Haunted Halloween Farming: Anachronistic Absol

October 25, 2009 | 27 Comments

It was around this time last year that I decided to create a dual purpose Absol to give out on the farm. Dual nature in that they can be used as a sweeper or team support. Little did I know then it would take a year before I finally got around to it. But, these Absol are all worth it, as they are a bit fortuitous in their existence. I began preparing the parents, when I was on vacation in Salem, Massachusetts. The parents were hatched on the anniversary of one of the most tragic events in the United States developmental history. I of course speak of the Salem Witch Trials. The parents were hatched on the last day of the 316th anniversary of the Salem Witch Trials. It is only appropriate because Absol are known for their ability to forewarn people before tragedy. Not only are these Absol already awesome; but their lineage possesses a little more mystery than meets the eye.

Each spooktacular Absol is a random nature. They all have the ability Superluck: Heightens critical hit ratio of moves.

Each one will possess the same move set:

Baton Pass
Absol passes any stat bonuses to the next team mate.
Sucker Punch (Dark STAB, Power 80 , Acc. 100%)
Absol moves first if opponent is planning to attack.
Taunt
Absol has a knack for enrageing it’s foes. As a result the opponent gets locked into attacking for two to four turns.
Swords Dance
There is nothing more beautiful than an Absol performing a Swords Dance to boost its attack two levels.

Trick or Treat; The IV’s on each Absol are all a surprise what you get is random. All Absol are named after different Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters. Please, don’t ask for a specific character or to change the nick name.

Rules:

  • Be in the Wi-Fi zone at 7:30pm Eastern (4:30pm Pacific), on October 26th, 2009. (If you need it, here’s a timezone converter.) I plan to be online for trades for approximately one hour.
  • Comment with your Name and Friend Code.
  • Get a Pokémon to trade. Please no eggs.
  • Make yourself available to Trade (invite->Trade) and disable speech (press X). I will come to you when I am ready. If you see me online and then leave, don’t worry as I am just restocking.
  • Items (Rare Candies, Heart Scales, Shards, Nuggets, or TMs) are very appreciated but not required.
  • Only one Absol per person, there is a limit of 30, so they will be given out on a first come first serve basis.

The Friend Code for this event is:
Trainer Name: Nikola
Trainer FC: 5155 8815 2409 (debut of my platinum trades)

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Happy Halloween!

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Haunted Halloween Farming: Dreadful Drifloon

October 21, 2009 | 73 Comments

It was a cold, dark night
And in a dainty bedroom,
One boy would come face-to-face
With his untimely doom.

As the boy slept in bed,
He was tossing and turning;
He awoke with a fright
To find a bed that was burning.

The flames licked his bedposts
And caused him to sweat;
But the worst part of the nightmare
Hadn’t happened yet.

Something small touched his forehead,
And he looked up to see
A small, purple Pokémon
Staring back spookily.

Its arms pressed to the boy’s face,
He had no choice but to stay;
He sank back to his pillow
As consciousness faded away.

As he took to his dreams,
More Pokémon came through his door;
They pulled him out of bed
And dropped him onto the floor.

Awakened, he quaked in fright
As the nightmare progressed;
Shadows rose from all sides
Revealing more guests.

The Drifloon closed in
Blocking all else from view;
The boy stared wide-eyed
Knowing he was through.

“It’s all right,” said a voice,
“You have nothing to fear.
Just close your eyes now,
For the end is near.”
—
Each Drifloon has a Modest (+SpAtk, -Atk) nature. They will all have these moves:

Calm Mind (Psychic, Power – , Acc. –%)
Drifloon calms down and raises both its Special Attack and Special Defense.
Rest (Psychic, Power – , Acc. –%)
Drifloon sleeps soundly, fully restoring its HP.
Shadow Ball (Ghost STAB, Power 80 , Acc. 100%)
Drifloon attacks the foe into submission with this STAB, high-powered move.
Will-O-Wisp (Fire, Power – , Acc. 75%)
Drifloon produces a glowing flame and burns its opponent.

While not all Drifloon have a 31 IV stat, many have multiple stats that are above 25. Also, all are being nicknamed after different ghosts, so please don’t request a nickname.

Rules:

  • Be in the Wi-Fi zone at 7:30pm Eastern (4:30pm Pacific), on October 24th, 2009. (If you need it, here’s a timezone converter.) I plan to be online for trades for approximately two hours.
  • Comment with your Name and Friend Code.
  • Get a Pokémon to trade. I have no preference as to what it is as long as they aren’t Eggs.
  • Make yourself available to Trade (invite->Trade). I will come to you when I am ready.
  • Items (Rare Candies, Heart Scales, Shards, Nuggets, or TMs) are very appreciated but not required.
  • Only one Drifloon per person, please.

The Friend Code for this event is:
Trainer Name: Kurt
Trainer FC: 2921 5817 5274

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Happy Halloween!

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Haunted Halloween Farming: Slasher Skorupis

October 18, 2009 | 38 Comments

There is a tale about a mysterious pokémon that haunts the woods on the outskirts of town. It can be seen performing his Swords Dance by the pale light of a full moon and every year on Halloween it returns to the town to seek its vengeance.
This Jolly (+Speed,-SpAttack) Skorupi has grown tired of being ignored by pokémon trainers that are only looking for cute or powerful pokémon and have taken for granted its precise attacking abilities. While it is only a Poison/Bug type now it has been known to evolve into the Dreaded Drapion and shed its Bug typing for a Dark, more sinister type. With this new typing it is only weak to Ground attacks and has many resistances and immunities common to UU battles. It can easily slip into a battle unexpectedly, perform its Swords Dance and Slash away at opponents with no remorse.
Its moves are:
Swords Dance (raises his attack two stages)
Raising its attack two stages doubles its Attack strength.
X-Scissor (Bug STAB, Power 80, Acc 100)
A powerful move that is super effective against Dark, Psychic and Grass types and gives Skorupi a strong STAB move he can use while he is young
Poison Jab (Poison STAB, Power 80, Acc 100)
Another powerful STAB move that has a 30% chance of poisoning foes.
Night Slash (Dark, Power 70, Acc 100)
A slashing move with a high critical hit ratio that will be STAB move when Skorupi evolves into a Drapion.

Skorupi has two very useful abilities:
Battle Armor (probably due to its hockey mask) prevents it from being hit by a critical hit.
Sniper makes critical hits delivered by it do three times the damage instead of the usual two times.

  • To receive one of these Night Slashers, be in the wifi room on Tuesday at 5:00 PM Pacific (8:00 PM Eastern) on the October 20th, 2009
  • Comment with your Name and Friend Code
  • Get a pokémon to trade, I’m not looking for anything particular just something you don’t want.
  • Make yourself available to Trade (invite->Trade) I will come to you when I’m ready.

These will come from my Platinum game
FC: 2664-8901-5184

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Trivial Ranch: Halloween Cursprise!

October 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Make sure to check out PokeFarm’s Trivial Ranch today. Forum and main-site farmer Whitdjinn will once again be offering a special EV-trained Pokemon, and all you’ll need to do is correctly answer a few trivia questions! You can find this event by clicking here. Right now, you may take a look at the clues given to try to determine what the farmed Pokemon might be. The contest begins at 3:00 Eastern Time today; don’t miss it!

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Pokémon Farming: Mudkips

October 11, 2009 | 74 Comments

One of everyone’s favorite pokemon is Swampert and who doesn’t love a powerful water type that is immune to Electric attacks. When people talk about bulky water types, Swampert is usually what comes to mind. So thefuriousangel bred up a batch of powerful babies for anyone who likes Mudkips.

While these little Mudkips are still just a Water type, they will soon grow up to be a mighty Swamperts. They are bred with a Sassy (+ SpDef, – Speed) nature to enhance their special defense and go with their sturdy HP base. They will all have the ability of Torrent which will increase the power of their Water attacks by 50% when their HP runs below one third. They will all come with these moves:

Double Edge (Normal, Power 120, Acc 100)
A strong attack Mudkip can use until it evolves and can learn Earthquake.

Mirror Coat (Psychic, Power – , Acc 100)
Mirror Coat absorbs special attacks and reflects an attack of double the damage back at the opponent. Swampert’s good HP combined with the Special Defense boost from their Sassy nature makes this a powerful counterattack to any Special Sweeper that might be wreaking havoc against your team.

Waterfall (Water STAB, Power 80, Acc 100)
A powerful STAB attack using its stronger physical attack stat to do damage.

Ice Beam (Ice, Power 95, Acc 100)
While Flying Dragons don’t fear its Earthquake or Water moves, they won’t like to switch into this move. It also gives it a counter to Grass types that might want to prey on its only weakness.

  • To receive one of these Mudkips, be in the wifi room on Tuesday at 5:00 PM Pacific (8:00 PM Eastern) on the October 13, 2009
  • Comment with your Name and Friend Code
  • Get a pokémon to trade, She’s not looking for anything particular just something you don’t want.
  • Make yourself available to Trade (invite->Trade). She will come to you when she’s ready.

The Friend Code for this event is:
F.Angel
FC 4424 9738 0329

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Pokemon Farming: Back to School Bulbasaurs

August 27, 2009 | 54 Comments

Summer is slowly coming to an end and so is your summer break. It is time to once again return to school and get back to basics and numbers 1-2-3 in your pokedex is Bulbasaur, Ivysaur and Venusaur.

Bulbasaurs are a Poison/Grass type with a good Special Attack and Special Defense and with some nurturing and training they quickly grow to a mighty Venusaur. Much like you should be about returning to school, these Bulbasaurs will all have a Calm (+ SpDef, – Attack) nature to enhance their mighty defense and be able to handle anything that is coming at them. They will all have the ability of Overgrow which will increase the power of their Grass attacks when their HP runs low

Leech Seed (Power – , Acc 90)
Much like the seeds of knowledge being planted in your fertile minds, Leech Seed drains 1/8 of your opponent’s HP and adds it to your HP until your opponent switches out as long as it isn’t a Grass type.

Sleep Powder (Power – , Acc 75)
Gone are the late nights, staying up watching TV or playing pokemon. Its back to bed early and Sleep Powder is the trick. Your opponent will sleep for 2-5 turns while that Leech Seed keeps draining away its HP.

Sludge Bomb (Poison STAB, Power 90, Acc 100)
After getting that good night’s sleep its time to eat right and cut out that junk food. I mentioned Bulbasaur is a poison type and Sludge Bomb is not only a powerful STAB attack, but gives you a 30% chance of poisoning your opponent.

Petal Dance (Grass STAB, Power 90, Acc 100)
There is more to returning to school than studying. You are able to get together with some of your friends that you might not have seen much during the summer. Petal Dance is a powerful Stab move that lasts 2-3 turns, but leaves you confused at the end.

These baby bulbas will come from our resident pokefarmer Sorgatani.
The event will be at 9:00 AM in Victoria, Australia on Sunday August 30, 2009
That will be 7 PM Eastern Daylight Time (4 PM Pacific Daylight) on Saturday, August 29, 2009 in the US and Saturday night at midnight in the UK
For everyone else here is a Time Zone Converter.

  • To receive one of these Bulbasaurs, be in the wifi room on the above time
  • Comment with your Name and Friend Code
  • Get a pokémon to trade, I’m not looking for anything particular just something you don’t want.
  • Items are not required but shards, star pieces, leppa berries and heart scales are always appreciated
  • Make yourself available to Trade (invite->Trade) I will come to you when I’m ready.

The Friend Code for this event is:
Zaphod
FC 1548-2509-8420

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Pokemon Farming: Ralts

August 5, 2009 | 54 Comments

Ralts has a new option in this fourth generation. Male Kirlia can evolve into Gallade by using a Dawn Stone on them.

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Gallade has similar base stats as its counterpart Gardevoir, but its strength is as a Physical Attacker rather than a Special Attacker. Poor little Ralts can’t learn many physical attacks, but it doesn’t need to as Gallade learns strong STAB moves as Psycho Cut and Close Combat as well as Night Slash and Leaf Blade as level up moves. Earthquake, Stone Edge, Rock Slide, Poison Jab, Aerial Ace and X-scissor can all be taught to it by using TMs. Now thanks to Platinum move tutors it can learn Thunderpunch, Fire Punch and Ice Punch. All these attacks, a base Attack stat of 125 and the ability to learn Sword Dance as a level up move makes Gallade a force in any battle.
There are many different strategies for using Gallade and I bred these little Ralts with some moves to utilize them.

Hypnosis
The strategy here is known as Sleep and Sweep. Put the opponent to sleep, Sword Dance and sweep away or skip the Sword Dance and start sweeping right away. Gallade can break down a lot of different walls this way and make those slow bulky types pay.

Thunder Wave
If you are leery of accuracy of Hypnosis, you can use Thunder Wave to paralyze your opponent and give Gallade a speed advantage.
Another strategy is the Double Status. Since most opponents will switch out after hypnosis, you can greet the incoming pokémon with Paralysis and cripple two of your opponent’s pokémon.

Substitute
This move uses 1/4 of its HP to create a substitute. Attach a Salac berry to Gallade and sub away. Sword Dance behind you sub’s protection and when the Salac berry kicks in, you will have boosted both your Attack and Speed.

Shadow Sneak (Ghost, Power 40, Acc 100)
A priority move that Ralts can learn that gives Gallade a first attack move that is super-effective against Ghost and Psychics. Strap a Focus Sash on Gallade and its many attacks and it can serve as a counter to most leads and Shadow Sneak can counter any opponents that might be also be sashed.

All these Ralts will be Adamant (+Attack, – SpAttack) males with a Dawn Stone attached. When evolved, Gallade will have the ability of Steadfast which will raise its speed one level (50%) every time it flinches. These Gallades will make excellent False Swipers as they learn False Swipe at level 45 to go with their two status inflicting moves to help you capture wild pokémon.

  • To receive one of these Gallades to be, be in the wifi room on Sunday at 5:00 PM Pacific (8:00 PM Eastern) on the August 9, 2009
  • Comment with your Name and Friend Code
  • Get a pokémon to trade, I’m not looking for anything particular just something you don’t want.
  • Make yourself available to Trade (invite->Trade) I will come to you when I’m ready.

These will come from my Platinum game
FC: 2664-8901-5184

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Pokemon Farming Johto Starters: Totodile

May 26, 2009 | 105 Comments

The Johto Starters series concludes with the Water-type starter, Totodile.
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Totodile is another Pokémon who is hard to come by in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. The Water-type starter of the Johto region, this Big Jaw Pokémon can learn a variety of interesting level-up moves and is one of the earliest starters to reach its final evolution, Feraligatr, at Level 30.

The set I’ve used for these Totodile is very powerful and holds a lot of potential for sweeping in battle. If you can get in a turn or two to boost your stats with Dragon Dance or Substitute, you’ve got some great power at your disposal.

Each Totodile has a Jolly (+Speed, -SpAtk) nature. Their moveset is as follows:

Dragon Dance: Totodile performs a mystic dance that raises both its Attack and its Speed. If your evolved Feraligatr is holding a Liechi Berry in battle, just one Dragon Dance will allow it to outrun all Pokémon that are not holding Choice Scarf.
Substitute: If your Totodile’s worried about getting hit, lay down a Substitute and let a doll take the beatings. Substituting enough also allows the effects of Torrent, Totodile’s ability, take effect, boosting any STAB Water-type moves.
Waterfall: This is Totodile’s STAB Water-type move. Using this, especially at low health, can give quite the blow to an opponent.
Flail: Using the same tactic of reducing HP via Substitute creates a deadly attack in Flail. The Attack and Speed boosts from Dragon Dance and the low HP help Totodile to use a powerful attack while benefiting from high Speed and Attack.

Rules:
Please leave your name and FC; even if we traded before I will need it again.
Only 1 Pokémon per person.
There is a 9:1 ratio of boys to girls with all starters. I have a couple girls to give away, but they will be claimed on a first come/first served basis. Unless you are one of the first people I trade with, expect to get a boy.
Please do not trade me eggs.

Be in the Wi-Fi zone at 7:00 pm(EDT/GMT -5), on May 30th

Make yourself available to Trade (Invite–>Trade). I will come to you when I’m ready.
Items (Rare Candies, Heart Scales, Shards, Nuggets, or TMs) are very appreciated but not required.

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My Information:
Kurt/2020 5539 6065 (Note to previous traders that this is my Platinum FC.)

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Johto Starters: Cyndaquil

May 11, 2009 | 134 Comments

With the April showers fading away it is time for the weather to warm up and here is the second of the Johto starters, Cyndaquil. I offer these because they represent to me what a friend and traveling companion should be. Cyndaquil is a Fire pokémon and is not found in the Diamond/Pearl or Platinum games. Although these Mild (+Attack, – Defense) natured Cyndaquils aren’t that powerful yet, they will soon evolve into a mighty Typhlosions. They all have the ability of Blaze, which means when their backs are against the wall and their HP is low, their red hot Fire power increases by 50%.

The move-set represents how good of a traveling buddy they can be:

Flamethrower (Fire, STAB Power 95, Acc 100)
Strong and reliable, just like these little guys

Covet (Normal, Power 40, Acc 100)
Isn’t it nice to get presents for no reason? With this move Cyndaquil can take items and berries that are held by wild pokémon and give them to you. It also carries a whopping 40 PP which makes him a great companion if you like to chain as he can learns Quick Attack at level 13 (30 PP) and Cut (30 PP) as an HM move allowing you to stay out longer in the grassy patches.

Sunny Day (Fire, Makes the sun shine for 5 rounds)
If you are feeling gloomy these little guys can turn your gray skies blue. The bright sunshine raises the power of Fire moves by 50% and lessens the damage of Water moves by 50%.

Dig (Ground, Power 80, Acc 100)
If you find yourself in a jam, these Cyndaquil can often dig you out of it. Dig can be used in caves and temples to take you back to their opening which can be helpful if your team is running low on energy or if you can’t wait to check out your new legendary. Dig gives you a super-effective attack against rock and electric types as well as other fire types, but don’t use this move against pokémon that know Earthquake or Magnitude as it will double the power of that attack if you are underground.

  • To receive one of these fiery friends, be in the wifi room on Saturday at 5:00 PM Pacific (8:00 PM Eastern) on the May 16, 2009
  • Comment with your Name and Friend Code
  • Get a pokémon to trade, I’m not looking for anything particular just something you don’t want.
  • Make yourself available to Trade (invite->Trade) I will come to you when I’m ready.

My info for this event is:
Diamond
FC: 5327-6683-4353

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April Showers Farming: Qwilfish

April 20, 2009 | 34 Comments

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One of the best abilities to take advantage of the rainy weather is Swift Swim. Swift Swim doubles the speed stat of a pokemon with that ability, usually allowing it to attack first. Keeping this in mind all these Qwilfish will have the Swift Swim ability and an Adamant nature (+ Attack, – Special Attack).
Qwilfish is a Poison/Water type with a good base attack and decent speed that allow it to be a formidable force on any Rain Dance team. These are all bred with the following physical attacks:

Poison Jab (Poison STAB, Power 80, Acc 100)
A powerful STAB move that has a 30% chance of poisoning foes.

Aqua Tail (Water STAB, Power 90, Acc 90)
Another STAB move that can be replaced with Waterfall (Power 80, Acc 100) if you like more accuracy and the 20% chance at causing opponents to flinch.

Explosion ( Normal, Power 250, Acc 100)
A super powerful move that will take down anything that doesn’t resist it. With Qwilfish resistant to many of the priority attacks and the speed advantage of Swift Swim, you can wait until its HP gets low and send it out with a bang to allow another teammate to have its fun in the rain.

Frustration (Normal, Power 1-102, Acc 100)
Worried about your Qwilfish not liking you continuously exploding it? Well as its happiness decreases, the power of this move will increase, up to a maximum power of 102. It will give you a solid base power of 74 to start with. So let it faint and feed it bitter herbs. The madder it gets, the more powerful this move becomes. Keep in mind that if you trade the pokemon, the happiness will reset to its base of 70.

  • To receive one of these prickly pufferfish, be in the wifi room on Wednesday at 5:00 PM Pacific (8:00 PM Eastern) on the April 29, 2008
  • Comment with your Name and Friend Code
  • Get a pokémon to trade, I’m not looking for anything particular just something you don’t want.
  • Make yourself available to Trade (invite->Trade) I will come to you when I’m ready.

My info for this event is:
Diamond
FC: 5327-6683-4353

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