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Version 1.0
Last Updated: 10/12/2002

©2002 Fantasyware, Inc.
by Phil Erwin
All Rights Reserved

Written in Borland C++ 5.02

DOWNLOAD

To obtain the latest version of the Pokémon RMT! program, go to the Downloads section.

LICENSE

This program is provided as freeware "as-is". You are free to distribute this program via Internet, BBS, newsgroup, or any other channel provided that all the files to this program are included. None of the files, including the program, may not be altered, decompiled, or reverse-engineered. No one other than the author may collect any charges or fees for use of this program.

FILES

The following files make up the complete Pokémon RMT! program:

WARRANTY

Since this program is freeware, the only firm guarantee I will make is that it will surely take up space on your hard drive. Every effort has been made to ensure this is a simple, useful, and easy to use program. However, I will not be held liable for any damages incurred by using this program.

CONTACT INFO

If you have any problems with the program or just feel like sending some appreciation my way, feel free to contact me.

The latest version of this software may be found at:
PokéFAQs: http://oocities.com/thelegendarydogs
E-mail: thelegendarydogs@yahoo.com

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

This program is a DOS-based application that can be executed on almost any PC platform. It does not require Windows, but it does require an Intel 386 or compatible CPU and a VGA-compatible video card. It is usable with all versions of MS DOS, Windows 3.11, 95, 98, 2000, NT, Me, and XP.

INSTALLATION

The Pokémon RMT! setup program, SETUP.EXE, comes wrapped in the zipfile RMT10.ZIP. (The reason for this is because Yahoo does not allow executable files on their Geocities web servers.)

Installing Pokémon RMT! is a snap. Unzip SETUP.EXE from RMT10.ZIP (using any unzip utility such as Winzip) into a temporary directory or the Windows Desktop. You may then either:

• Run the SETUP.EXE program directly by double-clicking on it from an Explorer window, or
• Use the Add or Remove Programs applet from the Control Panel and click Add New Programs. Depending on your flavor of Windows, you should click the Add From CD or Floppy option and follow the wizard to select SETUP.EXE.

Setup will prompt you to choose a directory to install the Pokémon RMT! program into. In most circumstances, you will simply want to accept the default options. After clicking the Next button a few times, it will install all necessary files in their respective places, including placing a shortcut on your Windows Desktop. (You may delete the shortcut afterward if you wish.)

Note: Speaking for myself, I hate programs that inextricably fuse themselves into Windows and require a Masters degree in Computer Science to get them uninstalled. You may be at ease to know this setup program only installs a few files on your computer. It doesn't touch the registry or add anything to your Windows System folder. Removing the program is as easy as selecting Remove from the Add or Remove Programs applet. Make sure to use this option, though—don't just delete the files yourself or the program will remain registered as installed on your Programs list.

Special Note to pre-Windows users: If you are unable to run the SETUP.EXE file, it is also readable by any unzip utility. Create a directory on your hard drive and use your favorite unzip utility to place all the files there.

New Moves Updates

As time marches steadily forward, new legal moves for Pokémon are coming into existence from several sources (which is discussed in depth later). As these moves are identified, they will be updated for use within RMT!. The program file that controls legal moves, MOVES.BIN, will be available as a separate download. Check back at PokéFAQs from time to time and see if there is a more up-to-date moves file. (You can view the date and time of your MOVES.BIN file from the opening RMT! splash screen.)

INTRODUCTION

When you first start playing Pokémon, whichever version that might be, you most likely play the game to completion. You may even choose to replay it several times, or move on to another version of Pokémon. Some people have found, after finishing the Pokémon games, that they wanting more. Many discover there is a lot of fun to be found going head-to-head with your favorite Pokémon against others. This may take the form of link-battles or online competitions (such as GSBot, NetBattle, PBS, etc.) It naturally leads, then, to trying to build and train the best team of Pokémon you can.

Traditionally, an intrepid Pokémon trainer spends quite a bit of time developing his or her team of mass destruction and then tests it in battle. If it doesn't live up to expectations, smart trainers ask knowledgeable Pokémon gurus to "Rate My Team!" Not surprisingly, these people are referred to as raters. They will hopefully offer productive feedback that will then let the trainer make appropriate changes to their lineup. This is exactly what the Pokémon RMT! program is designed to do!

There are many things to consider when developing your favorite winning team. Individual Pokémon have innate strengths and weaknesses, both in abilities and moves. Chansey has gobs of Health, but has horrible Attack and Defense. Smeargle has an incredible moveset potential, but has the abilities of Woody Allen without his glasses on. Onix has incredible Defense, yet it suffers from too many Type Weaknesses (x4 to Water and Grass, x2 to Ice, Fighting, Ground, and Steel!) Sometimes these details get complex and are not incredibly apparent until you get creamed by your opponent and your team lies decimated at your feet.

Pokémon RMT! has been designed to help you identify strengths and weaknesses in individual Pokémon and how well they contribute to your team overall. Once you enter your team, the program analyzes it and generates a list of possible problems. When it can, it also will offer suggestions for improvement.

Features

Some of the things that RMT! assists you with include:

• Organizes the team creation process, making it easy to add, delete, or modify your team
• Complete Pokédex with detailed data about each one
• Complete descriptions of all moves, including all special and hidden effects
• Automatically ensures that only legal Pokémon movesets may be created
• Statistical analysis of the team with optional suggestions for improvement
• A quick Summary of your teams overall strengths and weaknesses
• Printing your team for analysis away from your computer or for just showing friends

Limitations

While RMT! is a wonderful tool for team development, it does not take the place of you, the Pokémon breeder/trainer/manager. You are ultimately responsible to use this tool wisely to help you make decisions about your team. This program may make suggestions that aren't right for you or your team. In that case, they should simply be disregarded. RMT! is not infallible, but it does help identify some aspects of your team that you may haven't considered.

Incidentally, the program itself is pretty cold and rational. It won't offer praise at a well thought out strategy or respect you for choosing a creative moveset. This is why you will also want to find human raters who will offer the personal touch.

POKÉMON RMT!

When the program is started, the Main Menu will be displayed. The screen is split into four windows:

• Main Menu Program commands such as entering and modifying Pokémon team member data, team analysis, viewing miscellaneous information sources, and loading and saving your teams.
• Team Displays your current team, including Pokémon and moveset. RMT! begins with an empty team roster unless it has been configured to automatically load a favorite team using special command-line parameters.
• Analysis RMT!'s most recent observations about your team.
• Summary An overall quick-look at the strengths and weaknesses of your team. The Summary will be blank until an Analysis is done.

You may navigate the Main Menu by using the Up and Down-Arrow keys. Press Enter to select a particular option.

Team Info

This section handles the adding, changing, and deleting individual members of your team. You may also decide and enter a name for your team.

Add Team Member

You may introduce a new Pokémon member into your team lineup here. You will be prompted to select which slot it will occupy, its type, moves, item, and its role in the team as a whole.

Select a Slot

Select an empty slot for your Pokémon, from 1 to 6. If you have no empty slots, press Esc and use the Delete Member option.

Select Pokémon

Choose the Pokémon from the list of 251 different types. The list is sorted alphabetically to help you find what you're looking for quickly. Pressing the first letter of the desired Pokémon will jump you to the first Pokémon beginning with that letter.

If you don't know exactly which Pokémon you want, you may view all their strengths and weaknesses using the View Pokédex option.

Select Moves

You will have the option of entering up to four moves for your Pokémon. You will be prompted to select the Slot the move will be placed in and the move name.

Select Moveslot

Choose an empty move slot from 1 through 4.

Select Move

Select a move from the Pokémon's moveset pool. The moves are sorted alphabetically.

Allowable moves may originate from several different sources:

1. Pokémon Red, Blue, or Yellow games
1. Regularly learned moves
2. Unique varieties (Pikachu with Surf)
2. Pokémon Gold, Silver, or Crystal games
1. Regularly learned moves
2. Moves learned from the Move Tutor (Ice Beam, Thunder, and Fire Blast)
3. Unique varieties (Extremespeed Dratini, Odd Egg in Crystal, etc.)
3. Breedable moves from Gold, Silver, or Crystal
4. Pokémon Stadium I and II prizes (Amnesia Psyduck, etc.)
5. Special promotional offers from the New York City Pokémon Center

The moves list has four different categories to account for these sources: R/B/Y, G/S/C, Breedable moves, and Pokémon Center moves. Stadium prizes and Move Tutor moves have been lumped into the G/S/C moves category.

A grayed-out move may not be selected. Such a move is not allowed based on the other moves currently selected in the moveset. RMT! ensures only legal movesets in the following way:

• If you have selected one or more moves that exist only for that Pokémon type in R/B/Y versions, then all moves that exist solely in the G/S/C version are forbidden.
• If you have selected one or more moves that only exist for that Pokémon type in the G/S/C version, then no R/B/Y moves may be selected.

Select an Item

Choose an Item for your Pokémon to hold. Not every single item from the Pokémon G/S/C game may be held. Most of the items from the game are not appropriate for championship tournament play. Items that will not help when held in battle, like the Brick Piece or the S.S. Ticket, have been omitted.

Choose a Role

Finally, you may select a role for your Pokémon. If you do not wish to assign a specific role, select None. You can change your Pokémon's role later if you wish.

Delete Member

Choose the slot of the Pokémon you want to remove from your team. This will free up a slot in your lineup for you to Add a Team Member.

Change Pokémon

Use this option if you want to change the Pokémon type of an existing team member. Select the slot of the Pokémon you want to change. Select the new Pokémon type from the list.

Note: If you select <none> from the list, it will effectively delete that Pokémon.

If the existing moveset is legal for the new Pokémon type chosen, it will allow you keep the moveset. If, however, the moveset is illegal, it will delete all its moves.

Change Role

After choosing the Pokémon you want to change, select the new Role from the list. Any role can be chosen; if the Pokémon does not have the requisites for that role, this will be identified in the Analysis.

This section, as well as others, makes reference to Grades. Grading is a very important aspect to the internal workings of RMT! and are used very much ones you get in school. A Grade of A+ is the best, F- is the worse, and C is average. Some roles require a certain grade or grades in key areas to qualify for that role.

Currently, the list of possible roles is:

• None
  No requirements.
• Annoyer
  Requires at least two moves that causes Paralysis, Confusion, Attraction, or an attack move causing Flinch.
• Baton Passer
  Requires Baton Pass plus at least one BPable move.
• Mean Looker
  Mean Look plus any move causing Poisoning or Confusion, or Perish Song.
• Toxifusioner
  Requires at least one Poisoning or Confusion move. Trapping moves are also preferable.
• Physical Sweeper
  Attack and Defense stats must be of a grade C or better. Two or more Physical attack moves of any kind required. Attack moveset must be effective on at least ten (10) types.
• Special Sweeper
  Special Attack and Special Defense stats must be of a grade C or better. Two or more Special attack moves of any kind required. Attack moveset must be effective on at least ten (10) types.
• Tank
  Health stat must be very high, at least Grade A- or better. Defense and Special Defense both must be B or greater. Requires one or more moves that heal. Leftovers counts as a healing move.
• Confuser
  Requires one or more moves that cause Confusion and one or more moves that reduce the opponent's Defense (not Special Defense because Confusion is a Physical-based attack).
• Parafusioner
  Requires one or more moves that Paralyze with a 50% or greater chance of success, one or more moves that cause Confusion, and one or more moves that trap (either primarily like Mean Look or as a secondary effect like Whirlpool).
• Parashuffler
  Requires one or more moves that Paralyze plus one or more moves that directly force the opponent to switch (Roar, Whirlwind, etc.).
• Paraflincher
  Requires one or more moves that cause Paralysis plus one or more moves that cause Flinch. Kings Rock will not be taken into consideration, since it's flinch potential isn't significant enough.
• Pseudo-Passer
  Moves that stay even if the Pokémon switches. Requires one or more of the following moves: Reflect, Light Screen, Safeguard, Rain Dance, Sunny Day, Mist, or Sandstorm.
• Pseudo-Hazer
  A Role that forces the opponent switch (Roar, Whirlwind) or scaring them into switching with Perish Song, Toxic, Mind Reader, or Lock-On.
• Rester
  Requires the move Rest and the item Mint Berry. Miracleberry is not an acceptable substitute since you don't want it curing anything except Sleep.
• Sleep Talker
  Requires the move Rest, Sleep Talk, and at least one attacking move.
• Hazer
  Requires the move Haze.
• Heal Beller
  Requires the move Heal Bell.
• Hazer Killer
  At least one baiting stat-raiser move (moves that increase Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, Speed, or Evasion) like Double Team plus one of three scenarios:
1. Mean Look and Perish Song
2. Mean Look and Toxic
3. Explosion or Self-Destruct

Change Move

Select the Pokémon and move slot you wish to change. Choose the new move from the list of possible moves. If you press ESC, no changes will be made.

Change Item

Choose the Pokémon whose item you want to change. Select from the list of possible useful items. Pressing ESC aborts the operation.

Team Name

You may enter or change the name of your team. It may be up to 20 characters and may be anything you wish. Use your imagination to invent a descriptive name, such as Shshwi's Pride, The Monster Squad, Bobby's Bashers, whatever you like.

If you change your mind and don't want to change the name, press ESC.

Analysis

This section is the heart of the program, the most useful and important to the team manager. Here is where you get the feedback on your team as it currently stands. You can and should use this option frequently to determine opportunities for improvement in your team.

An analysis is prepared and displayed in the Analysis window. It will consist of various issues that RMT! sees as potential problems. Pressing Ctrl+Up-Arrow or Ctrl+Down-Arrow will scroll through the list.

In some circumstances, RMT! will offer you suggestions for improving your team. Suggestions are ordered from highest preference to lowest, so if it suggests the moves Psychic, HP Water, and HP Psychic, it's highest recommendation is Psychic, followed by HP Water, and finally HP Psychic.

Note: As the team manager, it is always up to you to take or reject any suggestions.

Here is a list of everything the Analysis will uncover:

• Basic Checks
  RMT! does a few rudimentary checks for simple things, such as:
  • Does each Pokémon have four moves?
  • Is each Pokémon holding an item? (One exception is when it is using Thief.)
• Are the Base Stats of each Pokémon suitably powerful in-and-of themselves?
  RMT! rates each of the Base Stats (Health, Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed) internally. If you have chosen a Pokémon who is weak in one or more areas, it will advise you of this. If there are no Physical-type moves in the moveset, Attack isn't evaluated. The same applies for Special-type moves and Special Attack. If there are more powerful Pokémon who can have the same moveset, it will offer suggestions.
• Are there two or more moves on the Pokémon that have the same Power Type?
  As a general rule, putting more than one damage-causing move on your Pokémon with the same Power Type is a waste (i.e. Ice Beam and Icy Wind). Since you only have four moves for each team member, each should be as versatile as possible. There are instances, however, when this may not apply, such as having both Flamethrower (high damage) and Fire Spin (low damage plus trapping effect).
• Does every team member have a STAB move?
  Also as a rule, every member should have a STAB move. That 50% additional damage is not to be taken lightly! Since you want every advantage, this is one of the most rudimentary ones. Always go for the STAB.
  If you have not chosen one yet, RMT! will make some suggestions. Feel free to take the suggestions or choose one of your own.
• Does the team members moveset counter its type weaknesses?
  This one can be a little confusing, but it's really very straightforward. Since Pokémon have power types (such as Lapras being Water/Ice), there are attack types that are weak against them and attack types that are strong against them. You want to ensure that the Pokémon's weaknesses are compensated for by moves in its moveset that are effective against that type. This keeps you from 1) watching helplessly while your Pokémon gets pounded into the ground by a single Pokémon opponent when it can't even retaliate effectively, or 2) being forced to switch and letting your opponent get a free attack in.
  Example: Bubbles the Lapras, being a Water/Ice type, is weak against Electric, Grass, Fighting, and Rock moves used against it. Therefore, you want to choose moves that will be super-effective against those types.
  RMT! will offer some move suggestions to counter type weaknesses, which you may either take or create your own solutions.
• Does your Trapper have a healing item?
  Trappers as a rule get pounded pretty heavily because they are required to stay in the battle or lose the trap. The exception is a Trapper with Baton Pass, who can pass the trap to another.
• Item Checking and Analysis
  All items held must contribute toward the advantage of the Pokémon. RMT! checks to make sure that items held strengthen their position. Note that power-boost items such as Charcoal or Nevermeltice are generally not worth the 10% bonus to damage they add. After some mathematical analysis, RMT! will make an item suggestion based on the current abilities of the Pokémon.
• Weaknesses to Standards
  RMT! checks your team members against several Standards to see how they would fare in battle. A severe weakness to a Standard may mean that you'll have trouble against an opponent using them. The following things are checked regarding them:
  
  • Does the team member have a type-weakness against any Standards?
  • How well does it take a hit from a Standard?
  Use the View Standards option to see the complete list of Standards that the program checks against.
• No more than one status-affecting move
  Since Pokémon can only be affected by one status condition at a time, it is fairly pointless to have more than one status-affecting move on each team member.
• Role Qualification
  Each Role has a certain set of minimum requirements to qualify for that role. RMT! checks that each team member qualifies for the Role it has been assigned and notifies you if it isn't up to the job.
• Attack Moves Analysis
  An attack move is only as valuable as it's Power, Type, Accuracy, and any ancillary Effects. Each team member's moves are checked for adequate Power and Accuracy.
• How well does the Pokémon use the moves it has?
  A move may be powerful and accurate, but put on the wrong Pokémon and it changes from a bazooka to a peashooter. Since moves are broken down into Physical moves (which utilize the Attack and Defense stats) and Special moves (using Special Attack and Special Defense), it is important that the team member has good Base Stats in the right areas to support the moves it has.
• Supporting or conflicting moves checking
  Some moves are designed to support or enhance other moves (such as Sunny Day or Baton Pass) or are dependent on other moves or effects (like Snore or Sleep Talk). Other moves may conflict with each other, such as Haze and a stat-raising move. RMT! checks to make sure moves are being used or supported correctly, either by the team member or the team as a whole, and not conflicting with each other.
• Flinching Speed
  A Pokémon with a flinch-inducing move absolutely must also have high Speed. In order for Flinch to have any effect, it has to go first. There is no such thing as flinching at the end of the round.
• Team Type-Weaknesses Balance
  Every team will have a certain weakness to certain types, this is unavoidable. These weaknesses must be balanced evenly, though, or your opponent may take half your team down with a single Pokémon. Your team should never have more than a 2x type weakness to any single Power Type, no matter how compensated for it your team is.
• Too Many Standards
  Having a team consisting of most or all Standards isn't being original. Additionally, on some battle forums your opponents won't respect or even participate in a battle with too many Standards. It also makes you predictable and easy to counter. The rule of thumb is not to have more than two Standards on your team. Try to be unique in your team creation and this won't be an issue.
• Too Many Legendaries
  Creating a team consisting of only Legendaries will get you ridiculed, taunted, and generally disrespected in most forums. Having one or two in your team is fine as long as it fits in with your team strategy, but using too many is bad form and implies that your imagination is lacking.
• Übers
  Using übers will often result in your opponent quitting the match. Unless it has been agreed to beforehand, don't use any of them in your team.

When the Analysis is complete, look over each of the observations in the Analysis window and make any necessary changes. Be sure to generate new Analyses to check for any other issues that may have been overlooked or unintentionally created by the improvements.

These analyses are not intended to boss you around or to force you to make changes to your team you don't want. Ultimately, you know your team and your strategy better than any program can. RMT! only tries to guide you in the right direction and to illuminate possible problems that you may have not previously considered.

After analyzing your team, RMT! creates a summary of its findings, including the number of entries in the Analysis, and displays them in the Summary window.

Summary

When all is said and done, you ultimately want to know the bottom line—how good is your team? The Analysis points out trouble areas and sometimes offers suggestions for improvement, but what about your team right now? The Summary gives you just that—a report card of how kewl your team is right now. It does this by determining certain key metrics:

• Synergy
• Average Base Stats
• Type Weaknesses
• Moves Breakdown
• Weather Control
• Overall Grade

The Summary also includes the number of issues brought up in the Analysis window. However, it is provided only for convenience sakes. It does not factor one iota into the overall grade of your team.

Note: There is no conceivable way to completely eliminate all issues brought up about your team in the Analysis. Even if it were somehow possible, it wouldn't mean your team was without flaws, only that RMT! had nothing to say about it.

Synergy

A team without synergy is like an engine whose pistons fire at random—it makes a big racket and goes absolutely nowhere. Synergy, the group's cooperation and mutual support, is arguably the most important aspect of any team. A team without synergy is just six unrelated lone-wolf gladiators looking out for themselves. Every effective team needs as much synergy as it can generate. RMT! figures your team's synergy by looking at several things:

• Moves that boost stats and stay in effect even when the user switches earn points in the same way Baton Passed moves are. Light Screen and Reflect are in this category. They both earn 2 synergy points. Other moves that earn 1 point each are Foresight, Safeguard, Mist, and Future Sight. Heal Bell gains a whopping 6 points for being able to cure all team members of status afflictions simultaneously.
• A Pokémon with Baton Pass is the ultimate synergy dynamo. Every move it has that boosts stats earns synergy points equal to the number of ability stages it increases for each team member. For example, Scizor with Baton Pass and Agility generates 2 points of synergy for each team member (for a total of 12 points). Moves that are BPable, such as Focus Energy, also gain 1 point.
• If a team member knows a weather controlling move (Rain Dance, Sunny Day, or Sandstorm) and this move can enhance another members moves (such as having a Water-type move in the case of Rain Dance) or debilitate the opponent while leaving the team member unscathed (such as a team member of the Rock, Ground, or Steel family in conjunction with Sandstorm), can earn up to 1 synergy point for each instance. This is modified, however, by a move's accuracy, so the Rain Dancer only earns 0.69 synergy points for supporting Whirlpool, a water move with only a 69.5% accuracy.

Average Base Stats

Base Stats ultimately describe how powerful each team member's ability is in the arena. The higher the numbers, the better its chances for survival.

For each ability score category (Health, Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed), the teams scores are graded from 0.0 (F-) to 4.0 (A+) and averaged. This average is displayed for each category, along with the average grade.

Type Weaknesses

The Pokémon power type (or types in the case of dual-types such as Water/Psychic) bestows certain strengths and weaknesses to the power types of opponent moves. Some Pokémon have the bad luck of being weak to many types of attacks and some are lucky enough to have strong resistances. Each Pokémon's total type weaknesses are worked out and compared with each other and assigned an overall grade. Each teams type weaknesses grade is the average of all individual team members grade.

Moves Breakdown

It is important to have a good selection of moves in your teams arsenal. Having an abundance of attack moves leaves your defense vulnerable. Too much defense and you can't advance to victory. A good balance is the key.

Each of the 251 moves is classified generally as Offensive, Defensive, Healing, or Miscellaneous. Offensive moves cause damage or boost attack stats. Defensive moves increase individual or group protection, including boosting defensive stats. Healing moves increase individual or team Health or cure status anomalies. Moves that don't fit in any one classification or are in a group by themselves are labeled Miscellaneous.

RMT! grades each of the four classifications based on how many of each you have. One thing to keep in mind is that it's numerically impossible to get an A+ in each category, so don't try. If you have an A+ in one area, you are probably lacking in another. The key is to experiment and mold your team's moves around your battle strategy. Choosing wisely will help to maximize your grades.

Environment Control

Table 1: Environmental Control Moves

Rain Dance
Sandstorm
Spikes
Sunny Day

Something that is oftentimes overlooked in team strategy is the ability to control the environmental conditions of the battle. Being at the mercy of your opponent's atmospheric or elemental whims means you are going to be playing in his court according to his goals. Since he wants you to lose, this is definitely a bad thing.

You should have at least one move on your team to shift environmental conditions to your advantage and/or your opponent's disadvantage.

Overall Grade

All the aforementioned grades are averaged together to get the final Overall grade. Because synergy is so important, it is weighted three times (x3) more important than any of the other categories.

The final Overall grade is displayed both in numerical and letter format. Try adjusting your team to maximize this grade and your chances of winning any given battle should improve.

Effectiveness

The information displayed relates to move effectiveness or weakness, directed both against your team and your team against the opponent.

Each team member is displayed on the left, with its moveset underneath. Across the top are all the 17 different Power Types. In the middle of this table are the effectivenesses of one against the other. These are displayed as shown in Table 2.

A very important distinction to make when reading the Type Effectiveness is whether the row you are looking on is your team members Pokémon type or one of its moves in its moveset:

• If you are looking on a Pokémon type row, then the effectiveness shown are type effectiveness against the power type in question.
• If you are looking on a Pokémon move row, then the effectiveness shown is the moves effectiveness against an opponent with the power type.

Below each moveset is a row labeled Moves Effective. This row shows the best type-effectiveness of the moveset against each power type.

At the bottom of the screen is the team summary. There are rows displaying the Maximum Resistance (against power types), Maximum Weaknesses (against each of the power types), and the number of Pokémon weak to a specific power type. Obviously, you want your Resistance to be many, your Weaknesses to be few, and your number of Weaknesses never exceeding two in any power type.

Pressing any key returns you to the Main Menu

Effect Chart

Many of you have probably seen this matrix before, it comes in just about any Pokémon players guide. It simply shows a cross-reference table of Attacking power types versus Defending power types and effectiveness of each combination. It is included just as a reference for the user.

View Pokédex

This Pokédex may give you more information than you are used to seeing about Pokémon abilities. Some of the more common information shown is the Pokémon ID, it's Name, Gender Ratios (what percentage of the Pokémon are born male and which are born female. Some Pokémon, like Staryu for one, are genderless), Power Type(s), and Immunities.

Certain natural immunties are conferred by the power type or typess of the Pokémon, described in Table 3.

Note: There are seven power types that have complete immunities to another type. If a move's effectiveness is x0 (i.e. immune), then any induced status anomolies will not work (such as Thunder Wave against Ground types or Glare against Ghost types). Confusion, Attraction, and being Cursed are not status anomolies.

Getting more into the numbers aspect are the Base and Max Stats. Also shown is the ranking of each stat category as compared to all other Pokémon. If a Pokémon has a Ranking of 1 in Health, then it has the highest Health of any of the other Pokémon. A ranking of 251 is the bottom of the heap. A Grade of each stat is also shown, which relates directly to its Ranking. The better the Ranking, the better the grade, which follows the scholastic system of A+ through F-. A histogram is also displayed to graphically depict how good a Pokémon is in each ability.

Further down is the ranking of its movepool compared to all other Pokémon. Grade and histogram are also provided.

The bottom of the window shows all the power types and how effective they would be against this Pokémon. You want all these numbers to be as small as possible, obviously. At the far right is the grade of the average effectiveness compared to all other Pokémon. A good grade means not too many moves are effective against it, a poor grade means its vulnerable to many Pokémon attacks.

Navigation

To move up and down the list incrementally, press the Up and Down arrow. To jump 10 records up or down, press PgUp and PgDn. Pressing Home brings you to the top of the list, End brings you to the bottom.

Sorting

One powerful tool to help you choose the right Pokémon is using the Sort option (by pressing F1). You can sort the Pokédex by many different criteria, such as:

• Name
• Health
• Attack
• Defense
• Special Attack
• Special Defense
• Speed
• Movepool
• Weaknesses

So if you are looking for a Pokémon high in Health, you can sort the Pokédex by that ability, jump to the top by pressing the Home key, and start searching from there.

Filters

The Filter tool is also especially handy to have. A filter may be defined that will limit the Pokédex listings to only Pokémon who can learn one (or more, up to four) moves.

If you have an idea for a Pokémon who can use Ice Beam, simply press F2, select Ice Beam from one of the four moves that you can limit the Pokédex on, then press F1 to apply the filter. Only Pokémon that can use Ice Beam will be displayed.

If you want to remove an existing filter, simply press the Del key from the Pokédex. This will return the Pokédex to showing all Pokémon in whatever Sort order is currently selected.

View Moves

All the moves in the Pokémon game are available, with complete data and descriptions about each one. This section puts all the move information in one area for easy viewing.

The list shows the moves Name, Power Type, and PP (showing both game standard and enhanced by 3 PP UPs, which is commonly accepted in most tournament play). If a move has a higher-than-normal chance at a critical hit, there will be a checkmark in the CH box. Also shown is the Power (damage), move accuracy, and move effect accuracy (yes, they are two different things).

Below these figures is a type effectiveness table showing what single-type Pokémon would be weak against this move. If the move is not an attack-type move, the table simply shows empty dashes.

The moves description is also displayed, which details exactly what this move can do, including move special effects (such as Burn, Confusion, stat adjustment, etc). Some moves are powered up by other moves; other moves provide some very interesting bonuses, penalties, and special immunities.

Navigation

Just as in the Pokédex, to move up and down the list incrementally, press the Up and Down arrow. To jump 10 records up or down, press PgUp and PgDn. Pressing Home brings you to the top of the list, End brings you to the bottom.

Sorting

You may sort the Moves List by pressing the F1 key. You will be prompted to choose what to sort the list on. You have many different choices, such as:

• Name
• Power
• Type
• Flinch
• Critical Hit
• First Strike
• Trapping
• Status Afflicting
  • Sleep
  • Poison
  • Freeze
  • Burn
  • Paralyze
  • Confusion
• User Stat Boost
  • Healing
  • Attack
  • Defense
  • Special Attack
  • Special Defense
  • Speed
  • Evasion
• Opponent Stat Reduction
  • Attack
  • Defense
  • Special Defense
  • Speed
  • Evasion
  • Accuracy

All of these choices give you extreme flexibility assisting you choose the right moves for your team.

View Items

All the important items can be viewed. Both the name and a description of each item is provided. Use the Up, Down, PgUp, PgDn, Home, and End keys to navigate. Press Esc when you are finished.

View Standards

This is simply a list of the Standards that RMT! uses in its Analysis of your team. This list is by no means all-inclusive. Many of you experienced users might argue that there is at least one Standard for every single Pokémon. While this may be true, it would only serve as a detriment to include hundreds of Standards. The user would have no idea what to do deluged with this much information during the team Analysis. This is simply a short list of the most common of Standards that will give the user a quick idea how his team would stand up.

Load Team File

What good is a program that can't let you save your work? This option, in conjunction with the Save Team File option, allows storage of your team.

The storage-device's directory (hard drive, floppy drive, CD-RW, etc.) is shown at the top of the window. All files in the directory are shown below, along with the current-directory (single red dot) and the "up-one-level" parent-directory (red double-dots). Use the arrow keys to navigate the highlighted cursor to the team filename you want to load and press Enter. You may also simply type in the name of a file you wish to load.

Note: Since this is a DOS application, long filenames are not supported.

If you attempt to load a file that is not a RMT! team file or the file is not the correct revision, you will receive an error.

Save Team File

Use the arrow keys to navigate the directory until you find the file you want to overwrite, or simply start typing the filename you want to use to save your team. The filename will be displayed at the bottom of the window.

Note: You will not be prompted before overwriting an existing file.

Print

There are times when you may want a hard-copy of your team, either for further study while not in front of a computer, or to show friends. The following report will be printed:

1. Your team members, including role, held item, and moveset
2. The Analysis of your team
3. The Summary

Printing will go through the PRN device in DOS/Windows, which means it will be handled by the operating system and sent to the Print Manager to your printer like any other print job.

Instructions

Select this option to view the built-in instruction document. Use the Up, Down, PgUp, PgDn, Home, and End keys to navigate the instructions.

Exit Program

Self-explanatory. Any data or team that hasn't been saved to a file will be lost upon exit of the program.

COMMAND-LINE PARAMETERS

There are certain commands that may be executed when the program first loads. These commands are accessed by using specific command-line parameters. These are:

• /? : Brings up the list of possible command-line parameters.
• /t<filename> : Automatically loads a preexisting team filename.

Windows 95+ Users

You have to modify the shortcut (.PIF) file to include command-line parameters. Right-click the shortcut on the desktop and click Properties. Click the Program tab and include the desired command-line parameters inside the command listed in the Cmd line: field.

Example: "C:\Program Files\Fantasyware\RMT!\RMT!.exe" /tmyteam.rmt

(Users of Windows 3.1 will have to run the PIF Editor applet in their Control Panel.)

DOS Users

You can create a batchfile (.BAT) to automatically start with certain options. It saves having to always change it when you start. Open a new textfile with EDIT or other text editor. Enter "RMT!" followed by all the desired command-line options. Save the file with a .BAT file extension.

Example: "RMT! /tmyteam.rmt"

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS

I've spent a long time deciding exactly which Pokémon I want on my team. RMT! wants me to change that by making suggestions of other Pokémon. Do I really have to change my team?

Absolutely not. You don't have to do anything you don't want to do. Keep in mind that, while RMT! excels in some areas, it is fallible and might not see a complicated battle strategy you have devised. If you believe this to be the case, simply ignore the suggestion.

RMT! makes some suggestions that I don't know what to do about, such as saying a particular Pokémon's stat is low. That's kind of out of my control, what does it expect me to do?

Obviously, there are many things you can't change about the game, but there are some things you can control. If the program has several criticisms about your choice of Pokémon, perhaps you need to re-think your lineup. That is what RMT! is suggesting to you by bringing up things like that—don't try to fit a square peg in a round hole. If a team member has too many fundamental problems, you might want to make a change.

After putting my team through RMT! and making the suggested changes, my team is still getting whomped on in the arena. What am I doing wrong?

There could be several reasons why you have been unsuccessful. Carefully analyze the moves you have available on your team. Are you utilizing them effectively? Are there any moves on your team that you aren't using at all—if so, why? Also, ask other carbon-based team raters (others players). A good rater can blow RMT! out of the water, just as a chess champion can beat the pants off most chess programs. Observe other players—what are they doing that you aren't?

Possibly the most valuable advice of all: Learn from experience. If you get swept by a Curselax, try adding some sort of counter to your team (such as a Hazer or Psych-Upper), or try and keep it from happening next time by learning to use the power of intuition in order to see what's coming.

Hey, I want to use my favorite Pokémon who uses Psych Up. Where is the role for Psych Upper?

I'm sure you realize that there are an infinite number of roles that could be created revolving around one or more moves on a Pokémon. A role simply helps you to focus on what it's job will be. Try to use the roles available in the program and if you don't see one that fits, just select <none>.

It's too hard to read the small text in the RMT! window. Also, other applications running in other windows slow down too much.

There are many features you can configure in RMT!'s shortcut. Right-click the Pokémon RMT! shortcut on your Desktop and select Properties. You will see several tabbed options. To increase the text size in the Window, select the Font tab and choose a font size more to your liking. To speed up other programs that may be running, click the Misc tab and adjust the Idle Sensitivity to a low setting.

GLOSSARY

Many different terms have been created and have evolved in the world of Pokémon. Some terminology has migrated from other video games, others are specific to this game. Here is a list of common terms used both in this FAQ and by RMT!

Base Stat

Each Pokémon type has a set of numbers that describe its ability in Health, Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed. These numbers may range from 0 to 255, with higher numbers indicating a greater ability in that area.

Histogram

A bar chart used to view data in a more pictorial and intuitive way.

Legendaries

Pokémon that are considered Legendaries are: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, and sometimes Celebi. These Pokémon have incredibly high stats, great movesets, and are basically very powerful.

Metric

Something that relates directly to specific statistical data. For example, barometric pressure is a good metric for predicting local weather.

Move Pool

The entire list of moves that a Pokémon may legally know.

Moveset

A set of moves on a Pokémon.

Rater

Someone or something that looks at your team and offers suggestions for improvement

Role

A general classification of the purpose the Pokémon serves on the team. These roles, like Standards, have evolved over time and are well known in tournament play.

Standard

Archetypes that have been seen in the arena so often that they are considered the norm. In the world of tournament battling, there are many Pokémon "classics" that have evolved over time in this way, such as Curselax and Clubwak.

STAB

Stands for Same Type Attack Bonus, and represents the 50% additional damage that is caused when a Pokémon with a certain power type uses a damage-inflicting move of the same type. Example: Charizard (Fire) using Flamethrower (Fire).

Synergy

If you've heard the term "greater than the sum of its parts", that's synergy—when two or more things cooperate and in doing so, improve and add to each's individual contribution. More than just simple participation, a team that exhibits synergy plays up and augments each other's strengths.

Übers

A word derived from a German modifier for all-powerful, these Pokémon rein supreme. Specifically, Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, and Ho-oh are übers and are usually banned from battle entirely. Celebi is sometimes classified an über but usually isn't because it has lots of type weaknesses and its movepool isn't as powerful as the true übers. 00ber is the common slang used for this word. If you don't understand why Pokémon like Mewtwo have been banned, I highly recommend catching Pokémon: Mew vs. Mewtwo or Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns.

KNOWN BUGS

Unfortunately, no program is perfect, and neither is Pokémon RMT! Here is a list of known problems with the program that will be fixed in the next version.

• Counter and Mirror Coat
  RMT! v1.0 doesn't really understand either of these moves. They don't follow the normal rules of attack moves since they are dependant on how much damage the user receives. The program may comment that the Pokémon doesn't have the stats to support these moves, which should be disregarded.
• Type Modifiers
  There are several moves that do not receive type adjustment modifers. This is not reflected in the View Moves option.
• Stat Boosting moves
  An signing error within RMT! turns negatative stat boosts into positive ones, so a move like Curse will appear to RMT! in it's Analysis to raise Speed.
• Sunny Day with Fire moves
  A bug in RMT! makes it erroneously report that Sunny Day doesn't boost Fire moves, which of course it does.
• Attacks that don't involve a particular stat
  Moves such as Bide, any move that doesn't use Type Modifiers, Counter, Mirror Coat, and Leech Seed all generate damage without the involvement of the Pokémon's stats, which RMT! didn't factor in.
• Won't allow less than four moves
  There are certain circumstances when a Trainer might want to have less than four moves. There are also a couple of Pokémon (like Ditto for one) who have total movepools less than four moves.
• Stadium, and Stadium 2 moves
  Right now RMT! lumps these categories into the G/S/C move category, which is erroneous. Pokécenter, Stadium, and Stadium 2 categories are exclusive to each other.
• Kings Rock flinch
  Not every attack move can make use of Kings Rock flinch. Any move that has a secondary effect of raising stats, causing a status anomoly, or causing flinch will not benefit by this item.
• HP Normal
  Under certain circumstances, RMT! will recommend the move HP Normal. This move doesn't exist.
• Illegal Movesets
  The algorythm that determines whether a moveset is legal or not is not always 100% accurate. In the interest of speed and convenience, only certain rules (such as RBY-only and Breedable moves not being combinable) were implemented. To implement a system to accurately calculate legal movesets would require building in a chain-breeding solution. It is currently being investigated but may be too complicated for such a simple program.
• Leech Seed Synergy
  A small bug in Synergy calculation requires Baton Pass in conjunction with Leech Seed to be awarded synergy. Leech Seed persists even if the user switches, therefore does not require BP.
  

CREDITS

I have been very lucky to have some absolutely great beta testers for RMT! Without them—their insights, suggestions, and most definitely criticisms—this program would not exist.

• Dave (Blackthorne), Beta Tester
  Dave is the quintessential helper, as evidenced by his Help Center on the Pokémon Crystal Message Board at Gamefaqs, and I can't express just how much he contributed to the quality of this program. He increased my understanding strategies for moves and moveset combinations. He also really helped with ideas for ways the program features such as being able to sort the Pokédex.
• Paul Elliott (Sulticune), Beta Tester
  Paul spent some serious time pouring over RMT! and offering more suggestions than I knew what to do with. Actually, his ideas proved to me over and over again that, while RMT! may be a good first-run tool to test a prospective team, the complexities and strategies of tournament battle are too complex to be understood by a program. At least for right now...
• Paul Villanueva (Strider Shshwi Entarakeen), Special Consultant
  While Paul didn't have the opportunity to offer many suggestions for RMT!, he was the one who got me interested in tournament battling with Pokémon in the first place. His FAQ put a whole new spin on Pokémon for me, and inspired me to help all the would-be Pokémon trainers out there to make the very best teams they can.

In my research far and wide for anything I could add to RMT! to make it useful, I came across some truly wonderful sites.

• Metalloid Research
  This incredible site is dedicated to in-depth analysis of technical aspects of the game, including Pokémon, moves, items, and other miscellaneous topics. I can't recommend this place highly enough, they have some really great stuff.

REVISION HISTORY

• 0.10-0.24 March-September 2002 Pre-release beta versions
• 1.0 First release version

I hope you found this program useful, easy to use, and fun. If you have any suggestions, opinions, or questions, feel free to contact me.

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