Just a day after Pokémon GO’s release on the Apple Watch, Niantic has revealed the holiday event for the ever popular mobile game!
December 25th until January 3rd
- Get a one time use Incubator each day on your first PokéStop spin of the day
- All the recently baby Pokémon’s eggs will be more likely to be obtained from PokéStops during this time period as well
- Previously only set to appear until December 29th, the Festive Hat Pikachu will be now be available in the wild until January 3rd
December 30th – January 8th
- Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle and their evolutionary lines are more likely to be encountered during this time
- Lure modules will last for 60 minutes instead of the usual 30 minutes
Strangely, even though the presents are in the image they used, Niantic didn’t explain the mystery gifts found in the APK.
For the full statement check out their official blog!
Has anyone changed the appearance of their festival plaza castle yet? I want to know what the options are.
Random question
Out of all the gens, which took you the longest to get used to all of its designs?? Like for me it was gen 5 cause I felt weird even calling some of the pokemon, pokemon
Doesn’t mean they’re bad, I liked a lot of mons I felt that way toward
Gen 6. Still hate a lot of them
Gen 6 I got used to quick (Probably due to the amount, lol)
About Gen 6… how do you feel towards its dragons?
Noivern is cool although never used it. Goodra is okay, I guess? I’m not necessarily a fan, but I don’t hate it either. Love Dragalge. Tyrantrum is cool too. Zygarde is amazing, one of my favorite legends.
Every one of those opinions is correct, 100% agree
You get me
😀
I hated gen 5 monstruo at first, butacas then I realizad how awesome they are. Now my fav mon is from Gen 5
I can definitely support
Which mon? I feel stupid asking XD
Chandelure
That is a good choice
I didnt choiced it, it choiced me
Band? Scarf? Specs?
*choosed* my english is pathetic -_- .I prefer specs btw
It would just be choose
My english teacher would be so dissapointed with me 🙁
Honestly you’re not bad.
Well, thanks! 😀
Sorry, just a joke
Chandelure is awesomeeee
Same
Caught a 4IV Ditto on my first Recycle method try. Good start imo
Off topic, but I got to go back to my high school to see my old teachers. It was really nice!
Yesterday I went to a ceremony to receive my IB Diploma (because we don’t get them at graduation :/), and we were told so many times that we couldn’t go see our teachers afterwards. I still went anyways (oooh what a rebel), and talked to teachers from like 10:30 to 3:30. Then I went back today and did the same thing 🙂
Anyone available to help with a quick trade evolution?
Sure
Do I have you added. My FC is 2793-0685-9916
What’s your name in game?
Waleed
Okay we are not friends.
0173-1523-2707
We are now 😉
Cool. I’m on now!
Ok, Kris right?
Do you want it to learn shadow punch? I’m guessing no?
Sorry. Wasn’t paying attention. No. it’s not needed.
Thank You very much.
No problemo
WARNING: STAY OFF SMOGON UU RIGHT NOW
Because of usage…. Kyurem-Black, Keldeo, and Scizor are freely roaming the lands of UU at this moment, I repeated STAY AWAY FROM IT
ARE YOU SERIOUS SDJKDSKJJKSDKJ STOP I HATE SMOGON
I kid you not, I saw my team all viable in UU besides Nihilego, went in expecting easy wins… and instantly was greeted to two teams in a row of this shit
omg where can you see the tiers?
They’re not available yet, but if you make a team, certain things may be banned
@smogon: r u d e
KELDEO IN UU!!!??? HOWS THAT POSSIBLE? ?
More interesting
Kyurem Black who has 170 Attack and Scizor are roaming about… I’m just as shocked as the rest of you
Bizarre…
Yeah… it’s spoopy
I dunno how many times I have to say this, but tiers are not finalised this quickly. Gen 7 only started month ago.
I actually had the most clutch game I have ever had in my life today
Alolan Exeggutor gets an OU analysis
Araquanid doesn’t
Okay Smogon, you’re funny
Dude, chill the game only been out a month. Everything can’t be done instantly, it takes time. Maybe somebody was available to do one for Exeggutor and no one picked Araquanid yet.
No I mean… they actively skipped over it
And Alolan Exxegutor is TRASH
Not completely it’s a good Trick Room Pokemon. And Araquanid isnt that great in 6v6 singles. It does well in Battle Tree and 3v3 Battle Spot.
I use Araquanid in singles, it puts in a LOT more work than you’d expect, and I have gotten plenty of people to agree
A-Egg honestly doesn’t seem worth it
Fair enough, personally I’ve found it quite lack lustre in singles. And I’ve found it pretty easy to handle when used against me.
I agree it’s a monster in the Battle Tree though.
Cause it takes timing to use
Once you figure out when to send it in and how much it can actually bulk, you will know
It’s not that common to find a water type that can bait in Xurkitree and kill it afteralll :3
In fact, in a game where only my Araq was left on less than half health, it killed a Ash Greninja and a Mega Alakazam… the latter it fought at 30% left :3
I don’t doubt what it can do under the correct circumstances. I just find it quite lacklustre overall in a 6v6 battle.
Obviously I can only speak from my own experiences.
I can tell you, as a person that uses it on all of his competitive teams this gen, that as long as it has a bit of support, it will BODY anything in its path
Don’t worry I’ve got one trained up in-game as well. Used it to good effect to grind BP at the Battle Tree.
Works weirdly well with Komala
I never trusted them anyways.
Heh… aquaranid would Still dominate wathever tier list he is…. unless its UU
UU the home of Bulky Water Types.
Swampert, Milotic, Cloyster, Empoleon, Vaporeon and the worst Suicune
Empoleon is awesome and Swamp too
sp Def empoleon is my favorite spdef wall
Yep. Also occasionally Slowbro, Tentacruel, Slowking.
Hey Suicune is my favorite Legendary
ok
You just said it’s the… Ohh wait you said it as in its Op not that it sucks sorry my mistake
It will still work there, trust me
Lets hope…
I’m mister Araquanid himself, trust me :3
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Question what’s the Highest Attack Stat a Grass type has? And what is it?
easy Kartana with 181
Ok cause I’m going to use this to make a higher Attack stat on a Grass type in my region just to make it powerful
i made this
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/e8cc64794e58f6a27a921848fa3da62b0c86ac4fe44dc818471b60de0fb79ceb.png
AGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-shuts-down-another-pokemon-fan-project/1100-6446493/
DON’T PANIC!! AT LEAST IT WASN’T INSURGENCE OR PHOENIX RISING!!!
Wasn’t Reborn either, so that’s good.
Speaking of episode 16 recently came out
I saw, but I’m still stuck at the beginning of E15 lol
XD
I haven’t played it in a while
Well they have more decency than Disney GF will just shut it Down Disney will just sue their a*ses off then shut it down
Lesson of the day: never use any of the many Nintendo IPs EVER
Anyone have a shiny Fomantis PLEASE TELL ME, I need it! I’ll give a Type Null.
I have one.
NOT
Gee thanks.
Not
I’m sorry 😉
It’s ok, I just need one. Since nobody likes it, perhaps that’ll exponentially raise the chances of getting it.
Do you have shinies to offer for it? That might make it more enticing for some
A shiny Toucannon?
I bet someone would go for that
Yay
Now to grind for a Gengarite, and then my OP Mega Gengar with Perish Song is back.
Go ahead I dare you to use Toxapex against me :p
I have Araquanid for that, I don’t see the problem
Well its only supposed to trap and kill defensive Pokemon that can’t do too much back to me.
We have other stuff for the likes of Araquanid
Like what?
Physically Defensive Decidueye
I…….
Think that works, but I too have counters for it
Well we can counter all day if we wanted to, but we won’t do that cos we have better things to do right? Right?
True XD
alright spearthen
Spearthen?
you will get it sooner or later
I mean why am I Spectral Earthen? I’m not denying a type or brandishing a type.
I’m just parading one Pokemon
you mention counters and i try to make a joke:p
BUT YOU DON’T BRING UP MIRROR COATS!!!
anything faster than araquanid tha can 2HKO and take a hit
Waiting till Ferrothorn is available just to watch all Araquanids kill themselves in their futile attempts to put a dent in it.
If you stay in on it you are actually stupid
Which is?
Besides stuff like Venusaur
pre bank, magnezone and tapu can ohko it
For reference, Xurkitree cannot kill the AV variant and dies to it
i have a pet peeve when people dont know how to use the word OP
Perish Song mega gengar is a clear is a perfect example of how to use OP
I have a pet peeve when people don’t proof read their comments before posting.
http://www.polyvore.com/cgi/img-thing?.out=jpg&size=l&tid=54967225
in my defense, english is not my first language 🙂
Lol, it’s all good. Your english ain’t bad.
WAIT IT’S NOT?!
no:p
THAN HOW IS IT SO GOOD?!
CAUSE I HAVE SPOKEN SINCE LITTLE and eh is decent but not fluid
It’s good though
Energy Ball Dhelmise is OP
😉
http://i.imgur.com/wnIaRyJ.gif?noredirect
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did you know? this is an actual picture of me for real not joking for sure at all totally
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someone give me a stupid pokemon idea
For drawing… Porygon
IMPOSSIBLE I CAN ONLY CREATE GEMS
Yo mamma
Use Gumshoos and Crabominable on a team in showdown… without trick room
guys…. no…. like, an idea for a new pokemon
Ohhhhhhh!!!
I got plenty I’m using :3
fine hoe about…….
Pokemon Dog with a gigantic nose
A pokemon based on a Digimon or a Yu Gi Hoh card
Woodpecker that evolves into a toucan
Maybe include the word “Cannon”
I like you
Same
I would say that Trumbeak is a combo of a woodpecker and a toucan. However, they should’ve just picked one as the inspiration for the line.
A Woucan
Toucannon should have been a separate Pokémon and trumbeak shouldn’t even exist. It’s a horrible attempt to bridge Pikipek and Toucannon together, pikipek has such a great design but they really messed up it’s evos
THIS
I still like them all, just not together, I guess.
Scary thought, Mega Gyarados with Water Bubble
Slaking with Huge Power
Regigigas with Sheer force.. Oh… wait
Slaking with wonder guard
Reddit is stupid they’re silencing my things, I need a stupid shiny FOmantis sheesh nobody wants it can’t i just get it?!
Fofomanny
ugh
? link to the thread you made?
https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemontrades/comments/5jzrwl/need_shiny_fomantis_will_trade_type_null_for_one/?ref=share&ref_source=link
..how are the silencing anything….
do you just want me to hunt you one? I have nothing to do.
one time i read a comment that really made me sad:
” Since when competitive pokemon became a game of switching”
Lol
Also, I didn’t know you could use items in competitive!! (Jk lol)
Since it was rumored that pokemon would come to the Nintendo Switch
always?
Competitive Pokemon is about outplaying your opponent. And sometimes that requires excessive switching. Especially when both players are really good.
i know! the dude was like ” well i play an offensive type of way and never switch and usually” and I was like you only play with casual players huh and he was like ” yeah”
Not switching is only good for like a turn, for the surprise. After that it gets predictable and you lose
I like to mix things up, so I switch and don’t switch sometimes, and I know my timing
I play exactly like this. Sometimes when it’s so obvious I should switch and I don’t just to get a surprise KO…best feeling in the world, especially the rage quit that follows.
😀
Except for when new players screw it up by a making impossibly idiotic plays that screw you
Welp
Question
Does Mold Breaker ignore Disguise?
Yes
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Disguise_(Ability)
I guess I have to just hatch a stupid shiny.
Like everybody else
The thing is, that it then fills up stupid space.
Better release or wondertrade all the extras… (and if you wondertrade you will need to release all the trash later, too)
Why can’t we group-release?
1. Put all the rejects on pokebank
2. Move rejects from pokebank to a game you’re gonna reset anyway
3. Reset that game.
:p
Uh, Pokemon Bank isn’t compatible with S/M yet.
I know, but when it is, you can do this.
I don’t want to risk losing my Pokemon.
We are tossing out all the breedjects in one fell swoop. Of course there’ll be loss! 🙂
Do you want me to S.O.S one?
YES PLEASE!
What’cha got to trade?
Type Null
Shiny Toucannon
Lapras
Seizor
… any cosmog?
if you dont I’ll take the Type:Null
Yes i definitely do have a Cosmog.
Wow, I guess I have to work for something I want ~~
I did do that for 3 of my shines, it’s too tiring. RE is also taking too much time and I assumed a dirty shiny would have easier access.
Whaaaat? It takes time and energy to keep getting something you want? That’s kinda incredible
Oh, stop being so sarcastic, you have no idea how torturous it was to take a Mareanie shiny, Dhelmise shiny and Popplio. Plus it’s torturously hard to delete them all, so it’s a forgivable thing for me to be lazy.
Why did you delete them?
(Plus you only hunted for maybe a week each. Try months for one shiny)
sitting here at 3-4 months for buneary and 3 months for an unsuccessful Treeko
There you go. You gotta be persistent. That’s the point to shiny hunting. But hey if you feel you deserve one time to yourself that’s then go for it! We all have our lazy days
I really need it quick because if I get it, then I’ll have a full shiny team. And Mareanie traumatized me so I want to skim around the traumatic experiences.
Because they used up precious space.
Why dont you do what I do and just watch Youtube and browse tumblr or something while hunting?
I’ll try.
http://is.4chan.org/vp/1482479682281.png
This alone has excited me to read it
Wait is this Pokespe?
The site?
Looks ugly.
Please don’t ruin my dreams like this
If it’s possible, what 6 Pokemon would cover the most weaknesses on Type alone?
I’d assume that means 6 Dual type pokemon, each without a clashing type, the question is, which?
Ice/ice/Ice/ice/Ice/ice
Hydreigon
Metagross
Alolan Marowak
Tapu Bulu
Gyarados
Swampert
Speaking of lazy days, I think I may take up PKhex this year. There’s so many pokemon I want to use and simple breeding takes so much time I won’t have time to use them all. But Im scared I may get banned online by GF. What do you guys think? Should I risk it? Try not to use morals. #Hypocrite
I can breed you some
Nah you have teams to breed, I have things of mine to breed too. It’s not just breeding either. It’s EV training
Ohhhh
Use Pokepelago to ev train things, TRUST ME it works well
And make sure to completely upgrade the Evelup Training Island too
Yep
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/6e0944bc58558549e8101b8c497c91ff02615547291d76656b26fe31494a4870.gif
Personally I wouldn’t, but I just like putting the work in if I’m playing on cartridge.
So I’m prepping a Smeargle to use for Shiny hunting in SOS battles. The one site I saw said that the best move set for this is Recover, Recycle (with a Leppa berry on board), False Swipe (obviously), and Icicle Spear. I get the first 3, but why Icicle spear? Is there a specific reason for that or is it just a move in general to use in that last spot?
Maybe for Sturdy Pokemon.
Maybe. Otherwise I can’t think of a reason it’d HAVE to be that move and not just some other move that works well.
Honestly that’s the only reason I can think of. Otherwise, yeh pretty much any offensive move works.
Uhhh why recycle without switcheroo? I’d say get rid of recover for that. Also, I’d recommend nature’s madness or super fang over icicle spear
Because recycle will give me back my Leppa berry so I can recover PP for the moves I use to knock out the extra Pokemon Why would I want to give my berry to the opponent when I need it? lol
I was thinking so they don’t struggle. I’d probably get rid of icicle crash for quick attack or something though. I’m guessing icicle crash is so you can kill them and switch out so they don’t struggle
Yeah I’ll likely give it something else that can be more useful. I’m not gonna be hunting anything with Sturdy for now so it’s not a problem. As for the struggle I’m just gonna keep an eye on them. I’ll kill the longer staying one after a while and switch to a new one before they can even get to the point of Struggling. lol
I had a nightmare that my 3ds broke last night. alot less good then the other dream I had where I found a giant majestic deer laying down in the forest and he became my best friend
I keep having scary dreams of my 3ds being scratched.
Holy cow…I just deleted over 8 boxes of Mareanie.
I got the:
– Masada Method (Japanese and my game Formantis)
– Shiny Charm
– Oval Charm
Chances must be in the ~300s-600s.
Really like to hang out = at least 5x more eggs.
I got the jackpot!
I wish there was a way to delete a full box of Pokemon or at least a full line. It’d make things way easier to get rid of full boxes like that lol
I know right, it’s so tedious!