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Pokémon UltraSun & UltraMoon |OT| What is this, a crossover episode?
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I love all the small side quests they added in this game. Really makes the world feel immersive.
The legend of Hau's Raichu lives on. I had to use a Rock Z-Move with Dusk Lycanroc to kill him in one hit before he could wipe my party. His Vaporeon was no joke either.
At least they had the decency to let you save and possibly grind before that battle now. In S/M, you had to fight him immediately after the Aether Paradise scenes when you got to Ula'ula.
At least they had the decency to let you save and possibly grind before that battle now. In S/M, you had to fight him immediately after the Aether Paradise scenes when you got to Ula'ula.
I didn't catch any pokemon yet and Hala dumb makuhita and crabrawler maneaged to KO me with sand attack and power-up punch.
Managed to hit the seconde island, really liked mantine surfing it is one the things I think pokemon should have more, intercations with pokemon beyond battling, SM already did that with riding pokemons but Mantine Surfing is beyond that. So far it has been a better experience than the usual 3rd versions.
In other news Lucina(Torracat) is now lv 22.
Managed to hit the seconde island, really liked mantine surfing it is one the things I think pokemon should have more, intercations with pokemon beyond battling, SM already did that with riding pokemons but Mantine Surfing is beyond that. So far it has been a better experience than the usual 3rd versions.
In other news Lucina(Torracat) is now lv 22.
While farming for A Litten that has a +Sp.Atk nature (blame most fire-type moves being Special), the game somehow HARD-crashed twice over here. Yes, I have to force closing the 3DS down and re-open the game; otherwise it just sits on a black screen; on a transition between two scenes. Oh and, still haven't found said Litten.
I'm more thinking about the moves I can learn on the way than the viability of Hydropump. I just want to know if I'm missing anything good by evolving or not evolving before level 48.
Unless you're doing it for the challenge, no. You get moves earlier, but the base stats of an evolution are higher and you'll have an easier time going through the game.
Exceptions are stuff like Shroomish/Breloom (since Shroomish learns Spore at a high level but Breloom does not) and stone evolutions.
Question about US/UM and Bank...
If I transfer things from S/M to US/UM through Bank, will I be able to transfer them back to S/M? Excluding the new Pokemon and forms.
Mostly wondering for the purposes of EV training things with new egg moves, etc. via the PokePelago glitch, using my Bottle Caps, etc.
If I transfer things from S/M to US/UM through Bank, will I be able to transfer them back to S/M? Excluding the new Pokemon and forms.
Mostly wondering for the purposes of EV training things with new egg moves, etc. via the PokePelago glitch, using my Bottle Caps, etc.
Well, what I'm trying to do is learn as many moves as possible, so that I can pick and choose later on.
Yeah you can transfer them back and forth outside of some of the new totems and stuff.
In general it's better to try to pick them ahead of time, and just go with whatever you need during the main game, slowly replacing the moves with your "final" moveset. Or just experiment throughout the main game and if you want something back, get some Heart Scales and relearn the move.
Heart scales at the end of the game pretty much completely eliminate the need to do anything like this. You'll be able to select from all the moves the Pokemon can learn, regardless of the level of your Pokemon or the level they learn them at.
Thanks for the quick reply.
Wasn't sure if Move Tutors, etc. would interfere with that, either, since I can see GameFreak being extremely rigid with transfers like that.
Can I learn a move with scales that I didn't learn while leveling?
Yes, you'll have access to every move they learn up until 100.
Like, you can hatch an egg and teach it its final move right from the start. Or at least after any necessarily evolutions.
Made it to Akala Island...why is Dexio and Sina still have their stupid face appearing in the game? I mean it made sense in Sun and Moon as that's where you got the Zygarde cube but in this case all you get is a Full Restore.
They should have been written out in favour for a Gen 7 captain, maybe I dunno Kahili could have gotten fleshed out a but? Just a thought Game Freak considering that Ultra Sun and Moon is suppose to be a send off letter to gen 7.
Anyway I defeated their stupid face in and my Litten evolved in the fight, currently still rocking;
-Charmeleon,
-Torracat,
-Zoura
-Cutiefly
I am about to get my fifth and sixth member of the team soon and even then I will eventually get another member before leaving Akala Island replacing Zoura.
While I am having fun with the game and I am enjoying the improvement they did with Hau's team, local trainers however still suffer from only carrying 1 or 2 Pokémon
They should have been written out in favour for a Gen 7 captain, maybe I dunno Kahili could have gotten fleshed out a but? Just a thought Game Freak considering that Ultra Sun and Moon is suppose to be a send off letter to gen 7.
Anyway I defeated their stupid face in and my Litten evolved in the fight, currently still rocking;
-Charmeleon,
-Torracat,
-Zoura
-Cutiefly
I am about to get my fifth and sixth member of the team soon and even then I will eventually get another member before leaving Akala Island replacing Zoura.
While I am having fun with the game and I am enjoying the improvement they did with Hau's team, local trainers however still suffer from only carrying 1 or 2 Pokémon
Beat the legendary fight. That thing was like a JRPG final boss lol. Could OHKO and outspeed my entire team even after being paralyzed, so I can see people struggling with it.
Current Team:
Malamar Lv. 45
Mawile Lv. 45
Golisopod Lv. 45
Primarina Lv. 45
Banette Lv. 47
Lycanroc (Midnight) Lv. 48
Current Team:
Malamar Lv. 45
Mawile Lv. 45
Golisopod Lv. 45
Primarina Lv. 45
Banette Lv. 47
Lycanroc (Midnight) Lv. 48
I keep hearing about this legendary fight... I hope it doesn't end my Nuzlocke
You know, using Mimikyu, it has to be one of the most unsettling Pokemon in the series.
Something about the little "pop" as its neck snaps and how its Z-Move is kind of creepy. It also never shows any emotion. It seems like it could snap and murder my entire team while they sleep because I was showing too much affection to one of my other Pokemon. Also teaching it Leech Life just makes it even creepier.
I got the same vibe from Bewear when I played Moon last year and used it, but Mimikyu is a bit more...
My team is like some kind of anti-hero team. This isn't the team of someone who is a good person saving the world lol
Incineroar
Mimikyu
A Persian
A Ninetales
Lycanroc Dusk
Vikavolt
And then Lillie says stuff about how awesome my Mimikyu is, and I think how it would end very badly if she tried to touch him.
Anyway, I'm at Poni Canyon, and I'm 15 levels above everything, so I'm just coasting along. The game isn't really made for you to go and try to do most side quests before moving on, you end up way over leveled. I remember Moon being way harder in places. Maybe my Moon team was just junk. Vikavolt and Mimikyu kind of clean up everything, I didn't really have anyone like that in Moon.
Something about the little "pop" as its neck snaps and how its Z-Move is kind of creepy. It also never shows any emotion. It seems like it could snap and murder my entire team while they sleep because I was showing too much affection to one of my other Pokemon. Also teaching it Leech Life just makes it even creepier.
I got the same vibe from Bewear when I played Moon last year and used it, but Mimikyu is a bit more...
My team is like some kind of anti-hero team. This isn't the team of someone who is a good person saving the world lol
Incineroar
Mimikyu
A Persian
A Ninetales
Lycanroc Dusk
Vikavolt
And then Lillie says stuff about how awesome my Mimikyu is, and I think how it would end very badly if she tried to touch him.
Anyway, I'm at Poni Canyon, and I'm 15 levels above everything, so I'm just coasting along. The game isn't really made for you to go and try to do most side quests before moving on, you end up way over leveled. I remember Moon being way harder in places. Maybe my Moon team was just junk. Vikavolt and Mimikyu kind of clean up everything, I didn't really have anyone like that in Moon.
Yea, it seems like they lowered its encounter rate. I walked around looking for one back when I first started, and didn't end up finding one.
Same. I believe it appears more often in the Shopping District nowadays.
You know I though playing with the NPC Pokémon would be dumb but I kinda like it, especially with moments like Slowpoke actually being slow or seeing Miltank waddle around as she tries to follow you.
Also how come Hau gets to have his Pokémon out and follow him but I can't, what is this nonsense Game Freak?
The Pokémon following you feature better return in gen 8 and be a series staple...but also give player the choice if they don't want to do that.
Like hell they do, those two loser can bugger off to their own third game.
I just brought a T-shirt but then I was like "nah I like the blue one more" only to replace it with a free Pikachu T-shirt because I like the look of it and I wanted my character to dress differently than he did in Moon. :|
At least I am not hurting to bad for money but still that was a waste.
Also how come Hau gets to have his Pokémon out and follow him but I can't, what is this nonsense Game Freak?
The Pokémon following you feature better return in gen 8 and be a series staple...but also give player the choice if they don't want to do that.
Like hell they do, those two loser can bugger off to their own third game.
I just brought a T-shirt but then I was like "nah I like the blue one more" only to replace it with a free Pikachu T-shirt because I like the look of it and I wanted my character to dress differently than he did in Moon. :|
At least I am not hurting to bad for money but still that was a waste.
I just made my character look like a dork. Tacky hawaii print shirt, khaki shorts, fedora, goofy white shoes, he's got it all. Pretty hilarious to see the dweeb in cutscenes.
Just finished third island rolling with this crew:
Whimwam - 47 Vikavolt
Sizzleboi - 46 Incineroar
Anchovy - 46 Wishiwashi
Smokey - 43 Alolan Persian
Whoopsie - 43 Mr. Mime
Slippery - 38 Ninetails (new addition)
Think we set until end of game IMO.
Whimwam - 47 Vikavolt
Sizzleboi - 46 Incineroar
Anchovy - 46 Wishiwashi
Smokey - 43 Alolan Persian
Whoopsie - 43 Mr. Mime
Slippery - 38 Ninetails (new addition)
Think we set until end of game IMO.
Two questions:
1. How do you find battles in berry trees? Can you save scum it?
2. When you trade NPCs, does the pokemon you get always have a set nature?
Edit: Oh, actually one more, is there a way to get Cubchoo in this game?
1. How do you find battles in berry trees? Can you save scum it?
2. When you trade NPCs, does the pokemon you get always have a set nature?
Edit: Oh, actually one more, is there a way to get Cubchoo in this game?
Both Pokemon Bank and Transporter suck. I have to go into the VC game, move the Pokemon to box 1, go into Transporter, move 1 box, go into Bank, move Pokemon from transport box into a regular box, repeat. Pokemon Bank doesn't even support the touchscreen and has no sorting options. I'm so glad they'll be forced to make a new app for Switch.
Current team heading to 2nd grand trial
Torracat -25
Zorua - 22
Lopunny - 23
Diglett - 22
Fomantis - 21
Rufflet - 23
I also learned the huge glaring problem in my team when I fought a Clampearl, not one pokemon on my team has a special attack, all moves are physical.
Torracat -25
Zorua - 22
Lopunny - 23
Diglett - 22
Fomantis - 21
Rufflet - 23
I also learned the huge glaring problem in my team when I fought a Clampearl, not one pokemon on my team has a special attack, all moves are physical.
I can only answer for the first one. Berry piles are predetermined to have battles on them when they generate for the day. If one has a battle, you can even run away from it and the battle will still be there.
Just beat Olivia. Ironically, Ribombee and Glaceon were the ones who won it for me. Team right now is:
Glaceon - 28
Ribombee - 33
Shelgon - 32
Obviously unbalanced, but somehow we've managed to pull through a majority of circumstances. Still should find some other team members.
Edit: I'm dumb and forgot about BP moves. Glaceon could have had Water Pulse for quite some time now.
Glaceon - 28
Ribombee - 33
Shelgon - 32
Obviously unbalanced, but somehow we've managed to pull through a majority of circumstances. Still should find some other team members.
Edit: I'm dumb and forgot about BP moves. Glaceon could have had Water Pulse for quite some time now.
About to take on the second Kahuna, the totems haven't been too tricky so far. Love my team.
Torracat Lv 26
Pikachu Lv 25
Oricorio Lv 25
Araquanid Lv 24
Stenee Lv 22
Torracat Lv 26
Pikachu Lv 25
Oricorio Lv 25
Araquanid Lv 24
Stenee Lv 22
I don't understand how I almost have 30 hours on a game that came out 4 days ago. I don't think I've been playing that much
You know, for all the criticism Alola gets for its road-blocking and handhold-y nature, I like how they implemented ride Pokemon, particularly surfing. As soon as you get Lapras, a whole bunch of previously inaccessible areas open up including Kala'e bay AKA Bagon with reasonable encounter rates. To my knowledge, this area is completely optional and nothing forces you there.
Even though the opened up content is mostly just TM hunting as opposed to extra areas, I think it's still a step up from Kalos. It's been a while since I've played X and Y but I don't remember that game incentivizing returning to previously explored locations that much at all.
I don't mind the linear progression path at all as long as there's extra side areas to explore and you're given reasons like TMs or Pokemon to revisit routes.
Even though the opened up content is mostly just TM hunting as opposed to extra areas, I think it's still a step up from Kalos. It's been a while since I've played X and Y but I don't remember that game incentivizing returning to previously explored locations that much at all.
I don't mind the linear progression path at all as long as there's extra side areas to explore and you're given reasons like TMs or Pokemon to revisit routes.
Played a bit today, and I'm sorry if I got anyone's hopes up when I said in another topic that cutscenes are apparently handled better in this installment. I'm a few hours in now and that clearly isn't the case. True, you get your starter faster, but the constant interruptions persist throughout the first island just like in S/M. Seriously frustrating.
On a positive note, Mantine surf is pretty cool, and the possible interactions with that Rockruff was a nice little touch.
On a positive note, Mantine surf is pretty cool, and the possible interactions with that Rockruff was a nice little touch.
The game basically told you where to look this time though. I did not find out about that area in my playthrough of Sun until after I beat the game, I think. That's also where you discover the first bottle quest.
So, there are kids playing Pokemon on 3DS inside the game. Are they playing with real Pokemon or videogame Pokemon? If Pokemon turn into light, to be stored digitally in PCs, then I guess it would make sense if they could also be used in videogames in this world.