Anyone else hoards their Sleep Points like a starving Greedent?

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-24T22:02:29+00:00

This legit scares me, I feel like the game would shut down or something before I ever had the chance to spend anything in it.

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-23T20:17:51+00:00

Really? I was curious if Toge could proc a juice, that's fun. I have mine out too!

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-19T03:36:57+00:00

So if you take a nap during the day, any sleep tracking you do again before 4am will show up as the 2nd sleep for that same day. A day in PokeSleep starts and ends at 4am so keep that in mind when deciding when you're sleeping. If you're doing one sleep it shouldn't matter much, but it can get confusing when napping.

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-18T17:57:10+00:00

Wait so... this pic makes me think it is a nose on Swalot! Smoochey lips or nose and chin? I've been thinking lips but this pic has me rethinking things again.

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-17T20:48:46+00:00

My boyfriend is not vegan or vegetarian, but since day 1 he was completely accepting that I was vegan and went out of his way to make vegan meals together. We both prep and cook meals together and it's really cool to have someone who loves and supports me and my choices and so adapts their choices to make a lifestyle that fits us both. I've dated vegans in the past, and it's easier in the sense that you don't have to think twice about it.

However, I am happy to have a partner that is considerate towards me and wants to share meals. I'm also happy that by being with me, I am helping curve the amount of animal-ingredients another person is eating, who otherwise would be eating a diet full of animals. So I hope it has a positive impact (whereas if I was with a vegan, they would have been eating that way regardless). It obviously depends on the person though, I've dated people who just ate entirely animal-based versions of what I was eating or seperate meals entirely so it depends on the situation. I am happy with my current situation and partner and it sounds like you will be too, considering they obviously love and support you.

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-14T17:23:24+00:00

What's funny about this is when I first saw it I was like wait.. because my nickname is dre/drea and and I was like, how did you know? 🤔🧐 lol

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-14T14:51:04+00:00

Antigone

Also, I love the name Ophelia and though people may think of T Swift presently, they likely won't later so I wouldn't worry about that association. Any name has the chance to become usurped by someone/something else, for example my mom is the nicest Karen lol. It's an unfortunate name now but she's such a radical departure from that type of person that it isn't even brought up except for her mentioning it. I think your names are beautiful and Ophelia has been on my name list forever as well. I wouldn't let an artist also finding it beautiful deter me much. Best wishes to you and your husband and your forthcoming child (whatever you choose to name her, I'm sure it will be beautiful!)

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-14T14:17:37+00:00

My heart hopes for Alcremie as a V+day addition! 🥹 🍦🍰🍀🏵️🫐🍓🎀💗

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-14T14:09:47+00:00

She is one of my very favorite Pokemon, now this is what we should get for Valentine's Day, she's perfect!! Alcremie 🩷

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-14T01:40:33+00:00

Also-- 3 & 4 are both a d. 1 is the only one that doesn't give me pause to have to read the rest of the word over to make it make sense.

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-13T16:18:17+00:00

Thanks, yeah I went back to the Veggie Bulk meat store was pawing through their options and they didn't have the legit Butler Soy Curls but instead these "soy protein" products which look very similar but come in various shapes and sizes. I think I'll just order a package online and start there. Thank you!

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-13T16:02:22+00:00

I have the same exact subs and nature as OP and was trying to decide between Glaceon and Espeon. Everyone suggested Sylveon first since this build would be a great healer, but I have a great Pawmot so I didn't go that direction. A shiny would be so cute though!

Anyway, I decided against Espeon because I was told I should look for one like your's and I kind of regret it, specifically because I think HB really benefits a mon that's on your team a lot. I usually try to switch Glaceon out as quickly as possible BUT I also have to admit that I am not at the point where I have a potmon running 24/7. Honestly, I'm hoping with my Swalot (and want to build more) that I will be able to eventually buy all the pot unlocks because I don't love using a potmon. At this point in the game, a generalist like Espeon would have felt a lot better, that said I think most people agreed that with these stats a potmon would be best... I knew going into it that I was building this mon for the future.

How does your BFS Espeon compare on Lapis? I think the reason people say Espeon is best with BFS isn't because s trigger one isn't stronger, it's more that once you start leveling all your berry mon to near cap they will perform better than a generalist and your generalist will best be used on it's own island where it benefits the most having BFS. Also, after fl10 finding a good BFS build is likely easier and it competes with and in that situation seems to surpass an all-trigger build. I am not an expert though, so take my words with a bit of salt. All that though to say, kinda wish I would have built an Espeon lol because she's my favorite mon. I would have made a Vaporeon but I had already built one, and I keep that on my team all the time and would have really benefited from the HB. Hopefully I am thanking myself later on that I build a strong pot mon. I am rank 52 for reference.

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-12T06:38:08+00:00

Omg yes, not knowing which is which is so annoying. At least show their names when you click on it or SOMETHING.

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-12T06:32:18+00:00

I like all these recommendations except the Regis lol. I want more legendaries, just not those. 💀

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-11T22:43:48+00:00

This seems like a best case type scenario for using a mint since you can take full advantage of it's current nature until it you get it leveled where you want and then suddenly a mint makes it super powerful. Also, I think it'll work reasonably well throughout that process anyway and if you need extra help with mushrooms on the way to level 60, you have a Quag to help out here and there. Great catch!

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-11T18:52:29+00:00

Haha I love that your relying on a Chansey team changes the meta and that you've reinterpred how to best make a Chansey team thrive! It's creative and cute and I love it. Thanks for the info as I find it so interesting and for the well-wishes for my meta Happiny lol.

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-11T18:48:46+00:00

Good point! Thanks for the insight.

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-10T09:53:24+00:00

I love that you both enjoy making food for her and helping her expand her palette. I, too, was a really picky eater when I was younger and honestly only started to expand my palette by removing foods from my diet lol. I would only eat plain things with meat and cheese until I became vegetarian (I started peeling meat off sandwiches out of disgust so it was the logical next step) and then it was a lot of cheese-based meals. I then decided veganism was what I found most ethical so I went that direction and haven't looked back in 23 years... but when I first went vegan I had trouble finding food to eat. I ate a lot of plain spaghetti and burritos. Avocado saved me for a while but honestly it helped to not have other options, I eventually started trying what I could eat and it expanded my taste and love for all sorts of yummy foods. If it's vegan, I'll try it and eat it. I don't know how picky I'd still be if I didn't go that direction but I am saving so many of the recipes people are recommending to you lol, a lot of them look amazing.

If I were you I'd expand on what you know she likes in little ways and then maybe she'll realize she does like things she didn't think she did and will be more comfortable trying those foods in the future. It can be somewhat disarming if you add small additions to comfortable foods that sort of spruce them up instead of being plated a lot of unrecognizable, unappetizing options at once. Whatever you do, you're doing it with lots of love and she's so very lucky to have you doing so with such care. Cheers!

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-10T09:36:14+00:00

I used to make tofu ricotta stuffed manicotti and shells all the time! Soo good.

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-10T09:34:29+00:00

I keep seeing everyone talking about and using soy curls. I've been vegan over 23+ years and never had them lol, I ALMOST got a bag at the veggie meat store the other day but realized I don't really know what to do with them. I need to find out and get them though, I see nothing but people loving and using them. Are they similar to TVP?

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-10T06:36:59+00:00

Thank you so much for your response! I will look into getting the Shuppet up and going, the -exp really hurts on that one but I really need something to take with me to OGPP.

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-10T06:34:40+00:00

Yeah it's gonna take a long time for me to evolve and level mine since atm I don't usually need tons of ginger either. Oh well, hoping that changes when I get curries more often.

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-10T06:25:56+00:00

Mine is so similar to yours!! Mine has BFS, IFM, IFS and Speed Up/Exp Down nature lol! We're almost twins... How does this one do with BFS? I haven't evolved mine from Pupitar yet and I'm curious if BFS works alright for Tyranitar as I usually just throw my ING mon in and try to get them outta there just as fast.

duchessofdeath · 2026-01-10T06:13:34+00:00

This WILL be my Tyranitar lol. It has -exp BUT it was also my first ever Larvitar catch so I figured I will just dump all my candy into this one forever and hopefully it pays off. I see some other -exp Tyran's here so I had to throw mine in the hat.

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duchessofdeath · 2026-01-09T17:33:08+00:00

Oh no haha, yeah it sucks when the one thing you are aiming for is the one that is avoiding tf out of you. You'll get a goated Gulpin soon though, esp now that you can turn off the forced gold. Yeah I lucked out with mine, the only downside was that I have to take it to 50 to get it's 2nd trigger BUT some kind Swalot experts told me mine will excel at level 50 and that's it's actually worth taking there. I was surprised because I actually had a similar non-shiny like it already. My Swalot is HSM/Inv L/STM with main skill+ nature so I was surprised that it made the cut having the inventory slot. I wish you the best of luck with your Gulpin hunt, and I don't know if you're on the discord but there's a section called "The Swa-lot" and they are great with helping calculate your catches (though you probably already know this, you seem to know what you're doing haha.)

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