So glad I came across this channel. Been looking for something like it forever. I’ve been playing Pokémon since Red/Blue but always had a soft spot for Gen III, and I got into it again Summer 2023. Bought old cartridges, modded old consoles. I wanted to beat the Battle Frontier with my own favorites instead of the super optimized generic teams. So cool to see you doing the same. Cheers and keep up the great videos!
happy you found it as well! Yes if you try with your favs, it might be little more challenging but its part of the enjoyment! Good luck on your adventures and ill see ya around
On the quest for the gold symbols with favs as well! Having a hard time since they really neglected the gen 2 starters this gen. Best channel to chill and listen to on the drive.
For me It's insane that you play these games completely legitimately, like, even with the Tm's and some items (like rare candies for training) you don't use the clone glitch! I would get crazy having to start a whole save file just to get another Earthquake Tm again! I trully feel that those confort changes were needed in gen 3, like unlimited Tm's like in newer gens. But I do appreciate that you play these games the way they were intended! By the way, thank you for the inspiration to get the shiny larvitar! Got it last week on my fire red!
i just dont have the urge to haha! And idk to me it sounds somewhat fun to restart a whole game to grab all the important items. I might need to do this with toxic soon. YOU GOT IT! Jeez congrats!
Your shinies are incredible! They have such nice colors and they are legit. Amazing! I can imagine how much time you invested in getting them. Congratulations on this new saga! I'm looking forward to seeing more of your team in the Battle Frontier
Great video as always. These videos are what keep me going on my own battle frontier grind. I think someone mentioned before about the clone glitch to duplicate items. Personally I use it for ease but I understand if you dont want to risk losing any of your data. Keep making these videos. Theyre my guilty pleasure to watch after work
I live for these updates, Nighthawk!! Thank you! I've got my salac berry in Gen 4😅good luck! That being said, imo your Charizard seems to slot in this team in a "fill" role where Metagross and Umbreon could feasibly handle most fights by themselves. You mentioned substitute and I think that would pair incredibly with salac and blaze ability. Looking on Serebii, I see Char gets access roar or swagger too and either of those could give Charizard a more defined role on this squad! because I agree it could have more battle presence! Also, endure + salac + blaze could go very hard if you predict well!!
haha thanks! Yes umbreon and metagross seem like they are CARRYING. Yes you have a point with the Salac berry. I just gota get my hands on it! I gota set up the game cube and get this goin. Hmm roar and swagger could be decent options. Maybe roar would be good to get more information. Charizard is pretty fast too!
Just came across your channel recently and watching back a bunch of the vids. I know this vid is 6m old now so maybe not the most up to date haha but have you considered overheat on Charizard with a white herb to restore the -2 sp atk stages. Would be essentially blast burn power without the wasted turn afterwards. Love the content.
I know this video is a bit older and you probably won't see this, but for your Charizard you might be willing to consider Hidden power. He either has Hidden power grass, electric, or ground. The first two options are really good, but the last one is outclassed by EQ. I just couldn't tell because I am not sure where your last four EVs are. If you have any stationary Kecleons left you can verify which type you have exactly. In any case the base power of his Hidden Power is always 47 based on any of his possible IVs, which isn't the best, but Electric/Grass can provide some extra damage against water types over Dragon Claw.
Also I recommend leading with Metagross on this sort of team (especially if you opt to use Choice Band) since both of your team mates can reliably switch in for it (Umbreon being tanky and Charizard being immune to Ground).
@@gobes7867 I gotta see if I left a kecleon somewhere but even if I didnt, I have another game I cam play it would just take some time. Also good point on Metagross! Still learning with the team this was the first attempt! I appreciate the help
@@nostalgicnighthawk I tried to check my hidden power today and my level 50 killed a kecleon without telling me the type, so youd have to try against a ground type to see if its super effective normal or doesnt effect it instead
Really nice team overall, shame about the lack of special/physical split in these games. Maybe consider a flying move on the charizard to augment its coverage ?
i like to save in front of kekleon and teach my pokemon hidden power to see what type they have. hard to know the base power without a calc online but the coverage might help charizard
hi im new to ev training, i been ev training my modest mewtwo for sp atk and speed. ive fought like 900 numels and 900 pokemons for speed. did i over do it. Also i started ev training kyorge just like your videos. when im done ev training kyogre can i get em to lvl100 battling the 2 trainers on island 7 or would that ruin the stats??
def over did it on the ev training! I have a whole video on it! Once the ev points are used up on the pokemon, they cannot be overwritten. So it will not ruin its stats.
Niceee! My pokemon emerald file on my phone got corrupted after transfering and thus I lost all the 7 silver symbols I had collect. Years after that (now) I bought 2 gameboys with Emerald, Ruby, Fire Red & Leafgreen and I'm preparing another attempt at silver & gold
@@nostalgicnighthawk Broke my heart ngl, I quit for like 2 years after that.. I had soo many Ev-trained mons on there, like 60-70 pokemons walls, spec atks, physical attackers, speed demons, I had it all.. (I ran 2 emulators at the same time often to trade)
@@Waryfuls heres a tip for ya to strongly consider. learn about making backups of save files for your games and store them on a usb and do that maybe every 1-2 weeks or once a month if you play a lot. Even if someone steals your cartridge or you lose it, **knock on wood**, you can still have it and even play on an emulator or vice versa
I have a very similar shiny charizard!! serious nature with max EVs in special attack and speed as well… yours is stronger than mine but mine is slightly faster, i wonder which one is better in a competitive landscape
So glad I came across this channel. Been looking for something like it forever. I’ve been playing Pokémon since Red/Blue but always had a soft spot for Gen III, and I got into it again Summer 2023. Bought old cartridges, modded old consoles. I wanted to beat the Battle Frontier with my own favorites instead of the super optimized generic teams. So cool to see you doing the same. Cheers and keep up the great videos!
happy you found it as well! Yes if you try with your favs, it might be little more challenging but its part of the enjoyment! Good luck on your adventures and ill see ya around
On the quest for the gold symbols with favs as well! Having a hard time since they really neglected the gen 2 starters this gen. Best channel to chill and listen to on the drive.
For me It's insane that you play these games completely legitimately, like, even with the Tm's and some items (like rare candies for training) you don't use the clone glitch!
I would get crazy having to start a whole save file just to get another Earthquake Tm again! I trully feel that those confort changes were needed in gen 3, like unlimited Tm's like in newer gens. But I do appreciate that you play these games the way they were intended!
By the way, thank you for the inspiration to get the shiny larvitar! Got it last week on my fire red!
i just dont have the urge to haha! And idk to me it sounds somewhat fun to restart a whole game to grab all the important items. I might need to do this with toxic soon.
YOU GOT IT! Jeez congrats!
Your shinies are incredible! They have such nice colors and they are legit. Amazing! I can imagine how much time you invested in getting them. Congratulations on this new saga! I'm looking forward to seeing more of your team in the Battle Frontier
You have inspired me to shiny hunt in gen 3
Great video as always. These videos are what keep me going on my own battle frontier grind. I think someone mentioned before about the clone glitch to duplicate items. Personally I use it for ease but I understand if you dont want to risk losing any of your data. Keep making these videos. Theyre my guilty pleasure to watch after work
happy to hear you enjoy the videos! Yeaa i know of the clone glitch but i just personally dont feel the need to do it!
I live for these updates, Nighthawk!! Thank you!
I've got my salac berry in Gen 4😅good luck! That being said, imo your Charizard seems to slot in this team in a "fill" role where Metagross and Umbreon could feasibly handle most fights by themselves. You mentioned substitute and I think that would pair incredibly with salac and blaze ability. Looking on Serebii, I see Char gets access roar or swagger too and either of those could give Charizard a more defined role on this squad! because I agree it could have more battle presence! Also, endure + salac + blaze could go very hard if you predict well!!
haha thanks! Yes umbreon and metagross seem like they are CARRYING. Yes you have a point with the Salac berry. I just gota get my hands on it! I gota set up the game cube and get this goin. Hmm roar and swagger could be decent options. Maybe roar would be good to get more information. Charizard is pretty fast too!
I love these videos man. Keep them coming 🫡
The quest for Salac berry could be its own video. You need to earn like 15000 coupons for a single berry!
ooo is that a lot. I did a LOT of grinding in XD since i needed to purify lugia!
you should pp max your pokemon's moves too. having extra pp on blast burn could be really good. Im loving the videos keep it up !!
i do with some moves! Yea i should do it for BB
Just came across your channel recently and watching back a bunch of the vids. I know this vid is 6m old now so maybe not the most up to date haha but have you considered overheat on Charizard with a white herb to restore the -2 sp atk stages. Would be essentially blast burn power without the wasted turn afterwards. Love the content.
Thunder Punch on Charizard absolutely needed. Umbreon with leftlovers and reflect instead faint. This should help
Super unique one!
yes!
I know this video is a bit older and you probably won't see this, but for your Charizard you might be willing to consider Hidden power. He either has Hidden power grass, electric, or ground. The first two options are really good, but the last one is outclassed by EQ. I just couldn't tell because I am not sure where your last four EVs are. If you have any stationary Kecleons left you can verify which type you have exactly. In any case the base power of his Hidden Power is always 47 based on any of his possible IVs, which isn't the best, but Electric/Grass can provide some extra damage against water types over Dragon Claw.
Also I recommend leading with Metagross on this sort of team (especially if you opt to use Choice Band) since both of your team mates can reliably switch in for it (Umbreon being tanky and Charizard being immune to Ground).
@@gobes7867 I gotta see if I left a kecleon somewhere but even if I didnt, I have another game I cam play it would just take some time. Also good point on Metagross! Still learning with the team this was the first attempt! I appreciate the help
@@nostalgicnighthawk I tried to check my hidden power today and my level 50 killed a kecleon without telling me the type, so youd have to try against a ground type to see if its super effective normal or doesnt effect it instead
Really nice team overall, shame about the lack of special/physical split in these games. Maybe consider a flying move on the charizard to augment its coverage ?
could be a good option. Just dont like how flying is physical in this game! But with STAB it might not be terrible.
i like to save in front of kekleon and teach my pokemon hidden power to see what type they have. hard to know the base power without a calc online but the coverage might help charizard
that is a good idea!
hey quick question, what is the name of that book ?
these are the Nintendo power strategy guides for emerald/fire red and leaf green
@@nostalgicnighthawk oh ok, thank you.
hi im new to ev training, i been ev training my modest mewtwo for sp atk and speed. ive fought like 900 numels and 900 pokemons for speed. did i over do it. Also i started ev training kyorge just like your videos. when im done ev training kyogre can i get em to lvl100 battling the 2 trainers on island 7 or would that ruin the stats??
def over did it on the ev training! I have a whole video on it! Once the ev points are used up on the pokemon, they cannot be overwritten. So it will not ruin its stats.
@@nostalgicnighthawk thank you so much nighthawk!
Awesome video! Does a dead internal battery affect soft resetting in saphire?
yes it will affect it!
Niceee! My pokemon emerald file on my phone got corrupted after transfering and thus I lost all the 7 silver symbols I had collect. Years after that (now) I bought 2 gameboys with Emerald, Ruby, Fire Red & Leafgreen and I'm preparing another attempt at silver & gold
mann thats sad to hear :(
Glad to hear you getting back into the games!
"and it only costed me a kidney!" lol
@@nostalgicnighthawk Broke my heart ngl, I quit for like 2 years after that.. I had soo many Ev-trained mons on there, like 60-70 pokemons walls, spec atks, physical attackers, speed demons, I had it all.. (I ran 2 emulators at the same time often to trade)
@@BugCatcher-S That shit broke my heart ngl
@@Waryfuls heres a tip for ya to strongly consider. learn about making backups of save files for your games and store them on a usb and do that maybe every 1-2 weeks or once a month if you play a lot. Even if someone steals your cartridge or you lose it, **knock on wood**, you can still have it and even play on an emulator or vice versa
I have a very similar shiny charizard!! serious nature with max EVs in special attack and speed as well… yours is stronger than mine but mine is slightly faster, i wonder which one is better in a competitive landscape
This just needs that beautiful shiny larvitar!
it dooo 😭
hey bro what your though on best pokemon games off all time.. which u do video on it
shesh it a hard question. Personally...probably emerald or HGSS. I can do a video tho! A lot of thoughts on this topic
@@nostalgicnighthawk yes pls 😏
Is dragon claw a physical or special attack move?
Special in gen 3
@@smigget3415 Thank you.
you should use the battle tower cloning glitch on your tms that are competitively viable before you use them!!!
Is breeding emerald shiny hard
breeding for shinies just takes a while. I wouldnt say hard. Just time consuming