Pokemon Farming: Numel

February 15, 2008 | 45 Comments

**ATTENTION!**LOOK!**

Because of the wifi outage for everyone, I’m going to reschedule for Sunday (tomorrow) the 17th at 12pm. I hope it is working by then! If anyone has any questions or comments, comment here or PM me (TheTaterTot) on our forums. Sorry again everyone!

**ATTENTION! READ ABOVE!**

This time in Pokemon Farming: Numel, the Numb Pokemon.

Numel is a sweet little camel-like fella, with lava oozing from it’s hump. You can find it near volcanoes, like Stark Mountain, where it fits perfectly in, it’s type being Ground and Fire. He is even full of lava, and in cooling rain, he can’t move as fast! He evolves into Camerupt, with two hump, each its own little magma-filled volcano peak on top. So you better believe this guy can make some heat!

Numel has so-so stats, with low speed and defenses, but has a decent move pool to supply his offenses. Here’s what these little camels have:

  • Earthquake-Att 100 Accuracy 100% Powerful ground move, no effects on the flyers out there, though
  • Lava Plume-Att 80 Accuracy 100% A nod to those volcanoes on their backs
  • Flamethrower-Att 95 Accuracy 100%
  • Toxic-Att — Accuracy 100% Will poison your foe, for a little more type coverage

The either have the ability Oblivous, which will make them immune to the Attract conditon, or Simple, which allows the effectiveness of stat changes to be doubled. All of these Numels I will hand out have the Modest nature (+Special Attack, - Attack).

Now a story: When I was trying to post this event, almost as soon as I was ready to do so, the site went down for 6 hours, and now during the event itself, the wifi is down. These Numel must be cursed! I could not decide on names, so I wasn’t going to name them at all, but now, I must! All Numels will be named after something curse related!

So want one of these CURSED Numel? Here’s what you do:

  • 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 and TMs are always appreciated.)
  • Be in the Wi-Fi zone at 12pm ET (New York Time) on Febuary 17th (Sunday)
  • 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

See everyone Sunday!

Posted by TheTaterTot | Filed Under Farming 

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 

Special Pokemon Farmer’s Market: Second Harvest

August 31, 2007 | 87 Comments

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Greetings, Everyone!

Welcome to an extra special edition of the Friday Farmer’s Market: Second Harvest. My handle here is BryGuy. Tonight’s Farmer’s Market will be very different, so please be aware of the new conditions. Over the past number of weeks I have been offering pokemon with special movesets. Many people have been asking me for more of these pokes for various reasons. Tonight, I am going to clear out my boxes of any leftover pokemon from these events. The pokemon offered tonight are as follows:

  • Houndour (about 4 individuals)
  • Elekid (about 6 individuals)
  • Cyndaquil (about 10 individuals)
  • Swinub (about 9 individuals)

These are the same little guys I offered at previous Farmer’s Market Events. They all have amazing movesets, they are all 100% game-legal, and they were all bred by me using normal methods and loving care! Check my previous Farmer’s Market posts to see all the details about these awesome pokemon. Please be careful to follow the special procedures indicated below.

Here are the rules and procedures for tonight’s Second Harvest Farmer’s Market:

  • Enter my trainer name and friend code into your pal pad. My trainer name is BryGuy and my friend code is 3737 6015 6762.
  • Have a Pokemon ready in your party to trade to me. Today I will accept anything, but I like to be surprised! Feel free to trade me something you think is cool or unique. It is especially nice if the Pokemon is holding something (berries, items, etc.)!
  • Post a comment to this article saying which ONE of these pokemon you would like. I will issue them on a first-post, first present, basis. If you are not ready in the WiFi Club when I come to trade with you, I will move to the next person on my list. You may need to accept the pokemon offered to you. There will probably not be much choice in terms of male or female, etc.
  • In your post requesting a pokemon, MAKE SURE YOU CLEARLY AND ACCURATELY LIST YOUR TRAINER NAME FROM YOUR GAME AND YOUR FRIEND CODE. EVEN IF WE HAVE TRADED BEFORE, PLEASE LIST THIS INFORMATION. I had to clear my Pal Pad a few times so most of my previously entered “Pals” have been removed. I will enter as many of friend codes before the Farmer’s Market as I can.
  • In your game, enter the WiFi Club at 7:30 pm eastern time (6:30 pm central time) on Friday, August 31, 2007. Please note this new time for tonight!
  • When you enter the Wi-Fi zone select the trade option (INVITE -> TRADE) and wait for me to select you.
  • I will not be on early tonight.
  • Please be patient. I may have to leave the WiFi Club sometimes to get more pokemon. Please don’t panic, I’ll return promptly!
  • The Farmer’s Market will run from 7:30 to 8:30 pm EDT.
  • I am only prepared to trade the pokemon listed above. Please do not ask for other Pokemon. I will not be trading anything other than what I have listed tonight. Thanks.

I am looking forward to trading. See you at the Farmer’s Market!

••• BryGuy •••

* Trainer name: BryGuy
* Friend Code: 3737 6015 6762



Posted by BryGuy | Filed Under Farming 

Pokemon Farming: Rhyhorn

August 29, 2007 | 94 Comments

For today’s Farmer’s Market I’ve decided to do the powerful Rock/Ground type, Rhyhorn. This incredibly strong beast first showed up in the original Red and Blue with his only evolution of the time, Rhydon. Both forms have astounding Attack and Defense stats, though the Special Attack and Special Defense stats leave a little to be desired. With the latest generation, a new evolution has been added, Rhyperior, boasting even higher Attack and Defense stats! Going through the evolutions is a chore, but it’s worth it. Rhyhorn doesn’t evolve into Rhydon until level 42, and you can’t get Rhyperior unless you do a Trade Evolution with Rhydon while it’s holding the rare item, Protector.

The move sets for these guys is pretty amazing, with quite a few powerful Physical attacks, not to mention the one-hit KO move Horn Drill, and the strong Bug-type move Megahorn. With Rhyperior, you can learn one more move than Rhydon, the powerful two-turn Rock-type move Rock Wrecker, with an attack of 150!

It takes a little while for Rhyhorn to start learning some of the better moves, so I’ve helped it out a little bit. Taking a cue from my fellow Farmer BruGuy, I’ve bred these guys with a special moveset: Fire Fang, Ice Fang, Thunder Fang and Crunch! These are completely legit, non-hacked; I’ve bred them all myself!

You can get one of these toothy Rhyhorns for yourself, and this is all you have to do:

  • Leave a comment below with your Trainer Name and Friend Code. I’ve had to dump my Pal Pad several times now so I’m probably going to need your information again. Also, please make sure your information is correct! I’ve had a few problems lately with people leaving incorrect information, which I am therefore unable to enter into my Pal Pad: the Pal Pad will not accept incorrect information.
  • Have something to trade. I will take anything at all, but I do prefer non-Sinnoh Pokemon. Also, items are not necessary but they are appreciated. I could really use a couple Moon Stones, and I’m still missing a couple berries: berry #’s 53, 59, 61 and 62.
  • Be in the Wifi Room by 8:00 Eastern/7:00 Central on Wednesday, August 29, 2007, and be in Trade Mode (Invite -> Trade). I will come to you when I am ready.
  • My information is - Trainer name: Bott, Friend Code: 2320 2629 3165.

I will see you tonight!

Note: If you miss a farming event just visit the Missed Farming Eventsarea of the forum and look around.



Posted by Robottnik | Filed Under Farming 

Pokemon Farmer’s Market: Swinub

August 24, 2007 | 153 Comments

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Greetings, Everyone!

Welcome to the Friday Farmer’s Market featuring ice/ground-type Pokemon, Swinub. My handle here is BryGuy. I have been gone on vacation for a couple weeks but I am back! I am determined to continue bringing you special, value-added Pokemon! Today I offer you little, baby Swinubs. These little buggers made their first appearance in the Gold/Silver/Crystal Pokemon games. In the present generation of Pokemon games, Swinub are only available in random, daily “swarms” of pokemon that appear after you have become the Pokemon League Champion. So in Diamond and Pearl, Swinubs are difficult to get. The Swinubs I offer you today are not your ordinary, “garden-variety” Swinubs. These little, furry piggies have a specially developed moveset that is designed to make them toughies from the start and to give the Swinubs moves they would not learn on their own. My baby Swinubs will have the following cool moveset:

  • ANCIENT POWERswinub_moveset
  • EARTHQUAKE
  • ICE BEAM
  • BLIZZARD

Pretty nice moves for a little, level 1 furry pig-thing! As Swinub grows and evolves you may decide to replace some of these moves with something else, but I thought these Swinubs should start with some of the best moves they can learn! Swinubs won’t normally learn Ice Beam without the use of a TM. I bred a female Swinub with a male Dewgong that knew Ice Beam and I was able to pass the move on down to a male offspring. That offspring would later become the father for the Swinubs I am offering today. Swinubs also can’t learn Ancient Power by themselves. I took the father to the Move Tutor after he evolved into a Piloswine and the Move Tutor taught the Piloswine Ancient Power. This father then passed both Ice Beam and Ancient Power on down to his offspring.

Now here is a bit of important information you should know if you get one of these special Swinubs: After Swinub evolves into Piloswine at level 33 it will then evolve into Mamoswine. Mamoswine is new in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. It appears to be a cross between a giant mammoth and a pig!? Mamoswine makes up for some of the weaknesses of the Swinub/Piloswine stages. It has much stronger attack stats. But here’s an important piece of information: Piloswine will evolve into Mamoswine when it levels-up after learning Ancient Power. Since these guys already know Ancient Power they will evolve after the first level-up after becoming Piloswine. I mention this in case you do not want it to evolve right away (maybe you want it to learn a few moves at a lower level first). Be ready to press the “B” button if you want to stop the evolution and evolve him later.

Some other ideas to help with your new Swinubs: If you are fighting a long battle, be sure to use Ancient Power early in the fight. It is a “rock-type” attack with basic attack power of 60, but its secondary effect is that it can raise all of your Swinub/Piloswine/Mamoswine’s stats. This turns him into a really dangerous opponent! Also consider taking your Piloswine to the Move Tutor and having him teach Ice Fang to the Piloswine. Ice Fang is a physical attack and it aligns nicely with Mamoswines high attack stat as well as its Ice type. There was no way for me to breed this move into Swinub and none of these guys will learn it without a session with the Move Tutor.

These Swinub are 100% game-legal. They were not hacked in any way. The moveset was obtained through normal breeding and careful study!

One last note: Today’s Swinubs are all named with Inuit (Alaskan/Eskimo) names in honor of their Ice/Ground type. Enjoy!

Here are the rules and procedures for tonight’s Farmer’s Market:

  • Enter my trainer name and friend code into your pal pad. My trainer name is BryGuy and my friend code is 3737 6015 6762.
  • Have a Pokemon ready in your party to trade to me. Today I will accept anything, but I like to be surprised! Feel free to trade me something you think is cool or unique. It is especially nice if the Pokemon is holding something (berries, items, etc.)!
  • Post a comment to this article saying that you would like a Swinub. MAKE SURE YOU CLEARLY AND ACCURATELY LIST YOUR TRAINER NAME FROM YOUR GAME AND YOUR FRIEND CODE. EVEN IF WE HAVE TRADED BEFORE, PLEASE LIST THIS INFORMATION. I had to clear my Pal Pad a few times so most of my previously entered “Pals” have been removed. I will enter as many of friend codes before the Farmer’s Market as I can.
  • In your game, enter the WiFi Club at 7:00 pm eastern time (6:00 pm central time) on Friday, August 24, 2007.
  • When you enter the Wi-Fi zone select the trade option (INVITE -> TRADE) and wait for me to select you.
  • If you can, be early. I may be online early.
  • Please be patient. I should have plenty of Swinubs. I may have to leave the WiFi Club sometimes to get more Swinubs. Please don’t panic, I’ll return promptly!
  • The Farmer’s Market will run from 7:00 to 8:00 pm EDT.
  • I am only prepared to trade specially prepared Swinub. Please do not ask for other Pokemon. I will not be trading anything other than Swinub tonight. Thanks.

I am looking forward to trading. See you at the Farmer’s Market!

••• BryGuy •••

* Trainer name: BryGuy
* Friend Code: 3737 6015 6762



Posted by BryGuy | Filed Under Farming 

Pokemon Farming: Gligar

July 30, 2007 | 64 Comments

GligarWelcome to Johto week! All this week we will be featuring Pokemon native to the Johto region. To start things offer I present to you Gligar, the Ground/Flying Pokemon.

The Pokemon I used to breed these Gligar from is very near and dear to me. His name is Piko and I have had him since my foray into Pokemon Colosseum.

What is special about Gligar? For one thing he has the awesome typing of Ground and Flying. This makes him 100% immune to both Electric attacks and Ground attacks! Watch out for the Ice attacks though, those do hurt.

    These Gligar come with a very nice move set

  • Poison Sting (Poison)
  • Earthquake (Ground) S.T.A.B.
  • Steel Wing (Steel)
  • Aerial Ace (Flying) S.T.A.B. and never miss!

Following BryGuy’s lead each of these Pokemon is named after an element from the Periodic Table of elements. I only have so many of these wonderful Pokemon to share with you so it will be first come first served.

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: 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 8:00PM EDT (New York Time) on Monday July 30, 2007
  • Be ready

* S.T.A.B. = Same Type Attack Bonus

Note: If you miss a farming event just visit the Missed Farming Eventsarea of the forum and look around.

Posted by Jolly | Filed Under Farming 

Pokemon Farming: Larvitar

July 23, 2007 | 48 Comments

Larvitar
Pupitar
 Tyranitar

After taking last Monday off from Pokemon Farming I’m back with a vengeance! This week will be another theme week. What theme? Dark! Yes, all this week we will be featuring Dark Pokemon and I am up first.

For your Pokemon pleasure I present to you Larvitar, a Rock/Ground Pokemon who grows into Pupitar (Rock/Ground) before growing into Tyranitar (Rock/Dark). I have long kept my Tyranitar on my alternate traveling Pokemon list and my battling short list. Sadly he loses his S.T.A.B. upon evolving into Tyranitar.

    The Larvitars I offer up to you today have the following moves:

  • Bite (Dark)
  • Leer (Normal)
  • Earthquake (Ground)
  • Rock Slide (Rock)

Two of the moves gain the benefit of being type-related to these guys. Three of the moves target multiple Pokemon! The only downside to Earthquake is that it also targets your Pokemon. Team this guy up with a Flying Pokemon and you can have some serious fun with Earthquake.

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 8:00PM EDT (New York Time) on Monday July 23, 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 

Pokemon Farming: Trapinch

July 12, 2007 | 33 Comments

TrapinchGreetings, everyone!

Welcome to Thursday of “Dragon Week”! My handle here is BryGuy and I will be heading this evening’s Pokemon Farmer’s Market featuring Trapinch. As many of you probably know, Trapinch is that little, orangish, chompy dude that you would always find in a desert somewhere. Trapinch is rare in the Pearl and Diamond games and you must be using the Pokeradar. They are only available after you defeat the Elite Four. Yes, Trapinch is only a Ground type, but it will evolve into Vibrava and Flygon, which are both Dragon/Ground types. I suggest that you carefully consult a pokedex before you train and evolve Trapinch. There are many options to consider. Evolve it too quickly and it will miss the chance to learn some devastating moves. Also, Trapinch can be amazingly handy in his basic, unevolved state. Trapinch’s abilities are Hyper Cutter or Arena Trap. Yes, indeed, Arena Trap! Little Trapinch can hold an opponent, preventing it from escaping, while it beats it up with its nasty moves!

I have bred a fine batch of Trapinches and I am looking forward to sharing them with all of you! The Trapinches I have bred for this occasion have different sets of learned egg-moves (these are moves that the Pokemon can not learn through leveling-up). When we trade, feel free to look over the Trapinches I have available and choose the one you would like. Please feel free to turn up the loudness on your game so we can talk back and forth during the trade, making selection easier. By the way, you don’t need a headset to talk. Your DS built-in microphone will do the trick. If you would rather not talk and select a Trapinch, I will pick one for you.

Here are the rules and procedures for tonight’s Farmer’s Market:

  1. Enter my trainer name and friend code into your pal pad. My trainer name is BryGuy and my friend code is 3737 6015 6762.
  2. Have a Pokemon ready in your party to trade to me. Today I will accept anything but I like to be surprised! Feel free to trade me something you think is cool or unique. It is especially nice if the Pokemon is holding something (berries, items, etc.)!
  3. Post a comment to this article saying that you would like a Trapinch. Make sure you clearly and accurately list your trainer name from your game and your friend code. I will enter as many of these before the Farmer’s Market as I can.
  4. In your game, enter the WiFi Club at 7:00 pm eastern time (6:00 pm central time) on Thursday, July 12, 2007.
  5. When you enter the Wi-Fi zone select the trade option (INVITE -> TRADE) and wait for me to select you.
  6. If you can, be early. I may be online early.
  7. Please be patient. This is only my second time heading a Farmer’s Market. I should have plenty of Trapinches. I may have to leave the WiFi Club sometimes to get more Trapinches. Please don’t panic, I’ll return promptly!
  8. The Farmer’s Market will run from 7:00 to 8:00 pm EDT.
  9. I am only prepared to trade specially prepared Trapinches. Please do not ask for other Pokemon. I will not be trading anything other than Trapinches tonight. Thanks.

I am looking forward to trading. See you at the Farmer’s Market!

••• BryGuy •••

* Trainer name: BryGuy
* Friend Code: 3737 6015 6762

Note: If you miss a farming event just visit the Missed Farming Eventsarea of the forum and look around.



Posted by BryGuy | Filed Under Farming