looking for my last entry for my shiny megadex, offering help with yours (400k dust great friend trade on morning of go fest '26, timezone GMT+8), can do multiple for one

looking for my last entry for my shiny megadex, offering help with yours (400k dust great friend trade on morning of go fest '26, timezone GMT+8), can do multiple for one

u/Pleasant-Animal4283 — 1 day ago

should necrozma get earth power

if i had to say one thing about all steel types in master league, its that they're defensive, which is obvious

however, if i had to say a second thing about steel types in master league, its that they all have a move to hit other steel types for super effective as you can see from every master league steel type ranked 98 or better (specifically 98 because chill drive genesect is ranked 99 and i cant justify it being walled by steel unlike dialga which is well "more dragon than steel")

zacian - close combat

zamazenta - close combat

metagross - earthquake

gholdengo - focus blast

solgaleo - fire spin/flamethrower

melmetal - dynamic punch

jirachi - aura sphere

heatran - fire spin/magma storm/earth power

kartana - sacred sword

earth power (90 base power) is also stronger than dark pulse (80 base power)

even if necrozma doesn't run earth power, the threat of it can make zamazentas think twice before no shielding

u/Pleasant-Animal4283 — 2 days ago

this seems a little suspicious (read description)

at first i thought that Rayquaza Mega Energy would be under the "and more" for the Free Timer Research... but if so why would the Rayquaza Mega Energy be explicitly stated for the Premium Timed Research?

this could imply that the free research doesn't give Rayquaza Mega Energy

u/Pleasant-Animal4283 — 10 days ago

am i the only one upset at the lackluster amount of 5 turn moves?

and to a certain extent 4 turn moves too

we literally have confusion, gust and volt switch for 4 turn and incinerate for 5 turn

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u/Pleasant-Animal4283 — 18 days ago

genuine question/discussion, which form of go fest/go tour release do you prefer?

option A:

Palkia/Dialga approach

pros:

  1. catch the pokemon in its "raid" form
  2. can be traded

cons:

  1. cant use old pokemon (ivs or shiny or powered up already)
  2. has a chance to not come with signature move

option B:

Necrozma/Kyurem/Zacian approach

pros:

  1. you can use old pokemon you caught
  2. guaranteed signature move

cons:

  1. you have to do 10 raids to get sufficient energy
  2. some cant be traded (more of a fusion issue technically)

(then theres option C eternatus you get one chance for it and its basically free but powering it up is the biggest money grab)

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u/Pleasant-Animal4283 — 20 days ago

how to play palkia into white kyurem lead

i have dusk mane and dialga in the back so i pref dont want to save shields

if i throw instantly i risk a catch, if i overfarm i lose CMP or get outpaced, and i dont think i should be catching an ice burn onto dusk mane or dialga for different reasons

palkia users, how do you play out this lead?

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u/Pleasant-Animal4283 — 22 days ago