Making the above list was a terribly bad idea. Apparently any time I see an unordered list of Pokémon names, I read it as the Pokérap. Man, that thing gets stuck in your head.Originally Posted by Skyblade
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I find a guy lost in a dead-end part of town, and do what any upstanding hero would: Beat him up and take his money.
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Remember when I told you that Call affected Shadow Pokémon? Here's how. As Pokémon get purified, they start to enter what's called Reverse Mode. Essentially, their actual nature is in conflict with their closed-off, killing machine status. It acts a bit like a cross between Confusion and Poison. They'll take damage every turn until you snap them out of it, and they will only be able to use Shadow attacks reliably, others will have a chance of failure.
The closer they get to being Purified, the more likely they are to enter Reverse Mode.
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But, if you Call them, they snap out of it, and their Purity gauge drops quite a bit.
I abuse this in a few trainer battles by just letting Espeon Sand Attack enemies until their accuracy is gone, and then waiting for my Pokémon to enter reverse mode. Just because I want to get these guys Purified quickly.
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Well, since you're so polite about it, why not?
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And this one is ready to be Purified. Woo hoo!
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More items around town.
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Did you know you can go behind the Deku Tree?
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More items!
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Just don't blame me if you get hurt, granny.
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Woot, free TM!
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The Berry guy! This guy is the only source of Berries in the game, and he'll give you a new one every day!
I wonder if that works in an emulator. Oh well.
So I finally enter the Deku Tree to talk to Eagun.
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What? Oh, right. Purify. That's why I'm collecting an army of mindless killing machines. Yep. Noble hero, that's me.
The kindly old lady then sends me down to the bottom of the town, where Eagun is waiting for me to help me Purify my Shadow Pokémon.
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Along with a Gauntlet of four trainers.
You can actually fight these guys multiple times, if you want, as well as head back to heal at the Pokémon Center at any time.
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More items. Are these things, like, invisible to everyone else? Does no one want free stuff? I don't even USE items, but I'll still pick them up.
Maybe I'm the only one strong enough to carry fifty Potions in my pockets.
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This gentleman gives me the Cologne Case. This holds scents, which are items that can be used on Shadow Pokémon while they're in Reverse Mode to Purify them much faster (scents are also the ONLY items you can use on a Pokémon in Reverse Mode, if memory serves).
Honestly, I never use them. Still, free stuff.
Boss battle approaching!
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Yes, it is. So kindly get out of my way and...
Yeah, I knew that wasn't going to work.
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I wouldn't say "Skill" in this case so much as "Power Overwhelming".
His Pikachu actually isn't a complete pushover. It's got a very powerful Thunderbolt that can one-shot Ledian, and nearly one-shot both of your other Shadow Pokémon (never tested it against Vaporeon, but it shouldn't one shot it unless you've skipped every battle, or not used your starter for them).
The problem is that it's one Pokémon in a Double Battle, and it doesn't have nearly the survivability for that. If it gets a Nature that has weakened Special Defense, Espeon can one shot it with Bite (sadly, that battle, the one I wanted to show you, got wiped out in my adventures to find out how to record this).
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The mighty Relic Stone. Where all your Pokémon were Purified back in Pokémon Colloseum. With even more Shadow Pokémon to Purify, I'm sure we'll be coming back here a lot.
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Yay, Poochyena is Purified!
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What? But I have two more! Stop it, let me go!
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And since he has critical information for me, you're going to call him on his cell phone and just ask him to tell me what he saw, right?
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Mt. Battle. Home to what is, quite possibly, the single best training area in the entire series. Certainly so for Generation III. This place can get your Pokémon to level 100 in about half the time it takes to do so farming the Elite Four. It's also where you get a special Move Tutor, and access to the incredibly awesome Cyndaquil, Chikorita, and Totodile (each of which knows unique moves).
Oh, hey, look who it is.
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Probably, but that's the plot of Pokémon Black and White, so let's not get into that right now, ok?
Also, if you guys liked the video at all, I'll go ahead and purchase FRAPs so that I can record the other, actually challenging boss fights as we go forward, now that I've actually figured out how.
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