["Top pokemon" in Reborn.]

Mamoswine is also worth mentioning. It's put in a lot of work for me in my run. Anything that can learn Earthquake by level up really is an asset in this game

[Love for Underrated Pokemon]

This goes against the "over 450 BST" but I have to say Chesnaught. I know it's one of the starters but I never see anyone mention this Pokemon at all. It has great bulk and defense, gets access to Drain Punch, Spikes, Synthesis, and Leech Seed. Any of those combined with Spiky Shield and a Rocky Helmet can whittle opponents down. This is a very reliable Pokemon and very underrated IMO

["Favorite" Pokemon by Region]

In no particular order for each gen:

 

1: Charizard, Venusaur, Alakazam, Magmar, Rhydon

 

2: Tyranitar, Sneasel, Houndoom, Ampharos, Typhlosion

 

3: Blaziken, Ludicolo, Flygon, Swampert, Metagross

 

4: Weavile, Empoleon, Staraptor, Garchomp, Togekiss

 

5: Excadrill, Hydreigon, Bisharp, Haxorus, Scrafty

 

6: Greninja, Talonflame, Goodra, Aegislash, Trevenant

 

7: Incineroar, Golisopod, Tsareena, Palossand, Vikavolt

[The Lost Train??]

IIRC it has to be night and raining for the path to the train to appear, and windy for the path to the cave to appear

[Your occupation in Reborn City?]

I'd be a DJ in the Reborn Nightclub, living in the Lapis ward cause I'm making that bank

 

[E17 new pokemon guesses]

Off topic but I wonder how deprived of resources we're going to be in the desert. Since it's a huge arid area I can't imagine there will be Pokemon centers or marts readily available. That would add another layer of realism/difficulty. I'm hoping we get the safety goggles as well.

 

As far as new pokemon, I'm expecting your typical desert mons to show up: Trapinch, Sandile, Diglett, Sandshrew, Cacnea, Maractus. Wild Vullaby would be cool.

 

Maybe we'll be lucky enough to get Gible as an event at the end of the episode after beating Titania. An event for Larvitar would be great as well. Since we have a steel and water leader coming up I don't think a T-Tar would be too overpowered at this point in the game

[Team Building Before Ep 17]

Hello Reborn Community!

 

I was wondering if I could get some advice on my team heading into episode 17. I think my team is pretty well-balanced but I'm undecided on a 6th member to add. Here's what I'm using as of episode 16:

 

Greninja Lv78: Protean, Hasty Nature, w/Life Orb

-Surf

-Dark Pulse

-Gunk Shot

-Water Shuriken/Grass Knot/Low Kick/Extrasensory

Chosen as my starter, fills the role of primary water type and versatile mixed attacker

 

Charizard Lv 78: Solar Power, Timid Nature, w/Leftovers

-Heat Wave

-Air Slash

-Solar Beam

-Sunny Day

Love fire/flying typing, fills my fire type role and will probably be my mega

 

Metagross Lv78: Clear Body, Adamant Nature, w/Wide Lens

-Meteor Mash

-Zen Headbutt

-Bullet Punch

-Hammer Arm

Very strong physical attacker with many resistances

 

Mamoswine Lv78: Thick Fat, Adamant Nature, w/Choice Band

-Earthquake

-Ice Fang

-Ice Shard

-Rock Tomb

Another strong physical attacker, earthquake user and ice-type STAB

 

Goodra Lv78: Gooey or Sap Sipper, Modest Nature, w/Leftovers

-Dragon Pulse

-Sludge Wave

-Flamethrower

-Muddy Water

Bulky special attacker, its many resistances are beneficial to my team

 

In my box, what I've used so far are: Ampharos, Gardevoir, Typhlosion, Scrafty, Staraptor. Ampharos would be first to come off the bench.

 

For a sixth member I'm looking to possibly add a dedicated wall, another physical attacker, a grass type, or fairy type.

 

Any feedback/suggestions are welcome!

[EV Training/IV Breeding Worth it for Story?]

8 minutes ago, Seel The Deal said:

Between new content and AI, and ez access to EV-reset items, EV training 'mons you use a lot could be good and honestly doesn't take too long if you've got the time, IV breeding isn't worth at all unless you have something insane like 6IV Ditto, and natures ofc are useful.

Not a bad idea at all, I could just EV reset my team then EV train them the way I want without worrying about IVs. IV breeding in this game seems way more tedious than in the main series games due to lag and whatnot

[EV Training/IV Breeding Worth it for Story?]

Thanks for the input everyone! As I said I normally  IV/EV for competitive battling but not for in game. Since Reborn is more difficult than normal I was wondering if IV/EVing would be more important. I've made it this far with balanced team building and move coverage, as well as using the guy in 7th street for specific natures. Besides I've gotten attached to the members of my team so I'm not in a hurry to replace them either!

[EV Training/IV Breeding Worth it for Story?]

Hi everyone! It's been quite a while since I've posted anything on the site. I've completed episode 16 and as we're nearing the end of the story I was wondering if it was worth IV breeding and EV training my team for in-game purposes. I am a competitive battler so I understand the benefits of each, just not sure if I want to spend the time and effort to do it for my in game team. I'm also wondering as battles become more difficult in the story if I would be at a terrible disadvantage if I decided not to IV/EV. Would love to get some constructive input on the matter!

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[Favourite Starters (All Generations)]

Gen 1- Charmander

Gen 2- Cyndaquil

Gen 3- Torchic

Gen 4- Piplup (first time breaking the fire type mold)

Gen 5- None of them, sorry to say

Gen 6- Froakie

Gen 7- Litten

[Need help for 3rd gym]

I agree with what everyone said previously. Shelly gave me some problems as well but if you can acquire a fire type it will definitely make your life easier. Numel, Growlithe, Ponyta, and Pansear are all available at this point in the game. Graveler will be useful too for some Rock STAB. Also if you can get Emolga it learns Acrobatics at level 30 and it can potentially run through her entire team. Hope this helps and good luck!

[Favorite gens in order?]

1. Gen 2- It's a close call between my top 3 but I have to go with Gen 2. This is the Gen that got me started in Pokemon so the new mons introduced in Johto were my Gen 1. My friends and I grew up playing these games as kids. Gen 2 introduced so many of my favorite mons, such as Tyranitar, Sneasel, and Houndoom. And you still can't beat getting to travel back to the Kanto region and getting to battle Red for the first time.

 

2. Gen 4- Again close call between 4 and 6 for this spot. I first played Gen 4 around the time X and Y came out. I hadn't played a Pokemon game since Gen 3 at that point and I'm very glad I decided not to skip directly to X and Y. I absolutely love the music in this game, the Jubilife City music is my favorite track from any game. The story in this game was great, the design and history of the region, as well as introducing some awesome new mons like Empoleon. This is the gen that gave my beloved Sneasel an evolution into my favorite mon, Weavile!

 

3. Gen 6- Having been a longtime player when Gen 6 was released, I was instantly blown away by the new 3D graphics! I love that the Kalos region is based on France! The music in this game was once again fantastic. I love so many of the mons introduced in this gen: Greninja, Goodra, Aegislash, Trevenant, Florges, Sylveon, etc.

 

4. Gen 7- I love all the features Sun and Moon brought to the table, from even more graphical improvements to a more story-driven playthrough. Didn't leave quite the same impact on me as my previous 3 though.

 

5. Gen 3- This is the generation I probably spent the most time with due to playing these games at an age that was prime for video game playing. I spent a lot of time battling and trading with friends during this gen and I thought the sevii islands post game in FRLG was a nice addition. Some of my favorite Hoenn mons are Blaziken, Ludicolo, Breloom, Flygon, and Shiftry. Before ORAS I kinda forgot about the Hoenn region itself though, and the music in this game was far from my favorite.

 

6. Gen 1- I ranked this so low mostly because my first experience with Gen 1 was through Fire Red version. I have since gone back and played through the original Red and Yellow versions, but had I started with Gen 1 in the beginning I may have ranked it higher.

 

7. Gen 5- Admittedly this is the gen I completely skipped over during my time away from Pokemon, and as I mentioned when I came back to it I went right from 4 to 6. I've since familiarized myself with the mons introduced in this gen. Not a big fan of any of the starters. The only mon I really like from this gen is Excadrill.

[Sorry]

What's your favorite music? Artist/group and/or genre! Feel free to ask mine if you're curious!

[Found Again]

34 minutes ago, Chessdude said:

I believe so but you need quite a few department stickers for it

There is also another method to completely remove EV's but the method is expensive (but instant) and should be available toward the end of EP 16

This! Welcome back btw!

[NFL]

I'm very pleasantly surprised to see there is a thread dedicated to the NFL from fellow Pokemon players!

 

I'd love to see the Pats get creamed this weekend, but realistically I don't see it happening. I'm (sadly) a Buffalo Bills fan so I can't stand the Patriots. Pulling for the Falcons as well since I'm tired of watching the Seahawks.

 

Pittsburgh/KC looks like the best match-up on paper IMO, so let's see what happens!

 

 

[Here we go again ! Bonjour à vous tous !]

Welcome!

[Underappreciated Types]

4 hours ago, WujiKyurem said:

As far as competitive play goes, I lean a bit on the defensive side, so naturally Steel would be among my favorite types. Also, I'm just much better at evasive play and predicting switches than I am at things like hyper offense. That being said, the type I had underrated the most was probably Dark. I noticed myself using Dark Pokemon (i.e. Bisharp, Mandibuzz, Weavile, Sableye, etc.) considerably more often ever since X/Y came out -- which seems odd on its face. You would think that they'd be worse off with the introduction of the Fairy-type, right? (Missing In Action: Hydreigon, Scrafty. Last seen: 2013.) I'd argue that it has been the opposite.

 

One of the biggest downsides to Dark-types in my mind was that they were generally useless against Steel-types. In the transition from Gen V to Gen VI, Steel lost its resistances to Dark and Ghost. That has probably been the best thing to ever happen to Dark-types, especially since Steels are even more common than in past generations due to the presence of Fairies. So many Pokemon that just weren't offensively versatile enough can now actually put dents in otherwise annoying walls like Heatran, Skarmory, and defensive Scizor. SD Bisharp w/ Sucker Punch became a premier OU threat because it was very tricky to deal with once its checks were KO'ed. 

 

I realized though, that some of these Dark-types were almost every bit as useful in Gen V as they were at the time. Defensive Pokemon like Mandibuzz and Umbreon had gained nothing in the new gen except a new weakness, but I still found room for them and the like on my teams. Hell, Sableye was a giant troll even before it could Mega Evolve. 

 

So I thought to myself: why didn't I see the advantages to these Pokemon before? I don't know. I never thought Dark was a bad type, I just never knew how good it could be all on its own -- and not just because T-tar or Weavile have good secondary STAB typings. 

You're speaking my language my friend! I've always loved Dark types since they were introduced, from their designs to the moves they get. From a competitive standpoint, Weavile is still one of the best Garchomp counters and also happens to be my favorite Pokemon! More recently I've experienced success with Incineroar on battle spot, very underreated mon in my opinion

[Underappreciated Types]

Hello everyone!

 

During my playthrough of Pokemon Sun I included a Golisopod on my team. This is the first time in all 7 generations I've ever used a Bug type! I always considered bug types to be annoying early game mons but after using Golisopod I was not disappointed! I never realized how useful bug types can be, from resistances to ground and fighting types to the recently buffed Leech Life! I must say that I now have a newfound appreciation for Bug types!

 

My question for you all is what type(s) have you not previously had experience with but discovered how useful they can be after using them for the first time?

[(spoiler) Dark Material Theories?]

4 minutes ago, HongaarseBeer97 said:

Wait, what? There are two 'dark material's? I found one with the sanctum key, but could you perhaps give me a hint to where the second one is? I thought I had finished all the sidequests... (Probably not the place to ask this, I'm sorry)

Spoiler

Try the place where a certain dark-type gym leader resides, using a certain HM to access it. Sorry for being so cryptic but I don't want to spoil! Let me know if you get stumped

 

 

[(spoiler) Dark Material Theories?]

Hey everyone!

 

Spoiler

So I completed episode 16 and I have the two dark materials sitting in my bag. I know there's no use for them as of yet but I'm curious as to what theories you have for what they might be used for in the future. Do you think they'll be used for more event mons as with the data chip or have a more story related purpose? I personally would like to think they're related to getting Giratina to help us stop Arceus from destroying the city, but that's a little extreme for two obscure side items! Let me hear your thoughts!

 

[I have arrived!]

Hello everyone! I'm brand new to the site and online forums in general so I wanted to take the time to introduce myself to the Pokemon Reborn community! I've been playing Reborn since episode 15 and Pokemon since GSC. My favorite type is Dark type, so fellow Dark type lovers come chat me up! Outside of Pokemon it's easiest to talk to me about music. I've been in school for music for quite some time and like pretty much all genres! My favorite genres though are Indie Rock and Electronic Pop! So if anyone wants obscure recommendations or just wants to chat about their favorite bands with me I'm here! Thanks to anyone who takes the time to read this! We here!