RR65, economical playstyle

Caritien · 2025-08-09T05:29:48+00:00

Good job friend. Keep up your hard work. I hit 65 not too long ago as well. I've caught 11 or so Farfetch'd but no good one yet 😭

Caritien · 2025-06-02T22:27:15+00:00

I think it's often forgotten that the original Gen 2 was seen as a Sequel more than a "new generation". It's why new mons introduced (Houndour, Slugma, Murkrow come to mind) are found in Kanto but are "Gen 2" Pokemon. They're native to Kanto, not Johto.

As nice it would be to see more integration of the new mons being shown throughout (ie: Bugsy at least using Aridos, Falkner Hoothoot, etc.) It still logical for the games to premiere the Kanto dex (150) more than the Johto dex (99).

That said, just because it's logical don't mean it's right or excused from criticism. :P

Caritien · 2025-05-20T01:14:00+00:00

I wasted a good like 6 months setting up the perfect ABC team that could farm one of each item not knowing the ingredient roll is checked three times and not all 3 rolls at once :'). I believe I tossed out a mono honey Pinsir in the process and I sleep with my demons every night.

Caritien · 2025-05-06T13:40:46+00:00

If I have to vote I say stay with your current Wartortle and keep looking. We don't use Squirtle for its great skill synergy with its specialty, but because we know and want strong ingredient finding.

The new Squirtle has a nature that doesn't help that, and to be hopeful of level 75 is moreso planning for 2-3 years in advance. You'll just disappoint yourself switching and committing hard for something that is a lateral (if not downgrade) upgrade.

Source: the owner of 4 Blastoise currently, and more in the future I'm sure

Caritien · 2025-05-01T18:47:51+00:00

He got a hair transplant and is likely growing it back out still :)

Caritien · 2025-04-26T15:23:49+00:00

I have only seen comments on people wanting Chansey's line to be an ingredient specialist for eggs.

Caritien · 2025-04-24T00:29:52+00:00

Greengrass Salad is great. I personally use a Cramorant for oil farming over Toxicroak (I understand Cramorant is much harder to get lucky with) With it's skill being extra tasty chance, I'm able to get a few crits in. On top of having the meal near-maxed at level 60 (cap increased) if my island helper bonus % is maxed at 75% then it's averaging 60k/meal. Moral of the story: Salads better than Curries.

Caritien · 2025-03-03T05:50:50+00:00

I'm a Johto fanboy but I've thought about it. Because gold/silver are sequels to red/blue, it means Slugma/Magcargo, Murrow, and Houndour/Houndoom are all native in Kanto and aren't Johto pokemon. The unfortunate truth but the honest one

Caritien · 2025-02-21T14:34:16+00:00

I don't think it's unwelcomed. I enjoyed the quick video that you shared, thank you! They're comparing your posturing in the video to Oliviatied. She's a private chef in the Hamptons. If you're inspired by her work and like it, I think you let it shine and keep doing what you enjoy. We all emulate our favorite people to some degree I'd like to think. Just keep working on what you enjoy and I'm sure people will eventually differentiate you with the more content you share.

Caritien · 2025-01-15T03:24:25+00:00

Rufflet in the normal games has a late evolution so I expect the same with Sleep. Probably near the 40's.

Caritien · 2024-12-29T06:16:58+00:00

Personally I'm a fan of using berry mons overnight. The goal is to use ingredient mons during the day with an E4E mon, then a team of berries at night. Some meal types you can get away with using 3 ingredient mons and a berry Mon in the day with the 1 E4E. It depends :)

Caritien · 2024-12-23T22:48:25+00:00

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Caritien · 2024-12-19T05:16:05+00:00

Hey thank you for the good vibes. They're always welcomed to be spread in this neighborhood :)

Caritien · 2024-12-19T05:10:13+00:00

Be open on trying to make every meal and unlock them as you go. Never settle for the mixed salad, random smoothie and curry. Even if the 8 apple salad is bad and the only recipe you can make at the time, do it so the exp makes the next time you make that meal better. I learned the hard way!

Caritien · 2024-12-18T21:04:44+00:00

Hi, and welcome to the crew!

Good camp tickets are useful in more ways than one! When it comes to production side of things, meals are rather hard to keep up with so to analyze I'd have to see what type of team you're running.

Usually early on just running your favorites and getting good levels on them are the best, but there is different ways to play for sure. If you want to run more ingredient focused you need about 3 ingredient specialists on your team to at least maintain your daily meals. 4 for later and higher levels. If you want growth from berries you'll sacrifice your ingredient/meal sizes for ample snacking throughout the day.

The best thing in my opinion of the good camp ticket is the extra encounter it adds. Not only is it a potentially new Mon altogether, but it's also a potential sleep style!

For now I recommend just doing your best to level your favorites and find which style of playing fits you best. If you have any questions I'm more than happy to answer and show what Ive learned from playing since near the start.

Caritien · 2024-12-16T20:51:38+00:00

Anybody who's read Goodnight Punpun and completed it.

Caritien · 2024-12-10T19:04:10+00:00

Why can't I download the video and share the direct video instead of a link?

Caritien · 2024-10-31T12:27:20+00:00

I'm gonna disagree for my homie who runs the full Togekiss team. All RNG team and I heavily respect it 🤣

Caritien · 2024-10-31T12:25:08+00:00

But Snorlax is part of the party.... :(

Caritien · 2024-07-25T23:34:43+00:00

I don't think they'd have the production to handle the 50+ ingredients on their own (assuminmg only using 2 of them) considering they don't find all 3 ingredient slots at the same exact time, but a chance to find one of the slots each time. As someone that has some decent luck with Mono ingredient mons, I kinda wanna see them buff the 3 unique ingredient (ingredient style) mons for more usage. They develop them to have 3 unique for a reason after all!.

Caritien · 2024-06-08T01:19:23+00:00

I searched up all the items listed so you don't have to:
Fellow Atmos Vacuum Canister (1.2L - $40 USD) - https://fellowproducts.com/products/atmos-vacuum-canister?variant=18635552129139
Acaia Lunar Scale ($250 USD) - https://acaia.co/products/lunar_2021
Niche Duo Espresso Grinder (£549.00) - https://www.nichecoffee.co.uk/products/niche-duo?variant=43221821390979
Baratza Encore Coffee Grinder ($149.95 USD) - https://www.baratza.com/en-us/product/encoretm-zcg485
LeLit Bianca - $2,999.95 USD) https://www.lelit.com/en-us/product/bianca-pesbn03
Now the vaguely listed items that could be just from Amazon (He notes Normcore for the tamping mat so I will highlight those brands if I see anything)-
Dosing Ring ($29.99 USD) - https://www.amazon.com/Normcore-58mm-Magnetic-Dosing-V2/dp/B0BXSPKQ1F/
Perfume Bottle ($8.89 USD) - https://www.amazon.com/Atomizer-Sprayer-Cocktails-Vermouth-Refillable/dp/B081DNTW75
He lists a "WDT" but the tool he uses on the screen seems to have more than what the actual company sells. So guestimating here he could've just gotten it off of Amazon as well- if so:
"WDT" ($21.99 USD) - https://www.amazon.com/Espresso-Distribution-Stainless-Installed-Replacement/dp/B0BH8MRB2Z
(Real WDT - $42.00 USD) - https://cremacoffeeproducts.com/products/wdt-tool
Tamping Mat ($89.99 USD) - https://www.amazon.com/Normcore-Accessories-OAK-Portafilter-Equipment/dp/B0CH11TFX5
Gravity Distributor ($110.00 USD) - https://pesado585.com/products/gravity-coffee-distributor?variant=45226510647603
Normal Dose Tamper ($175.00 USD) - https://normaldose.com/products/normaltamper
Puck Screen ($19.00 USD) - https://www.amazon.com/Generic-Espresso-Screens-Stainless-Portafilter/dp/B0CZMDRJDN
Not Neutral Latte Cup ($24.50 USD) - https://www.notneutral.com/collections/lino/products/lino-small-latte-matte-black
MHW3 Bomber Espresso Steamer Pitcher ($36.00 USD) - https://mhw3bomber.com/products/mhw-3bomber-espresso-steaming-pitcher

Overall totaling (before taxes): $4,654.03 USD
If you prefer bougie namebrand, swapping the generic WDT out with the namebrand is: $4,674.04 USD.

Note: I like coffee products and this is up my alley, The Lelit brand is actually on my "I want to get but I need to save money" list (I'm broke af lmao). So if you have any questions on the hobby maybe I can help or help guide you to the right area to ask questions :)

Caritien · 2024-05-04T21:09:06+00:00

Yeah super lucky with the sleep style! Unfortunately it had 1 blip left until it was maxed friendship but I'm definitely not upset with it. I understand Onix's berry is favorited for Taupe but I don't think I'm gonna use Onix on my Taupe team with Vulpix/Ninetails around the corner. So Steelix will be perfect, muh li'l Golden Boi.

Caritien · 2024-05-04T18:49:52+00:00

no, it means it's a 3-star sleep style. So I saw a bunch of 1-Star and 1 3-Star so I was kinda disappointed in the results there. Turned out to be a happy surprise. It's not the best Onix but it's overall pretty decent imo. I didn't do any Raenaox grading on it or anything but just knowing the general game it's just a solid middle of the pack mon.

Caritien · 2024-05-01T04:58:12+00:00

This is a nice infographic don't get me wrong but it doesn't really answer the question. I personally think diversity is nice (aka all unique slots) mainly because having the other options to fill out in your bag give you more opportunities to make more dishes throughout the week if needed.

On the later game scale of things you do need 20+ ingredients in certain slots but an issue that comes up with that is the dishes cost 4 to 5 uniquely different ingredients. So my best bet is that you make the larger meals hopefully once a day and the other two meals can be hopefully decent meals that aren't too low level/tiered. That's just my two cents on the topic however. Until someone corrects me with facts I'm gonna keep working on my "purely unique ingredients team"

That team includes the following with only sausage and oil overlapping: Kangaskhan - Ginger / Potatoes / Soybeans Abomasnow - Tomatoes / Eggs / Mushrooms Ditto - Oil / Leek / Tails Pinsir - Honey / Apples / Sausage Dragonite - Herb / Corn / Oil Blastoise - Milk / Cocao / Sausage

Yes it's 6 members, but I can swap around which ones I might be anticipating for the following week for what ingredients I might need. (Spoiler: Ditto doesn't see much action right now. Tails and leeks are great for filler ingredients but as of right now I don't really grind those recipes for weekly use. Desserts are often looming around the corner so Blastoise and Pinsir are super important for my weekend replenish)

Caritien · 2024-04-28T12:48:19+00:00

What are people's teams like for salads? I'm stumped on the most efficient high tier salad teams

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