HGSS Help Thread (aka Simple Questions/Simple Answers)

[Ryuutakeshi]

every step is an experience point.

[MasterKenobi]

Does the boost to the Beauty condition provided by the Goldenrod Underground's haircut brothers and Daisy Oak apply only to Feebas or any Pokémon that receives a haircut/massage will see its Beauty condition increased?

The Haircut Brothers only raise the happiness level of a Pokémon. As Regi said, you must go to Daisy Oak in Pallet Town as she raises the Beauty stat and Happiness which is the only known way so far to raise Beauty.

Actually, it seems you need the GB Player to get the radio to play Past Archive. I tried listening to it today before I got the player and it was what it was before (March I think) but after I got it, the music on the station changed to Archive.

Yes, you are correct. I just checked it out and know it has me quite disappointed. Look's like I will be working on fixing a couple of things now. Thanks! ^^

If you put a pokemon in the pokewalker and take it right back out will it act as a rare candy or do you have to walk X amount of steps for that to happen?

You have to walk a certain amount of steps. 1 Step is equal to 1 Exp. Point earned for the Pokemon, so if you want to make it easy check the Pokemon's summary before sending it to the PokeWalker to see how much experience points it needs to level up. You then walk that many steps (or just under that and do an easy level up back in-game so you don't lose any moves) and send it back and it will increase a level.

Just remember it won't learn any moves or evolve if you do it this way that is why I suggest just sending it back right before it would actually level up.

Edit: Ninja'd.

[Dr. GM]

...but I thought it wouldn't learn new moves, even if it leveled up in the Walker...

[DarkBlastoise27]

I've got two of my own

1.is transferring a evolving Pokemon(Like Machoke to SS) does that count the same as trading it?

2.Anyone been to Lake of Rage when the water is all gone?

[Dr. GM]

I've got two of my own

1.is transferring a evolving Pokemon(Like Machoke to SS) does that count the same as trading it?

2.Anyone been to Lake of Rage when the water is all gone?

1 Actually trading: Yes. Pal Park: Maybe...

2 Yeah. the water's a little drained and the trainers are gone...

[Ryuutakeshi]

1. No.
2. It's only on Wednesday. There's a map on Bulbapedia.

[Chao]

@ Zash: Dig or Flamethrower. Dig would be the best option, as it gets you out of caves as well.

[Nolder]

every step is an experience point.

but it caps at only +1 level?

that seems kind of strange to me

[Chao]

Not enough memory in Pokéwalker.

[Nolder]

how can you tell if you have pokerus in HGSS?
nurse joy told me I had it
but...as far as I can tell none of my pokemon are infected (except a pachirisu I traded over from Diamond that had it but is no longer actively infected)

[Chao]

She tells if any of your Pokémon have or have had the virus, and it's the first time you have healed.

[Nolder]

oh ok

must have been pach

thanks

[Keegman]

No, it's not. A pokemon can't spread it if it has the smily face, nor will this activate the nurse statement.

Check your other party members' status pages. Where it would say if they have a status effect, should be a purple pokerus icon.

[Keegman]

Aw, snap! Looking at my Pokemon's stats, I noticed that most of them have one stat with a blue shadow and one stat with a red shadow! WHAT IS THIS?! IS THIS NATURE RELATED?!

[Chao]

I think it's the strongest and weakest stats.