Official Pokémon Sun and Moon (S&M) Thread

[Davsto]

Starting on my competitive breeding now - the two Ditto natures I'm missing are hardly super likely to be used so yeah

[Davsto]

I suppose I should figure out how pokemon breeding works, since I've never done that in any game.

http://www.serebii.net/games/breed.shtml

Pretty much covers everything (I think the only missed detail is that in SuMo the "daycare" is the Nursery on Paniola Ranch).

Also, there's a really good spot for running around for breeding - just in front of the nursery there's an enclosed area with a bunch of bales of hay and a gap in the wooden fence. Walk into that area and summon Tauros, and you can just run around in circles so you can see as soon as a new egg is in the nursery.

[Glork]

I just run in tiny circles right in front of the nursery, that way I can see when the nursery lady folds her arms to indicate a new egg.

[Psyche]

she folds her arms?
how memeable

[Sudo_Nym]

Yeah, but how do I know which pokemon are good in competitive leagues for breeding? I mean, I can beat the game with basically any pokemon I like if I'm not playing nuzlocke, so that doesn't seem like a very good metric for competitive success. And I don't imagine that the pokemon tiers from smogon are going to apply to in-game battling. This is a nightmare.

[Sudo_Nym]

And also, where do I get good IVs for breeding in the first place? Just hope I get a really good ditto? And then natures and abilities and everything. GAH!

[McMenno]

so I caught a kangaskhan after relatively few tries

nice

[Glork]

Glork's post reminded me: If anyone is having trouble acquiring a particular breedable Pokemon let me know. I can't guarantee good IVs but if it can be bred I can breed it.

Can I take you up on this and get a Cranidos breeded? Don't care about stats, nature, or anything like that.

[Davsto]

I'm breeding for competitive with semi-comprehensive boosts (best nature possible and will fully EV train, but for IVs I'm not going for perfect, just a quite strong set) and mostly got each Pokémon done within about 10 minutes thanks to my Ditto selection plus Everstones making breeding for natures wonderfully quick

But fuck me was getting a strong Salandit an absolute pain in the ass because I swear every single time I finally got a female it seemed to have really crap IVs

[Garmr]

Does anyone have a toxapex with regenerater

[Annadog40]

You can fix IVs now

[AniX]

Glork's post reminded me: If anyone is having trouble acquiring a particular breedable Pokemon let me know. I can't guarantee good IVs but if it can be bred I can breed it.

Can I take you up on this and get a Cranidos breeded? Don't care about stats, nature, or anything like that.

I have it all set if you can trade now.

[AniX]

Does anyone have a toxapex with regenerater

I have Heavy Ball Regen Mareanies if you don't mind doing the grunt work of evolution yourself.

[Davsto]

Ooh, just curious, I know the first time I got a dish (I think it was the ninja dish or something) in the Sushi High Roller on one of the islands I got 4 heart scales and it cost just P4000, much quicker and easier than stealing them from wild Luvdisc. Is that a thing that happens each time, or was that just a first time bonus?

[AniX]

To my knowledge it happens every time.

[McMenno]

I'm currently 200 pokemon into my dex, still need to do stone evos and prepare for trade evos, and trading version exclusives, but it's going nicely so far

[Davsto]

To my knowledge it happens every time.

That's amazing, grinding Luvdisc for heart scales was the worst, to be able to essentially buy them is a real help.

[Garmr]

Does anyone have a toxapex with regenerater

I have Heavy Ball Regen Mareanies if you don't mind doing the grunt work of evolution yourself.

Awesome I plan to breed it anyway to my liking. I got 5 iv skarm with the egg move roost if you want it?

[AniX]

Sure. Are you available now?

[Garmr]

yeh my friend code 3797 7209 0680

[AniX]

3411-1566-3161

[Garmr]

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[Davsto]

Anyone got any good locations to defence EV train? I can't find a single one which isn't infuriating in some way. Right now making do with Roggenrola in Ten Carat Hill even though the Sturdy ability is a pain, because Torkoal have burns and Geodude keep self-destructing and Sandygast keep sand tombing and ech

[RadiantCowbells]

I wonder when I'll have time to play this :[

[Davsto]

But of course the Roggenrola have fucking sand attack

arglebargle