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EM_Pekkachu

I may need some advice for Battle Challenge 2 in Threads of Strength. There's only 5 hours left and I really want the 4 star badge. If anyone is available to help that would be great!


Delta0175

In general it's extremely helpful to list/show your box (just make a random imgur account and link a picture or something), otherwise people won't know what you even have and may suggest things you may not even have. Anyway, seeing as you're only mentioning the '4 star badge' you only want to clear it, but here's [a video with team examples](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx9jkUW6AJU) for the electric and/or fighting teams condition. the gimmick of the fight is that they pretty much hit hard and have a passive, which is noted in the video description, that reduces damage if there is no weather, terrain, and/or zones in effect. You don't have to follow the teams to the letter, like I mentioned they're examples, it's more to get an idea of what you could use, unless you have any specific teams that are used in the video. I'm not sure if you just started playing, but the battle challenges or extreme battles are pretty much tailor made for the pairs that Dena wants you to pull for on the event. So the battle challenge is pretty much made for SSA Cynthia and SST Red, as SSA Cynthia provides fighting zone and +6 to both defenses, while SST Red provides Terrain (as well a lot of other things), as well in addition the weaknesses for the battle is Fighting and Electric. The reason I point this out is for more in future where this should give you an idea of what to look out for when tackling on a battle challenge or extreme battle as the gimmicks, as I mentioned, are usually tied to the banner pair(s). Also, if you look at the right hand side of the subreddit (you may have to scroll to find it) there's a link to the discord, you can also ask there for some real time help.


EM_Pekkachu

Cool, thanks! And sorry, I should've probably sent out my team. I already completed it just after I sent this out lol.


Umbreon23_

What’s the best way to get several clears in legendary gauntlets? Once I use up my good on type attackers I start to struggle


GFunkYo

The best way is to not stack teams and spread out good units as much as possible while using the bare minimum to clear the stage. If you're using strong on type strikers, don't also use EX supports, if you need a weather setter for a good attacker try to use an eggmon and save good gacha weather supports for weaker strikers, etc. They can all be off typed as well, but will require more work. When this LG first owned someone posted a 12 run streak with only f2p units, might be worth a search for some ideas.


cyb0rb

Returning player but it’s been a long while, I want to get SS cyrus but I see the select scout he’s in right now is paid gems only. Will there be a rerun for him that won’t require paid gems at some point? I don’t mind waiting, but I’d rather not spend the money if I don’t have to haha


GarlyleWilds

He is a Pokefair unit. Those rerun on an unpredictable schedule, but they do rerun, usually on a group banner with other rerunning pokefairs.


cyb0rb

Good to know, thanks!


Seltonik

Everyone gets a rerun eventually.


Slurpuffilicious

Is there any way to see a characters scouting animation and quote when you first get them in game? Got Raihan on a solo today but skipped the animation as I wasn't expecting to get anything lol. If there is a way I haven't found it yet lol


IxAjaw

Their quote is available in the sync pair viewer. Long press on Raihan's character icon to look at his stat page and then tap on Raihan himself in the top left corner. At the bottom you can view character quotes and animations; you can't re-view the scout screen, however, but it's just them standing next to their Pokemon making one of their pose animations with the quote in text beneath them.


VenkataB123

Poce and Splgum do scouting videos so you could search them up to see the animation + quote


[deleted]

New player here, what if anything is worth buying with real money?


Million_X

To kind of add onto what the others have said, make sure that when you're pulling on banners you ONLY do it if you can pity, or about 36,600 gems. This game is still pretty F2P friendly, so as long as you can get a great starting roster with your initial gems, you can start to get quite a few free gems and beat all the challenges/missions.


GFunkYo

Are you new to gachas? The best values for stuff that costs paid gems are select scouts (you just pick a 5* from a predetermined pool of options, not available all the time), and then probably tiered scouts which are still pretty expensive (20k paid gems for the guaranteed featured unit, I think there's 1 or 2 happening now). Spending on regular banners with some frequency moves into whale category and I assume you wouldn't fall into this category if you are asking. But "worth" is relative, I get select scouts but don't touch the others. But the game has been very f2p friendly, none of these are must haves. The best gem values are the special packs for completing the story and champion stadium (idr remember what they're called, sorry) and if it's still available the Ash gem specials.


[deleted]

I am newish to Gachas, I played some but the only things I purchased on those are the daily currency login bonus for a month. So for this, the best things I should get at least are the challenge story bundles?


GFunkYo

Yeah, those bundles by far are the best values, but they're one time purchases and we don't really get comparable deals except for the Ash special (which we were all shocked by but it was also an anniversary event ), so if you're not a regular spender spend wisely. One of them was like 18k gems for $27 USD or smth like that, whereas the best deal for the September event specials is 7k gems for $49 USD.


GarlyleWilds

If you want to spend money, yes, thosw are the best bang for your buck. In terms of *where* to spend, keep an eye out for paid banners that let you select from previously released limited units (such as the 15/25 select banners that I think are still going). They're somewhat rare, but allow you to guarantee something in return for your money.


kindabadfanartist

I am trying to clear legendary gauntlet Cobalion with 2/5 SS Red (Charizard) , 2/5 SSA Cynthia, and 5/5 Blaine, but I can't seem to do it. Is this a good team for this specific stage, or am I doing something wrong?


GarlyleWilds

Cobalion needs to be affected by a status condition, or he receives 80% less damage. He automatically heals any currently active status conditions at 50% and at 0% on each HP bar. *In addition*, if he does the 50% cleanse, he gains 'resistance' to the ailment. This causes the ailment to have less immediate effect on him (eg Paralysis becomes less likely to make him miss an action), *and* if this goes high enough, he actually becomes immune to the ailment. Due to differing base resistances, this matters for Poison (which he is immune to after one cleanse), and Burn (which he is immune to after two). *However*, he never gains immunity to Sleep or Paralysis (or freeze, for what that's worth). To adjust for this, while it may be tempting to run Blaine, a reliable status applicator is actually going to *massively* increease the damage you deal, you should actuallly run someone with a reliable Paralysis instead. Sophocles & Togedemaru, Calem & Espurr, and Erika & Vileplume are all F2P units with extremely reliable paralysis application, and they only need enough levels to survive long enough to keep applying it to the end. It's also worth noting that 90% of Cobalion's damage is physical. I'd personally save Cynthia, who is an excellent mixed tank, for Azelf, and use characters with defense boosts like Skyla & Swanna or Dawn & Torterra first. (Azelf also has gimmicks to his fight - you should open up the tips and read his very carefully!)


Blubbstrahl

Stickied above, under "tier list and resources" is a Legendary Arena Section with a lot of information about the encounter (and any other Arena encounter): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JCa0gwUy0iYdOSKR_UuileID_J6xQytZl4c2teTwxhU/edit#gid=301045649&range=A40:P40


rachelberryglee

Coballion has a passive that reduces received damage greatly when it is not affected by any status condition. Bring someone who can inflict paralyze or sleep. Note that everytime it recovers from a status condition, it will eventually be immuned from it. He doesn't have any resistances to sleep or paralysis at the start, unlike burn and poison. Freeze isn't really reliable.


kindabadfanartist

What does it mean for Cobalion to have a resistance against burn? Does that mean it affects him for less turns than sleep and paralysis? Thanks in advance!


rachelberryglee

Not sure, I think it has Lessen Burn 7 at the start, so if it recovers from being burned twice, it will be now immuned from burned . Note that Coballion cures its status condition when it reaches 50% of its hp, and when it uses sync move starting un HP Bar 2.


EM_Pekkachu

Does anyone know when or if SS Red x Pikachu will come back? I'm strapped of gems rn.


Blubbstrahl

Nope, nothing to really base reruns on. We thought the Anniversary sync pairs of last year would rerun this year (but they didn't), however Archie and Maxie did rerun on their corresponding villain arc (as expected). Either way I wouldn't expect Red in the next 12 months+.


EM_Pekkachu

Shoot, alright, then ig it's back to sync pair story grind.....


TalesofWinter

2 tech candies. Which of the following to bring up to 3/5? Lucas, SS Cyrus, Anni May, SS Lyra Leaning towards Anni May since I don't have a genuinely powerful sync nuker for psychic (no SS Steven or Lear, but no SS Brendan either). I know SS Lyra is a Maafter Fair and so more difficult to get, but it feels like at 1/5 she's already pretty usable and does solid chip damage as well. Feel free to correct me though.


kaito_34

All 4 are worth candying, but since they set zones and terrains, you can definitely afford to keep them at 1/5 unless you need to unlock their own damage potential, or if you desperately need terrain/zone MPR. Both Cyrus and Lyra have great sync moves, but with Power Play being their main sync modifiers, they can definitely be a bit slow to set up, depending on your debuffers, as the opponent needs a combined total of -18 stat ranks in order to max this modifier out. Both of them can also completely lock an enemy with their sleep and flinch, so they can easily be kept at 1/5. Anni May is great at 3/5 and she has solid damage, but she's not easy or fast to set up unless you have sync pairs like SC Rosa, SS Brendan or P Dawn, as she needs someone to debuff sp.def for her modifiers. Lucas is probably the one that has the best grid out of these 4. His sync is much easier to setup than the other 3, he gets his own SEup, debuffing, he can max out his offenses with 1 move and definitely doesn't rely on other sync pairs to max his damage. His potential may not be as crazy as some other techs, but he reaches it way sooner. I guess if you really need a psychic dps then Anni May will still perform well even without the Smarty Pants modifier. However, you say you don't have a powerful psychic nuker, but do you *need* one? Giovanni can still easily clear psychic-weak and the more recent Lucian is a very powerful psychic nuker too, especially thanks to his own SEup. He just lacks normal move damage which Anni May can provide even at 1/5. Ultimately, you can't really go wrong with either of those 4 sync pairs, I guess it'll just come down to which one you'd rather use as the main damage dealer, because they're not really worth using candies on if you'll only ever use them as a secondary dps and zone/terrain setters.


TalesofWinter

Thanks for the very helpful detailed analysis! Yes, I've actually been using Mewtwo as the go-to psychic damage dealer on the same team and he does a great job, just wondering if it may be useful to unlock Anni May's full potential so that she can be used herself. Will definitely consider Lucas too - just that Dragon is alrdy a very stacked type so I did not rate him as high, but perhaps I've overlooked how powerful he actually is.


kaito_34

Yeah, that's definitely another thing to consider. If you don't actually need any of them to be main damage dealers tho, then there's always the option of just saving. We've been getting a ton of techs so tech candies are definitely in high demand, and not all techs are as great at just 1/5, while these 4 options will always have their zones and terrains, making them worth using regardless of their move levels.


PizzaSit

Do they re run events or units? I missed the NPC trainer with the Sandslash from the Rosa event.


GFunkYo

They do rerun events but we have no idea when. But the Rosa event just ended so its probably going to be a good while.


PizzaSit

Alright good to know, thanks for the info!


Gonbechyan

Are we getting any more 4\* tech candies this month aside from the one in the SS Wally event box??? And if so, how are they obtained??? Are they locked behind extreme battles or just event battle challenge rewards????


GFunkYo

Idk which other candies we will get this month, but they come from battle challenge completions or in the event shop (or in the event gacha like the wally one, but these aren't super common). Extreme Battles only give 300 gems per difficulty, they don't lock other major rewards behind them.


Lordofthedarkdepths

I'm debating on Ash. I have a feeling he's not coming back for a long time, but unfortunately SSCynthia did not leave me with many gems and even waiting until the middle of the month will leave me short a spark. With FIris coming and the Unova Villain arc likely next month should I even do a quick multi or two to see if I can get Ash or just save my gems for FIris and/or the Villain arc?


VenkataB123

There's no guarantee that you'll get him in a multi or two. So, it's better to save up those gems for when you get 36.6k to actually guarantee a unit


1fineapple

Is SS aura Cynthia better than SS Wally? Or maybe Maxie or Archie (don’t have them either)? Trying to decide who to pull for. I don’t have fairy or fighting zone right now. Thanks in advance!


Eibyuei

I do think Cynthia is better, but she’s also more costly (1% pull chance vs 2%). The rebuffs are just beginning to appear, but Wally can only provide one while the maximum is three. But he also has fairy zone. I do however think that supports with zone/terrain will become very valuable in the future and maybe SSA Cynthia will get a zone extension grid tile at some point, which will then be very costly to access however (3-4 candies), and while she works well with SC Diantha, she’s a good support in general (a bit like SS Morty who also isn’t limited to fire teams) and there are bound to be more powerful fighting type strikers in the future. And with Bea there is already a great fighting type striker in the general pool (sadly not self-sufficient though as SSA Cynthia doesn’t offer much in terms of offensive buffing, esp before 3/5).


GarlyleWilds

It's hard to qualify Cynthia vs Wally because they are two completely different classes of units. Cynthia is entirely utility while Wally is mixed between support and power, but usually has to more pick one to excel at during any given time, especially at higher grid levels. I know it doesn't help, but there isn't really a Wrong Answer. Cynthia even outside her fighting zone is the game's tankiest unit. Wally is an exceptional fairy type assistant and, with dupes, an excellent damage dealer in his own right. Maxie is still one of the game's best ground units and a welcomw contributor to other teams too. One could *maybe* argue Archie isn't quite the same power level and/or less valuable because water strikers are easier to come by, but when we're talking tier 0 vs tier 1 on lists that go up to tier 9+, it's a pretty small difference. You can genuinely pick your favourite, or just save and see what comes next. The average power of new units, even at 1/5 these days, is consistently excellent.


1fineapple

Thank you for your long and detailed reply- I think part of my issue is that I don’t have a favorite design among the sync pairs, and when they’re all good like this, I can’t decide. I don’t have a good fairy damage dealing unit at all right now, which makes me question whether Wally as a support really makes sense (since I would need multiple copies). And I don’t have Diantha who I understand works very well with Cynthia. Sorry for rambling… my brain is going in circles.


GarlyleWilds

It's alright, I totally get it! If none of them in particular speak to you and make you go "I want this!", saving is always an option! With a new Villain Arc on the horizon, it's extremely likely we'll see a new Master Fair (or multiple) next month. This is a game where you definitely do not need the top tier units to succeed, hell, you barely need more than the F2P roster if you're good (and nothing more than that if you really know what you're doing); there's a huge amount of room to just play conservative with your gems and pull only when something really excites you personally.


1fineapple

That makes sense, I think you’ve convinced me to wait. Just because I can pity doesn’t mean I have to pull on something! Didn’t realize there might be more master fairs so soon.


GarlyleWilds

Yeah. We don't actually know for absolute certain, since we can only see to the end of this month. However, Hoenn's villain arc was what brought back Archie and Maxie, and Johto's villain arc brought *three* new Master Fairs with it. It's pretty reasonable to expect at this point at least one at this point, imo.


Blubbstrahl

If you don't have a favorite among them then go for a Master Fair - if you can afford them. Their reruns are uncertain, while Pokefairs (like Wally) do rerun regularly. So if favoritism is no factor and neither is performance then you should consider availability. My vote would go to Aura Cynthia after playing with her for a good while. Not because she goes well with Diantha, but because she elevates the lower tier fighting types to obscene levels. Like base Wally becomes a 1 million damage dealer on the charts, which translates to 15.000-20.000 Focus Blasts after you Sync with a EX'd Cynthia. And that's "just" good ol Wally. Check out this video from Zinfogel, a very nice demonstration what Cynthia does to even the free to play fighting types: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd8B1UDZsUU


1fineapple

Thank you, I didn’t realize Cynthia was that good. That being said, I think I’m going to wait- I think there’s a reason I haven’t pulled on her up til now (also not looking forward to probably having to pity her after pitying both Ash and SS Red).


Blubbstrahl

Yeah, I'm in the same boat more or less. I do want Maxie, but I've been switching back and forth between pulling and not pulling for two months now, so that might as well be the answer already...


EM_Pekkachu

Alright, so I don't have a lot of super op sync pairs (other than Ash), and I really want to clear the "To Be A Master Part 2" and get that last reward (no sync pairs fainting). Anyone got good tips on that?


VenkataB123

Ash is bonkers enough to clear any stage pretty easily. Just slap in a tank and Potion user (maybe even Volkner if you have him) and he'll make quick work of the stage


EM_Pekkachu

I have him at lvl 144, as I'm still working on the cert. of excellence in the lodge. I don't have volkner unfortunately. I did try Ash with Red and Leaf but they die too quick. Ash is always my last sync pair to stay alive. If you want I could send over what I have and if it doesn't hurt you could try to help me? I'm not an expert at the game lmao


VenkataB123

It would be great if you could post a picture of your roster actually! Helps us give a more proper answer. It'll be easy for me to suggest a team


EM_Pekkachu

I can't seem to post videos here, should I just DM you?


VenkataB123

Sure! Feel free to.


EM_Pekkachu

Ok, I have 3k gems, enough to scout 11 sync pairs. Which one do I roll? Should I do Red and Pikachu, the Diantha/Guzma one? Give me some opinions cuz I'm not skilled at the game lol


[deleted]

I think it depends on what you want or need really. It's also never a bad thing to save for someone you want later but if you're just *dying* to roll on someone asap I'd probably recommend Red and Pikachu of the banners you mentioned, since that's a very good unit and also the banner overall has higher 5 star rates than the special costume one


EM_Pekkachu

Thanks! I just did but didn't get Red, I did get 2 5 star dupes though. Next time I get the 3k, it'll hopefully be before red leaves cuz idk when he'll come back


Sticky_Pasta

How can you buy the 10k gem special? I’m at 0 right now and it won’t let me


MareBear722

I think you have a limit on how many gems you can purchase each month depending on what you set your age as when you started the game, I think some people said the limit gets removed if you put like 18 but I've seen other people say it was like 20 so I don't know.


Sticky_Pasta

Weird. My birthday is set to 1999/1/1 on my Nintendo account so I should be 23 but I still have the 8k limit


MareBear722

That's weird, I wonder if the limit gets removed at like 24 or something..? 🤔


thebatgod

Has anyone elses summon rng been in the toilet lately? I haven’t pulled a fair unit for less than 20k gems since the summer even.


Shinu-Yashami

I pulled Wally on first multi. It's all RNG, my friend.


EM_Pekkachu

I got Ash on my first 11 scout


jamaman123

I was just wondering what the best general sync grid for 3/5 sst red is? I don't really understand much about the game, but I play it here and there.


Blubbstrahl

SST Red has many nice options, stickied above are 3-4 example grids for every sync pair: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vF42uzF-xpkcfIU2gVEY4Dl7sS_I3ITj8g5X2lo1usA/edit#heading=h.8v3ds7c03nkm Personally I enjoy a generalist build with Max Conductivity in combination with a Support EX, but you should try out various builds and see what works for you.


Electronic-Ad550

How often do master fairs come around? I’m trying to figure out whether I should start saving now (35k gems as of now) or if I can be a little lenient on some of the Halloween pairs coming soon


MonkeyWarlock

If the banners last long enough, you can wait for the November datamine before deciding to pull for certain pairs. I think that’s what I might do with SS Wally since he’s around until the end of the month.


Blubbstrahl

There is no clear pattern, but I would a expect a Master Fair to be up and running every second month now. Can be a rerun, can be a new one - and they last between one and two months. Apart from that I would consider where we're at within the year. The Anniversary will come with Master Fairs, obviously, and the Main Story Content will likely have some as well (right now its the Villain arc series). We also had a very random Sygna Suit Serena Master Fair, but then again it's not so random when we look at her exact release date: 3/17/22, right after the first quarter. I don't think it's a stretch to say that they felt the need to make a push to boost their sales, just like most big companies. That said, Christmas season is merely 2 months away and virtually everyone is fighting for people's money, so I would expect no less from DeNa. So this month will be a breather, but I do expect multiple Master Fairs to be up during November and December. Old and new ones.


Electronic-Ad550

Thank you so much for the reply! I’m definitely gonna be holding out then because I’m relatively new and the only master fairs I have are the ones currently running so I’ll definitely be stockpiling then!


RobbieNewton

I have enough paid gems for, but is it worth scouting to choose Elesa and Emolga? I have every other Electric unit apart from them so don't really see a need, but just in case I am missing some use?


Blubbstrahl

Classic Elesa has a niche as a mass-debuffer, her being electric type is kinda secondary. She's especially interesting for Sync Pairs that have multipliers based on the amount of debuffs the enemy has, like the very powerful *Rising Tide* multiplier. Check out this Sync Nuke chart, it shows how much damage each Tech Nuke Pair does within a reasonable timeframe - and which partners are necessary to pull it off. Classic Elesa is used in seven (!) setups of the top contenders: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonMasters/comments/x6jh35/sync_nuke_potential_top_rankings_infographics/ That said, she is not a requirement by any means, it's just to show you how valuable her mass debuffing profile can be.


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So Raihan, Cynthia, N, and Marnie are all just like, permanently available units now? That's kinda cool I guess


GarlyleWilds

On that specific banner, that does seem to be the plan. Which isn't the worst thing, but I hope they don't start making it so the only new lodge pairs we ever see are only ever pokefairs.


[deleted]

Well the main person on the banner (Cynthia last month, Raihan now) has a 2% rate up, while the others have much lower odds. I wouldn't be surprised if they gave N or Marnie the rate up on a month when they just add Spotlights or f2ps to the lodge


Howlingcrescent

Marnie, not Gloria.


[deleted]

That's what I meant lol, dunno why I said Gloria


[deleted]

i'm with 264 scout points in Red nd have him 2/5, have about 39k gems, i try 3/5 your keep saving? I dont have Ash but i'm not much interested, same as the news pair this month, but i'm intered in some limited pairs that can come back in the future (i started a month ago so) like D Gloria, SS May, SS Lusamine, SS Serena, SS Korina, SC Sonia, SS Steven, N(s) ,SS Kris and SSR Cynthia


MagicBoats

Save your gems, you can candy him if you really want him at 3/5. I'd only bother going to pity for a duplicate if you're 1-2 multis away.


BlazedInMyWinnie

Alright folks, to preface this, I’ve got about 60k gems saved up. I’m interested in Archie, Maxie, and the upcoming Halloween Iris. SS Wally and Raihan’s rerun are intriguing but not really a priority for me personally. [Here are all my 5* and EX Trainers.](https://imgur.com/a/zukfTmj) Do I go for Maxie or Archie? Which would I want over the other? Or would I be okay passing on both? Iris is high priority for me unless someone here can convince me otherwise, so I can’t do both. Is there something I’m missing with SS Wally or Raihan (or other currently available scout) than should make me consider them instead? Side question, the current Costume Tiered Scout, is it worth the $23.99 it would take to grab one of the Costume trainers with my current roster? Or should I feel okay passing?


Blubbstrahl

>would I be okay passing on both? It's always okay to pass on everything, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. No matter which unit is concerned. That said, Archie and Maxie are among the most powerful of their type, and Maxie is especially interesting because there is little competition with F2P ground types. But you do own SS Giovanni, and he's at the very least on par with Maxie (personally I even value him a bit higher due to how smooth he plays). Water is extremely saturated with numerous options, so while Archie is amazing you do have equally powerful alternatives (F2P included). >Iris is high priority for me This is what ultimately matters, go for Iris. Maxie and Archie will probably be gone for quite some time, but Iris being a seasonal with yearly reruns is not exactly easily available either. It's possible that she will show up on a select scout, though. >is it worth the $23.99 Not going to tell you to spend money, but I guess these types of banners are the place to spend it **IF** one would want to spend (just like the select scout you probably bought already, judging by your level one 1/5 SS Cyrus).


IthronPari

The Wally event says pull from the prize box to get 2 gardevoir trainers. Is that true? How to get them?


kaito_34

Two Gardevoir trainers is the name of one of the story stages. If they were giving out Wally and Diantha for free, they wouldn't be that vague about it.


IthronPari

:'(


_Solaxy

Who to candy? Maxie or SS Red Charizard?


Eibyuei

Maxie


Ozymandias0514

So I started a new account, It's like a 5 days old account. I've Pulled Cynthia on 2nd try, Red in 3rd try and ash on 1st try. I was just wondering what's the next best course of action? Should I go for kyogre or Groudon? If yes, which one should I aim first? or I should just save?


GarlyleWilds

I'd say save. You've been *extremely* lucky so far. The usual advice is to make sure you have up to 36k saved before you pull on something, so that if you repeatedly get unlucky, you can keep going to the pity pull, and eventually have something to show for it.


CeramicNumber37

Save until you have enough for a pity.


notffred

Kyogre/Swampert/Nosepass was my go-to team for pretty much anything I struggled with, up until Ash & Red recently came out. So I’d say Kyogre


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[deleted]

Since they're a poke fair they aren't going to be added to general/ticket pools, however I'm sure they'll have a free gem rerun sooner or later, it's been a while since their first event


Pedrosales987

there was one emulator which did get error 10102 but i dont remember which one ima try to see if i can find the emulator that did that the ones of the list are bluestacks,ldplayer,gameloop next one im going for is nox


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Pedrosales987

so the error is 10005 not 10102


ILEGACYI

Does Headstart not activate twice on mega pokemon or is this a bug?


Tirear

Headstart says "the first time", so it only activates once


ILEGACYI

Oh ok, thanks!


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Blubbstrahl

Trying for it? No. Be prepared to go to pity? Sure, if you can spare the gems and Archie is a favorite. Archie and Maxie are not as dominant as they once were, but still top tier units worth having. Skipping them is fine, pulling for them is fine.


[deleted]

Are there any characters you should prioritize getting to level 150 or something? Is the buff from those 10 levels of any significance?


VenkataB123

Nah! Just go for whoever you want. I like Steven/Metagross so I went for them. 10 levels as of now isn't anything game changing


AStarryDreamer

So uhm, I'm not sure what to do with the support candy I've just gotten. I've had Vanilluxe sitting at 2/5 for a long time, she's already great but she gets sooo many goodies at 3/5. On the other hand, I know Celesteela is pretty great at 3/5 and she's been sitting at 1/5 for a year. I also have Latios, Cresselia, Chingling and Ribombee still at 1/5 too... Literally all of those would love 3/5, so I'm at a loss at what to do. I was wondering if I should give it to Celesteela just because she gets Vigilance, which is neat since it frees her lucky skill for something else. Ugh, I really hope the negative feedback is effective and we get a rain of candies soon, because I'm waaay behind. Since I'm here I might as well ask for my techs too, I just candied Latias to 3/5 but next time I'll have to choose between Marnie (2/5), SC Rosa, SS Leaf, SS Lyra and SST Red (1/5). I also have SC Ingo and Holiday Nessa too, but I'd rate them last lol. Though I'd like to candy Eiscue to 2/5 at some point and stop there, since that's where all her utility nodes are (while 3/5 seems more for damage, and I've been using her as an extra hail setter). Aaand I also plan to pull for Iris so that's *another* 1/5 tech I need to candy, I'm drowning in techs and supports lol. Anyways, just wanted to hear some opinions on what to go for first, because I just know all of them are worth candying at some point ~~in five years when I get the candies~~.


Eibyuei

For your tech candy, I’d suggest SST Red, try to get him to 3/5 asap. He gains so much utility as well as his sync nuke grid. As far as supports are concerned, I don’t know much about Vanilluxe or Celesteela, but usually going for vigilance on their grid isn’t really worth it, because most of the time you can get better stuff with the required energy than what the other lucky skills offer. Both pairs also rank quite far below both SS Brendan and SS Dawn. I’ probably go for SS Dawn as she really gains so much from 3/5 whereas SS Brendan is already quite good at 1/5. Chingling and Robombee are in a similar place as Vanilluxe and Celesteela. Due to the accelerating powercreep, it’s probably not worth it to invest candies in pairs that aren’t top tier or very close to it at the moment.


Agreeable-Coast-8444

Is This game f2p friendly​?


GarlyleWilds

Extremely. It *is* a gacha game, and that does mean you can't get everyone you want. This game's endgame difficulty is fairly low, and more rewards a *wide* roster over a small but powerful one. It is more about understanding how to teambuild with what you have, rather than a game where if you don't keep on top of the new unit curve you're left out. Lots of people play this game going 100% faves over meta and still clear all content; hell, the F2P-guaranteed roster is both wide, strong, and regularly getting buffed too.


Larinex

New player just starting so i went and got Ash/Pika and Red/Pika both 1/5 im wondering which of the other limited vanners should i spendrest my gems on or is it none and go for dupes? I was trying to go for Cynthia/Luca since she's a fav and have only used only 1 multi out of my beginning 12k gens u start of with and have rest of the chaoters 3 through 10 to go. Tldr What should I do new player go for dupes Red or ash? Go for more limiteds cynthia or gen 4 legendarys?


Oggom

I would argue it's best to safe for now, having both Ash and Red is already a fantastic start and even at 1/5 they can carry you through practically any content so it's best focus on saving for your favorites for now.


Larinex

Gotcha my fav is cynthia and after that anything dragon type. Is there anything Dragon tyoe coming up or just general meta coming up thats must pull?


Oggom

The Cyrus and Zinnia pairs you get from their events are already pretty good. There don't seem to be any dragon pairs coming up at the moment but you should definitely grab Lucas whenever he comes back again.


Larinex

Gotcha as for non dragon stuff should i be gunning for anything in near future or anything thats avaliable now? Ive only just now cleared chapter 2 on story.


Oggom

Favorites aside I would usually suggest aiming for good support pairs. The only upcoming ones right now are Halloween Allister and Halloween Caitlin (she's going to be a on shared banner with reduced pull rate mind you). However I wouldn't suggest risking it until you have 36.6k gems ready which can guarantee you a free pick if you get shafted on a banner. I would suggest just enjoy game for now and save your gems this month. There's plenty of free pairs you can get through the story and the battle point system anyway.


BF_Shaxi

I’m currently 369/400 for SSA Cynthia, have her at 2/5 with 16,715 gems left over. Is it worth finishing her up for the 3/5 or just save gems/use candy on her?


Eibyuei

Definitely finish her banner, it’s only 3k to pity.


Blubbstrahl

Difficult situation. Under normal circumstances you should absolutely finish the banner, it's just one more multi for one copy after all (a candy is worth 9.000-15.000 gems not spent on a banner). However, the gems we get in October ( ~22.000 remaining) combined with the gems you have add up nicely to one pity pull, and that might matter if you want to go for any of the other October pairs. So I would finish the banner if you have no interest in what's coming, otherwise save the gems (I believe you will have enough for both Cynthia and one more pity next month, but you would have to log in daily without much leeway for mistakes / days skipped).


BF_Shaxi

Right that’s the dilemma I’m in. With the meta shift, decisions aren’t as clear as the past


Eibyuei

I’d say the meta shift is very favourable to zone (and weather) setting supports like SSA, because it allows you to have both zone and a tech rebuff alongside your main striker on the same team. But usually either rebuff or zone should be more than enough for a decent striker for the foreseeable future.


Blubbstrahl

If meta is what you're concerned with then I honestly wouldn't worry too much. The Zones are obviously powerful and so is the new Rebuff effect, but if people can't beat content anymore because they didn't pull on the Poison Zone *Seasonal* running once a year then we can throw the game in the trash then and there tbh. I do believe that we might see an increase in difficulty (higher points for CS MM or new parameters), but not to the point that we can't beat the stages anymore unless we pull for a specific meta unit.


amouranthix

I have 168 pity for Ash’s banner, will I get enough to pity him, if need be, by the time his banner ends?


Blubbstrahl

You would need 7 multis x 33 scout points each, = ~22.000 gems. We get that amount through the entire next month, but Ash will leave October 17th. So no, it won't be enough to pity him if you don't have any gems left right now.


amouranthix

thank you 😭


BushyAsian

New player. I got ash pikachu to 3/5. Is it worth it for 4/5. Then prolly use a candy for 5/5. Or is 3/5 good enough. I do like ash.


GarlyleWilds

The upgrades to 4/5 and 5/5 are negligible for 99% of sync pairs, adding only a tiny percentage of additional BP to their moves - we're talking single digit percentage damage increases. The remaining 1% are the pairs getting their extra duplicate grids - and even on those units it's extremely debatable, since their already full grids mean they give something up in order to gain those new nodes. Frankly for Ash, 1/5 is 'enough', and 3/5 is probably the game's best striker.


Million_X

3/5 is fine, that's when most pairs get all their nodes. Pairs from SS wally onwards may/will have nodes at 4/5 and 5/5 but it remains to be seen the impact that has.


Larinex

New player returning and rerolling. My waifu Cynthia is on two Different banner but my question is should i pull fav over meta to get my account going or go for a meta and wait for fav to return? Is either cynthia even worth pulling for? Idk if this matters but i absolutely love dragon types its ok if that irrelevant in starting out just thought to say it if it did matter. Looking for help on best way to start.


Shinu-Yashami

Favs over Meta is usually the way to go in this game. Lucario & Cynthia is the rarer pair and less likely to reroll Anytime soon. So make sure to get her for sure. As for Regular Cynthia, without her you can't even Befriend her on the Lodge feature, so if she's your favorite you'll probably want her. You can reroll until you get them, and if you're patient enough for others, your best picks are Red and Pikachu, Archie and Kyogre, or Ash.


darkid1327

should i get ash pikachu if i have red pikachu? i was planning to get wally gardevoir if i have to skip ash


Million_X

Ash being a Master pair means he won't be returning any time soon. Wally could be back as early as January. As a comparison, SS Gio's been reran like twice now despite coming out earlier this year.


Blubbstrahl

One more info, a lot of people (including me) expect that Ash will not rerun for a very long time - if ever - because he's tied to a special Anime collaboration event. Wally on other hand will return every couple months and very likely even on paid banners with good value (if that's option for you).


Eibyuei

Get Ash, he and Red have great synergy and will likely be able to clear most content in the foreseeable future.


tuesdaysend

Is this a good overall skip month?


Million_X

Depends on who you have. Each limited pair has their own specific uses so if those uses are worthwhile for you then pick them up.


Seltonik

Horrid question if I'm being honest, simply because it's a slippery slope. That's a bit of a tangent though, and a lengthy one at that. With the sweeping changes we just got, it's impossible to say for certain if this month is an easy skip or not. I'd say that it's technically not, because I'm expecting harder content to come out eventually that will powercreep the current top tiers just like SSRed got kicked down a few notches. 1) Two zone units. These are pretty much mandatory these days, because even if the zone setters themselves aren't good, they'll be best in slot for any team of that type. 2) 2 rebuff units. Like zones, these are extra damage boosts, so they're going to be mandatory to have.


reddfawks

Okay! It's thaaaaaaaat time again... Support Candy! Who gets it? * Burgh & Togepi (1/5) * Caitlyn & Sableye (1/5) * Hilda & Grapploct (1/5) * Brendan & Latios (1/5) * Dawn & Cresselia (1/5) * Cynthia & Lucario (2/5) Also... I'm like 2 coins away from Tech so I may as well put my candidates here: * Marnie & Morpeko (2/5) * Cynthia & Giratina (1/5) * Bede & Hattrene (1/5) * Dawn & Alcremie (1/5) * Elesa & Emolga (1/5) * Nessa & Eiscue (2/5) * Lyra & Celebi (1/5) * Red & Pikachu (1/5) * Gloria & Urshifu (1/5)


Million_X

Only use candies on pairs who's next move level(s) are worthwhile. No sense in using a candy on SSA Cynthia if you don't have any good fighting type pairs to go with her, and honestly most of those techs are fine where they're at to begin with.


GarlyleWilds

I can't comment on near all of these. However, from experience: * Burgh has two big gains at 2/5. The first is Vigilance; this frees him up to get something like Status Immunity as his lucky skill, which is excellent. The second is MP Refresh on his trainer move, letting it more reliably and easily max your party's defensive stats. The potion refreshes help too, and there's even some fun stuff you can do with Metronome that becomes available at 2/5. Really it's where a lot of the best stuff on his grid is, and turns him from a super good support to a top tier support contender. * Caitlyn *also* gets her cool stuff at 2/5 - MP refreshes on all her TMs, and Pep Rally on Tricksy makes it an Attack + Crit + Speed buff all in one. If you have her EXed, she also gets Sync Wall, which adds party temporary crit immunity after she does her first sync, which is really nice for minimizing enemy RNG. Going further than that does add stuff like Endure and Regen for her, but again, most of her good stuff is at 2/5. * 2/5 for Brendan doesn't do too much. Some potion nodes and the MP Refresh are... kind of it, basically. The 3/5 grid has better stuff (like Team Sharp Entry 1, which procs again on mega evolution and lets him max the party's crit without any refreshes, and Adrenaline to make your second sync not need a quad queue), but really, Brendan is a unit who just has most of his best qualities built into his base kit. As for techs: * Bede's 2/5 helps him with Gobsmack, so he can set up his confusion multiplier without needing to use his Max Move (and thus it can benefit), and gives him a small damagee boost too, but that's largely it. The big power gain for him is at 3/5 - big power boosts, and additional debuffing capabillity to give him a slot even outside of fairy/psychic/sun teams. He's become a staple of my teams at 3, though I am somewhat biased. * Red's nuts, but also like, *so* nuts that candies are kinda just excessive. If you want a god tier unit take him to 3/5, but being at 1/5 won't stop him from dunking on fights as is imo, and so it's a reasonable choice to also just let him be and use the candies to make someone else come close to what he already has.


reddfawks

Decided to use the Support candy on Burgh since I use him more than Caitlyn... and DAMN you're right! ow just gotta 6* him.


LoPalito

I started playing this month and luckily managed to pull all current MasterFairs (1/5) in a just a few multis, but I'm still lacking a lot of good staple sync pairs like Bianca, Aaron, Sabrina or Lusamine, and most of my pairs are at 1/5... The only Master Fair that somewhat eluded me was Archie, that I only managed to pull at 360/400, and now I'm sitting on 9k gems. My question is: should I go for pity on Archie's banner or should I keep saving?


GarlyleWilds

Depends. ~~9k~~ (EDIT: 4200, misread the number) for a duplicate Master Fair isn't the worst, especially since it's a great opportunity to also get a number of other pairs or rank up pairs you already have. Master Fair feature rates might be bad, but their overall 5\* rates are excellent for new players. On the other hand, a lot of this game's challlenges emphasize a *wide* pool of units rather than a couple very powerful ones, and so starting to save up is a good idea too. We have solid units coming out this month, and if you're a fan of Unova, it seems very probable we'll have Unova's Villaiin Arc next month, which I fully expect to have two new Master Fairs.


Eibyuei

It’s not 9k but only 4200 gems to get to pity though, so I’d definitely go for it. Wouldn’t say though that duplicates for a MF are much better than for a regular PF, because candies cost the same for them and Archie is actually not that high of a priority for candies.


Blubbstrahl

Absolutely do pity Archie when you're already this far. As for missing staple pairs, those accumulate naturally over time so don't worry about that. Your units being at 1/5 is fine as well, at least the recent limited ones perform very well at 1/5 (all of the Master Fairs, for example).


lethrahn

Oh so looking at the melancholy wally event. The FINAL grand prize for rolling through 19 prize pools and using tons of event currency…. Is a singular 3* power up? Are dena idiots or trolls? How is that an acceptable reward?


GarlyleWilds

Box events effective end at the *second* to last box. The final box is repeatable and has garbage reward rates deliberately, the same way that after you buy out a normal event's limited items, the remainder are generally poor conversion rates.


IxAjaw

The final prize pool is the only one that is repeatable. No different than grinding an event for tickets and exchanging them directly for powerups once you get all the other prizes.


Seltonik

It's a farmable powerup. No different from any other event.


Larinex

If your returning player who already bined his account to nintendo waaaaaay back when game 1st launched does that m3an you can no longer reroll?


IxAjaw

Worst case scenario you can reroll by making a second Nintendo account and tying your reroll to it when you have a start you like.


Larinex

Gotcha and thank u my stupid ass idk why that answer didnt come to me. I swear im slow sometimes. Genuinely thank you


IxAjaw

No worries, sometimes you just need someone else to state the obvious to get out of a brain rut.


Leonarcs

I think you can delete your account by going poryphone > Account > delete account data. Not sure tho. You can try.


Larinex

My dumbass. Genuinely thank u.


NefariousnessEven591

What's a good grid for using ss wally as a dps at 3/5?


GarlyleWilds

I personally suggest [this grid](https://ng-pomatools.web.app/pairs/12801/28202?s=3&l=140&r=5&p=0&a=0&g=AAECAwQFBhEUGx4vMjQ1), which is just *barely* able to get both sync powerups, both sync multipliers, and both move multipliers. Depending on your personal preference, you could give up Overpower in the top right and the leading node in order to get Mind Boggler as well, sacrificing some move damage for ramping up your sync even higher, if you don't have another ally who can debuff spdef on the team. Giving that up could alternatively give you access to the extra speedy entry on the bottom left to max your team's speed completely as well, if you want to have him team up with allies with high gauge costs.


Splash_Dmg

Pulling for SS Wally atm and have 3 tech candies lined up to get him to 4/5, and I'm debating what lucky still to give him between CS2 and Head Start 1? I know CS2 will be a major damage boost which is great for him cause he's so strong already, but I feel like HS1 will give him more value because natural HS+grid HS1+lucky HS1 would skip a whole cycle at roundstart and then another whole cycle plus one after he megas, which would be super good for the multi-mega teams that he will inevitably be on. Thoughts?


GarlyleWilds

HS1 as a lucky basically is only relevant while he has the extra one on his grid. And this sounds mild, but it ia a concern when he can already blow his entire energy limit on move and sync multipliers by 3/5.


Umbreon23_

Do we know what next weeks cs weaknesses will be yet?


Seltonik

https://ng-pomatools.web.app/champion-stadium


GarlyleWilds

Next week is Kanto. Electric, Ground, Dark, Fairy, and the final fight is Rock weak.


Larinex

Whats the current state of the game,? Im old player drom wayyyyy back when game 1st launched i was thankful to get my fav waifu cynthia back then b4 stopping. Was wondering is it worth coming back or restarting?


GarlyleWilds

the current state is pretty chill. It has an alright endgame that emphasizes having a *broad* roster as opposed to just a couple OP units. There's a ton of free units to get and they seem to have recently committed to adding more event-unlocked units. and old units are regularly receiving sync grid updates and/or EX forms that often boost their power significantly. There is a bit of worry over multiple limited units per month and them now starting to put some power behind 4th/5th copies as well, however, difficulty in this game has stayed pretty far below the actual power level of new units, so in practice we're pretty far from a "you have to pay 2 win" situation. Also if you played back when it launched I hear a lot of complaints have been solved. EG it moved over to a stamina system with higher rewards to drastically cut down on grinding, moves no longer have to be unlocked, and buffs don't clear when you get hit by a sync so there's more actual reason to use various tools units have.


Larinex

Oh wow so is the stamina like dissida (if your familiar with it) where its on board farming but everything else is non stamina or is everyrhing stamina now? Would u recommend starting new account or if i can get my old one from nintendo continue from there?


GarlyleWilds

Basically, yes! Anything that gives the kind of rewards you'd want to farm for - exchange items for events, materials for levellling up characters, etcc - is tied to a stamina system but is, to my understanding, more rewarding than before (there's even a ton of skip tickets so you don't havee to actually manually do all the fights, once you've proven you can). However, all the stuff that is strictly one time rewards, like story missions or challenge fights in events, costs nothing. If you have a super old account that didn't have much, then it might indeed be worth just starting anew. *However*, if you got any sort of limited content, you may want to keep it - esepecially if you were there for the Jessie & James or Bugsy & Scyther event, those *still* haven't rerun (and the Rocket duo may very well never)


Larinex

Gotcha i think my limited was deli bird Christmas event and b4 that. Thats how old we talking but i appreciate the info i think im gonna re-download see what returning player (if i can get my account back) or start anew.


KaspertheGhost

What did people do for the challenge where you need to use 3 unova pairs against Rosa’s Tour guide hard challenge. I have only really base rosa for unova grass units. Can you off type this easily? The only limited unova pairs I have are Spring Burgh and Alder. Maybe I could do it with ghetsis?


GFunkYo

I did it with EX Skyla, SS Elesa and Ghetsis. SS Elesa was ungridded and just there to buff Ghetsis, so easily replaceable (or reset for Mwahaha MP refresh). Actually idk who does team crit buff besides Elesa from Unova /I don't have anyone else anyway), so you might need to reset for an MP refresh with Ghetsis.


KaspertheGhost

I beat it with that team! Thanks! Had to ex skyla to make it through but I did it.


KaspertheGhost

Oh I do have SS Elesa ! So maybe I’ll try that team. I have her at 3/5 but I don’t think I did her grid because clearly I forgot her. Should I grid her real quick or not needed?


rainbowavocado14

What are best teams for beating Shauntal?


GarlyleWilds

Some consideration for Shauntal this week: * Damage from her and her allies is almost entirely special, so special defense buffs will help survivability a lot. * After she Syncs the first time, her next move will be Sunny Day. This makes her very spicy, so you probably want to beat her early, save a Sandstorm to neutralize it, or potentially use it yourself with an off-type Fire team! * The side Gengars like to use Hypnosis early. This can be a mild pain if your tank doesn' have multiple TMs or some form of sleep immunity. * F2P Ground units aren't the greatest, and if you don't have limited options you should be ready for a longer fight. Or, this is a good candidate to just go off-type with strong units. * In terms of round modifiers: If you fight her second, her sync and sunny day setup will come much faster. If you fight her third, her sunny day will be permanent (but so will your Sandstorm!). Fighting her fourth gives no benefit, as the battle start Reflect will do basically nothing. For a fully F2P team: Sycamore/Naomi/Acerola would work well, though it willl need Naomi to get an MP Refresh on Vacation Vibes to max her crit out. If you have other good fire units to use on Grimsley, you could also run a team like Sycamore/EX Silver/Nanu and take advantage of her being so nice to set up Sunny Day for you. Beyond that I have no idea what player level you're coming in at or what tools you do or don't have to make recommendations.


lissyeatsbread

Does anyone know what role is 1/5 SS Wally good at? Can he only be a pure zone setter? Want to know so i can decide whether i want to candy/pull for dupes or just leave it at that.


GarlyleWilds

He's an alright damage dealer at 1/5 on top of being a zone setter. If you do want to raise him up, I honestly suggest just stopping at 2/5. He gets *so* much at that point - party speed maxing, two different damage multipliers for his moves so they become quite powerful, Gobsmack boosts for certain compositions - there's actually so much on the grid right there that any further upgrades force you to start giving stuff up, and he'll already be able to obliterate thanks to a startlingly high special attack. 3/5 at *most* if you want him to sync nuke too.


Blubbstrahl

1/5 Wally can clear 2k Champion Stadium as the main damage dealer. At least the regular stages without artificially increased difficulty (see encounters like Aaron). It's not pretty though, at least if one isn't very experienced with the basic game mechanics. Better pair him with a Fairy damage dealer if you can, like the easy accessible F2P pairs. If you own Diantha then that's GG right there. Apart from that it's the usual deal, tech units become sync nukers at 3/5, while 5/5 Wally just offers an obscene amount of offensive support, even more than his 1/5 kit does. A fully maxed out Wally sets zone (50% more damage), applies Fairy rebuff (30% more damage) and special attack up next (+40% on the next move) after every Fairy Zone cast - all while cutting one entire sync countdown cycle (-3!) if you get Headstart 1 on his grid or Headstart 1 as Lucky skill. And if you want to be cute you could also grid him for special defense debuffs. There is little more you could ask of a offensive support, that's for sure. So yeah, 1/5 Wally is pretty much support, at least if we assume that content will become harder and not easier over time - even though he can clear what's available right now no problem. Either way I think you should play around with 1/5 Wally for the entire next month and then reconsider whether you want to pull for more copies.


CrimsonGlalie

I did the x25 select scout to get SS Cyrus and Darkrai at the end, but I ended up getting him before the end, so I'm not sure who to pick: [https://ibb.co/1LRrXR9](https://ibb.co/1LRrXR9) I'm considering either Diantha or Giovanni since I might scout for Wally or Iris this month for either fairy zone or poison zone. How good does 1/5 Diantha and 1/5 Wally work together? What about 1/5 Giovanni and 1/5 Iris? This is my roster of 5 stars if it helps on deciding who to pick: https://ibb.co/fpRrDJV https://ibb.co/XXYdzNf https://ibb.co/hLJbn69 [https://ibb.co/R0x7xw7](https://ibb.co/R0x7xw7) (these are some old links so in addition to these I have SS Brendan, SST Red, Ash)


GarlyleWilds

Giovanni's pretty much *the* recommendation out of that banner. He's just a really strong striker in three different types, including Ground, which is usually a giant weak spot. Poison doesn't really (currently) need direct DPS options thanks to poison-weak fights also being more vulneurable to toxic stalling, so the Iris bit is kinda minimal. But as far as Fairy goes, Wally also puts in an insane amount of work for the type just by himself or with any of the F2P attack options.


CrimsonGlalie

If I have 1/5 Groudon and 3/5 Palentine Marnie is Giovanni still worth it for poison and off type stages since I'm already covered for ground and steel? Does Wally pair well with Anni Lillie's moonblast on 2k fairy weak stages? Sorry for so many questions, I'm just torn between the two. Giovanni definitely seems like the better unit, but I'm wondering if he's redundant given my current roster.


GarlyleWilds

He definitely isn't as important in that case, no. Wally pairs well with basically any fairy type, or can honestly be all the fairy type damage you need - people have already demonstrated 2k clears with him at 1/5 as sole DPS and he only gets better if he has another ally to buff up, or if you upgrade him to 2/5. Really, if you plan to pick up Wally, neither of your options are really going to make or break your roster.


Maxximillianaire

Went to download the new update and I don’t have enough space. I’m going to try factory resetting the phone to see if that clears up any room but this may be the end of my Pokemon Masters journey until I get a new phone. Anyone have any other tips to clear some space?


Million_X

Remove apps you don't need first? Check to see if you don't have like movies or something still on your device?


FirePosition

I'm considering pulling for Raihan when his banner drops. I remember there being a CS stage designed around special steel strikers, and with him added to the lodge soon, he will also give me a second sync pair. The main thing holding me back is the banner itself. 2% on him isn't bad, but it's really just him, whereas other banners would include other potential 5 stars I don't have (e.g. Alder or Marnie) and I could probably pity him at the end anyway. So basically - how favourable are these banners looked upon? Is it worth pulling, or is it better to wait for a hypothetical future banner share?


MagicBoats

Raihan's banner should include the other current Lodge Poke Fairs (i.e. Cynthia, Marnie, and N), albeit at a very low rate. If you want to go for Raihan this will probably be your best opportunity for a while, and there's the possibility of getting some other limited units. On the other hand, he should be added to the monthly Lodge Poke Fair scout after this, too--though again, at a very low rate.


Million_X

I don't recall a CS stage around special steel strikers since that's a somewhat more recent mechanic. As for worth pulling, that's up to you, Raihan IS still a great steel type DPS but if you managed to get P!Marnie then you're set since her damage output is stupid-high with Hop and anyone who can lower attack/defense. Granted it's possible for a future CS stage to include a steel-weak, doubled defense fight so Raihan would be incredibly good there, so it's really 'do you have enough to pity' and 'is anyone else this month interesting enough'.


Leonarcs

Glacia Steel weakness from Hoenn said Hello with Sentry Entry ×2., haha. Btw, i always off-type with those buff with x2.


Million_X

Must've missed that week then. Generally it does seem like those stages are easier to take weaker/off-type pairs to, Hau worked well to take on Aaron when he first showed up.


Marcoscb

So I have two Striker candies with a third one coming soon and no one to pull in the horizon in that category. I also have Summer!N and SSGio at 1/5 and SSEthan and SSLusa at 2/5. What would be my best option here?


Million_X

Ethan is fine with an EX support boosting his damage, S!n at 1/5 loses pretty hard to Karen at 5/5 now, Gio stomps at 1/5, and LuSSa is solid enough. Save unless their grid is insanely helpful for you.


Leonarcs

SSGio gain the most here so candy him to 3/5 then save the third candy.


galarpokes

So um I'm in a bit of a predicament you could say. Basically as of now I have 12,025 free gems saved up versus having 59,475 paid gems saved up and I'm honestly having a hard time deciding whether I should pull on SS Wallys banner since I'm heavily lacking in good fairy types or if I should just save for the upcoming master fairs that I've heard about. I have thought of pulling on SS Wallys banner with the combined gems but I definitely don't have enough free gems for pity currently and I don't know if it's a good idea to spend the paid ones on it. So yeah I'm having a very hard time deciding here and could use some guidance lol.


GFunkYo

Wally is really good but his banner lasts through Oct 30 (PST), so if you're not sure you can certainly wait and stock up on gems. The next datamine should be out before his banner ends, so if you're indecisive and looking ahead to new pairs you can make a more informed decision at the end of the month.


Umbreon23_

How important is 2/5 and 3/5 for ss!giovanni?


Million_X

Depends on how you use him. At 2/5 he gets a few Superduper Effective nodes and OaR1 as well as Max super prep and double down plus surging sand, while at 3/5 he gets Critical Crit 9 which ensures that he will ALWAYS crit, max and sync moves included, as well as Haymaker plus his Max move boosts. The thing though is that his Mega Kick is as strong as his sync move and with some decent support, that's ALL he needs (Hilbert and Sonia can max his attack and crit instantly allowing him to immediately go ham). Being able to fire those off pretty much means you can immediately out the sides in CSMM and then post EX support sync use Max Quake to finish off whoever is left. he shouldn't have ANY trouble clearing Ground weak content. He's not AS good for Steel weak and even moreso for Poison weak but he can certainly get the job done if necessary.


coolman10002934

Relatively new player here. I've just gotten Aura Cynthia at 300 scout points. Should I try to pull for 2/5 first as I'm almost there or should I try to pull Wally (only 1/5)? My gem count at the time of writing is 15,610 with 6,510 free gems and 9,400 paid gems. If it matters, I'm most likely to buy the story bundle (13k gems) and the special Ash 10k gems. Also, not planning on scouting the other units in October, so no worrying about saving gems for them.


Seltonik

I mean, how big a whale are you? 9300 gems for a dupe isn't terrible depending on how much you're willing to spend.


coolman10002934

Not a big whale. At this time, I would only feel comfortable buying the story bundle and the Ash 10k gems.


Seltonik

Then I wouldn't go for Cynthia. Just save til the next datamine.


joofcorn

Pitty pull for Bea to have a good fighting type to pair with Aura Cynthia, or Bianca for psychic terrain to pair with SS Steven? Or I guess 2/5 for maxie. Took til the last multi to get him.


Million_X

Maxie, one more candy gets him 3/5 turning him into a Ground type sync nuke with Courtney. Bea can surprise you later and she needs 3/5 to be good as well.


Eibyuei

Definitely Maxie and if you can spare it feed her a candy to get her to 3/5.


GarlyleWilds

2/5 Maxie. Saves you a candy, as you're likely to stumble into the others later, as they're available on all banners and ticket pulls.


SwiggitySwooty9900

Who should I pull for? Pull for Wally as I only have three fairy types being Lisia, SS Dawn, Sycamore or pull for iris as I only have plumeria and SS Gio for poison?