100+ wins on battle tower Finally!!!

Today I finally got over a 100 win streak in the battle tower, it's currently 105 but I stopped after that and I don't care to go further. How have your battle tower streaks been?

Also this is the team I used.

Porygon-Z @ choice specs
Adaptability
Timid
EV: 252spd 252spatt 4hp
-tri attack
-ice beam
-dark pulse
-hyper beam

Bronzong @ leftovers
Levitate
Sassy
EV: 252hp 100def 100spdef 58spatt
-hypnosis
-stealth rock
-charge beam
-HP ice (+50bp)

Garchomp @ choice band
Sand Veil
Jolly
EV: 252spd 252att 4hp
-outrage
-dragon claw
-earthquake
-firefang

Strategy was I used Z and chomp to OHKO as much as possible, and bronzong to allow them to switch without taking hits.

Collector Extraordinaire

Well, it's taken over a year and a half and more than five hundred hours, but I've almost completed the national Pokedex in my Pearl version. I Played all the way through Fire Red, and I'm currently about halfway through Emerald, but I've hit a snag. I recently discovered that some of these things are going to take way longer than simply beating another game to get access to, and my ultimate goal was to get this done before Platinum hits the shelves in America. So I am sending out an all hands request to complete my National Dex! I've got 33 left to obtain out of 493, all legit so far (I'm including all event onlys even though they're not necessary). Here's the list of what I do not have:

Mew
Chikorita
Bayleef
Meganium
Cyndaquil
Quilava
Typhlosion
Totodile
Croconaw
Feraligatr
Politoed
Sunflora
Yanma
Slowking
Raikou
Entei
Suicune
Lugia
Ho-Oh
Huntail
Gorebyss
Latias
Latios
Kyogre
Electivire
Yanmega
Shaymin
Arceus

As you can see, they're all Pokemon that require certain items, are legendaries that I don't have access to yet, or they're one of those damn Gold/Silver starters that you only get to choose one of after completing the Emerald Dex. So if anyone has any of these, and a wi-fi connection - help a brother out? I might even be willing to drive to you. I'll even take just the items needed, or just one out of an evolution tree. I'm also willing to trade just about anything I've got. Thanks guys.

Pointless Math

So as I was constantly resetting my DS in hopes of finding a Dragonite with really good IVs, I began wondering. What are the odds of getting 2 perfect IVs, or 3, or more...? I decided to see if I remembered anything from Statistics class and came up with the following numbers. This is assuming pure random distribution, so it applies to pokemon in the wild, or mystery gifts, but not ones hatched from eggs. I think I did this right, but I'm open to corrections. (numbers listed 3 times in a row are repeating)

Odds of AT LEAST 1 perfect IV: 18.75% or 1:5.333
Odds of AT LEAST 2 perfect IVs: 1.46% or 1:68.2666
Odds of AT LEAST 3 perfect IVs: 0.061% or 1:1,638.4
Odds of AT LEAST 4 perfect IVs: 0.0014% or 1:69,905.0666
Odds of AT LEAST 5 perfect IVs: 0.000018% or 1:5,592,405.333
Odds of ALL perfect IVs: 0.000000093% or 1:1,073,741,824

So yeah, you have less than a one in a billion chance of finding one with perfect IVs.

30 Year Anniversary of the Dark Gym Leader

Happy Birthday to The Arsonist!

November 19th is officially the 30 year anniversary of the Dark Gym Leader. Can you believe that 30 years ago we had no idea what a Pokemon was, let alone having any idea how much of a powerhouse it's Dark Gym Leader would become! There have been a ton of Pokemon trainers put out over the past 30 years, and the hype never seems to die down. New trainers are humbled like crazy, the Pokemon cartoon is still on TV, and to this day I see people chatting on poke chat sessions. Will this Pokemon Gym Leader battle on for another 30 more? Stay Tuned!!!

Housewarming Party

Hey all, as per Aaron's request, here's the info for my housewarming party tomorrow. It'll be at my place, 3522 Chestnut Ave, Baltimore, MD. We're on the second floor and the entrance is around the side of the building, if you can't find it just give me a call. We'll be starting around 8, and feel free to bring guests.

Pokemon Ranch Updated for Platinum

Pokemon Ranch Updated for Platinum
Your full Platinum collection can come over to the Wii.

The Japanese version of My Pokemon Ranch got a update in Japan, bringing the WiiWare title up to "Platinum" status.

That's right, your Pokemon collection from Pokemon Platinum (currently available in Japan) can now be transferred over to Pokemon Ranch! You will be able to handle up to 1,500 Pokemon on your ranch.

The update adds selectable background music and new events.

In Japan, the update replaces the old version of Pokemon Ranch and will retain the current 1,000 WiiPoint price point. Owners of the older version can upgrade for free.

Dragonite Event

FREE Exclusive Event! Get DRAGONITE at DS Download Stations
Only at Toys"R"Us Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 8th-9th 12PM-4PM only! Bring your Nintendo DS and your Pokemon Diamond or Pokemon Pearl Game to Toys"R"Us to receive Dragonite.

Plus $5 OFF ANY DS Game title with Dragonite and get a FREE Pokemon Poster!
Limit 1 coupon per participant. Limited quantities available. In store only.