Part 69: Adventures in Ilex Forest
Update 53: Adventures in Ilex Forest
And we're back. Today we're going shopping for something very important.
It's cheating time! This update is all about Celebi, but uhh, this Pokemon isn't actually legitimately obtainable in Gen 2. It used to be, through our good defunct friend: the Mobile System GB. During March 29th to May 29th and August 1st to August 28th 2001, if you had 16 badges, beat the Cheiko Dice minigame three times in a row and then answered the "ten card quiz", you could get a GS Ball from the attendant at the Pokemon Communication Center. This event was actually translated over to English games, though of course the event was never used, so we had to wait until August 2001 for our own events. Still, you can go into the code and activate this event legit. Though since I'm buying the ball at the department store, you can figure that I couldn't get it to work, unfortunately. Oh well, to Kurt's!
Azalea Town
: I've never seen one before. It looks a lot like a POKé BALL, but it appears to be something else. Let me check it for you.
ONE DAY LATER
: This BALL started to shake while I was checking it. There must be something to this!
So are we going to Slowpoke Well again?
You've still got your Slowpoke! Unless this is a doll and it's been kidnapped again...
: What is going on? MARINA, here's your GS BALL back! Could you go see why ILEX FOREST is so restless?
Alright, let's see what's changed.
Ilex Forest
Hmm, nothing so far.
"forest's guardian?"I'm not sure random event girl.
: It's in honor of the forest's protector...
: It's a hole. It looks like the GS BALL would fit inside it.
Okay, now what?
Oh hello, are you friendly?
Wild Pokemon Battle
GUESS NOT
HP: 100 | ATK: 100 | DEF: 100 | SP.ATK: 100 | SP.DEF: 100 | SPD: 100 | TOTAL: 600
#251: Celebi
Since it's level 30, we've gotta be careful to not knock it out. Though we could constantly reset to try and get a shiny! Why didn't I find a shiny in this LP...
Well I think it's a 2HKO no matter what I do. Also Safeguard is gonna be annoying.
I didn't want this either, another reset!
Oh wait, it knows Heal Bell. Guess I didn't need to reset. Too late for that now!
Thankfully since it's level 30, I don't have to worry about it sweeping my team.
Ancientpower is annoying, but now to sleep it and catch it (hopefully).
So far so good.
Tch, a typical legendary, I hope I've got enough balls for this.
Wait, Celebi has a catch rate of 45, meaning I've got like a 38% chance to catch it. Never mind!
Have I really shown 251 of these Pokedex entries throughout the entire LP? Christ.
Ilex Forest
: MARINA, that was fantastic. Thanks! The legends about the SHRINE were real after all. I felt inspired by what I just saw.
Way to kill the tension, Bill.
But yeah, we're done with the Pokedex as well as Crystal for the moment, it's remake time!
There's quite a few events in HGSS, so what have we got this time?
Okay, this is the, uh... *checks notes* ...Pikachu-coloured Pichu and it was a downloadable Mystery Gift for a limited time. You can still do this "event" if you evolve it, since it's basically a shiny Pichu, the only thing special is the fateful encounter flag.
Oh hey, another Pokemon by the shrine to beat up and catch.
Spiky-Eared Pichu Theme
Aw, this is so cute, but I'm totally not the right demographic for it.
The main pain of this event is having to time the screenshots cause they keep jumping around and moving.
Oh but they've having fun running around.
This man walks too slowly, it's annoying.
: People are said to disappear. Kids and Pokémon sometimes disappear around this shrine. It is believed that a Pokémon which wanders across time does that. It is truly a strange thing...
: This must be the PICHU that has lived in this forest for some time. When I saw it the first time, it looked lonely. It is full of energy today. I see. It seems that these old friends finally meet again after a long time.
"I will give you this Poké Ball.": I used to use them when I was younger. Don't worry. It's still in good condition.
Yay?
Now I've got two Pichu! What would I ever do with two Pichu?
Farewell random event man.
So what's so great about this Spiky-Eared Pichu then? Well, uh, it has a different sprite!
It even has different Pokeathlon stats! But this Pichu can't evolve, has the same stats and movepool of a regular Pichu... oh yeah, it's also trapped in your cartridge forever.
Professor Elm's Lab
: Can I take a look at it closely? Hmm... One of the ears is spiky... That's strange. There seems to be something more to it. It really is a rare sight. You met it at Ilex Forest? A mysterious Pokémon called CELEBI has been sighted there, or so I heard.
: Professor Oak once wrote about CELEBI and Time Travel in a research paper he presented at a conference!
"travel to the past and future.": If this PICHU has travelled through time, perhaps you should take extra care of it, Kotone. It seems that this PICHU has been affected by travelling so far through time with CELEBI. I'll inform the Pokémon Center of it. The lady at the reception should be able to tell you if anything may affect that PICHU.This is just justification for not being able to trade the Spiky-Eared Pichu, especially to DPP, where it didn't exist. This also means you can't move it forward to Gen 5, since those games don't have the Spiky-Eared Pichu coded in either. It's also forced to be non-shiny since its unique ID is created when you make a new game to ensure it can't be shiny. Though it does have those sprites in the code. Anyway, Spiky-Eared Pichu was merely a Movie 12 tie in, since it was part of the plot. Otherwise it's basically useless.
Ilex Forest
So it's time for the next Ilex Forest event. Boy I'm just spoiling you today. This is kinda similar to the Crystal event, though we obviously already have a Celebi.
This is also a movie tie-in, but for the 13th movie, alongside some cool shiny beasts that were also distributed. Those could be forwarded to Gen 5 through the Relocator to unlock even more events. I wonder if I'll ever show those off? Anyway, this Celebi ain't too special, we just need its Fateful Encounter flag to set shit off.
I swear to god if you start jumping around with happy music...
Ethan's Theme
Ehhhhh, I don't know if that's better.
"the shrine?"
: They say people disappear when they tamper with it.
YOU JUST HAD TO SAY IT
What is it with these events and teleporting?
Kanto Route 23
: Ilex Forest has disappeared! ...That's not it. It's more like we have been transported somewhere else...? Kotone, something is strange! I heard the radio mentioning the date from three years ago!
: That explains it! CELEBI must have caused all this! My grandpa once told me that CELEBI can travel through time using its mystic power called Time Travel! CELEBI must have taken us back in time! Literally!
Yes, let's interfere with the timeline, great idea!
Eh, actually let's not. Not even timeline interference can fix that mess.
: Are you gonna quit? What are you going to do now?
: One must acknowledge one's defeat before he can move on... I will go solo...for now... So that one day I will form a stronger organization!
: Gathering so many only to be defeated by a mere child!: Putting together the potential of many is how you produce a huge power... That's what an organization is... That's the strength of an organization! I failed...to make the best use of my subordinates' potential...! But you shall witness one day the revival of me and my Team Rocket!
: You don't make any sense!
: A coward when you're alone and acting like a tyrant when you're in front of other cowards! I will become strong! I will become a strong man all by myself!
: Who does he think he is? That was unnecessary! But what were they talking about? The revival of Team Rocket...? They say that Team Rocket was removed from the Kanto region by a child three years ago. So this really is three years ago!
You catch on fast, huh.
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Tohjo Falls
This cave and that guy seems familiar.
: I don't know why you have come here. Anyway, I have to warn you that this is not a place for kids like you.
: That's the guy we just saw arguing with that boy!
: You have the same eyes... ... I'm on my way to Goldenrod City to answer the call and join my team. Are you going to get in my way?
: Could this be the one that the radio was trying to reach? Giovanni, their boss? Do you hear it, Kotone? The radio is saying something strange! Team Rocket has occupied the Radio Tower at Goldenrod City! It can't be! Kotone, you solved this case already!Radio Tower Takeover
: We are pleased to declare Team Rocket's revival. ...Giovanni? ...Can you hear us? We have finally made it!
: We will not repeat the failure of three years ago! Team Rocket will be born again, and I will rule the world!VS Giovanni
Since you need Celebi in your first slot to start the event, you'll be sending it out in this battle.
This Nidoking ain't much to talk about, so we'll just obliterate it and use the rest of the team.
Honchkrow is the deadliest Pokemon by having a boosting move and an alright moveset. But Wol's got this, right?
Alright maybe not.
SolidSnake has got this though.
I've never seen a +2 confusion do so little.
Alright SolidSnake definitely does not have this.
Sizzle's got this! Yaaaaaay!
Nidoqueen is his strongest Pokemon, but it seems to be mixed? And no Poison STAB? I don't get it, his training is weird.
It still hurts, but we've got this.
"possibly be this strong!"His last one he usually sends out can be a bit tough since it's got some good moves and will absolutely destroy Ghost types.
Oh my god Tangrowth's physical bulk is disgusting, I love it.
Team Rocket was always this disappointing, wasn't it?
: The past three years have been a waste...? How can a kid like you manage to destroy my dream once again? The precious dream of Team Rocket has become little more than an illusion...
: Where has Giovanni gone? I wonder if he is listening to our broadcast... ...
"not coming.": After this, Kotone, you will defeat them! ...Wait a second! Kotone, you're still here. Then, who will defeat Team Rocket...?
Let's go back and watch Back to the Future. Ethan could learn about how time travel works.
Meh, it's lost its novelty.
Ilex Forest
Oh yeah, we forgot that blue thing.
: I thought I would never see you again! Wait a sec... So we must be back to our time! It was all so bizarre. But now that we are safely back to our time and Team Rocket's terrible design fell through, we can say... all's well that ends well, right?
: It sure was an exhausting day, though. I better get going. See you!
We're not gonna see him again, let's be honest.
And we're done here, we've done every Wi-Fi event in the game. Well, aside from the random Mew you got for the 10th anniversary of Gold and Silver, and the 2010 Jirachi and the Pokewalker downloadable courses... man these games had a lot of events.
It's back in Crystal for the last part of the update. Strap in folks, this is gonna get complicated: there's another way to get a Celebi in Gen 2 games without hacking. It still requires glitching though. It's also a bit grindy.
Basically you need to raise 2 Sneasel to level 57 so they learn Beat Up to go into the third slot. That move MUST be put into the third slot or this won't work. You can also put something in the fourth move slot for later.
Then you breed them so their offspring will be guaranteed to have Beat Up in their movepool when it hatches.
While you're waiting for your weasels to breed, it's time to clone some stuff. Man, we haven't seen this glitch in a while!
Quick reminder on cloning, the game saves what's in your boxes and then what's in your party, so if you interrupt the process in the middle of that, then you'll have the exact same Pokemon in the party and the box. Crazy.
Nice nice. But don't hatch it yet.
Now the tricky part, you need to obtain a bad clone. This happens when you mess up the cloning glitch, with it being more likely the more Pokemon you're cloning at once. You'll know it's the right one when it's level 1, has a name of ? and it messes up your box screen. It's just visual, it's not messing up anything internally, probably. Though even if you get a bad clone, it might not even be the right one, as it's different depending on your version (GS or Crystal) and what index number it comes from.
You need to give your bad clone to the Day Care Lady and that'll turn it into a ?????. Now I should say that I wasn't able to get a bad clone, so let's just pretend it is, obviously the real version would cause a lot of text box overflow and the like. The usual.
Now that you've got your bad clone back (notice how I forgot how many question marks it has when nicknaming it in pikasav), it's time to do some box management.
With the bad clone at the top of your party, move Pokemon you don't care about to the top of your party. Obviously it's not working for me since I don't have an actual "bad clone", but if you're using an actual bad clone, you'll now have 7 Pokemon in your party.
Like that, see? Now, put the bad clone back in the Daycare. It's not necessary anymore.
Go back to the PC and deposit your first and second Pokemon.
Now using the move option, move the Egg from the PC to the top of your party.
And then deposit four Pokemon. Since I'm not doing the glitch properly, it's not letting me, but it will for you since you technically have ore than 7 because you put ????? at the top of your party. Now you can withdraw any Pokemon you want that's not involved with the glitch.
Now we need to hatch the damn thing. Since it's a Celebi, it needs 30k steps to actually hatch. Seriously.
And look at that, it's a Celebi!
Okay it's not exactly legit. This is what I edited in pikasav, but it's what you'll get if you did the glitch correctly. It'll hatch at level 0 and depending on the ????? you had out of the four versions, it'll hatch with a couple of weird moves. I didn't realise that last part and thought it was just random, but those glitch Pokemon do have level up movesets and TM lists and everything. If you put something in the fourth move slot, then it would hatch with an item, corresponding with a move. If the Sneasel both knew Reflect, then it would hatch with a GS Ball that you can then use in the Celebi event!
You can either put the Celebi in the daycare, or use a couple Rare Candies to get it to level 2. Then it's a perfectly legit Celebi. Well, kinda legit. It'll learn its four base moves at level 1.
But uh, yeah, let's just pretend this never happened and next time, it's the penultimate update: Battle Tower - Level 100.