The Pokémon Company likes being random sometimes, and has released a Zoroark distribution for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire to prove that very point.
This particular version of the tricky 'mon comes with the Sludge Bomb move, which it can't learn in normal gameplay, with Dark Pulse, Flamethrower and Sucker Punch being its other options. It's available now as a Mystery Gift in North America, so players just need to hop online and do the usual honours in game to get it - the distribution ends on 20th November, though.
That's for North America, while in the UK it'll be distributed as a serial code in GAME stores from 6th November to 26th November - thanks, Serebii. Supposedly the code will also be redeemable in X & Y in the UK, despite indications being that it's ORAS-only in North America.
In any case, let us know whether you've picked up your free Zoroark in North America; it's a tricky little 'mon and worth adding to your team.
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Meh... If you could pass sludge bomb on by breeding it would be cool. It's a real pain to soft reset even when you're guaranteed three perfect stats.
Gamefreak should make synchronize work on events, at the very least.
"Supposedly the code will also be redeemable in X & Y in the UK, despite indications being that it's ORAS-only in North America."
I don't know if it's related or not, but I drove my kids to Toys R Us 4 years ago so they could download a level 50 Zoaork in store in B/W so why not X and Y in the UK now?
http://www.gamesradar.com/attention-pokemon-trainers-zoroark-distribution-toys-r-us-sept-18-25/
...Meh, haven't touched the game in ages...
@Aerona I know, right? I would love to have Sludge Bomb on my Zoroark, but I'm not the kind of guy who can just sit there and soft reset for hours on end. If I can't breed it myself, I don't want it.
This was supposed to be a surprise? I kinda figured this event 'mon was coming, since gamestop got an exclusive three-pack card blister with a zoroark pin in it. The last time they got a card blister with a pin that was exclusive, it was the dragonite pin blister which was released at the same time the dragonite event came around. That zoroark pin blister was supposed to come out today, but my store doesn't have it yet.
@Crimzonlogic
Ha, I never put two and two together. I bought the dragonite pack a while after the distribution so it never occurred to me that they were timed together. Now I know to be on the lookout.
I haven't played sapphire in a while, just when I forget about it, they do some distribution so I have to start up again.
Anyone hear happen to be able to get these with 6 IVs and clone them for people like me...?
Aah the good ol' failed mascot Pokemon.
It's always nice to get free stuff.
They do love making these events unnecessarily difficult by getting UK people to go to GAME even though they've shown that they could just do it as a mystery gift online event. At least there's a GAME near me, but it sucks for those that can't go there.
@crimsontadpoles [I don't want to be that guy but] it sucks even more for those that lives in countries that don't even get the event distributions.
I'm not complaining: it's a free Poké distribution so I'll take it. And I'm confirming for other North Americans it only works with ORAS (which stinks but oh well). Can't wait to nab Hoopa in a few weeks! (I wonder if Volcanion and/or Zygarde will make their way into ORAS or if they'll be postponed for Poké Z or if they'll ever be officially distributed at all.)
@KTT yeah, that's a very valid complaint. That's one of the reasons why I'd love for them to stop doing in store events and instead just distribute through wifi. Or even better, they could scrap distributions and just make everything available in game.
This'll be good against those pesky fairy types.
Now to make a comeback on Sunkern!
@rjejr Some Pokemon distributions are specifically for Ruby and Sapphire because they're the latest games, like the Shiny Rayquaza event in the UK last month.
Sludge bomb is a very good move for Zoroark to have, as it was helplessly walled by fairy types before now.
Game, Game, game always at Game stores. I live a million miles from my nearest Game. It's simply not convenient to go there vs a mystery gift download (as in the U.S).
I already have like two Zoroark... If I decide to download this one, I'll probably just throw it into the GTS and try to get another rare Pokemon out of it.
They should have gave it a move that is not a tm. Would be cooler with something way more unique
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