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Typhloise

Oh yeah? Well I got a [liar]shiny Chimchar as a starter![/liar]

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801 Fun fact: The above sprite has a 1/8192 chance of being shiny. Feel free to brag if you get one.

Messages

My own messages will be signed as Butterfree, with the Admin label below my name. If someone signs as Butterfree without that label, it's probably not me.

Butterfree
Admin
Commenting on: /fun-facts
In response to: post by Aivi

I believe Azurill was the only one, due to the specific unique quirk of having a different gender ratio from its evolved form.

Aivi
Commenting on: /fun-facts

Are there any species besides Azurill that can change gender when they evolve? Or any oversights/bugs that would cause a Pokémon’s gender to change? It’d be fun to make a party of the little guys XD

TheScythe
Commenting on: 04-21-25

Happy to help catch that bug in the guestbook! I was wondering why the page 2 link did that.

Also I'm commenting to build up a party, cool feature!

Pyukumuku Power
Commenting on: /experimentation
In response to: post by Butterfree

No, this was a first turn move.

Butterfree
Admin
Commenting on: /fun-facts
In response to: post by Clay

As I said, I know this. However, this says nothing about why this decision was made, only that it was stated in this book. For all we know off that snippet, Game Freak gave them some notes that said this because they were already figuring it worked like that - in fact, that’s what I’m kind of inclined to assume by default, since it seems odd a guidebook would just make up something fairly random and counterintuitive like that out of nowhere, and if the guide had made it up out of nowhere without consulting Game Freak, it seems unlikely Game Freak would have just been like, “Oh, welp, this guidebook made this up out of nowhere, guess we have to do it this way now.” The mere existence of a statement that Nidorina and Nidoqueen can’t have eggs in the guidebook is not evidence of why that decision was made or by whom one way or the other.

Clay
Commenting on: /fun-facts
In response to: post by Clay

Copied it straight from Bulbapedia.

Clay
Commenting on: /fun-facts
In response to: post by Butterfree

"Nidorina and Nidoqueen's inability to lay Eggs was established by Japanese media before breeding became a game mechanic.
[1]Pocket Monsters Encyclopedia: 「ニドラン♀の進化形だが、ニドリーナになると、卵を産む能力はなくなる。」 ("It is the evolved form of Nidoran♀, but upon becoming Nidorina, has lost the ability to lay Eggs.")
[2]ポケットモンスター公式ファンブック Official Fan Book of Pocket Monsters: 「ニドラン♀の進化形だが、卵は産めない。」 ("It is the evolved form of Nidoran♀, but it cannot lay Eggs.")"

sadie

thank you very much for taking the time to write this, i consulted it often over the last couple days as i finished up firered with a friend of mine. :)

rayray

marshtomp screaming happily

Olivia
Commenting on: /making-fake-pokemon

Helpful thanks

Jenny
Commenting on: /essays/the-mew-trick
In response to: post by Genzaidon

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cynder
Commenting on: 04-21-25

Test Comment!

Butterfree
Admin
In response to: post by Steeler

It only affects the amount you can bet, but since your gains are a multiplier on your bet, and the roulette has a positive expected value (i.e. the more you play, even if you play at random, the more you win), you'll earn more coins faster by playing on service day!

Steeler
Website: Click here

So service day only affects the amount you can bet but not the odds? Just triggered it in my game and was wondering if it was worth playing!

ZoranaDragon
Website: Zorana's Site
Commenting on: /marquee-of-doom

I'm having to do this again because I thought the end was a trick and waited it out. Woops lol.

Spoiler alert: There's at least one death.

ZoranaDragon
Website: Zorana's Site
Commenting on: 04-21-25

Testing out the new sprite feature! :D

Butterfree
Admin
Commenting on: /espeon-and-umbreon
In response to: post by Mixpert

G/S/C definitely made evolution stones scarce, yeah - you can get one of each from Bill's grandfather in postgame Kanto, but that's about it. Crystal added the ability for certain PokéGear trainers to find evolution stones and call to give them to you, but that's also rare (it's a separate event from when they want a rematch, though, I believe, not a post-rematch thing). I expect the devs wanted you to go for Espeon/Umbreon.

Shrew
Commenting on: 04-21-25

w00t w00t! I wonder what Pokémon sprite I'll get.

Bluwiikoon
Website: Nose Club
Commenting on: 04-21-25

Definitely didn't spend minutes clicking the "don't know it" button for a 1/1025 chance of getting Nosepass :3 Heehee!

Very good updates and fixes! :D I'm so glad to hear the Mew trick article is doing so well, too.

Cycloneblaze
Website: Click here
Commenting on: 04-21-25

This would be the designated place to try out getting a cute little icon on my comment, then!

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