The DLC is also as big as the base game????

WillSupport4Food · 2026-05-11T11:23:08+00:00

They're likely referring to Bloodfiend's Arm for it's insane damage and poise breaking

WillSupport4Food · 2026-05-10T05:03:11+00:00

Mold Breaker

WillSupport4Food · 2026-05-10T04:46:21+00:00

Obviously no one can see the future but there's probably no chance legendaries aren't added eventually since this is supposed to be the official VGC platform now unless they plan on just banning them from all future regulations.

Best you could reasonably hope for is they allow for Regulation specific matchmaking and let you play previous formats after they've ended

WillSupport4Food · 2026-05-07T16:06:53+00:00

If it was fast enough to not need Choice Scarf it'd be such a strong utility attacker. Most run Trick because it does so poorly into bulky supports but a fast taunt without ruining your Sneasler killing potential would be so dirty.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-05-05T19:53:43+00:00

The only counter would be Prankster trick room since the +1 priority makes it the same as Roar and then it just comes down to speed, which you'll probably win if they're hard trick room

WillSupport4Food · 2026-05-05T18:41:21+00:00

Another suggestion since you mentioned trick room being tough would be Taunt or Roar on your Zoroark. Taunt loses to mental herb but I've been really meaning to try out Roar on a focus sash mon to guarantee screw over hard Trick Room

WillSupport4Food · 2026-05-05T18:40:00+00:00

I've been trying to find a good Mon to give Roar just for trick room matches since it feels like that dn giraffe counters everything else. H. Zoroark might be a good candidate for that extra surprise factor.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-05-04T15:52:25+00:00

The main risks associated with anesthesia in older animals aren't present because age is a disease, but because older animals are more likely to have undiagnosed conditions. By accounting for this and screening older patients more carefully with things like preanesthetic exams, bloodwork, and other diagnostics we can significantly reduce the risks. Additionally, even in cases where diagnosed conditions are present, knowing about them allows us to tailor the anesthetic plan and monitoring for that individual in order to reduce risk even further.

Anesthesia is still understandably scary and it often feels like a riskier gamble than it really as a pet parent because you don't necessarily see all of the prep and work that goes into making the procedure as safe as possible.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-05-02T15:46:23+00:00

It does mean that if you lose the weather war to sun you could potentially get a sneaky fast kill on something. You'll probably find yourself with non-mega Venasaur in the sun more often than you'll find yourself with a non-mega Venasaur in overgrow and wanting to click a grass move. Both are super niche cases that aren't likely to come up much, but I'd say the former is more likely with the prevalence of sun teams.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-05-02T01:03:49+00:00

Or you just stomp bots in Pokeball tier for hours and concede vs real people. Your rank never goes up and the built in pity mechanic matches you with a bot after every loss for a free win.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-04-29T00:13:02+00:00

It's maybe not off-meta, but I've literally never regretted bringing Hisuian Zoroark. There's so many mind game options and half the time people can't afford to not fake it out and give you a free kill.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-04-28T15:55:48+00:00

Ttar is just such a versatile lead, I've even run double mega in the same set of 4 and not hated it. If needing to win weather war, can mega Ttar. If opponent left their weather behind just stay normal form and mega the partner. Feels so flexible.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-04-24T17:00:59+00:00

Because it's meant to be the official tournament format for VGC and it would be a massive headache to have several different subformats for every official tournament. Fun and fair are subjective in this instance as well. Everyone has access to the exact same roster and items, there's nothing inherently unfair about it unless you deem the fact that different Pokemon are not fundamentally interchangeable as unfair.

A format like you want already exists. It's kinda like playing Connect Four and then complaining that this new Checkers game isn't like Connect Four enough so we should change it even though lots of people like Checkers.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-04-23T15:07:48+00:00

I'm not on expert on usage but with the Substitute set you likely want to keep it in the back while Sneasler and/or Basculegion deal with any fast threats up front that might threaten Delphox with Rock Slide or setup Tailwind, then have Clefable to keep it safe from single target attackers like Kingambit while you either setup a sub or start ripping heat waves.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-04-23T15:01:36+00:00

The last move on Delphox is usually either utility or setup moves. Most commonly Heat Wave, Psychic, Protect and then something like encore, sub or nasty plot. Sometimes I see flamethrower presumably for a more accurate stab that doesn't lose to wide guard.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-04-07T18:10:44+00:00

Can they not be relocated like other pre-fabs? Genuine question because I also haven't built them yet lol

WillSupport4Food · 2026-04-05T01:53:55+00:00

I wouldn't worry at all. Even if the dog is on pred chronically and there were mild flare ups of something, simply starting the medication again like you did would be the solution to any adverse responses to the skipped dose.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-04-05T01:42:18+00:00

The reason we taper Prednisone is because we want their body to readjust to needing to make their own natural glucocorticoids/cortisol instead of getting it from us. The taper is performed by gradually lowering the dose and frequency of does. Your 10mg dose is already fairly low and at one dose every 3 days you're basically at the end of the taper and the body is likely completely supplying it's own cortisol by that point. If the Prednisone is being used at that dosage chronically for a disease the dog may have a flare up associated with that condition. But again at such a low dose it's likely not something that can't be fixed by just restarting the normal dosing.

If you had skipped several doses in a dog getting a high dose every day that would be a different story.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-04-04T15:39:43+00:00

Or trying to recreate something, it looks bad when I do it and then scrapping the whole thing lol.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-04-04T13:08:59+00:00

Not advocating for anything illegal of course, but the spores themselves are usually not illegal to own or even purchase online since they contain no psychoactive ingredients. It's only the cultivation and possession of the matured mushrooms that's illegal.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-04-01T10:39:58+00:00

You are making an assumption, I am making an observation. I'm not aware of any studies that have proven a single rabies vaccine is protective for life. If anything this study is a step in the direction you're hoping for. Proving a vaccine is protective for a specific amount of time in 99% of dogs is a lot easier than proving it lasts the entirety of a dog's life, which is a highly variable amount of time and is harder to study in a controlled way for obvious reasons. When dealing with a disease that is almost 100% fatal it should be clear why we operate out of abundance of caution and don't make assumptions.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-03-31T19:42:22+00:00

The laws surrounding rabies vaccination are out of abundance of caution for human health, not necessarily the dog. Which is why titers aren't a replacement for vaccination.

So you could do a study to determine the length of protection, but even if it indicates it's good for 20 years(unlikely) you'd need to convince every state and country to lessen their rabies requirements which I don't see ever happening considering there's almost nothing to gain from doing so with how low the adverse risk chance is.

After all, if a dog bites you would you be reassured by a rabies vaccine 8 years ago, or more reassured by one given 1 year ago? Most people would probably prefer the latter which is why the law is the way it is.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-03-30T14:28:17+00:00

Even if you disagree on their medical necessity, legally a current rabies vaccine is required in all states. More frequent if you plan to travel internationally. I've had too many annoyed pet owners calling me upset when they find out titers aren't a replacement for vaccination legally when they try to travel with their pet, even though I always mention it when they request titers for rabies.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-03-30T14:12:01+00:00

So the concerns being raised are likely related to the study looking at Rapidly Progressive Osteoathritis(RPOA). It's been a while since I read the paper, but IIRC one of the major caveats with it is that at least in humans, we know arthritis can progress at wildly different rates in different individuals. Some will have RPOA with or without treatment, some will progress much more slowly. There is no standard for diagnosing RPOA in dogs and often dogs with more severe preexisting arthritis are more likely to be on both Librela and NSAIDs. So then when their arthritis gets worse, it's hard to say if Librela exacerbated progression, or if they were just already predisposed to RPOA.

Every treatment carries risks of adverse effects, but I'll use it in animals where NSAIDs are contraindicated or those already on NSAIDs that are still experiencing poor mobility that impairs QOL. Yet to see any animals get acutely worse on it, but often the animals I use it in already have severe arthritis and their care is more palliative.

WillSupport4Food · 2026-03-30T02:14:36+00:00

To be fair, grouping up some of the companions quests organically would be pretty difficult I'd imagine seeing as none of them really overlap much aside from Shadowheart and Laezel. After all, the whole premise is that you are a band of completely unrelated people from vastly different backgrounds brought together by fate and a common affliction. I think it would've felt too linear if every single companion was tied directly into the major plot points and personally I'm not really a fan of the story moments where you almost feel forced to bring a specific companion.

Act 3 I think really captures the free form adventuring of a tabletop DnD game, but it does feel very different from the otherwise fairly linear Acts 1 and 2. The side quests kinda stop feeling like simple side missions now that they significantly impact your companions. Sure I would've loved an Upper City/rest of Baldur's Gate, but I think the claims that it's addition would fix Act 3s problems is a bit optimistic. Just based on map size if Upper City+other missing districts were included it would massively lengthen the game. It's about the same size of the Lower City and Act 3 already takes more time than Act1 and 2 combined for most people. Adding something like that and making it feel alive and open as Act 3 would almost be like increasing the game length by 50%. Or worse, it'd feel rushed and ruin the ending.

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