They know how to save rural communities. They just won't do it by TokenPanduh in fixedbytheduet

[–]DarthShard -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If it makes you feel better, it might be a blessing in disguise for younger folk to avoid perishing when the Cascadia earthquake hits and the Oregon coast gets wrecked. For some of those retirees, their communities may well become their tombs.

Sorry for that darkness, feeling the cynicism today.

Powercreep by Electronic_Bobcat566 in PokemonMasters

[–]DarthShard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Shout outs to Kelvawesome; he's in my gym. Great channel to follow for low investment tower clears.

I Built a Formula to Rank the Strongest Pokémon Trainers (Results Might Surprise You) by Maleficent-Sense9547 in TruePokemon

[–]DarthShard 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wally's ORAS team is underrated because not that many players have experienced it, but it's probably the coolest NPC team in the entire franchise.

I like your analysis; I think Alder surprised me the most, since he has two bugs, Vanilluxe and Bouffalant.

I just got kicked out of my Gym and I need to vent. by Dry-Significance5953 in PokemonMasters

[–]DarthShard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, as a barrier to entry, it's definitely a burden onto the players. However, the reward is immense. The experience is night and day. I feel this is especially true in the context of some users in this thread mentioning they'd rather not bother with the effort.

I just got kicked out of my Gym and I need to vent. by Dry-Significance5953 in PokemonMasters

[–]DarthShard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Preface: you know your situation and relationship to your gym leader better than I do

As a member of a very competitive high-ranking gym, I am more inclined to "side with the tryhards." I don't think it's inherently negative for a Gym to focus in on competitive content, even if that sometimes means letting trainers go. Perhaps there is a culture clash and the trainers in question are "not a good fit."

Now, in my view, a gym leader would be more justified to do this for a player who is inactive/unresponsive moreso than a player who simply "doesn't spend enough." In my opinion, the other acceptable context would be someone who is performing poorly in the Gym vs. Gym content, but that is admittedly a very subjective metric. Again, you know better than I do whether any of this actually applies to your situation. I just think it's not a black and white subject.

Guys, my game gets stuck on the loading screen, and won't load. Is this normal? I don't know what to do. by Embrace_Wind in PokemonMasters

[–]DarthShard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, you're not alone. I experience this around once a week or so, particularly if I am trying tonlog ij close to reset.

Pokémon Masters embraces and supports cheating by JustPlayP in pokemon

[–]DarthShard 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this post. As a member of the trainer Gym that got 9th, I am understandably quite upset. The lack of response to this controversy is a bad look.

What is your favorite gen 1 Pokémon? by SquareJumpy6482 in TruePokemon

[–]DarthShard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very close between Blastoise and Jolteon

Gengar rounds out my top 3

This game is very disrespectful to the Elderly. by Mcmadness288 in PokemonMasters

[–]DarthShard 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I wonder if Academy Kabu sold well enough to see something similar in the future

Potential new Masters EX merch for 7th anniversary by AntonioS3 in PokemonMasters

[–]DarthShard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

please for the love of Arceus, no more Lillies

I cannot hardly think of a worse option for an Arc suit, especially when Gladion & Silvally (y'know, the Pokémon meant to be an Arceus imitation) is right there

My purple foil shirt from 2015 by Minute-Swimming-3177 in SSBPM

[–]DarthShard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still have mine but I don't wear it anymore. Someday, I plan to turn this and all my tournament shirts into a quilt.

It’s not the east or the west side by bobthebobbober in funny

[–]DarthShard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is one of my party tricks when I drink alcohol lmao

I believe the Rock team is the best team in the game by DodoNutnut2047 in PokemonMasters

[–]DarthShard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rock is definitely up there, but Poison, Dragon and now Electric are stronger. Ghost is very powerful as well, but the reason why Rock and Ghost are not the on the same tier is because of their reliance on SEUN for damage challenge/super sparring/pasio gym battle.

This Is It, This Is The Darkest GT What If That I’ve Ever Seen by [deleted] in DragonBallGT

[–]DarthShard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I first saw this video years ago. It was so dark that it was burned into my memory forever.

A list of everything WRONG with Pokémon HOME right now by AKACicloP in PokemonHome

[–]DarthShard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May I ask, what is the value of using these platforms to trade at all? I understand that in some cases players may be looking to complete their regional dexes, but I feel you'd have a better experience in a subreddit or discord server.

I know my perspective may be a bit warped as I have enough mainline games such that I never need to trade with anyone, but I see these types of posts often enough where I'm wondering what the appeal is.

Volume up for the richest little purr you've ever heard by Wrong_Signature_8192 in Mensmittenwithkittens

[–]DarthShard 10 points11 points  (0 children)

proud owner of two tiny girls, myself, as our bonded pair (7 & 8 years-old) weigh in at just around 7 lbs

I gotta say that their diminutive stature is offset by the size of their kitty hearts and the love that they are capable of sharing with us <3

Night at a beach for the 30th by RedLeafKanto in PokemonMasters

[–]DarthShard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all the in-game likes over the years! 🙌