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I don't disagree with what the "guide" is saying except for the part that this is absolutely not a guide.

A thread like this should be in General Discussion, not the Guide Tavern.

Date
Sunday, 22nd June 2025
 
Time
15:00 UTC | 8:00 PT | 11:00 ET | 12:00 BRT | 17:00 CEST |  Time Zone Converter
        
Location
Safari Zone, Kanto, Channel 1  
(Catching is allowed on any channel)
 
Duration
1 hour for catching
another 10 minutes for players to submit entries
 
Scoring
Total sum of IVs + Species Bonus = Total Score
 
Pokemon accepted as valid entries

Sprite
Pokémon
Bonus

Chansey
+20

Tauros
+15

Kangaskhan
+15

Marowak
+15

Cubone
+15

Lickitung
+15

Dragonair
+10

Venomoth
+10

Tangela
+10

Pinsir
+10

Scyther
+10

Parasect
+10

Paras
+10

Doduo
+10

Nidorino
+10

Nidorina
+10


Nidoran♀
+7

Nidoran♂
+7

Venonat
+7

Krabby
+7

Dratini
+7

Rhyhorn
+7

Exeggcute
+7

Seaking
+5

Slowpoke
+3

Goldeen
+3

Poliwag
+3

Psyduck
+3

Magikarp
+1

 Rules and Registration
To win 1st-3rd places that are sorted by high to low, you need to submit an entry that scores the highest
To win 4th place you need to submit an entry that scores the lowest
You can only submit one entry
Players can enter the event with only one account/character.
All Pokémon must be caught within the event time and at the event location
All Pokémon must remain unchanged (untrained/unevolved...)
Evolved or unevolved forms of the listed Pokémon will not be accepted as a valid entry
You must be the OT of the Pokémon
In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined by earliest catch time
Any player with access to the event location can participate, there are no prior registration or sign-up required
You must link your entry to any participating staff member via whisper to submit it and keep the pokemon in your party until the results are announced.
 
To whisper a staff member, type "/w theirname" on chat and press enter, or click on their name if you see them on chat.
To submit your entry, click on Link>Pokemon on chat, select your entry and press enter/send, or drag the entry to the chat and press enter/send.

 
 Rules and Registration Translations
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CN
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要赢得按高到低排名的第1-3名，您需要提交一只最终成绩最高的精灵宝可梦
要赢得第4名，您需要提交一只最终成绩最低的精灵宝可梦
您只能提交一只精灵宝可梦
玩家只能使用一个帐户/角色参加活动
所有的精灵宝可梦都必须在活动时间和活动地点抓捕
所有的精灵宝可梦都必须保持原样（未经训练/未进化等）
列出的精灵宝可梦的进化或未进化得形式将不会被接受为有效参加宝可梦
你必须是精灵宝可梦的原训练家
平局情况下，最先抓到的胜出
所有能够前往活动地点的玩家都可以参与活动，无需提前注册或报名。
 
你必须通过私聊将你的参赛宝可梦以链接的方式提交给任意参与活动的工作人员，并在结果公布前将该宝可梦保留在你的队伍中。

如何向工作人员发送私聊：在聊天框输入 "/w 工作人员的名字" 并按回车/发送，或者如果在聊天框中看到工作人员，也可以直接点击工作人员的名字进行私聊。
如何提交你的参赛宝可梦：在聊天框点击 "链接 > 宝可梦"，选择你的参赛宝可梦并按回车/发送；或者直接将宝可梦从队伍中拖入聊天框后按回车/发送。
 
DE
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Die ersten Plätze 1-3 werden durch die höchste eingereichte Punktzahl ermittelt. Zum gewinnen musst du die höchste Punktzahl einreichen
Den vierten Platz belegt die niedrigste eingereichte Punktzahl
Du darfst nur ein Pokémon einreichen
Spieler dürfen nur mit einem Charakter / Account spielen am Event teilnehmen
Alle Pokémon müssen während des Event Zeitraums an dem Ort des Events gefangen werden
Alle eingesendeten Pokémon müssen unverändert bleiben (untrainiert/unentwickelt)
Entwickelte oder nicht Entwickelte Formen des gesuchten Pokémon zählen nicht als gültiger Eintrag
Das Pokémon muss deinen OT (Original Trainer) haben.
Im Falle eines Unentschiedens wird der Gewinner durch die früheste Fangzeit ermittelt 
Jeder Spieler mit Zugang zum Ort des Events kann teilnehmen. Es ist keine vorherige Registrierung oder Anmeldung erforderlich..
Du musst das Pokémon über eine Flüsternachricht an einen teilnehmenden Mitarbeiter verlinken, um es einzureichen. Das Pokémon musst du bis zur Bekanntgabe der Ergebnisse in deinem Team behalten.

Um einem Staff-Mitglied zu flüstern, schreibe "/w Name" im Chat und drücke Enter oder klicke auf deren Namen, wenn du ihn im Chat siehst.
Um ein Pokémon zu verlinken, klicke auf "Verlinken>Pokémon" im Chat, wähle das Pokémon aus und drücke Senden, oder ziehe das Pokémon in den Chat und drücke Senden.
ES
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Para ganar los puestos 1º-3º que son decididos de más alto a más bajo, necesitas entregar la entrada que puntúe la más alta
Para ganar el 4to puesto necesitas entregar la entrada que puntúe la más baja
Sólo puedes entregar una entrada
Los jugadores sólo pueden entrar al evento con una cuenta/personaje
Todos los pokémon deben ser capturados durante el tiempo del evento y en la localización del evento
Todos los pokémon deben permanecer sin cambiar (Sin entrenar, sin evolucionar...)
Formas evolucionadas o involucionadas del pokémon requerido no serán aceptados como una entrada válida
Debes ser la EO del pokémon
En el caso de un empate en puntos, el ganador será determinado por el tiempo de captura más temprano.
Cualquier jugador con acceso a la locación del evento puede participar, no hay requisitos de registros o inscripción.
Debes linkear tu entrada a cualquier miembro participante del staff a través de susurros, mantén el pokemon en tu equipo hasta que los resultados sean anunciados.
 
Para susurrar a un miembro del staff, escribe "/w (nombre)" en el chat y presiona enter, o haz click en su nombre si los ves en el chat.
Para emitir tu entrada, haz click en Link>Pokemon en el chat, selecciona tu entrada y presiona enter/enviar, o arrastra la entrada a la linea de texto y presiona enter/enviar.
FIL
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Upang manalo sa 1st-3rd place na sunod-sunod mula sa mataas hanggang mababa, kailangan mong magsumite ng entry na may pinakamataas na marka
Upang manalo sa ika-4 na puwesto kailangan mong magsumite ng entry na may pinakamababang marka
Maaari ka lamang magsumite ng isang entry
Ang mga manlalaro ay maaaring sumali sa event gamit lamang ang isang account/character.
Ang lahat ng Pokémon ay dapat mahuli sa oras ng event at sa lokasyon ng event
Ang lahat ng Pokémon ay dapat manatiling hindi nabago (hindi natrain/hindi naevolve...)
Ang mga evolved o hindi evolved na anyo ng nakalistang Pokémon ay hindi tatanggapin bilang isang wastong entry
Dapat ikaw ang OT ng Pokémon
Kung sakaling makatabla, ang mananalo ay matutukoy sa pamamagitan ng pinakamaagang oras ng pagkahuli
Ang sinumang manlalarong may access sa lokasyon ng event ay maaaring lumahok, at hindi kinakailangan ang paunang pagpaparehistro o pag-sign up.
Dapat mong ipasa ang iyong entry sa pamamagitan ng pag-whisper sa alinmang kalahok na staff at panatilihin ang Pokémon sa iyong party hanggang sa ianunsyo ang mga resulta.

Upang mag-whisper sa isang miyembro ng staff, i-type ang "/w pangalan nila" sa chat at pindutin ang enter, o i-click ang kanilang pangalan kung nakikita mo sila sa chat.
Upang ipasa ang iyong entry, i-click ang Link > Pokémon sa chat, piliin ang iyong entry at pindutin ang enter/send, o i-drag ang entry sa chat at pindutin ang enter/send.
FR
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Pour gagner de la 1ère à la 3ème place, triées par ordre décroissant, vous devez inscrire un Pokémon qui obtient le score le plus élevé
Pour gagner la 4ème place, vous devez inscrire le pokémon qui obtient le score le plus bas
Vous ne pouvez inscrire qu'un seul Pokémon
Les joueurs ne peuvent participer à l'événement qu'avec un seul compte/personnage
Tous les Pokémon doivent être capturés pendant la durée de l'événement et sur le lieu de l'événement
Tous les Pokémon doivent rester inchangés (non entraînés/non évolués...)
Les formes évoluées ou non évoluées des Pokémon répertoriés ne seront pas acceptées comme entrée valide
Vous devez être le DO du Pokémon
En cas d'égalité, le gagnant sera déterminé par le temps de capture le plus rapide
Tout joueur ayant accès au lieu de l'événement peut participer, aucune inscription préalable n'est requise.
Vous devez montrer le lien de votre Pokémon à un membre du personnel participant par message privé pour l'inscrire et garder le pokémon dans votre équipe jusqu'à l'annonce des résultats.
 
Pour envoyer un message privé à un membre du staff, saisissez "/w NomDuJoueur" dans le chat et appuyez sur Entrée, ou cliquez sur son nom si vous le voyez dans le chat.
Pour soumettre votre participation, cliquez sur Lien > Pokémon dans le chat, sélectionnez le pokémon que vous souhaitez inscrire et appuyez sur Entrée/Envoyer, ou faites-la glisser dans le chat et appuyez sur Entrée/Envoyer.
IT
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Per potersi aggiudicare uno dei primi 3 posti, regolati secondo l'ordine crescente, bisogna inviare il Pokémon con il punteggio più alto
Per potersi aggiudicare il 4° posto bisogna inviare il Pokémon con il punteggio più basso
Puoi inviare soltanto un Pokémon
I giocatori possono partecipare all'evento con un solo account/personaggio
Tutti i Pokémon devono essere catturati durante l'orario dello svolgimento dell'evento e nel luogo prestabilito
Tutti i Pokémon devono rimanere invariati (non vanno allenati/non vanno evoluti)
Le forme evolute o precedenti (prevoluzioni) dei Pokémon elencati non saranno valide
Devi essere il proprietario del Pokémon (devono avere il tuo AO)
Nel caso in cui ci dovesse essere un pareggio, vincerà colui che ha catturato il Pokémon per primo
Qualsiasi giocatore con accesso alla zona dell'evento può partecipare, non è richiesta alcuna registrazione o iscrizione.
Devi mandare il Pokémon a un membro dello staff partecipante tramite bisbiglio mantenendolo in squadra fino all'annuncio dei risultati.

Per inviare un messaggio tramite bisbiglio a un membro dello staff, digita "/w ilsuonome" in chat e premi invio/invia, oppure clicca sul loro nome se li vedi in chat.
Per inviare il Pokémon in chat, clicca su Link > Pokemon, seleziona quello da valutare e premi invio/invia, oppure trascina il Pokémon nella chat e premi invio/invia.
PL
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Aby zająć miejsca 1–3, które są sortowane od najwyższego do najniższego, musisz przesłać zgłoszenie z najwyższą punktacją
Aby wygrać 4. miejsce, musisz przesłać zgłoszenie z najniższą punktacją
Możesz przesłać tylko jedno zgłoszenie
Gracze mogą wziąć udział w wydarzeniu, używając tylko jednego konta/postaci.
Wszystkie Pokémony muszą zostać złapane w czasie trwania wydarzenia i w miejscu wydarzenia
Wszystkie Pokémony muszą pozostać niezmienione (niewytrenowane/nieewoluowane...)
Ewoluowane lub nieewoluowane formy wymienionych Pokémonów nie będą akceptowane jako prawidłowe zgłoszenie
Musisz być OT Pokémona
W przypadku remisu zwycięzcę wyłoni najwcześniejszy czas złapania
Każdy gracz z dostępem do lokalizacji wydarzenia może wziąć udział, nie jest wymagana wcześniejsza rejestracja ani zapisywanie się
Musisz pokazać swojego pokemona do dowolnego uczestniczącego członka personelu za pomocą szeptu, i zachować pokemona w swojej drużynie do czasu ogłoszenia wyników.

Aby szepnąć do członka personelu, wpisz „/w theirname” na czacie i naciśnij enter lub kliknij jego imię, jeśli widzisz go na czacie.
Aby przesłać swój wpis, kliknij Link>Pokemon na czacie, wybierz swój wpis i naciśnij enter/wyślij lub przeciągnij wpis na czat i naciśnij enter/wyślij.
PT
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Para conquistar os primeiros 3 lugares, que são ordenados do melhor para o pior, é necessário submeter o pokemon que tenha a pontuação mais alta
Para conquistar o 4º lugar é necessário submeter o pokemon que tenha a pior pontuação
Cada jogador só pode submeter um único pokemon
Cada jogador só pode entrar no evento com uma única conta/personagem
Todos os pokemons têm que ser capturados dentro do espaço temporal e no local do evento
Todos os pokemons têm que permanecer inalterados (não evoluidos, não treinados ...)
Formas evoluídas ou não evoluídas de pokemons válidos não serão aceites
O jogador que "linka" o pokemon tem que ser o seu OT
Em caso de empate, o vencedor será o que capturou o pokemon mais cedo
-Qualquer jogador com acesso ao local do evento pode participar, não há necessidade de registro ou inscrição prévia. 
Você deve linkar sua entrada para qualquer membro da staff participante via sussurro para submetê-la e manter o Pokémon na sua equipe até os resultados serem anunciados.

Para sussurrar a um membro da staff, digite "/w nome" no chat e envie, ou clique no nome deles se você os ver no chat.
Para submeter sua entrada, clique em Link > Pokémon no chat, selecione sua entrada e aperte enter/enviar, ou arraste sua entrada até a linha de texto do chat e aperte enter/enviar.
 
 
Participating Staff
CALLMESENSEIX
DeusBruno
Enzo

 
 
 1st Place Prize

GIFT Shiny Venonat Lv. 1
Your choice of nature, 2 moves, with 3 selectable IVs + 3x28 IVs
&
1,000 Reward Points
 
 2nd Place Prize
500 Reward Points
 
 3rd-4th Place Prize
250 Reward Points
 
The prizes will be sent to the winners a few days after the event

Date
Saturday, 14th June 2025 - Sunday, 15th June 2025
 
Start Time
Saturday, 14th June 2025 ---> 8:00AM EDT | 2:00PM CEST | 12:00PM UTC

End Time
Sunday, 15th June 2025 ---> 8:00AM EDT | 2:00PM CEST | 12:00PM UTC
 
Location
Route 1, Kanto, Channel 1
(Catching is allowed on any channel)
 
Duration
24 hours for catching
another *1-2 hours for players to submit entries (duration of scoring will depend upon number of participants)
 
Scoring for Categories 1-3
There are three scoring categories:

Scoring Category 1: Shiny Pikachu
Shiny Pikachu Total of IVs = Total Score

Scoring Category 2: Highest IV Pikachu
Pikachu Total of IVs = Total Score

Scoring Category 3: Lowest IV Pikachu
Pikachu Total of IVs = Total Score
 
Pokemon accepted as valid entries for Categories 1-3
 Pikachu

Shiny Pikachu
 

Scoring for Category 4
There is one scoring category:

Scoring Category 1: Shiny Route 1 Pokemon
Shiny Total of IVs = Total Score
 
Pokemon accepted as valid entries for Category 4
 Shiny Pidgey

Shiny Rattata

Shiny Pikachu

Shiny Hoothoot

Shiny Sentret

Shiny Pichu

Rules and Registration
You can only submit one entry in one category.
Players can enter the event with only one account/character.
All Pokémon must be caught within the event time and at the event location.
ONLY Pikachu (not Pichu or Raichu) will be accepted for categories 1-3. Using lures to catch Pichu for submission in categories 1-3 will result in disqualification.
All Pokémon must remain unchanged (untrained/unevolved...)
Evolved or unevolved forms of the listed Pokémon will not be accepted as a valid entry.
You must be the OT of the Pokémon.
In the event of a tie, the winner will be determined by earliest catch time.
Any player with access to the event location can participate, there are no prior registration or sign-up required.

Submissions and Scoring
We’re currently working on a new submission system. Stay tuned to this forum post and the official event Discord for updates.

Participating Event Leaders
FunFunder (Host and Sponsor)
Huwhite

How to Find Event Leaders
You can spot participating event leaders by their distinctive uniforms! Keep an eye out for FunFunder and Huwhite in their iconic duck costumes, often accompanied by a shiny Psyduck follower.

They'll be sharing their whereabouts in the official event Discord and/or global chat throughout the event — so stay close if you don't want to miss out on mystery prizes!

Official Event Discord Link:
https://discord.gg/FhA2g4kdax


Prizes for Category 1 (Highest Score Shiny Pikachu)

 1st Place Shiny Pikachu Prize

 Secret Shiny Charizard
Naive nature, 6x31 IV


Prizes for Category 2 (Highest Score Pikachu)
 
 1st Place Pikachu Prize

 Secret Shiny Scizor
Adamant nature, 5x31 IV

 2nd Place Pikachu Prize

 Secret Shiny Chandelure
 Modest nature, 5x31 IV

 3rd Place Pikachu Prize

Secret Shiny Krookodile
 Adamant nature, 5x31 IV


Prizes for Category 3 (Lowest Score Pikachu)
 
 1st Place Pikachu Prize

 Secret Shiny Tyranitar
Adamant nature, 5x31 IV

 2nd Place Pikachu Prize

 Secret Shiny Dragonite
 Adamant nature, 5x31 IV

 3rd Place Pikachu Prize

Secret Shiny Manectric
 Timid nature, 5x31 IV


Prizes for Category 4 (Highest Score Route 1 Shiny)
 
 1st Place Route 1 Shiny Prize


 Shiny Absol
Adamant nature, 4x31 IV 1x30 IV

 2nd Place Route 1 Shiny Prize

 Shiny Houndoom
 Timid nature, 4x31 IV 1x30 IV

 3rd Place Route 1 Shiny Prize

Shiny Ninetales
 Timid nature, 4x31 IV 1x30 IV


??? Mystery Prizes ???
Keep an eye out during the event for flash challenges for 200m worth of mystery prizes.

GENERALIDADES
¿Qué son los Pokémon alfa?
Un alfa es un tipo especial de Pokémon que se puede conseguir de distintas maneras, estos Pokémon en cuanto a lo visual cuentan con un aura roja y son de un tamaño más grande lo normal, también cuentan con ciertas características especiales como el tener desbloqueada su habilidad oculta y una leve mejora en las estadísticas básicas (IVs)
 
¿Qué se necesita para conseguirlos?
Es posible conseguir dichos Pokémon en incursiones activas durante los eventos, mecánicas especiales de los mismos eventos, en pokeballs especiales o bien en ocasiones aparece una manada de alfa en el mapa [Consultar Datos de aparición]en la cual es posible conseguir un Pokémon alfa. El conseguir un alfa de las manadas no pide requisitos específicos aparte de ser capaz de acceder a él, pero debemos tener en cuenta que son mucho más difíciles de capturar a comparación de un Pokémon normal.
Datos de aparición
Información general
ALGUNAS HERRAMIENTAS, TIPS Y LINKS UTILES
COMO CONSEGUIR UN ALFA SIN USAR LA MASTER EN EL INTENTO
INCURSIONES
POKEMONS UTILES PARA CAZAR ALFAS DE APARICION DIARIA
♦️★||Estrategia general de alfas||★♦
Esta estrategia busca tener contramedidas preparadas para las distintas variedades de alfas y poder capturar la mayoría con el mínimo de preocupaciones e intentos, aunque no podemos decir que destaque en su velocidad de captura debido a las limitaciones de las pokeballs puedo garantizar que es bastante efectiva al usarla correctamente y permite adaptarse a las diversas situaciones que puedan ser desventajosas sin necesidad de muchos intentos.
 
♦️En este caso se listan los Pokémon que son usados en la estrategia para aprovecharla de la mejor forma posible, aunque no es necesario seguir al pie de la letra las instrucciones o que dichos Pokémon sean perfectos, simplemente es una guía con recomendaciones de lo que puede resultar útil y el rol que cumplen dichos dentro de la estrategia, pueden ajustar o realizar cambios en base a sus posibilidades y necesidades.
 
️ Principales de la estrategia 
️ Para casos específicos
♦️★||En combate EG||★♦️
♦️★|| Amor Ball estrategia ||★♦
 
Esta estrategia a cuenta con ciertas limitaciones que pueden resultar molestas para algunos, pero aun con ello es una de las más usadas debido a su efectividad y rapidez lo cual es de gran utilidad cuando se cuentan con muchos personajes o en caso de tener pocos recursos disponibles ya que tiene pocas especificaciones.
Esta estrategia tiene distintas variedades pues no tiene muchos requerimientos, tratare de mencionar algunos de los distintos casos posibles y recomendaciones conocidas de esta estrategia, aunque pueden ajustarla a gusto personal.
 
♦️ESTA ESTRATEGIA NO FUNCIONA EN POKEMON SIN GENERO O DE UN SOLO GENERO. AUN SI DITTO SE TRANSFORMA NO FUNCIONA CON EL.

 
ESTRATEGIA PRINCIPAL
ALTERNATIVAS
♦️★|| En combate AB||★♦
️ALFAS NO DISPONIBLES
Estos Pokémon salieron de manera exclusiva en el evento de aniversario, actualmente la única forma de conseguirlos es comprarlos en la tienda a algún jugador. Se menciona que no habrá otra forma de obtenerlos en un futuro.
ALFAS OBTENIBLES
[Se agregarán capturas del tipo de alfa, lugar de aparición, requisitos para llegar y movimientos del alfa]
[Sujeto a edición conforme se consiga, ordene o arregle información]
♦️Hasta el momento no están registradas exactamente las MO de todos los alfas y faltan algunos por añadir.
 
ALFAS EXCLUSIVOS DE HALLOWEEN (Mediante tareas especiales o incursiones)
ALFAS EXCLUSIVOS DEL EVENTO DE NAVIDAD (Mediante tareas especiales, incursiones u honorballs)
ALFAS EXCLUSIVOS DEL EVENTO DE AÑO NUEVO CHINO
ALFA EXCLUSIVE POR COMPLETER LA POKEDEX NACIONAL (Eo necesario)
 
ALFAS DE APARICION COMUN (En manadas de alfa por día del juego)
♦️[Incompleta] [Hasta el momento hay 98 especies distintas de Alfa con alrededor de 250 sitios de aparición diferentes en total]
ARCHIVOS

Sadly true :(

I think it's a very good idea

I want to match my new in-game name 🔥

I like the new design! It's so clean and organized without losing the same feeling of the previous theme.
What are your opinions about the new theme? Do you like it or do you prefer the old theme?

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Inserting files through links is so much easier now, imo.

Hi everyone!
 

 
 
I searched the forum and didn't find this farming method, which might be in some YouTube video. In short, it's simple and I believe it's optimal for Ditto farming. It is fast and efficient.
 
STRATEGY SUMMARY
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WHERE
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Region: Hoenn
City: Fallarbor Town
Exact Location: Desert Underpass
Requirement: Having defeated the Elite Four (E4).
 
TEAM
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The Smeargle leading your party (holding Safety Goggles) should be at least Level 70 (might work at lower levels).
Adamant nature is ideal but not essential.
Preferably has 31 IV in Attack.
The second Smeargle must only know False Swipe. This ensures:  
 When using Assist, only False Swipe can be called (since Assist fails with Ditto's Transform).  
Optional: Equip the second Smeargle with an Exp. Share to gain experience from Ditto captures. 
Avoid using Exp. Reamplifier, as it would distribute experience to Dittos in your party.
DO NOT INCLUDE ANY OTHER POKÉMON IN YOUR TEAM! (If adding others, they must exclusively know False Swipe. Any extraneous moves risk breaking the Assist/Spore loop.)
 
Smeargle @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Spore (Max PP)
- Assist (Max PP)
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- 
Smeargle
- False swipe
- Assist
- Thief / Covet
- 


 
HOW TO WORK
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Turn 1: Use Assist
Turn 2: Use Spore 
Spam Dusk Ball. If it wakes up, use Spore again. 
 
Pro tips:
After catching 15 consecutive Dittos, switch to Repeat Balls (cheaper with same capture rate). The maximum capture bonus (2.5×) activates after 15 consecutive captures.
Wild Ditto will fail when:
Trying to use Assist after Transformation (no allies to call).
Attempting Spore after Transformation (blocked by Safety Goggles).
Keep Leppa Berries shortcutted to restore PP and avoid Pokémon Center visits.
If the wild Ditto has been asleep for 3 turns and your previous attempts with Dusk Ball or Repeat Ball have failed, throw a Dream Ball, since on the third turn it has a 100% capture probability.
If for some reason you reach turn 7 and still can't catch it, start throwing Timer Balls.
If the wild Ditto attacked first this turn and is the same level as one of your party members, switch to Smeargle for that Ditto and throw a Level Ball, as it would have a 100% capture rate if Ditto is at 1 HP and asleep. The disadvantage is that it adds 1 more turn due to the switch. It is important that the wild Ditto attacked first to ensure it won’t wake up when you switch.
 
IN CASE OF LOUDRED SHINY
 
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In case a shiny Loudred appears in a horde, I recommend that the Smeargle in your party (not the leader) have this moveset:
Full ATK and HP
- False Swipe
- Assist
- Thief / Covet
When it appears, switch to one of the Dittos you've caught (it will have 1 HP and be asleep), and after it's defeated, switch to the aforementioned Smeargle. This way, Smeargle will enter a clean turn. However, if a horde with a shiny Loudred appears and you haven't captured any Dittos yet, do the same.
You'll have the move Thief (or Covet) at your disposal, which will eliminate the rest of the Loudreds, and with Assist, you can use the Spore move that our other Smeargle has.
Thief, Covet, and Assist are moves that can't be summoned by Assist, so the strategy isn't at risk.
 
 
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF POKE BALLS
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Poké Ball
Conditions
Rate
Price
Dusk Ball
Nighttime or caves
68.23%
$1.350
Repeat Ball
Used after catching Ditto #15
68.23%
$1.250
Dream Ball
- 2 turns asleep
- 3 turns asleep
- 68.23%
- 100%
$1.200
Timer Ball
- Turn 7
- Turn 8
- Turn 9
- Turn 10
- 76.41%
- 84.6%
- 92.79%
- 100%
$1.200
Level Ball
Allied Pokémon at same level
100%
$1.250
 
Other Poké Balls are not included due to their lower capture probability.
 
GENERAL ADVANTAGES
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Catch Ditto in 3 turns (ideally).
When Ditto transforms into Smeargle and fails to use Assist or Spore, we avoid move animations, speeding up the process.
Budget build: A Smeargle with Spore or False Swipe costs around $2K on the GTL. To teach it Assist, we can use a Skitty priced around $3K on the GTL. The Safety Goggles are the most expensive part of this setup, costing around $50K, which is still a low investment.
 
ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER METHODS
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VS Classic Breloom Method
Takes one turn less (with the Breloom method we use Substitute + False Swipe + Spore + Throw Poké Ball).
Fewer animations and texts by avoiding the use of Substitute and healing every turn (Breloom heals every turn with its Antidote ability + Toxic Orb after using Substitute), which means faster captures.
VS method using other False Swipe and Assist users
Although it is also an excellent choice, this method systematically eliminates Ditto’s attack animation after transforming. When it transforms, Ditto will try to use Assist or Spore, and here lies the key advantage:
If it uses Assist → it automatically fails (no animation).
If it uses Spore → the Goggles block the effect (avoiding damage and animation).
This reduces 3-5 seconds per move compared to methods without Goggles. Without the Goggles method, the wild Ditto would only fail when using Assist, but the animation and damage of False Swipe would be normal, increasing the capture time.
Our method is easily accessible and much cheaper. These are some drawbacks of using other False Swipe/Assist users:
Only four Pokémon (besides Smeargle) can learn False Swipe and Assist: Meowth, Persian, Sneasel, and Weavile. Although this is not a problem, the situation becomes complicated when teaching Assist to any of these Pokémon, since they learn it as an egg move. This means we necessarily have to breed one of those Pokémon or find the right one on the GTL.
Prices are not very economical: a Sneasel with Assist costs at least $15K and a Meowth $80K (misleading price, since apparently no one usually teaches Assist to a Meowth just to sell it. The reference price is for a Adamant Meowth with 31 ATK IV). There are no comparable samples on the GTL for Persian and Weavile that include the Assist move.
VS methods using Pay Day and Heal Pulse
Like in the other methods, the main advantage lies in eliminating animations, drastically reducing the capture time for each Ditto.
We avoid the risk of the wild Ditto attacking us only with Pay Day until it weakens our Smeargle.
 
DISADVANTAGES
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Method not suitable for someone just starting the game, as it requires having defeated the E4. Basically, progressing through the entire Hoenn story up to this point.
 
Sometimes the capture fails when throwing Poké Balls, which slows down the process.
Ditto can wake up, requiring Spore to be used again.
 
HOW TO TEACH ASSIST TO SMEARGLE
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I recommend teaching it through a Skitty, which can be found in the Hoenn region, specifically on Route 116 (Rare, LV 8) and learns Assist at level 31. In the GTL it has a price close to $3K.
Other options would be using Purrloin, Liepard, Glameow, or Purugly.
You can also use any other Pokémon that has learned Assist through an egg move.
To teach it to our Smeargle, you must be in a double battle and use Sketch targeting the Pokémon that uses Assist. I suggest equipping Smeargle with a Lagging Tail to ensure it moves last and does not miss Sketch.
 
HOW TO OBTAIN THE SAFETY GOGGLES
 
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In the GTL you can buy them for a price close to $50K. You can also exchange them for 4,800 BP.
Places to exchange with BP:
Kanto: Trainer Tower
Hoenn: Battle Frontier
Unova: Nimbasa City (Battle Subway - Gear Station)
 
STATS
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1 Hour of catching WITHOUT string mod and using Level Balls
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Table 1: Encounter Distribution (1-Hour Sample)
Pokémon
Encounters
Percentage
Ditto
45
47.4%
Whismur
31
32.6%
Loudred
13
13.7%
Loudred Hordes
6
6.3%
Total
95
100%
 
Table 2: Poke Ball Effectiveness
Ball Type
Success/Total
Success Rate
Total Cost
Dusk Ball
3/4
75%
$5,400
Repeat Ball
27/40
67.5%
$50,000
Level Ball
12/12
100%
$15,000
Dream Ball
2/2
100%
$2,400
Timer Ball
1/1
100%
$1,200
Total
45/59
76.3%
$74,000
 
Table 3: Time and Resource Usage
Metric
Value
Total Time
60 minutes
Total Captures
45 Dittos
Average Time/Capture
1.33 minutes (80 seconds)
Leppa Berries Used
5 units ($800/u)
Cost per Capture
$1,733
 
Key Insights from the Sample
Ditto Dominance: 47.4% of encounters (nearly 1 in 2 appearances).
Cost Efficiency: Repeat Ball accounted for 67.6% of total spending ($50,000 of $74,000).
Secondary Resources: 5 Leppa Berries used (~1 berry every 12 captures).
Capture Speed:
First 22 minutes: 15 captures (~0.68/min) → We use Level Ball to maximize catch rate by sacrificing time (+1 turn).
Last 38 minutes: 30 captures (~0.79/min) → We accelerate the pace with Repeat Ball.
The lead Smeargle was below level 100 and the bench Smeargle had an Exp. Share equipped (which increases the time of each capture by displaying the text that they have gained experience after capturing a Ditto).
Ditto capture times include moving to spawn the wild encounter as well as encounters with Whismur, Loudred, and Loudred hordes.
We added a fixed cost of $800 for each Zanama Berry to determine the value per Ditto caught.
1 Hour of catching WITHOUT string mod and WITHOUT Level Balls
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Table 1: Encounter Distribution (1-Hour Sample)
Pokémon
Encounters
Percentage
Ditto
47
46.1%
Whismur
34
33.3%
Loudred
15
14.7%
Loudred Hordes
6
5.9%
Total
102
100%
 
Table 2: Poke Ball Effectiveness
Ball Type
Success/Total
Success Rate
Total Cost
Dusk Ball
15/20
75%
$27,000
Repeat Ball
31/45
68.9%
$56,250
Level Ball
0/0
-
$0
Dream Ball
1/1
100%
$1,200
Timer Ball
0/0
-
$0
Total
47/66
71.2%
$84,450
 
Table 3: Time and Resource Usage
Metric
Value
Total Time
60 minutes
Total Captures
47 Dittos
Average Time per Capture
1.28 minutes (~77 seconds)
Zanama Berries Used
5 units ($800/u)
Cost per Capture
$1,882
 
Key Insights from the Sample
Ditto Prevalence: 46.1% encounter rate (~1 in 2 appearances).
Cost Allocation:
Repeat Ball accounted for 66.6% of total spending ($56,250 of $84,450).
Dusk Ball: 32% of total cost ($27,000).
Berry Usage: 1 Zanama every ~9.4 captures (5 berries/47 Dittos).
The lead Smeargle was below level 100 and the bench Smeargle had an Exp. Share equipped (which increases the time of each capture by displaying the text that they have gained experience after capturing a Ditto).
Ditto capture times include moving to spawn the wild encounter as well as encounters with Whismur, Loudred, and Loudred hordes.
We added a fixed cost of $800 for each Zanama Berry to determine the value per Ditto caught.
1 Hour of catching WITH string mod and WITHOUT Level Balls
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Table 1: Encounter Distribution (1-Hour Sample)
Pokémon
Encounters
Percentage
Ditto
54
58.1%
Whismur
23
24.7%
Loudred
10
10.8%
Loudred Hordes
6
6.5%
Total
93
100%
 
Table 2: Poke Ball Effectiveness
Ball Type
Success/Total
Success Rate
Total Cost
Dusk Ball
15/20
75%
$27,000
Repeat Ball
35/49
71.4%
$61,250
Level Ball
0/0
-
$0
Dream Ball
4/4
100%
$4,800
Timer Ball
0/0
-
$0
Total
54/73
74.0%
$93,050
 
Table 3: Time and Resource Usage
Metric
Value
Total Time
60 minutes
Total Captures
54 Dittos
Average Time per Capture
1.11 minutes (~67 seconds)
Leppa Berries Used
7 units ($800/u)
Cost per Capture
$1,828
 
Key Insights from the Sample
Ditto Supremacy: 58.1% encounter rate (~3 out of 5 appearances).
Cost Dynamics:
Repeat Ball accounted for 65.8% of total spending ($61,250/$93,050).
Dusk + Dream Balls: 34.2% combined ($31,800).
Time Optimization: 1.111 min/capture (66.7 seconds)
Berry Efficiency: 1 Leppa every ~7.7 captures (7 berries/54 Dittos).
The lead Smeargle was level 100 and the bench Smeargle did NOT have the Exp. Share equipped.
Ditto capture times include moving to spawn the wild encounter as well as encounters with Whismur, Loudred, and Loudred hordes.
We added a fixed cost of $800 for each Zanama Berry to determine the value per Ditto caught.
 
CONCLUSIONS
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Table 1: Comparative Summary
Metric
Sample 1 (95)
Sample 2 (102)
Sample 3 (93)
Dittos Caught
45
47
54
Appearance Rate
47.4%
46.1%
58.1%
Total Cost
$78,000*
$88,450*
$98,650*
Cost/Ditto
$1,733
$1,882
$1,828
Time/Ditto
80 sec
77 sec
67 sec
Leppa Berries
5 ($4,000)
5 ($4,000)
7 ($5,600)
*Total Cost = Poke Balls + Leppa Berries
 
Table 2: Poke Ball Effectiveness
Type
Sample 1 (Success/Total)
Sample 2 (Success/Total)
Sample 3 (Success/Total)
Dusk Ball
3/4 (75%)
15/20 (75%)
15/20 (75%)
Repeat Ball
27/40 (67.5%)
31/45 (68.9%)
35/49 (71.4%)
Level Ball
12/12 (100%)
0/0 (-)
0/0 (-)
Dream Ball
2/2 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
4/4 (100%)
Timer Ball
1/1 (100%)
0/0 (-)
0/0 (-)
 
Key Points
All samples lasted 1 hour.
The approximate time for a perfect catch is 40 seconds.
Each failed Poke Ball costs about 20 seconds.
Each appearance of a wild Pokémon other than Ditto represents a loss of 10 seconds.
The strings mod used for sample 3 is the Bills Strings mod (source).
The average time to catch a Ditto includes encounters with non-Ditto Pokémon, Poke Ball failures, and moving to generate wild Pokémon appearances.
Sample 3 has a higher investment than the previous ones but compensates with the catch of more Dittos.
Due to market volatility in the GTL and the sale of Ditto boxes, profit calculations are not made, although the samples provide all the necessary data to perform them.
Hope this helps! If you know a better farming method or have suggestions to improve this one, please let me know :D



 
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Hola a todos!

 
 
Busqué en el foro y no encontré este farmeo, el cual debe estar en algún vídeo de youtube. En definitiva, es sencillo y creo que es el óptimo para el farmeo de Dittos. Es rápido y eficiente.
 
RESUMEN DE LA ESTRATEGIA
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DÓNDE
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Región: Hoenn
Ciudad: Pueblo Pardal
Lugar exacto: Gruta Desértica
Requerimiento: Haber superado la liga (E4).
 
EQUIPO
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El Smeargle que liderará nuestro equipo (El que tiene las Gafas Protectoras) debe estar al menos en Nivel 70. Puede que con menos nivel funcione de todos modos.
Es ideal la naturaleza Firme, aunque no fundamental.
Ideal si tiene IV 31 al menos en Atk 
El segundo Smeargle solamente debe tener el movimiento Falsotortazo. Esto garantiza:
Al usar Ayuda solamente podremos usar Falsotortazo (ya que Ayuda fallará con Transformación de Ditto)
Opcional: Si quieres aprovechar la experiencia resultante al capturar un Ditto, equípale al segundo Smeargle un repartidor de experiencia.
Es preferible no usar el Reamplificador de experiencia, ya que estarías entregando experiencia a los Dittos de tu equipo.
NO INCLUYAS A NADIE MÁS A TU EQUIPO! (si vas a incluir a alguien más, deben exclusivamente tener el movimiento Falsotortazo y ningún otro para no romper el bucle Ayuda/Espora).
 
Smeargle @ Gafas Protectoras
Habilidad: Experto
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Naturaleza Firme
- Espora (Max PP)
- Ayuda (Max PP)
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- 
Smeargle
- Falsotortazo
- Ayuda
- Ladrón / Antojo
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CÓMO FUNCIONA
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Turno 1 usas Ayuda
Turno 2 usas Espora
Luego spam de Ocaso Ball. Si se despierta, Espora otra vez. 
 
Pro tips:
Tras capturar 15 Dittos consecutivos, cambia a Acopio Balls (más económicas y con la misma tasa de captura). La bonificación máxima por captura (2,5x) se activa tras 15 capturas consecutivas.
Ditto Salvaje fallará al:
Intentar usar Ayuda luego de Transformación (sin aliados a los que llamar).
Intentar usar Espora tras la Transformación (bloqueado por Gafas Protectoras).
Mantén un acceso directo a tus Bayas Zanama para reponer PPs y así evitas ir a curarte al Centro Pokémon.
Si el Ditto salvaje lleva 3 turnos dormido y han fallado tus intentos previos con Ocaso Ball o Acopio Ball, lanza una Ensueño Ball, ya que al tercer turno tiene una probabilidad de captura del 100%.
Si por algún motivo has llegado al turno 7 y sigues sin poder capturarlo, empieza a lanzar Turno Ball.
Si el Ditto salvaje atacó primero este turno y tiene el mismo nivel que alguno de los de tu party, cambia a Smeargle por ese Ditto y lanza una Nivel Ball, ya que tendría un 100% de ratio de captura si el Ditto está con 1 PS y dormido. La desventaja es que suma 1 turno más debido al cambio. Es importante que el Ditto salvaje haya atacado primero para asegurarnos de que no despertará cuando hagas el cambio.
 
EN CASO DE LOUDRED SHINY
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En caso de que aparezca un Loudred shiny en una horda recomiendo que el Smeargle que está en tu equipo (no el líder) tenga este moveset: 
Evs full ATK y PS
- Falsotortazo
- Ayuda
- Ladrón / Antojo
Cuando aparezca, cambia a uno de los Dittos que hayas capturado (tendrá 1 PS y estará dormido) y luego que lo derroten cambia al Smeargle mencionado. De esta manera Smeargle entrará en un turno limpio. De todos modos, si aparece una horda con un Loudred shiny y no has capturado ningún Ditto aún, haz el cambio igual.
Tendrás a tu disposición el movimiento Ladrón (o Antojo), que servirá para eliminar al resto de Loudred y con Ayuda podrás usar el movimiento Espora que tiene nuestro otro Smeargle.
Ladrón, Antojo y Ayuda son movimientos que no pueden ser llamados por Ayuda, por lo que la estrategia no corre riesgos.
 
TABLA COMPARATIVA DE POKE BALLS
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Poké Ball
Condiciones
Tasa
Precio
Ocaso Ball
Noche o cuevas
68,23%
$1.350
Acopio Ball
Usada desde el Ditto N°15 capturado
68,23%
$1.250
Ensueño Ball
- 2 turnos dormido
- 3 turnos dormido
- 68,23%
- 100%
$1.200
Turno Ball
- Turno 7
- Turno 8
- Turno 9
- Turno 10
- 76,41%
- 84,6%
- 92,79%
- 100%
$1.200
Nivel Ball
Pokémon aliado del mismo nivel
100%
$1.250
 
No se incluyen otras Poke Balls debido a su menor probabilidad de captura.
 
VENTAJAS GENERALES
 
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Atrapa a Ditto en 3 turnos (idealmente).
Cuando Ditto se transforma en Smeargle y falla al usar Ayuda o Espora, evitamos animaciones de movimientos, acelerando el proceso.
Build económico: un Smeargle con Espora o Falsotortazo cuesta cerca de 2K en el GTL. Para enseñarle Ayuda podemos usar un Skitty que tiene un precio que ronda los $3K en el GTL. Las Gafas Protectoras son lo más caro de esta implementación y rondan los $50K, una inversión que sigue siendo baja.
 
VENTAJAS SOBRE OTROS MÉTODOS
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VS método clásico con Breloom
Tarda un turno menos (con el método de Breloom usamos Sustituto + Falsotortazo + Espora + Lanzar pokeball).
Menos animaciones y textos al evitar el uso de Sustituto y de recuperar vida cada turno (Breloom recupera vida cada turno con su habilidad Antídoto + Toxisfera luego de usar Sustituto), lo que significa capturas más rápidas.
VS método de otros usuarios de Falsotortazo y Ayuda
Aunque también es una buena elección, este método elimina sistemáticamente la animación del ataque de Ditto tras transformarse. Cuando se transforma, el Ditto intentará usar Ayuda o Espora y aquí radica la ventaja clave:
Esto reduce 3-5 segundos por movimiento comparado con métodos sin Gafas. Sin el método de las Gafas, el Ditto salvaje fallaría solamente al usar Ayuda pero la animación y el daño de Falsotortazo sería normal, incrementando el tiempo de captura.
Si usa Ayuda → falla automáticamente (no hay animación).
Si usa Espora → las Gafas bloquean el efecto (evitando daño y animación).
Nuestro método es de fácil acceso y mucho más barato. Estos son algunos inconvenientes de utilizar otros usuarios de Falsotortazo/Ayuda:
Sólo cuatro pokemones (además de Smeargle) pueden aprender Falsotortazo y Ayuda: Meowth, Persian, Sneasel y Weavile. Y aunque esto no es un problema, la situación se complica al enseñar el movimiento Ayuda a alguno de estos pokemones, ya que lo aprenden como movimiento huevo. Esto quiere decir que necesariamente debemos criarnos uno de esos pokémon o buscar el indicado en el GTL.
Los precios no son muy económicos: un Senasel con Ayuda cuesta mínimo $15K y un Meowth $80K (precio engañoso, ya que al parecer nadie suele enseñarle Ayuda a un Meowth para solamente venderlo. El precio de referencia es de un Meowth Firme y con 31 IV de ATK). No hay muestras comparables en el GTL para Persian y Weavile que incluyan el movimiento Ayuda.
VS métodos que usan Día de Pago y Pulso Cura
Al igual que en los otros métodos, la ventaja principal radica en la eliminación de las animaciones, reduciendo drásticamente el tiempo de captura por cada Ditto.
No nos exponemos a que el Ditto salvaje nos ataque únicamente con Día de Pago hasta debilitar a nuestro Smeargle.
 
DESVENTAJAS
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Método no compatible con alguien que empieza el juego, ya que es requisito haber derrotado al E4. Básicamente, avanzar durante toda la historia de Hoenn hasta este punto.
En ocasiones falla la captura al lanzar Poké Balls, lo que ralentiza el proceso.
Ditto puede despertar, requiriendo repetir el uso de Espora.
 
CÓMO ENSEÑARLE AYUDA A SMEARGLE
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Recomiendo enseñarlo a través de un Skitty, el cual podemos encontrar en la región de Hoenn, específicamente en la Ruta 116 (Raro, LV 8) y aprende Ayuda al nivel 31. En el GTL tiene un precio cercano a los $3K.
Otras opciones serían usando a Purrloin, Liepard, Glameow o Purugly.
También puedes usar a cualquier otro pokémon que haya aprendido a través de un movimiento huevo el movimiento Ayuda.
Para enseñárselo a nuestro Smeargle, debes estar en un combate doble y usar Esquema apuntando al pokémon que use Ayuda. Sugiero que le equipes una Cola Plúmbea a Smeargle para asegurarnos que se mueva al final y no falle Esquema.
 
CÓMO OBTENER LAS GAFAS PROTECTORAS
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En el GTL puedes comprarlas por un precio cercano a los $50K. También puedes canjearlos con 4.800 BP.
Lugares donde canjear con BP:
 
Kanto: Torre Desafío
Hoenn: Frente Batalla
Teselia: Ciudad Mayólica (Metro Batalla - Estación Radial)
 
ESTADÍSTICAS
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1 Hora de captura SIN mod de strings y usando Nivel Balls
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Cuadro 1: Distribución de apariciones (muestra de 1 hora)
Pokémon
Encuentros
Porcentaje
Ditto
45
47.4%
Whismur
31
32.6%
Loudred
13
13.7%
Hordas Loudred
6
6.3%
Total
95
100%
 
Cuadro 2: Efectividad de Poke Balls
Tipo de Ball
Éxitos/Total
Tasa de éxito
Coste Total
Ocaso Ball
3/4
75%
$5,400
Acopio Ball
27/40
67.5%
$50,000
Nivel Ball
12/12
100%
$15,000
Ensueño Ball
2/2
100%
$2,400
Turno Ball
1/1
100%
$1,200
Total
45/59
76.3%
$74,000
 
Cuadro 3: Tiempo y recursos
Métrica
Valor
Tiempo total
60 minutos
Capturas totales
45 Dittos
Tiempo promedio/captura
1.33 minutos (80 segundos)
Bayas Zanama usadas
5 unidades ($800/u)
Coste por captura
$1,733
 
Información clave de la muestra
Dittos dominantes: 47.4% de los encuentros, casi 1 de cada 2 apariciones.
Costo-rendimiento: Repeat Ball representó el 67.6% del gasto total ($50,000 de $74,000).
Recursos secundarios: 5 Bayas Zanama usadas, equivalente a ~1 baya cada 12 capturas.
Velocidad de captura:
Primeros 22 minutos: 15 capturas (~0.68/min) → Usamos Nivel Ball para maximizar la tasa de captura sacrificando tiempo (+1 turno).
Últimos 38 minutos: 30 capturas (~0.79/min) → Aceleramos el ritmo con Acopio Ball.
El Smeargle líder estaba en nivel inferior a 100 y el Smeargle de la banca tenía equipado un Repartir Exp (lo que aumenta el tiempo de cada captura al mostrarse el texto de que han ganado experiencia luego de capturar un Ditto).
Los tiempos de captura por Ditto incluyen moverse para generar el encuentro salvaje así como también los encuentros con Whismur, Loudred y hordas de Loudred.
Agregamos un costo fijo de $800 por cada Baya Zanama para determinar el valor por cada Ditto atrapado.
1 Hora de captura SIN mod de strings y SIN Nivel Balls
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Cuadro 1: Distribución de apariciones (muestra de 1 hora)
Pokémon
Encuentros
Porcentaje
Ditto
47
46.1%
Whismur
34
33.3%
Loudred
15
14.7%
Hordas Loudred
6
5.9%
Total
102
100%
 
Cuadro 2: Efectividad de Poke Balls
Tipo de Ball
Éxitos/Total
Tasa de éxito
Coste Total
Ocaso Ball
15/20
75%
$27,000
Acopio Ball
31/45
68.9%
$56,250
Nivel Ball
0/0
-
$0
Ensueño Ball
1/1
100%
$1,200
Turno Ball
0/0
-
$0
Total
47/66
71.2%
$84,450
 
Cuadro 3: Tiempo y recursos
Métrica
Valor
Tiempo total
60 minutos
Capturas totales
47 Dittos
Tiempo promedio/captura
1.28 minutos (~77 segundos)
Bayas Zanama usadas
5 unidades ($800/u)
Coste por captura
$1,882
 
Información clave de la muestra
Dominio de Ditto: 46.1% de apariciones (~1 de cada 2 encuentros).
Distribución de costes:
Acopio Ball representó el 66.6% del gasto total ($56,250 de $84,450).
Ocaso Ball: 32% del costo total ($27,000).
Uso de bayas: 1 Zanama cada ~9.4 capturas (5 bayas/47 Dittos).
El Smeargle líder estaba en nivel inferior a 100 y el Smeargle de la banca tenía equipado un Repartir Exp (lo que aumenta el tiempo de cada captura al mostrarse el texto de que han ganado experiencia luego de capturar un Ditto).
Los tiempos de captura por Ditto incluyen moverse para generar el encuentro salvaje así como también los encuentros con Whismur, Loudred y hordas de Loudred.
Agregamos un costo fijo de $800 por cada Baya Zanama para determinar el valor por cada Ditto atrapado.
1 Hora de captura CON mod de strings y SIN Nivel Balls
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Cuadro 1: Distribución de apariciones (muestra de 1 hora)
Pokémon
Encuentros
Porcentaje
Ditto
54
58.1%
Whismur
23
24.7%
Loudred
10
10.8%
Hordas Loudred
6
6.5%
Total
93
100%
 
Cuadro 2: Efectividad de Poke Balls
Tipo de Ball
Éxitos/Total
Tasa de éxito
Coste Total
Ocaso Ball
15/20
75%
$27,000
Acopio Ball
35/49
71.4%
$61,250
Nivel Ball
0/0
-
$0
Ensueño Ball
4/4
100%
$4,800
Turno Ball
0/0
-
$0
Total
54/73
74.0%
$93,050
 
Cuadro 3: Tiempo y recursos
Métrica
Valor
Tiempo total
60 minutos
Capturas totales
54 Dittos
Tiempo promedio/captura
1.11 minutos (~67 segundos)
Bayas Zanama usadas
7 unidades ($800/u)
Coste por captura
$1,828
 
Información clave de la muestra
Dominancia extrema de Ditto: 58.1% de apariciones (más de 1 de cada 2 encuentros).
Distribución de costes:
Repeat Ball absorbió el 65.8% del gasto ($61,250 de $93,050).
Dusk Ball + Dream Ball combinados: 34.2% del costo ($31,800).
Rendimiento temporal: 1.111 min/captura(66.7 segundos)
Uso de bayas: 1 Zanama cada ~7.7 capturas (7 bayas/54 Dittos).
El Smeargle líder estaba en nivel 100 y el Smeargle de la banca NO tenía equipado el Repartir Exp
Los tiempos de captura por Ditto incluyen moverse para generar el encuentro salvaje así como también los encuentros con Whismur, Loudred y hordas de Loudred.
Agregamos un costo fijo de $800 por cada Baya Zanama para determinar el valor por cada Ditto atrapado.
CONCLUSIONES
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Tabla 1: Resumen Comparativo
Métrica
Muestra 1 (95)
Muestra 2 (102)
Muestra 3 (93)
Dittos capturados
45
47
54
Tasa aparición
47.4%
46.1%
58.1%
Coste total
$78,000*
$88,450*
$98,650*
Coste/Ditto
$1,733
$1,882
$1,828
Tiempo/Ditto
80 seg
77 seg
67 seg
Bayas Zanama
5 ($4,000)
5 ($4,000)
7 ($5,600)
*Coste total = Poke Balls + Bayas Zanama
 
Tabla 2: Efectividad de Poke Balls
Tipo
Muestra 1 (Éxitos/Total)
Muestra 2 (Éxitos/Total)
Muestra 3 (Éxitos/Total)
Ocaso Ball
3/4 (75%)
15/20 (75%)
15/20 (75%)
Acopio Ball
27/40 (67.5%)
31/45 (68.9%)
35/49 (71.4%)
Nivel Ball
12/12 (100%)
0/0 (-)
0/0 (-)
Ensueño Ball
2/2 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
4/4 (100%)
Turno Ball
1/1 (100%)
0/0 (-)
0/0 (-)
 
Aspectos a destacar
Todas las muestras fueron de 1 hora.
El tiempo aproximado para una captura perfecta es de 40 segundos.
Cada Poke Ball fallada significan cerca de 20 segundos.
Cada aparición de un pokémon salvaje distinto a Ditto representa una pérdida de 10 segundos.
El mod de strings usado para la muestra 3 es el mod Bills Strings (fuente) 
El tiempo promedio de la captura de un Ditto incluye los encuentros con pokémones distintos, fallo de Poke Ball y moverse para generar apariciones de pokemones salvajes.
La muestra 3 presenta una inversión mayor a las anteriores pero se compensa con la captura de más Dittos.
Debido a la volatilidad del mercado en el GTL y en la venta de cajas de Dittos, no se realizan cálculos de ganancias, aunque las muestras presentan todos los datos necesarios para realizarlos.
Espero que les sea de utilidad y si tienen algún farmeo mejor o algún comentario para mejorar este, por favor déjenmelo saber :D

 

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Hi everyone!
 

 
 
I searched the forum and didn't find this farming method, which might be in some YouTube video. In short, it's simple and I believe it's optimal for Ditto farming. It is fast and efficient.
 
STRATEGY SUMMARY
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WHERE
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Region: Hoenn
City: Fallarbor Town
Exact Location: Desert Underpass
Requirement: Having defeated the Elite Four (E4).
 
TEAM
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The Smeargle leading your party (holding Safety Goggles) should be at least Level 70 (might work at lower levels).
Adamant nature is ideal but not essential.
Preferably has 31 IV in Attack.
The second Smeargle must only know False Swipe. This ensures:  
 When using Assist, only False Swipe can be called (since Assist fails with Ditto's Transform).  
Optional: Equip the second Smeargle with an Exp. Share to gain experience from Ditto captures. 
Avoid using Exp. Reamplifier, as it would distribute experience to Dittos in your party.
DO NOT INCLUDE ANY OTHER POKÉMON IN YOUR TEAM! (If adding others, they must exclusively know False Swipe. Any extraneous moves risk breaking the Assist/Spore loop.)
 
Smeargle @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Spore (Max PP)
- Assist (Max PP)
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Smeargle
- False swipe
- Assist
- Thief / Covet
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HOW TO WORK
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Turn 1: Use Assist
Turn 2: Use Spore 
Spam Dusk Ball. If it wakes up, use Spore again. 
 
Pro tips:
After catching 15 consecutive Dittos, switch to Repeat Balls (cheaper with same capture rate). The maximum capture bonus (2.5×) activates after 15 consecutive captures.
Wild Ditto will fail when:
Trying to use Assist after Transformation (no allies to call).
Attempting Spore after Transformation (blocked by Safety Goggles).
Keep Leppa Berries shortcutted to restore PP and avoid Pokémon Center visits.
If the wild Ditto has been asleep for 3 turns and your previous attempts with Dusk Ball or Repeat Ball have failed, throw a Dream Ball, since on the third turn it has a 100% capture probability.
If for some reason you reach turn 7 and still can't catch it, start throwing Timer Balls.
If the wild Ditto attacked first this turn and is the same level as one of your party members, switch to Smeargle for that Ditto and throw a Level Ball, as it would have a 100% capture rate if Ditto is at 1 HP and asleep. The disadvantage is that it adds 1 more turn due to the switch. It is important that the wild Ditto attacked first to ensure it won’t wake up when you switch.
 
IN CASE OF LOUDRED SHINY
 
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In case a shiny Loudred appears in a horde, I recommend that the Smeargle in your party (not the leader) have this moveset:
Full ATK and HP
- False Swipe
- Assist
- Thief / Covet
When it appears, switch to one of the Dittos you've caught (it will have 1 HP and be asleep), and after it's defeated, switch to the aforementioned Smeargle. This way, Smeargle will enter a clean turn. However, if a horde with a shiny Loudred appears and you haven't captured any Dittos yet, do the same.
You'll have the move Thief (or Covet) at your disposal, which will eliminate the rest of the Loudreds, and with Assist, you can use the Spore move that our other Smeargle has.
Thief, Covet, and Assist are moves that can't be summoned by Assist, so the strategy isn't at risk.
 
 
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF POKE BALLS
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Poké Ball
Conditions
Rate
Price
Dusk Ball
Nighttime or caves
68.23%
$1.350
Repeat Ball
Used after catching Ditto #15
68.23%
$1.250
Dream Ball
- 2 turns asleep
- 3 turns asleep
- 68.23%
- 100%
$1.200
Timer Ball
- Turn 7
- Turn 8
- Turn 9
- Turn 10
- 76.41%
- 84.6%
- 92.79%
- 100%
$1.200
Level Ball
Allied Pokémon at same level
100%
$1.250
 
Other Poké Balls are not included due to their lower capture probability.
 
GENERAL ADVANTAGES
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Catch Ditto in 3 turns (ideally).
When Ditto transforms into Smeargle and fails to use Assist or Spore, we avoid move animations, speeding up the process.
Budget build: A Smeargle with Spore or False Swipe costs around $2K on the GTL. To teach it Assist, we can use a Skitty priced around $3K on the GTL. The Safety Goggles are the most expensive part of this setup, costing around $50K, which is still a low investment.
 
ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER METHODS
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VS Classic Breloom Method
Takes one turn less (with the Breloom method we use Substitute + False Swipe + Spore + Throw Poké Ball).
Fewer animations and texts by avoiding the use of Substitute and healing every turn (Breloom heals every turn with its Antidote ability + Toxic Orb after using Substitute), which means faster captures.
VS method using other False Swipe and Assist users
Although it is also an excellent choice, this method systematically eliminates Ditto’s attack animation after transforming. When it transforms, Ditto will try to use Assist or Spore, and here lies the key advantage:
If it uses Assist → it automatically fails (no animation).
If it uses Spore → the Goggles block the effect (avoiding damage and animation).
This reduces 3-5 seconds per move compared to methods without Goggles. Without the Goggles method, the wild Ditto would only fail when using Assist, but the animation and damage of False Swipe would be normal, increasing the capture time.
Our method is easily accessible and much cheaper. These are some drawbacks of using other False Swipe/Assist users:
Only four Pokémon (besides Smeargle) can learn False Swipe and Assist: Meowth, Persian, Sneasel, and Weavile. Although this is not a problem, the situation becomes complicated when teaching Assist to any of these Pokémon, since they learn it as an egg move. This means we necessarily have to breed one of those Pokémon or find the right one on the GTL.
Prices are not very economical: a Sneasel with Assist costs at least $15K and a Meowth $80K (misleading price, since apparently no one usually teaches Assist to a Meowth just to sell it. The reference price is for a Adamant Meowth with 31 ATK IV). There are no comparable samples on the GTL for Persian and Weavile that include the Assist move.
VS methods using Pay Day and Heal Pulse
Like in the other methods, the main advantage lies in eliminating animations, drastically reducing the capture time for each Ditto.
We avoid the risk of the wild Ditto attacking us only with Pay Day until it weakens our Smeargle.
 
DISADVANTAGES
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Method not suitable for someone just starting the game, as it requires having defeated the E4. Basically, progressing through the entire Hoenn story up to this point.
 
Sometimes the capture fails when throwing Poké Balls, which slows down the process.
Ditto can wake up, requiring Spore to be used again.
 
HOW TO TEACH ASSIST TO SMEARGLE
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I recommend teaching it through a Skitty, which can be found in the Hoenn region, specifically on Route 116 (Rare, LV 8) and learns Assist at level 31. In the GTL it has a price close to $3K.
Other options would be using Purrloin, Liepard, Glameow, or Purugly.
You can also use any other Pokémon that has learned Assist through an egg move.
To teach it to our Smeargle, you must be in a double battle and use Sketch targeting the Pokémon that uses Assist. I suggest equipping Smeargle with a Lagging Tail to ensure it moves last and does not miss Sketch.
 
HOW TO OBTAIN THE SAFETY GOGGLES
 
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In the GTL you can buy them for a price close to $50K. You can also exchange them for 4,800 BP.
Places to exchange with BP:
Kanto: Trainer Tower
Hoenn: Battle Frontier
Unova: Nimbasa City (Battle Subway - Gear Station)
 
STATS
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1 Hour of catching WITHOUT string mod and using Level Balls
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Table 1: Encounter Distribution (1-Hour Sample)
Pokémon
Encounters
Percentage
Ditto
45
47.4%
Whismur
31
32.6%
Loudred
13
13.7%
Loudred Hordes
6
6.3%
Total
95
100%
 
Table 2: Poke Ball Effectiveness
Ball Type
Success/Total
Success Rate
Total Cost
Dusk Ball
3/4
75%
$5,400
Repeat Ball
27/40
67.5%
$50,000
Level Ball
12/12
100%
$15,000
Dream Ball
2/2
100%
$2,400
Timer Ball
1/1
100%
$1,200
Total
45/59
76.3%
$74,000
 
Table 3: Time and Resource Usage
Metric
Value
Total Time
60 minutes
Total Captures
45 Dittos
Average Time/Capture
1.33 minutes (80 seconds)
Leppa Berries Used
5 units ($800/u)
Cost per Capture
$1,733
 
Key Insights from the Sample
Ditto Dominance: 47.4% of encounters (nearly 1 in 2 appearances).
Cost Efficiency: Repeat Ball accounted for 67.6% of total spending ($50,000 of $74,000).
Secondary Resources: 5 Leppa Berries used (~1 berry every 12 captures).
Capture Speed:
First 22 minutes: 15 captures (~0.68/min) → We use Level Ball to maximize catch rate by sacrificing time (+1 turn).
Last 38 minutes: 30 captures (~0.79/min) → We accelerate the pace with Repeat Ball.
The lead Smeargle was below level 100 and the bench Smeargle had an Exp. Share equipped (which increases the time of each capture by displaying the text that they have gained experience after capturing a Ditto).
Ditto capture times include moving to spawn the wild encounter as well as encounters with Whismur, Loudred, and Loudred hordes.
We added a fixed cost of $800 for each Zanama Berry to determine the value per Ditto caught.
1 Hour of catching WITHOUT string mod and WITHOUT Level Balls
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Table 1: Encounter Distribution (1-Hour Sample)
Pokémon
Encounters
Percentage
Ditto
47
46.1%
Whismur
34
33.3%
Loudred
15
14.7%
Loudred Hordes
6
5.9%
Total
102
100%
 
Table 2: Poke Ball Effectiveness
Ball Type
Success/Total
Success Rate
Total Cost
Dusk Ball
15/20
75%
$27,000
Repeat Ball
31/45
68.9%
$56,250
Level Ball
0/0
-
$0
Dream Ball
1/1
100%
$1,200
Timer Ball
0/0
-
$0
Total
47/66
71.2%
$84,450
 
Table 3: Time and Resource Usage
Metric
Value
Total Time
60 minutes
Total Captures
47 Dittos
Average Time per Capture
1.28 minutes (~77 seconds)
Zanama Berries Used
5 units ($800/u)
Cost per Capture
$1,882
 
Key Insights from the Sample
Ditto Prevalence: 46.1% encounter rate (~1 in 2 appearances).
Cost Allocation:
Repeat Ball accounted for 66.6% of total spending ($56,250 of $84,450).
Dusk Ball: 32% of total cost ($27,000).
Berry Usage: 1 Zanama every ~9.4 captures (5 berries/47 Dittos).
The lead Smeargle was below level 100 and the bench Smeargle had an Exp. Share equipped (which increases the time of each capture by displaying the text that they have gained experience after capturing a Ditto).
Ditto capture times include moving to spawn the wild encounter as well as encounters with Whismur, Loudred, and Loudred hordes.
We added a fixed cost of $800 for each Zanama Berry to determine the value per Ditto caught.
1 Hour of catching WITH string mod and WITHOUT Level Balls
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Table 1: Encounter Distribution (1-Hour Sample)
Pokémon
Encounters
Percentage
Ditto
54
58.1%
Whismur
23
24.7%
Loudred
10
10.8%
Loudred Hordes
6
6.5%
Total
93
100%
 
Table 2: Poke Ball Effectiveness
Ball Type
Success/Total
Success Rate
Total Cost
Dusk Ball
15/20
75%
$27,000
Repeat Ball
35/49
71.4%
$61,250
Level Ball
0/0
-
$0
Dream Ball
4/4
100%
$4,800
Timer Ball
0/0
-
$0
Total
54/73
74.0%
$93,050
 
Table 3: Time and Resource Usage
Metric
Value
Total Time
60 minutes
Total Captures
54 Dittos
Average Time per Capture
1.11 minutes (~67 seconds)
Leppa Berries Used
7 units ($800/u)
Cost per Capture
$1,828
 
Key Insights from the Sample
Ditto Supremacy: 58.1% encounter rate (~3 out of 5 appearances).
Cost Dynamics:
Repeat Ball accounted for 65.8% of total spending ($61,250/$93,050).
Dusk + Dream Balls: 34.2% combined ($31,800).
Time Optimization: 1.111 min/capture (66.7 seconds)
Berry Efficiency: 1 Leppa every ~7.7 captures (7 berries/54 Dittos).
The lead Smeargle was level 100 and the bench Smeargle did NOT have the Exp. Share equipped.
Ditto capture times include moving to spawn the wild encounter as well as encounters with Whismur, Loudred, and Loudred hordes.
We added a fixed cost of $800 for each Zanama Berry to determine the value per Ditto caught.
 
CONCLUSIONS
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Table 1: Comparative Summary
Metric
Sample 1 (95)
Sample 2 (102)
Sample 3 (93)
Dittos Caught
45
47
54
Appearance Rate
47.4%
46.1%
58.1%
Total Cost
$78,000*
$88,450*
$98,650*
Cost/Ditto
$1,733
$1,882
$1,828
Time/Ditto
80 sec
77 sec
67 sec
Leppa Berries
5 ($4,000)
5 ($4,000)
7 ($5,600)
*Total Cost = Poke Balls + Leppa Berries
 
Table 2: Poke Ball Effectiveness
Type
Sample 1 (Success/Total)
Sample 2 (Success/Total)
Sample 3 (Success/Total)
Dusk Ball
3/4 (75%)
15/20 (75%)
15/20 (75%)
Repeat Ball
27/40 (67.5%)
31/45 (68.9%)
35/49 (71.4%)
Level Ball
12/12 (100%)
0/0 (-)
0/0 (-)
Dream Ball
2/2 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
4/4 (100%)
Timer Ball
1/1 (100%)
0/0 (-)
0/0 (-)
 
Key Points
All samples lasted 1 hour.
The approximate time for a perfect catch is 40 seconds.
Each failed Poke Ball costs about 20 seconds.
Each appearance of a wild Pokémon other than Ditto represents a loss of 10 seconds.
The strings mod used for sample 3 is the Bills Strings mod (source).
The average time to catch a Ditto includes encounters with non-Ditto Pokémon, Poke Ball failures, and moving to generate wild Pokémon appearances.
Sample 3 has a higher investment than the previous ones but compensates with the catch of more Dittos.
Due to market volatility in the GTL and the sale of Ditto boxes, profit calculations are not made, although the samples provide all the necessary data to perform them.
Hope this helps! If you know a better farming method or have suggestions to improve this one, please let me know :D



 
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Hola a todos!

 
 
Busqué en el foro y no encontré este farmeo, el cual debe estar en algún vídeo de youtube. En definitiva, es sencillo y creo que es el óptimo para el farmeo de Dittos. Es rápido y eficiente.
 
RESUMEN DE LA ESTRATEGIA
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DÓNDE
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Región: Hoenn
Ciudad: Pueblo Pardal
Lugar exacto: Gruta Desértica
Requerimiento: Haber superado la liga (E4).
 
EQUIPO
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El Smeargle que liderará nuestro equipo (El que tiene las Gafas Protectoras) debe estar al menos en Nivel 70. Puede que con menos nivel funcione de todos modos.
Es ideal la naturaleza Firme, aunque no fundamental.
Ideal si tiene IV 31 al menos en Atk 
El segundo Smeargle solamente debe tener el movimiento Falsotortazo. Esto garantiza:
Al usar Ayuda solamente podremos usar Falsotortazo (ya que Ayuda fallará con Transformación de Ditto)
Opcional: Si quieres aprovechar la experiencia resultante al capturar un Ditto, equípale al segundo Smeargle un repartidor de experiencia.
Es preferible no usar el Reamplificador de experiencia, ya que estarías entregando experiencia a los Dittos de tu equipo.
NO INCLUYAS A NADIE MÁS A TU EQUIPO! (si vas a incluir a alguien más, deben exclusivamente tener el movimiento Falsotortazo y ningún otro para no romper el bucle Ayuda/Espora).
 
Smeargle @ Gafas Protectoras
Habilidad: Experto
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Naturaleza Firme
- Espora (Max PP)
- Ayuda (Max PP)
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Smeargle
- Falsotortazo
- Ayuda
- Ladrón / Antojo
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CÓMO FUNCIONA
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Turno 1 usas Ayuda
Turno 2 usas Espora
Luego spam de Ocaso Ball. Si se despierta, Espora otra vez. 
 
Pro tips:
Tras capturar 15 Dittos consecutivos, cambia a Acopio Balls (más económicas y con la misma tasa de captura). La bonificación máxima por captura (2,5x) se activa tras 15 capturas consecutivas.
Ditto Salvaje fallará al:
Intentar usar Ayuda luego de Transformación (sin aliados a los que llamar).
Intentar usar Espora tras la Transformación (bloqueado por Gafas Protectoras).
Mantén un acceso directo a tus Bayas Zanama para reponer PPs y así evitas ir a curarte al Centro Pokémon.
Si el Ditto salvaje lleva 3 turnos dormido y han fallado tus intentos previos con Ocaso Ball o Acopio Ball, lanza una Ensueño Ball, ya que al tercer turno tiene una probabilidad de captura del 100%.
Si por algún motivo has llegado al turno 7 y sigues sin poder capturarlo, empieza a lanzar Turno Ball.
Si el Ditto salvaje atacó primero este turno y tiene el mismo nivel que alguno de los de tu party, cambia a Smeargle por ese Ditto y lanza una Nivel Ball, ya que tendría un 100% de ratio de captura si el Ditto está con 1 PS y dormido. La desventaja es que suma 1 turno más debido al cambio. Es importante que el Ditto salvaje haya atacado primero para asegurarnos de que no despertará cuando hagas el cambio.
 
EN CASO DE LOUDRED SHINY
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En caso de que aparezca un Loudred shiny en una horda recomiendo que el Smeargle que está en tu equipo (no el líder) tenga este moveset: 
Evs full ATK y PS
- Falsotortazo
- Ayuda
- Ladrón / Antojo
Cuando aparezca, cambia a uno de los Dittos que hayas capturado (tendrá 1 PS y estará dormido) y luego que lo derroten cambia al Smeargle mencionado. De esta manera Smeargle entrará en un turno limpio. De todos modos, si aparece una horda con un Loudred shiny y no has capturado ningún Ditto aún, haz el cambio igual.
Tendrás a tu disposición el movimiento Ladrón (o Antojo), que servirá para eliminar al resto de Loudred y con Ayuda podrás usar el movimiento Espora que tiene nuestro otro Smeargle.
Ladrón, Antojo y Ayuda son movimientos que no pueden ser llamados por Ayuda, por lo que la estrategia no corre riesgos.
 
TABLA COMPARATIVA DE POKE BALLS
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Poké Ball
Condiciones
Tasa
Precio
Ocaso Ball
Noche o cuevas
68,23%
$1.350
Acopio Ball
Usada desde el Ditto N°15 capturado
68,23%
$1.250
Ensueño Ball
- 2 turnos dormido
- 3 turnos dormido
- 68,23%
- 100%
$1.200
Turno Ball
- Turno 7
- Turno 8
- Turno 9
- Turno 10
- 76,41%
- 84,6%
- 92,79%
- 100%
$1.200
Nivel Ball
Pokémon aliado del mismo nivel
100%
$1.250
 
No se incluyen otras Poke Balls debido a su menor probabilidad de captura.
 
VENTAJAS GENERALES
 
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Atrapa a Ditto en 3 turnos (idealmente).
Cuando Ditto se transforma en Smeargle y falla al usar Ayuda o Espora, evitamos animaciones de movimientos, acelerando el proceso.
Build económico: un Smeargle con Espora o Falsotortazo cuesta cerca de 2K en el GTL. Para enseñarle Ayuda podemos usar un Skitty que tiene un precio que ronda los $3K en el GTL. Las Gafas Protectoras son lo más caro de esta implementación y rondan los $50K, una inversión que sigue siendo baja.
 
VENTAJAS SOBRE OTROS MÉTODOS
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VS método clásico con Breloom
Tarda un turno menos (con el método de Breloom usamos Sustituto + Falsotortazo + Espora + Lanzar pokeball).
Menos animaciones y textos al evitar el uso de Sustituto y de recuperar vida cada turno (Breloom recupera vida cada turno con su habilidad Antídoto + Toxisfera luego de usar Sustituto), lo que significa capturas más rápidas.
VS método de otros usuarios de Falsotortazo y Ayuda
Aunque también es una buena elección, este método elimina sistemáticamente la animación del ataque de Ditto tras transformarse. Cuando se transforma, el Ditto intentará usar Ayuda o Espora y aquí radica la ventaja clave:
Esto reduce 3-5 segundos por movimiento comparado con métodos sin Gafas. Sin el método de las Gafas, el Ditto salvaje fallaría solamente al usar Ayuda pero la animación y el daño de Falsotortazo sería normal, incrementando el tiempo de captura.
Si usa Ayuda → falla automáticamente (no hay animación).
Si usa Espora → las Gafas bloquean el efecto (evitando daño y animación).
Nuestro método es de fácil acceso y mucho más barato. Estos son algunos inconvenientes de utilizar otros usuarios de Falsotortazo/Ayuda:
Sólo cuatro pokemones (además de Smeargle) pueden aprender Falsotortazo y Ayuda: Meowth, Persian, Sneasel y Weavile. Y aunque esto no es un problema, la situación se complica al enseñar el movimiento Ayuda a alguno de estos pokemones, ya que lo aprenden como movimiento huevo. Esto quiere decir que necesariamente debemos criarnos uno de esos pokémon o buscar el indicado en el GTL.
Los precios no son muy económicos: un Senasel con Ayuda cuesta mínimo $15K y un Meowth $80K (precio engañoso, ya que al parecer nadie suele enseñarle Ayuda a un Meowth para solamente venderlo. El precio de referencia es de un Meowth Firme y con 31 IV de ATK). No hay muestras comparables en el GTL para Persian y Weavile que incluyan el movimiento Ayuda.
VS métodos que usan Día de Pago y Pulso Cura
Al igual que en los otros métodos, la ventaja principal radica en la eliminación de las animaciones, reduciendo drásticamente el tiempo de captura por cada Ditto.
No nos exponemos a que el Ditto salvaje nos ataque únicamente con Día de Pago hasta debilitar a nuestro Smeargle.
 
DESVENTAJAS
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Método no compatible con alguien que empieza el juego, ya que es requisito haber derrotado al E4. Básicamente, avanzar durante toda la historia de Hoenn hasta este punto.
En ocasiones falla la captura al lanzar Poké Balls, lo que ralentiza el proceso.
Ditto puede despertar, requiriendo repetir el uso de Espora.
 
CÓMO ENSEÑARLE AYUDA A SMEARGLE
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Recomiendo enseñarlo a través de un Skitty, el cual podemos encontrar en la región de Hoenn, específicamente en la Ruta 116 (Raro, LV 8) y aprende Ayuda al nivel 31. En el GTL tiene un precio cercano a los $3K.
Otras opciones serían usando a Purrloin, Liepard, Glameow o Purugly.
También puedes usar a cualquier otro pokémon que haya aprendido a través de un movimiento huevo el movimiento Ayuda.
Para enseñárselo a nuestro Smeargle, debes estar en un combate doble y usar Esquema apuntando al pokémon que use Ayuda. Sugiero que le equipes una Cola Plúmbea a Smeargle para asegurarnos que se mueva al final y no falle Esquema.
 
CÓMO OBTENER LAS GAFAS PROTECTORAS
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En el GTL puedes comprarlas por un precio cercano a los $50K. También puedes canjearlos con 4.800 BP.
Lugares donde canjear con BP:
 
Kanto: Torre Desafío
Hoenn: Frente Batalla
Teselia: Ciudad Mayólica (Metro Batalla - Estación Radial)
 
ESTADÍSTICAS
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1 Hora de captura SIN mod de strings y usando Nivel Balls
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Cuadro 1: Distribución de apariciones (muestra de 1 hora)
Pokémon
Encuentros
Porcentaje
Ditto
45
47.4%
Whismur
31
32.6%
Loudred
13
13.7%
Hordas Loudred
6
6.3%
Total
95
100%
 
Cuadro 2: Efectividad de Poke Balls
Tipo de Ball
Éxitos/Total
Tasa de éxito
Coste Total
Ocaso Ball
3/4
75%
$5,400
Acopio Ball
27/40
67.5%
$50,000
Nivel Ball
12/12
100%
$15,000
Ensueño Ball
2/2
100%
$2,400
Turno Ball
1/1
100%
$1,200
Total
45/59
76.3%
$74,000
 
Cuadro 3: Tiempo y recursos
Métrica
Valor
Tiempo total
60 minutos
Capturas totales
45 Dittos
Tiempo promedio/captura
1.33 minutos (80 segundos)
Bayas Zanama usadas
5 unidades ($800/u)
Coste por captura
$1,733
 
Información clave de la muestra
Dittos dominantes: 47.4% de los encuentros, casi 1 de cada 2 apariciones.
Costo-rendimiento: Repeat Ball representó el 67.6% del gasto total ($50,000 de $74,000).
Recursos secundarios: 5 Bayas Zanama usadas, equivalente a ~1 baya cada 12 capturas.
Velocidad de captura:
Primeros 22 minutos: 15 capturas (~0.68/min) → Usamos Nivel Ball para maximizar la tasa de captura sacrificando tiempo (+1 turno).
Últimos 38 minutos: 30 capturas (~0.79/min) → Aceleramos el ritmo con Acopio Ball.
El Smeargle líder estaba en nivel inferior a 100 y el Smeargle de la banca tenía equipado un Repartir Exp (lo que aumenta el tiempo de cada captura al mostrarse el texto de que han ganado experiencia luego de capturar un Ditto).
Los tiempos de captura por Ditto incluyen moverse para generar el encuentro salvaje así como también los encuentros con Whismur, Loudred y hordas de Loudred.
Agregamos un costo fijo de $800 por cada Baya Zanama para determinar el valor por cada Ditto atrapado.
1 Hora de captura SIN mod de strings y SIN Nivel Balls
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Cuadro 1: Distribución de apariciones (muestra de 1 hora)
Pokémon
Encuentros
Porcentaje
Ditto
47
46.1%
Whismur
34
33.3%
Loudred
15
14.7%
Hordas Loudred
6
5.9%
Total
102
100%
 
Cuadro 2: Efectividad de Poke Balls
Tipo de Ball
Éxitos/Total
Tasa de éxito
Coste Total
Ocaso Ball
15/20
75%
$27,000
Acopio Ball
31/45
68.9%
$56,250
Nivel Ball
0/0
-
$0
Ensueño Ball
1/1
100%
$1,200
Turno Ball
0/0
-
$0
Total
47/66
71.2%
$84,450
 
Cuadro 3: Tiempo y recursos
Métrica
Valor
Tiempo total
60 minutos
Capturas totales
47 Dittos
Tiempo promedio/captura
1.28 minutos (~77 segundos)
Bayas Zanama usadas
5 unidades ($800/u)
Coste por captura
$1,882
 
Información clave de la muestra
Dominio de Ditto: 46.1% de apariciones (~1 de cada 2 encuentros).
Distribución de costes:
Acopio Ball representó el 66.6% del gasto total ($56,250 de $84,450).
Ocaso Ball: 32% del costo total ($27,000).
Uso de bayas: 1 Zanama cada ~9.4 capturas (5 bayas/47 Dittos).
El Smeargle líder estaba en nivel inferior a 100 y el Smeargle de la banca tenía equipado un Repartir Exp (lo que aumenta el tiempo de cada captura al mostrarse el texto de que han ganado experiencia luego de capturar un Ditto).
Los tiempos de captura por Ditto incluyen moverse para generar el encuentro salvaje así como también los encuentros con Whismur, Loudred y hordas de Loudred.
Agregamos un costo fijo de $800 por cada Baya Zanama para determinar el valor por cada Ditto atrapado.
1 Hora de captura CON mod de strings y SIN Nivel Balls
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Cuadro 1: Distribución de apariciones (muestra de 1 hora)
Pokémon
Encuentros
Porcentaje
Ditto
54
58.1%
Whismur
23
24.7%
Loudred
10
10.8%
Hordas Loudred
6
6.5%
Total
93
100%
 
Cuadro 2: Efectividad de Poke Balls
Tipo de Ball
Éxitos/Total
Tasa de éxito
Coste Total
Ocaso Ball
15/20
75%
$27,000
Acopio Ball
35/49
71.4%
$61,250
Nivel Ball
0/0
-
$0
Ensueño Ball
4/4
100%
$4,800
Turno Ball
0/0
-
$0
Total
54/73
74.0%
$93,050
 
Cuadro 3: Tiempo y recursos
Métrica
Valor
Tiempo total
60 minutos
Capturas totales
54 Dittos
Tiempo promedio/captura
1.11 minutos (~67 segundos)
Bayas Zanama usadas
7 unidades ($800/u)
Coste por captura
$1,828
 
Información clave de la muestra
Dominancia extrema de Ditto: 58.1% de apariciones (más de 1 de cada 2 encuentros).
Distribución de costes:
Repeat Ball absorbió el 65.8% del gasto ($61,250 de $93,050).
Dusk Ball + Dream Ball combinados: 34.2% del costo ($31,800).
Rendimiento temporal: 1.111 min/captura(66.7 segundos)
Uso de bayas: 1 Zanama cada ~7.7 capturas (7 bayas/54 Dittos).
El Smeargle líder estaba en nivel 100 y el Smeargle de la banca NO tenía equipado el Repartir Exp
Los tiempos de captura por Ditto incluyen moverse para generar el encuentro salvaje así como también los encuentros con Whismur, Loudred y hordas de Loudred.
Agregamos un costo fijo de $800 por cada Baya Zanama para determinar el valor por cada Ditto atrapado.
CONCLUSIONES
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Tabla 1: Resumen Comparativo
Métrica
Muestra 1 (95)
Muestra 2 (102)
Muestra 3 (93)
Dittos capturados
45
47
54
Tasa aparición
47.4%
46.1%
58.1%
Coste total
$78,000*
$88,450*
$98,650*
Coste/Ditto
$1,733
$1,882
$1,828
Tiempo/Ditto
80 seg
77 seg
67 seg
Bayas Zanama
5 ($4,000)
5 ($4,000)
7 ($5,600)
*Coste total = Poke Balls + Bayas Zanama
 
Tabla 2: Efectividad de Poke Balls
Tipo
Muestra 1 (Éxitos/Total)
Muestra 2 (Éxitos/Total)
Muestra 3 (Éxitos/Total)
Ocaso Ball
3/4 (75%)
15/20 (75%)
15/20 (75%)
Acopio Ball
27/40 (67.5%)
31/45 (68.9%)
35/49 (71.4%)
Nivel Ball
12/12 (100%)
0/0 (-)
0/0 (-)
Ensueño Ball
2/2 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
4/4 (100%)
Turno Ball
1/1 (100%)
0/0 (-)
0/0 (-)
 
Aspectos a destacar
Todas las muestras fueron de 1 hora.
El tiempo aproximado para una captura perfecta es de 40 segundos.
Cada Poke Ball fallada significan cerca de 20 segundos.
Cada aparición de un pokémon salvaje distinto a Ditto representa una pérdida de 10 segundos.
El mod de strings usado para la muestra 3 es el mod Bills Strings (fuente) 
El tiempo promedio de la captura de un Ditto incluye los encuentros con pokémones distintos, fallo de Poke Ball y moverse para generar apariciones de pokemones salvajes.
La muestra 3 presenta una inversión mayor a las anteriores pero se compensa con la captura de más Dittos.
Debido a la volatilidad del mercado en el GTL y en la venta de cajas de Dittos, no se realizan cálculos de ganancias, aunque las muestras presentan todos los datos necesarios para realizarlos.
Espero que les sea de utilidad y si tienen algún farmeo mejor o algún comentario para mejorar este, por favor déjenmelo saber :D

 

Hi everyone!
 

 
 
I searched the forum and didn't find this farming method, which might be in some YouTube video. In short, it's simple and I believe it's optimal for Ditto farming. It is fast and efficient.
 
STRATEGY SUMMARY
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WHERE
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Region: Hoenn
City: Fallarbor Town
Exact Location: Desert Underpass
Requirement: Having defeated the Elite Four (E4).
 
TEAM
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The Smeargle leading your party (holding Safety Goggles) should be at least Level 70 (might work at lower levels).
Adamant nature is ideal but not essential.
Preferably has 31 IV in Attack.
The second Smeargle must only know False Swipe. This ensures:  
 When using Assist, only False Swipe can be called (since Assist fails with Ditto's Transform).  
Optional: Equip the second Smeargle with an Exp. Share to gain experience from Ditto captures. 
Avoid using Exp. Reamplifier, as it would distribute experience to Dittos in your party.
DO NOT INCLUDE ANY OTHER POKÉMON IN YOUR TEAM! (If adding others, they must exclusively know False Swipe. Any extraneous moves risk breaking the Assist/Spore loop.)
 
Smeargle @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Spore (Max PP)
- Assist (Max PP)
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Smeargle
- False swipe
- Assist
- Thief / Covet
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HOW TO WORK
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Turn 1: Use Assist
Turn 2: Use Spore 
Spam Dusk Ball. If it wakes up, use Spore again. 
 
Pro tips:
After catching 15 consecutive Dittos, switch to Repeat Balls (cheaper with same capture rate). The maximum capture bonus (2.5×) activates after 15 consecutive captures.
Wild Ditto will fail when:
Trying to use Assist after Transformation (no allies to call).
Attempting Spore after Transformation (blocked by Safety Goggles).
Keep Leppa Berries shortcutted to restore PP and avoid Pokémon Center visits.
If the wild Ditto has been asleep for 3 turns and your previous attempts with Dusk Ball or Repeat Ball have failed, throw a Dream Ball, since on the third turn it has a 100% capture probability.
If for some reason you reach turn 7 and still can't catch it, start throwing Timer Balls.
If the wild Ditto attacked first this turn and is the same level as one of your party members, switch to Smeargle for that Ditto and throw a Level Ball, as it would have a 100% capture rate if Ditto is at 1 HP and asleep. The disadvantage is that it adds 1 more turn due to the switch. It is important that the wild Ditto attacked first to ensure it won’t wake up when you switch.
 
IN CASE OF LOUDRED SHINY
 
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In case a shiny Loudred appears in a horde, I recommend that the Smeargle in your party (not the leader) have this moveset:
Full ATK and HP
- False Swipe
- Assist
- Thief / Covet
When it appears, switch to one of the Dittos you've caught (it will have 1 HP and be asleep), and after it's defeated, switch to the aforementioned Smeargle. This way, Smeargle will enter a clean turn. However, if a horde with a shiny Loudred appears and you haven't captured any Dittos yet, do the same.
You'll have the move Thief (or Covet) at your disposal, which will eliminate the rest of the Loudreds, and with Assist, you can use the Spore move that our other Smeargle has.
Thief, Covet, and Assist are moves that can't be summoned by Assist, so the strategy isn't at risk.
 
 
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF POKE BALLS
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Poké Ball
Conditions
Rate
Price
Dusk Ball
Nighttime or caves
68.23%
$1.350
Repeat Ball
Used after catching Ditto #15
68.23%
$1.250
Dream Ball
- 2 turns asleep
- 3 turns asleep
- 68.23%
- 100%
$1.200
Timer Ball
- Turn 7
- Turn 8
- Turn 9
- Turn 10
- 76.41%
- 84.6%
- 92.79%
- 100%
$1.200
Level Ball
Allied Pokémon at same level
100%
$1.250
 
Other Poké Balls are not included due to their lower capture probability.
 
GENERAL ADVANTAGES
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Catch Ditto in 3 turns (ideally).
When Ditto transforms into Smeargle and fails to use Assist or Spore, we avoid move animations, speeding up the process.
Budget build: A Smeargle with Spore or False Swipe costs around $2K on the GTL. To teach it Assist, we can use a Skitty priced around $3K on the GTL. The Safety Goggles are the most expensive part of this setup, costing around $50K, which is still a low investment.
 
ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER METHODS
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VS Classic Breloom Method
Takes one turn less (with the Breloom method we use Substitute + False Swipe + Spore + Throw Poké Ball).
Fewer animations and texts by avoiding the use of Substitute and healing every turn (Breloom heals every turn with its Antidote ability + Toxic Orb after using Substitute), which means faster captures.
VS method using other False Swipe and Assist users
Although it is also an excellent choice, this method systematically eliminates Ditto’s attack animation after transforming. When it transforms, Ditto will try to use Assist or Spore, and here lies the key advantage:
If it uses Assist → it automatically fails (no animation).
If it uses Spore → the Goggles block the effect (avoiding damage and animation).
This reduces 3-5 seconds per move compared to methods without Goggles. Without the Goggles method, the wild Ditto would only fail when using Assist, but the animation and damage of False Swipe would be normal, increasing the capture time.
Our method is easily accessible and much cheaper. These are some drawbacks of using other False Swipe/Assist users:
Only four Pokémon (besides Smeargle) can learn False Swipe and Assist: Meowth, Persian, Sneasel, and Weavile. Although this is not a problem, the situation becomes complicated when teaching Assist to any of these Pokémon, since they learn it as an egg move. This means we necessarily have to breed one of those Pokémon or find the right one on the GTL.
Prices are not very economical: a Sneasel with Assist costs at least $15K and a Meowth $80K (misleading price, since apparently no one usually teaches Assist to a Meowth just to sell it. The reference price is for a Adamant Meowth with 31 ATK IV). There are no comparable samples on the GTL for Persian and Weavile that include the Assist move.
VS methods using Pay Day and Heal Pulse
Like in the other methods, the main advantage lies in eliminating animations, drastically reducing the capture time for each Ditto.
We avoid the risk of the wild Ditto attacking us only with Pay Day until it weakens our Smeargle.
 
DISADVANTAGES
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Method not suitable for someone just starting the game, as it requires having defeated the E4. Basically, progressing through the entire Hoenn story up to this point.
 
Sometimes the capture fails when throwing Poké Balls, which slows down the process.
Ditto can wake up, requiring Spore to be used again.
 
HOW TO TEACH ASSIST TO SMEARGLE
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I recommend teaching it through a Skitty, which can be found in the Hoenn region, specifically on Route 116 (Rare, LV 8) and learns Assist at level 31. In the GTL it has a price close to $3K.
Other options would be using Purrloin, Liepard, Glameow, or Purugly.
You can also use any other Pokémon that has learned Assist through an egg move.
To teach it to our Smeargle, you must be in a double battle and use Sketch targeting the Pokémon that uses Assist. I suggest equipping Smeargle with a Lagging Tail to ensure it moves last and does not miss Sketch.
 
HOW TO OBTAIN THE SAFETY GOGGLES
 
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In the GTL you can buy them for a price close to $50K. You can also exchange them for 4,800 BP.
Places to exchange with BP:
Kanto: Trainer Tower
Hoenn: Battle Frontier
Unova: Nimbasa City (Battle Subway - Gear Station)
 
STATS
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1 Hour of catching WITHOUT string mod and using Level Balls
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Table 1: Encounter Distribution (1-Hour Sample)
Pokémon
Encounters
Percentage
Ditto
45
47.4%
Whismur
31
32.6%
Loudred
13
13.7%
Loudred Hordes
6
6.3%
Total
95
100%
 
Table 2: Poke Ball Effectiveness
Ball Type
Success/Total
Success Rate
Total Cost
Dusk Ball
3/4
75%
$5,400
Repeat Ball
27/40
67.5%
$50,000
Level Ball
12/12
100%
$15,000
Dream Ball
2/2
100%
$2,400
Timer Ball
1/1
100%
$1,200
Total
45/59
76.3%
$74,000
 
Table 3: Time and Resource Usage
Metric
Value
Total Time
60 minutes
Total Captures
45 Dittos
Average Time/Capture
1.33 minutes (80 seconds)
Leppa Berries Used
5 units ($800/u)
Cost per Capture
$1,733
 
Key Insights from the Sample
Ditto Dominance: 47.4% of encounters (nearly 1 in 2 appearances).
Cost Efficiency: Repeat Ball accounted for 67.6% of total spending ($50,000 of $74,000).
Secondary Resources: 5 Leppa Berries used (~1 berry every 12 captures).
Capture Speed:
First 22 minutes: 15 captures (~0.68/min) → We use Level Ball to maximize catch rate by sacrificing time (+1 turn).
Last 38 minutes: 30 captures (~0.79/min) → We accelerate the pace with Repeat Ball.
The lead Smeargle was below level 100 and the bench Smeargle had an Exp. Share equipped (which increases the time of each capture by displaying the text that they have gained experience after capturing a Ditto).
Ditto capture times include moving to spawn the wild encounter as well as encounters with Whismur, Loudred, and Loudred hordes.
We added a fixed cost of $800 for each Zanama Berry to determine the value per Ditto caught.
1 Hour of catching WITHOUT string mod and WITHOUT Level Balls
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Table 1: Encounter Distribution (1-Hour Sample)
Pokémon
Encounters
Percentage
Ditto
47
46.1%
Whismur
34
33.3%
Loudred
15
14.7%
Loudred Hordes
6
5.9%
Total
102
100%
 
Table 2: Poke Ball Effectiveness
Ball Type
Success/Total
Success Rate
Total Cost
Dusk Ball
15/20
75%
$27,000
Repeat Ball
31/45
68.9%
$56,250
Level Ball
0/0
-
$0
Dream Ball
1/1
100%
$1,200
Timer Ball
0/0
-
$0
Total
47/66
71.2%
$84,450
 
Table 3: Time and Resource Usage
Metric
Value
Total Time
60 minutes
Total Captures
47 Dittos
Average Time per Capture
1.28 minutes (~77 seconds)
Zanama Berries Used
5 units ($800/u)
Cost per Capture
$1,882
 
Key Insights from the Sample
Ditto Prevalence: 46.1% encounter rate (~1 in 2 appearances).
Cost Allocation:
Repeat Ball accounted for 66.6% of total spending ($56,250 of $84,450).
Dusk Ball: 32% of total cost ($27,000).
Berry Usage: 1 Zanama every ~9.4 captures (5 berries/47 Dittos).
The lead Smeargle was below level 100 and the bench Smeargle had an Exp. Share equipped (which increases the time of each capture by displaying the text that they have gained experience after capturing a Ditto).
Ditto capture times include moving to spawn the wild encounter as well as encounters with Whismur, Loudred, and Loudred hordes.
We added a fixed cost of $800 for each Zanama Berry to determine the value per Ditto caught.
1 Hour of catching WITH string mod and WITHOUT Level Balls
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Table 1: Encounter Distribution (1-Hour Sample)
Pokémon
Encounters
Percentage
Ditto
54
58.1%
Whismur
23
24.7%
Loudred
10
10.8%
Loudred Hordes
6
6.5%
Total
93
100%
 
Table 2: Poke Ball Effectiveness
Ball Type
Success/Total
Success Rate
Total Cost
Dusk Ball
15/20
75%
$27,000
Repeat Ball
35/49
71.4%
$61,250
Level Ball
0/0
-
$0
Dream Ball
4/4
100%
$4,800
Timer Ball
0/0
-
$0
Total
54/73
74.0%
$93,050
 
Table 3: Time and Resource Usage
Metric
Value
Total Time
60 minutes
Total Captures
54 Dittos
Average Time per Capture
1.11 minutes (~67 seconds)
Leppa Berries Used
7 units ($800/u)
Cost per Capture
$1,828
 
Key Insights from the Sample
Ditto Supremacy: 58.1% encounter rate (~3 out of 5 appearances).
Cost Dynamics:
Repeat Ball accounted for 65.8% of total spending ($61,250/$93,050).
Dusk + Dream Balls: 34.2% combined ($31,800).
Time Optimization: 1.111 min/capture (66.7 seconds)
Berry Efficiency: 1 Leppa every ~7.7 captures (7 berries/54 Dittos).
The lead Smeargle was level 100 and the bench Smeargle did NOT have the Exp. Share equipped.
Ditto capture times include moving to spawn the wild encounter as well as encounters with Whismur, Loudred, and Loudred hordes.
We added a fixed cost of $800 for each Zanama Berry to determine the value per Ditto caught.
 
CONCLUSIONS
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Table 1: Comparative Summary
Metric
Sample 1 (95)
Sample 2 (102)
Sample 3 (93)
Dittos Caught
45
47
54
Appearance Rate
47.4%
46.1%
58.1%
Total Cost
$78,000*
$88,450*
$98,650*
Cost/Ditto
$1,733
$1,882
$1,828
Time/Ditto
80 sec
77 sec
67 sec
Leppa Berries
5 ($4,000)
5 ($4,000)
7 ($5,600)
*Total Cost = Poke Balls + Leppa Berries
 
Table 2: Poke Ball Effectiveness
Type
Sample 1 (Success/Total)
Sample 2 (Success/Total)
Sample 3 (Success/Total)
Dusk Ball
3/4 (75%)
15/20 (75%)
15/20 (75%)
Repeat Ball
27/40 (67.5%)
31/45 (68.9%)
35/49 (71.4%)
Level Ball
12/12 (100%)
0/0 (-)
0/0 (-)
Dream Ball
2/2 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
4/4 (100%)
Timer Ball
1/1 (100%)
0/0 (-)
0/0 (-)
 
Key Points
All samples lasted 1 hour.
The approximate time for a perfect catch is 40 seconds.
Each failed Poke Ball costs about 20 seconds.
Each appearance of a wild Pokémon other than Ditto represents a loss of 10 seconds.
The strings mod used for sample 3 is the Bills Strings mod (source).
The average time to catch a Ditto includes encounters with non-Ditto Pokémon, Poke Ball failures, and moving to generate wild Pokémon appearances.
Sample 3 has a higher investment than the previous ones but compensates with the catch of more Dittos.
Due to market volatility in the GTL and the sale of Ditto boxes, profit calculations are not made, although the samples provide all the necessary data to perform them.
Hope this helps! If you know a better farming method or have suggestions to improve this one, please let me know :D



 
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Hola a todos!

 
 
Busqué en el foro y no encontré este farmeo, el cual debe estar en algún vídeo de youtube. En definitiva, es sencillo y creo que es el óptimo para el farmeo de Dittos. Es rápido y eficiente.
 
RESUMEN DE LA ESTRATEGIA
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DÓNDE
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Región: Hoenn
Ciudad: Pueblo Pardal
Lugar exacto: Gruta Desértica
Requerimiento: Haber superado la liga (E4).
 
EQUIPO
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El Smeargle que liderará nuestro equipo (El que tiene las Gafas Protectoras) debe estar al menos en Nivel 70. Puede que con menos nivel funcione de todos modos.
Es ideal la naturaleza Firme, aunque no fundamental.
Ideal si tiene IV 31 al menos en Atk 
El segundo Smeargle solamente debe tener el movimiento Falsotortazo. Esto garantiza:
Al usar Ayuda solamente podremos usar Falsotortazo (ya que Ayuda fallará con Transformación de Ditto)
Opcional: Si quieres aprovechar la experiencia resultante al capturar un Ditto, equípale al segundo Smeargle un repartidor de experiencia.
Es preferible no usar el Reamplificador de experiencia, ya que estarías entregando experiencia a los Dittos de tu equipo.
NO INCLUYAS A NADIE MÁS A TU EQUIPO! (si vas a incluir a alguien más, deben exclusivamente tener el movimiento Falsotortazo y ningún otro para no romper el bucle Ayuda/Espora).
 
Smeargle @ Gafas Protectoras
Habilidad: Experto
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Naturaleza Firme
- Espora (Max PP)
- Ayuda (Max PP)
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Smeargle
- Falsotortazo
- Ayuda
- Ladrón / Antojo
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CÓMO FUNCIONA
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Turno 1 usas Ayuda
Turno 2 usas Espora
Luego spam de Ocaso Ball. Si se despierta, Espora otra vez. 
 
Pro tips:
Tras capturar 15 Dittos consecutivos, cambia a Acopio Balls (más económicas y con la misma tasa de captura). La bonificación máxima por captura (2,5x) se activa tras 15 capturas consecutivas.
Ditto Salvaje fallará al:
Intentar usar Ayuda luego de Transformación (sin aliados a los que llamar).
Intentar usar Espora tras la Transformación (bloqueado por Gafas Protectoras).
Mantén un acceso directo a tus Bayas Zanama para reponer PPs y así evitas ir a curarte al Centro Pokémon.
Si el Ditto salvaje lleva 3 turnos dormido y han fallado tus intentos previos con Ocaso Ball o Acopio Ball, lanza una Ensueño Ball, ya que al tercer turno tiene una probabilidad de captura del 100%.
Si por algún motivo has llegado al turno 7 y sigues sin poder capturarlo, empieza a lanzar Turno Ball.
Si el Ditto salvaje atacó primero este turno y tiene el mismo nivel que alguno de los de tu party, cambia a Smeargle por ese Ditto y lanza una Nivel Ball, ya que tendría un 100% de ratio de captura si el Ditto está con 1 PS y dormido. La desventaja es que suma 1 turno más debido al cambio. Es importante que el Ditto salvaje haya atacado primero para asegurarnos de que no despertará cuando hagas el cambio.
 
EN CASO DE LOUDRED SHINY
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En caso de que aparezca un Loudred shiny en una horda recomiendo que el Smeargle que está en tu equipo (no el líder) tenga este moveset: 
Evs full ATK y PS
- Falsotortazo
- Ayuda
- Ladrón / Antojo
Cuando aparezca, cambia a uno de los Dittos que hayas capturado (tendrá 1 PS y estará dormido) y luego que lo derroten cambia al Smeargle mencionado. De esta manera Smeargle entrará en un turno limpio. De todos modos, si aparece una horda con un Loudred shiny y no has capturado ningún Ditto aún, haz el cambio igual.
Tendrás a tu disposición el movimiento Ladrón (o Antojo), que servirá para eliminar al resto de Loudred y con Ayuda podrás usar el movimiento Espora que tiene nuestro otro Smeargle.
Ladrón, Antojo y Ayuda son movimientos que no pueden ser llamados por Ayuda, por lo que la estrategia no corre riesgos.
 
TABLA COMPARATIVA DE POKE BALLS
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Poké Ball
Condiciones
Tasa
Precio
Ocaso Ball
Noche o cuevas
68,23%
$1.350
Acopio Ball
Usada desde el Ditto N°15 capturado
68,23%
$1.250
Ensueño Ball
- 2 turnos dormido
- 3 turnos dormido
- 68,23%
- 100%
$1.200
Turno Ball
- Turno 7
- Turno 8
- Turno 9
- Turno 10
- 76,41%
- 84,6%
- 92,79%
- 100%
$1.200
Nivel Ball
Pokémon aliado del mismo nivel
100%
$1.250
 
No se incluyen otras Poke Balls debido a su menor probabilidad de captura.
 
VENTAJAS GENERALES
 
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Atrapa a Ditto en 3 turnos (idealmente).
Cuando Ditto se transforma en Smeargle y falla al usar Ayuda o Espora, evitamos animaciones de movimientos, acelerando el proceso.
Build económico: un Smeargle con Espora o Falsotortazo cuesta cerca de 2K en el GTL. Para enseñarle Ayuda podemos usar un Skitty que tiene un precio que ronda los $3K en el GTL. Las Gafas Protectoras son lo más caro de esta implementación y rondan los $50K, una inversión que sigue siendo baja.
 
VENTAJAS SOBRE OTROS MÉTODOS
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VS método clásico con Breloom
Tarda un turno menos (con el método de Breloom usamos Sustituto + Falsotortazo + Espora + Lanzar pokeball).
Menos animaciones y textos al evitar el uso de Sustituto y de recuperar vida cada turno (Breloom recupera vida cada turno con su habilidad Antídoto + Toxisfera luego de usar Sustituto), lo que significa capturas más rápidas.
VS método de otros usuarios de Falsotortazo y Ayuda
Aunque también es una buena elección, este método elimina sistemáticamente la animación del ataque de Ditto tras transformarse. Cuando se transforma, el Ditto intentará usar Ayuda o Espora y aquí radica la ventaja clave:
Esto reduce 3-5 segundos por movimiento comparado con métodos sin Gafas. Sin el método de las Gafas, el Ditto salvaje fallaría solamente al usar Ayuda pero la animación y el daño de Falsotortazo sería normal, incrementando el tiempo de captura.
Si usa Ayuda → falla automáticamente (no hay animación).
Si usa Espora → las Gafas bloquean el efecto (evitando daño y animación).
Nuestro método es de fácil acceso y mucho más barato. Estos son algunos inconvenientes de utilizar otros usuarios de Falsotortazo/Ayuda:
Sólo cuatro pokemones (además de Smeargle) pueden aprender Falsotortazo y Ayuda: Meowth, Persian, Sneasel y Weavile. Y aunque esto no es un problema, la situación se complica al enseñar el movimiento Ayuda a alguno de estos pokemones, ya que lo aprenden como movimiento huevo. Esto quiere decir que necesariamente debemos criarnos uno de esos pokémon o buscar el indicado en el GTL.
Los precios no son muy económicos: un Senasel con Ayuda cuesta mínimo $15K y un Meowth $80K (precio engañoso, ya que al parecer nadie suele enseñarle Ayuda a un Meowth para solamente venderlo. El precio de referencia es de un Meowth Firme y con 31 IV de ATK). No hay muestras comparables en el GTL para Persian y Weavile que incluyan el movimiento Ayuda.
VS métodos que usan Día de Pago y Pulso Cura
Al igual que en los otros métodos, la ventaja principal radica en la eliminación de las animaciones, reduciendo drásticamente el tiempo de captura por cada Ditto.
No nos exponemos a que el Ditto salvaje nos ataque únicamente con Día de Pago hasta debilitar a nuestro Smeargle.
 
DESVENTAJAS
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Método no compatible con alguien que empieza el juego, ya que es requisito haber derrotado al E4. Básicamente, avanzar durante toda la historia de Hoenn hasta este punto.
En ocasiones falla la captura al lanzar Poké Balls, lo que ralentiza el proceso.
Ditto puede despertar, requiriendo repetir el uso de Espora.
 
CÓMO ENSEÑARLE AYUDA A SMEARGLE
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Recomiendo enseñarlo a través de un Skitty, el cual podemos encontrar en la región de Hoenn, específicamente en la Ruta 116 (Raro, LV 8) y aprende Ayuda al nivel 31. En el GTL tiene un precio cercano a los $3K.
Otras opciones serían usando a Purrloin, Liepard, Glameow o Purugly.
También puedes usar a cualquier otro pokémon que haya aprendido a través de un movimiento huevo el movimiento Ayuda.
Para enseñárselo a nuestro Smeargle, debes estar en un combate doble y usar Esquema apuntando al pokémon que use Ayuda. Sugiero que le equipes una Cola Plúmbea a Smeargle para asegurarnos que se mueva al final y no falle Esquema.
 
CÓMO OBTENER LAS GAFAS PROTECTORAS
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En el GTL puedes comprarlas por un precio cercano a los $50K. También puedes canjearlos con 4.800 BP.
Lugares donde canjear con BP:
 
Kanto: Torre Desafío
Hoenn: Frente Batalla
Teselia: Ciudad Mayólica (Metro Batalla - Estación Radial)
 
ESTADÍSTICAS
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1 Hora de captura SIN mod de strings y usando Nivel Balls
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Cuadro 1: Distribución de apariciones (muestra de 1 hora)
Pokémon
Encuentros
Porcentaje
Ditto
45
47.4%
Whismur
31
32.6%
Loudred
13
13.7%
Hordas Loudred
6
6.3%
Total
95
100%
 
Cuadro 2: Efectividad de Poke Balls
Tipo de Ball
Éxitos/Total
Tasa de éxito
Coste Total
Ocaso Ball
3/4
75%
$5,400
Acopio Ball
27/40
67.5%
$50,000
Nivel Ball
12/12
100%
$15,000
Ensueño Ball
2/2
100%
$2,400
Turno Ball
1/1
100%
$1,200
Total
45/59
76.3%
$74,000
 
Cuadro 3: Tiempo y recursos
Métrica
Valor
Tiempo total
60 minutos
Capturas totales
45 Dittos
Tiempo promedio/captura
1.33 minutos (80 segundos)
Bayas Zanama usadas
5 unidades ($800/u)
Coste por captura
$1,733
 
Información clave de la muestra
Dittos dominantes: 47.4% de los encuentros, casi 1 de cada 2 apariciones.
Costo-rendimiento: Repeat Ball representó el 67.6% del gasto total ($50,000 de $74,000).
Recursos secundarios: 5 Bayas Zanama usadas, equivalente a ~1 baya cada 12 capturas.
Velocidad de captura:
Primeros 22 minutos: 15 capturas (~0.68/min) → Usamos Nivel Ball para maximizar la tasa de captura sacrificando tiempo (+1 turno).
Últimos 38 minutos: 30 capturas (~0.79/min) → Aceleramos el ritmo con Acopio Ball.
El Smeargle líder estaba en nivel inferior a 100 y el Smeargle de la banca tenía equipado un Repartir Exp (lo que aumenta el tiempo de cada captura al mostrarse el texto de que han ganado experiencia luego de capturar un Ditto).
Los tiempos de captura por Ditto incluyen moverse para generar el encuentro salvaje así como también los encuentros con Whismur, Loudred y hordas de Loudred.
Agregamos un costo fijo de $800 por cada Baya Zanama para determinar el valor por cada Ditto atrapado.
1 Hora de captura SIN mod de strings y SIN Nivel Balls
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Cuadro 1: Distribución de apariciones (muestra de 1 hora)
Pokémon
Encuentros
Porcentaje
Ditto
47
46.1%
Whismur
34
33.3%
Loudred
15
14.7%
Hordas Loudred
6
5.9%
Total
102
100%
 
Cuadro 2: Efectividad de Poke Balls
Tipo de Ball
Éxitos/Total
Tasa de éxito
Coste Total
Ocaso Ball
15/20
75%
$27,000
Acopio Ball
31/45
68.9%
$56,250
Nivel Ball
0/0
-
$0
Ensueño Ball
1/1
100%
$1,200
Turno Ball
0/0
-
$0
Total
47/66
71.2%
$84,450
 
Cuadro 3: Tiempo y recursos
Métrica
Valor
Tiempo total
60 minutos
Capturas totales
47 Dittos
Tiempo promedio/captura
1.28 minutos (~77 segundos)
Bayas Zanama usadas
5 unidades ($800/u)
Coste por captura
$1,882
 
Información clave de la muestra
Dominio de Ditto: 46.1% de apariciones (~1 de cada 2 encuentros).
Distribución de costes:
Acopio Ball representó el 66.6% del gasto total ($56,250 de $84,450).
Ocaso Ball: 32% del costo total ($27,000).
Uso de bayas: 1 Zanama cada ~9.4 capturas (5 bayas/47 Dittos).
El Smeargle líder estaba en nivel inferior a 100 y el Smeargle de la banca tenía equipado un Repartir Exp (lo que aumenta el tiempo de cada captura al mostrarse el texto de que han ganado experiencia luego de capturar un Ditto).
Los tiempos de captura por Ditto incluyen moverse para generar el encuentro salvaje así como también los encuentros con Whismur, Loudred y hordas de Loudred.
Agregamos un costo fijo de $800 por cada Baya Zanama para determinar el valor por cada Ditto atrapado.
1 Hora de captura CON mod de strings y SIN Nivel Balls
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Cuadro 1: Distribución de apariciones (muestra de 1 hora)
Pokémon
Encuentros
Porcentaje
Ditto
54
58.1%
Whismur
23
24.7%
Loudred
10
10.8%
Hordas Loudred
6
6.5%
Total
93
100%
 
Cuadro 2: Efectividad de Poke Balls
Tipo de Ball
Éxitos/Total
Tasa de éxito
Coste Total
Ocaso Ball
15/20
75%
$27,000
Acopio Ball
35/49
71.4%
$61,250
Nivel Ball
0/0
-
$0
Ensueño Ball
4/4
100%
$4,800
Turno Ball
0/0
-
$0
Total
54/73
74.0%
$93,050
 
Cuadro 3: Tiempo y recursos
Métrica
Valor
Tiempo total
60 minutos
Capturas totales
54 Dittos
Tiempo promedio/captura
1.11 minutos (~67 segundos)
Bayas Zanama usadas
7 unidades ($800/u)
Coste por captura
$1,828
 
Información clave de la muestra
Dominancia extrema de Ditto: 58.1% de apariciones (más de 1 de cada 2 encuentros).
Distribución de costes:
Repeat Ball absorbió el 65.8% del gasto ($61,250 de $93,050).
Dusk Ball + Dream Ball combinados: 34.2% del costo ($31,800).
Rendimiento temporal: 1.111 min/captura(66.7 segundos)
Uso de bayas: 1 Zanama cada ~7.7 capturas (7 bayas/54 Dittos).
El Smeargle líder estaba en nivel 100 y el Smeargle de la banca NO tenía equipado el Repartir Exp
Los tiempos de captura por Ditto incluyen moverse para generar el encuentro salvaje así como también los encuentros con Whismur, Loudred y hordas de Loudred.
Agregamos un costo fijo de $800 por cada Baya Zanama para determinar el valor por cada Ditto atrapado.
CONCLUSIONES
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Tabla 1: Resumen Comparativo
Métrica
Muestra 1 (95)
Muestra 2 (102)
Muestra 3 (93)
Dittos capturados
45
47
54
Tasa aparición
47.4%
46.1%
58.1%
Coste total
$78,000*
$88,450*
$98,650*
Coste/Ditto
$1,733
$1,882
$1,828
Tiempo/Ditto
80 seg
77 seg
67 seg
Bayas Zanama
5 ($4,000)
5 ($4,000)
7 ($5,600)
*Coste total = Poke Balls + Bayas Zanama
 
Tabla 2: Efectividad de Poke Balls
Tipo
Muestra 1 (Éxitos/Total)
Muestra 2 (Éxitos/Total)
Muestra 3 (Éxitos/Total)
Ocaso Ball
3/4 (75%)
15/20 (75%)
15/20 (75%)
Acopio Ball
27/40 (67.5%)
31/45 (68.9%)
35/49 (71.4%)
Nivel Ball
12/12 (100%)
0/0 (-)
0/0 (-)
Ensueño Ball
2/2 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
4/4 (100%)
Turno Ball
1/1 (100%)
0/0 (-)
0/0 (-)
 
Aspectos a destacar
Todas las muestras fueron de 1 hora.
El tiempo aproximado para una captura perfecta es de 40 segundos.
Cada Poke Ball fallada significan cerca de 20 segundos.
Cada aparición de un pokémon salvaje distinto a Ditto representa una pérdida de 10 segundos.
El mod de strings usado para la muestra 3 es el mod Bills Strings (fuente) 
El tiempo promedio de la captura de un Ditto incluye los encuentros con pokémones distintos, fallo de Poke Ball y moverse para generar apariciones de pokemones salvajes.
La muestra 3 presenta una inversión mayor a las anteriores pero se compensa con la captura de más Dittos.
Debido a la volatilidad del mercado en el GTL y en la venta de cajas de Dittos, no se realizan cálculos de ganancias, aunque las muestras presentan todos los datos necesarios para realizarlos.
Espero que les sea de utilidad y si tienen algún farmeo mejor o algún comentario para mejorar este, por favor déjenmelo saber :D

 

Several things impact encounter rates, either increasing or reducing the odds of encounters. Of these different methods, most do not fully stop or guarantee and encounter like repels or sweet scent hording. Some of these, like swarm or stench, have a percentage on their in game tool-tip. Others, Keen Eye or Cleanse Tag, do not have any number on their tool-tip. Another unknown number is the base encounter rate per step. (The base games had variance also regard the tile set being grass, water, cave, ect as well as running and biking. The tileset difference is something I am interested in testing for the base numbers to see if it's universal, different between regions, different between tilesets, or if there are regional tileset numbers). The following is a 2,540 steps recorded for each ability/item/held item combo that shares a similar attribute outside of combat with more than 20k recorded steps of data collected. The purpose of this post is to compare the below listed impacts on encounter rates to predict the order of their impact from most increasing to most decreasing.
 
The following methods were tested with a low data pool of 2,540 steps per test:
-Keen Eye (Intimidate has the same out of combat effect)
-Stench (Quick Feet has a 10% reduction while White Smoke has the same 15% reduction as Stench)
-Cleanse Tag
-Swarm (No Guard and Arena Trap have the same 10% increased encounter rate)
-Lure (the 10% increased encounter rate and also has a chance of spawning double battles. Premium Lures were not tested, only lures from pokemarts)
 
For the test, Desert Underpass was used, a cave tile set in Hoenn. The total length is 128 units, result in a down and back lap being 254 steps. This is one of the longest straight runs in PokeMMO for encounters. Each method was tested with 10 laps, further testing is needed but I will be paying folks a predetermined rate of pokeyen for data collection that want to help fill out the rest of the data. Each method has a total of 2540 units/steps tied to each, it is expected that roughly double to quadruple the amount of steps should be sufficient for a confidence interval, but todays data will at least let folks know of rough efficiency numbers, the power of swarm abilities tied with lure, and the similar usage rates of keen eye abilities and stench abilities tied with cleanse tag.
 
 
Results:
-Lure and Swarm: +46.67% Increase in encounters [19.24 steps per encounter] (132 Encounters. 33 double battles)
-Lure: N/A (two failed attempts, not doing another attempt today)
-Swarm: +26.67% increase in encounters [22.28 steps per encounter] (114 Encounters)
-Base Encounter: (90 Encounters) [28.2 steps per encounter] [2.28% odds of getting an encounter]
-Stench: -7.8% Reduction in encounters [30.6 steps per encounter] (83 Encounters)
-Keen Eye: -8.9% Reduction in encounters [30.97 steps per encounter] (82 Encounters)
-Cleanse Tag: -15.6% Reduction in encounters [33.42 steps per encounter] (76 Encounters)
-Stench and Cleanse Tag: -18.9% Reduction in encounters[34.79 steps per encounter] (73 Encounters)
-Keen Eye and Cleanse Tag: -20% Reduction in encounters [35.28 steps per encounter] (72 Encounters)
 
Analysis
 
Keen Eye and Stench and Cleanse Tag
From the data collected, Keen Eye and Intimidate are most likely close to a -15% Reduction in Encounters like Stench and White Smoke. It is quite possible though that they are closer to to the -10% reduction as quick feet, as the data is still quite incomplete to properly confirm but still enough to give us an idea.
 
Cleanse Tag is definitely worthwhile with an ability factored in or in the absence of an ability that reduces encounters. Cleanse tag is expected to be close to a -15% Reduction in encounters. Similar to before, the data is quite incomplete but this effect is still expected to be stronger than Stench or Keen Eye.
 
The usage of these reduction abilities and a Cleanse Tag appear to stack with diminishing returns. Since Keen Eye and Stench are predicted to be the same rates, and Cleanse Tag containing a more powerful reduction, the combined impact is only so much greater than the base Cleanse Tag impact rather than a direct stacking of both at -23-25% reduction.
 
Swarm and Lures
Swarm, similar to Stench, already has the given change in encounters, being a +10% Increase for Swarm. Lures also have an encoded value of a +10 Increase in Encounters. The two numbers appear to directly stack rather than stacking with diminishing returns when both a Swarm ability and a Lure is in use.
 
Server Side Numbers: This section is more for fun and simply theory
 
 
As a note, things are looked at as steps to an encounter, this means that a horde or double battle encounter only counted as one encounter since they are determined once an encounter is made. A dev at one point confirmed on the forums somewhere that Horde encounters are at a 3% encounter rate. As this post is about total steps to an encounter and the impact of held items, abilities, and non-premium lures, hordes are not a part of any focus in the post. I'm sure others have found the rates for a double battle to occur while using a lure, please respond with a link or the source for it so I can include it in the post. The increase or Decrease in the results is relative to the Base value collected. If anyone wants to help collect data, please let me know

Yo! 
This is a guide on how to egghunt riolu. After alot of testing and gathering knowledge from other experienced players, this is the final strategy I came up with in Order to reclaim my shiny riolu.
Riolu is a baby pokemon, so it is very difficult to egghunt it since you need to evolve all the riolus to lucarios before you can create your next batch of eggs.
Many people immediately give up the thought of doing it and go into the safari. As someone who has lost a riolu in the safari before, I can definitely appreciate the advantages of the safari and this guide is not meant to change everyones mind about safari hunting being a viable method. My goal is to give you information and make egghunting more accessible for everyone by showing you a great method, that is far from common knowledge. In my personal opinion egghunting it is harder but faster, while safari hunting is easier to do (in the sense that it is more braindead) but takes longer.
I will make 4 sections in this guide.
Section 1 will be the chainbreeding method. This method is aimed for those that only have 5 alpha/pumpkid riolus because of their price. 
Section 2 will be the non chainbreeding method. I will call it the regular method. Here I will share my method to grind egging and evolving around 10 boxes of riolus each time.
Section 3 will be filled with alot of useful, but very niche tips and tricks that many people probably did not know about and that were used in this guide.
Section 4 will include a comparison to safari hunting it either with lure or repel. 
 

 
First the requirements: 
 
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mandatory:
- soothebells (ideally tradeable ones): you will need atleast 5 of them and I would recommend more if you are not chainbreeding. Personally I used 60 soothebells to cover one box.
- luxury balls (send every ball that comes before luxury balls in your bag to an alt account, so that your eggs automatically spawn in a luxury ball without the need to select them!)
- exp reamplifier permanently active 
- around 200m if you go odds (24300 with dono + charms)
- happiness berries
   -> I recommend using aguav berry for the natures brave, sassy, relaxed, quite and mago berry for every other nature
   -> don't worry, we will only use one single berry per riolu. This is hyper efficient.
- a sweet scent horde killer, so you can have 5 riolus in your party at once. I used teddiursa and pikachu (depending on the spot)
- mt. silver unlocked
   -> If you don't have mt. silver, you can only do the chainbreeding method (with donator status active at all times)

highly recommended:
- donator status active at all times (not just for egging, but for it is useful for leveling/evolving too) 
- shiny charms for every batch of eggs
- only ever use dittos to breed, regardless of gender. We want aurasphere on all riolu at birth. This is not possible with male breeders, because the riolus will slowly learn other     
   eggmoves and this makes your life harder. More details in section 3
- 2nd character on the same account to utilize the account box

additionally recommended if you don't chainbreed
- alot of max repels for convenience (max repels are the most cost efficient out of the repels if you divide price by steps)
- alot of exp charms (+100%)

Section1: The Chainbreeding Method.
(If you dislike the Non chainbreeding method, you can also do this one)
 
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Method with donator status active:
- hatch eggs into luxury balls
- give them soothebells
- rapidash horde (route 12 unova) - kill the horde - logout (before dealing with the lvl up moves) - reconnect (continue session: YES!)
- rapidash horde - kill the horde - logout (before dealing with the lvl up moves) - reconnect (continue session: YES!)
- happiness berry - fully logout (without horde) - login
- rapidash horde (route 12 unova) - kill the horde - evolve all riolus
- breed 5 new riolus with dittos
 
Method without donator status active:
- hatch eggs into luxury balls
- give them soothebells
- seaking/golduck horde (mt silver water right after the cave entrance) - kill the horde - logout (before dealing with the lvl up moves) - reconnect (continue session: YES!)
- seaking/golduck horde - kill the horde - logout (before dealing with the lvl up moves) - reconnect (continue session: YES!)
- happiness berry - fully logout (without horde) - login
- rapidash horde (route 12 unova) - kill the horde - evolve all riolus
- breed 5 new riolus with dittos
 
Notes:
- remember that you can only evolve at daytime and morning
- you can not change the order of anything. Even the happiness berry has to be given right then. (More details in Section 3)
- After you do this a few times, you will be hit with a 10 minute horde ban, unable to continue for 10 minutes.
  -> If you are chainbreeding, this shouldn't be much of an issue here. 
  -> If you are not chainbreeding, this means that you have to wait 10 minutes after evolving around 25 riolus, which is why I don't like this method for non chain breeding.
- for more details on why I do it this way, see Section 3
 
Section 2: The regular method for non chain breeding (this is what I did). This is what you should go for if you want to do a full batch of eggs.
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For this method you need to have donator status active at all times and 2 exp charms (+100%) per batch
(advantage of this method is, that you only need 2 hordes, instead of 3 to evolve 5 riolus and it is in general much faster,
 disadvantage: it is way more complicated than the chainbreeding method and requires you to have mt silver as well as a 2nd character on the same account)
 
- hatch all eggs into luxury balls (I did around 10 boxes, so 600 riolu eggs)
- give them soothebells (I gave one full box soothebells, so 60 soothebells)
- put every riolu on your alt account via account box, except one box
- send your alt all the happiness berries you have (mago/aguav)
- use max repels now, we will walk from pc to this spot alot now and don't want any meaningless encounters 
- go to mt silver to the golduck/seaking spot in the water after you enter the cave
- pop exp charm (+100%)
- horde - kill the horde - logout (before dealing with the lvl up moves) - reconnect (continue session: YES!)
- your 5 riolus should now be lvl 16
- use dig and teleport ocarina and take out 5 new riolus and repeat
- do this until you get the 10minute horde ban (usually it should happen after 9-11 reconnects (it is inconsistent))
- put all the lvl 16 riolus on your account box
- log into your alt account, give all the lvl 16 riolus a happiness berry (aguav to sassy, relaxed, brave, quiet natures and mago to all others) and store them on your alt for now
- switch the soothe bells from the lvl 16 ones to fresh lvl 1 ones and put those into the account box
- after the 10minute ban passed, log back into your main and do the same thing again until the exp charm is fully over
-> (if you have a sweet scenter on your alt account, you can use that to easily check how many minutes of the 10min ban are left aswell)
  -> (I usually bring around 6 boxes to lvl 16 in one hour this way, so I use 2 exp charms and every riolu is lvl 16) - for details on why lvl 16 is important, see section 3
- this alt account usage is the only way to fully utilize an exp charm without waiting 10 minutes logged in, wasting the exp charm time and potentially alot more money.
   And while this does sound very complicated, it isn't if you get used to it. And the advantage is, that it is very fast in comparison to the method in section 1
- now you should have 10 boxes of lvl 16 riolus who all received one happiness berry
- now go the rapidash spot in unova route 12 and kill one rapidash horde to evolve 5 riolu
- after you evolve all of them, create a new batch (only using dittos)
 
Note: remember that you can only evolve at daytime and morning
 
Section 3: The reasoning for everything
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Now this section will have alot of answers to alot of questions you may have. 
I believe there is also alot of very unique information that many people didn't know about yet. So here we go.
I will do a bit of a Q and A to answer most of it and at the bottom post some other random stuff I used or found out.
 
Question 1: What does logging out and then reconnecting to the session even do?
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It lets you finish the horde a little bit quicker but more importantly skips all the level up moves that your 5 riolus attempt to learn.
If you were to manually not learn like 5 level up moves per riolu, this hunt would take a few years longer lol.
 
Question 2: Why do you logout without an horde encounter and regularly log back in in the chainbreeding method?
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This is so that you can "delete" the level up move queue. After you logout-reconnect alot to skip level up moves, you are not completely done with skipping them.
This is because if you then do one more horde to evolve them without logout-reconnecting, the riolus will attempt to learn every move that you previously skipped again. 
So if you go from lvl 16 to 18 in the horde, it will still try to learn the lvl 1-16 moves that you previously skipped.
By logging out and logging back in regularly without any horde encounter, you can just delete this queue. If you then do another horde to evolve them, they will not try to relearn every move that you previously skipped.
 
Another way to "delete" the level up queue is tossing the riolus into your storage for 1 hour. This is what we are doing in the non chainbreed method while we bring the other riolus to level 16.
 
Question 3,4 and 5: Why is level 16 important? Why does the move aurasphere matter? Why can I not use male field breeders for the female lucarios?
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After lvl 16, the only move riolu will still attempt to learn is aurasphere after evolving but our goal is to keep that move on every new riolu baby, so that it will not ask to learn it since it already knows it. (We want to evolve at exactly lvl 18)
So this means that lvl 16 is the last lvl where we need to skip lvl up moves with the logout-reconnect trick. For chainbreeders, this takes 2 hordes. For the non chain breeders, who use an exp charm (+100%) this only takes a single golduck/seaking horde. After this our riolu is basically ready to evolve with no more lvl up moves in our way. 
The reason for not using male field breeders is because over time our riolus will learn more and more egg and tm moves from the male breeders and this makes it so that some riolus will stop having the move aurasphere at birth. And this then cause the issue that we need to learn the move at every time we evolve them, costing more time.
 
Question 6: Why are you using exactly one happiness berry per riolu?
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This is the perfect sweet spot. The absolute minimum of hordes we would need to evolve the riolus while not dealing with a ton of lvl up moves is 2 (with exp charm) and 3 (with the chainbreed method). 
One horde to skip all the lvl up moves (two for chainbreeding) and one horde to evolve them.
And the only way that this is perfectly possible, is if we use exactly one happiness berry.
Using more is inefficient, since we still need the same amount of hordes and it is way too expensive in the long run.
And using no happiness berry at all results in the riolus evolving at lvl 22 instead of lvl 18 and then we require 5-6 total hordes instead of 2-3 so it is way worse in terms of time since we will also get hit with more 10minute horde bans.
 
Question 7: What is important when buying Lucarios to start?
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You ideally want to buy lucarios who were caught in the wild, because you don't want them to have any egg moves or tms. We want our baby riolus to learn aurasphere every time. 
If you buy riolus, make sure to buy ones that don't have many eggmoves or tms.
Also it is way more painful to evolve lvl 40 riolus into lucarios, so I advise to either buy lvl 1 riolus or lucarios. 
 
Question 8: Can you use other hordes?
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For the chainbreeders, I don't have tested it enough. All I know is that 3 rapidashes work for chainbreeders with donator status and 2 golduck/seakin + 1 rapidash work for non donator status.
 
And for non chainbreeders who want to use an exp charm (+100%), you can not use any other horde for the first one (golduck/seaking). It is the only horde that will get your riolus to lvl 16, so you can not use any other one for the first horde. As for the second, you could use the purugly/roselia horde in route 229 north of resort area, but sometimes your riolus will not reach lvl 18 since a combination of low lvl seakings + low lvl roselias give too little exp. But in those cases you can just do one single encounter instead of a full horde and evolve them all. Other spots might also work here but I don't have enough testing on them.
The goal is to not hit lvl 19/20, since you don't want to deal with lucario learning mach punch/force palm. 
That is why the combination of lvl 16 (to skip the lvl up moves) and lvl 18 (to evolve them) is perfect and you achieve that with the methods I described above.
 
Question 9: Why can I not use the happiness berries at level 1 for convenience?
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This is a very interesting question and it lead me to mess up one of my batches. 
I found out that if you give your lvl 1 riolus a happiness berry and then do the hordes to reach lvl 16, you will end up with less happiness than if you were to do it the other way around.
Here are the exact numbers on my notepad:

This is specifically for the non chainbreeding strategy but it applies to both. 
You can see that if you give the berry first, it results in the following horde giving less happiness so that you end up at 85% happiness at lvl 18 instead of the required 87% to evolve the riolus. While this is certainly an interesting mechanic, the fix is simple. Just get the riolus to lvl 16 first, then give them the berry and then do the next horde.
I think the mechanic works this way:
"If your Pokemon is happier, it will gain less happiness when leveling up"
or something like that. The berry itself gives the same happiness, you only gain less while leveling up.
 
Question 10: If I don't have an alt character on the same account, can I still do the regular method?
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Yes, you can. However, since you need to manually change soothe bells on your main, you will lose charm time and end up doing less riolus per exp charm. It's not a big deal tho.
But you have to stay logged out of your account whenever you are just waiting for the 10minute horde ban to pass. Otherwise you are just wasting charm time.
If you want to gtl flip/farm dittos etc while waiting, I really recommend an alt account. Otherwise just do the chainbreeding method in section 1.
 
Question 11: If I pass the riolus to an alt via account box, doesn't the happiness reset to 19%? This happens when trading to a friend.
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No, interestingly it doesn't reset to 19%. You can use the account box to technically do all the evolving on your alt, or you can even do a mix if you want to.
For example, you could get all the riolus to lvl 16 on your alt (maybe to not spam your teamchat with the reconnected messages) and then trade them to your main with the account box to evolve all of them.
 
Question 12: Does it need to be Mago+Aguav berry?
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No, any happiness increasing berries will work. I liked this combo because it was convenient, not to worry about the evs that the hordes gave me.
If you are doing the donator status chain breeding method, you can also use mago berry on modest, timid, bold, calm natures + tamato berry on everything else.
This might be cheaper but I only recommend doing this, if you only do the donator status strat with 3 rapidash hordes, since they all give speed evs unlike seaking/golduck giving different evs.
 
Other random tips:
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- If you logout mid horde fight and stay logged out, your charm time gets used up. If you really need to go and don't want to waste charm time, reconnect back to the session and then
   logout normally.
- when passing down moves to offspring, the baby prioritizes egg moves/tm moves of the parents. So in order to guarantee keeping aurasphere for all baby riolus, we want to use dittos
  for all breeds, regardless of gender
- for absolute efficiency: when logout-reconnecting, logout as soon as the horde loses hp to do it as quickly as possible, except at the last logout before you get the 10min horde ban.
  -> The reason for that is, if you logout too fast on the last one, you will be in front of the pokecenter with lvl 1 riolus (basically the horde didn't count). But if you do it slowly for the last
       one, your riolus will be lvl 16 like all the other ones too.
- happiness when trading: 
  -> if the traded pokemon has less than 19%, it will keep its happiness
  -> if the traded pokemon has atleast 19%, it will reset its happiness back to 19%. 
  -> none of this applies to trading to your alt account via account box, the happiness simply carries over
 
 
Section 4: Egghunting vs Safari? The numbers.
 
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Okay so in this section, we will look at the cost and the required time (in hours) to get a shiny riolu in 3 different methods, namely egg hunting it, using lures in the safari and
using repel in the safari. If you didn't know, in the johto safari, you can repel trick all the lure encounters, so in this case with a lvl 32 lead, you can only see riolus in the johto safari.
I will do alot of math in this section, so if you only care about the resulting numbers, just look at the last part.
 
Egghunting (donator status + shiny charms)
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First the average time:
It took me 1h to create one batch (600 eggs), 8h to hatch that batch and around 10h to evolve that batch, let's go with 11h for easier math.
So we get 20h to fully encounter 600 riolus and start the next batch. 
So if we go with the shiny charm + donator status odds of 24300, that will be 40,5 batches.
So we get in total 40,5 x 20 = 810 hours for the hunt
 
Now the average cost:
We need one ditto (5k), one luxury ball (700-1k) and one happiness berry (800-900) per riolu.
I usually paid around 700 per luxury ball and 800 per berry, so in total this makes 6,5k per riolu.
6500 x 24300 = 157.950.000.
This is not all though, we also need 41 shiny charms,
so 41 x 220.000 = 9.020.000
and if we play 9h per day, we need exactly 3 30d donator statuses.
(If you grind less, that just means you need a few more 30 donos, but it doesn't add too much more to the cost)
So we get 3 x 3.100.000 = 9.300.000

In total, the cost is 157.950.000 + 9.020.000 + 9.300.000 = 176.270.000.
If we also include buying some riolu/lucario boxes, you can just say 180m is the total average cost.
 
Lure Safari hunting (with donator status) 
(In the johto safari, you should always use lure, if your target is the rotational pokemon, because the lure encounter is also the rotational pokemon. This means that in this case riolus encounter rate increases from 10% to 15% in the johto safari. It is definitely worth it to use lures)
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First the average time:
You will see around 40-45 riolus per hour. For easier math, let's go with 40.
This means with donator status, you need 24300/40 = 607,5 hours to encounter one shiny riolu!
Let's just say 608 hours for easier math.
Now the math doesn't stop there sadly. If you see the shiny riolu in daytime, you have a sucessrate of around 30%.
And if you see the riolu in nighttime, you have a successrate of 50%.
This means that we have to divide our hours with 0,3 or 0,5 respectively. 
608/0,3 = 2027
608/0,5 = 1216 hours if you only hunt at night.
And so if we just take the average of those, we get (2027 + 1216)/2 = 1621,5h
Obviously you could just be lucky and be done with your first encounter in 608h on average, but for the sake of the math, it's more logical to go with 1622h or
1216h if you only hunt at night.
 
Now for the average cost:
Since you are using lures, you will get to around 20k per hour if we include the stacking safari fees. (This is a rough estimate)
We end up with 608 x 20.000 = 12.160.000, so around 12m to encounter one shiny riolu.
In Average, we end up with 1622 x 20.000 = 32.440.000, so around 32m to catch one if you hunt at any time.
and 1216 x 20.000 = 24.320.000, so around 24m if you only hunt at night.
 
Repel Safari hunting (lvl 32 lead) (with donator status)
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First the average time:
You will see around 55 riolus per hour in the Safari when repel tricking with a lvl 32 lead. 
This means with donator status, you need 24300/55 = 441,8 hours to encounter one shiny riolu!
Let's just say 442 hours for easier math.
Now the math doesn't stop there sadly. If you see the shiny riolu in daytime, you have a sucessrate of around 30%.
And if you see the riolu in nighttime, you have a successrate of 50%.
This means that we have to divide our hours with 0,3 or 0,5 respectively. 
442/0,3 = 1473
442/0,5 = 884 hours if you only hunt at night.
And so if we just take the average of those, we get (1473 + 884)/2 = 1178,5h
Obviously you could just be lucky and be done with your first encounter in 442h on average, but for the sake of the math, it's more logical to go with 1179h or
884h if you only hunt at night.
 
Now for the average cost:
Since you are burning through Max Repels (which are the most cost efficient, if you divide the price by its steps), you will get to 120k per hour if we include the stacking safari fees.
We end up with 442 x 120.000 = 53.040.000, so around 53m to encounter one shiny riolu.
In Average, we end up with 1179 x 120.000 = 141.480.000, so around 141m to catch one if you hunt at any time.
and 884 x 120.000 = 106.080.000, so around 106m if you only hunt at night.
 
Final Comparison in Numbers:
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Egghunting (with donator status and shiny charms):
810hours and around 180m on average
 
Safari - Lure (with donator status): 
1622 hours and around 32m on average if you hunt at any time and
1216 hours and around 24m on average if you only hunt at nighttime.
Number to just encounter one: 608 hours and 12m

Safari - Repel lvl 32 lead (with donator status): 
1179 hours and around 141m on average if you hunt at any time and
884 hours and around 106m on average if you only hunt at nighttime.
Number to just encounter one: 442 hours and 53m.
 
Do with these numbers whatever you want. In my opinion, egghunting is way more reliable and consistent since you also don't need to wait for riolu day (which has a 1/6 chance every ingame day, so in average we should see 1 riolu day every 1,5 real life days, so 6h of riolu hunting every 36h. 
Both Safari methods are cheaper, with lure being alot cheaper. But egging is faster than the safari methods. 
I do have to say, as someone who got riolu in an egg, I think the safari ball is a big flex ^^
 
Now this is one last bit of yapping, where I explain how I got to the success rates of riolu at day and at night, because in my opinion, this is also not that common knowledge.
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I don't include images here, since they get deleted for some reason, but you can follow the process if you want to make sure.
So there is a site, that everyone uses to get the success rate of the heartgold/soulsilver safari pokemon, but it does not have the success rate at night. So I did a bit of puzzling around and finally got an acceptable conclusion. I'll show you through my thought process: 
So from this site https://github.com/ProfessorRex/HGSS-Safari-Zone/blob/main/Johto_Safari_Zone_Output.txt , we can press ctrl+f and type "riolu" to find out that the catchrate of riolu is 75, which equals a 16.78% catchrate. The site also gives us clear odds of success: 29.81%. I just go with 30% for easier math.
So now what's missing is the odds of success at nighttime. Here is what I did to get it.
I used a regular gen 3 catchrate calculator in google to get both catchrates, one for a regular full hp riolu and one for a sleeping one:
https://www.dragonflycave.com/calculators/gen-iii-iv-catch-rate
So we can see that the catchrate is 33.69% now instead of 16.78%. 
So my idea was simple, now i just went on the same site from earlier to look for any other pokemon who has the same flee rate as riolu but also a catchrate of 33.69%.
I found azurill, which fits the criteria perfectly. So go again to https://github.com/ProfessorRex/HGSS-Safari-Zone/blob/main/Johto_Safari_Zone_Output.txt
and this time, press ctrl+f and type "azurill".
If we compare flee rate and odds to flee, it's the same as riolu. And since the catchrate is 33.69%, that just means that the odds of success for azurill should be the same for a sleeping riolu. So we get to 51.71% and I just used 50% for easier math. That's enough yapping xD
 
 
 

And this is it about the guide! 
I know this was a very specific and niche guide, but I'm sure it will help some nerd out there who wants to torture himself for some yellow pixels, just like me 
 
Lastly I want to thank a few people who helped me alot. They helped me with providing information, testing some stuff for me and even evolving some riolus for me.
So thank you @Noonan@undel@RRocketBossSaya@QueenMaisie@dragoonair @LuukyPuuky@WoomyNation
and many others who provided me with help in some way!

My journey:
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Hello everyone!
Team Porygon [PORY] wants to share with the community these Raid related info graphics, hoping they could help you get through any upcoming Raid Battle.
These graphics contain simple lists of the best Pokémons for each type, ordered by the maximum damage they can output while also considering other possible PvE or PvP uses.
As a general suggestion, every Pokémon listed (outside of those belonging to the Support group) should have an Attack or Special Attack boosting nature.
Additionally, we have created a recap for the most useful items to use to defeat the Raid Bosses.
(Due to file size limit, the other graphics will be posted in the comment section of this post)
 

Hi! Great guide! I have a theory that I haven't been able to fully verify. I read in the comments that the strategy doesn't work for some, while others do despite following the steps mentioned here. I think it may be due to the Pokémon's OTs. Personally, I use another technique (Poliwrath + Dragonite + Chandelure) that works well for me 99% of the time, while Ho-Oh changes attacks about 1%. These Pokémon have my OT, and when I've tried the technique with the same Pokémon, same Natures, same EVs, with almost identical IVs, but with a OT that isn't mine, Ho-Oh always uses different moves and ends up winning.
I haven't been able to corroborate this theory, but it may be the reason why Ho-Oh changes its moves and ends up defeating us on some occasions, regardless of the strategy we follow.

Hi! Great guide! I have a theory that I haven't been able to fully verify. I read in the comments that the strategy doesn't work for some, while others do despite following the steps mentioned here. I think it may be due to the Pokémon's OTs. Personally, I use another technique (Poliwrath + Dragonite + Chandelure) that works well for me 99% of the time, while Ho-Oh changes attacks about 1%. These Pokémon have my OT, and when I've tried the technique with the same Pokémon, same Natures, same EVs, with almost identical IVs, but with a OT that isn't mine, Ho-Oh always uses different moves and ends up winning.
I haven't been able to corroborate this theory, but it may be the reason why Ho-Oh changes its moves and ends up defeating us on some occasions, regardless of the strategy we follow.

⊹˚₊‧ ⊹˚₊‧StringsForWorld‧₊˚⊹‧₊˚⊹
StringsForWorld es un mod/String diseñado para mejorar la experiencia del juego. Su objetivo principal es reducir la cantidad de texto visible para los jugadores, optimizando la Velocidad en algunos partes del contenido. Además, incluye ajustes en nombres de ubicaciones y elementos extras para que la experiencia del juego sea mucho más cómoda algunas localizaciones vienen tanto en inglés como en español, facilitando un poco el Farmeo y también ayudando a los jugadores del Idioma Español.

ＳｔｒｉｎｇｓＦｏｒＷｏｒｌｄ
— Los Strings Hechos para el Mundo —

𝑨𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒐𝒔 𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒅𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒆𝒛𝒂𝒓
Antes de Mostrar los cambios realizados, me gustaría aclarar que este proyecto es el resultado de la combinación de múltiples conjuntos de strings, modificados y reunidos en una sola entrega.
Agradezco profundamente el trabajo previo de varios creadores, cuyo contenido sirvió de base para esta modificación.
Créditos:
@Bills Quiero agradecer su aporte a la comunidad de Español por sus Stringss los cuales use de Base(me hubiera gustado haber estado antes y aprender de usted).
@superworldsun por autorizarme a incorporar sus strings y adaptarlos al español (Su trabajo es muy bueno).
@Urz por su valiosa ayuda respondiendo dudas relacionadas con los strings, y por darme permiso para modificar sus strings en chino e integrarlos en la versión en español (Gracias por ser mi Mentor en este Camino).
𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒔 𝑨𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒐𝒔 𝒑𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒖 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒆 ❤️.
 
𝓜𝓸𝓭𝓲𝓯𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓬𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓮𝓼:
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SHINNOH:
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-Eliminacion de Texto en Npcs
-Eliminacion de Texto Gyms
-Elimnacion de Textos de Npcs de Ligas
-Eliminacion de Texto a Ciertas Acciones(Invocar Hordas, PP Zanamas, Centro Pokémon, MOs, Finalización de Combate)
-Agregación de [En Cooldown] Cuando aun no se puede combatir y información de Npcs de Gyms de cuanto dinero se obtiene al derrotarlo Ejemplo:
 
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(Lo siento use la misma Imagen para todos los Gyms Pero esa es la informacion que ofrece algunos)
-Agregacion de Informacion al Gran Pantano(Zona Safari) de Pokemones por Zona Ejemplo:
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-Convercion de Npc de Gran Pantano Modificado para Mostrar todas las Zonas de los Pokemones:
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TESELIA:
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 -Eliminacion de Texto en Npcs
-Eliminacion de Texto Gyms
-Elimnacion de Textos de Npcs de Ligas
-Eliminacion de Texto a Ciertas Acciones(Invocar Hordas, PP Zanamas, Centro Pokémon, MOs, Finalización de Combate)
-Agregación de [En Cooldown] Cuando aun no se puede combatir y información de Npcs de Gyms de cuanto dinero se obtiene al derrotarlo Ejemplo:
 
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(Lo siento use la misma Imagen para todos los Gyms Pero esa es la informacion que ofrece algunos)
JHOTO:
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 -Eliminacion de Texto en Npcs
-Eliminacion de Texto Gyms
-Elimnacion de Textos de Npcs de Ligas
-Eliminacion de Texto a Ciertas Acciones(Invocar Hordas, PP Zanamas, Centro Pokémon, MOs, Finalización de Combate)
-Agregación de [En Cooldown] Cuando aun no se puede combatir y información de Npcs de Gyms de cuanto dinero se obtiene al derrotarlo Ejemplo:
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(Lo siento use la misma Imagen para todos los Gyms Pero esa es la informacion que ofrece algunos)
-Agregacion de Informacion de Bonguris y zonas donde se encuentran sus Arboles
-Agregacion de [En Cooldown] Cuando aun no se puede Recoger un bonguri ejemplo:
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Informacion de Bonguri y zonas de los Arboles: 

[En Cooldown]

-Cambio de Dialogo de Entrada Safari por informacion de Pokemones de Zona Ejemplo:
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-Cambio de Dialogo a los Npcs en las entradas al tunel Trigal por con informacion de Npcs Espceiales de la semana Ejemplo:
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KANTO:
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-Eliminacion de Texto en Npcs
-Eliminacion de Texto Gyms
-Elimnacion de Textos de Npcs de Ligas
-Eliminacion de Texto a Ciertas Acciones(Invocar Hordas, PP Zanamas, Centro Pokémon, MOs, Finalización de Combate)
-Agregación de [En Cooldown] Cuando aun no se puede combatir y información de Npcs de Gyms de cuanto dinero se obtiene al derrotarlo Ejemplo:
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-Cambio de Descripcion de ciertos objetos para ayudar en la aventura de kanto [Posiblemente Agregue mas] Ejemplo:
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Tutorial para conseguir Mo Corte y llegar a la sala del capitan:

 
Llave Roquet y como llegar a Geovani en el Casino de C. Azulona:

 
Tutorial de Como llegar a la cima de La torre Pokemon:

(Posiblemente Agregue mas miniTutoriales solo que o. o me informe sobre las lineas que tengo que cambiar Talvez para la Proxima Actualizacion)
HOEN:
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-Eliminacion de Texto en Npcs
-Eliminacion de Texto Gyms
-Elimnacion de Textos de Npcs de Ligas
-Eliminacion de Texto a Ciertas Acciones(Invocar Hordas, PP Zanamas, Centro Pokémon, MOs, Finalización de Combate)
-Agregación de [En Cooldown] Cuando aun no se puede combatir y información de Npcs de Gyms de cuanto dinero se obtiene al derrotarlo Ejemplo:
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-Cambios a Dialogos de Npcs Cerca de los Concursos en C. Calagua para dar informacion sobre como hacer los Poke Blocks Ejem:
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Npc 1:

 
Npc 2:

 
Npc 3:

-Cambio de Dialogo de Npc de las bicis en C. Malvalona y ahora dice Como usar la bici Salto y las ventajas de la bici de carrera:
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Bici Acrobatica:

 
Bici de Carrera:

-Se Cambio la informacion del objeto Saco Holin y ahora dice cuanto de Ceniza se necesita para Craftear ciertos objetos
-Se Cambio la informacion del Objeto Llave Sotano que te da el Lider de C. Malvalona para mostrarte como llegar al Reactor ejem:
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Saco Holin:

 
Llave Sotano:

 
Extras:
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-Cambio a Localizaciones para que aparezcan en ingles y Español:
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Cambio a las Habilidades para que Aparezcan en ingles y español:
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Cambios a las Naturalezas de los Pokemones para que salgan en Ingles y español:
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Agregacion de Tasa de Captura en la Pokedex:
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Cambio de Descripcion de Varios Objetos: PokeBalls, Objetos de Combate, y agregaciones Varias:
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Cambios de la version 1.5

Cambios
Se Modifico el texto de los Movimientos en Español(Ingles) (Estos Cambios Solo se ven el chat de Combate)


Imagen del codigo

Imagen del chat de Combate



Se Agrego Estrellas En batalla con Ho-oh, VarioColor Secreto, Variocolor normal


Imagen del Codigo solamente


Cambios de la version 1.6
Cambios
-Se Cambio la descripcion de los Fosiles para que muestren en que lugar se pueden encontrar y los lugares para revivir

-Se cambio la descripcion de los Brazales de Crianza

-Eliminacion de Textos de Combates Utiles para Farmeo acontinuacion listados de Movimientos eliminados:
- Truco, Trapicheo, Salpicar, Surf, Cascada, Ventisca, Terremoto, avalancha, Humareda, calcinación, Día soleado, Danza Lluvia, Ventisca, Viento afin, Refuerzo, Explosión, estallido, avalancha, chispazo, onda toxica(por weezing), Vozarron, Dia de pago, Ladron, antojo, Cerca, espora, falsotortazo, voltiocambio(para el farmeo de dittos), bostezo, chirrido.

-todos los textos de subida de estadisticas( X Poke Subio a +2 atq).


Links de Descarga:
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Instalacion:
Paso 1: Descargue el Mod en el link de aquí abajo
Paso 2: Abra Su juego de PokeMMo
Paso 3: Vaya a la Seccion de Mods y haga Click en la seccion de Importar Mod
Paso 4: Seleccione el Mod/Strings que acaba de descargar
Paso 5: Guarde y se Reiniciara el Juego
Paso 6: Abra el juego de nuevo y Disfrute de sus Strings :D!!.
 
Links:
[Vercion 1.0]
[Vercion 1.0] PvE, PvP
Es Posible que Tengan algunos Fallos De ser así Informarme lo mas pronto posible para hacer los Arreglarlos correspondientes
Link de Descarga
 

 [Vercion 1.5]

[Vercion 1.5] PvP
Es Posible que Tengan algunos Fallos De ser así Informarme lo mas pronto posible para hacer los Arreglarlos correspondientes
Link de Descarga
 

 [Vercion 1.6]

 [Vercion 1.6] PvE
Es Posible que Tengan algunos Fallos De ser así Informarme lo mas pronto posible para hacer los Arreglarlos correspondientes
Link de Descarga
𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒉:
 
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⊹˚₊‧ ⊹˚₊‧StringsForWorld‧₊˚⊹‧₊˚⊹
StringsForWorld is a mod/String designed to enhance the gaming experience. Its main goal is to reduce the amount of visible text for players, optimizing Speed in some parts of the content. Additionally, it includes adjustments in location names and extra elements to make the game experience much more comfortable. Some locations come in both English and Spanish, making Farming a bit easier and also helping Spanish-speaking players.
 
ＳｔｒｉｎｇｓＦｏｒＷｏｒｌｄ
— Strings Made for the World —
 
 
𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕
Before showing the changes made, I would like to clarify that this project is the result of combining multiple string sets, modified and compiled into a single release.
I deeply appreciate the prior work of several creators, whose content served as the foundation for this modification.
Credits:
 
@Bills I want to thank you for your contribution to the Spanish community with your Strings, which I used as a base (I wish I had been around earlier to learn from you).
@superworldsun for authorizing me to incorporate your strings and adapt them into Spanish (Your work is excellent).
@Urz for your valuable help answering questions related to strings, and for giving me permission to modify your Chinese strings and integrate them into the Spanish version (Thank you for being my Mentor on this path).
𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒃𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 ❤️.
 
𝓜𝓸𝓭𝓲𝓯𝓲𝓬𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼:
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*★★List of String Changes★★*
• Removal of Quest NPC Text
 
• Removal of Gym Leader Battle Start Text
 
• Removal of League Battle Start Text
• Removal of Text for Certain Actions (Summon Hordes, PP Zanamas, Pokémon Center, HMs, Battle End)
 
• Addition of [On Cooldown and Gym NPC Info
 
• Addition of Item Traits e.g.: Life Orb (+Attack)
 
• Addition of Healing Item Traits e.g.: Max Revive (Revive)
• Addition of Berry Item Traits e.g.: Arabol Berry (+2 Stat)
 
• Changed Information for Certain Items: Start. Soft, Start. Cigar, Large Root, Special Glasses, Focus Band, Quick Claw, Consumable Items, Arceus Type Tables, etc.
• Added ★ to Special Items: Masterball, Donor Status Tickets, 1,000 Gift Points (RP), 100% Charms, Rare Particles, Shiny★.
 
• Added Skills in English and Spanish (e.g., Imposter)
 
• Added Localizations in English and Spanish (e.g., Undella Town)
 
• Changed the Player Joined Clan Message to: Welcome Player {Player Nickname} Who Joined Team {Team Name}.
 
• Changed the Player Left Clan Message to: Player {Player Nickname} Successfully Escaped Team. Now Living a Happy Life Away From {Team Name}.
 
 • Added Capture Rate to the Pokedex, and changed the Pokémon's weight.
 
• Changed information for Pokeballs: Dream Ball, Rapi Ball, Friend Ball, Weight Ball, Moon Ball, Nest Ball, Mesh Ball, Speed Ball, Stockpile Ball, Shift Ball.
 
• Added information about PokeBlocks to NPCs near the machines.
 
• Added information about the Great Swamp (Shinnoh Safari) to its Zone Posters and second-floor NPCs.
 
• Added information to the Safari Entrance NPC (Jhoto Safari) with rare zone Pokes.
 
• Added information to the Wheat Tunnel NPC with information about the Happiness NPC and the Medicinal Herbs Old Lady.
 
 • Added "[IN COOLDOWN]\n[Recharge takes 6 real-time hours or 1 game day]\nThere are no Binguris..." when there are no Binguris
 
• Added information when changing "Bikes in Hoen to: Stunt Bike
To jump, press the "B" button assigned."
 
• Added information about String Versions in Game Settings and String Contributors.
 
 
𝑵𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒔:
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[ES] Nota importante sobre actualizaciones:
Es posible que realice más cambios en el futuro. Sin embargo, por ahora, solo actualizaré el archivo disponible en el enlace de descarga, ya que no me es posible modificar con frecuencia el enlace principal del foro.
Los cambios importantes se aplicarán progresivamente, conforme avance el desarrollo. Actualmente, continúo corrigiendo ciertos problemas relacionados con la organización de objetos en los strings, por lo que es probable que no haya muchas actualizaciones a corto plazo.
 
𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘻𝘤𝘰 𝘤𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘦𝘥𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘶́𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘫𝘰𝘳𝘢𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘀 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.
 
En cuanto a la versión en inglés, aún estoy evaluando si trabajar en ella, ya que mi nivel de inglés no es el mejor. No obstante, son libres de revisar y modificar los archivos según su criterio personal.

Aclaro que esta libertad aplica desde mi parte; respecto a la administración del foro, podrían aplicar otras normas.
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[EN] Important Note on Updates:
There may be additional changes in the future. However, for now, I will only update the file available through the download link, as I’m unable to modify the forum link frequently.
Major updates will be applied gradually as development continues. At the moment, I’m still working on fixing certain issues related to the object organization within the strings, so it’s likely that there won’t be many updates in the short term.
 
𝘚𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦, 𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴.
 
Regarding the English version, I’m still deciding whether to work on it, as my English skills are quite limited. However, you are free to review and modify the files as you see fit.
Please note: this permission is from me personally; forum administration may have different rules.
 
 
𝑺𝒆 𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒔; 𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒅𝒂 𝒖𝒏𝒂 𝒅𝒆 𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒏. :3/♥️

Hi everyone!
 

 
 
I searched the forum and didn't find this farming method, which might be in some YouTube video. In short, it's simple and I believe it's optimal for Ditto farming. It is fast and efficient.
 
STRATEGY SUMMARY
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WHERE
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Region: Hoenn
City: Fallarbor Town
Exact Location: Desert Underpass
Requirement: Having defeated the Elite Four (E4).
 
TEAM
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The Smeargle leading your party (holding Safety Goggles) should be at least Level 70 (might work at lower levels).
Adamant nature is ideal but not essential.
Preferably has 31 IV in Attack.
The second Smeargle must only know False Swipe. This ensures:  
 When using Assist, only False Swipe can be called (since Assist fails with Ditto's Transform).  
Optional: Equip the second Smeargle with an Exp. Share to gain experience from Ditto captures. 
Avoid using Exp. Reamplifier, as it would distribute experience to Dittos in your party.
DO NOT INCLUDE ANY OTHER POKÉMON IN YOUR TEAM! (If adding others, they must exclusively know False Swipe. Any extraneous moves risk breaking the Assist/Spore loop.)
 
Smeargle @ Safety Goggles
Ability: Technician
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Adamant Nature
- Spore (Max PP)
- Assist (Max PP)
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- 
Smeargle
- False swipe
- Assist
- Thief / Covet
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HOW TO WORK
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Turn 1: Use Assist
Turn 2: Use Spore 
Spam Dusk Ball. If it wakes up, use Spore again. 
 
Pro tips:
After catching 15 consecutive Dittos, switch to Repeat Balls (cheaper with same capture rate). The maximum capture bonus (2.5×) activates after 15 consecutive captures.
Wild Ditto will fail when:
Trying to use Assist after Transformation (no allies to call).
Attempting Spore after Transformation (blocked by Safety Goggles).
Keep Leppa Berries shortcutted to restore PP and avoid Pokémon Center visits.
If the wild Ditto has been asleep for 3 turns and your previous attempts with Dusk Ball or Repeat Ball have failed, throw a Dream Ball, since on the third turn it has a 100% capture probability.
If for some reason you reach turn 7 and still can't catch it, start throwing Timer Balls.
If the wild Ditto attacked first this turn and is the same level as one of your party members, switch to Smeargle for that Ditto and throw a Level Ball, as it would have a 100% capture rate if Ditto is at 1 HP and asleep. The disadvantage is that it adds 1 more turn due to the switch. It is important that the wild Ditto attacked first to ensure it won’t wake up when you switch.
 
IN CASE OF LOUDRED SHINY
 
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In case a shiny Loudred appears in a horde, I recommend that the Smeargle in your party (not the leader) have this moveset:
Full ATK and HP
- False Swipe
- Assist
- Thief / Covet
When it appears, switch to one of the Dittos you've caught (it will have 1 HP and be asleep), and after it's defeated, switch to the aforementioned Smeargle. This way, Smeargle will enter a clean turn. However, if a horde with a shiny Loudred appears and you haven't captured any Dittos yet, do the same.
You'll have the move Thief (or Covet) at your disposal, which will eliminate the rest of the Loudreds, and with Assist, you can use the Spore move that our other Smeargle has.
Thief, Covet, and Assist are moves that can't be summoned by Assist, so the strategy isn't at risk.
 
 
COMPARATIVE TABLE OF POKE BALLS
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Poké Ball
Conditions
Rate
Price
Dusk Ball
Nighttime or caves
68.23%
$1.350
Repeat Ball
Used after catching Ditto #15
68.23%
$1.250
Dream Ball
- 2 turns asleep
- 3 turns asleep
- 68.23%
- 100%
$1.200
Timer Ball
- Turn 7
- Turn 8
- Turn 9
- Turn 10
- 76.41%
- 84.6%
- 92.79%
- 100%
$1.200
Level Ball
Allied Pokémon at same level
100%
$1.250
 
Other Poké Balls are not included due to their lower capture probability.
 
GENERAL ADVANTAGES
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Catch Ditto in 3 turns (ideally).
When Ditto transforms into Smeargle and fails to use Assist or Spore, we avoid move animations, speeding up the process.
Budget build: A Smeargle with Spore or False Swipe costs around $2K on the GTL. To teach it Assist, we can use a Skitty priced around $3K on the GTL. The Safety Goggles are the most expensive part of this setup, costing around $50K, which is still a low investment.
 
ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER METHODS
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VS Classic Breloom Method
Takes one turn less (with the Breloom method we use Substitute + False Swipe + Spore + Throw Poké Ball).
Fewer animations and texts by avoiding the use of Substitute and healing every turn (Breloom heals every turn with its Antidote ability + Toxic Orb after using Substitute), which means faster captures.
VS method using other False Swipe and Assist users
Although it is also an excellent choice, this method systematically eliminates Ditto’s attack animation after transforming. When it transforms, Ditto will try to use Assist or Spore, and here lies the key advantage:
If it uses Assist → it automatically fails (no animation).
If it uses Spore → the Goggles block the effect (avoiding damage and animation).
This reduces 3-5 seconds per move compared to methods without Goggles. Without the Goggles method, the wild Ditto would only fail when using Assist, but the animation and damage of False Swipe would be normal, increasing the capture time.
Our method is easily accessible and much cheaper. These are some drawbacks of using other False Swipe/Assist users:
Only four Pokémon (besides Smeargle) can learn False Swipe and Assist: Meowth, Persian, Sneasel, and Weavile. Although this is not a problem, the situation becomes complicated when teaching Assist to any of these Pokémon, since they learn it as an egg move. This means we necessarily have to breed one of those Pokémon or find the right one on the GTL.
Prices are not very economical: a Sneasel with Assist costs at least $15K and a Meowth $80K (misleading price, since apparently no one usually teaches Assist to a Meowth just to sell it. The reference price is for a Adamant Meowth with 31 ATK IV). There are no comparable samples on the GTL for Persian and Weavile that include the Assist move.
VS methods using Pay Day and Heal Pulse
Like in the other methods, the main advantage lies in eliminating animations, drastically reducing the capture time for each Ditto.
We avoid the risk of the wild Ditto attacking us only with Pay Day until it weakens our Smeargle.
 
DISADVANTAGES
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Method not suitable for someone just starting the game, as it requires having defeated the E4. Basically, progressing through the entire Hoenn story up to this point.
 
Sometimes the capture fails when throwing Poké Balls, which slows down the process.
Ditto can wake up, requiring Spore to be used again.
 
HOW TO TEACH ASSIST TO SMEARGLE
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I recommend teaching it through a Skitty, which can be found in the Hoenn region, specifically on Route 116 (Rare, LV 8) and learns Assist at level 31. In the GTL it has a price close to $3K.
Other options would be using Purrloin, Liepard, Glameow, or Purugly.
You can also use any other Pokémon that has learned Assist through an egg move.
To teach it to our Smeargle, you must be in a double battle and use Sketch targeting the Pokémon that uses Assist. I suggest equipping Smeargle with a Lagging Tail to ensure it moves last and does not miss Sketch.
 
HOW TO OBTAIN THE SAFETY GOGGLES
 
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In the GTL you can buy them for a price close to $50K. You can also exchange them for 4,800 BP.
Places to exchange with BP:
Kanto: Trainer Tower
Hoenn: Battle Frontier
Unova: Nimbasa City (Battle Subway - Gear Station)
 
STATS
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1 Hour of catching WITHOUT string mod and using Level Balls
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Table 1: Encounter Distribution (1-Hour Sample)
Pokémon
Encounters
Percentage
Ditto
45
47.4%
Whismur
31
32.6%
Loudred
13
13.7%
Loudred Hordes
6
6.3%
Total
95
100%
 
Table 2: Poke Ball Effectiveness
Ball Type
Success/Total
Success Rate
Total Cost
Dusk Ball
3/4
75%
$5,400
Repeat Ball
27/40
67.5%
$50,000
Level Ball
12/12
100%
$15,000
Dream Ball
2/2
100%
$2,400
Timer Ball
1/1
100%
$1,200
Total
45/59
76.3%
$74,000
 
Table 3: Time and Resource Usage
Metric
Value
Total Time
60 minutes
Total Captures
45 Dittos
Average Time/Capture
1.33 minutes (80 seconds)
Leppa Berries Used
5 units ($800/u)
Cost per Capture
$1,733
 
Key Insights from the Sample
Ditto Dominance: 47.4% of encounters (nearly 1 in 2 appearances).
Cost Efficiency: Repeat Ball accounted for 67.6% of total spending ($50,000 of $74,000).
Secondary Resources: 5 Leppa Berries used (~1 berry every 12 captures).
Capture Speed:
First 22 minutes: 15 captures (~0.68/min) → We use Level Ball to maximize catch rate by sacrificing time (+1 turn).
Last 38 minutes: 30 captures (~0.79/min) → We accelerate the pace with Repeat Ball.
The lead Smeargle was below level 100 and the bench Smeargle had an Exp. Share equipped (which increases the time of each capture by displaying the text that they have gained experience after capturing a Ditto).
Ditto capture times include moving to spawn the wild encounter as well as encounters with Whismur, Loudred, and Loudred hordes.
We added a fixed cost of $800 for each Zanama Berry to determine the value per Ditto caught.
1 Hour of catching WITHOUT string mod and WITHOUT Level Balls
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Table 1: Encounter Distribution (1-Hour Sample)
Pokémon
Encounters
Percentage
Ditto
47
46.1%
Whismur
34
33.3%
Loudred
15
14.7%
Loudred Hordes
6
5.9%
Total
102
100%
 
Table 2: Poke Ball Effectiveness
Ball Type
Success/Total
Success Rate
Total Cost
Dusk Ball
15/20
75%
$27,000
Repeat Ball
31/45
68.9%
$56,250
Level Ball
0/0
-
$0
Dream Ball
1/1
100%
$1,200
Timer Ball
0/0
-
$0
Total
47/66
71.2%
$84,450
 
Table 3: Time and Resource Usage
Metric
Value
Total Time
60 minutes
Total Captures
47 Dittos
Average Time per Capture
1.28 minutes (~77 seconds)
Zanama Berries Used
5 units ($800/u)
Cost per Capture
$1,882
 
Key Insights from the Sample
Ditto Prevalence: 46.1% encounter rate (~1 in 2 appearances).
Cost Allocation:
Repeat Ball accounted for 66.6% of total spending ($56,250 of $84,450).
Dusk Ball: 32% of total cost ($27,000).
Berry Usage: 1 Zanama every ~9.4 captures (5 berries/47 Dittos).
The lead Smeargle was below level 100 and the bench Smeargle had an Exp. Share equipped (which increases the time of each capture by displaying the text that they have gained experience after capturing a Ditto).
Ditto capture times include moving to spawn the wild encounter as well as encounters with Whismur, Loudred, and Loudred hordes.
We added a fixed cost of $800 for each Zanama Berry to determine the value per Ditto caught.
1 Hour of catching WITH string mod and WITHOUT Level Balls
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Table 1: Encounter Distribution (1-Hour Sample)
Pokémon
Encounters
Percentage
Ditto
54
58.1%
Whismur
23
24.7%
Loudred
10
10.8%
Loudred Hordes
6
6.5%
Total
93
100%
 
Table 2: Poke Ball Effectiveness
Ball Type
Success/Total
Success Rate
Total Cost
Dusk Ball
15/20
75%
$27,000
Repeat Ball
35/49
71.4%
$61,250
Level Ball
0/0
-
$0
Dream Ball
4/4
100%
$4,800
Timer Ball
0/0
-
$0
Total
54/73
74.0%
$93,050
 
Table 3: Time and Resource Usage
Metric
Value
Total Time
60 minutes
Total Captures
54 Dittos
Average Time per Capture
1.11 minutes (~67 seconds)
Leppa Berries Used
7 units ($800/u)
Cost per Capture
$1,828
 
Key Insights from the Sample
Ditto Supremacy: 58.1% encounter rate (~3 out of 5 appearances).
Cost Dynamics:
Repeat Ball accounted for 65.8% of total spending ($61,250/$93,050).
Dusk + Dream Balls: 34.2% combined ($31,800).
Time Optimization: 1.111 min/capture (66.7 seconds)
Berry Efficiency: 1 Leppa every ~7.7 captures (7 berries/54 Dittos).
The lead Smeargle was level 100 and the bench Smeargle did NOT have the Exp. Share equipped.
Ditto capture times include moving to spawn the wild encounter as well as encounters with Whismur, Loudred, and Loudred hordes.
We added a fixed cost of $800 for each Zanama Berry to determine the value per Ditto caught.
 
CONCLUSIONS
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Table 1: Comparative Summary
Metric
Sample 1 (95)
Sample 2 (102)
Sample 3 (93)
Dittos Caught
45
47
54
Appearance Rate
47.4%
46.1%
58.1%
Total Cost
$78,000*
$88,450*
$98,650*
Cost/Ditto
$1,733
$1,882
$1,828
Time/Ditto
80 sec
77 sec
67 sec
Leppa Berries
5 ($4,000)
5 ($4,000)
7 ($5,600)
*Total Cost = Poke Balls + Leppa Berries
 
Table 2: Poke Ball Effectiveness
Type
Sample 1 (Success/Total)
Sample 2 (Success/Total)
Sample 3 (Success/Total)
Dusk Ball
3/4 (75%)
15/20 (75%)
15/20 (75%)
Repeat Ball
27/40 (67.5%)
31/45 (68.9%)
35/49 (71.4%)
Level Ball
12/12 (100%)
0/0 (-)
0/0 (-)
Dream Ball
2/2 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
4/4 (100%)
Timer Ball
1/1 (100%)
0/0 (-)
0/0 (-)
 
Key Points
All samples lasted 1 hour.
The approximate time for a perfect catch is 40 seconds.
Each failed Poke Ball costs about 20 seconds.
Each appearance of a wild Pokémon other than Ditto represents a loss of 10 seconds.
The strings mod used for sample 3 is the Bills Strings mod (source).
The average time to catch a Ditto includes encounters with non-Ditto Pokémon, Poke Ball failures, and moving to generate wild Pokémon appearances.
Sample 3 has a higher investment than the previous ones but compensates with the catch of more Dittos.
Due to market volatility in the GTL and the sale of Ditto boxes, profit calculations are not made, although the samples provide all the necessary data to perform them.
Hope this helps! If you know a better farming method or have suggestions to improve this one, please let me know :D



 
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Hola a todos!

 
 
Busqué en el foro y no encontré este farmeo, el cual debe estar en algún vídeo de youtube. En definitiva, es sencillo y creo que es el óptimo para el farmeo de Dittos. Es rápido y eficiente.
 
RESUMEN DE LA ESTRATEGIA
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DÓNDE
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Región: Hoenn
Ciudad: Pueblo Pardal
Lugar exacto: Gruta Desértica
Requerimiento: Haber superado la liga (E4).
 
EQUIPO
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El Smeargle que liderará nuestro equipo (El que tiene las Gafas Protectoras) debe estar al menos en Nivel 70. Puede que con menos nivel funcione de todos modos.
Es ideal la naturaleza Firme, aunque no fundamental.
Ideal si tiene IV 31 al menos en Atk 
El segundo Smeargle solamente debe tener el movimiento Falsotortazo. Esto garantiza:
Al usar Ayuda solamente podremos usar Falsotortazo (ya que Ayuda fallará con Transformación de Ditto)
Opcional: Si quieres aprovechar la experiencia resultante al capturar un Ditto, equípale al segundo Smeargle un repartidor de experiencia.
Es preferible no usar el Reamplificador de experiencia, ya que estarías entregando experiencia a los Dittos de tu equipo.
NO INCLUYAS A NADIE MÁS A TU EQUIPO! (si vas a incluir a alguien más, deben exclusivamente tener el movimiento Falsotortazo y ningún otro para no romper el bucle Ayuda/Espora).
 
Smeargle @ Gafas Protectoras
Habilidad: Experto
EVs: 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Naturaleza Firme
- Espora (Max PP)
- Ayuda (Max PP)
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- 
Smeargle
- Falsotortazo
- Ayuda
- Ladrón / Antojo
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CÓMO FUNCIONA
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Turno 1 usas Ayuda
Turno 2 usas Espora
Luego spam de Ocaso Ball. Si se despierta, Espora otra vez. 
 
Pro tips:
Tras capturar 15 Dittos consecutivos, cambia a Acopio Balls (más económicas y con la misma tasa de captura). La bonificación máxima por captura (2,5x) se activa tras 15 capturas consecutivas.
Ditto Salvaje fallará al:
Intentar usar Ayuda luego de Transformación (sin aliados a los que llamar).
Intentar usar Espora tras la Transformación (bloqueado por Gafas Protectoras).
Mantén un acceso directo a tus Bayas Zanama para reponer PPs y así evitas ir a curarte al Centro Pokémon.
Si el Ditto salvaje lleva 3 turnos dormido y han fallado tus intentos previos con Ocaso Ball o Acopio Ball, lanza una Ensueño Ball, ya que al tercer turno tiene una probabilidad de captura del 100%.
Si por algún motivo has llegado al turno 7 y sigues sin poder capturarlo, empieza a lanzar Turno Ball.
Si el Ditto salvaje atacó primero este turno y tiene el mismo nivel que alguno de los de tu party, cambia a Smeargle por ese Ditto y lanza una Nivel Ball, ya que tendría un 100% de ratio de captura si el Ditto está con 1 PS y dormido. La desventaja es que suma 1 turno más debido al cambio. Es importante que el Ditto salvaje haya atacado primero para asegurarnos de que no despertará cuando hagas el cambio.
 
EN CASO DE LOUDRED SHINY
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En caso de que aparezca un Loudred shiny en una horda recomiendo que el Smeargle que está en tu equipo (no el líder) tenga este moveset: 
Evs full ATK y PS
- Falsotortazo
- Ayuda
- Ladrón / Antojo
Cuando aparezca, cambia a uno de los Dittos que hayas capturado (tendrá 1 PS y estará dormido) y luego que lo derroten cambia al Smeargle mencionado. De esta manera Smeargle entrará en un turno limpio. De todos modos, si aparece una horda con un Loudred shiny y no has capturado ningún Ditto aún, haz el cambio igual.
Tendrás a tu disposición el movimiento Ladrón (o Antojo), que servirá para eliminar al resto de Loudred y con Ayuda podrás usar el movimiento Espora que tiene nuestro otro Smeargle.
Ladrón, Antojo y Ayuda son movimientos que no pueden ser llamados por Ayuda, por lo que la estrategia no corre riesgos.
 
TABLA COMPARATIVA DE POKE BALLS
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Poké Ball
Condiciones
Tasa
Precio
Ocaso Ball
Noche o cuevas
68,23%
$1.350
Acopio Ball
Usada desde el Ditto N°15 capturado
68,23%
$1.250
Ensueño Ball
- 2 turnos dormido
- 3 turnos dormido
- 68,23%
- 100%
$1.200
Turno Ball
- Turno 7
- Turno 8
- Turno 9
- Turno 10
- 76,41%
- 84,6%
- 92,79%
- 100%
$1.200
Nivel Ball
Pokémon aliado del mismo nivel
100%
$1.250
 
No se incluyen otras Poke Balls debido a su menor probabilidad de captura.
 
VENTAJAS GENERALES
 
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Atrapa a Ditto en 3 turnos (idealmente).
Cuando Ditto se transforma en Smeargle y falla al usar Ayuda o Espora, evitamos animaciones de movimientos, acelerando el proceso.
Build económico: un Smeargle con Espora o Falsotortazo cuesta cerca de 2K en el GTL. Para enseñarle Ayuda podemos usar un Skitty que tiene un precio que ronda los $3K en el GTL. Las Gafas Protectoras son lo más caro de esta implementación y rondan los $50K, una inversión que sigue siendo baja.
 
VENTAJAS SOBRE OTROS MÉTODOS
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VS método clásico con Breloom
Tarda un turno menos (con el método de Breloom usamos Sustituto + Falsotortazo + Espora + Lanzar pokeball).
Menos animaciones y textos al evitar el uso de Sustituto y de recuperar vida cada turno (Breloom recupera vida cada turno con su habilidad Antídoto + Toxisfera luego de usar Sustituto), lo que significa capturas más rápidas.
VS método de otros usuarios de Falsotortazo y Ayuda
Aunque también es una buena elección, este método elimina sistemáticamente la animación del ataque de Ditto tras transformarse. Cuando se transforma, el Ditto intentará usar Ayuda o Espora y aquí radica la ventaja clave:
Esto reduce 3-5 segundos por movimiento comparado con métodos sin Gafas. Sin el método de las Gafas, el Ditto salvaje fallaría solamente al usar Ayuda pero la animación y el daño de Falsotortazo sería normal, incrementando el tiempo de captura.
Si usa Ayuda → falla automáticamente (no hay animación).
Si usa Espora → las Gafas bloquean el efecto (evitando daño y animación).
Nuestro método es de fácil acceso y mucho más barato. Estos son algunos inconvenientes de utilizar otros usuarios de Falsotortazo/Ayuda:
Sólo cuatro pokemones (además de Smeargle) pueden aprender Falsotortazo y Ayuda: Meowth, Persian, Sneasel y Weavile. Y aunque esto no es un problema, la situación se complica al enseñar el movimiento Ayuda a alguno de estos pokemones, ya que lo aprenden como movimiento huevo. Esto quiere decir que necesariamente debemos criarnos uno de esos pokémon o buscar el indicado en el GTL.
Los precios no son muy económicos: un Senasel con Ayuda cuesta mínimo $15K y un Meowth $80K (precio engañoso, ya que al parecer nadie suele enseñarle Ayuda a un Meowth para solamente venderlo. El precio de referencia es de un Meowth Firme y con 31 IV de ATK). No hay muestras comparables en el GTL para Persian y Weavile que incluyan el movimiento Ayuda.
VS métodos que usan Día de Pago y Pulso Cura
Al igual que en los otros métodos, la ventaja principal radica en la eliminación de las animaciones, reduciendo drásticamente el tiempo de captura por cada Ditto.
No nos exponemos a que el Ditto salvaje nos ataque únicamente con Día de Pago hasta debilitar a nuestro Smeargle.
 
DESVENTAJAS
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Método no compatible con alguien que empieza el juego, ya que es requisito haber derrotado al E4. Básicamente, avanzar durante toda la historia de Hoenn hasta este punto.
En ocasiones falla la captura al lanzar Poké Balls, lo que ralentiza el proceso.
Ditto puede despertar, requiriendo repetir el uso de Espora.
 
CÓMO ENSEÑARLE AYUDA A SMEARGLE
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Recomiendo enseñarlo a través de un Skitty, el cual podemos encontrar en la región de Hoenn, específicamente en la Ruta 116 (Raro, LV 8) y aprende Ayuda al nivel 31. En el GTL tiene un precio cercano a los $3K.
Otras opciones serían usando a Purrloin, Liepard, Glameow o Purugly.
También puedes usar a cualquier otro pokémon que haya aprendido a través de un movimiento huevo el movimiento Ayuda.
Para enseñárselo a nuestro Smeargle, debes estar en un combate doble y usar Esquema apuntando al pokémon que use Ayuda. Sugiero que le equipes una Cola Plúmbea a Smeargle para asegurarnos que se mueva al final y no falle Esquema.
 
CÓMO OBTENER LAS GAFAS PROTECTORAS
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En el GTL puedes comprarlas por un precio cercano a los $50K. También puedes canjearlos con 4.800 BP.
Lugares donde canjear con BP:
 
Kanto: Torre Desafío
Hoenn: Frente Batalla
Teselia: Ciudad Mayólica (Metro Batalla - Estación Radial)
 
ESTADÍSTICAS
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1 Hora de captura SIN mod de strings y usando Nivel Balls
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Cuadro 1: Distribución de apariciones (muestra de 1 hora)
Pokémon
Encuentros
Porcentaje
Ditto
45
47.4%
Whismur
31
32.6%
Loudred
13
13.7%
Hordas Loudred
6
6.3%
Total
95
100%
 
Cuadro 2: Efectividad de Poke Balls
Tipo de Ball
Éxitos/Total
Tasa de éxito
Coste Total
Ocaso Ball
3/4
75%
$5,400
Acopio Ball
27/40
67.5%
$50,000
Nivel Ball
12/12
100%
$15,000
Ensueño Ball
2/2
100%
$2,400
Turno Ball
1/1
100%
$1,200
Total
45/59
76.3%
$74,000
 
Cuadro 3: Tiempo y recursos
Métrica
Valor
Tiempo total
60 minutos
Capturas totales
45 Dittos
Tiempo promedio/captura
1.33 minutos (80 segundos)
Bayas Zanama usadas
5 unidades ($800/u)
Coste por captura
$1,733
 
Información clave de la muestra
Dittos dominantes: 47.4% de los encuentros, casi 1 de cada 2 apariciones.
Costo-rendimiento: Repeat Ball representó el 67.6% del gasto total ($50,000 de $74,000).
Recursos secundarios: 5 Bayas Zanama usadas, equivalente a ~1 baya cada 12 capturas.
Velocidad de captura:
Primeros 22 minutos: 15 capturas (~0.68/min) → Usamos Nivel Ball para maximizar la tasa de captura sacrificando tiempo (+1 turno).
Últimos 38 minutos: 30 capturas (~0.79/min) → Aceleramos el ritmo con Acopio Ball.
El Smeargle líder estaba en nivel inferior a 100 y el Smeargle de la banca tenía equipado un Repartir Exp (lo que aumenta el tiempo de cada captura al mostrarse el texto de que han ganado experiencia luego de capturar un Ditto).
Los tiempos de captura por Ditto incluyen moverse para generar el encuentro salvaje así como también los encuentros con Whismur, Loudred y hordas de Loudred.
Agregamos un costo fijo de $800 por cada Baya Zanama para determinar el valor por cada Ditto atrapado.
1 Hora de captura SIN mod de strings y SIN Nivel Balls
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Cuadro 1: Distribución de apariciones (muestra de 1 hora)
Pokémon
Encuentros
Porcentaje
Ditto
47
46.1%
Whismur
34
33.3%
Loudred
15
14.7%
Hordas Loudred
6
5.9%
Total
102
100%
 
Cuadro 2: Efectividad de Poke Balls
Tipo de Ball
Éxitos/Total
Tasa de éxito
Coste Total
Ocaso Ball
15/20
75%
$27,000
Acopio Ball
31/45
68.9%
$56,250
Nivel Ball
0/0
-
$0
Ensueño Ball
1/1
100%
$1,200
Turno Ball
0/0
-
$0
Total
47/66
71.2%
$84,450
 
Cuadro 3: Tiempo y recursos
Métrica
Valor
Tiempo total
60 minutos
Capturas totales
47 Dittos
Tiempo promedio/captura
1.28 minutos (~77 segundos)
Bayas Zanama usadas
5 unidades ($800/u)
Coste por captura
$1,882
 
Información clave de la muestra
Dominio de Ditto: 46.1% de apariciones (~1 de cada 2 encuentros).
Distribución de costes:
Acopio Ball representó el 66.6% del gasto total ($56,250 de $84,450).
Ocaso Ball: 32% del costo total ($27,000).
Uso de bayas: 1 Zanama cada ~9.4 capturas (5 bayas/47 Dittos).
El Smeargle líder estaba en nivel inferior a 100 y el Smeargle de la banca tenía equipado un Repartir Exp (lo que aumenta el tiempo de cada captura al mostrarse el texto de que han ganado experiencia luego de capturar un Ditto).
Los tiempos de captura por Ditto incluyen moverse para generar el encuentro salvaje así como también los encuentros con Whismur, Loudred y hordas de Loudred.
Agregamos un costo fijo de $800 por cada Baya Zanama para determinar el valor por cada Ditto atrapado.
1 Hora de captura CON mod de strings y SIN Nivel Balls
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Cuadro 1: Distribución de apariciones (muestra de 1 hora)
Pokémon
Encuentros
Porcentaje
Ditto
54
58.1%
Whismur
23
24.7%
Loudred
10
10.8%
Hordas Loudred
6
6.5%
Total
93
100%
 
Cuadro 2: Efectividad de Poke Balls
Tipo de Ball
Éxitos/Total
Tasa de éxito
Coste Total
Ocaso Ball
15/20
75%
$27,000
Acopio Ball
35/49
71.4%
$61,250
Nivel Ball
0/0
-
$0
Ensueño Ball
4/4
100%
$4,800
Turno Ball
0/0
-
$0
Total
54/73
74.0%
$93,050
 
Cuadro 3: Tiempo y recursos
Métrica
Valor
Tiempo total
60 minutos
Capturas totales
54 Dittos
Tiempo promedio/captura
1.11 minutos (~67 segundos)
Bayas Zanama usadas
7 unidades ($800/u)
Coste por captura
$1,828
 
Información clave de la muestra
Dominancia extrema de Ditto: 58.1% de apariciones (más de 1 de cada 2 encuentros).
Distribución de costes:
Repeat Ball absorbió el 65.8% del gasto ($61,250 de $93,050).
Dusk Ball + Dream Ball combinados: 34.2% del costo ($31,800).
Rendimiento temporal: 1.111 min/captura(66.7 segundos)
Uso de bayas: 1 Zanama cada ~7.7 capturas (7 bayas/54 Dittos).
El Smeargle líder estaba en nivel 100 y el Smeargle de la banca NO tenía equipado el Repartir Exp
Los tiempos de captura por Ditto incluyen moverse para generar el encuentro salvaje así como también los encuentros con Whismur, Loudred y hordas de Loudred.
Agregamos un costo fijo de $800 por cada Baya Zanama para determinar el valor por cada Ditto atrapado.
CONCLUSIONES
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Tabla 1: Resumen Comparativo
Métrica
Muestra 1 (95)
Muestra 2 (102)
Muestra 3 (93)
Dittos capturados
45
47
54
Tasa aparición
47.4%
46.1%
58.1%
Coste total
$78,000*
$88,450*
$98,650*
Coste/Ditto
$1,733
$1,882
$1,828
Tiempo/Ditto
80 seg
77 seg
67 seg
Bayas Zanama
5 ($4,000)
5 ($4,000)
7 ($5,600)
*Coste total = Poke Balls + Bayas Zanama
 
Tabla 2: Efectividad de Poke Balls
Tipo
Muestra 1 (Éxitos/Total)
Muestra 2 (Éxitos/Total)
Muestra 3 (Éxitos/Total)
Ocaso Ball
3/4 (75%)
15/20 (75%)
15/20 (75%)
Acopio Ball
27/40 (67.5%)
31/45 (68.9%)
35/49 (71.4%)
Nivel Ball
12/12 (100%)
0/0 (-)
0/0 (-)
Ensueño Ball
2/2 (100%)
1/1 (100%)
4/4 (100%)
Turno Ball
1/1 (100%)
0/0 (-)
0/0 (-)
 
Aspectos a destacar
Todas las muestras fueron de 1 hora.
El tiempo aproximado para una captura perfecta es de 40 segundos.
Cada Poke Ball fallada significan cerca de 20 segundos.
Cada aparición de un pokémon salvaje distinto a Ditto representa una pérdida de 10 segundos.
El mod de strings usado para la muestra 3 es el mod Bills Strings (fuente) 
El tiempo promedio de la captura de un Ditto incluye los encuentros con pokémones distintos, fallo de Poke Ball y moverse para generar apariciones de pokemones salvajes.
La muestra 3 presenta una inversión mayor a las anteriores pero se compensa con la captura de más Dittos.
Debido a la volatilidad del mercado en el GTL y en la venta de cajas de Dittos, no se realizan cálculos de ganancias, aunque las muestras presentan todos los datos necesarios para realizarlos.
Espero que les sea de utilidad y si tienen algún farmeo mejor o algún comentario para mejorar este, por favor déjenmelo saber :D

 

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This is the only up-to-date guide that will help you maximize your Pokédex to the fullest extent possible.
 
The process is split into 5 stages, approximately ranked by difficulty
STAGE 1
Wild Pokémon
This stage serves to grant you access to Mt. Silver.
you can skip this stage if you already have it unlocked.

To complete this stage you need to:
Have all the regions unlocked.
Catch/Evolve all the Wild Pokémon.
Revive and evolve all the Fossil Pokémon.
Find and catch all the Phenomenon exclusive Pokémon.
 
Wild Pokémon
this step is basically; check Pokedex for wild locations, go there, catch then evolve.
Make sure to bring a catching pokemon like Smeargle/Breloom/Parasect and enough pokeballs.

If you cant check wild locations because you havent seen the mon yet I recommend using:
https://pokemmohub.com/tools/pokedex/

Baby Pokémon
These mons can be found in the Wild using Lures.
But you could also breed their parents down with their correspoding incense to save a lot of time and Lures.
 
All incenses can be bought at every daycare.

(budew can be found without lures)

Fossil Pokémon
You can revive every fossil at any regions laboratory.
You can either buy the fossil you're missing or find it with rock smash + thief


Phenomenon exclusive Pokémon
These are special tile encounters exclusive to the Unova region.
They are going to take the longest, so try keeping an eye out early on.
I recommend being in a discord server that has active callouts.

Rustling Grass:
Dust cloud:
Rippling Water:
Shadow:
 

Once you completed this stage your Pokédex "Caught OT" count should be 602 at minimum.

STAGE 2
See-able Legends & Mythicals
This stage serves to complete your Pokedex's "seen" count to the fullest extent possible.
All other see-able Legends/Mythicals that were not listed here will be registered by simply completing the Storylines.
 

Cresselia
After beating the Storyline and completing Sinnoh's national dex, you can trigger a side mission in Canalave City, by entering the House on the bottom left.
the son of Sailor Eldritch, who runs the ferry to Iron Island from Canalave City, falls into a sleep from which he cannot be awoken and is plagued by nightmares. To cure his son, the sailor begs the player to take the ferry to Fullmoon Island to get a Lunar Feather.

There, you can interact with Cresselia once to have it registered as seen.



Latias & Latios

Re-Battling Unovas Pokemon League Champion Alder, he can bring out both Latias and Latios.
Its also possible to have an opponent in Battle Tower (Hoenn) use Latias or Latios.


Mew

Re-battle Morimoto in Unova (castelia city) everyday until he brings out his Mew.
 


Manaphy
Enter the Pokemon Mansion in Sinnoh route 212, go into the room to your right and read the book on the table.



       
Regirock, Regice & Registeel

Can all be seen by Re-battling Sinnoh's Snowpoint City Gym-Leader Candice until she brings them out.
 

All of them also can be seen by Re-battling the Hoenn Pokemon League (Drake, Phoebe or Wallace)
 
After completing all of the above (and catching all obtainable Legendaries/Mythicals) your Pokedex's "Seen" count should be 630. And with that your Seen-Dex is fully complete as of now.

STAGE 3
Obtainable Legends & Mythicals
This stage serves to get your Pokedex's "Caught OT" count to the highest possible number.
 
Roaming Legends
this will take a minimum of 3 months to complete due to them rotating each month.
if you have them registered as seen you can see which one is currently roaming by checking their wild locations.
otherwise I recommend using https://pokemmo.help/calendar

These are encounterable anywhere in their regions "outdoors" area like on grass and water
with the exception of Raikou and Entei, those are on Grass only.

Important things to note:
- You must do single encounters
- chance to encounter is between 1/1001 - 1/7999.
- if you fail to catch your monthly encounter, the odds change to 1/500 until the end of the month.
- They will always be lvl. 50 when you encounter them.
- Repel-trick is NOT possible.
 
Kanto

Articuno, Zapdos & Moltres
 
Popular locations to search:
including noteworthy possible shinies

Berry Forest

Sevault Canyon

Route 24


Johto

Raikou, Entei & Suicune
 
Popular locations to search:
including noteworthy possible shinies
 
Route 45

Route 47

Route 48


KoTH Legends & Myths
Every region has only 1 King of The Hill style Pokémon
meaning that once a player finds it, other players can fight to take it off them. When the Legendary grows bored of its current owner it will return back to the wild and the cycle can repeat.

So to Register every regions KoTH, you can either fight for it once its been found, or find it yourself.
Incase you want to find it yourself I have noted the possible shinies you could get along the way.
 
Important things to note:
- You must do single encounters.
- chance to encounter is between 1/1001 - 1/7999.
- catch rate is always close to 100% with any ball.
- They will always be lvl. 100 
- Repel-tricking is possible.
 
Kanto

Mewtwo
Cerulean cave

(Lowest Floor recommended)
(Ghost type lead to flee from Wobbufet)


All Possible shinies
Common:


Rare:


Lure:

Johto

Lugia
Whirl Islands

(also encounterable while surfing)


All Possible shinies
Cave:


Lure Cave:


Surfing:


Lure Surfing:


Hoenn

Rayquaza
Sky Pillar

(any floor)

All Possible shinies
Floor 1:
Floor 3:
Floor 5:

Lure:


Sinnoh

Arceus
Mt. Coronet

(cave/grass)


All Possible shinies
click floor names to see image

BF1:


F1:


F2:

F3: same as F2

Grass:

F4:

Tunnel Room: same as F4

F5&6: same as F4

Lure (cave & grass):


Unova

Keldeo
Moor of Iccirus

(surfing/puddles)


All Possible shinies
Surfing: (+ Hordes)

Puddles: (+Hordes)

Lure Surfing:


Lure Puddles:

 
Repel-Trick Info:
- Illuminate / Swarm / No Guard / Arena trap lead is recommended.
- You can expect to use around 900-1300 Max repels for each one on average.
- your repel trick lead can be lvl. 100 as the KoTH legend is lvl. 100 aswell.

Raid-Exclusive Legends
To capture these Legendaries, you need to defeat them in a Raid-Battle.
 

Heatran
Stark Mountain, Sinnoh

 
Information:
- Available after completing Stage 1 (Mt. Silver)
- Matchmaking not possible, need to queue with a link of 4
- You need to use atleast 4 OT Pokemons.
- After a 3 Month cooldown you can battle and capture it again.
- After a 1 Week cooldown you can re-battle it to earn Magma Stones.

Event-Exclusive Mythicals
These Mythicals are obtainable after beating every Raid-Boss of their specific Event.
if you just missed event season, you'll have to wait a long time to complete this. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Halloween
 Darkrai


Christmas
 Jirachi

 
Lunar New Year
 Shaymin

 
After catching all of the above your Pokédex's "Caught OT" count should be 617.

STAGE 4
All Forms
Certain Pokémon can have multiple forms, this Stage will show you how to register them.
 
Variant Forms
Gendered variants are not viewable in the Pokedex so we'll disregard them.
 
Basculin

Blue Striped Basculin is Pheno-Exclusive 
(or lure on Route 1 water)
 
Shellos/Gastrodon

West/East side specific
 

Changeable Forms
you have to use your OT here, otherwise when you sort the dex by pvp tiers, the different forms will show up with blue borders
 
Rotom
Change in Rotom's Room, secret location in Sinnoh, Eterna City

 
Castform
Lead with weather setters in a fight then switch to your castform.

 
Burmy/Wormadam
Engage in any battle with the Burmy as lead in different environments:
Plant Cloak in Grassy or Watery Area
Sand Cloak in Rocky or Sandy Area
Trash Cloak Inside building (Gyms etc)

Note: after you evolve Burmy into Wormadam, it will keep the cloak it evolved with.
You will have to evolve an OT Burmy with each cloak for every Wormadam form.
 
Cherrim
Lead with sun-setter then switch to cherrim.

 
Darmanitan
Engage in battle with your Hidden ability Darmanitan and make it lose half its HP.

 
Shaymin
Use 1000 Gracideas to first unlock its alternative form, then use 25 Gracideas for each form change.

 

Seasonal Forms
This is exclusive to Deerling/Sawsbuck.
 


You can encounter their Seasonal forms depending on what the season is in Unova, which rotate every real life month.
Jan - Spring
Feb - Summer
Mar - Autumn
Apr - Winter
May - Spring
Jun - Summer
Jul - Autumn
Aug - Winter
Sep - Spring
Oct - Summer
Nov - Autumn
Dec - Winter


 
Note:
if you just buy all remaining seasonal forms but you don't have the Spring form Caught OT, the evolution tree will still show as blue
in that case you will just have to wait until spring.

(You dont need to do this for Alpha Deerling/Sawsbuck.)

Forms of Unown
Here's the fastest way to catch all Unowns:
Go to Solaceon town in Sinnoh and enter Solaceon Ruins from there.


All 28 Unowns can be found in there, some having specific floors.
Here is a Spreadsheet on where each one is:

 
The Unowns F-R-I-E-N-D are guaranteed encounters but all the others in the alphabet each have a 5% Encounter rate in a random chamber.


After catching the whole alphabet you go to "Maniac Tunnel" in route 214 for the remaining two variants. ? / !
The maniac digs the tunnel as you register more Unowns, in the end it leads to the last chamber.


Forms of Arceus
Due to Arceus being a King Of The Hill style Legendary Pokémon, you are not able change its Held item as it is a temporary mon.
This isn't a problem for all the other KOTH Legends but in order to Change Arceus form, it needs to hold the different Plates.


 
So in order to complete this, you would actually need to get a hold of it every time it spawns with a different plate or catch it yourself for every different plate.
As you can tell this is going to be a lot of effort for no reason, but I'm pretty sure the PokeMMO developers won't change anything about it so this will probably always be the only way to do this.

Important things to note:
You can't switcheroo or trick swap items in battle to make Arceus hold a different plate.
>Trick/Switcheroo only works if Arceus spawns with no plate (Normal-Type)
Wild encountered Arceus has an even chance to spawn with each plate or with no plate, so that's 1/17 for every form.
 
Good luck, this is probably the hardest part of this whole journey.
I may make a seperate guide for this specifically
 
After completing this stage you should be able to view every single form and variant of a Pokémon in your Pokédex.
(except for Giratina, but thats not possible yet)

STAGE 5
Alpha Pokémon
This stage serves to help you complete your Alpha Pokedex.
(OT doesn't matter for the Alpha Dex so you could theoretically buy everything from the GTL.)
 
Daily Alphas
A random Alpha Swarm appears once every in-game day in a random region.
there is many guides and strategies on how to catch them you can find online.

But heres my prefered strategy to quickly catch them:
Check the gender of the Alpha.
Catch one of the "swarm minions" with the opposite gender of the alpha
Have it in your party.
Battle Alpha again with skill swap lead.
Lower its hp & put it to sleep.
switch to the minion.
Throw Love Balls
 
This doesn't work with every Alpha, but it has the highest success rate to my knowledge.
For genderless or female only Alphas you may resort to using Timer Balls.

Event-Exclusive Alphas
Here I have listed all Alphas that are not in the daily rotation, but only available during their specific event.
 
Lunar New Year
Ampharos
Braviary
Excadrill
Grumpig 
Gyarados
Lopunny
Purugly
Slaking
Steelix
Stoutland
Tauros
Zebstrika

Halloween
Absol
Banette
Chandelure
Dusknoir
Drifblim
Galvantula
Gengar
Golurk
Mandibuzz
Mismagious
Scolipede
Spiritomb
 
Christmas
Abomasnow
Amoonguss
Beartic
Cryogonal
Chimecho
Delibird
Electrode
Froslass
Starmie
Sawsbuck
Stantler
Tangrowth
Togekiss
Vanilluxe
 
10 Year Anniversary Event (one-time event)
Venusaur 
Blastoise
Charizard
 
The Alpha Kanto starters are not coming back.
The cheapest way to register them is to find someone who has them and ask if you can touch them and send them back.

Raid-Exclusive Alphas
This feature is not implemented yet.
but it was teased in xmas 2024 with alpha suicune and its been confirmed to come back as permanent raid in the future.
 
Raikou (most likely)
Suicune (confirmed)
Entei (most likely)
 
source:
 

Misc
Druddigon (unobtainable)
Aerodactyl (unobtainable)
Tyranitar (Mt. Silver exclusive)
 
Once you have every obtainable Alpha registered your Pokedex should show 314/316 caught Alpha.

 
once you have completed all stages,
you become part of the <0.01% percentile of players that have truly completed their Pokédex

welcome to the club.
- coppernikus
 (mic drop)

Hi! Great guide! I have a theory that I haven't been able to fully verify. I read in the comments that the strategy doesn't work for some, while others do despite following the steps mentioned here. I think it may be due to the Pokémon's OTs. Personally, I use another technique (Poliwrath + Dragonite + Chandelure) that works well for me 99% of the time, while Ho-Oh changes attacks about 1%. These Pokémon have my OT, and when I've tried the technique with the same Pokémon, same Natures, same EVs, with almost identical IVs, but with a OT that isn't mine, Ho-Oh always uses different moves and ends up winning.
I haven't been able to corroborate this theory, but it may be the reason why Ho-Oh changes its moves and ends up defeating us on some occasions, regardless of the strategy we follow.

Not that im aware of, i dont speak any other languages and wouldnt know how to go about doing other languages. I did have someone message me telling me they wanted to translate my strings for spanish and if that does happen then wouldnt mind publishing that with their credit. So unless someone will translate it i don't have any intentions of any other languages unfortunately.