Current Events > Starting up Pokemon Black 2. Looking for some advice

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I'm going to start over, but when I loaded up my old save I see where I was in the game, I had 8 Badges and was 30 hours in

Here was my Pokemon team, but I don't think it was my main one -

Altaria - 48
Magnezone - 47
Samurott - 44
Sigilyph - 44
Roserade - 47
Lucario - 36

Thats my team I have right now. Dont remember a single thing about him other than Lucario is a Fighter and Steel.

Guess I captured him in 2012

Advice I'm looking for -

Just want Pokemon to keep my eye our for. I don't know a lot about these new ones as I don't read the Manga or watch the Anime, and the last game I played was this one back in 2012

And anything else that someone would like to know (Don't do this, it's a trap! Keep this Item or latter, that sort of stuff)

Thanks
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Gen 5 is a scrotum tumor.
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SSBBSB posted...

Gen 5 is a scrotum tumor.

Is White 1 Gen 5 as well?

I made a topic yesterday asking about Platinum, but the store didn't have it. But I had White 1 and Black 2 at home, so someone said Black 2 was better
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Catch everything on any given route before moving on, this is still the era of HM requirement so make sure you catch a Patrat for that purpose, Don't limit yourself to just one team,swap out as needed, I recommend you always keep your starter on you as well as soft resetting when you get gift pokemon like Deerling, N's Zorua and either shiny Gible or shiny dratini as all of them can be rather strong.

Finally, you should try to keep your team roughly around the same level so in the event you lose a mon, your others aren't easy pickings.
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Okay, thanks. Maybe I'll just buy Platinum since I know I've heard that's a good game. Then I can just load up Emerald and pass the time while I wait for Amazon to ship it to me
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I remember Magnemite, Drillbur, Axew, Azurill (Make sure it has the ability "Huge Power"), and Eevee, Riolu, and Zorua being good.
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Bad_Mojo posted...

Okay, thanks. Maybe I'll just buy Platinum since I know I've heard that's a good game. Then I can just load up Emerald and pass the time while I wait for Amazon to ship it to me

$52 on Amazon, come on, brah

It was, You can get both Palkia and Dialga, but because of times, you won't be able to have access to certain pokemon like Arcerus, Shaymin, Darkrai, Phione, Manaphy and Cerecela
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Im like 6 badges in right now but I have no idea about my team. Maybe Ill post it later

I usually take like half a year to finish pokemon games cause I play them when Im laying down to get tired
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tremain07 posted...

Catch everything on any given route before moving on, this is still the era of HM requirement so make sure you catch a Patrat for that purpose, Don't limit yourself to just one team,swap out as needed, I recommend you always keep your starter on you as well as soft resetting when you get gift pokemon like Deerling, N's Zorua and either shiny Gible or shiny dratini as all of them can be rather strong.

Finally, you should try to keep your team roughly around the same level so in the event you lose a mon, your others aren't easy pickings.

This is bull. Hms are only required once and that was in the first Black and White.
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Duncanwii posted...

tremain07 posted...

Catch everything on any given route before moving on, this is still the era of HM requirement so make sure you catch a Patrat for that purpose, Don't limit yourself to just one team,swap out as needed, I recommend you always keep your starter on you as well as soft resetting when you get gift pokemon like Deerling, N's Zorua and either shiny Gible or shiny dratini as all of them can be rather strong.

Finally, you should try to keep your team roughly around the same level so in the event you lose a mon, your others aren't easy pickings.

This is bull. Hms are only required once and that was in the first Black and White.

Mind your own business,kid. I wasn't talking to you!
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That seems like a solid team assuming you're just looking to complete the game at this point.
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God damn it, restarting for the third time

First time to see my old save

Second time because I thought I saved

Third time because you have to delete the old save, can't save over it
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Why can't they give you the fucking Running Shoes at the start of the game?!
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Bad_Mojo posted...

Why can't they give you the fucking Running Shoes at the start of the game?!

It almost seems like developer trolling at this point
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N's Zorua will always have 30 IVs across the board, and will always be Hasty nature

This mother fucking Red-headed guy (First Gym Trainer, maybe) jump from like 800 feet up, and this was right after that one guy in the grass was all like, You know you can only jump from small ledges, right?

Bull shit
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He's the former champion, and he's great

Black/White were terrible, but Black2/White2 were great games that fixed almost every single problem of the originals and are (IMO) among the very best in the series. They're exactly why comparing entire generations to each other simply doesn't work. Compare each game or pair to each other, not each gen as a whole.
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Punctus_Pilot posted...

Bull shit spoilers

The comment you replayed to clearly says that I thought he was the First Gym Leader, and then you come along and spoil it? Do you see this topic have a Spoiler Warning in it? No. Did read the first post where I said I didn't remember anything other than what one of the type was of one of the Pokemon I had? I guess not. And we don't even need to answer if you read the post where I thought it might be the first Gym Leader because you clearly read it since your answered the question
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So I just noticed a bush shaking so I walked into it and got into an encounter. Did I fuck up? Was I about to get Pokrus?! No, but seriously, what do the shaking bushes mean?
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Shaking grass can have unique pokemon that you won't encounter just walking around in the grass, and I believe they're slightly higher leveled.

The shaking grass (as well as dark spots in the water, or dust clouds in caves) will still provide an encounter even if you use a repel. You can chain pokemon by repeated going from shaking grass to shaking grass, and it increases your chance of finding a shiny (the grass will sparkle). It's actually recommended that you use repels, as an ordinary encounter will break your chain.
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TableFlip posted...

Gen 5 sort of has a split community. Some enjoy it a lot, some don't at all. Some even regard Gen 5 as the best Pokemon games of all time.

black and white 2 are absolutely the best Pokemon games. Story is 5x better then usual and you aren't limited to trash Pokemon the first few hours.
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DarkChozoGhost posted...

Shaking grass can have unique pokemon that you won't encounter just walking around in the grass, and I believe they're slightly higher leveled.

The shaking grass (as well as dark spots in the water, or dust clouds in caves) will still provide an encounter even if you use a repel. You can chain pokemon by repeated going from shaking grass to shaking grass, and it increases your chance of finding a shiny (the grass will sparkle). It's actually recommended that you use repels, as an ordinary encounter will break your chain.

Fantastic advice, this is the stuff I want to know. Thank you
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Makeveli_lives posted...

black and white 2 are absolutely the best Pokemon games. Story is 5x better then usual and you aren't limited to trash Pokemon the first few hours.

I don't like any of my Pokemon right now. Well, I like the Fighter type guy, but he doesn't even become useful until Level 15, which I haven't hit yet
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DarkChozoGhost posted...

Shaking grass can have unique pokemon that you won't encounter just walking around in the grass, and I believe they're slightly higher leveled.

The shaking grass (as well as dark spots in the water, or dust clouds in caves) will still provide an encounter even if you use a repel. You can chain pokemon by repeated going from shaking grass to shaking grass, and it increases your chance of finding a shiny (the grass will sparkle). It's actually recommended that you use repels, as an ordinary encounter will break your chain.

Adding to this, shaking grass is great for level grinding because it's how you find Audino, typically the most common shaking grass encounter with a high experience yield.
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I'm pretty sure Hugh is a school shooter
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kuwab0 posted...

I'm pretty sure Hugh is a school shooter

I watched a YouTube video today about the most Adult Moments in Pokemon, and some of the newer games have some crazy content in them
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there's a mandatory Minccino encounter on Route 5 which Bianca leads you to upon first entering the route, catch and use that Minccino, it has an ability that makes its multi-hit moves always hit all five times including its signature Tail Slap, and if you use some of the Heart Scales the game tosses you after it evolves on Bullet Seed and Rock Blast, you can hit anything but Steel-types at least neutral with its multi-hit coverage

Second_Chances posted...

there's a mandatory Minccino encounter on Route 5 which Bianca leads you to upon first entering the route, catch and use that Minccino, it has an ability that makes its multi-hit moves always hit all five times including its signature Tail Slap, and if you use some of the Heart Scales the game tosses you after it evolves on Bullet Seed and Rock Blast, you can hit anything but Steel-types at least neutral with its multi-hit coverage

Thank you!
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Once you get to the desert, Darumaka and Sandile's final evolutions are both really good. Of note, there's also Litwick and Axew from that generation that you can get a bit later on as well.

In general, Gen 5 has the most min-maxed Pokemon statwise, so most of your choices of Pokemon from that gen are gonna be pretty good regardless. The main issue is that some of them, like Larvesta and Deino, don't get their final evolutions until way past level 50.

I wish I had a guide in front of me. I just want an easy way to see when they learn certain moves and when they Evolve. You go to the Bulba. . whatever, the main Pokemon Page, you have to keep switching the Gen on every Pokemon and there is so much info on the page it's hard to find what I'm looking for
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Serebii is best for that. In the left hand sides there are links to the pokedex. You'll want the Black/White Pokedex, it should be the 6th link down. Or use this: https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-bw/

You can sort pokemon by type (most that you'll see will be near the bottom of the page). Once you get to a specific pokemon's page, the levelup moves will be the first section.

Btw, in case the game didn't make it clear enough for you, TMs can be be used as many times as you want. So feel free to teach good TM moves over and over again.
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I 100% agree that Serebii is the best site for looking up Pokemon info. Move learnsets, Pokemon/item locations, it has just about everything you need.
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Yeah. There are a handful of things that bulbapedia is better for (like tracking how the moves themselves and other game mechanics change between generations), but serebii is a more useful resource in general. Especially when it comes to details on specific pokemon.
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Thank you

So Im up against my first Audino. Capture or kill it?
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Maybe capture it for pokedex purposes, but I don't think they're very useful in battle that gen. You'll get more mileage from KOing those, since they give a ton of exp
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DarkChozoGhost posted...

Maybe capture it for pokedex purposes, but I don't think they're very useful in battle that gen. You'll get more mileage from KOing those, since they give a ton of exp

Yeeah, almost got three levels from one fight
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My god, I dont care about Pokemon movies. Let me Battle more people
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My Oshawott is about to evolve. Any good move to get early If I dont evolve it?
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Bad_Mojo posted...

My Oshawott is about to evolve. Any good move to get early If I dont evolve it?

Nah. Oshawott's learnset is balanced around evolving on time for better stats. What moves it does learn later while evolved (than if you don't evolve on time) is mostly just superfluous late/post game moves you won't need.
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Saves topic

I started over because I think I'm going to really get into Pokemon for the first time, so I want to get the right Personalities and Abilities on them.

Just wanted to re-remember the advice I got
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You're making me wanna start over now.
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How do you soft-reset the game?
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Bad_Mojo posted...

How do you soft-reset the game?

Press start, select, and both shoulder buttons all at once.
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i hope u don't buy the gen 7 trash games
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Bad_Mojo posted...

Saves topic

I started over because I think I'm going to really get into Pokemon for the first time, so I want to get the right Personalities and Abilities on them.

Just wanted to re-remember the advice I got

This doesnt really matter too much on a standard playthrough. Natures/abilities are important if you want to battle competitively with them, but for that you will have to breed them.

So my advice is just play through the game and have fun, dont worry too much about stats, etc.
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Oh yeah, how do I hotkey my Bike? I thought I could put it to the L Button, but the option I picked (Register?) and it work. Is there a way?
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Bad_Mojo posted...

Oh yeah, how do I hotkey my Bike? I thought I could put it to the L Button, but the option I picked (Register?) and it work. Is there a way?

Y button, iirc.
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Got it, thanks. I would have looked it up myself, but I forgot I wanted to know, lol
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Second_Chances posted...

there's a mandatory Minccino encounter on Route 5 which Bianca leads you to upon first entering the route, catch and use that Minccino, it has an ability that makes its multi-hit moves always hit all five times including its signature Tail Slap, and if you use some of the Heart Scales the game tosses you after it evolves on Bullet Seed and Rock Blast, you can hit anything but Steel-types at least neutral with its multi-hit coverage

Well, I came back to make sure I was at the correct Rout, but I'm looking at Route 4 right now. I just don't want to mess this up, lol
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