding stat from the ditto. The only time it fails is if both parents are each holding a power item, then the game randomly chooses which one to activate, iirc.
You can check IVs by speaking with the Ace trainer in the Battle Subway (he's pretty much at the stairs when you first walk in) He'll tell you your overall stats (I only keep the ones judged "Outstanding"), and then which stat is highest. If he says a stat "can't be better in that regard" then that stat has a maxed IV (31). If more than one is tied for highest, he'll list them all.
To get flawless pokemon without abusing the RNG you basically have to keep breeding and changing parents as you hatch better babies. It's a very long process and it can take hundreds of babies to get something near-flawless. (My record is 5 maxed IVs)

[LightningRevolver]

If you give the ditto the power item, it will pass the corresponding stat from the ditto. The only time it fails is if both parents are each holding a power item, then the game randomly chooses which one to activate, iirc.
You can check IVs by speaking with the Ace trainer in the Battle Subway (he's pretty much at the stairs when you first walk in) He'll tell you your overall stats (I only keep the ones judged "Outstanding"), and then which stat is highest. If he says a stat "can't be better in that regard" then that stat has a maxed IV (31). If more than one is tied for highest, he'll list them all.
To get flawless pokemon without abusing the RNG you basically have to keep breeding and changing parents as you hatch better babies. It's a very long process and it can take hundreds of babies to get something near-flawless. (My record is 5 maxed IVs)

Pretty much thanks for the help.

[macloa]

I have a Aipom with the pick up ability and I do not want it to keep that ability so is there any chance If i evolve it that its ability will change to technicien?

[Excitable Boy]

I have a Aipom with the pick up ability and I do not want it to keep that ability so is there any chance If i evolve it that its ability will change to technicien?

Only if you Poke Transferred it.

Does anyone know if a Japanese event Reshiram/Zekrom will activate the English DW promotion?

[The Eleventh]

I have a Aipom with the pick up ability and I do not want it to keep that ability so is there any chance If i evolve it that its ability will change to technicien?

No, there's no chance. It will always remain ability 1, which in Aipom's and Ambipom's cases is Pickup.

[macloa]

Ok thanks for the info

[Pietaar]

Right now I'm on Route 9 training my freshly caught Vullaby before facing the Opelucid gym. My other Pokémon on the team are: Darmanitan, Galvantula, Ferrothorn and Samurott. Basically I have one spot left on my team and not sure which Pokémon I should add to my squad. I'm thinking perhaps a psychic or ice type. If anyone has a good idea about which typing I should add to cover up for the weaknesses of my current team, or just a specific Pokémon, I would love to hear your thoughts.

[varanus_komodoensis]

Right now I'm on Route 9 training my freshly caught Vullaby before facing the Opelucid gym. My other Pokémon on the team are: Darmanitan, Galvantula, Ferrothorn and Samurott. Basically I have one spot left on my team and not sure which Pokémon I should add to my squad. I'm thinking perhaps a psychic or ice type. If anyone has a good idea about which typing I should add to cover up for the weaknesses of my current team, or just a specific Pokémon, I would love to hear your thoughts.

I wouldn't choose Ice. Ice has many weaknesses and not very many types that it's strong against; plus, Samurott can learn Ice Beam via TM. In my opinion, it's better to have a Pokemon with Ice moves rather than having an Ice Pokemon; that way, you have the type coverage but not the weaknesses that come with it.

If I were you, I would personally choose a Dragon type, but Psychic is also a good choice. I would also make sure that one of your Pokemon knows Earthquake.

[NomadRT]

I have a few very noob Pokemon questions. I hope by posting correctly in the help thread, it will offset the noobishness of my actual questions.

1. I have seen mixed reports that Pokemon from previous games are available to be caught in Pokemon White after you unlock the national pokedex. However I've also seen people post that you can't get Pikachu (for instance) in Pokemon White. How does this work? Can you catch the other Pokemon from previous generations in Pokemon White/Black? Is it only a few of them?

2. Dreamworld. I'm more than confused by dream world. Do you connect to it through the actual game on the DS or through the website? I've seen references of this being a way to get previous generations pokemon into your Pokemon White/Black game, but the references about it are vague.

3. The Shiny Pokemon -- do they just occur randomnly in the game or do you have to do something special to make them appear? I read where some of them might have a special ability, but mainly what I've seen is that they basically have sparkes around the character graphics rather than not. Is that accurate?

[Nutter t.KK]

I have a few very noob Pokemon questions. I hope by posting correctly in the help thread, it will offset the noobishness of my actual questions.

1. I have seen mixed reports that Pokemon from previous games are available to be caught in Pokemon White after you unlock the national pokedex. However I've also seen people post that you can't get Pikachu (for instance) in Pokemon White. How does this work? Can you catch the other Pokemon from previous generations in Pokemon White/Black? Is it only a few of them?

2. Dreamworld. I'm more than confused by dream world. Do you connect to it through the actual game on the DS or through the website? I've seen references of this being a way to get previous generations pokemon into your Pokemon White/Black game, but the references about it are vague.

3. The Shiny Pokemon -- do they just occur randomnly in the game or do you have to do something special to make them appear? I read where some of them might have a special ability, but mainly what I've seen is that they basically have sparkes around the character graphics rather than not. Is that accurate?

1. You can't get to many areas in Black/White until you complete the game and unlock the National Dex. Pokémon that appeared in older games can only be found in these "new" areas. Many Pokémon are not found in the wild in Black/White, which include the Pikachu line. You can find many of the older Pokémon in the Dream world. You can bring them all from the other DS games.

2. You need to connect your DS to the net then use a website. After a doing certain tasks on the web site, you can find the Pokémon you found on the website in the DS game. You can only find older Generation Pokémon there at the moment, but they have the "advantage" of having a "unique" ability.

3. They occur randomly, with the exception of the Black Rayqazza (and a few other event Pokémon) now available as a Mystery Gift in Japanese games. They do Sparkle.

[NomadRT]

Follow up questions (thanks for the answers!):

1. So if some of the Pokemon are not available in the wild after you beat the game, can you find them in Dreamland and then import them in, or does Dreamland also have the same limitations on lines of Pokemon available?

2. Got it. Thanks!

3. Can you also catch legendary "shiny" pokemon too? In other words -- do the legendaries exist in that form as well?

[Zerdax]

Follow up questions (thanks for the answers!):

1. So if some of the Pokemon are not available in the wild after you beat the game, can you find them in Dreamland and then import them in, or does Dreamland also have the same limitations on lines of Pokemon available?

2. Got it. Thanks!

3. Can you also catch legendary "shiny" pokemon too? In other words -- do the legendaries exist in that form as well?

1. Not every single Pokémon is available in the Dream World. Some Dream World Pokémon can only be obtained through events, such as starters. So yeah, Dream World does have its limitations.

2. No comment.

3. It's been done. The only way to catch a shiny legendary Pokémon is to save your game before encountering one, then soft reset if the legendary doesn't sparkle. Otherwise, you must get one from a Japanese Wi-Fi event.

[NomadRT]

Hmm... was hoping to be able to get my hands on Pikachu as he was my favorites. Don't have a previous version of the game anymore though, and it seems he might not be available unless you can get him in Dreamworld. Bummer.

[The Eleventh]

Hmm... was hoping to be able to get my hands on Pikachu as he was my favorites. Don't have a previous version of the game anymore though, and it seems he might not be available unless you can get him in Dreamworld. Bummer.

Pikachu nor any of its evolutionary relatives are available in the Dream World. You can always trade, though.

[Nutter t.KK]

Hmm... was hoping to be able to get my hands on Pikachu as he was my favorites. Don't have a previous version of the game anymore though, and it seems he might not be available unless you can get him in Dreamworld. Bummer.

You can always trade for one, many people do own several and are happy to trade them. Visit our Trade forums here: http://www.serebiiforums.com/forumdi...20-Trade-Forum

[NomadRT]

What are the odds of finding a shiny legendary? I'm sure it's ultra rare and would require so many soft resets that it wouldn't be worth it? I've caught three of the post-game legendaries so far, none of them shiny of course....

[Zerdax]

The odds of encountering a shiny legendary are 8192 to 1. It could take hundreds of soft resets or less. If you enjoy shiny hunting more than anything else in the games, then you might succeed.

[The Eleventh]

What are the odds of finding a shiny legendary? I'm sure it's ultra rare and would require so many soft resets that it wouldn't be worth it? I've caught three of the post-game legendaries so far, none of them shiny of course....

As with all Pokémon found in the wild, the chance is 1/8192. However, note that Zekrom, Reshiram and Victini are legendaries that cannot be shiny in Black and White. The rest can, though.

You can improve these odds by breeding two Pokémon of different languages (e.g. a French Ditto and an English Pikachu). The odds now become 1/1366, but, of course, this doesn't work with legendary Pokémon.

[Rhyper10]

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