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Mixpert
Commenting on: Espeon and Umbreon

Hey! I may have stumbled on something that I didn’t see anywhere on Bulbapedia or on Smogon’s in-game guides for the Johto games, and I immediately thought of this page.

There’s actually no legitimate way to get a Vaporeon, Jolteon, or Flareon before beating the Elite Four for the first time in GSCHGSS unless you do a trade and receive a Pokémon holding one of the relevant evolutionary stones. The Fire, Water, and Thunder Stones can’t be obtained from the Pokéathlon Dome until you get the National Dex, the Bug-Catching contest has the same restriction, they’re not found on the ground anywhere, and although certain Pokégear rematch trainers are supposed to hand them out, the one trainer I’ve tried rematching about five times so far (Fisherman Tully, who is supposed to hand out Water Stones post-match) has not said or given anything out after any of those matches.

I never noticed this because I’ve always used Espeon in playthroughs for its fantastic coverage against the Elite Four (Bite/Psybeam in the originals, Psybeam and Shadow Ball in the remakes), but the more I read, the more I’m convinced that Umbreon and Espeon are actually your only evolution options before beating the E4.

Butterfree
Admin

@eXilieaon: Hmm, I don't think I understand. Why do you need the turn field to show up when you don't have the Timer Ball selected?

Pyukumuku Power
Commenting on: Mt. Silver Guide

There is another way if you need help-whenever you fight a pokemon, for a millisecond it shows the surrounding area normally.

eXilieaon

Can you please add a permanent turn tracker for the timer ball, right now it only pops up when equipt

Rawley
Website: Netbsd Club

Magnemite, you can look at the magnets for a dead gievaway

PraiseTheSerpentGod
Commenting on: Voltorb Flip Guide

This has been SO HELPFUL, thank you! Your writeup finally made the game click in my head, and now I feel like a very smart person. Number of Coins Go Up!!

Scotty
Commenting on: Fun Facts

I was going to say you infer that Azurill change gender when they evolve, but maybe male Azurill are just more likely to evolve. But, then I read that due to personality values, some female Azurill did, in fact, change gender upon evolution. Maybe they have a little amphibian DNA.

Butterfree
Admin
Commenting on: Fun Facts

Confirms what exactly, where, based on what source?

Clay
Commenting on: Fun Facts

Bulbapedia confirms it.

Lylat

@Hiesetsu Just grind something to level 100, spend multiple days getting as many Level balls as you can, and then each ball has a 5.1% chance regardless of HP/Status. It's clearly the better route :)

Pyukumuku Power

The shiny minor's shell is actually slightly lighter.

Ignacio

¿Does this apply to safari zone? If not, it would be cool if you create something for it :)

Sanqui
Website: Click here

Awesome article. My experience with this trick is that that already in 2003 a translated version of WhiteCat's guide was available on Czech Pokémon fansites. I've also been long curious about the history. I truly hope we can one day learn more details about who actually discovered it or at least posted it on the internet first. One thing I can say is that the Japanese probably didn't care much for this glitch, as they have had their own, simpler Mew trick utilizing the infamous select glitch. It was posted on USENET in 1996: https://groups.google.com/g/fj.rec.games.video.home/c/PYO6IL0UiH8/m/FZxqSWXoSA0J

Youngster Orion
Website: Folpa/web4620
Commenting on: Fake Pokémon

Can I Have A Leta Split Evo

Bruh

10% per ultra ball on a chien-pao at 1% health, I’m writing this comment on my 5th reset going through 70 ultra balls per reset, something isn’t right…

Chuck

This is awesome, great research and wonderfully helpful tool.

Kprojects Kurt

This gives me hope

Butterfree
Admin
Commenting on: /experimentation/

@Pyukumuku Power: Had the Wingull just used Roost? That removes the Flying-type for the next turn.

Pyukumuku Power
Commenting on: /experimentation/

However, I did use Grass Knot on a Wingull once and it registered that as super effective in Brilliant Diamond.

Wyeth
Website: nuh uh

very cool thank you

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