View Full Version : Just got sapphire, need help
EaGuL
06-02-2006, 10:10 PM
Hey I just bought sapphire version but I dont know what starting pokemon to choose, any ideas?
absol2005
06-02-2006, 10:15 PM
Hey I just bought sapphire version but I dont know what starting pokemon to choose, any ideas?
Treecko, so you can handle the aquas easier.
EaGuL
06-02-2006, 10:16 PM
I was thinking the same thing, I just wish I had a link cable and another game boy cuz no one in my hood that i know of have pokemon and stuff, cept this one guy but he never came over to trade
absol2005
06-02-2006, 10:20 PM
I was thinking the same thing, I just wish I had a link cable and another game boy cuz no one in my hood that i know of have pokemon and stuff, cept this one guy but he never came over to trade
Or you could simply pick your favorite. I pick Torchic because Blaziken's awesome.
EaGuL
06-02-2006, 10:50 PM
Yea I think Im gonna pick torchic to get the blaziken thanks
InvertrevnI
06-02-2006, 11:22 PM
Yea I think Im gonna pick torchic to get the blaziken thanks
Torchic and Blaziken suck. Go for mudkip, you'll have the advantages of a Ground/Water type. This means you're immune to electricity!
Fossil Fusion
06-02-2006, 11:23 PM
Torchic and Blaziken suck. Go for mudkip, you'll have the advantages of a Ground/Water type. This means you're immune to electricity!
Yes Torchic does suck, Mudkip is your best bet for easily beating gyms. Elite 4is easier with Blaziken though
EaGuL
06-02-2006, 11:28 PM
Well the starters have their advantages but i think it realy goes with what the user favorites the most, im going with the mudkip i luv water pokemon :biggrin:
napoleonn 4
06-02-2006, 11:32 PM
Yes Torchic does suck, Mudkip is your best bet for easily beating gyms. Elite 4is easier with Blaziken though
mudkip is cool but it kinda sucks in its 3 form
mudkip is cool but it kinda sucks in its 3 form
ARE YOU INSANE??? Swampert is GREAT, and it in no way sucks with its excellent move pool, and nice typeset.
absol2005
06-03-2006, 12:01 PM
Yes Torchic does suck, Mudkip is your best bet for easily beating gyms. Elite 4is easier with Blaziken though
Are you crazy?! Torchic is great!
Dragon01
06-03-2006, 12:57 PM
Personally if I were you I'd go with my gut instinkt and choose my favorite or the first one that came into my head. I'm kinda crazy when I t comes to games though so you dont have to thake the adcice.
Fossil Fusion
06-03-2006, 01:00 PM
Are you crazy?! Torchic is great!
But thats my opinion so dont take it seriously :P even though you didnt
absol2005
06-03-2006, 03:38 PM
But thats my opinion so dont take it seriously :P even though you didnt
I didn't take it seriously. But it pisses me off that people don't realize the potential of certain starters.
celebi
06-03-2006, 03:43 PM
Go with blaziken or sceptile.As Swampert is water ground pokemon you see the disadvantage against water pokemon very common.It might be unaffected by electric typr but don't forget that there are no real strong electric type pokemon in game.Even Raiku is weak.
absol2005
06-03-2006, 03:46 PM
Go with blaziken or sceptile.As Swampert is water ground pokemon you see the disadvantage against water pokemon very common.It might be unaffected by electric typr but don't forget that there are no real strong electric type pokemon in game.Even Raiku is weak.
Swampert only has disadvantages with grass pokes. ._.
celebi
06-03-2006, 03:48 PM
But it doesn't have resistance to water does it?:wink:
absol2005
06-03-2006, 03:49 PM
But it doesn't have resistance to water does it?:wink:
So? Swampert has cool defenses.
celebi
06-03-2006, 03:53 PM
The think is milotic, kindra or any other strong water pokemon can take a swampert down unless it knows mirror move or something. (also needs to use it wise)BTW You can find a better ground type in game I guess.
James81
06-03-2006, 04:11 PM
Personally, I choose Mudkip because in its 3rd form, he looks awwwwwsom!!!!!!!!! Looks kinda like a gaint Cat......:wink: Hey, do you think I should buy Emerald??:smile:
charmeleonblaze
06-03-2006, 04:32 PM
torchics great go with it
LlaMa lIAm
06-03-2006, 05:26 PM
Mudkip- fairly good worth a pick
Torchic- kinda useless
Treecko- only good if u breed it
celebi
06-03-2006, 05:43 PM
No way blaziken is even stronger than Charizard.Treecko is great even if you don't breed it.But a leech seed is fairly good for it.
absol2005
06-03-2006, 07:32 PM
No way blaziken is even stronger than Charizard.
Uh, Charizard is fire/flying and Blaziken is fire/fighting.
tommytt42
06-03-2006, 08:53 PM
definatly go with mudkip, hav u seen the others moves? Their crap! Plus it is ground aswell as water so it can not be hurt by electrical attacks.
celebi
06-03-2006, 09:02 PM
Uh, Charizard is fire/flying and Blaziken is fire/fighting.
We all know their types. So what? won't you say that an exegutor is stronger than a sunflora even their types are different.
Tahir123
06-04-2006, 07:33 PM
It's like rock,paper,scissors.Every starter has it's andvantage and weakness.Pick your favourite.I like fire so I pick Torchic.
absol2005
06-04-2006, 07:57 PM
We all know their types. So what? won't you say that an exegutor is stronger than a sunflora even their types are different.
Flying>fighting.
celebi
06-04-2006, 08:42 PM
I know that a charizard can take down a Blaziken on one-on-one battling but overall I think that Blaziken is stronger than Charizard.
No chance. Charizard is much better than that silly bird-human hybrid.
Mudkip- fairly good worth a pick
Torchic- kinda useless
Treecko- only good if u breed it
Amen!
absol2005
06-04-2006, 11:02 PM
No chance. Charizard is much better than that silly bird-human hybrid.
Though Blaziken looks cooler.
DragoniteMistress
06-04-2006, 11:13 PM
As much as I prefer Swampert, Sceptile, in my opinion, is the most logical choice.
Sure, Swampert has its immunity to Electric-type Pokemon, it's a major loss when fighting a Grass-type Pokemon, people most commonly counter by equipping Ice Beam, which is great but just think what would happen if the Grass-type Pokemon had a higher speed.
Blaziken is great when it comes to sweeping with it's Fire/Fighting combo but because of that combo it's opened new advantages, as well as weaknesses.
Blaziken's advantages include Dark, Grass, Electric, Normal, Steel, Ice, and Rock
but it's disadvantages include Water, Dragon, Poison, Flying, and Psychic.
Sceptile on the other hand is quite simple, it can learn False Swipe which is perfect when you're trying to catch Pokemon, Detect which nobody disagrees with as a bad move, Agility, Leaf Blade, and many more moves through Tutor's. Even though Sceptile's HP sucks, it's still a good choice.
celebi
06-04-2006, 11:14 PM
Come on Charizard's only advantage is that it's unaffected by ground attacks.But there are no real strong fighting pokemon in game to take in your party except Blaziken.But you can find lots of flying type.i.e dragonite,slamence,rayquaza,articuno,moltres...
charmeleonblaze
06-05-2006, 10:25 PM
Torchic, Blaziken can beat the Aquas easily with double kick.
Double Kick ia a sad move. Use Sky uppercut instead!
celebi
06-06-2006, 09:18 AM
But it takes time to learn sky uppercut.
Snow Fairy Sugar
06-06-2006, 10:17 AM
Yes Torchic does suck, Mudkip is your best bet for easily beating gyms. Elite 4is easier with Blaziken though
not exactly..mudkip can be beaten by the dynamo badge gym leader..in case you havrnt noticed...:neutral: :susp:
Ultima Shadow
06-06-2006, 10:30 AM
How? Mudkip/Marshtomp/Swampert has no weakness to Fighting. It's Water/Ground... (EDIT: Whoops, wrong gym. :P)
Anyway:
SWAMPERT
Good Against: Roxanne, Flannery, Wattson (only if not Mudkip), Tate & Liza, Steven
Bad Against: None, if you discount any Grass trainers in the game, and, if unevolved, it is bad against Wattson.
Good for: It is a fair tank, but it falls easily to a Grass Pokemon if you don't have Ice Beam or anything else SE against grass.
BLAZIKEN
Good Against: Roxanne (if evolved), Wattson, Norman (if evolved), Sidney, Glacia, some of Steven's Pokemon
Bad against: Roxanne (if unevolved), Tate and Liza, Wallace, some of Steven's Pokemon
Good for: Mixed sweeping, and also Endure/Reversal w/ Salac.
SCEPTILE
Good against: Roxanne, Wattson, Tate and Liza, Wallace, some of Steven's Pokemon
Bad against: Flannery, Winona, Glacia
Good for: Subseeding, and also a speedy sweeper.
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It really depends on your battling style, and the rest of your team. :)
Snow Fairy Sugar
06-06-2006, 10:36 AM
How? Mudkip/Marshtomp/Swampert has no weakness to Fighting. It's Water/Ground...
Anyway:
SWAMPERT
Good Against: Roxanne, Flannery, Wattson (only if not Mudkip), Tate & Liza, Steven
Bad Against: None, if you discount any Grass trainers in the game, and, if unevolved, it is bad against Wattson.
Good for: It is a fair tank, but it falls easily to a Grass Pokemon if you don't have Ice Beam or anything else SE against grass.
BLAZIKEN
Good Against: Roxanne (if evolved), Wattson, Norman (if evolved), Sidney, Glacia, some of Steven's Pokemon
Bad against: Roxanne (if unevolved), Tate and Liza, Wallace, some of Steven's Pokemon
Good for: Mixed sweeping, and also Endure/Reversal w/ Salac.
SCEPTILE
Good against: Roxanne, Wattson, Tate and Liza, Wallace, some of Steven's Pokemon
Bad against: Flannery, Winona, Glacia
Good for: Subseeding, and also a speedy sweeper.
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It really depends on your battling style, and the rest of your team. :)
mudkip..or whatever can be bad against wattson of the dynamo gym..water vs. electric..remember?:wink:
Ultima Shadow
06-06-2006, 10:42 AM
When Mudkip evolves, it gains a resistance to Electric attacks via Ground typing.
Snow Fairy Sugar
06-06-2006, 10:46 AM
does it?against which all attacks?shock wave could finish it off....
celebi
06-06-2006, 10:47 AM
Swampert can't be hit by any electric attack.Including shock wave.
Snow Fairy Sugar
06-06-2006, 10:49 AM
awww...dont tell me..sonic distortion..or thunderwave are electric attacks you know...
Ultima Shadow
06-06-2006, 11:01 AM
Shock Wave could not finish off Marshtomp because, due to its Ground half, it is immune to Electric attacks. However, Shock Wave could knock out a Mudkip.
Snow Fairy Sugar
06-06-2006, 11:20 AM
what about a swampert?
celebi
06-06-2006, 11:35 AM
It's the same as marshtomp as far as I know.
Snow Fairy Sugar
06-06-2006, 11:54 AM
just post what you want to say in the right thread please
Ultima Shadow
06-06-2006, 11:57 AM
WTF?
Anyway, it really depends on what you think is right. Just choose your favourite, and go with it.
celebi
06-06-2006, 12:01 PM
lol
What's wrong about the thread. This is soooo funny.LikeMay is trying to argue with me.Anyway Maybe we can make a poll and vote which starter is better for everyone.All 3 starters are strong and affective.It's not wrong to pick anyone you want.
Snow Fairy Sugar
06-06-2006, 12:03 PM
yeah right celebi!as if i wanna pick up an argument with you...:goofy:
yeah right celebi!as if i wanna pick up an argument with you...:goofy:
You are arguing with him right now. May, you just kicked Celebi off the top of my noob list to make room for yourself.
celebi
06-06-2006, 12:41 PM
I know it's off the topic but should I thank or be upset about this.:happy:
You are arguing with him right now. May, you just kicked Celebi off the top of my noob list to make room for yourself.
Haha!! ROFL!
*Views the "Temporarily Banned" message on May's Post. Can't help but laugh.*
As for Celebi, You should be happy about not Being on D2's n00b list (wait, am I??).
Still, we should be getting back onto topic, eh??
Swampert:
Pros: IMMUNE to Ground (so no, NO electric attacks hit it), Mirror coat, Decent Stats, Excellent Movepool.
Cons: 4x weak to Grass, mediocre variability in Movesets.
Blaziken:
Pros: Excellent physical Sweeper posibility, the ability to use Sky Uppercut.
Cons: TERRIBLE typeset, poor defenses
Sceptile:
Pros: Leaf Blade, Speed, Leech Seed, Special Sweeper abilities.
Cons: Needs work to become good, bad Sp.DEF, which it needs.
eh?
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