not a fan of the weather effects either, they are always wrong.. weather was clear last night, and all the time it said cloudy, it makes a difference when smashing through dazzling gleam blissey in gyms if the weather is correct. and now all my defenders come back, because players take more then they need, and no potions because of my 35 item 7 day streak gave me ONE super potion..
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Oh well... to me this freakfish is identical to being used by tyrants (Oh no the Gym Tower of Tyranny flashback) or spoofers. I hate this thing (along with others of Big 5), although indeed I can kerzap this down to roast with Raikou, but still.....
At least, one of the first Pokemon I knew when little was Vaporeon. I love this cutie since little and her being decent defender meant I could specialise in her.
At least Milotic is decently annoying enough to be defender like Vaporeon. I haven't seen the other possible charge moves, but... this should be good enough. Dragon Tail can ward off dragons. I'll want to build a defensive navy with them.
I'm actually glad it is not so accurate (Extreme weather shenanigans notwithstanding). I see sometimes it rains in game when it doesn't, which would be good because I don't want to really get wet in rains just to catch 'karps or Marill or beat things with boosted Raikou.
Also, cloudy day boosts Fighting type. That's actually Machamp time.
Ho-Oh doesn't have that buff anymore. It was live for like 6 hours - I mentioned it in my previous post. The buff didn't get a lot of exposure lol. Ho-Oh still mediocre. Hell, the best moveset could even be Extrasensory / Brave Bird as a Machamp killer. Ho-Oh has no best moveset because it's a niche pick to certain things.
Agree on Slaking. People like to feed it since CP is everything to them lol (I have a maxed one).
I TM'd 2 of those Gyarados to Waterfall (a 98% and a 96%), rest are just trophies :( One day they'll defend gyms again.
EDIT: I just remembered. A buff that was gifted but not reverted was Blaziken. It got Focus Blast a day ago, over Stone Edge (which is now a rare legacy move). This puts it on par with Machamp / Hariyama as a Fighting-type, and is most definitely the best choice against Dazzling Gleam Blissey (one of the most common defenders) and Play Rough Slaking.
Agree on Slaking. People like to feed it since CP is everything to them lol (I have a maxed one).
I TM'd 2 of those Gyarados to Waterfall (a 98% and a 96%), rest are just trophies :( One day they'll defend gyms again.
EDIT: I just remembered. A buff that was gifted but not reverted was Blaziken. It got Focus Blast a day ago, over Stone Edge (which is now a rare legacy move). This puts it on par with Machamp / Hariyama as a Fighting-type, and is most definitely the best choice against Dazzling Gleam Blissey (one of the most common defenders) and Play Rough Slaking.
Yeah, Surf Rhydon isn't terribly impressive or anything but it really does screw with a lot of things lol; definitely a random coverage move that's notable to handle certain things. Rhydon's in an iffy position anyways given Golem does the Rock-type thing better due to dual Rock, and its role as a Raikou counter is no longer relevant (for now). It can get away with utilizing Surf efficiently.
Nah Milotic is pretty bad as an attacker. Vaporeon has the edge over it because HP is just a broken stat (bulkier and stronger sadly) and Gyarados wins in the DPS department for raids. Waterfall / Water Gun are actually pretty similar and simulations show that it really depends on the matchup to determine which one is truly better (for example, Water Gun charges the Hydro faster, but Waterfall outputs more consistent damage).
Nah Milotic is pretty bad as an attacker. Vaporeon has the edge over it because HP is just a broken stat (bulkier and stronger sadly) and Gyarados wins in the DPS department for raids. Waterfall / Water Gun are actually pretty similar and simulations show that it really depends on the matchup to determine which one is truly better (for example, Water Gun charges the Hydro faster, but Waterfall outputs more consistent damage).
Salamence's moveset in the coding is: Fire Fang / Dragon Tail and Draco Meteor / Hydro Pump / Fire Blast. DT / DM is its only STAB option for DPS king over Dragonite; Draco is 150 Power.
Rayquaza's moveset in the coding is: Air Slash / Dragon Tail and Outrage / Aerial Ace / Ancient Power. AA and AP are too weak, so Outrage is essentially your only option, and you decide to go DT for maximum Dragon-type DPS or Air Slash to hit some shit super-effectively, who knows.
Both Latias and Latios get Dragon Breath / Dragon Claw for weaving since that's pretty fun, but they're mostly outdone by the aforementioned Dragons. Latias gets Thunder while Latios gets Solar Beam so some niche countering can be done there.
Rayquaza's moveset in the coding is: Air Slash / Dragon Tail and Outrage / Aerial Ace / Ancient Power. AA and AP are too weak, so Outrage is essentially your only option, and you decide to go DT for maximum Dragon-type DPS or Air Slash to hit some shit super-effectively, who knows.
Both Latias and Latios get Dragon Breath / Dragon Claw for weaving since that's pretty fun, but they're mostly outdone by the aforementioned Dragons. Latias gets Thunder while Latios gets Solar Beam so some niche countering can be done there.
Eh, Latios has slightly more Atk than Dragonite and yes, that combination of Breath/Claw. I can't really say it's outdone. Salamence is the option for raids but he's also frailer and those moves are inefficient in gyms. Rayquaza is pretty much EX Raid, much different level. Latios will be improvement over Dragonite as generalist, if just slightly, but I certainly miss the DB/DC combination, I only has suboptimal legacy Dragonite for that and I only used him as one of anti Blisseys in era of Tyrant Tower gyms.
Then again, I think I shouldn't think too much with so pitiful gyms now. It's better to just do little switch in, Blissey means you should keep those dragons at home anyway.
Then again, I think I shouldn't think too much with so pitiful gyms now. It's better to just do little switch in, Blissey means you should keep those dragons at home anyway.
That's exactly my point. The weaving for Latios is nice, truly, but as gyms are nowadays, DB / DC isn't the bread and butter it was before. Still a great set, and Latios isn't a bad investment, but you're probably better off focusing on the raid specific mons (Mence / Ray). If Ray also got that set man I'd be over it though.
What I worry too though, is long term investment with future Pokémon to be released. Raikou is pretty much one of best non-Über-legendary Electrics until Uber Zekrom or glassy Xurkitree is included, so it'll be good for long time. Machamp... probably will be dethroned by next fighters like Conkeldur, musketeers, UB bugs, or other things. Vaporeon at least remained as one of best Water type although Gyarados took her place now and we have higher Atk Primarina later (... at least Vappy can defend).
Latios is still one of great things to have. It still has decent bulk more than Espeon, and better than Salamence. Well, in places where turnover is somewhat high and Blisseys still haunt around along with Dragonite (we have wilds here, Clefairy biome), Lati still has quite a place for a long time.
Oh, also availability. If Latios is more easily found by Tier 5 raids than Bagon then... although the inverse is also true if Salamence gets in Tier 4 raids....
Speaking of investment though, this weather feature helps cutting investment costs so much. A Machop with Lv 33, outstanding IV already? Easy teambuilding here, this also helps minimising costs once Machamp does get dethroned.
Latios is still one of great things to have. It still has decent bulk more than Espeon, and better than Salamence. Well, in places where turnover is somewhat high and Blisseys still haunt around along with Dragonite (we have wilds here, Clefairy biome), Lati still has quite a place for a long time.
Oh, also availability. If Latios is more easily found by Tier 5 raids than Bagon then... although the inverse is also true if Salamence gets in Tier 4 raids....
Speaking of investment though, this weather feature helps cutting investment costs so much. A Machop with Lv 33, outstanding IV already? Easy teambuilding here, this also helps minimising costs once Machamp does get dethroned.
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Huh? I thought Pokémon in the wild could be max. level 30?
If the Pokemon matches the weather, it gets a 5 level boost, including Raid bosses. So the highest potential wild encounter is Level 35 now.
What’s the best way to raise CP to battle for legendary Pokémon? I actually want to catch some of the Gen 3 legends. My English teacher has a Ho-oh and multiple lugia, so I want to beat her.
If you mean to battle against legendaries, look in weathers that support types SE against what you're fighting (EX: Rain for Water/Grass against Groudon). While they won't typically have perfect IV's, spawning at or close to level 35 makes them easy battlers for raids.
To organize groups, look on messaging apps like Discord or WhatsApp, you can usually find groups for your general area if you're within driving distance or a decently Urban/Suburban zone.
Thank you :)
I don't understand your question. What exactly do you mean? Also, Gen III legends are not obtainable yet.
I want my Pokémon to be capable of high enough of CP when I fight Raid bosses for legendary Pokémon.
Legendaries require a group of 6-7 minimum no matter how well prepared you are. They just have too much HP for any less. Like I said, best way to prep for Legendary raids is to pick one you plan to fight, then go out in weather that boosts tytpes that are super effective on it. Weather gives them higher spawn rates and ups their spawn level, and the higher level offsets any problems with IV's for the purposes of raiding, and it lets you save Stardust for investing in High IV mons below level 30 like Raid captures.
tl;dr Hunt for SE offensive mons when they match weather
Depends on the legend, what you have, and what the others have lol. I've done Lugia with 4, Entei with 3, Raikou with 4, etc. Weather can even make something like Moltres 2-manable with Golem spam.
Ho-Oh is no longer appearing in Tier 5s along the world, meaning this is the first time since GoFest we have a period without Tier 5s existing in the game. I speculate Groudon (given all its assets are in the game) will release next.
Ho-Oh is no longer appearing in Tier 5s along the world, meaning this is the first time since GoFest we have a period without Tier 5s existing in the game. I speculate Groudon (given all its assets are in the game) will release next.
Really...? What the fuck is the point of this? Once spawned, nothing should change about the mon. Makes no sense imho.
We still don't know how MegaEvolution will be handled. For all I can imagine, they could also make it that MegaEvolutions cost candies per use, or maybe usable item (like in PSMD, it is using one universal item you have to find and pick up in a dungeon and that's with danger of backfiring), making it limited. Nor we know how they'll handle other formes, especially those that requires activation with an ability.
Sorry, but not just because I don't want more spoofers, I also don't want to drop away anonymity of my address, so you'll have to find Clefairy biomes yourself. I live faraway from US anyway....