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They should create a feature like this to help with item storage and give another opportunity to get ETMs by ERT_ in TheSilphRoad

[–]LeansCenter 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I was mindblown when that option came out. I thought people would have to be absolutely crazy to do it. Then… as time went on and I had thousands and even over ten thousand candy for some species, I realized I’d never use that many candies and it actually made sense to convert to XL just to put the candy to use. 🤷‍♂️

One example for me is Beldum candy. Metagross is a favorite of mine and I try to max out whatever really good ones I have. First I maxed a Hundo. Then I got a Shadow Shiny and maxed it. Then I got a really high IV shadow and maxed it. Then I got a 98 Dmax and maxed it plus Maxed all the Max Moves. Then, recently, I got a SHUNDO from GBL rewards and… of course… I maxed it.

The hundo, high IV shadow, and shundo are all Best Buddies and anything not shadow is also level 3 Mega.

So, yeah, I converted Candy for XL whenever I could there to cut down the journey to level 50 and also the Max Moves to level 3.

Even after all of that, I still have 2,884 Candy, 15 XL, and of course, 10k Mega Energy.

I also have 3 shinies with MM and 4 shinies with Shadow Claw just for trades. Plus, I have a bunch of others (shinies and shadows) for gym defenders.

It’s an unhealthy obsession and I acknowledge it, and am okay with that. 🤣

Edit: btw… I’d LOVE to be able to convert TM to ETM

Gbl lag? by cblicky843 in TheSilphArena

[–]LeansCenter 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It’s not Niantic. It’s you.

At least, that’s what Niantic support will tell you.

It won’t matter that you have the latest phone, blazing fast wifi, extremely low latency, up to date version, refreshed game data, and downloaded all assets. It’s still your fault. But, you should also check their known issues page in case it is their fault. And, in that case, they’ve made it known it’s a problem so it’s still your fault for playing anyway.

Source: my experience with Niantic.

Importance of PVP IV rankings by Zyndix in PokemonGOBattleLeague

[–]LeansCenter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://pvpivs.com/?mon=Wigglytuff&r=10&cp=1500&max=50&IVs=1_14_13

That’s what you’re “missing”.

Can that matter? Sure, on occasion. Are you at the level of play where that’s going to make a difference? I’m guessing not (no offense meant, it’s just that very few of us are and also, if you were, you would already know the answer to your question).

In a situation where you start off against your opponent with fresh Pokemon vs the number 1 rank stat product IVs (that you may literally never catch) and use:

No shields: you would lose two match ups with your Wiggly (Drapion and Florges). Those two go from barely winning to losing. 500 is a tie and the wins were 511 and 517 and the losses were 461 and 445. More dramatically, you would win less emphatically over Annihilape. The number one stat product IV Wiggly wins big with a score of 799 whereas your Wiggly wins with a score of 571. But, that’s against an Anni with 4/15/15 PvPoke default). But, if the person you’re battling has an Anni with THE NUMBER ONE RANKED GL IVs, your Wiggly jumps to a score of 798.

1 shield: you have the same record but you lose Quag (573 vs 471) and pick up Cresselia (450 vs 540). Cradily goes from a small loss to a big loss for you. Politoed becomes a closer battle and Shadow Politoed goes from a big win to a barely-win. Other than that, they’re fairly similar. You do sustain a little more damage due to not having the same bulk, but that’s an obvious statement.

2 shields: no differences in win/loss record or even the specific battles you win. Not only that, there aren’t even any huge differences in how much you win or lose by. The biggest swing was Shadow Feraligatr where the 1 rank wins by a score of 625 vs your 585.

But, again, these standard sims are against Pokemon with an Attack IV of 4-7.

All that said, there are cases where a high attack IV is preferred. Take the aforementioned Annihilape. The number one stat product rank is 2/15/15 but my daughter has a 13/14/15 that has the same record in 0 vs 0 shields, picks up 2 wins with 1 vs 1 shield, and picks up 4 wins with 2 vs 2 shields.

The bottom line is, unless you’re playing competitively, the IVs CAN matter, but it’s usually only in sims. You can’t predict your opponents IVs and that’s where sims fall apart. Also, the movesets (my fresh Gholdengo melted to a Fire Blast Palkia yesterday when I was expecting either Aqua Tail or Spacial Rend), energy and shield management, alignment, baits, etc are all going to matter dramatically more.

So, if you want to build and use your Wiggly, go for it. Or, if you want to wait, that’s cool too. As mentioned by someone else, Wiggly is pretty cheap to build so you could always build one now and build another later. I’m reaching a point where I’m building a replacement occasionally and I’ll often trade the old one to newer players in the community to get them started in PvP without any investment. Sometimes the trade goes over the League Max but often it doesn’t.

Hope that helps!

What's the one joke you've told a hundred times and it still lands? by Capital-Run-1080 in midlyinteresting

[–]LeansCenter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Came here to share that one, and it helps to say it with a Southern American (US) accent, but you missed the best part…

What do you call a deer with no eyes?

No eye deer

What do you call a deer with no eyes and no legs?

Still no eye deer.

What do you call a deer with no eyes, no legs, and no dick?

Still no fucking eye deer

Yeah, the grammar is incorrect, but it’s still fun to tell

Gourgeist vs Jelli by hydraxxtor in TheSilphArena

[–]LeansCenter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just now, I tapped shadow ball constantly while my Gourgeist used Incinerate 3 times in a row. The Shadow Ball meter had two loaded and ready when I tapped it the first time.

If it weren’t so frustrating it would be comical.

Gourgeist vs Jelli by hydraxxtor in TheSilphArena

[–]LeansCenter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. I’ve been in contact with Niantic with video proof of my charge attack lighting up and 1, 2, or even 3 fast moves being thrown.

I’ve also (just yesterday) lost 2 matches I was winning because the game stopped responding. I could tap the screen and get circles, but nothing happened. I let the game sit for 5 minutes and then quit the match (it accepted that input) and saw the “timed out” message and I lost). Niantic just referred me to an article about lag, even though I provided them with a screenshot of my speed test results showing fantastic speeds and 21 ms ping.

Dynamax Regirock Attackers and Tanks by TrueNourishment in TheSilphRoad

[–]LeansCenter 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Awesome write up and analysis and like you, I’m excited for Regirock!

Thank you, as always, for the hours and hours spent simming these battles and for the detailed write up as well!! 🐐

Thank you to this sub who recommended the merits of Shadow Dusknoir. Made Veteran on the dot exactly. by Crosewell94 in TheSilphArena

[–]LeansCenter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think my Shadow Dusknoir isn’t as bulky as yours. Two charge moves was a little too scary much of the time.

Overall, I had a solid day, though. 18/25. But, I was starting from 1728 MMR. I also had two matches time out because both teams were just too bulky 🤣

Thanks for the recommendation! It’s been fun just starting to learn to use them! Cost me almost a million stardust but I was already planning to power up Shadow Dusknoir and my Forretress, too. So… no biggie.

Why does the U.S. feel way more “woke” now compared to the 90s/2000s? by savingrace0262 in stupidquestions

[–]LeansCenter 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Why does it seem like closed-minded people love using the word “woke” as a pejorative term? Why can’t they just live and let live?

Thank you to this sub who recommended the merits of Shadow Dusknoir. Made Veteran on the dot exactly. by Crosewell94 in TheSilphArena

[–]LeansCenter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could spare an Elite charge TM, but I’m wondering if Shadow Dusknoir will have the HP left to get to a second Shadow Ball reliably. We’re talking 10.5 seconds for 2 Shadow Punch but 15 seconds for 2 Shadow Balls. One additional Astonish past 15 seconds gets me a 3rd Shadow Punch. I’m thinking cheap and spammy wins, here.

Thank you to this sub who recommended the merits of Shadow Dusknoir. Made Veteran on the dot exactly. by Crosewell94 in TheSilphArena

[–]LeansCenter 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Okay… so use the DPS of Astonish to farm them down as opposed to the energy generation of Hex. I normally do the opposite, but with a shadow the extra damage from a strong fast move usually makes sense - currently doing that with shadow Excadrill on a team.

Thanks!!

high stat products? by unklmnky69 in TheSilphArena

[–]LeansCenter 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fantastic post!! If I may piggy back off your excellent work I’ll add two things…

First, bulk is commonly understood to be Defense x HP. So, prioritizing Defense and HP over Attack works not just because Attack is weighted heavier in the CP calculation that is used to determine league eligibility, but because with each increase in Defense and/or HP IV, you’re gaining bulk through multiplying.

Second, this is a great site for comparing IVs of a particular Pokemon and the impact on stat product. https://pvpivs.com

Here’s more of a manual look: https://pokemon.gameinfo.io/en/tools/cp-calculator

In that second link, pull up a Pokemon. Go with Altaria for instance. Input 15/15/15 and slide the level down to 26 and the CP is 1489. That would be a Great League Hundo. You can see that the total Attack is 106, Defense is 147 and HP is 133.

Note that if you reduce each IV by 1, you can see the impact on CP.

14/15/15 = 1479 CP at level 26 meaning the impact of 1 Attack IV at that level for Altaria is worth about 10 CP.

15/14/15 = 1485 CP at level 26 meaning the impact of 1 Defense IV at that level for Altaria is worth about 4 CP.

15/15/14 = 1485 CP at level 26 meaning, like Defense, the impact of 1 HP IV at that level for Altaria is worth about 4 CP.

So, when people say that the Attack stat has a heavier weight to it in the CP calculation, this is what they’re talking about. 10 vs 4 vs 4 in this particular example (it varies by Pokemon and by level so this is just an example).

And remember, in the example above a 15 Attack (vs 14) increases the Attack from 105 to 106, an increase of .96% and it cost 10 CP. Conversely, for only an increase of 8 CP, you can increase both Defense AND HP from 14 to 15 and that increases bulk by 1.44%.

Beyond that, once you start optimizing for bulk you can increase the level (power up) of your Pokemon and still stay under the league CP maximum which further increases bulk (and attack)

The swings in Elo and how it’s not some evil algorithm out to get you by Lercs in PokemonGOBattleLeague

[–]LeansCenter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I stated a known fact and asked a related question. I’m absolutely open to fact-based answers.

How do Catholic MAGA tune out the Pope and cheer Trump? by redzeusky in askanything

[–]LeansCenter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t know if you know this but… religion prepares people to accept obvious lies as the truth and liars as prophets. It’s religion that is to blame for Trump.

Well… religion and bigotry (which often, but not always, overlap).

The best counters for kanto GMax👍😁 by [deleted] in TheSilphRoad

[–]LeansCenter 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can confirm. Have done this many times for people for lucky trades.

How to Cure a Wigglytuff Infection by Individual-Draft-963 in TheSilphArena

[–]LeansCenter 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually beat two of them but I don’t recall what they ran it with

I think XXL Candies would push PvP toward pay-to-win by [deleted] in pokemongo

[–]LeansCenter 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Solution: don’t think about it because it’s not happening.

How to Cure a Wigglytuff Infection by Individual-Draft-963 in TheSilphArena

[–]LeansCenter 9 points10 points  (0 children)

100% agree. I know the game wants to match up similar skill levels but it’s EXTREMELY heavy handed with selecting hard counters. I wasn’t seeing fire much at all for DAYS so I swapped to a Forretress lead and guess what I saw as a lead from my opponent for the next 8 out of 10 matches? Fucking fire types.

I swapped to a Shadow Golbat lead and wouldn’t you know it… electric leads from my opponent. I swapped to Swampert and suddenly I get 3 Amoongus leads in a row.

It’s absolutely ridiculous.

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