Pokemon Farming: Aipom

January 31, 2008 | 62 Comments

Today, we present a Farmers Market Special: Aipom, the long tail Pokemon.

The Aipom for this event are unique, I did not breed them for fighting. I bred them to be item hungry fiends, using that hand for whatever item grabbing they can! I’ve bred up a “Field-Kit” Aipom, a Poke you can carry with you while EV training, chaining for shinys or just leveling up that can double as an item grabber.

First of all, these Aipom I have whipped up all have the ability Pickup. A Pokemon with this ability of having a 10% chance of picking up an item after a battle. The items you pick up vary with the level of your Poke, higher the level, more rare the item. They do not have to be in front of the party and you can have as many Pickup Pokes as you please in your party. In low levels, you can pick up escape ropes, potions, and antidotes. Higher levels can yield rare candies, some evolution stones like dawn and shiny stones, TMs, and on really rare occasions, Leftovers! An entire list is here.

On top of this random, item snatching ability, it has the in-battle moves like Thief and Covet to grab up the goods as well, which is really great for stealing those certain wild-held items, like Chanseys Lucky Egg, Kings rock, Magmar/Electabuzz evolution item, etc. No more tedium of having to catch a bunch of Pokes for an item and then hoping they even have it.

So here is the “Field Kit” move set:

  • Thief- Attack 40 Accuracy 100% 10PP has a chance of stealing an item
  • Covet-Attack 40 Accuracy 100% 40PP cutely begs to steal an item
  • Fling-Attack ?? Accuracy 100% 10PP “Flings” held item, if any. Power depends on held item. Good for when you have something you don’t want!
  • Double Hit-Attack 35 Accuracy 90% 10PP Strikes twice (Aipom will evolve to Ambipom upon learning this move, so it will evolve right away)

To make this the ultimate in “field use,” I would recommend teaching it one of the HMs it can learn, Cut, Strength, or Rock Smash. (To replace Double Hit once you’ve used to evolve Aipom perhaps?) I decided to not breed it with HM moves because they are readily available to everyone and so that you can choose which one you need more.

These non-battle “Feild Kit” Aipom will all be named after fictitious monkeys!

Would you like to get your hands on one of the “Feild Kit” Aipoms? Here how:

  • Comment with your Name and Friend Code
    • Even if we have traded before, I need your information again!
  • Get a Pokemon to trade (preferably non-Sinnoh, though I will take anything, items are always appreciated.)
  • Be in the Wi-Fi zone between 12pm (Noon) ET (New York Time) on February 2 (Saturday)
  • Make yourself available to Trade (Invite–>Trade) I will come to you when I’m ready.
  • If you are new to our site, your first comment will be moderated. Don’t worry if your post doesn’t show, we will get to it in time, and you will not miss out!

My Information:

Trainer name: God

Friend Code: 5369 6895 7194

Thanks to everyone who gave me a certain TM I need last event to complete this one, and the Forums Mods for helping me with the move set!

See everyone Saturday!

 

Posted by TheTaterTot | Filed Under Farming, Normal 

Pokemon Farming: Zangoose

November 18, 2007 | 86 Comments

Zangoose

Today we bring you the cat ferret Pokemon Zangoose!

Zangoose was added into the game in the Ruby and sapphire games. This cat ferret Pokemon hails from the Hoenn region and is a dire enemy of Seviper. Zangoose saw heavy use in tournament play prior to the release of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. It is known for its high Attack and Speed scores.

These particular Zangoose were bred from a pair I brought over from my Pokemon Ruby game via the PalPark. Both parents were of extremely high level and I paid a visit to the Move Tutor to teach them a move that was not available to them in the old game.

All Zangoose have the Immunity ability which means they can never be poisoned. This plays into their life-long hatred of Seviper.

When breeding these Pokemon I took a careful look at the move set available and what TMs I had in stock. I quick visit to the Move Tutor allowed me to trade a few Heart Scales for the move Close Combat (Fighting/Physical/120 Power) which they could not learn in Ruby.

Looking through my TMs I realized that the Zangoose needed something to hit Pokemon of the Ghost type. There were some better moves I could have gone for but the Ghost move Shadow Claw (Ghost/Physical/70 Power) seemed most appropriate for Zangoose.

    Move Set

  • Swords Dance - Normal, increases your Attack power.
  • Crush Claw - Normal, 75 Power and 95% accuracy.
  • Close Combat - Fighting, 120 Power and 100% accuracy. It also lowers your Defense and Special Defense after use.
  • Shadow Claw - Ghost, 70 Power and 100% accuracy.

All of these moves play up to Zangoose’s high Attack score. Due to the high power of these attacks you can really clean up in a breeders tournament!

Rules
1. I will take any Pokemon you want to give me.
2. The Pokemon you trade to me should be holding something.
3. I prefer berries over all other items.
4. The only exception to berries are the two items that Magby/Elekid hold when caught in the wild.
5. When you leave your information in the comments below your trainer name must be correct. When I do the trading I refer to the comments on the site to see who gets what.
6. When you enter the Wi-Fi zone select the trade option and wait for me to select you.
7. If you can, be early. I am sometimes on early.
8. Don’t be afraid to trade amongst yourselves.

My information:
Trainer: Betty
Friend Code: 2019 7914 1640

    Instructions

  • Have something to trade to me
  • Be in the Wi-Fi zone by 7:00PM EDT (New York Time) on Tuesday November 20, 2007
  • Be ready




Posted by HMTKSteve | Filed Under Farming, Normal