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The Ultimate Collection?

Dear Professor Yew,
I like to think that I have a lot of Pokémon stuff in my bedroom. I have all of the DS games that have ever come out, lots of issues of your magazine, and some brilliant Pokémon plush toys that my aunt sent me from America. My question for you is, who has the largest Pokémon collection, and how many items do they have?
From Kylie Grayson, age 9, Milton Keynes

Hi Kylie, I know exactly who has the largest Pokémon collection as they have gone and got themselves into the new version of the Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer’s Edition – you might have seen our news story on her already. Her name is Lisa Courtney, she’s aged 13 and from Hertfordshire. She has 12,113 items, but looking at a photo the book people sent in when we asked them your question, most of the items seem to be plush soft toys. I sent Stu Yew to ask Lisa a few questions about her collection…

Stu: Thanks Lisa, good to talk to you!.

Extra Dungeons?

Dear Professor Yew,
I just love the Mystery Dungeon games, and I am having a great time with Explorers Of Sky. I heard from a friend, though, that there are extra dungeons to play through after you’ve completed Chapter 10. Can you tell me if this is true, and if so, do you know anything about them?
From Andrew Fletcher, age 12, Grimsby

Thanks for the letter, Andrew. You can unlock new dungeons using these methods once you have completed the tenth chapter of the game. Each of these dungeons has a treasure chest on the final floor, but watch out – some have Legendary Pokémon guarding them!

Bottomless Sea… When you get the Secret Rank, you will get this job from Spinda’s Café
Destiny Tower… Once you have beaten the game, make some drinks at Spinda’s Juice Bar – the dungeon will be random
Giant Volcano… Back to Spinda’s Café after Secret Rank
Happy Outlook… More Juice Bar drinks after completing
Inferno Cave… Get to the Guildmaster Rank
Lost Wilderness… More Juice Bar drinks after completing
Oblivion Forest… When you get the Master 1 Star Rank
Oran Forest… After you make 60 Recycles
Sky Stairway… Get this job from Spinda’s Café once you get the Secret Rank
Southern Islands… When you get the Master 3 Star Rank
Star Cave… You will get Jirachi’s Challenge letter from Spinda’s Café once you clear Special Episode 1 and get the Special Rank
Tiny Meadow… After 25 Recycles
Treacherous Waters… When you get the Master 2 Star Rank
Zero Island Center… Once you have graduated from the Guild and done 150 Recycles

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Link ’em Up!

Dear Professor Yew,
Recently I have been trying to buy as many old Pokémon games and gadgets on the internet as possible. I’ve managed to get myself a copy of XD: Gale Of Darkness for my GameCube, and I’d like to link it up to my Game Boy game collection as I seem to remember you can do special things when linked up, but I don’t know what you can do. Any ideas?
From Oscar Bradley, age 14, London

Wow, you’re living in the past there Oscar, but why not if you’ve never enjoyed these old Pokémon games? The first thing you can do is transfer fully purified Pokémon from XD to your GBA games. If you’re in to Pokémon battling, XD had a Battle Mode where you can transfer a whole XD team to Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen or Emerald, as long as there are no Shadow Pokémon in your team. You pick your Pokémon’s attacks on the Game Boy, then watch the action on the TV screen. Car boot sales are a good place to find this old Pokémon gear, too… if anyone has picked up something cool on the cheap, send us a photo and let us know what you’re playing!

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Bounce Around the Ranch!

Dear Professor Yew,
When playing My Pokémon Ranch recently, I dropped my Wii Remote and all the Pokémon on screen bounced! Can you tell me how to do it again, because this is cool?!
From Harley Smallman, age 10, Chester

Hey Harley – I know exactly what you did! There are four kinds of effects you can mess around with in My Pokémon Ranch. The Earthquake is done by holding the Wii Remote vertically and flicking it left and right like a wand. Everyone will fall over! Then try Explosion where you hold the Remote vertically and do a quick up-down flick: nearby Pokémon will be blown away! Then there’s Tornado where you hold the Remote vertically again but do a circle motion – you will make a tornado and sweep up all Pokémon into the air! Finally try the Bounce: hold the Remote horizontally and do an up and down quick motion – everyone in your ranch will bounce, but not fall over. Cool, eh?

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PokéPark Palpitations!

Dear Professor Yew,
I was surfing some Pokémon news sites this afternoon and I came across some very small pictures of a new WiiWare game called PokéPark. I went straight to the Pokémon World website, but you didn’t have the story. I’d just like to ask you if you know anything more about the game, and also ask why it’s not on the website?
From Josh Barnett, age 10, Chester

Arrggh! You’ve caught us out there, Josh. While we do try to update the www.pokemon-world.co.uk website every day if we can, sometimes there are other things that get in the way of this, like putting the magazine that you love together. By the time you read this there will be a full news story on the new PokéPark Wii on the website, along with lots of new pics. In fact, we have also covered it in ‘Our Man in Japan’ this month where our Japanese correspondent has been raving about it! So what do we know so far? Err… well the full title seems to be PokéPark Wii: Pikachu’s Great Adventure and it’s an action game based around the travelling Pokémon theme park that many of the Asian countries have enjoyed over the last few years. Pikachu finds out that there’s some crisis at the park and gets to explore  to solve the problems. It turns out, the yellow mouse has to take part in all kinds of attractions the park has to offer. To succeed, Pikachu will need to get assistance from various other Pokémon, and they will only come on board if he completes Trial of Strength games like quizzes and battles. With the correct Pokémon on your team you can go on to play a water race called the Marine Slider, a Sky Race and a regular running race. That’s about all we have right now, but keep checking back in the magazine pages to find out more!

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What? Not Pokémon?

Dear Professor Yew,
A bit off topic really, but I bought Super Smash Bros Brawl on the Wii recently, partly because I know it has Pokémon characters in it. What I want to know from you, though, is do you know how to access the special versions of old Nintendo games that are hidden away? A friend of mine said that he had played Donkey Kong in the game. Sorry that it’s not directly Pokémon related, but you seem to know most things about games.
From Luke Bennett, age 13, Warwick

Hey Luke, don’t worry about it not being directly Pokémon – the game is so full of Pokémon stuff that we think of it as a Pokémon game around here anyway! Yes, I certainly do know how to access the Virtual Console Trails in the game. It goes like this…

Donkey Kong… you need to play more than ten hours of the game to access it.
F-Zero… Beat SSE as Captain Falcon.
Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time… You need to use Toon Link over ten times.
Super Mario USA… You get this when you win in Vs Mode with Peach more than
five times.
Super Mario World… Play Yoshi’s Island (Melee) more than three times to access this game.

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New to Ash?

Dear Professor Yew,
I know this might sound odd to you, and most of your readers too, but I am quite new to Pokémon and I came to this wonderful world of monsters by playing the games only. It was only a couple of months ago that I started watching the cartoon series on TV. What I’d like to ask you is, why is Ash from the cartoon series not in the videogames? And, how did Ash start out on his Pokémon adventure, because I get the feeling the ones on TV right now are way, way into the story.
From Sara Grayson, age 12, Whitby

Thanks for your letter, Sara – where have you been? Oh, you’re only 12, so that means you would have been… just born when the Pokémon cartoon series started out and Ash got his first Pokémon from my good friend Professor Oak. The episode was called ‘Pokémon – I Choose You!’ and was shown on 1 April 1997 in Japan for the first time. Ash’s goal has always been to become the world’s greatest Pokémon Master, and each episode he tries to move forward in his quest, with his trusty Pikachu by his side. The playable characters in the first Pokémon games on Game Boy looked much like Ash, but were given different names so as not to get confused with the cartoon, and since then the characters in the games have evolved to be their own characters and nothing to do with Ash at all. Odd really – you’d think it would have been Ash in the games all along!

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Bun in the Oven?

Dear Professor Yew,
I know it’s exciting to talk about HeartGold, SoulSilver and Platinum, but I only have Pokémon Diamond on my DS and my mum tells me that I won’t be getting any more Pokémon games for a while. That doesn’t make me sad, though, as I love Diamond to bits. My question for you is, though, how do I make the Pokémon bread? It’s something I haven’t worked out.
From Adam Williamson, age 8, Nottingham
PS I think your website is brilliant – especially the movie features. I just wish you could buy these films on DVD in shops over here.

Adam, good to hear from you. Firstly, you can get Pokémon DVDs – just shop around. I’ve seen them in Borders and online. As for making Pokémon bread – well it’s called Pofin. Firstly you will need to get a Pack to store your bready creations in, then pick yourself lots of different berries to experiment with. Next, when you are in one of the towns take a trip to the local Bread Maker. Look around, you’ll soon find the right place. It’s all about blending. Put a berry into the machine and then use the DS touch screen to rotate the mechanism anticlockwise. You are now blending your bread. You can go slow or quick depending on the level of bread you want to create. When you’re done you will be marked on speed, accuracy and berry type. Depending on what you have used, your Pofin can boost a Pokémon’s Beauty, Cool, Cute, Smart or Tough stats. All very useful for the Super Contests in the game. Good luck, and happy baking!

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Terrible Twin

Dear Professor Yew,
If it isn’t too much trouble, could you answer two questions for me please?
Where can I find Bagon in Pokémon Ruby? I have searched and searched but can’t find him anywhere! Also, do you know where and how I can get the Dragon Scale to evolve Seadra into Kingdra?
From Peter, West Sussex

Well Peter, that shouldn’t be too much trouble at all, young man! Bagon hides in the very deepest depths of Meteor Falls – go all the way to the back of the caves and search the small chamber until one attacks you. Be sure to catch it, though – they’re pretty rare, even in the one place they exist! Your best bet is to find a Dragon Scale is to catch yourself a lot of Horsea – occasionally, they’ll be holding one. A word of warning, though: you might have catch a lot before you find the item you need. Good luck!

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The End Is Nigh

Dear Professor Yew,
I have Pokémon FireRed but I can’t seem to defeat the Elite Four and Gary. What Pokémon should I use to have an advantage against them? Also, where can I catch Deoxys?
From Sam, Benwick

Well Sam, teams can be as basic or as advanced as you’d like – make sure you’ve got a good variety of tough Pokémon, too. A well-trained Alakazam, for example, will ruin all of Bruno’s Pokémon and you’d be wise to bring an Ice or Dragon-type to fight Lance. Otherwise, stick with a strong team you like, go level them up a little and it should work out just fine. As for Deoxys, the space-dwelling Pokémon is so rare that it was only available at special Nintendo events.

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Fish On

Dear Professor Yew,
I’ve caught almost every Pokémon except Feebas in my Pokémon Sapphire game. I’ve searched all over and can’t find it anywhere! Where on earth is it and do you have to be fishing to catch it?
From Hassan, Doncaster

Well Hassan, a common problem indeed. Although Feebas shows up as being catchable on Route 119, he’s extremely rare. You’ll need to Surf all around the area, fishing like crazy. I recommend using a lower-quality Rod so as to have a better chance of seeing off all the lower level monsters. Keep persevering and you should eventually bag your very own Feebas!

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Mum’s The Word

Dear Professor Yew,
I’ve got a big problem in Pokémon Ruby. You see, I keep losing to my mum. It sounds really stupid but she’s really good at Pokémon Sapphire. I think it’s something to do with my party…
My Party: Jirachi (L100), Blaziken (L100), Medicham (L100), Bannette (L100), Altaria (L75), Sceptile (L57)
Mum’s Party: Swampert (L100), Pellipper (L100), Sceptile (L100), Blaziken (L100), Raichu (L100), Volbeat/Girafarig (both L100)
Please, please help me!
From Maria, Nottingham
PS How do I get Azurill?

Hmmmmmm… the main problem I see is that you have two Pokémon who aren’t even really in the competition. Altaria and Sceptile need a bit more training to even the odds, preferably all the way to Level 100. Other than that, it’s a case of playing type match-ups against each other. You clearly know your mum’s team well and you’re probably aware of what moves the monsters use, so it might be wise to hide a few surprises in your own move sets. Swampert with Earthquake, for example, should be able to catch out Raichu if you play your cards right. As for Azurill – a lot of people don’t realise that if you don’t make a Marrill hold the Sea Incense while breeding two of them, you won’t get the baby form!

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Four Of The Finest

Dear Professor Yew,
I have a few questions to ask you: In Pokémon Silver, how do you get Slowbro to evolve into Slowking? In Pokémon LeafGreen, where can you actually catch Mew? I have a Japanese copy of Pokémon Crystal – is there any way at all that would enable me to change the language to English?
From Becky, London

Firstly, the problem here is that Slowking doesn’t actually evolve from Slowbro – it evolves from Slowpoke! Trade one while its holding a King’s Rock and you should see for yourself. Unfortunately, Mew isn’t quite so simple and aside from cheating. Language switching is again a problem – there’s no option to do this (at least not in the Pokémon games), I’m afraid.

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Big Screen Battles

Dear Professor Yew,
I am stuck trying to complete Pokémon Colosseum and have some questions for you. How do you get back to Snagem Hideout (the one you blow up at the start) and how do you catch Ho-Oh?
From Ryan, Thrapston

Well Ryan, good to see someone still playing Colosseum. To return to the Snagem Hideout, you’ll need to beat the game’s main quest and it should appear on the map for you to explore. As for catching Ho-Oh, you’ll need to purify every Shadow Pokémon in the game and then beat the 100 trainers at Battle Tower. Hard work? Yes. Worth it? Very much so…

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Channel Hopper

Dear Professor Yew,
I have been to One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six and Seven Islands and got the gems, but I was wondering if there are any more islands to explore? If there are, what are their names and how do you get to them?
From Aidan, York

Well Aidan, by conventional means, you’ve hit them all – unfortunately, there’s nothing conventional about Pokémon! There are actually two more islands out there but getting to them is quite a chore. One houses Lugia and Ho-Oh while the other plays host to Deoxys, but in order for you to reach either, you’ll need Nintendo to download special items to your cartridge for you. Keep an eye on Pokémon World to keep updated!

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Language Barrier

Dear Professor Yew,
I’ve done the method to get Deoxys that you printed several issues back but I don’t get the Wonder Gift option! Why doesn’t it work? I’ve got the Mystery Gift and when I select it I get Wonder Cards and Wonder News. Why am I not getting Wonder Gift?
From Jordan, Cwmbran

It appears that the Wonder options that allow you access to Deoxys vary with the territory – the version we used was an American copy of the game and so the text does differ slightly occasionally. What you’re getting is completely normal and if a Nintendo Event with the Deoxys download point comes anywhere near you again, you’ll be able to get your hands on it just fine. Don’t panic!

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Speed Freak

Dear Professor Yew,
I’m a huge fan of your magazine. I’ve been playing Pokémon Sapphire for a while now and I’ve defeated the Elite Four loads of times, caught Latias and now I’m after Rayquaza. I’ve found the entrance to the Sky Pillar but in the tower on the fourth floor the rocks are blocking the way of my Mach Bike and I can’t reach Rayquaza! Can you help me out?
From Alex, by email

You’ve got most of the way up the tower using that trusty Mach Bike and it isn’t going to fail you now! Unfortunately, this bit is very tricky, even for an expert like me! You need to exploit the fact that, once it gets up to top speed, the Mach Bike does not slow down for changing direction unless you bump into something. You’ll need lightning reflexes to steer around the rocks that block your path but I promise that it can be done with a little practice. And once across you can pretty much smell Rayquaza…

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Always Believe In Your Soul

Dear Professor Yew,
On Pokémon Gold, my sister has a Gastly with Mean Look that stops Pokémon escaping, but whenever she battles Entei, Raikou or Suicune, they flee before she can use the attack. Why is this?
From Stephen Tomkins

Well Stephen, there’s one important thing you’re overlooking – a Pokémon’s Speed stat will determine who goes first in combat. The only way to get your Gastly (who is hardly the quickest of Pokémon) to act faster than one of those legendaries is through extensive training. I recommend you evolve into Haunter or even up to Gengar at the earliest possible opportunity to give you a little extra. You’ll then need to train it up to a higher level than the rare wild monsters in order to be able to use your move before it just runs away.

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A Mixed Bag

Dear Professor Yew,
I have loads of Pokémon games but I am a little stuck on FireRed. I’d be really happy if you could answer these questions for me…
1. Where do you get the Dragon Scale to evolve Seadra into Kingdra?
2. I have defeated the Elite Four but the man that guards the Unknown Dungeon still won’t let me in. Can you tell me why?
3. Do you use a link cable to hook up with Colosseum? Which Pokémon Centres do you have to go to for this to work?
4. Where can I find the Old Amber that can be used to resurrect Aerodactyl?
5. Can you only catch the legendary dogs with a Master Ball?
From Rebecca, Farnborough

Well Rebecca, here we go then…
1. Did you get the one on the way to Ruin Valley? Surfing around there can net you one. Otherwise, it’s rods at the ready, people – the only other way to get a scale is if you’re lucky enough to catch a Horsea that is equipped with one. It might take some finding but they are out there, honest!
2. You’ll need to have completed the Islands sub-quest and repaired the machine that lets you link with Ruby and Sapphire to get into Cerulean Cave.
3. There’s a special GC to GBA link cable that is used in linking the Game Boy games to Colosseum and XD. To connect, you’ll need to have finished the main quest on the GameCube version and passed a few Gyms in the GBA game.
4. Head over to Pewter Museum – you never know what you might find…
5. No, no – just like any of the rare monsters, any ball will do but the Master Ball is the only way to guarantee capture. With a little patience and a lot of balls, you should be able to catch them. Good luck!

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An Impossible Request

Dear Professor Yew,
Can you please tell me where to catch a wild Squirtle? Pleeeeeease?
From Max, Watford

Hi Max, I’m afraid you’ll be hunting forever and a day if you’re looking for a wild Squirtle, or any wild starting Pokémon for that matter. The monsters you get to choose from at the beginning of the game are incredibly rare (hence why the Professor only ever has one of each himself) and the only way to get hold of the other two (the ones you didn’t go for) is to trade with someone else. Sorry to bearer of bad news but you’re going to have to get trading if you want a Squirtle of your own!

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Lights, Camera…

Dear Professor Yew,
I think your magazine is fantastic! I love Pokémon and you’re really helpful, but I was wondering if you could be extra helpful and answer these questions for me? Firstly, can you use the wireless adapter to trade Jirachi from Colosseum to Ruby? Also, I couldn’t help but notice that, every now and again, people send in letters talking about Action Replay codes. I know a lot about Pokémon but what on Earth are these?
From Rob, Nottinghamshire
PS. Where can I get the Eon Ticket?

Greetings Rob, kind words indeed – I’m only here to help my fellow Pokémon fanatics in times of need! First off, the wireless adapter isn’t compatible with the GameCube so you’d need to use the GameCube to GBA link cable that I spoke about in reply to Rebecca’s letter. And if it’s Jirachi you’re after, he’s hidden away at the end of Pokémon Channel, not Colosseum, so give that a go! As for your other point, don’t be alarmed – an Action Replay is a cheat device that plugs into your Game Boy Advance and allows you to alter certain elements of any game with special codes. You can use it to do all kinds of things in Pokémon but using one can have a negative effect on your copy of the game, causing errors to occur or even wiping your save completely. I’d recommend legitimate play over losing hundreds of hours worth of training any day. And sorry to end on a downer but you’ve kind of missed your chance for an Eon Ticket – the only way to get one now is to mix records with someone that already has one!

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Hidden Power

Dear Professor Yew,
My friend told me that you can make a Pokémon Gym out of your secret base in Pokémon Ruby. Is this true? If so, how do you do it?
From Frazer, Beaconsfield

Your friend may be exaggerating a little. You can’t strictly make a Gym out of your base but you can get into battles if you go exploring! You see, when you mix records with another player by linking up with them, their secret base is transferred onto your game. If you manage to find it, you’ll be able to battle a version of your friend with whatever team he or she had when you mixed records together. There’s nothing on the line except pride, but make sure your base is neat and tidy in case your friends stumble across it, eh? No-one likes a messy secret base…

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To The End

Dear Professor Yew,
I have been playing LeafGreen for ages and have two questions. Where can I find Mew and how do I defeat the Elite Four?
From William, Keighley

Well William, the Elite Four are naturally tough – they represent the pinnacle of Pokémon training in the Kanto region, after all! If you’re having problems, take a look at your team. Try to keep it varied with plenty of different strengths and weaknesses, and make sure you level them all up to at least the mid-50s and all should be okay. Don’t forget to stock up on items, either. Use the time between fights to use these to heal your squad and you’ll have the upper hand on your quintet of rivals. As for Mew, he’s only available once you get an item called the Old Sea Map. It’s not in the game itself, but rather was given out by Nintendo at specific events.

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A Bird In The Hand

Dear Professor Yew,
I have a few questions about Colosseum and LeafGreen.
1) I’ve beaten Realgam Tower and Mt Battle and purified every Shadow Pokémon but your guide says that this gets you a Ho-Oh. Can you tell me how to get it?
2) I have heard you can get Lugia in Colosseum. If this is true, how do I get my hands on it?
3) A previous issue of Pokémon World said an Aurora Ticket would come out this year so you can get Lugia, Ho-Oh and Deoxys – can you give me a release date for this?
From Jonathan, Sutton Coldfield

Well Jonathan, here are your answers, young man!
1. All you’ll need do is head back to Mt Battle and your prize should await you at the top. You might have to redo the last ten fights in order to do this, but the reward is worth it.
2. Lugia is only obtainable in Pokémon XD on the GameCube.
3. The Aurora Ticket has already done the rounds.

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Tower Of Strength

Dear Professor Yew,
I’m really stuck on Pokémon Ruby. I’ve been playing it for a long time and I just can’t seem to find the Sky Pillar. Is there any way you can please help? I hope to hear from you soon!
From Mathew, Shrewsbury

You’re not alone in your lengthy hunt for the Sky Pillar – every month I get a stack of letters as high as the tower itself from similarly lost Trainers! Fly over to Pacifidlog and take a surf to the right as if you were off hunting for Mirage Island. Stick close to the rocks at the top of the screen and, eventually, you’ll find a route to go up a little further through a rocky sea pass where you’ll find the legendary tower. Be warned, though – you’ll need the Mach Bike to traverse the crumbling floors inside!

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Train In Vain

Dear Professor Yew,
I have a copy of Pokémon Emerald and I have some questions about it that shouldn’t be too hard for a great Pokémon Professor such as yourself! Firstly, what rod should I use to catch Feebas? And secondly, what is the best way to train up my Pokémon below level 100?
From Patrick, Chesterfield

Why thank-you! Any rod will work for catching Feebas, but my recommendation is the Old Rod. That way, you’ll only be able to catch Magikarp or Feebas and escaping/beating those pesky Magikarp (that you’re going to be seeing an awful lot of) will be that much simpler. As for training, you’ll have to bear in mind that the power of legendary monsters tends to come at a price. More specifically, levelling them up will take substantially longer than most other monsters. The Elite Four is your best bet for experience in Emerald – it takes time, sure, but with some clever Exp Share usage you should be able to take your team to the top of their game in a matter of hours. Also, don’t be afraid to use Rare Candies. As long as your team sees plenty of battle, the negative effects that some people seem to claim Candies give (such as lowering stats) simply won’t show themselves. So what are you waiting for? Get to work!

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Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

Dear Professor Yew,
I’m a big fan of Pokémon World and would like you to answer this question. My friend has the three legendary dogs and I can’t beat him! My team is Pupitar, Tyranitar, Jumpluff, Vaporeon and Mewtwo and my friend James uses Raikou, Entei, Suicune and Aerodactyl. Please help!
From Nick, Manchester

Hello Nick, there are two immediate concerns. Firstly, Pupitar (and any Pokémon that aren’t at their highest evolutions) shouldn’t be used competitively, especially with Tyranitar in your line-up as well. And secondly, you’re a monster short! Those dogs pack a punch, but they can be beaten. Try unique Pokémon like Shuckle and Shedinja to make your opponent think, or use Status Ailments common among Grass types to make his life harder. Your Vaporeon should be able to punish both Aerodactyl and Entei, but you should also think about using a fully evolved starter – they get seriously powerful! Failing that, a quick monster with Double Team and Swords Dance (perhaps Scyther) should be able to bulk itself up without too much harm before unleashing massive damage!

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Round One… Fight!

Dear Professor Yew,
I love your magazine and thought you would be the person to bring my problems to. Please tell me what a Nintendo Event is – do they ever happen in the UK? Also, I was wondering who is the most powerful out of Mewtwo and Deoxys? Please say Deoxys! Please! Thanks for your time.
From Yasmin, Burton

Hi Yasmin, every so often, Nintendo will organise a tour where new content for the Pokémon games is made available, usually in conjunction with publicity for a new product. Unfortunately for people like yourself in the South, these tours don’t tend to get around that much outside of major cities. Still, as I seem to be saying a lot this month, keep informed with where the events will be with Pokémon World. As for your other question, it’s a tough one to call. I think I’d have to give it to Deoxys, simply down to the versatility of its three different forms. I still wouldn’t want to pick a fight with Mewtwo, though…

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In The Shadows

Dear Professor Yew,
I have been playing LeafGreen for some time now and I’ve heard that you can catch Lapras in Icefall Cave on Four Island. I have ventured as far as I can, but not a sausage! What do I do? I also really want to know how to get an Umbreon and an Espeon. I tried breeding an Eevee and a Ditto but I got another Eevee! What do I have to do?
From Natalia, Wellingborough

Greetings Natalia, just keep at it! Lapras do appear in Icefall Cave occasionally, but they’re extremely rare. Also, you could always just talk to the Silph Co. employee in the same room in the building where you fight Gary – he’ll give you one free of charge if there’s a free space in your party! As for your evolutionary query, I’ve got some bad news for you, I’m afraid. In LeafGreen and FireRed there’s no way to evolve Eevee into its Dark or Psychic variants. It is, however, possible in Pokémon Emerald depending on Eevee’s happiness and the time of day that it first levels up at full happiness. You could always trade for one – given that you can breed Eevees easily (as you seem to have found!), someone with a copy of Emerald is sure to be able to get you an Espeon and an Umbreon. Trainers are nice like that – at least, in my experience…

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Over Before It’s Begun?

Dear Professor Yew,
It was my birthday last week, and I really wanted some Pokémon Trading Figure Game figures as I like the idea of playing this with my Pokémon-loving friend Harrison. When my mum tried at Toys R Us to get some, though, they had none in stock and the man in the shop told her that it wasn’t being made any more. Is this true? It’s only been out a short time. I am hoping you can shed some light on this for me as I think the game is cool.
From Aaron Evans, age 10, Cardiff

The Pokémon Trading Figure Game is a strange one, Aaron. A brilliant game with high-quality figures of all the key Pokémon and collectability which we all love. Sadly it has failed to be marketed well anywhere in the world. There was a bit of a false start with Australia and the UK having early versions, then they tried again in America and finally Japan got a version in 2007, but none of this was accompanied by any major promotion in the Pokémon press (like us!). There were TV ads that were hardly ever on; the only way people found out about the game really was by word of mouth from Trading Card Game fans. We ran our own features on the game, but Pokémon Company has never sent us any or tried to promote the game with us. And now, we hear that the Pokémon Company has no plans to release any new versions of the game, so the guy in Toys R Us was right. You can still pick up the game, and many figures, from toy shops, though; just shop around a bit, or try online with eBay.

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New WiiWare?

Dear Professor Yew,
I’m a big fan of My Pokémon Ranch on my Wii, but I was wondering why Nintendo hasn’t made more new Pokémon games for this fun format? I have the Virtual Console games Snap and Puzzle League, but they’re just old console games.
From Eeve Flannigan, age 11, Fife

I was only thinking the same thing the other day, Eeve. Nintendo could make all kinds of cool mini-Pokémon games for us to enjoy on WiiWare, and get lots of cash in Wii points from us Wii gamers. Well… good news! There is a new Pokémon WiiWare game – it came out in Japan this month. It’s called Melee! Pokémon Scramble! and all we’ve got right now is a bunch of screenshots and the nugget of info that it’s a multiplayer Wii game with boss fights! We’ll bring
you more on this game next issue.

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Sunyshore Shut!

Dear Professor Yew,
My brother got Pokémon Pearl two years ago and we have beaten all the Gym Leaders except for the one in Sunyshore City. We got to Valor Lakefront and we tried to go past a man at the side of the road, but he said Sunyshore City had a major blackout and he would not allow us to pass. We tried swimming past but the rocks blocked us. Do you know a way to get past him?
From Edel Boyd, Ballina, Ireland

Ahh, that’s the guy that is stood on Route 222 I believe… of course I know how to do it, Edel! The problem you’ve got is that you haven’t beaten Cyrus and battled with Palkia yet. You need to get yourself to Mt. Coronet and complete this quest, then the lights will be back on in Sunyshore City. Good luck!

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Plush Appeal!

Dear Professor Yew,
I am a massive Pokémon fan but I only have one thing missing from my
collection – a Pokémon plush toy. All my frends at school (who like Pokémon) have
millions of Pokémon plush. It’s really annoying! My question for you is… where can I find a Pokémon plush toy for about £2? Every Pokémon fan needs one and I haven’t got one. Please help. I live around Warwick so are there any Pokémon shops or online shops around here?
From Adam Stockbridge, age 10
PS. Your magazine is great!

A plush Pokémon toy for £2 eh, Adam? That’s a tall order! The only place you will find one for that kind of money is at a car boot sale – there’s bound to be one near you, just check out your local paper. You can often find great Pokémon stuff from yesteryear at car boot sales really cheaply. I recently got an original Pikachu figure, still sealed in its box, for only 80p! The man who sold it to me said that he wanted £2 as didn’t I know Pokémon was going to be big again soon. I didn’t have the heart to tell him that I am actually Professor Yew and he can’t possibly know any more about Pokémon than I do! He, he!

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Arrgghh It’s All Gone!

Dear Professor Yew,
Please could you help me? I have been playing Pokémon Diamond and got lots of Pokémon. But I suddenly cant get in and I get a message “the save file has been erased due to corruption or damage”. Is there anything I can do or is it all gone? Please can you help? I am so upset. I am using my mum’s email. She doesn’t understand but I am very, very sad.
Thank you.
From Robin Cooper, age 8

Oh no! I’m really sorry Robin but the chance of you getting your save game data back is zero. It sounds to me like the battery back-up part of your Pokémon Diamond cartridge managed to get corrupted for some reason. Did you buy the game brand new, or second hand? Sometimes save game data becomes unreliable when a cartridge has been around for a while and not looked after by previous owners. At the end of the day it’s just a battery back-up, and we all know that batteries don’t last forever. If, however, you bought the game brand new, I would perhaps take it back and ask for a refund as this is a hardware problem on the cartridge. Perhaps you could change it for Pokémon Platinum instead; that would cheer you up. Sorry I can’t be of more help.

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