pokemon-winds-waves

[hazy knot]

should usually work unless the opponent is a mixed attacker or also switches

[summer flare]

or just mega beedrill everything

[hazy knot]

True..

the potential mon

[summer flare]

THE GOAT STRAT RAAAAH

[hazy knot]

i havent used it yet

well other than early on in my playthrough, ditched it for a scolipede before it could mega evolve though

[summer flare]

im SO fucking glad this theme runs actual starter was shiny weedle holy fuck

[wispy kernel]

Mega Beedrill’s stats are still so funny

65 HP
40 Defense
15 Special Attack
80 Special Defense

and then 150 Attack and 145 Speed

[summer flare]

it has no right being minmaxxed but it literally needs it so badly

who fucking needs spdef anyway those 40 points can go to more atk and spd but gf was cowardly

they feared the might of potential mon

[woeful flume]

bug/steel mega shuckle when?

[hazy knot]

probably tomorrow or something

[summer flare]

INVERSE POTENTIAL MON ‼️

[hazy knot]

ive heard they're releasing Legends ZA 2 tomorrow and they have this one planned

is why i say that

[summer flare]

only new mega

no wait every bug line released so far gets a mega and i die happy

[hazy knot]

yeah rest of them are just g-maxes

oh that yeah i guess

[summer flare]

half megas half gmax

[hazy knot]

even scolipede will finally get one

[woeful flume]

give me mega gengar y and z

[summer flare]

MEGA PEDE Y RAAAAHHHH

[jade ocean]

What do you even do with Mega Shuckle

Like ofc you raise Defences to 255

[summer flare]

whoch stat is it missing again

hp?

that

[hazy knot]

mega gengar z would be a great idea actually

[jade ocean]

But then you have 50 left after that

[summer flare]

HP !!

[jade ocean]

Megas do not raise HP

So that is not an option

[summer flare]

DUCK

DUCK

*fuck

[jade ocean]

Quack

[summer flare]

bruh

quack quack

[hazy knot]

people would just scream "KANTO PANDERING" though 😔 (which actually makes sense since most pokemon with multiple megas are kanto )

[woeful flume]

DUCK?

MEGA DUCK

[summer flare]

shuckle is the ONLY mega to raise hp

[woeful flume]

DUCKLETT

[summer flare]

DUCKLETT CONFIRMED

[woeful flume]

mega shuckle 210 spdef 170 def 184 Hp and 10 everything else

[summer flare]

breaking the fuckinf desk and entire house frothing at th mouth at rhe mere IDEA of more bugs getting megas or forms or whatever because i live bigs oh my god

[jade ocean]

Mega Volcarona would be cool

But also

[hazy knot]

255 def 255 spdef 255 speed 255 atk 0 sptk 255 speed

[summer flare]

im so violently neurodivergent for bugs its unreal

[jade ocean]

Terrifying as hell

And it really does not need a Mega

[summer flare]

MEGA COLCARORNS

YESYEYSYSYSYSYSG

[jade ocean]

And no being a Quad weak to Rock Mega would not make it bad

I mean

[summer flare]

IM RABID ‼️

[jade ocean]

Mega Zard Y exists to prove that wrong

[woeful flume]

making god right there

[summer flare]

FUCK ZARD GIVE ME RONA X Y

[jade ocean]

Heck, pre Gen 8 Volcarona exists to prove that wrong

Ho-Oh ad well

[summer flare]

guzma was ROGHT

[woeful flume]

volcarona would be peak icl

[jade ocean]

They give it Drought and now we have Mega Zard Y with likely better stats and Quiver Dance

[hazy knot]

ive made a few megas actually, crobat being my favorite

[jade ocean]

And Drought is the most logical option for Volc

[woeful flume]

nah simple

[summer flare]

sees ur trans flag alomamola

goes back to frothing owvr mega bugs

[woeful flume]

or mega Vol has simple and drought.......

[summer flare]

AS ONE SIMPLE DROUHT ‼️

WERE GETTING TO AG BOYZ

[jade ocean]

What would even wall a Drought Mega Volcarona

[hazy knot]

trans flag alomomola is dominating competitive so your loss

[summer flare]

I NOD IN RESPECT

[woeful flume]

please get rid of that fish we do NOT mention alomamola here

[summer flare]

I LOVR ALOMAMOLA

[jade ocean]

Like you run QD Fiery Dance/Flamethrower/Fire Blast/Solar Beam/Roost and like

Just instawin on team preview vs a majority of teams, no?

[hazy knot]

alomomola

[jade ocean]

alomomola

[woeful flume]

https://tenor.com/view/crying-emoji-dies-gif-21956120

[summer flare]

imagien is ot evolevd and we ot amolaloma

IMAGINE

im havging amd anuerism

[woeful flume]

mega swanna where????

[hazy knot]

behind you

[summer flare]

peeta

[woeful flume]

i need my gen 5 mons to get more love

[summer flare]

YESYES!!!

GEN 1 REHASH MY BELOVED

[jade ocean]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd4et2Lp46o

[summer flare]

SHUT UP!!

‼️

[jade ocean]

Sorry I couldn't resist

[summer flare]

i almoat stepepd on my cats tail

[woeful flume]

i miss my cats

[jade ocean]

If it makes you feel better I am getting punished for my sins and missing every single Compound Eyes Focus Blast I am currently clicking

[woeful flume]

i cant wait to see them on christmas

[jade ocean]

91% accurate btw

[summer flare]

100%> is 50%

[jade ocean]

I am attoning for my sins

[summer flare]

the bug council has decide

[woeful flume]

if its not 100% means its like 10%

[summer flare]

more true

[jade ocean]

No that's specifically Play Rough

[woeful flume]

ohko moves are only usuable by ai cause they hack

[jade ocean]

Fraudulent move tbh

I hate Play Rough

[hazy knot]

if its not 0% any real man would say its 100%

its true

[woeful flume]

iron tail....

[jade ocean]

I agree

[summer flare]

its 95-90 then 50% if its lower its 10%

[woeful flume]

pokemon is just gambling sim???

[summer flare]

if its an ohko then whenever its funniest

[wispy kernel]

one time when I played XY I had a Haxorus who I swear never missed Guillotine once

it was glorious

[woeful flume]

metronome into a ohko move by a caterpie

[woeful flume]

it broke the mold

[hazy knot]

True..

[wispy kernel]

we should get no guard mega haxorus

this would have no consequences whatsoever

[hazy knot]

no it should get yes guard actually

because it does guard!

[wispy kernel]

moves never hit

[hazy knot]

moves always ohko

[wispy kernel]

ooooh true

[desert current]

halves all accuracy

[hazy knot]

True..

it would be very fun if an ability could do that lol

[desert current]

though I guess that wouldn't work in Z-A...

Wait what am I talking about

there are no abilities in Z-A

XD

[hazy knot]

moves always aim the opposite direction to where your target is

[wispy kernel]

You just always hit guillotine via skill

[jade ocean]

Remember that No Guard applies to both the user and opponent

[wispy kernel]

yeah I know

[jade ocean]

Naturally, this means that the user will also be immune to damage

Well

[wispy kernel]

therefore Yes Guard means nobody hits

[jade ocean]

Unless someone uses a move that always hits

[wispy kernel]

either you or the opponent

[jade ocean]

Does Haxorus learn Aerial Ace by any chance?

[wispy kernel]

yes!

[jade ocean]

Gg ez

[desert current]

Now I kinda wish it was real, just because it would be so funny having Haxorus just say "no" to all damage and slowly whittle away the opponent using only Aerial Ace. XD

[woeful flume]

what if they give it an axe and call it a day

[wispy kernel]

what if they gave it a cool ass skateboard

[desert current]

Okay... I took your advice. It did end up helping a lot.

[woeful flume]

glad to help

[desert current]

Its really really annoying when people just run away.

Like I try to use physical attacks like Earthquake or Dragon Claw, and this guy with a Houndoom just... Walks away.

Like they weren't even doing anything, they weren't attacking or trying to go anywhere, they were just wasting my time

[hazy knot]

yeah that’s super annoying 😭 xerneas users do it all the time

[noble ice]

I got some extra shiny Pokemon for anyone who wants any of them

[lyric stratus]

OMG SKIDDO MY LOVE

[noble ice]

Do you want him?

[lyric stratus]

Dont have the game

[noble ice]

Ah

[lyric stratus]

Im just a big Gogoat enjoyer

[noble ice]

I respect that

[vocal helm]

Caught a random shiny Slowbro and to show you that it’s not Ube, look at the pokeballs

[hazy knot]

Shalpha vaporeon My collection grows further

[noble ice]

I got a lot of Pokémon that need to evolve with shiny stones. I was wondering if anybody knew how to get a lot of them

[desert current]

you can buy them at the stone emporium after you beat the game

other than that, you can sometimes find them around the map on top of buildings and stuff (I don't know any specific locations though)

[noble ice]

Yeah, I already looked those up and as much as I’ve seen they don’t respond back, so I’m glad that I can buy them from the store, but I’m a little disappointed that I have to wait till the end of the game.

[opal gull]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38n3r1elUO8

[desert current]

What gamefreak really care about: POKEMON SLEEP, BABEEEE! DOWNLOAD NOW ON DA APP STORE!!! 🗣️

[desert current]

https://youtu.be/cDXCAoHYuKs?si=VdD-jFRXlB6xGxo2

[civic cave]

first shiny

[wispy kernel]

I love Gwynn so dearly

she’s awesome

[woeful quiver]

Hey i’m trying to have shiny charmender and i see him when i choose him or before when i see tree starter ? In there

[wispy kernel]

what

[woeful quiver]

If I want a shiny Charmander, will I see it when it's with the other starter Pokémon, or only after I've chosen it?

[wispy kernel]

shiny locked

the gift one wont ever be shiny

[woeful quiver]

https://tenor.com/view/slap-the-head-oh-no-the-naked-gun-leslie-nielsen-facepalm-gif-14881869

I just lost my Time

[opaque osprey]

Images you can hear

[daring finch]

tf was that ralts doing

mfer pulled a gen 3 registeel

[radiant crater]

FINALLY!!

[lime compass]

You got a shiny one!?

[civic cave]

daily life-risking photo (2/?)
https://x.com/rintonoaruseusu/status/1983310952704676185

りんと (@rintonoaruseusu)

ｱ…ｻﾖﾅﾗ………
#ポケモンZA命がけ写真部

X · Oct 28, 2025, 11:12 PM

[woeful flume]

early shiny diggersby

that makes 11

[opaque osprey]

Lmao (Not mine)

[robust wren]

When I'm in a "stop having fun" competition and my opponent is Gamefreak:

[wispy kernel]

Raul is in a lobby full of freaks

[radiant crater]

Guess so

[woeful flume]

tbf gift pokemon have been shinylocked for a while now but its still annoying

[tranquil nexus]

I do appreciate how I can just accept the damn thing without feeling like I’m missing out by not grinding for the shiny version

[hazy knot]

True!

[lapis walrus]

got any still sir

i would love the houndoom

excuse my poor spelling

[noble ice]

I am actually out to lunch, but when I get back, I will get on and give you that Houndoom

[lapis walrus]

sweet thank you very much mate hes one of my favs i dont have hole bunch i can offer i am still early game

[noble ice]

I don’t really care what you give me you can just give me a standard Weedle if you wanted to

[lapis walrus]

okay i thought i encounterd a shiny pikachu in one the early areas zones it was so orange i was so hyped that i found a shiny that fast when i cought it i got massively let down

[woeful flume]

Shiny scizor looks so good

[lapis walrus]

i find they done a decent job on some pokemon there are still some that look ugly as hell

[woeful flume]

honestly i havent seen any that seem bad at all, i really like the focus on the pokemon in this game

[lapis walrus]

yeah on my first run i dont plan on bringing any pokemon from past gen that are not in the game -yet- but second run i might

also if anyone can help me out with a list of pokemon that need to be traded to evolve that be great i am having a brain fart i only can think of gangar

[woeful flume]

There should be a few lists throughout the chat

[tired crane]

I got a shiny patrat without even shiny hunting. It's not a fantastic shiny but I like him :)

[woeful flume]

W shiny patrat is so clean

[lapis walrus]

sweet thank you

[tired crane]

Blue shinies are the bomb

[jade ocean]

Fun fact: Growth was changed to be a Grass type move in Z-A

This actually fucking flabbergasted me when I learnt this

Like I did not notice at all

And I thought it'd stick

[tired crane]

Yeah it was normal type before right

[jade ocean]

Since this move has been around for so long, always as a Normal move

Grass makes more sense but I didn't think they'd actually do it

[tired crane]

Pretty wild

[desert current]

Too bad its evolution ditches the blue in favor of magenta and neon green. It clashes a ton and its so bad...

Bro is NOT scolipede...

[woeful flume]

yeah they sold with watchogs shiny

[woeful flume]

fr😭

There's no way

First shiny starter in area 20

i barely saw the shell before it turned and i noticed it was alpha then it turned again

[earnest lintel]

vaporwave colours

[desert current]

Vaporwave has better execution

[finite totem]

||was mewtwo always this ugly (dont question how I got it thanks)||

[woeful flume]

yo i think thats a ditto

[wispy kernel]

yes

[hazy knot]

yes

[sturdy flower]

I won't because i know how

and yes it was

[hazy knot]

what a beautiful day it is

[woeful flume]

its a red magikarp

[lime void]

How could you ignore the elephant in the room? That cluster of mega crystals needs to be destroyed

[noble ice]

@lapis walrus
I’m ready when you are

[desert current]

Pretty much yeah...

[lapis walrus]

1 sec mate

[noble ice]

👍

[lapis walrus]

fc SW-8133-1944-8510

[desert current]

Forget that, there's far more pressing matters... Like that little sparkle on the ground in front of that food cart in the top middle-left! That could be like a tiny mushroom or pretty feather... Or even a Chesto Berry!!

[noble ice]

Sent you a trade code in messages

[lapis walrus]

thank you mate

back to goldeneye while these install

[surreal belfry]

Did I miss something I’ve been trying for an alpha tyrunt how low are the odds?

[radiant otter]

15 resets wtf

[hazy knot]

epic

[radiant otter]

meanwhile fennekin is at 600

[noble ice]

Anybody want a shiny Goomy

[dawn nebula]

||Jacinthe's battle theme is so good. Didn't expect electro swing.||

[worn cobalt]

Finally managed a shiny Cleffa. Can check that off my list.

[worn cobalt]

What I notice is that the third magikarp is missing. Kidnapping?

[woeful quiver]

Need help plz

How can i evolve ?

[low kestrel]

Hey all! I'm thinking about buying, but really haven't enjoyed the last two releases from Pokémon. How would z-a compare to say violet?

[daring finch]

You didnt like arceus?

Cuz if you dont you wont like this

[low kestrel]

Wait no I did like that one well enough. I may be mixing up the order of the games

I really didn't care for Violet that much . The villain team was just super weak for me. Sword and shield also had the same issues story wise for me . That in the difficulty was painfully easy

[daring finch]

Its not really comparable with Violet but it looks and is better

[low kestrel]

The other Legends game I did enjoy for the novelty factor, even if it was pretty easy still

[daring finch]

I like sw sh, has one of the best pokemon ever tho

[daring finch]

Oh this pokemon game is almost a cakewalk but I like the dex and the rogue battles are actually quite challenging

[low kestrel]

Yeah, that was something that did look appealing was the mix-up with the battle system. I thought that at least would mitigate some of the easiness that the recent games have had. That and I really like the customization for the avatar . I really enjoy customizing my player character with new outfits.

[woeful flume]

alphas are 1/100

[sharp elbow]

Bench resets don’t get rid of shiny Pokémon right?

[woeful flume]

no

but there are still some issues with certain day night pokemon but its not often

[edgy palm]

She went from being irritating to me to simply misunderstood and now one of my favorites

[sharp elbow]

So Area 20 is safe to hunt in?

[woeful flume]

yes

[sharp elbow]

Ok. I guess my Area 20 luck is just horrible.

[dawn nebula]

she's def pog, easily my favorite character, love the color clash

[woeful flume]

i takes a while to hunt anywhere, been hunting for hours and barely get anything

[sharp elbow]

Yea. The shiny charm is WAY too grindy.

I hope the DLC adds stuff that make it Less grindy.

[woeful flume]

i have the shiny charm and i still have week long hunts

its just one of those things you get out of the way early as possible if you want

[sturdy flower]

1/409 600

[woeful flume]

thats shiny alpha

[sturdy flower]

oh yeah my bad

1/100

for alpha

[desert current]

Some random sketches I made for hypothetical mega evolutions

Like why can't Galarian Slowbro mega evolve, what's up with that??

[woeful flume]

these are dope

[desert current]

(ignore the fact I wrote cottonee instead of whimsicott)

[hazy knot]

yeah

[civic cave]

daily life-risking photo (3/?)
https://x.com/sasanaki_naki/status/1982781216597148099

ささなき (@sasanaki_naki)

#ポケモンZA命がけ写真部

X · Oct 27, 2025, 12:07 PM

[surreal belfry]

I now actually miss item storage

Oh hallelujah got a tyrunt
Crap I still need to do amaura and aerodactyl

[unborn elm]

I love that Agislash

[woeful flume]

time to get back to chespin grind

about 30+ hours into this hunt

[surreal belfry]

100 meter dash

[surreal belfry]

I might not shiny hunt fossils in this game

Now I just need to evolve some mons and I can alpha hunt the starters

[acoustic igloo]

Based.
https://tenor.com/view/hatterene-gif-27619667

[desert current]

Hatterene is one of my favorites! She's so freakin cool

I especially like how she uses her hair to look more imposing, but in reality she's just a tiny little thing.

You can see it in its fainting animation.

(if you look closely you can even see that the "dress" is slightly transparent, you can see Hatterene's tiny legs)

its super subtle, but its a detail I've always liked.

Given how antisocial its dex entries make it out to be, I like to interpret it as a form of masking in a way.

like its trying to look taller and more intimidating or something

[noble ice]

Well, my friends, the DLC of legends ZA is a few months away, so I wanna know what’s the Pokémon that you guys are really really hoping that they get a mega

[worn cobalt]

I am trying to decide who to shiny hunt when I'm actively playing the game.

Just found out I need shiny spritzee, and a second one so I can evolve it and still have a shiny spritzee.

[thorn drift]

Honestly, I’ve always been a fan of the Talonflame line and I wish it had a mega. I’ve loved it since I was a kid watching the anime!

Alternatively, something I know won’t happen is megas for any of the eeveelutions or even eevee itself. It’d be a lot for one line of Pokémon…but there’s so much potential and I always have a Vaporeon on my team for it’s health stats and water coverage!

[desert current]

https://tenor.com/view/golisopod-gif-14826847215639380504

I saw him in the trailer

||those leaks better be right||

[noble ice]

Funny thing I was hoping that as well

[woeful flume]

i love that chespin has a 0-3 spots to spawn in

[worn cobalt]

I'm so glad I've already got a shiny chespin. And a shiny drampa.

[woeful flume]

i got a shiny drampa in the middle of area 20 like 4 days into release that was nice

[worn cobalt]

Shiny Cleffa was my hard one so far, but I finally managed it. Also, i was surprised how long it took me to incidentally get a shiny furfrou.

[vocal helm]

@civic cave Was yours a girl or a boy because I got a boy

[civic cave]

[vocal helm]

Slowbro

I named mine Acai

[civic cave]

it's male too
he doesn't have a name yet

[vocal helm]

I like to think Acai is the older brother of my first Shalpha ever Ube

If I ever find a Shalpha Banette I’d die I love Banette I can never go anywhere without her, my partner

[woeful flume]

omg i shouldve gone this glitch earlier

went from 3-5 spawns now i have a better chance for chespin

[noble ice]

UUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHH

I’m getting tormented by shiny birds!!!!!!

[worn cobalt]

Currently AFK autobenching an alpha spritzee for a shiny while I sprite and chat.

[hazy knot]

cutie!

[worn cobalt]

I love shiny Goomy's Purple! I love when it stays on Goodra! On sligoo, where it's just the eyes... the eyes...

[vocal helm]

If it makes you guys feel better I failed that trying to find a shiny Swirlix

What was your guys first shiny in the game?

[woeful flume]

budew, found it while breaking mega crystals for the research task

[worn cobalt]

Shiny Spinarak in this game. Full odds, found in the graveyard, named Arachnio, lowkey carried my team most of the game til it got so strong I did a soft reset of my team and boxed it til the end game.

[vocal helm]

Mine Camilla Venipede and the funny thing is I was just exploring for the very first time on the game and it just happened to pop up very next second

[woeful flume]

dont remind me of spinarak i have a whole box full of them

[vocal helm]

She is now a Vibrant Scolipede

OK now I’m sold. I need a spewpa just because of the slow quest thing

[worn cobalt]

Spoiler, but ||You get a spewpa for completing that quest that evolves into a blue vivillon||

[vocal helm]

I completed that quest but never got the Vivillon and sorry didn’t mean to spoil

[radiant crater]

Beldum at Lysandre's lab.One of the best shinies

[vocal helm]

I’ve been trying to search for Noivern but could never find it

[worn cobalt]

Do you need a shiny noivern?

[vocal helm]

I mean, I have a shiny Noibat on Pokémon sword and shield. I was transferred from sun and moon, so I’ll probably transfer them onto the new game when they put ZA on home because I have a lot of shiny Pokémon on home.

[worn cobalt]

I can give you a shiny noivern.

Also, I hear mons transfered to ZA cannot go to other games. So sad.

[vocal helm]

Yeah, but I think they’re going to make more Pokémon games that further into other regions but will also like make remix of the original games

[radiant crater]

What in Arceus' name is this bs

[worn cobalt]

I think it might be mons are coded differently in ZA, so they don't want them mixed up. Or something stupid.

Kinda like Spinda from BDSP.

[woeful flume]

its probably because they lose their ability so it would mess up the code transfering it back

[radiant crater]

Typical gamefreak stuffs

[worn cobalt]

Let me give you one of my many shiny noivern.

[vocal helm]

I think the next remake might be Pokémon heartgold and soulsilver or even Pokémon sun and moon remix I mean, I do want my band to get all the gym battle, ribbons and championships

And it’s OK @worn cobalt maybe tomorrow because I got off my game for a little bit because the shiny hunt was taking too long and I need a break

[worn cobalt]

Sounds fair. I have like 3 extra shiny Noivern (and a shiny Noibat) that I don't need. I have almost three boxes of extra shinies.

[vocal helm]

Noice lol

[radiant crater]

TOUCH SOME GRASS!!

[worn cobalt]

I did. AFK, non-macro shiny hunting is great.

I can't wait for home so I can send like 20 shiny litleo into the void.

I'm afk grinding right now, while chatting. Just autobenching while I hope for a shiny alpha spritzee.

[radiant crater]

Stop flexing dude I can't withstand this level of superiority

And I thought I was the lucky one to get shiny beldum

[worn cobalt]

Shiny litleo is easy. To get at least 3, go to ||Wild Area 3, go to the door, hold down for like 3-10 minutes, and reward. Rubber band it, press B occasionally. and you'll have so many shiny litleo||

[vocal helm]

If it makes it easier, most of my shinies came from Pokémon home

[worn cobalt]

Natural shiny beldum is super lucky. I'm trying to grind for a Shalpha Metagross, because I need that in my life, but I don't know if I'll prioritize that for now. I think I'm just randomly hunting for random mons.

[radiant crater]

Fair enough

[worn cobalt]

I get most of my Chinese from restaurants.

[vocal helm]

XD Siri don’t know how to spell

[radiant crater]

you can get Chinese from orphanage

[woeful flume]

dang now i want chinese food

[worn cobalt]

As for Shinies, I'm reminded of global trade system that allowed you to type messages with your mons in Gen 6. I got a full living dex by trading competition trained talonflames. Lots of them. Got every rare mon I could ever want (although some I suspect were hacks).

[vocal helm]

There were 3 shinies that I amvery proud of though

(Maybe but idk

[worn cobalt]

I just ate, but now I want Chinese food.

As my dad used to say "At the end of every Japanese family reunion, as per tradition, we go out for Chinese."

[vocal helm]

1 one of them was my very first ever shiny I have ever caught and I didn’t even know they existed until I caught that one

[radiant crater]

What was it

[vocal helm]

1. Letter Q unown on soul silver
2. Quagsire on Pokemon Shining Pearl
   3.Banette on pokemon Go

[dawn nebula]

having seen mega froslass, I like it, but it feels like a G-Max design rather than a mega. It's just so tall for some reason

[worn cobalt]

I remember in SV I thought they boosted the shiny rate because on multiple playthroughs I found a full odds shiny within a couple of game play hours, maybe less time.

[woeful flume]

SV with shiny sounds and effects wouldve been goated cause the spawns were amazing

[worn cobalt]

tbh, sometimes I get frustrated with the shiny sound in ZA, because I hear it and cannot for the life of me figure out where it came from. And that's happened so many times!

[radiant crater]

Why does Magikarp use Hydro Pump,ts needs to calm down

[vocal helm]

So on Pokémon soulsilver I heard if you took the unowns and spell the name celebi to the shrine in eterna forest the mythical Pokémon Celebi would appear so I spent about three hours trying to find the last letter which was another E and out of nowhere this blue Q unown popped up on my screen and my friend was there and I asked him. Why did it sparkle like that and why is it a different color because I didn’t know shinies where a thing he looked at me and explained with shock that I had found a shiny Pokémon which they are super rare, and with me not having a shiny charm it was very rare for me to find one so I have instinct I just caught it and I didn’t have really of a good nickname for it so I named it letter Q

Quagsire was another exciting and rare fine because not only did I not have a shiny charm, but I wasn’t even looking for a shiny. I was actually trying to find a Croagunk in the zone. And out of nowhere, a shiny whooper popped up while I was on a phone call with my boyfriend luckily it got in on one ball and I asked him what should I name him because it was a boy he said I should name him whopper asked him why he said whooper rhymes with whopper and it just sounds right so I did and he’s still an amazing little boy

With shiny Banette I was just doing some task research on Halloween and then a shiny shuppet appears I was kinda like a little bit panicking because my friend who worked with me at my work found a shiny clamp pearl and it ran away, not even like a minute of encountering it so I just quickly threw a master ball and caught it and evolved her that one was like a mine reckoning thing because I could’ve ran at any moment

[worn cobalt]

I wanna say there was an old Magikarp card that had hyrdro pump, but I can't seem to find the image.

[desert current]

https://tenor.com/view/goomby-pokemon-goomy-gif-21887882

[worn cobalt]

I'll check my game, and look at posting photos of my extra shinies.

[vocal helm]

Right now he’s just chilling with his friend Pepsi

[woeful flume]

i remeber on my shiny only sword run i was hunting wooper had 800+ kills and ran into a typole on accident and that was shiny

[vocal helm]

I was just asking my friends this earlier, but what Pokémon is the most dirty looking but adorable that you think without rank the cuteness level I mean I love clodsire and Quagsire but an honesty I think slowpoke has my heart

There’s just nothing going on in his head

[radiant crater]

My boy Muk

[vocal helm]

They’re just so goofy and cute

[radiant crater]

Yes finally someone who believes Muk has a great design

[vocal helm]

lol I do love ghost Pokémon, but with the cute goofy looking ones I just wanna cradle them and put bows on their heads lol

[radiant crater]

Just to be sure,you know that Muk is just Poison type right?

[desert current]

https://youtube.com/shorts/x3DOCCaH4Cc?si=JPmoQcY9aqUE5tJ3

[vocal helm]

There’s actually two different muk there’s a Alolan muk which is a poison and dark type I believe but there’s also the original

[jade ocean]

The original is notably a pure Poison type

The Ghost/Poison types in Gen 1, and the only Ghost/Poisons up until the literal current newest Pokemon in the franchise, are the Gastly line

[vocal helm]

Oh, I kind of confused you no, my favorite typing is ghost types. I love all the different ghost types my most beloved ghost type that will always be my favorite and my partner. Banette I don’t know. It’s just I connect with that Pokémon better than most in ways.

[jade ocean]

Fair enough, the mentioning of Ghosts directly after Muk threw me off as well as the other person

[worn cobalt]

Apparently this bench is close enough to shiny hunt wild area 13.

[vocal helm]

What time are you going for

[worn cobalt]

?

[vocal helm]

Are you shiny hunting? @worn cobalt

[worn cobalt]

Oh, yes. I was afk-ing shiny alpha spritzee.

[vocal helm]

I heard those two fairy Pokémon Swirlix and spritzee text forever to pop up with Swirlix this morning, no matter how long it took. It still has not popped up for me and I was doing the shiny hunt from 9 o’clock this morning to about 7:30 at night.

[radiant crater]

Guys has it been announced that when Pokemon Home is gonna get connected to Za

[vocal helm]

I heard it was somewhere around March

But I could be wrong

[radiant crater]

Thanks

[vocal helm]

?

I just heard this from a friend. I don’t know if it’s true or not.

[radiant crater]

Just accept the thanks mate,there's no loss in having a +1 thanks

[vocal helm]

Ok yw

[worn cobalt]

All my extra shinies.

Took me a while to organize them.

[worn cobalt]

There is a guaranteed alpha over on the roof by wild area 13, and a guaranteed alpha swirlix over by I think cafe truck 3.

BTW, I'm willing to trade shinies for shinies if anyone got extras of. Within reason. No, I won't trade for 20 spinarak, despite thinking shiny spinarak is cool.

[vocal helm]

I don’t have any extra shiny at the moment for ZA

But if I get a dupes, I’ll let you know

[worn cobalt]

Don't worry, you'll probably get some if you shiny hunt a specific mon. Random other shinies will appear, especially after the shiny charm.

Thinking about it, idk if I have shiny bunnelby or shiny diggersby. But I have shiny chespin.

[narrow tide]

i don't play za but how many shiny spineraks would one of your shinies be worth
what is the shiny spinerak economy here

[vocal helm]

lol we can’t give it a low rating because it does have a good shiny

[worn cobalt]

Someone was shiny hunting Alpha Gastly, and they got like 30 shiny spinarak in the process. That's part of why I made my comment.

[vocal helm]

I really like shiny ariadose I love the violet colors on it

[worn cobalt]

My shiny ariados was a monster in my playthrough. So much so that I actually boxed it just so I could finish the game with a bit of a challenge.

It hit level 100 before any other mon on my team.

When I boxed it, it was mid to high 80's.

It could defeat steel types and oneshot most mons that didn't resist its moves.

[vocal helm]

Same with Camilla and also my boyfriend who’s not a Pokemon fan has decided we will adopt a Spewpa lol

[worn cobalt]

nice.

[vocal helm]

And no matter the gender they shall be called Kaiju lol

[worn cobalt]

I wonder if trevenant is within range of my bench. I'd love a shalpha trev.

[vocal helm]

Maybe

[worn cobalt]

Also, when I paused to check wild area 13 for shinies, I was walking through casually and the mons didn't hit me. They just... let me live. It was weird.

[vocal helm]

Maybe they didn’t see you or it was a glitch

[worn cobalt]

They did, ig they couldn't keep up with my stroll. I was aggroed the whole time.

[vocal helm]

lol

[worn cobalt]

For active hunts, I'm tempted to try for a second shiny drampa , partially to see if that one user still needs one.

[jade ocean]

Counterpoint: Using a hilariously overleveled Pokemon to obliterate everything in sight is funny

[worn cobalt]

Post game, yeah, and even before then it was fun, but "can't handle a widdle spider" gets a bit tiring after a while.

[radiant crater]

The baby is about to have a villian arc

[worn cobalt]

If anyone has extra shinies, lemme know.

[jade ocean]

I had a very sound 2 step plan for most Pokemon

[vocal helm]

lol

[jade ocean]

Step 1: Close Combat

Step 2: Win

[worn cobalt]

Mine was poison jab. With angy spider.

[jade ocean]

In case of something that resists Fighting, idk click another move or something

Well tbf

Even resists fell to CC

Nothing short of Ghost types or quad resists would survive

It was hilarious

Literally just fucking annihilated the Rival's Mega Fera with my Mega Emboar because I could

[worn cobalt]

I may have to leave my afk hunt going while I sleep. Shalpha spritzee isn't showing up.

[worn cobalt]

I love that alpha's with multiple eyes get multiple red eyes.

[radiant crater]

Such a cool detail

[little nacelle]

You use ariados too?

I fucking hate the ariados slander that little guy has been the bane of my team for a good second

Like, the MOMENT it managed to escape the bounds of its rancid speed stat it goes wild

Down to the point it took down Mega Tyranitar with some megahorns

[radiant crater]

Megahorn is super effective on mega Ttar

[little nacelle]

I'm aware

But still

The 400 statline bug poison being pretty damn good is nice

[rustic shell]

the mom? XD

[radiant crater]

What

[rustic shell]

the baby is about to have a villian arc but the mom? XD

[radiant crater]

She is going to die of old age

[rustic shell]

i was expecting a more better joke

[radiant crater]

That wasn't a joke

[worn cobalt]

Cubone!

Autobenching went well. Got like 8 more shinies.

Trying to get shiny Pancham now. I'll also need to hunt for alpha pancham at some point.

If I keep an active pace (assuming I don't have a job or something that slows me down), I'm hoping to complete a shiny and maybe an alpha dex before dlc release.

Not a shiny living dex, mind you, just the mark on each mon.

[acoustic igloo]

Oddly enough, a small scene in my dream last night had me cut down a tree to get to a shiny Pancham.

[vocal helm]

0-0 is the shiny Pancham ok

[acoustic igloo]

I don't think I saw it after the tree fell down... there was a wild Kenny (yep, the one from South Park; incidentally, not the first time I dreamed about Kenny being a Pokémon) attached to the same tree, and he got crushed.

[vocal helm]

Oof

[little nacelle]

I have, so far, lost 3 pokemon battles(NOT WILD POKEMON. PYROARS DONT COUNT)

The pancham when you start the game because I didn't know the controls and kept spamming tail whip

Corbeaus Gyarados

And the like

Restaurant le wow

[opaque osprey]

Omg… I forgot I already bought 12 old amber for alpha aerodactyl hunt and bought another 12 🤦

[little nacelle]

Then you have 24 chances

[woeful flume]

thats prime number to shiny hunt

[worn cobalt]

I'm glad I set my game to auto bench, because I just stopped to get my tires checked and ended up dropping $1k on new, needed tires. 😭

[vocal helm]

Oof

[worn cobalt]

I'll be stuck for about an hour now. Sad me noises.

Anyone shiny hunting anything specific?

[tranquil nexus]

Furfrou

I want all the trims but emo

I haven’t caught a single one yet 😭

[worn cobalt]

I can try and help you hunt one if you want. Or are you trying to get 10 shiny furfrou?

[tranquil nexus]

End goal is 10, but if all I end up with is one I’ll be happy. Especially with a memory attached lol

[worn cobalt]

You know what, now that I think about it, I have an extra shiny furfrou right now.

[tranquil nexus]

Oooo

I have a shiney alpha Vanillite or a shiny Kangaskhan to trade for it. (And two shiny litleo but idk who would want them lol)

[worn cobalt]

Hmmm... I can't trade quite yet. But if you don't have other shinies, alpha Vanillite might be nice.

[tranquil nexus]

Let me know. Hopefully I can be available when you are lol

[worn cobalt]

I should be available in half hour to an hour from now. Waiting on tire change

[woeful flume]

heres to hoping shiny chespin appears today 🙏

or shiny mudkip on oras

[little nacelle]

https://tenor.com/view/emma-lumiose-city-pokemon-pokemon-legends-z-a-kalos-gif-11171196757903388959

[storm fog]

Expert Belt Metagross using a Plus-boosted Ice Punch can KO mega garchomp in one hit.

[vocal helm]

Oof

[worn cobalt]

I'm home now. You still free?

[tranquil nexus]

Yee let’s do it

[worn cobalt]

11225588

You fish?

[tranquil nexus]

Yep!

[worn cobalt]

Here you go friend!

[tranquil nexus]

Thank you friend!

Now to see which of the trims look best on emodog

[worn cobalt]

My opinion is either a trim with blue, dandy, or Kabuki.

Kabuki looks good normally, but it's real sharp on shiny.

[tranquil nexus]

Oh damn, yeah, they hit a home run with this

I’m reeeeeeeally hoping that Furfrou keep their forms when they let us put them into Home. And not only because it will be hilarious when all of the braggarts on the GTS get btfo lol

[worn cobalt]

I'mma send so many shinies into the aether later. I'd do it now, but no wondertrade function.

[worn cobalt]

If anyone needs help finding a shiny, I should offer services where I help find it. I accidentally got a second drampa for Cori while looking for a sounded shiny.

[wispy kernel]

I want the furfrou economy gone

we need it destroyed

[orchid zealot]

POKEMON LEVEL MAX HAS BEEN BROKEN!

[wispy kernel]

temporarily by donuts

[worn cobalt]

Well, now I need to decide what to hunt. Found a shiny drampa for cory accidentally, so I think I should try for something else people are looking for.

[wispy kernel]

I wanna try to shiny hunt everything that has a new mega cuz I think it’d be cool

I have 1 out of however many there are

[worn cobalt]

Of things that get new megas, I have extras of the following: ||Falinks, Cleffa/Clefairy, Litleo (of course), Malamar, Bellsprout/Weepinbell, Skrelp/Dragalge, and Fennekin (though I kinda wanna save it for something, idk what though)||

[woeful flume]

trying to get this chespin so i dont have to hunt it for it later but this is dreadful

[wispy kernel]

I do wanna get em myself tbh

If you have any advice it would be appreciated

[worn cobalt]

Would you like help?

[woeful flume]

i actually hate fletchingling rn

[worn cobalt]

If you don't need to be ot, I can try and get you a chespin.

[woeful flume]

im good appreciate it tho, i like getting them myself

i havent seen any shinies in area 17 even with 5 spawns in the chespin area since yesterday morning, however ive gotten like 6 shiny fletchlings that have 2 spawns

[worn cobalt]

Best thing is: increase spawns. Some mons, if you mark their location, then move 50-70 meters away, you'll spawn and despawn them, allowing you to increase shiny chances. Another is "auto benching". If you have a turbo controller, use a band of some kind (I'm using a joy con strap) to hold down while turbo A is going, and you'll get it to automatically reset the area for you. Any spawns within 50 meters will load in each time, and if they are shiny up to ten of them will stay even through reloads.

[wispy kernel]

I got no turbo sadly

[worn cobalt]

NBD. Some of the easiest "hard spawns" don't require turbo, like drampa or Dratini.

[wispy kernel]

I am quite familiar with how to hunt Drampa. I just did a decently long hunt for Clefairy

[worn cobalt]

Shiny cleffa was harder for me than the two shiny drampa I found.

[woeful flume]

so far my worst hunt was shalpha gastly with 80+ phases and like 100 hours

[worn cobalt]

Not excited for when I try to shalpha Beldum.

[woeful flume]

a WHOLE box of shiny spinaraks along with 2 shalpha spinaraks

[wispy kernel]

I am not gonna go for a shalpha of a regular spawn at all lmao

[woeful flume]

gl all i can say

[wispy kernel]

if it happens it happens

[woeful flume]

yeah like my shalpha litwick on halloween and squirtle yesterday

[worn cobalt]

Some shalphas, like the ones in the center of Area 20, aren't so bad to get (unless you are hunting for a specific mon).

[wispy kernel]

I did hunt for a shalpha but it was in zone 20 under the tower

but I am not gonna go for a shalpha outside of that

[woeful flume]

if its not a guaranteed alpha spawn its not worth it

[wispy kernel]

I am not strong enough to hunt a non guaranteed shalpha

[woeful flume]

i had to watch my friend get my target 3 times in the span of my hunt while he struggled with his too so yeah it was torture

imagine shalpha hunting the fossils cause those are full odds no matter what

[wispy kernel]

1% x 1/4096

[woeful flume]

its a 1/409,600

[wispy kernel]

yup

I aint doing that shit

I’ve seen people who have. far stronger people than I

[woeful flume]

shalpha females apparently become 1/3m or some without charm

[wispy kernel]

3.05176e-7% chance for a female shalpha fossil

or 0.000000305176%

[woeful flume]

i need a break from these 1 click button hunts after this chespin

ive lost 4 shiny fletchlings and caught 4 while having 11 diggersbys and a gastly while i now have 2 100% chespin spawns

[daring finch]

@worn cobalt could u hunt for another drampa? I mean its okay if not, it will be a little till I got online again but yeah I do really want it

[worn cobalt]

I'll add it to my active hunt list.

[daring finch]

thank you

ill let you know if I found it myself

[daring finch]

sending you luck

[indigo mango]

so wait....Aerodactyl didnt exist in the past? it was actually created from Pterosaur's DNA? thats a big can of worms that got opend there

[tranquil nexus]

what on god's green earth are gf smoking

[daring finch]

I dunno but I wont what they have

[woeful carbon]

I still cant get over that quest the last thing the npc tells you is just

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1066400987700531242/1437543622156353747/they_got_him.mp4?ex=6913a053&is=69124ed3&hm=45f714c6fce10588ba34c7a0d91b72044e6b29ccdfc63c01168727abd9c1aced&

[jade ocean]

There are notably not the type of Pterosaurs that Aerodactyl is based on

[tranquil nexus]

... is it specified anywhere?

[jade ocean]

It does bear resemblance to some of these I'd say

[indigo mango]

this wasnt even to call out what its based on...just that this dex etnry calls out real dinosaurs having existed instead of like Aerodactyl and instead Aerodactly is a man made pokemon made from real dinosaurs

[tranquil nexus]

another Indian elephant has struck the pokedex

[indigo mango]

yeah but that indian elephant was super early and it was already retconned to be copperajah

[jade ocean]

That said yeah it is strange that this implies that Pterosaurs do actually exist in the Pokemon universe

And that Aerodactyl was made from their DNA

Tbf

They do call mf FLUTTER MANE a pterosaur

[tranquil nexus]

wat

[jade ocean]

Do you think Pterosaurs are like

Actually Pokemon in the Pokemon Universe

Or like actually just normal ass animals

[tranquil nexus]

ahh, bulbapedia says "some believe it to be a ghost of a pterosaur from a long-gone era"

which makes more sense

[jade ocean]

Anyways, Aerodactyl is pretty obviously based on a smaller pterosaur than the Hatzegopteryx or Quetzalcoatlus

[tranquil nexus]

ghosts in pokemon notably look very different from what died to make them

[jade ocean]

Considering the former 2 typically spend more time on the ground than in the air due to how big they are

[unborn elm]

Huh???

[woeful carbon]

who are you

[jade ocean]

Wait why did I say former 2

When I meant latter 2

[woeful carbon]

gaster type of bullshit

[jade ocean]

"Canari might work faster. But the old Lumiose City Gym Leader, Clemont?"
"One day, he and his sister vanished without a trace."
"They say the two fell into a strange portal and shattered across time and space."
"Ha ha... How can I say so without fear?"
"I'm holding a piece of him right here."

[woeful carbon]

oh so it is gaster

[jade ocean]

Yes this is an Undertale reference. I should note that, obviously, this is not an actual character in game

Ok ngl Aerodactly is like

Exceedingly oversized for a pterodactyl

Even if it has a similar body shape

Double the wingspan, probably like triple or even quadruple the length

And I can't find any info on weight

But Aerodactyl is more than half of the estimated weight of Quetzalcoatlus

[harsh oasis]

It's a rock type

I'm not surprised

[jade ocean]

Which may I remind you has height comparable to a giraffe

Realistically Aerodactyl would be incapable of flight

But like

This is Pokemon

What's new

[woeful flume]

GF: lets call this a t-rex but its not actually a t-rex

[jade ocean]

They never did call Tyrantrum a Tyrannosaurus Rex

There's other Tyrannosauroids out there that I'm sure are closer to Tyrantrum in size

With that said, calling it completely covered in feathers would suggest it to be based on Yutyrannus

Which the Pokedex does

And Yutyrannus is most definitely larger than Tyrantrum

Idk maybe being revived from a fossil also shrunk it

[woeful quiver]

How can i evolve ?

[woeful flume]

trading it

[woeful quiver]

No have link cable ? In store or other ?

[jade ocean]

Nope :(

[woeful quiver]

😭😭😭😤

Someone want to trade with me

[woeful flume]

i can

make the code ill join it in a sec

[desert current]

I think I just encountered a bot... Or at least someone going AFK with a macro

they just stood completely still doing nothing, but if you stood in front of them their pokemon would use an attack (and it was the same attack every time)

the annoying part is despite them doing nothing, they almost won...

[jade ocean]

Tyrantrum, while short compared to Yutyrannus, does have janky proportions that make it far taller than even a 3.5 meter long tyrannosauroid

Despite only being 2.5 meters long

That said Yutyrannus was 7.5-9 meters long

So it was both far longer and also taller

I say Tyrantrum is 2.5 meters long and not tall based off of Z-A models

Alpha Tyrantrum would be around 2.5 meters tall though, I think

At least, from head to feet

[desert current]

I don't understand how its possible for Garchomp to be so tanky

4x super effective ice move from a max special attack modest Clawitzer, and it did less then half.

[jade ocean]

AV probably

[desert current]

no it mega evolve shortly after

[jade ocean]

Oh

Idk I guess it just has max special bulk investment then

Like 252 HP, 252 SpD and like idk, probably a Careful nature or something

[harsh oasis]

Which ice move?

[desert current]

Ice Beam

what other move would it be? its Clawitzer lol

[harsh oasis]

Hmm yeah

IIRC moves do 70% dmg in za right?

[woeful quiver]

@woeful flume are u here for trade ?

[desert current]

only in ranked I think

(so yes)

[harsh oasis]

Well are you in- yeah

Yeah so there are cases wher you could do very little damage

[woeful flume]

gimme a min i gotta step rq for like 5 mins

[harsh oasis]

But that needs to be a very tanky garchomp

[woeful flume]

im good to trade now

[woeful quiver]

45211254

[woeful flume]

you can keep the spinarak if you want i have a bunch

[woeful quiver]

I have lot too 😂😂😂

[woeful flume]

[woeful quiver]

Blue Green but yellow i don’t have 😂😂

[woeful flume]

lol

i hate them spiders in this game

i almost had the wall in area 4 covered in only shinies

i was missing 1

[woeful quiver]

Who is ?

[little nacelle]

spinarak

[wanton token]

I got the shiny charm!

[unborn elm]

Istg this little shit is gonna make me lose my mind

I’ve been trying to catch it for 10 minutes

I’ve only hit it with a ball ONCE

IT KEEPS RUNNING AWAY

[woeful flume]

run up and kill it

[unborn elm]

https://tenor.com/view/idfk-gif-3761179052566277881

I CANT BECAUSE SOMEHOW IT KEEPS SEEING ME BUT OK ILL TRY

[woeful flume]

if you can manage to kill it save right away while it has stars and if it fails you can reset and the timer on it be knocked will reset too

[woeful quiver]

What capacity do I have to remove this?

[unborn elm]

LETS FUCKINH GO I GOT ITTTT

[woeful flume]

psychic

[unborn elm]

Psychic or water moves

[woeful quiver]

Ok thx guy’s

[desert current]

oh I didn't know you could use psychic moves too, that's neat

[woeful flume]

W

[civic cave]

daily life-risking photo (4/?)
by me

[hazy knot]

idk why that would be, my clauncher can do about the same amount of damage to a chomp with ice beam

oh, guess they might've had lower special defense or something maybe?

[indigo mango]

so the shiny respanws after it runs off`?

[unborn elm]

No I just reset my game bc I saved

[indigo mango]

ah

[woeful flume]

shinies can still despawn if they run away or killed

there are some bugs with day/night changes for some but its not often and not a worry

[surreal belfry]

So got an idea what would happen if I ko the pokemon in a wild zone except target spawner and hunt for alpha and shiny would odds be in my favor?

[woeful flume]

no that doesnt change anything

there are ways to increase the spawns of certain pokemon if you check out austin john plays he has videos explaining and showing it

like i currently have 5 spawns for chespin & diggersby

normally its only 3

[surreal belfry]

I figured I could ko some spawners for pokemon I don’t want to be alpha

[woeful flume]

nope cause their spawns dont interlock. ex: so it wont matter if you killed the bunnelby in zone 1 only 1 fletchling will spawn in that front area

you can still ko if you dont want to see them but theyll just respawn and it doesnt take away from what your hunting

[surreal belfry]

Darn

[indigo mango]

man i still have not found a big gogoat

this quest be taking forever been trying for days

[woeful flume]

looking for an alpha?

[light agate]

nine hours into drampa shiny hunt and whats my first phase? besides fletchling i missed

literal garbage

[indigo mango]

i mean the quest needs a gogoat thats atleast xl

so an alpha would work too

but i cant find anything exept M

and i feel like even the m sizes all look taller or smaller

[woeful flume]

only alphas are XL

[indigo mango]

no

alphas are their own size which is also seen as XL

but XL is its own thing, but i also have no idea if every mon contains every size so who knows if only alpha gogoat can be xl, doubt it tho since the quests ask for an xl not an alpha

same thing with the magikarp quest, when you give him an alpha magikarp he calls it cheating but allowed it

[woeful flume]

cause there is a Large size too that might be why

[indigo mango]

well yeah

but there is also xl

and alpha

either way still havent found one lul

and im pretty sure there are only 2 gogoats in the game that spawn so anytime i think one is bigger i remove it from the spawn zone for like 10 minutes

[woeful flume]

alphas do work for the quest if youd rather just do that but hunting xl is also an option

[indigo mango]

ye i know they work for it but im saying i found neither an xl or an alpha yet lul

saw every mon in that area as an alpha exept gogoat lul

[woeful flume]

ive seen a bunch of alpha skiddos in area 3 since its quick and more spawn

[indigo mango]

ohhhh

true but urgh that means leveling them

i mean i have arouind 80 exp candy m i guess and like 30 L but i wanna use those on mons i wanna have in my team

[woeful flume]

skiddo doesnt take much to evolve and the alpha will have it higher level too

32 to evolve

[indigo mango]

ah right i forgot alphas are highger level

thank you

[woeful flume]

yw

[unborn elm]

He’s just a lil guy

[surreal belfry]

Got my alpha shiny garbodor looking for alpha gible

[tired crane]

Gonna try to do a shiny only run of ZA, wish me luck

[desert current]

Good luck

Though Wild Area 1 has the only non-turbo AFK hunting spot, it might not be as hard as you think ;3

All you need is a rubber band to hold the control stick down and boom

[tired crane]

Explain how that works pls

[desert current]

There's a tower with a door, and so if you enter the door and hold down your character will continuously enter and exit, reloading the area each time

and since shinies don't despawn when you leave the area, given enough time all the pokemon nearby will turn shiny

I've been afk for a while hoping one of the pikachu spawns close enough to turn shiny (its the only mon in the zone I don't have a shiny for yet)

[tired crane]

Oh wow thanks so much this will help a lot!

[summer flare]

if i don't have the ability to set a turbo, how many times should i bench spam before doing a check of the area lol

like vibes wise

i'm thinking either 10 or like 15 and check the day and night before benching again

[summer flare]

area 5 shinies so far: bunnelby(unusable), pidgey(unusable)

cool

next shiny predictions are electrike and abra

runner-up is a fletchling somewhere

or literally anything but the 2 i need

[tired crane]

Where is the tower if you don't mind my asking? I can't seem to find it in wild area one

[desert current]

Oh wait, my bad, I meant wild area 3...

all the early game wild zones blur together

[tired crane]

I appreciate you clarifying

[empty hinge]

Guys best nature for Greninja

For pvp

I want to pair it with xerneas metagross and Greninja

[desert current]

modest

90% of the time, if its pvp, use modest for special attackers and adamant for physical

speed is near pointless in ranked, so its not worth using speed boosting natures most of the time

[empty hinge]

What moveset and what ivs

[desert current]

Well, preferably max IVs in every stat. For EVs go max special attack, and probably invest in bulk (either defense or special defense, whatever your preference). For moves I'd go Water Shuriken or Surf, Dark Pulse, Ice Beam, and maybe Nasty Plot.

[woeful flume]

i cant get a shiny in area 17 at all anymore

not even a single diggersby

but i can get shinies outside like gastly night only and 2 fletchlings

reseting most of the day and nothing

[empty hinge]

Reason I asked is bc I farmed for 3 days straight and got a shiny alpha Greninja I found many shinys but I was only looking for that alpha

[supple fern]

||Praise the Starmie.||

[woeful flume]

I love this gengar squishmallow I got

[summer flare]

electrike

[woeful flume]

next one is venipede

[summer flare]

no it's abra, the last line i can't use

on god i'll hear the sparkle and find that shit in day check

[woeful flume]

what about shalpha abra now you cant use it and itll just sit in the box for all of eternity

[summer flare]

real

no sparkle so no saved shiny

[woeful flume]

i would love a turbo controller rn so bad cause this chespin hunt is draining

im losing count of the days but its been like a week

i even overloaded the spawns so i have 2 guaranteed chespin with a chance of a 3rd, i did that yessterday and have like 11 hours today just reseting on the side

[summer flare]

pre rank v is early enough into my run that it really isn't a big deal, and i still have my beedrill that does get mega ||in the first set|| when i get to it. ||absol is after rank-up|| iirc

i just. want shinies for new megas

i know scoli is much later but it's basically unusable at this point non shiny

[woeful flume]

scolipede is such a beast

[summer flare]

the colors just aren't balanced well enough otherwise and it's such a necessary pokemon for the team in terms of strength and utility

mega beedrill funni type shit but scoli just covers anything The GOAT can't kill. same type but the bulk and raw strength is needed

his EQ just. mwuah

[woeful flume]

man i just want my chespin

[summer flare]

pensiv

im sure i could've already had venipede, i'm just benching to get a chance at bellsprout

[woeful flume]

it took me like 5-6 days to get shiny fenniken and this chespin really said rookie numbers

[summer flare]

omfg i

thought ariados was faster

it's 40 base

what

[summer flare]

ok so. my unobtainable shiny budew is gone which means i have some stored shinies to go find

[woeful flume]

or it ran away

[summer flare]

i am physically incapable of reaching its detection zone, but can get close enough to trigger the shine

it's a roto glide area

[woeful flume]

oh

i think my game has shiny locked chespin atp

[empty hinge]

Rate my team can I get into rank A with this Shiny Alpha Greninja modest special atk def build, xerneas modest spa hp and a little speed, alpha metagross attack def adamant

[vocal helm]

lol look what I just found

[olive panther]

The problem I have is fennekin is at least a guaranteed spawn. I've yet to even see chespin where it's meant to spawn.

[woeful flume]

you can guarantee a chespin spawn if you do the overload spawns cause you can only have 3 of either chespin or diggersby leaving 2 spawns for the other one

CHESPIN

finally

[olive panther]

How do you do that? First time I've heard of it.

[woeful flume]

austin john plays has a few videos on it but its just bringing a set of spawns such as the diggersby far away save/reload bring them even further away up to the gate a close as possible s/r and then going 60m away s/r bring them back s/r and then fly to the zone and the spawn will have increased

[tired crane]

I love shiny spinerak. Pink and blue are great colors

[vocal helm]

Her new name

[summer flare]

the more i have to look at mega lucario the more i hate it

such a nonsensical design

[vocal helm]

Oof

[summer flare]

i just hate the anime designs yknow

it exists to be a character in the show/movies and nothing else

[woeful flume]

finally got all kalos starters shiny

[summer flare]

do you see a beedrillite on my person? no? then fuck off

you're the dumbass that used a mega manectric of all things

[desert current]

An attempt was made...

[tired crane]

I think it looks great! The detail on the middle crystal is very well done

[surreal belfry]

That color is great too bad it’s just a starmie that had bone lengthening surgery

[surreal belfry]

Hey I got it’s sister

[vocal helm]

Noice lol

[desert current]

https://tenor.com/view/mega-starmie-starman-superman-starmie-pokemon-gif-17031833287928084314

[desert current]

people running away to "dodge" melee attacks is the most annoying thing in ranked I swear...

there was a guy with an ampharos just running in circles wasting time

[daring finch]

I feel you

Like dude using a non meta mon is annoying as is, please dont make it unbearable

[storm bone]

You guys use meta mons?

[autumn shore]

Diancie is shiny locked ain't she (or they/them cos it's genderless)?

[storm bone]

Yep

[storm bone]

Anybody understand how the stun mechanic works , sometimes I look straight at them and get stunned and sometimes I get surprised for real and I don’t get stunned

[storm fog]

Expert Belt Metagross Plus-boosted Ice Punch no longer 1HKOs garchomp because people started running extremely bulky sets. The meta has changed so much literally overnight that I went from regularly getting first or second in matches to now getting fourth because I have no idea how to counter everything.

[wispy kernel]

yes

[storm fog]

I don't get why Game Freak decided to leave Substitute in the game. It's such an awful move in Z-A. "Oh let me just take a chunk of my health to place a thing down that the opponent can just ignore." Like, at least Stealth Rocks can technically act as area denial. Substitute is just awful.

[radiant otter]

who learns substitute in this game?

i was unaware it was here

[storm fog]

It's a TM in the game, but the Greninja line can learn it through level up

Worst moves in Legends Z-A:
This list does not include moves that are just weaker versions of other moves, nor does it include moves that do literally nothing, such as Splash or Roar.
Zen Headbutt - Has short range and long startup lag, meaning that your opponents are likely to just walk away from it.
Topsy-Turvy - Since Legends Z-A doesn't have stackable stat changes, which are also now temporary, this move is a waste.
Power-Up Punch - Same reason Topsy-Turvy is on the list. It can't stack attack boosts, and the boost that it does get is temporary.
Future Sight: Future Sight has been changed to a move that has intense delay with almost no chance of actually hitting anyone. It attacks the spot it was aimed at after a time, instead of something cool like acting as a landmine or something.
Spikes - Spikes are not permanent and deal very little damage at all. The maps are way too wide and open to make actual use of them, too.
Substitute - Hurts yourself to place down a substitute doll that does nothing. Best it does is maybe buy you 0.02 seconds of time while the opponent swaps aim away from it. Worse than useless, because it literally harms you.

Honorable mentions are Forest's Curse and Trick-or-Treat. They didn't make the list because they were terrible even before Z-A

[harsh oasis]

Wow, eliteist much?

[harsh oasis]

I feel like it might just be a chance to get caught off guard when another trainer spots you? It doesn't feel like it has logic

[storm bone]

Oh okay

[harsh oasis]

That's just anecdotally from battling like 700 Royale trainers

[harsh oasis]

It's definitely not super useful, but ironically, due to ZAs clunky controls, it can actually screw you up if you're in a multi battle like in the wild (rock tomb)

[storm bone]

I also battle 700 trainers

[storm fog]

The worst part is your Pokemon catching up to them, and then it just stands around and wastes the move, or it just keeps chasing until it decides to just use the move to attack thin air

[storm fog]

Ampharos is pretty common since it can set up screens AND use charge, allowing it to become insanely bulky

[storm fog]

It's super janky. I think it's based on where you're turned or if you're not crouched, but honestly it just feels random.

[storm fog]

I wouldn't waste 1/8 of my HP to distract a wild Pokemon

[storm bone]

Some times I directly look at them and still get stunned

[harsh oasis]

Oh certainly

It's not useful for you

[storm fog]

Like I said, it's janky.

Could also have to do with how quickly they notice you

The fucked up part about the mechanic is that I could KO their Pokemon right as they spot me and the game treats it as if it never happened

[plucky escarp]

i have had instances where the ko goes off

and they start with their 2nd mon

rare though, complete luck on the timing

[wispy kernel]

SHINY FALINKS

[vocal helm]

My boyfriend took a look at it and said they look like they’re going to war @wispy kernel

[wispy kernel]

WHAT

oh

I thought you were declaring war on me for a second I forgot I just sent falinks

[jade ocean]

You can actually kill them as soon as they spot you and actually have it go through but it is in fact very tight in timing

[vocal helm]

@wispy kernel lol no and he said it’s shiny clan vs regular clan for territory lol

[woeful flume]

||Shiny mega delphox||

[wise basin]

I am confident that when the DLC comes out there will most likely be an easier way to get the Greninjite and Delphoxite/Delphite, and same will go for the remaining Mega Stone for Chesnaught. I mean we got easier ways to get Gigantamax and the Stellar type in Sword n' Shield and Scarlet n' Violet.

[wispy kernel]

ok but.

1. These are incredibly easy to get already, they just require online

2. Those were hard to obtain things that you could get without online. These are not

[vocal helm]

I thought the moving around and battling the rogue mega Pokemon was fun and unique it made me feel like I was actually there

[surreal belfry]

Expected that

[tired crane]

Shiny hunting rn. No luck yet

[desert current]

The even stranger part is ROCK TOMB EXISTS

it makes a rock that blocks your opponent, but it does damage if it lands AND it doesn't cost health.

it does break in one hit though, but still...

[noble ice]

I got a question for you guys. Who are you hoping to see get a new mega in the new DLC of legend ZA and hoping that they get a different type change when they Mega evolve.

[wispy kernel]

https://tenor.com/view/chimecho-pokemon-dizzy-gif-24786053

little man got the steel type

will it be enough to save him

[wispy kernel]

I’ve decided to try shiny hunting fennekin

already something that is not a fennekin

[woeful flume]

Yeah that will happen a lot... I had 4 bagons, 2 alpha lopunnys, 2 sawblus, 1 altaria, noibat, noivern, gastly, mawile and an eevee before I got mine

And now I've increased the tepig and character spawns by double

I could only max out one of the spawns cause the other one right infront of the gate kept going back to 1 spawn

[wispy kernel]

also unrelated but. has anybody here ever seen a starmie in zone 16. cuz I’ve genuinely never seen one

[woeful flume]

I seen 1 in the entire time

[odd tapir]

if they're anything like the locked alpha staryu, they might be night only. if you usually exist in battle zones, you might miss it

[wispy kernel]

I havent touched a battle zone in several days and I’ve been at zone 16 that whole time

not a single starmie

[odd tapir]

idk then. just rare i guess. i think i've seen maybe one or two myself?

likewise i've collected so many of every other apriball except the single love ball i'm after for diancie.

[misty bloom]

Iirc starmie is a rare spawn (I think I’ve seen less than 10), and since it’s a nighttime only spawn you’ll have to reset and check the area repeatedly.

[wispy kernel]

damn

[odd tapir]

do you need a starmie from there specifically? if you're just trying to see all the pokemon there for the boost to alpha spawns, you just need the pokemon. it doesn't have to be from that actual zone.

[wispy kernel]

I’m shiny hunting froakie rn and I do also want a shiny starmie

its convenient if starmie can spawn in there too

two birds one stone yknow

also venipede and bellsprout which I also want both of so more like four birds one stone but yknow what I mean

[misty bloom]

Fast travel to zone 5? When I’ve seen Starmie it’s been between the Alpha Ampharos and the froakie.

[odd tapir]

ah, fair. also wouldn't mind the shiny sound having a bit better range. often you don't even get the shiny sound until you're about to throw the ball.

[wispy kernel]

yeah I’ve been doing that

I just havent seen any starmie doing this either

[misty bloom]

Good luck!

[odd tapir]

would anyone happen to have a spare love ball so i can get my diancie? moreso than the diancie itself, it super bugs me to have 119/120 requests complete.

[wispy kernel]

I do

[odd tapir]

i think lure ball is the only other apribal i don't have excessive spares of

and that's really only cuz i was actually using them on alpha totodile

[wispy kernel]

I only got one love ball rn but idrc if I give it up

[odd tapir]

do you want another apribal for it? or maybe an alpha you've been having trouble getting i can see if i have

[wispy kernel]

a friend ball would be nice

sport balls are also pretty cool but I dont know if you did ranked last season to get one

[odd tapir]

ok i have plenty of those. normally it's my favorite ball but really not what i'm after atm

i only went far enough to get the greninjite before

[wispy kernel]

fair

this season has a far cooler pokeball reward if you want

dream balls

[odd tapir]

i ended up getting rank A anyway just looking for the stupid love ball lol

[wispy kernel]

if you reach rank A you get 5 of them once season A starts

I wont be able to trade for about like 10 minutes give or take but once I get back I can send you a love ball

[odd tapir]

also do you need any trade evos? i think there's a post-game npc i can get trade items more easily from if you need them

[wispy kernel]

nah I got everything done

didnt really start shiny hunting til I got the shiny charm and stuff

[odd tapir]

i got the shiny charm just for the off chance of shinies while i work on my living alpha dex

so far i got a handful of decent ones, though no shalphas yet

[wispy kernel]

nice

I only have one shalpha

[odd tapir]

my first shalpha in Arceus was a freakin drapion. it's garchomp levels of bad shiny

[wispy kernel]

???

Drapion has like

a really good shiny doesnt it

[odd tapir]

not so much

[wispy kernel]

oh

I thought it’d be like Skorupi’s

[odd tapir]

would have loved a red drapion

[wispy kernel]

should be able to trade now if you’d like

[odd tapir]

yup, sorry was tabbed out. gotta code?

[wispy kernel]

np

just gimme a sec to make one

2580 0853

wait I forgot to give something the love ball shit

[odd tapir]

at least it keeps the code

[wispy kernel]

ok now we can trade

[odd tapir]

cool thanks. now i can get this rock. enjoy the big small pokemon

[wispy kernel]

good luck

like seriously you will need it it took me so long to catch diancie

[odd tapir]

was it actually difficult or did you also use a low catch rate ball for aesthetics?

[wispy kernel]

I was using ultra balls

I rarely use specific pokeballs for aesthetics

[odd tapir]

well i got all day and it beat fighting the rng of ranked

tbh i miss Legends Arceus since everything just defaults to strange ball when you transfer things out

[wispy kernel]

I do have a shiny metagross in a beast ball though

just because I thought it’d be cool

in USUM just to clarify

[odd tapir]

in Shield i went and caught loads of gmax pokemon in beast balls. only to later get dlc that let you give gmax to any compatible pokemon, where i could have just bred down a beast ball or abused crit captures.

got lucky, only took like 4 tries

[worn cobalt]

Hi chat.

Trying to get Eminemace a Shiny Drampa. Paused for a bit to afk hunt shinies in Area 20. Hoping for a shiny water starter.