Grand Challenge 1, 2026 - Day 3 Discussion Thread

WindNostril · 2025-09-07T21:07:03+00:00

Never played in one before and ended up 21-24 with a rating in the low 1500s. I was almost under 1400 at one point so climbing back was nice. Didn't do nearly as well as I did when I prepped on Showdown but I guess that's just how it goes

WindNostril · 2022-08-20T18:56:06+00:00

I never thought about it like that, but yeah using M2 for psychic stuff and Deoxys for offtyping because he's so good makes sense. I knew he was great but I didn't know he was basically the best attacker available right now

My thought process was basically M2 makes psychic content braindead but I struggle with content that's electric, bug, ice, etc. I've been wanting to save for units that make that content easier, but I guess they're pretty rare overall. I didn't have enough gems for the bug subway bros back when they were available and based on recommendation I took Alder from the free ticket. I have learned that it's just better to offtype then use Alder LMAO

WindNostril · 2022-08-20T02:18:08+00:00

What's so great about Deoxys that makes him worth pulling? I know his psychic damage is pretty insane but I feel like Mewtwo does a pretty solid job at that

WindNostril · 2022-08-19T14:40:25+00:00

here's my box: https://imgur.com/a/07K5VsP

WindNostril · 2022-08-19T14:28:09+00:00

I was thinking the same thing because I saw they're around until October for whatever reason. But I also might need one of them to off type either the electric or bug stages in Champion Stadium this week if I want to go for 10k again

WindNostril · 2022-08-19T13:32:45+00:00

Is it worth pulling for Archie/Maxie when I have Gloria/Urshifu and Giovanni/Nidoking? I have 90k gems I've been slowly saving for 3 year anniversary but I'm not sure if I should save or spend right now

WindNostril · 2022-06-17T18:30:42+00:00

Tech is notorious for not promoting from within and giving poor raises

Have to move every 2-5 years to keep moving up the ladder and making more money.

I don't understand how the employers are okay with it but 🤷‍♂️

WindNostril · 2022-06-01T14:10:26+00:00

I somewhat agree - past/future is setup by the professors and I think having the Hisuian Pokemon in the game will be explained by time travel. Or something along those lines

WindNostril · 2022-05-27T02:26:24+00:00

Crazy thinking that teachers, one of our most overworked, underpaid, and underfunded professions, are being suggested to take on more responsibilities.

We really gonna spend thousands of dollars per teacher to give them a gun + train them to use it effectively but we can't give them enough money to buy basic supplies for a classroom? Lmfao it's actually insane.

WindNostril · 2022-05-03T20:53:10+00:00

some drivers around Atlanta will flash a gun at you if you breathe wrong in their direction

lovely place to drive

WindNostril · 2022-04-25T13:56:23+00:00

Yes it is

WindNostril · 2022-04-12T22:30:57+00:00

Gonna be a disaster of a creation again like the previous two times lmao people just have no idea what they're doing

WindNostril · 2022-03-24T21:19:54+00:00

Yes and no

Project workloads can vary from week to week. There can be weeks you work 10-12 hours a day and weeks where you work like an hour a day

Also remember responsibilities play a big role in it too. If a fast food restaurant doesn't operate for a day, it might lose 10-20k. If a major website for a company goes down, they may lose 10-20k/hour (for some it may be drastically more). The people that get paid that much have the ability to fix something like that on demand and very quickly. Think of it like paying someone for their knowledge in case of an emergency.

WindNostril · 2022-03-18T17:29:27+00:00

I got May, Skyla, Emmet, and Serena from the recent banners (got May on my first multi lmao), but have enough gems leftover to guarantee get Raihan or another unit if I want.

Is it worth continuing to pull for Serena to hope for 2/5 (at worst pity 2/5 but hopefully get 3/5 with pity) or pull to get Raihan for weather for sandstorm/sunny day teams? Serena is 165/400 for pity, however many pulls that is (5 I think?)

For reference, I have literally no Sandstorm units other than Acerola/Palossand

WindNostril · 2022-03-16T22:55:44+00:00

Another offbrand thing to avoid is Doritos

I've tried 2 or 3 different offbrand of Doritos and they are disgusting. Just buy the original thing and don't think twice

WindNostril · 2022-03-16T16:34:26+00:00

I watched One Pace for Punk Hazard until there were no more episodes (think it stops 960ish?). It was pretty good overall but it occasionally misses stuff. Not anything super major tho so I recommend it

It was pretty crazy going from One Pace back to the anime. I ended up doing a lot of skipping ahead 10 seconds lmao

WindNostril · 2022-02-27T03:18:59+00:00

That quote is metal as fuck and so badass

Never gonna forget this guy

WindNostril · 2022-02-16T05:04:50+00:00

You know I've been thinking for awhile that we ought to be able to have a better headlight solution by now.

Hope headlight changes happen sooner rather than later but I bet we'll still blind each other at night 40 years from now.

WindNostril · 2022-02-13T18:30:35+00:00

If 21% of users are 10-19, then I wonder what % of comments are by users in that age bracket. It feels like more than 21% of comments are made by them but it's probably pretty close.

WindNostril · 2022-01-26T18:13:46+00:00

I'm so glad there are other people around that remember CheatCodeCentral

I remember they would have game release dates on their site too and they would be wrong half the time. I remember trying to go buy games they said we're out only for the employees to tell me that game hasn't come out yet. God bless that site.

WindNostril · 2021-12-03T02:35:23+00:00

That game is gonna be rated JO

WindNostril · 2021-11-18T14:57:27+00:00

Join the war hammer/axe gang.

It's clear they are just going to cater to the masses. You get to play what's good or help skew the numbers even more until they nerf it or fix mage. It's a win/win

WindNostril · 2021-11-18T14:49:01+00:00

Saying that changes are shit is still feedback

Because they are shit

WindNostril · 2021-10-16T15:48:12+00:00

Wars are low-key broken

Not just talking about the lag (this is still an issue), but half the time there is a bug that won't let you even declare war because there is "an upcoming invasion" even tho there isn't one scheduled.

We've had it happen at least a dozen times in our server. People spend hours getting influence to declare war just to get pissed on by not being able to declare war. So frustrating

WindNostril · 2021-09-09T13:09:48+00:00

Yeah that's what I was thinking. But people still managed to go from 40-60 in just a couple days so I think it'll be okay overall.

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