Ayy
#Pokemon
golden lance
pseudo goblet
Your second one?
golden lance
Still need 2 moltres tho
golden lance
Your second one?
Yea
pseudo goblet
Gives this man a trophy
hasty anchor
Most heartwarming thing about this; Ren stuck to Clefable all the way
I dunno what these words mean
cunning shard
sweet got my 2nd mew2 ex of wonderpick
pseudo goblet
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gb4wQQoWoAA9hW-?format=jpg&name=900x900
Yup, also, Kamen Rider Paku?? Hmm
sterile verge
Yup, also, Kamen Rider Paku?? Hmm
IS THAT MOTHERFUCKING PACMAN
mighty storm
OH starters for ZA got leaked
mighty storm
||Chespin, Froakie, and Fennekin but " something is different"||
pseudo goblet
IS THAT MOTHERFUCKING PACMAN
And Taiko no tatsujin
sterile verge
And Taiko no tatsujin
Peak...
pseudo goblet
sterile verge
I love taiko no tatsujin
mighty storm
In that case, I think I know who my ZA starter will be
||Unless they do a Kyubimon to Braixen/Delphox, then maybe Fennekin||
pseudo goblet
||Unless they do a Kyubimon to Braixen/Delphox, then maybe Fennekin||
||why Kyubimon specifically lol||
mighty storm
||why Kyubimon specifically lol||
||First Quadped magical fox that crossed my mind||
pseudo goblet
We have that already at home
pseudo goblet
I think Im only missing Shiny K-Vulpix of this family
maiden flax
Aaron "Cybertron" Zheng is a competitive Pokemon player who is famous for missing like 5 will-o-wisps in one match and the reason many people suspect the accuracy increase for will-o-wisp even happened to begin with lol
pseudo goblet
Will o wisp had lower accuracy 
fading stratus
it had 75% accuracy
that said game was top 4 of 2013 worlds
you can probably find its clip on yt somewhere
that game singlehandedly got (probably) twave, swagger nerfed and will o wisp buffed
pseudo goblet
Giving up on Ghastly and Haunter for the moment, cant deal with them spawning in walls
Iirc Gengar is in every single main line game anyway, probably can get the prevos shiny in later times 
pseudo goblet
normal cave
Bruh 
pseudo goblet
Bruh <:cheems:683182129668292685>
pseudo goblet
Somebody said this once I think, true Moba players HATES moba
Tbf, your team choices of mons doesnt seem like the most ideals
normal cave
Defs not
I could have gone bre and we'd have a more well-rounded team
Cinder tried to steal all 3 lanes and we were busy playing merry-go-round with the bunny
pseudo goblet
Idk how Mimikyu plays
normal cave
Assassin
pseudo goblet
Cinder tried to steal all 3 lanes and we were busy playing merry-go-round with t...
Sounds about right…
normal cave
Jump in, kill a key threat in the backline
Good at 1v1, not exactly a carry
You bully the lane early game and then you snipe their carry or support in fights mid/late game
pseudo goblet
Bruh <:cheems:683182129668292685>
The non-junglers has the higher lvls ffs 🤦🏻♂️
normal cave
You are not meant to be the main carry, you help the team by essentially removing one mon from the game
normal cave
The non-junglers has the higher lvls ffs 🤦🏻♂️
Zeraora was our jungler. It's just that bunny kept invading the jungle too.
pseudo goblet
Just steal the opponent jungle
normal cave
Zeraora tried to play, I'll give him credit. But he was lagging like crazy.
Not his fault at all
pseudo goblet
Im not even back to that mess and yet Im already having headaches
normal cave
Tbh it'd be a lot less annoying if they agreed to the multiple surrender votes we tried while we were locked down in our base
pseudo goblet
Just steal the opponent jungle <:cheems:683182129668292685>
Ill be fair, your opponent seems coordinated for this to go unpunished
normal cave
Yeah, they worked well together
cunning shard
stacks is normal at higher elo
normal cave
After I sniped their mewtwo a few times, they were always there to peel me off him
cunning shard
back on release months i played with some random on twitch i was his support he played cinderace and we swept like 95% of the game super onsides
normal cave
I couldn't isolate any target anymore since they were always grouped in the mid-late game
On the bright side, I did get to bully them a bit in the early game and help my pika lane partner grow
And pika and I did bully them off one regieleki.
normal cave
The SQUAD
pseudo goblet
Twitter
warm sky
Twitter
pseudo goblet
https://twitter.com/esuke_coil/status/1855445281585889373?t=zfXqQFggfKo886R-nR0n...
❗
Autumn Coil (literally what it says and Coil is the japanese name)
pseudo goblet
Finally, first Shiny for the last 2 weeks or so, Female Misdreavus with mark, which one? Idk yet
Found out midway that Misdreavus is Violet exclusive for some reason, so this is unintentionally best choice
Oooooh Crafty Mark, the one with event boost, where was this luck when Im doing the Beldum hunt
And a second one after sandwich ran out, perfect, no mark tho, @mighty storm got your Flutter Mane new baby sisters
normal cave
The other team played really well, as did my gardy/absol. Any time we tried to score, there was someone there to block it. Any time we went off the goal, someone was applying pressure. Very coordinated team. But my gardy was a beast, it took them sending 4 bot to finally stop our combo from steamrolling the mewtwo/darkrai lane.
normal cave
Ayy
vagrant steppe
Do I switch to Charizard or Mewtwo?
normal cave
Look at your collection to decide
normal cave
How many sabrinas/gios do you have?
pseudo goblet
Join us Mewtwo prisoners 
vagrant steppe
2+ of both
vagrant steppe
I've got misty too
normal cave
What are your exs looking like?
vagrant steppe
I've got 1 Mewtwo ex
normal cave
How many gardevoirs? How many weezings?
vagrant steppe
No Gardevoir or weezing
normal cave
Ah
vagrant steppe
I only got the 1 Mewtwo from wonder pick
normal cave
Zard ig.
pseudo goblet
Oh hey, A Bruial pick
normal cave
Better cards, and zard itself will likely be a good deck
normal cave
Oh hey, A Bruial pick
Modern Art bat
vagrant steppe
Wasn't punished for the first Mewtwo pack tho
vagrant steppe
It is really good
normal cave
So cozy and friend shaped
Dnite itself is also a fun deck
But yeah probs stick to zard from here on out.
I am pulling mewtwo because I am one venu ex off playing venu, and 1 mewtwo ex off playing mewtwo.
But I would rather pull zard if I wasn't so close
pseudo goblet
Chat, which outbreak should I do, Bramblin or Shuppet
pseudo goblet
God DAMN, thats a meaty collection
normal cave
Bro that binder is so stacked...
pseudo goblet
Bro that binder is so stacked...
The alt Pikachu does give it away lol
Not shaming
normal cave
Oh that's the premium pikachu
vagrant steppe
Yeah but there's better things to spend money on
normal cave
Fair fair
pseudo goblet
So like, no shame in paying for a hobby
If only majority of people think like this 
vagrant steppe
14 extra packs and a few cosmetics is nice tho
normal cave
If only majority of people think like this <:Hahaa:642861303387521034> <:Hahaa:6...
I don't allow myself to pay for hobbies 
Tbf I now live in a war economy, and I'm unemployed ever since I was discharged from the war. So I can't afford to.
pseudo goblet
Bruial you havent see my literal chest full of beyblades have you lmao
pseudo goblet
Nope 
pseudo goblet
Chat, which outbreak should I do, Bramblin or Shuppet
Ended up with Bramblin, normally I wanna skip it- but with shiny boost and spot I got is incredible so
Wtf, either I just found a Wild Ditto WITHOUT disguise because I failed the sandwich, reset and it didnt load properly- or code decides the Ditto DISGUISED as Ditto
Since that happened to a Zorua diguise as Zorua a while back
pseudo goblet
Well, first interesting pack in a while, with new sound and all, why not give me Mewtwo EX tho
That my 3rd EX Venusaur, I have 4 in total
normal cave
ayy, fa pidge tho
pseudo goblet
Yea, got 2 set of the line
mighty storm
big frog
random stream
Glad you're enjoying unite @normal cave 
normal cave
I ammmm
REN
If I were to play a support for solo q, what do I get?
So far I've been using Umbreon as a support when I feel like the team could use one
Well, I still have time until I can afford the next mon, so 
So far I have at least one mon of each role except support.
normal cave
Where are all the laprases at 
I'll soon have enough monkeys to open a dubious research facility
normal cave
https://www.gamesradar.com/games/pokemon/pokemon-tcg-pocket-best-decks-meta/
Those dnite lists are awful
The frosmoth one is fine but fucking pincurchin is not
Investing 2 energy into your unreliable stall tool is bad. Frosmoth gets a pass because of misty.
The weezing one runs dark energy, despite the article explaining why that is a bad idea.
random stream
If I were to play a support for solo q, what do I get?
I main clefable but it might not be for you
Blissey is also very strong right now
Wigglytuff is reliable
polar osprey
play blissy and get a friend to lane with you on m2y
normal cave
My friends are all too high of a rank
And if I wanted to tag team I could just play comfey
polar osprey
blissy is better than comfey with m2y
normal cave
polar osprey
and Imo that's arguably the strongest lane setup rn so that's why I recommended it
normal cave
Ah, I see
Yeah but I have no friends to do that with
At least, not on ranked
That is, unless anyone from here is around vet rank?
polar osprey
the others rely too much on having 1 (ONE) person on your team that doesn't suck major ass
normal cave
Second ugliest evolution line in the game
polar osprey
and you should know by now that's too much to ask for
normal cave
and you should know by now that's too much to ask for
True...
polar osprey
again the hoopa example
probably the best support rn
great normals, very versatile
but it's actual hell to play in solo bcs it requires your teammates to get in the fucking hole
and then comeback from it
I advice against anything that requires player input from your teammates in solo
at least until you reach master
I also advice against laddering on Sunday also known as today
bcs today is when all the casuals, mostly children, play
normal cave
but it's actual hell to play in solo bcs it requires your teammates to get in th...
Ah, good thing I took the free Mimikyu over Hoopa
Btw Mimikyu has been soooo fun
polar osprey
mimikyu is a solo monster
normal cave
Just pick one guy and delete them
polar osprey
if the person doesn't know how to tackle him he picks up infinite kos
and most people don't know how to play against it
or actively ignore the shadow sneak markings and everything
"what's this above my mons head? Eh, doesn't matter, fuck it we ball"
normal cave
It took one team I faced like 8 kills to finally learn how to shut me down. Which sucked because I was the only one capable of doing anything to them.
They grouped up all 5 and instantly used all their cooldowns once I shadow sneaked in
normal cave
I also advice against laddering on Sunday also known as today
Good to know. I'll stick to casual games and meme around on sunday
polar osprey
it's ok he is hella boring to play
but broken
you could use him to speedrun the ladder
normal cave
Yeah but then I'd be a bad player in a rank too high for my skill
polar osprey
for solo you probably play the nasty plot build tho since the dark pulse is horrid at securing objectives
one of the worst mons in the game at getting objectives done with the dark pulse build
takes like 40 seconds or some shit to solo a regi
normal cave
Dark pulse is the really huge group of circles he keeps shitting out ye?
normal cave
Hate that move
polar osprey
but has shit burst damage with it
nasty plot does a fuck ton of burst damage
so it's much better at objectives
even if dark pulse is better in general
not that the nasty plot build is bad
you can play nasty plot ult merchant build since no mon can survive a darkrais ult with 2 nasty plot counters
normal cave
Darkrai is a bit much yeah
Gonna be fun going through this again once psyduck releases
polar osprey
a bit?
normal cave
...no clue what psyduck does to be clear
polar osprey
games come down to who has the better darkrai in their team on ultra
and the team not on darkrai just loses
normal cave
polar osprey
he has a 95% ban rate in master rn
and keeps going up
bro gonna reach 99% ban rate before the inevitable nerf
normal cave
Yeah darkrai wins most games on vet too
But like
Everyone is bad in vet, including me
Still annoying he kinda just bursts you down without letting you do anything
polar osprey
he has mid on release
so people weren't buying him with gems
so the devs got mad
and omega buffed him
literally
normal cave
normal cave
Wh
normal cave
80% of the target's health?
normal cave
and gave him like 20% more defense
No wonder he's not squishy...
normal cave
yes
So he just
Deletes anyone he ults from full health
Unless you can beat him in his ult
polar osprey
yes
normal cave
Which happens rarely
polar osprey
but if you play the ult merchant build with nasty plot like I said
it's just impossible
you just get 2 counters and then ult
void into boosted attack with nasty plot
done
they are dead
polar osprey
he gets cooldown reduction on ITEMS with his ult also
so if you play the ult spam build you can also spam eject button
normal cave
Bruh
Yeah no wonder he's so hard to face
Still, he is beatable at vet
Hard, but beatable
polar osprey
I still haven't gotten to masters bcs I climb slowly so I was forced to play him 5? times in ranked already
bcs no one else picked him
he is stupid easy to play
you just need to get used to dark pulse
normal cave
The problem is, you have 4 other teammates
polar osprey
but he is gonna feel like shit to play
once he gets nerfed
bcs he is a slow speedster
normal cave
So he is carried purely by stats
normal cave
😔
polar osprey
which is why we got what we have now
normal cave
Couldn't have reworked him
normal cave
Or playtested him
polar osprey
just making him delete anything he looks at is faster
they are probably gonna rework him in like 2-3 months
after nerfing him to death in 2
my guess is the first thing to be reverted back is gonna be dark pulse
bcs it's such a broken get out of jail card
polar osprey
you can even spawn on bushes after going down
it makes him sooo slippery and hard to take down
so my guess is
the first nerf wave is gonna be reverting dark pulse and the stat changes
so he becomes a squishy mon with a fuck on of burst damage with the nasty plot build
still broken as fuck
then they are gonna revert the unite back
bcs 80% dot is just lmao
it was 40% before which was too low
they are just gonna settle for 50 is my guess
then I think it's gonna be fine
random stream
normal cave
polar osprey
pikachu has 45% overall top cut rep in all events held so far
and that includes more casual events
take that as you will
normal cave
Nice meta dena
polar osprey
I really think they underestimated how much of a detriment inconsistency is
normal cave
It looks like it, yeah. Coinflips are everywhere and card draw is scarce
Wouldn't say pika is consistent by any other tcg standards
It just requires less specific cards, so it's consistent for a pocket deck
sleek sky
was this their plan all along
Pikachu is finally top tier
polar osprey
losing your supporter to do nothing half the time is an absurd detriment
the second the game gets a bit faster it becomes too much
the opportunity cost is too much
normal cave
Misty is such a highroll card. You either win or lose the game on the spot with little to no agency
polar osprey
also apparently the next main set is gonna completely powercreep what we have now
from what I heard from leaks
like every good deck rn is gonna be t500 bullshit
so I think I'm saving until then
polar osprey
it's adding over 230 cards btw
pseudo goblet
Found a shiny Bramblin just before updating my game to get Feraligatr raid, unable to get all the shiny ghost 
normal cave
I have dnite stall anyways. I don't need to use hourglasses.
polar osprey
oh btw
also unite "leaks"
not really leaks almost confirmed
this next season is gonna be the last season with the current ranked mode
they are adding the Chinese version of ranked to the game which plays more like a traditional MOBA first as a casual mode then it's gonna overtake ranked
normal cave
How long do games go there?
polar osprey
no time limit
normal cave
Because I do not have time for longer games.
polar osprey
and it's not who scores more points
but who gets to the point threshold which I forgot what it is now
normal cave
no time limit
Yeah nah I can't afford to play that
Unless the point threshold is low and games wind up fast
Tbf I did enjoy heroes of the storm
A lot
polar osprey
the theory
this is not a leak anymore
theory
is that the reason we still have the bad unite is bcs the switch can't handle the chinese one
normal cave
Hmmm
polar osprey
it's a lot more polished and has a hub you can run around with your pokemon and meet with other trainers and shit
normal cave
I'll give chinese unite a try
polar osprey
idt you can
normal cave
it's a lot more polished and has a hub you can run around with your pokemon and ...
You can WHAT?!
polar osprey
ye
polar osprey
it has mini games for you to play with your trainer and everything
probably gonna take a while
normal cave
Fuck my trainer I wanna play with the pokemon
polar osprey
bcs if the issue is the switch they are gonna have to wait until the switch is phased out
pseudo goblet
it's a lot more polished and has a hub you can run around with your pokemon and ...
Huh, similar to Updated Pokemon Quest with non-Kanto mons??
pseudo goblet
Huh, similar to Updated Pokemon Quest with non-Kanto mons??
Arceus In Pokemon Quest is a thing btw
normal cave
probably gonna take a while
That's okay, I have time.
pseudo goblet
Arceus In Pokemon Quest is a thing btw
mighty storm
❤️
hasty anchor
vulpix
fading stratus
Which game is it summer
normal cave
https://youtu.be/1QvZ0zsDO_g
This
slim birch
Finally
hasty anchor
Once again
Dragonite, Cinnamon roll
hasty anchor
Wish me luck chat, I'm going in
Oh hey, Minefoo! Didn't knew that was a card here.
normal cave
Gengar's like fine ig
normal cave
Oh hey, Minefoo! Didn't knew that was a card here.
Ye
Mien line lets you splash fighting in any deck for one colorless energy
hasty anchor
Ah, cool! Colorless costs are always nice
normal cave
It's an 80 health 40 damage one colorless attack fighting stage one. P good.
The problem is that pika one shots it and an evo is inconsistent, so it's not worth the splash.
hasty anchor
...This reminds me that Mienfoo is like, really nice but I hate how it has such a long time til it does evolve.
normal cave
Same...
hasty anchor
From what I remember it does so at level 50, which was alright in Black/White... but XY has you meeting it much, much earlier
Like, level 13 if memory serves
slim birch
The Dnite hivemind welcomes you to the fold
normal cave
I always want it on my teams in runs, but level 50 is too steep
Half this channel plays or played dnite
hasty anchor
At least the concept is really cool. Monk Weasel is a cool concept compared to the more typical fighting types based on various modern martial arts
normal cave
At least the concept is really cool. Monk Weasel is a cool concept compared to t...
Ye I ADORE the mien line
normal cave
Wish me luck chat, I'm going in
Also, speaking of scams
Is it just me or is this thing just a worthless scam?
normal cave
don't interact with it
normal cave
I say you'd be fine not using it.
Oh I like the free cosmetics. It's just that the odds of getting even the cheapest ones are so astronomically low that it's a waste of time
hasty anchor
Ahhh
void herald
mons taking a million years to evolve is easily my least favorite thing about gen 5 tbh
normal cave
...oh fuck chat I can't build Dnite Weezing. I only have 1 Koffing.
void herald
why does rufflet need to be like level 50 to evolve
normal cave
void herald
if this were any other gen it would have evolved in the late 20s or something
normal cave
why does rufflet need to be like level 50 to evolve
Fr. BW2 Somewhat remedied this with the overworld ha braviary
polar osprey
I like how hydreigon is basically useless in vanilla bw bcs by the time you get it you are already done with 99% of the game
normal cave
But gen 5 evo requirements are bullshit
normal cave
I like how hydreigon is basically useless in vanilla bw bcs by the time you get ...
Yeee
Volcarona is only good in game in bw2 because, again, overworld encounter.
polar osprey
lv50 stage 1 evo is also insane for hydreigon
the entire line is just completely useless
pseudo goblet
Ye I ADORE the mien line
Shocking lol
normal cave
the entire line is just completely useless
Dennis exclusive
normal cave
Shocking lol
I know what I like 
pseudo goblet
I know what I like <:blob3c:856791836059762688>
A wise statement indeed 🤝
hasty anchor
XY just highlights a lot of it, given you can find Mienfoo very early on in Coastal Kalos
As well as Axew in the Zubat Roost!
...Of course in XY you get like so many busted stuff way earlier to compensate. Like, say, a Level 15 Snorlax
polar osprey
xy could really have used the 3rd version
they fucked up the universal xp share bcs it was their first time using it and the progression was also all over the place
easiest thing to fix with a third version
same thing with diamond and pearl
hasty anchor
XY was definitely a nice game. Balanced? Hahaha... no, not at all.
hasty anchor
The new EXP mechanics that were not refined until Sun/Moon and even later in Sword/Shield were not there, so you could with some diligent battling just get way too jacked real quick
And of course there's Mega Evolution, which I think is a good bit too faithful in how rare and unique it is, since only you and a couple other trainers actually use it
Which, yeah, it ought to be very uncommon given the requirements, but all bets are off on how much you can break a game in half when all you really need to win any battle is just Mega Evolve like, anything.
polar osprey
also apparently live has started to go through a process of enshittification
the battle pass rewards there got a lot worse and shit
I wonder if that has to do with pocket coming out
also they are trying to make the game way more casual
and apparently fucked up HARD
they changed the amount of xp you get for winning and losing and apparently are giving way too much battle pass exp for losing
hasty anchor
I would say XY didn't need a third version, but possibly an updated release that did patch a few things up. But it's not a game people look up to for the gameplay for a reason.
But in contrast it was a definitely good era for people in the competitive business. Sites like Smogon loved XY for that.
polar osprey
so now the meta for farming is the same as early md
people are just going to ladder with suicide decks
hasty anchor
But you rarely hear about the games themselves, and it just got shafted when Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire hit the scene.
I really like XY, but even I'll admit it's got problems.
normal cave
Dnite managed to find the only losing line: 150 into their metapod and 50 venu, into 150 venu/50 bulba
And even then it was super close because zebra threatened to snipe their backline if they did not topdeck exactly their evolution card (which they did)
Made up for it next game by doing this
All these nerds not on red card. Or on red card plus scope.
maiden flax
All these nerds not on red card. Or on red card plus scope.
Tbf
Out of all the times I've been hit by red card only one time has it actually negatively impacted what I was doing
Most other times it manages to unbrick me
mighty storm
Yes get the monthly hourglasses
pseudo goblet
Or should I save for next month Normal hourglasses 
maiden flax
100 packs
1 Articuno ex and 1 Giovanni/Sabrina left to get
mighty storm
Or should I save for next month Normal hourglasses <:OgreThink:56249130053717197...
oh you said wonder
get the regular ones
pseudo goblet
Bought all of then except the cheaper ones, that doesnt refresh lol
pseudo goblet
@fading stratus feels like it been so long since I ping Bolt https://vxtwitter.com/koyadeko/status/1855580129612955946?s=46&t=q-1AmjVFLGCcEVWLfARPPw
Do I want the Ditto
slim birch
What’s the best Dragonite build in Mobile anyways. Haven’t kept up with decks at all yet
pseudo goblet
Depends, by that I mean whatever @normal cave says lol
Adam you have Weezing set or good water cards?
pseudo goblet
I still yet to have a three stars 
Another Misty missed 🤦♂️
Couldve at least give me Nidoran but Lord helix is fine… now I have two of it
fading stratus
<@703113512901410858> feels like it been so long since I ping Bolt https://vxtwi...
yes because you;re busy playing pocket
and I dont play pocket
pseudo goblet
yes because you;re busy playing pocket
20% reason why, sure
maiden flax
<:fluff:418056358110298112>
So that Zane image
Is there a galar weezing team running around lately?
signal raptor
pog
warm sky
Twitter
warm sky
Twitter
fading stratus
So that Zane image
Is there a galar weezing team running around lately?
yes actually
todescruel vroken
you play specs gwheezing
normal cave
What’s the best Dragonite build in Mobile anyways. Haven’t kept up with decks at...
Weezing if you want a chance at beating Pika, Zebstrika if you're fine taking every L to Pika
fading stratus
zebstrika got that cool points tho
normal cave
I don't think Weezing Dnite has a good Pika matchup, but Zebstrika and Frosmoth builds legit autolose upon Pika reveal
Articuno ex dnite is also an option that beats Pika, but it will make you hate yourself because Misty is an unfun card.
normal cave
Yes, but they're not SUPER relevant and extremely dumbed down
Super effective moves hit for 20 more damage, and resistances do not exist
All legendary birds are weak to electric. Including Zapdos. Idfk why.
fading stratus
zapdos got zapped
normal cave
Most water types are weak to electric, and none have a grass weakness
They giga pushed electric
Pika's fighting weakness is relevant, since it puts Pika at exactly OHKO range from a primape.
fading stratus
doesnt pika get ohkod by any grade 3 or whatever its called in ptcg
normal cave
Yes, except Venu, but by the time you get to them, you've already lost.
Primape can one-shot Pika before Pika comes online
If it goes second
Making it a coinflip matchup
The big problem with stage 2 mons is that the game is extremely inconsistent, and that red card exists. If you can get out a stage 2 by turn 3 then sure, you can beat Pika. But good luck drawing all 3 cards on time with zero consistency tools outside of Oak, and good luck not getting red carded while you are forced to hold all your evolutions in hand.
slim birch
Articuno ex dnite is also an option that beats Pika, but it will make you hate y...
Like this? Assume 20th is a 2nd Dragonite lol
normal cave
Like this? Assume 20th is a 2nd Dragonite lol
Yes, perfect
The goal of the Cuno variant is to have Cuno tank for you, and potentially run away with the game using misty. You need to invest little to no energy in Cuno thanks to Misty.
Cuno sits up front until it gets knocked out or you misty highroll and it sweeps, then you just click draco meteor once or twice to win.
slim birch
Yeah figured. Weezing sounds awful managing 3 energies lol
normal cave
Nah weezing is 2 engines
Koffing+weezing+koga, and the usual dnite stuff. You do not run any darkness energy, since weezing only needs its ability for value
maiden flax
Yeah figured. Weezing sounds awful managing 3 energies lol
you dont use dark with weezing
normal cave
UGHHH I HATE WONDER PICK
pseudo goblet
Twitter
fading stratus
it do be like that sometimes
slim birch
you dont use dark with weezing
Oh I forgot it’s ability lol
normal cave
Starmie is like the one deck that can compete with pikachu, not the other way around
last musk
Honestly starmie is arguably more consistent
Because of misty allowing you to get your attacks off first even if you go first
sonic inlet
You aren't getting starmie on the field turn 1
Also misty sucks
You go -1 50% of the time
sonic inlet
Starmie is like the one deck that can compete with pikachu, not the other way ar...
Just barely
Starmie is still weak to electric
last musk
They attach an energy to Pikachu, you attach an energy to staryu, evolve it, misty, and then attack
sonic inlet
That's not as consistent as pikachu
last musk
Suppose but you only need that if you go first
sonic inlet
It's just easier to get the sufficient energies
last musk
If you go second you will get your attacks first
And starmie can survive a Pikachu attack
sonic inlet
And you still need to open both staryu and starmie
last musk
That do be the issue but I don't think it's that much of an issue
normal cave
If you go second you will get your attacks first
If pika goes second it gets its energies first, and pika can survive a starmie attack
sonic inlet
That do be the issue but I don't think it's *that* much of an issue
It definitely is
last musk
If pika goes second it gets its energies first, and pika can survive a starmie a...
That's where misty comes in
sonic inlet
Pikachu is by far the best deck in the game for a reason
last musk
I agree consistent was the wrong word for me to use here
sonic inlet
Consistently is a huge factor
normal cave
Pika and Starmie both need a combo. Pika needs one specific card and a bunch of filler. Starmie needs two specific cards, and potentially a third in misty.
Starmie beats pika by highrolling, not by consistency
You open the nuts and get a fat misty, that is how you win
normal cave
Heads stop mattering after the 6th one
sonic inlet
That's why guy who stole all my heads
normal cave
The problem is, I usually get 0 heads off misty
sonic inlet
I do hate how badly designed misty is tho honestly
normal cave
Ye horrible card
sonic inlet
No matter what when a misty is used someone is going to feel like shit
last musk
Would y'all feel better about misty if it just gave 1 water energy no flip?
normal cave
Would y'all feel better about misty if it just gave 1 water energy no flip?
It'd be broken af
sonic inlet
Yeah you get to attach 2 energies that turn
normal cave
The number of hoops you need to jump through for energy acceleration is insane
Garde is the second best energy accelerator in the game, and it is a stage 2 mon
Brock sees 0 play because its targets are ass
But if misty were just "have an energy no questions asked" then starmiecuno might actually become the best deck
warm sky
Another scrapped thing found
Gen 7 was originally gonna have its own battle frontier
vagrant steppe
Actually robbed
fading stratus
kind vortex
that would actually have been a clever way to include a bunch of regions in the same game
rip
normal cave
This is what happens when you don't give devs enough time 
hasty anchor
https://twitter.com/Hakkentai_pkdn/status/1855567896573067423
Audino~
Well, guess I'm doing Atlas now
Oh jeez, unexpected Minish Cap music
I'm actually surprised at how nice this game looks. Last RPGmaker game was TGOM, which was very minimalistic, and this goes well beyond what that did
mighty storm
ok this fan game is so cool, Joltik variant 😮
hasty anchor
I really like how Pidgey seems to be based on a Blue Jay
It's a dark type, cause really, Blue Jays are very much jerks
Ended up capturing one that looks like it's been in a very rough confrontation trying to get this mailman's package back
mighty storm
Ooh found a Shellos, right to the team she goes
mighty storm
current team
btw @hasty anchor which egg you picked/picking from the daycare man? Striped (growlith) or swirl (vulpix)?
mighty storm
there is like a special ninetales and arcanine you can get from a detour near the daycare center, route directly after the forest
hasty anchor
I've been on a bit of a trek looking at what route 1 and the forests have to offer, so I've been taking it a little slow
Oooh
mighty storm
not sure exactly how to use the scarf, but the ninetails spirit gave it to me so has to be an evo item
and the arcanine's bell disappeared afterwords
hasty anchor
There's a lot of different-looking mons in this game too
Ended up finding very different-looking Phantump, Dewpider and of course, Pidge
mighty storm
Looked all over the forest, where did you find the gastly?
hasty anchor
It's just random I suppose! DexNav I noticed is just a checklist on what you can find, and I just sorta stumbled upon it
mighty storm
ah
it was the forest, maybe I went in the forest at the wrong time of day or like low encounter rate
hasty anchor
I looked and it didn't have a day/night list, but I think you may have better luck at night.
sonic inlet
ok this fan game is so cool, Joltik variant 😮
Oh thought that rejuvenation lmao
hasty anchor
I keep forgetting that Yamper is suuuuper slow
Which is funny, cause Boltund in contrast is incredibly quick
Corgi just got them stubby legs
Well I got an egg but i don't think I had a choice of what it'll be
The whole "Regional formes in different routes" thing got me thinking: If I were to leave Gastly behind and a compatible mon in the same egg group, would that give a standard Gastly instead?
mighty storm
Well I got an egg but i don't think I had a choice of what it'll be
where was the egg from?
hasty anchor
The daycare man outside the daycare!
mighty storm
did you answer stripe or swirl?
hasty anchor
Nah, he just gave it to me
mighty storm
huh odd
hasty anchor
I imagine if I was clicking too fast I would have answered stripes anyways, so that's alright.
mighty storm
yeah probably was clicking too fast
hasty anchor
A few moves seem to have the wrong names, looks like. I nearly had a panic attack when Pancham used Double-Edge... but when I caught it, turns out it's just the Arm Thrust move
mighty storm
yeah, translation error I noticed as well
Well just went through one heck of a story plot moment
And onwards to the second gym
hasty anchor
Gastly's so great for battles and captures, I learned
Learns Night Shade and Hypnosis, so I can be certain I'm not going to accidentally KO something
mighty storm
Just finished the gym and Dandan evolved ❤️
taking a break for now though, but yeah if a guy on the beach wants you to get his glasses, go for it (Thats how I got shadee, the master of bite moves)
hasty anchor
Alright, gonna experiment with the daycare.
I'm gonna see if I can get a Johto Wooper out of this
...Actually, I think that might not work, given that it's a Paldean Wooper. Pretty sure it has to be a standard one
mighty storm
oh yeah did you do the first gym yet?
hasty anchor
Ok that was not what I was expecting but I'll take it nonetheless
Oh yeah, nah, not yet.
I'm still doing a lot of looking around
Currently doing a lot of walking with Budew and Chingling
normal cave
Hyena
hasty anchor
It actually does look way more like a Hyena that Poochyena usually does, now that I look at it
So, I guess maybe the egg that has Growlithe or Vulpix might be someplace else Hmm!
mighty storm
So, I guess maybe the egg that has Growlithe or Vulpix might be someplace else H...
it was on the route with the daycare man from what I remember
mighty storm
went back and found a gastly
normal cave
mighty storm
Also found a ghost bulbasaur from doing a side quest
hasty anchor
Pretty silly how in Johto, you can just find them flying around in the Sprout Tower
mighty storm
yeah this is definitely going on the team
hasty anchor
Rn I'm just doing some powerwalking with Chingling.
mighty storm
as much as I wanted to keep Victoria the Shellos around, everyone on here is just as goated as her
hasty anchor
Eevee also seems very weird. I tried using a Leaf Stone, but it wouldn't take.
I'm guessing Eevee is much, much different than usual, but how I'm unsure just yet
mighty storm
yeah the eevee seems special, saw their twitter said it will have new eeveelutions
mighty storm
@hasty anchor the dile
hasty anchor
oh my goodness its perfect
Oh wow, Minccino can hold Chesto berries
Teddiursa just stole one using Covet.
Could use that in tandem with Rest!
hasty anchor
Those are neat color schemes
mighty storm
yeah found a stone seller in 3rd gym (?) city so I can get my eevee evolved finally
hasty anchor
Keep me in suspense, I gotta find out later!
normal cave
Feels nice to get a lot of likes from the enemy team as the support
Spent my time being as annoying as possible by walking up to their group, rooting someone, and walking out
polar osprey
I got my 4th fucking full art rapidash
the last 4 star rarities I got were rapidashs
can I get literally anything else from the zard pack?
A single ex?
please?
normal cave
I got my 4th fucking full art rapidash
Bro you are ready for trading
Shame blaine will be a shit deck by the time trading comes out
polar osprey
or if it's a good deck it will be bcs rapidash, magmar and ninetails got exes lol
hasty anchor
Oh, alright, so apparently there is a trader who will trade mons for their standard formes
So if you want to like, have a standard Gastly, then you can trade in the Will-O-Wisp Gastly for it
Unfortunately doesn't seem you can do the same for other formes, such as Paldean Wooper
normal cave
Pidge
hasty anchor
This bird's just so rare nowadays. Last it's ever been in a mainline game of sorts prominently was XY
viral ingot
After 3000 years, I finally have one.
pseudo goblet
Twitter
kind vortex
This bird's just so rare nowadays. Last it's ever been in a mainline game of sor...
they didn't want to make it viable beyond mega bird jesus, clearly
sonic inlet
or if it's a good deck it will be bcs rapidash, magmar and ninetails got exes lo...
Idk if blaine will count EX forms
polar osprey
it doesn't say anything about not having a rule box so probably
kind vortex
i wouldn't count on it if pokemon card text tends to specify ex forms or the like
but until then, it's academic more than anything, i'd think
polar osprey
they can always just errata the cards also
since it's an online game
in this case to exclude the ex forms
mighty storm
This bird's just so rare nowadays. Last it's ever been in a mainline game of sor...
at least the pidgey will be in PZA most likely
golden lance
in this case to exclude the ex forms
They dont need to
pseudo goblet
Twitter
golden lance
Since exs and 1 prize versions always count as different cards
hasty anchor
Good gravy there's way too many Joltik in this cave
pseudo goblet
Good gravy there's way too many Joltik in this cave
Foreshadowed lmao
hasty anchor
Oh, this is neat. This Joltik has an ability that changes its forme to this if it's above half its HP
So, it's kinda like Wishiwashi.
Were these guys really in any danger from Mama Joltik?
Last I recall, Joltik feed on electricity, not blood.
pseudo goblet
Oh, this is neat. This Joltik has an ability that changes its forme to this if i...
Thats cool
They go back to baby tiks?
hasty anchor
I imagine for balance reasons, Galvantula doesn't get that benefit, but possibly some other ability
Actually, I think those little blue streaks are just like
Hundreds of Joltik, and it's like
Some freakish Joltik megazord-thing
normal cave
It's schooling but joltik ye
pseudo goblet
Were these guys really in any danger from Mama Joltik?
Speaking of, Im not gonna show it but Daddy Long Legs IS a thing
hasty anchor
I've always been told those kinds of spiders are incredibly venomous, but cannot ever bite someone because their legs are too big
pseudo goblet
One of the easiest spook factor, move clump of fur balls thing
pseudo goblet
Idk if they re really furry or hairy lol
They look like clump of cotton dyed black
normal cave
I've always been told those kinds of spiders are incredibly venomous, but cannot...
That's cellar spiders, and afaik that's just an urban legend. They are harmless, too. Very helpful around the house, actually, and they need the comfortable climate of your house to live, so please let them stay.
They will eat mosquitoes and other household pests for you if you let them be.
hasty anchor
That's cellar spiders, and afaik that's just an urban legend. They are harmless,...
Ahhhh, cool. I learned something!
And yeah, I don't ever bother spiders anyways. The only reason I don't like them near me is because of other people seeing them and trying to squish them
So I panic cause I got to find a way to get them out of the place before someone sees them
mighty storm
Oh, this is neat. This Joltik has an ability that changes its forme to this if i...
oh yeah when you leave the cave you will get an egg stuck to you
normal cave
Cellar spiders look creepy, but they are highly valuable housemates.
mighty storm
they will mention it's a Joltik egg, but you can probably guess it's not the same as any ordinary one
pseudo goblet
A little jumping spider appear in my room recently, tried to get it out, it jumped high at the last second and I felt something on my hair lmao
normal cave
Jumping spiders are also harmless and very helpful
hasty anchor
Hah, this Chichou stole someone's glasses
normal cave
Also, they are extremely intelligent and can be raised as pets
hasty anchor
I'm just gonna give it a cookie instead of pounding it into the sand, cause come on, that's funny
normal cave
You can even teach them tricks
hasty anchor
And now I guess I'm complicit in the great Chinchou revolution now. Guess those glasses are his now.
mighty storm
team and box (Idk why the bulbasaur isnt evolving)
mighty storm
Literally wishiwashi
hasty anchor
And I guess now I gotta fight this fisherman. Come on, there's a pair of glasses ON YOUR HEAD. Have you noticed?
normal cave
Yes
mighty storm
And I guess now I gotta fight this fisherman. Come on, there's a pair of glasses...
Do that quest, the reward is goated
hasty anchor
...I actually am enjoying this game's writing. It's leagues above some other games
mighty storm
also make sure you have a rolycoly caught to trade later, the town next to the beach has a pokeball maker who will trade you a neat fire type
hasty anchor
Ayyyy, Chinchou
Oh hey, this Chinchou's water/dark like the one in TGOM
Except it's a proper angler fish
normal cave
I have 2 full art weezing but only one koffing 
hasty anchor
...Actually, wait, TGOm Chinchou is Electric/dark
normal cave
Also, first copy of giovanni
hasty anchor
I kinda wish this Chinchou came with a pair of Blackglasses
normal cave
Not that I have a deck that WANTS Giovanni
pseudo goblet
Also, they are extremely intelligent and can be raised as pets
I think best kind of pets for me might be Hamsters
In cage most of the time, nocturnal, which is perfect for me for the most part, huggable, I think?
normal cave
I think best kind of pets for me might be Hamsters <:peeposhrug:7604306826687938...
Hamsters are... uhhh...
mighty storm
Yup got him on my team to
normal cave
They're more solitary iirc?
hasty anchor
I do wonder what happens if you decide to deck this nerd in the face for his glasses though
pseudo goblet
I think best kind of pets for me might be Hamsters <:peeposhrug:7604306826687938...
My family hates animals except me, they cant stand cats while I can literally call them to my side
normal cave
If you want a pet like that, gerbils, rats, and bunnies are options. Hamsters have notoriety as pets.
pseudo goblet
If you want a pet like that, gerbils, rats, and bunnies are options. Hamsters ha...
I see
normal cave
My family hates animals except me, they cant stand cats while I can literally ca...
Fish
pseudo goblet
Nope lol
normal cave
Quiet and easy to keep, so you can keep them in your room
pseudo goblet
Cant stand the smell fishtank water makes myself, my father does love fish lol
normal cave
You want a pet that doesn't need a lot of space, so not bunny or rat
mighty storm
On my way to the third gym, Ace my Pidgeotto is gonna shred through the gym's ace
normal cave
Snakes/lizards? Maybe a bearded dragon won't take up much space. But finding a specialty vet for reptiles is a nightmare.
pseudo goblet
Oh right, my next best pet choice being Cacti
pseudo goblet
Snakes/lizards? Maybe a bearded dragon won't take up much space. But finding a s...
Idt those are native here
pseudo goblet
Snakes/lizards? Maybe a bearded dragon won't take up much space. But finding a s...
Also mate I had encounter like 3 wild snakes during my times at work, and a while back snake roaming in my neighbourhood and got people panic
I am not gonna say what happened to the 1st and 3rd
pseudo goblet
Dude cacti are adorable
Venus flytrap was in my list- while can help with pests, seems like a hustle finding their food myself
hasty anchor
They can photosynthisize
And then they chose violence instead
pseudo goblet
How come the pet selection mentioned are mostly James’s pokemon lol
I am not keeping a Crown of Thorn as pet
hasty anchor
Why not, that sounds super cool
normal cave
They can photosynthisize
And then they chose violence instead
They don't do it for sugar, they do it for other nutrients (I think amonia? Not sure) which are not present in their native soil.
normal cave
Venus flytrap was in my list- while can help with pests, seems like a hustle fin...
Pitcher plant? Those are very effective at hunting mosquitoes and other bugs.
Plants in general will need love and care, same as any other living being.
mighty storm
Spikes (x2) and stealth rock
pseudo goblet
It be time
Clodsire!
pseudo goblet
Plants in general will need love and care, same as any other living being.
Cacti more chill?
Actually… my room are completely denied of sunlight… hmm
mighty storm
I like this gym, their mightyena used a roar strat 😮
mighty storm
double layer of spikes and stealthrock on first mon, then a mightyena that spammed roar
hasty anchor
It would make sense considering how Poochyena here are jokesters who laugh a whole bunch
If you got one, you can set in a dark-type so Prankster is unable to be used
mighty storm
dont think it was prankster though, roar is negative prio even with it
mighty storm
actual double edge, thought this would be the mislabeled attack. But yeah Ace took out their well ace
hasty anchor
Oh yeah, found Charcadet!
...I imagine it will definitely take some doing before I can rightfully crown it with its respective armor, though
mighty storm
finally a mining kit
hasty anchor
Diggy diggy hole
hasty anchor
Furret? Oh man I gotta find that one
mighty storm
hasty anchor
...I dunno how to feel about this furret though, but interesting!
normal cave
Owo
mighty storm
ooh, the mining is gen 4 style
hasty anchor
Feels like the kind of Furret that would steal my lunch money and call me names
normal cave
I'm still struggling to understand what it is
A fish? A fungus?
How is its tail bending like that?
normal cave
This is just a clusterfuck
mighty storm
oh nice game bugged after getting a rare fossil
hasty anchor
mighty storm
and last time I saved was before I fought the gym leader, eh I'll do it tomorrow
at least now I know his team so it'll be easier
Ducky Fullart
@waxen moat
normal cave
Do Skunks count as wezl? <:thmile:1232062078500601978>
Not sure
mighty storm
don remind me, what type is the poochyena you got?
hasty anchor
Oh it's uh, Dark/Ground
mighty storm
ty
hasty anchor
Apparently instead of picking on things it finds weaker than itself, it likes pulling pranks
So instead of a very mean Hyena, it's a very giggly Hyena
mighty storm
he switched to mightyena early this time so not the full spike set up, perfect (yeah I decided eh why not as well take him down tonight)
hasty anchor
oh my god the police station has Gumshoe's theme as the music
mighty storm
https://tenor.com/view/blue-badger-scary-ace-attorney-blue-badger-phoenix-wright-badger-gif-18563735
hasty anchor
Between the Munchlax thing outside, they knew what they were doing
I wonder if I can somehow initiate trade evolutions... I met Phantump and Karrablast, but I think you can't exactly do trading.
mighty storm
I kid you not, this guy is flirting
hasty anchor
Jeez, sock him already, that's creepy
hasty anchor
pseudo goblet
Shes into that ig
mighty storm
How that scene (poor choice of word) felt
Anyways now that I saved my game, time to go find some fossils
ah seems escape rope is whats bugged
hasty anchor
Aaaaaa found Rookidee
Oh my god, this guy is interrogating an Oddish
Yeah, he's definitely dumb
The dumbest thing is, he's right
mighty storm
None of the rock walls I know of had the fossils, I think it resets daily so I'll try again tomorrow
pseudo goblet
Oh my god, this guy is interrogating an Oddish
Tbf, in most languages Oddish name are ‘Weird-ish’ lol
Japanese I double checked, its just ‘Questionable Grass’
Chinese was just ‘Walking Grass’, Im not joking
cunning shard
Welcome to the cool Charizard club
pseudo goblet
I was FR gonna say ‘Imagine being named ‘Walking’ but then reminded of the Paradox mon 😅
normal cave
I whiffed both Primapes
hasty anchor
Side-eyes Christopher Walken
pseudo goblet
I whiffed both Primapes <:angery:489316991870566401>
golden lance
viral ingot
Full Art Lapras so adorbs ❤️
hasty anchor
I'm still scratching my head at how I missed a Growlithe/Vulpix egg
Surely I talked to the same person in charge of it, so it should still be the same... yeah?
mighty storm
yeah weird
hasty anchor
And I did check the 'dex, turns out Growlithe isn't found anywhere else
mighty storm
you got the incubator right?
hasty anchor
Yep!
mighty storm
odd
hasty anchor
Maybe it's... on a specific day?
mighty storm
so yeah maybe try going on a sunday
mighty storm
very odd
hasty anchor
...Aw man, did I have to take the detour first then go see him? Cause I may be a little upset if so, cause that means this is missable
mighty storm
If I can make a second file, I will investigate this mystery
hasty anchor
Righto
hasty anchor
I'm not gonna lose too much sleep over it but it seems pretty bleh how it could be missable, if so.
And Poochyena apparently isn't in any short supply, whereas Growlithe and Vulpix might be one of a kind
mighty storm
yeah it be pretty lame if it was missable like that
Ok in NotMunchingOrange's playthrough he got the egg before the bell/scarf
hasty anchor
Really? Huh.
Well shoot, maybe it really is something like a specific day in-game
I'll see what I can find
mighty storm
normal cave
Balance patch
mighty storm
I guess
hasty anchor
Well, good to know it's not a bug
I mean yeah I can get it
I'm alright with this. It's not like, Reborn-Levels of "balance" patching
Allllright caught Lombre
mighty storm
Just later on yeah, which makes me wonder if I got the patch done after I got it thus cheesing the system.
mighty storm
ah thats why the bulba wont evolve
hasty anchor
Ahh, so likely not implemented yet
mighty storm
yup
warm sky
Twitter
vocal torrent
inland gyro
so some youtuber did a method of determining ranking of pokemon popularity and my god the eeveelutions dominated the top mons
the way it was ranked was by % winrate of selecting a pokemon out of 2
void herald
chandelure being in the top 10 is kinda wild
inland gyro
chandelure being in the top 10 is kinda wild
i've seen chandelure be consistently praised
void herald
really? i had no idea there was a chandelure fandom
inland gyro
i know like a lot of fancy mons are like acquired taste so like their popularity isn't consistent but chandelure i've seen people very often like and i think in a official event it won gen 5's favourite
void herald
i assumed it was disliked like how a lot of the other mons based on inanimate objects were
inland gyro
it breaks the issue though of a lot of inanimate mons
last musk
It being a ghost type gives it more leeway
inland gyro
very often those mons don't look inspired, ugly and often a mess
inland gyro
It being a ghost type gives it more leeway
to me its like they actually executed it well
last musk
Both can be true
inland gyro
like klinklang is a bunch of gears... and its literally just a random mess
inland gyro
yeah pikachu was 65th
void herald
okay that's kinda wild
inland gyro
charizard was 102nd
void herald
which youtuber did this?
inland gyro
thomas game docs
last musk
Oh yeah depending on the youtuber there could be demographic bias
inland gyro
was the lowest ranked pokemon is not surprising at all and i forgot its existence
inland gyro
Oh yeah depending on the youtuber there could be demographic bias
will say it was like 1.6+m 1v1 votes
last musk
There is also the potential for botting
inland gyro
but yeah essentially the method was doing 1v1 votes and counting winrate
i should say like charizards win rate was 67.5% whilst umbreons was 79.5% so its like not a bad performance
last musk
I'm surprised to not see much recency bias
inland gyro
I'm surprised to not see much recency bias
as in people thinking new mons better?
inland gyro
Typhlosion I'm guessing did score highly?
44th
cyndaquil was 20th will say
guess the worst performing pokemon lel
last musk
Do you have a link to the list?
inland gyro
last musk
Bruxish? Ledyba?