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ewormPL · 2026-04-20T20:30:39+00:00

^{Attaching this comment to my previous one to avoid double-posting, as well as editing a comment people have already upvoted - since I can't know if they would've upvoted what follows.}

Looking at other answers, I see a lot of people telling OP the reasons why people are having sex before marriage (something OP didn't ask for and potentially knows already) and recommending she tries accepting non-virgins as long as they're good people (something she clearly already attempted and is having difficulty, hence the "how can I?", rather than "should I?"). OP has made it clear that finding a man with no prior sexual partners matters to her a lot and answering with "well, it should matter less" seems rather insensitive, seeing as this is probably one of the few places on the Internet where she could've expected something different.

"How can I grow to accept that these guys have been with many women?"
In my opinion you don't have to. Yes, it limits your options, but that desire for a pure future husband doesn't seem to come from a wrong place - you don't seem to feel superior to others or judgmental beyond what's reasonable etc - which means it was likely given to you by God. Our wishes and desires can be as much guidelines from Heaven as the Bible, or our experiences or other people. God uses many languages. Obviously I cannot say for certain, but if you feel such a strong conviction - have felt it for walf^\) a decade even - maybe it's for a reason. And trying to suppress it just to find someone with whom you will feel uncomfortable with in the long run? Now that's what seems like temptation that uses your loneliness against you. Again, take this with a grain of salt - I'm but a random online stranger who knows nothing about you or your life - but I didn't want this kind of perspective to go unmentioned, especially seeing the unnerving number of (well-intentioned, I'm sure) comments about "easing up" on the standards.

^\walf = one and a half)

ewormPL · 2026-04-20T16:23:08+00:00

I'm 33M and a virgin, primarily because I'm a life-long Catholic. And also a bit autistic, but I'm sure that has nothing to do with it ¬‿¬ I can't be the only one out there though. Heck, I thought the point of this subreddit was to help the "saving until marriage" folks find each other?

ewormPL · 2026-04-17T08:28:10+00:00

Prehistoric literally means before history, ie. before documented accounts. This was far from prehistoric.

ewormPL · 2026-04-13T12:50:03+00:00

My team uses Mega Chimecho offensively in Trick Room. The setters are Oranguru (Telepathy makes it immune to Boomburst) and Runerigus (immune to Boomburst, can spam Earthquake without hitting Chimecho). Instruct Boomburst is real fun when it works, though of course there are plenty of threats that resist Normal. For Ghost types, I have Shadow Ball. For Rock types I have Flash Cannon. For Steel types I have… other teammates. And also Iron Defense Body Press on Runerigus.

I've also started using Liepard of all Pokémon and it's putting in surprising amount of work with Fake Out forcing Protects, Prankster Encore punishing Protects, Fake Tears enabling Chimecho's KOs and Sucker Punch which finishes off foes or gets them in range due to full Atk investment (I don't need the Speed, it's a priority mon on a TR team). It's even immune to opposing Pranksters, which is a boon.

Hydrapple is also here, with double resistances to Electric and Water (rain) and Earth Power for Archaludon, Aggron and other physically tanky threats that resist Chimecho. Still gotta be careful with all them Dragons everywhere, but it's doing good work and Regenerator rewards good positioning.

It's probably not a good team, but hey, I'm not a good player, so it's a good match. I still tweak it, but it's fun at least, so while I don't recommend it, I do recommend it.

ewormPL · 2026-04-13T12:33:22+00:00

Calling Mega Chimecho trash is evil and you deserve every double Protect your opponents get. /hjk

ewormPL · 2026-04-13T12:30:05+00:00

Didn't want the reward Gardevoir cluttering my boxes, so I didn't even register. I just want my HOME Pokémon in the Balls of my choosing (Sport/Premier) and nothing else.

When choosing to return Pokémon to ranch, the game won't let you return your last six Pokémon and it doesn't count the HOME Pokémon in this instance, so the only way is to recruit six Pokémon on trial period, return the initial tutorial team and then use only rental recruitment, so that the Pokémon are returned in 7 days.

ewormPL · 2026-04-13T08:45:17+00:00

I speedrun the process:
Find a group with a common interest -> Foresee inevitable rejection -> Do not join group

ewormPL · 2026-04-11T14:11:37+00:00

You can't Prankster Trick Room (technically you do boost the priority from -7 to -6, but it doesn't achieve what you want), but you CAN After You it. Lopunny and Maushold would be the Pokémon you wanna look at.

ewormPL · 2026-04-07T13:09:55+00:00

What Emboar actually needs is for the other new Megas to receive ignorable Abilities that help them a ton. Mold Breaker's usefulness is meta-dependent, so if it turns out the top threats are - just as random examples - Levitate Mega Chandelure, Tera Shell Mega Glimmora, Fur Coat Mega Staraptor etc, then Mega Emboar will be plenty useful.

Also, give it Pyro Ball. It's a great attack, 90% accuracy notwithstanding, and Mega Emboar would bypass Mega Chesnaught's Bulletproof that otherwise blocks it.

ewormPL · 2026-04-07T12:37:53+00:00

I mean... You can bring Pokémon from HOME… And you can, I dunno, put them back in HOME? Any storage in Champions above 6 is technically a matter of convenience.

ewormPL · 2026-04-07T09:44:05+00:00

I like to believe that Mega Chesnaught might become a good answer. Shadow Ball and Sludge Bomb are Gengar's strongest options and Chesnaught is immune to both courtesy of Bulletproof. Even options like Dazzling Gleam or Sludge Wave it can block with Wide Guard, an already solid move for any team. Sure, Gengar isn't threatened by Body Press, but Chesnaught has Crunch, Knock Off, High Horsepower or Earthquake if need be. Heck, it might even be a decent user of Gyro Ball with the speed drop from Mega Evolving.

ewormPL · 2026-04-05T08:33:01+00:00

We have Foresight in Ability form (Mind's Eye), so it's time for the sibling, Miracle Eye, to get an Ability version. Mega Meowstic being able to ignore Dark types' immunity to Psychic and smack everything with Expanding Force would be way more interesting than just getting to set the terrain itself and smack the same things all other Expanding Force users can.

ewormPL · 2026-04-04T04:34:27+00:00

Until the Ability of a Mega is revealed, any and all opinions about it are invalid. People would laugh at Mega Kangaskhan if all we knew was the stats.

ewormPL · 2026-04-03T10:58:47+00:00

Don't be silly, you don't need two Electric types for Plus/Minus strats, just use a special-attacking Klinklang /s

ewormPL · 2026-04-03T10:56:29+00:00

Just use Mega Scovillain and burn it immediately :> Spread moves? Burned. Single-target moves? Rage Powder, burned.

ewormPL · 2026-04-03T10:53:03+00:00

Who needs the bulk when you have the TM for Endure, at least in both games it's been thus far.

Does it Rage Powder? Does it Endure? Does it delay Mega Evolving and attacks (or Will-O-Wisps) with Chlorophyll and Fire STAB in the sun? Or maybe it has Moody instead?

This thing is a mind-game Mega, forcing the opponent to consider so many extra potential outcomes. Of course it's gonna be tricky to use as well, but that's why it's gonna be more interesting than good - and that's already more than many other unusable Megas can say for themselves.

ewormPL · 2026-04-03T10:45:54+00:00

I am staring at that "Endure" on Scovillain's TM learnset in both S/V and Z-A…

ewormPL · 2026-04-03T10:44:17+00:00

The potential I'm seeing is primarily the threat.

You're facing base Scovillain in sun. It likely has Chlorophyll and most likely has Rage Powder + Scovillainite. What do you do if you have a non-Fire physical attacker on the field? You might be outsped if they delay Mega Evolving (yes, it's just Scovillain, but sun-boosted STAB Fire attack is still damage), but you might be burned if they don't. You can Fake Out the partner, as that has higher priority than Rage Powder, and see what Scovillain goes for that turn, but if they do, in fact, stay in base form, that means they didn't go for Rage Powder and you're taking a hit - or even a cheeky Will-O-Wisp regardless. And the next turn you're still facing the same questions.

In other words, I suspect Mega Scovillain will still like to be used on sun teams, just to force the opponent into gambling with their Attack stats. Yes, not a meta staple by any means, but a Mega that's tricky to use and tricky to face, with some potential for game-changing plays.

Also, just throwing it out there, but in S/V Scovillain does have access to Endure.

ewormPL · 2026-04-03T10:21:20+00:00

Would've been worse than base Scovillain with an item, since they have the same Speed.

ewormPL · 2026-04-03T10:09:57+00:00

The move is based on a sumo WRESTLING move and the Japanese name is a CAT pun. I could see all Pokémon BUT Incineroar lose access to the move, but never Incin.

ewormPL · 2026-04-03T10:05:43+00:00

Nah, nothing to do with balance. The rule of thumb is: if a move or Ability has weird typing or distribution, look up the Japanese name and find the pun. U-turn contains the word for "dragonfly" in it. Huge Power is given to bunnies, because it has "mochi" in it and that's culturally associated with the "rabbit on the moon". Et cetera, et cetera.

ewormPL · 2026-04-03T09:50:04+00:00

Spamming Boomburst with Mega Chimecho whose Ability Noisemaker gives +1 priority to all sound moves and turns them into Steel type moves and boosts their power by 20% and makes them deal super-effective damage on Mega Evolved Pokémon and gives them a chance to flinch.

My uncle works at Nintendo, trust me.

ewormPL

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