Prof. Oak's Lab: The Q&A Thread - USE THIS

[Wave⁂]

Generate a randbat team, then give everyone Double Team

 

[Ultimate kaos]

Give somebody bright powder and double team, along with some other boosting move. Or you can try to win with skill, instead of luck

 

[Wave⁂]

Winning with skill is the exact opposite of what he wants to do to exploit Smogon's rule change. Why would you do that?

 

[Grizzlpaw]

Send Gothitelle in on a Darkrai Choice locked into Dark Void.

 

[Dre89]

Completely random question, is it possible to do the pokemon cloning glitch in RBY when you're playing on Stadium?

 

[Pink Reaper]

Doesnt like, every uber and it's grandmother get Double Team? Like it feels like it would be really easy to just say "Bulk Up Double Team Dialga" and call it a day.

 

[Ultimate kaos]

Pretty much everybody and their mother get double team. I just feel like trying to boost evasiveness is kind of a jerk move but that's just me lol. Yes as said before a bulk up dialga would work pretty well, a multi scale roost lugia with toxic and double team could get really annoying if you wanted to go down that route.

 

[Tacel]

Is there any interest in restarting the PokeCenter Spriting Contests? I'm willing to be one participant.

 

[IceArrow]

I might be able to participate some times but I think it will just die off due to inactivity.

 

[Tacel]

True, but on the other hand it may increase the activity of the PokéCenter if more people actually do have an interest in participating.

 

[IceArrow]

Ya you should run it. I would make sure to enter a lot. I would run it but I am busy with the Weekend Tournaments. If nobody else will host I guess I will if people really want to enter.

 

[UltiMario]

Eh. Nobody in the PC really sprites.

If anything is revivable, it's the Pokesmash College of Design.

Also that was a sudden return, Tacel.

 

[Firus]

Ya you should run it. I would make sure to enter a lot. I would run it but I am busy with the Weekend Tournaments. If nobody else will host I guess I will if people really want to enter.

If there's enough interest in the contest and nobody else is interested in running it, I'd be willing to get it going again and all.

 

[IceArrow]

That would be awesome. The early rounds will have little activity but after a while there would be a good amount of participates.

 

[UltiMario]

Going by how the spriting contest went, the issue would probably be the opposite. Start high and then lose more people as it went.

 

[Tacel]

Ya you should run it.

Considering that I've just emerged from the depths of... not posting on SWFs... it would probably be smarter for somebody who's more active and respected to run the spriting contests. We also need somebody with premium so they can make the polls.

Going by how the spriting contest went, the issue would probably be the opposite. Start high and then lose more people as it went.

Exactly. The first PSC had ten submissions. We need to start with at least six...?

 

[Dre89]

If you trade an egg, will it obey the new trainer when it hatches?

Thanks in advance.

 

[UltiMario]

Y ep.

 

[Fluttershy]

how long does it take for pokemon in the dream world to get there hidden ability? (first time using DW)

 

[UltiMario]

Putting a Pokemon in the Dream World doesn't give it it hidden ability. You have to find Pokemon in the Dream World by using the Dream World Website

 

[Fluttershy]

ok didn't really have good access to the NWC until i got a 3DS...

 

[Fluttershy]

Does anyone have a female Vulpix with drought? it's pretty much the last pokemon i need to finish for the team but the one i found is a brave male

 

[IceArrow]

Just use a ditto with the brave male until you get a female. I think that would work but I only play on Pokemon Showdown so I'm not positive.

 

[UltiMario]

Just use a ditto with the brave male until you get a female. I think that would work but I only play on Pokemon Showdown so I'm not positive.

Stop knowing nothing. You can't use Ditto to breed down DW abilities from males.

 

[IceArrow]

Lol, I have no idea about in game stuff.

 

[Bing]

Stop knowing nothing. You can't use Ditto to breed down DW abilities from males.

I found this too amusing...

 

[brawlyoshi3]

quick question: my latios gained a level after waking up from dream world. will someone elaborate on this?

 

[Krynxe]

I you gain at least 500 dream points in a single session, your pokemon will gain a level. This can be determined by your pokemon having a heart icon above their head when you hover your mouse cursor over them when standing outside of your dream world house. If it's a note, that means your points are between 300 and 499. There's also a smiley face (100-299) and a "..." icon (0-99). Points are gained in the following ways:

Watering another player's Berries    10 Points
Winning a minigame    20 Points
Gain a Dream Pal    30 Points
Log in to the Global Link*    50 Points

Meaning simply logging in and watering other peoples' gardens with all 20 waters that you get, you have an instant 250 points. Hope this helps.

 

[ぱみゅ]

Just downloaded Pokémon Online (which btw is apparently bugged and randomly displays english and spanish text [even though I tried to install it in english... twice]). Any tips to get started to competitive Pokémon as a whole?

 

[CRASHiC]

How do you know its not too soon to say "I love you" ?

 

[Firus]

How do you know its not too soon to say "I love you" ?

Am I just missing the relevance to Pokemon here, or...?

 

[CRASHiC]

 

[Wave⁂]

everyone loves you, CRASHiC

 

[Rocketpowerchill]

anyone help me with tcg
recently started playin kids but im stuck in a 2007 metagame
its 2013, if you dont keldeo + blastoise you deserve to lose

 

[CRASHiC]

Man I really like where Pokemon has gone. I wish TCGs weren't so expensive so I could play two at the same time.

 

[ChicknMonkey]

Its all about that first gen TCG metagame

 

[CRASHiC]

I told her I loved her and it was good it was great and it wasn't weird for her!!!! (small update on all that)

 

[AtotheZ]

Do any of you have experience with Triple battles and Single battles?

I'm going to VGC nationals next weekend and it turns out they are running a side tournament for singles (IR with 3 pokemon, so no preview) and Triples (IR with 4 pokemon, again no preview). The pokemon banned are the same ones banned in VGC's format, which includes mascot legends and event pokemon, so it isn't quite the same as smogon's banlist. Any help such as what's been hip and happening recently would be appreciated, because I haven't played singles since DP and haven't delved into triples.

 

[Pheta Ray]

Guys admittedly I have no idea how to calculate an EV spread, I just raised my Pokemon as they were without concentrating on anything in particular. Is there a way I can calculate this spread or should I just be like "To heck with it!" and forget the whole rate my team idea?

 

[Wave⁂]

I'm not sure if it's possible to find your exact EV spread without knowing your IVs as well, but don't quote me on that.