BW/BW2 The Simple 5th Gen VG Questions and Answers Thread

[PsychedelicBreakfast]

RE: The Simple Questions and Answers Thread

I bought a used Black version today and was going through the previous owner's Pokemon and they have a few that say they were met at "Lovely place" and they seem fishy to me (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Celebi, Mew, and a couple others). It says they were all met at level 2, but they're currently at 100 and all have Damp as an ability, except Mew, who has Friend Guard. I'm guessing they're hacks. If they are, and I trade them to one of my other non-hacked games, will it corrupt my save file?

 

[Chariblaze]

RE: The Simple Questions and Answers Thread

I bought a used Black version today and was going through the previous owner's Pokemon and they have a few that say they were met at "Lovely place" and they seem fishy to me (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Celebi, Mew, and a couple others). It says they were all met at level 2, but they're currently at 100 and all have Damp as an ability, except Mew, who has Friend Guard. I'm guessing they're hacks. If they are, and I trade them to one of my other non-hacked games, will it corrupt my save file?

Yeah, definitely hacks. Pretty odd choice of abilities there.

I'm not entirely sure, but trading them to other games shouldn't do anything; all the hacked data is on the Pokemon. If the Pokemon is deleted, the data is deleted; it's self-contained. You wouldn't want to use them in tournaments, of course, but they shouldn't do anything otherwise.

 

[iSharingan]

RE: The Simple Questions and Answers Thread

I bought a used Black version today and was going through the previous owner's Pokemon and they have a few that say they were met at "Lovely place" and they seem fishy to me (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Celebi, Mew, and a couple others). It says they were all met at level 2, but they're currently at 100 and all have Damp as an ability, except Mew, who has Friend Guard. I'm guessing they're hacks. If they are, and I trade them to one of my other non-hacked games, will it corrupt my save file?

Yeah, definitely hacks. Pretty odd choice of abilities there.

I'm not entirely sure, but trading them to other games shouldn't do anything; all the hacked data is on the Pokemon. If the Pokemon is deleted, the data is deleted; it's self-contained. You wouldn't want to use them in tournaments, of course, but they shouldn't do anything otherwise.

Hacked pokemon generally don't harm your game unless they have values beyond the normal range (like if you put the move ID number for Scald on a 4th gen pokemon while it was still in a 4th gen game since the move doesn't exist there). If the pokemon in question simply has hacked-in moves, ability, shinyness, level (1-100), etc, it shouldn't harm your game, but I'd advise you to release it just to be safe. The 'hacks' that broke games in the past were typically glitch pokemon, like decamark ("????") in gen 3, which could break your save if you tried to save while owning one. As a general rule, hacking pokemon is frowned upon and (in my opinion) reveals a slight character flaw if you think they're the only way you can beat your friend(s). Think of it this way: would YOU like it if the only reason you lost is because the other person had illegal/hacked-in attributes on their team?

 

[PsychedelicBreakfast]

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Thanks for the answers. I wasn't going to use them in battles or to my advantage in anyway. I need a Celebi for Dex completion and a few others were shinies so I also wanted to log that in my Dex, but it's not worth it if there's even a slight risk of it messing up my file. Might as well not gamble with it.

 

[xxashxx]

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Today I just got a 3DS because we switched networks and it no longer supports WEP. I am wondering if I will be able to trade on 4th gen since I am on WPA now and are 3 DS's compatible with the Dream World? I tried to get adobe Flash player and the error on the DS says the file can't be downloaded. I am wondering if it is possible to do DW on #DS? Also how do I use the question mark on the 3 DS? I could not find it. Thanks XD.

 

[Chariblaze]

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I am wondering if I will be able to trade on 4th gen since I am on WPA now

Nope, 4th Gen games are totally incompatible with WPA. 5th Gen will work for the most part, though.

are 3 DS's compatible with the Dream World? I tried to get adobe Flash player and the error on the DS says the file can't be downloaded. I am wondering if it is possible to do DW on #DS?

Nope, the 3DS browser doesn't support Flash, either.

Also how do I use the question mark on the 3 DS? I could not find it. Thanks XD.

On the 3DS keyboard, hit shift (the up arrow in the bottom-left). You'll find the question mark in the lower-right corner.

 

[xxashxx]

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Ah I just saw it. Thanks XD . What about trading on 4th gen?

 

[Rusty Sticks]

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Nope, 4th Gen games are totally incompatible with WPA. 5th Gen will work for the most part, though.

 

[DNA]

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^I can confirm that because I tried it myself using WPA, even in a 3DS, and it couldn't trade.

If it's really a concern, you can change your network security to WEP, like I did when I got a new router. You'll have to go into your browser and change the router settings around a bit - I'd say how, but it differs from each router, though it usually involves typing http://192.168.1.254 (or something like it) into the address bar.

 

[xxashxx]

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Yesterday when the tech installed the lowest is WEP64 and that did not workbecause the DSL has the most basic form of WEP. With encryption on or off it still did not work beause all it asked for was WPA and not WEP. The only thinb I can do is get 3 more 5th gen games orX & Y and then migrate but I can't do that until I get 3 more games and that will be awhile. I can't migrate Pokemon with HM's or items so those are out now too.

 

[Rusty Sticks]

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I can't migrate Pokemon with HM's or items so those are out now too.

Use the Move Deleter to get rid of the HM moves, and then just take the held items.

 

[xxashxx]

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That ruins tne intention of the event. That is not a good idea XD. If I did that I would have to have the move hacked back on. That would make the event worthless XD.

 

[DNA]

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You never said they were events

That is the one snag of being unable to migrate HM moves, however. Until a better way is found we'll just have to stick with it and wait for the next distribution. (A Flying Pikachu Gen 5 event has been released, and I think a Surfing Pikachu Gen 5 event has too, though I'm not sure.)

 

[xxashxx]

RE: The Simple Questions and Answers Thread

Yeah they have XD. I have them both. Does anyone know if 3DS's can play videos? Like on websites such as youtube or Pokemon episodes etc? Thanks XD.

EDIT: How do I retrieve 3DS video Swapnote and the Dinosaur video back? I thought I could redownload the but can't find them in the 3 DS eshop. Thanks XD.

It says in the shop they can be re downloaded too.

 

[iSharingan]

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Yeah they have XD. I have them both. Does anyone know if 3DS's can play videos? Like on websites such as youtube or Pokemon episodes etc? Thanks XD.

it can, but they won't be in 3d, if tha's what you're asking. the 3ds is limited to what video formats it can play, however, so don't expect everything to work (frankly, a phone would play more videos from websites than a 3DS would).

EDIT: How do I retrieve 3DS video Swapnote and the Dinosaur video back? I thought I could redownload the but can't find them in the 3 DS eshop. Thanks XD.

It says in the shop they can be re downloaded too.

open the e-shop, scroll all the way to the left, tap the end icon, then select download/purchase history. for the software still available, there should be a re-download button.

 

[DNA]

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(Youtube doesn't work on a 3DS; I've tried. The 3DS doesn't have Flash Player.)

 

[xxashxx]

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Oh ok. Yeah I tried that as well and I tried tne videos on Pokemon.vom ad well and they did not work either XD

 

[regigigas]

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I am constantly facing a GTS glitch on my Black 2 where the GTS literally eats my deposited Pokémon. I'm not even joking. I deposited a Vulpix about half an hour ago and while I was looking around for Pokémon, checking the summary hear-and-there and doing pointless trades, suddenly the "Summary" button changed to "Deposit". I never received the Sandshrew I wanted. So two minutes ago, I deposited another Vulpix and turned off the game after leaving the GTS. This has happened numerous times in the past and is starting to bug me. I think my game is glitched-up. I don't hack, although I have used Pokécheck. (But it hasn't done that on my other games). I think I'm just going to completely wipe my save file and start over. The GTS is wasting my Pokémon.

 

[xxashxx]

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That was similar in 4th gen only it would say deposit but my Pokemon was still there. Ijust exited orD/C'd and came back and it wad fine.

However I have a couple of quesions myself. If I download Nintendo Video from the eshop on my 3DS would it play videos on websites as well as videos from Nintendo or does it only do videos from Nintendo? Also When I am playing Black or White why can I not access the WI-FI settings via the menu pageor in the game sync page on my 3DS? I am asking beause I keep getting an error saying that I have to go to the setup settings in the Home menu to make the changes. Also when I power dowm the 3DS is there a way I can do it with one press of the button rather than pressing it twice or holding it for 5 to 10 seconds for it to turn off? Thanks XD.

 

[Frezgle]

RE: The Simple Questions and Answers Thread

I am constantly facing a GTS glitch on my Black 2 where the GTS literally eats my deposited Pokémon. I'm not even joking. I deposited a Vulpix about half an hour ago and while I was looking around for Pokémon, checking the summary hear-and-there and doing pointless trades, suddenly the "Summary" button changed to "Deposit". I never received the Sandshrew I wanted. So two minutes ago, I deposited another Vulpix and turned off the game after leaving the GTS. This has happened numerous times in the past and is starting to bug me. I think my game is glitched-up. I don't hack, although I have used Pokécheck. (But it hasn't done that on my other games). I think I'm just going to completely wipe my save file and start over. The GTS is wasting my Pokémon.

The GTS isn't eating your Pokemon and your game most likely isn't "glitched-up". This is a very common glitch that's happened to pretty much everyone, so don't worry. your Vulpix is probably safe. Generally all you need to do to fix it is exit the GTS and then come back.
Now if it's STILL gone after that, not sure what to tell you. The only case I know of Pokemon going missing is after they've been in there for months at a time, and the game gives you a message that they've "ran away" or something similar.

However I have a couple of quesions myself. If I download Nintendo Video from the eshop on my 3DS would it play videos on websites as well as videos from Nintendo or does it only do videos from Nintendo? Also When I am playing Black or White why can I not access the WI-FI settings via the menu pageor in the game sync page on my 3DS? I am asking beause I keep getting an error saying that I have to go to the setup settings in the Home menu to make the changes. Also when I power dowm the 3DS is there a way I can do it with one press of the button rather than pressing it twice or holding it for 5 to 10 seconds for it to turn off? Thanks XD.

If you mean sites like youtube, no. Online video requires Flash, which the 3DS doesn't support.
And as for your second question, you can't do that on a 3DS because it's a 3DS :v You have to use the 3DS' native internet settings (not the settings in the 3DS called DS wifi settings, just the regular 3DS wifi settings). Those work with Gen 5 just fine.
Third question? No, I don't believe there is any other way, and that's probably so people don't accidentally shut the system off when they don't mean to.