Thread: Simple Questions / Simple Answers (Gen 5)

Did you switch over to Daylight Savings Time? If so, the time switch prevents you from using Game Sync for another day.

Nope, it's been on cooldown now for what seems like a week. I can still get on with white, but it has a serious hate-on for the black cartridge.

Concerning the Reshiram/Zekrom US distribution, I've been soft resetting to try and get a Reshiram with a timid nature and I keep getting the same ~10 natures, none of which are timid. Do I just have terrible luck, or is there a fix on the possible natures you can get from this distribution? I've been doing this for awhile, so I have a petty good sample size.

I think you might just be having bad luck. It took me an hour to get an Adamant Victini yesterday, just keep resetting and you'll get it.

Guess you were right, just started trying again, got quirky 5 times in a row and finally a timid. Thanks!

Question - Is there a possible way for a Prankster Sableye to learn both Sucker Punch and Recover? I faced one in the VGC last week and have only just now realised that according to Bulbapedia, it shouldn't be possible. However, Pokémon Online doesn't flag it up as an illegal combination - so is there a way?

EDIT: Just found out it's legal. A friend explained it as thus:

However, a 4th gen male Sableye bred with Recover can be tutored Sucker Punch in HGSS, and then bred with female Prankster Sableye, thus making this a legal combination.

If I breed a red basculin with a ditto, am I only going to get red basculin offspring?

I believe Red Basculin will always yield Red Basculin, and Blue Basculin will always yield Blue Basculin.

Since breeding Nidoran F and Illumise can result in Nidoran M and Volbeat offspring respectively, could these offspring inherit their hidden abilities from a DW mother?

Originally Posted by Bikini Miltank

Since breeding Nidoran F and Illumise can result in Nidoran M and Volbeat offspring respectively, could these offspring inherit their hidden abilities from a DW mother?

My dream-bred level 100 nidoking says hi.
(Do be sure not to evolve the potential mother in this case, because Nidorina and Nidoqueen can't breed.)

Originally Posted by Joshawott

Question - Is there a possible way for a Prankster Sableye to learn both Sucker Punch and Recover? I faced one in the VGC last week and have only just now realised that according to Bulbapedia, it shouldn't be possible. However, Pokémon Online doesn't flag it up as an illegal combination - so is there a way?

EDIT: Just found out it's legal. A friend explained it as thus:

However, a 4th gen male Sableye bred with Recover can be tutored Sucker Punch in HGSS, and then bred with female Prankster Sableye, thus making this a legal combination.

If you have any queries about an egg move combinations' legality, you can always ask me since I breed (bred, haven't done many for a while) loads :3

Originally Posted by Bikini Miltank

Since breeding Nidoran F and Illumise can result in Nidoran M and Volbeat offspring respectively, could these offspring inherit their hidden abilities from a DW mother?

Yep!

Perhaps this is an obvious question...
Ok so say a 2 stage 'mon evolves at 25, but you restrict it from levelling until... let's say, 35. Ignoring all IVs and EVs, would the level-inhibited 'mon have lower stats at 100 than the one you let evolve right away? I've been wondering about this for a while, but never tested it out.

Originally Posted by Jooks

Perhaps this is an obvious question...
Ok so say a 2 stage 'mon evolves at 25, but you restrict it from levelling until... let's say, 35. Ignoring all IVs and EVs, would the level-inhibited 'mon have lower stats at 100 than the one you let evolve right away? I've been wondering about this for a while, but never tested it out.

Assuming IV's and EV's are equal for both, there'd be no difference.

Cool, TYVM.

Is there an attendance max for VGC regionals this year? I haven't seen one anywhere so I'm guessing not.