I was playing R-2 Gym Leader Castle. I was in Viridian Gym Tower, and was battling Cool (M). I sent out Jolteon, he sent out Zapdos. We each T-Waved each other, then I started DTing, while he Swifted. I Rested when necessary, and threw in a T-Bolt or two. Finally, I was at 6 DTs and 150 HP. Then, my first proof of the game cheating:

Zapdos hit a Thunder through my 6 DTs.

What are the odds of that happening? According to Azure Height's formula and data:

0.284* x 0.695 x 0.750# = 0.148035

*1 - 0.712
#He was paralyzed, and this is assuming there is a 1/4 chance of full par.

Hmm, about 15%. Well, I guess that isn't too bad. But the next one upset me a bit.

I finished it off with T-Bolt, then out came Clefable. I was at 80 HP right now, so I was going to Rest. Just to be safe, I T-Waved Clefable, and it was either a full Par or its Body Slam missed. Then, I rested. Now, here it comes. While I slept, it hit me with Body Slam, THREE TIMES IN A ROW, and Jolty was gone. As you can tell, I wasn't very happy. Now, we'll figure out the odds of this:

0.284* x 0.996 x 0.750# = 0.212148

*1 - 0.712
#He was paralyzed, and this is assuming there is a 1/4 chance of full par.

OK, so the odds of it happening once was 21%. BUT, what about three times?

0.212148^3 = 0.009548097070186

Less than 1%. But, what are the odds of both happening?

0.148035 x 0.009548097070186 = 0.001413452549785

Wow, my goodness. Or, for those of you that wish for a rounded answer:

0.15 x 0.0095 = 0.001425

Basically that's saying 0.1425%, or 1.425/1000. Sort of cheap, eh?

Well, you haven't heard the whole story. I killed Clefable with Exeggutor, got killed by Dodrio, and sent out Alakazam to finish the 3-headed birdbrain off. But, this part doesn't matter, right?

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-NickWhiz1
NickWhiz1@aol.com
My FAQs

OK, now I fully agree with NickWhiz1 that Branners should NOT Rep For GameFAQs...;p-psycho monkey, after branners was cheering for Azure

[This message has been edited by NickWhiz1 (edited 07-19-2000).]

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"There WILL be poking!" -Me
"I like grapes!" -Anthrax

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what else is new?

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.. Exactly.. Damn Cheating Stadium.. In one of my Petit cup battles, my Dratini hit it self 4 times in a row in confusion, was paralyzed 3 times in a row, then hit itself 2 more times in confusion before fainting... >.<

.. but then again.. I've had a fair amount of luck too.. This was my last battle in the Petite (or Pika.. always get the two mixed up).. and this was the Rental Ghastly:

Out goes Ghastly
Out comes Farfect'd
Out goes Farfetch'd for Dratini
Ghastly uses Thunder, Critical Hit!, Dratini was paralyzed.
Ghastly uses Confuse Ray
Dratini's fully paralyzed
Ghastly uses Night Shade
Dratini hits itself in confusion
Ghastly uses Night Shade
Dratini hits itself in confusion, Dratini Fainted!
Out comes Farfecth'd
Ghastly uses Thunder, Critical Hit!
Farfech'd fainted!
Out comes Psyduck
Ghastly uses Thunder, Critical Hit!
Psyduck fainted!

And then the one-hit KOs have extremely good accuracy (as in no longer 30% but somewhere around 50%). At other times, Gambler uses up all of his one-hit KOs on a Pokemon without hitting once.

Durn cheating statistical oddities!! I've got half a mind to Shark myself up a super Magikarp just to get through the damn Poke Cup.

Albeit so small that you want to throw you're N64 out of the room after seeing your 6xDT'ed Pokemon be hit by a Fissure...

There are however instances that PROVE the Stadium cheats...
I think Mr. K (Or AEC-Gonk) posted this:

Enemy Dugtrio used Dig...
Switched ... (Cann't remember) for Pidgeot (Or other flying type)

Dugtrio used Hyper Beam...

(At least that's what I remember)
-Givera

Idling around a few days ago, I started up a game of R1, Prime Cup, Poke Ball division. The rental Gengar was laughing madly in the face of the opposition with Hypnosis/Dream Eater (since it takes the computer a while to get used to the idea of switching when it falls asleep...).

About half-way through the second round, I realised with mild interest that Hypnosis hadn't missed yet. A little unusual for such an innaccurate move, but hardly outside the bounds of possiblility. So I decided to take a look at Hypnosis throughout the remaining rounds, and see how well it did.

Over six rounds, the score was, Hypnosis...

Hit: 18 times
Missed: 0 times

Not bad for a 59.8% accurate move, eh?

For those without calculators to hand, that comes to a probability of 0.0095%... if I can spare the time, I may even dig out my old statistics notes and tell you what that means the probability Stadium was cheating is... :-)

I guess it seems reasonable. After all, you don't want the young'uns to get discouraged, eh?

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(By the way, is it me, or did they drop the "Gallery" option from the UK release of Pokemon Stadium? *grumbles and throws things at Nintendo* I wanted that....)

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Articuno, hear my cry

Well, the comp definently tips those probabilities way in its favor, and anything that changes the natural probability or outcome is cheating.

Just to nitpick, it's 29.7% ^ 3 = 2.62%, but you probably knew that.

that's not THAT unlikely...that's still well over three times as likely as a double freeze...

Which is what some kid did to me at the last tournament... Grrr, how dare you dig up painful memories!

Well, today, I was facing a Paralysed Zapdos, and over a total of 38 turns, it was Fully paralysed 3 times...

Congradulations, that's probably about the same chance as Horn Drill/Fissure hitting twice in a row, which, as I think Fish/EYNH can now tell you, isn't that bad.

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-cfalcon

Imagine the situation I was in: No continues left, faced a the VERY last guy before winning the Prime Cup on Round 2. What happens? He brings out his Mew, I bring out my Mew. On the first shot my Mew with Blizzard freezes it!! Then it brings out another pokemon, I think it was Jolteon, and I use Blizzard agan and it FROZE! I nearly fainted lOL I froze TWO pokemon, right after each other, on my very last continue on the very last trainer I needed to beat on round 2! If that ain't luck I don't know what is! LOL

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After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he
started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and
shot him.

The moral: when you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.

I think Fanha's ego is showing! (j/k)

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-NickWhiz1
NickWhiz1@aol.com
My FAQs

Here is mine:
Use substitute right when you start against Gambler in Masterball Prime cup.

Do you have any idea how to beat the last guy and his annoying Mew and Taruos (i need help before i check into a darn insame asylumm)

...HE HITS THROUGH 6 DT'S! AND I WASN'T EVEN PARALYZED!

*calms down*

Well, I beat that bitch into the ground after that...

Articuno hangs that Abra's bitch-ass from a bear trap.

I decided to stop playing for a while so I can prepare for what may happen in the next rounds.

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Bah! Stadium's damn Rapidash once landed a successful Horn Drill on my Dodrio after Dodrio had done four Double Teams.

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you want to throw you're N64 out of the room after seeing your 6xDT'ed Pokemon be hit by a Fissure...

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A Horn Drill hit through 6 Double Teams in only ONE try

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with Fissure, of course...
...HE HITS THROUGH 6 DT'S! AND I WASN'T EVEN PARALYZED

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Prof. Dasugi
Huh? Eevee is evolving?
Eevee evolved into Eon!

For me.
I was using the rentals

and the fourth thunder hit the enemy, WHILE I WAS FLASHED.