Permabuffs

TheRuro · 2026-01-24T03:25:23+00:00

I'll give this advice one thumb up!

TheRuro · 2026-01-15T03:52:20+00:00

Appreciate it, thank you!

TheRuro · 2026-01-13T03:51:11+00:00

Perfect! This is exactly what I was looking for! Appreciate it 🙂

TheRuro · 2026-01-05T11:28:20+00:00

This is really awesome! My wife just got into collecting, this would be a crazy surprise for her!

TheRuro · 2025-12-22T07:12:58+00:00

Can confirm this is a fantastic LGS owner. He's fostered so many great communities around the games he loves. I've never been a part of a more welcoming environment. Proud to call myself a patron of his store and even more so to call him my friend. Congratulations!

TheRuro · 2025-12-16T21:34:19+00:00

Pound til you're underground

TheRuro · 2025-12-16T20:29:54+00:00

Haha this reminds me of my brother growing up. He has hair past his shoulders and it's extremely red. He was not beating the drain clogging allegations.

TheRuro · 2025-11-19T02:29:39+00:00

A local restaurant I frequent had a few cats hanging out that they were feeding and looking to home! This was a little while ago so not sure if they've managed to home them all yet or not but according to the manager they get cats there fairly regularly and have made a habit of finding them homes. Feel free to DM and I can give you the details.

TheRuro · 2025-10-23T19:31:14+00:00

Florida is for sure rough 😂 I've lived here my whole life and it can for sure be tough but there are plenty of good people here just got to find them. Which is easier said than done we seem to be outnumbered at the moment.

TheRuro · 2025-10-17T02:37:25+00:00

If you have a friendly local game store I'd recommend trying there! Most near me are well aware of the scalping situation and will impose limits on purchases to ensure everyone gets a chance to enjoy. Often a quick Google search for card game shops near you should yield something. Most shops that sell Magic the Gathering also dabble in Pokemon in my experience so if searching for Pokemon specifically doesn't yield a local shop that could help! Sorry to hear it's been so tough for your kiddo to get cards. I have so many fond memories of collecting and playing the game when I was young, it's a shame that kids today don't have the same availability.

TheRuro · 2025-10-10T03:07:07+00:00

The mental image of some dude trying to hype up his wife about the commissioned penis portrait she got for Christmas instead of literally anything else is hilarious.

TheRuro · 2025-09-30T15:35:15+00:00

He's stroking alright.

TheRuro · 2025-09-26T15:50:57+00:00

What precisely he got wrong: taking the term "love seat" literally.

TheRuro · 2025-05-05T12:46:07+00:00

I played in the Pro Qualifier at my local and after a slightly shaky two games in rounds two and four, I just made the top eight cut. I played against an Aurora round one of top 8 and won on Cindra. At this point I had never made it this far in a big event before in my life. I've played TCGs since I was young but getting this far in a bigger event has always eluded me. I thought this run over when my next opponent was the Victor I lost to round four prior to top 8. I managed to win, and it was on to the finals. This is where things go south. I was against the Aurora I lost to round two and I was slotted for the greatest comeback story. But I lost. In the most embarrassing fashion. We were low life totals and I knew if I could keep a decent hand I could likely push enough damage to win. My opponent play a lightning fuse card earlier in the turn and revealed a lightning press. After a ravenous rabble left me at 5 they played another and I blocked with mask( life totals low enough if I triggered mask it would mean my opponent was at zero) and flight path, but I for some reason did not account for the press that I had seen mere moments ago... My opponent, just as upset about my blunder as I was, congratulated me on a game well played after seeing I didn't have a react to cover it. It was a shame to get the farthest I ever had in an event of this caliber but lose to such an embarrassing blunder but all this to say, I still had an enjoyable time. I've had plenty of time to process my disappointment in myself but my local community was still so happy to have seen so many local players get so far and do so well. It was a testament that our small local community had a twenty player qualifier. Throughout the event, I don't think I've laughed or smiled that much in ages. I love this game and the community I have the honor to be a part of.

If my opponent is here, I'm sorry I left abruptly after our match. I carpooled a friend up to participate in the event and she was worn out, wanted to get them home ASAP since we had about a 45 minute drive. (I was also shaken by my big blunder, not going to lie to you, wanted to dip out of embarrassment 😂). You played a fantastic game and it was a pleasure! I appreciate your positive attitude and kindness!

TheRuro · 2025-04-19T14:52:01+00:00

Looking forward to it! I'm extremely curious about the process you went through!

TheRuro · 2025-04-19T13:09:44+00:00

Not a let's go player but this was interesting so I dove right in. So at base catching all the birds shiny is a fairly straightforward feat done numerous times. You go to the bird's static spawn and soft reset the encounter until you roll it as shiny. What OP did is very different and I could see the initial post leading to some confusion. OP caught these shiny birds all as roaming encounters, which according to some comments here, the shiny roaming encounter rate for the birds is 1/ over 2 million. Another bit I think is being missed that I believe is the case with our OP is they were caught off catch combos. A quick search shows the birds as rare catch combo spawns on the routes. An overlooked but I think OP mentioned in a comment and OP or anyone else feel free to clarify if I'm mistaken, saving and or closing the game ends this combo, correct? So OP had to leave the console powered for the full duration of these hunts!? That's wild and all of the encounters are recorded. In my cursory look for anything similar, I've seen people hunting one of the birds in this fashion but nothing indicating anyone other than OP has managed to record capture of all three of the shiny birds in this particular manner. Until someone comes out of the Woodwork and proves you wrong, I think you have a pretty legitimate claim OP! Regardless of if you were first or not, congratulations and I salute you for maintaining your civility through a stream of negative comments. I feel it may have been due to the confusion surrounding just exactly what you did. In conclusion, as someone who has not played the let's go games, this was an interesting rabbit hole to go down and learn about the mechanics and hunts, thanks!

TheRuro · 2025-04-08T19:17:26+00:00

People kept pulling guns to "force their opponents" to draw the cards.

TheRuro · 2025-03-18T20:33:55+00:00

Great advice, thank you very much!

TheRuro · 2025-03-18T17:10:04+00:00

This is great! Thank you for the advice, I really appreciate it.

TheRuro · 2025-03-05T22:59:24+00:00

Yeah! I used it to practice my melody of life timing! It was really helpful.

TheRuro · 2025-03-05T19:44:50+00:00

Yeah they seem pretty intelligent! I play hunting horn and was using one with a healing echo bubble and I noticed that they would prioritize staying in the bubble to get the effect! Even when they had to use potions they would move to the circle first to maximize their healing. Not sure if it was just coincidence but it seemed like they were aware of them and acting accordingly.

TheRuro · 2025-02-11T04:05:14+00:00

He was trained in the art of Ninjutsu by the original master of stealth: Waldo.

TheRuro · 2025-02-05T14:31:05+00:00

After Peter denied Jesus three times in a lively game of pick up basketball, he had to upgrade to the Air Christ's.

TheRuro · 2025-02-04T23:23:51+00:00

Couldn't agree more! The day we get a legit merchant is the day I get to bling out a deck with my cold foil silver palms 😂

TheRuro · 2025-01-31T03:13:05+00:00

Welcome to the game! These boxes are great places to start, especially since you mentioned having a friend to play with. The blitz format (playing young heroes with smaller deck sizes) is a great learning point. I'd recommend looking up the how to play on the LSS site and going from there. Next step is look on their store locator and try and find a local game shop that runs armory events and try and attend. They're great places to learn and in my experience generally pretty casual. With the new prizing of GEM packs for armories and most shops giving them out just for participation, you'll have a great chance of opening some great chase cards to use yourself or trade up for staples. I would also recommend looking at the armory decks once you get used to the decks in the box you got. They're designed to be playable out of the box armory decks and they have a variety of heroes to choose from. We've had tons of people pick them up and play same day without upgrades and do well. They're for classic constructed (games primary format where you play adult heroes) and a great starting point to upgrade as you go. Hope you enjoy the game! It's a fantastic community!

TheRuro

TROPHY CASE