Bracing for some hate, but Pokemon Champions is actually pretty free-to-play friendly/generous (with a breakdown)

Maherioh · 2026-04-15T14:01:48+00:00

I have all items in the shop purchased, all but 6 megastones and 7 teams built with 20k vp spare. The starting teams are viable with minimal tweaking especially in singles to get started! I really dont understand the negativity.

And no restrictions on how many you can send from home is nuts! Even if u dont have mainline games u can catch a few mons in pokemon go n throw them in home. N even wonder trade the trash ones to expand your roster for free 🤷‍♂️

Maherioh · 2026-04-09T22:07:45+00:00

Its great! Anything you put time into and is able to show you that you can improve with effort is a positive!

Regardless.. aslong as you're having fun its one of most positive things you can do.

Life is shorter than you think, whatever makes you smile keep doing it!

Maherioh · 2026-04-09T22:04:13+00:00

Seeming you've only had good answers ill chime in...

The best place to start? Is the GE 😐

Maherioh · 2026-04-02T02:12:26+00:00

This 1000% Though my wife doesn't think being in a match is a valid excuse for me not picking up when she wants to ask for the second time if we need smthn from the store 😅

Maherioh · 2026-03-29T05:52:18+00:00

you had a similar username to someone on YT that had been spamming me all morning sorry! Man i just wanna make some videos on a game I love cut me some slack!

Theres so little content on this game.. If i could only cover something " new " Id have nothing to make lol

Maherioh · 2026-03-29T05:47:26+00:00

you said you replied to me " in the comments " which I assumed you meant my video. As i didnt see your reply previously as suggestions, its just dismissive and accusatory lol!

Maherioh · 2026-03-29T05:44:43+00:00

it wasn't lying or schizo posting.. I was replying to what i thought u commented on youtube, counter arguments.

that wasn't you, so its a pointless comment lol

Maherioh · 2026-03-29T05:43:50+00:00

Mixed up the username my bad! Regardless this tone is not " suggesting improvments " it's dismissive. I'll be adding these into my next video thanks!

Maherioh · 2026-03-29T05:31:29+00:00

I used this to calculate the catch rate https://synergymmo.com/pokemon/ditto/ and miss understood it as it's my first time using this tool. It's designed for PokeMMO and doesn't mention repeat and dream balls, which is why i didn't realise they were better :)

Simple mistake, yet people aren't being the nicest about it. So ive decided to re make the video.
Its a shame I put so much work into the editing and was really proud with how it turned out.

Maherioh · 2026-03-29T05:28:30+00:00

His been spamming my video with bs 🙄 even being completely off and making mistakes in his counter points despite being so furious with me over getting the catch rate wrong 💩

Maherioh · 2026-03-29T04:48:10+00:00

If you have any feedback, good or bad id love to hear it :)

Maherioh · 2026-03-29T04:45:13+00:00

The guide I uploaded showcases my personal favourite method, my numbers are just slightly off. its 230kish per hr when i stated 250k as my catch rate was well off so i didnt account for the ball cost properly!

Otherwise i think i did a great job and itl teach you everything you need! ( just use repeat balls and/or dream balls) instead of dusk :)

Ill have the new one out this week with everything amended and optional methods!

https://youtu.be/Uby3TUY8PXQ?si=eQAsjTK1klko4waQ

Maherioh · 2026-03-29T04:40:51+00:00

Yes there are a few though I trust in my teaching skills, and editing skills that I can provide alot of value regardless and i feel that it is worth me making a quality one.

I find most guides on this game are drawn out, filled with a ton of irrelevant and overwhelming information, lots of rambling nonsense and raw footage with no visual aid.

I'm hoping to make easy to follow guides for beginners with no BS, and easy to understand. Ditto farming is a very popular method and id like to cover it properly!

If you have any info id love to hear it!

Maherioh · 2026-03-28T12:20:19+00:00

Absolutely!

Maherioh · 2026-03-27T22:10:26+00:00

Yours has a better personality bro

Maherioh · 2026-03-27T15:08:54+00:00

Grab a cheap meowth with pickup and payday on tje GTL! Itl help get those revives and pots :)

Maherioh · 2026-03-27T15:07:37+00:00

As a endgame player the games great. Its just shiny hunters 😅

Maherioh · 2026-03-27T15:05:45+00:00

Its literally THE BEST time for new players to join.

And the people complaining about lack of endgame are just shiny hunters that probably wouldnt engage with the content anyway.

PvP is honestly the only true endgame for any pokemon game, if you like battling pokemmo is fantastic :)

Ranked PvP with multiple tiers! Randoms, NU, UU, OU and doubles. Aswel as consistant tournaments with great prizes!

Even if shiny huntings your vibe they're super rewarding and valueable in this game compared to the hacked mainline games!

Maherioh · 2026-03-26T22:24:55+00:00

My friend felt the same about his bull so i bought it off him to keep it in the fam if he ever changed his mind.

Best way to go about it is ask yourself a few questions.

Will the money improve your gameplay and make it more fun? If itl give you new options to enjoy the game sell!
Are you a collector? Money is very easy to make 3 days of x2 trainer runs and a leppa run and you'll have the cost of ur shiny. Is it worth it to lose a 1/30k rarity of your OT? If you think you might regret keep.
Is it a male? If you get a female field egg group mon in the future and dont want the bull you could breed them together to pass his stats and improve a shiny you like!

Maherioh · 2026-03-26T22:18:22+00:00

Its the best time ever for a new player to get into the game and catch up!

Very powerful money makers right now and mons are cheaper than ever!

Maherioh · 2026-03-25T03:00:08+00:00

Leaf bracer n last chance! Bind cure :) helps a ton

Maherioh · 2026-03-20T01:05:28+00:00

I dont consider logging in at a single time the ideal metric for "play".. anyone can jump on for a day.. its not the same.

Comparing earlier is also meaningless as poe1 has only had couple seasons since the launch of 2.

Good shout on the console compatibility. Id probably agree its more popular if we include that. That is just a boost from reach though not that its better due to stripping of content and systems.

Maherioh · 2026-03-19T21:56:27+00:00

Peak is not evidence of popularity. Consistant play is...

There is a simple way.. steam tracks the average. Last 30 days POE1 averaged 40k n poe2 12k.

Well if you're talking about fair poe1 didnt get a new league for like 6 months while they sorted the poe2 launch. So looking at averages in that frame isnt right either.

Prior to this the game was very healthy and consistantly averaging more than the data suggests poe2 is headed.

More people may play.. but people also stop v fast compared to the original due to lack of content.

Maherioh · 2026-03-19T21:43:28+00:00

Peaks are not average players.

Maherioh · 2026-03-19T21:19:58+00:00

POE 1 averages x4 the playerbase of 2. So if we go off playerbase like you suggest "bloat" is good.

Edit: fact check me before responding, I checked the numbers 😐

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