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| Gummi Types [gummi01] |
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Gummies come in an assortment of colors (17 in all) and each color represents a
type. Gummies are also surprisingly tough to find, which is why I’ve compiled a
list of what each type of Gummi corresponds to, as well as which dungeon the
Gummi appears most in.
NOTE: The locations listed here only represent the BEST location to find the
Gummi in question; it does not mean that it's the only place you can find them.
Do not email me claiming that you found a Blue Gummi in Mt. Thunder or
something similar, because it's irrelevant to the point.
Color Type Dungeon
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White Normal Mt. Steel
Red Fire Mt. Blaze Peak/Magma Cavern
Blue Water Frosty Grotto/Mt. Freeze Peak/Stormy Sea/
Silver Trench
Grass Grass Uproar Forest
Yellow Electric Mt. Thunder Peak/Howling Forest
Clear Ice Frosty Grotto/Sky Tower
Orange Fighting Mt. Steel
Pink Poison Sky Tower
Brown Ground Howling Forest
Sky Flying Sky Tower
Gold Psychic -no specific dungeon-
Green Bug Uproar Forest
Gray Rock Magma Cavern/Sky Tower
Purple Ghost Sky Tower
Royal Dragon -no specific dungeon-
Black Dark Magma Cavern
Silver Steel Magma Cavern
Note: The Gummies with -none- for the Dungeon column do not have special
dungeons in which they are more commonly found, so they have equal chances to
be found in about every dungeon that sports Gummies as one of their items. For
a full list of obtainable Gummies in every dungeon, consult the Dungeons of
Mystery guide here:
http://db.gamefaqs.com/portable/gbadvance/file/pokemon_fnd_red_dungeons.txt
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| Feeding Gummies [gummi02] |
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A lot of people have emailed me asking how to feed Gummies to your partner
before the main ending, so I have added another section detailing how to do
just that.
At the start of the game, you can only eat Gummies while inside dungeons. Just
select the desired Gummi in your bag, and click "use". The tricky part here is
how to feed Gummies to your partners. Don't try letting them hold the Gummi; it
doesn't work. First, make sure that your partner is either already holding an
item or has the skill "Item Master" turned off. Next, turn so that you face
your partner, select the Gummi, and throw it at the partner. Your partner will
usually catch it and eat it. There has been rare occasions where the partner
will dodge the Gummi, but then all you have to do is pick it up and try again.
After you beat the main storyline, you'll have a new option available; you can
now feed Gummies to Pokemon in Friend Areas. Go up to a Pokemon in a Friend
Area and press A to talk to them. There should be an option that says "Give
Gummi". Select the Gummi that you want to give, and voila, the Pokemon will eat
it.
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| Gummies and IQ [gummi03] |
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When you feed a Gummi to a Pokemon, that Pokemon gains a few points of IQ. The
IQ Points that they gain depends on the type of Gummi that they were fed. How
this works is that Pokemon generally like best the Gummi Type that is strong
against them.
Gummi matches Pokemon Type: +7
Gummi is strong against Pokemon Type: +4
Gummi is neutral against Pokemon Type: +3
Gummi is weak against Pokemon Type: +2
Gummi is ineffective against Pokemon Type: +1
Let’s take the Pokemon Umbreon for an example. Since Umbreon is a Dark type,
feeding it Black (Dark) Gummies would give it +7 IQ, because the Gummi matches
Umbreon’s type. Giving it an Orange (Fighting) or Green (Bug) Gummi would give
it +4 IQ, because Fighting and Bug are strong against Dark. Feeding Umbreon a
Red (Fire), Brown (Ground), or Sky (Flying) Gummi would all give Umbreon +3 IQ
because those types are neutral against Dark. However, if you feed it a Purple
(Ghost) Gummi, it would only get +2 IQ because Ghost is not very effective
against Dark. And finally, if you feed Umbreon a Gold (Psychic) Gummi, it would
only get +1 IQ because Psychic is ineffective against Umbreon.
However, this only applies to mono-typed Pokemon. If the Pokemon is dual-typed,
then we must add the IQ Points for both types. For example, if we feed a Clear
(Ice) Gummi to an Articuno (Ice/Flying), then we would first calculate the IQ
increase for both Ice and Flying, then add them together. Since Clear Gummi
matches Ice, Articuno would gain +7 IQ Points. However, since Clear (Ice) is
also strong against Flying, it would also gain +4 IQ Points. So in total,
Articuno would gain 7 + 4 = 11 IQ Points from 1 Clear Gummi. This is why dual-
typed Pokemon generally gain IQ Points faster than mono-typed Pokemon.
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| Gummies and Belly [gummi04] |
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When eaten inside dungeons, Gummies also replenish different Belly depending on
the type of both the Gummi and the Pokemon.
Gummi matches Pokemon Type: 60
Gummi is strong against Pokemon Type: 30
Gummi is neutral against Pokemon Type: 25
Gummi is weak against Pokemon Type: 20
Gummi is ineffective against Pokemon Type: 5
The reasoning is the same as with IQ. For dual-typed Pokemon, the Belly
increase does stack, e.g. a Charizard would get an 85 Belly refill by eating a
Red Gummi. Gummies do not increase Belly size.
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| Gummies and stats [gummi05] |
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When you beat the main storyline, you’ll discover one more beneficial aspect of
Gummies, when it is fed in a Friend Area. When Pokemon eat a Gummi in a Friend
Area, not only do they get the appropriate IQ Point increase, but they also get
a random stat boost. No matter the Gummi Type, there is an equal probability
that the Gummi will raise Attack, Defense, Special Attack, or Special Defense
by 1 point. Rarely, a Pokemon will “grow explosively” and gain a point in each
of its stats.
After your Pokemon’s IQ is maxed, you can still gain the additional effects of
Gummies; if you eat a Gummi inside a dungeon, you still gain Belly, and if you
feed a Pokemon a Gummi in a Friend Area, it will still get the random stat
boost. An interesting thing to note is that eating Gummies dungeons will make
the text message say that your IQ is maxed out, but when you use a Gummi in a
Friend Area it says that their IQ increased. Whether or not this makes a
difference, I’ve yet to tell.
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| IQ SKILLS [iqskill] |
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Now, to the main reason why IQs were created in the first place - IQ Skills.
When a Pokemon gains a certain amount of IQ Points*, it can learn a new IQ
Skill, and you can choose to turn this skill on or off. These skills cover a
wide variety of aspects within the game mechanics that will make traversing
dungeons more convenient. Although most of these skills matter only with your
partner, some deal with the user, so when you learn a new IQ Skill, the first
thing you should do is to look at its info to see if it is useful to you or
not. But since this guide is here, you don’t need to.
*-all tests done for IQ Skills were done by feeding Red Gummies to a Charizard
(10 IQ per Gummi), so I can only guarantee the IQ levels to the tens place. If
you can verify the IQ info for me, that would be most excellent, and I will
include you in my credits section.
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| Skill Groups [skillgr] |
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Something to note is that some IQ Skills cannot be turned on at the same time,
thus effectively creating Skill Groups so that only one IQ Skill can be turned
on in each group. I have personally labeled these Skill Groups so it is easier
to refer to them. Here is a general list of all the different groups. Note that
the IQ Skills that do not belong in any groups are not mentioned here.
---Group A---
This group consists of IQ Skills that gives a Pokemon a little extra boost when
dealing or receiving damage.
Type-Advantage Master
Sure-Hit Attacker
Quick Dodger
---Group B---
The skills in this group deal with how a partner reacts to enemies.
Exp. Go-Getter
Efficiency Expert
Weak-Type Picker
Dedicated Traveler
---Group C---
This group is basically how a Pokemon moves through terrain.
All-Terrain Hiker
Super Mobile
---Group D---
Group D is made up of skills that encourage a partner Pokemon to avoid
something or other.
Trap Avoider
House Avoider
---Group E---
The skills in this group help the Pokemon deal with various status problems.
Energy Saver
Nonsleeper
Self-Curer
---Group F---
This group deals with other miscellaneous things related to terrain.
Trap Seer
Lava Evader
---Group G---
Finally, this group’s IQ Skills deal with how a Partner uses its moves.
PP Checker
Exclusive Move-User
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| Detailed Desriptions [skillds] |
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And now, here is the detailed list of all the skills, listed in the order in
which you obtain them. Here are the descriptions of each data:
IQ: the minimum IQ points that a Pokemon must have before learning the skill.
Group: this signifies the skill’s Group, which can be found above.
Range: basically, who can utilize the skill. (either Leader, Partners, or both)
Description: the in-game description of the skill.
Note: my personal notes about the skill.
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ITEM CATCHER
IQ: 0 Group: none Range: Leader + Partners
Description: The Pokemon can catch and hold a thrown item. It can’t make a
catch if it is already holding an item. It also can’t catch Seeds
and drink items.
Note: Although most of the time you would want your Pokemon to hold items, you
should leave this on anyway since it’s not in any groups and doesn’t
limit other skills. This skill is automatically turned on when you first
recruit the Pokemon.
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COURSE CHECKER
IQ: 0 Group: none Range: Partners
Description: If this Pokemon has a foe targeted for a move or a thrown item, it
will check first for walls and other Pokemon that may get in the
way. It will stop if there is an obstacle.
Note: Leave this one on at all times. It saves you from being hit from the back
by one of your partners. This skill is automatically turned on when you
first recruit the Pokemon.
"Several players, including myself, have experienced much grief due
to fatal incidents of friendly fire despite having both Course
Checker and Nontraitor active. The culprit, as I've soon realized,
was link moves: Course Checker ONLY checks the first move of a link
combo. Therefore, a partner that has Growl + Razor Leaf will not
hesitate to activate this link combo even if its allies are in the
way because Growl passes Course Checker."
-Sarcasteak
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DEDICATED TRAVELER
IQ: 0 Group: B Range: Partners
Description: The Pokemon will focus on traveling. It will use moves and items
less often.
Note: Skills in Group B are completely based on your main purpose in the
dungeon. With Dedicated Traveler turned on, as long as the partner has an
option to move, it will choose that option. For example, if you somehow
manage to get a wild Pokemon to follow right behind your partner, as long
as you move so that your partner will also move (i.e. walk in a straight
line) then your partner will never attack the wild Pokemon. However, if
you do nothing or remain in one place for a turn, then your partner will
turn around and attack the wild Pokemon because it can’t move anywhere.
This is a useful skill to activate if you’re trying to reach a point as
quickly as possible and don’t want your partner to waste time attacking
enemies.
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ITEM MASTER
IQ: 0 Group: none Range: Partners
Description: The Pokemon will use or throw its hold item.
Note: You should leave this on most of the time. The only exception is if you
want your partner to hold a food item, a seed, or an orb but don’t want
it to use the item. This skill is automatically turned on when you first
recruit the Pokemon.
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EXCLUSIVE MOVE-USER
IQ: 0 Group: G Range: Partners
Description: The Pokemon will only use moves. It will not use its regular
attack.
Note: If you think that your partner’s regular attack is a waste of turn, then
turn this skill on. You should also turn this on (in addition to checking
the right move) if you want your partner to use a particular move. Of
course, you should obviously turn Exclusive Move-User off if your partner
runs out of PP completely.
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PP CHECKER
IQ: 5 Group: G Range: Partners
Description: The Pokemon will stop using linked moves that are on the verge of
delinking. It also stops using moves with no PP left.
Note: If you don’t mind your partner using its regular attack occasionally,
then turn this skill on. However, if you remember to regularly check your
partner’s PP (and switch off moves that have 0 PP), this skill becomes
unnecessary.
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EFFICIENCY EXPERT
IQ: 10 Group: B Range: Partners
Description: When battling several foes, the Pokemon will first target Pokemon
with the lowest HP.
Note: Efficiency Expert is somewhat useful in the fact that your partner will
more than likely eliminate the opponent in one hit and relieve you of one
less Pokemon to fight. So if you’re in a Monster House and you and your
partners are surrounded by enemies, then you should turn this on so your
partners will wipe out the weaker enemies so they won’t bother you the
following turn.
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STATUS CHECKER
IQ: 25 Group: none Range: Partners
Description: If its target has a status problem, the Pokemon will not use moves
that cause the same status problem.
Note: It’s helpful, has no downsides and doesn’t belong in any group, which
means you should always leave it on.
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NONTRAITOR
IQ: 40 Group: none Range: Leader + Partners
Description: If it becomes Confused or is Cowering, the Pokemon’s wildly thrown
attacks will not hit friends.
Note: Self-explanatory. Don't turn this one off. Ever.
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SELF-CURER
IQ: 70 Group: E Range: Leader + Partners
Description: The Pokemon recovers faster from status problems.
Note: This is a pretty useful skill. It basically makes sleep, confusion,
paralysis, etc. only last around 1-3 turns. Personally I prefer Energy
Saver over this, but it’s your choice.
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QUICK DODGER
IQ: 100 Group: A Range: Leader + Partners
Description: The Pokemon becomes better at evading attacks and moves.
Note: This skill is, in my opinion, the best skill in Group A. It’s basically
like a free Double Team, so you become harder to hit. I highly recommend
activating this skill.
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TYPE-ADVANTAGE MASTER
IQ: 110 Group: A Range: Leader + Partners
Description: The Pokemon’s critical-hit rate is boosted when attacking foes
with a type disadvantage.
Note: This basically means that if you attack an opponent with types that are
weak to your types, then your critical-hit rate will be boosted. I don't
find this skill as helpful as the other Group A skills, though.
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WEAK-TYPE PICKER
IQ: 130 Group: B Range: Partners
Description: When battling several foes, the Pokemon will first target Pokemon
that have a type disadvantage.
Note: It doesn’t matter if you choose to activate this or not, Group B skills
aren’t all that important.
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TRAP AVOIDER
IQ: 140 Group: D Range: Partners
Description: The Pokemon often avoids stepping on visible traps.
Note: Very useful. Definitely activate this over House Avoider. It works great
if your leader has Trap Seer. Note that if your partner is next to you
and your standing on a trap, and you switch places with your partner,
your partner won’t be able to avoid the trap, even with Trap Avoider
turned on.
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NONSLEEPER
IQ: 160 Group: E Range: Leader + Partners
Description: The Pokemon resists sleep from traps and the moves of foes.
Note: You should activate this whenever you’re in a dungeon full of Bug or
Grass Pokemon with a sleep-inducing move, as they get very annoying, and
if you’re not careful you can find yourself being ganged up on.
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EXP. GO-GETTER
IQ: 200 Group: B Range: Partners
Description: When battling several foes, the Pokemon will first target the
Pokemon that are worth the most Exp. Points.
Note: In context, this skill is practically useless because both you and your
partner will gain the same amount of experience from a defeated opponent
anyway. However, higher experience points generally mean higher level or
tougher Pokemon, so activating this skill could indirectly make your
partners attack the strongest Pokemon first. Use this knowledge to
determine whether or not this skill is right for you.
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ENERGY SAVER
IQ: 250 Group: E Range: Leader + Partners
Description: The Pokemon’s Belly empties slower.
Note: Very useful if you’re trekking through one of those 99-floor dungeons or
other long dungeons. Otherwise, you may want to activate one of the other
skills in Group E.
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LAVA EVADER
IQ: 300 Group: F Range: Partners
Description: The Pokemon will avoid fiery lava.
Note: If your partners can walk on lava (through All-Terrain Hiker, Super
Mobile, or by just being a levitator) and are non-Fire types, then they
will get the Burn condition when they step over lava. Lava Evader
basically prevents them from stepping on hot lava. However, since the
Burn status isn’t very hindering (reduces 5 HP every 20 steps) and the
status will go away when you go to the next floor, it’s best to activate
Trap Seer over this because, frankly, Trap Seer is much, much, much more
useful than this.
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ALL-TERRAIN HIKER
IQ: 400 Group: C Range: Leader + Partners
Description: The Pokemon gains the ability to walk on water, lava, and clouds.
Note: This is an extremely useful skill if your Pokemon could not travel on
water, lava, or clouds before (be aware that lava will still give you a
burn). However, once you get Super Mobile this skill becomes virtually
obsolete.
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SURE-HIT ATTACKER
IQ: 500 Group: A Range: Leader + Partners
Description: The Pokemon’s regular attacks never miss.
Note: Since my regular attacks almost always hit, I’m not too concerned about
its accuracy (if it were a tougher opponent, I would use one of my main
moves). But if you’re trying to save PP and can’t afford to waste a turn,
then by all means turn this skill on.
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TRAP SEER
IQ: 600 Group: F Range: Leader
Description: If the Pokemon is on an undiscovered trap, upon taking a step it
will make the trap visible without setting it off.
Note: This is one of the best skills that you can get. By activating Trap Seer
on your leader, whenever you step on a hidden trap, the trap won’t
activate, and will only activate if you or your partners step on it
again. An awesome combo is to have the leader carry the Trap Seer skill
and all of your partners have the Trap Avoider skill. This way, th
danger of traps will practically disappear. Also, note that your partners
will not reveal hidden traps on their own.
"Although it is somewhat obviously implied, Trap Seer does not
actually protect the leader from the traps once they are revealed.
And yes, I've had people complain to me claiming that I gave them
'bad advice' because their leader got nailed by exposed traps
despite having Trap Seer. v_v;;"
-Sarcasteak
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HOUSE AVOIDER
IQ: 800 Group: D Range: Partners
Description: The Pokemon avoids monster houses.
Note: After experimenting with this skill, I conclude that House Avoider is a
completely useless waste of space. It does not prevent Monster Houses
from occurring, as I previously imagined, but it just restricts your
partners so that they won’t wander into Monster Houses on their own. Just
activate Trap Avoider over this.
"This skill is certainly not a waste of space; I find it very useful
when I want self-sufficient teammates to split ways in a dungeon in
order to maximize Exp farming. However, because many good Pokemon,
such as Sceptile, lack highly effective countermeasures against some
of the deadlier Monster Houses with Pokemon that spam Agility,
Screech, or Sleep or Paralysis stats, this IQ skill becomes
invaluable. Under most conditions (even Monster Houses), Sceptile
can do just fine with its Agility, Bullet Seed, Mega Drain, etc, but
against high density of bad-stat users and Agility and Screech
spammers, even he falls quickly."
-Sarcasteak
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SUPER MOBILE
IQ: 990 Group: C Range: Leader + Partners
Description: The Pokemon gains the ability to walk on water, lava, and clouds.
It can also dig its way through walls.
Note: The granddaddy of all skills, Super Mobile not only lets you walk across
water, lava and clouds, it also grants you unlimited digging capabilities
through solid walls (and with no additional Belly consumption!), which
means you can now move freely through any part of the dungeon you like.
It is also the best way to find Buried Items, which are present in some
of the later dungeons. However, it’s best to turn on All-Terrain Hiker
for your partners because sometimes they tend to dig their own path
instead of following behind you, which prevents you from running by
holding B.
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If you have notes you would like to add to this section (the notes MUST be
helpful and not already mentioned in the notes), then please contact me, and I
will see what I can do.
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| OTHER USES OF IQ [othruse] |
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Although IQ Skills are the primary benefits of IQ, there are a few other
mechanics in the game that are also affected by IQ: aspects such as evolution
and move learning, even the power of a move. In this section I will outline and
describe all uses of IQ that are unrelated to Skills.
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|Evolution [evolutn] |
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In Mystery Dungeon, the happiness system from the main games has been scrapped
completely. Instead, the developers at Chunsoft decided to use IQ as a
replacement. As a result, many Pokemon who previously evolved by means of
happiness values will instead evolve by traveling into the Luminous Cave while
having at least a certain amount of IQ. I have provided a list of all Pokemon
that evolves by IQ, the level of IQ that they need to be to evolve, and any
additional items or conditions required for them to evolve:
PICHU --> PIKACHU
IQ: 6 Stars (200)
Other: none
CLEFFA --> CLEFAIRY
IQ: 6 Stars (200)
Other: none
IGGLYBUFF --> JIGGLYPUFF
IQ: 6 Stars (200)
Other: none
GOLBAT --> CROBAT
IQ: 5 Stars (150)
Other: none
TOGEPI --> TOGETIC
IQ: 5 Stars (150)
Other: none
AZURILL --> MARILL
IQ: 6 Stars (200)
Other: none
EEVEE --> ESPEON
IQ: 4 Stars (100)
Other: Sun Ribbon
EEVEE --> UMBREON
IQ: 4 Stars (100)
Other: Moon Ribbon
CHANSEY --> BLISSEY
IQ: 5 Stars (150)
Other: none
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| Moves [iqmoves] |
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A select few Pokemon learn certain moves based on their level and their IQ.
These moves are basically either tutor moves or special moves in the main games
that could not have been learned by any other Pokemon in any other way. Each
description below contains the move name, the Pokemon who learns it, the
minimum IQ, and the minimum level.
FRENZY PLANT (Venusaur)
Min IQ: 333
Min level: 99
BLAST BURN (Charizard)
Min IQ: 333
Min level: 99
HYDRO CANNON (Blastoise)
Min IQ: 333
Min level: 99
VOLT TACKLE (Pichu)
Min IQ: 333
Min level: 50
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|Return/Frustration [retfrus] |
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In the main games, the power of the moves Return and Frustration depends on the
happiness level of that Pokemon. So it comes as no surprise that in PMD the
strength of these moves are now related to IQ. However, they are not as good as
they were before, because they now deal set damage. At min IQ, or 0, the move
Return does a set 5 damage, while Frustration deals out 45 set damage. At max
IQ, the set damage for each are reversed, so Return dishes out 45 damage while
Frustration only does 5.
So with this alteration in mind, it's quite obvious to label Return as useless,
because if you have that much IQ then you must have better, more damaging
attacks. At first glance, Frustration is equally pointless, until you consider
the level-1 regression dungeons, where you are reduced to level 1 temporarily
and your IQ set back to 0. In these dungeons, Frustration is a lifesaver
because it probably does more damage than any of your other starting moves, so
it's always a good idea to bring along a few Frustration TMs with you when you
trek those level-1 regression dungeons.
Although we know the minimum and maximum damages of Return and Frustration, as
far as I know no one has yet to test how the move power fluctuates as IQ
increases or decreases. We currently do not know if there is a formula that is
followed when calculating the set damage, or if the set damage is already
predetermined in blocks (damage is 5 when IQ is between 0 and 100, raises to 10
when IQ is between 101 and 200, etc.). If you have any information on this
matter supported by real ingame tests, please contact me and I will add it to
my guide, along with your name in the credits section.<table
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