Talk:Roaming Pokémon

Question...

I dunno if this should be on Raikou's talk page, or even on Bulbapedia at all, but...where are each of the legendary beasts most commonly found? I really need to know, because in emerald when I caught latios, i caught it on route 131, so I was wondering if they visit a particular place often or not. plz help! File:Ani493MS.gifZanderFile:Ani493MS.gif 09:50, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

The areas they visit are totally random. But one area to another...the two are always adjacent to each other...Optimatum^Talk|♊09:51 11 Mar 2008

Oh yay! But I have another question; in order to get a shiny of the roamers, would I have to keep restarting and beating the game in order for it to be shiny? File:Ani493MS.gifZanderFile:Ani493MS.gif 09:54, 11 March 2008 (UTC)

I don't know. Wait for TTE's answer. What I AM sure of is that if it is a yes, don't bother. Optimatum^Talk|♊09:58 11 Mar 2008

Is it possible we can find a way to link this page to the actual roaming pokemon and all subsequent pages that apply? 'Roaming' wasn't quite the word I think of when I want such a list as this (that word is 'runner') and as far as I can find, it's only linked to three pages: Mesprit, the Legendary Beasts, and Fullmoon Island. At least linking it means disclosing a term-and-article actually exist and isn't just guessing if one does. ArcToraphim 13:56, 17 June 2008 (UTC)

Sevii roamers?

Do the roaming Pokemon listed as "roaming Kanto" also roam the Sevii Islands, or just the Kanto mainland? Kidburla 14:58, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

Just the Kanto mainland. Missingno. Master wants YOU! Join the Order of the Glitch! (my talk page) 22:09, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

IV/PV creation

How are IV's and Personality Values determined? TorchicBlaziken ^{(talk•edits)} 23:54, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Runaway Pokémon

Make a related page? It's about those that run away when in the wild. e.g. Growlithe, Snubbull. Those who played Gold, Silver, and Crystal should understand. It's similar to Safari Zone running away, except they could be caught with any Poké Ball. ^ht14 04:54, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Not a bad idea. Missingno. Master wants YOU! Join the Order of the Glitch! (my talk page) 22:12, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Perhaps we can just make a list, for efficiency? TailsDM 21:51, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

Encounter rate?

Let's say you're on the same route as a roaming Pokémon. What is the chance of finding it in the wild, as opposed to the route's native Pokémon? I would ask on the forums, but I figure this information would be good in the article. Missingno. Master wants YOU! Join the Order of the Glitch! (my talk page) 22:12, 4 June 2009 (UTC)

Suicune in Gen IV

How is it assumed that Suicune is a raoming pokemon in HGSS? If Eusine is actually in the games then the story is just as likely to be close to Crystals story meaning that Suicune could be stationary. So many assumptions on this site... -- D558 05:32, 21 July 2009 (UTC)

Oh yea, looks like I was right! in everyone's Faces! (I say this because people have attacked me when I have assumed that things like Mount Moon/all of kanto wouldn't be a complete areas because these "Remakes" aren't 100% like the originals (Gold/silver) yet people made assumptions that things will be exactly the same here and were proven wrong)-- D558 10:00, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

Tracking

In HGSS, Raikou and Entei are not able to be tracked via the Pokedex as they could in Gen II. Is there some sort of requirement to be able to track them, like battling Suicune first? Drake Clawfang 21:46, 6 April 2010 (UTC)

  Look at the map on your Pokégear, you'll see the Entei and Raiku heads, assuming you've already made them scatter from the Burned Tower. --Kerrick 20:54, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

Shouldn't it be mentioned that you can't use multiple screens in HGSS, since you could in DPPt, but not with your Pokégear in HGSS. Alexjuuhh 16:13, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Something odd

er...I'm not sure how important this is, but should it be noted that roaming pokemon can be found in bodies of water on the routes they are on I encountered a Raikou while crossing a small body of water, which I found odd --User: Xaigon_Paladin 7:23, 30 May 2010 UTC

I can support this claim. I found and captured my Latias while surfing on the route around Sootopolis. TailsDM 21:43, 29 August 2010 (UTC)

make lati reappear in hgss?

I just wanted to ask if beating the elite four reset lati@s? I know it resets a lot of roamers, and I just wanted to make sure the same worked for latios before I killed for a good nature. Bobertbojo2 16:14, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

This kind of question is more suited for the forums. --SnorlaxMonster 02:25, 12 September 2010 (UTC)

They DON'T flee and attack on the same turn

In the first paragraph, "If they try to flee and fail, they attack on the same turn" is a little off. In HG/SS at least, they try to flee only on turns where it looks like they can at the start of the turn. If you do something like Mean Look before it can flee, it says it failed to flee, and it does not attack that turn.

Additionally, they will successfully flee even if they're asleep. The next time you see them, they're still asleep. (I'm pretty sure they didn't flee in their sleep in Gen II - I think I remember successfully using sleep instead of Mean Look.)

I don't know whether they'll try to flee again if the Mean Looker is switched out. Didn't think to test that and now I've caught all the roamers in my HG.

To make it clear, a few chains of events that happened to me tonight in HG: (note: I'm using a Lv. 90 Gallade with False Swipe, Mean Look, and Hypnosis)

• met Entei → I use False Swipe → Entei fled
• met Entei → I use Mean Look → Entei couldn't get away (doesn't try to attack me) → I use Hypnosis → (eventually) Entei woke up and Roared
• met Entei → I use Hypnosis → Entei fell asleep → Entei fled
• met Entei (he's still asleep)...

Chupi 06:01, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

Battles

If you meet a roaming pokemon repeated times, will it be counted as one battle, or individual battles? I keep on throwing quick balls, they don't work. --Steel Dragon 22:18, 6 May 2011 (UTC)