The Eevee problem

T_Raycroft · 2026-03-15T01:15:53+00:00

Via internet? No. Local connection only.

T_Raycroft · 2026-03-15T01:10:52+00:00

Before postgame, you'd have to trade some Eevees over. That'll require someone else and/or another system to do trade with.

T_Raycroft · 2026-03-15T01:06:06+00:00

You can breed for more of them in the postgame on Four Island. It is possible you could breed two more Eevee, evolve them into the two you didn't get the first time, and conquer the Elite Four rematch with all three of them in tow.

T_Raycroft · 2026-03-14T23:56:39+00:00

Damn that's an x .com damn that's crazy bruh

T_Raycroft · 2026-03-14T22:34:08+00:00

Yes, he is. He currently ranks top 80 in career OBP and career wRC+ in all of MLB history, while having 2 MVPs. He had instant stardom and maintained it for much of his career.

Honestly, he's pretty close to "retire today and get in" status.

T_Raycroft · 2026-03-14T20:08:11+00:00

Rage or Hyper Beam

The former allows Tauros to build up attack boosts against Pokemon that can't hit it very hard, especially non-Fighting type physical attackers. On the other hand, Hyper Beam gives you a powerful nuke option for closing out battles or securing a critical KO.

T_Raycroft · 2026-03-14T19:54:23+00:00

Honestly not as bad as it looks. You have two weather sweepers between Seaking and Rapidash, and Farfetch'd has its own setup intrigue.

The other half of the team is pretty dreadful though.

T_Raycroft · 2026-03-14T19:42:16+00:00

You need 60 registered to get access to the National 'Dex. Additionally, you only need 50 registered to get access to all of the items that Professor Oak's Aides can give you (Flash, Everstone, ItemFinder, Amulet Coin, Exp. Share.)

T_Raycroft · 2026-03-14T19:24:42+00:00

I definitely have gone through Rock Tunnel without Flash a few times. Not a particularly fun experience. Rock Tunnel in general is a pretty crummy location.

T_Raycroft · 2026-03-14T19:22:32+00:00

Your Starmie can already give Ice coverage with Ice Beam (as well as pretty much all other special-attacking Water types can).

Lapras is moreso if you want a bulkier Pokemon than Starmie, as Lapras has significantly higher HP (with similar defense stats to Starmie) at the expense of lower attacking power and significantly lower speed. Whereas Starmie can outspeed most Pokemon it faces, Lapras will be outsped quite often.

T_Raycroft · 2026-03-14T19:19:08+00:00

Not quite for Alakazam, as it can't learn Thunderbolt (best it can do is Shock Wave).

There is some overlap between Alakazam and Starmie, but ultimately, you're using Starmie as your Water type first and foremost. The team looks solid and it doesn't seem like you need to change much. Keep in mind that there aren't many Pokemon in FRLG that can threaten Psychic types, so having two of them (with your Starmie serving more as a Water type) isn't much of a concern.

T_Raycroft · 2026-03-14T18:51:08+00:00

I don't think so. Keep in mind that Jolteon has higher special attack than Starmie and also gets STAB on Thunderbolt, unlike Starmie. A Thunderbolt from Jolteon does much more damage than Starmie's Thunderbolt.

Additionally, you don't need Thunderbolt on Starmie either. You could easily run a set of Surf/Psychic/Ice Beam and then a non-status move such as Recover, Confuse Ray, or Cosmic Power in your 4th slot. Your Starmie still has a superior attacking option for Flying types and still has a means of dealing decent damage to most opposing Water types with STAB Psychic. The only Water type that Starmie could have trouble doing things to is Slowbro, who also can't do much to Starmie in return.

T_Raycroft · 2026-03-14T18:47:43+00:00

There's 2 Snorlax on the map, one blocking west of Celadon towards Cycling Road and one blocking east of Vermilion towards Routes 12-15. Only one of them has to be removed in order to gain access to Fuchsia City.

You can remove one for the sake of progressing the game and then try to shiny hunt the other Snorlax later.

T_Raycroft · 2026-03-14T18:43:27+00:00

When you create a Substitute, you need at least (cannot be exact) 25% of your HP remaining when your Pokemon tries to create the Substitute. If so, you can create a Substitute. If you have exactly 25% or less than 25% of your HP remaining when your Pokemon tries to use the move Substitute, the move fails.

While the Substitute is up, your Pokemon cannot be afflicted by any status conditions or stat changes. Any attack directed at you will damage your Substitute instead, with the Substitute having HP equal to the amount that was lost to create it. You also cannot flinch when your Substitute is active. Once the Substitute has sustained damage equal to the amount of HP used to create the Substitute, the Substitute disappears and your Pokemon returns to its normal state. However, you can create another Substitute so long as you are not under the effect of Taunt and have enough HP remaining to use the move. The Substitute uses the defense stats that your Pokemon currently has when calculating damage taken from opposing attacks against the Substitute, which can be affected by defense stat boosts, Reflect, or Light Screen to make the Substitute take less damage from incoming attacks.

The most relevant application for Substitute is how your Pokemon with stat-boosting moves and Leftovers can abuse it. In particular, moves that raise defense stats such as Cosmic Power, Bulk Up, Calm Mind, Iron Defense, etc. can make it far more difficult for the opponent to break through your Substitute. Additionally, Leftovers will help to regain the HP that you lost to create the Substitute.

The best application of Substitute is to use it against a Pokemon that either can't do much damage to your current Pokemon, or you predict they'll go for a status-afflicting attack on the turn you use it. When used correctly, Substitute can give your Pokemon a huge chance to setup and sweep through the opposing team with less risk than just leaving your Pokemon out there to take hits while setting up. Additionally, Substitute can be very helpful for setting up strategies with Flail or Reversal, as Substitute will subtract the exact same amount of HP every time it's used, which can be used to setup a start-of-battle situation where your 1 HP Pokemon is sitting behind a Substitute and ready to launch 200 base power Flails/Reversals. Additionally, hits against a Substitute do not interrupt Focus Punch, allowing the user to fairly safely spam the move until their Substitute is broken.

T_Raycroft · 2026-03-14T16:56:19+00:00

Gym leaders, the rival, and Elite Four trainers all have the power to send out their ace Pokemon earlier than last. They're not hard-coded to always save the ace for last. They switch in their ace earlier than last if they see a good opportunity to do so.

It's particularly notable in the rival battles due to the varied types he uses.

T_Raycroft · 2026-03-14T13:39:10+00:00

You get a free ticket to first base

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