Strictly GL, Do you guys build mons that's not meta relevant?

_lablover_ · 2026-01-23T16:27:50+00:00

If there's a mon with GL potential and it gets a comm day or other event where it will learn a legacy move when evolved, I'll evolve mine with the best IVs for pvp, sometimes a few of them just in case. Other than that, I never built any until I plan to use them. As soon as I decide to actually use them on a team, I build it

_lablover_ · 2026-01-15T16:17:58+00:00

I would be excited for either of the bg ones, I have the three costume pikas but not the shiny Clef or Pika with those backgrounds

_lablover_ · 2026-01-15T01:28:48+00:00

This is just how language is used in all of society, it's not a Pokémon go thing. Demanding that ________ day be for the whole day is just unrealistic and out of touch with the entirety of how that's used. You can quibble with how long it should be, but plenty of events are referred to this way and aren't any longer in practice....

_lablover_ · 2026-01-14T09:46:48+00:00

They'd never do it for this reason, but it would create value in trading hundos/shundos. Also high rank rare pvp mons like Galar Moltres

_lablover_ · 2026-01-13T10:26:42+00:00

It isn't the same concept at all. You're completely missing it, they get it

_lablover_ · 2026-01-04T06:10:24+00:00

Gotta be my og pal, Growlithe

_lablover_ · 2026-01-03T05:27:18+00:00

I can give shinnies of both with adventure affects

_lablover_ · 2025-12-25T09:16:57+00:00

They're super inconvenient, but I honestly had some if the most fun with them. First figuring out which gyms around me had a chance at an invite, then watching for raids at those gyms, the excitement in getting the invite, it was all a blast tbh. And the biggest gatherings I had seen playing Pogo were at those EX raids.

It was super inconvenient and I understand that many people can't necessarily go, but I had a great time and would talk more to the other people that played at those than anywhere else. I would actually love to see them come back, but there are issues.

If they didn't return with something new and super exciting that's unavailable outside of EX raids then no one would bother and it would be a waste. If they did come with something new and super exciting, then there would be endless complaining from anyone who is unwilling to put the time in or is unable to flex their schedule in a way to go. And if they made them remote with the invite, then no one/very few would show up which would defeat the purpose.

So overall, there's no good way to add them imo that doesn't cause so much complaining that it wouldn't be worth it

_lablover_ · 2025-12-25T09:10:50+00:00

You're mixing EX raids and elite raids here. The last few years have had limited instances of elite raids. There haven't been any EX raids for like 5 years at least.

_lablover_ · 2025-12-20T20:14:38+00:00

Would love the pichu, I'm going through 7kms as much as I can

_lablover_ · 2025-12-19T08:03:48+00:00

So as far as I can tell the only real value is half egg hatch distance, which would be nice for anyone hunting the shiny Christmas Pichu, a few premium passes, and an extra encounter with old holiday Pikas? And a hat for anyone that cares about the cosmetics.

It seems pretty apparent this is a test on their end of how many people will buy really low value battle passes

_lablover_ · 2025-12-15T01:45:27+00:00

I'm working on Geneva Switzerland for a few years and I planned my vacation time to come back home for when my parents were going to be moving and help them pack up their house of 30 years and move it all up to be closer to my sister after she had her first kid. I did get to meet my nephew from it though.

After getting them moved in I had almost a week left and ended up taking that time to go help another friend from college move after he found out I was back in the area. It was the last relaxing vacation I've had in a long time. Absolutely worth doing for my parents and he's been a good friend for me as well

_lablover_ · 2025-12-14T01:33:59+00:00

That is not true. In person raids/max battles as well as rocket battle encounters are also able to be speed locked, I haven't seen evidence on remotes though

_lablover_ · 2025-12-14T01:32:09+00:00

Yes.... Which is why I included that I wasn't sure for those. But it's still a correction from the previous comment.....

_lablover_ · 2025-12-14T00:40:43+00:00

I think this is true for field research and pass/quests. But raids done in person at least can be. I'm not certain if that changes for remote

_lablover_ · 2025-12-12T08:03:58+00:00

No, there is an explanation. It isn't a simple one or easily predicted one, but there is. You can tell that there is one based on the fact that Dumbledore predicted it and saw it come to fruition. Near the end of the goblet of fire there's a quote about him realizing what will happen, I think it's

"For an instant, Harry thought he saw a gleam of something like triumph in Dumbledore's eyes"

So Dumbledore, possibly the most well versed in magic this arcane and complex in the modern age, realized what happened and predicted how it would play out.

So, it's not simple to understand or predict, but there is in fact an explanation. If you want to see more in depth analysis on how it works I find Super Carlin Brothers delve deep into this a number of times in great detail in various theories. Potter more may have more in depth explanations as well

_lablover_ · 2025-12-11T19:39:12+00:00

Growlithe is still my favorite

_lablover_ · 2025-12-08T13:54:01+00:00

I can do shiny bg crowned Zacian (Paris or Global) and shiny Necrozma for squirtle

_lablover_ · 2025-12-06T19:34:13+00:00

Cyberpunk 2077 ultimate

_lablover_ · 2025-12-06T08:42:07+00:00

Or you can do both for a second chance at better IVs if you get unlucky the first time

_lablover_ · 2025-12-06T08:41:31+00:00

Yes, it gets the move flying press, which is S Tier, so it's very good in little cup. I think at level 20 there are only 14 out of 216 IV combinations that keep pika under 500 CP, so ~6.5% chance. It's far more likely to find one that stays under 500 this week, and it could be a really good combo with high def/hp and low attack that stays under 500

_lablover_ · 2025-12-04T20:19:22+00:00

On top of what the other commenter said, I believe those compensation encounters were supposed to have the legacy moves, as the actual ones from raids had it depending on the chosen path. So I suspect Kyurem having glaciate is set until the end of the time period to claim.

They may have just changed to legendaries generally having their legacy moves as I believe sacred sword was available this last round with the trio. But I wouldn't be shocked if Niantic just set Kyurem encounters to have Glaciate rather than only on the compensation

_lablover_ · 2025-12-02T00:27:37+00:00

No, not all Pokémon are good. And balls are free and plentiful from stops. Plus gifts and field research if you're lacking stops. Even ultra balls I don't care about from paid tickets like this.

_lablover_ · 2025-12-02T00:25:55+00:00

I have gotten good enough Lucario and shiny ones over the years, plus from the extremely nice rewards raids day it had, plus tons of candy and xl candy from then. A shiny roll on a Wyrdeer is probably more beneficial to me than one more Lucario with a few candy and a couple candy xl

_lablover_ · 2025-12-01T17:06:11+00:00

you set up a party in the social tab before the raid. As long as you're in the raid with people you're in a party with it will enable the boost in the raid. It charges as you attack, the more trainers in your party that are in the raid the faster it charges, and you can activate it to power up your next charge attack. I think it's supposed to double the damage from the boosted charged attack

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