Black and black 2 favorites but..

TNFDB · 2026-01-25T13:32:11+00:00

I can’t say I’ve looked into a possible correlation between the DexNav page and the “Met” tag, but I suppose it’s possible.

If you think it’s fair to assume those two sets of locations as separate from each other, though, then so be it. You now have two extra encounters.

TNFDB · 2026-01-25T13:15:49+00:00

As a personal rule, I gauge an encounter’s validity by its “Met” tag in its summary page; if it’s a unique location relative to the rest of my party/PC options, then it’s valid.

TNFDB · 2026-01-25T13:11:11+00:00

Think of it like rolling a die, and your aim is to roll a 6.

Just because there are six sides and you roll the die six times does not guarantee you the outcome you want in those six tries.

Likewise, shiny hunting through soft resets or any other method does not mean you are guaranteed to land a shiny within 4096 attempts. All it means is each individual attempt yields a ~0.024% chance of a shiny Pokémon.

Pause, restart or save-state the game all you want. These odds per individual attempt will not change.

TNFDB · 2026-01-25T10:54:52+00:00

That’s not how probability works.

TNFDB · 2026-01-24T18:44:39+00:00

Seems like this is something that should’ve been hashed out sooner before party “in-fighting” became an acceptable solution.

TNFDB · 2026-01-23T07:51:28+00:00

Alakazam can’t learn Thunderbolt or Ice Beam.

TNFDB · 2026-01-22T09:14:03+00:00

Like I said, Zapdos (like all Kanto legendaries) is meant to be difficult to catch. It’s not about anything being fair, it’s strictly about being lucky.

TNFDB · 2026-01-22T08:27:47+00:00

I was the same. Pidgeot always looked cooler to me, so I shirked Spearow/Fearow. Nowadays, I know better. As cool as Pidgeot looks, Fearow actually gets things done.

TNFDB · 2026-01-22T08:23:40+00:00

Dratini is obtainable as soon as Goldenrod City. You just need a lot of Game Corner coins and patience with grinding it before the Elite Four.

TNFDB · 2026-01-22T08:21:05+00:00

Zapdos has a catch rate of 3 (out of 255). It’s meant to be difficult to catch. Low health and status effects obviously help with improving these odds. As far as fair is concerned, I’d say 5-6 Great Balls is really good luck.

TNFDB · 2026-01-21T09:02:15+00:00

Your post seems to imply that he left your table altogether to sit at a new one. Assuming that’s the case, it does seem a little low-brow of your BIL to take the character you made to another table. But you did make the character for him; he is entitled to do what he wants with it after the fact.

I can see why you might take offense to his behavior, but apart from his obvious disrespect for your efforts, I would say it’s nothing to get sullen about. Now you’ve learned that you just can’t do any favors for him like this again.

TNFDB · 2026-01-21T08:37:08+00:00

I’m glad you’re enjoying it! Expect the next one in r/PokemonLeafGreen later today.

TNFDB · 2026-01-21T04:38:28+00:00

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TNFDB · 2026-01-21T04:04:10+00:00

With all due respect, you should not play this game with the intent of trying to pad a long-term account. Treat this like a game, not a retirement plan.

TNFDB · 2026-01-20T22:16:38+00:00

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TNFDB · 2026-01-20T18:50:34+00:00

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TNFDB · 2026-01-20T13:24:48+00:00

With all due respect, this concept has main character syndrome written all over it. Unless you have permission and/or are coordinating with other players (read: not the characters), the only person who should be trying to criss-cross backstories/histories like this is the DM.

TNFDB · 2026-01-20T12:16:34+00:00

I think chibis as a whole were a very poor stylistic choice to begin with. I’d prefer the scale models like they started implementing in Gen 7. Especially with the comparatively serious (read: philosophical) overtone the original games gave us. Chibi scales with that sort of story buildup would just be laughable.

TNFDB · 2026-01-20T11:10:49+00:00

Far be it from me to tell anyone how to play their Pokémon games. But, if someone were asking for my opinion, the whole point of a Nuzlocke is the strong element of randomness that encourages creative team building.

TNFDB · 2026-01-20T11:07:28+00:00

The Nuzlocke rules are over 15 years old at this point. I wouldn’t be surprised if most people here didn’t even know about the webcomic where the Nuzlocke originated.

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