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The [Pokémon] Thread! Sword & Shield OUT NOW!!

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    Brainiac 8Brainiac 8 Don't call me Shirley... Registered User regular
    So I fought a Max Raid against a Gmax Alcremie.

    She escaped my pokeball.

    Very upset now. :mad:

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    IblisIblis Registered User regular
    G-max Alchremie seems reasonably common if you keep an eye on max raid stamps (mind you usually need to be running a surprise trade to get it to let you update regularly). Yesterday I got into a G-Max Corviknight raid which I’ve had more trouble finding, and had him blast right out of my dusk ball.

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    initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    yeah alcreamie is part of the new crop of promoted raids so not only will you see more of them but they have a higher catch rate than their standard of, uh, 3/245? 3/255? something like that.

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    akjakakjak Thera Spooky GymRegistered User regular
    I probably have an extra one. I’ve been going to lots of them trying to get different colors.

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    Handsome CostanzaHandsome Costanza Ask me about 8bitdo RIP Iwata-sanRegistered User regular
    I picked fire starter, as is tradition.

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    ...as is tradition.

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    akjakakjak Thera Spooky GymRegistered User regular
    My current project is getting an “Eve” for each starter. Female, perfect IVs, nature, and egg moves. That’ll be nice to have on hand.

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    redfield85redfield85 Registered User regular
    Son of a...I was breeding for that shiny zigzagoon and didn't have the destiny knot attached to my 5 IV ditto....

    The more you know.

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    initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    I have a shiny milcery but i don't know what kind of sweet to give it

    These are hard life choices

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    ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    I have a shiny milcery but i don't know what kind of sweet to give it

    These are hard life choices

    You hold onto it, waiting for the event that gives out star or ribbon sweets, to show off that it's the most rare of the rare, which will never come, so really, it's giving you a gift, regret.

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    TDawgTDawg Registered User regular
    I hit Master ball tier yesterday! Very excited. Am I preposterously low on that ladder? Yes. Am I mediocre at best? Sure. Did I skate by entirely with rental teams in a final admission that I have no team building chops of my own? Of course. But I hit master ball tier!!!!

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    StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    rental teams are too much work, I just Fishious Bited my way to the top :D
    but congrats!

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    akjakakjak Thera Spooky GymRegistered User regular
    rental teams are too much work, I just Fishious Bited my way to the top :D
    but congrats!

    I guess I could try that, but that Pokemon is just so ugly and wrong.

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    The Escape GoatThe Escape Goat incorrigible ruminant they/themRegistered User regular
    akjak wrote: »
    rental teams are too much work, I just Fishious Bited my way to the top :D
    but congrats!

    I guess I could try that, but that Pokemon is just so ugly and wrong.

    If you want a similar effect with a less wrong-looking Pokemon (arguably), you can find a Trick Room rental team and swap one of the damage dealers out for Araquanid. They were the original 170 base power water move mon!

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    StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    the wrongness only makes it more delicious

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    taco543taco543 Loser CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    I just recently finally got all of the gmax pokemon, that are in the game right now at least. For me Grimmsnarl was the absolute worst, it took soo long to get

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    RamiRami Registered User regular
    edited January 2020
    I haven't managed a Gengar yet (I've seen about 2 Gengar's ever) but I think I have all the others. Is there a GMAX Appletun? I only ever see the Flapple.


    I'm closing in on completing the dex for the first time ever (well, since OG Red where I could never get Mew anyway). I do need some Sword exclusives though, namely the Swirlix line and a Turtonator.

    Also some trade evos I need (Aromatisse)

    And I need to touch someone's Zacian for that entry

    e: forgot the Hydreigon line too

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    PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    Rami wrote: »
    I haven't managed a Gengar yet (I've seen about 2 Gengar's ever) but I think I have all the others. Is there a GMAX Appletun? I only ever see the Flapple.


    I'm closing in on completing the dex for the first time ever (well, since OG Red where I could never get Mew anyway). I do need some Sword exclusives though, namely the Swirlix line and a Turtonator.

    Also some trade evos I need (Aromatisse)

    And I need to touch someone's Zacian for that entry

    e: forgot the Hydreigon line too

    GMax Appletun and Flapple have the same appearance, so you're missing one of them probably.

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    redfield85redfield85 Registered User regular
    edited January 2020
    I got a Gmax Grimmsnarl today thanks to Twitch and a guy hosting. Look for lower viewed streams to get on right away instead of sitting in an hour+ long queue.

    edit: Got a shiny Bisharp from another Twitch person hosting raids. NOICE.

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    Hocky27Hocky27 Registered User regular
    Would anyone be able to trade me a ponyta please ? I’ve got a Japanese Farfetched if that appeals to anyone.

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    StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    later today i can trade anything regular and let people touch my doggo. IT's a lot easier to organize the meets through the PA Chat on Steam, btw, just join it here:
    https://steamcommunity.com/groups/PAGT

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    RamiRami Registered User regular
    later today i can trade anything regular and let people touch my doggo. IT's a lot easier to organize the meets through the PA Chat on Steam, btw, just join it here:
    https://steamcommunity.com/groups/PAGT

    I would be very interested in petting your doggo if you're still around

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    StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    oh sorry i worked a ton and then passed out
    add me on steam it's the best way

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    initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    ugh. i tried to engage in a meme post about pokemon on reddit. that was my mistake. i've now been informed that gamefreak released an unfinished product and want me to pay $30 to finish it and I am haunted by tree

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    StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    ugh. i tried to engage in a meme post about pokemon on reddit. that was my mistake. i've now been informed that gamefreak released an unfinished product and want me to pay $30 to finish it and I am haunted by tree

    r/pokemon is hell
    the swsh subreddit otoh is really nice and positive

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    RamiRami Registered User regular
    Mewtwo Strikes Back has been remade for Netflix

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    jothkijothki Registered User regular
    ugh. i tried to engage in a meme post about pokemon on reddit. that was my mistake. i've now been informed that gamefreak released an unfinished product and want me to pay $30 to finish it and I am haunted by tree

    Anyone remember back when the only way to find out how strong your Pokemon's moves were was to shell out a bunch of money for the guide?

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    redfield85redfield85 Registered User regular
    282 Eevee eggs and counting. Come oooooooon shiny.

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    CruorCruor Registered User regular
    Caught a shiny Chandelure from a raid and it's Timid nature! I'd have to burn a bottle cap to fix its non-perfect Speed IV but other than that it's essentially comp ready. It has Flame Body for its ability where Flash Fire would be preferred but that's what ability capsules are for.

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    Jubal77Jubal77 Registered User regular
    I like Shiny eevee more than the eevelution shinies heh.

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    The Escape GoatThe Escape Goat incorrigible ruminant they/themRegistered User regular
    Shiny Sylveon is real good, tho

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    CruorCruor Registered User regular
    Sylveon, Jolteon, Umbreon, Vaporeon, and Espeon shinies are good. The rest are varying shades of meh IMO.

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    redfield85redfield85 Registered User regular
    Shiny Sylveon is real good, tho

    This is what I am working toward. I'm trying to put together a blue/pink/white team to match my character.

    I have a shiny Obstagoon, shiny Sylveon eventually, shiny Gyrados, Corsola, Swoobat, and Darmanitan. I have no idea if those have any synergy, but at least I will look cool losing!

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    initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    so i'm 1-1 in this galar newcomers online tournament in the game which is a personal best and most comp i've played ever.

    but i'm telling you this because they mindgamed the hell out of me in the second game. in preview they have indeedee, hatterene, dragapault, coalosal, sirfetched, duraludon, so i lead on duraludon to beat the TR and my sweet (dumb) anti-tr tech of gmax orbeetle. opponent then starts with t1 gmax coalossal, dragapault surf to trigger steam engine and weakness policy on the coal, who then one shots my beetle because surf causes focus sash to not work, then my attempt to 1 shot dragapault is wrecked by its own focus sash.

    i thought the match was over on the spot. but thanks to dracovish off the sidelines i got a double ko the next turn and opponent's back lines were the sirfetched and duraludon which kind of did nothing.

    but you know, i've never felt so got

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    CruorCruor Registered User regular
    I've been playing a little bit of the bring 6, pick 3 singles format with my mono-poison team and I have learned that Mixed-Sweeper Toxtricity can be an absolute monster. I was able to bait a Haxorus to switch into a Boomblast with him and it was one very tasty OHKO.

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    Fuzzy Cumulonimbus CloudFuzzy Cumulonimbus Cloud Registered User regular
    Anyone have Feebas or Deino? Last two for me to complete the Dex.

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    StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    i can make one of each for you
    but do you have a Milotic?

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    BeezelBeezel There was no agreement little morsel..Registered User regular
    Shiny Gmax orbeetle escapes

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr_X2GlAbKw

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    DuriniaDurinia Evolved from Space Potatoes Registered User regular
    I'm down to just needing to pet someone's Zacian doggo for my dex. I've got my first (not well thought out, but good stats/moves) Vs team up and rolling, now I just need to go educate myself.

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    ArcTangentArcTangent Registered User regular
    Pokemon home details coming out.

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    https://www.polygon.com/pokemon/2020/1/28/21111833/pokemon-home-pricing-details-premium-basic-february-2020

    Basic is free. Premium is $16 a year. There's the async trade, and mass wonder trading.

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    akjakakjak Thera Spooky GymRegistered User regular
    Mass wonder trading, and the “room trade” sound fun to me.

    Streamers are gonna like the Room Trade.

    Kind of a bummer the free version is so gimped, but $16/yr isn’t so bad.

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