Yanma and its evolved form, Yanmega, make use of their high Special Attack and Speed in battle. Yanmega has a relatively diverse movepool, as well as the highest base stat total of all Bug-type Pokémon. Its abilities are also very helpful against the opposition: Speed Boost increases Yanmega’s Speed at the end of every turn, and Tinted Lens (which a Yanma with the Compoundeyes ability will inherit upon evolution) doubles the damage Yanmega gives to an opponent who has a type resistance to the attack.

They are all of Modest (+Special Attack, -Attack) nature and have the following moves at their disposal:

Protect – (Normal)
Protect will shield Yanma from nearly every attack for the turn, but its likelihood to work decreases if you use it repeatedly.
AncientPower – (Rock, Power 60, Acc 100)
This attack may increase all five of Yanma’s stats after inflicting damage to the foe. When leveling up Yanma, the presence of this move will trigger it to evolve into Yanmega.
Bug Buzz – (Bug STAB, Power 90, Acc 100)
This move may lower the foe’s Special Defense and its power is magnified due to the Same-Type Attack Bonus Yanma gets with its Bug typing.
Air Slash – (Flying STAB, Power 75, Acc 95)
A strong Flying-type move (also made more powerful by Yanma’s Flying typing) that may cause the foe to flinch.

All of these bugs show off their quick movement in battle, having a 31 IV stat in Speed. They’ll do the work so you don’t have to.

• These Yanma will be buzzing away at 10:30 PM Eastern (7:30 PM Pacific) this Friday, August 27, 2010.
• Comment with your Name and Friend Code.
• Get a Pokémon to trade; I’m not looking for anything particular—just something you don’t want.
• Make yourself available to Trade (invite->Trade); I will come to you when I’m ready.

I will be trading on my HeartGold cartridge:
Name: Kurt
FC: 5371 2598 5178

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They are a powerhouses both in Attack and Defense. They can come in on physical attacks and clear the field of hazards by using Rapid Spin and set up entry hazards of their own. While little Phanpys can’t learn Rapid Spin, once they evolve to Donphan the move relearner will teach them it for the price of a Heart Scale. They can also learn powerful attacks from the Move Tutors such as Seed Bomb, Gunk Shot, Superpower and Bounce to round out an attack you team might be missing.
These little guys are already working as they have the Pickup ability and will gather items for you if you have them in your party during a battle. Once they evolve they take on a Sturdy ability that makes them immune to OHKO moves.
They are all Adamant (+ Attack, -SpAttack) about doing their part to help and know the following moves:

Body Slam - (Normal, Power 85, Acc 100)
A powerful attack that has a 30% chance of paralyzing your opponent

Ice Shard – (Ice, Power 40, Acc 100)
A priority move that hits Flyers that are immune to Earthquakes. This moves makes up for Donphan’s lack of speed by letting you get a jump on most moves and hits Dragons especially hard.

Stealth Rock
This sets up floating rocks that damage pokemon as they enter the battle based on their weakness to Rock attacks.

Earthquake (Ground STAB, Power 100, Acc 100)
One of the most powerful moves in the game that gets a STAB boost from Phanpy/Donphan’s Ground Typing

True to their tank-like nature these will all have a 31 IV in defense to insure that they will take a licking and keep on ticking.

• These Phanpy will be clocking out Friday at 5:00 PM Pacific (8:00 PM Eastern) on August 20th, 2010
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• Get a pokémon to trade, I’m not looking for anything particular just something you don’t want.
• Make yourself available to Trade (invite->Trade) I will come to you when I’m ready.

These will come from my Heart-Gold game
Name: DENEVES
FC: 3696 3987 9002

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The long awaited reopening of the Zeppelin Gym has arrived and with it comes the Zeppelin Festival. The Zeppelin Gym’s typing is Normal and Flying.
You can battle and earn one of the coveted Zeppelin badges by defeating Trombones13 in a pokefarm league gym battle.
Breeders can show off their skills by entering the “You Make The Team” contest. The breeder who enters the best offspring that is a Normal and/or Flying type will win a prize and have their pokemon make the Zeppelin Gyms battling team. For more information check out this thread in the forums.
Keep checking in for other contests, tournaments and farming events that are celebrate Flying and Normal type pokémon.

In honor of the Zeppelin Gym I am giving away Fearows. They are level 49 and know the following moves:

• Agility - Agility raises its Speed two levels to double its base speed
• Assurance – (Dark, Power 50 Acc 100) Assurance along with its Normal typing serves as a great counter for Ghost types. Assurance’s power doubles if that pokemon has already received damage in that turn
• Roost - Roost restores half of Fearow’s maximum HP, but removes its Flying typing for the rest of that turn.
• Drill Peck – (Flying STAB, Power 80, Acc 100) A powerful STAB move that makes Fearow something to fear.

What makes these special from the run of mill Fearow caught on Route 225 is that all of these Fearows are shiny. I have around thirty of them and they will go to the first thirty that sign up here and meet me in the wifi room for the event.

• To receive one of these golden birds be in the wifi room on Tuesday at 5:00 PM Pacific (8:00 PM Eastern) on August 3rd, 2010
• Comment with your Name and Friend Code
• Get a pokémon to trade, I’m not looking for anything particular just something you don’t want. If you have had success at chaining and would like to trade one of your shiny pokemon that would be wonderful, but it’s no problem if you don’t.
• Make yourself available to Trade (invite->Trade) I will come to you when I’m ready.

These will come from my Platinum game
Name: 7 Ranch
FC: 0646 1642 9972

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Once you battle your way through Kanto to Viridian City you will find a Trainer House there where you can battle other top trainers. You can battle the trainers there once every day and for every victory you can earn 1 battle point. You can enter any pokemon that you like and use any hold items you want. Your pokémon can be any level you like, but they are maxed out at level 50. Your items, status and HP will be refreshed and replenished before each battle.

The initial trainer there is Ace trainer Cal. He only has three pokémon, but he shows you the potential of how strong the Johto starters can be be with some proper breeding and training.

Meganium ♀ lvl 50, holding a Sitrus Berry

• LeechSeed
• Toxic
• Protect
• Energy Ball

This pokémon is built defensively and it takes more than one super-effective attack to bring it down. If you don’t, it will slowly sap away your HP.

Typhlosion ♀ level 50, holding a Salac Berry

• Eruption
• Flamethrower
• Substitute
• Focus Blast

Typhlosion likes to come in on Fire or Ice attacks against Meganium and replenish its substitutes if Leech Seed is in effect. The Salac Berry allows it to outspeed opposing pokemon once its HP is in the red.

Feraligatr ♀ level 50, holding a Lum Berry

• Dragon Dance
• Waterfall
• Ice Punch
• Crunch

Feralgatr provides the physical attack and is built sturdy. It often takes two Dragon Dances to outspeed some of the faster pokémon, but if you let it gather up steam it can roll over your entire team.

When you upload a pokémon to your pokéwalker the information of the team you are currently playing is loaded onto the pokéwalker also. When two pokéwalkers are connected, you not only receive a gift in both pokéwalkers, but the information of your team is also exchanged. Gifts, items you find, pokémon that you have caught and watts can be deposited to any game whether or not it matches the pokéwalker. When you receive the gift, the trainers info and team show up in the Viridian Training House where you can battle them every day. You can even battle yourself with the team you had when you exchanged gifts, if their gift is deposited in your game.
You can have as many as ten opposing trainers in the Training Hall. Remember you can only exchange gifts with another trainer’s pokéwalker 10 times, so try to meet as many fellow trainers as you can to rack up extra battle points every day.

Soul Dew is a rare item that when held by Latios or Latias will raise both their Special Attack and their Special Defense one level (50%). After exchanging your Enigmas Stone for Soul Dew, Steven Stone will appear in Pewter City and reveal that Soul Dew is believed to be the solidified spirits of Latios and Latias. Once you leave you will be challenged by them depending on the version you are playing.

For SoulSilver, you will challenged by Latias. She will be at level 40 and know the following moves:

• Water Sport
• Refresh
• Mist Ball
• Zen Headbutt

Heartgold users will be challenged by Latios. He also will be at level 40 and know these moves:

• Protect
• Refresh
• Luster Purge
• Zen Headbutt

Unlike previous pokémon games, HeartGold and SoulSilver have the Mystery Gift box visible on the opening screen to start the game. Just scroll down below the CONNECT TO POKéWALKER box, click on the MYSTERY GIFT box, click RECEIVE GIFT and click GET VIA NINTENDO WFC.
You must have:

• A HeartGold or SoulSilver game and a DS
• Obtained the pokedex from Prof. Elm
• Room for the wonder card (can’t have more than three)
• A wireless connection setup (use the box below MYSTERY GIFT to establish your connection settings)

For those who missed the Jirachi giveaway from Gamestop, the wishmaker Jirachi will be available as a Mystery Gift download on the Nintendo Wi-Fi until July 16th, 2010. Jirachi will unlock the Night Sky’s Edge PokeWalker course in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
These Jirachis will be at level 5 and will be holding an rare Liechi Berry that will boost its attack when its HP is low. They will come with a Classic Ribbon and know the following moves:

Wish
Confusion
Rest
Draco Meteor, which is a very powerful Dragon type move that cannot be taught to Jirachi any other way

For Diamond, Pearl or Platinum, if you have received mystery gifts before then you are ready to go. Just click on MYSTERY GIFT on the opening screen, then RECEIVE GIFT, then GET VIA NINTENDO WFC and it will load the Wonder Card on to your game.
If you have yet to receive a mystery gift, go to the 3rd floor in Jubilife TV. Talk to the man next to a lady and type in “everyone happy” as a response to his first question and type in “wi-fi connection” to the next question. Save your game and when you restart it the MYSTERY GIFT option box will appear below NEW GAME on the opening screen.

As per usual you will need to have:
• Room for the wonder card (can’t have more than three) and you can’t have previously received the Jirachi wonder card
• A Diamond, Pearl or Platinum and a DS
• Have obtained the Pokedex
• A wireless connection setup (use the box below MYSTERY GIFT to establish your connection settings)

Unlike previous pokémon games, HeartGold and SoulSilver have the Mystery Gift box visible on the opening screen to start the game. Just scroll down below the CONNECT TO POKéWALKER box, click on the MYSTERY GIFT box, click RECEIVE GIFT and click GET VIA NINTENDO WFC.
You must have:

• A HeartGold or SoulSilver game and a DS
• Obtained the pokedex from Prof. Elm
• Room for the wonder card (can’t have more than three)
• A wireless connection setup (use the box below MYSTERY GIFT to establish your connection settings)

The newest Pokéwalker course is now available for wifi download until June 25th, 2010. It’s appropriately named the Winner’s Path and has pokémon that have moves that are not learned as level up moves and useful hold items for battling. These pokémon and items may be the help you need to conquer the elite four or maybe knock off Red from atop Mt. Silver.
As with the all courses there are beneficial natures that can lower the minimum step count by 25% and those types are Dark, Electric and Fighting. The pokémon available from this course are:

Group	C	C	B	B	A	A
	Magikarp♂	Bronzor	Duskull♂	Horsea♂	Beldum	Munchlax♂
Hold Item	Wacan Berry	Occa Berrry	Reaper Cloth	Dragon Scale	Shuca Berry	Leftovers
Level	5	5	5	5	5	5
Moves	Splash Bounce	Tackle Confusion Trick Room	Leer Night Shade Imprison	Bubble Smokescreen Muddy Water	Take Down Zen Headbutt Iron Head Iron Defense	Metronome Tackle Defense Curl Selfdestruct
Steps Required	0	0	3000	3000	8000	8000

There are also some valuable items that can be found with the dowsing app and they are:
Chesto Berry
Persim Berry (500+ Steps)
Lum Berry (1000+ Steps)
Sitrus Berry (2000+ Steps)
White Herb (5000+ Steps)
Power Herb (6000+ Steps)
Choice Specs (7000+ Steps)
Choice Band (8000+ Steps)
Choice Scarf (9000+ Steps)
Focus Sash (10000+ Steps)

Unlike previous pokémon games, HeartGold and SoulSilver have the Mystery Gift box visible on the opening screen to start the game. Just scroll down below the CONNECT TO POKéWALKER box, click on the MYSTERY GIFT box, click RECEIVE GIFT and click GET VIA NINTENDO WFC.
You must have:

• A HeartGold or SoulSilver game and a DS
• Obtained the pokedex from Prof. Elm
• Room for the wonder card (can’t have more than three)
• A wireless connection setup (use the box below MYSTERY GIFT to establish your connection settings)

• Saturday, May 8, 2010 – Seattle, WA
• Saturday, May 15, 2010 – San Francisco, CA
• Saturday, May 22, 2010 – Phoenix, AZ
• Saturday, May 29, 2010 – Dallas, TX
• Saturday, June 5, 2010 – Atlanta, GA
• Saturday, June 12, 2010 – Newark, NJ
• Saturday, May 29, 2010 – Birmingham, England
• Saturday, June 5, 2010 – Cologne, Germany
• Saturday, June 12, 2010 – Lyon, France
• Saturday, June 19, 2010 – Madrid, Spain

The top 16 finishers in each region are invited to the national championships on June 26 – 28, 2010 in Indianapolis, IN and those top 16 finishers will be invited to compete in the World Championships scheduled August 14 and 15, 2010 in Kona, Hawaii.

If you attend any of these events you may download a special Shiny Eevee whether you compete or just show up to watch.

This Eevee will be at level 50 holding a Focus Sash and be in a Cherish Ball with Classic Ribbon. It will have the following moves:

• Iron Tail
• Trump Card
• Flail
• Quick Attack

To get Shiny Eevee, you must:

• Have your own copy of Pokémon HeartGold Version or Pokémon SoulSilver Version
• Have your own Nintendo DS™ system
• Have acquired the Pokédex in your game
• Have no more than two Wonder Cards in your inventory

As others have mentioned, the game is quite addictive, once you get used to it!

I would describe it as a combination of the games Minesweeper, Sudoku, and Picross

Because my camera is out of batteries, and I can’t find the charger, I’m going to give you a gradual playthrough, of my ‘level 5′ game. I am not necessarily expecting to win, but I am going to do it in such a way that maybe you will understand my thought processes in making the decisions that I do.

The numbers in red indicate how many Voltorbs are in the field; whereas the number above the line indicates how much the numbers in that particular row/column add up to.

Let’s begin. *studies board*

I will begin by opening my Memo, and looking at what I do *not* need to flip. Ah! See that bottom row? It’s a 5×5 grid – if the top and bottom numbers add up to ‘5′, then every tile in that row is either a Voltorb or a ‘1′ – which is neutral, and does not affect your score. If it’s a choice between a ‘voltorb and a 1′, well personally I choose neither – so I mark the whole row with both the ‘voltorb’ and ‘1′ stamps.

I continue to inspect the board, making stamps as I go, before I decide upon the first tile I’d actually like to flip.

Ah-ha! Middle column, second tile from the bottom. That is my first target – because both 8 and 10 are high numbers. I close the memo, and tap the tile. *crosses fingers*

and it’s a 3! ^_^ *searches for more potential targets*

This is taking a while… but if I lose, I’ll show the final board – promise!

Current score: 3

*flips middle row, second from top* Another 3!
Current score: 9

*second from top, second from right* A 2!
Current score: 18

In a risky maneuver, I opt for the last tile in the second row – an 8/1 coinciding with a 4/2. Fortunately, my hunch is correct – it’s a 2 – my current score is 36

Hmm… now my Stamps need updating – notice how I’ve flipped over numbers higher than 1? Well now I have to factor them into calculations; the amount of ‘potentially good’ tiles is actually decreasing, which is a good thing! That last column has a ‘2′ in it now, so every other tile must either be a voltorb or a 1.

My next move, will be top row, middle column – I’m thinking it’s a 2 *crosses fingers*

And it is! Current score: 72

Hmm.. well I’m going to go ahead and flip that middle one, I think it’ll be another ‘2′

Yup! Current score: 144.

I also need to update my stamps ;)

Notice now I only have 2 viable targets? I think my game is almost over – and I hope it is in a good way.

I am selecting the cell that is second from the left, and second from the bottom. It will either make or break this game ;)

A 3! 432 coins, and that was indeed the last tile.

Before the ‘reveal’, my board looks like this:

After, it looks like this *stamps removed*

Thanks for reading – and as a personal note, I’m glad I finished by ‘winning’ instead of ‘losing’ – because I was hoping this might help people get used to the gameplay and controls.

I just noticed that this success got me up to an even 2100 coins! ^_^

Once you have gathered enough coins you can take them to the gentlemen seated in the game room and exchange them for prizes.

TMs:
• 2,000 coins TM 90 Substitute
• 4,000 coins TM 75 Swords Dance
• 6,000 coins TM 44 Rest
• 10,000 coins TM 13 Ice Beam
• 10,000 coins TM 24 Thunderbolt
• 10,000 coins TM 35 Flamethrower

Hold Items  1,000 coins each:
• Silk Scarf – Boosts the power of Normal Attacks by 20%
• Wide Lens – Boosts Accuracy by 10%
• Zoom Lens – Boosts Accuracy by 20% if holder moves after opponent
• Metronome – Boosts power of consecutive moves by 10%

Pokémon all at level 20:
• 200 coins Abra
• 700 coins Ekans (HeartGold only)
• 700 coins Sandshrew (SoulSilver only)
• 2100 coins Dratini

Once you reach Kanto you will find that the game corner in Celadon has also been changed to Voltorb Flip. While the game is the same, the prizes are different

TMs:
• 2,000 coins TM 58 Endure
• 4,000 coins TM 32 Double Team
• 5,000 coins TM 10 Hidden Power
• 10,000 coins TM 29 Psychic
• 10,000 coins TM 74 Gyro Ball
• 15,000 coins TM 68 Giga Impact

Hold Items  1,000 coins each:
• Silk Scarf – Boosts the power of Normal Attacks by 20%
• Wide Lens – Boosts Accuracy by 10%
• Zoom Lens – Boosts Accuracy by 20% if holder moves after opponent
• Metronome – Boosts power of consecutive moves by 10%

Pokémon all at level 5:
• 3333 coins Mr. Mime
• 6666 coins Eevee
• 9999 coins Porygon