Pokemon Farming: Horsea

June 22, 2008 | 52 Comments

This time in Pokemon Farming: Horsea, the dragon pokemon!
Horsea
Horsea hails back all the way for the first generation of games, back when it was only him and Seadra. Kingdra was added to the mix in the second generation with the addition of Dragon Scales, and it created the monster we have today! Horsea levels up at level 32 to Seadra, than evovles into Kingdra when you attach a Dragon Scale and trade it.

I had a little dilemma with making a moveset for this versatile little swimmer, with its dual abilities being both equally awesome. It could have crazy critical hit power or it could be really fast, and they both have very different movesets. But I finally decided on speed and made up this little beast:

  • Rain Dance–With ability Swift Swim, it not only increases power of water moves, it doubles speed
  • Surf–Att 95 Acc. 100% STAB
  • Ice Beam–Att 95 Acc. 100%
  • Dragon Pulse–Att 90 Acc. 100% STAB (when it evolves into Kingdra)

All Horsea today will be Modest (+Sp.Att.,-Att.) and have the ability Swift Swim, which doubles speed during rain. Also, all Horseas given away today will have a Dragon Scale attached, so they will be ready to evolve for you!

So, want a Rain Dancin’ Sea Beasts? Here’s 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 like Rare Candies and TMs are always appreciated!)
  • Be in the Wi-Fi zone at 5pm ET (New York Time) on June 24 (Tuesday)
  • 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: 0602-6974-2308

See you all then!

Posted by TheTaterTot | Filed Under Farming 

Pokemon Farming: Dratini

May 21, 2008 | 65 Comments

Dratini

Dratini the Dragon pokemon, a very creative description huh? Dratini’s an awesome little pokemom with solid stats. It evolve into Dragonair at level 30 and finally into the Power House Dragonite at level 55. Dragonite has an awesome base physical attack of 134, this bahamut can rip a serious hole in your opponent’s team. So for my event today I’ll be giving away Jolly(speed+, sp. attack-), their nature is to help them out run more pokemon when they dragon dance. All of these little dragons have a Max Attack IV, so if you invest the maximum amount of EVs, they’ll have a beastly attack of 367 at level 100. Their move set is as follows:

Dragon Dance: It boosts the attack and speed of your dragon buy one point. It’ll be able to out run other dragons(ie Salamence and Garchomp) and put a quick end to certain fast sweepers trying to stop Dragonite’s fun

Out Rage: A powerful STABed attack with the a fearsome base power of 120, your dragon will go on a rampage for 2-3 turns, however it will become confused afterwards.

Light Screen: To ensure it’s longevity, Light Screen will boost the special defense of Dragonite and it’s party, it can definitely make the difference be surviving and getting OHKOed by an incoming Ice Beam.

Fire Blast: The only pokemon type that resists this move set is the Steel Type, this attack will will devastate them. Once you take them out, your dragon can continue rampaging thought your opponent’s team.

All of these little guys have the Shed Skin ability, they’ll have a 1 and 3 chance of healing themselves from a status condition.

Rules:
Post your name and FC(even if we’ve traded before I will need it again)

Only 1 pokemon per person

If you prefer a particular gender tell me, this is on the first come first serve basis.

Get a Pokemon to trade (preferably non-Sinnoh, and no eggs, though I will take anything and any pokemon, items like Rare Candies, TMs, and Heart Scales are always appreciated!)

Be in the Wi-Fi zone at 4pm(PST) Monday May 26, 2008

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:
Glacier/ 1160 6656 0190

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Pokemon Farming: Gible

September 9, 2007 | 64 Comments

Gible Gabite Garchomp

Welcome to another edition of Pokemon Farming! Today’s Pokemon is Gible, the Ground / Dragon Pokemon from Diamond and Pearl.

This Pokemon has a story behind it…

On our forums we recently launched a Gym Leader program that allows our members to challenge the Leader of a Gym and gain a badge if they win. These gyms are modeled after the ones in Diamond and Pearl but we have a few minor differences from the gyms you find in the game. You can read more about them by going to the forums.

I took charge of the first Gym which we call the Boulder Gym. If you defeat the Gym Leader you gain the Coal Badge, which displays below your user name on the forums. I use Rock and Ground Pokemon in this gym though I am not restricted to only those two types as I can throw in a Ground / Water Pokemon onto my team because it has the Ground type.

While working on my team I added in a Garchomp. I figured it would either be a Garchomp or a Flygon because they are both Ground / Dragon types. I chose Garchomp because he is just plain fast! The problem with Garchomp is that he is quickly put down by an attack such as Ice Beam. I needed something to combat those Ice Pokemon that were being sent my way.

After looking through my massive collection of Pokemon I found a Pokemon with Fire Blast and Earthquake. You would think Grachomp would learn Earthquake somewhere along the way but the only useful Ground move he learns by leveling up is Dig.

After hatching a female Gible I set to breeding…

Three moves that the father had were carried over; Fire Blast, Earthquake and Rock Slide. I have to admit that Rock Slide is a great attack in multi-battles as it hits both of the opponent’s Pokemon but I knew this guy was not destined to take part in multi-battles.

Garchomp also has the Sand Veil ability which raises his Evasion while in a sandstorm. You know where I am going here, right? Yes, I knew this guy had to have the Sandstorm move!

Gible learns Sandstorm at level at 13, no big problem there. What about the fourth move?

There is this great move that the Dragon Move Tutor will teach your Dragon type Pokemon when they reach maximum happiness and it is called Draco Meteor! This very powerful attack has a base power of 140! I had my two Gibles all set at level 14 with their move sets matching and I started to breed…

This is when the horror happened, Draco Meteor would not cross over as an egg move! I was crushed, I really wanted to pass that move set on.

Looking at Gibles level-up moves I found that it learns Dragon Rush at level 37. Looking at my two level 14 Gibles I knew what I had to do. I had to hit the Elite Four and do some training.

Hours later I had my two Gibles all set with matching move sets and I started to breed again. Luck was with me because the female Gible I was using was of the lonely nature which means it gains Attack faster at the cost of Defense. I gave her an Everstone to hold onto in the day care center and almost all of the hatched Gibles have a lonely nature.

So, after 6,767 steps for each egg I present to you my Gibles for Pokemon Farming!

    Moves

  • Sandstorm – Ground – Raises evasion due to Gible’s Sand Veil.
  • Fire Blast – Fire – Use this to take out those nasty Ice type Pokemon.
  • Earthquake – Ground – This one is based off of your Attack score.
  • Dragon Rush – Dragon – Big Dragon attack based on your Attack score.

Rules
1. I don’t care what you trade me though I would prefer a non-Sinnoh Pokemon.
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. For berries I need: numbers 60+.
6. 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.
7. When you enter the Wi-Fi zone select the trade option and wait for me to select you.
8. If you can, be early. I am sometimes on early.
9. Don’t be afraid to trade amongst yourselves.

My information:
Trainer: Ezekial
Friend Code: 0559 3242 3898

    Instructions

  • Have something to trade to me
  • Be in the Wi-Fi zone by 7:00PM EDT (New York Time) on Monday September 10, 2007
  • Be ready



Posted by HMTKSteve | Filed Under Farming 

Pokemon Farming: Bagon

July 13, 2007 | 73 Comments

BagonI hope everyone has enjoyed our Dragon Week! Today we’ll be ending it with a bang by offering up the popular Dragon-type, Bagon. To be honest, my first exposure to Bagon was with the newest generation of games (I never had Ruby or Sapphire), but once I had him I realized that I’d been missing out! With great base Attack and Defense stats and a wide variety of move types (not to mention the ability to naturally learn the HM Fly once it evolves into Salamence) makes this one an awesome addition to my, and anybody’s, team.

The Bagon that I’m offering today comes with the moves Rage, Fire Fang, Flamethrower and Dragon Claw.

And, for the low, low price of a simple trade, this great Dragon can be yours!

What you need to do:

  • Have something to trade (I prefer non-Sinnoh Pokemon, but I will take anything)
  • If possible (but not necessary) have it holding a berry. I’m trying to collect all the berries, and I’m missing #s 31, 34, 35, 48, 53, 55, 58+. Any help is appreciated but not required. I’ll be giving away berries as a bonus.
  • Leave a comment below with your trainer name and friend code. Please make sure it’s correct.
  • Be in the Wifi Room by 7:00 Eastern/6:00 Central time. If you can, come early, I may be on early myself.
  • Be waiting in Trade Mode (Invite -> Trade), that way I can select you when I’m ready.

My Information:

Trainer name: Bott
Friend Code: 2320 2629 3165

Thank you for supporting us! We hope you’ve enjoyed our first Theme Week, and make sure to keep an eye here for other Theme Weeks in the near future!



Posted by Robottnik | Filed Under Farming 

Pokemon Farming: Gible

July 11, 2007 | 34 Comments

Gible

Well, I hope you’re all enjoying Dragon Week! As our first theme week, I don’t think there would be any more appropriate. These guys are probably the most popular type overall. Nintendo likes to make sure they’re also a bit harder to get than your garden variety pokes as well, so we bring them to you in this format to make life just a little bit easier.

Gible has the distinction of being the newest addition to the dragon crew. If you’re looking for a competitive battler, Garchomp, this guy’s final evolution, is among the best. Three stats over 100 base! Not to mention his typing helps overcome some weaknesses previous dragons suffer from. All of that coupled with the Same Type Attack Bonus for Earthquake make this guy a monster!

I will be offering this guy up tonight for my farming session, and here are the details:

What you need to do:

  • Have something to trade me. (It doesn’t matter what non-Sinnoh is preferable but definitely not required)
  • Make sure your pokemon is holding something, it doesn’t really matter what.
  • Comment below with your Trainer Name and Friend Code
  • Show up Tonight at 7:00 EST in the WiFi Union Room
  • Be Ready (Invite -> Trade) That will put you in ‘Trade Mode’ so that I can get ahold of you when I’m ready.

My Info:

  • Trainer Name: Whit
  • Friend Code: 3136 3364 7333

~Old McSteve-O had a farm. P-o-k-e-Mon



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Pokemon Farming: Dratini

July 10, 2007 | 46 Comments

Today we bring you the next in line for our Dragon-type theme week, Dratini!
Dratini

Dratini is the first in a line of evolutions that brings on Dragonite, one of the most powerful non-legendary Pokemon you can get. It can be hard to find in the game and takes a great deal of time to level it up to its final form, but many would argue that it’s worth it. And it’s cute to boot!

So if you want one of these baby beasts, I’ll be giving them out today!

My Information:
Trainer name: God

Friend Code:5369 6895 7194

    Instructions

  • Comment with your Name and Friend Code
  • Get something (preferably non-sinnoh, though I will take anything)
  • Be in the Wi-Fi zone by 7:00PM EDT (July 10)
  • Make yourself available to Trade (Invite–>Trade) I will come to you when I’m ready.

I will most likely be there early, to make sure myWifi is working (My last farming day didn’t go so well), so feel free to visit early!



Posted by TheTaterTot | Filed Under Farming 

Pokemon Farming: Swablu

July 9, 2007 | 29 Comments

SwabluWelcome to the first Pokemon we are farming for Dragon week. You will notice that this Pokemon, Swablu, begins life as a Normal/Flying Pokemon before evolving into Altaria, a Dragon/Flying type Pokemon.

Not a very spectacular Pokemon among Dragon Pokemon but Swablu/Altaria is one of the few Dragon types that exist in the game. Swablu/Altaria is also special in that it is only a two-stage Dragon Pokemon. The other two Dragon type Pokemon that you can breed from Ruby and Sapphire are Bagon/Shelgon/Salamence (Dragon/Flying) and Trapinch/Vibrava/Flygon (Ground/Dragon).

Another leg up that Swablu has over these other two Dragon type Pokemon is that it evolves at level 35. Flygon evolves at level 45 and Salamence at level 50. Clearly Swablu is your quickest entry into the world of Dragon Pokemon.

An interesting question for many Dragon trainers, in regards to Swablu, is when to evolve him. If you evolve him at level 35 you get the move Dragonbreath. If you hold out until level 36 you can get Mirror Move. That is the only tough decision that you will have to make as the rest of the moves will eventually be learned by Altaria.

All of these Swablu come with the following moves: Peck, Growl, Astonish and Sing.

Rules
1. I don’t care what you trade me though I would prefer a non-Sinnoh Pokemon.
2. The Pokemon you trade to me must 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. For berries I need: 37, 39, 47-49, 60 – 62, 64+.
6. 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.
7. When you enter the Wi-Fi zone select the trade option and wait for me to select you.
8. If you can, be early. I am sometimes on early.
9. Don’t be afraid to trade amongst yourselves.

My information:
Trainer: Ezekial
Friend Code: 0559 3242 3898

    Instructions

  • Have something to trade to me
  • Be in the Wi-Fi zone by 7:00PM EDT (New York Time) on Monday July 9, 2007
  • Be ready

Note: If you miss a farming event just click on the Farming Category and look for the current offer.



Posted by Jolly | Filed Under Farming