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A "Wow, I should have figured that out a lot sooner" thread

Silver: I went around all excited cause this was my first pokemon game (absolutely freaking out when I found a Jigglypuff, thinking I was going to find Squirtle in the water). I had fun until I got the first badge and couldn't move on until I got the Togepi egg, which I couldn't because I had a full team. So I restarted and caught only five pokemon so I could get the egg. Sometime after that did I find out about the storage system. I still have bitter feelings toward that guy that "reminds" you about that egg.

Yellow: I also had problems with Brock and overtrained that Pikachu to around lv 20-30. I probably would have trained more, but I think I learned about Mankey and low kick.
 
Diamond: My first pokemon game. When I finally beat Lucian from the Elite Four, I was so happy, cause all my pokemon fainted already and I didn't have any potions anymore. And then Lucian told me there's a Champion too.. :flinch:
 
In my Pearl game it took me a week to figure out that you can't ride your bike over the mud. I was stuck in route 212 until I read a sign right NEXT to me that said: Trainer Tips
If you get stuck in the bog, you can
count on being there for a while.
There's no need to panic.
Just struggle and squirm for a bit.
Bicycles cannot be ridden on marshy
ground, incidentally..
I was VERY annoyed and felt like an idiot. -_-
 
Hmm. Let me think...

When I first played Emerald and got Dive, I was all ecstatic about it and taught it to mah Gyarados immediately. I then hopped into the water, and found much to my surprise that poor Dragongate couldn't dive there (yes, I still remember the name of my Gyarados). So I'm sitting there, blinking at the screen, and then give up on Diving and decide to go to Sootopolis instead... Which was a giant Mewin' rock. I then found out how to Dive properly and spent the next ten minutes facepalming.
 
I got completely lost in Mt.Coronet in my Pearl version on the way to Spear Pillar. I had no trouble in Diamond. =\

Way back when I was 3, my brother used to give me his gameboy with his pokemon red and the strict instructions never to go into the grass. So my 3 yr old self happily poodled around with my brothers lv 79 Charizard and level 81 Pidgeot when I accidently went into the grass and got into a battle. It was a rattata, and I panicked, being unable to read, clicked the A button like mad. Charizard used fire blast, obviously KOed the Ratatta, and I was convinced I was awesome at the game XD
 
Clefable said:
I got completely lost in Mt.Coronet in my Pearl version on the way to Spear Pillar. I had no trouble in Diamond. =\
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I did exactly the same thing in Platinum.
I was liek, where the heck do I go?

I finally figured out I needed Rock Climb after alot of searching.
 
I kept using the wrong Coronet entrances in Pearl lol!

(Also in Paper Mario 2 I forgot to see Vivian in Twilight Town after Doopliss stole Mario's body and name)
 
OMG I only just found out that Butterfree is Bug/Flying and not Bug/Psychic.
I am incredibly slow.
 
*Back when I first played Red (aah, memories) I played, in one sitting, straight to the SS Anne. I had chosen Bulbasaur as my starter, and he was the only thing I put any effort into leveling--hence how I made it so fast.

When I did reach SS Anne, Gary (censored) Oak, whose starter is now evolved and, of course, a fire type, absolutely demolishes me so badly I had to start over. This time I make it to Silph Co before he destroys me.

*"Hey, this MissingNo. thing sounds interesting. I wonder what it looks like."
This...did not end well. At all.

*In the Battle Pyramid in Emerald, I got the Sacred Ash. I intended to save this as a backup weapon to heal during a tough battle--in fact I think I was in a Brandon cycle and wanted it for him. But I ended up fighting someone else, instead.
Turns out it can't be used mid-battle.
I lost.

Two in Diamond:
*"I'm SURE Raichu can handle Rhydon. It knows Focus Blast!"
*"Oh no! How can Machamp beat Dusclops! His Fighting Moves won't work, and Dusclops levitates, so Earthquake won't work, either!"
Yep, I somehow missed the big "Dusclops' is exherting it's Pressure" message. I did, however, use Earthquake since I had to choose something, and Machamp did end up winning, so disaster WAS averted. Didn't help the silly feeling, though.

Very recently in Platinum
*"Crud, Volkner's rematch is giving me trouble with his tenish level advantage. All I have left is...EMPOLEON?! WHY ARE YOU IN MY PARTY NOW?!"
 
When I got Yellow, (I was around 4?) I wondered why my electric attacks wouldn't work on Brock's pokémon.. Until my best friend told me that electric moves have no effect on rock types.. a month later, ;D.

I spent 5 weeks figuring out how to get through victory road in ruby.

I googled: 'How to evolve Chikorita'. :3
 
Back in the days of Red version, it took me like 3 weeks to manage my way out of Rock Tunnel. I still hate that place up to this day.

And I was dumb enough to not relate the "I'm thirsty" line by the gatekeepers in Saffron with the beverage machines in Celadon Dept. Store. I spent months overleveling my Charizard (it was my only Pokémon, so I think I got it up to its 90's) until I read it on a magazine that you had to give any guard one drink from Celadon and that was enough to make all of them let you pass. It was so obvious and I seay I still don't get why I never thought of that. Yeah I was stupid but nowadays it's just so funny to recall it.
 
ChaoticMemories said:
When I got Yellow, (I was around 4?) I wondered why my electric attacks wouldn't work on Brock's pokémon.. Until my best friend told me that electric moves have no effect on rock types.. a month later, ;D.
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I hate to be a nitpicker, but electric moves have no effect on Ground types. They're normal against Rock, but Brock's Pokemon are half Ground, which explains the confusion.
 
Veggietable said:
And I was dumb enough to not relate the "I'm thirsty" line by the gatekeepers in Saffron with the beverage machines in Celadon Dept. Store. I spent months overleveling my Charizard (it was my only Pokémon, so I think I got it up to its 90's) until I read it on a magazine that you had to give any guard one drink from Celadon and that was enough to make all of them let you pass. It was so obvious and I seay I still don't get why I never thought of that. Yeah I was stupid but nowadays it's just so funny to recall it.
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I believe everyone had that problem. Or at least everyone I know.

Except I never did level up my Charizard...
 
Veggietable said:
And I was dumb enough to not relate the "I'm thirsty" line by the gatekeepers in Saffron with the beverage machines in Celadon Dept. Store. I spent months overleveling my Charizard (it was my only Pokémon, so I think I got it up to its 90's) until I read it on a magazine that you had to give any guard one drink from Celadon and that was enough to make all of them let you pass. It was so obvious and I seay I still don't get why I never thought of that. Yeah I was stupid but nowadays it's just so funny to recall it.
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lol I recall having that same problem
 
Maze said:
Diamond: My first pokemon game. When I finally beat Lucian from the Elite Four, I was so happy, cause all my pokemon fainted already and I didn't have any potions anymore. And then Lucian told me there's a Champion too.. :flinch:
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I know that feeling from Ruby. I was such an idiot. I trained a Blaziken to such a high level. I didn't buy healing items, and I made it to Drake. Then died. I didn't think there was something else, because they called it the Elite Four.
 
TopazPikachu said:
In my Pearl game it took me a week to figure out that you can't ride your bike over the mud. I was stuck in route 212 until I read a sign right NEXT to me that said: Trainer Tips
If you get stuck in the bog, you can
count on being there for a while.
There's no need to panic.
Just struggle and squirm for a bit.
Bicycles cannot be ridden on marshy
ground, incidentally..
I was VERY annoyed and felt like an idiot. -_-
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Oh my, yes, I remember freaking in Pearl when I couldn't ride my bike in the Great Marsh. I was online with my friend all "I CAN'T NAVIGATE IT D:"

He insisted "I'm sure it's just a very simple problem to overcome. >.>"

Well he was right, just needed to not have out the bicycle.
 
Yeah, I learned long ago to just run. Bring out the bike when you really need it. I could never control the mach bike and didn't learn till recently how to use the bridges with the acro bike.
 
I only today relaised that Pokemon isn't a first party Nintendo franchise akin to Zelda and Mario.

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AndrewM said:
I know that feeling from Ruby. I was such an idiot. I trained a Blaziken to such a high level. I didn't buy healing items, and I made it to Drake. Then died. I didn't think there was something else, because they called it the Elite Four.
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Yep, I went through it in my old Red version too. I was celebrating my victory then Lance says: "no you're not the Champion -someone beat me first. His name is....". But then it was a nice surprise when I found that the Champion was your rival. Epic-est champion ever!
 
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