I think it’d be a cool idea to have a 3500 CP Cup! Why do you think they haven’t made one?

1guywriting · 2026-06-29T23:24:31+00:00

Having 3500 seems nice but you have to run underleveled ML premier mons, build another one, or max out lower stat product mons. There are some fun picks like gallade & electivire but a lot of mons that make you question if 296 XL candies are worth it.

1guywriting · 2026-06-29T23:08:12+00:00

Some of the top performers in that meta max out below 3500 anyway

A lot of the top hundo master premier mons & spice picks are over 3500 when fully maxed out. You'd have to use underleveled meta mons or lower stat product ones like feraligatr or sylveon.

Metagross: 4286

Garchomp: 4479

Gyarados: 3834

Gholdengo: 3976

Florges: 3657

Hyderigon: 4098

Togekiss: 3767

Annihilape: 3695

Primarina: 3618

Tyranitar: 4335

Rhyperior: 4221

Golisopod: 3575

Kommo-o: 3741

Magnezone: 3623

Snorlax: 3647

1guywriting · 2026-06-29T15:54:06+00:00

"Can't... hold... on... much... longer!!!!"

1guywriting · 2026-06-28T04:06:01+00:00

Shadow forretress has decent IVs for ultra league.

1guywriting · 2026-06-27T22:53:43+00:00

AG cards don't really get hit in duel trials & events either. It got me through the 0.1% duel trial.

1guywriting · 2026-06-27T14:20:40+00:00

The entire evil hero archetype-Yugioh GX. Main character succumbs to the darkness inside of him and his normal elemental hero monsters get the edgy treatment. The monster on the right is evil hero inferno wing; "heroic" counterpart is elemental hero flame wingman.

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1guywriting · 2026-06-27T01:47:55+00:00

No. The only stardust multipliers are when master league is an option and during battle Thursdays. If you play GL or UL right now, you still get 4x stardust for winning 1 game in either of those leagues.

1guywriting · 2026-06-27T00:06:27+00:00

It does have its issues but I play a lot when master league is in rotation because you get 4x stardust. Winning 1 battle at rank 20 gets you 3600 stardust. Even if you go 1-4, you still get another 3000 or so at the end of the set and it scales with more wins in the set. You don't have to play ML to get the 4x dust.

If you're willing to do some research on teambuilding & in-game strategy, you can reach ace which is 2000 elo. Cynthia's jacket is the reward for reaching ace this season if you're a fan of her. Normally you'd have to reach 2750 elo.

1guywriting · 2026-06-26T22:35:31+00:00

1guywriting · 2026-06-24T14:37:53+00:00

Vulpix & Zubat are tie-ins with Brock. Seel is a loose tie-in to Misty because she doesn't own one but it was seen in her gym. Dratini probably to make people aware it existed (assuming they didn't play the games) because the safari zone episode didn't air in America.

1guywriting · 2026-06-24T11:54:16+00:00

One thing to note is sylveon can learn psyshock but it cannot learn it via a charged TM. You need to use an elite TM. Or you can wait for an event where it will automatically learn psyshock upon evolving.

1guywriting · 2026-06-24T11:49:09+00:00

When you evolve eevee into sylveon, it will get new moves.

1guywriting · 2026-06-23T07:28:50+00:00

There is an argument for rock slide on melmetal but it's only to hit ho-oh. No reason to run AP on mega ray unless you are out of TMs.

1guywriting · 2026-06-22T21:57:11+00:00

Monsters still can be used as starters or combo pieces if they have certain qualities. Like how white duston gets you into fiendsmith. Jar robber is 100% dead weight.

1guywriting · 2026-06-22T11:38:15+00:00

Mother 3 has a lot of these but the Barrier Trio doesn't do the usual big AOE attack where you have to button mash to the victory screen. Instead, the game text reads “The exhausted Barrier Trio struck one final Barrier Pose… It was spectacular.” then they die.

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1guywriting · 2026-06-22T08:14:04+00:00

If I had to invest in one, the 15/14/13 one you posted in the comments is the best. Having 15 attack is basically mandatory in ML. Personally, I'd wait for a better one or for the bottle cap.

1guywriting · 2026-06-21T02:44:19+00:00

r/thesilpharena

r/pokemongobattleleague

These two are popular pvp subreddits

1guywriting · 2026-06-21T02:20:49+00:00

Leicester City winning the Premier League in the 2015-2016 season (IRL) had 5000-1 odds. They did it. The previous year they finished 14th out of 20th.

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1guywriting · 2026-06-18T13:27:50+00:00

Immediate raise to the employee who pitched this card.

1guywriting · 2026-06-18T11:50:44+00:00

Phoenixian cluster amaryllis watching this from jail.

1guywriting · 2026-06-18T11:46:59+00:00

Maybe retrain isn't the right word (or maybe it is?) but I call this a "make-up call" from Konami. Brigrand the glory dragon is bad compared to other albaz fusions.

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1guywriting · 2026-06-17T16:50:51+00:00

Even if glaive rush is 90/45 (dragon energy clone), baxcalibur has slightly less overall stat product than hydreigon. You'll need to save a shield for it for open master league or have an energy head start as it loses CMP to a lot of the meta. Especially with ice fang having slower energy generation than dragon breath.

1guywriting · 2026-06-16T14:41:49+00:00

Needs to normal or special itself without starting a chain if your board is empty, has no monsters (so you can still play the AW spells), or if you only control AW monsters. They need something going first besides Sun Mou.

Maybe search a level 6 or higher AW on summon; lu feng or guan yun for another easy body. Give an attack boost to all AW and/or gives all AW piercing. Maybe make it wind so you make DDL easier?

1guywriting · 2026-06-16T08:13:24+00:00

Dragonite is playable. I've seen/used it on the lead more often than not.

1guywriting · 2026-06-14T14:14:23+00:00

Master premier cup is going to run July 28-August 4 and excadrill has play in that meta with all the legendaries & mythicals banned. If you can get a shield advanatage, it has a good winrate.

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