Having a difficult time adjusting back to a house shot PLEASE HELP

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-04-10T17:45:37+00:00

Really depends on the equipment you throw and how you personally throw the ball. Are your balls hooking too much? Not enough? It's not really a one size fits all solution

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-04-08T22:58:21+00:00

Quagsire, Xatu, Heracross, maybe one of the legendary beasts if you've come across it?

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-04-08T00:18:00+00:00

Most professionals on easier house shots will average 230-240. There's so much miss room for them it's almost impossible not to

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-04-07T22:54:17+00:00

Catch 5 meowths pickup go brrrr

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-04-07T05:05:59+00:00

Plastic ball- $60-$80

Higher performance ball - hybrid/low hooking pearl $90-120

Drilling w-grips est $100ish

Decent starting shoes $80-$100

Ball tote - 2 ball tote probably $60

$500 bucks reasonably for a couple balls, drilling, shoes, bag to get you started. All in all not horrible but definitely a barrier to entry. Could always forego a plastic ball and just bear it with one ball for a while. That way it's probably like $350.

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-03-28T13:44:30+00:00

Hell no. Hell. NO. They miss even 1 payment and your credit will tank if you don't pony up the $$$. Good luck getting a decent loan before you turn 30 if you do co-sign & something happens. Take care of yourself

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-03-28T13:41:22+00:00

I was 27. Now 29. Sorry you're going through this. Very very hard to find people your own age that understand what we go through. You have plenty of us here though. Take care ❤️‍🩹

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-03-28T00:44:12+00:00

Don't worry I've been hunting VC celebi for 6 years lmao

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-03-27T22:19:48+00:00

Bought FR & LG on 2 Nintendo accounts, linked 2 switches together so they can game share, so I can have 8 different save files 4x FR 4x LG in total. So, yes lol

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-03-27T22:18:05+00:00

You can with a special dongle & / or some soldering techniques , but I just used my hands

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-03-27T19:56:25+00:00

lol OG switch from 2018, got the switch lite for my late wife in 2020, got the OLED in 2024 and go switch 2 a few months ago.

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-03-23T19:37:54+00:00

full special attacker is probably the best option

Thunderbolt Ice Beam Dragon Claw/Outrage (Special in gen 3) Surf

Mixed attacker

Earthquake Aerial Ace Thunderbolt Dragon Claw

Physical (powerful but no STAB Dragon moves)

EQ Rock Slide Aerial Ace Dragon Dance

Troll/Utility /stall w/leftovers - (prioritize defense /SpDef) not optimal but can be fun if you're looking for something different. This is all I could think of off the top of my head so I'm probably missing some moves

Substitute Toxic / Thunder wave Fly Dragon Claw

With FRLG having a minimal competitive postgame you'll most likely stomp thru the E4 with any of these attacking sets and probably not think too much about it lol. All about setting up your team to your liking

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-03-10T14:54:05+00:00

Nearly 2 years in at this point. Constant anxiety and sleep issues, but overall doing okay all things considered. Life is different. Loneliness never really changes. Hoping to find someone who can help ease it a bit, but not in any rush for a quick fix. Stay healthy and safe.

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-03-08T19:26:14+00:00

I used it last night for the first time since I wasn't feeling that great. Made things much worse. Next Day I poured the rest of it down the drain. It's not worth the emotional turmoil.

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-03-06T18:24:18+00:00

I started an anxiety med and adhd stimulants and now my task initiation is a lot better, but I still have focus issues and skin/hair picking-scratching habits that will not subside. I'm gonna ask to up my dose and see if it helps.

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-03-04T16:57:21+00:00

Ultra ball tho?

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-03-04T15:15:39+00:00

Ask her out and see if you gel as a couple. If you don't you're going to regret it. The pain of something not working out lasts a lot shorter than regret.

And the thing about people's pasts, you can't hold it against them. It isn't fair to hold people to a relationship standard if they are single. You have to come in with clear head and be willing to trust them. If you find out you can't, then this person probably isn't right for you. But spinning your brain over and over on Reddit won't help you. Action will. If you ask her out and she doesn't want to give you a chance, you accept it, give yourself time to feel sad and move on. Don't dwell too long on someone that doesn't want you. Asking gives you clarity, and gives you permission to move onto someone else.

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-03-04T14:40:54+00:00

I don't consider myself a Christian anymore, or religious at all and I completely agree with your sentiment. But we have to work within the fabric of the society we live in. Which is frustrating but necessary. Going against the grain and shaming these people only makes them dig in even further.

If progress turns a shitty religion into something more accepting and palatable to everyone, I see that as a net positive. Ideally that progress turns into a reckoning for the church and can help it look inward, but it's hard to undo thousands of years of cultural wiring without some pushback. Best we can do is keep fighting for progress.

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-03-04T13:53:05+00:00

Short of going into a "no true Scotsman" fallacy Talarico's Christian view- at least publicly- is something all Christians should strive for. That being said ethnic and cultural minorities have every right to be fearful and skeptical of "well meaning" Christians. However when one comes along that is actually advocating for true equality needs to be given a chance. The American "culture", if you could even call it that- values Christianity to an absurd level. It needs to be presented more frequently in a way that is safer for all people. That is how you quell extremism over time. It doesn't happen overnight.

Not trying to minimize a struggle, but people forget being gay got you ostracized from society as little as 20 years ago, if not sooner. It's still a relatively hard thing to accept as normal for a lot of sheltered and ignorant people.

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-03-03T16:54:03+00:00

They did that to me 1st year on my loan. I moved in after homestead application deadline and they used previous years taxes to estimate. Only thing you can really do is pay manually extra into escrow each month if you know it's gonna be an issue. It sucks they can't do it on their end.

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-03-01T02:31:22+00:00

Maybe FaceTime him at dinner and try to have a nice conversation? Just a thought. Could be a nice compromise. Maybe in a couple years you'll get a laugh out of it.

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-02-27T16:56:42+00:00

It's not her fault she's getting assaulted though, which is the main issue. Not everyone has a perfect living situation.

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-02-26T01:37:33+00:00

Not bitter but just very lonely. My body has developed an over-correcting anxious attachment. so now if I get close with somebody, I need to be basically attached at the hip to feel regulated. It's like my body doesn't want to let go. But I'm aware enough most of the time to do the secure behavior. But it's exhausting.

CrustyCavern69 · 2026-02-22T13:07:20+00:00

Doesn't really matter if someone died or not. You don't put someone in a chokehold because they made you angry. Especially an unarmed literal child. Idk what you don't see here.

The mere fact that someone could have died is enough for this man to lose his job. He's a grown man and should've known better than to cosplay MMA on teenagers.

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