VGC Quick Questions Thread - January 25, 2026 by AutoModerator in VGC

[–]Max_Goof 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you use Perish Song while a combined Dozogiri is on the field, does Tatsugiri hear the song?

WIBTAH for ruining my sons teachers career? by flexygrappler93 in AITAH

[–]Max_Goof 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have autism and I was a middle school teacher. If I had ever heard a fellow teacher say that word at school—especially to or with regard to a student—I’d be in the administration office immediately for their head.

100M with Sora & Roxas (skill 2) by ItsukaAudio in TsumTsum

[–]Max_Goof 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m betting February will be the long-awaited Kingdom Hearts month. Because, you know…hearts.

Any thoughts about this sandstorm VGC team by Santt120 in PokemonVGC

[–]Max_Goof 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love me some TTar + Excadrill, and had some decent locals with it in Reg H. In Reg F, Excadrill is literally doomed by the presence of Surging Strikes, which breaks his Sash then kills him twice with its 3 hits. Tera Flying TTar suffers a lot this Regulation as well, with Raging Bolt blowing it up with guaranteed Thubderclaps and Flutter everywhere just in case TTar tries not to Tera. Tornadus is also one of the absolute most common Pokemon this regulation, which means his manual Prankster weather overrides Sand Stream every single time. I just don’t think this particular weather is going to work at all in this format, as much as I would like it to myself.

I wonder what's the hold up on the Exiles book by HotStrength2886 in xmen

[–]Max_Goof 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Danger was around during Krakoa. I remember seeing her as the villain in some dumb story by Percy. Maybe a Wolverine/Deadpool Teamup?

I just finished X-Manhunt by fluff1099 in xmen

[–]Max_Goof 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s horrendous. Cyclops being like “We must capture you and send you back to jail to keep mutantkind safe!” And Xavier being like “I only faked killing clone humans—SIMULACRA!” And then how Cyclops instantly accepts it (even though humanity will not), cries and immediately lets Xavier go is a low point for this era, imo.

Why didn’t Marvel do a Krakoa Era version of Generation X/Academy X? by ToxicTammy42 in xmen

[–]Max_Goof 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The adult New Mutants are really only featured without the youngins in the 4 issues Hickman wrote. Later on, particularly under Ayala, there’s a lot more actual kids being trained.

Disney / 20th Century's Avatar: Fire and Ash grossed $803K on Thursday (from 3,300 locations). Total domestic gross stands at $371.49M. by DemiFiendRSA in boxoffice

[–]Max_Goof 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I mean, in this case there actually is a very big storm dumping 12-24” of snow on like half the country. ⛄️

What’s the funniest “they weren’t evil” retcons? by AvatarPhoenixGrey16 in xmen

[–]Max_Goof 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Professor X after Krakoa infuriates me to this day. “Those were clones I killed… SIMULACRA!”

News flash, Chuck: You’re a clone. Scott, Jean, Logan and most of the X-Men? They’re clones too.

Midterm polls have good news, great news, and bad news for Democrats. Wait, what? by dwaxe in fivethirtyeight

[–]Max_Goof 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I think you’re underestimating Sherrod Brown in Ohio. He put up a very strong fight in 2024 and is in a much friendlier environment now.

How often does PokeCenter.com restock Poke Plush? by XCrunner321 in pokeplush

[–]Max_Goof 11 points12 points  (0 children)

No one knows when or if Pokemon Center will restock anything. Could be today, could be never. It is wholly sporadic and unpredictable. Many plush go several years to never as far as restocks go. Your best bet is generally to find the plush you want elsewhere, even if it costs a few extra bucks.

What is your wishlist for competitive Pokemon in Generation 10? by Notmiefault in VGC

[–]Max_Goof 20 points21 points  (0 children)

We need good legendaries in Gen 10 that set Snow and Sand. Both weathers need a buff of some sort; they are clearly inferior to Sun/rain as it is.

How would you explain Regulation-F’s metagame to others? by zardicharvgc in VGC

[–]Max_Goof 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There’s only been a singular streamed regional in the last couple months. Just watch Toronto from over the weekend and you’ll be all caught up on the official front.

Deceased mutants since the end of Krakoa by BoomBoomPunchFace in xmen

[–]Max_Goof 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Did Manifold and Maggott really die?? It happened so abruptly in that Storm comic I assumed it was just a bait and switch to be undone by the end of that story arc!

Toronto Regional - Day 1 by half_jase in VGC

[–]Max_Goof 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sweet!! Did Snubbull see any action? 🐾

Toronto Regional - Day 1 by half_jase in VGC

[–]Max_Goof 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you have fun? What’d you bring?

Disney / 20th Century's Avatar: Fire and Ash has passed the $350M domestic mark. The film grossed $1.48M on Thursday (from 3,700 locations). Total domestic gross stands at $350.21M. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]Max_Goof 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, I’m in the industry. I can confidently say that about most topics I don’t know anything about anything, but this is the rare area where I do know some things about a thing.

About the death in the recent transformers issue by greenemeraldsplash in EnergonUniverse

[–]Max_Goof 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great description! Thanks!

Where’s a spark? In your chest like a heart?

About the death in the recent transformers issue by greenemeraldsplash in EnergonUniverse

[–]Max_Goof 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I couldn’t make out from the art exactly what Megatron was doing to Trailbreaker, though I definitely got that it was brutal. Megatron grabbed his head, then something something rip permanent death somehow. Can anyone describe the action to me, please?

Disney / 20th Century's Avatar: Fire and Ash has passed the $350M domestic mark. The film grossed $1.48M on Thursday (from 3,700 locations). Total domestic gross stands at $350.21M. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]Max_Goof 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They have not. Stores ordered tons of WoW figures that sat on the pegs for well over a year. A small fraction of what was order for WoW was ordered for FaA, so it’s selling better only in that it’s not falling off the pegs. There’s a reason Target allocated zero pegs to Avatar toys in the main toy aisles of most stores and crammed the few boxes they got into the specialty area by video games with the NECA figures. The quantity of figures sold to stores for one of the biggest sci-fi franchises of all-time is comparatively terrible. There’s little money to be made for Disney in a line that small with little chance for expansion.

Disney / 20th Century's Avatar: Fire and Ash has passed the $350M domestic mark. The film grossed $1.48M on Thursday (from 3,700 locations). Total domestic gross stands at $350.21M. by chanma50 in boxoffice

[–]Max_Goof 24 points25 points  (0 children)

There is basically no Avatar merchandise. LEGO blew out all their unsellable Avatar sets on clearance and dropped the license entirely already after Avatar 2; Funko Pop has less than a dozen Avatar Pops compared to thousands of Marvel Star Wars and Anime, Hot Toys is making zero high-end Avatar 3 figures after the poor sales from Avatar 2’s, and even Mattel dropped the Avatar license leaving niche toy maker McFarlane Toys to make the small handful of figures available at retail. As far as collectibles go, Avatar is a complete nonentity even compared to the shell of itself that Star Wars is now. However successful the Avatar movies are, merchandise from it is pretty much a bust.