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Legends: Arceus

Legends: Arceus Dank Memes Edition

Nah, May 16: https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/002/306/380/f60.jpeg
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Friend Code Sharing Thread

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starseed galaxy auticorn, May 9: I got a new Switch Lite not long ago, so I'm looking for new friends! I play mostly Pokemon, and I currently have Pokemon Shield, ScarVio and Brilliant Diamond. :3 Kimi: 8577-7621-6207
150   32,980
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Guide

Shiny Hunting in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Major Agnostic, Jan 22: I think they could increase shiny rates by FAR more before the frequency would make shinies forgettable. I tested 1/256 in my hack and people like it. I think 1/800 is the sweet spot for me.
7   8,381
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Guide

Shiny hunting in Pokémon Legends: Arceus

bobandbill, Feb 2022: Updated with the 1.1.0 info regarding Massive Mass Outbreaks. Important: you can no longer soft reset a specific Mass Outbreak: with the update, saving and reloading the game will make the Outbreak disappear.
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Guide

Galar Dex: Locations and more! [Now with Isle of Armor!]

bobandbill, Jun 2020: The article has been updated with Isle of Armor locations and their respective Pokemon! \o/ That took a while to figure out and clean up (datamined files would for instance list a species multiple times in the same area and weather condition... was...
8   22,917
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Sword & Shield

Quick Guide to Raid Battles

Cherrim, Nov 2019: I've written a quick guide to doing Max Raid Battles together with friends, as well as what to expect when you join one. :) Let's raid together!
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Rules

Pokémon Sword and Shield Rules

bobandbill, Jul 2019: Pokémon Sword and Shield Rules wot’s all this about then mate Welcome to the forum section for the generation eight titles, Pokémon Sword and Shield! They’re short and simple for now; expect more when the game releases. The Global Rules apply...
0   23,685
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Shiny dex

ReKoil, May 15: Do you have the shiny charm in all three of those games? If not, I'd just start with the game you do have it in. Personally I find breeding easier to handle in SwSh than in BDSP. You have a lot of room ro ride around in SwSh whereas in BDSP you...
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Why pokemon switch games have horrible graphics?

ReKoil, May 15: As someone who doesn't care much about pretty graphics the games are fine in that regard to me. SV is in dire need of some bug fixing and general polish though, the box lag in particular. I don't consider any of the three to have awful graphics.
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Sword & Shield

Shiny Hunting

ReKoil, May 8: I'm not hunting via encounters but I'm shiny breeding for both forms of Indeedee like the mad lad I am. Worst part is that I'm basically breeding a pseudo, egg steps wise, and it gave me two male ones straight away, one per round of 150 eggs in...
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What's your favorite of the Switch Pokémon games?

TinyTeenie, May 6: Pokemon Legends Arceus would be my most favorite while scarlet+violet would be second.
19   1,256
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Shiny BREEDING. how i do i maximize the odds? I have a shiny Ditto, will it help?

Devalue, Apr 20: Already posted in the Trade Corner section, by the looks of it. Do you have a smartphone? Recommends the Pokemon Home app, if so. Runs the usual GTS on that. Make sure to request a Ditto that can travel to BDSP. Should eventually get one that...
3   227
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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Best nature for Empoleon? Any advice?

Corveone, Apr 20: If it's meant for a competitive build, you can either: -Physical Defiant: Swords Dance, Aqua Jet/Waterfall + coverage (Earthquake, Drill Peck/Avalanche) -Or full Special Empoleon. Surf/Scald, Ice Beam, and honestly there's not much else, but EQ...
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Let's Go

More Let's Go games, yes or no?

Reginald Cosmic, Apr 16: I'm going to echo a lot of opinions here. I think Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee is somewhat boring. I don't want to rehash everything, but it's a bit TOO relaxed. I get that some people just want to relax with the experience (which is why you don't have...
24   1,550
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Legends: Arceus

Would you like more Legends games?

XVanitasX, Apr 16: Not a chance. They are a waste of development time and resources. Fully open world doesn't fit the Pokemon series at all. Not to mention, Legends is not even an actual Pokemon game, just a pointless side game. If GF wants to give us side games...
18   816
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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

If you could take one thing from the original DP game and put it into BDSP what would it be?

AuroraVulpix, Apr 13: Platinum’s encounters, aesthetic and gym puzzles/order.
8   813
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Legends: Arceus

What's you pokemon legends arceus team?

Angel-of-Light-Kelly, Apr 1: My main team was mostly 6 that I had from the beginning, but I rarely had all of them at once, as I would swap with other Pokemon to get their Pokedex entries. The main team though: Typhlosion, Golem (since I could finally use the full line...
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Legends: Arceus

Does anybody know if the static soft reset method works on the alpha yanmega?

VaporeonTrainer, Mar 24: Some massive mass outbreaks can't spawn in some areas does this include yanmega?
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Other

Which Switch Game Should I Get?

Palamon, Mar 22: It depends on what you want. If you want something that's similar to Pokemon go, then you'd want LG/PE. If you want a game that's got a lot to do, then I'd go with Legends Arceus. If you want a game that's the traditional RPG for Pokemon, then...
5   454
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Sword & Shield

The best teams and most unusual teams you have used in Galar

Corveone, Mar 14: I actually missed the Fighting gym because Shield has Ghost gym instead. Bewear also had Fluffy, almost neutralizing its Fighting weakness since non-contact Fighting moves are rare to see, although that meant more trouble dealing with Fire on a team...
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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

lower affection

Amore, Mar 14: Its worth noting as well that since Friendship and Affection were merged, if you lower it too much you won’t be able to make any evolutions that depend on Friendship i.e. Eevee into Espeon / Umbreon, or Buneary into Lopunny.
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Sword & Shield

shiny hunting in sword and shield

Devalue, Mar 8: Recommends knocking out 100 Rolycolys, then fighting all the Brilliant Aura Rolycolys that you see. Seems more time-efficient. Offers a fair shiny rate at that KO count (1 in 683 with the Shiny Charm) with the same rate of seeing Brilliant Aura...
3   221
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Legends: Arceus

What shinies have you gotten?

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Sandslash Fan, Mar 6: Just caught a male Combee, Dustox, and Shinx over the weekend, but I didn't hear the shiny sound of any of them! The only thing I can think of is that I was getting on the mount and the flute sound was still playing (sounds similar to the shiny...
81   6,920
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Sword & Shield

Now that Generation VIII is rolling to a close, what are your thoughts on these games?

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Harmonie, Feb 18: Lets see if I can remember my thoughts: 1. The Region - I'm always a sucker for European regions, and it was nice to get one based of England. I didn't love the region as much as Kalos, but it's still neat. 2. The new Pokemon - The generation...
33   3,805
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Sword & Shield

Might restart lol. :P Wait......how do I do that?

tokyodrift, Feb 7: With a quick search, this came up: "The save data for the game must belong to the same Nintendo account that Pokemon HOME is registered to.", another quick search about multiple profiles being compatible seems to be ok.
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Sword & Shield

Are the cries in Pokémon Sword and Shield glitched or something?

Devalue, Feb 5: An interesting data point: - Silvally with a Fire Memory on the main island: Thud (no whoosh) - Silvally with a Flying Memory on the main island: Whoosh - Silvally with a Flying Memory on the Isle of Armor (leading): No whoosh or thud. ...
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Article

Dude, where’s my Game Corner?

Alex_Among_Foxes, Feb 4: I never minded the Game Corner personally. (I actually got really good at stopping the slot machines on triple 7's, I even managed to get a Porygon that way once) But I'd prefer nothing to that dumpster fire garbage tier Minesweeper-at-home...
15   5,372
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Legends: Arceus

Easiest pokedex?

Sweet Serenity, Feb 4: It seems really difficult for me to complete the Pokédex in this game because the game is hard to sit through. To complete a Pokédex entry for a Pokémon, you have to catch multiple versions of the same Pokémon, which is stupid. I had a much easier...
5   354
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Legends: Arceus

What are you doing in the game now?

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Amore, Jan 24: I fed 20 berries to an invisible Teddiursa instead of finally going to the 3rd area haha. Caught him after, think I should call him ‘Beary Potter'
102   7,663
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Let's Go

Evolution Trading

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Other

Dock or handheld?

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Solez, Jan 12: I almost always use my Switch in docked/TV mode. Playing in handheld is cool too, but when it's a console game, I tend to want to play it through the TV.
32   1,551
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Legends: Arceus

Does legends of Arceus have terrible graphics?

CoolKid575, Jan 6: They don't look TERRIBLE, but they don't look great either. I'd give them like a 4/10 in the graphics department. Haven't played them so I can't comment on the gameplay but apparently it's pretty good.
17   1,218
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Sword & Shield

Anyone else disappointed with Rolycoly's evolutions?

Sandslash Fan, Jan 5: I like all of this Pokémons evolution stages. Could definitely see them being super popular as mobile heat sources in a RL Pokémon world.
16   2,126
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Let's Go

Looking for Lets Go Eevee Exclusives

Shiasu-sama, Jan 4: @AshJacko Unless I've got it backwards... Let's trade ^-^ My Nintendo Switch Friend Code : SW-1645-9996-3969 I've played Let's Go Pikachu so I want to trade for these : Ekans - Arbok (Or another Ekans) - Vulpix - Ninetales (Or...
1   231
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Sword & Shield

Looking for Ability Patches

Sweet Serenity, Dec 20: I can definitely help you out. However, you are better off sending me a private message when you're back on to get in contact with me.
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Legends: Arceus

should i buy the new scarlet or buy legends

95talon07, Nov 29: Thank you very much for the replies. I think we are gonna go for the new scarlet version. Cant wait to see his excitement that I experienced when I was his age.
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Legends: Arceus

current hair / outfit?

Adamabbafan, Nov 16: Character name: Dawn Hair style: Long (Standard Dawn Hairstyle) Outfits: Team Galactic outfit, Shaymin Kimono, Giratina Kimono (when I battled Arceus) and Ursaluna Kimono (when I battled Volo) and Survey Corps Outfit for a few massive mass...
24   2,541
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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Having no luck with sun stones

WillowHallows666, Nov 15: So i’m currently trying to get as much as the national dex done for BDSP and i am trying to go for the easiest ones first (dont worry about a few traded ones i have a trick for that) and currently need sunstones for a few Pokémon but i haven't found...
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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Best moveset for a Modest staraptor?

WillowHallows666, Nov 12: true - its a good thing the staraptors like friendship is maxed cause it dodged a move so that i can land a crucial hit!! (Currently trying to finish national dex atm sort of - working on eeveelutions so that their out of the way)
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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

What’s the best item for Luxray

WillowHallows666, Nov 10: To be honest - i don’t know what the best tactic is because like i just wanna beat them and Cynthia so that i dont have to go through the torment xD Plus mismagius technically has both hex and shadow ball whilst froslass only has shadow ball i...
4   302
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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Getting Boomburst to BDSP for Taillow

22sa, Nov 9: Horrible! They better fix this in Violet
5   1,512
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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Will you replay at some point?

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extraespresso, Nov 8: I've been loving BD as I play through. Been sick at home the past few days and it finally gave me time to sit down and enjoy playing more of the game. That said, I find it hard to restart any of my Pokemon games. I get attached to my Pokemon/the...
29   7,552
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Sword & Shield

Do you still play

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Neon Pink, Nov 6: I'm not as disappointed in Sword as I once was. The last time I played, I just updated my look and went on a dynamax adventure. It's also my most played game with 110+ hours poured into it according to my Switch profile. I might replay it someday,...
34   4,548
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Legends: Arceus

Absence of abilities

edyedy, Nov 5: Having abilities or not didn't really matter to me when I played the game. I didn't really notice it, and it kinda helped me stress out less since I didn't have to worry about catching the "perfect" Pokemon with the right abilities.
11   1,194
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Sword & Shield

What was your uniform number?

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edyedy, Nov 5: 111 just cause I didn't care about my uniform number and just wanted to play the darn game lol
40   4,454
Started by Sheep

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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Was Cynthia hard to beat for you?

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PageEmp, Nov 1: Yes, and every time. Although on my Wonderlocke I managed her without deaths somehow.
33   10,302
Started by Sheep

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Sword & Shield

Max Raid Battle Glitch?

EmTheGhost, Nov 1: OHH. That might have been the case - I've never seen this information before, and it doesn't usually come up since the non-legendary battles tend to be easy/fast enough that nobody faints. Thank you!
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Sword & Shield

Battle Stadium Season 35 / Ultimate Finale

Sweet Serenity, Oct 31: Congratulations on achieving Master Rank and earning your ribbon. You're a really good player, sweety. 😊 Keep up the good work! It also sounds like you're really enjoying yourself playing this series. It's a great to end it, but unfortunately, I...
3   577
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Legends: Arceus

Anything about the game you didn't like and would improve?

PageEmp, Oct 12: The move tutor randomly disappears after you get expelled from the village then return after doing the required tasks. First playthrough, I already did almost every change I needed to my team’s movesets so it wasn’t a big deal, but this time, I...
7   699
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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Which pokemon changes did you dislike/hate?

Sweet Serenity, Oct 2: I really hated how they nerfed Darkrai by making its signature move, Dark Void, become extremely inaccurate, mainly because Smeargle abused the move. They could have just disallowed Smeargle from learning the move and let Darkrai keep everything...
2   561
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Sword & Shield

Mystery Gifts

Yoshi808, Sep 29: Okay so I went to GameStop to get my Eternatus code but they were all out. Called almost every store here; first day gone! So resorted to plan B and went to eBay. Found a code for $13 bucks so I bought the code, entered into Switch, and got my...
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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

Lvl 50+ Gabite Evolution

Kpresto, Sep 28: Thank you 😊
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Sword & Shield

Hacked Pokemon with website names

Sweet Serenity, Sep 26: Yeah, they definitely exist there, but I think you see less of them the higher you rank up. You also seem to be one of the few people here that actually battle competitively. I remember one time we were supposed to have battled during that time...
24   35,073
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Sword & Shield

How to Easily Farm Watts and quickly look for Gigantamax Raid Battles

Dash31x, Sep 21: Not sure if this thread is dead or what, but the current faster way to farm coins is to reroll the dens and get a bunch of watts, then go to one of the watt traders to buy max amount of luxury balls, then sell to poke center for coins. You can...
7   15,804
Started by bobandbill

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Sword & Shield

Need help with a solo run in SW/SH

Amore, Sep 18: This perhaps should be in Trade Corner. If you have the means to produce it yourself but don't have HOME to transfer, I'd happily hold it to trade to your new save.
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Sword & Shield

Help with egglocke?

isahbellah, Sep 16: does anyone have an egglocke sav file that theyd be willing to share? can be from sword or shield, whichever is fine. i cant use the internet, so i cant do the whole trading for eggs thing :(
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Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

So... Teambuilding. How does it work?

Aainiikkusu, Sep 15: So I gave a dumb try at it and I think it's okay? First thoughts on it would be really nice!
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