Questions tagged [pokemon-sixth-generation]
This tag is for questions about general mechanics applicable to the sixth generation of the main series Pokémon games, starting in 2013 with Pokémon X and Pokémon Y released on the Nintendo 3DS.
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Why use stronger less accurate Pokémon attacks?
This battle I had prompted this question.
In the above battle, Fire Blast missed. Twice. A simple Flamethrower would have ended the battle much sooner.
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Is it ever competitively viable to use a Pokemon in a lower stage of evolution?
I've decided to give competitive battling a crack. I've been playing around with the battling simulator, Pokemon Online and after watching a few videos and reading some tutorials, I'm starting to put ...
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How do I counter enemy Hazards?
On Pokemon X and Y, I do a lot of online battling. One thing I notice, is that many people use hazards like Toxic Spikes, Stealth Rock, ect. ect.. I know Flying types and Levitate can go around the ...
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What is the base flinch chance for moves and items that add flinch chance?
Some moves, such as Waterfall and Zen Headbutt, have a flinch chance added into them if they hit. There is also an item, called King's Rock, that adds flinch chance to all attacks. What is the flinch ...
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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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Why does my Greninja get boosted EXP?
For the last couple of battles, I've noticed that my Greninja receives boosted EXP despite never having been traded. He has also been moving from side to side at the start of battle since around the ...
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Is there an easy way to obtain Pokérus?
I've heard that Pokérus accelerates EV training, but the virus is much rarer than a shiny Pokemon. I searched in the grass for about 3 hours, but for the life of me, I can't find a Pokérus-infected ...
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Is it possible to have your Pokemon get out of its Pokeball and follow you?
In other Pokémon games, your Pokemon might walk behind you. How do you make your Pokémon get out of its Pokéball and make it follow you?
Pokemon do need exercise you know...
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Does it make a difference if both parents hold a destiny knot?
If I have a 4IV Sylveon spread out in 31spA/31spD/31spe/31atk and a 3IV Eevee spread out in 31def/31hp/31spe does it make a difference if I use two Destiny Knots?
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What is the difference between Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y?
I am playing Pokemon X and have two Charizard. One has the Pokemon X mega stone and one has the Pokemon Y mega stone (I got it by trading).
Both mega evolutions are great, but one thing bothers me: ...
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Does Exp share spread EVs earned even if the pokemon in battle has maxed EVs?
Will my pokemon in party still gain EVs even if the pokemon in battle has already maxed out its EVs? I'm using Kangaskhan on horde battles with Aegislash on my party. However I already maxed out the ...
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Can Baton Passed stats be chained from one Pokemon, to another, and so on?
Im working on a little strategy to make my Mega Gallade a tank and Baton Pass plays a huge role in it. But I was wondering, if I use Baton Pass with one Pokemon to a second Pokemon and the second ...
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What legendaries can be found shiny by soft-reset?
What legendary Pokemon can be soft reset to farm for a shiny variant, and, in which games?
Example: If Groudon in Ruby can but cannot in Omega Ruby, make sure to tell.
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What are the 'Download Tests' and how can I get one?
In the Battle Test, there are three options on the first menu.
Try a Battle Test
Try a Download Test
Download Tests
What does 2 and 3 mean? When ever I click on 2, it tells me that I should ...
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Can you trade from Pokemon Sun to Moon, X to Y, etc
My friend has Pokemon Sun and I'm most likely gonna get Moon, would we be able to trade, battle/interact with each other with different variations of the game?
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Does Pokémon GO have any interoperability with handheld Pokémon games?
Is there any form of cross-play supported between Pokémon GO and the handheld Pokémon RPGs such as X, Y, Omega Ruby, or Alpha Sapphire?
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Is it possible to transfer from Sun/Moon to X/Y?
My daughter has the game Sun and Moon, she just got the game X and Y, she is trying to transfer her pokemon from Sun/Moon over with the bank-transfer app but when she goes to move them over it tells ...
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What happens if you give a Destiny Knot to a female pokemon?
What happens if you give a Destiny Knot to a female pokemon? For example, if you have a female 5IV Talonflame and a 4IV male Fletchinder, will the IVs still be passed down?
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Pokémon Type Advantage Modifiers
I'm looking for a list of any item, move, ability, etc. that would modify the standard type advantages in Pokémon up to and including ORAS for Nintendo 3DS.
For example:
Typically, Bronzong (Steel ...
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Can I complete the Pokedex with only 6th Generation games?
I just bought Pokemon Alpha Sapphire for myself and Omega Ruby for my friend. I also played the X/Y games and I have Pokebank. The problem is: I didn't play games of the 5th and 4th generation. I ...
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What do the Pokemon "Characteristics" mean?
On the second page of the Pokemon information where it tells you its Nature, how it was received, and something that says Characteristic. Some examples are Characteristics are: Alert to sounds, ...
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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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Does renaming a pokemon to its original name count as a nickname?
Basically what I actually want to know is, if I rename a Pokémon to its original name and trade it, will the traded Pokémon evolve with its proper evolved Pokémon name or retain its "nickname"?
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Can you trade Pokemon from 7th gen (Sun/Moon) to 6th gen (XY, ORAS) and back? [duplicate]
Title says it all, I don't see confirmation in this question and a cursory google search seemed to say assume no and speculate about the pokemon bank.
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Can I transfer from Pokémon Moon back to Pokémon X? [duplicate]
I have tried to use Pokébank to transfer xerneas from Moon back to X. Is there a way to do this? I need to transfer back.
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Will I be able to transfer Pokemon from Sun/Moon to ORAS? [duplicate]
Is transferring Gen 6 and under Pokemon from Sun/Moon to ORAS a feature in Pokebank?
I'd like to breed on sun and moon, transfer to ORAS to get move tutors, then back to sun and moon.
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Is there any way of telling if a Pokémon in the GTS is hacked before you trade?
I always use the GTS to get shinies, but most of them are hacked. Is there any way of telling if a Pokémon is hacked before you trade?
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Vivillon's Pattern 3DS Locations - Who do I need to trade with?
According to Vivillon's Pokedex Entry, they have different wing patterns depending on their original location in the world:
Vivillon with many different patterns are found all over the world. These ...
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What is a good setup for a 'Catcher' Pokémon in X/Y?
I'm at a point in the game where I'd like to go back and catch a lot of the Pokémon I missed, and also some new ones in the Friend Safari etc.
However, most of my current team are overleveled, and ...
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Why can't I trade my Swampert to X/Y?
I'm trying to trade a Swampert from ORAS to X and Y, but it won't trade. Its nature is Lax, it has Torrent as an Ability, and it is holding a Swampertite. Its attacks are Earthquake, Muddy Water, and ...
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Can PokéTransporter make a Pokémon shiny?
Warning! This is going to get technical!
The method of determining whether a Pokémon is shiny in Generation III-V was the following:
Use the bitwise XOR operation on the 16-bit Trainer ID and ...
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What do these symbols mean in the report?
I sometimes wonder what the marked symbols mean when I'm looking on a report of a Pokémon. Some of them imply a direct meaning, but I'd rather be sure.
What do these symbols mean and are some of them ...
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How to obtain a 0 Attack IV ditto?
I'm doing a test in pokemon village because my ditto friend safari is lost. I have a fainted synchronize Quiet Ralts in 1st slot.
I know that for level they are at in pokemon village, I need the ...
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Stop Camera Rotation During Wild Battle
When attempting to find shiny variations of Pokemon, using the new "Call for Help" feature, I often find that within seconds the camera starts to jump around in what I can only describe as an "action ...
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Why won't my Burmy change into trash cloak after battling inside a gym?
I'm playing Pokémon X and every time I use my burmy inside a gym it doesn't change into a trash cloak pero like I'm battling inside a building. Is it different for generations after gen 4?
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Is it possible to transfer Pokemon from previous 3DS Pokemon games to Sun/Moon? [duplicate]
I own three Pokemon games on 3DS: Y, OmegaRuby and Moon. I've got some nice Pokemon in first two. Is it somehow possible for me to transfer my Pokemon to Pokemon Moon?
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Does a Pokemon's Affection level in Pokemon-Amie decrease over time?
I got my Lunatone to 5 hearts in Affection. If I don't keep petting and feeding it, will its Affection level decrease?
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Is Pikachu the only Pokémon to have its cry changed to its name?
I've just caught a Pikachu in Santalune Forest, and I couldn't help noticing that it said its name, instead of the electric buzzing of other games.. However every other Pokémon that I have run into so ...
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Are Generation 3 Pokemon titles still Needed to complete the Generation 6 National Dex?
Back in the days of Generation 4, you needed to import Pokemon from Generation 3 in order to complete the National Pokedex. The Generation 5 titles seemed to reduce a lot of this, so is importing ...
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Setting up Sturdy Shedinja
I love my Shedinja. I have been running it for a good three or four years with the cunning use of Soak and Lightning Rod to keep it alive and trolling. I've lost count of the number of Mega Fire-types ...
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Why can't Gible learn Outrage from Tyranitar?
Tyranitar can learn Outrage, Gible can learn Outrage, they're both in the monster egg group, so why can Tyranitar pass on Thrash but not Outrage to Gible?
Is there a particular pattern to what moves ...
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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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How do I transfer previous generation Pokémon to X/Y?
How does one go about transferring Pokémon from previous generations this time around? Presumably, due to the 3DS's lack of GBA slot, Gen3 Pokémon would need to be transferred to a Gen4 cartridge. But ...
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How do I get Genesect in ORAS or XY other than a wonder card?
Is Genesect strictly obtainable through events in Pokémon ORAS and XY?
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How to know if Ho-oh or any other legend is legitimate? [duplicate]
Yesterday, I placed a Zygarde on the GTS, and I asked in return for a Ho-oh.
To my surprise today, I got the Ho-oh, it was shiny, and it had 5ivs! (all in the good places!)
I checked to see the Ho-oh'...
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How can I trade Pokemon between my 3DS and my PC?
On one hand I have Sapphire on my PC, running with VBA emulator, and on the other I have Pokemon X on my 3DS. I wanted to trade several Gen 3 and lower Pokemon between them, but couldn't find out how. ...
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What anti-cheating measures does pokemon have?
What anti-cheating protections exist in Pokemon 6th gen?
I am interested because I am trying to decide whether I want to use the online trade features. If I am going to use those features, I want to ...
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What is the difference between Protect and Detect?
In Pokemon, there are two moves. Protect and Detect. On the outside, they seem to be exactly the same, besides PP amounts and move types. Are there any other differences between these two moves, or ...
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What would be the ideal 3 Pokémon games to complete a (living) Pokédex?
There are two things I absolutely want to be able to do in the Pokémon games (I currently own the old gameboy games (blue, yellow, silver), and newer 3DS games (Alpha Sapphire and Y)), and that is to ...
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What exactly does Focus Energy do?
In Pokemon, there is a move called Focus Energy. The move describes:
The user takes a deep breath and focuses so that critical hits land more easily.
But what exactly does this mean? How much ...
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