don’t think i’m forgetting anyone else
#Trainer Lodge
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May is the best pair to interact with i think
She has so many super interesting topic
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once i finish 7 idek what i'll do
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They should add another Tech pair to Lodge for this reason 
You either have Marnie as a limited option, or it’s just May
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May is the best pair to interact with i think
I sure hope so, haven't started yet
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it's annoying they made interactions a daily mission
once i run out of trainers, it'll get tedious
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I kinda like farming the rewards always tho, but then again... you'll be caught up on pairs eventually
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I sure hope so, haven't started yet
i just finished her, took me 5 days to get to lvl 100
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Once you're caught up, you're basically just getting Lodge stones for certificates 
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i just finished her, took me 5 days to get to lvl 100
Very good 
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I used to do 1 at a time
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jfc, that's a very quick rate
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I used to average 13 levels before a huge wave of terrible luck that knocked my average down
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on a good day with gold gifts 6x at once, i'll get like 17-18 levels tops
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Yeah
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relative to how few options there are
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Gonna hit a wall anyway, especially if they keep adding limited pairs 
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yea wth, pls add gen pool people
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I used to do 3x at a time, but i find doing 6x is more convenient
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I dunno what F2P Tech chara there is that people would wanna see added, but uhhh
It'd be nice
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calem idk
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Hope they add Elesa next month
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Tho the priority is obv just characters we actually care about
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add flannery just 4 me dena
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she's in a weird state. i feel like the fans like her a good amount, but dena do not seem to care
maybe she's not big in JP
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It's kinda hard to tell how popular she is I think
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some time ago i searched Falkner on google and all the search results were Flannery
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I feel like a lot of people rate her even if they don't consider her an absolute favourite
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as far as f2p tech pairs go, i thought for sure brock would be in lodge
since i swear he's in the tutorial
or something
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Like if you asked 100 Pokemon fans whether they liked Flannery, a lot would say yes, though she's not idk
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Hoenn cast is a bit underated, based on poma the only popular ones are May, Steven, Wallace, Glacia (meme purpose) and Brendan
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Serena or something
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i think most gym leaders fall into the 'kind of popular based on design/personality, but not a centralising enough role in the anime or games'
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or something
he is one of the starter pairs as well, along with Misty
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Yeah exactly
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he is decently popular
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There are a few rare exceptions
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Skyla
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But Flannery is overall liked enough to be an easy pick imo, if it were up to me
Eventually at least
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hopefully
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Skyla's a really popular one yeah, Elesa too
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Misty & Brock are kind of cheating
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yeah
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dont forget Misty and Erika
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volkner is up there
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Sabrina maaaaaybe
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Jasmine isnt popular as other GLs but i think she is on par with Brock, same with Morty
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i feel like there's an obvious one we're missing
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I think Sabrina is at least close to top across the board, enough to where I'd prob include her
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nessa
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i think Clemont is the most popular Kalos GL, because of anime
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maybe
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Maybe Nessa yeah
loud marten
Pixiv number of fan arts is like a pretty good dictionary to tell how popular a character is
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Raihan
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Bea
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yeah said raihan
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bea in the west
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Maaayyybea
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lol
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oh wait i forgot Korrina
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I checked Flannery out of curiosity and she barely hits 1k 
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idk if she's up there up there
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I checked Flannery out of curiosity and she barely hits 1k <a:PensiveFast:797842...
what is this referring to?
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F
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Pixiv number of fan arts is like a pretty good dictionary to tell how popular a ...
this
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But still, it's kinda hard to tell still
loud marten
Kabu has more than her 😅
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Because as I was kinda saying earlier, Flannery's the type of chara where she may not immediately come to mind as a particular fav or hell even maybe focus of art for a lot of people
But she is still considered well-liked across the board from what I've seen
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oh forgot about morty lmaooo
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also Korrina
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i think flannery is someone a lot of people will respond positively to when reminded of her, but most aren't thinking of her from the get go
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who is the most popular Hoenn GL? im thinking of Wallace
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i thought whitney was more popular
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Somewhat of an Erika situation but maybe not at that level
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but no alt
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every things related to Japan are popular in Japan
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gardenia is up there, but maybe i'm biased
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I woulda still expected more tbh
loud marten
Oof
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Candice is decently popular right?
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Like it's a lot more recent art for a recent character
Candice I don't think is huge as far as I know
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candice is fairly liked i guess
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I feel like Candice is another Flannery type situation
loud marten
I see Candice more in memes tbh
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Well-liked but not necessarily huge or coming immediately to mind for many
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He is yeah
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is she more popular than Gardenia? Gardenia has more personality tho
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He is
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hmm
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i'll be honest most pokemon characters don't have any personality at a glance. i don't think many people use that as a metric to decide who they like
loud marten
Both NA and jpn
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Like when I think of Grass type gym leaders that I'd be most likely to see in art
Gardenia is at least top 2
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Piers I'm surprised with no alt
they are still deciding which mon to give to his SS
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Unless there's someone else besides Erika & Gardenia, maybe I'll say top 3 to be safe
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if trial captains are counted, i think Mallow is in top 2
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they are still deciding which mon to give to his SS
Toxtricity is right there 😭
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Yeah Volkner & then prob Gardenia
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Toxtricity is right there 😭
how about G Moltres 
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oh allister is fairly popular
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oh allister is fairly popular
he seems like a fan design to me
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yeah galar npcs are nicely designed
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Maybe all but Milo (but he had some memes and art earlier on ig)
loud marten
Galar has GL banger designs so
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yeah galar npcs are nicely designed
and the rest of the game is so shit they stand out
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lol
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fun fact: all Galar GLs were designed by the same person
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The two aren't matching up to the rest of the gym leaders
loud marten
Take my goat
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🐐 
loud marten
He carried Galar
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fun fact: all Galar GLs were designed by the same person
yeah i follow them on twitter, they did a good job
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i think all Galar GLs are decently to crazily popular
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There's still a gap between Milo & Gordie compared to the rest tho
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galar designs aren't onenote whilst also mostly not being overdesigned
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Decently I suppose
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There could be recency bias but then again Galar gym leaders are some of the most visually striking
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But the rest are all explicitly popular in some way shape or form
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There could be recency bias but then again Galar gym leaders are some of the mos...
Both true
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Newer gym leaders and characters in general are at least more likely to have more to their design tbf
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yeah
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gen 7, 8, 9 (so far) npc designs are honestly nice
agreed
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Older designs in Pokemon when you look back are sometimes just kinda
Let's just say they weren't lending themselves to fanart as much
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older designs thrive in their simplicity, but sometimes they just look stale
hit or miss
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Olympia's design is 
imo
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Norman isn't just the guy
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You look back and maybe now they feel like there's a bit more to them bc they improved their newer designs a lil or something
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he's THE the guy
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But when you really take a good look sometimes
You realise
"This is literally just a guy"
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here is GSC Moty design incase you forgot
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absolute travesty
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Maybe doesn't sound as bad when you say it like that, but it's not what you want generally with character designs
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i think gen 5 is where they started to get bolder with GL designs
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I agree with that
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Elesa is the peak of Gen 5 design
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Not just GL
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It's not to say there aren't some unique designs prior tho, just y'know, generally speaking
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NPC in general
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counting NPC, Fennel or female Scientist is really cute
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Look back at some of these older designs tho fr like
The Guy (he's in his 20s)
The Guy (he's in his 40s)
The Guy (he's in his 60s)
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in gen 1, i love blaine, sabrina
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True yeah
I do really think that improving on older designs, modernising them helped a lot
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LGPE Blaine is pretty cool
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Made things kinda smooth over
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Doesn't feel like there's as much of a gap as there really was for a time
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I do really think that improving on older designs, modernising them helped a lot
BDSP tho 
none of Sinnoh characters got new design
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johto, i like pryce, morty, bugsy. claire, whitney, and jasmine aren't bad either
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Yeahh kinda unfort but hey
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just nothing really notable, solid designs nonetheless
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I still think they're at least decent looking compared some of the older designs of gens 1-3 which p much all got improved a lil
Made to feel more alive
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i thought bugsy was a girl when i first played gen 2 
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I know Archie is such a basic example but like come on
You have to say it
No offense to RSE Archie fans
loud marten
Why is the image so crunchy lol
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Yeah it's ass
wary wasp
2015
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even maxie og looked better
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You get the point
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relative to what archie was
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Yeah
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i prefer their ORAS design because they look cooler
loud marten
Og archie posing is the funniest
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They just have more to their design
You can immediately get more personality out of them
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Built like a Danganronpa character
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You see more of what they're about
wary wasp
Og archie posing is the funniest
“it is my turn destroying the local ecosystem”
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though i have to say, the new electric type gen 9 streamer gym leader is insufferable, i hate her i'm sorry
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tbh fair
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RSE Archie is the guy with a lil bit tacked on, a lil bit
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though i have to say, the new electric type gen 9 streamer gym leader is insuffe...
I get it's not for everyone
I'm fairly neutral on her, I think I like her a lil more when seeing her official art
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but i love geeta, grass GL, and the ice GL from what we've seen
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she looks way better in game than the trailers
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loud marten
If she ever comes they better kept the same jpn va
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it's a lil less... I'm blanking on the word lol
loud marten
If Bede can keeps his from twilight wings so can she
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mm yeah, a little too much, not that i hate maximalist designs, this one just isn't good imo
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The pastel is somewhat saturated
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it's not as bad as like, genshin overdesigning
god that game is obsessed with trinkets
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but I think I kinda like that. it tones down a lil bit for me in a way that isn't as much for the eyes
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i pray she makes it into pmex
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this guy is interesting too
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i pray she makes it into pmex
omg Paldean Pheromosa
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he's unique yet I can't help but feel like I've seen him before
loud marten
this guy is interesting too
Deadass tumblr sexyman material
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we've never had an edgy grass GL before, so nice to see
yeah, he looks sleep deprived and he's white
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accurate
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fits the bill for the tumblr ppl
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He looks like a deprived Jerma
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with that whip looking thing tumblr will have a field day
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my internet was dying for a second there
I do kinda like that he's a grass type gym leader surrounded by Sunflora and shit
wary wasp
this guy is interesting too
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but he looks like he's never seen the sun
loud marten
my internet was dying for a second there
Omg my internet like to do the same thing
🤝
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aussie internet
there's someone in paldea designed by the mangaka who made land of the lustrous
loud marten
I ain't aussie but it's close enough from there 😭
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there's someone in paldea designed by the mangaka who made land of the lustrous
the design was shockingly disappointing though imo
loud marten
I ain't aussie but it's close enough from there 😭
Ind*nesia
loud marten
there's someone in paldea designed by the mangaka who made land of the lustrous
I don't think that's confirmed yet still speculation
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no idea who this is or what they do, but it's solid
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I don't think that's confirmed yet still speculation
ahh ok
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kinda slanted
loud marten
Yeah Penny does kinda fit her design trope
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based recruitment, but i don't actually like penny too much
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I'll wait until she confirms anything, I know she did so for SWSH
But never for SM for some reason
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Oleana and Rose
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should either get rosa to 100 tomorrow or in 2 days
she has been a pain honestly 
always leaving before i can use a gift
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I had that happen for 9 of my interactions in a row (3 3x)
I feel you
This was decent though, but man, always on lv99 lmao. At least it wasn’t 90+ exp or 99exp like last time
mortal shardBOT
coral merlin
Well that’s cute.
timber blaze
is it better to power up the lodge sync pairs with candies or the 500 lodge stones?
urban flicker
is it better to power up the lodge sync pairs with candies or the 500 lodge ston...
candies
urban flicker
i figured but still wanted to be sure. thanks!
An exception could be the Tech sync pairs, since we don't get much 4 star tech candy
but still I wouldn't waste my lodge stone on Lodge sync pairs power up
urban flicker
unless something more worthy is added to the shop, I think it's best to use them for the material for Lv150
timber blaze
is that showing up bc i have no 4 star support candies
sudden forum
4-star support candy is not common, I'd just use stones.
urban flicker
but even then, it depends on your playstile
me for example, I think I will never use Lodge sync pairs
dusky finch
I have to use support candies cause Dena decided 35 extra striker candies was more necessary
timber blaze
4-star support candy is not common, I'd just use stones.
ig so in this case. which method is better just depends on how many candies you have i suppose
urban flicker
Striker candy are definitely the most common
and it's not only 3 or 4 star striker candy
the 5 star striker candy coin are also fairly common
urban flicker
and strikers are rare, most of the units released have been tech
rarely striker or support
timber blaze
i figured you were exaggerating about the 32 candies lmao thats so funny im sorry
dusky finch
This is after getting Lodge Sycamore to 5/5 as well
I wouldn't mind using my 3* candies on the NPCs but no, it's all free merges. This game's economy is messed up!
mossy solstice
fashion baby
sudden forum
So I reset my games 26 times to get Lillie's Other Hot Topic.
wanted to get it over with, x6 baby...
Leaves at 96%....
void lintel
It be like that sometimes
sudden forum
0 gifts, guess these 6 gold gifts can just sit there today
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So I reset my games 26 times to get Lillie's Other Hot Topic.
wanted to get it o...
I kinda understand how you feel dude
Hands down my worst Lodge moment and probably will be ever
But it was only a x1 is the thing, which is funny bc it made the time investment so much more embarrassing, I just did it as a feel-good thing 
A x6 fail is objectively worse in result though, and it was less in your control than it was for me
In good news: onto my 8th & final pair! 
May with 30 gold gifts. Hope it goes well
random portal
I forgor, this happened last night.
runic plaza
Updating my own statistics, Rosa took 8 days to get (October 9th - October 17th ). Sycamore took 9.5 (October 18th - October 26th)
My last lodge pair to work on is May. Hopefully the datamine adds someone I have to the lodge.
void lintel
You'll end up using friend keys either way; I guess the bigger difference is whether you get to max one more guest first
night tide
What is a friendship key box thing
runic plaza
Just uncaps friend levels so you can get more lodge stones
So you can get more level 150 units
I have like, 300+ levels worth of keys I think
little walrus
Best pair to work on once all maxed ? Rosa?
sharp solar
It really doesn't matter
You'll be gatekept by keys anyway
So pick the one you despise the least
void lintel
Theoretically, Silver would be the worst choice for it because he has so few 10pt topics
But eh. Pick a fave or... A least-un-fave.
worldly ivy
Pick silver cause he's the cutest
sharp bramble
Cutest is not a word I would ever apply to Silver lol
void lintel
Maybe they meant he's the curtest
mortal shardBOT
worldly ivy
Cutest is not a word I would ever apply to Silver lol
tsundere is peak cute 
cold ferry
elesa in lodge
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deft quiver
verbal prairie
sad I don't have Zebstrika, only Rotom 😦 I'm not going to have any units to get now
orchid glade
Finally a 5* general pair added again
crimson surge
Elesa & Joltik????
loud marten
Elesa and Joltik is such a good pair
Can't wait to see how small Joltik is on the battle field
glad acorn
Smh allister nerf
mortal shardBOT
loud marten
Hmmm I'm in the 70s for May, guess I should finish her up before I start Elesa
Oh right do we have any info on what orb is used for Eless's favor items?
Wanna start hoarding before she drops
upper lake
You mean the color?
loud marten
Yeah
wooden marsh
Likely red since her base pair is a striker
Red = Strike
Yellow = Tech
Blue = Support
carmine sedge
Oh right do we have any info on what orb is used for Eless's favor items?
Roles of the unit will determine what materials they use:
- Fiery: Striker
- Wistful: Support
- Soothing: Tech
loud marten
Oh never knew that. Neat.
urban zinc
Elesa canonically has a joltik, the rule still stands it seems
knotty nymph
Man I actually forgot elesas gym battle gimmick was volt switch bc I would always shred her team before it could come out
sharp solar
How much do you overlevel?
Those gals are pretty fast, and it's hard to hit for weakness
loud marten
Elesa canonically has a joltik, the rule still stands it seems
Interesting they picked it from the challenge mode team
She doesn't have the Joltik in a normal run
knotty nymph
the whole BW experience is pretty much just grinding up on audinos lol
yeah I don't remember seeing it while fighting her either
Didn't you have to already beat the game once to get hard mode?
loud marten
Yes beating the game once is the requirement
urban zinc
Interesting they picked it from the challenge mode team
Yeah it's interesting for sure, I didn't know she had a joltik
But my "rule" that all lodge pairs are canon still stands
hot solar
Elesa interaction chart dropping tonight 
urban zinc
I really like that they're doing canon pokémon for lodge pairs
and that a lot of them aren't fully evolved too
it's refreshing
hot solar
how is Lillie and Comfey canon though...
dont get me wrong, i absolutely love this combo
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She uses one in Battle Tree
hot solar
crap, I guess I need to finish USUM 
pastel swallow
lodge elesa woo hoo
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My guess was right
hot solar
still waiting for Leaf in the lodge
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hot solar
urban zinc
how is Lillie and Comfey canon though...
funny part is that lillie is one of the few characters that have all their canon pokémon in masters
and of all of them she's the one with the most pokémon
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She has her full team here
hot solar
I know quite a few people who would love to get Lillie and Alolan Vulpix
But it's anime canon
Btw Gakon, sick pfp 
raw hare
Push ups... for being late 
graceful granite
Never saw this 'tough training' topic before today's update
Got this twice today
raw hare
Hmmm... Interesting
raw hare
Push ups... for being late <:BrockChamp:597143461749063692> <:BrockChamp:5971434...
Even mine got unique bonus event that I never seen before
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Btw Gakon, sick pfp <:WOW:977352311498215524>
Thx, its nice to see another Sonia stans 
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Never saw this 'tough training' topic before today's update
Got this twice today...
Training topic got changed to Tough training
graceful granite
Oh
urban zinc
Ayo
rigid pilot
||I forgor but elesa is tech unit right||
urban zinc
yeah
urban zinc
oh joltik is support ?
urban zinc
I didn't think much about it
waiting for pomatools to update to really look into the units
maiden haven
Joltik is cute
maiden haven
Base Elesa is strike
she only feels like tech because her dps is suicide
runic plaza
I would oopenly accept more Erika shilling if it meant I had another use for Soothing crystals
pastel swallow
sonia lodge when
raw hare
Do you guyz ever seen this one yet?
sharp bramble
Ok new FRIENDSHIP priority list Elesa > Silver > Blue > Sycamore
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Do you guyz ever seen this one yet?
New bonus events probably
random cloud
As one can probably tell by my nickname on this server, I am extremely happy about Elesa’s addition to Lodge
Will drop whoever I’m working on like a hot potato the instant she arrives
random cloud
True
sharp solar
As one can probably tell by my nickname on this server, I am extremely happy abo...
smol
random cloud
I’ll have to start using SS Giovanni more as an excuse to run her as a Support
sharp solar
I’ll have to start using SS Giovanni more as an excuse to run her as a Support
Have you already thought about triple Elesa teams?
random cloud
Yeah, but I think Classic/regular/SS will be more effective due to Support EX
Then again, Lodge does have teamwide crit buffs
I’ll have to do some testing when that update finally drops at the end of next month
Or I could just run Lodge/SS/Classic, but tbh regular Elesa is my favorite design, so ideally I can fit her in
Oh wait, hold on
Oh, Lodge uses regular Elesa design
So Lodge/Classic/SS it is
sharp solar
Lodge Elesa is regular Elesa 
random cloud
Heck yeah, Lodge Elesa/Classic Elesa/SS Elesa dream team for Electric weak stages once that update drops
void lintel
I think I'd swap SS Elesa for regular Elesa in that team; Classic Elesa can sync nuke but has issues with regular-move damage, and SS Elesa's base SpAtk is really low so I'm not confident she can make up the difference even with Thunder. Regular Elesa can smash things pretty well with Wild Charge.
Of course, this means having the fashionista wear two of the same outfit, which is a problem of its own
random cloud
I think it'll probably be alright, but like I said, I'll have to do some testing
pastel swallow
Do you guyz ever seen this one yet?
got full video?
raw hare
got full video?
I didn't see this in Absol's video
sharp bramble
random cloud
Snek trainers
sharp bramble
Just 2 poisonous SNEK trainer ladies hanging out
maiden haven
they didnt forget about her!
void lintel
... ... ... Oh gods, Elesa's a Striker
6/11 Red-Crystal guests in the lodge now
(Her bonus pair is Support and looks pretty cool, but dude, how many Red ones are we gonna get in a row)
sharp solar
6/11 Red-Crystal guests in the lodge now <:VolknerDed:637919473931649024>
Can you count role proportions for all base pairs? If we assume only base variants get into Lodge.
void lintel
33 Supports
50 Techs (51 if we include Helena the generic Hex Maniac)
(Also, the Supports don't include Redlax since his SS seems to be his "base" in this game)
People keep walking in and I keep having to tab out; every time this happens, I lose my place and have to start from scratch.
So I'll have to count Strikers later.
void lintel
62 Strikers (63 if we include Naomi the generic Sightseer)
Striker Lodge Guests: 6 (Blue, Silver, Cynthia, N, Elesa, Raihan)
Support Lodge Guests: 3 (Rosa, Sycamore, Lillie)
Tech Lodge Guests: 2 (May, Marnie)
DeNA pls gib moar Lodge Techs
winter galleon
the disrespect
The event seems to be supposed to be for Team A but Marley got teleported to Team B for some reason
nocturne aurora
Courtesy of @hot solar , Elesa was added to the Lodge command on Pory!
maiden haven
ah yes, Lana and her Arcanine!
mortal shardBOT
nocturne aurora
didn't expect Elesa to be this unfriendly lol
apparently she doesn't like Pokemon ig
vestal kraken
Is this how they are going to make it harder to level?
nocturne aurora
vestal kraken
didn't expect Elesa to be this unfriendly lol
How to obtain, isn't she a general pool?
pale cedar
isn’t places better if you’re in lodge?
random cloud
I’m disappointed, I was ready for Fashion Meta with Elesa’s topics
pale cedar
Which elesa topics are new to trainer lodge?
random cloud
Casual Clothes, Sporty Clothes, Accessories, all removed
pale cedar
we got an elesa hint last time with raihan having headphones as a topic so maybe we have another hint this time?
nocturne aurora
yeah, also is it me or absolutely nobody so far likes Glasses
random cloud
Which is baffling
nocturne aurora
like genuinely nobody
random cloud
I shall put in the work, because she’s 100% worth it
random cloud
How does storing up interactions work, exactly
Do I just use less in the days leading up to her addition to Lodge?
nocturne aurora
huh good question 
random cloud
Like, starting 2 days before I only use 1 per day so that when I buy the ones from shop on her addition day I have 10?
nocturne aurora
i think you can just buy 3 daily and just not interact? you lose 80 gems tho
random cloud
Oh no, 80 gems, how will I ever recover
random cloud
Oh wait, you mean from daily missions
nocturne aurora
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
yes
god thanks no other mod lurks here that was embarassing
i'm brain fried
random cloud
I’m thinking I just do 1 interaction per day starting the 30th, that should leave me with 7 (10 after buying) when Elesa is added
nocturne aurora
aye
little walrus
How do you stack 10 again. Do a 6 stack and close out so they are refunded?
random cloud
I think it’s just saving up the purchaseable ones?
maiden haven
god thanks no other mod lurks here that was embarassing
less mods, less warns, good
you do interactions and close game so they get refunded, yes
(at least that's how they explained it to me)
you store 7, login to 10 and can still buy 3 that day
so 13 in one day
first day leave 2
second day use one and leave 7
third day you have 10
hot solar
How to obtain, isn't she a general pool?
shhh, u saw nothing 
mortal shardBOT
keen wolf
What the hell, she should have more fashion topics
random cloud
The topics DeNA chose for her are really baffling, yeah
keen wolf
I don't understand what's in their mind
carmine pilot
All the effort went in the gift design, nail polish set is actually nice
pale cedar
How did you decide friends is better than places in trainer lodge location?
carmine pilot
It's "best hot topic for any area"
sharp solar
Random area all the way 
carmine pilot
I just play lodge bcs it's faster
Softresetting is quite timeconsuming
Sometimes it took me a whole hour
hot solar
How did you decide friends is better than places in trainer lodge location?
Basically what Trope said.
Ideally you want Trainer Lodge with Places 👍
pale cedar
ah I see
hot solar
tbh, you are best off just staying in the Trainer Lodge for most of them 
halcyon seal
Do we know parameters the new units give? Still waiting on the + Chest per amount of a same region unit.
sharp solar
Ehh, that'd be too broken. Don't expect it for quite some time
carmine pilot
Do we know parameters the new units give? Still waiting on the + Chest per amoun...
They're on serebii
sharp solar
Rare cache is treated like 2 other materials, so you'd get 1 cache per every 2 on-region pairs
carmine pilot
SSN is the only one interesting, got +2 cache -1 yellow -1 blue
Others are just +2 respective roles
But i'm already fine with all teams setups
sharp solar
SSN is the only one interesting, got +2 cache -1 yellow -1 blue
Others are just ...
He's a Villain, right?
carmine pilot
He's a Villain, right?
Nop, just rival
fiery meadow
I can't wait for silver to watch me abandon him for Elesa
random cloud
Lol, exactly what I’m doing
fiery meadow
"but I'm level 62"
Elesa connesuiers:
carmine pilot
I can't wait for silver to watch me abandon him for Elesa
Revenge for all the early drop 
coral merlin
I'm abandoning blue. Just for elesa to be for my Unova collection
coral merlin
He's a Villain, right?
Only his OG and Trainer Lodge has the villian tag
Pretty strange they removed it for his other alts
sharp solar
Nah, tags always get rearranged between alts
little walrus
@exotic novabek thanks
golden skiff
In what AU is that a "Wonderful", Masters?
"Tough Training"
I don't see that on the infographic
It was a Super and considered a hobby
sharp solar
Training. It was renamed
golden skiff
Ah, alright
maiden haven
they made his training harder!?
void lintel
In what AU is that a "Wonderful", Masters?
We have the perfect meme to express how "Wonderful" that is
exotic nova
<@912160611901784065>bek thanks
?
raw hare
What is he doing???
coral merlin
Analyzing Volcarona data it seems
sharp solar
Calculating the bigness of bug
night tide
What is he doing???
What was he cooking
raw hare
I think.. He's deleting alder's alt?
maiden haven
he's designing his own Genesect
vestal kraken
I haven't seen that before. Must be a new interaction.
quasi sigil
What is he doing???
ayooo this is so cool
mortal shardBOT
dense saddle
ruby night
Just a casual free 5*, you know, as you do
blazing sapphire
Got Rosa above lv30, so now the final stretch before getting all units
What colour is Elesa?
loud marten
Yeah think someone also posted another new one with Colress
runic plaza
Nobody like our tacky insight glasses we wear obviously
Elesa's is more of a visor technically
random cloud
Accessories would’ve been an obvious Super Exciting, except DeNA removed it from her topic pool
loud marten
Speaking of topic pool
Does Elesa not have the battle subway topic?
(Edit) Nvr meant the subway bosses and she doesn't have it 
urban zinc
battle subway literally in her city but nop
is a model
doesn't like fashion
what
wait what she has "friends" as a friend topic ? wtf
keen wolf
Dena's trainer lodge team in shambles
analog furnace
blazing sapphire
I consider my friends to be my friends, I dunno what you lot do in your social circles.
sharp bramble
What’s wrong with friends being in friends
jolly cove
DeNa: noooo fashion can't be in fashion topic
Also DeNa: let's put friends in friends topic
onyx quarry
runic plaza
Next thing they'll do is say Gladion likes Bustling Places
mortal shardBOT
mortal shardBOT
mortal shardBOT
verbal prairie
what is best thing to do if I've hit lvl 100 for all my lodge pairs? Just do 3 interactions a day and not worry about results? I'm gonna hit level cap I feel (even with the lockets) if I go for maxing out 6 interactions a day
obviously I want my 80 daily gems
maiden haven
stop buying bonus interactions when you get close to running out of lockets
verbal prairie
ok yeah, that makes sense
runic plaza
nocturne aurora
wtf
runic plaza
Is it... rare to have this many lockets?
verbal prairie
and it doesn't matter who gets the lockets since gain after level 100 is the same for everyone?
runic plaza
Nope, just uncap your favourites. But it might be better to uncap someone who is easier to 10/0/0/10, 0/10/0/10, or 0/0/10/10 with.
worldly ivy
and it doesn't matter who gets the lockets since gain after level 100 is the sam...
Yeye, unless ur trying to be meta about who has the most 10 pt topics or the most good hot topic choices
runic plaza
Like for me it would be better to uncap Blue since I can get 10/0/0/10 easier then with Lillie, who I can only do 0/0/9/10 with at best
worldly ivy
But if ur gonna be stuck with them for the long haul, might as well do a chara u like
verbal prairie
Nope, just uncap your favourites. But it might be better to uncap someone who is...
is that referring to expeditions? why does that matter?
verbal prairie
Yeye, unless ur trying to be meta about who has the most 10 pt topics or the mos...
who has the most 10 pt or hot topics?
runic plaza
Just easier to farm resources for whoever you chose to uncap
worldly ivy
Idk 
verbal prairie
lockets are dependent on the fiery/soothing/wistful resources?
oh I guess you can buy them. I see
runic plaza
No I'm talking gifts
verbal prairie
units' gifts differ? I didn't know that
runic plaza
I'm low on Wistful right now and giving gifts to Lillie would make the other gift types go up as I'm not buying for guests who use the other two types
So in a sense, I would rotate between say Blue, May and Lillie (Firey, Soothing and Wistful)
verbal prairie
oh I'm not planning to give gifts anymore since all my pairs are at level 100+
at least, I don't think it's necessary to give gifts anymore... why hasten their level increase?
runic plaza
Might as well since the resources will keep piling up
verbal prairie
I see
runic plaza
Just give bronze gifts for a while until you get a lot of silver and eventual gold gifts
If you want a "best" guest for each crystal type
Firey: Cynthia, Raihan, Blue, N, Elesa, Silver (fun fact: Silver has the lowest number of 10 point topics out of every guest,)
Wistful: May, Marnie
Soothing: Sycamore, Rosa, Lillie
Otherwise just pick your favourite.
analog furnace
Decent starts that always end early 
Give me a chance, May
carmine sedge
Damned shitter
golden skiff
And Silver done
mortal shardBOT
keen summit
I’m gonna sue Silver for criminal negligence if he dips at 90% one more goddamn time
vestal kraken
Best interaction ever! But I wish I used my gold items for an extra boost.
And he gave me a support candy too.
quasi sigil
When is Elesa coming to lodge? Next pokemas day?
thick widget
1/11
quasi sigil
Oh pog! I can get her in time for LG then
blazing sapphire
Is it just me or does Masked Royale change mask colour ?
night tide
Like from his base model to in game sprite?
blazing sapphire
As in sometimes it is blue sometimes it is green
thick widget
Both colour are in his mask
void lintel
His mask features the four colors of the Battle Royal, no?
Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue.
sharp solar
He's actually a big gen 1 fan
thick widget
A truly genwunner!
sharp bramble
Isn’t the entire Alolan region Kanto Simp
void lintel
There is that one Kanto-style gym
...Which, if I read the article correctly, ironically mimics the one Pokémerican Gym Leader in Kanto
So it's... Pokémerica mimicking Pokémerica in the end...
sharp bramble
Of course when I only needed 800 more points Silver decided to give me loads of points. Whatever, 6/9 done, moving on to Blue for awhile until Elesa shows up.
fervent yacht
carmine pilot
Is it... rare to have this many lockets?
If you got them via rare cache yes
I got just 9 of the gold ones via cache
But can buy more than 40 in the trade shop
random portal
This is a first for me.
Doesn't change thr fact on how annoying rosa is levelling up
keen summit
Finally, Silver and I can stop pretending we enjoy this awful dance
carmine pilot
Or just hunt for the best outcome with 2 phones-reset
I use that to avoid 90%+ shafts
But you can actually aim at 0% convo every day if you got time
jovial moon
I use that to avoid 90%+ shafts
But you can actually aim at 0% convo every day i...
how do you avoid 90% shafts
doesnt it save when they want to kick you out
random cloud
Tomorrow I start building up to 10 interactions at the ready for Elesa
little walrus
So tomorrow you save 1? Then monday 7 ?
random cloud
The plan was to use only one interaction on Silver tomorrow and Monday
That way I’d have 7 before buying the extra 3 and 10 after
little walrus
Elesa comes out Tuesday or monday?
I’ve never saved interactions before trying not to mess up
random cloud
Tuesday, she’s added to lodge November 1st
carmine pilot
doesnt it save when they want to kick you out
Not if you have a 2nd phone
You can keep running the convo offline
When they drop you just open poma in the other phone
You can bounce between 2 phones endlessy, just keep the phone offline during the convo
Or if you don't have a 2nd phone you can unistall/reinstall but that takes time
Maybe you can save this when you get shafted at 95%
little walrus
Save 2 tomorrow and save 5 monday gives me 10 Tuesday any reason not to do it that way?
carmine pilot
I just alternate between 1 interaction day and max interactions day
You can also do 2, 10, 2, 10, 2 10
maiden haven
the goal is to do 13 on Elesa's day tho
carmine pilot
Just save 4 the day before
maiden haven
7
carmine pilot
And plus 3 ofc
little walrus
Would be save 7?
carmine pilot
Yes
frigid fiber
This is a nice alt version of grant's
My absolute favourite so far: (5x Snorlax summoned by Hoopa)
late sluice
Is one of them shiny? 
frigid fiber
no
frigid fiber
but one blocks the tunnel entry which is a nice call back
night tide
People can leave during max vibes wth?????
sharp solar
After max vibes.
frigid fiber
ripe gorge
mossy solstice
LAPRAS
pale cedar
do you need to have the relevant pair(s) to get them in a bonus event?
sharp solar
Nope
analog furnace
18 levels today 
quasi sigil
<:BrendanWoah:604790873661898757>
it's so nice they're adding new bonus events
quasi sigil
All these Salamence in the game but still no mega
hot quarry
Can anybody give me 2 teams to farm all the Stones and Caches?
thick widget
Check the pins
mild edge
I’m running out of units soon. On to my last one, sycamore…
rigid pilot
Elesa is coming this reset yes?
full osprey
Just had a bonus event with 0 loaded models. Not even the unclaimable pokeball was loaded, just the magnifying glass icon.
It may have had something to do with the game crashing the last time I was looking at that expedition team (phone ran out of battery)
carmine pilot
Same, empty area but with a collectable item
Picked it up and crashed
night tide
What’s the best like interaction items
Should I buy all 4 and use them at once or is that not optimal
carmine pilot
What’s the best like interaction items
Glasses Juice and Shovel
The ring is weird because you'll get all the best hot topic interactions early
And you won't activate max vibe first turn
sharp solar
Ring places many hot topics on first two turns + max vibes, when you don't care about drops.
wide tiger
Fuck u raihan
night tide
Welp
wide tiger
U are not getting candy anymore
night tide
I got 7 levels from blue 6 interactions I should’ve waited a bit
severe river
Are you referring the the fall units? Those don’t have good boosts, only +1 for rare
I guess its not bad if they have a good region + other boost
Anyway, how do you stockpile interactions for next day? Use all interactions, then exit and don’t come back to lodge until next day?
quasi sigil
Stockpile the 3 extra interactions you can buy from the shop
severe river
Makes sense
tepid stone
wow marnie's been very nice to me so far. 31 interactions and she's at level 65
raw hare
Got my 7th one today........ Lucky day
thick widget
If rng doesnt fuck me up i will get Lodge Sycamore tomorrow
He will be good for LG6
dense saddle
I think he hates me
hot solar
I think he hates me
he hates everyone but his friends
mortal shardBOT
hot solar
guess what... there is an error 
sending the fix to Dreamy rn
@nocturne aurora if you may upload it, please? I'm really sorry
runic plaza
guess what... there is an error <:Palm:855951211119247411>
Thank you for making these images, they've done a lot of heavy lifting for everyone here. Mind if I ask but do you have V1 style images for Raihan and Elesa? I find those easier to follow.
hot solar
Thank you for making these images, they've done a lot of heavy lifting for every...
They are all on the shared Google Drive folder I shared on Twitter, it's pinned to my profile
I guess there is no foul in sharing this link here?
Google Drive folder with always up-date charts here 👉 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GET825rR31lZD9RWSKDh7gtrHs5_0giA
eventually I will update the oldies with the proper icons and icons for area exclusive topics
runic plaza
I guess there is no foul in sharing this link here?
Thank you again. I will be keeping them 
hot solar
I'm adding an option to search the folder using the tags 
let me know if you guys have any suggestions what I should add in there
mortal shardBOT
thick widget
yeah still lodge
quasi sigil
Huh, Pasio is just an exciting place
nocturne aurora
<@194476008395505664> if you may upload it, please? I'm really sorry
done thanks
random portal
"It should have been me!, not him!"
thick widget
"Im crying inside"
sturdy monolith
hot solar
analog furnace
quasi sigil
So this is why Nate doesn't get at alt. He's too busy modeling
formal forge
Is it possible to get 10 Red / 10 Chest on both Team A and the special team without cheer? Having trouble getting it to work…
random cloud
Of course when I start using only 1 interaction a day to prepare for Elesa, Silver actually gives me the best interaction he’s given me thus far. Man really wants me to not drop him for Elesa
sharp bramble
I’ve never seen a 0% and I’m amazed how many y’all get
mossy solstice
so close to getting my first lodge pair aaaaaaa
void lintel
I’ve never seen a 0% and I’m amazed how many y’all get
Selection bias. They are posted disproportionately often because of how rare they are.
Other runs, being less noteworthy, are more likely to just be left unposted
void lintel
Is it possible to get 10 Red / 10 Chest on both Team A and the special team with...
Yes.
Go to Team A. Swap SSLusa out for regular Lusa, and change from Omni Extract to Rare Extract for 10/0/0/10.
Then go to the Halloween team and swap RCynthia out for SSLusa, and swap it to Rare Extract too. 10/0/0/10 again.
Hopefully, having three intermittent Cheers will keep your Yellow Tier1 income up.
mortal shardBOT
maiden haven
is SS N +2 or +3 rare
shadow bramble
Who is the best person to grind Lodge stones besides Cynthia and Raihan?
void lintel
I guess someone who has a lot of 10pt topics?
So... not Silver. (Unless he is your favorite.) Wonder who has the most.
We want one with a lot of gold, but without tying them to different locations
Blue: 18 (Lodge)
Silver: 18 (Villa)
May: 22 (Lodge) or 21 (Road)
Cynthia: 22 (Lodge or Villa)
upper lake
i'd say instead that it's better to look someone
that has the lowest amount of 5pt topics
void lintel
Rosa: 21 (Lodge)
void lintel
i'd say instead that it's better to look someone
that has the lowest amount of ...
I think 10pt count matters more, as you'd selectively pick them
N: 18 (Lodge)
Sycamore: 22 (Lodge) (also, wow)
Lillie: 20 (Lodge)
Marnie: 28 (Lodge or Gate) (also, holy moly)
Raihan: 22 (Villa)
I'm guessing you wanted to skip Cynthia and Raihan because you don't have them?
Maybe I'll count them up too if someone else wanted to know
void lintel
Friendship is hard
sick cedar
SILVER WHAT THE HECK
random cloud
Silver knows a lot of people are gonna drop him for Elesa and is trying to convince them to not do it
severe river
Silver knows a lot of people are gonna drop him for Elesa and is trying to convi...
I finished him earlier today, I hate him now
How dare he hate so many topics and leave so early
Ah yes, my favourite friends, friends
That’s actually in absol’s datamine
void lintel
The alternative was putting it in the same category as Gym Leaders and Trial Captains and The Elite Four, which is Other
Which would result in Friends not being Friends
night tide
Ah yes, my favourite friends, friends
She’s friends with Bianca why don’t they have a team up quote
random cloud
DeNA really did Elesa dirty by removing 3 of the existing Fashion topics for no reason
worldly ivy
She's picky about fashion pls understand
random cloud
There would likely be more if DeNA didn’t remove Casual Clothes, Sporty Clothes, and Accessories from her topic pool entirely
sharp bramble
It’s like P3FeMC i I’d say
Ugly things like fat guys just don’t appear in their eyes so they don’t exist
void lintel
I could imagine Casual and Sporty Clothes being hypothetical Fashion choices for her to dislike, since the whole point is to model stuff that isn't everyday wear
random cloud
I guess
glad acorn
Guess I'm still on the sycamore train. Elesa is only coming in 2 resets
thick widget
Dont know who I should do next: Silver or Elesa. Both are hard to interact with, both are equally my fav, and both are useful in upcoming LG
runic plaza
You'll have time to get both by the time next LG gets here. Depends on who you'd like to practice with more? 
thick widget
I will do Elesa first then
night tide
Is elesa or blue the better pair to go after?
coral merlin
If Elesa arrives before blue is max, I’m switching him.
worldly ivy
when is elesa arriving again??? the 1st am guessing????
quasi sigil
yes, the 1st
queen wind
boutta wrap this shit up and do elesa asap tmrw, fuck silver
worldly ivy
just finished rosa and she was the last of my available pairs (don't have cynthia, marnie, or raihan) so tomorrow will go back to silver since there's still another day before elesa arrives
coral merlin
Ok so after Halloween, I’m swapping Blue out. No way he reaching 100 before the 1st
quasi sigil
I'm only starting on Lillie but when Elesa arrives I'm switching to her
coral merlin
Once Elesa is done, THEN I’ll resume Blue.
glad acorn
Aye, he's such a charmer. Lots of 10 points
visual remnant
Girl you're kidding me
wooden marsh
Next reset
pastel swallow
oh
nocturne aurora
idk how but
50 levels in 3 days with N
my best streak probably ever
he's being way too nice, fishy
thick widget
if your character you are interacting to suddenly becomes nice, watch out!
thick widget
blazing sapphire
Looking a gift horse in the mouth smdh
quasi sigil
Look at those smug eyes he's giving you
shadow bramble
I'm guessing you wanted to skip Cynthia and Raihan because you don't have them?
That'd be correct
So looks like Marnie's the one
crystal loom
how do i get more dupes in TL? thought it was increasing level cap but im not sure
or is it just candy
nocturne aurora
you can trade lodge stones for dupes in the lodge exchange shop
or use candies yes
500 lodge stones = 1 dupe iirc
crystal loom
ooh, thank you very much!
keen wolf
Whoa just realized the emerald border
keen wolf
I don't have many pairs 
quasi sigil
Whoa just realized the emerald border
297 instead of 300, smh
What do the borders even mean
keen wolf
297 instead of 300, smh <:WEEZing:732044368554229892>
Getting bronze key is rng
keen wolf
What do the borders even mean
I think it represents how high the friendship level is
Level 1 is bronze, 50 is silver, 100 is gold
I don't know what level is emerald
quasi sigil
blazing sapphire
A master among us
random portal
I might get dewott tomorrow which will allow me to start elesa tomorrow as well. Level 90 
hearty kayak
When we can invite elesa?
upper lake
When we can invite elesa?
next reset
hearty kayak
Okay thank you
steel crag
when is trainer lodge elesa coming out?
sharp bramble
Literally above your post lol
rigid pilot
When is ||elesa|| coming tho if she's coming tmr who's in the gacha tmr? I'm assuming zekrom?
nocturne aurora
(Elesa is gen pool so only way to get her is random pull, tickets, unova tickets or 5* select currently up)
quasi sigil
so when is elesa comi- gets shot
random portal
but seriously, when is E||lectrike & Wattson|| coming?
quasi sigil
Oh no where did my expedition team get kidnapped to
shrewd gorge
If I have 2 interactions left for the day, will I wake up tomorrow and have 5?
Or is that not how saving interactions works
In other words I was wondering if I could put my 2 remaining today onto Elesa tmr
blazing sapphire
Caps at 3 to my understanding
upper lake
yep
carmine pilot
Caps at 3, but you can save everything if you start a convo and quit the game meanwhile (and reopen the lodge after reset)
That's how you do 10+3 days
frigid fiber
Found this variant
coral merlin
I know who I’m replacing Blue with next reset.
quasi sigil
I know who I'm replacing Lillie with next reset
Man, Lodge just fuels my hate for Lillie and I think she hates me back
random cloud
Silver is giving me good gifts and interactions, he knows what’s about to happen
runic plaza
Me maxing May last because she dumped me at 96% today on a hot topic 10 pointer 
analog furnace
Been a little while
carmine pilot
And 84 is kinda huge score for being dropped at 96%
Who was that?
mortal shardBOT
analog furnace
And 84 is kinda huge score for being dropped at 96%
Who was that?
No way you just pogged at me getting dropped at max vibes bro
Watch yourself, or I may pass this curse onto you… 
jovial moon
Not if you have a 2nd phone
You can keep running the convo offline
When they dro...
Omg this is genius. Thank you for sharing!
golden skiff
carmine pilot
No way you just pogged at me getting dropped at max vibes bro
Don't take me wrong, i mean, i'm genuinely surprised that you pulled such score despite being dropped so early
I usually see 30 - 50 max
Didn't mean to upset anyone 
golden skiff
And another wonderful
worldly ivy
Went back to silver for today since I'm done everyone else and he must have missed me, ended at 19%
random cloud
Silver's just trying to convince people to not drop him for Elesa tomorrow
quasi sigil
Silver's starting to see you as a friend! 
severe river
Just to be clear, I should ‘save’ 7 interactions for tmrw (by using them all at once, then exiting)? Since i’ll get 3 naturally tmrw, and then gain those 7 back
carmine pilot
Yes be sure to
- ✅ use all the convo
- close the app instead of selecting a topic (*)
- re-enter the lodge after reset time
*(ppl pointed out that you should NOT reset/close the app during the animations, but always wait for the 3 topics to appear. Never tested personally but better safe than sorry)
shrewd gorge
Is there any way to 10/10 red and chests on the extra slot