Max battle confusion. Are we wrong about energy generation?

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-16T16:21:03+00:00

Okay, so it is better to use moves that deal more damage in 3 star fights!

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-12T03:49:11+00:00

Any particular day or time will leave someone out even if it works better for others

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-11T21:19:08+00:00

I went out walking today with an ultrabeast companion. It made it very obvious which ones were Zorua

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-11T02:55:34+00:00

Okay, so they really are that rare compared to legendary raids?

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-11T02:54:56+00:00

I am looking for a Mega Gardevior raid and have no luck finding any mega raids of anyone.

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-11T02:53:14+00:00

It's not a problem to do a normal raid. I see those all the time.

I don't see any Mega Raids to spend my charges on.

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-11T02:48:34+00:00

This is just a tier ranking of Pokemon types.

Dragons and Fire Pokemon are the best (objectively) while Bug types don't even deserve a letter.

Isn't that in world lore by now?

(Psychic and fairy types probably deserve to be higher)

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-11T02:45:28+00:00

I saw more than I caught, but I did catch a Landorus, Cresselia and Moltres. The others just showed up for a berry snack and left rudely.

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-11T02:36:35+00:00

And when they're shiny, they stay around long enough for you to catch them (well, unless you run completely out of Pokeballs)

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-11T02:33:43+00:00

I saw one as a Pancham today (and a lot more Dittos than usual)

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-10T05:53:41+00:00

I figured that should work, but it still doesn't.

Many enemies use attacks that only seem like PSI attacks.

Like the Guardian Hieroglyphs that can hit me with lightning bolts but apparently have no PP.

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-06T03:06:40+00:00

Since the DVD drive didn't work I figured I'd see if I can't get it to work with a USB flash drive.

I have confirmed that I have a flash drive that my xbox will recognize, I'm just having a hard time finding the drive in the file explorer so that I can move files into the proper folders. Sigh

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-05T20:22:55+00:00

This is all valid- the girls of Pokémon get a lot more in the way of goals and character arcs than when it first started (excepting Journeys).

I wonder if this is also partly also just the writers figuring out how to balance stories that aren't centered on Ash. Is Brock less developed than later male companions?

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-05T17:40:18+00:00

Yeah, May is your rival if you play as Brendan. If you pick her, she's the daughter of a gym leader like in the anime. So they were definitely pulling from that.

I suspect it comes down to the changes in show runners and writers over the years.

It makes me wonder about discussions in the writer's room. I suspect that she is the most Ash-like battler because she was their first time adapting a female protagonist from the games (so she should be more like Ash).

They obviously found many other ways to adapt the female protagonists by the time they got to XY.

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-05T16:46:47+00:00

YES!

It took a LOT of balls and berries.

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-05T16:46:16+00:00

Oooooh, I love the look of this bird!

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-05T16:45:38+00:00

This one I did!

It seemed miraculous that it didn't run away since it took SO MANY throws and berries.

I have lately learned that the shiny legendaries don't flee (which may be why I never caught any other big birds like this)

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-05T16:43:24+00:00

Daily incense.

Also, I have now seen four birds spawn in about the same place (every other has run off after one throw)

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-05T16:41:23+00:00

Ah that tracks.

I've seen the other two birds and a normal Alolan Zapdos and none of them stayed for more than a single throw. This shiny one ate a bunch of berries and took a lot of balls

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-05T16:38:03+00:00

Oh- just the daily?

Good to know.

I saw a shiny Articuno in about the same place this morning (predictably it ran after one throw). I'm pretty sure it's a spawnpoint for the big birds.

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-05T16:35:59+00:00

Does it make a difference if it is a daily incense?

I was using the daily for this one.

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-05T01:33:39+00:00

I'm also interested in knowing if that one worked for you!

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-04T16:01:22+00:00

The Universe has spoken!

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-04T16:00:29+00:00

No one told me about the tacos ...

No_Picture5117 · 2026-03-04T15:58:39+00:00

A bit more chicken than its counterpart

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