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Ugh, it's been a while. I could've sworn you could fish up a Skrelp with an Old Rod. My apologies.

Hah! I've been victim to many Serene Grace Para-Flinch Togekiss in my time to know the unreal frustration that comes with that playstyle. I've plotted the demise of a few Togekiss because of that. Between getting friendship high enough to get Togetic, plus grabbing and using a Shiny Stone, Togekiss wasn't a very viable choice for breeding, but it's typing wasn't the worst thing to add. Also, I don't know why I thought Mamoswine was weak to Ground.. Considering it's Ice typing and laundry list of weaknesses, I suppose it was my understanding that it'd be weak to Ground. Good to know that's not the case. So, to summarize what I'm going to do (which is plenty to keep me busy until Ep. 15), switching Chandelure's nature to Quiet is certainly going to happen. I'm going to get the older version downloaded to get optimal movesets onto the Pokemon we've got thus far. I'm not sure what I'm going to do with Kingdra just yet, but the Critdra build is, as you say, lacking without access to Draco Meteor. I'm honestly torn between Galvantula and Durant, however, and it's going to require some thought to weigh the pros and cons of each. Both seem like great additions to the team, and between 190 base-power X-Scissors and Iron Heads or Sticky Web with Bug Buzz to get the edge, I can't help but feel there isn't necessarily a wrong choice. Descisions, descisions. I think I'll breed both and see where the game takes me. Also, as far as going through Showdown!, I'll usually make a team I'm interested in using (with items yet unatainable in Reborn, however) to see how it holds up in an OU tier. The way I see it, if they're holding their ground against other experienced players, I can handle field effects and an AI algorithim. I appreciate your help AAH, I really do. Once I start the breeding cycle up for the game again (either later on tonight or tomorrow), I'll be sure to toss you a PM to see if there's any methods of using CE to increase the speed of the process. But yeah, the suggestions you've given have been a tremendous help to my process, and again, I really appreciate the help.

"You see, a lot of people suggested I use Trick Room, but how am I supposed to get it off when Charlotte's - oh, I just got it off." Also, unrelated to OP's question but I didn't feel the need to create a new thread. Is fishing being addressed in the next update? As much as I like to think I've got decent hand-eye coordination, farming Horsea and Luvdisc has turned me into a bitter cynic. "Good Rod my ASS!" *throws rod into water*

Eh, Charlotte is only as tough as your team composition. I had a Noivern with Tailwind and Excadrill with Earthquake. Getting Tailwind off let Excadrill run absolutely wild on her team. Took out four, maybe five pokemon?

Yeah, I agree with this completely. Beldum takes a long time to level up naturally, and Metagross really isn't a strong Pokemon in-game. Had there been it's mega-evolution counterpart in the game, I may have said go for it. Tough Claws/BP is lethal. So, that's a no from me. Regular Metagross really isn't worth the hassle Beldum would give you.

Let me preface this by thanking you very much for the effort put into this post. This is exactly the kind of feedback I'm looking for, which I feel is going to be helpful to the team-building process before the next episode has gone live. I'm just going to ask a series of questions point-by-point regarding some of your suggestions, and any further feedback would be great. Now, I started to play PR at the Episode 14 release, so I don't have an older version of the game. Is there a way of reverting the game back to Episode 12 without causing any damage to the save file? I'll be sure to backup the save states to ensure nothing...unfortunate...happens. Drapion: Great suggestions. I haven't progessed through the story enough to see if the hazards were viable enough to keep within his moveset. I've noticed a lot of battles become a battle of attrition, so I thought Toxic Spikes could help expedite the process. I wasn't certain about running an Impish Drap with it's naturally high physical defense, but I opted to run with Adamant and keep Knock Off on there to avoid any future leaders/bosses with problematic items like an Assault Vest or Life Orb. I'm going to run a few things through the Showdown! simulator and see how things balance out. Mamoswine: Couldn't agree more about the moveset. Truthfully, looking at it is a bit of an eye-sore. I had every intention of getting Icicle Crash onto him, thinking he learned it naturally, but was disappointed to see that it didn't. I've yet to circle back to see which breeding partner I could pair it with to get Crash onto ot, but I'd certainly prefer it over Ice Fang. I was thinking about putting a Choice Scarf (when I get one) onto it to make for a decent revenge killer, so although Avalanche would be good on Mamoswine, I think I'd prefer the Icicle Crash setup you mentioned before. Gallade: Shadow Sneak would be excellent to have on it, I agree. Setting up with Gallade is problematic as, like you mentioned, it's HP and physical defense is pretty brutal. I thought about running Night Slash on it, but didn't replace Swords Dance with it because of the finite amount of Heart Scales I've got left. Though I've got Drapion for Dark coverage already, and a physical Ghost attacker could work out very well, considering most things weak to Ghost have fairly weak physical defense more often than not. Chandelure: I almost completely forgot about HP. The Trick Room/HP combination is a fantastic idea. I just hope the HP I get is Fighting... but I'll pop over to Agate Circus and have a look. Is Energy Ball not available after Episode 13? Was the TM for it removed or changed? Kingdra: I'm certainly open for suggestion. Kingdra's underwhelming base stats aren't enough for me to deem it irreplaceable. I do like, however, that only Fairy and other Dragon-type Pokemon land SE hits on it. I thought about breeding Water Pulse onto it instead of having Brine, but Surf packs more of a punch without relying on a crit chance. Do you have any other sets for Kingdra that might be good to use in Reborn? I've been over to Smogon and the main majority of sets consist of the elusive Draco Meteor, which saddens me. I thought perhaps running an Adaptibility Dragalge in it's stead, but I didn't know how I felt doubling up on Poison-typing. Suggestions: The two that jumped right off the page at me were Durant and Galvantula. Galvantula is certainly a fine choice to the team, mainly for it's hazard play. With Sticky Web down, would it be prudent to keep Drapion's TS on and double up on the hazards? Or would you think replacing TS would still be of more benefit? Durant sounds fantastic, truthfully. It's base speed and attack are ludicrous, and Ground types hit it for neutral damage. The only reason why I haven't landed on him yet is that it would make for four physical attacking Pokemon on the team, which although not necessarily terrible, may impact balancing on future encounters. So I suppose I'll just TL;DR this as well: For Kingdra, what would be a suitable replacement and/or moveset? Dragalge came to mine, but was unsure about doubling up on Poison. Keeping Galvantula with CPE and SW on the team with Drapion, and set up for double-hazard domination? Or nah? Durant resists 8 types and had crazy high natural Speed and Attack, which would be a great addition to the team. Togekiss is an awesome suggestion. With that I'd get coverage for two types I've yet to get, which would certainly be helpful. Attacks like Air Slash and Thunder Wave would certainly be helpful in lengthy fights, and it's attacks are special. Great call. The only issue I forsee is it's lack of access to worthwhile special Fairy-type moves, like Moonblast or Dazzling Gleam. If these were in-game right now, I'd be halfway through hatching batches of Togepi's, friendnship evolving be damned. I'd normally agree with Bisharp, if it weren't for it's prevalent Ground weakness and Drapion already being on the team. I definitely thought about it. As AAH mentioned, the team as it stands has an issue with Ground types, and if Bisharp were to join, he, Chandelure, Mamoswine, and Drapion wouldn't at all appreciate a Ground-type move.

Thanks so much for the feedback guys, it's good to know I'm on the right track! Funny you should mention a special Lucario; he was actually my first option before I switched to Gallade. The only reason why I changed was because Riolu is a baby Pokemon and wouldn't breed with Ditto. Normally that wouldn't have been a problem, but his Impish nature and deplorable IV's made him more of a liability before breeding would take place. Grinding happiness is just so...bleh. I really should've soft-reset the game after it hatched, but c'est la vie. Losing the Steel coverage was a tough pill to swallow, but I'm liking the work Gallade is putting in right now. Maybe I'll tour back and pick up a Pidove so it can evolve into a nice and powerful Staraptor! Thanks for the suggestion!

“No man has the right to be ignorant in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” - Socrates

Hey folks. So, I've recently been hit with another wave of Pokemon Reborn hype and decided to rebuild my team from the ground up, including EV training and getting the correct corresponding natures onto them. IV's...well, that's another story entirely. I digress. I'm wondering what, with the availability currently in the game, would be an acceptable sixth spot for breeding. My new team, as it stands, is this: Name: Drapion (Poison/Dark) Nature: Adamant Ability: Sniper Moveset: - Cross Poison - Toxic Spikes - Knock Off - Hone Claws Name: Mamoswine (Ice/Ground) Nature: Jolly Ability: Thick Fat Moveset: - Icy Wind - Ice Fang - Earthquake - Ice Shard Name: Gallade (Psychic/Fighting) Nature: Adamant Ability: Justified Moveset: - Swords Dance - Psycho Cut - Close Combat - Leaf Blade Name: Chandelure (Ghost/Fire) Nature: Timid Ability: Infiltrator Moveset: - Flamethrower - Shadow Ball - Will-O-Wisp - Curse Name: Kingdra (Dragon/Water) Nature: Modest Ability: Sniper Moveset: - Focus Energy - Brine - Dragon Pulse - Agility This is a team consisting of Pokemon I've never had a chance to use in the retail games. I've always been a big fan of Drapion, but never had the chance to use him in a playstyle where it would be feasible. Now, I know the movesets do need work, and I'm entirely open to suggestions and feedback with the team I've built thus far. As far as the sixth slot goes, I'm not entirely sure what to put there, but I leave it in the very capable hands of this brilliant community to give me some help. Thanks everyone!

Decent Fairy-type Pokemon are hard to come by currently. Outside of Sylveon and Clefable, I'm hard pressed to think of another Pokemon that has a strong STAB Fairy-type move, all the while providing secondary coverage for one of it's weaknesses (Poison). Dual-type coverage is a definite perk for Gardevior, and though you'll sacrifice speed, its overall base stats more than make up for the loss. Not to mention you'll save yourself a Link Stone, as well as have STAB Psychic and Fairy coverage.

It's understandable to keep Onix on your team to get the hazards up, but outside of that, Onix is terrible for this gym. It's super-high defences mean next to nothing when every one of her Pokemon have the raw force to tear through it like paper. Stealth Rock won't have much of an impact on this gym, as Kiki doesn't switch between Pokemon (often) and taking 1/16 of the damage isn't worth sacrificing a Pokemon slot for it. Consider replacing Onix. You've got a couple options when it comes to Kiki and the Pokemon you've got access to in the game right now. Her team consists of fighting types, and if you haven't learned already, she's got type coverage to handle just about every weakness coming their way. As mentioned before, setting up with Calm Mind on a Swoobat could benefit your team. Anything that can broaden your type coverage for the dual-fighting types you'll encounter. Your team, as of right now, is slow. An electric type to get paralysis up on fast pokemon, such as Lucario, Gallade, and Medicham, would help. Having W-O-W on Vulpix, while good, isn't going to be of much benefit when the base defense of the pokemon is low. You'll want to consider evolving it to a Ninetales. Lastly, I recommend a decent Water-type or Poison-type to soften Kiki's onslaught. Strong neutral Pokemon can withstand punishment while putting in decent work. She's difficult, but managable. Here's a list of Pokemon that could help you, that you do currently have access to, and shouldn't be too much of a pain to catch. Grinding them to a decent level, however, will take time: - Dragalge - Swoobat - Noibat - Manectric - Confagrigus - Amoongus Hopefully this has been of some benefit to you. Based on your current team composition, some shuffling is going to be required for you to handle the gym.

Many were really concerned about the Charlotte road block, but he overcame it. The build up to the Blake fight should be interesting. His uploads are becoming almost daily though, which is promising.

Terra. The nostalgia leading up to her encounter sealed the deal for me.

I'm holding out hope for an Audinite in the future. That Healer ability though...

Having been in two car accidents, I can only say that I can relate. I couldn't imagine what it's like to be on a bike and have you lose control. I'm in school to be a medic, so we use scenarios like this as case studies fairly often. The thing you really need to take away from this is that, though you're confident in your ability to control your bike, there's some really stupid people on the road. I've seen people dismembered in accidents not as bad as you've described. Your road rash, though pretty bad, could've been worse. Understand this: The fact you walked away from this is a fucking miracle.

The entire soundtrack to Bastion is absolutely amazing. If you've never heard it, please do yourself a favour and listen. Links for the lazy:

The item used to evolve Electabuzz isn't currently in the game. As mentioned before, without messing with the fundamentals of the game, it's not possible to get it. Ampharos would be a good choice as well. Considering the natural bulk Ampharos has with access to coverage moves like Signal Beam and Power Gem, as well as bulking up with Cotton Guard, it'd make for a good pokemon to have coverage for and to tank physical hits. Just some food for thought.

Like anything in life, the results you get depends on the work you put into it. It's too bad he didn't take the opportunity to grind when he was teamed with Aya.

It's likely that Energy Ball is going to be replaced with HP Grass. It's unlikely that it'll hinder the difficulty of the Charlotte encounter.

Tailwind also peeter's out the arena and gives your team priority. Set up Tailwind, and it's pretty much in the bag from there.

Koga in the Johto Elite Four specialized in Poison typing, but used several bugs on his team as well. Though there's never been an Elite Four member to specialize in the Flying, Grass, Electric (excluding Zeta/Omi), or the Fairy type. Well, spoilers ahead. Reader beware: This is interesting. Tell me more about this, I'm curious. Considering the lore that Arceus is the god of creation, do you think he would be possessed by Arceus? Or in a lesser sense, being used to meet Arceus' goals?

Not sure if he's been mentioned yet, but Trevenant would be one of my current favourite tanks right now. Having an Impish Trevenant with Harvest, you can not only take a decent punch, but utterly harass the opposition. Moves like Will-O-Wisp and Leech Seed will come into play to constantly chase out attackers while you're burning up the opposition. Things get dicey, you can either run a Rest/Lum set, which completely heals you to continue the harassment, or run a Sitrus set, for constant survivablility. Second favourite would be Vaporeon. Seriously, this thing won't die. Let it hold Lefty's with a Calm nature, Scald/Toxic/Protect/Wish. It's a pretty standard set, but as far as physical walls go, I accept no substitutes.

During shofu's playthrough? Oh, she shit on his front porch completely. She took out half his team without taking any damage at all. If you mean in general, I'd give her a solid 8/10. I lost the first time, adjusted, downed her the second time. Definitely a fun fight. Tailwind/EQ spam didn't seem fair though, but I'll use that as my freebie considering how god damn frustrating Noel was. Seriously? King's Rock Cinccino? I screamed into a pillow for that fight.

The only thing that couldn't be supported by this, as you've already mentioned, is that Sigmund seemingly keeps tabs on all his subjects with a very meticulous approach. He catalogs their psyche in great detail, and even taunted Saphira with medical jargon from her past. It's unlikely that he wouldn't recognize her years down the road. However, he may have been involved with something that heralded the coming of Lin. Remember: she rose in the ranks of Team Meteor, and even claimed leadership over Solaris, in seemingly effortless fashion. Based on what we've seen of Solaris thus far, he doesn't seem to be the kind of man that would relinquish leadership without due cause. This leads me to believe there's something bigger at stake in the ranks of Meteor. A deity of some sort, manipulating Team Meteor's decision making process? Perhaps even...Deoxys? It'd fit well into the lore, considering Deoxys crash landed on Earth via meteor and holds powerful psychic attributes. I'm just spitballing. That'd be rad as fuck if that were the case. Just going to use your post to address this whole Fern thing. Fern's not going to be the Champion, folks. Though he's the backup to Florinia, he's been competing for badges along side you. This is made clear when you're making your way to Vanhanen Castle, where he clearly bullshits you by saying he rolled Radomus over for his eighth badge. In the very unlikely outcome that he is the final encounter, he would only have been champion for a short while. This wouldn't make him the current champion. Again, that's the unlikely turn of events. What's more likely to happen is that the enmity you feel towards him will be addressed in one capacity or another. There's nothing better than seeing scum of the earth get their comeuppance.