Is it possible to trade Pokemon from the 1st generation games to the most recent ones?

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I know that you can trade Pokemon between games of the same generation (Gold/Silver, Ruby/Sapphire) and even trade between 1st gen and 2nd gen. However, I haven't been able to find a way to trade Pokemon so that I can play with my 1st generation Pokemon in HeartGold, for instance. If it is possible, how many steps would it take and what equipment would I need?

Asked by Nick H

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It can't be done. The limits on trading are as follows:

Generation 1 (Red/Blue/Green/Yellow)
↑↓ Both directions
Generation 2 (Gold/Silver/Crystal)
X Trade impossible
Generation 3 (Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald/FireRed/LeafGreen)
↓ One-way only
Generation 4 (Diamond/Pearl/Platinum/HeartGold/SoulSilver)
↓ One-way only, no items
Generation 5 (Black/White)

There are three main reasons you can't trade between Gen I/II and Gen III:

1. The Pokémon data format changed significantly in Gen III, so the two are incompatible.
2. The GBA link cable uses a different voltage to the Gameboy link cable. Even though a GBA can play old Gameboy games, it uses different circuitry than when playing GBA games, so the games' link cable functionalities are fundamentally incompatible.
3. Even if these weren't an issue, Nintendo never released a product that allowed trade from one to the next.

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Are the two starters for Pokemon Colosseum always exactly the same at start?

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God, I know this is an old game.

In the Gamecube game Pokemon Colosseum (the first), you start off with an Umbreon and an Espeon. Do they always have the same natures and starting stats for each new game? I know they are always boys. I would guess yes for stats, but are the natures random?

The reason this information would be useful is for trying to spawn favorable natures in those two Pokemon if they are indeed random.

Asked by StudentProgramee

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Umbreon is Lv. 26 and Espeon is Level 25. Espeon is stronger overall, while Umbreon has more health and defenses, but weaker offensive stats. They also start out with different attacks as well.

In order to prevent breeding either of these two, Espeon and Umbreon will always be male. Their IVs and Nature, however, will be random.

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What is Hurricane's accuracy in rain?

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With no weather active, Hurricane has an accuracy of 70%. In the rain, however, the accuracy of the attack is boosted. Serebii states that its accuracy becomes 100%.

This move has different accuracies depending upon the weather. In Rain, it has an accuracy of 100%. – Serebii.net AttackDex

Veekun and Psypoke both confirm this as well.

During Rain Dance, this move has 100% accuracy. – Veekun

During Rain Dance, it becomes 100% accurate. – Psypoke

However, Bulbapedia states that Hurricane "cannot miss" in the rain (emphasis mine).

Hurricane cannot miss when used during heavy rain, but has an accuracy of 50% during intense sunlight. – Bulbapedia

This is slightly unclear. It could be trying to state that Hurricane has a 100% accuracy and therefore cannot miss unless the attacker's accuracy or defender's evasion have been modified. It could also be trying to say Hurricane is unable to miss in the rain, similar to Aerial Ace and other similar moves. Does Hurricane have 100% accuracy in the rain, or can it not miss?

Asked by Kevin Y

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It's looking a bit difficult to get a straight answer here, even when comparing to the similar-mechanic moves Blizzard and Thunder.

Bulbapedia says that those three moves cannot miss when used in the correct weather, while Psypoke agrees for Blizzard and Thunder - though it says Hurricane has just 100% accuracy. Serebii gives 100% accuracy to Hurricane and Thunder and ignores Blizzard's weather-based accuracy outright, while Veekun gives 100% accuracy to all three moves.

The interesting bit is Smogon. Its moveslist gives the three moves 100% accuracy in the correct weather. However, there are two catches:

1. In its Gen IV sections, it gives the weather-enhanced accuracy of Blizzard and Thunder as "cannot miss".
2. From http://www.smogon.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79340:

   Hurricane has its accuracy boosted to 100% in rain and reduced to 50% in Sun; its accuracy remains 70% in all other weather. Its accuracy in rain is Swift=like, bypassing accuracy drops and evasion boosts.

One of the posts in that topic explains: "My Vaporeon with Wind Storm [Japanese version of Hurricane] didn't miss after 16 tries with a -6 Stage Accuracy during Rain."

At -6 accuracy, a 100% move is running at 33%, so the odds of hitting 16/16 times are 1 in 43,046,721. So, taking that research thread at face value - and they've the people that decoded the damage formula if I'm not mistaken - then I have to conclude that, like Blizzard in hail and Thunder in rain, Hurricane has infinite accuracy in rain.

Footnote: I remember seeing somewhere during this research that Gen V represents cannot-miss moves with an accuracy of "101%". If you're using an extraction tool that assumes 100% is the maximum (which I would guess some of these sites do), you might get an invalid answer.

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Ways to attain a dream team in Pokemon BW?

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I'm having really trouble in Wi-Fi gameplay, even after I collected all the best Pokémon set (in my opinion).

My Pokémons are with the wrong natures, moves and EV's.

But the time that I'll expend to get ge right nature, level up to level 100 and get the right EV set points. Is just too high.

How can I quickly achieve those conditions? Is there any way to quickly attain Pokemon with custom levels, custom abilities, and custom EVs?

Asked by Jimmy Chen

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A way that I have found to somewhat quickly get certain natures would be by breeding. This is the quickest way, short of using an Action Replay, which I assume you don't use. To get certain EV's for a Pokemon, you must fight certian types of Pokemon. For example, fighting a Lillipup will give you one point in the Attack stat for EV's. Here is a great example I found on a website:

http://pokemon.marriland.com/black_white/how_to_ev_train

To answer you other questions, a Pokemon can usually have up to two different abilities, possibly three because of Dream World abilities. For example, a Zebstrika can have either Lightningrod or Motor Drive when caught or breede regularly. However, if you can obtain a Blitzle or Zebstrika from the Dream World, it can have the ability Sap Sipper instead. This is the only legitimate way to obtain different abilities without the use of an Action Replay.

As for custom levels, you will have to train your Pokemon until it reaches the desired level, or hunt for as many Rare Candies as you can. A good way to do this is to get a couple Lillipup that is level 41 or higher that have the ability "Pickup." They will have a 10% chance of picking up a Rare Candy.

I hope this info answers your question.

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How do you obtain the pokeflute in fire red?

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I'm trying to get past a Snorlax and I need a pokeflute to wake him up, how do I get one?

Asked by Maarten Kuilman

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Go to the top of the pokemon tower in lavender town and beat team rocket and then Mr. Fuji will give you the poke flute. Then use it on the snorlax and catch it.

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What can I do with the truck at the SS Anne?

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There is a swim glitch at the SS Anne if you save your game in front of the sailor and use swim after restarting the game and swim through him.

When you swim in the water where the SS Anne is there is a truck on the right side on the land.

What can I do with this truck? I heard some rumors about getting mew here.

Asked by Maarten Kuilman

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The truck does nothing.

In the remakes (Fire Red and Leaf Green) you can find a Lava cookie below the truck, but in the original games, the truck is useless.

It could be leftover from a purpose that it was going to have but was removed, or it could have just been placed there to confuse players.

Source

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How do you obtain another Master Ball after you have used the first one?

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How do you obtain another Master Ball after you have used the first one? In: Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver

i want to catch another legendary pokemon but I'm all out of master balls's :(

Asked by Thijs Kooi

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To obtain another Master Ball after having already used the first one, you must have some luck on your side. The Goldenrod Radio Tower has a Lottery Corner, where if all 5 numbers of the ID of any of your Pokemon match (including those in the PC), you will receive a Master Ball. You can do this multiple times, but takes a lot of luck and patience.

You can also have a friend trade over a Pokemon with it holding a Master Ball.

If you have an Action Replay, you could use a code to get another Master Ball.

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What is Pikablu, and how can I get him?

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I've heard a lot of rumors about Pikablu, is he real or not?

If he's real, where can I find him? Do I need cheats to get him?

Asked by Maarten Kuilman

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As you can see from this page, Pikablu was a rumored pokemon, which wound up being Marill (#183), the evolution of Azurill (#298). You will see in the comments at the bottom:

"For months prior to the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver, Marill was often incorrectly referred to as "Pikablu", likely because of its slight resemblance to Pikachu. "

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What is the meaning of the pink face?

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There is a pink face right beside the sparkle that indicates Shiny. What is the meaning of that face?

It's at the left side of the "marks" that you can put. You can see them in summary window or at the computer.

NOTES: Pokemon White (5th Generation).

I Have a Cabalion and a Zekrom with this pink face.

Asked by Michel Ayres

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That means your pokemon had Pokerus but they're no longer contagious. They still have the EV growth boost though.

The mechanics remain more or less the same, sharing similarity to the strain phenomenon in Generation II. However, a difference would be that the icon that would appear if a Pokémon has previously had Pokérus would be a pinkish color instead of the former yellow/orange color.

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Which is the best way to level up a Pokemon?

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At the moment I am using this strategy:

• Pokemon as the first in party (engaging in all fights, even when I need to switch for a more powerful/better suited Pokemon).
• Exp.Share equipped.
• Fighting the Elite Four + Champion (30 Pokemon with range of 7x)

This strategy works great when I am leveling a low level Pokemon. I tested with Sawk level 18, and he finished at level 82 after one pass (all 5 trainers).

But with Ho-Oh 82 I only got to level 87 (I was expecting 89 or 90). I know that the amount of experience is different, but am I doing it right?

• Should I go full fights with a high level Pokemon (even with disadvantage elements)?
• Should I use Lucky Egg instead of Exp.Share?
• Should I use some other method?

How can I improve my technique?

Note: I am playing Pokemon White (5th Generation), but I could use some generic advice.

Asked by Michel Ayres

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Your strategy is good for lower level Pokemon. In Black/White, a lower level Pokemon will gain more EXP than a higher level one when fighting the same Pokemon.

For higher levels you would be better off letting the Pokemon KO opponents by itself, holding a Lucky Egg. If you are level 82 you shouldn't have too much of a problem tackling the whole E4. Try and get a range of move types for coverage and you can probably OHKO most Pokemon.

There is also the Large and Small stadiums in Nimbasa City which have high level Pokemon you can fight daily, Cynthia appears in Undella Town in Spring with level 75 Pokemon, and a guy in the Game Freak building with level 75s al well.

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Why won't Daisy Oak massage my Pokemon?

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For the past few days, I've visited her in Pallet town between 15:00 and 16:00, and all she's done is yammer about her tea. Do I have to fulfill some other condition for her exclusive services?

Edit: Also, I have gotten a massage or two in the past, so I'm thinking it's some kind of timing issue.

Asked by Cheezmeister

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In order for Daisy to massage your Pokémon, you need to have beaten the Elite Four, and visit her between 3pm and 4pm. Additionally, your DS knows if you have altered the time on its clock. Changing the time will void that day's time-based events, so you can't just turn your clock to 3:01pm.But if that's the only time you can make,turn it to the apropriate time so the next day when you come back from work you can get a massage.

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What is the meaning of nature “PKRS”?

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I made some trades in my pokemon, and some legendary pokemon came whith this "PKRS" beside his nature.

Can someone explain what is it ?

Asked by Michel Ayres

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I think what you're referring to is "Pokerus", and it has a purple "PKRS" next to the nature of the pokemon.

Pokerus causes the infected Pokemon to gain twice as many "Effort Values" (EVs) as normal for the duration of the infection.

This causes it to become stronger more quickly than other pokemon.

Pokerus can't be cured in any way, and any one pokemon can only have pokerus once, after which it will be immune.

Pokerus is a transmittable disease, which can be transmitted to any other pokemon that has not had the disease before, and is directly next to a pokemon that currently has the disease in the party.

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Other than appearance, what is the difference between regular Pokemon and “shiny” Pokemon?

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I am currently playing Pokemon LeafGreen (the GBA remake of Green).

Earlier today, I caught a "shiny" or "golden" Rattata. I tried looking up what these golden Pokemon actually do other than look different and the only thing I can find in regards to it is just the fact that they are rare.

So other than its appearance, are there any other noticeable difference?

Asked by Jay

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Bulbapedia has an extensive article on it, but it boils down to, in Generation III and on, there is no difference in stats between normal Pokemon and shiny ones.

Generation II (Gold, Silver, and Crystal) is the exception because shininess is determined based on the stats of the Pokemon. Namely:

If a Pokémon's Speed, Defense, and Special IVs are 10, and its Attack IV is 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14 or 15, it will be Shiny

But, from Generation III and onward, it is determined based on a secret ID and a trainer ID, so it has nothing at all to do with the stats and will be just like every other Pokemon.

Something fun to note is that if the Male/Female ratio is 7:1, in Generation II, you cannot have a female shiny Pokemon because of the way it is calculated.

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Can Different Shiny Pokemon of the Same Species be Different Colours?

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As it says on Bulbapedia

"Upon evolution, a Pokémon will retain its Shiny status. A Shiny Charmander, if leveled up, will eventually become a Shiny Charmeleon and then a Shiny Charizard, just as a regular Charmander will become a regular Charmeleon and then a regular Charizard. This is due to the status being determined by values inherent to the Pokémon;"

So those are the questions:

1. One kind of Pokemon (Example Charmander) can have 2 colors ? eg: Charmander is red (normal) and his shiny is yellow can another shiny Charmander be black ?
2. Can a shiny Charmander (yellow) become a black Charmeleon ?

EDIT:

As said in bulbapedia...

"Shiny Pokémon in the games may differ in color from their normal counterparts either very little or very much. Usually the former is the case, with some Pokémon, such as Glaceon or Pichu, having their Shiny form be only a few shades lighter or darker in color, although a majority of the Pokémon that exhibit this are not in their final form of evolution. However, many Pokémon will have a spectacular difference between their normal and Shiny variations; even extremely common Pokémon like Caterpie show a dramatic difference."

So my question (as I said) is about this: "many Pokémon will have a spectacular difference between their normal and Shiny variations". Pokemons CAN be shiny even without change they color like Spiky-eared-Pichu.

What I have found about this was:

1. The shiny Charmander in Pokemon wiki is Yellow, while the Charizard is Black.
2. In the Anime there is a Yellow Magikarp, and a Red Gyarados, the yellow Magikarp appears only in the anime, and it's not a good base of information for the game, but at least give us some extra reference.

So I guess it is YES for question 2.

But in question 1 I'am still not sure. Can i have two shiny Charmanders one yellow and another Black ?

Asked by Michel Ayres

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If you're asking about the anime then sure. If you're asking about the games then no. The images used for shiny pokemon ingame is prerendered by the artists just as the normal version is, only one image for each. You can catch 100 of the same pokemon in shiny form without any visual differences whatsoever.

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Is there any reward for completing the Pokemon Pokedex 3D app?

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I was just curious, someone had posted that as a prize for completing either the Pokedex or sticker collection (I don't recall which), you would get a Pikachu added. Is this true? I'm still 7 away myself, I havn't been able to find anyone local to fill in the monkeys and deer I'm missing :/

Asked by Kit

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Pikachu isn't actually in the Pokedex 3D - Pokedex 3D only uses the new fifth gen Pokemon (Black and White) - there is a persistent rumor about getting Pikachu for filling your Pokedex, but this is nothing more than a rumor.

There are various lists online of all the available Pokemon (like this one from Serebii), and you can also unlock the ability to view more Pokemon with the AR viewer at once:

200 stickers allow 10 Pokémon to be viewed with the AR viewer at once. 250 stickers allow 11 Pokémon to be viewed with the AR viewer at once. 328 stickers allow 12 Pokémon to be viewed with the AR viewer at once.

Other than that, though, there isn't anything else to unlock, and there is definitely no Pikachu. There might be, if Nintendo decides to update the application in the future to include more "classic" Pokemon from previous generation games, but for now, no, this is nothing more than rumor.

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Politoed Breeding

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Politoed is an evolution from Poliwhirl when traded holding a King's Rock. It is one of Poliwag's final forms, the other being Poliwrath.

In Bulbapedia says some moves can only be learned by breeding, and this is my question.

When you Breed an evolved Pokemon, you will always get the first evolution. In cases like this (evolution by trade), does it work the same way? If I put 2 Politoeds in day care (male and female), will they produce an egg of Poliwag or Politoed?

Asked by Michel Ayres

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Pokemon always breed into the lowest tier of the evolution.*

This means that mated pairs of both Politoed and Poliwrath will produce Poliwag eggs.

All four pokemon have the same moves available "via breeding", which makes sense, given the above.

* unless the requirements for a "baby" pokemon form is not met, in which case they will be the next-evolved form.

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When do Pokemon outbreaks change routes?

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I was trying to find out when the swarming on a Pokemon outbreak change to another route, but I could only find this information about "soft-reset". But nothing about the time to reset while playing.

Bulbapedia:

"The gates in Unova have a monitor inside that will alert the player where an outbreak is taking place. During winter, the monitor may occasionally not report on outbreaks, which is due to parts of Route 8, where Croagunk can be found, becoming frozen during Winter and not allowing the Pokémon to be caught there. All have the level range of 15-55. Unlike previous games, the Pokémon outbreaks can be manipulated by soft resetting the game: turning the console off without saving the game beforehand. When the game is restarted, there will be a different Pokémon swarming."

In Black-White (gen V) works like Gen II ?

"Pokémon outbreaks originated in Generation II. In that generation, if the player registered a certain Trainer in the Pokégear, that Trainer would occassionally call to tell the player that he saw or heard about a large number of Pokémon in a certain area; for the next 30 minutes after such a call (in real time, not play time), the swarming Pokémon would appear in the given area with much greater frequency than the usual 1%."

Asked by Michel Ayres

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From the Discussion page of Pokemon Outbreaks (in regards to how to reset the swarm):

Actually, any sort of reset will work, provided you have not already saved on that date. I've taken advantage of this multiple times. If you save after the date changes, though, even if you haven't yet inspected a board, the swarming Pokémon will be set in stone. --AndyPKMN (talk) 14:16, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

Pokemon outbreaks are set by the date, lasting that whole date only after the swarm for that day has been set and saved to the cart.

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Other than appearance, what is the difference between regular Pokemons and “shiny” Pokemons?

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I am currently playing Pokemon LeafGreen(the remake of Green with way better graphic and other additional upgrades).

Earlier today, I caught a "shiny" or "golden" Rattata. I tried looking up what these golden pokemons actually do other than look different and the only thing I can find in regards to it is just the fact that they are rare.

So other than its appearance, are there any other noticeable difference?

Asked by Jay

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Bulbapedia has an extensive article on it, but it boils down to, in Generation III and on, there is no difference in stats between normal Pokemon and shiny ones.

Generation II (Gold, Silver, and Crystal) is the exception because shininess is determined based on the stats of the Pokemon. Namely:

If a Pokémon's Speed, Defense, and Special IVs are 10, and its Attack IV is 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14 or 15, it will be Shiny

But, from Generation III and onward, it is determined based on a secret ID and a trainer ID, so it has nothing at all to do with the stats and will be just like every other Pokemon.

Something fun to note is that if the Male/Female ratio is 7:1, in Generation II, you cannot have a female shiny Pokemon because of the way it is calculated.

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Do stats actually get raised by Gym Badges?

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In Pokemon FireRed and Pokemon LeafGreen, you get badges for defeating Gym Leaders, just like in any other Pokemon game. However, upon receiving the badges, it sometimes tells you that a stat of all of your Pokemon has been raised. Supposedly, the Boulder Badge gives raises your Pokemon's Attack, the Thunder Badge raises your Pokemon's Speed, the Soul Badge raises your Pokemon's Defense, and the Volcano Badge raises your Pokemon's Special Attack and Special Defense.

Additionally, according to Bulbapedia, the respective gyms in the Johto and Hoenn regions also give your Pokemon the same benefits (1st badge increases Attack, 3rd badge increases Speed, etc). However, I don't believe this is mentioned in-game.

I'm curious as to if these badges actually do raise the stats of your Pokemon. If so, by what value?

Asked by Kevin Y

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The stats for a Pokémon are based on:

• The base stats
• The IV for a Pokémon (depends on the one you caught)
• The EVs gained while training a Pokémon (depends which types of Pokémon you battle)
• The nature of a Pokémon

The relevant formulas are:

and

for the first and second generation, and:

and

for the third and fourth generation.

As you can see, nowhere is there any mention of having a gym badge in these formulas.

The theory as to why the game tells you there is a stat boost that, in my opinion, holds the most ground, is that the EVs you get from battling the gym leader's Pokémon match the stat that they tell you gets raised.

Source for theory
Source for stats

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Does an open Pokémon database exist?

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I've noticed that there's no good smartphone-friendly Pokédex available online, and with Nintendo banning Pokédex apps in the Android Market one would be nice to have. So I plan to make a smartphone-friendly web-based one.

The question is, where do I get the data? Is there any kind of RESTful or even downloadable raw Pokémon database out there?

Asked by LouieGeetoo

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No and kind of. So no because there isn't any SQL server (that I could find) sitting there open to query, and there is no creation scripts ready to go (again, that I could find).

Now we get to the kind of. There is Bulbapedia which is a great resource with more information than most people could ever want. And it is built on Wikimedia, so it has an API. So you can query it and get out information. But, the API isn't the most straight forward. I've been trying to learn it for a little while, and I still haven't figured out how to pull out the list of pokemon from a page (that's very complicated in the first place). And they have disabled searching via the API by title... which is not helpful. If you can figure it out, you are a smarter (and braver) man than I.

An alternative to this is to just view the pages with lists of pokemon, copy and paste the tables, and use a script to convert the format.

Please do notice the license though. If you use their data, you can't do so commercially, you have to give them credit, and you have to share-alike.

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