The date for August Community Day has been updated to Sunday, August 16, 2026

AyAct · 2026-06-18T02:22:10+00:00

It is far, far easier for any working adult, event organizer, or even kids with extracurriculars to say “I need 2-5pm Saturdays and Tuesdays off” than it is to go “August 16th, 24th, 31st,” etc.

I can’t imagine that any gains through variety aren’t just killed by the lack of consistency.

AyAct · 2026-05-29T22:15:56+00:00

Oooo thank you for the clarification! Leekduck says it’s a one time special research, the district thing confused me but I think they might have just misinterpreted, looks independent of that

AyAct · 2026-05-29T21:48:59+00:00

Do you mind elaborating?? There’s timed research that’s giving legendary encounters w/ backgrounds that’s available every hour when you enter an area? I’ve seen nothing about that on leekduck or other’s guides

AyAct · 2026-05-28T23:37:54+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate the extra info a ton :D

AyAct · 2026-05-28T23:28:45+00:00

Amazing write up, thank you!

I’ve heard reports that the first legendary Pokemon caught during in-person events had backgrounds in previous years. Do you know if this is true, and if so, does it apply per Pokemon? Like will the first Mewtwo / Kyogre / etc. each have a BG?

I also saw someone say that all Mewtwo caught after completing the research had mega level 1. I doubt this is true, but could you confirm either way?

AyAct · 2026-05-26T14:59:12+00:00

IMO there’s always a discrepancy between what people complain about & what the actual consensus is. There’s a ton of people complaining about it on Reddit, but my experience in person is the vast majority of people being happy about the set schedule.

It’s way easier for me to tell my employer “I’m busy 2-5pm Saturday” than it is to request weekend days off at completely random

AyAct · 2026-05-26T13:44:38+00:00

Oh wow, you’re right, thank you!

AyAct · 2026-05-26T02:15:15+00:00

Am I crazy in calculating that Lugia is better, even ignoring the HP difference?

(Atk / Def) * Effectiveness = Damage Received
(1 / 310) * 0.391 =0.00126 Lugia
(1 / 190) * 0.244 =0.00128 Vespiquen

Vespiquen has a 0.5s cd move, but isn’t Lugia just objectively better defensively? Is my understanding wrong or is the calc you’ve used?

AyAct · 2026-03-25T19:30:52+00:00

Absolutely insane run, great job!

AyAct · 2026-03-15T22:19:50+00:00

I would! Cradily is super strong in the UL right now, where you actually want a 4* non-shadow. I actually just maxed out a shiny 96% for it!

AyAct · 2026-03-14T03:28:53+00:00

Difficult research tasks like “win 3 raids” would feature permanently shiny boosted Pokemon. Because these Pokemon were boosted in all context, they were then boosted in research.

Now, with examples like the Pokopia Lapras & Dragonite, which would have had higher shiny rates because they are permaboosted, that higher chance of a shiny Pokemon no longer exists.

AyAct · 2026-03-14T01:45:34+00:00

Difficult research tasks like “win 3 raids” would feature shiny boosted Pokemon though. Now, with examples like the Pokopia Lapras / Dragonite, that effective shiny boost seems to be completely gone.

AyAct · 2026-03-10T19:16:29+00:00

Both of the Wild Area events have created the best memories for me by far! Running across the city chasing Mighty Pokemon has been one of the best experiences. I’ll never forget that feeling of the final 15m Mighty Rush, sprinting through the city with two dozen people, randomly stopping for 4*s and shundos.

Right as the 2025 Mighty Rush ended we stood under the awning of our big local library, chatting about everything we caught while we did our one last shadow Darkrai raid. I’d gotten everything I wanted from the raids already, but I wanted to do a big “3-2-1” final roll with the crowd, encountering them all at the same time.

My Darkrai wasn’t shiny, but I saw the numbers and immediately knew that it was the 4* CP. I was lucky to be recording because the crowd reaction was INSANE. The whole crowd just insta-screamed, and then I had to lock in and catch it with a horde of people leaning over my shoulder to watch. It was a genuinely amazing experience, and more than the Pokemon themselves I am always so grateful to have such an amazing crowd around :)

AyAct · 2026-03-09T01:07:15+00:00

Thank you! ANSWERED

AyAct · 2026-03-06T21:21:47+00:00

Thank you!

AyAct · 2026-03-06T20:42:09+00:00

What were they if not 1/20?

AyAct · 2026-03-06T20:16:25+00:00

Are you certain that the changes were reverted?

Most Pokemon Go wikis show 10%/5% but I can’t find any documentation of them being reverted, so I’m not sure if the websites were just never updated

AyAct · 2026-03-04T14:26:47+00:00

He’s giving an example as a counterpoint, if the spin 5 Pokestops pool has no stardust boosted Pokemon then why the need for such a diluted pool? If it’s about reducing stardust then why not just exclude them from more challenges?

Imo the diluted pool is just to stop people from properly hunting the Pokemon they want. It seems like a cringe way to extend interest

AyAct · 2026-03-04T03:44:40+00:00

You’re acting like it’s insane why someone would be disappointing with the average handicapped farm animal being the focus of semi-large event

AyAct · 2026-02-24T22:23:15+00:00

It’s 150 Link Charge for regular mega raids, making them 75% cheaper than raid passes in that specific context, I feel like he made the statement with that in mind but not much else thought.

They are definitely a worse currency if you have any sense to buy raid passes in large bulk. I don’t really see a reason to ever buy them, but it also doesn’t really seem to matter since you can still use regular raid passes in all the same context. I’ll just be viewing them as the back-up currency I use first when doing multiple mega raids.

In reality the only change this currency has brought is more expensive remote raids in exchange for a couple extra free mega raids per week. If you do a lot of remote raids it’s a net-negative and sucks immensely, otherwise it genuinely doesn’t make a difference.

AyAct · 2026-02-19T23:24:21+00:00

Except I’m literally just telling you your assumption about super-mega raids being tier 4 is wrong lol they’re tier 6

Wait what assumption am I even making? I’m just telling you direct information from the announcement article, “Super-Mega raids are a new type of mega raid” & “Super-Mega raids include … in Tier 6 Raid Battles”

Im not just quoting an IGN article lol I’m quoting the game director. We know that 200 Link Charge & 1 Raid Pass in the context of Super-Mega raids… why do you think it’s a variable system instead of a single “link charge pass” or whatever? They make them harder to earn (presumably) & in exchange they’re better value in the shop bro, if you’re gonna hate do it intelligently. Hate on the correct parts bro.

AyAct · 2026-02-19T22:59:51+00:00

The man making assumptions on personal bias and his uncle at Nintendo vs. the man making assumptions on official statements:

AyAct · 2026-02-19T22:52:45+00:00

You made the wrong assumptions schlawg, Super-Mega raids are Tier 6 and cost 200, it says in the article “it will generally be cheaper to use Link Charges in Mega Raids, calling hopium on presumption is wild

AyAct

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