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I was curious about something. Over the time the games have existed, there have been a number of rare/hard-to-find Pokemon and items. I was wondering, what kinds of items and/or Pokemon do you habitually horde when given the chance? And, no, I don't mean Shiny Pokemon, I mean certain species of Pokemon.
An example (and probably the most infamous) are TMs prior to Gen V. Since they were all one-shot uses, and some of the more powerful ones were harder/rarer to obtain (Ice Beam, Flamethrower, Earthquake, you get it). That's probably a big example for me. I actually used several games (Gen IV ones, to be exact), to trade/transfer various TMs back and forth as needed, gathering them up in one place so I'd have easy access to them. I was fortunate enough to buy a used Platinum once that had been tampered with a cheat device to have 99 units of all TMs, along with 999 units of almost every item bar ones likes stones, Heart Scales, or other evolutionary items.
Another item example for me would be PP Ups/Maxes. While in Gens I and II I didn't think much of them, probably because I didn't really understand them at the time, by Gen III I started to horde them as much as possible. But since both are extremely limited to begin with, I had to use the ones I had wisely. Now, in Gen VI, thanks to all those Wonder Trades, the ID Lotto has given me greater access to both items. I currently have over 25 PP Ups and 7 PP Maxes from the ID Lotto, not including ones I've already used, which would probably bring the total closer to 35/10, respectively. Now that I no longer really need them (or that many, anyway, though it doesn't stop me from checking the ID Lotto anyway), I plan to transfer a large portion of them over to ORAS to kick-start my games.
Recently, since Gen IV, Heart Scales are a biggie for me. Now that Pokemon have wider move pools, and oftentimes fully-evolved Pokemon learn some of their best moves via relearning them, Heart Scales have become a must-have. Whenever I can find a Luvdisc or use places like the Sinnoh Underground, I search for those Heart Scales with a vengeance. I like to keep a large collection of them on-hand in case I do some mixing and matching of moves and ideas. So when I get an opportunity to collect large numbers of them, I do so.
In terms of Pokemon, ones like Drilbur, the Elemental Monkeys, Feebas, Gible (Gen IV), Gligar (Gen IV), Snorunt, Riolu (Gen V), and various Starters I tend to horde. Most of them are for comparing and contrasting among each other, seeing which one would work best with my team, as well as having various options at my disposal if needed. Also, due to the fact that some, like Gible and Riolu, can be found in only one place in whatever region they are in, I tend to catch as many as possible.
That sums up some of my hoarding habits. What are some of yours?
An example (and probably the most infamous) are TMs prior to Gen V. Since they were all one-shot uses, and some of the more powerful ones were harder/rarer to obtain (Ice Beam, Flamethrower, Earthquake, you get it). That's probably a big example for me. I actually used several games (Gen IV ones, to be exact), to trade/transfer various TMs back and forth as needed, gathering them up in one place so I'd have easy access to them. I was fortunate enough to buy a used Platinum once that had been tampered with a cheat device to have 99 units of all TMs, along with 999 units of almost every item bar ones likes stones, Heart Scales, or other evolutionary items.
Another item example for me would be PP Ups/Maxes. While in Gens I and II I didn't think much of them, probably because I didn't really understand them at the time, by Gen III I started to horde them as much as possible. But since both are extremely limited to begin with, I had to use the ones I had wisely. Now, in Gen VI, thanks to all those Wonder Trades, the ID Lotto has given me greater access to both items. I currently have over 25 PP Ups and 7 PP Maxes from the ID Lotto, not including ones I've already used, which would probably bring the total closer to 35/10, respectively. Now that I no longer really need them (or that many, anyway, though it doesn't stop me from checking the ID Lotto anyway), I plan to transfer a large portion of them over to ORAS to kick-start my games.
Recently, since Gen IV, Heart Scales are a biggie for me. Now that Pokemon have wider move pools, and oftentimes fully-evolved Pokemon learn some of their best moves via relearning them, Heart Scales have become a must-have. Whenever I can find a Luvdisc or use places like the Sinnoh Underground, I search for those Heart Scales with a vengeance. I like to keep a large collection of them on-hand in case I do some mixing and matching of moves and ideas. So when I get an opportunity to collect large numbers of them, I do so.
In terms of Pokemon, ones like Drilbur, the Elemental Monkeys, Feebas, Gible (Gen IV), Gligar (Gen IV), Snorunt, Riolu (Gen V), and various Starters I tend to horde. Most of them are for comparing and contrasting among each other, seeing which one would work best with my team, as well as having various options at my disposal if needed. Also, due to the fact that some, like Gible and Riolu, can be found in only one place in whatever region they are in, I tend to catch as many as possible.
That sums up some of my hoarding habits. What are some of yours?
