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Count me in too. And I agree with Commander - basically any of the 18 Pokemon you get are extremely useful in that point in the game. I'll be honest - I was disappointed with Tentacool when I hatched it - but it was a huge asset for Corey and Shelly.

Where exactly is Tropius? Is it an event Pokemon? As for the totem, I guess soft-resetting to get a different Pokemon doesn't work as I only got Baltoys even after several soft-resets.

Alright then. Since E15 was formally introduced to the community, I guess I'll start my run. The RNG has spoken and all six of my main party members have been decided - but I won't reveal them all just now. ...I had a proper intro up but my computer just decided to behave weirdly and my text has all disappeared - so I'll just pick up from the battle with Fern. ENTRY #1: The Beginning... sorta A green-haired boy was apparently growing impatient at the fact that whoever he was waiting for wasn't turning up. I heard him realizing that perhaps the location of their meeting place was not this one - and he continued on that it was 'their' fault for not specifying details properly. He then noticed me, and greeted me in an unfriendly way - which was not surprising as most people in this ward tended to behave that way. He introduced himself as Fern the 'top dog', and suddenly challenged me to a battle: He lead off with Lotad (EV in SpD), so I had to send Squelch in. It's a pity that Squelch hasn't learnt any Poison type attacking moves yet. I proceeded to poison Lotad with Poison Gas, then defeated the Lotad with 2 Pounds while the Lotad retaliated with Astonish and Absorb - both attacks having almost no effect against Squelch. Snivy (EV in Spe) came along next, so Jan hit the field. This was going to be difficult because I clearly have a type disadvantage! Thankfully, the green snake didn't go for a grass move, so Jan was able to take Snivy out with 2 Bites. His final Pokemon was Budew (EV in SpA). None of my Pokemon really wanted that Special Attack EV, so Kricketune was sent out to destroy the Budew with Fury Cutter. After the battle, Fern shrugged off his loss as me being lucky (that f**ing douche!). After mocking me a bit, he left for his meeting. Having finished exploring the whole ward, I wandered back down south - and ran into Julia in front of her gym, who mentioned a sinister team named 'Team Meteor'. She was quite furious that they were planning to bomb her gym and said that she was off to go teach them a lesson. Before running off, she invited me to join them too. Well... I don't have anything better to do... so I guess our next destination is going to be Mosswater Factory...

Was anyone else surprised by the sudden reappearance of Shade? I really didn't expect him to show up at the exit so I was kinda jolted xD

Well... I don't want to spoil anymore because normal members should be given the chance to explore this new mechanism. Personally, I got a

I'm not an expert on cheating but yeah, there isn't really a legit way to get a Blue Moon Ice Cream. It's really luck-based

Frustration can actually be useful in competitive play - to target Choice Scarf Imposter Dittos (but I agree, the aesthetics behind it is quite displeasing) The worst moves are Splash, Celebrate, Quash and Bestow but personally I really don't like Sing, Hypnosis or Supersonic. They have terrible accuracy, so I always miss those attacks - but they always seem to work for my opponent.

I use this set on my in-game Glaceon: Glaceon @ Brightpowder Snow Cloak Modest (Can't remember the EVs in detail) - Hail - Blizzard - HP Ground - Barrier With Snow Cloak + Brightpowder, it instantly becomes a hax troll xD

You took the words straight out of my brain. I HATE the Chrysolia Forest puzzle - but at the same time, I don't feel too frustrated because the music is so awesome xD. I really like Spinel Town's new music too (the old one was alright, but the opening was sorta intimidating for me) As for my least favorite areas, the Wasteland and 7th Street

Pretty far away. You have to beat about 7 more leaders.

If they managed to incorporate the Legendaries to an awesome plot, they got themselves an eager fan (a.k.a me!) I wish this game would have fixed issues that I personally found bothering in the past two games: 1. For Rescue Team, I found the main plot a bit short. Once the star is destroyed, your partner is basically treated like a regular Pokemon - and your partner doesn't feel 'special' anymore. Fortunately, they fixed this in Explorers. 2. In Explorers, I absolutely HATED the fact that you can find Legendaries in dungeons when you have the Enigma Part (or whatever that item is called). I feel Legendaries (in Explorers at least anyway) should be treated pretty specially (they did a pretty good job in Rescue Team) - so I'm glad that Legendaries will be having an important role in SMD.

Congratulations to both of you

I've always wanted to do a challenging run in Reborn. Unfortunately it's NOT going to be a Nuzlocke (because I'm probably not skilled enough to do one lol). I came up with rules of my own, and here there are: *RULES* 1. Members of the 'main team' are chosen via RNG. The starter Pokemon is also decided via this method. 2. Each member is designated an EV spread in three stats only. 3. The 'main team' members can only defeat a trainer's Pokemon if that Pokemon gives out an EV in a stat which the member is designated to have. This also applies to double battles. If this rule is not followed by mistake, soft-reset the game. This rule continues even if all the main team members have received max EVs. 4. If more than one member qualifies for a particular stat EV, the member with the lowest level has to be the one that defeats the opponent's Pokemon. If the members are at the same level, either of the Pokemon can defeat the Pokemon. 5. Until the team of full six members are assembled, up to 3 'dummy' Pokemon can be used. These Pokemon can be used in battles when the opponent sends out a Pokemon which gives out an EV stat that is not applicable to any of the current main team members. Except for the first dummy Pokemon, the rest of the dummy Pokemon has to be shiny. Dummy Pokemon can be replaced at any time. 6. No grinding of the main team is allowed, but dummy Pokemon can undergo grinding. I'm terrible at explaining things... so I'll try to clear it up by giving an example. Say my starter Pokemon is a Mudkip, and I have given Mudkip an EV spread of 252 Atk / 4 Def / 252 Spe. The only Pokemon my Mudkip can defeat are those that give out EVs in Attack, Defense or Speed (e.g Ekans, Shinx etc.). It can still participate in a battle with a Pokemon that doesn't give out EVs in those stats, but it cannot earn any experience from it (ie it has to faint). To defeat Pokemon that gives out EVs in Special Attack, HP and Special Defense (e.g Roserade, Bidoof etc.), a dummy Pokemon has to be used. Additionally, if my Mudkip has earned 4 EVs in defense by defeating 4 Geodudes for example, my Mudkip cannot earn any more EVs in defense. Lastly, if I have a Level 14 Mudkip and a Level 13 Shinx as my main team members, and they both have designated EVs in attack, my Shinx has to be the one that claims the EV when I come across a Pokemon that gives out EVs in attack. I hope that makes it clear! Wish me luck!

Fern I really love the story and field effects. I feel that those aspects make Reborn unique (apart from Rejuvenation).

I haven't got the chance to have a personal talk with you yet - but hopefully we will soon Cheers and keep up the good work for the community!

Inspect closely in the Obsidia Slums. You'll find a lone kid there

I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but you can also find a Surskit in the fountain in Peridot on rainy days Good luck with the challenge!

The only reason I thought it would learn it is because IIRC in the manga, an Aqua Admin surfs on an Armaldo - not because of its color.

You mean Masquerain? I always thought Armaldo could learn Surf for some reason, but yeah that's probably me being silly.