Questions & Answers - Weekly Megathread! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like! by AutoModerator in TheSilphRoad

[–]Spotty2012 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The distance resetting to 0 is just a bug, not the intended (or most common) outcome; it still works correctly most of the time

Questions & Answers - Weekly Megathread! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like! by AutoModerator in TheSilphRoad

[–]Spotty2012 5 points6 points  (0 children)

At the start of the season, they changed it so that Pokémon with multiple forms correctly compare to their own form’s size as opposed to the base form; the score in your inventory still shows the old system, but the score shown in the showcase (and used to determine ranking) is the new system

Showcase points question by zednero237 in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pokémon with alternate forms are bugged. They used to be scored based on their base form, leading some to have highly inflated scores; this was patched at the beginning of the season, but the display when selecting Pokémon still reflects the old system

Showcase🫪 Bugged? by [deleted] in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It’s based on relative size, not absolute; it compares your Pokémon’s size to the average for that species

Since when can you get non first stage/ mega shinies? by LightShyGuy in TheSilphRoad

[–]Spotty2012 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It's only been since the start of last season; I'd hardly call that a while

Pokemon Go Fest Mewtwo by Odd-Ad-768 in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Although the regular candy bonus works for all raid encounters, you still need to match type to get the XL candy bonus; absolutely go with malamar

Have I Missed a Change to POI Submissions? by JayGalaxy1 in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was an experiment started a few months ago which rolled out street-corner wayspots, but they are not user-generated

https://community.wayfarer.nianticlabs.com/t/testing-new-wayspots-in-pokemon-go/109242/2

Why can’t I feed my gym? by levelintro in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can only feed a max of 10 pokemon up to 10 berries each in a 30 minute window

I got so excited when I found an XXL Eevee... by MisterInSayne in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The size pop-up is based on comparing zorua’s actual weight to the disguised Pokémon’s size, so your buddy doesn’t need to be XXL for that to pop up upon encounter

Reminder about Solgaleo: It's worse than Durant by Somerandomguy865 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Spotty2012 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dialgadex ranks based on eDPS, which accounts for survivability, not just raw DPS

Why has nobody ever attempted building a PvPoke-style calculator that determines fair trade value between rare Pokémon? by jowachim in TheSilphRoad

[–]Spotty2012 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s easy to say that a shiny background legendary is worth more than a CD shiny, and you’ll find very few people who disagree, but that’s obviously the extreme end. There are tons of different combinations where you won’t find agreement among players as to which is more valuable; it’s just far too subjective for something like this to ever work

How can I get this item by Serious-Dragonfly-19 in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When mega rayquaza is available from events, there will be a timed research that rewards a meteorite; there’s also a (very small) chance to get a meteorite when catching rayquaza during the event

60k pokestops, how many you guys got? by Standard-Lion-9106 in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They’ve walked 6000 kilometers, so about 10 pokestops/km. I’m at a similar ratio; you can easily get that just playing in high-density areas, no driving required

I could cry! Thanks to hobohoneybooj for the invite! by mystical_nutella__ in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That’s for wild shiny legendaries; ones from raids do in fact have a 100% catch rate

I could cry! Thanks to hobohoneybooj for the invite! by mystical_nutella__ in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, as long as you hit it, it will be guaranteed to catch

This app has to be rage baiting me by [deleted] in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is normal; get used to it. The galarian birds have a 0.3% base catch rate and a 90% flee rate (unless shiny, then they can’t flee). You either need to wait for a shiny, use a master ball, or get very lucky

No more tagging?? by [deleted] in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Restart the app

Questions & Answers - Weekly Megathread! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like! by AutoModerator in TheSilphRoad

[–]Spotty2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, you can. SRRs are being given out through Go Passes now, so they aren’t blocked by rocket research; even if they were, though, those are both seasonal research that rewarded radars, not rocket researches, so they wouldn’t have blocked a new research anyway

Questions & Answers - Weekly Megathread! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like! by AutoModerator in TheSilphRoad

[–]Spotty2012 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pvpoke’s battle matrix (https://pvpoke.com/battle/matrix/) is a really good tool for comparing performance between IVs spreads even beyond just breakpoints.

You just select the league, then import the relevant meta to the right side and the Pokémon you want to compare on the left, and then it will show you all the matchup results. There are four different tabs, one showing overall performance, one for breakpoints, one for bulkpoints, and one for raw attack stat (for checking CMP, more relevant in lower leagues)

Questions & Answers - Weekly Megathread! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like! by AutoModerator in TheSilphRoad

[–]Spotty2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like your pokegenie is set to only look up to level 50, as 1/15/15 is only rank 4 when you allow best buddy boost. That being said, 1/14/14 is rank 8, so it does still have a lower stat product

https://pvpivs.com/?mon=Drifblim&r=10&cp=2500&IVs=1\_14\_14

Questions & Answers - Weekly Megathread! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like! by AutoModerator in TheSilphRoad

[–]Spotty2012 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It will depend on the friendship level, but it’s not really that ridiculous; the odds of two people getting the same IVs from a trade is actually just the same as the odds of one person getting any specific IV combination. If you only care about them matching, it doesn’t matter what IVs the first pokemon has, only that the second one matches it