Board Thread:Off-Topic Discussion/@comment-53539-20141205121326/@comment-53539-20141209135423

I usually assign a water pokemon with 4 hms including Waterfall, dive and surf... And just sdon't bother with raising a water pokemon. I don't do this in any other game, because once you have fly your reasons for using surf are reduced to only " beachcomb the odd spots you need to find bonus in" or Victory road. Surf has its uses in and out of the battle, but most water pokemon learn better moves in the long run.

After beating the game, I go to move deleter with the pokemon, wipe surf off and then take heart scales with me to replace that move. I have pokemon in the bank with surf if I really need it. HM slave pokemon have their uses that makes them worth keeping.

back to team Aqua's hideout - post game. The mirage Islands are a pain to unlock. You need to connect to the net every day and update the buzz news or whatever its called channel. You get everyone's secret hideouts and the islands unlocked. Just caught the crescent moon pokemon yesterday, so getting legendary you never had is easy (though I DID have this particular one).