Caddywompus
Member
I'm really hoping this Escalation is designed with a SL5 Ash-Greninja in mind because any other type would be incredibly frustrating with these short turns high level stages.
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Pokemon Shuffle |OT| Every Day I'm Shuffling
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Don Draper's Hat
Member
20 Hearts for checking in today.
I attempted Mega Gallade last night for the first time. Full item run. Beat it with no moves remaining. Trying to S-Rank that is going to be fun!
I attempted Mega Gallade last night for the first time. Full item run. Beat it with no moves remaining. Trying to S-Rank that is going to be fun!
Caddywompus
Member
I finally have some funds to tackle this and got 7 moves left. So throw that onto the pile of expensive S-rank I need to attempt again.
No luck on that stage it was all wasted on Cosmog who dropped an insane 6 red presents on me, which of course would be when they don't contain a MSU or RML.
- Decodieye limited move competitive stage
- New Daily Pokemon (#8)
- Popplio Great Challenge
- Cosmoem "Great Chance a Day"
- New safari (Rattata Alola, Diglett Alola, Rockruff, Raticate Alola, & Dugtrio Alola)
- Sandslash Alola Great Challenge
- Lunala Ultra Challenge
JESUS, talk about a ton of new content
- New Daily Pokemon (#8)
- Popplio Great Challenge
- Cosmoem "Great Chance a Day"
- New safari (Rattata Alola, Diglett Alola, Rockruff, Raticate Alola, & Dugtrio Alola)
- Sandslash Alola Great Challenge
- Lunala Ultra Challenge
JESUS, talk about a ton of new content
toythatkills
Member
Lunala is 500 coins to play, don't even bother trying it without at least an ATK+ because it has 30,000 HP and only 13 moves, and disrupts all over with barriered unbreakable blocks. Probably take a DD as well.
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Deleted member 57681
Unconfirmed Member
Did all of that. Jesus that was expensive ;_;
neurosisxeno
Member
Either I'm really bad at catching them or there is quite a shortage of utility Ground type Pokemon.
Don Draper's Hat
Member
I absolutely love it when I beat a stage in one move and have a catch rate of 19%. LOVE IT!
Edit: I've now used over 20 hearts on the safari and not gotten a single catch.
Edit: I've now used over 20 hearts on the safari and not gotten a single catch.
I found Dugtrio on my first try! That's never happened to me before.
Sadly it's a really tough stage, I probably would have done better with Beedril then with Gengar so I actually ran out of moves just before beating it and was forced to use one of my jewels since I didn't want to spend days grinding the safari just to find it again.
Honestly their is a little bit too much content lately. All the limited time stuff is super draining on my coins to the point I just have enough time to grind those back and suddenly their is a bunch more limited time stuff. Meanwhile I still have 16 main stages to tackle that I can't get around to.
Sadly it's a really tough stage, I probably would have done better with Beedril then with Gengar so I actually ran out of moves just before beating it and was forced to use one of my jewels since I didn't want to spend days grinding the safari just to find it again.
Honestly their is a little bit too much content lately. All the limited time stuff is super draining on my coins to the point I just have enough time to grind those back and suddenly their is a bunch more limited time stuff. Meanwhile I still have 16 main stages to tackle that I can't get around to.
I've now decided to go for a great ball for increased catch rate cases in the safaris now. Hope it will less annoying in the long run, although the risk of expensive escapes is definitely there.
In other news, I wasted two great balls trying to catch Cosmoem in the day and it still got away, grrr. Should've just let it go.
In other news, I wasted two great balls trying to catch Cosmoem in the day and it still got away, grrr. Should've just let it go.
neurosisxeno
Member
The past 2 Safaris have been a nightmare. I only caught like 2 out of the last one and probably used over 100 hearts. I swear, they cut the number of pokemon in the Safari in half and cut the effective catch rate in half as well. It's insane.
all these alola events are just designed to suck the coins outta ya, aren't they
Glass Rebel
Member
This has been by far the worst safari for me. Holy shit is it just fucking tedious. Terrible catch rates, one Dugtrio in over 50 or something. When will it fucking end.
neurosisxeno
Member
They are impressively shitty. I haven't liked a single one of them.
toythatkills
Member
I think I used Alakazam with MS and M+5. Probably with some other strong super-effective Risk Taker (et al) Pokémon.
Don Draper's Hat
Member
New Mission Card too.
toythatkills
Member
Nothing particularly difficult to get this week. Caught 'em both with no items, and the escalation is just a matter of time.
LSauchelli
Member
Looks like each of the Gen VII starters' final evo will get a Escalation Battle and a Competitive Stage. Better train Primarina for the Incineroar Comp next week.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Blew all my coins on the last competition and didn't get any good RNG.
And then because I'm dumb I went into the safari with my unlimited hearts trial right after. Luckily I caught Dugtrio in a Poke Ball.
Quiet week will let me get my coins back up.
And then because I'm dumb I went into the safari with my unlimited hearts trial right after. Luckily I caught Dugtrio in a Poke Ball.
Quiet week will let me get my coins back up.
Caddywompus
Member
Has anyone Skill Swapped Mudkip to Big Wave yet?
I'm not sure if it's worth waiting to see what else gets released or not. Part of me thinks we'll just get another 60 BP mon like we have with Poison, Ice Dance, ect. when there are better options if you want to invest in it but then in the back of my mind I remember when itchy fingers invest in a Sabeleye Risk Taker then Hoopla came out or Keldeo's Flash Mob looked like a good idea til Wailord came onto the scene.
Mudkip being a pretty popular mon I'm sure it will be viable investment regardless of what does get released but if it's anything like Pyre I prefer the unique color and slight BP drop in Delphox over investing SS and PSB farming Ho-oh.
Unlike Prye it's a heavily invested ability since it lacks 100% activation on a match 4. So on top of SS and up to 10 RML you'll need at least 2-4 M cookies.
100 PSB 30%, 60%, 90%; x1.5 base damage; Increased Activation by +5%, +10%, +15%, +20%
I'm not sure if it's worth waiting to see what else gets released or not. Part of me thinks we'll just get another 60 BP mon like we have with Poison, Ice Dance, ect. when there are better options if you want to invest in it but then in the back of my mind I remember when itchy fingers invest in a Sabeleye Risk Taker then Hoopla came out or Keldeo's Flash Mob looked like a good idea til Wailord came onto the scene.
Mudkip being a pretty popular mon I'm sure it will be viable investment regardless of what does get released but if it's anything like Pyre I prefer the unique color and slight BP drop in Delphox over investing SS and PSB farming Ho-oh.
Unlike Prye it's a heavily invested ability since it lacks 100% activation on a match 4. So on top of SS and up to 10 RML you'll need at least 2-4 M cookies.
100 PSB 30%, 60%, 90%; x1.5 base damage; Increased Activation by +5%, +10%, +15%, +20%
Machine
Member
Mudkup is a luxury, not a necessity and I have no RMLs to spare for a luxury at this point.
I tried a full item run on level 150 of the current EB yesterday and failed miserably. I wasn't even close enough to consider using a jewel. I apparently suck with tappers. I wonder if it's even worth trying with something else like M-Alakazam or M-Ray. Maybe I should just move on and forget about it.
I tried a full item run on level 150 of the current EB yesterday and failed miserably. I wasn't even close enough to consider using a jewel. I apparently suck with tappers. I wonder if it's even worth trying with something else like M-Alakazam or M-Ray. Maybe I should just move on and forget about it.
Caddywompus
Member
150 took a jewel from me which is some BS. A full item run should never feel like you need to rely on good RNG to win. I didn't get a M-Tyranitar match til four moves in, then the last two moves I have two match 4 for Risk Takers, one doesn't activate at all so it really didn't matter what the second one did unless it could make up the difference. Lost by a sliver, if I had a Tyranitar match I might have been able to squeek by with some lucky skyfall.
I didn't feel confident I could make a successful full item run unless everything just happens to go my way.
toythatkills
Member
Another new safari today :lol
More daily Pokémon with rubbs catch rates as well. Haven't even got to the safari yet because I'm still trying to get this stupid thing.
More daily Pokémon with rubbs catch rates as well. Haven't even got to the safari yet because I'm still trying to get this stupid thing.
toythatkills
Member
Who was expecting that a couple of years ago when this thing first ruined our lives?
neurosisxeno
Member
This new competition is straight garbage.
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Deleted member 57681
Unconfirmed Member
Holy hell the catch rates in this safari are terrible.
Don Draper's Hat
Member
I decided to stop playing this on Friday. Went to pick up my 3DS to Check In and thought "You know what? Fuck it! What's even the point?"
I found myself keep checking the time every 2 hours thinking "I should use my hearts now" and stopping myself.
Loaded it up yesterday just to see what new things were added and felt nothing when I saw it all.
I'm out! I'm finally out of it! Over 400 hours I put into it. But I'm done!
Feels good.
I found myself keep checking the time every 2 hours thinking "I should use my hearts now" and stopping myself.
Loaded it up yesterday just to see what new things were added and felt nothing when I saw it all.
I'm out! I'm finally out of it! Over 400 hours I put into it. But I'm done!
Feels good.
toythatkills
Member
I'm glad I've at least managed to just stick largely to catching 'em all without any of that extra stuff like trying to beat escalations or get to SL5 by paying thousands of coins and hoping for random drops. That's where the fun really dies for me and I'd definitely have to give it up for my own sanity.
I think even if I "quit" I'd still do the special stuff knowing that I can always go back to main stages.
Yeah, 15% for a OHKO is just a joke.
I think even if I "quit" I'd still do the special stuff knowing that I can always go back to main stages.
Yeah, 15% for a OHKO is just a joke.
Caddywompus
Member
This thread might as well be renamed Compulsive Gambling: The Game: Pokemon Edition.
That part of your brain which triggers the reward system every time a presents drops, compels you to collect more money just to throw it away in the hopes of more rewards. I admit it's an addiction but I can't drop it cold turkey, I know I'd be back next week to check in and waste more time trying to catch up.
That part of your brain which triggers the reward system every time a presents drops, compels you to collect more money just to throw it away in the hopes of more rewards. I admit it's an addiction but I can't drop it cold turkey, I know I'd be back next week to check in and waste more time trying to catch up.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Yeah I've already cut back to playing twice a day just to keep up with the special stuff, and even then if the daily Pokemon didn't rotate I would've missed some.
Blew 10k coins on stage 100 of the escalation for a lousy skill swapper. Safari and competition look ridiculous too.
Blew 10k coins on stage 100 of the escalation for a lousy skill swapper. Safari and competition look ridiculous too.
neurosisxeno
Member
C-1 Competitions should not exist. You're basically forcing people to drop ~20k coins on a roll of the dice. Don't get good RNG? Well there's a couple days of Meowth farming down the drain. Good luck getting that in with our dozen new pokemon each week, half of whom take coins to even attempt and have abysmal catch rates.
Caddywompus
Member
I don't know if they think this is a means to even the playing field or what? You're only going to make one attempt, two tops, with a fixed team. I guess there's some skill involved but it gets nullified by RNG and the richest investing in the fixed team.
toythatkills
Member
Solgaleo has nearly 50,000 HP and disrupts like an absolute cunt, so be aware of that before you waste 500 coins on it. DD and AP+ at a minimum are required. Starting board is full of unbreakable blocks as well.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Yeah I regret making a second run in the competition.
toythatkills
Member
The prizes weren't unique or anything, just SpeedUps and RMLs and stuff. You haven't missed anything.
I didn't even bother making a coin run, just set a score and got whatever I got. Wasn't worth it.
Exterminieren
Banned
Fuck Solgaleo, TBF.
goshdangit there goes my excuse
LSauchelli
Member
Congratulations, you saved yourself from losing a bunch of coins!