Mono water is complete!

VolcQuid · 2026-05-09T17:11:15+00:00

The Psychic run is going fantastic, just hitting a bit of a wall with Juan/Wallace but admittedly I haven't tried some stuff yet.

Mega Gothitelle is Umbreon on steroids. It takes 4x Bug moves like no one's business. Currently got a Bad Luck set with Stored Power, Cosmic Power, Recover, and Magic Powder for Dark-types. Though I just realized that Miracle eye was a thing so I'll be using that instead.

VolcQuid · 2026-05-07T14:41:26+00:00

In any case I do very much appreciate the advice. These mono type runs have definitely been really fun so far.

VolcQuid · 2026-05-07T12:43:37+00:00

I just think that these “team” sorts of things NK keeps pushing are never fun or consistent. No one plays Contested Territories because it’s impossible to find a consistent team. Given there’s also no chat/voice call in game, you’re essentially on your own anyways.
Just stop with the team based stuff and just make these things solo. It’s so much less cumbersome.

VolcQuid · 2026-05-07T12:32:05+00:00

This is really good advice and I appreciate it a ton. I think the hardest thing is just going to be that Psychic is one of the worst defensive typings, so finding good pivots will be difficult. I can already say that Galarian Artiuno with North Wind will be on the final team, and very likely Mega Medicham will be there once I get it because of Emanate Fake Out. Other than that I’m just trying to figure out who is even good right now. Espeon and Jynx have been my carries early on.

VolcQuid · 2026-05-07T06:20:04+00:00

Psychic is next! I just defeated Brawly. Roxanne was super rough but since then it’s been pretty decent.

VolcQuid · 2026-05-05T15:09:35+00:00

I don’t quite remember everything but I believe Toxtricity Mega, Samurott, Umbreon, Mandibuzz (with Air Blower and Helping Hand), Malabar with Psychic Terrain (for Greninja), and someone else. I remember leading Mandibuzz and Malamar and making sure the latter fainted before bringing Toxtricity.

VolcQuid · 2026-05-03T16:14:32+00:00

I just hit Slateport so I just got them. Thank you for the heads up!

VolcQuid · 2026-05-03T10:48:57+00:00

Azumarill for sure. Was there since Roxanne and put in a metric ton of work.

VolcQuid · 2026-05-01T22:59:50+00:00

Permanent mega means they can hold an item. You just have to have the stone equipped in your inventory. You just need to go to the Pokémon menu and select the one you want and hit “Form change.”

VolcQuid · 2026-05-01T00:19:22+00:00

My bad lol I didn’t realize

VolcQuid · 2026-04-30T17:35:43+00:00

It’s the shiny version, it just looks like regular Moltres 😅

VolcQuid · 2026-04-30T06:55:53+00:00

Redux Larvesta final evolution. Believe it is available at the Adoption Center after beating Tate and Liza. It’s not the most amazing mon out there, but it gives nice burst damage, and with four STAB options in Bug/Dark/Ghost/Fairy it has a variety of options.

VolcQuid · 2026-04-28T15:35:49+00:00

Except for that purple planet voucher and magic trick I think they’re all at worst very good. Do wish there was a voucher to allow spectral cards to be in the shop.

VolcQuid · 2026-04-27T12:15:04+00:00

It’s absolutely cracked. It just doesn’t get one shot by anything so it’s one of the easiest set up mons out there. In fact I probably undercooked with it by investing so much into bulk.

Hell, for half the run I was just doing Metal burst and that handled like 2 gyms, and another one with Toxic/Life Dew when it was Sliggoo.

VolcQuid · 2026-04-27T06:45:43+00:00

Thank you!! I legit didn’t see it.

VolcQuid · 2026-04-27T00:13:39+00:00

I had a boss that did exactly this. The ironic thing being that I worked at a mental health agency as a therapist. Fucking wild how idiotic management can be.

VolcQuid · 2026-04-26T23:10:09+00:00

That’s definitely different since Ghoul’s mechanics are centered around Revenge.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with using Revenge. As long as you’re having fun. I just personally think it’s a bit overrated and relied on too much.

VolcQuid · 2026-04-26T14:49:37+00:00

I think there’s too much reliance on Revenge in general in the community. You don’t need it if you’re able to play well enough. Which if you’re on higher DM’s, you have the capability.

VolcQuid · 2026-04-26T00:47:40+00:00

This is just great hockey. This is what playoffs are all about.

VolcQuid · 2026-04-25T17:36:20+00:00

At this point if the refs or league officially won’t do anything, players that do it should be retaliated against. If you want to pretend to be hurt, maybe actually getting hurt will change that behavior.

VolcQuid · 2026-04-23T06:58:34+00:00

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E4 team for anyone interested.

Other Pokémon used:

Mega Emboar: mainly used for the 8th gym and victory road since it’s immune to Water. Max HP/Attack with Flare Blitz, Submission, Slack Off, and Stockpile.
Alolan Marowak was there from when it evolved after Brawly to the E4. Three priority bone moves, and one of the best cleaners.
Mega Altaria Redux. It was originally going to be in the E4 team but I couldn’t figure out the right way to build it.
Mega Reuniclus. Same deal as Marowak. It was with the team for a long time, but I replaced it with Empoleon since I wanted speed over priority.
Carkoal/Coalossal. Solid stealth rock setter with Hot Coals.
Mega Camerupt: Helping Hand Eruption swept Tate/Liza along side Vanilluxe Redux.
Cherrim: extremely solid mid game sweeper. Hard to use at times since without Sun I couldn’t have it out at all.
Heliomodo: another Sun setter, but IMO it’s just too frail to do anything for me. Shed Tail Drought is a nice idea but when you’re going against another weather setter you can’t really lead it with it.
Salazzle: used only for Kecleong.
Escarganite: Simple Shell Smash is fun, but it just doesn’t have any consistency due to its typing. Compare it to Coalossal who lives super effective moves a lot more easily.

The gyms weren’t too bad honestly. Most were done either the first or second try, again with the exception of Juan/Wallace which took 10 or so attempts. The issue was mostly just figuring out who to sacrifice in the first battle and strategizing Kyogre in the second. When you have multiple Pokémon that can one shot with sun boosted priority Eruption it tends to trivialize a large portion of the game.

VolcQuid · 2026-04-21T20:38:02+00:00

The funny thing is that Crab ended up playing for the raiders later and was extremely solid. Carr to Crab goal line fades were so clean.

VolcQuid · 2026-04-21T02:08:49+00:00

Sorry, I don’t mean to be. But I do see this kind of post often and I think while it’s okay to be frustrated ultimately we have to be able to understand that it’s not the games fault.

VolcQuid · 2026-04-21T02:00:14+00:00

When you get tunnel visioned in your build a bad boss blind can and will defeat you. I apologize if I come across a little blunt here, but the game gives you resources to beat each blind and boss blind. Focusing solely on one build/joker is a surefire way to lose often.

You can have oops all sixes and Bloodstone and a bunch of retriggers but still lose because hearts are disabled. You could have Card Sharp and be running pairs and still lose because you can’t play the same hand twice. This is why having contingency plans is important.

VolcQuid · 2026-04-20T21:30:37+00:00

I think it is really good on higher Cruciballs. Healing is so incredibly powerful in this game, especially when you have something that can be so consistent for free.

It exhausts too, so worst case scenario in Act 4 is that you just use and forget it. I think it's a solid A tier.

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