Thread: Simple Questions / Simple Answers (Gen 5)

@Vhazhiphor

Oh yeah. I forgot. Whatever. Thank you though! Really appresiate it sence I have AR and codes to make this come true!
Just needed to know how much I would get if I did.

I'm guessing there's no proven answer to this, but here's another question about the Dream World...

What governs the encounter rate for females? It's known that they're rarer than males, and the encounter rate for them has been estimated at 1 in 4, though in my experience it's closer to 1 in 8. But what I'm really curious about is whether the encounter rate varies by species, as it does for regular Pokemon. Would a female Igglybuff be easier to find than a female Aerodactyl, or do all Dream World Pokemon (with the exception of mono-gender species) have the same gender ratio?

Originally Posted by Bikini Miltank

I'm guessing there's no proven answer to this, but here's another question about the Dream World...

What governs the encounter rate for females? It's known that they're rarer than males, and the encounter rate for them has been estimated at 1 in 4, though in my experience it's closer to 1 in 8. But what I'm really curious about is whether the encounter rate varies by species, as it does for regular Pokemon. Would a female Igglybuff be easier to find than a female Aerodactyl, or do all Dream World Pokemon (with the exception of mono-gender species) have the same gender ratio?

As of right now, the data suggests that it is 1/4 regardless of species. However, I don't have 100 or more for one Pokemon so it is hard to tell. More DATA!!

Originally Posted by Bikini Miltank

I'm guessing there's no proven answer to this, but here's another question about the Dream World...

What governs the encounter rate for females? It's known that they're rarer than males, and the encounter rate for them has been estimated at 1 in 4, though in my experience it's closer to 1 in 8. But what I'm really curious about is whether the encounter rate varies by species, as it does for regular Pokemon. Would a female Igglybuff be easier to find than a female Aerodactyl, or do all Dream World Pokemon (with the exception of mono-gender species) have the same gender ratio?

One thing I do know is that back when DW Vulpixes anf Poliwags first came out, there were only males. However, Nintendo decided to release females of those after too many people started hacking them out. Basically, there may indeed be different ratios.

Can DW pokemon have held items? For example, i just got a spoink in the DW and it's currently waiting to be caught in the Entra Forrest. When i catch it, will it still have a 5% chance of having a Tanga berry like it would in the wild? And if so, will soft resetting work to try and get that item?

You cant soft reset Dream World Pokemon to have items attached, only to have a different nature. Their gender is also set. I dont think they have Tanga berries or any other items, items can be found in the Dream Wold though.

DW Pokemon don't come with held items but Tanga berry is easily obtainable on DW.

What area are they in, cuz i haven't found any and i've been playing the Dream World for a long time now?

Originally Posted by Morgil

What area are they in, cuz i haven't found any and i've been playing the Dream World for a long time now?

It looks like you might have to get the Tanga Berry from others' Share Shelves, since going through the obtainable item list for each individual area didn't yield anything.

Originally Posted by Morgil

What area are they in, cuz i haven't found any and i've been playing the Dream World for a long time now?

Originally Posted by Kaustic

It looks like you might have to get the Tanga Berry from others' Share Shelves, since going through the obtainable item list for each individual area didn't yield anything.

The "Super-Effective" Berries are only obtainable in the DW by way of when you first enter the DW, you are randomly given 5 of one type of SE berry. As stated above, the only way to get the other kinds of SE Berries is to grab them off of a share shelf.

Dang, so i guess the only way to get it is to just keep visiting random islands each day and hope i get lucky then, right? Man, that's gonna suck.

Why are these Pokemon banned from Little Cup?

Carvanha
Meditite
Scyther
Sneasel
Tangela
Vulpix
Yanma

I already know that they are broken, but tell me why each Pokemon is broken.

Originally Posted by Shiny Shinx

Why are these Pokemon banned from Little Cup?

Carvanha
Meditite
Scyther
Sneasel
Tangela
Vulpix
Yanma

I already know that they are broken, but tell me why each Pokemon is broken.

Carvanha and Yanma because of Speed Boost, Scyther and Sneasel because of being too fast/powerful, Meditite and Tangela because of Eviolite and Vulpix because of Drought, if I had to guess off of the top of my head.

Ok. I guess that sounds about right. I don't think so on Vulpix though.

Originally Posted by Shiny Shinx

Ok. I guess that sounds about right. I don't think so on Vulpix though.

I believe Vulpix would be the only weather-inducer in that tier, which would make Chlorophyll teams a nuisance.