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|COMPETITIVE BATTLING GUIDE/MOVESET LIST|
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SECTIONS
I.  Intro/About Me.
II. Training Your Pokemon.
III.Pokemon Terms.
IV. The Actual Guide.
V. Uber-Busters!
VI. Double Battles
VII. The Technical Stuff.
DISCLAIMER:  I did not come up with these movesets.  They were suggested by
people from the various Message Boards I frequent.  The reason I wrote them
all down in a FAQ like this was because I wanted to have ALL the Diamond and
Pearl movesets gathered in one easy to find place.  Do NOT assume that any
one moveset is the best, because there is no such thing as a "One Moveset to
rule them all."
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The new Platinum version's out in Japan, which means it's only a matter of
time before it comes out in other countries.  So, what does Platinum have in
store for us?  New Pokemon forms, new wi-fi mini-games, and for the
competitive battlers, new move tutors.  That means that moves like Trick will
be available to more Pokemon.
So, I'm going to at least try to update this guide a little for the Platinum
version.  I'm not sure if it'll actually end up under the Platinum section,
but it'll be updated at least.
And one other bit of bad news, the laptop I've had for years is probably not
going to last me much longer.  Oh, don't worry, it doesn't affect my e-mail
or anything, just all the stuff I've had written on here, like fanfics...
and this guide.  So, I'll try and keep this laptop alive at least until I
have a decent amount of Platinum updates...Or until my family gets me another
laptop, whichever comes first.
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Well, I finally have a chance to prove I haven't fallen off the face of the
earth and update again!  I've been meaning to do it for a VERY long while, but
haven't quite gotten around to it, because let's face it, I'm a
procrastinator.
I've said right from the beginning that this guide is more for beginners, so
now there's another guide on Gamefaqs for the more advanced players.  Check
out Aragornbird's Competitive Moveset guide if you want movesets for the
older Pokemon, as well as better EV spreads for the Sinnoh Pokemon.
For those of you that haven't already heard, there is a third game coming out
for the Diamond/Pearl generation.  It's Pokemon Platinum!  (I was sort of
hoping for Topaz, since that's my birthstone, but no luck there.)  I'll
probably get it when it comes to America.
And I now have a copy of Pokemon Diamond, so I won't have to delete any more
Friend Codes for a while.  The bad news is, I need to train more Pokemon for
a team on it, because all the trained Pokemon I have so far are kinda thrown
together.  I do have six Battle-ready Pokemon, though.
My Diamond Friend Code is 1204-0329-1244, and the name is Flyva.
==============================================================================
I now have an alternate e-mail address.  Flyvarna (at) GMail (Dot)
com.  I'll keep checking my Yahoo address, but I plan on gradually switching
to GMail.  As much as I hate to admit it, Yahoo and its' habit of bouncing
my replies to Hotmail addresses was too much trouble.
==============================================================================
My DS is broken.  Well, not BROKEN-broken, it still works, but due to a crazy
little thing called Gravity, the stupid hinge busted.  So I now have a new DS,
and a new Friend Code.  I'm also learning all the ins and outs of changing
DS-es, especially the part where it DELETES all your Friend Codes.  Yeah, it's
that bad.  I can re-get most of my missing Friend Codes from my E-Mail, and
here is my new Friend Code:
Cat, 5155-1037-5304.
Hopefully this Friend Code will last me longer than the other one.
==============================================================================
Okay, after doing a lot of thinking, and a lot of Training, I've decided that
I will start battling competitively after all.  (Opens up a can of worms and
hopes her ego can take a lot of losses.)  My Friend Code, and the rules, are
in the FAQ at the bottom.
Also, I now have a Youtube Account, the user Flyvarna.  I hope to record
some of my Battles and pictures of my Shinies Evolving, as well as some
random clips.  If you want to Battle me, and don't want to be Youtube'd,
please tell me.
==============================================================================
There is now a Team Building FAQ on Gamefaqs!  If you want good advice on
making that "Pwnsome" Team, go check out Sui89's Strategy FAQ.
==============================================================================
I've decided not to do the old Pokemon after all.  I will finish the
Diamond and Pearl Pokedex, and I will continue to improve my guide, but I
don't have much time these days, so I'll end at this guide at
Arceus.
VERSIONS
-Version 0:  Got the basic guide up, movesets for Torterra-Luxray.
-Version 0.1:  Movesets for Roserade-Pachirisu.
-Version 0.2:  Added Movesets for Floatzel-Mismagus, got a better
IV chart up.
-Version 0.3:  Added Movesets for Honchkrow-Garchomp.
-Version 0.4:  Added Movesets for Lucario-Abomasnow.
-Version 0.5:  Added Movesets for Weavile-Magmortar, fixed some mistakes.
-Version 0.6:  Added Movesets for Togekiss-Porygon-Z, put little dividers
between each Pokemon.
-Version 0.7:  Added Movesets for Gallade-Mesprit.
-Version 0.8:  Added Movesets for Azelf-Cresselia.
-Version 0.9:  Added Movesets for Manaphy-Arceus, corrected some more
mistakes.
-Version 1.0:  Added a couple of Movesets, attempted to fix the IV phrases,
fixed a mistake in Yanmega's Base Stats, and wondered how in
the name of Team Rocket I could forget to add how to get
Probopass's Moves.
-Version 1.1:  More Movesets, and I finished up the IV chart.
-Version 1.2:  Added more Movesets, started the "Uber-Busters" section, and
fixed MORE mistakes.
-Version 1.3:  Back from vacation, I fixed Gallade's Moves section, and
added another Moveset. I also tried to make a Strategy section,
started a Breeding Section, and fixed some more small mistakes.
-Version 1.4:  More Movesets, added the Psychic Trio and Gengar to
"Uber-Busters."  Found some small spelling errors and fixed
them, and fixed a problem with a Probopass Set.  Added a joke
moveset for myself.
-Version 1.5:  Added Weavile, Milotic, and Electivire to "Uber-Busters."
-Version 1.6:  Sorry about the delay in getting Updates.  Got some more
Movesets up, started that Double Battles part, added Ninjask to
"Uber-Busters."
-Version 1.7:  More Movesets, added some more Items, made a section on Wi-Fi
Battling, added a bunch of Legendaries to "Uber-Busters", and
made some announcements.
-Version 1.8:  Updated the Battling Strategies a little. Added Lugia and Ho-oh
to "Uber-Busters," and corrected a small mistake (353 EVs?!
That's what happens when I type too fast.)
-Version 1.9:  Updated the Doubles Strategy a little, updated the Wi-Fi
section, corrected a few mistakes on Regigigas' Movesets,
(And wondered how that one got by me for so long) and started
a section on Weather effects (In-game, of course!)
-Version 2.0:  The big 2-0!  Added some new Pokes to "Uber-Busters," and
fixed the order a little.  Added one name that was missing
from the credits, and one new Site that this guide will
be on.
-Version 2.1:  Fixed a MAJOR mistake in the IV descriptions section.  (I was
apparently using the Japanese translation instead of the
English version for the Attack IVs.  How in the name of Captain
Falcon did that happen?!)  Also, added more movesets
and updated the Uber Busters a bit.
-Version 2.2:  Fixed a small spelling error, added more sets.
-Version 2.3:  Started with the Platinum Updates, updated the section on
priority attacks a bit.  And of course more movesets.
Section I: Intro/About Me.
First off, I am NOT good at battling.  I just made this Guide because at the
time, nobody else had, so enjoy it!
I suppose you could say that this guide is more of a beginner's guide than
anything else.  There are other guides out there if you look for them, but
this one's mine.
My name here is Parrot_Lover.  As you can figure out from my name, I like
birds.  This is my first FAQ and I've been playing since the old days of Blue.
And one final thing about me, I am a girl.
Yes, that's right. I am A GIRL.  And I don't play with those sickeningly cute
Pikachus.  I prefer a Metagross or a Tyranitar any day!
Anyway, to the Pokemon stuff.  The whole "Battle your friends" thing has been
around right from the start, but until the fourth generation, Pokemon Diamond
and Pearl, came out, battling over the internet was only possible with fanmade
programs like Netbattle.  Now all your DS needs is an internet access point
and a fellow battler's Friend Code to get started.
Please remember that not everyone likes to spend hours training to get just
the right Team.  A lot of people like to do this for fun.  They don't train
EVs or anything, and instead of all the Overused Pokemon, use their favorites.
Don't act like a jerk when you battle.  Don't brag about your team TOO much,
Don't laugh when you see what your opponent is using.  Don't call them any
names, and above all, don't get mad if you lose.  It's only a game, after all.
Section II:  Training Your Pokemon
"So what do I do," you ask.  The first thing you do is you pick your Pokemon.
A good team of Pokemon is balanced to make up for any weakness.  No matter
what they do in the game, going out with six Gyarados is NOT a good idea,
especially if your opponent has at least one electric Pokemon!
Which Pokemon you decide to use also depends on what you want them to do.
Here are some of the ways that Pokemon can be trained.
Sweeper-A Pokemon who's mostly meant to attack.  Depending on which stat is
better, you can either have a Physical Sweeper or a Special Sweeper.
Sometimes, the Physical and Special Stats are close enough that you can make
the Pokemon a Mixed Sweeper, with both Physical AND Special attacks.
Sweepers in general also have a lot of speed on them, so they can get their
hits in before the other guy does.
Hazer-Haze is a move that makes ALL Stats go back to normal.  For instance,
if your opponent has used Swords Dance to increase their Attack a lot,
Haze will make sure that all that Sword-dancing was for nothing.  Hazers
tend to have high Defense, in case the opponent has already used Swords
dance a couple of times.  Any sort of "Shuffler" move, like Roar or Whirlwind,
can also be used, because usually when a Pokemon switches out, their Stats go
back to normal.
Tank-Usually a Pokemon with good Defense, Tanks are MADE to take hits.  Tanks
have recovering moves, like Rest, and items that recover hit points.  There
are a couple of variations of this.  The Wall is meant to take any kind of
Physical hit, while the Sponge is meant to take all kinds of Special Attacks.
Choice Bander/CB-er:  A Pokemon holding the item Choice Band.  Choice Band
increases the power of your moves, but you can only use one move...Until
you switch out, at least!
Stallers-Stallers are like the Tanks, but they have moves that are meant to
s-l-o-wly kill the opponent, like Toxic and Will-o-Wisp.
Annoyer-Annoyers are the ones with the irritating moves, like Confuse Ray,
or Attract.
Baton Passers are Pokemon with the move Baton Pass.  Baton Pass is a move that
lets your battling Pokemon pass any Stat-Boosting moves, like Sword Dance or
moves that will keep your opponent from getting away, like Mean Look, to the
next Pokemon who might need them.
Spiker-Spiker is a Pokemon who has either the move Spikes or Toxic Spikes.
Healer/Cleric-These Pokemon are for healing others.  They have moves like
Aromatherapy and Wish.
SunnyBeamer-A Pokemon that uses Sunny Day to get some one-shot Solar Beams.
Shuffler-A Shuffler (Also known as a Toxi/Pyro/Parashuffler, depending on what
you use) is a Pokemon with some kind of move to make your opponent burned,
poisoned, or paralyzed.  They also have a move that forces the opponent to
switch out, like Roar or Whirlwind.  When that is done, they move on to the
next Pokemon the opponent brings out  If it's done correctly, the opponent's
entire team could end up burned, poisoned, or paralyzed.
Trappers-Trappers are Pokemon with either the moves Mean Look or Fire Spin,
or the abilities Shadow Tag or Arena Trap.  They're made to keep the
opponent from switching out.  They usually have either a Poisoning or a
Burning move.
Skarm/Bliss-Two of the most overused defensive Pokemon in the game.  Skarmory
has some VERY good resistances, as well as high physical Defense.  Blissey is
the ultimate Special Defense Pokemon, with horribly high Hit Points to boot.
Between the two of them, they can stop most hits from getting through, which
is why they're so overused.
Substitute-Substitute is a move where a Pokemon makes a clone using 1/8th of
its' Hit Points.  The Clone, or Sub, has the exact same Ability and Stats as
the Pokemon that made it, but fewer Hit Points.
So a Sub from a Pokemon who has high Defenses will be able to take more hits
than a Pokemon who has lower Defenses.  When the Sub takes too much damage,
it fades away.
This is a very good Stalling move, especially when combined with Leftovers.
It also means that a Sub can take a hit that would knock out the Pokemon that
made it, but the Pokemon would only be missing a bit of Health.  And if the
Sub survives until the next turn, the Pokemon can take the time to do all
sorts of nasty things, like wind up for a Focus Punch, use any sort of Stat
Booster, use Stealth Rock, Spikes or Toxic Spikes to make it harder to
Switch, and so on.
Subs can be Baton Passed to the next Pokemon.  They disappear when the
Pokemon that made them Switches, or is Roared away.
I think I'm going to stop here (For now, anyway), but you get the idea. the
game is a LOT more complicated than it looks.
NOTE: If you see an unfamiliar term on the Boards, don't be afraid to ask
about it.  The Boards tend to use short-hand and abbreviations to get their
meaning across quicker.
STANDARD VS NON-STANDARD MOVESETS
The problem with a Pokemon's moveset is that after a while you end up seeing
the same thing over and over again.  For instance, it's easy to guess that a
Garchomp will be a Physical Sweeper, or a Gengar will be a Special Sweeper
or a Hypnosis-er.
So, you want to create your own moveset?  Well, the first thing you should
know is that the standard movesets are standard for a reason.  They've been
tested and used by the people who know their Pokemon.  For instance, putting
a move like Recover on a Shedinja is kind of silly, since it only has one hit
point, period.
Look at the Pokemon's base stats.  Look at the moves it can learn.  What
do you want it to do?  Once you've figured that out, you can figure out what
Nature's right for it.  Then you can decide where to put its' EVs.
Once you're done with everything, the next thing you want to do is try it out
in a Battle.  Multiple Battles would be the best, as that gives you a better
understanding of how your new Pokemon works.
NATURES
Once you've figured out what you're going to use and what its' role is going
to be, the next thing you must do is get the Pokemon itself.  Each Pokemon
comes with a "Personality" or "Nature" on it.  These natures affect how the
Pokemon's stats grow.  Here's what each personality does.  The Plus sign means
that Stat grows quicker, the Minus sign means that stat grows slower.
-Lonely:  +Attack, -Defense
-Brave:   +Attack, -Speed
-Adamant: +Attack, -Special Attack
-Naughty: +Attack, -Special Defense
-Bold:    +Defense, -Attack
-Relaxed: +Defense, -Speed
-Impish:  +Defense, -Special Attack
-Lax:     +Defense, -Special Defense
-Timid:  +Speed, -Attack
-Hasty:  +Speed, -Defense
-Jolly:  +Speed, -Special Attack
-Naive:  +Speed, -Special Defense
-Modest: +Special Attack, -Attack
-Mild:   +Special Attack, -Defense
-Quiet:  +Special Attack, -Speed
-Rash:   +Special Attack, -Special Defense
-Calm:    +Special Defense, -Attack
-Gentle:  +Special Defense, -Defense
-Sassy:   +Special Defense, -Speed
-Careful: +Special Defense, -Special Attack
There are also some Natures that DON'T affect any Stat.  They are Hardy,
Docile, Serious, Bashful, and Quirky.
When you've figured out what Nature will affect your Pokemon's stats in the
best way, the next thing to do is get a Pokemon with that Nature.  It's harder
than it looks. The easiest way is to find one in the wild and catch it, but
there are times when you can't do it that way.  If the Pokemon you want can't
be found in the wild, or if the Pokemon can only learn the moves you want by
breeding.
The Day Care center in Solaceon Town has an option where you can raise two
Pokemon at a time.  If those two Pokemon are in the same breeding group, and
if they're different genders, they'll make a Pokemon egg.  The baby Pokemon is
the same species as its' mother, and if it can learn the TMs that its' father
has, it will have those TMs.
BASE STATS AND TIERS
Base Stats are more or less the numbers used to calculate the stats for each
species of Pokemon.  The Base Stats change when the Pokemon Evolves.  In other
words, they're a quick way to see what each Pokemon's strongest and weakest
stats are.  A good way to see which Pokemon is more suited for combat is to
add all its' Base Stats together.  That Palkia has a MUCH higher total than a
Pachirisu.
Experienced Battlers like to rank Pokemon by how much their total
Base Stats are, and by the moves that it learns.  The larger the total is,
and the more moves it learns, the higher it's ranked.  Each rank
is called a Tier, so when people use the phrase "High tier," that's what
they mean.
As much as I would like to include a list of what is on what tier, I've
noticed that it mostly comes down to personal opinion, meaning a LOT of
arguments over what goes where.  Alakazam for instance, is one of the ones
that nobody is ever sure where it goes.  That Special Attack, for instance,
would put it in Overused, but its' Defense would suggest that it goes in the
Borderline tier.  So I've decided to stay away from all that arguing.  If you
want a what's on what Tier list, try Smogon.com or Serebii.net.
LEGENDARIES AND UBERS
Some people (Until recently that included myself) tend to just shove all the
Legendary Pokemon into one category.  "They're all Legendaries, right?!
They're all the same."  But another look at the Base Stats of some of them
shows that some Legendaries are actually stronger than others.  They are put
on the highest tier, Uber, and banned from most Battles.  Here's the list,
according to Serebii.net.
-Arceus
-Darkrai
-Deoxys
-Dialga
-Giratina
-Groudon
-Ho-oh
-Kyogre
-Latias
-Latios
-Lugia
-Manaphy
-Mew
-Mewtwo
-Palkia
-Rayquaza
-Wobuffet
There's been some recent controversy with Wobuffet being removed from the
list.  I kept it up just to have a complete list.
INDIVIDUAL VALUES AND HIDDEN POWER
Individual Values, or IVs for short are numbers, from 0 to 31, given to each
and every Pokemon when you first encounter it.  This determines what your
Pokemon's stats are.  For instance you see how two Pokemon, even if they have
the same Nature, have some different stats?  That's IVs.  I am NOT good at
calculating them, so please don't ask.  there is another way, though.  In
Diamond and Pearl, you can tell what stat has the highest IV on each Pokemon
by looking at its' Summary  See the line at the bottom of the screen where
its' Nature is shown?  the "Loves to Eat," "Somewhat vain" "Likes to thrash
about." That's the Stat with the highest IV.
Okay, here's where things get a little complicated.  Each saying stands for
a bunch of possible IVs.  So if you get "Often dozes off" for the highest IV,
it could be 31, but it could also be 26, 21, 16, 11, 6, or 1. The sayings go
around in a pattern, which repeats itself
Anyways, here's the list of the pattern.  At the end, they repeat.
HIT POINTS
31-Often dozes off
30-Loves to Eat
29-Likes to Relax
28-Scatters things often
27-Often scatters things
26-Often dozes off
ATTACK
31-Likes to thrash about
30-Proud of its' Power
29-Quick Tempered
28-Likes to fight
27-A little Quick-Tempered
26-Likes to Thrash about
DEFENSE
31-Capable of taking hits
30-Sturdy Body
29-Good perseverance
28-Good endurance
27-Highly persistent
26-Capable of taking hits
SPEED
31-Alert to sounds
30-Likes to run
29-Quick to flee
28-Somewhat of a clown
27-Impetuous and silly
26-Alert to sounds
SPECIAL ATTACK
31-Mischeivous
30-Highly Curious
29-Very Finicky
28-Often lost in thought
27-Thoroughly cunning
26-Mischeivous
SPECIAL DEFENSE
31-Somewhat Vain
30-Strong Willed
29-Somewhat Stubborn
28-Hates to lose
27-Strongly Defiant
26-Somewhat Vain
Calculating IVs is not my thing, so I could still have a mistake or two here,
but at least I figured out the whole chart.
It is possible to breed IVs, when your Pokemon make an egg that egg gets
the IVs from three different stats from its parents.  The other three are
put on randomly.
IVs also affect a move called Hidden Power.  They affect what type it is, and
how powerful it is.  If you want your Pokemon to have a particular type, it
may take a while to get the right one.
It takes a lot of patience to breed for high IVs in the right stats.  Serious
players will try to get good IVs just to get that extra boost.  I personally
don't have that patience, I figure, as long as it's the right Nature, I'm all
right.  IVs are just extra icing on the cake.  But that's just my opinion.
EFFORT VALUES, MACHO BRACE, AND POKERUS.
Effort Values are points your pokemon can get from fighting other Pokemon.
For instance, if you spend a lot of time fighting wild Gastly in the Old
Chateau, and you notice that your Pokemon's Special Attack is going up a bit
faster than normal, that's because Gastly carries a Effort Value for Special
Attack.  Since lower level Pokemon grow quicker than higher level ones, the
increase in stats isn't very obvious.  On the other hand, if you train a
Pokemon that starts at level 50 or more, you'll see their EV trained stats
grow a LOT!
The item Macho Brace makes the Effort Values, or EVs for short, double, so
instead of getting one EV Point from fighting a Gastly, you get two.
On very rare occasions, the lady at any Pokemon Center will tell you that your
Pokemon has a disease called Pokerus.  Unlike real life, it's a very good
thing to get Pokerus.  Pokerus does the same thing that Macho Brace does, it
doubles the EVs you get from fighting Pokemon.  If your Pokemon has Pokerus,
you'll see it in the Pokemon's summary.  It's a purple square that says "PKRS"
under your Pokemon's name.
After a few days outside the storage box, your Pokemon will lose the purple
box and gain a smiley face in the lower right corner of its picture.  This
DOES NOT mean your Pokemon has lost the EV gain.  It means that your
Pokemon won't be able to spread it to any other Pokemon.  Keep the
infected Pokemon in the Storage Box if you don't want that to happen.  If
you want another Pokemon to get Pokerus, just keep it in the same party
as an infected one and fight some battles.  After a while, check the
new Pokemon's summary to see if it has Pokerus.  If not, keep on
battling.
So back to Effort Values.  If your Pokemon has had Pokerus and if you put a
Macho Brace on it, then your EV's will be quadrupled, So, that 1-Point Gastly
will now be worth FOUR points.
The sad thing is, you can only gain so many Effort Values.  Each stat can only
take 255 Effort Values (Although it's more usual to give your Pokemon 252 EVs,
because it's easier to divide by 4.)  In all your Pokemon will gain a total of
510 EVs.  If you think you have all your EVs in place, you can make sure of it
by going to Sunnyshore city, go to the sticker shop and talk to the lady
there.  If your EVs are full, she'll give your Pokemon a ribbon.
Sometimes when I see a Moveset, it won't have the EVs attatched, or the EVs
are all over the place.  I try to keep it simple by making the EVs round
numbers.
GETTING MACHO BRACE/VITAMINS/OTHER EV GAINING ITEMS.
To get a Macho Brace you must have three Burmy in your Party.  Make each one
of them a different type by making one fight in a building, another fight in
grass, and the third one fight in a cave.   Then take all three of them to
Pastoria City.  See that house just above the Pokemart?  If you talk to the
guy inside with all three different kinds of Burmy he will give you the Macho
Brace.
You can also gain Effort Values by feeding your Pokemon "Vitamins."  These are
"Nutritious Drinks" which give you 10 EVs in one Stat.  You can only feed your
Pokemon 10 of these per stat, and I don't think they are affected by Pokerus
or Macho Brace.
HP Up-Hit Points
Protein-Attack
Iron-Defense
Calcium-Special Attack
Zinc-Special Defense
Carbos-Speed
I have also heard of other EV increasing items.  They are prizes in the Battle
tower.  I haven't gotten as far as fighting in the Tower (My team still needs
work)  but what these items do is when you finish a fight they will add 4 EVs
to a certain stat along with your normal EVs.  This is the list of what
affects what.
Power Weight-Hit Points
Power Bracer-Attack
Power Belt-Defense
Power Lens-Special Attack
Power Band-Special Defense
Power Ankle-Speed
REDUCING EVs
If you made a mistake and accidentally put the wrong kind of EVs on your
Pokemon, there is a way to fix that.  Certain Berries will lower the EVs on
one Stat.  They are:
-Hit Point Evs: Pomeg Berry
-Attack EVs: Kelpsy Berry
-Defense EVs: Qualot Berry
-Special Attack EVs: Hondew berry
-Special Defense EVs: Grepa berry
-Speed Evs: Tamato Berry.
Each Berry will take off 10 EVs.  I've heard that if your Pokemon has more
than 100 EVs in one Stat, a berry will reduce the EVs of that Stat to 100.
I haven't been able to prove it, though.  Berries will also make your
Pokemon like you more.  The only downside to EV reducers is finding enough of
the right berry.
EASY PLACES TO TRAIN
This is a list of some easy places to train each Stat.  These aren't the only
places, but they're the best I can think of.
HIT POINTS
At the beginning of the game, wild Bidoofs are worth 1 EV in Hit Points.
Another good place is the Valley Windworks.  You'll find wild Shellos, worth
1 EV Point each.  Also if you come back later on Fridays in the game there
will be a wild Drifloon there, it's also worth 1 Point.  Later on in the game,
Shellos and Gastrodon (Which are worth 2 Points) can also be found at Route
218.  Once you beat the game and get the Pokeradar, you can use it at any of
the three Lakes to find Wobuffet (Worth 2 Points.)
ATTACK
Wild Shinx are worth 1 EV each.  They're found in Route 202, 203, and 204.
Wild Machop are also worth 1 EV.  They can be found on Route 207.  Bibarel can
be found in a LOT of places, they give two Attack EVs each.  The Evolved form
of Machop, Machoke, can be found in some of the later Caves.  They're worth
two Attack EVs.
DEFENSE
If you go into almost any cave in Sinnoh, you'll find wild Geodudes and Onix.
They're both worth 1 Point each.  Their Evolved forms, Graveler and Steelix,
are 2 Points.  Eterna Forest is also a good Training spot, for Silcoon and
Cascoon which are both worth two points.
SPECIAL ATTACK
As you could tell from the earlier example I used, Gastly is worth 1 EV  of
Special Attack.  The Old Chateau is a very good place to fight them.  Route
215 has Kadabras which are worth two points.  If you have any of the Third
Generation Games (Like Fire Red) putting one of them in your DS will make
Haunter (Worth 2 Points) and Gengar (Worth 3 Points) appear in the Old
Chateau.
Special Defense
The most common Pokemon with Special Defense EVs are Tentacool (Worth 1 Point)
and Tentacruel (Worth 2 Points.)  If you haven't gotten Surf yet, you can
find Mime Jr. (1 Point) and Mr. Mime (2 Points in Diamond) and Cleffa in the
first floor of Mt. Coronet.
SPEED
Wild Starly have 1 Point of Speed EVs.  They are pretty common in the
beginning of the game.   Zubat are also 1 Point and found in almost every
cave.  Their Evolved forms, Staravia and Golbat, are worth 2 Points.
Later in the Game, a good place is Route 218.  There are Floatzel (Worth 2
Points) Wingull (1 Point) as well as Glameow, (Worth 1 Point) if you have
Pearl.
CHOOSING YOUR MOVES
Now you have to make the tough choice of choosing your Pokemon's attacks.
It all depends on several things.
STAB
A Pokemon's Type affects the power of its' attacks.  If the attack is the
same type as the Pokemon that's using it, it gets multiplied by 1.5.   In
other words, it's the Same Type Attack Bonus, or STAB for short.
ACCURACY
Some attacks are very powerful, but have you checked out their accuracy stats?
Imagine this totally hypothetical battle.
You have a Weavile versus your friend and their Salamence.  "Well," you say
"Salamence is double weak versus Ice, no problem.  I'll use Blizzard to beat
them!"
The Blizzard misses.
The Salamence then uses Flamethrower, which gets a critical hit and your
Weavile is knocked out.  Too bad.  In the world of Pokemon Battling,
sometimes even the smallest mistake can cost you the battle.
DIFFERENT ATTACKS
You have to be ready to take on all kinds of other Pokemon in battles.
Therefore it's usually NOT a good idea to put more than one of the same type
of damaging attack on your Pokemon.  Two Electric moves or two Normal moves
would mean that your Pokemon wouldn't be able to do half its' moves against
Ground types or Ghost types.
IS THE ATTACK PHYSICAL OR SPECIAL?
With the new generation of Pokemon games came a change to which attacks are
Physical and which are special. Now any move with the little explosion picture
is Physical, any move with the picture of what looks like a ripple is Special,
and the moves with the ying-Yang picture only affect Status, they don't do any
normal damage.  This means that Physical Sweepers won't be able to use Surf
quite as well as they used to.  It's another thing a potential battler must
consider.
PRIORITY MOVES
Sometimes it doesn't matter if your Pokemon is faster or not.  There are
certain moves that, no matter what, just go first or last.  There's a certain
order to it, though.  I'm using the list from Serebii (Dot) net, so if
there's any mistakes, please tell me.
The ones that always go first are, in order of priority...
Stage 5
-Helping Hand
Stage 4
-Magic Coat
-Snatch
Stage 3
-Detect
-Endure
-Follow Me
-Protect
Stage 2
-Feint
Stage 1
-Aqua Jet
-Bide
-Bullet Punch
-Extremespeed
-Fake Out
-Ice Shard
-Mach Punch
-Protect
-Quick Attack
-Shadow Sneak
-Sucker Punch
-Vacuum Wave
Fake Out and Sucker Punch are a bit different, though.  Fake Out can only be
used when your Pokemon switches in, and Sucker Punch only works when your
Pokemon is attacked.  Pursuit is a bit different.  It goes first, but only
if the Pokemon that the attack is used again is either switching out or using
a move that will make it switch out, like Baton Pass or U-Turn.
Most other attacks are Stage 0, but the Moves that always go last are:
Stage -1
-Vital Throw
Stage -2
(Serebii had a different numbering system, but I'm trying to keep it simple.)
-Focus Punch
Stage -3
-Avalanche
-Revenge
Stage -4
-Counter
-Mirror Coat
Stage -5
-Roar
-Whirlwind
Stage -6
-Trick Room
When two Pokemon use two moves of the same priority, the one with the higher
speed will go first.
MOLD BREAKER
This Ability, used by Rampardos and Pinsir, nullifies certain Abilities.
Here's a list of the Abilities that are affected.
Battle Armor, Clear Body, Damp, Dry Skin, Filter, Flash Fire, Flower Gift,
Heatproof, Hyper Cutter, Immunity, Inner Focus, Insomnia, Keen Eye,
Leaf Guard, Levitate, Lightningrod, Limber, Magma Armor, Marvel Scale, Motor
Drive, Oblivious, Own Tempo, Sand Veil, Shell Armor, Shield Dust, Simple, Snow
Cloak, Solid Rock, Soundproof, Sticky Hold, Storm Drain, Suction Cups,
Tangled Feet, Thick Fat, Unaware, Vital Spirit, Volt Absorb, Water Absorb,
Water Veil, White Smoke, and Wonder Guard.
So, this means that if you have a Regigigas out with a Mold Breaker Poke, your
Regigigas will be powerful right when it starts, rather than having to wait
five turns.
IN-GAME WEATHER
Not to be confused with the real-life weather outside, (Although that would be
a nifty twist if they could do it!) In-Game Weather is affected by certain
moves and Abilities.  In addition, they also have certain effects on the
Battle.  Here's the rundown.
Sunny Weather
Activated by the move Sunny Day, and Groudon's Ability, Drought.  If a Pokemon
is holding a Heat Rock when Sunny Day is used, the length of the Sunny weather
will increase.
The power of Fire attacks goes up by 50%, the power of Water attacks decreases
by 50%.  The move Solar Beam skips its' charging turn, the move Thunder goes
down in accuracy to 50%, healing moves such as Synthesis, Morning Sun, and
Moonlight heal 100% of a Pokemon's Hit Points, the attack Weather Ball becomes
a Fire-Type attack, and the Abilities Chlorophyll, Dry Skin, Flower Gift, Leaf
Guard, Forecast, and Solar Power are activated.
Rainy Weather
Activated by the move Rain Dance, and by Kyogre's ability, Drizzle.  If a
Pokemon is holding a Damp Rock when Rain dance is used, the length of the
rainy weather will increase.
The power of Water attacks increases by 50%, the power of Fire attacks goes
down by 50%, the move Thunder increases its' accuracy to 100%, the move Solar
Beam takes two turns to charge instead of one, the moves Synthesis, Morning
Sun, and Moonlight only heal 25%, the attack Weather Ball becomes a Water-Type
attack, and the Abilities Dry Skin, Forecast, Hydration, Rain Dish, and Swift
Swim are activated.
Icy Weather
Activated by the move Hail, and by Snover and Abomasnow's Ability, Snow
Warning.  If a Pokemon is holding an Icy rock when Hail is used, the length
of the Icy weather will increase.
Every non-Ice Pokemon takes damage every turn, the accuracy of the move
Blizzard goes up to 100%, the moves Synthesis, Morning Sun, and Moonlight
only heal 25%, the attack Weather Ball becomes an Ice-type attack, and the
Abilities Forecast, Ice Body, and Snow Cloak are activated.
Sandstorm
Activated by the move Sandstorm, and by Tyrannitar, Hippopotas and Hippowdon's
Ability, Sand Stream.  If a Pokemon is holding a Smooth Rock when Sandstorm is
used, the length of the Sandstorm will increase.
Every Pokemon that is not Rock, Ground, or Steel takes some damage every turn,
a Rock-Type Pokemon's Special Defense is increased by 50%, the move Solar
Beam's power is reduced, the move Thunder's accuracy is reduced to 50%, the
moves Synthesis, Morning Sun, and Moonlight only heal 25%, the attack Weather
Ball becomes a Rock-Type, and the Ability Sand Veil is activated.
If the Weather effect is triggered by a move, such as Sunny Day, the effect
will last five turns unless the Pokemon that uses the move is holding a
certain rock to increase the length.  If the Weather effect is triggered by
an Ability, the effect will last until either the In-Game weather is changed
or until the Battle ends.
ITEMS
Items are another vital part of battling.  It's very difficult to choose just
one to use, but I'll give some recommendations.
-Leftovers:  A VERY good item.  It restores a bit of Hit Points at the end of
every turn.  Shell Bell does the same thing, but you need to actually attack
to use it, which is kinda hard sometimes.  So Leftovers are better than Shell
Bell.
-Chesto Berry:  This is mostly good if your Pokemon has the move Rest.  After
it's done healing, the berry will wake up your Pokemon, leaving it ready to do
some more fighting.
-Lum Berry:  This berry will cure ANY sort of stat ailment.  Poison,
Paralysis, Sleep, Confusion.  You name it, a Lum will cure it.  The only
thing it does NOT cure is fainting.
-Life Orb:  It increases your Pokemon's power, but when you attack it takes
10 Percent of your Pokemon's Hit Points away.
-Focus Sash:  The Pokemon holding this item can't be knocked out in one turn.
-Choice Band: Increases the pokemon's attack by half, but the Pokemon can ONLY
use one move...Until it switches out at least.
-Choice Specs: Increases the Pokemon's Special Attack by half, but the Pokemon
can only use one move unless it switches out.
-Choice Scarf: Increases the Pokemon's Speed by half, but the Pokemon can only
use one move, unless it switches out.
The problem with the Choice Items is that you're stuck using whatever move you
chose.  Sure, you can just switch out and change the move, but while you're
swiching, the opponent has a chance to screw you up.
If you don't want to be stuck with the same Move, you might want to try
something like...
-Muscle Band: Increases the power of Physical Attacks by 10%
-Wise Glasses: Increases the power of Special Attacks by 10%
-Expert Belt: Increases the power of a Move that is "Super Effective" against
your opponent by 20%.
Maybe they're not quite as strong as the Choice Items, but at the right time
they can be even better.
-The "Pinch" Berries:  These each raise the power of one Stat "In a Pinch,"
or when your Hit points are in the red.  They can only be traded over from
one of the third-generation games (Like Ruby or Emerald.)  They are Salac
Berry (Speed), Petaya Berry (Special Attack), Liechi Berry (Attack),Ganlon
Berry (Defense) and Apicot Berry (Special Defense)
STRATEGY
The VERY first thing you should know is what your opponent is doing.  That
includes:
-What Pokemon they use
-What attacks they will use
-When they will switch out (And if so, what they will switch to.)
For instance, the opponent will usually switch when their Pokemon's Stats
have been affected.  If their Pokemon's asleep, they won't wait two to five
turns for it to wake up, they'll get it out of there.
Usually, they will switch to something that can counter your Pokemon.
This is another big strategy.  Switching out gives the person that doesn't
switch a free turn.  They can do anything from increasing their Stats to
winding up for a devastating Focus Punch.
What switches in is equally important.  Focus Punch can't hit a Ghost Type,
and anything that uses Stat Boosters can be Hazed back to normal, or Roared
into a forced switch.  If you want to turn the battle into a running game, by
switching Pokemon a lot, the opponent might ruin your plans with Pursuit or
Spikes.
This is where Abilities like Levitate, Water Absorb, or Volt Absorb are very
powerful.  That Raichu is about to use a Thunderbolt on your Skarmory...No
problem.  Switch to a Lanturn with Volt Absorb, then laugh as the bolt heals
you.
The opponent is also trying to predict what YOU will do.  That adds a whole
new layer to the battle.  I'll use the Raichu and Skarmory from earlier as an
example of how crazy prediction can get.
The opponent's Skarmory looks like they can easily be hit with a Thunderbolt,
but you know they have a Volt-Absorbing Lanturn on their Team.  What's to stop
them from switching out and laughing in your face when Thunderbolt is made
completely useless?
So, you use a different attack.  You go for a Nasty Plot.  Then when the
opponent's Lanturn arrives, it'll get hit with a pumped-up Grass Knot.
But that's only one thing that could happen.  Maybe the opponent will do
something completely different.  Maybe they'll Switch, maybe they'll use Roar
to get rid of the Pokemon you're using.  It's times like this when the
"Children's" game of Pokemon becomes a very big mind game.
Another good strategy is to ALWAYS expect the worst.  If you must assume
anything, assume that the opponent has a move that could beat you.  When the
opponent uses a move that has a chance of another effect, like Ice Beam, you
prepare for the worst, that your Pokemon will get frozen.  This way, you
aren't terribly surprised when it actually happens, and if it doesn't, it's
a pleasant surprise.
Whatever you do, try not to let your opponent use Stat-Boosting moves.  If
you see your opponent get in more than one Swords Dance, Calm Mind, Curse, or
any other move like that, either use a Hazer, or bring in a Pokemon with Roar.
Don't let a good Pokemon faint if you can help it.  Even Exploders and
Self-Destructers.  You might need that Pokemon further on in the Battle.  If
the Pokemon's Hit Points are getting low, try and find a way to switch it out,
but if there's no way that the next Pokemon can survive a hit, then sometimes
it's better to let it faint.  Then you can come back with a Fake Out or an Ice
Shard.
The best way to learn Strategy without risking a loss is to look around on the
Internet.  There are several Websites where players have uploaded videos of
their Pokemon Battles for others to watch.
Naming your Pokemon
If you want to try messing around with your opponent's mind, or at least to
give them a good laugh, try giving your Pokemon some funny names.  A Salamence
named "PhysSwper" makes you think it'll be a Physical Sweeper, right?  But if
it's a Special Sweeper then you might just take your opponent by surprise.
Then there's the old Name your Pokemon after another Pokemon joke.  A Blissey
named "Tyranitar", an Alakazam named "Weavile", or a Gyarados named "Pikachu"
are some good examples.
You can also name your Pokemon after glitches, but this may freak out your
opponent so much that they disconnect.  I have a Porygon-Z named "Missingno,"
for instance, some other names you can use are "Bad Egg", or "Bad Hack."
Sometimes a Pokemon earns its' name in Battle.  After taking about a
half-dozen Critical Hits on my Gliscor, I named it "Crit-Bait."  Other good
names might include "StilStnding" for a Pokemon that just won't get knocked
out, or "BtesthDust" for a Pokemon that always gets knocked out.
If you're doing a Double Battle, you can name your starting Pokemon
something funny.  At the beginning of the Battle, it says something like
"Go _____ and ______!"  So if you name your Pokemon something like "Away"
and "NvrcomeBck" then it'll come out looking like "Go, Away and NvrcomeBck!"
And for laughs, you can try and scare your opponent with the dreaded
"Cuddles."
Cheating
Cheating is one of those things where everyone has a different opinion about
it.  I don't like cheating, but I will admit that it is pretty handy at times.
Of course, that's because I spent hours trying to hatch a Pokemon of the right
Nature.  On the other hand, if you come across a Pokemon with say all stats at
999, or a Spiritomb with Wonder Guard, that's just cheap.  Legendaries are
also Hacked a lot.  Mostly because it's the only way to get Shaymin or Arceus.
If the opponent is running a Team with some obviously hacked Pokemon, do not
panic.  Sometimes the cheaters are so full of themselves "Wow, look at me!  I
cheated!  You can't beat me now!" that they will make a fatal mistake and
lose.  For instance, people who use Wonder Guard with everything often forget
that moves like Will-o-Wisp, Toxic, and Leech Seed aren't affected by Wonder
Guard.
The easy way to find out if the opponent cheated is to find out what Pokemon
they're using, and what moves their Pokemon have before the battle.  If it's
fairly obvious they cheated, you can refuse to battle them.  Plus, if you find
out what their Team is it'll make it that much easier to counter them.  If
they lie or say "It's none of your business," then you don't have to battle
them anymore.
In Battle, you can sometimes tell they cheated by looking at the Pokemon's
name.  If it says something like "Player sent out Gyarados  !"  With a couple
of blank spaces after the name, it usually means the Pokemon was hacked.
Either that, or the opponent for some reason just put a couple of blank spaces
after their Pokemon's name.
If you're at a Tournament, tell whoever's in charge.  Even if they don't care
about Pokemon, they shouldn't be letting any obvious cheaters win.
Breeding and Breeding Chains
Since the old days of Gold and Silver, Pokemon Breeding has been the same.
You leave two Pokemon at the Day-Care Center and if they are both different
genders and in the same Breeding Group, they'll make an Egg.  The baby that
hatches from the Egg will be the same species as its mother and it will have
the TMs (If the Mother's Species can learn them) of its' Father.  If the
Father knows any of the Egg Moves the Baby can learn, these will be passed
down, too.  If the mother is the right Nature, and it's holding an Everstone
there is a better chance of the baby hatching with that Nature, something that
comes in VERY handy.
So, what if you want the Baby to learn more than one Egg Move?  That's where
Breeding Chains come in.  The first thing to do is figure out what Pokemon
learns the moves.  If you have a compatible pokemon that say learns one move
naturally and the other one as an Egg Move, you can breed it with a different
Pokemon to get the moves you need.
Okay, as an example say you want an Electivire with both Cross Chop and Ice
Punch.  You figure out what learns the moves.  One Pokemon in Electivire's
Breeding group is Machop.  It learns Cross Chop naturally, but Ice Punch is
an Egg Move.  So, you find a Pokemon that learns Ice Punch naturally, or from
the Move Tutor.  Hitmonchan and Medicham learn it, plus they're in the same
Breeding group as Electivire and Machop.  Here's how the Breeding Chain goes.
Medicham (Male, with Ice Punch)+Machop (Female)
|
Machop (Male, Leveled up to learn Cross Chop)+Electabuzz (Female)
|
Elekid (With Cross Chop and Ice Punch.)
The trick is finding a father that learns the right moves.  If the Egg you
get from the first generation is female, either reset your game or breed
more Babies until you get a male.
Breeding is also a way to not waste TMs.  If you find a father who learns
the TM naturally, you can breed it from Pokemon to Pokemon until you get
to the Species you want.
Just a reminder though.  What the Day-Care man says while your Pokemon are
in the Day Care depends on how compatible they are.
"They prefer to play with other Pokemon" means that your Pokemon are either
the wrong gender or they're not compatible Species.  In other words, no egg.
If the man says "They don't get along too well," it means that you WILL get an
Egg, but it may take longer than normal.  This is something I see a lot on the
Message Boards I hang out at.  People think their Pokemon hate each other, so
they won't get an Egg, but they're wrong.  The message comes up because the
Pokemon are different species, and from the same Trainer.
"They seem to get along" is what the man says when your Pokemon are either
the same species or from different Trainers.  It means there's a better chance
of getting an Egg faster.  He apparently also says when the Pokemon are the
same Species and from different Trainers, but I haven't tried it with the
exact same species, just Evolved forms of the same species.
Wi-Fi Battling
Okay, to have a Wi-Fi Battle, first you and your opponent must exchange
Friend Codes.  Friend Codes, or FC's for short, are a group of 12 numbers
that identify you on the Internet.  The FAQ at the bottom of this Guide has
a part about finding your Friend Code.
Anyways, once you've both exchanged Friend Codes, you get your DS in Wi-Fi
mode by going downstairs when you're in a Pokemon Center.  Going upstairs will
bring you to the Union Room, but that's not quite the same, it's for when you