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Firebolt October 15th, 2018 3:52 AM

Trade Corner's Corner of Chit-Chat...Corner
 
https://i.imgur.com/03ym3V5.png


Just got a rare Pokémon? Perhaps you're trying to breed a shiny Charmander? Or maybe you think this picture sucks and can recommend a better picture?

Whether it's an achievement, a question, or a general status update, post it here! It doesn't even have to be trade related 😲

Rules


Firebolt October 16th, 2018 2:22 AM

And to kick us off, I'll start by asking everyone a question; What's the rarest Pokemon you've ever obtained from a trade?

For me, I think it would have to be my shiny WISHMKR Jirachi. I joined PC to try to get a Jirachi, but someone was nice enough to give me a shiny one instead!

Janp October 16th, 2018 6:38 AM

The rarest Pokémon, huh?

To be honest, I can't think of any on the spot, but friend of mine traded me some WCS and NCD Pokémon as he is going there almost every year. And they are pretty rare here in Europe as far as I know.

Also some Pokémon from ORAS Battle Competitions like Dragonite with Barrier, Whitney's Miltank or Cynthia's Garchomp. Not everyone got these.

Firebolt October 17th, 2018 2:51 AM

Oh, Barrier Dragonite! I remember it was one of those things where I thought to myself "I still have plenty of time to qualify for it", and before I realised, time flew and I couldn't grab it anymore. One of my biggest Pokemon regrets for sure.

Caite-chan October 17th, 2018 5:17 AM

I'm not quite sure what the rarest Pokemon I've ever gotten that I didn't ask for. I know I use to do a lot of Wonder Trading when the games first come out but not so much anymore.

Firebolt October 19th, 2018 6:25 AM

When people don't mass-spam hacked shiny Pokemon, I find Wonder Trade as a really nice way of obtaining Pokemon that I may have otherwise not have. My backlog for breeding shiny Pokemon in Apriballs with uncommon Egg Moves received from WT is HUGE!

Caite-chan October 19th, 2018 6:46 AM

I've been working on a shiny living Dex for quite awhile and for the time being I'm just working on getting it full and then work on making it legal. I did have a shop open for a bit but it just seemed like to much work at the time and I don't have any special tools to do checks or cloning.

Firebolt October 20th, 2018 6:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Caite-chan (Post 9938314)
I've been working on a shiny living Dex for quite awhile and for the time being I'm just working on getting it full and then work on making it legal. I did have a shop open for a bit but it just seemed like to much work at the time and I don't have any special tools to do checks or cloning.

I just noticed the link in your sig! That's a very respectable effort either way, made even cooler by the fact that you didn't even use cloning (I'll admit, I cheat a little and clone multiple copies of the same Pokemon for my living dexes). That said, please feel free to use the cloning and hack checking services here in TC if you ever feel like it; they exist for you guys!

Also don't quote me on this, but there may or may not be a fun event relating to Trade Shops in the foreseeable future so it may not hurt to dust off your Trade Shop.

Caite-chan October 20th, 2018 8:18 AM

Lol I've been working on getting my shop back up. I know there are hacks in my Living Dex right now because I know a bunch are from AusLuv that I have gotten from Wonder Trades. Though they will be replaced once I get legal ones.

~RNC~ October 20th, 2018 6:32 PM

I am kinda stumped and confused a bit, how come there is no mention of this event that came out?
https://serebii.net/pokedex-sm/807.shtml
I got my coded cards around the 16th but couldn't use them til the 19th.

Caite-chan October 20th, 2018 7:07 PM

The only thing I can think of is they gave them out early.

Firebolt October 20th, 2018 9:19 PM

The Zeraora event is a bit of a mess right now. I could've sworn it was announced to release at EB Games for Canada and Australia, but when I visited EB Games on the 19th (here in Australia), they said that they have no knowledge of when the event will be available whatsoever. It feels like Australia is being shafted again like we were with the shiny Poipole event 🙃

~RNC~ October 21st, 2018 3:57 PM

I did get them early, put I posted for another give away and no one responded, I was surprised, thinking no one knew about them.

Firebolt October 27th, 2018 10:19 PM

Honestly, I'd try it again after the distribution is over. At that point, everyone who didn't get Zeraora would be very interested in trying to nab it.

In the spirit of this sub-forum, I was wondering how often people traded with others in Pokemon Go? Do you think the restriction that Trainers must be close to each other to trade is a pain in the Slowpoke, or a good thing to encourage players to meet each other?

Caite-chan October 28th, 2018 5:55 AM

I think it can be a pain because of the whole regional Pokemon unless they do the whole egg event or you have enough money to fly around yourself.

Firebolt October 31st, 2018 2:11 AM

Yeah, unfortunately the region-locked Pokemon aren't that fun. While I understand the exclusivity is supposed to encourage trading with strangers, let's be honest, how likely are you to meet a foreigner who's from a specific region and plays Pokemon Go? The egg thing is pretty ridiculous too; I can't stop getting Barboachs in 2km eggs, much less get lucky enough to spin a 7km egg during the promotion period that has the Pokemon I want. Pokemon Go isn't kind to collectors 😢

JonathanGEN1 November 2nd, 2018 11:04 AM

Question: Is it legal to offer a unused code for a zeraora in exchange for another pokemon?
 
Question: Is it legal to offer a unused code for a zeraora in exchange for another pokemon? I just want to know for sure before i do anything, so i do not make any mistakes that goes against the rules, thanks!

Crwatkins50 November 2nd, 2018 11:20 AM

No it is not illegal on this forum I’ve seen several people do it, but if you want to be completely sure I would ask Firebolt

Firebolt November 2nd, 2018 3:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonathanGEN1 (Post 9943964)
Question: Is it legal to offer a unused code for a zeraora in exchange for another pokemon? I just want to know for sure before i do anything, so i do not make any mistakes that goes against the rules, thanks!

Hey there! I've merged your thread with DCC as this is generally where all non-trade stuff goes.

To answer your question, Crwatkins is right; unused codes are perfectly acceptable trade fodder! Just be sure to let people know what region the code is from, as they generally cannot be used in non-native regions (i.e. US codes for US carts, PAL codes for PAL carts, etc.).

Feel free to use this thread for further questions or concerns you might have.

Janp November 4th, 2018 6:55 AM

Speaking of codes I have a small rant to make. I really hate what become of them in my country. There isn't a way to get to the codes now, because only distributor decided to let people pay for them - you have to buy Pokémon game from their e-shop to get a code with it. Which isn't really a great way unless you want to pay 45 € each month to get them all. They used to make those "like, subscribe, share" giveaways, but I haven't seen one in a while.

Do you have similar problems in your country too?

Firebolt November 5th, 2018 3:22 AM

Okay, what the heck did I just read? Why on Earth did they think that was a good idea?!

Although, I'm not one to talk. In my country, they usually just skip the distribution altogether :')

Neon Pink November 6th, 2018 10:23 AM

So is this like a general chat for trading or.......

If so, I got in Pokemon X, a level 21 Lucario for trade. I have two because you get a Lucario from the third gym leader. So I have an extra.

Nature: Mild

HP: 67
Attack: 58
Defense: 34
Sp. Attack: 66
Sp. Defense: 39
Speed: 49

Moves:
Feint
Quick Attack
Force Palm
Counter

Don't know anything about IVs or EVs so make what you want from it.

So i'm looking for.....make an offer. IDK! Something I don't have in my PC boxes....or should I wonder-trade it? Or should I offer it for something on the GTS? What should I do? IDK!

Firebolt November 6th, 2018 4:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedBalloon (Post 9945630)
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Hello there! This thread is meant to serve as a 'chit-chat' thread, so while you can talk about trades, it's not intended to be for trading.

Actual trade requests go in the main page of Trade Corner (the page you were on before you clicked this thread, here's a quick redirect in case you're confused). You can click on 'New Thread' on this page and create your trade request thread. I'd recommend using the 'Gen 6' category tag when you make your new thread, to let others know you're trading in a gen 6 game (as generation 6 and 7 games aren't cross-compatible).

Best of luck!

Neon Pink November 7th, 2018 6:58 PM

It's all good. I decided to take a chance and wonder-traded it. I got a Tentacool. Oh well, you win some and you lose some. I will use your advice if I never need this board again. :)

90210 November 10th, 2018 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zemanahrad (Post 9944547)
Speaking of codes I have a small rant to make. I really hate what become of them in my country. There isn't a way to get to the codes now, because only distributor decided to let people pay for them - you have to buy Pokémon game from their e-shop to get a code with it. Which isn't really a great way unless you want to pay 45 € each month to get them all. They used to make those "like, subscribe, share" giveaways, but I haven't seen one in a while.

Do you have similar problems in your country too?

Come to the US and you will get these responses as follow

1st Day: Sorry, we are out of the codes because our store is very popular and/or only one code per person if you ask for more.

2nd Day: like above

3rd Day: like above

..................

Last Day: take all you need since I have more stacks that need to be get rid of

Firebolt November 17th, 2018 3:59 AM

The LGPE tag has been added to Trade Corner! You can use it for all trades relating to Let's Go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee.

Bryannichelson December 21st, 2018 8:53 AM

I’m just trying to trade my Pokémon in let’s go evee to evolve them to complete my Pokédex. Am I in the right place?

Bryannichelson December 21st, 2018 9:06 AM

Looking to trade machoke, kadabra, graveler, and haunter so they can evolve and I can finish my Pokédex. Can anyone help? I also need a sandshrew if anyone has one.

Firebolt December 21st, 2018 6:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bryannichelson (Post 9959316)
I’m just trying to trade my Pokémon in let’s go evee to evolve them to complete my Pokédex. Am I in the right place?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bryannichelson (Post 9959319)
Looking to trade machoke, kadabra, graveler, and haunter so they can evolve and I can finish my Pokédex. Can anyone help? I also need a sandshrew if anyone has one.

Not quite... This thread is intended for idle chit-chat. If you're looking to trade Pokemon, then create a new thread in the main section of the Trade Corner forum (here) and place the LGPE tag on it so people know you want to trade in Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee.

BringTheRein December 26th, 2018 12:19 PM

Nintendo friend code required to trade?
 
Do you need to be friends on Nintendo switch, or just have a code to be able to trade via the internet?

Also, do you need mew to complete the pokedex for the shiny charm?

Firebolt December 28th, 2018 6:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BringTheRein (Post 9960616)
Do you need to be friends on Nintendo switch, or just have a code to be able to trade via the internet?

Also, do you need mew to complete the pokedex for the shiny charm?

Hey there! I moved your thread into DCC as this is where you can ask questions related to Trade Corner.

I don't own LGPE, but as far as I'm aware, only a code is required to trade with other people. This code consists of three Pokemon (e.g. Pikachu Eevee Magikarp), and is created by one person and given to the other so that they can find them with the trade search function in-game.

As for the Shiny Charm, only the first 150 Pokemon are required to obtain it; all of them except Mew, Meltan and Melmetal.

I hope this helps clear up your confusions about the game.

Kompaui January 9th, 2019 12:53 AM

Destiny Knot Explained!!!!!
 
Hi guys,

I have questions about breeding with destiny knot.
I believe that if one of the parents holds the destiny knot while breeding.
Then 5 of 12 IV will pass down to its offspring. Am I right?
If I have 6 perfect IV ditto and other 4-5 perfect IV pokemon
then i suppose to get 4-6 perfect IV pokemon by probability every single time i hatch
but i still got 3 perfect IV and decent or pretty good IV on the remaining or something like that.

WHY?????? I miss something or misunderstand the concept??????

Thanks

Lrachelr5 January 9th, 2019 4:45 AM

You're right with the concept, but it is still a bit of RNG and luck about having the IVs fall the way you want

Firebolt January 9th, 2019 5:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kompaui (Post 9966052)
Hi guys,

I have questions about breeding with destiny knot.
I believe that if one of the parents holds the destiny knot while breeding.
Then 5 of 12 IV will pass down to its offspring. Am I right?
If I have 6 perfect IV ditto and other 4-5 perfect IV pokemon
then i suppose to get 4-6 perfect IV pokemon by probability every single time i hatch
but i still got 3 perfect IV and decent or pretty good IV on the remaining or something like that.

WHY?????? I miss something or misunderstand the concept??????

Thanks

Moved to DCC, as the general Trade Corner forum is for trades only.

Rachel pretty much hit the nail on the head; while 5 of the 12 IVs are guaranteed, you're still reliant on RNG. The reason being is that, while 5 IVs are guaranteed, the chosen IV and parent is not. For example, the 5 inherited IVs could all come from the same parent, or, what likely happened in your case, the non-31 IVs are inherited from the parents, and the sixth IV rolled into a random non-31 number. Doing a very quick and simple example, let's pretend we have a male 4 IV parent and a female 6 IV parent, using colours to show which is which.

Male: 31/31/31/12/4/31
Female: 31/31/31/31/31/31

We know that with a Destiny Knot, any of 5 of the 12 IVs will be passed down onto the child. Therefore, one possible child from this combination can be 31/31/23/12/4/31.

Hope this cleared things up for you.

Denisse95 January 14th, 2019 5:05 AM

Anyone want to trade me a Celebi?! Pokémon let’s go eevee

Firebolt January 15th, 2019 8:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Denisse95 (Post 9967778)
Anyone want to trade me a Celebi?! Pokémon let’s go eevee

Hey Denisse, welcome to PokeCommunity!

In Trade Corner, when you want to request a trade, you can simply create a new thread (that follows the Trade Corner rules) on the main thread page, which is the page you would have been on before clicking this thread (here's a quick link). This thread here is just for idle chit-chat and isn't intended for trades.

As for the other part of your request, unfortunately Celebi is not availabe in Let's Go Eevee. Both of the Let's Go games only feature the first 151 Pokemon + Meltan and Melmetal, so all of the Pokemon that were introduced in future regions aren't available in Let's Go. Hopefully the next Switch game won't have the same restrictions 😅

Alexmack93 January 24th, 2019 7:20 PM

Would anyone be willing to trade? I am in need of an Ekans to finish the dex!

Firebolt January 25th, 2019 8:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexmack93 (Post 9971918)
Would anyone be willing to trade? I am in need of an Ekans to finish the dex!

Hey Alex! I'm just gonna copy and paste my response to the post before.

In Trade Corner, when you want to request a trade, you can simply create a new thread (that follows the Trade Corner rules) on the main thread page, which is the page you would have been on before clicking this thread (here's a quick link). This thread here is just for idle chit-chat and isn't intended for trades.

Just create a new thread there and tag it with the LGPE tag, and you're good to go!

lonewolf3515 February 2nd, 2019 7:55 PM

lol the rarest pokemon I have ever gotten from a trade was back in the day on fire red for Gameboy color rofl. XD I got a glitched out Mew trading a Mewtwo away lmao. It was pretty crazy.

Anyways, I own a fully completed copy of LGP, so I can catch any exclusives on the game. If anyone wants my Switch friend code for trading exclusives and/or gaming, then here it is! :)
SW-2269-7247-8889

Mecha00 June 17th, 2019 1:12 PM

Hi, I'm new here, just curious do you guys have a discord?

Ace316 June 17th, 2019 1:48 PM

Anyone have a shiny nidoking or male nidoran, nidorino they can trade in lets go?? I have shiny pidgeot lv75 and shiny golbat 100 to offer pleeaassee

Firebolt June 18th, 2019 7:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mecha00 (Post 10033812)
Hi, I'm new here, just curious do you guys have a discord?

PokeCommunity does indeed have an official Discord server! You can find the link on the main page of the forums under "Community Square". Click the "PokeCommunity Discord" section and you'll be taken to the Discord website to join the server.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ace316 (Post 10033820)
Anyone have a shiny nidoking or male nidoran, nidorino they can trade in lets go?? I have shiny pidgeot lv75 and shiny golbat 100 to offer pleeaassee

This thread is intended for chit-chat only. You'll have much better luck finding what you need if you make a thread on this page. Make sure to follow the rules and tag your thread appropriately!

Lil MuDkiP849 July 24th, 2019 9:30 AM

I don’t see elsewhere I can ask this, so I’ll ask this here.

Coming back to pokemon(Mainline not lets go)after awhile, obviously this means building up your stock again. One of the ways I did that before was Soft resetting for good natured/IV’d pokes from Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness as the shadow pokemon you get in the game have exclusive moves when you purify them.

So yeah, considering I still have the game lying around and the cables and how much I just love playing the game, **IS** any of the exclusive stuff from it still sought after? Prime examples are- Baton Pass Zapdos, Tri-Attack Togepi(I still have this one, timid) Psycho Boost Lugia, Follow Me Electabuzz, Selfdestruct Snorlax.

Firebolt July 25th, 2019 8:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lil MuDkiP849 (Post 10047815)
I don’t see elsewhere I can ask this, so I’ll ask this here.

Coming back to pokemon(Mainline not lets go)after awhile, obviously this means building up your stock again. One of the ways I did that before was Soft resetting for good natured/IV’d pokes from Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness as the shadow pokemon you get in the game have exclusive moves when you purify them.

So yeah, considering I still have the game lying around and the cables and how much I just love playing the game, **IS** any of the exclusive stuff from it still sought after? Prime examples are- Baton Pass Zapdos, Tri-Attack Togepi(I still have this one, timid) Psycho Boost Lugia, Follow Me Electabuzz, Selfdestruct Snorlax.

Hey there, welcome back!

I'm only speaking from experience on other general trading forums and as a collector myself: those Pokemon definitely have a decent amount of value, enough to warrant their own section in tradesheets (again, speaking from what I've generally seen).

However, it might be important to note that Shadow Pokemon have just been released in Pokemon Go. Considering that Pokemon Home will allow you to transfer Pokemon Go Pokemon to the mainline series, meaning that XD ones won't be the only Shadow Pokemon available anymore. It's still unclear if these Pokemon will be identical to the Gale of Darkness ones or have their own exclusive moves, but it's still important to keep in mind nonetheless.

Doc_2389 February 14th, 2020 8:27 PM

Hello all! I am hoping to fill out my PokeDex, and am wondering if I need to specify that I'd like to trade through the Home App on my phone or how it works. Thanks everyone!

Firebolt February 18th, 2020 2:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc_2389 (Post 10126008)
Hello all! I am hoping to fill out my PokeDex, and am wondering if I need to specify that I'd like to trade through the Home App on my phone or how it works. Thanks everyone!

Hey there! That's a very good question indeed; I'd definitely specify that you want to trade in Home [only], and hopefully you'll be able to easily broadcast that in the very near future (perhaps a thread tag to help highlight your intentions).

Amaruuk February 27th, 2020 12:41 AM

Hey, popping back on this forum again mostly to look for exactly what Doc is asking - HOME only trades to finish my (living) Dex, as I still don't own a Switch or its games. A thread tag sounds like a good idea!

Firebolt March 3rd, 2020 6:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amaruuk (Post 10129821)
Hey, popping back on this forum again mostly to look for exactly what Doc is asking - HOME only trades to finish my (living) Dex, as I still don't own a Switch or its games. A thread tag sounds like a good idea!

Not sure if you're aware, but HOME tag is now a thing!

FangerZero March 26th, 2020 4:15 PM

What is the "Courtesy" time to wait for someone to get back to me about a trade before moving onto other options?

Firebolt March 27th, 2020 4:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FangerZero (Post 10140150)
What is the "Courtesy" time to wait for someone to get back to me about a trade before moving onto other options?

Tough question! It's always hard to judge with things like this; for example, I had asked a commission from an artist a few days ago and he still hasn't replied to me. I have no idea if he's busy, isn't interested or hasn't even seen my email yet. However, there is one way pretty reliable way to tell: has the person been online recently but still hasn't replied to you? If so, and it's been more than enough time for them to consider the trade, then it's safe to say that they're not interested in trading. You can send them a follow-up Direct Message and see if they still want to trade, but be prepared for the scenario where they might not reply once again.

Whatever you decide to do, best of luck!

Rick_Sanchez March 27th, 2020 7:23 AM

About the older event pokemon is there a legal way to obtain them all info i found is to mess with my internets dns but i dont want to do that. Is it even possible to trade pokemon like arceus? I want to complete my pokemon home dex but it seems i fail at older events.

Firebolt March 29th, 2020 1:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick_Sanchez (Post 10140353)
About the older event pokemon is there a legal way to obtain them all info i found is to mess with my internets dns but i dont want to do that. Is it even possible to trade pokemon like arceus? I want to complete my pokemon home dex but it seems i fail at older events.

Hey there! First of all, it depends on what you mean by 'legal'; if you mean are the Pokemon obtained in this way are legitimate, then sadly they are considered hacked for all intents and purposes. If you mean 'is it LEGAL legal', then honestly I'm not too sure myself. I think that it's definitely a gray area, as once again you are using outside means to create or modify things within the game. It's about as 'legal' as any other method of hacking the game.

One point that I don't think enough people are aware of is that the DNS method of obtaining hacked event Pokemon is actually very risky. If the DNS server you are connecting to isn't secure or is actually run by a malicious party intending to bait people with 'free' events, then it's as good as opening your front door and giving a burglar the key to your secret basement full of valuables. It provides a VERY easy gateway to get your device hacked and potentially your saved credential and financial information stolen, so I would highly suggest to avoid this method of hacking.

Your best bet of course is the good ol' fashioned way; trade with people who already have the events you need! There is a plethora of veteran traders who were around for those older events, and it's even easier than ever to trade for them as cloning becomes more acceptable and trading online has become easier than ever.

Rick_Sanchez March 29th, 2020 3:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firebolt (Post 10140966)
Hey there! First of all, it depends on what you mean by 'legal'; if you mean are the Pokemon obtained in this way are legitimate, then sadly they are considered hacked for all intents and purposes. If you mean 'is it LEGAL legal', then honestly I'm not too sure myself. I think that it's definitely a gray area, as once again you are using outside means to create or modify things within the game. It's about as 'legal' as any other method of hacking the game.

One point that I don't think enough people are aware of is that the DNS method of obtaining hacked event Pokemon is actually very risky. If the DNS server you are connecting to isn't secure or is actually run by a malicious party intending to bait people with 'free' events, then it's as good as opening your front door and giving a burglar the key to your secret basement full of valuables. It provides a VERY easy gateway to get your device hacked and potentially your saved credential and financial information stolen, so I would highly suggest to avoid this method of hacking.

Your best bet of course is the good ol' fashioned way; trade with people who already have the events you need! There is a plethora of veteran traders who were around for those older events, and it's even easier than ever to trade for them as cloning becomes more acceptable and trading online has become easier than ever.

Thanks for the information i try ask in the trading corner realy helpfull and awesome community

Rick_Sanchez April 1st, 2020 6:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick_Sanchez (Post 10140976)
Thanks for the information i try ask in the trading corner realy helpfull and awesome community

I readed the rules once more sorry for stupid question..
Other question
If i trade clones i will tell in thread is that ok or do i don't need to include that in description?

Thanks for info

Firebolt April 4th, 2020 4:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick_Sanchez (Post 10142300)
I readed the rules once more sorry for stupid question..
Other question
If i trade clones i will tell in thread is that ok or do i don't need to include that in description?

Thanks for info

That's a totally valid question!

It's not a rule to specify that the Pokemon is a clone unless the other person asks, but it is generally considered good courtesy to let people know. Most people usually don't mind anyway, so there's no downside to making a small note that the Pokemon is cloned!

Rick_Sanchez April 4th, 2020 9:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firebolt (Post 10143092)
That's a totally valid question!

It's not a rule to specify that the Pokemon is a clone unless the other person asks, but it is generally considered good courtesy to let people know. Most people usually don't mind anyway, so there's no downside to making a small note that the Pokemon is cloned!

Thanks for answer i think i will keep the clones and trade the originals

Sir Mister April 5th, 2020 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firebolt (Post 10140966)
Hey there! First of all, it depends on what you mean by 'legal'; if you mean are the Pokemon obtained in this way are legitimate, then sadly they are considered hacked for all intents and purposes. If you mean 'is it LEGAL legal', then honestly I'm not too sure myself. I think that it's definitely a gray area, as once again you are using outside means to create or modify things within the game. It's about as 'legal' as any other method of hacking the game.

One point that I don't think enough people are aware of is that the DNS method of obtaining hacked event Pokemon is actually very risky. If the DNS server you are connecting to isn't secure or is actually run by a malicious party intending to bait people with 'free' events, then it's as good as opening your front door and giving a burglar the key to your secret basement full of valuables. It provides a VERY easy gateway to get your device hacked and potentially your saved credential and financial information stolen, so I would highly suggest to avoid this method of hacking.

Your best bet of course is the good ol' fashioned way; trade with people who already have the events you need! There is a plethora of veteran traders who were around for those older events, and it's even easier than ever to trade for them as cloning becomes more acceptable and trading online has become easier than ever.

Just want to say, the stuff regarding the risks of DNS modification is not wholly accurate. A DNS server is as it's described on the tin - a "dynamic name server". As in, you tell your computer to go to google. Your computer reaches out to a known destination (a dns server) and says 'hey my user with all their language and words and stuff is looking for this thing called 'google'. Where the heck is that?!?'

From there, the dns server spits back an actual network address and routing info, telling it where to go to actually reach the devices which contain the information we would recognize as the google website. So at that point in the exchange, your computer has not given the dns server any more access than it would say pokecommunity, or any website you visit. A transactional exchange of information occurs, but you're not downloading any files from there, providing any credentials, or anything like that. So the risk is very, very minimal.

The area where risk occurs, is if the sites it directs you to are not legitimate. If you say you're going to google, and it spits back an address and routing info for a machine Pretending to be the google website, when you 'sign in', you've provided those malicious individuals with your google account info and password, allowing harm to occur. Things can escalate quickly from that point, but the lesson is simply this: If you are using questionable DNS info, assume *every* site is fake. Do not go to your bank, or anywhere you use a secure password. Do not sign into anything, and under no circumstances should a transaction be made. Just go to the place you need to go (the site which isn't listed on standard dns), do what you need to do, and then get out and fix your DNS.

Also one more note: If you are told ever you need to modify your DNS to access a site, that's really only partially true. If a site is unlisted, generally you can still get there with its IP address. After all, that's the whole point of a custom DNS, is to allow you to put in common words and get back the actual IP address you're going to. Barring some tricky routing schemes, generally speaking once you get where you want to go, you can open a Command Prompt, ping the website (type in "ping X" and press enter, where X is the website you went to) and it'll show you what the actual IP address is. In the future, rather than change your DNS, try just putting in that IP address and you should hopefully be good to go.

I hope that info helps! Sorry couldn't help but jump in since computer stuff is kinda my thing :-)

A question that I have: I'm getting ready to catch Red Gyrados in HG. I am not into shinys myself, other than as trade bait. My main goal is to get as complete of a National Dex as possible, so I'd be bringing it forward into Home and seeing if anyone has interest in trading it for something I need (like a legendary or mythic or event pokemon or something). To maximize its trade value, what should I catch it in? A Luxury Ball, since it's the best ball, and doubles friendship gain for the recipient? An Apriball, like the Moon or Lure Ball? Something else?

Thanks!

Firebolt April 5th, 2020 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Sir Mister (Post 10143621)
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I wasn't fully aware of the full DNS server (Dynamic Name Server server? Man I hate my work sometimes) mode of operation, but what you said makes sense! I believe the origin of my advice comes more from the fact that event spoofing in Gen 4/5 uses DNS modification, and I was warning users that DNS addresses they are told to put in to access old events in this manner aren't the most trustworthy. Sadly, it's just another example of people using a cool piece of technology for malicious purposes...

As for Red Gyrados, it mostly depends on the person you're trading it too. I believe that Apriballs tend to be slightly more desired above over all of the other Pokeballs, though which Apriball can strongly vary from one Pokemon to another. I think that Moon Ball is always a safe bet, but you might get much better advice by asking potential traders and seeing what they want!

Loody Doo April 6th, 2020 7:47 PM

Does anyone know how to corrupt a Pokemon sword or shield save file because I saw a YouTube video where a guy corrupted his save file (but he hacked it to corrupt the save file) but he went to home and was able to basically clone his Pokemon because they were going through home but not getting taken from the game. However if you put pokemon into the game from home in the game the Pokemon you put in disappears but it was still the currupted save file

Firebolt April 6th, 2020 8:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Loody Doo (Post 10144166)
Does anyone know how to corrupt a Pokemon sword or shield save file because I saw a YouTube video where a guy corrupted his save file (but he hacked it to corrupt the save file) but he went to home and was able to basically clone his Pokemon because they were going through home but not getting taken from the game. However if you put pokemon into the game from home in the game the Pokemon you put in disappears but it was still the currupted save file

If I understood correctly, you want to corrupt your save file as per the YouTube video to glitch clone Pokemon, is that right? I'm not really aware of this method myself, but personally I would strongly recommend against it as corrupting your save file can easily lead to you losing all of your save data at best, and bricking your game cart and rendering your game completely unplayable at worst. Even in the 'safer' methods of using third party software and/or tools (like Action Replay, PKHeX, etc.), there's always the risk that you could brick your game, which is why I pretty much keep copies of my collection across completely different mediums in case one day a simple and easy clone ends up destroying my cart. Always, always, ALWAYS proceed with caution.

DragonKing48 May 22nd, 2020 7:18 PM

Ok question about shiny egg hatching attempts-

Say I went through 90 Treecko egg attempts, stopped, hatched some Charmander, Goomy, and Dratini, then came back and used different parents for Treecko...does my "egg hatch counter and shiny probality" start over or go back down?

Answer's probably yes but I'm not sure how to find the answer.

Firebolt May 24th, 2020 2:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DragonKing48 (Post 10161286)
Ok question about shiny egg hatching attempts-

Say I went through 90 Treecko egg attempts, stopped, hatched some Charmander, Goomy, and Dratini, then came back and used different parents for Treecko...does my "egg hatch counter and shiny probality" start over or go back down?

Answer's probably yes but I'm not sure how to find the answer.

I think I understand what you're trying to ask, but correct me if I'm wrong.

In Sword and Shield, all of the data about the egg is generated from the moment of picking it up. You mentioned different parents after; assuming that the conditions are still the same (you have a foreign parent for the Masuda method and/or Shiny Charm), you still have the same chances of obtaining a shiny Treecko. It's all about luck. You could breed one Treecko egg, then one hundred Charmanders, then go back to breeding Treecko and the very first egg is shiny. Or you could breed one thousand Treecko eggs and not get any shiny at all.

So with that out of the way, feel free to breed as many other Pokemon inbetween as you like! Due to how eggs work in the new games though, don't feel guilty if any of the Charmander/Goomy/Dratini hatch shiny, as that DOES NOT mean it "could have been" a shiny Treecko, and definitely don't try to reset and swap the parents out as you'll lose the shiny egg in this way!

DragonKing48 May 24th, 2020 2:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Firebolt (Post 10162056)
I think I understand what you're trying to ask, but correct me if I'm wrong.

In Sword and Shield, all of the data about the egg is generated from the moment of picking it up. You mentioned different parents after; assuming that the conditions are still the same (you have a foreign parent for the Masuda method and/or Shiny Charm), you still have the same chances of obtaining a shiny Treecko. It's all about luck. You could breed one Treecko egg, then one hundred Charmanders, then go back to breeding Treecko and the very first egg is shiny. Or you could breed one thousand Treecko eggs and not get any shiny at all.

So with that out of the way, feel free to breed as many other Pokemon inbetween as you like! Due to how eggs work in the new games though, don't feel guilty if any of the Charmander/Goomy/Dratini hatch shiny, as that DOES NOT mean it "could have been" a shiny Treecko, and definitely don't try to reset and swap the parents out as you'll lose the shiny egg in this way!

I guess what I meant is...will breaking the treecko chain lower the odds? I think the best answer is it won't matter much when it could take hundreds lol.

Firebolt May 24th, 2020 7:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DragonKing48 (Post 10162062)
I guess what I meant is...will breaking the treecko chain lower the odds? I think the best answer is it won't matter much when it could take hundreds lol.

Nope! Unlike chain catching, breeding doesn't really have any sort of 'chaining' feature; egg #1 has the same odds as egg #1000. I suppose it's both a good and a bad thing, especially in your scenario.

DragonKing48 May 24th, 2020 7:41 PM

Explains how a Shiny Eevee can show up in 5 eggs but Shiny Treecko doesn't in over 100 lmao...

julayla July 17th, 2020 12:58 PM

To be honest, I mostly trade my Pokemon just to complete the Pokedex. Currently, I'm trying to do that for Let's Go Pikachu. I'm mostly missing some Pokemon which includes Mew (unfortunately, there's no Pokeball Plus I could find that had it), Meltan (since I suck at Pokemon Go and can't find one through the methods of finding one or catch it), and Melmetal. The thing is, when I first began gen 1 Pokemon, my brother (who use to play a lot of Pokemon back then) and I would usually trade and keep one copy of each Pokemon for the Pokedex entry (just so we know which was which) and I make sure they're usually the legal Pokemon. So sometimes I turn to trading online (as of wonder trading) with others through the Let's Go system. I don't care about shinys, I just like to make sure my Pokedex is complete.Just thought I'd let you guys know.

Iceshadow3317 July 19th, 2020 4:54 AM

Hello everyone, I have a few questions about Shiny Legends.

Has there ever been a Shiny Meloetta event even if Japanese? I have red in some places where that has been one, but I have never seen a legal one.

That is really only question I have, the other one is for Shiny Genesect, but that is probably more for trades.

Hocus_Pokemon July 23rd, 2020 4:11 AM

Hello to everyone. Newbie here. 🙂

@Ronnerino

I do have a Dragalge with hidden ability in Pokemon Y. I just have to send its offsprings to Pokemon HOME. 🙂

WYLD SPYDR July 24th, 2020 7:13 PM

Hey this is just a question but is it illegal to sell pokemon from inside the games like Sword and Shield for real money?

Hocus_Pokemon July 25th, 2020 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by IcyIce (Post 10183153)
Hello everyone, I have a few questions about Shiny Legends.

Has there ever been a Shiny Meloetta event even if Japanese? I have red in some places where that has been one, but I have never seen a legal one.

That is really only question I have, the other one is for Shiny Genesect, but that is probably more for trades.

No Shiny Meloetta event as per Serebii.net
https://serebii.net/events/dex/648.shtml

Hocus_Pokemon July 25th, 2020 3:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Firebolt (Post 9937142)
And to kick us off, I'll start by asking everyone a question; What's the rarest Pokemon you've ever obtained from a trade?

For me, I think it would have to be my shiny WISHMKR Jirachi. I joined PC to try to get a Jirachi, but someone was nice enough to give me a shiny one instead!

I received this an hour ago via Surprise Trade.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Edw8LSeUYAE8fhq?format=jpg&name=large

I released it right away after realizing it's hacked. I mean it's obviously hacked, right? Why would someone send a legitimate Shiny Pokemon via Surprise Trade?

Firebolt July 26th, 2020 5:54 AM

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Originally Posted by WYLD SPYDR (Post 10185407)
Hey this is just a question but is it illegal to sell pokemon from inside the games like Sword and Shield for real money?

It's definitely not allowed on PokeCommunity and most respectable Pokemon websites, and I'm fairly certain it's against the Terms of Use of Game Freak as well.

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Originally Posted by Hocus_Pokemon (Post 10185603)
I released it right away after realizing it's hacked. I mean it's obviously hacked, right? Why would someone send a legitimate Shiny Pokemon via Surprise Trade?

Sadly this is definitely hacked (.com and .tv are always advertisement names/OTs), but if nothing else at least releasing it means that it can't be traded to another less mindful soul!

Hocus_Pokemon July 26th, 2020 6:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Firebolt (Post 10186194)
It's definitely not allowed on PokeCommunity and most respectable Pokemon websites, and I'm fairly certain it's against the Terms of Use of Game Freak as well.


Sadly this is definitely hacked (.com and .tv are always advertisement names/OTs), but if nothing else at least releasing it means that it can't be traded to another less mindful soul!

Another one I received and released 😒
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EdyXXFPU4AEGabi?format=jpg&name=large

I found out just now that the held items went to my bag when I released them! I panicked when I can't find the "toss" option, and then I suddenly thought of getting rid of them via the move "Fling." Fortunately, it worked. That should fix the problem, right? I won't get banned from using online features just because of receiving them from trade?
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BTW, I'm still offering this Espeon (transferred from Crystal) for trade. It can learn Zap Cannon only in Gen II, so the only way for it to have that move in Gen III onwards is through transfer.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Edn9EEFUEAAk_f1?format=jpg&name=large

Firebolt July 26th, 2020 8:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Hocus_Pokemon (Post 10186219)
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Just a note, you definitely won't get banned for taking the items of a hacked Pokemon, so long as the item can naturally exist within the game of course and you're able to otherwise get multiple copies of it (in this case, it's very easy to have another user attach a totally legitimate Master Ball on a Pokemon and trade it for something of value). Using a hacked Pokemon online can have repercussions from Game Freak, but there's not much point to letting a perfectly good item go to waste!

Hocus_Pokemon July 26th, 2020 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Firebolt (Post 10186497)
Just a note, you definitely won't get banned for taking the items of a hacked Pokemon, so long as the item can naturally exist within the game of course and you're able to otherwise get multiple copies of it (in this case, it's very easy to have another user attach a totally legitimate Master Ball on a Pokemon and trade it for something of value). Using a hacked Pokemon online can have repercussions from Game Freak, but there's not much point to letting a perfectly good item go to waste!

But what if the Master Ball is also hacked? I got rid of it just to be safe. 🙂

Perriechu August 6th, 2020 1:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Hocus_Pokemon (Post 10186513)
But what if the Master Ball is also hacked? I got rid of it just to be safe. 🙂

Whilst items can be hacked in they can never be caught out as long as they exist within the game and are legit at the time of getting them. A lot of people hack in items, especially back in the days of Gen 4 & 5. Gamefreak would never know one of your masterballs was hacked in, or even received in a trade from a hacker. Items aren't coded that way, so you don't need to worry!

Hocus_Pokemon August 7th, 2020 2:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Perriechu (Post 10192543)
Whilst items can be hacked in they can never be caught out as long as they exist within the game and are legit at the time of getting them. A lot of people hack in items, especially back in the days of Gen 4 & 5. Gamefreak would never know one of your masterballs was hacked in, or even received in a trade from a hacker. Items aren't coded that way, so you don't need to worry!

Thanks! I'm also aware of the in-game glitch in Gen III wherein a Pokemon with held item deposited in a PC box can be cloned along with its held item.

But they have ways of knowing if a Pokemon is hacked or not? A hacked Pokemon joined my online raid a few hours ago. It's obviously hacked because it's Shiny and nicknamed "Shiny.com." I won't get penalty for this, right?

Perriechu August 7th, 2020 3:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Hocus_Pokemon (Post 10192718)
Thanks! I'm also aware of the in-game glitch in Gen III wherein a Pokemon with held item deposited in a PC box can be cloned along with its held item.

But they have ways of knowing if a Pokemon is hacked or not? A hacked Pokemon joined my online raid a few hours ago. It's obviously hacked because it's Shiny and nicknamed "Shiny.com." I won't get penalty for this, right?

Oh that cloning glitch gave me many a master ball..

The player would face the penalty in that case, however they don't track hacked Pokemon in online raids, eventually they managed to crackdown on people who CREATED hacked raids, but if a player uses a hacked Pokemon that player would be the one who was punished, plus those "website" made Pokemon, whilst they are technically "hacked", they are made to be legit, so during online play they are virtually undetectable.

Hocus_Pokemon August 7th, 2020 6:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Perriechu (Post 10192728)
Oh that cloning glitch gave me many a master ball..

The player would face the penalty in that case, however they don't track hacked Pokemon in online raids, eventually they managed to crackdown on people who CREATED hacked raids, but if a player uses a hacked Pokemon that player would be the one who was punished, plus those "website" made Pokemon, whilst they are technically "hacked", they are made to be legit, so during online play they are virtually undetectable.

That glitch gave me lots of rare candies.

I guess the player I was talking about was not aware it's hacked. I think it's a much better idea for the Pokemon Company to just prevent these hacked Pokemon from joining online activities.

I got curious, so I visited Machamps.com. It's a Facebook page, and I'm just wondering why it has lots of likes and followers.

Perriechu August 7th, 2020 6:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Hocus_Pokemon (Post 10192748)
That glitch gave me lots of rare candies.

I guess the player I was talking about was not aware it's hacked. I think it's a much better idea for the Pokemon Company to just prevent these hacked Pokemon from joining online activities.

I got curious, so I visited Machamps.com. It's a Facebook page, and I'm just wondering why it has lots of likes and followers.

Recently they're is a big surge in people using PkHex to modify Pokemon and then "sell" them on or some people use them as promotion for their websites by wonder trading them out. I believe it happened in previous generations, too, but since SWSH is a lot bigger, their presence is a lot more known. I understand why they do it, and I understand why people go to them, I just don't like it myself.

They generally do stop hacked Pokemon from appearing in Online play, but there's a difference between a hacked Pokemon that is legit and just a blatantly hacked Pokemon. I don't think it's fair to punish players who have legit hacked Pokemon, a lot of people receive them via trade and don't really know who or what it is, it's not massively fair to ban a player who didn't know what they were getting, especially if the Pokemon in question appears legit.

Hocus_Pokemon August 8th, 2020 2:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Perriechu (Post 10192752)
Recently they're is a big surge in people using PkHex to modify Pokemon and then "sell" them on or some people use them as promotion for their websites by wonder trading them out. I believe it happened in previous generations, too, but since SWSH is a lot bigger, their presence is a lot more known. I understand why they do it, and I understand why people go to them, I just don't like it myself.

They generally do stop hacked Pokemon from appearing in Online play, but there's a difference between a hacked Pokemon that is legit and just a blatantly hacked Pokemon. I don't think it's fair to punish players who have legit hacked Pokemon, a lot of people receive them via trade and don't really know who or what it is, it's not massively fair to ban a player who didn't know what they were getting, especially if the Pokemon in question appears legit.

I also don't like getting Shinies using illegitimate ways. That doesn't seem right for me. But I had lots of Shinies in the cartridge version of Pokemon Crystal through the Bug Catching Contest glitch. At least it's via an in-game glitch, eh?

I agree about banning unaware players being unfair, but I've read somewhere that anyone using hacked Pokemon will be banned whether he/she's aware or not. To be safe, just use Pokemon that you obtained yourself. What I was saying was that it'd be much better if hacked Pokemon can be filtered from online trading and other online functions of the game, so that anyone sending hacked Pokemon for surprise trade will receive an error message preventing him/her from getting through.

PyriteJester August 14th, 2020 9:30 PM

Anyone willing to trade me a passimian on sword and shield?

Saиdmaи August 16th, 2020 9:42 AM

Hello everyone! I've been searching and searching but I can't find a clear answer. Is it still possible to trade Pokémon online over in Gen 5? I really want to evolve and one day transfer my Conkelldur.

Firebolt August 17th, 2020 4:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Saиdmaи (Post 10196229)
Hello everyone! I've been searching and searching but I can't find a clear answer. Is it still possible to trade Pokémon online over in Gen 5? I really want to evolve and one day transfer my Conkelldur.

Not officially, no. It's technically possible through DNS spoofing, but in all honesty, I personally wouldn't do it. You never know if the custom DNS you're using is going to actually lead you to a 'spoofed' server rather than a malicious website that could ruin your DS or worse, so it's certainly not something I'd advertise or condone.

Saиdmaи August 17th, 2020 5:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Firebolt (Post 10196439)
Not officially, no. It's technically possible through DNS spoofing, but in all honesty, I personally wouldn't do it. You never know if the custom DNS you're using is going to actually lead you to a 'spoofed' server rather than a malicious website that could ruin your DS or worse, so it's certainly not something I'd advertise or condone.

Thanks for the quick reply! It's a bit more clear now. If that's the case I'll stay away. I could still transfer from Gen 4 to Gen 5 and later to Pokémon bank and eventually Pokémon Home, right?

Firebolt August 17th, 2020 6:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Saиdmaи (Post 10196445)
Thanks for the quick reply! It's a bit more clear now. If that's the case I'll stay away. I could still transfer from Gen 4 to Gen 5 and later to Pokémon bank and eventually Pokémon Home, right?

That's right, I believe you do need a Bank subscription to use its Pokemon Transporter service, but once you have that then it's pretty easy to go from Gen 5 -> Transporter -> Bank -> Home, only struggle is it transfers one box at a time, and you'll need to move the transferred Pokemon out of the 'transfer' box in Bank before you could bring more Pokemon in through Transporter.

Saиdmaи August 17th, 2020 6:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Firebolt (Post 10196449)
That's right, I believe you do need a Bank subscription to use its Pokemon Transporter service, but once you have that then it's pretty easy to go from Gen 5 -> Transporter -> Bank -> Home, only struggle is it transfers one box at a time, and you'll need to move the transferred Pokemon out of the 'transfer' box in Bank before you could bring more Pokemon in through Transporter.

Thank you so much! That's such a relieve. I'm playing through older games and I want to transfer over every team I used to beat the game. I'm not catching more than 10 Pokémon per game anyways. You made my day. It'd be kind of a shame to go into a game knowing they'll be stuck there forever.

Hocus_Pokemon August 22nd, 2020 8:56 AM

Who's participating in this season's Ranked Battle? I started only a few hours ago, and I'm already at Rank 5 (Poke Ball Tier). But my Nintendo Online subscription will expire in a few hours. I think I'm fine with the 9 win-9 loss record though. I think I should stop already and not risk having more losses than wins. 😅

And I won all online battles where I used the Light Trio (Solgaleo, Lunala, and Necrozma). Too bad they're banned in Ranked Battle!

Edit:
I renewed my subscription for one year, and now I'm back with 17 win-11 loss record. 🙂
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EgpQu66U0AAszRn?format=jpg&name=large

Firebolt August 30th, 2020 10:33 PM

I haven't been keeping up with SnS much, but this could be the perfect excuse to pick up the game again, especially for the rewards that are usually offered each season.

Hocus_Pokemon August 31st, 2020 12:46 AM

It's so annoying when you get penalized with a loss when your internet connection is interrupted. 😡 I was really about to win just now, and then the message saying communication with the server was interrupted popped up! When I checked my records, one loss was added! 😡

Firebolt August 31st, 2020 6:11 AM

Sadly there's only too many people who would abuse that to avoid losses if it worked any other way, and so it comes down to those few ruining the fun for everyone else. Hopefully your connection remains more stable from here on!

Hocus_Pokemon August 31st, 2020 9:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Firebolt (Post 10202637)
Sadly there's only too many people who would abuse that to avoid losses if it worked any other way, and so it comes down to those few ruining the fun for everyone else. Hopefully your connection remains more stable from here on!

Yeah, I understand why it works that way. But at least they should make a distinction between intentionally unplugging the modem and losing internet connection. 😞

I was really about to win when I got disconnected. I could tell because my opponent was left with only two Pokemon both with red HP bar while I still had three.

Hocus_Pokemon September 2nd, 2020 6:41 AM

Choice Band is really a good choice of held item for Gallade under the right circumstances, eh? In this battle, my Gallade OHKOed three Pokemon using Close Combat including Dracovish, Politoed, and that one Dynamax Pokemon (I forgot who it was). If I correctly remember, this was also the battle where my Gigantamax Hatterene was OHKOed by a critical hit with Fishious Rend.
https://twitter.com/Hocus_Pokemon/status/1301119353660649473

Update: I reached Master Ball Tier!
https://twitter.com/Hocus_Pokemon/status/1303368152093343745

ReKoil September 11th, 2020 6:40 AM

Does anyone know the specifics on the Mystery Box in Pokemon Go?
I'm trying to get my hands on some meltan and eventually a melmetal.
So far I've used the Mystery box twice. A counter shows up. But nothing happens.
Other pokemon show up sooner or later, usually faster if I'm moving. But no meltan at all so far. Whether I try this at home or on the road, nothing shows.

Any help would be appreciated.

Firebolt September 12th, 2020 6:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ReKoil (Post 10206906)
Does anyone know the specifics on the Mystery Box in Pokemon Go?
I'm trying to get my hands on some meltan and eventually a melmetal.
So far I've used the Mystery box twice. A counter shows up. But nothing happens.
Other pokemon show up sooner or later, usually faster if I'm moving. But no meltan at all so far. Whether I try this at home or on the road, nothing shows.

Any help would be appreciated.

I'm not 100% sure because I've never tried the Mystery Box myself (still need to snag myself a copy of Let's Go!), but there's an article that I read that raises to interesting points:
Quote:

It seems like set number of Meltan spawn each time you open the Mystery Box - We haven't confirmed it yet, but for several of us here, 10 Meltan spawned over the 30 minutes, at roughly three-minute intervals.

Meltan is tiny! - It might sound silly, but bear in mind that Meltan is really small, and so can sometimes be hard to spot in Pokémon Go, particularly when it spawns close to you, a Pokéstop or other Pokémon in the game. Keep a close watch out during that entire 30 minutes!
You can have a read of the full thing here. There are also reports of users who weren't able to find Meltan in their Box because their device time wasn't set to automatic (seems like an anti-cheat feature so people can't do multiples boxes in a short amount of time). Make sure your time is automatic and try again. Good luck!

ReKoil September 15th, 2020 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Firebolt (Post 10207356)
There are also reports of users who weren't able to find Meltan in their Box because their device time wasn't set to automatic (seems like an anti-cheat feature so people can't do multiples boxes in a short amount of time). Make sure your time is automatic and try again. Good luck!

This seems to have been the problem. Set the time to automatic and opened the mystery box, which has an hour duration for some reason every time I tried it (dunno if theres like a mystery box event or something). Caught 58 meltan in 60 minutes (ran out of balls before I ran out of time lol), transferred 57 to let's go for bonus candy. 288 meltan candy total after this, out of the 400 needed to evolve one lol. The real problem seems to be catching them in Let's go. Only managed to re-catch 3 so far.

My Go is now kinda jumpy though since setting the time to automatic, like it's bouncing between 2 cell towers or something. I'll be at my home most of the time, but it jumps to a nearby village some times, prompting the 'your moving too fast' message alot (even though i'm sitting in my chair xD)

Anyway, thanks for the help.

Firebolt September 16th, 2020 7:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ReKoil (Post 10208199)
This seems to have been the problem. Set the time to automatic and opened the mystery box, which has an hour duration for some reason every time I tried it (dunno if theres like a mystery box event or something). Caught 58 meltan in 60 minutes (ran out of balls before I ran out of time lol), transferred 57 to let's go for bonus candy. 288 meltan candy total after this, out of the 400 needed to evolve one lol. The real problem seems to be catching them in Let's go. Only managed to re-catch 3 so far.

My Go is now kinda jumpy though since setting the time to automatic, like it's bouncing between 2 cell towers or something. I'll be at my home most of the time, but it jumps to a nearby village some times, prompting the 'your moving too fast' message alot (even though i'm sitting in my chair xD)

Anyway, thanks for the help.

That's good to hear! And honestly I wouldn't stress about the jumpiness stuff, I think something is up with their servers because I've been having that issue all day as well (setting your time to automatic shouldn't impact that, anyway).

ReKoil September 16th, 2020 8:18 AM

Ah, well I didnt have it the other times I tried. So since I changed a setting I assumed it the cause lol

Edit: If anyone wants to know; seems like pokeball spam is best for catching these in let's go. As far as I can tell what ball you use and their capture points don't matter at all. Just bring a boatload of pokeballs (cuz cheapest) and start spamming lol. Caught all 57 Meltan I transfered, the vast majority in pokeballs xD

SongBird7 November 15th, 2020 10:07 AM

Can some trade me a foreign ditto please?. Link code 7777 1111

Superlotad December 30th, 2020 6:38 AM

My rarest non hacked was probably a haxorus in sun


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