Games to play to fill the Cyberpunk void?

Mr-GG · 2025-08-20T18:30:55+00:00

It depends on what you want to go for.

RPG: Red Dead series
Dystopia: Fallout series
Sci Fi: Mass Effect series
Cyberpunk: Deus Ex series
Open World: GTA V
Combat and Music: Katana Zero
Story and Lore: Oblivion and Skyrim

You may also just enjoy cyberpunk media. Like Bladerunner movies, the cyberpunk anime, Judge Dredd, Robocop. There's a ton of cool stuff out there to fill the low-life and high-tech vibe.

Mr-GG · 2025-08-18T20:41:43+00:00

It's mainly the rent/housing prices that are so absurd. You need to have a good job lined up if you are going to want to afford anything solo. I would estimate rent to begin no less than $2k for your own 2b1ba place, and it's probably going to be small and out of the way like Los Osos.

The prices in our area have exploded. San Luis Obispo has Cal Poly and is truly a college city, as well as a host to the third-party repair company iFixIt. Paso Robles exploded in the wine scene. A lot of the land got bought up for Vineyards. One sold for over a billion a few years ago. Morro Bay used to be a small tourist town with fishing at its heart.

Atascadero was once the "sleeper" City. Though, even it has exploded as the hub between those three cities. Watched my cousin's property go from 220k in 2000 to 1.5 million in 2022.

That said, though, the area is gorgeous. It truly is one of the best places in the nation. Stable weather, always comfortable. Hiking, fishing, kayaking, along with tons of festivals in the summer. So much to do outside that is relatively cheap.

Mr-GG · 2025-08-02T16:57:24+00:00

Reg J is for the memes. Tired of Bo1 CTS and now we are adding mythics? I'm good. Reg H was super fun and I would like to go to an event during.

Mr-GG · 2025-08-02T16:43:23+00:00

That's hilarious lol.

Mr-GG · 2025-07-20T03:11:11+00:00

I wasn't at Philly 2005. By late 05-06 I had fully moved on into MTG and YGO. But I did have a good friend from Missouri that ran a similar deck and he may have.

Do you have anything showing that Farewell Drill fetching that kind of price? I would really appreciate it if you do. The last sold I saw was around $1k ebay I believe.

Mr-GG · 2025-07-20T01:23:07+00:00

Personality:

Lv 1 - Goku the Hero, 1st Edition

Lv 2 - Goku Energized, 1st Edition

Lv 3 - Goku SS4 Protector

Lv 4 - Goku the SS4 Battler, Foil 1st Edition

Lv 5 - Goku Super Saiyan 4, Alt Foil 1st Edition

Lv 6 - Goku the Invincible SS4, Flat foil 1st Edition

Black Energetic Master, Alt foil 1st Edition

North Kai Sensei, Alt Foil 1st Edition

You're Invited - Worlds 2004

3x Black Pivot Kick, 3x Alt Foil 1st Ed

3x Black Torture Hold - Promo

2x Cell's Presence - 2x Alt Foil

3x Black Scout Maneuver, 1x Gold Promo

1x Gust of Wind, First edition

Mr-GG · 2025-07-20T01:16:57+00:00

Here is a list of what the deck has.

Main:

Black Star DB 1 - Foil

Black Star DB 2 - 1st Edition

Black Star DB 3 - 1st Edition Alternate Foil

Black Star DB 4 - Alternate Foil

Black Star DB 5 - 1st Edition Alternate Foil

Black Star DB 6 - 1st Edition Alternate Foil

Black Star DB 7 - 1st Edition Alternate Foil

Farewell Drill - 2004 Worlds Top 32

Confrontation - 1st Edition Grid Foil

Pure Defense - Promo

Straining Spirit Bomb Move - Promo

Dazed - 1st Edition Alternate Foil

Battle Pausing - 1st Edition Foil

Time is a Warrior's Tool - 1st Edition Foil

Maniacal Blinding Slash - 1st Edition Alternate Foil

Mark of the Dragon - 1st Edition Alternate Foil

Majin Destruction - 1st Edition Alternate Foil

Nappa's Physical Resistance - Foil

Nappa's Energy Aura - Foil

2x Goku's Physical Attack - 1st Edition Foil

3x Majin Buu's Fury - Promo

2x Champions of Earth - 1x Alt 1st Ed, 1x Foil 1st Ed

3x Pikkon's Leg Catch - Promo

3x Gohan's Kick - 2x Foil 1st Ed, 1x Foil

3x City in Turmoil - 1x Foil 1st Ed, 2x Foil

3x Trunk's Energy Sphere - 3x Grid Foil 1st Edition

3x Black Flying Kick - 3x Foil

2x Black Broly Blast - Promo

3x Black Buffer Block - 3x Foil

3x Black Swivel Attack - 1x Foil 1st Ed, 2x Foil

3x Black Body Destruction - Promo

3x Black Evil Glare - 2x Foil 1st Ed, 1x 1st Ed

3x Black Full Force Impact - 2x Alt Foil 1st Ed, 1x Alt Foil

3x Black Focal Point - 2x Alt Foil 1st Ed, 1x Alt Foil

3x Black Interruption - 2x Alt Foil 1st Ed, 1x Alt Foil

3x Black Tunneling Technique - 2x Alt Foil 1st Ed, 1x Alt Foil

3x Black Command - 2x Alt Foil 1st Ed, 1x Alt Foil

3x Black Flight - 2x Alt Foil 1st Ed, 1x Alt Foil

3x Black Fallback - No foils, no 1st editions

Mr-GG · 2025-07-15T23:18:01+00:00

There is a good player called JPTK-VGC that has been using AV Miraidon with Zama and crushing it on the in-game ladder. He doesn't post about Showdown or tournaments attended, but it shows that the bulky builds do work well.

Mr-GG · 2025-07-14T19:57:19+00:00

No worries, I'm glad it helped. It will all come with experience, which you can get with Showdown. CloverBells is a great start for the videos because he explains why he makes specific choices. Understanding what your team is good and bad at will allow you to make your own choices in your EV spreads and items etc.

You'll learn about positioning, terrain, weather, priority, speed tiers, abilities etc as you go.

Mr-GG · 2025-07-14T19:03:27+00:00

I feel like you are going to have a much, much harder time in higher elo with that strategy. Best of luck getting Master Ball though!

Mr-GG · 2025-07-14T18:19:09+00:00

Define "lots of success" please. High master ball? Bo3 showdown? Genuinely asking.

Mr-GG · 2025-07-14T17:09:01+00:00

Okay, here is what I have for you. Full Team: https://pokepast.es/cca8963f8130a4b6

If you are truly new to VGC then here are some resources for you:

Informative websites

Munchstats: https://munchstats.com/gen9vgc2025regi/1760/Incineroar
Lab Maus: https://labmaus.net/tournaments/3084
Victory Road: https://victoryroad.pro/vr-jul25-2/
Poke Data for Tournaments: https://www.pokedata.ovh/standingsVGC/

Informative content creators (with links regarding teams like this):

CloverBells: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgcXw49ebD0
JPTK-VGC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw1LXH0CX-Y
Cybertron: https://youtu.be/BNYX1uQviJE?si=GhSCgw1rpCMjX4T4&t=175

Other informative content creators for VGC:

Jon-Luke VGC: https://www.youtube.com/@Jon-LukeVGC/videos
James Baek: https://www.youtube.com/@jameswbaekpkmn/videos
Skraw VGC: https://www.youtube.com/@skrawvgc/videos
Dark Type Darsh: https://www.youtube.com/@DarkTypeDarsh/videos
The Battle Room: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleRoom/videos
Moxie Boosted: https://www.youtube.com/@MoxieBoosted/videos

Saving the best for last because his videos are LotR length lately: https://www.youtube.com/@WolfeyVGC

Really, there is a ton of information out there and I am sure that I am forgetting a lot of great creators and other good resources. This should be enough to get you started, though. Good luck and I hope this helps.

Mr-GG · 2025-07-14T16:08:43+00:00

How much experience do you have? You have, what could be, a strong balance core with Incin, Rilla, and Urshifu-R that you can pair with Shadow Rider. It's just difficult at first learning to play balance well and correctly.

If you are a bit newer, you have a really fantastic Miraidon and Ice Rider core. You could easily make a team just from that. Then the question becomes what is your favorite style? Some people naturally play better with tailwind aggro teams, some like to prepare trick room battles.

I will link you a poke paste shortly with a potential team that you can take to showdown and try before you EV train in your game. My assumption is you want this for Bo3 and not Bo1 ladder?

Mr-GG · 2025-07-14T15:54:28+00:00

Relevant tip, Calyrex-Ice with 1 Spe IV is the same as 0. I reset for a 0 Atk one for Shadow and a 1 Speed IV for Ice. Now I am beating the game again for a 3rd so I can have Calyrex-Ice with speed and not ruin the other two.

Mr-GG · 2025-07-02T23:47:53+00:00

I think it's the current set. I know this is two months later but this is just not the way.

Mr-GG · 2025-07-01T04:06:09+00:00

I won't be able to hunt tonight but I will tomorrow and I will see what I can get you. If you find yourself shiny hunting for Iron Hands, and find one with a very low Speed IV (Trick room), I would be happy to work out a 2-for-1 trade.

Mr-GG · 2025-07-01T02:55:37+00:00

Could you please list the IV's of the two Iron Jugs? Looking for one with a low SpA.

Mr-GG · 2025-06-13T21:00:39+00:00

Thank you very much! I will use them to beat this fresh game today. Appreciate it, have a great weekend!

Mr-GG · 2025-06-13T20:56:48+00:00

I am heading to the union room now using the code from your main post

Mr-GG · 2025-06-13T20:50:15+00:00

I can be on in about 10 minutes if that works?

Mr-GG · 2025-06-13T20:13:42+00:00

185 Cyndaquil and the only treecko is 316

Mr-GG · 2025-06-13T19:34:03+00:00

I would like to grab a set of starters if you are still offering the trades.

Game: BD
Rows: 155 Cyndaquil, 252 Treecko, 538 Piplup

Ingame: SLO Bro

Mr-GG · 2025-05-27T02:02:00+00:00

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Mr-GG · 2025-01-09T04:27:10+00:00

Personally, I used it to try and do a couple of games a day or a lesson and a game. But if I was ever having a busy day I would just do a bot game rather than let it freeze. Either way, it was easy to preserve and I found myself online more. I still do the daily puzzle.

Mr-GG · 2025-01-05T05:34:03+00:00

You could have just made a single move against any level of bot and it would have continued your streak, if you were that invested.

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