sithlordnergal

Soooo...you're gonna get answers to mooost of those questions. But they come later and are spoilers

Ehhhh, I mean I don't do that, but I also don't have a problem with it. The way I see it is that as long as their I.V.s don't go above 31, then they're fine. There's really no difference between a pokemon that has 31 I.V.s from breeding and one who's I.V.'s were changed directly. Some people not have time to go through the effort of breeding a perfect I.V. team...I could only do it because I have very little to do, and I get bored...and even then I use a mod to help make eggs hatch faster since I breed in batches of 5 pokemon.

Oh I fully plan on restarting when the final episode comes out. Don't get me wrong, I'm gonna finish my current save file, but it will be nice to see how everything has changed from beginning to end

So, having read your newest review...I kind of have to agree with you on the whole trip between Amy and Shelly. Kiki and Cain both annoy me in that section, and you take so many detours. I think it'd work better if you changed a few things around, and either have Kiki's events happen before the kids are kidnapped, or after you rescue it, it would work better. Because the entire quest does open up some insight on Victoria and Cain's characters. Its just...that insight comes at a time when you're trying to save the kids. Azurine Island isn't as bad as it seems. The first time you go there, it can be confusing, but thankfully there aren't quite as many branching paths. All in all, there are really only three sections of Reborn that I've never been a fan of, and you got past the first one. The next one is on Route 1, though you have a decent amount of time before it starts up. I highly recommend not even bothering with trying to solve that puzzle alone, just find a guide for it. As for the slave army...ehhh, not much to be said there. You need a good variety of pokemon to get through the different challenges. That said, certain pokemon, like Growlithe/Arcanine, are good enough to remain in your party at almost all times, baring the occasional Water type trainer. Now for the good news: Cain does redeem themselves. They sort of dropped the ball big time after being captured, but you'll soon find that Cain is able to redeem themselves from that little disaster. Anna and Shelly are going to be a bit more prominent in this next section, so enjoy it The path to the next gym is far shorter, and a lot more enjoyable

Hmmm, I think both of your reviews are fair. The level cap is a lot harsher in Reborn then in the standard games, and I feel like pokemon have a higher chance of not listening to you. That said, I never really had much issue with grinding, as most areas got me to about where I need to be. A few things I will note: 1) You're generally going to need a bigger team then just 6 pokemon. While there are some players, like Ttar, who only use a core of three or four pokemon, I think even he is starting to figure out that he can't just cruise through the game with the three main pokemon he currently uses. 2) You'll want to learn how the field effects work. Nine times out of ten I beat a gym leader by using their own field against them. It can be tricky to master, but once you have a handle on it, fields make battles a lot easier. 3) While I would call the game difficult, I'm not sure I'd call it unfair. As others have pointed out, Reborn does give you the tools you need to get through a challenge. Even the "Supposed to lose" battle can be beaten with skill and a bit of luck. A few hints for you as well: - Look through the Pokemon Locations Spreadsheet, it will help you find some extra pokemon. Espurr is a surprisingly useful little Psychic time for the early game, and you can get it as soon as you start the game. You need to pay that one bum to move out of the way right by the first gym. - I.V.s ad E.V.s are not necessary for the beginning of the game, but become more important as time goes on. - Talk to Ame from that little console for every gym battle, she'll often point you in the right direction strategy wise. - Find those Field Effect Readouts and learn what they do and how they work. They seriously change entire battles, and you can usually find a way to make use of them. In fact, before she was nerfed, the only way I could beat the Fire Type gym was by using the Field Effect and fighting Fire with Fire.

Personally, I'd raise Venasaur, Charizard, and Delphox up a tier, with Serperior going down a tier. Charizard's explanation is fairly simple, its able to sweet through most of the early game, and by the time you really need to replace it you have access to better Fire Types like Arcanine. Delphox is similar to Charizard, in that it handles a lot of the early game pretty well, especially once you get into the forests. It also has the bonus of being a decent early game Psychic type, which allows it to remain useful even when you get Arcanine. The only other Psychic types you can get are Espurr and Lunatone until you reach the Underground Railnet, both of which suck compared to Delphox. So you an continue to use Delphox as your main psychic type up until you get Ralts. Venasaur may seem like an odd pick, but hear me out. Since you can get hidden skills in your starters, you can get a Chlorophyll Bulbasaur. It makes a decent enough tank, and is pretty reliable throughout most of the game. I will admit its move pool is a bit poor, but it does its job well as a tank, status provider, and, once you have Sunny Day and a Heat Rock, sweeper thanks to Growth/Chlorophyll/Solar Beam

I'll be honest, I've been impressed time and again with Ttar. He constantly surprises me with his wins...That said, I'm constantly surprised how he, and basically every other LPer of Reborn fail to spot how Anna is a psychic. Pentaop, Shofu, Ttar, they all thought Anna was nuts and/or kidding. It makes me wonder why its so hard to see when its so darn obvious.

Why would you do that to yourself? I'm all for challenges but that seems excessive.

Mine was absolutely Charlotte. I got to face her and earn her gym badge pre-nerf, and her team was vicious. I loved every moment of it though, and kind of wish she'd go back to her pre-nerf state.

The High Priest of Helgrind. If you haven't read Inheritance, its a high priest without arms or legs, cannot move without being carried...but is highly skilled at magic.

There is, though it requires you to do some digging. If you're using Windows, you should be able to search for the Saved Games folder in the start menu. Inside should be a folder for Pokemon Reborn that has all your saves. Your current game/save should be named Game. Then all you need to do is rename that file, and you can start a new game while keeping your old one. If you wanna swap between saves just go into the folder and change the name of the desired save back to Game and you're good to go. I actually keep a small bunch of saves from different Leader battles, just in case I wanna redo them.

Welp, since I don't expect Alakazam, Gardevoir, or Starmie to get off any more then one shot on Hydreigon, I can also use them in the rest of the battle. Only Chansey needs to be at full strength going in. I also have a Golem with Study and Stealth Rocks, an Arcanine with Sunny Day, Morning Sun, and Heatwave, and if need be I can swap either Alakazam or Gardevoir out for a Chlorophyll Venasaur to back up my Sunny Day Arcanine.

I don't see myself having too much trouble...Currently I'm planning to run with: Starmie which has 31 speed I.V., 30 special attack I.V., and currently has Dazzling Gleam. I'm hoping to get either Ice Beam or Blizzard on it by the time we face Lin, but Dazzling Gleam works too since Hydreigon has a x4 weakness Alakazam, which has similar I.V.s to starmie and also runs dazzling gleam Gardevoir with a Moonblast and finally Chansey with Eviolite, Toxic, Soft Boiled, and Substitute. And while I have plenty of other pokes to swap things out with, I suspect that Chansey will be able to outlast the Hydreigon, provided it isn't built to be a physical sweeper. Considering Hydreigon's stats, I suspect it will primarily be a special attacker though. Meaning Chansey shooould be able to tank most of it's attacks. Especially since I plan to hopefully toss out Starmie and Alakazan as single shot cannons. Considering Alakazam alone has a special attack that is well over 300 already and has a move that Hydreigon has a x4 weakness to I suspect I could do some damage. Not K.O. it, but weaken it.

Thank you

My online name for reborn is sithlordnergal, trainer ID is 12873

What would you like for it? I have a decent Bulbasaur

Say, do you have a Staryu?

I suspect it isn't what we think. I'm sure this theory has been tossed around before, heck I'm sure it's been confirmed too. But I don't think that little cult of Arceus knows what it's doing. They're trying to get the four keys to open the path to the resting place of Arceus, but I suspect that isn't what we'll find. I think we'll find something else there instead. I think we'll find Giratina waiting there instead. Why? Well let me copy down a little bit of text I found in the Subseven Sanctum, from Light's End: So kind was light to show us mercy, That in it's shade we festered heresy. Twixt three stones, each shaded void, Six pillars shone, their truth deployed: Emerald, Crimson, Violet, Gold, Azure and Ivory sealed as told. Take heed of its prison, o ye foolish men, For the blackest beast lies at light's end. So, we have that passage telling clearly telling us that there is a tower with 6 pillars dealing with truth, and a seal using emerald, crimson, violet and gold. Azure obviously refers to Azure Lake, and I suspect Ivory is from the term "Ivory Tower", which is from the Biblical Song of Solomon. It also tells us that said tower is a prison, holding the blackest beast. Hell, even the puzzles in the tower relate to finding who lies and who tells the truth. But the way it's stated is special. Instead of just saying "Hitmontop lies, and hitmonchan always tells the truth", the statues read "Hitmontop has fallen to darkness, where are hitmonchan is in the light". It's more then telling the truth, it deals with light and dark. And Giratina certainly fits the bill for a beast that lies at light's end. Heh, even the time dilation fits with Giratina, since it is found in the Distortion World in the main series games.

Meep, guarantees a K.O. with the fear aron.

Hmmm, snag a sturdy Onix, give it a smooth rock, then use Sandstorm. That guarantees a K.O.

Sooo, you may have already beaten him Blue Eyes, but may I offer up a somewhat different strategy? A...heheh, FEARful one? Is it cheap? Yes. Is it dirty? Yes. Is it despicable? Yes. Does it feel WONDERFUL? Oh HELL yes. Steps required to do this are: 1) Save the daycare couple so you can breed pokemon. 2) catch a female Aron. They can be found in the underground railnet. Specifically an area you can sort of open up with the tracks. Just headbutt the pole till you get one 3) catch a male Cubone. They're found in the Wastes. 4) Teach Cubone Endeavor. Honestly, this is the hardest part of this list. Try to use the Move Tutor to save time if possible. 5) Breed Aron and Cubone together and get Aron with Endeavor. 6) Give Aron the Sturdy ability. 7) Cackle with glee as your level 1 F.E.A.R. Aron puts the fear in El.

1) Abra 2) Tangrowth 3)Swalot 4) Muk 5) Avalugg Grrrr, all you lucky players with your Abras that use Hyper Beam. It usually spammed Dark Pulse and one other move if I remember correctly. It took me ages to finally get it to use hyper beam, and until then it ripped my poor team to shreds. As for the rest...The first fight with Tangrowth caught me off guard. Then I had an easy time with the other battles with Tangrowth. As for the rest...Swalot, Muk, and Avalugg fell pretty quickly to Shadow, the God of all Arcanines.

I'll be honest, there are really two things I dislike about Reborn, and they are the nerfs and Titania. I'll be honest, I managed to beat pre-nerf Charlotte with a team where my only water type was a Seaking with Dive and Waterfall, none of my team was E.V. trained, and I had no entry hazards. Was it difficult? You bet it was, but the challenge is what made it fun and I still managed to beat her. Considering that she was the hardest gym leader and I still beat her with a Seaking and Arcanine, the game didn't need any nerfing. As for Titania...I can't stand her. Now, I don't care that she killed Team Meteor members, they deserved it. Hell, I fully support Saphira and would gladly help her kill Sigmund and the rest of team meteor. I can also forgive her for her mistakes with Amaria. She was trying to help a friend and was in over her head. No, what I dislike about her is that she seems to see everything in black and white, and her inability to think things through. Take her interactions with Taka. She was completely unwilling and unable to see his side of things. In her eyes, he has to be with her or against her, no middle ground. Personally I fully agree with Taka, his actions, and if I were in his position I'd be doing the same thing as him. You don't openly betray someone as strong as Solaris and Lin, especially when you know they kill people. You undermine them in small ways and bide your time until you're in a position to strike. I'd be very surprised if Taka didn't play some role in taking down Team Meteor, provided you helped him out when he asked for it. People like Titania though are blind. =/

Nyeh, how are all of you getting Magnezone? I've been stuck with a Magneton all game. =/ That said, the team I used to beat Ciel was Magneton, Aerodactyl, Gardevoir, Octillery, Arcanine, and Alakazam, with Magneton, Aerodactyl, and Octillery doing most of the work. From what I remember, my poor Magneton managed to beat talonflame before getting killed. Then Aerodactyl took out another two with Rock Slide. And then I just let my Moody Octillery sweep it after a couple of stat boosts. Seriously, grab a Moody Octillery,they rock! I fully understand why Moody is banned from competitive play.

My ace is, without a doubt, Arcanine. He's blasted through every tough spot I've been in, from the PULSE machines, to that battle with the fake Ditto Arceus, to even Charlotte before she was nerfed. The police force lost a very valuable Gorwlithe when he was given to me, but he's done more then his fair share.