The TRUTH of R/S/E

The TRUTH sections are dedicated to smashing up rumours and tell you once and for all: no matter how many times you've heard it and from who, it's not true.

The Trendy Phrases and the Feebas Tiles

If you have two different games with the same trendy phrase, their Feebas tiles will NOT be the same (well, technically it's a possibility, but the odds are so low it's not even worth mentioning). The tiles are re-randomized when you change the phrase; they're not set to something specific based on what the phrase is.

The Rocket Launches

The rocket launches don't hold a secret about Deoxys or anything; there is simply one rocket launch a week, meaning that it tells you for how long you've been playing your game.

Shedinja

You do not need to have a Pokéball in your bag to get a Shedinja when Nincada evolves. All you need is an empty slot on your Pokéball belt. I deposited all my balls and evolved a Nincada, and sure enough, a Shedinja appeared in my empty slot. It is simply shown with the same Pokéball icon as you caught Nincada with. There, myth busted.

(NOTE: This applies to the third-generation games only! In Diamond and Pearl, you do need a Poké Ball (and not the other Pokéball types, either) in your bag to get a Shedinja.)

Page last modified October 11 2008 at 15:57 GMT


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