Newbie needs help

[ygotrader]

I am a newbie to pokemon battling on game boy. I would like play in torneys please help me with attacks , nature ect.... I built this basid off the tier list and pokes I like.

the team ( I might build , since I haven't even started yet any suggestions?)

ludicolo
slaking
metagross
scarmory
groudon
salamance

I have ruby so I may have to trade for ludicolo.
Thanx in advance for all help

[Kuiper]

Choose six of these:

Wobbuffet
Lugia
Groudon
Shiftry
Exeggutor
Kyogre
Ludicolo
Kingdra
Mewtwo
Snorlax
Rayquaza
Zapdos
Deoxys
Mew
Latias
Shedinja
Slaking
mudkip
Smogon
Purin

There's your party. As for movesets, standards are standards for a reason, so abuse them.

[pokemon lover100000]

you might have trubole getting these pokemon

regirock
registeel
regice
rayqwza
groudon
kyogre

Those are grate pomn for your team

[Gravekeeper Golem]

I am a newbie to pokemon battling on game boy. I would like play in torneys please help me with attacks , nature ect.... I built this basid off the tier list and pokes I like.

the team ( I might build , since I haven't even started yet any suggestions?)

ludicolo
Modest Nature (+SPatk, -Atk),+ Rain Dish ability
Leech Seed
Toxic
Surf/Water Pulse
Rain Dance

metagross
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SPatk),+ his only ability
Meteor Mash
Earthquake
Shadow Ball
Explosion/Rock Slide

scarmory
Adamant Nature (+Atk, -SPatk),+ Keen Eye ability
Spikes
Roar
Drill Peck
Steel Wing

groudon
Adamant Nature (or the one that lowers Speed instead of SPatk, if you plan to use one of the fire moves),+ his only ability
Earthquake
Swords Dance
Rock Slide
Flamethrower/Fire Blast/Substitute (if using Sub competitively at lvl100, make sure Groudon has more than 400HP, so a Seismic can't break the sub)

salamance
Modest Nature (+SPatk, -atk),+ his only ability
Fire Blast
Hydro Pump
Crunch
Dragon Claw

I have ruby so I may have to trade for ludicolo.
Thanx in advance for all help

Took out Slaking since it only goes once every other turn and isnt reliable enough. If you really want a normal type, try Snorlax, Blissey, or Tauros. IF none of those work for you, you can use Porygon2 (just like me :-)

[InterFed_OV]

ludicolo@Leftovers
Rain Dish
Calm nature
-Ice Beam/Surf
-Toxic/Giga Drain
-Rain Dance
-Leech Seed

slaking@Choice Band
Truant
Adamant nature
-Return/Frustration
-Shadow Ball/Brick Break
-Rock Slide
-Earthquake

metagross@Leftovers
Clear Body
Quiet nature
-Meteor Mash
-Earthquake/Explosion
-Thunderpunch
-Psychic

Skarmory@Leftovers
Keen Eye
Impish nature
-Drill Peck
-Spikes
-Roar
-Rest/Taunt

Blaziken@Leftovers
Blaze
Adamant nature
-Overheat
-Sky Uppercut
-Rock Slide
-Swords Dance/Bulk Up

salamance@Leftovers
Intimidate
Modest nature
-Dragon Claw
-Fire Blast
-Hydro Pump
-Crunch

Thanx in advance for all help
Decent Pokémon choices. And yes, you'd have to trade for Ludicolo. But, in case you don't want to do that much work, there's always Cradily!

Cradily@Leftovers
Suction Cups
Careful nature
-Rock Slide
-Earthquake
-Confuse Ray/Toxic
-Recover

Or there's the Barrier-Coating set:
Cradily@Leftovers
Suction Cups
Impish nature
-Rock Slide
-Barrier
-Mirror Coat
-Recover

Or the Super-Recovery set:
Cradily@Leftovers
Suction Cups
Sassy/Relaxed nature
-Giga Drain
-Ingrain
-Recover
-Rock Slide

[ygotrader]

I've picked the following ludicolo, metagross, skarmory, blaziken, and salamance

I can't decide between groudon and slaking? what do you think is better?

[InterFed_OV]

Slaking. Groudon is Über and cheap, so don't use him.

[ygotrader]

Why is groundon cheap I just started (only got 2 badges ) please enlighten me?

[{//[RU1]\\}]

Why is groundon cheap I just started (only got 2 badges ) please enlighten me?

He's a legendary, if you didn't know. And those are considered ubers due to their, well, uber stats.

~RU1

[Gravekeeper Golem]

Groudon is good, but its an uber legendary so nobody really likes him. Slaking is good, with I think the best Physical Attack ever, but he can only move every other turn. If you use Slaking, I suggest Hyper Beam. Either way, you lose the next turn, so it doesn't really hurt you as much. Plus, it's a strong move

[InterFed_OV]

Hyper Beam doesn't let you switch out on the next turn, but any other move does. You're supposed to switch out on the Truant turn to let someone else on your team attack, then switch back the following turn to clobber with Slaking some more.

[Gravekeeper Golem]

Hyper Beam doesn't let you switch out on the next turn, but any other move does. You're supposed to switch out on the Truant turn to let someone else on your team attack, then switch back the following turn to clobber with Slaking some more.

If you switch to another pokemon, they can't attack on that turn anyway. Unless you're just trying to block a possibly lethal attck, it would be easier to just let Slaking traunt.

[Kuiper]

If you switch to another pokemon, they can't attack on that turn anyway. Unless you're just trying to block a possibly lethal attck, it would be easier to just let Slaking traunt.
Exactly. Since that turn is going to be spent doing nothing anyway, switch Salamence in to take that Heracross Pocus Punch. Or send out Snorlax to absorb that Alakazam Psychic. Don't just sit there, that's the whole point of Choice Band on Slaking.

[Dark-Link]

Choose six of these:

Wobbuffet
Lugia
Groudon
Shiftry
Exeggutor
Kyogre
Ludicolo
Kingdra
Mewtwo
Snorlax
Rayquaza
Zapdos
Deoxys
Mew
Latias
Shedinja
Slaking
mudkip
Smogon
Purin

There's your party. As for movesets, standards are standards for a reason, so abuse them.

Lol, mudkip , smogon and purin(jigglypuff)....

[ygotrader]

I need some help in gameplay too, I'm in Slateport. I need to deliver the Devon goods to Capt. Stern, but Team magma members are in a line in front of the door. How do I get them to move? Thanx to all who have helped me.

[Dark-Link]

I need some help in gameplay too, I'm in Slateport. I need to deliver the Devon goods to Capt. Stern, but Team magma members are in a line in front of the door. How do I get them to move? Thanx to all who have helped me.

I think you have to talk to the guy that's being interviewed at the door's entrance ...I could be wrong tho

[ygotrader]

No one is being interviewed. That was earlier in the game all it is team magma.

[Riku]

Ok , you know were the magmas are lined up well go donw and you should find a ship hanger were they make the ships.Go in and go straight you should find a guy whos losing hair on the top with brown hair on the sids and when you find him talk to him.Note:He is not the capten. the capt. is in the musem (were the team magman were lind up at.Well go out side and the magmas should be gone.Now go in the musem and go up stair and the capten should be the only guy there.You talk to him and then fight two magma's.Well there you go and if you have any questions just ask me.

[ygotrader]

Thanx for the help.

[Riku]

Your Welcome.

[ygotrader]

In mauville where do I get rock smash.

[InterFed_OV]

There's a guy in the southeastern house below the bike shop who gives you Rock Smash because your Pokémon look weak.

[ygotrader]

Thanks a lot I now am at the part where I have aquired surf, but I don't have a water poke' ora rod where can I aquire a fishing rod Thanks in advance.

[InterFed_OV]

Zigzagoon can learn Surf. :p

There's an Old Rod in Dewford that you should've gotten before you took on Brawly. A man near Route 107 to the east of Dewford gives you the Old Rod and tells you how to fish. Fishing is significantly different than it is in the older games. You need to quickly hit the A button whenever the game says "Oh, a bite!" until the game says "A Pokémon's on the hook!" or else the Pokémon will get away. It's harder, but much more fun IMO. You get the Good Rod from a fisherman on Route 118 across the lake, and the Super Rod from a man in his house in Mossdeep City by the Space Center.

[ygotrader]

Thanx. I'm now in sootopolis and Im lost? The gym is closed and I can't into the cave of origin, how do I do either?

[InterFed_OV]

You need to go to the Seafloor Cavern underwater on Route 128, battle Team Aqua, and awaken Kyogre. Did you go to Jagged Pass near Lavaridge, beat Team Magma and awaken Groudon yet? You need to awaken both Groudon and Kyogre in order to unlock the Cave of Origin. When you do that, you'll meet Wallace inside the cave (you won't need Flash, and the cave itself is much shorter), and he'll ask you about Rayquaza. The correct answer is "Sky Pillar". Go to the Sky Pillar on Route 131 (you won't need the Mach Bike this time, but you will later on once you go to catch him), to get Ray to quell Groudon and Kyogre's war. After that, go back to Sootopolis, watch the cutscene, and challenge Juan at the Gym.

[ygotrader]

Thanx loads. When I am fighting groundon do I use the ultra ball or do I save it for another pokemon if so please tell me pokemon? i would like to thank everyone who has replied for not spaming and for your input thanx.

[InterFed_OV]

Well, you want to stock up on Ultra Balls and Timer Balls when you go after Legendaries. If you meant to type Master Ball, then use it on either a Shiny or whichever Lati@s you picked.

[ygotrader]

where do I get latias or latios?

[ninja boy]

with groudon, i would have solar beam, fire blast, earth quake, and flamethrower. salamence should have fly, flamethrower, dragon claw, and fire blast. ludicolo should have water pulse, surf, giga drain, hyper beam.
the sootopolis thing, did you go to the sea cavern? if not, go there. or steven should be a little bit north of the cave of origin. try that.
blaziken_1990@yahoo.com is my email address

Additional Comment:
you get latios or latias in the wild after you beat the elite 4. which one depends which game you have. after you run into them, try your hardest to track them down.

Additional Comment:
you get latios or latias in the wild after you beat the elite 4. which one depends which game you have. after you run into them, try your hardest to track them down.

[Kuiper]

ninja boy, you are by far the best user Pojo has seen in eons. Thanks for the sig material.

[masterphil]

If u have emerald, It is a bit different to get Lati@s. I believe there will be a tv comercial telling about Lati@s, and ur mom will ask u what color they said.

If u say...

Blue =Latios will appear in wild

Red=latias will appear in wild.

Now for where u actually get them, they are found in basically the same way the legendary dogs are coaught in G/S/C. U just have to get lucky, then u can track it in the dex, and use the same strategy as u use to find the legendary dogs

[ygotrader]

how do I get in the cave to get regice, registeel or regirock all their is, is a big rock surrounded by 6 smaller rocks.