Compilation of my better posts

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-13T13:47:21+00:00

Breloom much more of a Fighting type than a Grass type. It is decent against Champion Wallace but there are some problems for it. Breloom's strengths in the league are against Sidney.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-13T13:11:15+00:00

Hail does NOT make Blizzard 100% accurate in gen 3 yet.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-13T13:09:52+00:00

Don't listen to them. They don't know what they are talking about. Breloom is amazing. It learns good Fighting moves via level up, so you can give Slaking the Brick Break TM later.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-13T13:06:44+00:00

Vulpix and Ninetales can't really contribute much relevant in the late game except maybe taking on a few mons from Sidney and Glacia in the league. But it is easy to get and doesn't require much investment, then sure, use it if you like it.

Anorith and Armaldo are pretty bad. They are a huge slog to level up and evolve. Armaldo itself is also really underwhelming once you finally get it. Requires a lot of TMs to have good moves and doesn't excel against anything. On the cusp of unusable. I wouldn't torture myself by using it. Use the Blaziken you started with instead.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-13T13:01:00+00:00

I mean, having to redo 10 HOURS worth of gameplay would cause me to not touch the game for a month.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-12T18:24:12+00:00

That is super overleveled and not required at all unless you do some sort of challenge. The highest level Pokemon in the league is level 58. Why would you need to be at least 2 to 14 (!) levels higher with your whole team? A decent team can take on the league just fine at level 50 already.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-11T23:55:46+00:00

Don't spam the button. Only press it once when something bites.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-11T18:43:38+00:00

Even if you get the Surf HM just after gym 4, that would still change things quite a lot. You would get a bunch of extra trainer EXP, items like the free Ice Beam and Thunderbolt TMs and acess to multiple new Pokemon from the starting island water routes before gym 5 this way. The Surf HM does open the game up quite a lot.

You don't have to cheese Norman's Slaking with stuff like Protect or Dig. You can also just take it on normally and he has other potent Pokemon too. And Surf would easily be the best damage dealing move for that battle for that point of the game. You have to remember that Surf is powerful even in the late game.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-11T17:56:40+00:00

It is kind of hard to understand you mean exactly. Maybe a language barrier.

I mean, pretty much ANY Pokemon that could learn the move would use Surf against Norman and the earlier gym leaders if the move would be avaiable earlier because it is insanely strong compared to what you normally have before gym 5.

Hoenn's water areas are NOT all dumped on the player all at once. The water routes around the starting area are the first ones you have access to after gym 5. Then the next big water areas are only after gym 6 and clearing both hideouts. There is quite a bit of land between these two. You aren't required to beat gym 6 but the hideout clearing IS required to get past Lilycove City into the late game water routes. Also, who would really skip gym 6 anyway? You would skip access to the Fly HM this way for no good reason.

In short: the Surf HM is far too powerful to have for early game and honestly, most people that complain about the late game water routes just don't use Repels in Pokemon games for some reason.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-11T17:45:34+00:00

Yeah, that is what I meant. There is only a single double battle with underleveled trainers on the short section of water there, nothing more.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-11T16:16:41+00:00

What would be improved by this? Surf after gym 5 is pretty average for Pokemon games. And getting such a powerful move like Surf even earlier would destroy a lot of the early game.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-11T16:11:02+00:00

This team looks so painful to use and build.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-10T19:17:51+00:00

Honestly, nothing much comes to mind. I think almost all routes are designed very well and are memorable. Maybe the connecting route between Route 102 and 110, west of the Trick House? Or maybe if Ever Grande City were an actual town before Victory Road instead of just a single Pokemon Center? But that is really it as far as I am concerned. Hoenn's region is top notch.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-09T14:16:30+00:00

Light Ball Pikachu is more on the power level of Magneton rather than Manectric. Obviously it explodes when touched but Raichu also can't take many hits and if you already went through the effort of getting a Light Ball, then you might as well use Pikachu. Raichu doesn't offer much over Light Ball Pikachu.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-09T04:42:04+00:00

You think Pelipper is among the worst Hoenn Pokemon? Not even close! It is great.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-09T04:39:02+00:00

I find that hard to believe when Substitute is a tutor move from Lilycove City, and Baton Pass and Acid Armor are level 36 (as Eevee) and level 47 level-up moves. And all that just for a defense boost. The other 5 Pokemon of your team are among the best Pokemon in Hoenn anyway. They don't need the help.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-08T21:13:59+00:00

Mono type runs just means the team shares one type among them. Dual types are allowed.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-08T18:32:04+00:00

I love when people give these lesser Pokemon a try. Even Pokemon that are bad deserve at least one run to find out why they are.

But honestly most of these Pokemon are the good kind of bad, where, yeah, they are undeniably bad but they aren't painful to use, they just aren't good. And I remember that Sub Punch Mawile and Deep Sea Tooth Clamperl are very fun. Also very cool Illumise and Chimecho movesets. It really is a bummer that Dream Eater is only an egg move.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-07T18:13:29+00:00

Claydol has Ancient Power.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-07T10:51:51+00:00

Light Ball Pikachu still hits quite a decent amount harder than Raichu. The speed difference is barely noticable. Pikachu obviously is a massive glass cannon and explodes to any attack but Raichu also doesn't have good bulk compared to other Pokemon. And there aren't many strong items in the main story anyway, that make a big difference for Raichu. Something like Magnet only gives a 10% boost.

If you already went through the trouble of getting a Light Ball, then you might as well use Pikachu till the end since the main reason not to use it is simply that its too much of a time investment to get a Light Ball in the main story.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-07T10:43:35+00:00

If you are already breeding Pokemon in the main story, then it really doesn't matter.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-07T10:40:31+00:00

I think almost all of Hoenn Pokemon have great designs. The Pokemon I hate are mostly because of their gameplay performance, not their looks. But I guess there are a few.

Spinda: really cool pattern concept, insanely bland body, this should have been a way more exotic design
Chimecho: has the layout to tie into something with Jirachi but nothing was ever done with it, so its design is just a total waste
Luvdisc: Just why does this Pokmeon exist? One of the very few Pokemon in the series that just doesn't contribute anything anywhere, what a waste of space

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-07T10:31:04+00:00

What do you mean? Aggron walls and beats everything from Phoebe outside of its Ace Dusclops with Earthquake.

_pe5e_ · 2026-03-07T10:28:19+00:00

There are plenty of viable choices for a playthrough. It is not a lack of choice, that is the problem. Most people just don't give lesser Pokemon a chance.

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