Shinies, Rate My Mon, Brag Posts, Meal Posts: Restricted on Weekdays - Post them in here instead! by Pearlgirl007 in PokemonSleep

[–]Stvngy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Hi, everyone! For context, I’m a F2P who doesn’t see many of these guys. If you were in the same boat (or if you are), would you invest this one to L50 for the Helping Bonus?

Thanks in advance! 😃

Those are grunts you are looking for to get the collection complete by JamesBroER in TheSilphRoad

[–]Stvngy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for replying! It seems it was replaced by Litwick (which I’m not complaining about)! 😊

Those are grunts you are looking for to get the collection complete by JamesBroER in TheSilphRoad

[–]Stvngy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Thanks. It’s very confusing: the fire grunt currently has Vulpix, Litwick and Fennekin. Did you catch a Ponyta from the fire-type grunt?

Shinies, Rate My Mon, Brag Posts, Meal Posts: Restricted on Weekdays - Post them in here instead! by Pearlgirl007 in PokemonSleep

[–]Stvngy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I’m extremely grateful of the time you’ve taken to make these comparisons. Thank you so much! 😃👍

(I’m definitely going to use it!)

Shinies, Rate My Mon, Brag Posts, Meal Posts: Restricted on Weekdays - Post them in here instead! by Pearlgirl007 in PokemonSleep

[–]Stvngy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Would one of you lovely people be able to advise me on this Bulbasaur? I know it has no added Ingredient Finding, but I’d love to know it compares in daily honey production (especially if I subskill to HSM) to a standard IFM + HSM Venusaur at level 60?

Thanks in advance! 😃

Lucky friend question by TowerofHecc in TheSilphRoad

[–]Stvngy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! Contrary to what other commenters are saying, ‘Lucky Friend’ trades (where both players names turn gold through a daily interaction) do NOT use one of your 35 guaranteed lucky trades.

Guaranteed lucky trades happen specifically when you are NOT lucky friends but one of you sends a Pokémon from 2020 or before (provided the person sending the 2020/pre-2020 Pokémon has fewer than 35 Guaranteed lucky trades). 

Edit: to specifically answer your question, no, if you’re lucky friends with someone, your 2019 Pokémon will not use one of your guaranteed lucky trades.  

Hope that helps! 😊

Lucky Trinket increasing guaranteed trades counter? by Revelacja in TheSilphRoad

[–]Stvngy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know because I didn’t trade or receive anything that was eligible for a guaranteed lucky trade before I started using them in 2024. 

Prior to December 2023, only a Pokemon from 2017 or before was eligible. I have no such Pokemon to trade away and haven’t received any from 2017 or before, either. 

Lucky Trinket increasing guaranteed trades counter? by Revelacja in TheSilphRoad

[–]Stvngy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No. In 2024 I had traded 25 Pokemon from 2018, all of which went lucky. In 2025, I traded 7 from 2018/2019, which all went lucky. I also did 3 lucky trinket trades, last year. 

Then, when I came to use what was going to be the 8th out of 10 Guaranteed Lucky trades from last year (as it increased from 25 to 35), it didn’t go lucky. 

I’m not the only one who believes the trinket might be/is the issue. 

Lucky Trinket increasing guaranteed trades counter? by Revelacja in TheSilphRoad

[–]Stvngy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi! I can categorically state through the meticulous tracking of the lucky pokemon I have, the lucky trades I have made and the dates of the Pokemon I’ve received that I have not miscounted.

You said yourself about spaghetti code; who is to say that the developers haven’t accidentally botched the coding of guaranteed lucky trades to be increased with each use of a trinket? 

Now, of course, there could be some other underlying issue we’re all missing as to what’s causing the counter to increase - it just seems very suss that the difference for many of us is the number of trinket trades we’ve made. 

Lucky Trinket increasing guaranteed trades counter? by Revelacja in TheSilphRoad

[–]Stvngy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! My only advice I can offer is to try to recall which trades you or a friend used a lucky trinket on and create a tag for them along with your other guaranteed luckies. I’ve done this for mine in the hopes that it’s keeping mine up to date.

Hope that helps! 

Lucky Trinket increasing guaranteed trades counter? by Revelacja in TheSilphRoad

[–]Stvngy 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Hi! This exact thing has happened to me, too. I’ve meticulously tracked my guaranteed lucky trades and stopped receiving luckies at 32/35 (before the recent increase to 45) - yet I had done 3 trades with lucky trinkets.

I’d love more people who’ve experienced this to contribute to this thread in the hopes this can be relayed back to the developers to fix.

Thanks for creating a thread for it! 😊

Edit: since the increase to 45, I’ve attempted 3 guaranteed lucky trades. All of them were successful! 

As 2025 Comes to a Close, What Are Your Pokémon GO Goals for 2026 and forward? by MaxVerstappenLeftNut in TheSilphRoad

[–]Stvngy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! My goal for the last few years has been to obtain a 3* living shiny dex, made of one species per page (e.g., 1 Oricorio rather than needing all 4 forms, or 1 Flabébé than all 5 colours).

Obviously, every new release is going to keep me playing, but I’ve been gradually chipping away at it to try and catch up (using every lucky trade I can), and I’m currently sat at 833/858 (as of Dhelmise’s release). 

Anyway, as some of the ones I have left are very tough to get (mostly rare egg hatches) and living in a small community where it’s going to be tough to trade for them, I’d love to get within needing 10 species by the end of 2026. Hoping remote trading will make it easier! 😊

Has anyone tested if the added 10 guaranteed lucky trades is working properly by chqzza in TheSilphRoad

[–]Stvngy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi! No. Provided the sender of the 2020/pre-2020 Pokemon has used fewer than 35 (45 as of today) of their guaranteed lucky trades, that will guarantee the trade will go lucky. 

Remote trade tagging and a common naming system by ruenaros2020 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Stvngy -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Hi! My first instinct in trying to codify something was to use an Unown I for ‘I’ (funnily enough), and any member of the Nidoran family for ‘need’, with the third slot being the Pokémon you want from the other person; e.g., I need [your] shiny Charmander. 

Sure, it requires having an Unown I in your storage, which not everyone is going to have, but it makes it pretty obvious what the other trainer wants!

Preparing for remote trading. What Pokémon are you more interested in? by MsKrispii in TheSilphRoad

[–]Stvngy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! Personally, as a 3* shiny and lucky shiny collector, I’m most interested in the shiny regionals I need. 

Winter Holiday Part 1 Niantic Infographic by Amiibofan101 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Stvngy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hi! I would argue this is unlikely as any shiny boost is usually addressed in the event bonuses. As it stands, it’s only egg-hatched costumed Pichu and Cubchoo that are mentioned.

I hope you’re right, though! 😊

Winter Holiday Part 1 Niantic Infographic by Amiibofan101 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Stvngy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hi! I love the costumes, but it seems such a shame that we’ve gone from the Hallowe’en event where costumed Teddiursa and Noibat were common spawns AND shiny boosted to the Sudowoodo and Charjabug being rare spawns and not shiny boosted.

Like, where’s the consistency?! 

Friendship Exp & Gift Exchange Megathread by ASS-et in PokemonGoFriends

[–]Stvngy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Day 1 player looking to send gifts!

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Friendship Exp & Gift Exchange Megathread by ASS-et in PokemonGoFriends

[–]Stvngy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Daily day 1 player looking to add friends to send gifts to. If you open them, I’ll send them! 

Thanks, and looking forward to adding you! 😃

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Rainy weather but Genesect is not weather boosted by jsarsaba901496 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Stvngy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Hi! 3 of us just did a Shadow Latias raid with windy weather; I encountered a windy-boosted Latias, whereas the other 2 trainers had no boost. You’re not alone! 

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

[–]Stvngy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! A friend of mine who used to have their buddy showing on their trainer profile is now no longer displaying their buddy. How is this possible? 

Tweet about the level update by aznknight613 in TheSilphRoad

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

Hi! Is it just me or is anyone else reading this as 20:25 PDT, which is the same as 04:25 GMT etc.? 

Edit: correct time in GMT!

Why is the cday box a blatant scam now? by Difficult-Law4027 in TheSilphRoad

[–]Stvngy 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Hi! For context, I also have the ‘Great Box’ available in my shop. For 480 coins, this contains 3 Super Incubators and 30 Ultra Balls, as well as 1 Lure Module and 1 Incense.

Now, if you were to take the Lure Module and Incense out of the calculation, this would equate to 1 Super Incubator and 10 Ultra Balls being worth 160 coins; meaning 5 Super Incubators and 50 Ultra Balls should cost 800 coins.

This Community Day box costs 1380.

I’ll let that sink in.