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I'm about to catch Cresselia in Platinum. I know it's a wandering legendary, and wandering legends can't be synchronized using alakazam's ability. I'm just making sure this is the cas with Cress, as you do walk up and interact with her. So yeah, can her nature be synched?

Also, can you similarly synch pokemon like Jirachi and Manaphy, delivered by the man in the pokemart? Thanks.
 
I feel a little noobish asking this, but why is it that attack is, and I am totally generalizing this question, more preferred than special attack?

I can't really find a good example, but something like Gastrodon, why would it need Earthquake when it can just focus on SpA and use Earth Power?
 
Because the special walls tend to be stronger than physical walls. Blissey is pretty much unstoppable by any special pokemon, while skarmory and forry are beaten by physical fire types, gyarados by electric types, etc. In order to avoid being walled by one pokemon, they tend to choose physical attacks. Also, earth power has a lower base power compared to EQ< which means its weaker. Lastly, on gastrodon, using EQ lets you bluff a curse set.
 
Where's the best place to find Rare Candies ingame? I need like 18-20!

It depends on the game, but generally you need the Battle Frontier to get multiple Rare Candies.

Where can i get questions such as "is move x better than move y for this pokemon" answered?

Here would be fine. But first, look at the analysis, in the Other Options area or in the sets, because it might be covered there.
 
I guess I hadn't fixed it. When I try to join #smogon on mIRC it tells me I heed a regestered nick but I already have one so how would I sign into it?
 
There are just better Pokemon for whichever job Claydol could have. It is like Quagsire: not necessarily bad, but Swampert outclasses Quagsire in almost every aspect.
 
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