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Recruitment Rate Much Lower?

Lishus13

Poli-Spriter!
In PMD2, I feel like I have to spend many, MANY days in a dungeon to recuitment just a basic pokemon like Poliwag. I recuited Anorith, Lileep, and Shellos easily, but it took me a while to recuit a Poliwag, and I've yet to recruit Barboach, Geodude, or Doduo!
Does anyone else think this?
 
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MMM_AJ

Obsessed Mewtwo Fan
I agree, I've spent 7 whole days now grinding in Amp plains trying to get a Shinx with no luck. I'd go to the stairs, A+B to pass time until a Shinx appeared, KO it and repeat until the 'something is stirring' message came up. I think I've KO'd about 400 of them now like this and not a single one has offered to join me. :(
 

Dapuff

Well-Known Member
it is lower than the last game, but at least you can recruit most any pokemon recruited a t-tar first time i went through quicksand cave :)
 

iluvwobbuffet

WOBBBUFFFFFET!!! XD
I don't think this at all.

I must be incredibly lucky in this game. =o_O=

Recruiting isn't instant when I play, but it's not very rare for me. It seems like every other Pokemon I defeat wants to join me.

=^_^=
 

Hauntershadow92

The Mono-type Man
I think it is pretty hard. I didn't recruit anyone until the 6th mission. Then after that I "leveled" up to 100 and now basically everyone I battle wants to join. But if I didn't "level" up, I think I would only have 3 members instead of ~30.
 

Lickilicky

Lickilicky Trainer
3 geodudes wanted to join me in the same dungeon try; i accepted only one... for me pokes are easier to recruit; after i got the ability to recruit, i got after the 2nd kill a friend(lotad), witch i called Lucky
i tend to rename my friends, but keeping the 1st letter... sometimes more... it's funny to rename paras pakistan lol
 

Kawazu Hime

Active Member
I have been through SO many dungeons, I have a super rank and...I can barely recruit anything! I can't even get a poliwag...Though, I did get a dratini...I'm not really sure how that one works out...
 

Akerin

Ready for a vacation
Maybe it has something to do with your aura, or something... The first time I played my aura came up as red (It switches between red and silver, for me, but I've never gotten any other colors. I don't know how they do it!) and recruiting Pokemon was super easy. But now, the second time playing through, my aura is silver, and recruitment is really difficult.

*shrugs* Some people say recruiting is easier, and some say it's harder than in PMD. I think it's the same, personally.
 

NinjaBaker

Well-Known Member
Well i think the recruitment rate is just a little higher in this game. Ive recruited some really good pokemon, my second recruit was a butterfree:club:
 

Shuam

righteous
It's a lot harder, but that's why they have all those items to improve the recruit rate.
 

SilverDragon7683

Will Eat For Food
Well for me it`s, as usual, if I want a specific pokemon it`s near impossible, but if I don`t care I get a ton.
Example: I really wanted a Trapinch. Took me a few hours mainly cuz none would show up. After I get one, 3 more come outta nowhere and want to join.

Or Riolu, I got a female first run through their respective dungeon, but I wanted a Male(for name purposes) I left and came back at least a dozen times before a male one wanted to join.
 

Warfare

liverliverliverliver
Although the rate seems much lower, at least the evolutions can be recruited. I just got a Garchomp. :|
 

Taruta the Blue Mage

Newtypes represent!
I think they toned it down but for some reason whenever I go through Crystal Crossing I can get every pokemon to recruit me, except for Froslass, and that makes me mad.
 

wammy

Active Member
I don't think this at all.

I must be incredibly lucky in this game. =o_O=

Recruiting isn't instant when I play, but it's not very rare for me. It seems like every other Pokemon I defeat wants to join me.

=^_^=
that seems liek my situation.


cept for darkrai... he is a pain in the !@$#...
 

Wiimote

Tao is Taokaka!
The recruitment rates are quite low for me.
HOWEVER, I do get a lot of missions where evolved Pokemon wanted to join me.
 

Queen_Lugia

The Soul of Silver
Meh, my recruitment rate is horrid. I've tried so hard to get even common Pokemon to join my team. I don't even remember how many runs through Mt. Bristle it took in order for a Machop to offer to join my team.... Of course, it may have something to do with my rank. I'm currently at Silver rank... :mad:
 

mewfanforlife

Well-Known Member
I don't have too much trouble recruiting unless I want a specific Pokemon. Then I can recruit pretty much every Pokemon in the dungeon minus that one.
 

Pink Parka Girl

I wish I could change my username
I wasted so much time grinding through Amp Plains trying to get a Plusle and Minun to join me. >.> Plusle recruited after only a few tries, but it took a ton of grinding along the first five floors, not moving on until I got "something is stirring" messages, managing to recruit every other thing that appeared on those certain floors, before I FINALLY got a damn Minun who wanted to be a part of my team. ^^; And even when I'm not hunting a specific Pokémon, I don't get recruit offers all that often - at least there are the options of recruits after missions, and Eggs, to make up for all that :)
 

Rakurai

Well-Known Member
I wasted so much time grinding through Amp Plains trying to get a Plusle and Minun to join me. >.>

The same thing happened to me, only I was trying to get an Electrike. I went from level 18 to 29 after trying to recruit one for about two hours straight.

Fortunately, when I did get one, I unintentionally ended up getting a second one a minute later (Which I was planning on doing in the future).
 
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