Joined Jan 14, 2006 Messages 126 Reaction score 0. u can find tropius in the great marsh wildley and u should use bibarel ( it can learn every hms except for fly and defog). (n. Smiley-Fakemon on DeviantArt Smiley-FakemonFor Pokemon Platinum Version on the DS, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "hm slaves u use" - Page 2. To carry 8 HM moves at once, the best HM slaves are Tropius and Swampert. Aerodactyl - Cut, Fly, Strength, Rock Smash Golduck - Surf, Whirlpool, Waterfall, Rock Climb You can't get Aerodactyl until after the Elite Four, but you also don't need Rock Climb until Mt Silver. however for utility reasons a grass type w/ sweet sent might be called for So Oddish would be a good choice or Tropius as an HM slave per Eon flute. re: Best HM Slave? Bibarel and Tropius are the best two to use. Anyways, I think there COULD be a lot less HM's. [deleted] • 4 yr. It becomes a full-fledged HM boss. #1. That's all 7 HMs in your party at once! -. #FreeAssange. How about a regional form? Nibounium • 4 mo. Location. Also Arecus,Darkrai, Deoxys, Dialga, Entei, Mew, and Raikou. Rudoku. 1. knows false. For a cave HM slave, use Raichu. And he can sunnybeam. 5th gen wasnt fully unnecessary to carry hm slaves around, but i'd say Watchog, since it gets a fair few HM's, as does ducklett. Hoenn FTW. r/pokemon is an unofficial Pokémon fan community. Second, you want the HM Slaves that complement your party. In my opinion, Bibarel and Skarmory/Tropius are the best HM Slaves available. It should look something like this snippet: Well, since you don't need the HM slave for the elite 4, I'd say replace it with your best boxed pokemon, and grind everyone up to around level 56 - 58. Bibarel is god tier HM Slave. My gut says that Tropius is somewhere in there. It's the goat HM slave though, no one else can learn the unique combo of four that it gets. Insert any pokemon that can learn Fly and Defog (DPP) at the lowest level possible. Reviews. 5. #10. Board Topics. Gyarados, zigzagoon/linoone, bidoof/bibarrel, tropius, and even samurott. The only Mon that makes for a better HM slave is Mew, but it's a mythical with limited distribution, so unless you use cheats, you can't get one in any of the games that had HMs. Yamata_Demon 14 years ago #4. Gum-Gum Gummi Ship: Blueprint Active! "The show where everything's made up and the points don't matter! Let's have some fun!" RaikouTGC 13 years ago #3. In Gen 4, Tropius: Cut, Defog, Fly, Rock Smash. Well, there's only 6 HM's in BW - Cut, Fly, Surf, Strength, Waterfall, Dive. Zigzagoon is good. 1. Use Flash to light up dark caves and use Dig to easily escape caves without using an escape rope! Hope I. Bibarel is probably the best HM slave in existence. But you can't get Tropius till post-game unless you have some other version. The bunches of fruit growing around the necks of Tropius in Alola are especially sweet compared to those in other regions. CUT on Serperior. Quagsire (Flash, Headbutt, Whirlpool, Dig) 3. notyalemblem 14 years ago #7. For Pokemon HeartGold Version on the DS, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "HM slave". It has Pickup too, so that convinces me to keep it as an HM slave and a Pickup slave. ROCK CLIMB on Conkeldurr. 3rd Gen Dex. Get. The Impoleon was a friends starter he gave to me, and I just needed someone for all the Water HMs. 4 Greninja. News. Tropius. For my playthrouugh of Alpha sapphire, my heart goes out to Bubblez the azumarill, for surfing, diving waterfalling and digging, and Bananasoar the Tropius, for flying, cutting, being moderately strong and rock smashing. there's furret he can learn 5 of those: cut,strength,surf,rocksmash and whirlpool:)For Pokemon SoulSilver Version on the DS, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "HM Slaves >. customise me! customise me! I wasted a Salamence as my HM Slave. For Pokemon Emerald Version on the Game Boy Advance, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Party Issues". Together they can learn everything and, unlike Skar and Trop, they aren't rare and can be obtained before the E4. Miruhog and Doyruzu can learn 2 - Cut, and Strength. But a lot of other water Pokes work too. It's like compensation. Upon starting the game, Patterrz had these three randomized starters: Manetric, Cubone &. ago. Absolutely. Simple as that, just post about your best or most common HM slaves you used or are currently using. . I'm against a separate list for HM-slaves for that very reason. Make a note that Tropius cannot be found at Night (20:00-03:59). Cut. ElysiumY2k 14 years ago #1. Emerald_Melios 7 years ago #9. This is the place for most…Tropius is very versatile HM Slave. I might have to give Meganium the edge, though. You never know if there are cheating devices lurking in. Feels like a decent compromise. ReapersDemon1. That said, Tropius still deserves some recognition for it's HM. Pokemon Violet IGN: Tuba. Generation IV holds a soft spot in the hearts of a lot of people, and for a very good reason. Named him Traveler. Gen I, either of the Nidorans or Sandshrew are awesome for HM slaves. Generally, when they're available, Bibarel and Tropius make superb HM slaves. - It has a terrible movepool. 6. 2. I generally am not a fan of the move fly so I like having someone else to do that. It is also my best Pokemon at level 100, can beat nearly all others, and can 1-hit KO most Pokemon with just one Surf. I think that Magikarp is the best HM slave! :D. Post Posted: Nov 22, 2009 6:42 pm. 3DS FC: 4983-6268-7938 (PM if you add me!). Notify me about new: Guides. ago. Hi all Just a notice, we recently discovered that someone got into a moderator account and started hard deleting a load of key and legacy threads. [deleted] • 4 yr. For Pokemon SoulSilver Version on the DS, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Best HM Slave, Heart gold board?". Fantastic. 4. This is why we need HMs back. Its moves are all HMs. Cut, Strength, Rock Smash, Fly. Swampert: Strength, Surf, Waterfall, Rock Climb. re: Best HM Slave? Bibarel and Tropius are the best two to use. Bibarel and Tropius can learn all of them between the two. Bibarel, he/she can know all uneccesary HM moves, i havelike 3 bibarels specifically made to be slaves, but with different combinations of HMs. In Gen 4, Tropius: Cut, Defog, Fly, Rock Smash. Bibarel and Tropius. I like Farfetch'd because he can learn Fly and Cut. All I can think of is bibarel for gen. Linoone can learn a lot of HM moves and also has a very useful pickup ability. An HM slave runs one or two HMs. Insert any pokemon that can learn Fly and Defog (DPP) at the lowest level possible. Tropius cannot be obtained in Pearl outside the Pal Park. Pancham is pretty good early on, Strength, Cut, Rock Smash and Surf. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire IGN: Haruka. Nidorina or Nidorino and Dragonite are also. Despite these setbacks, the devs blessed Tropius with a powerful evolution in Pokémon Procyon and Pokémon Deneb. 101 Speed is really solid, ties. It also learns every HM, heals itself automatically, and has some neat ability to top it off. I found Linoone quite useful as a HM slave, with the Pick-Up ability as a bonus. I saw a similar set up for gen 4 between tropius and wailmer. Erk2225 8 years ago #7. Tropius. Mew and Smeargle. Since i got a latias that covers surf which is like half the HM i use all the time(The other being fly lol). Having those 2 pokemon is enough to navigate through the game. 3DS FC: 2079-6337-2596. ChronoMitsurugi. If not, it can learn most of them. Yeah, it's not very useful in battle with those moves, but as long as you have Pickup it's a constant source of items that you can, at the very least, sell. 19. Apparently, its love for fruit resulted in its own outgrowth of fruit. It gets cut, flash, rock smash, strength, and fly. I decided to go with Pancham as my HM slave for now. Boards; Pokemon Platinum Version; is gligar a good HM slave? Topic Archived; More Topics from this Board. My Crystal version Krabby has: Surf. ive got two smeargles trained up: one as an hm slave, and the other is the one i use to catch pokes. For my playthrouugh of Alpha sapphire, my heart goes out to Bubblez the azumarill, for surfing, diving waterfalling and digging, and Bananasoar the Tropius, for flying, cutting, being moderately strong and rock smashing. 4. Tropius Pokémon has the ability to fly and you can catch it at level 2 with PokéBall. If you are at or can get to Pastoria City, you're halfway there! You can catch both a Bibarel and a Tropius in the Great Marsh. #1. Rapiido Flying Paradise Bird. BW1 & BW2: Wailmer for water, Tropius for everything else X: The gift Lapras you get for water, my Fletchlinder for Flying (and breeding since it also had Flamebody), and Bibreal for the rest. Make a note that Tropius cannot be found at Night (20:00-03:59). Another versatile HM slave that can easily be caught before you get the HM Fly. 1 of 2 Go to page. 5D graphics like in Octopath Traveler. SolidOrochi 13 years ago #8 Tropius @ Hat Fly Defog Cut Rock Smash / Strength Bibarel @ Choice Band Rock Climb Rock Smash / Strength Surf Waterfall Now go and beat your friends. Oct 14, 09 at 7:47pm (PST) ^. Tropius lvl. Use him ingame as a sunnybeamer and he'll do fine. You could try Skarmory with Cut/Fly/Rock. Cut/Rock Smash/Dive/Strength- They should just be turned into regular moves. I never hold more than 1 HM slave with me. and don't. Re: HM Whore Showdown! It's probably best not to use language like that in the thread/poll title. Cons - Swanna isn't that great in battle, due to below average stats in everything except Speed. . At high levels you're getting Rare Candies, Full Restores, Heart Scales, Leftovers, PP. Ah right I only use Tropius as a HM slave. 4. Maurith 14 years ago #16. You find Tropius on 119, before you have the Fly HM or even access to the badge to use it. Other possible HM Pokemons are: Marill, Tropius, Psyduck, Nidoking, Pelipper, Pikachu, Dragonite, Swampert, Bibarel,. Linoone, the best hm slave. . Tropius is pretty useful. Shiny lvl 100. A more practical solution is a combo of Farfetch'd (Cut/Fly) and Pikachu (the other 3). Hm slaves - Pelliper and Geodude Competative (Smogon OU) Clefable (Bold, cm, T-wave), Lopunny (Mega), Landorous T (Bulky rocker/breaker),. Anyone know of an easily accessed hm slave that can learn cut and fly? (And defog too, but it ain't a big deal) I know tropius can learn both, but it comes kind of late in game I thought staravia could, but apparently not. Mooj_Starfury 15 years ago #6. Children of the southern tropics eat as snacks the fruit that grows in bunches around the neck of Tropius. So far I like using Linoone. SonicNash(Topic Creator)15 years ago#3. . Since the TC is actually going to use Tropius, I don't see what the HM slave sets have to do with the topic at hand. Notify me about new: Guides. which is like 2 Hours game time. The HM Slave everyone uses received an evolution in Procyon and Deneb. Questions. For Pokemon Platinum Version on the DS, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Tropius?". You're browsing the GameFAQs Message Boards as a guest. An HM mule is an incredibly useful tool in old school Pokemon, and certain Pokemon are the most optimal options for the job. Optimally, Tropius is given some type of stab move -Giga Drain is a good choice-, substitute to take advantage of free (if going first) substitutes 50% of the time -100% of the time if under sun-, Roost for easy instant recovery and weakness reduction, and a coverage move of some sort. Of course, these are all main series HM slave picks. You really don't need a HM slave, just give every Pokemon 1 HM each. There were a good handful of changes and improvements made for Diamond, Pear. . Tropius, hands-down. I was also thinking about Pikachu, but it doesn't learn Cut. You can do better than that. Those two between them can use every HM, I think. What are the two best HM slaves, like 2 pokemon that can use all the hms between them and what are the best places to find them at?. Cut, Strength, Rock Smash, Surf. Best 2 HM slaves for this game Pokemon Omega Ruby 3DS. ago. My main HM slave is my Diamond starter, Empoleon. Bidoof: Cut, Rock Smash, Strength, Rock Climb (I think) Yamata_Demon14 years ago#8. hyahyahyahya • 4 mo. My source shows that a lot of people agree on four good HM users: Bibarel, Skarmory, Tropius, and Rhydon. KillerFugu • 4 yr. Anything decent works in game. Assy ass ass assington. numel zigzagoon wailmer dodrio bellossom are good. Welcome to the Masquerade. At the very least though it still makes for a great HM slave. ago. This is my favourite HM Slave because it works great in conjunction with almost any water Pokemon. Get a Starly for Fly and Defog. Tropius - Fly - Cut - Rock Smash - Strength. Gyarados as an HM slave on this game is disgraceful. Bibarel uses Waterfall, Surf, Strength, and Rock Climb, whereas Skarmory knows Fly, Defog, Cut, and Rock Smash. You can't take a 4th HM, but having Pickup as an ability helps out. Skarslave. Because it's annoying having HM slaves, I cheated a big and traded over the two for my playthrough SoulSilver. Also, a super effective brick break is usually weaker than a STAB return. The only Mon that makes for a better HM slave is Mew, but it's a mythical with limited distribution, so unless you use cheats, you can't get one in any of the games that. This is a topic dumping on Tropius, but honestly, I think this topic is failing to appreciate what a true failure of a Pokemon Tropius is. Because it's annoying having HM slaves, I cheated a big and traded over the two for my playthrough SoulSilver. It is the final form of Tropius. Bibarell is the ultimate HM slave. Bibarrel. In Gen 4, Tropius: Cut, Defog, Fly, Rock Smash. If your game has multiple water HMs, then use lapras. r/pokemon is an unofficial Pokémon fan community. Linoone is the best HM slave of all time (better than Bibarel) because it learns all of the stuff you'd want plus it has Pick Up. Tropius is a bit hard to find. I saw a similar set up for gen 4 between tropius and wailmer. I don't remember which games the Skarmory and Tropius are best for because I think it was game specific due to HM changes, but they work great. They can both easily be caught pre-elite 4, and between them can learn all 8 HMs. - Tropius for Cut, Fly, Strength, and Flash - Marill for Surf, Rock Smash, Waterfall, and Dive It is kind of an HM slave, but one that can hold its own in battle. hlzwalkie Member. Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. When you can find Tropius, get one. Tropius is at best an HM slave, but only in gen 3. Surf, Strength, Cut, and Rock Smash. At high levels you're getting Rare Candies, Full Restores, Heart Scales, Leftovers, PP. . it's pretty good. You can do better than that. " - Malcolm X. Callista08 posted. (Water Types, so yeah) can get whatever you didn't give Tropius. A great replacement for Linoone and stand-in until your preferred flying Pokemon that are harder to get, like Flygon and Salamence. c; Original File 174 KB 450x200, . DangerMouse54 13 years ago #3. Its ability is Chlorophyll, which makes grass-type moves more powerful in sunlight. Other than that I think the rest are interchangeable. While I was doing that I realized he. and i dont use defog because it is not necessary to use it to complete the game. In-game : Tropius is a decent physical wall thanks to its flying type and good defense and HP (plus it can function as an HM slave) Shiftry is a good sweeper from either side if you raise him right, and has access to Extrasensory and Explosion Cacturne has higher attacking stats than Shiftry, but lower speed - but has access to Teeter Dance. commented Sep 25, 2021 by Puncuation Leader I recommend replacing Absol's aerial ace with strength or return and then just challenge the Pokemon League until you get enough experience to win. Tropius learns the HMs Cut, Fly, Strength, Flash, and Rock Smash. Defog (Japanese: きりばらい Fog Wipe) is a non-damaging Flying-type move introduced in Generation IV. 4. . Wow, an intelligent question on my pokemon boards? Damn, I might just have to help you. Fun fact: you can have all hm's on just 2 pokemon in gen 3. Dwell in peace in the home of your own being, and the messenger of Death will not be able to touch you. ago. Masatoshitalk 16:22, 25 January 2012 (UTC) I would like to again disagree with that assertion - the very definition of HM Slave is a pokemon whose purpose is the carriage of HMs. But if you're not a fan, Roserade is pretty strong as well. that's about it. This is the place for most…Ziggy is the best for the early game, other than him I'd suggest a water type like corphish or tentacool for whirlpool, dive, waterfall and surf. Between Tropius and any one of quite a few water Pokemon, you can get all 8 HMs. Krendall (Topic Creator) 15 years ago #3. ive never liked pure hm slaves, i like to have at least 5 usables, if only for type. Herpes the Clown is a very Itchy Fellow. Not sure about Rock Smash, to be honest. if you don't, golduck and furret are a good tandem. Do not be afraid to teach your team members hms (there isn't much movepool diversity in the earlier gens anyway). Staravia (lvl 22): Defog, Fly. MegaMagnetar • 10 yr. 611 votes, 26 comments. (n. If there's an EXP Share like XY then it'll be easy to level him up. Tropius is found in the Safari Zone. This means the perfect HM partner to Sharpedo is Mew, Arceus, Zekrom, Tropius or Skarmory, assuming you want Flash. Bidoof evolves into Bibarel at level 15, making him the most versatile HM slave. Skarmory can also work instead of Tropius. Cult of Cthulu Ziploc and Glad are equally detrimental to the community. Wich combination of two pokemons should I use so they can get all the HMs? I also want to avoid Bibarel, Tropius and Gyarados, because I used them in Platinum and I want something different. - The amount of grinding you. Tropius: Cut, Fly, Strength, Rock Smash, and also the TM Flash which is very useful. It learns a whopping 6 HMs: Waterfall. Both learn Cut, Strength, and Rock Smash. You can say "ass" on GameFAQs. for instance, What is the best HM slave in Heartgold? 8 Answers. Bibarel (Cut, Waterfall, Surf,. Attacks. I use Skarmory and Bibarel. Ludicolo - Leech Seed, Surf, Sub/Protect/Rain Dance, Ice Beam Vileplume - Sludge Bomb, Leech Seed, Razor Leaf/Giga Drain, Sleep Powder Breloom: Leech Seed, Sky Uppercut, Spore, filler Of course, any set is decent ingame, but that's what I recommend. gbchaosmaster #3 (message deleted) gbchaosmaster 15 years ago #4. " Mousse9 8 years ago #4. but why the hell do you even care about the evs/nature of your fricken hm slaves edit:stefywefy beat me to that . 1. -Henry Louis Mencken. 1 Kartana. I was curious about what it would evolve to. 3DS FC: 4897-6094-2924 IGN: Nick. I use a dragonite for HM and defeating hordes, and a bulbasaur for the rest of. BANANYAN was Patterrz's starter, & his main Pokémon during the run, later joined by Kenya the Magmar. Then you just need any water type that gets Surf/Waterfall/Dive and maybe Flash/Secret Power for good measure! This, normally, includes two pokemon that I use as slaves, because during the whole adventure, I like that they get all the HMs. And maybe some others, I'm not sure, but I am about those since that is the moveset for mine. 4M subscribers in the pokemon community. . bibarel rock climb, strength, surf, waterfall? Jbates. Sessy UNoT Extreme Mooomber Posts: 2349. After all, you need someone to use all of those hidden machines. If you're looking for the Sword & Shield or Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Check out Tropius Pokémon Sword & Shield data. My most notable examples are probably and Impoleon and the HGSS red gyarados. Consume product. Scooby Doo can doo doo, but Jimmy Carter is smarter. Neither Tropius nor Lapras are good for Competitive Battling. If memory serves, Bibarel and Tropius learn all 8 HMs together. Usually the. " -- Crazy Horse to catching tropius in emeraldthe only place to catch tropius is route 119 duuhhh. Swampert is just awesome, Alakazam. Tropius making it in would be random as fuck but I'm here for it. Tropius has zero competitively useful sets in singles or doubles in pretty much any conceivable format. elite-4; emerald; gen-3; asked Sep 25, 2021 by mathtodd05. Defog. Top. Tropius has Strength, Cut, Fly, Rock Smash. Neither Tropius nor Lapras are good for Competitive Battling. Pokemon Platinum would look so good with 2. However, Tropius is probably the best HM slave because it learns Cut, Fly, Strength,. The only two games that I've really had an HM slave for have been the Sinnoh games and ORAS. I got to thinking about this last night and thought I would see what you guys thought. tropius is also a good hm slave. To carry 8 HM moves at once, the best HM slaves are Tropius and Swampert. Sneavile 8 years ago #12. Except the banana-saurus. garydose (watefall gives it one of the very few advantages that it can wreck with a HM) dragonite (1 of the 2 pokemon that learn every HM) arceus (a third pokemon that learns all HM's In the 4th gen ) hydrigon. Pokemon Platinum Version. Wailord (HM slave and Heal/Switch sacrifice) Tropius (Cut and Heal/Switch sacrifice) Open slot until I can get Umbreon. Getting a Bidoof to level 15 or catching a Bibarel is cake work. jonosaurus • 9 yr. ago. If you're still waiting for the e-mail, be sure to check your junk/spam e-mail foldersPut your HM slave to a special box for future references. Marill Surf Dive Waterfall Strenght. Any sites that say they can are using old information. . Skarmory is also a recommed HM slave because he can learn cut, fly, defog and rock smash meaning u can learn other important HM for the other 3. Bibarel and Tropius have been my Platinum HM slaves -- I was lucky enough to catch a Tropius in the Marsh so that worked wonderfully. Especially Strength, because once you push in a boulder, it stays in. The best Pokémon is one who is obtained at the start of the game, can OHKO enemies off the bat, and only loses 1 HP when damaged. Shuppet thief.