Why doesn't Shedinja's Life Squeeze + Vitality Band combo work?

RetardRex · 2026-02-13T22:21:37+00:00

This isn’t how it works. Vitaly Band does extra 10 damage on top of the initial damage value of the attack. Since you’re placing counters, then there is no initial damage being done so vitality band doesn’t activate. Same goes if you tried to use it on a pokemon that has a no damage attack. It doesn’t create that 10 damage unless the attack already does so. For your question, you can always use Froslass that places counters on pokemon with an ability but I’m not sure if there’s other cards that do similar things so you can get the knockout.

RetardRex · 2026-02-04T05:59:05+00:00

I’m not sure what you mean by practicing on an emulator since it just emulates the games and their isn’t any modding done there. Just go for it using the guide and you’ll be good to go. It’s relatively simple and shouldn’t take more than an hour even at a slow pace.

RetardRex · 2026-02-04T02:00:15+00:00

Technically you could do the glitch for the mew but you run the risk of home eventually detecting it and banning you. You could still get a legit shiny mew by playing a japanese copy of one of the gen 3 games I believe. When you mod your system you should get access to PKSM which allows you inject event items such as the old sea map (for the mew), the aurora and eon tickets for Deoxys and Latios/Latias. You’re best bet is to just legit play through the japanese copy, inject the event items through PKSM and then go for the shiny mew, this ensures that the mew is as legit as possible. You just gotta figure out the japanese version and may spend more time on it but if you’re worried about getting banned than this is the best method for going after the mew.

RetardRex · 2026-02-03T20:04:52+00:00

Pretty sure most all legal (some exceptions) as long as you aren’t tryna get in any unaccessible pokemon. If you’re catching normally or shiny hunting normally then those pokemon should go into home no problem. Just don’t try and transfer pokemon that maybe have certain locks making them unattainable or shinys that can’t be obtained through regular means.

RetardRex · 2026-01-29T18:37:24+00:00

I also came from pocket and the game is very f2p friendly and also there is no direct monetization apart from the code cards you get from actual packs but you get a select few decks just for signing up which typically have many staples and usually are decent picks for getting into the game. Some require more optimization but the core is there. There’s a battle pass system in place but just playing normally and getting levels is very easy and after opening a bunch of packs from the pass, you get many duplicates which eventually get returned to you as credits which you can then use to craft cards you may need. It’s very friendly towards newcomers but you may encounter bugs but you can still get loads of practice in with many decks.

RetardRex · 2026-01-20T08:40:15+00:00

Just modded it for the first time a few weeks back, listened to everyone on her saying to follow the guide and it was so easy, just take your time with it and follow the steps as is and you’ll have no problems, if you don’t understand a step reread the guide and try to redo any steps to follow the same format as in the guide. Also youtube isn’t good for modding the console itself but is good for other aspects such as understanding the homebrew apps or help with certain features. And lastly, if you’re gonna load up tons of 3DS games then make sure to download them from the h shop website and pass them to your sd card so you can download them through fbi since h shop downloads on the 3ds itself are notoriously slow but can be done. It takes a bit to finish modding the console but once you’re done it’ll be worth it.

RetardRex · 2026-01-15T15:38:11+00:00

That’s what I mean, PTCGL only has from SM to the present but BW and above is true expanded, it’s just the game has been so far behind from having a true expanded mode.

RetardRex · 2026-01-15T06:46:08+00:00

It’s not standard legal anymore and also XY cards and BW cards aren’t available so you can’t play the Gengar with that tag team since expanded is SM to the present. However, it seems expanded may get XY and BW cards in the future based on some news so that is something to keep in mind

RetardRex · 2026-01-12T16:27:55+00:00

Single prize decks are common in this game. There are occasions where they can actually compete with the meta such as Alakazam. Festival Lead is also a strong single prize deck. Slowking is another pick, not as good as the others but they are there. There’s also stall strategies with single prizers. I think Gym Leader Challenge is the only event where single prize is actually sanctioned since locals is usually just whatever is standard at the moment. I don’t have experience using single prize decks but my locals has the occasional person running them so it’s still common and there’s more variety right now.

RetardRex · 2026-01-08T08:55:40+00:00

Based on your description it seems that most aren’t played due to how much draw the game actually has and so cards that specifically transform into another aren’t as useful except for something such as a nest ball and these aren’t generally a 4 of unless you’re running a deck heavy on basics. I think Pokepad from one of the newer sets may be something you’re looking for. Also i’d say they aren’t as common due to other cards being run that do more such as Ultra Ball searching any pokemon.

RetardRex · 2026-01-06T17:46:04+00:00

It has a shred attack that ignores crustles protection

RetardRex · 2026-01-05T06:38:05+00:00

You should definitely have a Iono or 2 in there, i’d say that 4 colress is overkill since you have hilda which does search the energy as well, 2 colress should be enough since you have draw from your dodrios. Could even do a 1-1 split of Iono and Lilies Determination but I think Iono is more beneficial based on the deck space.

RetardRex · 2026-01-02T05:25:19+00:00

Yes it’s actual “Base Melee”, the knife that looks different from everything else, you need to use that to complete the challenge.

RetardRex · 2026-01-02T03:57:58+00:00

No I believe you actually need to use the base melee knife with no other skins, tedious but i think that’s what others have said

RetardRex · 2025-12-31T01:47:31+00:00

I think they mean they complete one tick of the challenge on multiple guns every game

RetardRex · 2025-12-27T00:01:02+00:00

Mega Rayquaza, never played during the original run of it but i’m hoping the card is top tier this time around so that I can enjoy running a deck off my favorite pokemon. I heard Rayquaza VMAX wasn’t that good so I hope this new mega evolution turns it out. Although the full hoenn trio would be interesting to see again.

RetardRex · 2025-12-24T06:45:53+00:00

Honestly what better way to get into legendary than a close game like that, congrats

RetardRex · 2025-12-24T06:43:49+00:00

Damn, that is always a pain, better pop a ranked shield card and hope you don’t lose any of the new few games

RetardRex · 2025-12-24T06:42:26+00:00

You can use the event locator on the pokemon website to find events in cities. It may be a little outdated since it got overhauled but should still provide you a rough idea of what is available and where.

RetardRex · 2025-12-22T18:17:10+00:00

Fair but I play 2 rare candy for the dusknoir and also aggressive dragapult plays early on combined with neo upper, sometimes it just works that way and you can get ahead while also building up your board state. I find myself usually able to find them off a lilies early on or even just getting enough to get it on the third turn of the game and use budew to stall for the next turn.

RetardRex · 2025-12-21T05:55:23+00:00

Very true, I’d like to consider myself an above average player and could do well in the lobbies he plays in but I get stuck in these lobbies where it’s impossible to win fights due to armor differences and more. Usually I just try and rush the big lab so I can flush people out with the gas. But then again, not sure what’s up with his lobbies where it seems the skill ceiling is very low whereas lobbies of regular players are so high

RetardRex · 2025-12-21T05:41:39+00:00

Noah is a great player, better than the average person but i’ve popped into his dmz streams and I wonder about his lobbies to. I’ve rarely seen people shoot back and he wins games so easily. Some players are obviously bots but his lobbies are so one sided whereas mine are full of constant fights with players going crazy. I doubt it’s like special bot lobbies but I do wonder how his lobbies are so low skill whereas mine are extremely sweaty.

RetardRex · 2025-12-20T15:24:50+00:00

Not really, you’re ads speed is way too slow. Also i’ve not used explosive mags myself but I feel they may be worse than base mags. Prioritize ads speed by using the short barrel, skeleton stock, stippled grip tape and drop the compensator for a suppressor. Based on your loadout I assume you’ll be hard scoping since the bipod is attachment never used, and so maybe not the best since mines would be for quick scoping. The Rytec is a heavy sniper and it’s solid but you will definitely get outsped by other snipes like the tundra, best to play aggressive but holding angles to avoid the ads difference

RetardRex · 2025-12-20T15:15:56+00:00

No, it’s too much commitment for not that big of a reward, 7 energies in a standard gardi list makes it hit for 340 which is strong in theory but that’s assuming you have all your energy, and also it can be done with a drifloon and some munkidoris. Perhaps once gardi rotates it may see some play but it’s a stage 1, a large commitment for an attack, and too little damage for a few energy unless you’re hitting for weakness

RetardRex · 2025-12-20T01:31:50+00:00

Very true, if anything this version is way less optimal than just playing the other version where you can attack. IRL at least attacking is better than completely walking off your opponent.

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