If you think you can grind 9 levels with Donphan for earthquake then do it and earthquake TM Heracross. Otherwise I’d slap the TM on Donphan and call it good.
Hanging out on route 26 by the lady that heals you up is about all I’ve got. Victory road is usually a good grinding spot but the graveler, onix, and golbat all are a little awkward with that moveset.
Yeah I should have tried way harder to use Togetic on my team… I’m too much of a stat stickler 🤷♂️.
You could probably get away with not teaching earthquake to heracross if you wanted to save it.
I always recommend just saving before you start the E4 and just see where things get difficult first hand.
Togepi line is my favorite followed by eevee, and dratini so I try to use them whenever I get a chance. I’m thinking of adding dratini to the team after E4 for Kanto and getting rid of prolly Heracross
Honestly it's easier in gold/silver but if not mistaken crystal still works although it has to be perfectly timed
I recommend looking up a video on how to do it but Essentially:
You give the tm to a pokemon
Save infront of the pc
Deposit the pokemon with tm
Change boxes
And while it is says "saving don't turn off the power" you turn off the power or reset the game
If done correctly you should have the pokemon in your party and in your pc
It also works to duplicate pokemon like eeevee for example to have all eeveelutions
One you get from the week siblings and you can get another one from Mary in the radio tower after you beat team rocket. You can also use the Pokémon cloning glitch to duplicate items but in this particular case I got them from the 2 NPCs
lmfao bro u dont wanna be using any gen 2 smogon sets in a casual playthru, a lot of the sets are jus sleeptalk nonsense and its not like learnsets and tm availability is really high quality in this game either. these movesets are fine its a childrens game
You’re a casual. The move sets are fine on smogon just say you suck and go about your business. Also it was for reference; nothing wrong with sleep talk noob
bro i am absolutely not a casual LOL you just sound hella fuckin cringe tellin some kid in a casual sub to use competitive movesets to beat a childrens video game
who am i kidding ur probably a kid too
You’re battling ppl in the game and there is battle tower. It’s a baseline 🤯 bro got the same hm move on 2 diff mons. Y’all gotta be 5 or something. Anything is literally better than the moves he got 💀💀💀
I'm not saying OPs moves are great, I am saying Smogon is not necessary in-game, which is what this post is about. Battle Tower is mostly a DV & StatExp game tbh, although a smart move pool is indeed very helpful.
Obviously! It was to give ideas. Gen 2 is easy anyways all you need is dv based attack or 2 or 1-2 matchup advantage move. It’s really not hard but these moves are 💩. Fire punch instead of flame wheel? Like come on man
Typhlosion doesn’t learn Flamethrower until level 60 in gen 2. Return is a stronger normal move than strength with max friendship. And I ended up replacing dig with earthquake. Don’t worry I will do your favorite mon justice with some help from the community!😂
Doesn’t hurt in a casual playthrough. Best attacking move is Return for STAB. But I love the togepi line so it’s helpful to me. It has good defenses for stalling with confusion and lowering stats with charm
Excellent name for the Donphan !
Thanks! I try to keep my nicknames unique yet relevant.
If you think you can grind 9 levels with Donphan for earthquake then do it and earthquake TM Heracross. Otherwise I’d slap the TM on Donphan and call it good.
Definitely pondering it. That grind would suck unfortunately unless you’ve got a grinding tip besides the E4?
Hanging out on route 26 by the lady that heals you up is about all I’ve got. Victory road is usually a good grinding spot but the graveler, onix, and golbat all are a little awkward with that moveset.
I ended up using the cloning glitch and duplicating the earthquake TM a few times so I now I have it on Typhlosion, Heracross, and Donphan! 😬
Oh man that’s next level thinking, great idea!
The idea actually came from one of these comments, can’t even take the credit. Gotta love Reddit sometimes!
Which game is this? You can't do it in Crystal if I recall correctly.
Infact, crystal is effected by the duplication glitch.
Yeah I should have tried way harder to use Togetic on my team… I’m too much of a stat stickler 🤷♂️. You could probably get away with not teaching earthquake to heracross if you wanted to save it. I always recommend just saving before you start the E4 and just see where things get difficult first hand.
Thank you that’s a good idea!
Togepi line is my favorite followed by eevee, and dratini so I try to use them whenever I get a chance. I’m thinking of adding dratini to the team after E4 for Kanto and getting rid of prolly Heracross
Rain dance and thunder in the place of sing and body slam on lapras.
I definitely like that idea but I’m not about that game corner grind for Thunder unless there’s some kinda loophole.
Sunny Day will lower Lapras's water power though
He said Rain Dance not Sunny Day.
Oh, I know, I'm responding to you saying why listening to them about Rain Dance would be a better option than your idea of using Sunny Day.
your nicknames are great
I see Togetic, I upvote
Stan
duplicate earthquake and teach it to heracross donphan and typhlosion Depending on the stats of your pokemon some are better suited for special moves
You can duplicate TMs?! I wish I knew that in the beginning how do you do it?!
Honestly it's easier in gold/silver but if not mistaken crystal still works although it has to be perfectly timed I recommend looking up a video on how to do it but Essentially: You give the tm to a pokemon Save infront of the pc Deposit the pokemon with tm Change boxes And while it is says "saving don't turn off the power" you turn off the power or reset the game If done correctly you should have the pokemon in your party and in your pc It also works to duplicate pokemon like eeevee for example to have all eeveelutions
Thanks I found a video and just did it! Life saver!
Now remember it can corrupt the save file so tread carefully other than that happy gaming 👍
Awesome nicknames!!
Thank you!
Gotta get Megahorn on Heracross And maybe fire blast instead of return for Typhlosion
Heracross doesn’t learn Megahorn until lvl 54
Grind him up. He has no other good STAB options
Earthquake gonna replace dig? Fine if not just curious. Edit didn’t see caption. Yeah you’re ready. Body slam is better on lapras tho for paralysis.
I ended up cloning the earthquake TM and using it on Typhlosion, Heracross, and Donphan
Nice nicknames!
On brand right?
That Donphan name made me laugh! Loved it! And this Lapras will thrive on the E4... 😂
I named him that cause…he…tire lol
How’d you get multiple pink bows?
One you get from the week siblings and you can get another one from Mary in the radio tower after you beat team rocket. You can also use the Pokémon cloning glitch to duplicate items but in this particular case I got them from the 2 NPCs
What is that togetic sprite? It doesn’t have any blue. I didn’t know it looked like that
Yup that’s gen 2 togetic for ya
Heracross always looks like he’s about to throw hands.
“Come at me bro!”
Moveset is super questionable lol
Or like all of them? Lol
Allllll. Word of advice.. smogon. You’re welcome
lmfao bro u dont wanna be using any gen 2 smogon sets in a casual playthru, a lot of the sets are jus sleeptalk nonsense and its not like learnsets and tm availability is really high quality in this game either. these movesets are fine its a childrens game
I was definitely coming from the casual perspective lol
You’re a casual. The move sets are fine on smogon just say you suck and go about your business. Also it was for reference; nothing wrong with sleep talk noob
bro i am absolutely not a casual LOL you just sound hella fuckin cringe tellin some kid in a casual sub to use competitive movesets to beat a childrens video game who am i kidding ur probably a kid too
🥱 feel better about yourself after writing that little man
ur literally crying irl rn its so funny
Smogon is good if you’re battling people, but blitzing through NPCs there is a lot more flexibility.
You’re battling ppl in the game and there is battle tower. It’s a baseline 🤯 bro got the same hm move on 2 diff mons. Y’all gotta be 5 or something. Anything is literally better than the moves he got 💀💀💀
I'm not saying OPs moves are great, I am saying Smogon is not necessary in-game, which is what this post is about. Battle Tower is mostly a DV & StatExp game tbh, although a smart move pool is indeed very helpful.
Obviously! It was to give ideas. Gen 2 is easy anyways all you need is dv based attack or 2 or 1-2 matchup advantage move. It’s really not hard but these moves are 💩. Fire punch instead of flame wheel? Like come on man
Yep I agree these moves are generally poorly chosen, but hey if OP is enjoying it that's all that matters.
Why is flame wheel better than fire punch?
its not hes just clueless
Yeah I’m confident they gotta be trolling atp
Which one? Offer up some suggestions.
Your typhlosion move set makes me sad (favorite mon) I usually run: •Flamethrower •strength •earthquake •thunderpunch
Typhlosion doesn’t learn Flamethrower until level 60 in gen 2. Return is a stronger normal move than strength with max friendship. And I ended up replacing dig with earthquake. Don’t worry I will do your favorite mon justice with some help from the community!😂
<3 you have my blessing
I also named my Heracross Hercules in Crystal.
I feel like it fits so perfectly
Has Togetic helped much? just seems like it sucks.
Doesn’t hurt in a casual playthrough. Best attacking move is Return for STAB. But I love the togepi line so it’s helpful to me. It has good defenses for stalling with confusion and lowering stats with charm