The Official B&W/5th gen Discussion Thread - GAMES OUT EVERYWHERE

[DededeCloneChris]

They brought back that accursed mechanic OCD people hate so much for Gen V.

[spoiler]Rub the gym badges on the touch screen to clean them.[/spoiler]

It's not like they'll stay shiny all the time. ^_^

[Kayo]

If you're running a physical set wouldn't Adamant best suit it?

It's only good in Trick Room, really. In which case, you want the lowest speed possible. Because, in Trick Room, lower speed = faster. That also means you can invest more EVs in other stats without worrying about speed. That's why trick room teams always include some slow Pokemon, possibly with a slow Psychic like Slowbro/king to set up Trick Room. Now we have Reuniclus to fill that role quite nicely.

tl;dr lrn2trickroom. It opens up a bunch of new possibilities.

[FruitFlow]

It's only good in Trick Room, really. In which case, you want the lowest speed possible. Because, in Trick Room, lower speed = faster. That also means you can invest more EVs in other stats without worrying about speed. That's why trick room teams always include some slow Pokemon, possibly with a slow Psychic like Slowbro/king to set up Trick Room. Now we have Reuniclus to fill that role quite nicely.

tl;dr lrn2trickroom. It opens up a bunch of new possibilities.

I suppose that's true.
But then again you could always slap on a slow inducing item like Iron Ball.

[Kayo]

I suppose that's true.
But then again you could always slap on a slow inducing item like Iron Ball.

What's the point in that? You're essentially wasting an item slot in that case.

With a slow pokemon in Trick Room, you have no wasted EVs in speed, and no wasted item slots.

I've never used a trick room team, but using that move on a speed team could really throw a curve at the entire battle.

[FruitFlow]

What's the point in that? You're essentially wasting an item slot in that case.

With a slow pokemon in Trick Room, you have no wasted EVs in speed, and no wasted item slots.

I've never used a trick room team, but using that move on a speed team could really throw a curve at the entire battle.

I just don't know what other items it could possibly take advantage of without getting raped.

[Macawmoses]

Got Pokerus randomly.

Now my whole dorm has it because I've been spreading it just as STIs spread around uni.

:D

[Kayo]

Got Pokerus randomly.

Now my whole dorm has it because I've been spreading it just as STIs spread around uni.

:D

Nice. I got it a few summers ago on Diamond and have been spreading it to everything ever since. I have no idea what the chance of getting it is, though.

[FruitFlow]

Nice. I got it a few summers ago on Diamond and have been spreading it to everything ever since. I have no idea what the chance of getting it is, though.

It's a 3 in 65,536 chance.
Which would be 1/3 of encountering a Shiny Pokémon

[Kayo]

It's a 3 in 65,536 chance.
Which would be 1/3 of encountering a Shiny Pokémon

Holy poop

Good thing I kept remembering to leave things in the PC so the virus wouldn't go away.

[FruitFlow]

Holy poop

Good thing I kept remembering to leave things in the PC so the virus wouldn't go away.

As did I, lol.

[Macawmoses]

I'm happy I encountered it in B/W. Fucking Throh had it in the wild.

[FruitFlow]

Between Macho Brace and Power items which is better?
I know that Power items give off 4 EVs, and Macho Brace acts as a Pokerus doubling the EVs per stat.

But would Macho Brace be a better option for raising multiple stats in one run?
Like for mixed purposes.

[Kayo]

Between Macho Brace and Power items which is better?
I know that Power items give off 4 EVs, and Macho Brace acts as a Pokerus doubling the EVs per stat.

But would Macho Brace be a better option for raising multiple stats in one run?
Like for mixed purposes.

Usually it's easier to EV train one stat at a time, so you don't get the numbers confused. The Macho Brace isn't near as good as the Power items. The Macho Brace can only award a total of 6 extra EVs (if you have Pokerus and are fighting something that gives 3 EVs, which you probably aren't.) The Power items will ALWAYS give more EVs, as they can give 8 extra with Pokerus. But they take some effort to get. That Battle Subway.

I use the Macho Brace to train up pokemon until I have a few good ones for the Battle Tower/Subway, then I get the power items and use them from then on.

[FruitFlow]

Usually it's easier to EV train one stat at a time, so you don't get the numbers confused. The Macho Brace isn't near as good as the Power items. The Macho Brace can only award a total of 6 extra EVs (if you have Pokerus and are fighting something that gives 3 EVs, which you probably aren't.) The Power items will ALWAYS give more EVs, as they can give 8 extra with Pokerus. But they take some effort to get. That Battle Subway.

I use the Macho Brace to train up pokemon until I have a few good ones for the Battle Tower/Subway, then I get the power items and use them from then on.

Alright.
Power items it is then.

[Dog Food]

This might have been answered, but here goes my question: Each Pokemon has a RED and BLUE colored STAT. What the hell does that mean?