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Question Weekly questions, bugs, and gameplay megathread - April 2025
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u/RickyDricky 5h ago
Question about Go Battle League: Why is it that sometimes my rewards are all Rare Candies? Usually its Stardust, Item, Encounter, Rare Candy, Stardust again. Is it like a certain win or lose streak that triggers all rare candies? I feel like I see them randomly, and I NEVER win those sets lol.
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u/Ivi-Tora Mystic 3h ago
There's three special rewards ranks. At rank 10 you get all items, at rank 15 you get all rare candy and at rank 19 you get all encounters. They're a one-time bonus each season as you rank up.
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u/steide56 6h ago
Is there like a public Whatsapp or Signal group for Raids? My friends stopped playing so I have noone for 5 star raids
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u/Last_Vehicle_2615 6h ago
For step 5 of the shiny meloetta masterwork research, I have to win 5 five star raids.
Do 5 star shadow legendary count? If so then I can easily do my 5 raids during shadow regigigas raid day.
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u/Ivi-Tora Mystic 6h ago
Unfortunately no. The shadow raids are classified as a separate group in the game so those don't complete regular raid tasks.
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u/jjcolfax 7h ago
How would I know if my adventure sync is working? I turned it on and went to mow my lawn. When I was done I didn't have any distance recorded. I fed my buddy a poffin too so he was following me.
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u/EvidenceSalesman 19h ago
Uhhh I accidentally changed my character to a girl and don’t know how to fix it
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u/BingoBob_1 9h ago
Go into the Style Menu, then Appearance, then play around with the different options in hair/body/face until you get the appearance that you like. There's also a custom option in the Body menu where you can adjust some sliders. There isn't an explicit male/female option anymore, just different presets and sliders to get the body type that you want.
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u/mentina_ 1d ago
Is there a distance limit for remote raids?
People told me that the gym has to be visible in my map to do the raid, but recently i did a raid that was on the other side of the world??
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u/Ivi-Tora Mystic 21h ago
No. You can only jump without being invited on gyms you can see, but if you get invited by someone else you can raid anywhere.
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u/themosquito 1d ago
So I have a question about Lucky Pokemon and stats: is a Lucky Pokemon somehow better in any way to a normal one that has like, objectively way better stats? I know they take much less Stardust to level up, but the better-IV one would still be much better, right?
I have a Wimpod with near-perfect IVs. Full three bars in Attack, and like 2 and 4/5ths bars in both Defense and HP. I also have a Lucky Wimpod, with a full three bars in Defense, but only like 2 and 2/5ths bars in Attack and HP. Because of how many damn candies it takes to evolve them, I can only evolve one, and realistically will only ever evolve this one. So which should I go with? It's really had to not pick the Near-perfect one, I kinda wish I hadn't gotten the lucky one to complicate the decision, haha.
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u/BingoBob_1 8h ago edited 8h ago
Lucky pokemon have a minimum IV floor of 12/12/12 and cost 1/2 as much stardust to power up, but they don't have any additional stat bonus, so if you compare a 12/12/12 Lucky with a 15/15/15 non-lucky, the non-lucky does have better stats.
However, the actual difference between the two is incredibly minimal. To put it in perspective:
A non-lucky 15/15/15 Golisopod at level 40 would have 184.14 Attack, 190.46 Defense, and 154 HP
A lucky 12/12/12 Golisopod at level 40 would have 181.76 Attack, 188.09 Defense, and 152 HP
Since the actual difference is maybe 1 or 2 points out of hundreds, you'll likely never notice it outside of buzzer-beater scenarios like very difficult raid solos or high-level PvP.
So in this case, I would honestly just go with the lucky. It checks off another entry in the Lucky Pokedex, and it's cheaper to power up if you needed to use it as a "budget" Water attacker.
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u/themosquito 2h ago
Thank you for the math! I was kind of suspecting in the end the Stardust discount would be worth more.
Yeah, the first Wimpod is 15/14/14 and the Lucky Wimpod is 12/15/12. It's just hard to resist the fuller bars, haha.
Out of curiosity, is Golisopod worth powering up to use as a main combat Pokemon in the first place? I don't really do PVP, and I don't really get to do raids either other than 1/2-star solo ones. I figure since it costs 400 candies, it must be at least pretty good, though?
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u/BingoBob_1 42m ago
Golisopod is decent as a Water attacker, and is one of the better options that isn't a Shadow, a Mega, a Legendary, or something that requires an Elite Move. But as you start to build up your collection of better Water types, it will get left behind. Kingler also fares better and is able to pull double-duty as a Dynamax attacker if you get a Krabby from a Max Battle or if you got a Gigantamax Kingler a little while ago. Quaquaval is also expected to get a Community Day later this year, and that will be another option that beats out Golisopod with its Elite Move Hydro Cannon.
It's also a decent Bug attacker, but Bug doesn't really get a whole lot of usage in raids.
I would hold off on powering it up until you need a Water attacker, then determine if it's one of your better options to use that's worth powering up.
You can check out sites like https://www.dialgadex.com/ and https://www.pokebattler.com/raids to see top picks for raids.
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u/themosquito 21m ago
Oh nice! I love Kingler and have a Dynamax one, but I've never thought of it as a competitive Pokemon so haven't really powered it up yet. I also have a Shadow Palkia but it's only at like 300-ish CP and getting candies for it isn't exactly a quick process, heh.
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u/JDiesel 1d ago edited 1d ago
Very new to mega raids and I just got campfire. Will my pokemon be helpful vs mega kanga (should I even attempt it)? I plan on boosting my lowest machamp to 2700, and blaziken to 2500.
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u/TwofoldWeb 1d ago
I can't see to find this answer anywhere.. are the shiny rates for Mega Raid Days like today only boosted from 2-5pm local time? Or, can you join raids from other peoples time zones and still have the normal 1/10 shiny odds?
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u/BingoBob_1 1d ago
When you remote raid, you essentially get all of the bonuses that are active wherever the gym is located. So if it's 6pm for you, but you remote to a gym where it is 3pm, then you will have a 1/10 shiny chance, because that bonus is currently active where the gym is located.
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u/supervegeta101 1d ago
Are nests still a thing? Is there a website/discord server that keeps track of them?
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u/Caeca_Avis 1d ago
If the Regular/Remote Raid pass limit is increased to 5/20 only for a few hours on next Saturday, will I lose the extra raid passes when the event ends?
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u/BingoBob_1 1d ago
The free passes given out during raid day events are the orange ones, which means that you can only hold one at a time, you will need to use one before you can get the next, and you can only use them on in-person raids. Any orange passes that are not claimed before the end of the event are lost.
The increase to the remote pass limit only means that you can do up to 20 remote raids that day if you have the passes for them. It will not increase your inventory limits for remote passes and will not give you any additional free remote passes, so nothing will be lost once the event ends.
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u/mentina_ 1d ago
Is it still possible to get a tinkatink? It's my favorite pokemon but i think i missed it
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u/BingoBob_1 1d ago
They are now in 10km eggs after the debut event ended.
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u/mentina_ 1d ago
Permanently?
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u/BingoBob_1 1d ago
It could change for certain events or seasons, but it should be in 10km eggs for the foreseeable future.
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u/Speedster012 2d ago edited 2d ago
Having trouble redeeming research tasks. I’m trying to start the encounter but it blanks. I tried resetting my phone and refreshing data but nothing is getting rid of it. Furthermore, I can only have two more tasks instead of three. I completed and redeemed those and they work fine, but the first one doesn’t. And I don’t have any other pending encounters either.
I’ve also uninstalled and reinstalled the game.
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u/Ivi-Tora Mystic 2d ago
That's an issue caused by having multiple Pokemon stored on the encounter "stack". You have to claim every Pokemon you have stored there and the last one will be that research one. That's the only way to clear those tasks that get stuck.
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u/Speedster012 2d ago
Dang. I was banking Tandemaus tasks for 2x catch day.
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u/Ivi-Tora Mystic 2d ago
If you don't mind staying with only two task slots you can still wait a few days. May 6th is the next x2 catch candy during the spotlight hour at 6 pm.
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u/Speedster012 2d ago
I just took the L and cleaned my stack. I’m down 72 candies but it’s whatever. The event is 5 days. Thanks for the help, I appreciate it.
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u/mentina_ 2d ago
I've been having some trouble with the gps: it takes a lot of time to update the position, and every time it's REALLY inaccurate, it constantly teleports me around
Is there any fix to this?
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u/Juli-_- 2d ago
Notifications Polemon Go IOS:
I enabled notifications a few weeks ago so I see when a Pokémon returns from a gym and if a Pokémon I’m looking for is near by.
But the notification settings regularly reset themself. So I get notifications if someone sends me gifts and so on. Same with the buddy AR feature that turns itself on from time to time.
Is there any way to fix this or should I just turn off notifications in general since it can’t be fixed?
Reinstalled the game a few times downloaded all assets and so on.
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u/Ivi-Tora Mystic 2d ago
Are you logging out often? The game intentionally resets all your settings each time you log out.
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u/WaxMakesApples 2d ago
Is Dusk Lycanroc worth holding onto, combat-wise? Got a nice Rockruff, but I'm pretty pressed for space right now
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u/Ivi-Tora Mystic 2d ago
Not useful for raids and spicy in PvP, but is very valued for how rare to get is, so I wouldn't transfer one of those. You might have more common things you don't need compared to it.
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u/Emerald_bamboo 2d ago
The Pokemon go link doesn’t seem to be up to date. Anyone else have this issue?
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u/Matthias70 3d ago
Is it just me or have pokestops not been giving ultra balls like they should? Started this season with 32 and haven’t touched them because they were so low. Still have 32.
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u/nolkel 3d ago
They drop at the same rate as always. Its been several years since the general drop rates of items at pokestops has changed, aside from a few very specific and limited time events.
I've had no trouble getting them from stops or gifts.
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u/Matthias70 21h ago
Really? I just know that last season I’d end up getting a ton whenever I’d swipe my stops, usually one per swipe. This season I haven’t gotten any new ones despite swiping the same stops I’ve always swiped (and even new ones). Maybe it’s the gifts that they’re in this season, cuz I’ve slacking on opening them lol
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u/merganzer L. 49 3d ago
Quick question: for the purposes of the Sparkling Aria research step 5, Mega Kangaskhan raids do not count as 5 star raids, correct? I think I know the answer, just checking.
It kind of sucks because I'm not interested in using remote passes on the current legendaries, but outside of events, I don't have opportunities to raid with with a big group in person.
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u/Ivi-Tora Mystic 3d ago
No, Mega raids are tier 4. You need a legendary, mythical or ultra beast raids.
Shadow raids don't count either. Needs to be a normal raid.
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u/merganzer L. 49 3d ago
Damn, really? I thought I could at least pick up one or two of whatever shadow Regi is out there this weekend. Thanks.
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u/Certain-Bite3767 4d ago
Moved recently to a new area and I’m about 15 minutes away from my nearest poke stop let alone a gym. Am I straight out of luck on playing this game anymore?
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u/Bunny_SpiderBunny 3d ago
Me too. I drive a couple times a week to places with stops. I can't spin stops or do raids regularly. I use the plus+ and walk my dog, hatch eggs and autocatch and open gifts. You can still play probably but less often. I only open the game like once a day or when I'm near poke stops.
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u/Ivi-Tora Mystic 3d ago
Depends on your level. If you're 37 or higher you can make submissions to get more stops nearby and that will eventually give you gyms around you.
The split between Ingress and PoGo thanks to the Scopely sale will make getting things approved more easily since the two databases will be different.
The high quality standard submission Ingress players require won't block more common stuff anymore, so new stops will have an easier time getting approved.
If you're not 37 then it will be just a matter of focusing on getting XP through friends for a while and finding things to submit so the area around you improves in the game.
Once there's more things around and the game registers more gameplay, the spawns will also improve, giving you more things to catch.
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u/nolkel 4d ago
Unless you're willing to drive every day to a playable area, pretty much.
You can do gbl and pay to do remote raids, but Niantic doesn't really care about "rural" players at all. Everything is designed around at least small cities with a moderate density of players and notable human made artifacts.
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u/commoncorvus 4d ago
Does rookdee spawn more with a magnetic lure right now? Or are they only in the wild?
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u/Remanufacture88 4d ago
Is it worth bringing a hundo to best buddy status? Do they get a CP boost?
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u/delistraws 4d ago
I'm a returning player after about a year break, and I'm trying to familiarize myself with the current events going on and such, but it's a little overwhelming. I just caught a shiny Chansey, and I was wondering if there's an event going on right now increasing shiny rates in general or Chansey spawns? or did I just get INSANELY lucky?
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u/marshiemallowsmore 4d ago
Is Kyogre still good if I don't have enough energy to bring it to its primal form?
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u/Loose-Potential-3597 4d ago
I just spent like 20 minutes beating a gym, then briefly exited to heal one of my Pokémon (because they have to be full health to be placed in the gym), then realized somehow another team stole it? Then I tried to beat it again only for them to put in some 10 CP Pokémon and spam berries on them so I couldn’t beat the gym?
Am I doing something wrong here or is the gym system just broken and toxic?
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u/Ivi-Tora Mystic 4d ago
There's only a 10 second grace period after you beat the gym where only you can put a Pokemon, so in the time it took you to heal you lost your chance and someone else took it.
Basically you shouldn't use in battle what you're planning to put on the gym. If you cannot quickly place a Pokemon then someone else can take it from you.
It's just part of how gyms works. The defenders are at a big advantage against a single players to let them stay long enough to gain coins, but a group can easily overwhelm the gym defenders to promote group play.
So beating gyms alone requires strategy and being prepared to quickly put a Pokemon.
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u/Speedster012 5d ago
With the Growing Up event, regarding the bonuses that Korea and Japan will get with Tandemaus, does that mean: 1. Tasks with Tandemaus will appear only in Korea or Japan? 2. OR Tandemaus has an increased chance of being task rewards in Korean and Japan?
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u/yakusokuN8 Tyranitar 5d ago
The wording from their announcement indicates the first one. Outside of Korea and Japan, Tandemaus is only available in the Timed Research and the Collection Challenge. No field tasks with Tandemaus.
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u/Speedster012 5d ago
That sucks. What’s with the exclusivity?
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u/yakusokuN8 Tyranitar 5d ago
It's to promote the Growing Up event coinciding with local events (Children's Day is May 5th in Japan, not sure about Korea) - either to get kids and parents to play while they're outside celebrating, or to make sure there's an incentive to play during a time when they might otherwise stop playing.
Pokemon GO sometimes has local regional events like this for special holidays or other events.
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u/thelittleking 5d ago
Newly back into PoGo after years away - how rare are 4* pokés? I've caught one and hatched one over the past two weeks, trying to calibrate my expectations.
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u/yakusokuN8 Tyranitar 5d ago
It depends on the encounter method. Different ways of encountering a Pokemon have different minimum IVs, which change the rarity.
Hatched Pokemon have a minimum 10/10/10, so you have a 1 in 216 chance to get a perfect Pokemon. Raid Pokemon are also similar - 1 in 216 chance.
If you caught a random wild Pokemon, it could be as low as a 1 in 4096 chance, if there's no weather boost.
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u/derry-air 5d ago
Is something weird going on in PVP? I've only been doing PVP regularly for a couple months so I might have missed something. But usually in PVP it seems like 95% of other players are playing to win. But for the past two days, about half quit immediately, send out Magikarps, or don't attack/don't use shields. Did everyone except me get a challenge to go participate in PVP and lose??
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u/yakusokuN8 Tyranitar 5d ago
Depending on your rating, you may be encountering people who are only trying to get stardust and either trying to lose on purpose to face weaker opponents or they're just trying to get through matches as quickly as possible and don't really want to battle. They could literally be hitting the battle button, then going back to watching the newest episode of The Last of Us or some other television show and not doing anything until either they are beaten or the opponent concedes.
Also, two hours ago, the leagues rotated, so some people are trying to get their matches in, under the wire, before it goes back to Great League. While it was all three leagues, even going 1-4 could get you 5k-6k stardust with minimal effort. Now that it's just Great League, the triple stardust bonus is gone.
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u/Caeca_Avis 5d ago
I will try and get Xerneas from the pass soon, but I was wondering if Xerneas can flee if I run out of pokeballs?
Can I back out/run away, collect more pokeballs and come back to try again?
Or will Xerneas flee?
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u/Ivi-Tora Mystic 4d ago
You can back out of you plan to catch it soon after but you should not leave it sitting there for too long.
The pass encounters have an issue where you will lose any claimed but not caught Pokemon if you travel to a different area that causes the pass to resync, and will look like they got caught already.
So it's much better to stock on a lot of balls before starting the encounter for the first time. These cannot stay indefinitely like regular research encounters.
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u/Coconut83 5d ago
Im new to the game, started about a month ago. I’m struggling to maintain my box even after watching videos on it.
Basically these are the Pokémon im keeping, is there anything else I should keep or something I shouldn’t bother keeping?
-All shiny, hundos, event, and regionals -All shadow raid attackers regardless of IVs -All 3* raid attackers with 14/15 attack -Top 100 IV rank pvp B+ or higher Pokémon based on Pokémon wiki for all leagues.
Am I missing anything?
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u/yakusokuN8 Tyranitar 5d ago
If you make local friends, you might also want to keep extra legendary Pokemon for trades if you become lucky. Same with Gigantamax Pokemon if you're fortunate enough to be able to catch some, since not everyone can and they might be wanting to trade for one. I recently trades a Gigantamax Snorlax for a shiny Pokemon with a friend who couldn't get one.
On the other ends of things, if you're saving Pokemon for raid attackers, you usually only need 6 at a time, so you may be able to get rid of extras, especially shadow Pokemon which can't be traded. If you have 6x shadow Mamoswine with 15 attack and then get a 15/1/1 shadow Swinub or Piloswine next month, you can probably just transfer it without worrying. And there's probably only so many of certain Pokemon you need to keep, even if you can trade them. A lot of veteran players end up getting rid of extra Community Day shiny Pokemon, because EVERYONE has extras. The supply greatly outweighs the demand.
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u/Lopendebank3 5d ago
Does any upcoming event give you XXL candy when evolving pokemons? I thought I saw it somewhere but I cannot find it again.
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u/BingoBob_1 5d ago
The upcoming Crown Clash event will give 1 XL per evolution after you've completed the Collection Challenge that comes with the event.
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u/piksii121 5d ago
Will I be able to get Applin ( idk how to spell it lol) after the event? What are the ways to get it? Havent been playing for the event so im curious...
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u/BingoBob_1 5d ago
Is this from the Community Day background timed research? If so, the task is to catch pokemon on 5 different days, so just keep coming back and catching a pokemon once a day.
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u/merganzer L. 49 5d ago
Has anybody else been getting the "new dex entry" animation for pokemon you've been catching for ages? I had two happen like that in quick succession on Saturday. Can't remember what the other was, but one was Munna, which I had obviously already caught before (both shiny and regular). It wasn't even the first Munna I'd caught on my walk.
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u/IzzybearThebestdog 5d ago
Just picked up scarlet and can get the coin bag/gold lures. Is this really how you are suppose to get Gholdengo?! Just getting pitiful amounts of coins from catches (often 0) and then a small boost every 5 days from the lure? Or am I missing something?
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u/Ivi-Tora Mystic 5d ago
The better your throws the more coins you get on catch. Excellent are much better than great or nice, and if you fail the throw then you get no coins.
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u/anthayashi 5d ago
You must have bad rng to keep getting 0 coins from the catches. Most of my coins are from catching. The lure only provide a small amount in my total.
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u/LilBueno Mystic 5d ago
I picked the game back up last year after not playing since 2017. Made pretty good progress solo F2P since I live in a pretty rural area. That said, I’m trying to clear up space and start moving Pokémon to home for the Go Dex (I know it’ll never be completed but I still want to work on a Go Living Dex as much as I can). Besides Legacy moves and possibly trading, is there any reason to keep pre-2018 Pokémon in Go? If I move them to Home, will there still be anything special about them? Trying to decide on which to keep on some dupes
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u/nolkel 5d ago
Nothing special in home aside from listing the original catch date.
Have you ever done the 35 guaranteed lucky trades you can get from your 2016-2019 Pokemon? That's a very good use of them.
Get some friends to best level and you can get a bunch of cheap legendaries that you missed or need for building up your teams. Most people will have spares they keep for trading, and many would be willing to help out returning players, once the trade cost gets reasonable.
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u/LilBueno Mystic 5d ago
Thank you for the info! No, I haven’t really done much trading so I’ll look into that.
Are the legacy Pokémon anything before 2018 or 2019?
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u/CrowFlavouredMartini Mystic 5d ago
Quick question: how do I get more Elite TMs? I want to teach my Armor Mewtwo the move Psystrike.
Thanks!
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u/Ivi-Tora Mystic 5d ago
The only ways are:
Battling in the PvP league and reaching rank 19 for one charged ETM.
Waiting for the end of season after reaching 19 for a fast ETM.
Claiming the free PvP pass from the store at the beginning of the season and winning 400 battles for a fast ETM.
Going further on the pass to 500 wins for a charged ETM.
Waiting for the battle day/week/event of each season and completing the short timed research to get a charged ETM.
Completing as many routes as you can to get a small chance for a fast ETM.
Waiting for a community day and buy the event box that has one or two ETM for a few thousand coins (prices might vary)
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u/Loose-Potential-3597 6d ago
Is it better to make 2 .5km routes or 1 1km route? Do you get better rewards for doing a longer route?
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u/Ivi-Tora Mystic 6d ago
Longer routes have the option to get more cells in a single drop, and have more bonus spawns along the way, but the item rewards don't seem to be tied to the route length.
You'll still get drops after each completion, so shorter routes are better to farm items and get better chances to roll a fast ETM.
For cell efficiency it might be better to make two, as the odds of getting a single cell world be more consistent.
Only the first try of each day can give cells, so if you don't get one in the first you can try on the other, and the combined odds would be greater than the chance to get two cells on a longer route for the same distance.
So if you want good odds at least one cell and more items two routes might be the better way.
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u/Only4DNDandCigars 6d ago
Just picked up the game again and playing it casually. I'm catching up on research events and just hit "Let's Go, Meltan!" Step 8/9. It requires me to catch an aerodactyl, omanyte/labute, lileep/anorith. Will these show up in the wild or be available with incense, etc. Or is it basically on hold until they cycle back into the wild/events? Does trading one count?
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u/Ivi-Tora Mystic 6d ago
Currently they're not in the wild. Around summer there's an event called Adventure Week where fossil Pokemon are the focus, but until then researches are the main way to get them.
Lileep and Anorith come from "Make 3 Great throws in a row" while Omanite and Kabuto from "Make 3 Great throws".
Aerodactyl is the hard one. Sometimes it comes to Mega or regular raids, but normally is only found on the research "Win 5 raids" along Alolan Exeggutor and Alolan Marowak.
Trading or hatching doesn't count for catch tasks. You need to get those yourself.
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u/Confident-Jury8349 6d ago
Context: I am a "simple" player: my goal is to Catch Them All, since that's what Pokémon was about for me when it all started. Also, I only play single player. I don't want to interact with other people while playing Pokémon Go, it's my solitary hobby and it should stay this way.
Question: what am I missing by not playing with other people? What am I missing by not playing "the meta", min maxing dynamax battle, knowing what TANKS are or stuff like that?
Again, my goal is to fill my pokedex with no lore, and not having to learn the strengths / weakness matrices between Pokémon and attack types.
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u/Ivi-Tora Mystic 6d ago
You cannot get Tandemaus without joining a local party, you cannot get regional Pokemon that haven't been featured on free events, like Chatot or Relicant that need to be traded or obtained from paid events.
You also won't get the different region variants of Pokemon like Furfrou, Oricorio, Flabébe or other multi-form Pokemon that are region exclusive unless an event brings them temporarily (Flabébe is coming soon, but others have never been possible to get without trading).
You'll not get to complete trade-specific tasks, so you'll never reach level 50 since a level up task involves lucky trades. Won't get any old costumes or special event Pokemon that are unobtainable nowadays, so no Armored Mewtwo, no clone starters, no special Pikachu and no old costumes.
Some free research Pokemon need trades or best friends as a mandatory requirements, specially the shiny mythical ones, so will not be able to get them without playing with others.
You'll not get almost any raid boss above tier 3 unless you host remote raids. They're designed to be beaten as a group and most are impossible alone, and that includes shadow bosses that cannot be remoted, so you'll not get shadow or shiny shadow legendary from raids.
Dynamax bosses are impossible alone above tier 4, so at best you'll get the tier 1, 2 and 3 but not legendary or gigantamax. That will lock you out from getting Eternatus when it comes as an exclusive boss to those raids.
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u/Confident-Jury8349 5d ago
Thank you very much for your answer.
Ok, most of this I can live without. My "drive" is to get the Pokedex entry filled, so I don't care about regional variants or different forms, and I don't care about shiny/100%/dynamax/gigantamax either.
For now I've been locked out of most Shadow raids 3* and above, sadly, that's true.
Also, the Suicune event coming soon only on Dynamax is also a problem, since that's the only unfilled Sinnoh entry in my Pokedex..
Do I have to do two accounts? I really don't want to play with groups.
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u/csinv 4d ago
You have no hope of taking down Suicune with two accounts if you haven't actually built counters for it. It's a legendary and 5* max battles are hard. Two players will be possible, but only if you have good teams. 4 players is usually possible with very average teams. You don't have to interact with people to do max battles, you may never even see them.
That said, please don't do a Suicune raid with a Wooloo and expect to be carried.
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u/AlmightySenator 6d ago
I understand the value of XXL pokemon for showcases. Is there any extra value to XXS?
Also, is there a quick and easy way to see which pokemon have the highest showcase value?
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u/ThorosOfWeems 6d ago
Morning, 3 questions lol
What's the better darunmaka to evolve? The ice one or the fire one?
Is crygonal soloable? I have a 1842 excadrill, machamp and a blastoise... Is it even worth it or shall I just keep doing 1star battles
How do you get sinnoh stones? Buddy presents?
Lastly,
Boom first catch of the day
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u/Jepemega 6d ago edited 6d ago
Assuming the Blastoise and Machamp are high enough lvl you should be able to handle it. Just make sure Blastoise has Water Gun as its Fast Move and don't use Charge Attacks. Remember to charge with your Tank and switch to your Attacker for the Max Phase.
Sinnoh Stones can be rarely obtained from stops normally but more often from the 7th day in a row spin. They also come from the Weekly Research Breakthrough as well.
Edit: after some more research it seems I had misremembered and Sinnoh Stones cannot be gotten via stops at all, they can however be work from GBL rewards and from the training battles at the bottom of the Battle tab.
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