Cobalt996

Not Shelly's Gym Puzzle? I hear everyone found that to be the True Final Boss. Remember that this is my fully subjective opinion. Under the assumption you do not exceed level caps (for evolution, or just haxxing win) Corey would be a good qualifier... however, the real question here is whether or not most people will go through the trouble of raising a team to deal with a gym they (assuming first play-through) know nothing about, including the type. For that matter, unless the person in question is big on sidequests, they'll probably get the ever-so-fun corrosion field. But hey, they could have one of those lovely Ground- or Psychic- types with them. Or a starter that evolves into one, for that matter. Poison and Steel are also good, and there are confessedly a lot of decent Poison types available. Steel, however... I'd say it's reasonable to assume the "average" person will have one Poison-type and one Ground- or Psychic-type with them at this time. Since Reborn pushed for diversity, let's assume a full team of six Pokemon. Level-wise, I would expect everything to fall below the 26-27 mark, and, if they are using a mystery egg Pokemon, it be about 20-22 (again, assuming minimal grinding). With such a poorly-defined, imaginary team, and no clue what to expect (aka the entry hazard), nor a reliable counter to Corey's Crobat team (due to not having the location guide on-hand), it is reasonable to consider the number of attempts for Corey to be an average minimum of 2-3, with the maximum being... Rest in peace, any Fairy mono people who opted out of C-Mist. If I had to give any "main" reason for Corey being difficult (personally or otherwise), it'd be the combination of 2x Poison SR damage, Venoshock always being 130BP, and Crobat outspeeding everything you have with... reliable enough STAB attacks. Actual spoilers in the spoiler (but still another reason) Just to say it again: ^All of that^ is my opinion. Feel free to disagree.

Don't forget the Magic Room shenanigans. Seems to be a fair bit of fun that can occur with that. Or, better yet, Trick Room, Wonder Room, Magic Room triples team. So... Inkay/Malamar gets to invert type effectiveness with this, I'm guessing... but only when your keyboard is flipped over, right?

I'd like to request a (late) hatting. Hat it as you think it should be hatted.

Has it ever occurred to you that, since you are the protagonist (mostly one-dimensional pure person), Team Rocket really wasn't breaking the laws that much in Gen 1? I mean, if anyone Team Rocket tries to steal a Pokemon, they get targeted, but you steal a Pokemon from someone's house in Celadon City, but nobody cares, because you have a Pokedex. And why should anyone care, considering how much they drop on the ground, anyways? Seriously, you get >200k in items off the ground, these days, among them "rare" T/HMs, priceless fossils (Amber), literal pure gold, health drinks, topical drugs, ancient relics, and so much more. Don't forget that you grab some of these out of houses, too. Still criminals? What about the fact that ANYBODY with a Pokemon can just up and mug anyone else who has a Pokemon? You just talk to a random kid, knock out his pets, and steal his money. Better yet, if you do it to news reporters, they praise you on TV. And the goal of every kid of age ten is to go mug this one guy after mugging basically everyone else in their home region. But don't forget: they have a Pokedex, so it's all good.

Thanks, everyone, for the warm welcome! Reborn's community is so welcoming! Both, but more referring to the league on Showdown!. I found out about the game from a colleague in my CIS class in college. I found out about the site from downloading, but moreso because <insert ~15% of bug bin here> happened. WHOOPS, MY BAD. *leaves to deposit sanity and freedom*

Since I've been wondering this for a while... How do you decide what hidden items to place/where to place them/density of placement? Pre-Julia makes sense, since shards have no use, and you might need the healing items, but after that... how? Have you looked back on the maps after finishing them, thought something was missing, and acted upon that thought? If so, what's one big offender?

...What? People apparently click on that kind of title all the time. Those too. Anyways, been around for a bit, and I'll be honest about it... I managed to accidentally collapsed the "Reborn Events" section within a minute of entering the forums. Apparently it took 25 days to figure out that the arrow is hidden until you mouse it over. ANYWAYS. As I already mentioned, I've been around for a very short bit already, but I really haven't done anything of note. Played through Reborn once, and trying a monotype (Fire) currently. I'm "attempting" the Rejuvination League as well, but... well, just look in the signature for how well that'll go. I guess, just ask anything, and I'll answer it... if it isn't prying too hard (which it won't be). Now, if you need me, I'll be in the Beryl Ward Library for a long, long time.

Unless two whole generations changed things, Singles feels like a random fight that ends in either a curb-stomp, or a stall marathon, and changes only from rng and prediction. I hate stall (personally, and only because it's the same cycles ), and doubles generally lessens the effect of it, without removing the option entirely. Triples allows for a large, self-destructive team that cannot should not work, meaning the greatest versatility. So... Hardcore prediction vs. balance vs. versatility I like versatility the most, which means triples. Double elimination works the best for Triples, since it... well... it doesn't go above 15 turns most of the time... (and potential hax removal).

Thanks! Thought it was Larvitar, since I forgot about Axew.

I am doing a Fire-type mono, and my Mystery Egg is a Larvitar. I was hoping it could be changed to Larvesta, since I can get Vulpix from Agate. Normally, I'd be fine with missing out on Volcarona, but... no guarantees (yet) on Fletchling/Charmander in EP16, and I want to use HM buddies as little as possible. Additionally, is there a way to make it know Zen Headbutt (breed from Venonat) upon hatching? Thanks for any help you deem to provide!

I generally like using... well, what I like; most of that is considered UU material, and it doesn't work at all works out okay, in the end. Double or Triples over Singles, as well, since I dislike massive stalling. I like the triples environment the most (OU/UU) due to the amount of choices you get, and how quick it is to see whether or no yur ideas work out (what with the reduced amout of stalling). AG, on the other hand... to many idiots/rngspams/yougettheidea/etc. Never again. I'd rather fight Corey in reborn with only Whismsicott; at least that's quick and painless.

Well, haven't done anything remotely competititive simulator. Guess I'll stick with what I like and pray, like always. Normal type card, Decibel sprite.

Real or psuedonym, Google lacks creativity. Debatably better than an unassuming hunk of metal, I guess..?