Zargerth

So is this kinda like "Rejuvenation Hardcore"? Why no Mega Beedrill for Venam

Iirc in the older releases you were able to obtain Gastly in Byxbysion Wasteland. It's now replaced with Misdreavus.

They're extremely rare.

In case you missed it and for the sake of repeating myself, I had this to say regarding recent news.

Iirc there was 4chan "rumors" (a.k.a. leaks that have yet to be proven true or false) in which it was stated that Mimikyu gets Horror form, its typing changes to Ghost/Dark.

At least the battle background looks nice.

How many more new Pokemon we really need? I'm not saying there shouldn't be any, but the more Pokemon we get, the more underused and weak Pokemon we get. New Pokemon are hit-or-miss like regional variants. Besides, maybe it's just me but I'm not looking forward to the day I need 2000 mons to complete my Pokedex. I'm not a huge fan of Mega Evolutions either. I mean, would you use Mega Stantler over Mega Kangaskhan or Lopunny? Perhaps you would, if Mega Stantler was incredibly broken that is. There's a good chance that Mega Evolutions for weaker mons aren't enough to push their popularity or usage significantly. Of course, if new Mega Evolutions are either overpowered or given to already powerful mons, they become new absurdly strong mons. And that, depending on how you look at it, either is exactly the purpose or defeats the purpose.

You're correct. I would say, however, that power isn't the only contributing factor to popularity (legendaries being an exclusion). The point I was trying to make is that a new form of already powerful mon isn't necessarily as powerful as or more powerful than the original, especially since we're talking about more changes than stat buffs like Rotom forms. That's why I keep mentioning Alolan Dugtrio. New forms aren't the only solution either. One might even argue that it's the Alolan/ new form that is popular, not the original. You see, Alolan Marowak is in fact a powerful mon, but regular Marowak is still the same old Marowak. Whether they are the same or separate mons is a different can of worms, though. I can agree with you on that less used mons should be the ones to get new forms. I just agree for different reasons, and those simply put are my personal preferences, not to boost popularity. This means that I'm not completely opposed to what you deem strong Pokemon to get a new form either. With that said, I wouldn't be particularly thrilled with Alolan Rayquaza, neither with Mega Origin Primal Ash Alolan Midnight Mewtwo X.

In this case, Dugtrio didn't need Alolan form either, yet I don't see you being unhappy with the fact that Dugtrio got Alolan form (which is ranked way lower than regular Dugtrio). Then there are the mons that aren't ranked high in Smogon rankings but are still loved by many people, like regular Ninetales. Smogon ranking isn't equal with popularity, but competitive performance. Weak and/or underused mons benefit from new moves, abilities and stat buffs. Pelipper is a prime example of this. New forms are cool, but not that necessary. To be fair the same can be said about the mons that already do well competitively as well. Besides, it's the fifth gen that got the least amount of "popularity boosts". It's the fifth gen mons that should get these "popularity boosts" (especially Simisear since not only it's PU but also Japan's least favorite). On a side note Alolan Alomomola sounds hilarious, Alolan Scrafty with Team Skull touch sounds kinda cool on paper at least. But I digress, Smogon ranking shouldn't dictate which mons get new forms. There aren't mons that either deserve or don't deserve new forms, there are mons you want or don't want to get new forms. Look at Dugtrio. Now look at Alolan Dugtrio. Guess which one is OU? This logic goes both ways.

Not exactly on topic, but no wonder the slogan "Make America great again" sounded so familiar:

Use Arbok.

Sunflora. Sure, it has a respectable Sp. Attack stat, but other than that Sunflora is pretty bad. Then there's the fact that when you actually obtain one, you're against Grass-types - iirc you can find wild Sunfloras, so you don't need to waste a Sun Stone. Needless to say Sunflora can't really do much here. But after that it gets worse: next gym is Poison-type and after that you face Bug -types. If you really need a Grass-type in your team early on, you could go with something like Gloom or Weepinbell, even Sewaddle (and eventually Leavanny). Other than personal preference, there is no reason to use Sunflora whatsoever. You might want to take this with a grain of salt, but in my opinion Girafarig and Skiddo are obtainable way too late. By the time you can catch Girafarig, which is before Radomus, chances are you already have a better Psychic-type. If you for whatever reason need one now, there's a plethora of alternatives already. Besides, right after Radomus you can get Abra - and eventually Alakazam - who is so much better than Girafarig. As for Skiddo, well, you might have a faster or harder hitting Grass-type at your disposal by now. Heck, even a tankier one Grass-type tank, that's a good one. Just to name some alternatives: Roserade, Lilligant, Tangrowth, Cradily (and your starter if you chose a Grass-type). At this point of the game I can't see why you should, out of all Grass-types, pick Gogoat (aside from personal preference). If we are talking about the main Pokemon games, however, you could say anything works. People beat those games even with just Sunkerns and Bidoofs.

How about Grass/Poison -types? While they are not immune to Ground, they do have super-effective moves on their disposal as well as Poison coverage for Fairies, not to forget the resistance to Fighting -types. Grass/Poison -types are common, there's Roserade, Vileplume and (if you get lucky) Venusaur just to name a few.

Teleport, as in the move Teleport? It's bugged, check the bug list.

Thanks.

I wasn't stuck. Are you sure you downloaded patch 10 and not 9.2? Game.rxdata

Or you could just try early morning, like 6-8 am.

I'm not familiar with emulators, but if it's possible, try out Breath of Fire, especially III and/or IV.

You should be able to find Hawlucha (iirc in the morning) in Route 2, I think (the place with Crustle puzzles), as well as Starly on your way to Calcenon.

Shroomish can be found in Akora Forest, you need Headbutt. I don't have the means to add Pokemon to peoples save files.

There should be a body of water you can Surf over.

Is it just me or is the level curve too steep? I mean, I have been using only 2 Pokemon and I'm already falling behind in levels, rather badly at that. I reached Common Maple Town and got my lunch handed to me in the gym. Any tips on grinding spots? I have been in Route 11 (to the south of headquarters), but at this point they don't yield all that much Exp.

Download patch 10. Anyhoo, you shouldn't be stuck anymore. Game.rxdata