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Any idea if we will need to get to level 100 to bottle cap? I'm going to have to use an in game team for the first competition so might not have time for breeding; certainly won't have a roster of perfect dittos
(apologies if this was answered elsewhere)
Past Gen 5 I've usually benched my starter and use the first "new" mons I encounter. Sometimes that means I end up with a largely bug/flying/normal team.
Anyone else having problems getting their code? PGL is giving me a page not found/error 404 when I click the link to redeem. I've never had an issue since my first comp last November.
Scarf Ogre - I've seen it with Ray, Lele, Lickilicky. Usually Lele/Ogre lead with one of the other two in the back
M-Manectric is much too high IMO. OK against Xern/Gengar but not much else.
Hey thanks for the advice. I've seen some sample teams now and have bred/built the pretty common RayOgre team. I'm a little apprehensive at both Ray and M-Gengar being fragile as I tend to play better with bulk but I'll see how it works out as a starting point
OK thanks for the advice. I've never used Primals/Mega Ray/etc and it looks like many of the potentially good Pokemons are quite different than Sun/Moon series. I'll likely get my ass handed to me for the first while regardless of my prep.
A couple of what are probably dumb questions:
If Ray...
Hi, where would be the best place to ask for Ultra Series team building help/direction. Sun series was my first VGC series and I predictably did terribly at 1397 rating, but after a very rocky start in Moon managed 1510, still not great or anything but a nice improvement. I'd like to get out of...