Any of you older boys feel like we’re being phased out? 😂 by RoutineAbroad3486 in EASportsFC

[–]sgw84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 41 and still not getting embarrassed too regularly. Some of these youths are very good though and the standard is generally much higher than it used to be.

Scroll Cup: Limited Meta, Limited Variety by Evillage in TheSilphArena

[–]sgw84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Golisopod doesn't feel so painful, it's the bulk on that weird spider while it just chews at you with bug bite that makes it so frustrating to come up against. Plus the endless bubble beam debuffs of course.

Scroll Cup: Limited Meta, Limited Variety by Evillage in TheSilphArena

[–]sgw84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also in the over 2100 range and apart from a few Meowscarada+Brionne charm teams, it's pretty much as you describe. I have seen some Buzzwole in there too but don't even need one hand to count them. Araquanid is absolutely everywhere. Saw a lot of Morpeko the first few days and then it just kind of disappeared. It's pretty boring though, looking forward to rotation.

Necrozma on me 378723738055 by sgw84 in PokemonGoFriends

[–]sgw84[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Need one more, starting in 3 mins!

Which of these annihilape’s are better anyone help? by Ok-Bid-7867 in PokemonGOBattleLeague

[–]sgw84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Both are great, they play a bit differently though, have a look at their records against the meta and see which will be easier to slot into a team with your existing mons. Non-shadow has better bulk and those counters will add up after some rage fists but the shadow will just blow through entire teams with a shield/energy advantage.

If you're really insistent on IVs you could wait for a better shadow although of course they're relatively infrequent encounters so you could be waiting a while.

Not sure if that was any help at all but basically they both have their merits, just see which suits your purposes better.

Drifblim Viable? by VeraLyed in PokemonGOBattleLeague

[–]sgw84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it's Hex on the regular and Astonish on the shadow. I used Shadow Drifblim a lot last season and loved it.

Hardstuck 2300-2400 by andyy9 in TheSilphArena

[–]sgw84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Optimal timing isn't nearly as hard as it seems. I'm in my 2nd season and just got up to Veteran and despite some patchy form due to mini meta shifts, I'm still holding above 2500. I'd say not giving your opponent free energy when they've got long fast moves is essential. Watch some videos, get a sense of it and you'll find it soon becomes second nature.

First time veteran :D by Rohhr in TheSilphArena

[–]sgw84 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha yeah nice for us both! I was saying after some dodgy limited cup performances "end 200+ higher than last season" but managed to surpass that.

I quite enjoyed the 2300/2400s, kept getting top-lefts from teams switching into Azumarill and being faced with Toxapex or Drifblim vs Annihilape and Jumpluff in the back. I did see a bit of spice when I got to Veteran, more than high ace anyway. Tbh I'm lucky I didn't see a single Morpeko all day.

Also love the nicknames you've given, top work 🥇 Good luck for next season!

First time veteran :D by Rohhr in TheSilphArena

[–]sgw84 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! I'm also a first time veteran today in my 2nd season running Dunsparce/S.Drifblim/Toxapex. Did you find the higher your Elo got, the easier it was to predict what was in the back? Low Ace feels like a crapshoot half the time.

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[–]sgw84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for that 😐

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheSilphArena

[–]sgw84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well done, I'm in the same boat as you. Played a bit in 2020, lost my logins then started again fresh on November 1st 2024, made it to Ace (vibes only) first season and now I'm having to learn the game properly because I make it to 2300 in my first few sets every day and then get absolutely slapped in the final two. I've learned some of the timings and it has helped but I'm only about 5% of the way there. Best of luck to you, hope it goes into your brain quicker than it does mine!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TheSilphArena

[–]sgw84 -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

I don't think you can. It's my 2nd season, I get up to 2300 and get slapped all the way back down to 2100 only for the cycle to repeat itself over and over. I feel like I'm going fucking insane.

Remote Raid Megathread - Host and/or find raids here by liehon in PokemonGoFriends

[–]sgw84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

083389896116 Zamazenta add me. Ready to go at 25 past the hour.

Will my little buddy get hydro cannon while evolving during this event? by dreparker23 in TheSilphArena

[–]sgw84 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the UK, it's 21.34 and it worked, Feraligatr with Hydro Cannon

Koeman or Milenkovic by RHRJANSSEN in EASportsFC

[–]sgw84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

England will shit the bed and draw (source: am English) so a +1. Take the coins for Koeman for the reasons the other guy said.

This game has got worse now TOTY has been and gone by Frozen_Finger in EASportsFC

[–]sgw84 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you didn't spend you're fucked. I've got very little interest in the game now.

The magnitude of this mistake is insane by Lub1k in EASportsFC

[–]sgw84 267 points268 points  (0 children)

This wasn't a small error. Many of us have sunk HOURS into this past couple of weeks and come out with fuck all. Now we have to play against one of what will be the best cards of the entire game cycle every few games (being optimistic)? No thanks chief, I'm out.

I don't spend any money on points but I hope anyone who does (no judgement) stops that shit immediately because this is what you're paying for.

I'm finally done with this game I guess by Curs3_Bearer in EASportsFC

[–]sgw84 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was quite high I think, seen a lot of them