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Mmmm.... they have cinnamon in 'em! domokun

Okay.

I should mention that I got her a Feebas with enough beauty to evolve and gave explicit training suggestions.

Otherwise, level 16 Chilan berry? I wonder what the level is based upon. The key to making good poffins naturally comes form not only avoiding burns and spills but also from the speed you take. 40 seconds is the time you should be aiming to be faster than. That pretty much requires you to keep the edge of the poffin mixture at just the edge of the pot at all times.

#1 helpful hint is that when the flames are blue, you can mix as fast as you want 'cause it's impossible to spill.

I fail to see how that makes you a loser, though. It just means you're missing out on some cool stuff.

In fact, I'd say you're quite fortunate. Whenever you do get a DS and a 4th gen game, you'll have lots of help, both from yourself and from other people that have spent a lot of time on the game. 3nodding

For example, when I got Diamond and Pearl, I had not played any pokemon game since Pokemon Blue / Yellow. I was starting from scratch and it took me a long, long time to get all of the pokemon I wanted. (I had to buy old Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed, LeafGreen, Colosseum, and XD games and play through them, and technically I'm still not done!) So, from a having-useful-pokemon perspective, you should be off to a much better start.

In addition, when I began IV breeding and EV training, I didn't have other people that had already done it to personally guide me and answer my questions. I didn't have resources on common movesets. I didn't know anybody that had Pokerus, nor did I entirely understand how it helped.

But, when you get the DS game and start playing, you'll be able to get answers to all of those, not from a guide which may or may not be badly worded, but from somebody that can hold your hand a bit through the process. smile

Let's all hope that you're able to get a DS and either Pokemon Diamond or Pearl. smile