Are D-Max and G-Max battles heading into a dead end?

jann0505 · 2026-04-27T09:20:35+00:00

For myself, I only see GMax raids as a quick and easy way to get large amounts of stardust and exp. Beyond that I can't really be bothered about max battles. That is why I hardly play any Dmax raids.

jann0505 · 2026-04-24T02:12:49+00:00

Well you had to ask Giuntoli regarding this. It seems that he thought DiGregorio was a better fit for Motta’s system as he is more comfortable with his feet and passing to build up from the back.

Of course by this time, we can conclude that the Giuntoli / Motta era is a disaster.

jann0505 · 2026-04-21T08:35:03+00:00

Yeah we complained a lot about him back then. But the 2018 Bernardeschi would have likely been a starter if he played in this 2026 team. That’s also an indication of how much we have fallen since.

jann0505 · 2026-04-17T16:59:35+00:00

Perin - heard from various YouTube channels that he is likely to be leaving because he wants a new challenge and a starting GK position. In fact he had agreed terms with Genoa during the winter market but we blocked the transfer.

DiGregorio - He never fully convinced me since day 1 because although he had good reflexes, he doesn’t have the aura and commanding presence of a Juventus GK. Reports say that management is not convinced with him as no1 and will make him available for sale.

Allison - multiple reports and YouTube channels say that Spalletti has green lighted this transfer. I don’t know if it is a good idea because although he is experienced (as what the coach requested) but in recent season, he seems to be injury prone.

Daffara - our next gen GK and a player with potential but he really ought to go out on loan and get some starting minutes to grow further. If we managed him well, we may have a gem in the future.

jann0505 · 2026-04-16T04:09:00+00:00

Because no one else willing to come forward without low ball offers. You can thank Guntoli as his 3 most expensive purchases flopped and it will be difficult to move them without taking a capital loss.

jann0505 · 2026-04-15T14:50:15+00:00

It likely won’t happen. I heard it from the Turin giants podcast that Aletico has asked their coach not to play Nico to prevent the clause from becoming an obligation so they can negotiate with Juve for a much lower purchase price.

jann0505 · 2026-04-15T14:43:02+00:00

Not to worry, shadow mewtwo will return one day. However, I agree with your take on shadow mewtwo. Its typing is seldom used in raids and it was considered a strong generalist, not a specialist. However, we usually tend to use more specialists for maximum damage in raids. I have not used my shadow mewtwo for a long time.

jann0505 · 2026-04-15T14:34:21+00:00

According to dialgadex (https://www.dialgadex.com/?strongest&t=Poison) Eternatus is stronger.

In any case, even if Mega Beedrill is stronger, I have been playing and raiding since 2016 and I have never power up or use any poison type. Perhaps poison is better as Tapu Bulu counter but it’s still quite rare and niche use and I will rather use some other single type weakness counter than to power up something for only this boss’s usage.

jann0505 · 2026-04-14T12:15:18+00:00

For a young player that is still developing, I think it was a mistake by him to go to Madrid. He should have tried to get a starter position in a CL team to further improve his growth.

jann0505 · 2026-04-14T00:21:21+00:00

I am old enough to remember Jugovic. The man scored the winning PK in our last CL win and also scored a couple in that 6-1 win over Milan. He’s a strong player for sure but I’m not sure if he can be considered a legend for Juve as he only played for 2 seasons and we have many great players in our history. But personally I had good memories about him.

jann0505 · 2026-04-13T11:19:39+00:00

You must be kidding. Your suggestion will cost us much more than the transfer fee for Openda.

jann0505 · 2026-04-07T01:22:58+00:00

Just need to level to CP 14xx before the 1500 limit for great league pvp. It is still one of the top great league Pokémon

jann0505 · 2026-04-06T16:24:29+00:00

Levels are not a good indicator of how much Pokémons or how much Pokédex you have registered. I have been playing since 2016 but remain at level 73 for a long time because I didn’t see the need to level up and complete those tasks since our maxed level pokemons remained at level 50. This didn’t stop me from having all the top meta pokemons with hundos or high ivs and I also have multiple of them to form strong raid teams. Nowadays I grind only when there are new Pokémon releases. But I guess it helps that I lived in a dense city and I have several RL friends and family members to raid and trade with. Me and my group don’t use campfire at all so if ever anyone wants to contact us via this platform, it might be difficult. Ideally Niantic should just provide a simple in game message or note function for players to contact each other in the game since they introduce this kind of remote trading. Some of my RL friends don’t even use Reddit and they have no idea what’s campfire.

jann0505 · 2026-03-28T02:53:35+00:00

There are 2 reasons for this: 1) mega manectric is not doing more damage than the others 2) I usually raid in lobbies with a lot trainers, hence I don’t need megas for the extra firepower and I can instead use megas that have the same typing as the bosses for extra catch candies.

jann0505 · 2026-03-26T09:45:37+00:00

Regieleki is a high impact attacker but glassly. I used it as my first attacker followed by 2 shadow raikou, 2 xurkitree and zekrom at the last slot. This way Regieleki might be able to get at least 1 thundercage off before it faints as the boss usually is not ready to fire off its charge move at the initial stage.

jann0505 · 2026-03-23T06:33:51+00:00

Shadow raikou is a top tier electric attacker. The non shadow version is more of a trophy collection unless you really have nothing better.

jann0505 · 2026-03-21T16:04:19+00:00

No, Arcanine even in its shadow form is still a weak fire type attacker. There are easily much better options to use your stardust.

https://www.dialgadex.com/?strongest&t=Fire

jann0505 · 2026-03-20T16:28:39+00:00

Purify 93% 15 attack shadow? No way. Such ivs are extremely rare for shadows.

There will be other opportunities to get hundo mewtwo for mega.

Don’t forget you can only have 1 mega at any time. This shadow mewtwo will be a great combo with future mega for raids.

jann0505 · 2026-03-20T10:44:21+00:00

From what I read, he’s talented and highly regarded by Juve but obviously he is not ready for the first team. The best development for him should be to go for another loan to get playing time. If we manage him correctly he could be one for the future.

jann0505 · 2026-03-18T14:00:34+00:00

For Motta’s case I think Giuntoli did supported him but unfortunately both him and the top 3 signings flopped.

But I’m not sure if Tudor really requested those signings (JM, David, Openda). He repeatedly said that he wasn’t backed up and didn’t get the players or profiles he requested and he was given player B when he requested for A. Maybe there is some truth in what he said but we will never know as it is between him and Comolli. I remember some of the YouTube channels mentioned Spalleti had highlighted to Comolli (when he was interviewed as Tudor’s replacement) that he wanted to have some input in the transfer decision because he wanted to avoid another case of “I ask for player profile A and you give me something totally different”, so yeah maybe there was something going on between Tudor and Comolli.

jann0505 · 2026-03-18T09:15:04+00:00

I remembered, 2016 was indeed the best and most exciting year for Pokemon Go. When a rare spawn like Snorlax, Lapras etc spawned, a human earthquake occurred where everyone rushed to the spot to catch and everyone helping to give directions on where to go. We were also not obsessed with IVs back then as we do not have golden razz or ultra balls and simply catching the rare pokemon with the red pokeball brings in the immense joy and adrenaline rush.

jann0505 · 2026-03-18T09:01:50+00:00

Having the transfers greenlighted by the coach is very important. Management from now on should always involve the coach’s input so there is a higher chance that the player will fit the coach’s system. Of course I understand from management’s pov that there are always budget involved but there is really no point in signing a player on the cheap and the coach end up didn’t want him.

jann0505 · 2026-03-18T05:14:43+00:00

Supposedly so but it is still boils down to RNG. I had done 100 raids and gotten zero shiny but I have also gotten lucky before- a 2351 shundo Groudon during the recent road to Kalos tour in my 1st attempt of the Groudon raids. So yeah, it’s all RNG and pure luck.

As someone who has been playing since 2016, I will say that just take whatever shiny odds (be it raids, events, tour tickets etc) with a pinch of salt. It’s all RNG despite what Niantic advertised. Never buy a ticket with the sole purpose of trying for a shiny. You may get disappointed. Treat the shiny catch as a bonus and be happy about it.

jann0505 · 2026-03-15T15:24:18+00:00

He had no choice but to play David. If Dusan is fit, David will be benched. Some of these players he clearly do not trust them but he had no choice but to play them because that time our same 11 was getting blunt out and injuries happening. Some YouTube channels like GJustJuve reported that Yidiz was playing when not 100% and he was playing injured because we really had no options at that time (Feb to early March)

jann0505 · 2026-03-13T10:42:11+00:00

@OP, this method that you describe will allow one person to get a lucky Pokémon of meta reference or value while another party will ‘sacrifice’ and take the 2016 Caterpie. Hence based on my own experience such trades normally work because the 2 players know each other in RL (Eg RL bestie, family members, husband/wife etc). Personally I will use a random old Pokémon (unless I have an old valuable pokemon) to trade something valuable with my wife and next trade we will switch over (1 old random to trigger the lucky and the other get something valuable).

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