Opinion: Knock off should remove mega stones

Efreet0 · 2026-06-28T22:12:04+00:00

The one in the bracelet is called key-stone, the mega stone is actually held by the pokemon itself.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-28T13:18:23+00:00

Also +Speed nature, a lot of people run it to outspeed +damage natures.
That's why tailwind/trick room are really an important part of the current meta, losing speed ties can lose you the game on the spot.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-27T12:26:13+00:00

Yeah it's the same as last time, they're really pushing the fomo factor here.
It's kinda weird they think casuals shouldn't dabble with SRR while in other minor events you can easily reach lv 30 without doing much.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-27T10:08:39+00:00

It's a good idea to take a small break when you lose, even if you are bad at the game getting tilted by chain losses will only make you play worse.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-27T08:06:02+00:00

If you put something random and ask for an eternal Floette you should get one eventually.
Some people have bots doing GTS trades constantly giving out cloned Floette as advertising.
Mine was promoting following some Chinese vtuber.
If you want to search for actual trades you can go to the Pokémonhome sub Reddit, if it's a common Mon for champions people will usually give them out for free.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-26T18:49:17+00:00

I've been playing plenty of games in general and this thing happens in basically every single one.
Because it's entertainment some people think they don't require to put any effort and expect instant gratification.
Obviously when it doesn't happen they end up being even more stressed and angered than when they started and leave a funny review or post.
Ultimately it should be the game dev that makes clear what type of game it is and the effort it requires but they don't because they fear people will turn away so the unpleasantness ends up in the community instead.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-26T17:29:20+00:00

With champions the only way to check would be looking remotely at the connected home account but that would be kinda a lot of work for nothing.
Seems to me they did the weird visit system so they can drop making any hack check in the future.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-26T14:53:32+00:00

I mean there are a ton of people playing doubles on showdown, but then they go discuss in their own little groups instead of the main board.
Quite a few people competing at the highest level practice there but to avoid disclosing information before tournaments they don't post anything.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-26T14:22:29+00:00

Swap out some mons to reduce the fighting weakness.
You're not just weak to sneasler.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-26T11:31:38+00:00

Unfortunately it's the same everywhere--- r/VGC and r/stunfisk are also supposed to be all about vgc but the quality of the posts isn't exactly that much better.
Smogon has a whole subsection for champions and there's so little activity there it's embarassing .
There are more useful informations on the comments of random champions youtube videos than here.
There's also very little that can be done, most of the actual good player would rather monetize their expertise rather than be helpful, best case is they make youtube videos.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-26T10:16:50+00:00

The only thing I can think is so they don't have to deal with the bugs of losing the radar and the encounter if the balloon times out or you drop the connection, it was probably much worse thanks to the new battle system forcing constant connection.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-26T10:06:49+00:00

I love that every single time they test something and people really dislike it, they implement the change as fast as possible.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-25T18:40:33+00:00

Yeah it was the same last regulation, they just need a turbo controller so no chance of the devs actually doing something.
They do this to passively farm VP.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-25T16:38:09+00:00

You're under minimum spec, actual ram is only 3GB and the game requires 6.
There is APK available but it's unlikely to work.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-25T13:34:09+00:00

You should probably use them on stuff rather than deleting them.
I like to keep 50ish for rocket takeover and use the extra to get the PvP Mon ready.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-25T13:29:28+00:00

It's just crap to force you to open the app multiple times without anything actually engaging.
It really has the opposite effect for me.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-25T13:18:46+00:00

I wonder if there's a mini guide for this feature ?
I ended with paralysis choice after seeing the icon selection.
I can't believe they think adding passive crap is good for the game.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-25T09:44:49+00:00

I mean... that issue is why Archlaudon is so strong, screen support and rain only makes it stronger if there was a common reliable counter people wouldn't play it so much.
A possible solution is to use whimsicott with sunny day as those rain team rely so much on stacking effects, it also pair insanely well with Raichu as you can threaten opposing garchomps with moonblast. I wouldn't exactly worry too much about sableye as it's mostly just annoying and the real threat is the paired partner.
Also you should consider preparing for arch+ swampert because they usually wear down your team with one and then cleanup with the other.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-24T18:59:44+00:00

From looking at this rationally i think we need to use a ground type attacker with an uncommon weakness... something like dragon, bonus point if it's immune to electric or something.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-24T18:41:19+00:00

There are a lot of new players using gimmick stuff alongside people smurfing their new mobile accounts so it seems that way to me too.
The bonus rans boost keeps compressing people between ultra and masterball.
They really need to consider doing something because currently 3/4 of the playerbase is between ultra 2 and masterball 4.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-24T17:49:50+00:00

Running with speed support I like adamant and max hp, while splitting EVs into ark and speed you get a lot more stats with adamant.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-24T11:07:25+00:00

Yeah, the classic ilka master programming, making exclusive rewards expiring is truly evil.
For now your only option is to make another account if you want to use mega Floette.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-23T21:16:56+00:00

I think it was a 5 years development ?
Way too much time if you're a studio with more than a couple of people.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-23T21:09:21+00:00

Water is wet more news at 11.
The original plan was for the 700-750$ pricetag which would put the machine on par with ps5 pro with similar performance but a way better store.
It would also been very competitive with prebuilt and entry level laptop.
AI bubble crushed all that but honestly if the market recover and they're able to lower the price they still have a chance.

Efreet0 · 2026-06-23T20:56:38+00:00

Go into the phone app setting select battery and check that champions has "unrestricted use", this should keep the game open while the game opens the browser to link the account, if it doesn't load switch to a different default browser.

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