In single player it's no big deal unless you are really OCD about it like I am. :)

It does make a slight difference in competitive play though.

I don't aim for the "Best" really. I just try to catch a Pokemon with a Nature that doesn't screw them over, such as a Pikachu with a nature that reduces Speed, or a Scyther with a nature that reduces Attack.
Who knows, you might have just lucked out and not caught a broken Pokemon. It's possible :lol

I finally found the artwork for the Brainscratch commentary playthrough of Pokemon leaf green. :lol
http://sonicandshadowfan15.deviantar...F43853135&qo=0

Third gym beaten, and after spending an hour or two in Amite I'm finally the owner of a Sylveon, currently working on level grinding Sylveon and Tyrunt so they're caught up with the rest my team.

I decided to play some more Pokemon Showdown in the Unrated Random tier and I was able to use Sigilyph. I'll tell you, it just swept through a majority of the enemy team. I think I'll use a Sigilyph for my Pokemon X team.

I could go for a Heracross. Preferably with the "Guts" ability if possible. :)

Just got surf

And the annoyance of never ending Tentacool begins.

Tentacool: the Zubat of the water.

Seriously, they annoyed the hell out of me in Emerald.

And using Repel makes things WORSE :lol

Ah fuck, from one really difficult battle to the next, I didn't even get a break. Time to fight the leader of Team Flare over and over until I run out of money or win.

So, does anyone actually use the bike any more? I find that the rollerblades pretty much make it useless.

Dude... Save beforehand. Saves you from the headache of money loss.

I do do, but if I reset every time I lose then I lose all the EXP I gained and as there is no audino trick that I am aware of, about the only way to win in this game is to keep losing until you've levelled up enough to win.

I mean save before important battles like gym leaders and Flare bosses. Then you can just reset if you lose that and you've lost nothing.

If you're losing in the wild against random Pokémon and Trainers... well maybe you should go somewhere easier to level up? :/

And there are Audino in the game.

I've not had a single point where I felt like I was losing, and I'm not overleveled either - just fought Team Flare in the Poke Ball factory and their Pokemon were only a few levels below all of mine.

Oh no it's only important battles - Team Flare's Leader, the psychic and first and second gyms but you get loads of EXP from those which is why I don't reset.

My team is broken as fuck though, wild Pokémon are around level forty, but Pokémon like Blaziken who I use every battle and has EXP boost is like almost level sixty and I physically can't close that gap. Even other mainstayers like Lucario is almost ten levels behind him.

If you want to get easy levels in this game there's a restaurant in Lumiose city that gives you good expirience and money.

I don't really remember having any trouble with the Team Flare boss. I think my team was Chesnaught, Charizard, Tyrantrum, Lucario, Talonflame and Lapras although the last two I don't think I used much.

Dont tell me that! Im just starting to deal with Zubats... Darn caves...

http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/20...og-d6qtg0z.png
I tried drawing my trainer and a Sylveon.

Guess who just got Yveltal :D

Kiryu?:lol;)
Congrats buddy!

So how long until Smogon starts pumping out training regiments for the Sixth Gen's metagame? I wanna be ready to jump in. Hopefully. I still don't understand how competitive battling even works. Or even team building.

I think i have the Geist of competitive battling.

Why does Xerneas remind me of the forest spirit from Princess Mononoke?

Knock on wood but Zubats haven't really been a problem for me yet. :lol

I'm just about to do the fourth gym sooooo it's still a ways off for me. Gotta pace myself here. :lol

Competitive battling isn't worth the effort if you use your actual games (Natures, IVs, Abilities (Especially if your Pokemon's "Optimal ability" is Hidden), EVs, and all that jazz). If you want to go competitive, just use a battle sim online. If you want to work on your team building, just try to cover types well and pay attention to stats.

Because it is :p

They kind of do except the face though.
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__...b6/Xerneas.pnghttp://www.absoluteanime.com/princes...rit%5B2%5D.jpg

After the second gym, the game REALLY speeds up. Although all the stuff with Team Flare is basically just a detour, I'm still grateful for it as I felt like I was running out of track before the tenth hour was even reached. Still, from how rigorous some of you guys search for mons, I'm guessing your game moves at a steadier pace than mine.

Btw, Yveltal is AWESOME. Normally legendaries turn out to be rather uninspiring, but once I used Oblivion Wing, I was smitten. Also I put Chesnaught back into my party as I felt bad.

For me, what kept the pace feeling more normal was that I loved to explore, taking all kinds of side paths and etc. Also helped in that every so often, I'd find a random wild Pokemon that I totally wasn't expecting to find (Like Haunter, Scyther, Gible, or Magneton), so it made me really curious to see who else I could find in the area.

That sounds like a cool attack :lol

Anyway, I did the same with my Chesnaught after I briefly took him out for Noivern.
I know it's not always the smartest idea since most are mediocre, but for some reason, I've always kept my starter on my team.

Anyway, at Victory Road! Team time!

Fluff (Furfrou), Lv69
Lucario (Lucario), Lv 58
Pearl (Lapras), Lv 64
Ares (Charizard), Lv 68
Taylor (Chesnaught), Lv 68
ZONE (Magnezone), Lv 66

Standby:
Battra (Noivern), Lv 53
Goodorah (Goodra), Lv 52
Sail (Aurorus), Lv 58
Metal Alice (Scizor), Lv 53

My main problem with unexpected pokémon, was exactly that, they were unexpected. I'd end up fainting them, before I could capture them, as I wouldn't be prepared, then waste like an hour trying to encounter them again and not seeing them. It bums me out how many great Pokémon have taken me by surprise and I fucked it up. But I guess that is what replays are for.

Right now my team is:

Chesnaught. 49
Yveltal. 51
Dedenne. 51
Hawlucha 52.
Lucario 56.
Blaziken 63.

I think those levels are right, I did them off the top of my head.

I explored every nook and cranny of the game but to me the game still seems short. Maybe it's just what i'm used too because practically every 3DS game is short.

The gyms have really been no problem for me, I was pretty much able to one hit kill the Grass guy's team…

Speaking of teams…my current team:

Kit the Delfox(41)
Flogal the Sylveon(31)
Yggdrasil The Venasaur(40)
Blaziken the well…Blaziken(44)
Inui the Lucario(35)
And Kivat the Crobat(37)

Part of me wanted to swap out the Lucario you're given with the one I evolved since that was a higher level but…I couldn't bring myself to do it!

Just got that new little Dragon-Bat thing over a Wonder Trade! :D Wasn't expecting to see him for a few more badges...

Sweet! Someone else who nicknames their Pokemon :lol

Isn't it great?
Noivern has such a fun cry, too!

Have you forgotten my team? :lolol

I just came to a realization that i haven't seen some of the Kalos Pokemon... I've still yet to see Fletchling's second form.

And mine?

I normally don't but guess I was just in that creative whimsy mood LOL.

Hate that you can't name the Blaziken though…really wanted to nickname him Torin.

Wouldn't Archeops be nicknamed Torin? Torin is based off of a Archaeopteryx, which is the evolution between reptiles and birds, and Archeops is that.

You're damn right I have! :p

In essence, yes, because they're both Archaeopteryx, but from a design standpoint, Blaziken closer matches Torin's.

Heracrosses (Heracrossi?) have started to hatch! I have Y so I'll accept any spares you might have of the X exclusive mons. Natures and what not don't matter to me.

Friend code is: 2723 - 9587 - 2157

Post to my profile if you want one. Specify which gender/nature/ability you want and I'll try my best to match it.

Does anybody know where to get a Duskstone?