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Role-playing games developed by Game Freak. Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are the second games released for the 6th generation of Pokémon. Players take on the role of trainers: travelling through the Hoenn region they catch and train Pokémon to compete in the Pokemon League and thwart the schemes of the nefarious criminal organizations Team Magma and Aqua. Use this tag for questions about Pokémon ORAS specifically.

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How do you get Rydel to give you both the Mach and Acro bikes?

In Mauville city, Rydel at Rydel's Cycles lets you switch bikes. I've already completed the entire game, but he still only lets me switch bikes. How do I get him to give me both bikes? I've heard ...
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What are the prerequisites to encounter the legendaries in ORAS?

There are a lot of legendaries available in ORAS, however a lot of them will only show up/be available if certain prerequisites are met. I know Groudon/Kyogre are available through the Story, and ...
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What is an easy experience farm in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire?

I know you can put 2 Pokémon in the day care and cycle until they levelled up, but i don't enjoy this way of levelling up my low level Pokémon to evolve them. Is there an easy way to farm experience ...
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Can the Cherish Ball be inherited through breeding?

While breeding pokemon, the child pokemon generally inherits the mother's type of pokeball (excluding the Master Ball). For example, if a mother caught in an Ultra Ball has a child, the child will be ...
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Where can I EV train with Hordes in ORAS?

I'm starting to get my competitive Pokemon team together and would I like to EV train using hordes like in XY. Which routes give the highest Pokemon encounter rate for each stat, and which Pokemon ...
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How do I breed Pokemon for their Hidden Abilities?

I want to legitimately breed a competitive team, but I don't know how to breed for hidden abilities unless I just breed two Pokemon who have their normal ability(s) together until I breed one with a ...
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Dexnav Shiny Chaining tutoral?

So, I've already completed the Elite Four 5 times and the champion, and now I hear about Dexnav Chaining. I know that its not just for shinies but for IVS and im mainly going for shinies. Does anyone ...
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What can I do after the Delta Episode?

What can you do after the Delta Episode? I have beaten the Pokemon League 3 times and I don't know what to do beyond that. I have captured 177 Pokemon.
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Is there an 'infinite cycling loop' in ORAS, similar to the Lumiose City Tower in XY?

In XY it was really easy to level daycare Pokemon, raise Happiness, hatch eggs, and perform other step-based tasks, due to the infinite riding loop around Lumiose Tower, as seen here: As you walk/...
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What if I'm wiped out battling against the legendary Pokémon?

My brother failed to save before battling the legendary (Groudon), and saved afterwards when his team had been wiped out by Groudon. Upon returning to the Cave of Origin, to the same spot that Groudon ...
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What factors influence pokemon breeding time?

After some time playing Omega Ruby and attempting to complete my Dex, I've noticed some substantial variability in the time it takes to produce an egg. It got me thinking - what actually determines ...
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Why did my Charmander egg hatch to shiny Wynaut? Is this a daycare feature?

The other night I stopped Masuda breeding and started to breed a few duplicates of starters with my Japanese Ditto, in the hopes of trading them on the GTS for other starters. I bred Charmander, ...
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When are Dive Balls extra effective?

In the original Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald games, Dive Balls were 3.5x effective on underwater Pokémon (i.e., Pokémon you encounter while diving). In every game since then, from FireRed to X and Y, ...
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Is GTS on Pokemon ORAS unsafe?

I have been going everywhere for some tips on Pokemon ORAS and everyone is saying that Pokemon GTS is unsafe. I want to know why because I've been thinking of putting up Shiny Pokemon, and I don't ...
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Do Legendary Pokemon Respawn After The Elite Four?

I've heard that legendary Pokemon such as Kyogre/Groudon respawn after you defeat the Elite Four (if you didn't catch them). The only information that I can find seems to relate to the original ...
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DexNav different crown colors

I've noticed that sometimes when I catch all the Pokémon on a route I get a gold crown on my DexNav and sometimes I get a bronze. Both say I caught all the Pokémon in the area. What is the ...
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Shiny locked Legendaries in ORAS

Serebii says that (probably) the only shiny locked legendaries in ORAS are Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza and Deoxys. This means that Reshiram and Zekrom, that were shiny locked in BW/B2W2, now can be ...
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Where are the NPC traders in ORAS, and which Pokemon do they offer?

Similar to my question about the NPC Traders in Pokemon X/Y, I'm hoping to trade with all the NPC Traders in Pokemon Omega Ruby. So where are all the NPC traders in ORAS? What Pokemon do they want, ...
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Can a Pokemon have more than one status condition at the same time?

I was playing Omega Ruby over the week and my Gardevoir was paralyzed by Gloom's use of Stun Spore. Then, the wild Gloom used Sleep Powder and it told me that the move failed. Is this because my ...
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Are the Legendary Birds available in ORAS?

Are the three Legendary Birds from the first generation available to be caught in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire? I have been looking on sites and can find nothing confirming that they are ...
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What is this little fenced off area in Rustboro City for in ORAS?

Every time I go into route 115 from Rustboro City, there is a small opening in the fences that leads to a grass area that is 3x3. What is it for?
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How can I soft reset?

I've already completed the game 3 times and I only recently found out about Soft Resetting. I wanted to try it but after 17 on Heatran, I got really Impatient. If anyone has an easily explained ...
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Does the HP of a Pokemon change after EV training it?

Will EV training the HP Stat of LV 100 pokemon change the HP of the Pokemon? (Increase in HP)? Similarly, will, reseting the HP stat of the Pokemon decrease the HP?
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Can I get a shiny charm in Pokémon ORAS?

In past games, you can get a shiny charm to increase your chances of getting a shiny. I want to know if you can get it in Pokémon ORAS.
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Can Safety Goggles protect damage from Pokemon with the Solar Power Ability?

So, let's say that I have a Tropius Pokemon Omega Ruby with Solar Power, and make it hold Safety Goggles. Safety Goggles grants the holder immunity to weather-related damage and powder moves. ...
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Connecting online while at work?

I am trying to connect my 3DS to my work wifi connection. It is an open wifi network that uses a username/password-based login after initially connecting. On my phone or any device, I pull up a ...
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Uxie and Azelf Are Not Appearing in Nameless Cavern

Every time since a few days ago after I caught Mespirit, when I go to the portal in the Nameless Cavern and I press A to interact. All that happens is a short dialog sequence and nothing else. I know ...
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Where do I have to search for a specific Pokémon?

I want to catch a Bagon (Kindwurm) and watched for its habitats in the Pokédex: The Meteor Falls are shown as a habitat, but now I wonder what the different pictures mean. I guess the third one for ...
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Where did Deoxys go? [duplicate]

During the Delta missions, you run into Deoxys but don't have a chance to save beforehand. I accidentally fainted Deoxys and failed to catch him. Soon afterwards I went to the Mossdeep Space Center ...
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Minimal group of Pokémon for the complete exploration moves set

I own Pokémon Omega Ruby, not Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and I'm only starting it. I'd like a team for exploration, catching and finishing the story. I have my catcher, I'm building my hitters but I ...
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How much attack would I have?

How high would the Attack be after I had a +1 Boost? For example, my Garchomp knows Swords Dance which raises the Attack by +2 and my Garchomp has 358 Attack as his stat and it goes up by 50 when Mega-...
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Does the pokenav app that tell you when you've found all the Pokemon in an area?

Are there any special "hidden" Pokemon that the game will pass over unless you find them in a patch of grass? I don't know any examples but just curious. I'm huge on picking up Pokemon in each area ...
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Does anything special happen if I transfer a Pokémon from RSE to ORAS?

I've recently come across two fanmade comics which depict the player character of Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald trading one of their Pokémon to FireRed/LeafGreen, then transferring it to Diamond/Pearl/...
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How do you get a friend's Super Secret Base?

In Pokémon ORAS, you randomly receive Super Secret Bases through the BuzzNav, which picks from passersby, acquaintances, and friends. I've had to wait for quite a while before randomly getting a base ...
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How to take advantage of Mega-Blaziken's Speed Boost ability

On my Omega Ruby game, I chose to get Torchic as my starter which eventually I evolved into Blaziken. Then, using my blazikenite I can mega-evolve Blaziken into Mega-Blaziken, giving him the ability ...
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Does loading the game on a different system count as changing the clock?

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, there are a number of time-sensitive events (daily, weekly etc). To prevent people twiddling the calendar to do the events multiple times in a single real-...
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Can NPCs 'scare' DexNav Pokemon away, and does this ruin a chain?

In Alpha sapphire, I'm chaining on Route 101 for a shiny Zorua. I find one, but the NPC walks over the patch and the Pokemon disappears, giving me the message that it ran away. Does this kill my ...
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Is the Mirage Tower in ORAS?

The Mirage Tower was a feature that was unique to Pokémon Emerald and I thought that maybe the devs would put it in ORAS, but so far, I haven't been finding it in the remakes. I did some quick ...
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Where can I unlock all the O-Powers in Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire?

There's O-Powers in 6th gen Pokemon games, which are basically buffs to stats, capture rate, hatching rate etc and can be used on yourself or your friends/acquaintances/passersby. I know you can ...
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Is Poochyena's Fang move locked to your starter

Is the Poochyena's from the hidden pokemon tutorial elemental fang locked to your starter? i.e. Treecko-pickers will always get ThunderFang
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How many flags to you need to reach each rank in your secret base?

In secret bases you can collect a flag of each new secret base you find. I've noticed some bases have different color flags, which I assume means a different rank. How many flags to you need to get a ...
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Does connecting to a multi-battle partner in the Battle Mansion reset your streak?

My friend and I always played the multi battles in Black & White 1 and we got some long streaks out of them. This was only possible because we could save our streak every 7 matches. Now I've heard ...
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How do I use a captured Pokemon?

I just started playing Omega Ruby and it has been years since I've played. After I catch a pokemon that goes into my pokedex, how to I transfer it into my lineup so I can use it in battles?
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Easy way to earn money on Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire?

I've recently been attempting to complete the Hoenn pokedex. I need a lot of pokéballs and ultra balls to catch em' all. If anyone knows an easy way to do this please simply explain it. I believe that ...
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What does the 'potential' rating do in DexNav search?

Pokemon ORAS introduced the 'DexNav' search function, which allows you to sneak up on Pokemon, sometimes with unique abilities, unique moves and a higher level than you would find normally. While ...
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Why won't my Riolu evolve?

Recently I asked a question on how I can evolve my Riolu at Level 2 and most of the feedback said to raise its happiness to max and then level it up. After a long, long while of IV Breeding, Ev ...
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How do I get Regigigas in Pokémon ORAS? [duplicate]

I would like to know how to get Regigigas. I got all the other Regi's (Registeel, Regirock And Regice) but I can't find him. Where do I find Regigigas?
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When and where are the Hex Maniac, Bird Keeper and Triathlete supposed to be available?

I'm trying to unlock the ability to ride both bikes. However when I looked for the Hex Maniac in Route 111, the Bird Keeper in route 120-121 (I don't remember the route) and the Triathlete in the ...
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Recover Pokémon Held Items from Events

I was just about to move all my pokémon to my pokebank and start my game over to work on my living national dex when a harrowing thought came to me. What about the unique hold items that come from ...
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Pokémon wondertraded to ORAS do not appear in pokédex

I received a few new pokémon over wondertrade, but they did not update to my pokédex. For example, before the wondertrade, my pokédex seen count was at 23. After receiving new pokémon, the count is ...
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