User:Missingno. Master 2



What's up? I am '''Missingno. Master 2'''. Technically, anyway. You may know me better as '''Missingno. Master (for those of you from Serebii, Bulbagarden, or Smogon) or Missingno_Mastr''' (for those of you from GameFAQs). Hell, if there's anyone from the old Pokémon Crater website out there, you might remember a certain WynautFan? That's me as well. With the exception of Wynautfan (the only one of the usernames you see here that preceeded Missingno. Master), the subtle variations are solely due to technical issues. Due to the space, the punctuation, and the character limit of GameFAQs usernames, I was unable to use my usual username there, and "MissingnoMaster", which would have fit better, was already taken. As for here, "Missingno. Master" was deemed too similar to an already taken username, "MISSINGNO MASTER", so I had to go with this.

The image you see to your right? That's a Weezing, my favorite Pokémon of all time. Obviously, I'm none too pleased that it's not actually available in PTD at the moment, but I'm patient. It'll get here eventually.

Obviously, some of you might be wondering a few things about me. More specifically, stuff about my Pokémon in PTD. Or you might not give a Rattata's ass. Either way. Yes. Well, let's see. I chose Red version and Bulbasaur for my main profile (I have two secondary Blue version profiles; the second one I played all the way through to get not only Charmander but also Hitmonchan; the third one I just got far enough into to get ahold of a Squirtle). I've played up to the Saffron Dojo, because at the moment, it's impossible to get farther than that. Which is annoying because the game had me hooked by then. I achieved the accomplishment for Saffron Dojo, so in addition to my Hitmonlee, I also got a Shiny Hitmonlee. Did it again in aforementioned second profile for a Shiny Hitmonchan.

On the subject of Shinies, I love them, but when you've found your third Shiny Pidgey and fourth Shiny Mankey on Route 8, it gets to you, you know?

I have a few other rarities as well, namely the hard to come across Horsea and, what was at the time hard to come across, Venonat. Well, now they're Seadra and Venomoth, but you get my point. I was lucky enough to score both in a trade involving a Shadow Jynx. I also have a Lapras and a Snorlax, neither of which came easy. None of those are for trade, so don't even ask. I will occasionally put a freshly caught Snorlax or Lapras up for trade, but that doesn't happen too often, so yeah.

Though I am new to the PTD scene, I was fortunate enough to join up just as the Victini Mystery Gift event was going on, and so I have a few of those. One of which is at level 75 at the moment and is definitely not for trade, but I'm willing to part with the others if the price is right. Granted, everybody and their mother seems to have the same idea, given that whenever I go and look at the trades, I see dozens of Victini up for trade. But I'd be stupid to ditch them now, given that down the road, I could very well be one of the few remaining Victini sources, and I would be very much willing to use such a status to my advantage.

Anyway, here's a list of the Shiny Pokémon I currently possess on my main profile (will not trade any of them, unless otherwise stated);

Shinies

 * Venusaur (Daily Gift, before the prizes were reworked)
 * Charizard (got in a trade)
 * Blastoise (got in a trade)
 * Butterfree (got in a trade)
 * Beedrill (got in a trade)
 * Pidgeot (caught in the wild)
 * Fearow (got in a trade)
 * Arbok (caught in the wild)
 * Sandslash (got in a trade)
 * Nidoking (caught in the wild)
 * Clefable (Game Corner)
 * Ninetales (got in a trade)
 * Wigglytuff (got in a trade)
 * Golbat (caught in the wild)
 * Gloom (caught in the wild)
 * Vileplume (caught in the wild)
 * Venomoth (caught in the wild)
 * Dugtrio (got in a trade)
 * Persian (got in a trade)
 * Primeape (caught in the wild)
 * Arcanine (caught in the wild)
 * Poliwrath (got in a trade)
 * Alakazam (Game Corner)
 * Machamp (got in a trade)
 * Victreebel (got in a trade)
 * Tentacruel (Cerulean Gym achievement prize)
 * Golem (Pewter Gym Challenge Level prize)
 * Magneton (Celadon Gym Challenge Level prize)
 * Gengar (caught in the wild)
 * Onix (caught in the wild)
 * Kingler (caught in the wild)
 * Electrode (Shiny Quest)
 * Exeggutor (caught in the wild)
 * Hitmonlee (Saffron Dojo achievement prize)
 * Hitmonchan (Saffron Dojo achievement prize; obtained on other profile)
 * Seaking (caught in the wild)
 * Starmie (Cerulean Gym achievement prize)
 * Mr. Mime (in-game trade for Shiny Abra)
 * Scyther (Game Corner)
 * Jynx (in-game trade for Shiny Poliwhirl)
 * Pinsir (Game Corner)
 * Ditto (got in a trade)
 * Porygon (Game Corner)
 * Dragonite (got in a trade)

Shinies for trade
Main article: Forum: Looking for a Mew!

Shadow Pokémon
Yeah, that's right. I have the complete legendary gerbil trio in Shadow form. As of right now, they're at the level cap. I used to have a Shadow Mew, but I traded it for Raikou. And due to the Pokédex being nine kinds of screwed up, it's acting like I never had a Mew of any sort.
 * Charizard (got in a trade)
 * Fearow (got in a trade)
 * Poliwrath (got in a trade)
 * Farfetch'd (Daily Gift, before the prizes were reworked)
 * Onix (Pewter Gym Achievement)
 * Starmie (Cerulean Gym Achievement)
 * Mr. Mime (Daily Gift, before the prizes were reworked)
 * Scyther (got in a trade)
 * Ditto (got in a trade)
 * Raikou (got in a trade)
 * Entei (Daily Gift, before the prizes were reworked)
 * Suicune (got in a trade)

M.M's strategies
No, not strategies for getting past certain levels. Their respective Wikia pages handle that well enough. This is for more specialized situations.


 * Catching Lapras

As any of us who have attempted this can attest to, getting a Lapras in a Poké Ball can be a huge pain in the hindquarters. First, you gotta go through Route 12 repeatedly just to make one appear once. Then there's a matter of weakening it. Forget False Swipe. Between Lapras's natural bulk and the multitude of other Pokémon to contend with, you got a better shot of getting a Shiny Lapras to appear than landing enough hits on the regular one with False Swipe to get its HP into the red. If your Pokémon's levels average in the mid to high 40s, maybe low 50s, your best bet is to just set five of them to use their most powerful super-effective moves, and set the sixth one to use Roar or Whirlwind if it's not dong so already. That's important, as it gives each of your Pokémon three shots at inflicting enough damage on Lapras. Most importantly, watch its HP bar carefully and have your mouse hovering over that Poké Ball, ready to go at a moment's notice. If you're in a pinch, break out the sleep moves. And try to make sure whatever you've got in the first position Lapras approaches is using Bulldoze. It's highly unlikely that anything is gonna suddenly and unexpectedly KO something that bulky.


 * Catching Snorlax

Snorlax is even worse than Lapras in terms of finding and catching, because not only are you restricted to 10 waves at a time, but you also have to stop that larger and uncatchable Snorlax from swiping Maruto! Fortunately, all you need to handle that bloated behemoth is a Gastly, Haunter, or Gengar with Curse. Set the ghost in one of the rightmost positions, while setting up stuff to handle oncoming Pokémon from the left. For the left, a Golem with Bulldoze and a Gengar with Dark Pulse, if sufficiently leveled, will do perfectly. Once the ghost uses Curse on Gengar, immediately apply a Super Potion, click the ghost, and set it down in the same position. If Snorlax hasn't come close enough to use Yawn, it should use Curse again. Repeat the process, except now move it left by one position. After the third Curse, apply another Super Potion and let it use Curse a fourth time. Snorlax should now be down to a sliver of HP unless you had something else opposite the ghost attacking Snorlax, like a Primeape with Cross Chop, in which case the fourth Curse will take it out. The process is made even easier if you have a Lapras or Jynx at or above level 64 that knows Perish Song. Just one hit of that move and Snorlax will drop like the ton of bricks it is. All throughout this process, you should be taking periodic glances at the left side of the screen to see if a catchable Snorlax has entered. If one enters while you're handling the big one, immediately shift your focus to the catchable one. Even if catching Snorlax costs you the level, you can always try again. Like Lapras, Snorlax has considerable bulk, so even Cross Chops from level 50 Primeape are unlikely to take it out very quickly. Like with Lapras, something with Bulldoze is nice to have, though not completely necessary, as Snorlax is slow as it is. Once you have your Pokémon in place, keep an eye on that HP bar, and the mouse hovering right over that Poké Ball. The second you see red, you click and you drag.


 * Completing the Shiny Quest

Lotta hassle just for a Shiny Voltorb, but it's perfectly doable. Of course, in my case, once I learned of it, I was fortunate enough to have already been in the process of training a Pikachu. It was at level 38 at the time, so there was a good chunk of the work done already. But I'm guessing most of you haven't the same luck. Well, first off, its a good idea to nab yourself a Voltorb while in the process of clearing out the cave to encounter the giant Onix, and train it while in there, get a jump start on that. As for the giant Onix itself, it's really a piece of cake. Spam something with Grass and Water moves that's at least decently leveled and victory is yours. Piece of cake. Then comes the old man who gives you the stipulations for the quest: Bring him an Electrode and a Pikachu, both at level 42 or above, after having caught 10 Pikachu without logging out. And you can't use the hacked version for this, either, but then, the dishonorable dirtbags who hack this game could just get hack themselves a Shiny Electrode anyway. So I'm going to assume anyone reading this has a conscience. So now you go out and catch yourself some Pikachu. For that I recommend something with False Swipe (the Farfetch'd you get in a trade works well, but if you have the coins a Scyther is even better, because it learns False Swipe extremely early), and a lot of patience. My suggestion is to use the Viridian Forest 2 level, because that doesn't require you to defend any Rare Candy. I'd also advise against setting the speed to x4, because by the time you realize there are Pikachu going by, half of them will have vanished already, if not more. And with a 1% appearance rate, that's a big loss. x2 Speed works fine, x3 at the most. Also make sure your False Swiper is of a decent level, so one hit is all it needs to make the Pikachu ready for capture. With luck, you may only need to do the level two or three times to get the ten necessary Pikachu. Now, what I'm not clear about is whether or not one of those 10 can also be your level 42 Pikachu, as mine I had before I even knew of the quest. Until I hear different, I'll advise you to err on the side of caution and catch an eleventh Pikachu to raise. Once you have that done, it's simply a matter of level grinding at your favorite grinding spot. Mine used to be Route 8, but after a few too many repetitive Shinies, I tend to steer clear of there now.