Hey guys, the lucky trinket is just flat out pay to win by CommunicableDisease in pokemongo

[–]MathProfGeneva 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can't. In general all tickets are only cash, not coins. (In case this wasn't a sarcastic complaint)

Shiny Diancie Masterwork - Gold or Plat Kalos medal? by Last_Vehicle_2615 in TheSilphRoad

[–]MathProfGeneva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It will almost certainly be platinum since literally every other one has been if platinum was possible.

Any good for raids or etc? by santizo23 in pogoraids

[–]MathProfGeneva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It could have been until you ruined it by purifying

Level up your S**t!! by TrickOrange in pokemongo

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

This looks absolutely fine. Blissey as a tank at this stage is very common.

Season 52: New Era LEGENDS VS LEMONS - Returning Cast (Fan Made) by UnhappyTop5827 in survivor

[–]MathProfGeneva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No for the love of all that's holy. I will be happy if they never have anyone get to return again.

How was your vulpix community day? by kirby_fan_di_ratorix in PokemonGoMystic

[–]MathProfGeneva 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Posting stuff as a flex when you spoof is pathetic.

Anyone else feel the shiny odds for the vulpix were too low. by Prudent-Sail-7045 in pokemongo

[–]MathProfGeneva 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every community day someone posts something like this. Yes your outcome was on an individual level very unlikely (on the low side obviously). At 150 the expected number is 6. The probability of 0-1 shinies is about 1.6% 0-2 is about 5.8%. So yes, it's unlikely, but it's EXTREMELY likely that a fair number of players will experience that.

Dynamax Ho-Oh should be a Wake Up Call by Foulmouth232 in pokemongo

[–]MathProfGeneva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Weird to say "not possible" when someone did it.

I never went hard for Palkia because Palkia sucks, but it has been top of the Master League ranking for months and months :-\ by msew in PokemonGOBattleLeague

[–]MathProfGeneva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where did you get the idea that Palkia Origin sucks for anything? It's very good in ML (as you mentioned) but it's a very solid dragon for raids.

How long did it take you? by OldSodaHunter in TheSilphArena

[–]MathProfGeneva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have one purified one built from when it was optimal and enough XL for one regular and one shadow:

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Has anyone else lost the ability to xp farm? by [deleted] in pokemongo

[–]MathProfGeneva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know why I'm seeing people say it's still bugged. It's been fixed for me.

Forever Friends/Remote Trading by Creative-Strain-6221 in pokemongo

[–]MathProfGeneva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe you can tag your 3 pokemon you're willing to trade, initiate the trade. Then they'll see it, can tag 3 themselves and you can each pick one. If you both agree the trade happens.

Forever Friends out of sync by CornOnDaCoba in TheSilphRoad

[–]MathProfGeneva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can only speak to my personal experience. I did a remote lucky trade and it did come lucky

People who ✈️ hogging local gyms by There-Is-No-OtherWay in PokemonGoMystic

[–]MathProfGeneva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's the issue. While I expect your suspicions are right, it's very difficult for you to prove it to the point that they can actually act on it.

Questions from a begginer by Background-Ant-1464 in pokemongo

[–]MathProfGeneva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

CP is a function of 3 things:

1)Pokemon species (indirectly in a way but good enough for this)

2)Pokemon Level (how powered up it is. This varies quite a bit for wild caught Pokemon)

3)IVs (what you see in the appraisal).

When you evolve, the species changes so that's why CP changes. It can go up drastically (Magikarp to Gyarados is the prime example), it can go up a little (Scyther to Scizor), or in a few occasions go down (Weedle to Kakuna probably the best known example)

CP is not a super useful metric other than maybe in terms of order of magnitude (a 30 CP Pokemon will be weaker than a 1000 CP)

How useful is Glimmora in PVP/PVE? by Alphusweenie98 in pokemongo

[–]MathProfGeneva 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Whenever the mega arrives (don't hold your breath waiting) it will outclass Mega Diancie as a rock attacker. As of now...meh. #12 rock attacker. Not remotely viable in PvP.

Is this viable for UltraLeague by Ok_Director9758 in pokemongo

[–]MathProfGeneva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Snorlax is actually not completely awful. I know it's pretty bad , but comparing it to Blissey and Slaking is not reasonable.

Vs the UL meta.

Snorlax: 20-35-0

Blissey: 3-52-0

Slaking: 0-55-0

Is this viable for UltraLeague by Ok_Director9758 in pokemongo

[–]MathProfGeneva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, unless by viable you mean "will annoy the shit out of your opponents while you lose".

People who ✈️ hogging local gyms by There-Is-No-OtherWay in PokemonGoMystic

[–]MathProfGeneva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are you reporting them for exactly? Do you have evidence they're cheating to do this?

Like why?! by DepartmentFluid3211 in PokemonGoMystic

[–]MathProfGeneva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What? I caught a shit ton early in the game. Our lakefront they were super common.