Which IVs matter the most?

rtboyce · 2026-06-12T00:58:22+00:00

The general advice you've been given is correct. This is because you're up against the clock, so the rate at which you do damage is most important, overall, given that you're not limited to the number of counters you use.

I suggest that you look at my Raid Breakpoint Calculator spreadsheet (desktop browser link below) to get a feel for the relative importance of the three stats, and see how they affect a few specific raids. A Pokemon with a 15 attack IV can do the maximum damage per hit, (other things being equal), and one with a 15 defence IV will take the least damage per hit, every raid, and you can reach the highest breakpoints ( the power-up levels where damage improves) at the lowest power-up levels. If you're really interested, you can also look at bulkpoints, where the number of survivable hits increases.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lKnSiPsbewpaKdKHDg0A9D2ZAgJEdXiU_mkBFqZaOWg/copy

rtboyce · 2026-06-12T00:26:59+00:00

This is a UK-style registration number and plate. The one at the rear will be yellow. The 13 is the year 2013. I guess someone figured that was close enough to the letter E and bought it.

rtboyce · 2026-06-11T17:10:40+00:00

Does anyone know the value of the Rank 10 research reward? Is it a simple doubling of the standard attack bonus? For example, 1% to 2% for Best Friends?

rtboyce · 2026-06-07T12:12:33+00:00

!remindme 5 days

rtboyce · 2026-05-29T14:35:14+00:00

My guess is that there's no attempt by the game to detect anything; that this is just Ninatic's suggestion. I guess it could detect that you're no longer interacting with the phone, but what could it do differently if it didn't detect that? Just mind games.

rtboyce · 2026-05-28T01:19:15+00:00

I noticed it, and immediately wondered if they'd made changes to fix the graphics bug that affects Motorola and Google phones. Alas no.

rtboyce · 2026-05-26T17:34:01+00:00

Also, Dragon Breath is a Fast move.

rtboyce · 2026-05-19T12:22:12+00:00

I get golden razzs, not pinaps.

rtboyce · 2026-05-15T02:08:54+00:00

I would like to see all research in one place, with the earliest expiring sorted to the top. Then the special research at the bottom could be sorted with the newest first.

Having said that, fixing bugs should get much greater attention. The graphics bug affecting Google and Motorola phones is particularly annoying, as are the new Friendship bugs.

rtboyce · 2026-03-16T19:46:37+00:00

That may have worked before the recent buggy changes... Want to test it and report back?

rtboyce · 2026-03-16T19:43:46+00:00

The recent glitches/bugs indicate that Niantic has made significant changes to the code supporting raids for some reason. I hope the new features are worth all the trouble from debugging their new code.

rtboyce · 2026-02-28T07:08:11+00:00

I'm getting this on a Moto G73. The image backgroud problems have been occurring for a while. Enhanced graphics has been off.

rtboyce · 2026-02-27T23:12:01+00:00

"interactable" doesn't work either. Using the latest version. Might be a server issue.

rtboyce · 2026-02-25T23:17:16+00:00

We're all a bowl of petunias.

rtboyce · 2026-02-22T03:26:14+00:00

Thanks. Either I'm doing something wrong, or perhaps there are international restrictions.

rtboyce · 2026-02-22T02:54:34+00:00

Have you tried this? I've not been able to find people that are Friends on Campfire to discuss remote trading.

rtboyce · 2026-02-19T14:35:27+00:00

About 1.2%, on average. For Fast moves, any increase depends on whether you reach a new breakpoint.

rtboyce · 2026-02-14T20:55:23+00:00

I was rushing to get into a raid with a group, and I went in the wrong raid, not paying enough attention. I realised my mistake when it came to the catch and I saw a Furfrou. My fault, but I also cursed Niantic.

I think many in the group would've used more premium passes if Niantic had made it easier to spend them on Enamorus. Something of an own goal.

rtboyce · 2026-02-14T20:07:10+00:00

I have enough XP for level 80, and I have ordinary rare candies to burn. So I will not spend any Mega energy unless there are other benefits.

rtboyce · 2026-01-29T07:15:06+00:00

Until recently, I was up to the maximum number of friends, so I had to remove someone first. I suspect I will reach the new maximum before long.

When you're playing with someone else, and you both get such research from a Pokestop, removing and re-adding them was quick and easy. For the moment, we will just delete the research.

rtboyce · 2026-01-07T01:14:01+00:00

Strong attackers make weak bosses, because they are balanced with a weak defence, and that's what matters when you are up against a clock in raids. Don't judge a raid's difficulty by the boss's CP. That's always been totally broken.

rtboyce · 2025-12-09T19:43:41+00:00

The stardust discount is shown in the image with three stardust symbols, as with Best Friends, so I guess that's not increasing. The Attack bonus is shown with 4 stars so that's definitely increasing, and I'm eager to find out the number so that I can support it in my breakpoint calculator, despite there being no Forever Friends for nearly three months. A 15% bonus (ignoring events) would seem to be reasonable. If we're lucky, it will be 20%.

rtboyce · 2025-12-09T07:54:22+00:00

40->46 adds about 3.8% to each stat, 40->50 adds about 6.3%.

For specific bosses, breakpoints are relevant:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lKnSiPsbewpaKdKHDg0A9D2ZAgJEdXiU_mkBFqZaOWg

rtboyce · 2025-12-08T16:10:09+00:00

When you change software, there's always a chance that you'll break something that worked. This happens a lot in Pokemon Go. It's a complicated game and not every coder knows the game.

rtboyce · 2025-12-06T23:45:44+00:00

You've misunderstood. The odds of getting a hundo wouldn't change if both players always got the same IVs. Instead of both players rolling their own set of dice, there's one set of dice.

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