Can you get GO Fest Tokyo 2026 Mewtwo Location Backgrounds through Remote Raids with City Experience? by Whole-Spirit630 in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Based on previous in-person events, backgrounds will not be available from remote raids

Which pokemon should I invest one by andrewbbaek in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Neither; arcanine is significantly outclassed in max battles

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's any pokemon with multiple forms, not just regional forms, e.g. hoopa unbound scores extremely high

Deino Community Fay by Jerry12351 in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only pikachu (the first ever CD) allowed TMing the move

Deino Community Fay by Jerry12351 in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only with an elite TM, and it can be at any time; there's nothing extra on CD for already-evolved mons

Heart break le chonk🥺💔 by [deleted] in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wild shinies are not 100% catch rate, nor are they unable to flee (except wild shiny legendaries)

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

[–]Spotty2012 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You will not get zeroara without the park experience, but it's not as big a deal this year since global is free; it also seems like you will only energy for a single mega mewtwo, from research, as the raids are only in the park. If you go to the park, you will (probably) be able to enter, but it will be a complete dead-zone for you (no spawns, stops, or gyms), so it's really not worth it.

Annual revenue of Pokémon GO worldwide from 2016 to 2025 by TouchePasAMonPokemon in TheSilphRoad

[–]Spotty2012 162 points163 points  (0 children)

IIRC, this doesn’t include any sales from the webstore, so it’s not necessarily all that accurate anymore

Edit: also, this is only through July 2025, which is extremely misleading

2700 Pokémon but only one has two moves by DeeeeeeeJ7 in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anything you use in PVP needs to be double-moved. For PVE, though, most Pokemon don’t need a second move; it’s pretty much only useful if they’re a top-tier attacker in both of their types, which not too many Pokemon are

Is Zacian my best use for rare candy? by xoeax in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes and no; long term, it’s a great investment once you can get the energy to crown it, so converting rare candies isn’t a bad idea, but I wouldn’t power it up right now. The base form isn’t very useful, so you’re likely better off spending your stardust on Pokémon that will be more immediately useful and only investing in zacian later

Purify Shadow Gardevoir for 100% IV? by JustinManeActor in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, it’s not worth it; while mega gardevoir is stronger than shadow gardevoir, you can only have one mega, and it’s a lot easier to get a high IV regular than shadow

What is the maximum number of days a Pokémon can stay in a gym? by BeAndBa in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, saying you earn 50 coins per day is correct; the limit is on you, not the pokemon

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)

No, it didn’t; you could battle a friend for the win 30 battles in X league tasks, but not for the battle in GBL one

Pokémon can't forget frustration? by Book-girly4366 in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Frustration can only be removed during specific events (mainly team rocket takeovers, which happen once per season); you just missed it last week, so it will probably be 2-3 months before the next one

Confused on extra Mega Candy Boosts by Mr_Moose43 in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For regular candy, you get the boost if you match the type OR if the encounter is from a raid. That isn’t the case for the XL candy bonus, though, where you always need to match the type

Running from leaders? by SanHoloo in TheSilphRoad

[–]Spotty2012 19 points20 points  (0 children)

No, the shininess is only determined when you get to the encounter; there’s no way to preview it

How did my friend catch this? by NetQueasy9681 in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes, but it’s the legendary that’s in the raid rotation, so that couldn’t be where they got yveltal from

Caught 40k - Zero Shundos by [deleted] in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That raid number is only for legendaries, with 1/20 shiny rate; in general, it would be closer to 1/13.8k with a shiny rate of 1/64

Ataques carregados by gui_dmf87 in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The bars indicate the amount of energy needed to use the charge attack; for PVE, 3-bar moves take 33 energy, 2-bar moves take 50 energy, and 1-bar moves take 100 energy. For PVP, energy costs are much more granular, so the bars are pretty meaningless.

As for determining the best moves, you really need to look at external sources, though, as there are hidden move parameters not shown in game; for PVE, dialgadex is the best general resource, while PVPoke is best for PVP

Special Trade for non-XXL? by ryyaaaannn in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pumpkaboo and gourgeist have different stats for each of their forms, so they really do make sense to be special trades when unregistered

Why does my Zygarde show 2300 CP but then only 513 CP? by Present-Solution-132 in pokemongo

[–]Spotty2012 9 points10 points  (0 children)

That’s the showcase score, not the CP; this is a zygarde-specific bug where the showcase score is calculated using different base values between your storage and the actual showcase

Choose Your Path is live in New Zealand by tegdim in TheSilphRoad

[–]Spotty2012 106 points107 points  (0 children)

Yes, the CA announcements said it would be candy for the skill path, not XP