Aironfaar

That's a pretty solid change, thanks for that! However, you may want to add a check whether the Pokémon in the shared box that you're about to add to the Pokédex is actually an egg. Right now, you're adding the Pokémon contained in eggs to the Pokédex, too.

Because he's a good person and wants to trade it for some Poison type pokémon! :X

I suppose Roserade might work the same way Amoonguss would work. Otherwise, the Oddish line, I guess, though Roserade just seems superior.

Thank you for all your replies! Thinking about what you wrote, I decided to indeed start anew while keeping the old save file. While I didn't get to start yet, I prepared everything to do so and thinking about playing the game already feels fresh again.

Hi guys, I'm currently in my first playthrough, somewhere between the sixth and seventh gym battle (not badge). The game has been a blast so far, much more so than the original titles - I need an actual strategy to beat the rivals and gym leaders, for once! Also, the grim setting is highly intriguing and captured me from the very first moment. I want to go on playing to see how the story will go on, but... I just can't get myself to do it and don't really know why. Lately, my experience playing Pokémon Reborn started to feel like what I call the "Sandbox Syndrome". By that, I mean the phenomenon of having all the options and tools available, like in a sandbox type game, but end up not knowing what to do and losing the drive to do anything. I don't know where that came from. After all, the game has pretty straightforward goals: Catch all the Pokémon currently available to you, scout the next challenging encounter, train up a suitable counter team and explore the rest of the world on the way, finding events, sidequests, stuff like that. Maybe I just need to get to the next encounter to scout. Maybe I'm in that odd position between clear goals. But whenever I start the game right now to press on, I don't even know which Pokémon to pick. To fix that, I tried to theorycraft a competitive team (which I had never done before, actually) to aim for in Reborn. After a couple of weeks, I managed to create a team I think I'd have fun using, but one of the Pokémon integral to that team isn't even in the game yet, and some of them require TMs that aren't in the game either. Or were, kind of, but aren't (I'm looking at you, TM19 Roost). That sent me straight back to the feeling of Sandbox Syndrome, although it shouldn't really apply: I don't have all the options. So I figure what's bothering me about the game right now is my aimlessness in regards to building a regular team, the critters you take with you without having to beat a specific foe. I guess that means I should just take whichever Pokémon seem fun with me, but that feels odd, too. My guess regarding the reason for that: because I started using Wonder Trade at some point. Before I started my trading thread, I tried to get the (temporarily) mutually exclusive critters that I mised through that trading game of chance and ended up with lots and lots of Pokémon that I didn't catch myself and shouldn't have yet. That might have led to a feeling of disconnection towards the Pokémon at my disposal. With all that said, I'm wondering if I should start a new game. A blank slate. I still want to take the temporarily mutually exclusive Pokémon and the other ones I've spent time on breeding with me into that new save game (which is easy enough using both my pc and laptop to trade stuff), but I'm a little worried the Sandbox Syndrome would just come back at some point; it's the "you're training that Pokémon now, but you'll have to release or trade it because you'll eventually get one with better IVs, nature and sometimes movesets" that has always spoiled part of the fun I had with Pokémon games. But still, catching Pokémon myself and evolving them to get the Pokédex entry through the first specimen I ever caught has always mitigated that - it gave a bit of meaning, usually just enough. to leveling up even Pokémon with sub-par IVs. On a different note, I'm considering to use the mod that allows you to pick a different starter. Skarmory is the currently unobtainable Pokémon that has been missing on my team. Otherwise, I considered getting a Sylveon or Clefable, so choosing Eevee or Cleffa through that mod may be an idea. However, I don't know how that would affect the game's balance. So, here are my questions, finally: 1) Other than "don't use Wonder Trade this time around", do you have any advice how I could approach the game? Maybe even without starting anew? 2) How much would getting a Skarmory, Eevee or Cleffa as a starter impact the balance of the game? Which of them would you suggest to get? I kind of prefer the thought of Eevee over the others, I always considered it a pretty interesting choice for a starter, but I'm not sure. Partly because the team I'd like to build depends on Skarmory (and that TM19 :|), partly because Skarmony probably isn't in the game yet for a reason and grabbig Eevee or Cleffa would just be like getting them through a Wonder Trade. If you got this far the conventional way: Thanks for reading through my ramblings. I'm looking forward to reading your thoughts on the above.

You're welcome! It's just a bummer that the shiny has bad IVs. Yep, the list is complete - I'll edit it right away. Thank you a huge lot!

Awesome, thank you! I'll start waiting for a trade right after sending this post.

Oh dear, I wasn't able to check the forum for a while. Yep, I still do need them - but I didn't get to play either, so I don't really have anything to offer in exchange...

Some psychic stuff packs an extra punch on the field of Kiki's arena. However, when using ghost or psychic types, watch out for her counters to that type. They can hurt badly. :| That said, I think you can get Meditite before encountering her. That one might be pretty neato in that arena.

No harm done, hehe. Just finished breeding them, but I need to get working now. The moment I find a time window to make the trade, I'll send you a private message. EDIT: Thanks for the trades!

Thanks! While I can breed you a Frillish right away (until I get interrupted by the aforementioned work, ha), Drilbur is actually among the Pokémon I'm still looking for.

Yup, I still need those! Do you want anything specific for them? EDIT: Although I'm not entirely sure how soon I'll get to start the game. Might get today's first call to work any minute now.

I got one boxed. If you're available for trade right now, shoot me a private message, wait for a trade request and it'll be yours in a moment's notice!

That would be awesome! Is there anything you want in exchange?

You're welcome, hehe. It was actually the first Staryu to hatch in the one batch I bred, and pretty much the best among them as well. Thank you for the trade! I especially took a liking to Trevenant when I fought it in the gym battle, so having that one is especially nice.

Alright, got your Axew and Staryu ready. I'll start waiting for trade requests after this post, the online name's Aironfaar.

I'll have to breed that Staryu first and the IVs will be up to luck unless I spend a little longer on it; it's up to you how soon you want it. I do have a Houndour by now though so you don't necessarily need to breed one, but you can give me whatever you'd like for the Staryu. EDIT: I just realized you were the one who offered two pokémon to begin with - I'll just breed a Staryu for the second trade, then! Thank you as well!

Eep! Sorry, I overlooked your response earlier on. While I just traded away what I thought was my only Shiny 5IV Mold Breaker Axew, I actually found one I deposited hastily in a different box, so...yes, you can, and right now! Waiting for your request now, my online name is Aironfaar. EDIT: Weird, it said the user exited the trade or something. Must have bugged. I'll start waiting for the request again.

Sounds great! Which 6IV Axew would you prefer, one with Rivalry or one with Unnerve? If you're aiming for Mold Breaker, I think Rivalry is only one Ability Capsule away from that, so that might be better. Thanks for the trade!

That's absolutely not too much to ask. You can even choose one of those I currently have boxed: 5IV Shiny either with Mold Breaker or Unnerve or a 6IV with Rivalry or Unnerve. I also have a load of 5IV non-shinies, so if you'd prefer that, that's possible too. Just tell me what you'd like to have and we can trade right away.

No need to feel bad, hehe. I'm always happy about more Pokémon, especially the ones from the list above that I don't have yet - like the Piplup I got from you. Breeding decent IVs into them is easy enough, after all.

Sorry about the delay, I received a phone call I awaited when I wanted to start breeding. BUT! A 5IV shiny Speed Boost Torchic with Flame Burst egg move is now waiting for you to be picked up. I'll start waiting for a trade request right after sending this post. Online name's Aironfaar. EDIT: Thank you for the trade!

On it! I'll message you when your Torchic is ready.

That sounds awesome! I'll start breeding as soon as I'm free. EDIT: Breeding's done, the little fella has 5 perfect IVs. Send me a private message when you're available for the trade, I'll respond asap. Sure! I even still have two 5IV shinies (one with Mold Breaker) and a couple of 6IV (no Mold Breaker) boxed from breeding my own 6IV yesterday. Just tell me which one you want and send me a private message when you can trade.

Breeding one for you right away. EDIT: Thank you for the trade!