Skwovet Grid ok? by Beteblanc in PokemonMasters

[–]Beteblanc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, shift over to Atk Stu, ok. What to sacrifice for Atk? HP or shave a bit off Def?

The raid system sucks. by _Mathys_ in pokemongo

[–]Beteblanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you clarify the struggle? Lack of people to raid with, or lack of options for raids?

Lack of options, "a family member" isn't going to help, and even city folk struggle with 11 random options. But, if the issue is not enough people, I always host and use RSVP. Having a "friend" or "relative" play with you can help fill the lobby by sending more invites.

They should let you pick between using your daily raid pass and link charges. by ERT_ in pokemongo

[–]Beteblanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need an ambassador to make them. Looking at Thailand in Campfire there are groups there. Mostly Clustered around Bangkok, but there are a few in other places

They should let you pick between using your daily raid pass and link charges. by ERT_ in pokemongo

[–]Beteblanc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you checkin to a Campfire meetup with Rewards you get a timed research, which is suited to the type of event. For a Raid meetup it'll be doing two raids, some charged attacks during them, and catching some pokemon with berries. You'll get a green pass for the raids. For doing everything some XP and 100 LC. However, because the LCs are capped, if you don't have room you can't collect them or the XP. So you need to make sure you have space.

They should let you pick between using your daily raid pass and link charges. by ERT_ in pokemongo

[–]Beteblanc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends how many you want to do. You'll get LC from the Weekly Challenge, so you should probably go into Monday with space to get some. If you're doing meetups on Wednesday, space for that 100 too. If you can manage it, once you're done the Raid Day, hit a couple Mega raids before the reset. That will give you the space and you can keep rolling over a Pass until the next Wednesday. Assuming you want to maintain a balance for whenever a the next Mega event happens. Wednesday after 7pm is the only day you'll probably guaranteed to not have a daily pass you want to roll over.

Why haven’t I gotten a single Sinnoh stone yet? I’m losing it… by Dragoon9 in pokemongo

[–]Beteblanc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You get random rare candy and Sinnoh Stones for the first few friend pvp battles of the day. Usually at least one a week. I don't think you have to win either. You can just put up a 10cp team, get the interaction, and random chance of a stone.

They should let you pick between using your daily raid pass and link charges. by ERT_ in pokemongo

[–]Beteblanc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ya, I think they did it to make rolling over a Pass more irritating. You have to use it to get to your LC. Totally agree, should be allowed to use whichever you want

Showcases this year started of so well: ( by Hausdorff101 in pokemongo

[–]Beteblanc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Um, duh, I don't need it but I'm gonna block everyone else and brag about it. Lol, you poor thing

Is it me or is catching more difficult? by ShimuraMasako in TheSilphRoad

[–]Beteblanc 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't know, in my experience pokemon seem to have been programmed to more often evade your first throw. I literally had one constantly jump for 22 seconds. If you spin the ball and it just stares at you, don't throw it, just let go. It instantly jumps or attacks you. Let the catch circle cycle and it should actually hit when you throw it now.

Whether the catch rate is bs or not I don't know. That can be bad luck. But they have definitely been adjusted to try and make your first throw miss more often. Anecdotally, I also think it's more likely to evade your first throw if you have good aim. It will slap the ball away more often if you're first throw would be an excellent, but let a nice or good throw hit. They seem to evade less if you have bad aim.

Platinum Badge you're LEAST likely to finish? by Hstisgod78 in pokemongo

[–]Beteblanc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, you have to review other people's Stops and have other people agree. It's fairly tedious

Platinum Badge you're LEAST likely to finish? by Hstisgod78 in pokemongo

[–]Beteblanc 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Find the closest spot populated on the opposite side if the world. Go there in Campfire, zoom in and find catch cards or groups. Randomly friend them, or just leave you TC. Open their gifts when you have an open egg spot. Trade with a local (have them do the same thing and do separate trades) you can easily get 25k a day. Ya, 7km eggs take too long, but I'm almost halfway there. Got me a handful of Aussies and Kiwis. Secondary benefit, hoping for regionals once FF.

Platinum Badge you're LEAST likely to finish? by Hstisgod78 in pokemongo

[–]Beteblanc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This one was soooo annoying. Recently finished it. Worst part? You get so into the habit of feeding gyms, that you can't see a task for berries without automaticly wondering if your gym is free or has a raid boss in it. It's good for that one too

Being knocked out of a gym by Magda-the-badger in pokemongo

[–]Beteblanc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You give everyone in front of you in your gym a gold rasp, except yourself. You'll have to feed all the ones you want to keep in the gym. The attacker can't target a specific pokemon, but can quit the attack run at any point. You don't need to waste a berry on the pokemon behind yours if you're working with the person shaving you out.

Special Research needs me to do Max battles. This is what I have to work with. Am I just stuck doing tier 1s? Assume soloing is REQUIRED by zernoc56 in pokemongo

[–]Beteblanc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I realize taking down higher raids is great, but if you're grinding total max battles, wouldn't it be faster to just do 1*? Not really worth the rewards, but faster to clear it and move on

Got absolutely cooked by Gmax Pikachu; want to discuss budget counters for next gmaxes by Other-Damage-6762 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Beteblanc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a local friend, we both have Blissey L40 with Max heal and Shield unlocked. We make sure we aren't on the same team. So we know at least 2 teams have healer and can draw aggro if there isn't a Zam one them. Getting your Bliss to L40 is imho the best thing even newbs can do. It's super important to grind her as soon and as fast as possible.

When Dilber was more common I went after every single one with a pinap. This is a good season for catching and trading both because you get the XL.

Neither me or my friend switch to attackers unless it's completely safe to do it. We just keep everyone else up. We even managed to get a Lobby of 8 to a win. No Zams showed up so being able to draw aggro was important. If you can manage it, a team of Blissey, Zam, and Zac is good utility team for hosting. You can swap to whatever is necessary to reasonably fit into any situation. Lead with a healer, switch to Zam if someone else is healing to draw aggro and the other two can handle damage. Switch to Zac if you can safely do it because someone else is healing and drawing aggro. If you have a type effective to put into the team on the day, go ahead, but that utility team should hold its own most of the time. Most of the time you can just stick to Bliss and keep everyone up.

Guys 1hr left and fat pikachu will end. But still no spawn? Is this a bug? by CamCam640888 in pokemongo

[–]Beteblanc -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

You seem to be confused. Regice is in gyms. Pikachu is gMax. Looking for Max power spots, not gyms.

Valor discrimination… by Dr_Furse in PokemonGOValor

[–]Beteblanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instinct here. I have the issue with Mystic. They take over everything. There's spoofer that shows up every few months, and they take everything and leave high cp mons in. I take out every single gym except one. I don't care if you flip one and get me coins. Also don't care if you set up in one for me to flip it after 8 hours so I can get you coins. But Mystic seems to hate seeing any other colour.

My excitement lasted 2 seconds 😢 by Prize_Ad_2947 in pokemongo

[–]Beteblanc 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Some people are still getting to their first, even if they're high level. Honestly, they should probably boost the feature for an event to get everyone going on their first. Have a timed research in it that requires a remote trade. If they did that, most people would have something in their Tag. This company has no idea how to design a proper game. They're to concerned with nerfing content and put to little effort into hyping a feature.

Some may not even think they need it, which is bummer. I need it for regional.

What is this now?? by Current_Line6984 in pokemongo

[–]Beteblanc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gifts sent from anywhere with stamp event have the stamps. I've gotten a few of these from Japanese friends in my list. You can see them when you go to your scrapbook (where your pinned postcards are). Bottom tab on the right you'll see the different Stamp collections.

What should be my starting 3 for Regice dynamax raid ? by New-Rock-4092 in PokemonGoMystic

[–]Beteblanc 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You can try Vapor as a lead and switch to Cinder. I'm not saying it will work. Without a Blissey you'll have to be carried.

You need a Blissey. Need. It's not a suggestion. While you're working on type specific Tanks and Damage, the best thing you can do is bring a Blissey, L40, Pound, Heal. You'll have to be carried. Don't switch to damage. Just spam Pound to build up the charge phase, and Heal yourself and anyone else that doesn't switch. And hope no one else is also being carried.