Where are you in your Black or White playthrough?

[classy_cat18]

I have beaten the third gym! Tranquill w/ Super Luck + Scope Lens + Air Cutter = AWESOME.

My team is:
L21 Male Servile (Excalibur)
L22 Female Drilbur (Digger)
L23 Female Tranquill (Feather)
L22 Male Sawk (S.K. Guru)
L22 Male Blitzle (Max)
L21 Female Munna (Puff)

[Mikachu Yukitatsu]

Sadly, I'm not sure if I missed one appearance of Team Plasma since my friend lended the game for a while, like I said. But somehow, they remind me of THIS.

Was mr_pikachu a predecessor of Team Plasma?

[DivineAll]

Now in Chargestone Cave. Liepard is definitely useful if you use Hone Claws first. Also, my Gym Leader battles are somehow less successful than my Rival battles. Don't know why that is.

Current team:

Pignite, Lvl 29
Herdier Lvl 29
Liepard, Lvl 29
Palpitoad, Lvl 30
Leavanny, Lvl 29
Sigilyph, Lvl 29

[Dark Sage]

I didn't know where to put this, but... I just caught a wild Pansage in the rustling grass in Pinwheel Forest.

Don't leave even one patch of rustling grass go uninvestigated if you can help it. You never know.

[DarkestLight]

Wow ok. 4 Badges now. I....really an getting sick of all this Critical Hit business! I mean, has the Critical hIt ratio gone up to HALF? Aerial Ace Emolga is DISGUSTINGLY strong.

Note: Didn't know Electric Zebra evolved. Awesoooome!

[Dark Sage]

That's nothing. Throh has a move called Storm Throw which is always critical. Its power is only 40, but like I said, always a critical.

[DarkestLight]

No I mean in Gym battles. They land crits every other hit.

Yeah DS, I think its relative to what monkey you get from the girl in the Dreamyard, I saw a wild Panpour while running around there and was quite confused. So I'm confident I'll find the others soon enough

[Jeff]

So, (Spoiler:) Ghetsis is tough.

Also, still looking for Deino. I know it's in Victory Road, and I've been in there doing a ton of level grinding, but I haven't seen one yet. Is there a specific room I have to be in?

Oh yeah, here's the current team:
Darmanitan
Galvantula
Braviary
Excadrill
Samurott
Zekrom

Edit: Well wouldn't ya know, just after posting that I walk right into the beginning of Victory Road and run into one. Even better, it only took 1 ultra ball at medium-low health. Oh, and just after that, I ran into another one.

Edit 2: aaaand, he's been taken down, credits rolled, but I still have a Pokemon league challenge to finish up. The whole ending sequence was epic. Saw the name "Hiro Nakamura" in the credits, thought that was funny. Game time: 35:31. Pretty sure I was up in the 40s for Diamond and SoulSilver, but I'm not sure if it's because this one is a bit shorter, or if I was just really booking it.

[IceFlowGlaceon]

I'm on my way to my 5th badge trying to train up my Panpour Lv 20 Drizzle first

[Link]

I'm in Pinwheel forest, and I am about to challenge the second gym leader. My friend said that the 2nd gym leader was easy, but let's see if he is right once I get up to him.

[classy_cat18]

DAMN THAT N! First we go on a Ferris Wheel ride that seemed more romantic than necessary, and then he sics that weird psychic bird thing on me!

But I beat him. Oh yeah, I beat that sucka.

...He's kinda cute up close.

[Charles Legend]

Sadly, I'm not sure if I missed one appearance of Team Plasma since my friend lended the game for a while, like I said. But somehow, they remind me of THIS.

Was mr_pikachu a predecessor of Team Plasma?

that would explain his Disappearance maybe he is N after all we all know he is a grammar Nazi.

Joking aside I'll be getting my copies soon....

~Charles Legend

[DivineAll]

In Twist Mountain heading towards the 7th gym. Lucky Egg + 5th gen. exp. rate = fast level gains! Also, I love the gimmick for the Flying Gym.

Current team:

Emboar, Lvl 36
Stoutland Lvl 36
Liepard, Lvl 35
Seismitoad, Lvl 36
Leavanny, Lvl 36
Sigilyph, Lvl 36

[Neo]

so far i beat the 6th gym

my team is
lv.35 scoutland
lv36 munna
lv.36 serperior
lv.33 ducklett
lv.36 boldore
lv.32 leavanny

[DarkestLight]

Whats the exp change?

[classy_cat18]

How should I put this...the greater the gap between your Pokemon and their opponents, the greater the EXP. So level grinding will be harder for stronger Pokemon, but weaker Pokemon can catch up very easily.

[Ayeun]

I picked up the game today. I have currently narrowed my starter down to eather Snivy or Oshawott.

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

Oshawott will be more useful than Snivy, because of movepool and type coverage. Serperior is actually made to be a sturdy SubSeeder.

Hey don't get me wrong, I picked Snivy too and Serperior is a hot ass snake-pokemon, but Samurott will be provide bette coverage in the games (aswell as being a good water pokemon, as there aren't too much of those).

[Dark-San]

You guys play fast... >.<;

I just finished up on the first gym and currently still leveling up most of the Pokemons.

My current team is,

Pignite Level 20
Pansaga Level 15
Herdier Level 20
Liepard Level 20
Audino Level 9
Munna Level 10

I also have a Level 20 Watchog in the PC. What are the basic Pokemon levels for the second gym?

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

I think around 15? One 17 Herdier IIRC.

Also, rode back to Nacrene to revive my fossil. Then went back, cleared Cold Storage and beaten Clay of Driftveil City (cool gym). Walter evolved aswell! Awesomesauce.

On Route 6 now, training Mai.

Team:

Walter l.37 (Serperior): Leaf Blade, Coil, Return, Leech Seed
Rick l.35 (Exadrill): Slash, Rock Slide, Earthquake, Hone Claws
Mai l.31 (Scraggy): Payback, Hi Jump Kick, Chip Away, Work Up
Boris l.31 (Tirtouga): Aqua Jet, Smack Down, Ancientpower, Crunch

I'm going to physical.. Need a special sweeper soon

[Ayeun]

I have no idea what a 'SubSeeder' is...

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

It's a speedy pokemon, that sets up a Substitute, then uses Leech Seed and gains health back for a new substitute. Very annoying. Sceptile is the best Subseeder IMO, but Serperiors defenses make it very difficult to breach. It's a different approach, but it works!

Combine it with leftovers if you can. Or a Big Root with Gigadrain, or something.

Also, Reflect and Lightscreen are good choices for Snivy.

Reflect, Lightscreen, Substitute, Leech Seed is a real annoying supporting moveset for Serperior. Ofcourse, it's a flop ingame because it has no damage moves, but you get the idea.

EDIT: Toxic works great with such sets, as does sleeppowder.

[DivineAll]

Finished Dragonspiral Tower, caught two of the three legendary musketeers, went on a little mini-catching spree, and am now back in Desert Resort to deal with Team Plasma.

Current team:

Emboar
Stoutland
Liepard
Seismitoad
Leavanny
Sigilyph
All Lvl 42

[DarkestLight]

Ok currently in Uhh the fake Lavender Town dead Pokemon Tower. Saw Litwick, and that's gonna be my 5th in-game Team member (I know, so late, LOL)

So far its
Panpour
Serperior
Excadrill
Unfezant

All on 37 Litwick and I are gonna have a FIELD day

[Jeff]

So yeah, lack of a reliable Internet connection for the past couple of days helped me get pretty far. Beat Morimoto, caught the muskedeers, saw Thundurus, and am still looking for two more sages.

Current team:
Braviary
Galvantula
Darmanitan
Samurott
Excadrill
Hydreigon

[Charles Legend]

I'm in the cold storage

~Charles Legend

[classy_cat18]

FIFTH BADGE GET! My Sawk is awesome! *hugs S.K. Guru*

[DarkestLight]

Calling it quits at Twist Mtn. Seriously, the encounter rates are ridiculous! Every 2 steps is a fight! I'm not one to buy repels cause Leveling is crucial, but UGH. Get OFF me! Thank you for them Doctors strewn about.

And Cubchoo is nasty.

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

My squad is all at l.40. I'm currently on Route 7, 5 badges. Mai (Scraggy) and Boris (Tirtouga) both evolved. Gonna be adding a fifth teammember soon, maybe even a sixth.

Joltik and Litwick are my hypothetical choices for now. Would fill my team out, no?

Also, Shell Smash ftw!

[Poryhedron]

...went to the amusement park in Nimbasa City...

Oh god, had my mind blown.

(Spoiler:) OMG N, WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?! Why take me on a ferris wheel? Why tell me these things? It's like you WANT me to stop you! D:

This game. Is gonna be so good.

(Spoiler:) If you're talking mostly about what he says after the battle, I think maybe he does want you to stop him. Or, more accurately, he wants you to try. Even if I hadn't read the plot synopsis before the game came out in English, I would still have gotten this impression of N based on the in-game dialogue...not only is he the "king" of Team Plasma, he's also the only member who isn't a hypocrite. He genuinely wants what is best for pokémon, and has come to believe that what is best for pokémon cannot involve the sort of relationship with humans that exists now.

When he meets you, however, he sees something that shakes his belief, even from the very first battle with him in Accumula. "I never expected to hear pokémon say such things!" Your character has something far too few humans have: mastery of the trainer/pokémon bond of love and trust that makes a person worthy of being a Player Character. Your battle with N after the ferris wheel ride is what makes N realize that perhaps he was hasty to give up on pokémon being truly happy in something like their current relationship with humans.

He's not ready to just drop all of his plans, but he is intrigued enough to want to know whether justice will side with him, or with you...

[DivineAll]

And Drayden is beaten. Go Stoutland!

Current team:

Emboar
Stoutland
Liepard
Seismitoad
Leavanny
Sigilyph
All Lvl 45

Now going to the Pokémon League.

[MeLoVeGhOsTs]

Decided against Litwick. Joltwik was on, though!

Now, all pokemon still at l.40 and Galvantula at l.45. What a beast. Finished side-quests and 6th gym with him to level up. Lucky Egg is the best tool in the entire pokemon franchise so far. Seriously, the time it saves..

Flying gymleader is ridicilously weak, although I like the looks of Swanna. It suddenly stretched it's wings as an animation, which I was like 'awesome'.

Just entered the cave where Cobalion is. Took it down to one HP, but only had 5 Ultraballs with me =/ Stupid me. Well, killed it (apparently it returns).

I received Surf, so I took care of all the little things I need to pick up and check out, which is actually A LOT!

Then I'm ready for Twist Mountain.

[DarkestLight]

I finished Twist Mt, Ran through the 7th Gym (Hypocriiiite!!!) did Dragonspiral and ran back all the way to route 9.

Paused there, and then read this thread and realized my group is all on 43, Litwick is on 40 Yes Muggles, Lucky Egg is so damn great it hurts. That + Exp Share, OMG levelling is a breeze. But who can I refight, there arent any trainer numbers to receive? And where the hell is my fishing rod and Amulet coin!

Anyway, still debating on team member#6, but I think its time for me to go back to basics, and start from the beginning, look for all sidequests that I may have missed up until this point. Since they keep kicking me out the damn desert >O!

[IceFlowGlaceon]

I am training up befor fighting skyla so i can walk through the gym

[Jeff]

DL, you only get the Super Rod in this game, and you get it right after beating the game.

So yeah, team's up in the 60s now (the stadium and court are great grinding spots, for both experience and cash). Not ready for the E4 rematch, but might be ready to take on you-know-who in Undella Town. Not sure what else I plan on doing today, but I know those plans involve Kyurem. It's just that my false swiper is a Haxorus. Doesn't like ice or dragon moves. STILL haven't gotten Zorua and Zoroark yet. Pokedex is at 79/339.

[DivineAll]

Augh... after a failed attempt in trying to defeat Ghetsis, I did just that. I mean, I could kinda understand the no saving in-between battles for the beginning, but at the end, for 3 battles in a row, against two Legendaries, one whom are you trying to catch, one part of a full 6 Pokémon team, and Ghetsis and his crazy uber-powerful Hydreigon... wow Nintendo, you really wanted to make the game easier yet harder simultaneously, didn't you?

Final team:

Emboar, Lvl 53
Stoutland, Lvl 52
Liepard, Lvl 52
Seismitoad, Lvl 53
Leavanny, Lvl 53
Sigilyph, Lvl 53

Will work on a brand new team to face off against the E4 for realz. It's going to be a looong and bumpy ride from here on out...

[DarkestLight]

:oubles his usual 15 revive 30 Full Restore 25 Ether Ideology:: Juuust in case. I cant wait till I start transferring my dudes over, got them all lined up in Diamond ready to go. Except the 25 or so that know Hm moves. Screw that noise.

EDIT: Decided to go try for Cobalion. Got Badge 8 (Litwick pwns them ALL with Will-o-wisp!) And then looked for some Water Pokemon (Where's Alomomola?) Ran through Whispering Cave (Expected something there, just found a bunch of TM's) :/, and now I saved right in front of Cobalion...and well Leech Seed works too well. -.- But then again I have only 8 Pokeballs, so I'll get it (Did the same to Victini so yeah, it'll happen.)

Now..Are there any other sidequests I can do now, pre Victory Road? Besides collecting all the rest of the items in the Desert and waking up those Zen Darmiatan?

[Jeff]

Kyurem get!

I don't even remember how many times I resetted, it's all a blur now. Haxorus is only Lv. 51 (OHKOed by Glaciate and Dragon Pulse), so I got Galvantula to soften Kyurem up a bit with Thunderbolt, with the hope of paralyzing it. I was going to teach Galvantula Thunder Wave if my last attempt didn't work, but of course, it did. Galvantula never paralyzed it before getting taken down, so I decided to send out Haxorus and hope for the best. Luckily, Kyurem kept using Imprison and Endeavor, allowing me to False Swipe it all the way to 1 HP, after which I started chucking Ultra Balls. The third ball snagged it.

Unova dex: 62/147
National dex: 83/344

[Ayeun]

Heh... Currently throwing balls at Victini... Go in god damn you!

[DarkestLight]

Ok ok. Can I point out how the Game Designers made this a simple game by making Legends only minorly difficult to catch-which is the SINGLE BEST ACHIEVEMENT EVER? When I posted I stopped at Colabion, it was because I had to go. Figuring I could try once more, I turned on the game, started my fight, and third POKEBALL IN..CRITICAL CAPTURE!

Frickin' LOVE B/W MAN! On to Vicotry road cause Alomomola sucks.