Gaming How to create a good Unown for BW2?

[LoloLakitu]

To elaborate on this, Hidden Power's type and base power are dependent on the IVs of the Pokémon using them, at the time of use.

Here's an Unown:

[FixedIVs] Unown.100 "H" @ Insert Choice item here
- Hidden Power

Assume this Unown is legit, and its Hidden Power is of the Dragon type with a base power of 55. If also playing legit, all uses of the move by that Unown will be Dragon-typed, 55 power.

Next, assume you're modifying that Pokémon for use in legit battles.

[FixedIVs, Illegal] Unown.100 "H" @ Optional Insert Choice item here
- Hidden Power
- [Illegal] Hidden Power
- [Illegal] Hidden Power
- [Illegal] Hidden Power

All instances of that move on the same Unown will have the same type and base power, Dragon and 55, because they use the IVs of the user. I'm not sure whether choice items block duplicated moves in illegal movesets, but all Hidden Power instances behave the same; it would only matter if you wanted the extra 45-72 PP

Finally, assume you're using the modified Unown for use in cheated battles. Turn on your cheat device and you can change your Unown's IVs mid-battle, which might not actually be broadcast to your opponent. These would change the type and the base power of any and all Hidden Powers on the user.

The battle may run oddly in that case, though. If the type changed, you may see "It's super-effective!" and the defending Pokémon fainting, but the opponent would see "It's not very effective..." and their Pokémon would stay in battle; your DS would be expecting your opponent to switch, wait for a switch message from him/her, and behave really oddly when the packet is a move selection from a null Pokémon (!!).

I'm pretty sure you'd need 4 Unown with 1 Hidden Power each on your team to have 4 different Hidden Power types.

Or four of any other pokemon.

 

[Deleted member 319809]

Or four of any other pokemon.

Yeah With other moves and Hidden Power for type coverage.

 

[Ausjor97]

To elaborate on this, Hidden Power's type and base power are dependent on the IVs of the Pokémon using them, at the time of use.

Here's an Unown:

[FixedIVs] Unown.100 "H" @ Insert Choice item here
- Hidden Power

Assume this Unown is legit, and its Hidden Power is of the Dragon type with a base power of 55. If also playing legit, all uses of the move by that Unown will be Dragon-typed, 55 power.

Next, assume you're modifying that Pokémon for use in legit battles.

[FixedIVs, Illegal] Unown.100 "H" @ Optional Insert Choice item here
- Hidden Power
- [Illegal] Hidden Power
- [Illegal] Hidden Power
- [Illegal] Hidden Power

All instances of that move on the same Unown will have the same type and base power, Dragon and 55, because they use the IVs of the user. I'm not sure whether choice items block duplicated moves in illegal movesets, but all Hidden Power instances behave the same; it would only matter if you wanted the extra 45-72 PP

Finally, assume you're using the modified Unown for use in cheated battles. Turn on your cheat device and you can change your Unown's IVs mid-battle, which might not actually be broadcast to your opponent. These would change the type and the base power of any and all Hidden Powers on the user.

The battle may run oddly in that case, though. If the type changed, you may see "It's super-effective!" and the defending Pokémon fainting, but the opponent would see "It's not very effective..." and their Pokémon would stay in battle; your DS would be expecting your opponent to switch, wait for a switch message from him/her, and behave really oddly when the packet is a move selection from a null Pokémon (!!).

I'm pretty sure you'd need 4 Unown with 1 Hidden Power each on your team to have 4 different Hidden Power types.

Thank you for that, and I actually might try using 6 different Unowns just to try and mess around and see if I can actually beat someone with them, haha.

 

[Clydefrosch]

dont try, you cant.
even if you gave them cheat attacks (besides endeavor/quick attack (which would break item rule), they're still useless

 

[Arras]

dont try, you cant.
even if you gave them cheat attacks (besides endeavor/quick attack (which would break item rule), they're still useless

That, and the Species Clause which prevents you from using multiple Unowns. Not sure if the actual Pokemon games use that when playing online, though.