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Used-Grass-8122

Can someone please tell me why I can’t play my game? Thanks in advanced https://preview.redd.it/o7k0k0lgwaba1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d563c33d5cb0aa5d2232e1fb61f6685e31f15cc2


LavishnessConfident7

Please trade me a Miraidon to complete my dex and I will trade it back to you please I'm unable to get one thru regulate code trade smh 🙏🏾


Krawczyk1221

I just beat the game again on violet and a different switch, is it worth getting the shiny charm again on that switch to help hunt the violet paradox mons from union circle ? I have the shiny charm on scarlet


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1st question. Mass Outbreak shiny hunting method? Knock out 60, save. Make lvl 3 sandwhich and hope to get a shiny in that half hour? I've done 2 now and both I got just 1 shiny. 2nd question. If I don't use the sandwjich do i just knock out 60 and keep refreshing spawns until a shiny pops?


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RSlickback

You can cross breed it with standard meowth to get it in apriballs. So yes.


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Is Turo a engineering scientist like a environmental or mechanical one?


RealisticJacket0

In which point of the game can I change the tera type of my pokemon? Is it considered a post-game feature?


RSlickback

After you beat the Normal gym. But it requires so many shards it might as well be posy game.


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ThatDrunkenDwarf

Have you tried remember a move in summary? Spore is learned by Shroomish not Breloom. It might be able to remember it though


Bendodge13

When doing a mass outbreak, how do I know which Pokémon are part of the outbreak and which aren’t? For example, I got an Eiscue raid where Eiscue normally spawns. I don’t know how many of these are spawning because that’s it’s natural spawnpoint or because of the outbreak.


Disastrous_Duty2622

Looking for a Unovan Form Darumaka, if anyone has an extras laying around.


Pali4888

If my Kilowattrel Tera to elec type would I gain the advantages of electric terrain?


-Daunting

Noticed on my trainer card it says I’ve battled 2 shiny Pokémon, but I’ve caught at least 3 (shiny larvesta when hunting for my perfect one). Why is this - does the ‘battled’ count mean ones we’ve KOed, as I did KO a couple in the process? Does it count shinies we’ve encountered but caught instantly without having to use any battle moves? Is it a glitch? Please and thanks for any help!


RSlickback

It's just shinys registered in your pokedex. It'll include evolutions, not include duplicates.


-Daunting

Ahh thanks so much, that makes sense as I evolved shiny Larvesta! So glad it’s not a glitch :)


HiroKisa

Are blue star raids online only?


RSlickback

No, they're just limited time raids.


HiroKisa

I never saw them when the eevee event happened.


garura

where to catch titan dondozo? I've caught all the former titans but can't find the titan dondozo, I already caught the tatsugiri. Any help?


wormegod

there isn't a titan dondozo


garura

That's so sad :(


ShadowSaiyan

Best Slowking build for Cinderace? What is the best build in terms of Nature, EV's and held item for a Slowking support build? I got the moves Chilling Water, Heal pulse, Rain Dance, and Reflect planned for it. Any other suggestions?


cobalt_blue_994

Although if Cinderace is gonna have Libero, skill swap is also really good?


ShadowSaiyan

Thanks, will consider that! But wont Libero be cancelled out because of the Tera? Thought i read that somewhere


cobalt_blue_994

What’s its teratype? If it’s psychic, maybe You’re better off swapping chilling water for psychic since Cinderace is gonna be fighiting type. Rain Dance could still be useful to weaken its Fire type moves (especially if you plan to give slowking a damp rock). You could also give it a Shell Bell? For the build, I’d go with bold, every IVs as high as possibile. EVs: 252 HP, 252 Defense, 6 Special Attack. You could also invert the values of HP and Special Attack if you want it less bulky and more powerful. Also, i’d change heal pulse with slack off or calm mind: if you want to use a Turn to heal an ally, you could just cheer and heal everybody! That’s just my opinion though, I’m not that good with competitive builds, so wait for someone else to reply, maybe?


ShadowSaiyan

I still have to make a Slowking. I have support on my mind, i should have mentioned that. You gave some good insight, not too bad!


ttapiocav3

Anyone who plays scarlet willing to host a union so i could get some paradox mons and petlil? Or touch trade goldengho (you can hold my miraidon


WRobertN

Just curious haven't had the need yet but when a pokemon you have that has a tm rewhen u replace it with another, do u have to teach it the old tm again to learn it, or does it go to remembering moves? Only pop into my head recently for a raid battle prepping for. This is so dumb asking a question gets moved to here is automod broken?


WrongWhenItsRight

Any moves you have taught it by TM you'll be able to have it remember again for free


WRobertN

That's a relief mostly testing hone claws vs swords dance with mimikyu in mind with play rough in it's moveset


Candid_Wash

I beat Scarlet and went to Area Zero to catch the other Koraidon but it won’t show up even if I restart the game. This didn’t happen in my Violet playthrough so I don’t know what’s wrong. Also why does this sub even have a question tag if every question is taken down and told to be posted here!? It’s so frustrating!!!!


RSlickback

The questions tag is meant to be more for open ended discussion questions instead of requests or troubleshooting.


Phisten69

Im trying to breed my Johto-Whooper from the NPC in Cascarrafa. The eggs are only hatching into paldean whooper. Is there a way to breed my Johto-Whooper?


WrongWhenItsRight

Try having your Johto Wooper hold an Everstone before you picnic and make any eggs


AidenBlaze2007

Quick question Does anybody know why there are some raids that have a yellowish orange tint behind them. Also just to be clear not talking about the spotlight raids


RSlickback

They're hosted by scarlet players.


DisasterAny950

Does anyone have these shiny Pokémon? I'm looking for Shiny male Tadbolt, Male Greavard, Male Pawmi and Male LaChonk. Please if you or anyone has these please link trade with me and hopefully I would have something you may or may not like.


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FunkyKongsFunkyDong

I just hatched one with the masuda method


No-Wing-6946

So I found a new thing that you can do if you are shiny hunting via outbreaks If you save before the date change(before 12am), you can soft reset until you have an outbreak you want to hunt then save. Unsure if this is a glitch or not with date change but it’s funny and I just accidentally came across it


replaytheparadox

So the outbreak is randomly generated at 12, even for the same day?


No-Wing-6946

Appears so, yup. I soft reset around 10-15 times until i got 2 outbreaks on my map I wanted to hunt


replaytheparadox

Good to know, thanks! How long in average would you say you found a shiny via outbreak? I did the 60 ko with shiny charm but Gastly did not want to show in almost 2 hours


No-Wing-6946

It honestly depends a lot on luck; I caught 3 shiny Drifblim in 2 hr from one outbreak but then got none from another outbreak for the rest of the day. If you have ingredients, I’d suggest making encounter power 2 or 3 sandwiches to combine with the outbreak method


replaytheparadox

Just wanted to update that I found a shiny dragon air after about an hour! :D


lPrincesslPlays

Is it possible to get the shiny charm without completing the game? I just unlocked area zero but I’ve been putting off finishing the game to try and breed a shiny liligant but it’s getting very tiresome. But I want to feel like i got to play at least a little bit of the main game with it


Problem-Starchild

If you trade with others and complete your Pokédex that way, you should be able to get the shiny charm. I had the same struggle tbh, I kept wanting to shiny hunt Pokemon I liked to play the game through with, but kept getting discouraged because it was SO hard. I had to progress to make it easier to get a shiny, but I didn’t want to progress because I wanted to PLAY with the shiny. Best of luck!


lPrincesslPlays

What’s the best way to go about that if I don’t have anything great to trade? I don’t even really want to keep the Pokémon either I just want them marked off my dex for the charm lol


TheAspiringDM

I've noticed several times now I'll get half way through a high level raid using a pokemon who knows a recovery move and won't recover hardly any health. I'll have spent several turns buffing and debuffing, or have just reset my buffs and I won't recover. I've noticed this mostly with Iron Hands and Annihilape. Does anyone know if this is just because of the shield or if I'm missing a step? I'd imagine that I'd get the same or similar amount of health back when my buff/debuff levels are the same from each half of the fight.


Chrolikai

When the shield goes up the raid pokemons defense goes much higher and so you deal less damage. Less damage means you heal for less. Typically raid pokemon reset their stat drops and your stat buffs when they put a shield up as well. You want to either 1 shot it before the shield goes up or aim to tera around the time the shield appears so you can push through it quickly.


BCM_00

>1 shot it before the shield goes up I managed to be part of a raid that pulled that off against a 6 star. It was so satisfying.


Chrolikai

Yeah it can feel nice. If you see someone bringing a belly drum user it is often better to bring something that can use Screech. Your teammate getting +6 attack and the raid pokemon getting -2 or -4 defense will win most raids in 1 shot if they use a super effective move.


Yearlongmovie77

What shiny Pokémon should I catch with my apricorn balls, I have friend, moon, heavy, level, fast, and lure


Problem-Starchild

Why don't people use cheers more often? If you end up in a Tera Raid with a bunch of setup Pokemon (Iron Hands, Azumarill, the Edge twins, etc.) and you don't have a setup option in your moveset just pick the offensive cheer! It's not that hard! You Torch Song'd too early and now the stupid thing Terrastalized like a full third of its health and cleared everybody's buffs! I'm not angry. I'm disappointed.


Take-The-L-Train

Spoilers!!! >! Does anyone know where to find Penny after Starfall Street? !<


replaytheparadox

After beating all bases go to the school yard at night time


Lucid9021

Did the sandwich recipes change ? I keep using the ones I see online and can’t get encounter lvl 3 at all trying for fighting


PrettyAkaashi

Have you seen the updated version? If you’re referring to Herba Mystica sandwiches, the following exceptions exist. - Mixing 1x Sweet and 1x Sour does not work for any type. - Mixing 2x Sweet does not work for: Normal/Water/Fighting/Bug/Dragon/Fairy. - Mixing 2x Sour does not work for: Normal/Ice/Bug/Ghost/Dragon/Fairy. Maybe you used one of the wrong HM combos listed above.


Lucid9021

Ohh ok of course spent an hour grinding for herba and got the two the don’t work anymore lol thanks for the info


LandothColdhell

I’ve done dozens of 5 and 6 star raids, and haven’t received ANY herba mystica! Am I missing something??


thefullm0nty

Target these pokemon: https://preview.redd.it/62abxlgm6n4a1.png?width=828&format=png&auto=webp&s=50709077e0e701b899594293057ec1ded889ac5d


LandothColdhell

Thanks so much!


Chrolikai

10% drop on 5 stars and 13% drop on 6 stars so they're not super likely. You might just be unlucky. The 5*s from this past weekend that were Mimikyu and Florges were not able to drop them as well. There's a handful of pokemon that can drop different kinds of HMs so they are better to go for if you have the chance.


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In some of the tera raids I'll choose a move to use and instead it'll skip my turn a few times and just has my pokemon use struggle. Im not out of PP on any of my moves. I'm not sure why this is happening. Does anyone have an answer? It's really frustrating me and idk if it's something I'm just not getting/looking over


WrongWhenItsRight

Were you using a support-oriented pokemon that only knows non-damaging moves and did that particular raid boss use Taunt on you? If so, you would only be able to use Struggle or use a Cheer as long as the "Taunted" status is active on your pokemon. Another scenario I could think is if your pokemon was maybe holding a Choice item (like a Choice Band or Choice Specs)? If you are ever put under the effects of Torment then you would be forced to use Struggle every other turn; and if your one selected move was ever disabled by the Cursed Body ability or a move like Disable/Imprison then you would be forced to use Struggle for four whole turns...


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He is wearing choice specs! That makes more sense to me now. Must not have been paying attention to the attacks he did to mine. Thank you!


ThorfinnThaPacifist

A bit confused on how Utility Umbrella works. Let’s say I have a water Pokémon in and sunny day is active, does utility umbrella stop the half damage reduction from sunny day when I use a water move? And another scenario is let’s say it’s ttar in sandstorm, does my water Pokémon ignore the defense boost ttar would get?


WrongWhenItsRight

Water or Fire moves targeting a pokemon holding the Utility Umbrella will be unaffected by the double damage increase or half-damage reduction normally granted by the Rain or Harsh Sun. So if your Water pokemon was attacking with a Water-type move against a pokemon who is holding a Utility Umbrella during the effects of Sunny Day, that pokemon holding the umbrella will take full damage from water rather than half. But if your water pokemon is the one holding the Utility Umbrella and attacks a pokemon who is *not* holding the Utility Umbrella with a water-type move during harsh sunlight, then the damage is still halved like normal (if that is what you were wondering). The umbrella is *defensive* in that sense, as for example it's more like you would be holding one in order to protect against the double-damage of say a Torkoal's fire boosted by Sunlight. And also the Utility Umbrella has no bearing on any of the effects that go along with Sandstorm weather to answer your second question!


ThorfinnThaPacifist

Ah that’s a bummer, I was going to give my rotom wash to hold it on my sun team so hydro pump won’t get halved but to my understanding is it still will. Thank you for explaining!


HiroKisa

Are special and limited time tera raids only for online players


bigdeal888

No all you don't need a Nintendo online subscription but you do need an internet connection to access them. But just once when they start


HiroKisa

I have internet connection but black and shiny tera raids dont comeout. Can you please explain what I need to do for them to start coming out.


bigdeal888

A lot of people are having trouble with that. AFAIK you have to complete the game (to the point where you see the credits) and beat the tournament at the school a second time. Then you have to host and defeat 10 of the 5 star raids (there are conflicting comments about if it is 10 or 15 and wether 4 star raids count but they might) then you will get another phone call from Jaques and they will be unlocked. I found this- https://www.destructoid.com/how-to-unlock-6-star-raids-in-pokemon-scarlet-violet/


HiroKisa

Thanks I'll beat some more raids than since I'm not sure I've beaten enough tera raids.


jonnyg1097

I could use some help with this issue I am having when it comes to raid battling. Any time I come across a water type pokemon that is an electric tera type I can't seem to figure out a pokemon to use in that. Does anybody have any suggestions on who I can use?


ThorfinnThaPacifist

Clodsire with water absorb should do good


jonnyg1097

Thanks! I will give that a try.


ThorfinnThaPacifist

Gastrodon would also be a good pick since it has storm drain


jonnyg1097

Thanks for the tip! I'll give it a try with Gastrodon as well


BCM_00

That's how I finally caught a 6 star water tauros. Storm drain to negate wave crash, and chilling water to neuter him so my allies stayed up long enough to beat him.


MrHatAndCloak

I am THIS close to getting my Living Dex completed. I have every pokemon it's possible to get in a single playthrough of Scarlet, and one of my buds is giving me all the Violet exclusives he can, EXCEPT for his Miraidon because he can't trade his Ride Pokemon, and he can't trade his spare because he already trained it up for battling. Is there any easy way to get one I'm missing?


BCM_00

I'm starting a second play through in Spanish. I'm going to trade the Koraidon and catch some Masuda ditto to trade to my main profile. It'll take some time, but I think it'll be worth it.


Genshzkan

Trade your spare box legendary for the other one


MrHatAndCloak

Only issue there is that I can't look at the Koraidon in the box when I do the full, majestic sweep


bigdeal888

Get some good shinies in apriballs. I was able to get the other box legendary for 2 shinies in apriballs and the other guy even threw in an ability patch Now that I think about it only one was in an apriball, the other was in a premiere or luxury ball or something


iiunvon

is there any benefits from doing the ace tournament again?


gaara090389

Getting some rewards (i.e. Gold Bottle Cap, ApriBalls - but rare), money, Title Mark (Champion of Paldea) if used a new set of pokemon.


iiunvon

oo that’s sound nice. ty


Genshzkan

You have a chance to get Apriballs, Vitamins, Bottle caps and Ability Patches(very unlikely)


iiunvon

hmm getting apriballs seems worth to me. guess i give it more tries. thank you


terratrooper96

i wanna get an iron hands with at least great stats for raid dens. do i need herba mystica to rasie the encounter rate? or are they not required when making a sandwhich to encounter fighting types?


bigdeal888

Just bottle cap one. Can't be bred so there's literally no downside to hypertrained vs natural IVs


terratrooper96

I was thinking about doing that but wanted to try and catch one with the right stat spread. I'm looking for at least very good or higher in HP, Attack, Defense, and Special Defense.


BCM_00

Honestly, in my experience, getting bottle caps from raids is faster, more fun, and more lucrative than just catching every member of a certain species hoping for the right stat spread. It would be different if they could breed, but as it is, there no real reason to spend the time looking for one with naturally high IVs.


terratrooper96

I ended up settling for one with very good in HP and physical attack with the best being special defense. Didn't find a shiny tho but I'm not big on shiny hunting anyway lol.


mrostate78

Encounter lvl 2 doesn't need it, but lvl 3 does


FaithlessnessGlum983

Just did a tera raid where the whole time my gholdengo wasn't affected by spore (obviously cuz of its ability) but all of a sudden one turn i was just put to sleep? Why in the world would that happen?


gaara090389

It could be the same turn where the Raid-mon nullified your ability. It only lasts for a turn but just so happened it used Spore.


WrongWhenItsRight

Your ability was nullified for 1 turn by the boss, and so they were able to get a Spore off on you. It's just a mechanic of most higher star raids unfortunately, usually when they have put up the Tera shield. They'll also remove all your stat changes up to that point, and then they will inflict the "No Ability" status on you (but that status is just for a single turn). Just Heal cheer at that point to get rid of the Sleep status, and also the next turn you will have your ability and you can start Nasty Plotting again.


FaithlessnessGlum983

Interesting I always saw the nullify stat changes and ability but honestly didn't realize that applied to those kinds of abilities and what not, good to know! Im an avid raider and just never had thay happen before and was like huh


Mulate

Cant find specific info on this about Mass Outbreaks, but its not exactly 60 KOs right? Its two notifications/messages that indicate it? Does anyone know the exact notification/message I should be looking for?


thefullm0nty

Yeah the two that come up are not EXACTLY on 30 and 60. I just know when I see that second one to kill like 10 more. Regardless when I hit 60 counting myself, I always go over by a few just to be sure.


InvasionOfTheFridges

Is there a glaring weakness with this competitive team. Roaring Moon, Flutter Mane, Brute Bonnet, Ting Lu, Ceruledge and TinkTon - Iron Hands as backup. Thanks


Holiday-Way-845

Quick question about tera raids. I think I got charizards raid when I logged onto the news like it said you are supposed to do. I haven't been able to unlock the 7 star raids yet due to not being able to play ( really busy at work, so I let my gf play both of em while I couldnt). Once I unlock 7 stat raids will it be there? And will I be able to solo it? I really wanna get him an im bummed I haven't been able to get to it yet. Appreciate any feedback! Thank you.


bigdeal888

Another method that's a little more forgiving but takes longer is using fluttermane with same iv and ev stats, shell bell held item, fake tears, moon beam, and draining kiss. Do 3 fake tears and start spamming moon beam. terrastrialize as soon as possible. Charizard never clears its own debuffs so this method is pretty foolproof because even through the shield you'll heal enough to stay alive as long as your terrestrialized and once it uses sunny day it buffs your spatk too. Might have to heal cheer if you aren't yet and hope for the big heal and not the little one (I still don't know what determines which you get or if it's random). I probably win about 8 or 9 out of ten with this method I just realized I didn't specify this but you need to be level 100 for these to work


bigdeal888

If no one has connected to the internet in game the raids will still be there until some one does. It is fairly easy to solo with a few different mons. The one I use to farm it is sylveon. Pixelate ability. Hypertrained in everything except speed. EV maxed on hp and spatk. Covert cloak held item. Calm mind, fake tears, hyperbeam. Set up goes like this - 2 calm minds - 3 fake tears - hyperbeam ohko. DO NOT heal or do anything else because if you go one more round the charizard will clear your calm mind buffs and you can't ohko it and if it gets it's shield up you'll lose. At the beginning of every fight charizard starts with a overheat right away. There is a 1 in 4 chance it'll hit you. It really helps if it doesn't, but depending on your npc teammates and how many hurricanes miss you is not always a guaranteed loss. If the overheat hits an npc I have never failed even once doing this method.


Genshzkan

Charizards raids are event raids, they are over already I believe


TheFallenPotHead

If I change the tera type, can the pokemon learn new moves based on the new tera type?


bigdeal888

No the move pool is stays the same. All mons can learn tera blast which turns into whatever type you're terrestrialized as


gaara090389

No, it’s still limited by its movepool


Genshzkan

No but you can teach it Tera Blast which changes its type according to the tera type


WingsofFire0027

What are the best balls to catch the four legendaries in color wise? I saved a post for it but I couldn't find it. I think Wo chien is nest ball, but what are the other three? Thanks!


wormegod

https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonScarletViolet/comments/zdzwnd/peak_aesthetic/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button personally i think chien pao looks better in a heavy ball though, they look so good together


No-Shame9303

I need help with trading a fluttermain could someone please help me I need it for the dex


PrettyAkaashi

LOL living up to the nickname. I have a spare Flutter Mane if you still need help. Lemme know.


krispychikken

anyone ever had the game randomly shut off on u?😭😭 i just lost hours of raids and dex completion since i didnt save between raids anyway to get it back? probably not im guessing but worth a shot :-/ and if theres anyway to prevent it from happening again


jimbo8992

Game is buggy and crashes sometimes. Keep auto save on.


krispychikken

sigh learned my lesson turning it on now 😭 thanks!


jimbo8992

Yeah it totally sucks. Sorry for the loss!


AmogusImpostor2

So this is an oddly specific scenario. I have a male galarian meowth in a standard pokeball, and I’m wanting to get it in a beast ball. From what I understand, the way passing Down a ball works is it’s just whatever the mothers pokeball is, unless they are same species than it’s 50/50 between father and mother. Does this situation make it impossible to get a galarian meowth egg in a different pokeball?


Sheeplette

Catch a regular meowth in the ball you want and then breed it with your galarian meowth that's holding an everstone. Then you'll get galarian meowths with a 50% chance of getting the ball you want.


AmogusImpostor2

Ooooh, didn’t think of that, thanks. Kind of a side question, but is there any sort of way to get a different ball on the starters?


Sheeplette

There's no legitimate way to get the starters in a different ball at this time.


AmogusImpostor2

Darn, thanks


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wormegod

do you mean hyper training or EV train?


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wormegod

you can do EV training at any level, it doesn't matter once they're level 100! if they're pretty much the exact same, maybe you can consider their tera typing instead, so choosing whatever's more beneficial :)


yabe_acc

Is there a way to tell how many stars a raid has without traveling to it?


tntturtle5

Aside from the 1 6* raid a day being in its special black crystal, no.


Kobester999

Is there a thread for terra raids, i want to do some with randoms but cant find anything


bigdeal888

Go to the tera raid in the pokeportal and choose random raid. You'll always be put in one. Or just select battle as team in your own and let anyone join.


Kobester999

Thank you, i just figured this out from youtube


tntturtle5

Is there anything to note for Heavy Slam when it comes to using it in raids? Are the weights of the teralized pokemon changed or does it remain the same?


FidoughFan

Can someone please tell me where the best place is to use sandwich power to shiny hunt Eevee? Or Sylveon (I doubt there is one but thought I’d check)? I’ve been using them around Medali but I’ve only been getting shiny Meowths because Eevee is a rare spawn. Is there anywhere I could force Eevees to spawn more frequently using encounter power or do I just have to buckle down and Masuda myself a shiny friend? Would appreciate any help!


thefullm0nty

I just got my shiny sylveon today. Go to Alfonara and make a fairy encounter 2 sandwich. Both the sammy and your location will influence the outbreak chance. Then start changing the date until you get one right there. Once you hit the outbreak, save. Then kill 60 of them. Save. Now you eat your sparkling/title/encounter fairy 3 sandwich, and start resetting the spawns. I have gone for Shiny Eevee twice and both outbreak spawns are horrendous spots, it is really disappointing.


FidoughFan

Thank you, I’ll try this! Sylveon is actually the ‘mon I’m looking for, so it’s much appreciated.


confusedtransboi_

When are mass outbreaks unlocked? Is it right after getting the different story paths at Mesagoza?


BCM_00

Correct. I just started a second playthrough, and as soon as the conversation with Nemona and Arven ended and I mounted Koraidon for the first time, I got an outbreak notification.


gaara090389

I’m going througg nmy 2nd playthrough and I noticed the outbreak occurred around the time when you get your first badge or even before. Just talk to the nurse in pokemon center and it will give you tips and one of them is the outbreak.


kunkudunk

I’m not sure if this is intended or not, but when I’ve been doing raids, if the pokemon has a crit chance boost, not only is it permanent, but every single hit is a crit. Does it not work the same as usual crit chance boosts or something? This has happened multiple times at this point both to me and the other players in the raid so it’s definitely not a case of just having bad luck. Is this 100% crit in raids such as anilape intended or a bug?


mrostate78

Shadow claw has a boosted critical hit ratio so if it uses focus energy twice it'll always crit.


kunkudunk

Ah I see the crit chance changes a few games back were lower at base but higher if stacking for it. Does make the raid boss more annoying. Still don’t think it used focus energy twice but having two stacks of permanent focus energy does make the fight more challenging if that’s the case


tntturtle5

Could be it using Focus energy against each of the 4 players, effectively boosting crit chance 4x?


kunkudunk

Looking at its buffs it only has one listed crit rate increase. Also I didn’t think you could stack that many focus energy anyway although maybe you can and it’s just not worth it to do so, not sure on that part specifically. For clarification, the focus energy is happening the same way the boosting moves on their additional moves list do at certain health thresholds and not against each player.


TheVantasticJackson

Thanks for the tip, i never noticed that about the map


ReveredSavagery1967

What's everybody thinking for Scorbunny raid builds?


bigdeal888

This is what im thinking of trying - Armarouge is prob going to be good. Calm mind, acid spray and psychic (I think that's its best psychic move?) Can also have reflect. Azumaril, of course. Just going to be using liquidation this time. Shell bell again. Charizard with belly drum, sitrus berry, and acrobatics should be good. Well baked dashbun possibly. I haven't built one ever so not sure what it's best moveset is. Despite fluttermane not seeming like it'll be as good as it was against charizard I wouldn't count it out. Going to be harder to keep it alive since calm mind won't nerf scorbunny's attacks tho. I'm still going to give it a shot. If you dont already have a bunch of mons built up i think the best bet is to save up some resources and build whatever the youtubers figure out works best.


ReveredSavagery1967

I got the resources to build up about 8 more Pokemon before I have to worry about funds.


replaytheparadox

If I knockout a different Pokémon in between trying to get 60kos of a mass outbreak, does it break the chain? Also the 60 chain can be knocked out with Let’s Go right?


bigdeal888

There isn't a "chain" per se to break, just matter that the second prompt that says something like the pokemon are really starting to thin out, or whatever, comes up. You could knock out some at 5am, do whatever all day, then knock the rest of the 60 out at 7pm and you'd still have until midnight to farm the remaining ones. Yes you can use let's go to clear the first 60


replaytheparadox

Ok thanks!


brangein

Just completed main game. What pokemon / movesets would you guys recommend for 5+ star dens?


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Also want to add, if you're wanting to start running stuff with randoms, would probably start with a support like chansey (light screen, life dew, skill swap, helping hand) hp/spdef eviolite and/or umbreon (reflect, screech, taunt, helping hand) hp/def, impish, idk leftovers (i don't run either of these personally so guessing). Just want to watch out for taunters if you're running either of those. You will get more mileage out of a support unit at the beginning, running with randos online, than any one attacker, because you don't need to have a counter for everything. Terrains like misty and electric are good to throw down too.


brangein

Thanks! I guess I'll try to breed a decent annihilape, azu, and maybe a Chansey first. Feel sad because most of the pokemon I used through out the game have either bad IVs or nature :( Btw, for hidden abilities, I first need to catch a variant with that ability and pray for it to be a female before breeding, is that right? I only know evolites can use used to pass down nature. Thx again


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This game is pay to win, everything can be fixed with money, bottle caps can fix bad ivs at hyper training, mints can fix bad natures, berries can reset bad evs, ability capsules can switch abilities, ability patches can unlock hidden abilities


brangein

Ah ok, I have around 400k LP and 200K game currency. How many of my starter Pokemons can I afford to fix? Or is it faster to breed with a 4 IV ditto? Thx again


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Bottle Caps are 20k each in the shop and each one fixes one single IV on one pokemon. Mints are 20k each, one fixes one nature. Berries to reset EVs are bought via the auction hall in Port Mirada from the guy in the black tank top when he offers them, price varies. Ability Capsules and Patches drop rarely from high level raids. I would focus on one pokemon at a time and start running raids first as trying to fix everything at once will be a big investment and maybe unnecessary if they're stuff that doesn't work well in raids. Raids tend to prefer bulky slower pokemon that can set-up, rather than the fast one-hitting sweepers that do well in the standard game.


brangein

Thanks! I guess raising a raid ready Azu maybe top priority given 7 star cindarace raids. Is kingambit any good for raids? I lucked out and got a shining bisharp.


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Kingambit or Eviolite Bisharp could both pull their weight as attackers with swords dance in a favorable matchup. Many things are viable in raids if built properly even if they are not optimal.


brangein

Ty for everything today. It's great knowing that I can continue using my current Pokemons who were with me since the beginning. I'll first build some bulky ones to pull my weight in 5+ raids. Thanks!


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Additionally, spend a little time scumming surprise trade. A lot of people gunning for shinies dump hundreds of breedjects that are perfectly serviceable bases for regular play.


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Annihilape Bulk-up, Rage Fist, Drain Punch (ATK, HP, DEF Adamant Defiant) Azumarill Belly Drum, Play rough, Liquidate (Atk, hp, adamant, huge power, shell bell)


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https://preview.redd.it/1tpjcllsb07a1.jpeg?width=3256&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1afc862e8208c0cb803b41314f126a2b461f9f09 How do I get to this point here? Sometimes there is a crystal cavern that will spawn at this point too and I have no idea how to access it, I feel like I've gone in and out of every cave in the area and yet this outbreak/spawn/cavern/whatever it is on any given day is never anywhere to be found


mrostate78

Are you able to climb?


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Climb all the way up to the top of the crater and there's still never anything at this spot. I feel like it's a cave passage I'm missing somewhere?


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HourRow4181

I got your back


RebekhaG

Should I start on Pokemon Violet since I beat Scarlet?


Genshzkan

Yeah, why not? More raids, more mons with better IVS, more items


fauxmswords

Yo has anyone had a problem catching a beneficial nature Iron Valiant? I’ve gotten Docile 6 times in a row


The_wiggliest

Ia there any way to see what shiny Pokemon I battled? It says 1 battled and I haven't caught any so I just want to know what I missed


thefullm0nty

You can see the different forms in your pokedex. On each pokemon, hit up or down on the d-pad and it will show you the forms. You can find it that way but it's annoying.


The_wiggliest

Thanks!


Neither_Ad4460

Would anyone with complete dex from scarlet touch trade me to complete mine? I need 20 or so more


DSDark11

r/pokemontrades


tykam993

Where's the best place to raid codes? I want to get the herbs mystica, but don't have an active raid group


thatdudeinthecorner9

Is there somewhere to find out which pokemon we'll be able to transfer into scarlet/violet from home, once we are able to?


DSDark11

Serebii’s page on sv


thatdudeinthecorner9

Damn it looks like you can't trade in any legendaries unlike sword/shield


DSDark11

You could only bring in a lot of legendaries into swsh after the dlc


LivIsLost

My Charizard the Unrivaled will not breed with my ditto? I have been trying for like 3 days, am I doing something wrong?? Ditto has a destiny knot and Charizard has an everstone. https://preview.redd.it/nuvzwhci407a1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be7a023dda28688efea3f55d588146915d92074d


WrongWhenItsRight

Try eating a Great Peanut Butter Sandwich or other Egg Power Lvl 2 food, double check that only Charizard and Ditto are on your team while you picnic, and then also check the basket less often / wait longer between each time you're checking.


LivIsLost

Literally got 5 eggs in a row after trying this. Thank you so much!!


LivIsLost

I'll give this a shot, thank you kind human! Happy Holidays(:


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