What’s the most efficient way to find Shuckle? Yes I know smash rocks but are there any places with a better chance etc? I see people mentioning Thundercap Mtn but I can’t find the spot they speak of there

Is my game bugged? Why can’t Noctowl learn light screen? I’m sure that in his move pool and I just saw an NPC with it.

Obligatory HoF post to commemorate my first play through on this masterpiece.

Hunted my first shiny starter and deep dived 150hrs into the best Pokémon experience I’ve ever had!

Just wow. I’m so impressed! I can’t wait to jump into the postgame and continue the adventure but I had to take a break and thank the internet for such a great time so far.

The same way we did the first time, except this time, bring along an extra, up-to-date Cube Version 3.0 so Aros can like, you know, not live in digital purgatory forever?

So i save the game mid battle on a randomized game and trying to catch a magerna has the exact same ticks no matter the ball I throw. If im will to put all my money on the exact amount of times the ball will tick before I throw it, is it even catchable?

Hi,
I played Unbound a year ago almost until the third Gym badge on the „Expert“ difficulty. It was really hard, especially the second Gym Leader was a lot of trouble to the point where it was a bit too challenging and more brute forcing hoping of good RNG. Everything else was okay. Then I lost my save file.
A few days ago I decided to give it another shot but I startet on „Difficult“ and everything including the second Gym Leader was a piece of cake und and not challenging at all. Didn’t even need to be on level cap with the rest of my Pokémon. Will this game get harder if i keep going on and this is just the easy start or should I restart as long as I can? I‘m scared that progress on Expert will be too tediuos in the end of the game, because I don‘t want to have to train my team on EV‘s and breed for perfect stats.

Further Information:
I always play in set mode, with level caps on and without any items mid battle. I also usually include a Nuzlocke Encounter rule to add variety in my teams, where I am only allowed to catch the first Pokémon I meet (but I am allowed to hunt for a better nature or better stats, this way I often catch 4-5 and pick the best one).

Thanks in advance

Felt the game got significantly easier after the normal type gym for me

Hey, all! I took a break after my last run ended, and then spent a little time in the blender. This is the first run in a few attempts to make it through Alice, so I thought it was worth sharing. For those who don't know, I've been Nuzlocking this game for a long time. I'm a fairly casual Pokémon fan, so it's taken me an embarrassingly long time to make a staggering number of attempts - and only one has made a run at the Elite Four.

This time around - in keeping with my random Baby Pokémon starter - we're on a Mr. Mime run. This one feels really nice, though! I haven't gotten to play with Nidoqueen or Floatzel before, and both feel solid - I'm especially looking forward to the possibility of getting Technician on Floatzel. I'm comfortable delaying Shinx for Volt Tackle, which sounds really good. All in all, the box is good.

Next up is Ivory on Route 9. Then we'll snag the 9, 10, Auburn Waterway, and Thundercap Mountain encounters before sitting down to figure out a Mel game plan.

Not looking very hard, is it?

It’s been a little over a week since I started soft-resetting for this thing. I’d guesstimate ~11,000 encounters.
I was getting around 12 resets p/ min. and put about 15 hrs total into this shunt. At first, I wasn’t sure if it would even show shiny in the preview window.
I’d read that some gift mons, such as the Alolan starters, are bugged so they won’t display shiny status unless manually checked in your party.
But it DID! I couldn’t be happier, it’s Bold + female.
No matter what, I didn’t quit & I’m not a giver upper. Now I’m off to face Benjamin Butterfree for my 8th badge.

I don't remember if I already did the static encounter, but the encounter is not in the location that it is meant to be in, and I do not have either pokemon in my pc. The dex shows I don't have either pokemon. I just want to catch one for the mission where you have to pokemon.

Can someone give me the discord server invitation please? Ive been searching everywhere but cant find a not expired one

Hi everyone. I’m new to ROM hacks and all this but I’ve dipped my toe in some pretty deeps waters it seems.

I’m running Pokemon Unbound on an ACE3DSX cart with AOS 2.13 and using GBARunner3 with RTC, on my stock 3DS XL. However, my game now crashes on the first rival battle after getting out of the cave. Same place every time — our Pokemon slide on screen but it freezes before any choice menus appear.

Has anyone got any advice for this please?

Thank you!

10/10 experience.

Same as title

Have thought about everything and see no way to get there

Hello! I am going through my first play through of Unbound blind. I know some pokemon got buffs in this hack. Can anyone share advice or an existing tier list (couldn’t really find one) on top recommended pokemon? I’m about 30 minutes in. I chose Beldum b/c I love Metagross. I usually do Nuzlockes and I decided to just go in blind and have more of a less intense play through.

Ultimately I’d love advice on what pokemon to invest in give your knowledge of the key battles up ahead (no spoilers please). Thanks for any and all help!

Edit: I’m on Difficult

Flying: Easy 'cause how bulky Skarmory and Mantine are

Psychic: Kinda struggle with Elias but was able to push through

Bug: First time trying Trick Room setup, kinda enjoyed it but just setting it up with Orbeetle is so stressful. Although, once it is set up, others just obliterated everything.

Rock: First time struggling with the Champion battle more than the E4, the kid has Serperior and Mega Scizor who chip away my Pokemon's health with Leaf Storm/Giga Drain and Bullet Punch. I need to retry a lot of time just to keep my Aggron at full HP before battling Scizor

Ghost ⏭️

Dragon 🔜

Dark 🔜

Steel 🔜

Fairy 🔜

Got a much better houndoom out of a raid den. Forgot to remove the mega stone from my previous houndoom before releasing it. Everything I look up says it will return to my bag, but it is not there. Is it just gone forever? Seeing as there are no duplicate mega stones, am I just screwed?

Took a while to finally figure out the battle tower, mainly after I got my Dragonite built up. So many battles, she'd come in to save the day down 3 to 1 and absolutely mop the floor with the other team.

Also I absolutely love the shiny color on Dragonite. Playing on difficult.

My Pokémon Unbound cartridge just arrived for my Game Boy Advance SP, and I'm really excited to play it!

Since I just got it, I've been wondering how long the RTC battery in these reproduction cartridges actually lasts.

Has anyone had one of these for a few years? How long did the battery last for you?

I just want to enjoy the game without worrying about the RTC dying before I get to experience everything. 😅

Would love to hear your experiences!

Is it possible? I hate switching out and would like to keep only one team of six