... don’t mind me I’m crazy
All the same, I think it’ll be outclassed by Dragon-types in general (pun intended) as they have higher stats and stronger moves. Still happy Meloetta gets a niche though.
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All the same, I think it’ll be outclassed by Dragon-types in general (pun intended) as they have higher stats and stronger moves. Still happy Meloetta gets a niche though.
Mostly condensing what’s been said but yea. Melo’s stats are ridiculously deceptive for Go - almost peaking at 4K CP with a good Atk stat. That said, Meloetta faces a few issues:
1) Normal-types don’t hit anything Super Effectively, meaning its role is relegated to generalist. Problem: It has Hyper Beam (one bar and slow)
2) Generalists aren’t particularly needed - they are not useful in raids and specializing for gym offense is better. Also, things like Kyurem-B can be your generalist.
3) It is a Mythical, so its fate is problematic. Ending up as a one-time Pokemon means the IVs will make its stats be a bit lower (not that it matters much), acquiring candy for it becomes harder, and... there’s only one.
Imo Melo just isn’t justifiable despite those good stats.
That’s for PvE. PvP runs into problem 3: Even at level 15, a 10/10/10 Melo goes above 1500 which means it’s not usable in Great League.
1) Normal-types don’t hit anything Super Effectively, meaning its role is relegated to generalist. Problem: It has Hyper Beam (one bar and slow)
2) Generalists aren’t particularly needed - they are not useful in raids and specializing for gym offense is better. Also, things like Kyurem-B can be your generalist.
3) It is a Mythical, so its fate is problematic. Ending up as a one-time Pokemon means the IVs will make its stats be a bit lower (not that it matters much), acquiring candy for it becomes harder, and... there’s only one.
Imo Melo just isn’t justifiable despite those good stats.
That’s for PvE. PvP runs into problem 3: Even at level 15, a 10/10/10 Melo goes above 1500 which means it’s not usable in Great League.
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I come bearing excellent news. Psystrike has been buffed before Mewtwo's release!
The move now lasts 2.3 seconds (rather than 4.4), while its damage goes down from 100 to 90. It is still a 2 bar move.
It makes Mewtwo absolutely amazing.
It outDPS's Kyurem-Black of all things and not only makes it a master generalist, but the best Psychic-type by MILES since nothing else gets Psystrike lol
The move now lasts 2.3 seconds (rather than 4.4), while its damage goes down from 100 to 90. It is still a 2 bar move.
It makes Mewtwo absolutely amazing.
It outDPS's Kyurem-Black of all things and not only makes it a master generalist, but the best Psychic-type by MILES since nothing else gets Psystrike lol
Yay! Psystrike is finally good!!!
I come bearing excellent news. Psystrike has been buffed before Mewtwo's release!
The move now lasts 2.3 seconds (rather than 4.4), while its damage goes down from 100 to 90. It is still a 2 bar move.
It makes Mewtwo absolutely amazing.
It outDPS's Kyurem-Black of all things and not only makes it a master generalist, but the best Psychic-type by MILES since nothing else gets Psystrike lol
Sorry for the double post, but GOHub has an article on this:
https://pokemongohub.net/post/guide/psystrike-stats-updated-early-look-at-psystrike-mewtwo/
If Mewtwo is like this, what would Mega Mewtwos X and Y be like???
https://pokemongohub.net/post/guide/psystrike-stats-updated-early-look-at-psystrike-mewtwo/
If Mewtwo is like this, what would Mega Mewtwos X and Y be like???
The world of Pokémon GO expands with Pokémon originally discovered in the Unova region!
Trainers,
Over three years ago, your Pokémon GO journey started with Pokémon originally discovered in the Kanto region, and you’ve gone on to encounter hundreds of Pokémon first encountered in the Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh regions as you’ve battled, raided, and completed research. It’s almost time to continue your journey and encounter Pokémon originally discovered in the Unova region! Get ready to meet new friends and encounter Pokémon featured in Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version, appearing in Pokémon GO later today!
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More Pokémon originally discovered in the Unova region will be making their way to Pokémon GO as Professor Willow shares more updates from his findings, so look forward to meeting them soon. C’mon, Trainer—let’s GO on this Unova voyage together!
- Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Patrat, Lillipup, Purrloin, Pidove, Blitzle, and more Pokémon originally discovered in the Unova region will be appearing in the wild.
- Spark has been hard at work walking and incubating Eggs for his research and has found that the following Pokémon have started hatching from Eggs!
- 2 km Eggs: Patrat, Lillipup, Purrloin, Pidove
- 5 km Eggs: Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Blitzle, Drilbur, Foongus
- 10 km Eggs: Ferroseed, Klink, Litwick, Golett, Deino
- After tackling dozens of raids head on, Candela has discovered that Lillipup, Patrat, and Klink will be available to challenge in raids! Please note, Trainers, that Klink hasn’t been reported appearing in the wild outside raids.
- Following some travel and meticulous research, Blanche reports that there are some Pokémon that only seem to be appearing in the wild in certain parts of the world! Join us in welcoming them!
- Asia-Pacific: Pansage, the Grass Monkey Pokémon
- Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India: Pansear, the High Temp Pokémon
- The Americas and Greenland: Panpour, the Spray Pokémon
- Western hemisphere: Heatmor, the Anteater Pokémon
- Eastern hemisphere: Durant, the Iron Ant Pokémon
- If you’re lucky, you may encounter Shiny Patrat and Shiny Lillipup!
- Introducing the Unova Stone! This black-and-white Evolutionary item will allow certain Pokémon to evolve. Try using it on a Pokémon like Lampent, and see what happens! This item can be obtained from Research Breakthroughs.
—The Pokémon GO team
And now the bad news! Mewtwo is a Tier "6" Raid Boss with 66318 CP, repeating a similar thing to last year where its raid boss HP was ridiculous. A trio is now incredibly difficult (requiring ridiculous things like Level 40 Giratina-O teams in Fog), so be careful when raiding. This is the hardest Raid Boss in the game.
Thank god I'm going back to college this weekend, there will be people to raid with. I haven't done any non-solo raids in months. I missed out on Deoxys but I hope it will return someday.
Foongus is here!
Edit: Pokemon.com is finally useful for once:
https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-...e-snivy-tepig-and-oshawott-now-in-pokemon-go/
A nice write-up by PoGO Hub:
https://pokemongohub.net/post/guide...ing-you-need-to-know-about-new-unova-pokemon/
So I guess Blitzamirin was right after all.
Edit: Pokemon.com is finally useful for once:
https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-...e-snivy-tepig-and-oshawott-now-in-pokemon-go/
A nice write-up by PoGO Hub:
https://pokemongohub.net/post/guide...ing-you-need-to-know-about-new-unova-pokemon/
So I guess Blitzamirin was right after all.
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At least you get Heatmor
I love the egg hatches. They’re giving us Deino? Crazy. I love it.
Just looking at the old posts. Goodness we missed out a ton. OM! was correct... spooky
Regional eggs should still hatch until the end of the bonus weeks.
I think most people just assumed they would handle this release like Gen 4's (horribly), so not much faith was put into it. It's a pretty good first wave, all things considered. The likes of Litwick and Deino being so early helps.
That said, this is the gen with 156 Pokémon, so the waves have to be sort of meaningful. Fortunately there are no baby mons or cross-gen evos to hold out on content too.
This. Although, Gen V has a famously high number of three-stage evolution lines that could be introduced one or two at a time and steal the spotlight a little. And there's a ton of legendaries too, but I believe we're still missing a fair number of those from Gen IV.
Which Gen 5ers do you think are most likely to get Community Days, aside from the obvi starters?
Trapinch will be featured in the October Community Day.
My money is on Earth Power, but I tried playing with calculators to see how some moves would change Flygon's performance. (added Dragon Breath, Outrage, Draco Meteor, Mud Slap, Bulldoze, Dragon Pulse)
Without adding new moves or changing the existing ones, Outrage seems like the best option, as unoriginal as it is.
In a crowded Dragon tier, Flygon wouldn't even make a splash.
New moves they could potentially introduce: Dragon Rush, Fissure, Sand Attack, Sand Tomb.
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My money is on Earth Power, but I tried playing with calculators to see how some moves would change Flygon's performance. (added Dragon Breath, Outrage, Draco Meteor, Mud Slap, Bulldoze, Dragon Pulse)
Without adding new moves or changing the existing ones, Outrage seems like the best option, as unoriginal as it is.
In a crowded Dragon tier, Flygon wouldn't even make a splash.
New moves they could potentially introduce: Dragon Rush, Fissure, Sand Attack, Sand Tomb.
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So, they will release Galor regional forms, as they did Alolan, somewhere between Gen 5 & 6, not only to promote Gen 8, but because they made history with the Alolans (since they are old Pokémon cross-evos, or their old pokemon’s New line).
Can’t wait for Galor Linoone! KISS will rock gyms! No pun intended!
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Altered Forme Giratina will have its shiny release next week.
Date + Time
If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Altered Forme Giratina!
Where is Regigigas?
Date + Time
- From Monday, September 23, 2019, at 1 p.m. PDT (GMT −7) to Thursday, October 17, 2019, at 1 p.m. PDT (GMT −7): Giratina in its Altered Forme will be available in five-star raids.
- On September 25, 2019, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in your local time zone: There will be an increased number of five-star raids, featuring Altered Forme Giratina.
If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Altered Forme Giratina!
Ugh.
Replacing Deoxys-S, Shadow Ball Mewtwo comes back to Ex Raids.
Date + Time
Replacing Deoxys-S, Shadow Ball Mewtwo comes back to Ex Raids.
Date + Time
- Starting on September 25, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. PDT—Trainers can receive EX Raid Passes to be invited to EX Raids featuring Mewtwo.
- Challenge Mewtwo with the Shadow Ball attack exclusively in EX Raids!
- If you’re lucky, you might encounter a Shiny Mewtwo!
Well, M2 > Deoxys-S, it gives people who caught armored M2 something to pour their candy in, it doesn’t have weaknesses to Psychic, Fairy, Dragon, Ice, Ground, Rock or Water like Gengar, Chandelure, and Giratina do (I.e. VS Gardevoir), and you can TM it if you have to.
Further, M2 gets to Mega; which will make it more powerful than Giratina, Gengar will still be a threat, but M2 has a wider movepool for a secondary charge move.
Overall, M2 is currently the second best Shadow Ball attacker Vs Psychic Types using Psychic moves (like M2 vs M2), (even better than Darkrai!), as its resistance adds to its TDO - leaving it behind only Giratina.
Now, when it comes to Ice Beam M2, Giratina is weak to that and lowers Giratina’s TDO.
When Tyranitar-Mega, and Hoopa-Unbound are released, they will be double resistant to Psychic moves (Tyranitar-Mega) and triple resistant to Psychic moves (Hoopa-Unbound), and will be the ones to watch for handling Psychics even better than a Mega-Gengar.
For now a more accurate chart to display matchups.
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