Several leaks and announcements are pointing to Niantic gearing up for something huge in Pokémon GO!
Pictures, screenshots, and more have popped up from a confidential notice for Starbucks employees about a new sponsorship deal with the popular coffee shop beginning on December 8th. This sponsorship includes making most, but not all, Starbucks locations a Gym or Pokéstop in game and the introduction of a brand new Pokémon GO inspired Frappuccino! But what’s bigger than the appropriately Raspberry flavored blended drink is that the employee notice says “Pokémon GO is about to expand with new Pokémon” and a “new update.” This, alongside an official partnership with Sprint to make 10,500 locations Gyms or PokéStop adds to the hopefully growing list of sponsorships, and the possible introduction to Generation II Pokémon.
But if Gen II is just around the corner, what about the still omitted legendary Pokémon from Gen I? What do you think, will this holiday season mark us being able to catch Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile and the rest of Generation II in GO? Whatever the case, the update on Dec. 12th will definitely shed some light on the matter.
Where is everyone
It’s december.
……
I can’t tell if I accidentally traded a shiny lillipup….
I think I didn’t but I think I might’ve….the face fur looked a tad brighter
Never mind regular ol mutt
Hearing rumors Decidueye and Araquanid actually made OU…
😀
Do you know the list yet?
Not entirely
I just heard rumors those two and, oddly enough Golisopod is
Siiiiiiiiigghhhopffbffbbbttffb……screw it going to bed place is dead…night
Magearna is already banned from Doubles OU since last Sunday… already.
(Slow clap)
Its not that bad honestly…
Unlike Moxie or Beast Boost, anything that faints, for any reason, gives Magearna a boost in doubles. So it is potentially really bad. 🙂
At least, Soul Heart is the same as Moxie/BB in singles so Magearna still lives on there…
True, but can’t it be countered hard?
Magearna has no 4x weaknesses though. I really can’t think of a good hard counter, especially in doubles where its few (typing) weaknesses can be covered by the teammate. And it so happens that fire and ground are both covered by the Water type, which makes it easy to find a partner for it.
Hmmmm..
Is it still safe in OU?
It was only instabanned in doubles OU.
It is fine in Singles.
Thank god. Also its at level 63 now so I’m getting to 100 slowly but surly
The very second I enter showdown…..Mimikyu used toxic… Then protect then sub….then protect….
The a stupid Attract Sensu… And then just a normal stupid Z-Splash Mimikyu
Three bad losses in under 5 mins
Jesus tap dancing Christ,,,
Z-Splash is…is evil…
The pikipek thing is soooo annoying. I want to quit but I just can’t at this point. I could almost have my full team done. D:
Was it ever confirmed that BotW is releasing in March, or just 2017 still?
BotW is “2017” still. Only the Switch is confirmed for March.
Really hoping it’s a launch title, or a summer title.
I’ve heard July being thrown around. But no retailer has listed a concrete date for it…
Nintendo better impress me with their launch lineup and 2017 line-up for a day one purchase.
I’m not gonna buy any of these myself, but I think they have it in the bag if they have at least the Mario game, NBA 2k17 and Skyrim as launch titles.
I’m sort of expecting the Splatoon and MK to be the launch titles, which will be good if they’re new games, but a disaster if they’re enhanced ports.
I think Splatoon is a new game. There’s too much new stuff in its preview to just be a rehash.
MK is likely an enhanced port.
You got to be kidding me…
I fight a Gourgiest… Thinking yeah I could use Minior’s shell smash combo
It uses Z-Trick or Treat
ALL OF FUCKING GOURGIEST’S STATS RAISED AND IM A GHOST
Minior doesn’t kill it… It used Phantom Force….
Dead….
Just never ends
YAY I JUST REALIZED HOW GOOD GOURGEIST IS GOONA BE
it’s still slow as crap and worthless on normal types
OMG I just thought of the perfect Komala nickname.
Doorstop?
Paperweight.
I named mine Soup
But why
cuz ya know…
marSOUPual…
Hibearnator?
That’s clever, but nah.
Shiny Mimikyu in a Timer ball. Woot!
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c90e945e99e3909bb54956712e2f2759f2dee13665b21a5ddfdbdd0c8dd27f88.jpg
A sock puppet can learn bulk up yet a Horse can’t
Fuck you Gamefreak
I’m using it as a bulky tank or a stall. I haven’t decided yet, but it will be gloriously diabolical.
Well it can be statused, keep that in mind
Well anything (besides Komola) can be effected by status moves so that’s not too big of a concern for me at this point.
You don’t know what its’ got going for it under that sheet, could be more ripped than Machamp.
Nice, congratulations on your new monochrome ghost thingy. I think the updated Timer Ball explosion will work well with it.
I love Timer Ball this gen, so you have good taste.
You’ve mentioned this before, but now I’m curious, why do you love it so much?
I know it might sound weird, but it’s black all over, and explodes in clocks which I find very amusing. Also I recently let stuff go and red became my second favorite color next to green, after years of hating red.
Also, do you want the female HA mareanie still? It’s in a timer ball but if you breed it with any male mareanie you can get it (50% chance each offspring) in a ball of your choice.
I appriciate the offer, but I’ve bred my own. Thank you though! 🙂
You’ve peaked my intrested again, I’m sorry for being so nosy. Is there any particular reason you hated red for years?
I don’t consider it a sensitive topic, fortunately, so I can talk about it. 🙂
I’m angry all the time, and whenever I see any red I get angrier, so I can’t stand looking at anything red.
Months ago something* just happened to me and it’s like a switch got flipped–so I was not only able to forgive the people from my past that I swore vengeance upon–and I have been able to channel my perpetual anger to motivate me instead.
So not only don’t I mind seeing red from then on, I now have red stuff on my work and home desk.
* That “something” might have been watching Inside Out. Anger is my favorite character. 🙂
I was going for the it-aged-over-20-years theme. I had to have a pokeball to match that theme. 😛
Yay!! Congrats!!
(I’m dying inside. ;_;)
1162 eggs. Lol I was keeping count since this is the first time I’ve had the shiny charm(also used the Masuda method).
I don’t know which name I want to go with for it though. :/
So you an expect this beautiful mistress on my gym team
https://68.media.tumblr.com/2ac6f7e48b525cd6523639a612d9bc34/tumblr_ob8hnayrGK1skoy7ho1_1280.png
I’ll be eager to shatter it with white hot metal
Its there to stun crowds with its majesty and beauty and set up so you have already lost one of those fights with ground types :3
Oh yeah?
DROP IT
https://youtu.be/v6rkbCBAMDo
https://images.nowloading.co/images/c_limit,q_auto,w_710/k0ix2p7mpdvcflzepj0m/maybe-she-s-born-with-it-maybe-it-s-alolan-dugtrio-the-internet-reacts-to-dugtrio-s-hair-raising-makeover.jpg
http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/182/468/c87.jpg
http://66.media.tumblr.com/89dfaacde1147e34aae1cd758da13038/tumblr_of86o2euNF1ql31zxo1_400.gif
I can’t express how much I love alola dugtrio. xD
I can say I dislike it because of ONE REASON
Dare I ask?
I need a real video to this…
Also I want one of myself…..
Don’t deny you want one too
Yeah that’d be funny.
BE BLINDED BY ITS FABULOUSNESS
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YHL_Bk60F_4
huh, so I suppose I DO have some competition after all
Name her Lorelei in tribute to the first elite 4!
also original artist: http://sylvaur.tumblr.com/post/148297754781/alola-ninetales-is-beautiful-and-amazing-and-i
As can you expect this godsend on mine.
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/d0c63e529995a54f09abe190367374564af749a97b7007afcf602d9ea28673a2.png
You have it already?
Nope, but I’m pretty optimistic.
haha no
pls yes
I’m dying trying to get it
Your death will be in vain even with the shiny. I pity you ;-;
;_______________;
Man i really wish i was there for the gyms. Is/If there any spots can i join?
Nope, sorry. There was a tournament to decide the spots, so even if somebody dropped there’d be like 4 people who would have earned it more.
HOWEVER, I’d love for you to be the first champion (but you’ve gotta GET THERE FIRST!)
What about meeeeeeee
Dedenne sweep coming soon #markmywords
http://replay.pokemonshowdown.com/gen7ou-492908067 Finally a good match
I have found the best joke on the internet
http://en.yibada.com/articles/177643/20161208/pokemon-sun-and-moon-golisopod-crabominable-vikavolt-are-best-pokemon-to-catch-to-win-battles.htm
Didn’t Golisopod make OU though?
Even so
CRABOMINABLE?!
CRABOMINABLE!? WHAT DRUGS ARE THESE PEOPLE ON?! XD
The cause of death: several overdoses of a drug cocktail of meth, cocaine, and heroine
Possibly
And just like i am finisheed with my very first pokemon team in sm. Starting tomorrow i will be taking names of my victims
Question
Are they 50+ in level?
Most are. Why?
“Pokemon Trainer Ian wants to battle…”
That’s Pokemon Warlord Earthen Maximus Supreme: Intimidator of the Realm seeks new carnage
I am so freaking at a loss for leveling
Granted I’m so fracking busy and have little to no BP which hopefully that Metagross will fix, but so far all my competitive are babbies and suckling at Pokepalageo juice sessions….
I just feel so out of place in Alola… It feels like I’ve been dealt a mighty blow…
After a while you’ll get the hang of it (and the items you need lol).
Yea leveling is tedious. You can either use plaza or just rematch e4 and morimoto. EV training is also through sos battles. It sucks they made step back but you just gotta do it. Luckily however they made heart scales work for future moves so thats a plus.
And IV checks in PC. That saves a ton of time.
NYAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRR
I don’t want to fight the E4 with a team of hatchlings
I don’t want to wait for shit to call backup when half the time they never do
I want to fight Chanseys or Audinos and hordes
Everything suuuuucks
(Insert sad dab)
We can fight the E4 with a team of hatchlings and one juggernaut…
Ughhhhhhhhhhh too much time
I think they are intentionally slowing people down from using Hyper Training… :p
I hate this world and most of the people in it…
Is the nickname char cap still 12?
Is there a filter for Pokeballs
Nope…I guess I gotta go through each box for beast balls
*sigh*
Seriously. . . I’m just at a loss for words right now. It’s taken around 20 times longer than I’d expected and still counting.
Pikipek count: 1650
Dude what are you even going to do with a shiny poopiepeck anyway
Evolve and put it in my box as a trophy probably if it doesn’t have a good nature
I started this quest because I was bored on saturday evening, I thought I’d be done by the time I went to bed. Oh how wrong I was.
Just think of all the time you wasted
And you’ll. Never. Ever. EVER
GET
IT
*Demonic echoing*
BACHK!!!
I know but I feel obligated to finish. I hate this stupid quest.
Then just end it. You have probably a 2/25 chance of getting a nature you want and its taking so long its not worth it
I’d feel like a huge failure though. I can’t accept that. It’s my sworn obligation to finish now.
Sounding like Earthen 😛 I guess that isn’t a bad thing though. Determination is a good trait I suppose
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/ab/dd/c5/abddc57cfb60ac17b8c4da3d5cd5911b.jpg
More like filled with agitation.
Like Earthen
Filled with ___________
Rage
Jelly?
I am one with the donut.
I want donuts, I want a lot of donuts, I want to do things with and to donuts
do nut make me hungry
Oh my god…. addition of the space makes things so bad
i have made a mistake
DO NUT
Make me hungry
DO
NUT
DO YOU SEE THE PROBLEM XD?!
I KNOW I KNOW GOD WHY DONT I THINK
(Spazticated noises)
aaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAh
HUJBGFCVTIYKJUYBGTDDHGBJHBG
it was pretty funny tho
Of course it was, do nut, make me hungry :3
d̶a̶d̶d̶y̶
How could I be? You’re older than… This got weird quick
implying it wasn’t already weird
Welp
(Curls up into a ball)
Armadillo mimic defense mode has been activated
yeah…. same .-.
Weeeeelp
Aaaaaannnyways
(Dabs but fails miserably)
(Fails miserably but dabs to try to mask the self-disappointment)
My life
Ughhhhhh I shouldn’t say what I’m thinking
Let’s just say if I can somehow claim a mate….I would, things. And involvement of baked pastry wheels….I gotta go….
EDIT EDIT EDIT
Also a meat cravers pie, a pint of haagen dazs and a dozen donuts
organs
Love
or, rather, made of love
Nope that died long long long ago, nothing left but a bitter burning husk
Nah Earthen, matter cant be destroyed, just changed. All that love became fiery passion for Ground!
Fiery passion? Can he pelvic thrust flamethrowers?
Wouldn’t be the first time I thought of doing that
Than become a Fire/Dark cat and drop into NU by friend!
I don’t see myself ever landing a girl who’ll take all my incomprehensible problems
With an attitude like that you wont!
Confidence is not an easy feeling anymore
Just fake it. Thats how I get through life. If you keep pretending to be confident maybe you will be
^can confirm that this works
No, no on all sorts of levels
If it ain’t true Earthen then that ship ain’t gonna sail toots
Earthen really for someone with such a big personality as yourself you’d never guess that you’d also throw the biggest pity parties. Life Sucks and its unfair, but life is what you make it so lets make it rock. Do yourself a favour and learn to love yourself, because if you don’t love yourself how the hell are you gunna love anyone else 😉
^^
best advice
I managed to fit both hannah montana and RuPaul in one thing
even better
Way easier said than done
How am I goin to love my obesity that causes so much problems or my mental issues that make simple face to face dialogue exchange a nightmare, or my consistently bad luck causing so much stress, I can’t even leave my dang dog out for 15 minutes without her pissing in my parent’s bed and the other one shat on the rug.
Face it I’m just destined to be unhappy, another fat cog in the gigantic shit filled world where you’ll be working in the same place because nobody else will take you in. I’ll probably croak by age 30 maybe then the eternal silence of blackness I’ll find peace
You dont have to love all of the mental issues and your body. Love yourself enough to improve the things you dislike about yourself. If you had a toy and it broke, you wouldn’t just give up on it, you would try to fix it. Glue the arm back onto the action figure. But if you give up on it, its gone. You shouldn’t just give up on life because some stuff sucks. Its too precious to give up on. You gotta fight to find happiness. Never think its hopeless to improve your body or practice being social. Progress is always real if slow.
If you just decide you are going to be unhappy, you will. If you decide that its okay to dislike things about yourself and try to improve it, then you have a chance of being happy. If you think you will just be unhappy forever, what reason is there to keep trying over and over?
Sometimes it’s just truly not worth it
It’s been almost 8 solid years of unhappiness and that’s all I honestly know anymore, I don’t even know how it feels to feel happy for more than a half a day, just nothing but cold and bitter
How is it not worth it? 8 years of misery sounds like hell. Why do you just want to sit there and stay in it. Earthen, you could be so happy if you just really tried. Yeah that just sounds rich, I know but really. Just go out and do new things and focus on self-improvement. Give yourself a purpose and just something new you can get happiness from. Learn an instrument or a new skill or something. You are just keeping yourself in a prison willingly.
Your lack of faith in yourself is disappointing. Listen, I have a genetic disorder which will probably end up actually killing me when I’m young. Without any surgery, people with it tended to die from 18-20, with the max life expectancy being 40ish. With a life full of invasive surgery, it’s still fairly low. Your life is worth living. And you need to understand that people like me would trade anything to have a longer life. Please appreciate what you have. Because you can always change yourself, but you can’t change your genetics that easily.
Nothing will ever happen to you if you don’t even try. You need to be the one to change your own life. Make something of yourself if nobody else will.
We all have issues. We all have highs and lows. And what keeps us going is the feeling of our highs in life. The happiness, the sense of worth. Let that drive you!
Trust me, I know that pain…. the fatness part.. .I look like a nerdy ball of ass . I trust things will get better for ya
I barely have one to be honest
All of my weight is in the front
Welp, than you’re better off than me in that sense
Trust me, just TRY to be optimistic, does a person wonders
I did for a while and life tells me that things always suck
Thats what I feel, but I tried some more, and I’m doin it till it works
if you’re unhappy with your weight then work to lose some, but do it for you and not to please others, if its for health then go you, and exercise daily does help your mental state leading you to be happier. As for the dogs, I expect nothing less from pugs, they are vile creatures, but I know you love them, so why not try to train them not to be little pricks
Rhydon Nut (NOPE NOPE NOPE IM JUST MAKING A JOKE)
lol poopiepek.
Dont blame the Pikipek. Blame evolution for slaughtering my hopes and dreams
Toucannon > Pikipek > Trumbeak > Incineroar > Bewear
Yes.
@SpectralSeraph
What tier did Komala make?
I know it didn’t make OU but it didn’t say
Honestly I see RU
UU then or BL I guess?
Not with that spread
The ability + facade though
Wait why? It can’t be statused
It is asleep
Facade counts as it IS sleeping.
As does wake up slap.
Wait really?
Yup. I learned wake-up slap the hard way.
WHY DOES THAT WORK WITH FACADE!?
Why? It’s asleep, what’s so hard to understand? xD
But it doesn’t actually have the status
It’s ability makes it have the sleep, while not showing it. That’s why it can’t get other statuses.
Oh so its like Araquanid
What does aquarachnid have?
Y’know, the hidden effect making water attacks deal 2.0x damage?
Oh, that. Forgot about that.
Hence OU water spooder
Yes it does. It just doesn’t show it on Showdown for some reason
It doesn’t show in game either, showdown is correct. It’s a hidden mechanic.
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Comatose_(Ability)
If Bulbapedia is right, Comatose doesn’t double Facade damage.
I’m fairly certain it does…
I could very well be wrong though.
Here’s how I’ll test it later:
Get a Komala and fight an almost same level encounter. If Facade deals more damage than Thrash, then we’re on…
Why did Komala make a sudden drop in popularity? When the game was first released everyone praised it saying it’d be OU for sure, one of the most OP in the game, but now it’s just meh.
Because everyone expected this busted sweeper with busted stats along with that ability on an evolution
No but at release people knew it didnt evolve and still praised it
Oh, because I’m guessing everyone saw its movepool (Which by the way is EXTREMELY GOOD)
Honestly? Stats are what hold it back
Bulk up + sub + facade + that ability
I really don’t see why it won’t be good
I can see where your coming from…..
Yay, I got through to somebody! 😀
But there is a problem… I’m supposing the fact that there are a fair amount of counters
And a lack of recovery outside of wish isnt’t doing it any favors
and that HP and Defense
Plus 4 moveslot syndrome
4 moveslot syndrome just means it has a good moveset, no real problem. 😛
I mean its a problem in the sense that it wants to run it all at once but it can’t, kinda like Mega Alt
But it also suffers from the fact of how its physical, HP, and Speed are low
I mean when the stats got released.
Also one thing I have to ask
Why is a good portion of people’s messages is * clap clap clap squirm squirm squirm
Because its kinda funny
I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE.
(not to mention that they usually give the crappiest Pokemon too)
I think it’s default.
I think I’m like Gulp gulp giggle giggle
Mine is “I’ll give you a P10,000,000,000 fine for being late!”
I died when I saw you could have that as an option XD
It’s not a default message though. It’s one of the messages unlocked from Sinnoh Tent. 🙂
Does anyone else just despise Sub? Every single time I use it, it gets destroyed on the first turn its up
No, its that everyone is well aware of what happens when you leave one up
I figured I just dont know how to use it
I despise it
It’s good under certain situations. The issue is knowing when to properly use it.
I used it on a Maworak and it worked pretty well for me, but my friend has used one and he has terrible luck with. So, yeah. I don’t hate it, it’s just you have to have a decent build for a sub.
Sub?
Substitute sorry
Yea I never use it. I can’t utilize it well ever it seems
Stop giving me Eevees Wondertrade
What? Eevees are great trade fodder.
But I don’t want fodder in exchange for fodder
I spend way too much of my valuable worthless time resending the endless slew of wingulls and Yungoos
I see. I can feel the pain of receiving an Abra after sending more fodder.
Ive never seen an abra through WT, I spent and hour doing it once (had a box to get rid of) and only got like 5 different early route pokemon
Consider yourself verrrrry lucky. Abra are the bane of my existence this gen. Don’t get me wrong. Alakazam is a good Pokemon, but I certainly don’t need 35 un-IV trained Pokemon that have the same Synchronise ability over and over. It drives me mad when I send a decent Pokemon and get that.
…. no abra was the one thing I was specifically hoping to get out of wonder trade. To this day the best thing I have ever gotten from WT including gen 6 was a 4IV Ladyba, and I have used it a lot
Sorry I meant unlucky. My bad
lol
Are you still looking for an Abra? I got a good natured one for you and it’s 5IVs(If you care about comp. battling) so hopefully it’ll be good. I don’t need one( NEVER. AGAIN.) So do you want to trade?
oh no thats ok thanks, I was just looking to get some with different natures for syncro but i have all the ones I need now, but thanks ^_^
I caved, I’m breeding for Shiny Rowlet now instead of waiting for HA now that I have the Shiny Charm lol. I’ll breed another when the HA is released, but I need my Shiny Decidueye <3
Honestly I don’t think its HA is worth it
I like it tbh, it’s niche. And that’s exactly what Decidueye is, niche. Jack of all trades, but a master of none.
It’s nice, but it only effects like one move that it uses
That one move also happens to be my favorite move of all time thanks to my first Pokemon Sceptile ^_^
True but I mean, it won’t be using it much
Depends.
OMG.
Best of luck. 🙂
Thank you! 😀
I have a ton of Rowlet 5 IV (missing SpA). Careful nature with egg moves Haze, Confuse Ray, Defog, and Baton Pass. If anyone wants one, lemme know haha.
I’ll take one, Please!
Ok! My FC is 4441-8622-5952 and my in-game name is Brandon
Alright mine is
IGN: Alexa
FC:0748-6531-9751
I have 4IV Vulpix, Mimikyu, Cubone, and 5IV Gible
Just registered you and heading online! I’ll take the Cubone if that’s alright? Tho it doesn’t matter, whatever you wanna trade me is fine 🙂
Alright then….give me a sec. I’ll send the trade request. You can have the Cubone.
Double Check to make sure that 4IV’s. I hope I’m not going crazy when I gave it to you.
It is, thank you!
Your Welcome!
Can I have another?
3351-4646-9325 IGN: Pandora
I can offer Araquanid (2 egg moves) or Oranguru (1 em, modest or sassy) in case you haven’t gotten around to breeding any of these.
Sure! My FC is down below, I’ll register you now! Araquanid if you don’t mind?
Oh shiii… I mean Wimpod/Golisopod, my bad. 🙂
Hey that works too!
Thanks, adding and getting online.
Sent a request!
Neat, thanks!
Thank you as well 😀
Could you please save me one? I have yet to start Sun still . Hopefully I will become less busy this weekend so I can ;~;
Of course! 🙂
Thanks, I’ll be SR’ing for a female and this will really help me out a lot when breeding 🙂