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Sheep July 11th, 2021 6:24 AM

Releasing Pokémon
 
How often do you release Pokémon? When do you find yourself using this feature?

I use it most often for challenge runs, or to release hatched Pokémon that I get too much of after breeding for a shiny... had my boxes fill up that way aha. Otherwise I don't tend to use it very much.

Devalue July 11th, 2021 8:14 AM

Only after breeding or Wonder Trading something bred en masse. Refused to release fallen Pokemon in the lone Nuzlocke attempt too. Stuck them in a separate box.

Corveone July 11th, 2021 10:22 AM

Whenever I breed (which is rarely) for egg moves, like my Bruxish with Ice Fang in my Sun playthrough, I get a bunch of eggs to hatch (usually five), keep whichever got the best nature/IVs/Ability, then release the others.

As for caught Pokémon, it's very rare for me to release any.

ReKoil July 11th, 2021 11:04 AM

Any and all non-shiny offspring when I shiny breed. Usually by the hundreds xD

Fritz July 12th, 2021 1:34 AM

Usually release anything that I know I'm never going to use, such as any non-shiny Pokémon with the worst possible natures

Gardevoir1 July 16th, 2021 7:05 AM

Pretty much the same as everyone else: whenever I'm breeding a lot (super rarely). Otherwise I just jam them in the box

Sydian July 16th, 2021 5:03 PM

i don't like to release tbh, you never know when you might need that pokemon for something lol. i only rly release egg hatches when i'm breeding for shinies and even then, i'd prefer to trade them out to people that might want to use them for breeding or battling on their own.

Palamon July 18th, 2021 5:16 PM

I only release Pokemon I completely catch by accident, to be honest? Since, once a Pokemon is released, it's gone forever. I rarely, if ever release something. If I have a dupe of a Pokemon, I can just throw it in Pokemon Home and trade it away.

Roni July 22nd, 2021 9:13 PM

Never once released a Pokemon in a regular playthrough. I'm too attached to these guys and there's always more than enough PC box space.

TheClassyHerddIer July 28th, 2021 9:08 AM

I do it but I don't know how to say how often I do it. Its mostly if I already have it

Caite-chan July 28th, 2021 9:37 AM

I tend to do it when breeding for a shiny or something specific other than that I tend to keep everything I catch or at least Wonder Trade it.

colours July 28th, 2021 3:12 PM

pretty much only breedjects these days. o.o it's rare that i decide to release a non-breedject pokemon, usually only if i plan on never using it or something?

mikey July 31st, 2021 6:08 PM

I don't ever release. I let them live in the box. I like to think they all hang out together in there lol.

ZeoStar August 2nd, 2021 10:19 AM

When I was about 5 years old I went on my older brother's Pokemon file and released his zapdos. It was holding mail, made me confused about "Why won't this go in the box" so I released it.

Around the same time I used my masterball on a ditto.

Adam Levine August 27th, 2021 11:04 PM

I'd really only ever release breedjects when I was trying to hatch a Shiny. If Wonder Trade was a thing in the game sometimes I'd do that instead.

jibbajabbawocky September 4th, 2021 5:04 AM

Until the Bank and Home, I never used to release ANYTHING. I also used to catch a ton of random stuff to use in Wonder Trade and keep those.

I reset my copy of X since I wanted to replay it and had a bit of existential angst about not transferring some Pokémon to Bank. I felt like I was Thanos Snapping them if I didn't "rescue" them.


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