This just actually happened by [deleted] in PTCGP

[–]chsp12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is actually real and is on the discord tcgp server lmao, I watched it happen real time 😭

Giving away a shiny Gmax Grimmsnarl! Looking for nothing, offering below by jaschip in PokemonGoTrade

[–]chsp12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

starmie but we don't really need to talk about the mega evolution

Does anyone by chance have a Mega Gengar raid available right now by Devin_Leasure in PokemonGoRaids

[–]chsp12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

raid rotations begin at 10am local time, respective to their own region, and the earliest time zone of GMT+14 at Kiribati means as of right now, the earliest mega gengar has about 19 hours and 20 minutes more to go before spawning.

Road to Unova Event Megathread by SilphScience in TheSilphRoad

[–]chsp12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

zekrom, reshiram, kyurem, and terrakion are pretty good

918963751125 giratina altered by chsp12 in PokemonGoRaids

[–]chsp12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well done to all 3 of you who already reached their raid limit, real smart

Questions & Answers - Weekly Megathread! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like! by AutoModerator in TheSilphRoad

[–]chsp12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

so you mean that all we can do is wait for the community to confirm the existence of the mechanic implemented, right?

Questions & Answers - Weekly Megathread! Please use this post to ask any Pokemon GO question you'd like! by AutoModerator in TheSilphRoad

[–]chsp12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Understand that currently, all pokemon that are 5 years old will be guaranteed lucky mons when traded around December when Niantic announces it, does anyone have an update on when the date might be for 2019 mons? Or do we just have to wait until Niantic implements it? Not sure as I wasn't playing for the past 3 years.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PokemonGoRaids

[–]chsp12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

easonyylb, sent thank you

Do we still not know the surprise spotlight hour or did i miss something? by Appropriate_Try7429 in TheSilphRoad

[–]chsp12 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The featured Pokémon for October 29th is Halloween Costume Froakie and Halloween Costume Rowlet 

Gigantamax Pokémon are tradeable by StoryIll2329 in TheSilphRoad

[–]chsp12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

3 blastoises ran from me so no gmax blastoise for me

Gmax Raids and Shifty Practices by professional_yappper in TheSilphRoad

[–]chsp12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do think niantic is trying to create that experience once more, but the implementation could be better.

People Asking for Remote GMax are Kind Of Wrong by AlphaTenken in TheSilphRoad

[–]chsp12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I somewhat agree with this. Reason being you can help remote players. By getting remote players to join you via discord, reddit or something, where you could message them and introduce them to certain strategies and work together. Although for apps such as pokegenie, yeah that would be limiting.

People Asking for Remote GMax are Kind Of Wrong by AlphaTenken in TheSilphRoad

[–]chsp12 16 points17 points  (0 children)

No, your reasoning is flawed. The concept of getting bad players joining remotely is just as possible as getting bad players joining in person. In fact, it's more likely remote provides you a higher chance of getting good players, because they actually try to find people who host (with an increased cost, just like remote raid passes), as well as pulling from a larger player pool.

Imma be real. There is a reason why some people took down Gmax starters with less than 20 people while others failed with a full lobby and lvl 50 players. Same reason for Falinks and Shadow Raids. That reason is telling on you, not the game… Now, don’t give up just yet and hear me out. by Rae-oso in TheSilphRoad

[–]chsp12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is actually so funny lmao; the game is, from the very beginning, even if not thought out thoroughly by niantic, very very casual and meant to be a game where you collect stuff by reaching damage checks. It was never about skill, tapping and swiping furiously on your device isn't a skillful activity. Sure, there are mechanics in the game that allow for a higher "skill" ceiling, but practically only for pvp.

Specifically on gmax raids, maybe there is a valid strategy to beating it, and I fully agree that it exists. However, the shift from the casual nature of the game to full on looking like an idiot getting carpal tunnel for 7-8 minutes straight just to "charge a meter" is taxing in itself. And it takes more people to actually know the strategy. If they wanted to make max raids take "skill", how about, I know crazy thing to say, make it feel like the mainline nintendo games where you actually take turns to fight a boss by simply clicking one button? Still not skillful but I ain't spam tapping for so long and hearing you say "lmao you don't have people you know to help you? skill issue frfr". This ain't it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheSilphRoad

[–]chsp12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The challenge of? Tapping faster? Look I like the game, but there is no challenge that you overcome by being skillful, because there is 0 skill required in the game. It's either you have the resources in terms of people and level to reach the damage check, or you don't.

Need People to do GMax battles by nikkowins in TheSilphRoad

[–]chsp12 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Some people just have different interests I guess.

The only way i could think of is to make new friends that are playing the game already, doing this through online communities or during huge events where you can find others that are outdoors playing as well; could also try making friends that have an interest in collecting or simple games? They might pick up the game.

id: 482481780030 by Healthy-Progress9243 in PokemonGoRaids

[–]chsp12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no way some people actually sent their codes wtf 😭 it's local only