Official Black 2 & White 2 Help thread

[gustavo 14]

It's based off of how high your score in a mission is.

There's a certain score threshold where you're guaranteed to gain a level once you reach it, and earning additional points past that creates a chance to earn multiple levels.

The best mission to do is Find Lost Items, as you can easily get 35 points by scouring Castelia City, Nimbasa City, and some other area of your choosing, which is far higher then what you can get from other missions.

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks! But does it matter what level the mission is being done in?

[Rakurai]

thank you very much! also, do you know how stab/gems/technician applies? this question has been bugging me for a while, say i have a scyther with technician, it gets stab acrobatics, but the base power is still 55 so it gets the technician boost, but what if i wasnt holding an item, the power is essentially 110, but because the labeled base power is 55 would i then get the boost on the 110 on top of stab? and if i had a flying gem on it? is that consumed and then the power is doubled? because the flavor text states that its the damage that is doubled, not the base power, would it wait for only when the damage is being calculated to do the final doubling so basically youd be using an attack with 371.25 power after stab

All moves that state that they have their power increase under certain circumstances are doubling the move's base power, not the damage dealt, thus Technician will no longer effect them once that occurs.

That makes a lot of sense. Thanks! But does it matter what level the mission is being done in?

As far as I've noticed, no. Doesn't hurt to do the higher level ones for extra pass orb gain if it's possible, though.

[koolaidman594]

All moves that state that they have their power increase under certain circumstances are doubling the move's base power, not the damage dealt, thus Technician will no longer effect them once that occurs.

thank you for your help

[gustavo 14]

As far as I've noticed, no. Doesn't hurt to do the higher level ones for extra pass orb gain if it's possible, though.

Okay, that's another worry cleared for me. Thanks once again! And one last thing came to my mind. Since I'm doing the missions for trainer card, I've seen conflicting information on various sites. I'm assuming the info on Serebii is correct here, but just to be sure, do I need to gain 30 Entree levels for Black or White or 30 for both? Or do I need something else completely?

[Rakurai]

You need 30 levels in both.

Which makes me thankful for having a brother who plays Pokemon.

[gustavo 14]

You need 30 levels in both.

Which makes me thankful for having a brother who plays Pokemon.

Okay, so Bulbapedia is wrong on that one, then, though I was afraid it would be both at level 30. Thankfully, I also have my brother to thank for getting White 2, so I'll get it in a matter of time, but longer than I hoped. One last time, thanks for the help!

[spikyearedpichu]

does the feathers also rise the mon's friendship level like the vitamins?

[gamer_legend]

does the feathers also rise the mon's friendship level like the vitamins?

Yes, They do increase friendliness of a pokemon due to the increase in their EV's.

[Agonist]

Yes, They do increase friendliness of a pokemon due to the increase in their EV's.

that's not the reason the happiness goes up.

[ludiloco]

I lost in the Hoenn leaders PWT, do I have to challenge everything since Unova Leaders to unlock the Wolrd Leaders tournament or just try Hoenn PWT once again?

[gamer_legend]

You have to defeat all the regional leader tournaments to unlock world leaders.

[TotalPotato]

thank you very much! also, do you know how stab/gems/technician applies? this question has been bugging me for a while, say i have a scyther with technician, it gets stab acrobatics, but the base power is still 55 so it gets the technician boost, but what if i wasnt holding an item, the power is essentially 110, but because the labeled base power is 55 would i then get the boost on the 110 on top of stab? and if i had a flying gem on it? is that consumed and then the power is doubled? because the flavor text states that its the damage that is doubled, not the base power, would it wait for only when the damage is being calculated to do the final doubling so basically youd be using an attack with 371.25 power after stab

Without an item, Acrobatics counts as a 110 power move, so Technician is not applied. Acrobatics counts as a 110 power move after a Flying Gem is used. The STAB multiplier happens after the Technician boost.

So without an item, Acrobatics would have 110 * 1.5 (STAB) = 165 power.
With an item, Acrobatics would have 55 * 1.5 (Technician) * 1.5 (STAB) = 123.75 power.
With a Flying Gem, Acrobatics would have 110 * 1.5 (Flying Gem) * 1.5 (STAB) = 247.5 power.

[prodigy628]

yea but you need another ds and pokemon pearl,diamond,platnium,soulsilver,heartgold, or even black or white

[gamer_legend]

Potato you're on fire today. =)

I was wondering if someone could help me in being able to tell a legitimate shiny from one hacked using the mortal enemy of most pokemon fans (The AR). I know the formula for calculating a shiny is a ridiculously complex one but is there a way to tell if one is hacked? (P.S: When I say hacked I mean the Pokemon's shininess not the pokemon itself)

[Lorenzo The Comic]

There is no sure way for me to tell if a Shiny Pokémon is hacked unless we're talking Celebi, Jirachi (in terms of GTS), Arceus, Victini, Reshiram or Zekrom. I'd look deeper and check the Pokéball, Nickname, OT, and Location caught in addition.

[gamer_legend]

There is no sure way for me to tell if a Shiny Pokémon is hacked unless we're talking Celebi, Jirachi (in terms of GTS), Arceus, Victini, Reshiram or Zekrom. I'd look deeper and check the Pokéball, Nickname, OT, and Location caught in addition.

Aye thanks mate. I guess the best you can do is look for inconsistency and go with your gut. I've got to ask though can you not get Jirachi as a shiny via the Pokemon Channel (PAL) and Pokemon Colosseum Bonus Disc (NTSC)?

[Lorenzo The Comic]

You're welcome. Wish Maker Jirachi can be shiny, but even then it won't be allowed on the GTS for some reason.

[ssjtrainer]

Hi everybody. What is the code to get Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur? I have Action Replay and would really like to start my journey with the original trio.

[manniezmoll]

Hi everybody. What is the code to get Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur? I have Action Replay and would really like to start my journey with the original trio.

we do not discuss AR codes here...

[Lorenzo The Comic]

So I've entered the Eievui Cup, what does the yellow lock icon mean?