Pokémon Bank

[Suave_Spencer]

Personally I'd rather wait a bit longer and have an app that words properly.

 

[Dr J]

Well, yeah, I'd rather them delay if they need to; but I WOULD like to get some information on what they're doing that holding it up. You know, instead of being kept in the dark.

 

[Box9Missingo]

Maybe they're doing this in order to keep hackers from knowing what they're doing. It's better that they do this, then to have whatever measures that they do end up doing getting thwarted time and again.

 

[Dr J]

Except scanning the pokemon for stats they can actually legally get, along with legit moves and abilities would pretty much stop any hacked pokemon from getting through that are hacked to be unfair.

Case in point: Sleep Abusing Darkrai's with 6 perfect IVs. Biggest issue with that, beyond the next to impossible(if not impossible) IVs, would be Darkrai knowing Nightmare, as it can't be taught that move normally.

Generally, a sleep abusing darkrai has its usual Dark Void move, and its normal ability(Bad Dreams), but they've given it Nightmare as well. Combined with the 31 IVs for all its IVs and its next to impossible[especially if they've also given it perfect stats]. Darkrai becomes too fast for any pokemon to outrun and always attacks first, and always uses Dark Void as its opening move(course, the tactic is useless if the foe has insomnia; so you'd have a powerful 4th move as backup.)

 

[Hamusuta]

I wanna transport my hacked pokemon -cries-.

 

[VillageDweller]

Except scanning the pokemon for stats they can actually legally get, along with legit moves and abilities would pretty much stop any hacked pokemon from getting through that are hacked to be unfair.

Case in point: Sleep Abusing Darkrai's with 6 perfect IVs. Biggest issue with that, beyond the next to impossible(if not impossible) IVs, would be Darkrai knowing Nightmare, as it can't be taught that move normally.

Generally, a sleep abusing darkrai has its usual Dark Void move, and its normal ability(Bad Dreams), but they've given it Nightmare as well. Combined with the 31 IVs for all its IVs and its next to impossible[especially if they've also given it perfect stats]. Darkrai becomes too fast for any pokemon to outrun and always attacks first, and always uses Dark Void as its opening move(course, the tactic is useless if the foe has insomnia; so you'd have a powerful 4th move as backup.)

Wait what, I thought Darkrai just learns it by level up? =p I thought he always has, and Serebii says the same in Generation VI, V and IV, learns it at Level 38.

 

[TheCreeperHugz]

Wait what, I thought Darkrai just learns it by level up? =p I thought he always has, and Serebii says the same in Generation VI, V and IV, learns it at Level 38.

Yes, but it's caught at level 50 (or 40, can't remember which)

 

[Prof Gallows]

Except scanning the pokemon for stats they can actually legally get, along with legit moves and abilities would pretty much stop any hacked pokemon from getting through that are hacked to be unfair.

Case in point: Sleep Abusing Darkrai's with 6 perfect IVs. Biggest issue with that, beyond the next to impossible(if not impossible) IVs, would be Darkrai knowing Nightmare, as it can't be taught that move normally.

What moves a pokemon knows doesn't factor into seeing if it's hacked or not. If this were the case we wouldn't be able to transfer over a lot of event pokemon or dream world pokemon because they know moves they aren't able to learn.

 

[Dr J]

Well, obviously the scan would ignore pokemon that are special cases such as ones from events with moves they normally don't, or can't, learn.

edit: What the hell is with your crazy ticket count?! oh wait.. mod. xD

 

[KarlaKGB]

What moves a pokemon knows doesn't factor into seeing if it's hacked or not. If this were the case we wouldn't be able to transfer over a lot of event pokemon or dream world pokemon because they know moves they aren't able to learn.

Well, Pokecheck does a decent job of tracking event moves...

 

[VillageDweller]

Yes, but it's caught at level 50 (or 40, can't remember which)

Heart Scales???? lol you can remember moves - remember Nightmare.

 

[Horus]

Except scanning the pokemon for stats they can actually legally get, along with legit moves and abilities would pretty much stop any hacked pokemon from getting through that are hacked to be unfair.

Case in point: Sleep Abusing Darkrai's with 6 perfect IVs. Biggest issue with that, beyond the next to impossible(if not impossible) IVs, would be Darkrai knowing Nightmare, as it can't be taught that move normally.

Generally, a sleep abusing darkrai has its usual Dark Void move, and its normal ability(Bad Dreams), but they've given it Nightmare as well. Combined with the 31 IVs for all its IVs and its next to impossible[especially if they've also given it perfect stats]. Darkrai becomes too fast for any pokemon to outrun and always attacks first, and always uses Dark Void as its opening move(course, the tactic is useless if the foe has insomnia; so you'd have a powerful 4th move as backup.)

You're example is pretty flawed. First off, Darkrai does get Nightmare so wut. Secondly, 21 other things out speed max speed Darkrai, including Electrode unless it has 999 EVs or some **** - http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-xy/stat/speed.shtml. Lastly, Bad Dreams and Nightmare are the exact same thing as using Leech Seed and say Infestation except it doesn't trap the opponent from switching and it completely relies on the foe being asleep. (Which is 2-5 turns I believe but sleep turns don't reset in Gen 6 and if you're playing with sleep clause, it's one of the worst tactics I have ever heard) Additionally, Dark Void is only a 80 Accuracy move. Not the most reliable thing in the world.

Yes, but it's caught at level 50 (or 40, can't remember which)

Doesn't matter. Gamefreak puts level up moves for every pokemon even if you can only catch it at a later level. It's been a confirmed move for a long time now. Serebii is one if not the best source for pokemon. Also, why would a nightmare themed pokemon not be able to learn the nightmare move?

 

[Silversea]

I have faced dark void so many times and its never missed. I'm so unlucky with that. But I did one-shot one with Sylveon so that made up for it.

 

[Dr J]

Update: Pokemon Bank is back.. in Japan only. Again. F$@% you, Japan. No release date set for the rest of us yet on it.

 

[Firekai]

They released it in Japan as a test currently. It's running an update that's supposed to keep it from crashing Nintendo's servers, and they're basically testing it over there.

 

[Dr J]

Hopefully we'll see it launch in a day or two then.

edit: though it was clearly releasing it right at Christmas that caused the crash, not the program its self.

 

[Trent the Paladin]

Nintendo of America said to stay tuned to their Facebook/Google+/Twitter accounts for news. :/ Maybe we can expect it sooner than Europe?

 

[Dr J]

don't get your hopes up. We'll be lucky to see it launch in north america before the end of the month

 

[Trent the Paladin]

don't get your hopes up. We'll be lucky to see it launch in north america before the end of the month

My hopes with Nintendo only go down, not up. They just disappoint me as I get older. Games are still great fun, but they can't keep up with the times like many Japanese Game Devs. I have no doubt in my mind that Nintendo will sooner die than evolve and actually do online decently.

 

[Prof Gallows]

My hopes with Nintendo only go down, not up. They just disappoint me as I get older. Games are still great fun, but they can't keep up with the times like many Japanese Game Devs. I have no doubt in my mind that Nintendo will sooner die than evolve and actually do online decently.

"We like to think long term. We have already started paying for our funeral services."