Pokémon Video Game Winter Regional Championships Begin This Sunday

Heh, those moves on Cloyster aren't rare. It's just utilising a good strategy, using Icicle Spear and Rock Blast in combination with its (assumed) Skill Link ability. Though getting the perfect type and strength on Hidden Power is always a pain, so if the prize is accurate to the original Cloyster, it's a pretty good one.

@EarthboundBenjy Seconded. I can't tell you how many times I got a "defective" Litwick just because of that stupid IV system. Yeah, it gives Pokemon personality, but it also just feels like an overly drawn out breeding program to make the most efficient killing machines or tanks out there.

I already have a better Cloyster. I mean, who the hell uses Cloyster without shell smash? It basically makes it uber with that and power herb.

Man, I remember that cloyster with shell smash and skill link as ability set. Was a pain to defeat this dude in a random online battle.

@turtlelink It has a Choice Scarf.

'nuff said. It's probably a revenge-killer.

I have to say, that Cloyster is pretty bad. Who uses one without Shell Smash as a offensive Poke?!? Replace Hidden Power with Shell Smash, put on a White Herb, then we can start talking.

@ThatTrueEvil, so? That's not the best way to use Cloyster.

@bulby1994, also, replace razor shell with hydro pump for those smart guys that run physical tanks.

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Thank you but no

Scarf Cloyster? That's interesting. Then again, everyone will be predicting a Shell Smash one so i guess it's pretty clever.

Whoa! these locations are way far away from where I live! Oh well Pokemon sucks anyways. (no offence to Pokemon fans)

I am serious considering buying Pokemon White 2. I never touched a Pokemon game in my whole life, and i am serious thinking i am missing a good turn-based serie to play. I hope i can look through the over the top pixelated graphics.

People actually name pokemon because of what items they're holding?

Man it's changed.

People name Pokémon anything they want. Though some strategies are only possible due to some items, and if you want to utilise a specific strategy effectively, you have to raise the Pokémon so that it's entirely devoted to that strategy... so why not give it a name that fits for its purpose?

If I had one of those level 1 Aron with Endeavor, Sturdy, a Shell Bell and sandstorm support, I would definitely name it something different to one I was going to evolve into an Aggron. I would name it something like "immortal obnoxious tiny dinosaur thing that kills most things unprepared for it", except condenced into 10 characters. Mmm hm.

Ugh, I hate the competitive/championships stuff. No offense to people who do enjoy it, but I'd much rather just play ingame, yet I also want to go battle online... But I can't because I just don't have the time to learn how to be competitive nor actually do so. It's frustrating that I can't play Random Matchups without becoming a Smogonite. I do like the idea of it and all, but I really find it boring to actually get desired IVs, Nature and Ability and it makes training Pokémon boring. I really, seriously wish I could just battle a regular good old battle someday. But everyone's gone competitive nowadays. I'm not strictly anti-competitive, but it's a bit of a problem when it's a chore to look for people that don't battle with a competitive team.

@Nibelilt If you're scared by the competitive scene just because it seems to overwhelming, then NuggetBridge is a great place for beginners to edge themselves into the metagame.

Trust me, it took awhile for me to learn it, but competitive battling really adds a whole new level of replayability to the game.

@Nibelilt I completely agree with you. And mostly, HIDDEN POWER SHOULD BE FORBIDDEN (or should only be used by Unown, the legitimate Pokémon which introduced it). Game Freak needs to make it more fun to play Pokémon at a high level, and to make Pokémons way more equal for those who want to compete without having to sell their souls to some Ferrothorn.